Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

"Are you planning to use the monsters from the Rift to reclaim land for people?"

Knowing that it would not be so easy to escape from the star core, his tone now contained a hint of contempt.

Of course, this is just a reproduction of human nature; He Himself does not possess such emotions.

"No, no. There's no need for you to do something so incompetent. I just want to ask you for a favor. Just like how you managed to maintain the cold spells for hundreds of years, it shouldn't be that difficult to keep it like spring all year round here, right?"

"...You are not the first person to seek to harness the power of a star core. Even if you possess the potential to become a Star God, you are not one of them. We guarantee that you will regret this."

Xinghe was silent for a moment and then spoke again.

"What is your destiny, after all?"

"Freedom, perhaps?"

"Then why do you do such self-defeating things? Doing this for those insignificant humans, just to earn a paltry gratitude?"

"Well, that's a good question. But I never did this kind of thing because I expected to be thanked. It's simply because this is my path, my choice, and my freedom. Are you satisfied with this explanation?"

"...Madman. You are even more foolish and crazy than her..."

Before Xinghe was about to say something, Wendy stuffed it into the empty restraint device on his chest.

Using itself as a carrier, it contains all the power of the star core and gathers it—

The Rift Flowers that had spread to most of the world withered at this moment, and their highly corrosive energy was constantly being devoured by Wendy.

However, instead of turning Wendy into an insane monster, they made him take another small step towards Him.

Although it was a bit strange to describe it this way, Wendy could indeed feel that the world had become completely different. It was just that this process needed to be brewed...

The people below who were watching him "seal" the star core with himself also widened their eyes, and everyone was anxious and worried.

No one is blind, and naturally they can see the changes in the surrounding environment. Wendy, who can do such a thing, is enough to make them regard her as a new object of faith.

"—Wendy, are you okay!?"

Bronya and Seele shouted at him anxiously, but Wendy only had time to say to them: "Ha~ I'm a little sleepy and need to get some sleep. The rest of the matter is up to you!"

"and many more--!"

However, before she could answer, Wendy was wrapped by Qianfeng, forming a white egg like a feather cocoon.

The feather cocoon slowly descended to the ground, carrying with it astonishing holiness and divinity.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment and decided to take it back to Beloberg.

Chapter 92: The train team debuts

"...I can't believe it's over just like that..."

On the way back, Xier murmured to herself, with a somewhat confused expression.

If Wendy were here, she would definitely be able to give the best answer, but now she was feeling a subtle, complex emotion, not sure whether to call it relief or melancholy.

Not only was he relieved that he was freed from his mission, but he was also worried about what to do next.

This is a really rare experience. You know, people from the lower class don't have the qualifications to worry about the future.

After all, in that tiny place where even the sky is mostly obscured, everyone has to try their best just to stay alive.

But now, this freedom called "choice" that was fought for by myself, everyone, and Wendy is now in front of everyone.

This is what the so-called experience rich people are like, right?

While she was delighted by this, Bronya just smiled but still explained it with a sense of responsibility.

"From a battle perspective, we have indeed won this battle that determines the fate of the world.

However, we still have much work to do. The profound changes taking place on this planet are not just for us; many people must have noticed them as well. Their questions need to be answered, and the truth should be revealed to them.

Even if this would bring some instability, she believed that those loved by the godlike boy would never abandon a bright future, nor would they allow themselves to be exploited by ambitious people, not to mention—

As a leader, isn't my purpose to settle all this and give people a better life?

Her concerns were obviously also within Jeppard's consideration, and he replied in a steady and reliable tone.

"No matter what happens next, we will do our best to help you."

"Hey—why are you making the decision for me?"

Xier, however, sat up and said with a frown, looking at Zhang Xiaomao's face.

"Ah, my apologies! It was such a joy to fight alongside you that I unknowingly began to consider you a fellow Silvermane Guardsman. If this has caused you any trouble, I apologize again!"

Jeppard immediately lowered his head apologetically.

However, this made Xier even more embarrassed. She just curled her lips and waved her hand.

"It's just a temporary collaboration under the name of Earthfire. Also, you guys are like this, and so is the young lady. You guys from the upper class are all going too far."

"So when you say 'we', does that include Wendy?"

Bronya's voice was tinged with teasing.

"That guy wouldn't say that. Given his personality, the most likely thing he'd say is he wants to go to the best tavern in town and have a great night of drinking, right?"

Xier looked back at the feather cocoon tied to Jeppard's shield, which was being slowly dragged forward by him, and couldn't help but let out a "tsk".

"As a result, the guy who should have been the most noisy is now sleeping peacefully like a baby."

"I think Wendy will wake up someday in the future."

"That's for sure. After all, it's him, the always free and uninhibited, foolish bard. It's impossible for him to just sleep like that for the rest of his life, right?"

"Hmm... That's true. Wendy is like a statue building a city, motionless. It's really hard to imagine—"

The two sisters who always bickered and quarreled reached a consensus at this moment, and the atmosphere between them was filled with a sweet sense of harmony.

Jeppard was relieved about this. Lady Bronya didn't have many suitable friends around her, and he positioned himself as a comrade-in-arms and subordinate at best. He would never dare to regard himself as a friend.

Therefore, apart from Intelligence Officer Pelagea, who could occasionally talk to Lady Bronya, only someone as outstanding as Miss Seele could play around with her without any burden.

However, after the joke, they returned to the main topic.

The disclosure of the truth naturally includes the part about Cocolia, who failed to live up to her guardian duties and did these things.

In the past, Bronya, who naturally sided with the Cocolia faction, would have racked her brains over how to maintain her legal right to rule.

