Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 324 Lan: Still the same after all these years

As things stand, Luofu has just experienced a devastating disaster, so it's not a big deal if the alliance's higher-ups are slightly dissatisfied.

But there will always be people who make a fuss about these things, all for their own benefit—which is not surprising at all.

Inside the Shence Palace, the two generals were still talking, though they seemed a little reserved.

The puppet version of Lan confirmed that there would be no trouble in the Shence Mansion, and did not return to its original appearance. It simply flew out, lay down on the main seat, bent its arm to support its head, and closed its eyes to rest.

She also told Shence and Zhuyuan not to worry about him and to speak their minds.

Emperor Gong was magnanimous, and Jing Yuan learned a thing or two from him. He didn't stay tense for long before taking the initiative to start a conversation with Huai Yan. After a while, he relaxed.

Until the guests of the Star Train arrived.

Because of their perspective, they didn't see Lan.

Therefore, they were not nervous.

"General."

Yanqing stepped forward and said, "I've brought the guests."

...Wasn't it said that we were going to take them to be settled first? Why did we bring them to the Shence Palace?

Should we put them in the Shence Mansion?

Lan didn't quite understand.

Forget it.

General Zhuyuan came here on a mission. Fu Xuan from the Taibu Si handed over the report to the Alliance detailing the calamities, which Huaiyan had also read.

When Fu Xuan was writing it, he felt that the generals were not easy to deal with, and the report he wrote would inevitably shift more responsibility onto the Extinction Legion, but no one is a fool.

Fu Xuan himself was also summoned to the Jade Palace Immortal Ship, and the alliance had many concerns about this matter...

Lan: Who are you concerned about?

The Jianmu tree was reborn in less than three seconds before being pressed back down by an arrow, and disappeared completely within a few days.

Is there anything else to say?

In the end, it's nothing more than the cycle of cause and effect.

Huaiyan said he trusted Jingyuan.

...Isn't that obvious? Both Emperor Gong and True Lord trust him, so what other questions are there?

In Lan's opinion, this so-called reprimand was actually quite unnecessary.

As Zhu Yuan said, they were nothing but useless parasites, accomplishing nothing, inherently despicable, and only craving to witness the failures of others as nourishment for their own survival.

It's been so many years, and it's still the same.

Of course, there's nothing we can do about it.

Shence has already brought the train as a witness, what more do they want? Last time in Luofu, he also lost his temper and slammed the table, the Marshal must still remember it well, after all, Chiming was almost kicked out.

The one who raised the question was General Tianji.

Huaiyan also brought along the prizes for the martial arts ceremony.

Besides the various competitions and celebrations, the most important part of the martial arts ceremony is the contest to defend the title. The host will send out highly skilled warriors to defend the title and meet challenges from all sides.

...It's just a simple tournament.

Lan listened while secretly making sarcastic remarks.

As they were talking, Huaiyan suddenly said:

"When I heard you mention that the Starry Sky Train would be attending the ceremony, I assumed that the one defending the title this time would be Lord Luofu Dragon..."

Although he was speaking to Jingyuan, his eyes were fixed on Danheng.

Another voice suddenly cut through the air:

"That dragon girl is just a child, and she doesn't know any martial arts. How can she be qualified to defend the arena? Zhuyuan, I don't want to hear anything about Chiming."

His tone was somewhat lazy, yet quite forceful.

Huai Yan remained quite calm and smiled, "Haha, it was my carelessness, please forgive me, Master Ming."

The three people on the train blinked.

March 7th looked around and exclaimed, "Huh? Is the Emperor of Bows and Fate here too?"

Why didn't we see Him?

Xingzai also expressed his confusion: "Did it go invisible?"

That's why I can't see it?

Danheng looked in the direction of the sound—but didn't see anything.

Until a small doll flew out from behind the table.

"We meet again, children."

At that moment, the children's eyes widened in disbelief.

The puppet version of the Imperial Bow Master is just too...

So cute!!!

The girls' eyes sparkled.

Especially stars.

It was obvious that she was trying to get closer to him.

Come to think of it, isn't this child capable of unlocking multiple destinies?

Unfortunately, she still didn't have the qualities to embark on the [Hunter] path.

So what qualities should she possess to embark on the "hunting" journey?

However, recently, Arashi has indeed been preparing weapons.

That was meant for General Tianji.

When Jing Yuan saw Lan appear on her own initiative, and she did not revert to her original form, he understood that Di Gong Siming did not have much of an idol image to maintain.

That makes sense, though.

Those who are truly powerful don't need to pay too much attention to their appearance.

Huaiyan spoke again:

"By the God of Fate, I have prepared a prize for the Martial Arts Ceremony, but for now it is just a sword case."

The sword box that Huaiyan brought was quite valuable. Lan went up to take a look, flew past the somewhat nervous and at a loss Yunli girl, and stopped in front of the sword box.

The sword case is inlaid with metal wires using extremely high craftsmanship, outlining a lotus pattern.

It's both beautiful and sturdy, making one want to "buy the box and return the pearl".

It was just an empty box; there was nothing inside.

"In a few days, a precious sword will arrive here and be stored here."

At this point, Huaiyan became somewhat smug:

"I am not boasting, but this sword is the pinnacle of craftsmanship of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship. It once wandered to a foreign land and created all sorts of heroic deeds. Its extraordinary nature is hard to describe in a few words. However, the delegation that sent the sword has not yet arrived, so I will put the sword box here for now."

Lan nodded: "That's true. Zhu Ming's craftsmanship has always been excellent, but unfortunately, it is a starship after all, and its mineral resources are somewhat lacking."

Huaiyan stroked his beard and smiled, "Thanks to the True Lord's concern, our cooperation with Yalilo-6 is progressing steadily, and we should have no shortage of resources for a long time to come."

indeed.

The collaboration between the Fairy Boat Alliance and Yalilo-6 is probably a classic example of "everyone thinking they've made a profit".

Yunzhi certainly won't lose out; the only one who should be crying is the company.

"However, the sword you mentioned does indeed have a dramatic and eventful story."

Lan's gaze returned to the sword case.

Although it was still empty inside, Lan had already seen the past of the Zhu Ming Craftsman's ultimate sword.

—The Cloud Guardian Immortal Ship Alliance, but ultimately it is impossible to be all-encompassing. One person's voice is too weak, and the guardians in the sky... truly cannot hear it.

He never regretted seeking the help of Suiyang at that time. Perhaps this was the only time he disagreed with his deputy, yet the outcome was correct.

—Suiyang, it wasn't all demons and monsters.

For example, last time, a young man named Yang Mingming was terrified, but he still came up to them and told them a story about a spy.

The sword, Suiyang, also gave everything for a Yunqi, even in the end, it wanted to help that person who had been stranded in a foreign land return to his homeland.

It's a very long story.

Lan closed her eyes and seemed to smile.

Turning his head to look at Huaiyan again:

"Speaking of which, Emperor Sui was still being held captive by the Ming dynasty, right?"

Huaiyan nodded: "That's true."

"That's perfect, I've had enough of your witty banter, Zhuyuan."

Lan landed on the sword case and sat down:

"Tell me a few of the things that Emperor Sui usually scolds me to cheer me up."

Let me hear the impotent rage of my old adversary.

Huaiyan: ...

Should I say something?