Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 38 Shopping
Looking at the complicated device in front of him, Xing, who originally thought he couldn't do it, suddenly seemed to remember something and started operating it immediately.

The heater was fixed in an instant.

"Wow! Not bad! You're quite skillful, and you've fixed all the basic problems. Would you like to consider becoming my assistant? The compensation may be average, but I will definitely treat you well in other aspects!"

"It's very tempting and I kind of want to do it...but...it's too late to do it orally!" Xing said.

"What do you mean? But it doesn't matter. It's just a little joke, don't take it seriously." When Xiluwa heard the second half of the sentence, she didn't quite understand it, but she thought it should be a rejection or something like that.

"But I have to be busy for a while. How about you go somewhere else? For example, the Eternal Winter Monument. I remember Pera seems to be introducing that place now. Or you can visit the Golden Theater. Although I would like to recommend you to go to the museum, it's a pity that it can't be entered for the time being due to some things."

"We've seen the Eternal Winter Monument you mentioned. It's quite spectacular. And Miss Pella was very responsible. She kept explaining it to the children. If it were me, I would have given up long ago." March Seven said with some admiration.

"Yes, Pera is very serious about her work and always takes care of everything." Shiluwa said with some emotion. "Okay, goodbye everyone. You are always welcome to visit the Machinery House, and of course you are also welcome to come and spend money."

"Thank you, Sister Xiluwa. We will remember this. We will come to buy things from you when we have the chance!" March Qiye said goodbye.

Then everyone walked out of the machinery house and headed towards the location indicated for the market.

Xing saw several trash cans on the road, and for some reason he had the illusion that he had seen his soulmate.

Jizi also noticed Xing's situation. She was a little confused and looked in the direction he was looking, but she only saw a few trash cans. She thought it was a bit strange because it was the first time she saw it.

But after seeing Xing walk over and open the box to look for something, he felt a little unsure.

"Xing, stop rummaging through the trash can!" Sanyueqi immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xing to stop him from taking any further action.

"What on earth did this child's parents teach..." Ji Zi felt that this scene was a bit outrageous, but she did not stop it because it was the child's interest after all.

"Ah Qiu!" Kafka sneezed for no apparent reason. "Huh? Weird... why did I sneeze?"

"Kafka, you are the one who caught a cold. Don't come over here, I don't want to catch a cold too." Silver Wolf said as he moved his butt a little further away.

"Baby~ I won't be sick~ Maybe someone is saying bad things about me behind my back~ Am I right~" Kafka was smiling on the surface but actually she was looking at Silver Wolf with a scrutinizing gaze.

"It wasn't me who said bad things about you. Maybe it was Blade or Elio. Hmm...it could also be someone from the Star Train."

"Maybe. But Elio seemed to have said... that he changed a small part of the [script]. Now Elio is probably crying and making a fuss in the room." Kafka said.

"Kafka, I'm so sorry. I didn't cry or make a fuss. Although I'm upset that he changed the [script], the basic route remains unchanged." Elio said as he walked out of the room leisurely.
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But when I got to the street entrance, I saw several guards guarding it.

After asking, I learned that the Rift has now invaded most of the city. Many shops have been forced to close.

The three girls who had originally wanted to go shopping and buy food suddenly lost interest. And it was getting late, so they had no choice but to go to the hotel to rest.

As soon as I walked into the hotel lobby, I saw Danheng sitting leisurely on the sofa reading a newspaper.

"Danheng, we're back." March 7th walked up and greeted.

"Oh, you're back." Dan Heng just took a look and continued reading the newspaper.

"What's so interesting about this newspaper?" San Yue Qi also became interested and leaned over to take a look.

All that was written on the newspapers were real-time information, such as where a rift had appeared and people needed to be careful, how the Iron Guard had successfully protected the people from monsters, or what awards the Great Guardian had presented.

"That's all? I thought it was some big star's concert or the latest festival event. But it turns out to be just some inspiring words and reports." March 7 said speechlessly.

"If you want the gossip, go get the other one. This one is about politics and strategy," Danheng explained.

