Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

Following that, Firefly continued her investigation on the airship. As a Star Core Hunter, she possessed superb stealth skills.

This allowed her to obtain some valuable information.

Inside a room on the airship.

Himeko sat quietly on the sofa and sipped a cup of black tea.

Jade sat opposite her and smiled faintly:

"It seems our navigator has reached a conclusion?"

"The conclusion has actually been reached a long time ago, but we just haven't been able to produce direct evidence before."

Ji Zi smiled slightly:

“But now I have it.”

Jade crossed her long, white legs, seemingly unconcerned about these things.

"The lack of evidence is actually harmless."

"The current authority over the Huichangshi is in the hands of the Audi."

"Whoever he wants to name has to get off the ship."

"As for concerns about not having solid evidence and not being able to convince the public... just secretly tie them up and throw them overboard, there's no need to be so open and aboveboard."

Hearing Emerald's words, Himeko raised an eyebrow:

"Oh?"

"It seems the strategic investment department is very experienced in doing this kind of thing?"

"What do you think, Miss Himeko?" Emerald remained composed and elegant.

"I vaguely remember that you and Little Yelena had some interaction on that icy planet."

"At that time, her subordinates acted on their own initiative and did some things that made things difficult for the train."

Upon hearing this, Himeko naturally understood the meaning of the jade.

The reason Toppa's employees did this was clearly because they had done it before, and quite often.

Without Bronya and Cocolia's persistence, and without the Star Train's strong guarantee.

It is very likely that Ariello IV has become part of the company's assets.

"I believe that Bronya and the others can restore their homeland to its former glory through their own efforts."

Himeko replied without hesitation:

"Although it snows all year round on that planet, new shoots often sprout from the ground."

Upon hearing this, Emerald smiled faintly:

"Yes, thanks to the train's efforts, the area covered by ice and snow is much smaller than before."

"Although the snowfall is not as terrifying as before, it still poses a hidden danger."

"How about this, when I have time, I'll send a team to survey that icy planet again."

“Since those indigenous people are friends of the nameless stranger, then they are my friends too, aren’t they?”

Judging from Emerald's words, she seemed intent on pushing forward with the reconstruction of Ariello IV.

But the people in the company never do business at a loss.

"Don't misunderstand." Jade smiled faintly.

“I just feel that if they keep getting stuck in the mud and can’t get out, the debt collection problem will become very difficult to solve.”

"After all, Yelena's project is far from over."

Himeko nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

She still felt that the exorbitant compensation owed by Bellenberg was unreasonable.

What started as a huge debt in ancient times has now accumulated to an astronomical sum through compound interest.

The people of Belloberg, having barely survived the natural disaster, have regained hope for the future.

But the company's arrival almost took away their already limited freedom.

Although Cocolia insisted on not accepting the company's claim, saying that she would simply pay back the money at worst.

But Himeko knew that unless something unexpected happened, it would be very difficult for them to repay the debt.

Unless the company is willing to take pity on the train and decide to waive the compensation, it's unlikely that they will be willing to do so.

"..." Himeko took a deep breath.

However, the company's successful entry into Pinocchio can be attributed to the significant efforts of Yan Huan, who represents the Starry Sky Train.

If the issue isn't resolved by Sunday, the company will have to pay a heavy price to safely and risk-free sail its fleet directly into the Asdna system.

In return, the company transferred a large portion of its Pinocene shares to Star Train.

Himeko could already foresee that if Bronya and the others really couldn't repay the money later... March 7, Yan Huan, Dan Heng, and the other kids would definitely advocate using all the profits the train made from Pinocchio to support Belloberg.

When the vote comes, these three people will naturally have three votes.

I think Walter and I would agree.

However, Pinocone's profits are no longer as exorbitant as before.

An orderly invasion was one aspect; although it was disguised as a [star core] eruption, many intelligent people still noticed the clues.

Secondly, there was the discount that Audi gave to the guests who had experienced the catastrophe after he pieced together the Pinocchio in the Memory Palace.

This discount is amazing.

While it might silence some of the skeptics who were initially hesitant, it could even slightly improve Pinocchio's reputation within the galaxy.

However, this also led many guests to become scalpers, buying up Pinocchio's valuable items at discounted prices and then reselling them.

This is equivalent to giving a discount to these guests.

According to Himeko's calculations, at least in the short term, the dividends from the train in Pinocene are not enough to fill the astronomical sum that Bellberg has accumulated from ancient times to the present with compound interest.

But if the company is willing to give us face and support installment payments... then it's definitely worth a try.

"Miss Himeko, why don't you tell me your thoughts on that icy planet?" Emerald's words interrupted Himeko's thoughts.

Himeko thought for a moment and replied:

"That was the planet that Yan Huan explored for the first time in March, and it held a very profound significance for them."

"Unlike the self-reliance of the Immortal Ship, if the Starry Sky Train had not been involved in the Yalilo IV incident, their chances of survival would have been extremely small."

"I see." Emerald nodded slowly.

"Let's be bold and say that their chances of survival are zero."

"Of course, it is also possible that because of the star core, they will be forced to become another kind of life, like the rift creatures."

"But that is still no different from death."

"The Star Train might only be considered a strong ally in the Immortal Ship, but in Yalilo IV... it's a savior."

Chapter 801 How many people?

……

"What are you doing here?"

On March 7th, suppressing his nausea, he walked through the swamp, gazing blankly around.

This place truly resembles an unexplored deep seabed; although there is no seawater in the air, memory matter floats everywhere.

“It seems we are no longer in Pinocone, but we are still in the Memory Realm,” Dan Heng asserted.

The Dream of Pinocone is a memory domain that has been developed within the Asdna system.

Of course, there are also uncultivated, chaotic memory domains.

The group was currently outside the border of Zhumeng.

Walter was walking in front when he suddenly stopped.

"..."

"What's wrong?" March 7th asked.

Walter turned around and glanced at everyone.

Danheng, March 7th, all the gold dust is there.

After confirming that no one had fallen behind, Walter asked:

Has anyone tried contacting anyone else?

"I've tried," Sand Gold said with a faint smile.

"Communications are completely impossible to get through here; the surrounding area is too chaotic and primitive."

"But we can find the right direction to move forward. I have a feeling we haven't been teleported too far."

"Teleportation?" March 7 asked in confusion.

"So we were taken away? Who did it?"

"I don't know." Sand Gold shrugged.

"But their goal seems to be simply to prevent anyone from taking back control of the driver's cab."

"If they really wanted to harm us, we would be surrounded by Memory Domain Memes right now."

Even though it was a dream, my legs were aching from walking so much on March 7th.

"Dreams that are too realistic can be a bit of a problem; they can be tiring," muttered March 7th.

"Perhaps you're just too mentally exhausted." Danheng looked at March 7th:

"What were you and Yan Huan doing before going to the Dream Bar?"