I, on the Starry Sky Railway, change everything

In the third segment, a different Great Guardian arrives in the lower level to search for research findings on the Star Core. He discovers a robot that had malfunctioned due to years of neglect and is guarding the documents. After it is repaired, the robot is placed in the lower level to assist the exploration team in exploring the underground world.

By connecting the timeline and events, Hua Yi, who had already compiled all of Belloberg's books and newspapers, could deduce the identities of the other two Great Guardians involved in the images, besides Alisa.

"[Iron Fist] Svetlana Rand, the second High Warden, Alisa's adopted daughter, eventually followed her mother to the Rift; [Wise] Alexandra Rand, the third High Warden, single-handedly facilitated the establishment of the Lower District."

Hua Yi sighed softly.

"The Great Guardians of Beloborg are beautiful and talented. It is their misfortune to live on a planet eroded by the star core, but also the fortune of the world and its people."

"..."

"The first High Guardian, Alisa, did not intentionally use the Star Core to create disaster. The fall of the Star Core is often accompanied by the invasion of the Antimatter Legion. She wanted to use one enemy to devour another. The cold wave did indeed curb the Legion's advance and bought Beloborg a chance to survive. Otherwise, given the Antimatter Legion's tactics, this city would not have lasted long."

"Should we save this passage to the database?"

Shaking his head, Hua Yi took out his smart terminal.

"I am neither a Belobor nor the Great Guardian. Words alone are unreliable. Let me share with you the definitions of the Star Core and the Antimatter Legion from the major powers of the universe, and the disasters they cause."

"Receiving data."

“Alisaland is not wrong, but she chose the lesser of two evils. And the current High Guardian Cocolia... is a pitiful person struggling for the fate of Beloberg. In the past, the High Guardians fought with all their might and gave their lives, but they did not live to see the day when the Star Core was sealed. Isn’t that a pity?”

"This machine cannot answer."

Schwarzlo's words and actions remained full of rationality and robotic conformity.

His complex thinking ability did not come from Belloberg's past researchers, nor was it inspired by those former Great Guardians. It was mainly because he raised Clara and gradually developed a familial bond with her, which led to a leap in his machine thinking.

Hua Yi understood.

"I will soon return to the upper zone to properly handle the star core. Swaro, you are a robot whose core principle is the survival of the lower zone, so you don't need me to remind you of anything. Just wait for my good news."

"Judging from the current Grand Guardian's previous efforts to combat the rift, it failed to increase the survival probability of the upper zone. The subsequent issuance of the blockade order and attitude towards the Star Core are unknown. Based on a comprehensive assessment of the situation in both the upper and lower zones, Hua Yi, you may bring half of your automatons."

“Cocolia poured resources into fighting the Rift… She certainly made many attempts. Alright, the automatons will stay in the lower zone and continue to carry out the mission of protecting humanity, in case anything unexpected happens. I also have another thing to do—is Clara still sleeping?”

Schwarz, who had already included Hua Yi as a variable, did not refuse his question about Clara.

"Database search revealed multiple records of Clara sleeping in late. Estimated wake-up time: half an hour."

“I can wait until she wakes up and then measure her foot size. Hiluva plans to make her a pair of shoes that fit.”

"Threat level of this behavior: Unknown. Interception probability: 0. Target confirmed again, Hua Yi, please treat Clara well."

The elderly father, standing in front of the mansion, stepped aside, gesturing for Hua Yi to enter.

Chapter 188 Clara's Little Feet

The mansion, which was once the base of the lower district pioneer group, now exudes a sense of life.

The interior space of the building is filled with furniture pieced together from metal parts, which, according to Hua Yi, was probably made by Clara.

That timid girl not only possessed an extraordinary and insightful mind, but she was also very skillful in her daily life. Judging from her furniture modification skills, her mechanical abilities had surpassed those of many machine repairmen.

Instead of barging into the girl's bedroom, Hua Yi sat down in the living room, silently analyzing Belloberg's almost omnipresent protective rhythm, as well as the mysterious fate that had manifested after misleading the Grand Duke of the Underworld earlier.

The people of the lower district consider themselves apostles of the Amber King, and the guardians of the realm are the ones who suppress the rift; this has become a widely accepted fact among the townspeople.

The misunderstanding did not cause Hua Yi any loss. On the contrary, the two paths of fate, [Preservation] and [Mystery], were further unveiled to him.

Actually, there is a third path of destiny—[pleasure].

