The Star Train's Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 97 Leaving the Lighthouse, The Art of Heavenly Inquiry

Early the next morning.

Because he planned to leave, Walter didn't have the time, nor was he inclined to personally teach Elon the life energy cultivation method.

So Meng Huaifeng used the ninth skill that came with his mobile phone's martial soul to download the cultivation method he had deduced to his own phone, and then transmitted it to Elon's mind.

Due to Aha's blessing, Meng Huaifeng had to pass on his ninth set of broadcast gymnastics to Walter, while obtaining advanced combat techniques from Elon.

The cultivation method is not difficult; it is very simple. The transmission process only took about ten seconds. It is conceivable that the more complex and powerful the ability, the longer it will take to transmit.

This was the first time Meng Huaifeng had used this soul skill. According to the two of them, they felt nothing during the transmission process, and the transmitted knowledge did not disappear. Only after the transmission ended did the complete knowledge suddenly appear in their minds.

Meng Huaifeng seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that without the blessing of joy, the transmission might have been discovered by the other party during the process. Now it would not be discovered, but because he had to transmit a copy of the ability back, it would definitely be discovered after the transmission was completed.

Ah, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to transmit the message, but he was also afraid that he wouldn't be discovered.

Hook something...

Fortunately, I had no intention of misusing this skill; taking without asking is the act of a thief.

If he really wants to learn someone else's skills, he will ask for their permission or exchange them for something else.

Since joining the Star Train, I feel like my moral standards have improved.

Although Elon was an ordinary person, he had been immersed in martial arts for decades, and his advanced martial arts skills could even improve Meng Huaifeng's combat experience to some extent.

If it weren't for the fact that no energy was used at all, the improvement for Meng Huaifeng would have been even greater.

……

graduate School.

Himeko took out her phone, checked the message she had just received, stood up, and said, "It's time. I should go. Study hard and try to optimize your Lighthouse's weapons and gravity bodies in the future."

As for the lighthouse's power and energy system, although Himeko only spent half a day improving and optimizing it based on the original, it was no longer something that these people could further optimize.

It might take them decades or even centuries to optimize their technology.

"Himeko-sensei, can't you stay at the lighthouse? I don't know what your settlement is like, but I imagine it's definitely not as big or safe as the lighthouse, is it?" Engineer Morin pleaded again.

"I already said last night that I cannot stay," Himeko refused, and walked out of the research institute without hesitation.

Outside the research institute, two monitor gravity bodies blocked Himeko's path.

"Miss Himeko, you can't leave."

Three people walked over from a distance, clearly having been waiting for a long time.

"Who are you people?" Ji Zi raised an eyebrow and asked calmly.

“I am Carrie, the director of the research institute. These two are the leader of the Light and Shadow Society and Big Dog, the enforcer,” Carrie said.

"What do you want to do?" Himeko looked at the leader of the Light and Shadow Society. Last night, Xiao Sanyue complained the most about this Light and Shadow Society in the group.

“Miss Himeko, as far as I know, there are only a handful of people on your train, right? With your abilities, it would be a waste for you to be on a train. Only by staying at the Lighthouse can you fully utilize your talents,” Carrie said.

"Did Lord Morgan send you?" Himeko frowned slightly.

“What does that old guy know? He actually agreed to let you leave the lighthouse. It’s fine if the others leave, but you absolutely cannot leave! He has no idea how amazing your talents are!” Carrie said excitedly, her expression somewhat ferocious.

Morgan clearly rejected her proposal to force Himeko to stay, but she did not give up and instead persuaded the Light and Shadow Society, one of the three major powers of the Lighthouse.

Himeko's expression softened slightly.

“Manager Carrie, Professor Himeko has already helped us a lot and done a great favor for the Lighthouse. Please don’t make things difficult for her.” The researchers, who had heard the commotion outside, ran out and said to Carrie.

“Shut up, you bunch of idiots! It’s precisely because she’s accomplished so much in such a short time that she should stay! With her around, we have hope of solving the Mana problem, and at least, we can guarantee the Lighthouse’s safety for decades!” Carrie yelled at the researchers.

"The Lord of Light and Shadow guided you to the Lighthouse to save this corrupt world. You should follow the Lord's guidance and stay at the Lighthouse; that is the right path," the leader of the Light and Shadow Society said in an extremely affected tone.

"What if I say no?" Himeko smiled elegantly.

