Damn it, something's wrong with the gacha I got.

"My hometown? Um~ My hometown is just a planet with many countries. In our country, apart from common natural disasters, there are no star gods or destiny. Although our civilization is more technologically advanced than yours, we have not yet separated from our home planet and do not have the ability to travel between stars."

Chen Bai organized his thoughts and responded.

Chapter 18 Of course I know that steamed bun.

"Hmm, your hometown must be very prosperous, at least it hasn't suffered a cold wave disaster like this one in Belberg."

"Hiluva said with a longing look on her face."

"Cold waves are considered seasonal natural disasters here, unlike Yalilo-VI which sweeps across the entire planet. Moreover, the cold waves on your planet are caused by the star's core."

Chen Bai seemed to have had enough of standing, so he sat down on a chair in the hall to continue his conversation with Shiluwa.

“Star Core?” Hilva frowned. “I just heard you mention it. You said that the Star Core is the ‘Cancer of All Worlds,’ a ‘Seed of Destruction’ sown by a certain Star God. Every civilization that is invaded will be destroyed without exception.”

"That's right, our train's track has been affected. If the star core isn't dealt with, the train won't be able to start again."

Chen Bai nodded solemnly.

"Do you know where the star core is?" Hiluva hurriedly came to Chen Baimian, her tone somewhat anxious.

"I'm sorry, my companions and I are still searching for traces of the star core, but..."

He then changed the subject, saying, "I have found some clues."

"What is it?"

"Perhaps it has something to do with your Great Guardian. When my companions and I met her before, we noticed that she was tainted with a strange dark red aura, which felt out of place."

Chen Bai told him the truth.

“Cocolia…” Upon hearing this, Hilva fell into deep thought until Chen Bai’s voice rang out again:

"But do you believe what I say?"

Hiluva was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily; "Of course I believe you. It wouldn't do you any good to lie to me, and besides... I can't see any hint of lying in your expression."

She's quite good at judging people; she can usually tell if someone is lying or lying by observing their micro-expressions.

Furthermore, if this extraterrestrial visitor named Chen Bai is lying to her, what is his intention?

"That's good." Chen Bai breathed a sigh of relief. "We told the Great Guardian about the Star Core before, but her reaction was a bit unexpected."

Hiluva asked, puzzled: "As expected?"

"Yes, she trusts us completely, just like you, but... there's a certain resistance to that trust, and she seems to have known about the star core we're talking about all along."

Chen Bai recalled the scene when he met Cocolia in Cripperburg.

Cocolia reacted very calmly, as if she had known about the existence of the star core all along.

“Star Core…” Hilva’s expression suddenly changed, and she asked abruptly, “By the way, the Star Core you’re talking about seems to affect a person’s mind?”

Chen Bai thought for a moment, "Probably. I heard Himeko say that star cores are extremely corrosive creations, a kind of life form with special attributes that connects them to a certain destiny or the power of a star god. If someone is corroded by the power of a star core, that should be normal. So, I feel that your Great Guardian is very likely to be affected by the star core."

After listening to Chen Bai's words, Xiluwa remained silent for a moment before raising her head:

“I understand now. Do not tell anyone about the Star Core and what you told me today, especially not the Silvermane Iron Guard.”

Why?

Chen Bai was somewhat puzzled. Logically speaking, Hiluva had a younger brother who was a Silver Mane Iron Guard. If he had been notified immediately, perhaps adjustments could have been made in time, reducing casualties.

“You don’t understand. My younger brother is very stubborn. If he finds out, he might take you to Cocolia, and then you’ll be in danger.”

Hiluva sighed helplessly.

Although his younger brother is very talented, his drawing skills and personality are somewhat troublesome.

"Alright, I won't say anything." Upon hearing this, Chen Bai seemed to have thought of something and asked, "By the way, do you know where that lower level passage is now?"

"You're going to the lower district?" Shiluwa asked in surprise.