If the sole purpose is to draw power from them, these different destinies are not much different. However, if we consider the legal principles corresponding to the destinies, the preservation can play a significant role in Beloborg, while the mystery of 617 is Hua Yi's crucial reliance in shaking the ending.

As for pleasure, let's just say that the future is promising, so let's put it aside for now.

The journey to the lower levels is both a choice to be made about the current dilemma facing Belloberg, a solution to the erosion of the rift that directly threatens people, and a way to spend more time understanding one's destiny and making good use of it when necessary.

Hua Yi sat in the living room, immersing himself in the mysteries of fate, quietly waiting for Clara to wake up.

In the bedroom, Clara shares the soft bed with her best friend Hook.

Last night, she was dragged around by a tiger, first imitating the howl of a fox near the machine settlement, then running to the large mining area to imitate the howl of a fox, and then to another remote wasteland near Rivet Town, where she still imitated the howl of a fox.

However, how could a timid girl like Clara shout so loudly?

Her main contribution was building a speaker that could process sound quality, which she gave to her good friend to play with.

Hook roared and roared with all his might, exhausting his energy. Before he even got back to Rocky Town, he was so tired that he couldn't walk anymore. Clara had no choice but to ask the guard robot to take Hook back to the Mechanical Settlement so that her good friend could spend the night at her house.

Clara woke up naturally after a nice, lazy sleep and opened her bedroom door to see Hua Yi waving at her from the living room.

The girl was first stunned in surprise, then her eyes lit up with joy.

Her first reaction was not to greet him immediately, but to close the door behind her so as not to wake Hook before she spoke.

"Brother, is there anything you need Clara's help with? Is it because you don't have enough manpower to rebuild Rivet Town? I can try asking our robot partners for help."

“No. Yesterday, Sister Hilva saw you walking barefoot and was worried that you might step on the slag and hurt your little feet, so she thought of making you a pair of shoes. I came over to discuss the situation between the upper and lower levels with Swaro and also to take your size.”

Clara is used to going barefoot.

"Scientific research shows that wearing shoes helps protect your feet. Otherwise, what if your fair and tender skin deteriorates? Trust Hiluva, she will definitely be able to make you shoes that fit properly, so you won't sprain your ankle again."

Hua Yi's argument was well-founded and Clara could not refute it.

"What should I do?"

"If you feel shy, here's a tape measure, you can measure yourself."

Clara is indeed quite shy.

But Brother Hua Yi is a hero who suppressed the Rift Realm; he is powerful, gentle, and trustworthy.

Clara wasn't quite sure how to measure the size either.

Every time the girl comes home, she washes her feet thoroughly, so now she doesn't get his hands or clothes dirty.

"Please help me, Brother Hua Yi."

Clara sat down next to Hua Yi and obediently lifted her feet to let him measure them.

Even though the ground in the lower area is uneven and there are always small stones, Clara's feet, which she walks barefoot for a long time, are still exquisite and flawless, with fair and delicate skin, looking like works of art under the indoor lights.

Her feet were smaller than Hoshino's; after all, Galaxy Batman's height was what it was, and even Himeko, the older sister of the train crew, wasn't as tall as Hoshino.

Hua Yi professionally used a tape measure to measure Clara's foot length and width.

The girl's face was slightly red, clearly she was shy, but she still mustered up her courage and did not flinch, she was well-behaved and cute.

The gentlemanly older brother, of course, tried his best to protect the young girl's heart. He dragged over a chair, grabbed Clara's ankles and placed them on it, then let go. He only used a tape measure to take her measurements, and there was no further direct contact between him and her fair little feet.

This greatly eased Clara's embarrassment.

The perceptive girl could easily guess that Hua Yi was being considerate of her feelings, and she blushed as she spoke softly.

“It’s okay, brother can hold Clara’s foot and measure it properly. Otherwise, sister Hilva might be angry if she doesn’t get the accurate size.”

"In Clara's eyes, she's a temperamental older sister? If Hiluva knew that, she'd be in for a good scolding."

"No! I'm just worried that my brother will have made a wasted trip..."

Both of them carefully controlled the volume of their conversation so as not to wake Hook, who was still fast asleep.

However, the physical condition of the Fate Traveler cannot be judged by common sense, and Lord Hook, who is extremely energetic, happened to wake up at this moment and ran out of the bedroom.

"Clara—hey, big brother, you're here too?"

Upon seeing Hua Yi, Hook greeted him energetically, but then, as if remembering something, his face paled.

