The Star Train's Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 6 Embarking on a Fateful Journey

"Everyone?" Himeko looked at the others.

"Welcome to the Star Train. Feel free to come to me if you encounter any difficulties," Walter said kindly.

"I will protect your safety," said Xiao Qinglong Danheng.

"I didn't expect to become a senior so quickly." Hoshino put on a mature and reliable demeanor.

“Huaifeng, this is your ticket for the Star Train. From now on, you will be a member of the Star Train.” Pam handed Meng Huaifeng a golden Star Train ticket.

Meng Huaifeng reached out and took the ticket, but the moment his hand touched the ticket, a tremendous energy surged from his body!

"Uncle Yang, what's wrong with him?" March 7th asked in a flustered manner.

“Don’t be nervous. The Star Track Special Ticket can help people embark on a pioneering path. Although he didn’t have any power before, he has crossed two completely different worlds in succession. Now that he has started his path, he will naturally make rapid progress on his journey,” Walter explained.

There are two ways to become a destiny traveler: one is to have a firm will and put knowledge into practice, and the other is to forcibly embark on a certain destiny through a star god or a product of a star god.

The star trail ticket belongs to the latter category.

More than ten minutes later, Meng Huaifeng finally adapted to the surging force.

"I...I feel so strong right now." Meng Huaifeng clenched his fists, eager to try, with an urge to destroy something.

The difference in combat power among the Destiny Walkers is too great, so the universe has made a rough division of the combat power of the Destiny Walkers.

Combat power is categorized as follows: from ordinary people to city-breaking level, it is classified as primary; from city-breaking level to nation-destroying level, it is classified as intermediate; from nation-destroying level to planetary level, it is classified as advanced; from planetary level to stellar level, it is classified as top-level; and the combat power of envoys is generally at or above the stellar level.

Of course, this is just a general distinction; there is no clear boundary in reality. The most crucial thing is how far one can go in life.

"It seems that exploring your destiny path suits you well. Judging from your level alone, you are only one step away from becoming an intermediate destiny path traveler. Travel around this world more and see more, and you might just become an intermediate destiny path traveler," Walter said.

"Huh, isn't he almost catching up with me?" March Seven was a little envious. She had been a Destiny Walker for many years and had explored many planets before she had reached the intermediate level of combat power. This guy had almost caught up with her in the blink of an eye.

"I'm still far from good enough. Although I possess this power, I don't know how to use it at all," Meng Huaifeng said modestly, suppressing his joy.

“I’ll teach you how to use your strength from now on,” Dan Heng volunteered.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Danheng," Meng Huaifeng said.

"Then, the next issue is the development of this planet." Himeko clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention. "Huaifeng, could you give us a general overview of this planet?"

Pioneering doesn't mean rushing forward blindly without understanding anything. If the train crew can obtain some information in advance, they won't refuse.

After all, some things on paper are completely different from actual experience.

"Of course, this planet is called Douluo Star, and it's mainly about cultivating martial spirits. The protagonist of this world during this period is called Tang San, who transmigrated from another world..." Meng Huaifeng gave a brief overview of the Douluo Continent's plot.

"This Tang San, I don't get the feeling he's a good person," March 7 said, not entirely sure.

“Little March, no one says the protagonist has to be a good person,” Himeko said.

“He certainly doesn’t seem like a good person to us, but in ancient societies where technology hadn’t developed, his actions were understandable,” Walter said from another perspective.

"Should we defeat this Tang San?" Meng Huaifeng urged.

"Our guiding principle is to explore, understand, build, and connect. It's best to avoid getting involved in the struggles of local powers and affecting the social progress of the world unless absolutely necessary," Walter said.

"If we intervene and influence things just because we think they're wrong, and try to make them develop in the direction we think is right, then many years later, all the worlds we once explored will have become the same, and the diversity of the universe will be completely lost."

“I see, I’ve learned something, Uncle Yang,” Meng Huaifeng said sincerely. “Ahem.” Walter coughed twice and continued, “Of course, it’s alright to occasionally intervene when you can’t stand it, to punish evil and promote good, to punish the wicked and eliminate evil.”