"As a community with a shared future, humanity should unite and help each other in the apocalypse. As long as you still consider yourself a member of humanity, you should stay. Only the Lighthouse has the best chance of ending the apocalypse." Carrie chose to use moral blackmail.

Himeko's smile turned a little creepy. Why was she cursing?

“I think the train is the most promising way to end the apocalypse, and according to you, I shouldn’t stay in the lighthouse,” Himeko said.

“How can a train with only a few people compare to the Lighthouse? You must have designed that train, right? I must admit, the technology involved is incredibly advanced. We can’t let you leave. You can bring the train with you and join the Lighthouse,” Carrie said.

"Ding."

Himeko's phone rang.

"My companions are urging me on. I'm sorry, I really have to go." Himeko ignored the two Overseer gravity bodies and continued walking out.

"You can't leave!" Carrie shouted. "Chief!"

"Stop him," the leader of the Light and Shadow Society ordered.

The two observers crossed their electric halberds, and terrifying currents blocked Himeko's path.

A multi-functional briefcase appeared in Himeko's hand, with countless serrations extending from its edges, transforming into a monomolecular saw.

The monomolecular saw easily sawed through the thick chest armor of the two monitor gravity bodies, paralyzing them, but without harming the pilots inside.

Himeko's speed was too fast, or rather, too fast in the eyes of ordinary people. They didn't even have time to react before the two monitors were rendered incapable of fighting.

"Where...where did this come from?" Carrie asked in disbelief.

Clearly, Morgan hadn't told her that they were 'superhumans' yet.

She did receive the information about the gene enhancement fluid, but isn't the gene enhancement fluid for strengthening the body? How can it also produce weapons out of thin air?

Is this scientific?

If it's science, then to what extent does technology need to reach to achieve this?
Jiali's gaze toward Himeko grew increasingly intense.

"Boss, we must keep Lady Himeko in the lighthouse!"

"Big Dog, take her down, but be careful," the leader of the Light and Shadow Society ordered, while simultaneously calling for more Light and Shadow Society warriors to come.

The large dog, dressed in a special gravity suit, walked heavily towards Himeko step by step.

“You know nothing about power.” Himeko shook her head gently.

Under Himeko's attack, the Great Dog's blocking weapon was instantly sawed off, and the next moment, like the other two Overseers, it was paralyzed.

Seeing the monomolecular saw that Himeko was holding, Karen took a few steps back in fear.

Even a gravity-based being couldn't last a single round against Himeko, so what use are ordinary people against her?

But the leader of the Light and Shadow Society did not retreat; instead, he closed his eyes and began to pray.

"Light gives birth to all beings, and all beings follow its shadow. Light cleanses my soul, and shadow shelters my body. I control my desires with the Way, and find joy without excess. I would rather have my body damaged than abandon the light and shadow."

Himeko glanced at the leader of the Light and Shadow Society with surprise, then bent down and took a device from the big dog.

"Is this what you mean by detecting light and shadow values?"

Himeko fiddled with it for a while, then aimed it at the leader of the Light and Shadow Society.

As Himeko's footsteps drew closer, the leader of the Light and Shadow Society's prayers grew increasingly urgent.

Himeko watched as the light and shadow values on the screen soared from fluctuating to dangerous levels, almost reaching the point of corruption.

"Is it fear or faith?" Himeko muttered to herself, slightly puzzled.

"boom!"

Himeko kicked the leader of the Light and Shadow Society away without using a monomolecular saw.

The leader of the Light and Shadow Society is not a gravity body; a single molecule sawing it down would either kill or maim the target.

The leader of the Light and Shadow Society crashed into the wall and passed out without uttering a sound.

"Help!" Carrie screamed and ran out.

Just then, they ran into the Light and Shadow Society warriors summoned by the leader of the Light and Shadow Society. Carrie quickly shouted, "Fire! She killed the leader! Fire now! Don't shoot in the head or vital organs!"

The three gravity bodies were taken down before they could even attack. Her attack power might be strong, but could a mortal body withstand bullets?
What's the use of such strong physical strength for a scientist? Even if all you have left is your brain, it won't affect your research.

Three drones flew out of the suitcase. One deployed a shield in front of Himeko, while the other two hovered and cut towards the warriors of the Light and Shadow Society.

In a burst of sparks, all the weapons in the hands of the Light and Shadow warriors broke in two.

