Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 200: The Train Crew's Perspective

Star Dome Train.

The train was as warm and clean as ever, having been deliberately tidied and swept, but the atmosphere had become noticeably somber.

Just now, the train was attacked.

To be precise, the Star Train's system was hacked and compromised.

They were kidnapped and threatened with having their course diverted to the depths of nothingness, forcing them away from the Onfaros star system.

Unfortunately, there were three Commander-level combatants on the train.

Why would I be afraid of such a petty thief?

As a result, Ye Tianyu took the lead in enduring the pressure, while Huang Quan tried to create loopholes, allowing the Great Black Tower to open the box.

The outcome was obvious; they practically humiliated each other.

Unfortunately, the other party eventually discovered that Daheita had opened the box.

However, it wasn't without its gains.

They obtained a lot of interesting information; the other party's name was "Lykuergos," and he was an omnic.

Upon hearing that it was an AI, the super brain of the Great Black Tower told him that it was time to shake his super friend.

Then the screws and the wires came to the rescue.

After opening the boxes repeatedly, they obtained even more interesting information.

The Emperor's Scepter, the Equation of Destruction, the Genius Club, and Godslayer.

Each one of these events alone is news that would shock the entire world.

The Great Black Tower and Screw Gum immediately guessed what was going on when they saw this information.

One of his "colleagues" wanted to kill a god.

And the one they wanted to kill was that mechanical-headed, the learned scholar.

However, they really couldn't figure out exactly what the other party wanted to do.

Although there is a theory that the Imperial Scepter was a high-performance computing unit abandoned by the mechanical head when Rupert was alive, it is most likely that the evolution of the Imperial Scepter would lead to the silencing of the Venerable Sir.

The Destruction Equation is probably a code program that simulates the creation of a destiny of destruction.

However, a single piece of information instantly connected many pieces of information, and also answered the final questions of the Great Black Tower and Screw Gum.

That was a message that had been sent after being encrypted multiple times.

At first, when Daheita received this message, he thought it was just spam, but he discovered something was wrong based on the pattern of the message.

However, she didn't understand the encryption, so she had to hand it over to the other passengers on the train to check.

The first layer of encryption is very simple; it simply converts the information into binary.

The second layer is not difficult either, because it is actually a coded message from the train crew.

The third layer is not very difficult either, as it uses the information encryption methods internal to the Fire-Chasing Moth.

Each of these three layers is not difficult, but when combined, the information becomes extremely chaotic.

Furthermore, it utilizes coded communication methods from two organizations, which cannot be successfully deciphered without prior knowledge of both.

Of course, it's not impossible, but geniuses would have to spend a lot of time searching and verifying it.

After the decryption was completed, everyone received a brief message.

"Onpharos gave birth to the 'Great Lord of Annihilation' - the Iron Tomb - EROSION"

The people's expressions turned serious upon seeing this message.

The Great Lord of Annihilation is no nobody.

Moreover, the Iron Tomb within it is the Annihilation Lord, hailed as the nemesis of all mechanical life.

After receiving this information, everyone looked at Ye Tianyu, who was still calmly drinking coffee and looking at Onfaros.

"So this is why you sent us here?" the Great Black Tower asked the very calm Ye Tianyu.

Ye Tianyu didn't say anything, but simply nodded slightly, confirming the Black Tower's statement.

"Hello everyone, it's been a long time." A voice that everyone in the train crew knew very well rang out.

"Kafka? What are you doing on the train?" Himeko frowned as she looked at Kafka who had arrived at the train.

"What? Can't I come and sit down?" Kafka said with a squinting smile.

"Heh, as interstellar wanted criminals and Star Core Hunters, you actually walk around on the train at will. What do you think others will think of us?" Himeko rolled her eyes and said.

But there was no intention to stop it.

Although Star Core Hunters are officially wanted criminals in interstellar space, it's only a corporate warrant. Other large organizations remain silent about this warrant, and even the Sea Rangers, who claim to uphold justice, don't truly harbor hostility towards them.

After all, although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone knew that the Star Core Hunters were essentially neither good nor evil. They wouldn't attack planets, but would hunt down Star Cores regardless of the means.

Not only Kafka arrived on the train, but also Elio, Silver Wolf, and Yingxing.

In other words, all the Star Core Hunters have arrived.

Elio sat on the sofa, grooming himself.

Ying Xing held the Fragmented Sword and looked at Onfaros, but what he saw was not the planet of the Möbius strip, but the reincarnation of his old friend.

Silver Wolf deliberately went straight into Ye Tianyu's room, because his family had a complete high-performance gaming device back in the Immortal Ship days.

Now that the train has arrived, of course we have to take advantage of the facilities here.

“Kafka, state your purpose. I imagine you didn’t just come here to watch the show, did you?” Walter asked.

“Indeed, we are here to bear witness,” Kafka said.

“Oh? Witness? I’m curious. As subordinates of the ‘slaves of fate,’ you already know the future, so what do you want to witness?” the Great Black Tower asked.

