Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 8 The Day I Boarded the Train

The story of how Yunzhi connected with the Starry Sky Train is not complicated.

One day, Yunlu passed by a planet and saw Nanuk's army of [Destruction] wreaking havoc on that planet. Among them seemed to be a "Great Lord of Annihilation", who was Nanuk's messenger. It is said that Nanuk would mark powerful creatures in a world that had developed a destructive impulse and grant them great power. At the same time, he was also the leader of the army.

This planet is not a world ravaged by abundance, and the clouds cannot stand idly by.

He concealed his identity and infiltrated the army fighting against the antimatter legion as an ordinary person, secretly helping them resist the antimatter legion.

But this is not a long-term solution. Yun Zhi himself understands that the Great Lord of Annihilation will eventually discover that he is here.

He was waiting for the challenge letter from the other side to arrive.

But it didn't happen.

While they were busy fighting their lowly soldiers, a train suddenly roared in from outer space, smashing into a large number of legion members.

Yun recognized it as Aquivilli's train.

When He Lan was locked in that living coffin, he felt like Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly... or like Alice in Wonderland, as if he had come to this train. At that time, Akivili even asked him if he would like to get on the train and explore with them.

He naturally refused at the time, as Lan was still unconscious beside him.

I never expected to see him again.

But he remembered that Akivili seemed to have disappeared, and he didn't know whether he was dead or simply vanished.

But his nameless companion inherited his will and continues to strive to connect the world to this day.

The Star Train was no match for the Annihilation Lord. To prevent them from being wiped out by the Annihilation Lord, Yun Zhi took the lead and rushed into the Antimatter Legion's camp to fight the Annihilation Lord.

Although the Great Lord of Annihilation was prepared, the Cloud Realm was powerful, and the battle above was temporarily deadlocked. However, the battle below had already begun to turn one-sided. Among the nameless guests, there seemed to be someone who could manipulate black holes, and a red-haired woman who controlled an orbital cannon, which blasted a large number of antimatter creatures to death with a single shot.

The battle below has already been lost, and the commander-in-chief cannot remain on the battlefield. If he gets surrounded and beaten, things will get really messy.

It was so big that even the "Joyful" aha would come over and laugh three times.

The Great Lord of Annihilation withdrew and retreated, but before leaving, he was stabbed in the buttock by an arrow from Yunzhi.

Yun admitted that she did it on purpose because she couldn't help herself and wanted to embarrass him.

With the antimatter legion gone, the future of this world is still in their own hands.

Yunzhi arrived at the Star Train, which was parked on the space station platform.

—This train is almost unchanged from before, except that Yunzhi always feels that it seems to be shorter.

Is it just an illusion?

The train is still running, but Akivili has vanished, and no one knows where he went.

The nameless passenger who returned to the train also saw the person standing in front of the train.

Yunzhi did not ride a warhorse, nor did he wear the attire of the First Envoy; he faced the nameless guest in his true form.

But when Yunzhi saw the nameless guest, his lips suddenly twitched.

That nameless man with brown hair and glasses... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before.

—The memories that had died suddenly began to attack me.

"Are you the one who just fought the Great Lord of Annihilation?" The red-haired woman asked, somewhat surprised. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Himeko, the navigator of the Starry Sky Train. May I ask your name?"

"I am the messenger of the hunt, Yun Zhi." Yun Zhi hesitated for a moment: "The Immortal Ship Alliance calls me True Lord Jingfeng Baiyu."

Anyway, since they are capable of fighting against the messengers of destruction, they must know that non-combat Star God Messengers are not qualified. Although the title is a bit embarrassing, it is the simplest way to introduce oneself.

The chief messenger of the hunt is not someone who can be easily impersonated.

In that moment of distraction, the woman in front of him had already realized what was happening.

"I see. Legend has it that you were Lan's deputy general who followed him before he was promoted to Star God. After the Hunting appeared, you continued to serve as his envoy and adjutant."

Yun nodded: "It's been so long, and people still remember. It's quite touching for them."

History has always been embellished with mythology, not to mention the existence of mysterious star gods in this world, making the transmission of history somewhat complicated.

I wonder how the Immortal Ship has passed down their story. I'll go back and check it out when I have time.

Seeing that he was staring intently at the train, Himeko smiled brightly and said, "What, would you like to come aboard as a guest?"

Yun's eyes lit up slightly: "I've been on the Star Train before, back when Akivili was still around—but it was only once, I wonder if the Star Train has changed much."

He just wanted to get on the bus, that's right, get on the bus!

Himeko sensed his eagerness and extended a warm invitation. The brown-haired, nameless man also extended an invitation to him, his voice as deep and resonant as a mountain.

Then Yunzhi's excitement suddenly subsided.

"I feel like I've seen you before."

The anonymous guest adjusted his glasses: "Perhaps the Starry Sky Train once brushed past you."

It's not strange to see it occasionally.

But Ling Shi didn't continue the conversation; instead, he fell into deep thought: "No, I saw it before, a long time ago, so long ago that I'd almost forgotten those days..."

At that time, he was just a recent graduate. On a friend's recommendation, he played a game that was "all sweet and no angst, and you can laugh a lot".

After that, he unilaterally broke off all contact with his friend.

He told him it was all sugar and no knife after the knife was damaged like that? What kind of person is he?!

The person in front of me seems to be connected to someone inside...

"You are... the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance—Walter, right? In my long-forgotten memories, you exist."

Welt Yang, the Herrscher of Reason, leader of Anti-Entropy, is a character from the game Honkai Impact 3.

Walter was slightly taken aback when his identity was revealed, but he did not panic. He calmly asked, "I'm sorry, I don't remember you as an old friend."

Of course you don't remember, we were separated by a phone screen back then.

Then Yun gave a very reasonable reason: "I was on the Hyperion at that time."

His role is indeed that of the captain.

You wouldn't believe it, would you? I used to drive a boat, now I ride a horse.

Walter Young: ...

There wasn't much overlap between Anti-Entropy and the Hyperion, and he himself had never met all the crew members of the Hyperion.

For some reason, there was a strange sense of disharmony.

"However, those things happened so long ago, I don't remember many things..."

Himeko didn't know what Yunzhi was talking about, but since he had revealed Yang's identity, could it be that he came from the same place as Yang?

Walter never mentioned his past, and Himeko never asked.

However, the somber atmosphere did not last long.

"Excuse me, is the Starry Sky Train still hiring?"

He suddenly asked this question.

Himeko was taken aback.

But they soon realized that Yun wanted to join them.

"While the Nameless Guest welcomes anyone who wants to join, there's something between you and the Hunting Party..."

"There's absolutely no need to worry, Lan knows about this." Yun Zhi immediately replied, "I talked to him about it before I went solo. After all, every living being needs to broaden their horizons—except for the Star Gods, whose destiny is to walk on their own path."

"If that's the case..." Himeko smiled, "We welcome kind people who want to join us, regardless of the past, only looking to the future."

"The reputation of the 'Surprising Wind White Feather True Lord' is renowned, and many star systems that have received your help praise your selflessness."

The combination of the words "selfless" and "cloud" always feels a bit off.

"Welcome to the Star Train, Cloud."