Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 229 Gold Placer: Let me think...

As veteran characters from the Raiden series, the female characters in the Raiden series generally have similar appearances and abilities across several games, but there are also differences.

For example, in the Honkai Impact 3rd version of Mei, there's a Kiana who cooks really well, but in the Genshin Impact version, the food is so bad it's inedible, and this person in front of us...

Mei is asking the stars for directions.

—Good, she probably won't be able to find the kitchen.

Mei just said she's no longer called Mei, but Yomi.

respect.

"So your current identity is...?"

Yunzhi was very curious.

Huang Quan lowered his head and thought for a moment.

"A...self-destructor."

Xing blinked.

—In the dream…didn’t she say she was a sea patrol knight?

She even felt that she should be considered Zhi's subordinate.

Yun Zhi let out a breath: "If your answer is Star Ranger, I'd probably like to ask you how La Mancha is doing lately."

But she wasn't.

Huang Quan said, "I'm sorry, I used the name of the Sea Patrol Knight when I came in. I don't know how to contact them otherwise."

"Contact them?" Yun Zhi raised an eyebrow. "What's the matter?"

Huang Quan thought for a moment and then replied, "I'm delivering a keepsake to a seafaring knight who can't return to his hometown."

"Who?"

Yun Zhi's face darkened.

Although the patrolling knights are essentially left to their own devices, Yunzhi doesn't completely ignore them.

Huang Quan looked straight into his eyes.

"His name is Tiernan."

Yun was taken aback.

Tiernan, what a familiar name.

As Yun took a deep breath, the image of the tombstone on Liumeng Reef floated through her mind.

"Someone from the Ranger's side will come; you can hand it over to them then."

The stars are the guides to the underworld.

Huang Quan politely thanked him, and then said goodbye.

Then go.

Hopefully she won't get lost.

Only then did Xing look at Yunzhi:

"Zhi, she... is she a self-destructive one?"

Although Huang Quan mentioned it earlier, thinking back on it still feels unbelievable.

Those who perish on their own are hard to describe; perhaps the word "pitiful" is the most fitting.

Yun replied, "She is a messenger—a messenger of nothingness, not a bad person, don't worry."

Judging by his appearance, he shouldn't be considered a bad person.

star:……

Here comes the occasional instance of judging people by their appearance.

The last time I heard about him judging people by their appearance was in Xianzhou Luofu. Dan Heng said he seemed to be somewhat hostile towards a blond merchant.

Uncle Yang too.

curious.

"Alright, now, let's have some fun in our dreams. I need to get back to my things."

Xing tilted her head: "Your business? You mean the one with the distress signal from the anonymous guest in the invitation?"

"No, there seems to be something interesting in my invitation. Let me see how to decipher it."

Yunzhi thought about the music box invitation she had received.

At first, it was just an ordinary music box, except that it contained an invitation from the family.

But as you get closer to the Pinocchio, something seems to burst forth from inside the music box.

Yun tried to unlock it, but discovered that there seemed to be some kind of restriction inside the music box, and it could only be unlocked when the time came.

Of course, the cloud can be unraveled.

but……

I feel like I can't start it right now.

Let's wait and see, let's do some research at Pinocchio first.

So now, let's go back to the Dream Pool in our room and have some fun.

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In a room not far away, Sand Gold, who had just left, walked with a smile toward another person in the room.

The person was looking down, seemingly deep in thought.

"What's wrong, Latio? Stop looking so gloomy... Hey, I just noticed, where's your handsome plaster hair?"

He greeted us with a teasing tone.

Dr. Truth—Hoshi's adoptive father—Professor Ladio, frowned as he looked at him:

"You're late, a full 4 minutes and 16 seconds—I understand your fervor at seeing the True Lord, but clearly, I don't support you going looking for trouble with the Nameless Guest."

It's common knowledge that Sand Gold is a fan of Cloud, and Ladio is no exception.

"Looking for trouble? Even you think so? Does nobody really believe I just want to make friends with them? -- Ah, the True Lord does believe that."

Sand Gold's face was beaming with happiness.

"Heh... It's a pity that your behavior easily aroused the nameless guest's suspicion. The True Lord trusts you because he believes that with absolute power, you can't cause any trouble."

"—Just a heads-up, if I were to tell Miss Sasana about your plans now, you'd probably be in for a storm of love from your sister."