However, this did not scare away the warriors of the Light and Shadow Society. Seeing the Light and Shadow Society leader lying motionless against the wall not far away, the warriors of the Light and Shadow Society charged towards Himeko with their bare hands.

Himeko shook her head helplessly. Suddenly, countless bullets shot out from the drone, accurately hitting everyone's legs and temporarily incapacitating them.

Even Carrie was not spared.

……

On the lighthouse platform.

Morgan, Jingnan, Elon, Victor, and members of the Hunter Squad came to see off the Pioneer Squad and Red Dawn.

Himeko's figure appeared from a distance.

March 7th waved excitedly and said, "Sister Himeko, why are you so slow?"

“Something unexpected has happened.” Himeko looked at Morgan: “Lord Morgan, your subordinates don’t seem to be very obedient to you.”

Morgan thought of Carrie, who had argued with him the night before, and his expression changed. He hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, it was my fault for not managing my subordinates properly. Are you alright? I will definitely punish them later!"

"No need, I'm fine," Himeko said nonchalantly. "Then what about them..." Morgan asked somewhat nervously.

"It's just a minor injury." Himeko handed the equipment she had taken from the big dog to March Seven.

Morgan breathed a sigh of relief.

March 7th examined the equipment in his hands and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

“Detecting the light and shadow values,” Himeko said.

“Light and shadow value? Oh, that’s the emotion value.” March 7 paused for a moment before remembering, and said with some resentment, “What about that kid from last night? If we weren’t about to leave, I would have liked to see just how high his faith level could go.”

On March 7th, the equipment was turned on and pointed at everyone. Meng Huaifeng and Xing curiously crowded around.

Normal, fluctuating, fluctuating, normal... Dangerous, normal...

Wait, there's danger!
On March 7th, the device was pointed back at the person who indicated danger. The device displayed: Hunter of the Wasteland, Qi Yao.

Meng Huaifeng noticed that this person was staring intently at one person, and that person was Hong Kou.

"Hey, do you have a crush on Hongkou?" Xing asked directly.

"Who?" The hunters looking in the direction of the star exchanged bewildered glances.

“It’s you, Qi Yao,” Xing said, pointing to one of them.

Everyone looked at Qi Yao with strange expressions, while Qi Yao looked flustered.

"No, I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

"Oh dear, it's gone up, it's gone up again, it's almost at the point of collapse!" March 7 exclaimed, holding up the equipment.

Upon hearing what March 7th said, Qi Yao's expression changed, and he turned and ran.

"I knew the way that kid was looking at the captain was weird."

"Unfortunately, the captain is already taken and will be leaving the lighthouse soon."

"The kid who stayed at the lighthouse didn't have a chance either."

The hunters whispered among themselves.

"Ahem, um, when will your train arrive to pick you up?" Morgan coughed and asked.

"The train? It's not coming." March 7th scratched his head.

"Then how will you get there?" Morgan asked, taken aback.

"Of course we'll walk around and explore the ground first," Meng Huaifeng said.

Walking around? Looking around on the ground?

Aren't they afraid of being besieged by the Devouring Beasts?

Is this the source of the confidence of those with superpowers?

“Then we will send you down to the ground, and please stand on the platform,” Morgan said.

“No need, we can just go down.” Walter shook his head and declined Morgan’s offer.

Walter tapped his cane lightly on the ground, and an anti-gravity force enveloped Zhu Zhuqing, Hong Kou, and Po Xiao.

“Let’s go.” Walter walked to the edge of the platform, took a step into the air, and slowly floated down to the ground.

Meng Huaifeng grabbed the back of Po Xiao's clothes and said, "You can't control the direction of your float right now, I'll take you with me."

"Okay, thank you." Dawn nodded. He could feel his body was light as a feather, as if he could float away at any moment.

“Sister Hongkou, come, I’ll take you down.” March 7th beckoned to Hongkou.

Hongkou lightly touched her toes and uncontrollably bumped into March 7, but March 7 caught her.

Although Zhu Zhuqing cannot fly yet, with Walter's help, controlling flight is not a problem.

One by one, everyone jumped off the platform and flew towards Walter's direction.

On the departure platform, Elon was so surprised that he could hardly close his mouth.

"Is this what superhumans are like? They can even fly. I wish they would join the Beacon," Elon said regretfully.

"Forget about it. I've asked them many times, and they've all clearly refused," Morgan said, shaking his head.