Meng Huaifeng froze for a moment, then suddenly realized that while it was not permissible in principle, he could decide what constituted a principle.

"The energy level of this planet isn't high. When I scanned it before, I found that the highest energy level existence on this planet was probably a mid-level Destiny Walker. Of course, it's possible that there are sealed lands or grotto-heavens that we can't scan," Dan Heng said, presenting data reliably.

"Then this exploration trip will be entrusted to the four of you: Danheng, Sanyueqi, Xing, and Huaifeng. There's no specific goal for this expedition, and it will take a long time, so you can have some fun," Himeko arranged.

"No star core, no legions, and no weird bugs or anything like that, this is fantastic! I'm starting to look forward to this trip!" March 7th cheered.

"Aren't Sister Ji and Uncle Yang getting off the bus?" Meng Huaifeng asked.

This time, we'll be staying in Douluo Continent for at least two years. Can we really stand not getting off the train?

Himeko and Welt exchanged a glance: "We have other things to do, but we'll occasionally get off the bus and keep you company. It's mainly the four of you."

"Alright then, we'll take photos and send them to you often. Let's go!" March 7th grabbed Xing and took the lead.

"Wait a minute." Walter called out to the two of them: "Before we leave, Danheng, give Huaifeng an injection of synesthetic beacon, and also, give him a cell phone."

The synesthetic beacon is a cross-language communication device invented by Elijah Salas, member of the Genius Club #56.

Its core principle is to connect with the user's perceptual system and directly convert the encoding of the user's internal language to achieve instant communication without translation.

Meng Huaifeng was able to communicate with the train crew without any problems because the train crew had been injected with synesthetic beacons.

However, the natives of this world don't have synesthetic beacons, so Meng Huaifeng will almost certainly have communication difficulties with them.

“I know about synesthetic beacons, but I have a cell phone.” Meng Huaifeng took out his cell phone from his pocket and waved it.

“Your phone is manufactured in your own civilization, and it’s very likely that it won’t be able to connect to our phones, connect to our network, or have compatible software,” Walter said.

"What's the name of your mobile communication app?" March 7th asked curiously.

"penguin."

Ours is called Qianxing. How much storage space do you have on your phone?

"524G."

"It's so small. Your phone can't even install a decent app. My phone is a 524E," March 7 said disdainfully.

Meng Huaifeng had nothing to say and silently put his phone back in his pocket.

After getting ready, the four of them got off the train and headed towards the nearest village.

　The book's setting of combat power.

　　Imaginary energy of the same magnitude is many times stronger than soul power, and the same goes for physical strength.

　　The level of a beginner-level Destiny Walker (Meng Huaifeng) is comparable to those below the Title Douluo level, but their actual combat strength is that of a Title Douluo.
　　Intermediate-level Destiny Walker (March 7th, Star) is comparable to a Title Douluo or a Divine Official; their actual combat strength is that of a Level One God.
　　Advanced Destiny Walker (Dan Heng in normal state) is on par with a Level One God, but his actual combat strength is that of a God King.

　　The top-tier Destiny Walker (Walter, Dragon Lord Danheng) crushes the God King. Of course, Walter only touches the edge of the top-tier Destiny Walker, and is considered one of the weaker ones. He can only destroy planets, while the powerful ones can destroy stars. There are also differences between top-tier Destiny Walkers.

　　Himeko hasn't decided whether to place her in the advanced or top-tier category yet, as she hasn't been featured much in the story, making it difficult to judge.

　　In the world of this book, Collapse Iron, the Martial Soul is set up as a kind of spiritually connected, upgradable weapon or auxiliary artifact. It is of great help to beginner and intermediate Destiny Walkers, and also provides a considerable boost to advanced Destiny Walkers. However, for top-level Destiny Walkers, whose base strength is too large, the boost from the Martial Soul is negligible, with only some special effects being somewhat useful.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)