Ladio crossed his arms, recalling the message he had received before coming to Pinocchio:

[Sasana: Professor Ladio, my younger brother said he would go on a business trip with you the other day. It seems something has happened at the Ranger's place, and I can't go to look after him. I hope you can take care of him.]

[Sasana: Could you please, for the sake of our friendship, not let Kakawasha gamble?]

[Sasana: If he doesn't listen, please tell me.]

Ladio and Sasana have a decent relationship because Sasana is studious, and Ladio has always admired studious people.

So he agreed that if the gold dust was to be gambled, he would definitely tell Sasana.

then……

On the way here, Sand Gold told Ladio about his plan.

Ladio heard this.

Well, instead of going to the casino, he's directly gambling with his life.

Ladio was at a loss for words when he spoke to Miss Sasana.

"Oh no, Professor, my sister will be very worried."

Sand Gold immediately raised his hands in surrender: "Of course I would never gamble with my life. In fact, I'm certain I won't die."

Ladio frowned: "I hope you can provide a concrete example. If your answer is good luck—after two systems, Miss Sasana will appear before you."

Sand Gold's back visibly stiffened.

It was as if I could see my older sister pulling my ear and scolding me.

"Because I went back to Yaoqing and met with General Tianji, and did some investigation in Yaoqing—it seems that there is a 'primordial dream' in this Pinocone. I think the True Lord must know about this, otherwise Yaoqing would not know."

Although it was classified, Sand Gold still saw the file with General Sky Strike's authorization.

The little peacock squinted and smiled, "To enter that dream realm, we'll definitely need to use some extraordinary methods."

It's not surprising that the gold dust could be seen hitting the sky like a general.

Ladio knew that he and Miss Sasana were brought back to Yaoqing by Yunzhi and that General Tianji Feixiao was looking after them.

They know each other very well.

"Okay, I hope your good luck will stay with you this time too."

Ladio didn't continue the topic: "What, your luggage was confiscated by the family?"

"Hmm, that guy in the black suit confiscated all the gifts, including the box containing the 'foundation stone'... Do you think I should go to the True Lord to ask for shelter? Would he agree?"

Ladio: Here we go again, he can't stop talking about the Lord.

"The True Lord probably genuinely treats you like a child. As for the cornerstone, you don't need to put on that act. Everyone knows that your strategic investment department has an 'exceptionally rich' cornerstone."

Ladio's tone left one unsure whether he was being sarcastic or expressing a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and reflection).

Sand Gold, however, was quite pleased with himself: "Of course, after all, it's a gift from the True Lord, isn't it?"

Ladio: ...

You're panting now?

"And now, who knows if [Tongxie] has an even bigger conspiracy? Zhenjun went to see Xipei before this, but judging from his expression, it didn't seem like they had a pleasant conversation."

Sand Gold turned around and continued to ponder: "Perhaps they want to do something outrageous at the Harmonious Music Festival, or maybe they weren't the ones who sent out the invitations at all, but they just tacitly approved of such behavior."

"But it doesn't matter, whether it's family or the watchmaker's legacy, as long as it can be used by me."

Ladio crossed his arms: "Get to the point, what's your plan? Catch two bountiful creatures, throw them into Pinocchio, and then send a message to General Skystrike?"

"How could that be, Professor?" Sand Gold chuckled at the idea. "The company wants Pinocchio, not cosmic dust after the Fairy Ship Alliance bombed it. Now is not the time to reveal our hand."

"With [Tong Xie] eyeing us covetously, the more friends we have, the better."

Sand Gold began to ponder the arrival of Pinocchio's guests:

"Let me think... Flowing Light Memory Court and Starry Sky Train have already made contact, the Annihilation Gang... most likely has no chance, the Pure Beauty Knights are still uncertain whether they'll attend, and as for the guys at the 'Tavern'..."

Ladio interrupted his mutterings: "It's necessary to remind you that instead of begging those guys for cooperation one by one, you only need to curry favor with that True Monarch Jingfeng Baiyu—the First Commander is on your side, then everyone else is nothing."

Ladio was telling the truth.

But Alluvial gold responded without hesitation:

"The True Lord is not a pawn for my use, and I don't want to disturb his vacation."

Ladio: ...

enough!