"Ms. Black Tower, do you know that the story of Onpharos is closely related to the future of the universe?"

“We just learned that Onpharos is home to the Great Lord of Annihilation, the Iron Tomb. Once the code has finished running, the Iron Tomb virus will run rampant, sweeping across the entire universe, just to silence the mechanical head,” the Great Black Tower replied.

“But based on my understanding of the Mechanical Head, since he already knew about this, he must have had a backup plan… Oh… I see.” The Black Tower continued, but as she spoke, she seemed to realize something. “So I was the scapegoat that the Mechanical Head pushed out.”

"As expected of the genius Lady Black Tower. Indeed, as you said, in the 'script' Elio told us, when the Star Train chose another route instead of Onfaros, you arrived at Onfaros at different times in each timeline, and each time you delayed the birth of the Iron Tomb with your own life. Even in the worst ending, you had your head removed by the Iron Tomb and ultimately became Rupert III, only to be killed by the Silent Lord in the near future." Kafka clapped her hands in agreement.

"Hehe, that's so true to me." The good man said proudly as he heard about his actions in different fates.

"Where's the pride in this..." Gongsun Ming retorted, somewhat speechless. "But looking at it this way, it seems like the Venerable Master Boshi is a bit like a Counter-Strike player."

“I think it would be strange if the mechanical head didn’t do that. With that rational 'brain' that only calculates everything, the best outcome would definitely be to push out a scapegoat. It just so happens that that person is me.” The Great Black Tower understood that this was actually quite normal; after all, it wasn’t uncommon for people to want to push someone else to die in their place. “But doesn’t this, in another way, prove that my research direction is correct?”

"Well, it's good that you think that way..." Seeing that the Great Black Tower hadn't changed, Gongsun Ming dropped the matter of his denunciation of Bo Shizun. "Then shouldn't we explain the current situation to them?"

“Yes, but there are some things we can’t tell them, such as the true nature of the world of Onpharos, the problems that will arise after the Iron Tomb is born, and what Kafka just mentioned about the future of the Black Tower,” Ye Tianyu said. “There’s a reason for doing this. This information will put immense pressure on their expansion efforts, leading them to make wrong choices. And what do you think will happen to the native inhabitants of Onpharos when they learn that they are not real but are being used as experimental guinea pigs? Will they collapse? Or will it trigger a riot? Either way, it will accelerate the birth of the Iron Tomb.”

After hearing Ye Tianyu's explanation, everyone understood its meaning.

Indeed, Ye Tianyu was right. The more people who know about this information, the more dangerous it becomes.

Moreover, the probability of failure will also increase.

The group tried once again to reconnect to the communication network within Onpharos.

After several attempts, the group finally managed to establish contact with the inside through a gap in the firewall.

However, according to the calculations of the Great Black Tower and Screw Gum, this communication can only last for 1-3 minutes.

Therefore, they quickly sorted out the information that needed to be said, and the Great Black Tower provided a simple and clear explanation.

After the connection was established, Daheita was supposed to explain the situation, but instead, the boys were all standing together with their heads down, looking like they had done something wrong.

Kevin, on the other hand, acted as if he was completely innocent and had no reason to admit it.

Seeing this, Mei knew very well that these boys had become competitive.

And it's very likely because of that old bastard Kevin.

Then, by piecing together the small details, it was determined that these boys were competing to see who could withstand the heat.

Seeing that Kevin wasn't sweating at all and was sitting calmly, his competitive spirit was immediately aroused.

This ultimately led to a boy who bore a resemblance to Kevin collapsing from heatstroke.

Seeing this, Mei just wondered if these boys had lost their minds.
A temperature of 100 degrees Celsius, let's compare it.

What followed was what happened next.
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"Black Tower, you seemed to have said something you shouldn't have, didn't you? I heard something like there were other people there," Himeko asked. "Tianyu, is this really alright?"

“Well, it’s not a big problem. As outsiders, they will naturally be watched and guarded. It’s normal for some people to be suspicious. Besides, these people belong to the higher-ups of Onfaros. Telling them this is actually beneficial to us. It will put them on our side,” Ye Tianyu explained. “Moreover, the Black Tower’s wording was somewhat suggestive, using a more tactful way to indicate that we have no hostility.”

“However, I think it would be very difficult for them. Should we organize more people to go down?” Gongsun Ming asked.

"You want to help them? I doubt it," Ye Tianyu scoffed.

"Hey, how can you say that? I'm just concerned about them!" Gongsun Ming said matter-of-factly.

"Are you sure you're not just going there to have fun?" Ye Tianyu retorted speechlessly.

"Heh heh, you guessed it." Gongsun Ming stopped pretending when he realized his intentions had been exposed. "I can't help it, Kevin and the others are having so much fun down there, I'm a little envious."

"Unfortunately, the firewall vulnerability has been patched. It's very difficult to get in now," Ye Tianyu said.

"Oh? So it's difficult, but not impossible?" Gongsun Ming said, his eyes lighting up.

"Of course. But not now."

(End of this chapter)