"Okay. It's time for us to have dinner. After that, let's talk about our next itinerary." Ji Zi stopped the two from continuing.

"Oh, yes! I feel a little hungry after walking all day." Sanyueqi said while touching his stomach.

"I remember Tianyu seemed to have prepared enough food for us to last for a week. Do you want to eat now?" Xing said from the side.

"Wow! He actually prepared so much!" San Yueqi said in shock. "Well, he also left a note here. He said that the food here also has a share for Sister Jizi." Xing took out the note and said.

"How much food did Tianyu prepare?" Sanyueqi said in shock.

"Well... there seem to be about 30 boxes... and the type of food in each bento is different." Xing said at this time.

"Give me a Xianzhou-style lunch box..." Dan Heng said after thinking for a while.

"Fairy boat style...Oh! Found it!" Xing found the lunch box that Dan Heng needed among the numerous items according to the classification and took it out.

When he saw the style of the bento, Dan Heng recalled some memories of Dan Feng. It was a memory of drinking with five other people. Among them, a quirky fox lady with white ears and purple hair would often prepare some food to celebrate every party.

I don't know why tears fell...

"Danheng! Are you okay?" Seeing Danheng suddenly burst into tears, Sanyueqi and others were a little panicked.

"I... am fine... I just recalled some... past memories..." Dan Heng said, shaking his head.

"Huh... I'm glad you're okay." San Yueqi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Dan Heng recovering. "Okay! It's all in the past! Didn't Tianyu say before? Instead of reminiscing about the past, it's better to face the future. Although I don't know what kind of person I was in the past, don't we still need to move forward?"

"I never thought that one day Sanyue would say..." Danheng just smiled and finished his lunch box.

After everyone finished eating, they gathered in a room to discuss some things.

In order not to be heard, they used isolators to block out the sound.

"So, Sister Ji Zi, what do you want to say? Why are you so mysterious?" asked March 7.

"Do you remember what I said in Klipper Castle?" Ji Zi said.

"Hmm...it seems that Sister Jizi, you know another Cocolia. And...she is a warrior who can sacrifice everything to fight against foreign enemies, but not a good mother?" March Seven said after thinking for a while.

"Well, the other Cocolia and I are teammates but also enemies. Teammates because we fight against Houkai, and enemies because our organizations are hostile to each other. Her organization is [Anti-Entropy] and mine is [Destiny]. But we have left [Destiny]. The reason for this is because of something that the [Destiny] Bishop did to my students, which led to our separation. Walter should have told you about it, right?"

"Uncle Yang did say that. The bishop of [Destiny] seemed to be called Otto Apokalis. What he did was so vicious! He used sister Ji Zi's students as experiments and ended up killing sister Ji Zi. He even used weapons to bomb indiscriminately in order to gain power! But his final ending was indeed..." March Seven said with some indignation.

"Although I don't want this Cocolia to be the same as the one I know. If it's the same as I think... I'm afraid all these troubles are related to her." Ji Zi sighed and said, "So I still need to be vigilant when I meet her tomorrow."

"I agree with this. Her actions confirm that she is cruel and ruthless. Cutting off the connection between the upper and lower districts is tantamount to abandoning the people in the lower district." Dan Heng unfolded the information in the newspaper and talked about it with everyone.

"Hehe~ The owner of the [Perpetual Motion] Machinery Shop has told us this information." March 7 said confidently.

"Yeah." Dan Heng didn't say anything, just nodded.

"Well, that's the situation. If my guess is correct... she must know the location of the star core, or... the star core is with her..." Ji Zi said with a somewhat uncertain expression. "That's all for today's discussion. Go to bed early, there are other things to do tomorrow."

After putting away the isolator, everyone walked out of Ji Zi's room and returned to their own rooms.

Everyone went to sleep early, but one person was not at peace...

"Cocolia... Cocolia..."

"Who... are you? No - what are you?" the girl's voice questioned.

"We are allies...allies that have been with the Guardians for generations."

"What... do you want?" the girl Cocolia said vigilantly.

"Reshape... this dying world." "Help you... realize your [wish]."

(End of this chapter)