“If the three survival rules were abolished, they might not be unwilling to join the Lighthouse,” Jingnan couldn’t help but say.

"Shut up!" Morgan glared at Jingnan. "Don't say things like that again. The three survival principles are the foundation of the Lighthouse, and they must never be abolished!"

A woman wearing a detection mask and silver-white armor found Qi Yao, who had previously escaped, and said, "Hunter, Qi Yao, we just received data that your Light and Shadow Value has reached a dangerous level, close to corruption. Come with us, receive instruction, and repent for three days."

"Ah? Yes, Lord He Guangzhe." Qi Yao said with a bitter face.

Two cult members dragged Qi Yao toward the Hall of Light and Shadow.

……

on the ground.

After everyone landed, Walter waved his hand and released two gravity bodies: one was the White Shark series for the Hunters, and the other was the City Guardian for the City Defense Forces.

“Red Bloom, Dawn, although you have been injected with gene enhancement fluid, the ground is still too dangerous for you. These two gravity bodies are now in your hands,” Walter said.

Hongkou and Poxiao didn't hesitate and quickly entered the gravity body.

They knew very well that without gravity suits, they would be a burden to their benefactors; even with gravity suits, they would probably only barely avoid holding them back.

Dawn was the first to enter the City Guardians, while Red Hair could only enter the Hunter White Shark series, which they were more accustomed to.

After a slight movement, Hongkou opened her mask and exclaimed in surprise, "Why do I feel that this general-purpose model performs even better than my custom-designed model?"

"Is it an illusion caused by the enhancement of our bodies?" Dawn asked.

“Yesterday I made some minor modifications and adjustments to these two gravity bodies, and their performance has indeed improved a lot,” Walter admitted.

Unfortunately, the materials, core components, and circuitry are all mediocre, so its potential is ultimately limited.

It's true that Walter can create matter out of thin air, but it cannot exist forever. How long the matter he creates can exist depends on how much imaginary energy Walter uses.

If he uses it himself, he can recharge his existence from time to time using the power of the Herrscher of Reason, so the impact is not significant.

But if someone else uses it, it would be ridiculous if a part suddenly disappeared at a crucial moment.

Looking at the endless Gobi Desert, March 7th said, "Sigh, this place is so desolate, which way should we go?"

"Let me investigate the source of the disaster first, and then we'll head towards it," Meng Huaifeng said.

“Yes, it’s up to you, Huaifeng. Let’s deal with the source first, then we can explore and learn more about this world,” Walter agreed.

Meng Huaifeng closed his eyes, then opened them again, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Um, how about we all move away for a bit?"

Due to time constraints, he has only been able to analyze and modify one skill using EtherEdit, Map Teleport, bypassing Aha's Pleasure effect.

Other skills haven't been analyzed and changed yet, so the Pleasure effect still exists.

Simply replicating the skill won't bypass the Pleasure effect. Only by making adjustments to change the skill effect, even if the change is small, as long as it's barely considered two different skills, can the Pleasure effect be bypassed.

Walter was slightly traumatized and wanted to stay away.

However, the others all looked curious and were quite looking forward to what the forbidden knowledge was, so they could only grit their teeth and stay.

"The Art of Heavenly Inquiry: Where does the Mana ecosystem originate?"

Meng Huaifeng closed his eyes and activated his skill.

Unlike last time when he simply increased output, Meng Huaifeng, who had learned Ether Editing, could now precisely search in the direction with the most incoming information, and the associated information was more accurate, greatly increasing efficiency.

With no silver wolf causing trouble, Meng Huaifeng opened his eyes in just one minute.

No one asked Meng Huaifeng about the outcome; instead, they all looked at the others.

Finally, all eyes were fixed on March 7th.

Because only March 7th seemed to have something to say but couldn't bring himself to say it.

"What did you find out in March?" Himeko asked curiously.

"E drive, study materials, 1.5TB, that's all, what does that mean?" March 7th asked, looking puzzled.

Meng Huaifeng's heart skipped a beat.

Uncle Yang is an old-fashioned person; he probably wouldn't understand.

Sister Himeko is a graceful and elegant lady, she probably... wouldn't understand.

Xing is only two years old, so she probably doesn't understand.

Zhu Zhuqing, a person from Douluo Continent, would absolutely not understand.

Red Dawn breaks, born after the apocalypse, she doesn't understand.