But now it was just a simple matter. Not only did Wendy's previous arrangement make Cocolia's betrayal known to the world, but it also created an opportunity for Bronya to wear the Crown of Protection in the dragon battle that the whole city was watching.

She was the most legitimate successor to the Guardian, having been recognized by the guardian. No one would challenge Bronya's authority under such circumstances.

Otherwise, without her order, the angry people would hang the ambitious people on the street lights first, right?

Not to mention, compared to the changes that have taken place on the planet today, the troubles in the core and Cocolia are actually not worth mentioning.

People have a better tomorrow to think about, instead of clinging to the past to the point of fabricating lies about it.

In this way, the people who were on their way home were welcomed back to Beloberg by the Silver Mane Iron Guards led by Intelligence Officer Pelageya in the warm afterglow of the afternoon.

The streets were lined with people, who looked at the heroes with eager and respectful eyes, and their cheers were louder and louder.

Bronya knew very well how much of the glory belonged to Wendy, who was unknown and inconspicuous at the time.

But it doesn't matter, she still has a lot of time to tell everyone, and a lot of time to guide her people to embrace a better tomorrow. Finally -

(In this life, I will definitely go with you to see the birds flying in the blue sky.)

……

In the silent universe.

The Star Dome Railway train is preparing for the jump.

The train conductor, Pam, was giving instructions in an orderly manner, including one that required the restless passengers to sit still.

"March 7 passengers, please sit tight, hold on tight, and be careful of vibrations!"

"Uh... no need to remind me, Pam? We've already warped so many times~"

"Who told the passengers on March 7 to challenge themselves and fall every time?"

"Hehe. This is called perseverance."

The mascot-like train conductor sighed, feeling helpless about the pink-haired girl's nervelessness.

To this end, it set its sights on the two adults on the train: one was a beautiful woman with crimson hair, as alluring as fine wine, and the other was a mature, prudent, and reliable adult man wearing glasses.

"Himeko, the navigator, Walter, the passenger. Please teach Passenger March Seven a lesson!"

"Hey, Pam, why are you still complaining!?"

Sanyueqi pouted immediately, and before Ji Zi gave her an ambiguous smile and raised her coffee cup, she quickly sat down on the sofa obediently.

Walter just smiled gently at this, as if he was already accustomed to such little train incidents.

Only the young man Dan Heng, who was pushed aside by the pink-haired girl and had to interrupt his reading, glanced at her helplessly.

"March, you seem excited?"

"Hehe. Of course not. You know, this is a big job we've been assigned to do. Just thinking about it makes me excited!"

"But haven't we already completed Ms. Black Tower's commissions many times?"

"That's different. Before, I just looked for things. Although it was fun, it would get boring if I did it too much, right?"

March 7th happily shook her slender legs and spoke in a lively tone.

"This time, we're heading to a planet that Madam Black Tower has described as 'very interesting.' To be honored by such a prominent figure, there are surely many exciting adventures waiting for us!"

"...I'd rather the journey be smoother, without all the unexpected twists and turns. Besides, the situation over there is a bit complicated, so the adventure you're expecting might not happen."

Dan Heng's tone was rather cold, or perhaps that was just his style, although everyone on the train knew that this was just the appearance of a young man who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. The real him actually cared a lot about everyone in the train crew.

For example, we are now taking precautions against March 7th and lowering her unnecessary expectations.

"Oh? It seems that Teacher Dan Heng has done his homework in advance again. Tell me quickly, what exactly is different from before?"

Although Sanyueqi felt disappointed that the big adventure she had expected might not happen, it was only for a moment.

In her opinion, no matter how good it was to have a companion on an interstellar journey, it was definitely better than being trapped in ice and drifting around by herself.

Upon hearing this, Dan Heng put down the book in his hand and turned to look at Ji Zi. She just smiled gently and signaled him to be responsible for the explanation.

After feeling speechless about the navigator's blatant dereliction of duty, Dan Heng also shared the information he knew.

"Our destination is a very small planet. The system number is Yalilo VI. According to the records in the think tank, the last time the train went there was thousands of years ago. Back then, it was a lush and beautiful planet."

"Huh, then?"

"That's right. Over those long years, something seems to have caused the climate on Yalilo VI to undergo a drastic change. At least—from the footage sent by Madam Black Tower, it's not an exaggeration to say it's a completely different planet."

Dan Heng called up the transmitted astronomical detection images and projected them onto a light screen.

It is a planet covered with ice and snow, and it feels cold just from the sense of "looking".

Even March Seven covered his mouth in surprise, surprised by this planet which was completely different from what he had imagined.

"Isn't this just like before? In a place like this, is there really anything that Ms. Black Tower cares about? It's more like it has something to do with us, right?"

"I don't know either. We need to reach that planet and explore it before we can find out the truth."

Dan Heng shook his head. He always felt that the planet they were going to was shrouded in a different kind of mystery.

"Is that so? Then Uncle Yang should be with us this time, right?"

"Of course. Since this is a place full of uncertainty, I will accompany you down to see the situation."

Although he said so, Walter still looked at Ji Zi, the real "boss" on the train, as if seeking permission.

She gave a helpless smile to Walter, who was older, experienced, but had a passion for adventure that never stopped.

"Then let me stay on the train this time. You, Sanyue, and Danheng can get off and survey the ecological data of the Yalilo VI. Perhaps we can analyze some clues to climate change."

"no problem."

Walter nodded in agreement. He and Ji Zi were no longer rookies in interstellar travel, so they could naturally see that the situation on Yalilo VI was definitely not caused by an ordinary natural phenomenon, not to mention -

He stared at the huge vortex in the picture that was marked with the end point, his brows furrowed.