Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 146 The assembly time has arrived, Gongsun Ming is stabbed.
As time went by, it was time for the group to meet.

Many people had already gathered in the square; the only ones missing were Ye Tianyu and Liu Ying.

Of course, Nasita isn't here either, because she's currently...

I'm reading in the library with a robin.

But when they saw the fireflies, they discovered...

Ye Tianyu was not present.

Her expression also showed some sadness.

Seeing this, everyone roughly guessed...

Ye Tianyu may have run into some trouble.

But doubts remained. After all, everyone knew a thing or two about Ye Tianyu's strength. Someone who could kill the mother insect in one blow could not possibly die so easily.

So the group decided to wait a little longer.

But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't come back.

Even Nasita, who was carried by the robin to read at the hour of the sun, has returned.

But he was still nowhere to be seen.

"Why don't we go to the Harmonious Music Ceremony first... Oh, he's back." Gongsun Ming wanted to suggest going to the Harmonious Music Ceremony first, but he caught a glimpse of Ye Tianyu walking over.

Liu Ying was surprised and relieved to see Ye Tianyu unharmed, but she still felt a little uneasy.

"Yes, I'm back. Sorry, Firefly, I startled you just now," Ye Tianyu said.

"I'm fine... I'm glad you're back." Liu Ying seemed to sense something, and her tone became noticeably quieter.

Of course, it wasn't just Liu Ying who discovered this; Peng Hao, Gongsun Ming, Hu Xiaoyao, and Jiang Tianxing also noticed it.

I've noticed...

There's something off about this 'Ye Tianyu'.

However, they didn't say anything, after all, this was very likely part of the other party's plan.

"Everyone, I'd like to talk to you about something. Our train crew's trip to Pinocchio wasn't just a casual visit; we're here to solve the Clockmaker's 'mystery,' which was sent using the train crew's proprietary communication code. Therefore, the Clockmaker is very likely one of the three nameless guests who once stayed in Pinocchio, or their descendants," Himeko said.

"So the watchmaker is Timur, one of Mikhail and Lazarina?" Pam asked at this moment.

“Yes, it’s very likely them, but it’s unlikely that the coded message was sent by them personally. Because there was a question in our invitation, and the question that Tianyu gave us before was ‘Why does life sleep?’ But the words in this message are… ‘Take in the impossible things in your dreams, find the legacy of the ‘Watchmaker,’ the father of Pinocchio, and then answer: Why does life sleep?’” Himeko said.

"To take in the impossible things in dreams, to find the father of Pinocchio... and then to answer: why does life slumber... it seems that only by solving this question can we meet the watchmaker... no, it should be said that we can meet the offspring of the former nameless man," Hu Xiaoyao said. "Then what is impossible in dreams? And why does life slumber?"

Everyone began to think about this question…

"Could it be... death? Because the family has been repeatedly saying that there was no death in the dream, which feels like they're trying to cover something up," Gongsun Ming asked.

“Uncle Ming, that’s unlikely. I just checked the information in Pinocchio’s library and it says that ‘if you ‘die’ in a dream, the Dream Pool will forcibly kick you out of the dream,’ so it’s unlikely to be ‘death,’” Nasita retorted.

"Then what could it be? Oh, by the way, Nasita, your authority seems to be related to 'dreams.' What are your thoughts on this?" Gongsun Ming couldn't think of an answer, so he asked Nasita.

“For me… the impossible thing in a dream must be falling asleep in a dream,” Nasita said, offering her guess.

"Sleeping in a dream... Hua, what about you and Xiaoshi? What are your thoughts on this?"

“Yu Duchen does indeed have the ability to create dreams, but I know very little about it,” Hua said, looking at Xiao Shi.

At the same time, everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Shi.

“Don’t look at me like that! My thoughts are no different from Nasita’s. After all, we were both asleep in a dream, how could we possibly fall asleep in a dream again?” Xiao Shi agreed with Nasita’s guess. “I think instead of asking me, we should ask the high-level combatants here. They definitely know more than I do.” Then everyone turned their attention to Ye Tianyu.

"I won't answer that question. You'll have to find the answer yourselves," Ye Tianyu refused to answer.

Then she looked at Kevin, but ignored him; after all, asking him was pointless.

He then looked at Peng Hao, but Peng Hao shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

However, a message was still provided.

“Actually, you can fall asleep in a dream. People who fall asleep in a dream will enter a second layer of dream, which is a deeper dream,” Peng Hao said.

This lead can be said to have been cut off, but it's not completely gone either.

After all, all three of them gave the information that it was "asleep".

Can…

The biggest problem now is...

How to fall into a deep sleep?

The environment here is bright and noisy, not a good place to sleep at all.

Therefore, everyone's attention was focused on the three of them.

But both Xiaoshi and Naxida shook their heads.

“This dream is very chaotic, connecting too many people. And… the dreams here seem a bit…rebellious? My current abilities are not enough to send us into the deeper layers of the dream. Indeed… I am still not qualified enough…” Nasita said with some guilt.

“Nasita, you’ve done a great job. At least now we have information that points to a deeper level of dreams,” Jiang Tianxing praised.

"Um…"

"Oh dear, little Nasita, this isn't your fault. Even I couldn't send everyone into the deeper dream realm. After all, such an operation is beyond our capabilities. Besides, there's something in this dream realm that's preventing us from entering the deeper dream realm, so it's normal that we can't do it," Xiao Shi comforted her at this moment.

"So what should we do next? Hearing Xiaoshi say that means she can't do it either," Gongsun Ming interjected.

"Hey, who do you think can't do it? If Nasita and I team up, we can definitely get a small group of people in!"

"Are you sure?" Gongsun Ming asked Xiao Shi with a doubtful look.

"I'm sure, definitely, absolutely!" Seeing that Gongsun Ming remained skeptical, Xiao Shi decided to target him first. "Little Naxida, cooperate, let's throw Ming down first!"

Naxi Da nodded in a daze and began using her dream powers on Gongsun Ming.

Seeing Naxida use it, Xiaoshi slammed a club into Gongsun Ming's head.

The other person then went to sleep.

Gongsun Ming, died.

Just kidding, after Gongsun Ming was knocked down, he turned into leaves and fell to the ground.

Its form has completely disappeared.

And the person has already reached the initial dream of Pinocchio, which is also a deep dream, the Dream Reef.

"No, it actually works! Ouch... it's just that Xiao Shi went a little too far..." Gongsun Ming muttered, rubbing his still-aching head. "This is the so-called Flowing Dream Reef? It really is as eerie as I've heard..."

　Holy crap, the Star Iron 3.3 version sword is more prone to body damage..._(:з」∠)_
　　The ending felt like plunging me into molten iron—scalding hot…suffocating…and heavy…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)