"Could it be that the old witch sent you to take me back? Although Hook did not go home yesterday and fell asleep on the way, Hook swears that it was definitely not because he was playing, but because he was doing something important that could help everyone, something that even many adults cannot do!"

"Don't worry, Natasha told me herself that she doesn't blame you, and she believes Clara can take good care of you."

"Clara is my honorary team member, I should be the one taking care of Clara! Forget it, old witch... oh no, I'm just glad Natasha isn't angry with me. Big brother, why are you holding Clara's foot? Are you tickling her like a game? Hook wants to join!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yi's face remained upright.

“I’m using professional techniques to take her measurements and custom-make shoes. Hiluva shouldn’t mind having two pairs made; I see she’s prepared quite a bit of material beforehand. In that case—Hook, come sit down too.”

Chapter 189 Hua Yi is at ease with Natasha's work.

"Haha, it's so itchy."

Hook was clearly not as honest as Clara.

She treated taking measurements like a game, her toes dangling restlessly. Hua Yi would only touch her soft soles with the measuring tape before the girl would kick wildly, releasing her boundless energy.

This move should be called the Dark Chain Kick.

If Hua Yi hadn't been strong enough, he probably would have been kicked in the face by the gleeful, wildly kicking Hook, or even had the tender white food stuffed directly into his mouth.

Clara should be old enough to be Hook's older sister, but she is too gentle and weak in her interactions with others, and is completely dominated by the lively Hook, so she ends up being more like a follower.

Even so, seeing Lord Hook in his dark state becoming increasingly oblivious to the possibility of kicking someone with his wild kicking, Clara watched with worry and timidly spoke up.

"Watch out, you're about to kick Brother Hua Yi."

"Hey, Hook's here to cause trouble!"

The blonde girl was having a great time, but she also heeded Clara's warning and quickly calmed down.

"Big brother, are you here to play?"

"Almost. After playing around with you for so long, I'm completely burned out. It's time to head back to Rocky Town."

Seeing that Hua Yi was about to leave, Hook didn't react much, since she also had to go back to town to find her sister Natasha, but Clara suddenly became depressed.

The light in her jewel-like red eyes dimmed slightly, and the vitality that had been radiating more intensely than usual due to the lively atmosphere was completely suppressed.

After a moment's thought, Hua Yi decided to explain the situation.

"I probably won't make the trip to the mechanical settlement again just to deliver shoes, and I'll have to ask Hook to do it for me."

"Alright, alright, let's leave it to Lord Black Hook!"

"Brother Hua Yi, is there something else you're busy with?"

“Now that the rift erosion in the lower zone has been resolved, it’s time to deal with the source of the calamity on the surface. I will go back and deal with that thing. Once everything has settled down and communication between the upper and lower zones has resumed, I will take you to play on the surface. This time, Natasha and Seele will come with me to explore first.”

Hua Yi was very considerate in telling the girls that he was about to leave and describing the future when they would all go to the upper district together. He tried his best to reduce the negative emotions the girls might have and instead fostered their anticipation.

Hook's eyes sparkled.

"Natasha and Seele are leaving? Oh no, that means no one will take care of me!"

"It's one thing to say this to my face, but if I said it in front of Natasha and Seele, I would definitely be taught a lesson."

"Hmm, Hook will be careful."

"You are a pathfinder. If the Rift Monsters reappear in the lower levels while we are away, you will be needed to take on the challenge and eliminate the powerful enemy."

In reality, no monsters will break through the protective barrier and descend into the mortal realm.

When Hua Yi invoked the power of preservation, he deliberately stirred up the omnipresent preservation rhythm of Belloberg, trying to connect the two.

An attempt that was entirely beneficial and without any drawbacks, while not entirely successful, did produce some results.

The protection of the rift is so powerful that it affects the whole system. Unless the target of suppression is the star core, there is absolutely no possibility of shaking the seal by relying solely on the twisted rift.

Hua Yi was encouraging Hook, and a serious and responsible look did indeed appear on the girl's face.

"Lord Black Hook will protect the lower district!"

"Clara will too."

Clara, being perceptive, understood that Hua Yi must have his reasons for doing this, and that it would be excessively willful for her to stop him simply because she was reluctant to let him go.

"Then Hook and I will be going now. She can deliver the shoes this afternoon. You guys can have more fun then."

"……Um."

Clara saw Hua Yi out of the house. The towering Schwarzman was still guarding outside the mansion, his camera pointed at the variable, but he didn't say anything.

The robot determined that it had said everything it needed to say.

Expected.

Hua Yi smiled and waved goodbye, then led Hook back to Panyan Town.