"That's right."

"But that passage was ordered to be sealed off many years ago. If you go there, you might be stopped by guards. And what would you be doing there?"

“Find someone named Sambo,” Chen Bai explained.

Judging from Sambo's previous attempts to evade the Silvermane Iron Guard, Sambo is unlikely to appear in the upper zone, so his activity area is probably in the lower zone.

Moreover, this guy had previously abandoned them and run away.

If Chen Bai were to see him, he would slap his size 38 shoe on his size 43 face.

“So you were looking for Sambo. You should have said so earlier. I know that shrew,” Hiluva suddenly said.

"Do you know Sambo?"

"That's right, that guy used to be my bassist, which caused a lot of trouble. But somehow he managed to sneak off to the lower districts. After that incident, I gave that shady underground hoodlum a good beating."

The mere mention of Sambo ignited Shiluva's anger.

"So you and Sambo had this kind of experience. That guy was really a pain."

"Well, judging from your expressions, you must have been tricked by Sambo too."

"That's right. Actually, when we landed on this planet, the first person we encountered was Sambo. Who knew that guy would just abandon us after meeting Jepard and the others?"

Upon hearing this, Hiluva couldn't help but rub her forehead and say:

"Okay, I knew it... Looks like I'll have to tell Ling to stay away from that guy from now on. Anyway, that guy isn't very reliable, but I still keep in touch with him occasionally. Last time, he even secretly came to the machine shop to trade some things with me, mostly robots from the lower area."

"Robots?"

Chen Bai asked curiously.

"That's right, let me see~ It should still be here, this is it!"

Hiluva turned around and rummaged through the cabinet, soon taking out a robot from it.

It has a rectangular head, eyes resembling traffic lights, and four movable mechanical legs.

"You even have robots... But if you have robots, then Berlberg's technology shouldn't be so outdated, right?"

Now it was Chen Bai's turn to be puzzled.

A civilization capable of creating robots must have a fairly advanced level of technology.

However, Berloberg displayed a level of sophistication typical of the industrial age of the last century.

Could it be due to the cold wave? And perhaps these robots were brought by interstellar travelers.

"I don't know about that. I only heard Sambo say that there are many of these robots in the lower district, and they only obey the orders of a big boss named Swaro. It seems that he is also a robot, but he is very powerful and behaves very similarly to us humans."

Robots that behave like humans, and small robots that obey this robot named Schwarz.

Such intelligent robots, along with the structure and organization of these robot systems, could only be achieved through the intervention of a powerful force or a genius.

It's impossible for them to be geniuses; they're all so aloof and independent, why would they even glance at this insignificant planet?

That means there must be powerful forces like the Immortal Boat Alliance, the Interstellar Peace Company, and families.

One of them must have descended upon Yalilo-VI, but they all withdrew due to the influence of the star core.

So those interstellar travelers must be referring to them.

The more Chen Bai thought about it, the more likely his deduction seemed.

Chapter 19 What kind of fake person is this? Take this!

"However, since you want to go to the lower district, I do know a place, but it depends on your luck."

"Hiluva said suddenly."

"Oh? There's such a place? Where is it?"

Chen Bai's eyes lit up.

"Don't rush, let me finish," Hiluva said quickly, pausing before continuing her explanation.

"There's an alley behind the theater. I heard that strange things happened there before. I heard that there seems to be a passage between realms there, and people from the lower realms often appear there, but those people disappear after a short time."

Chen Bai frowned upon hearing this: "Why does this sound a bit like a ghost story?"

"I don't know about that. I've heard there's a rift passage there that leads directly to the lower area, but it's very dangerous there. I don't recommend you go."

Hiluva said with a serious expression.

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

Chen Bai nodded slightly; he was still quite curious about the alley behind the theater.

And so what if it's a ghost? At worst, it can turn into a cat with a meow wand. Even the god of fun, Ah-ha, submits to his wand. What is a little ghost?

After saying goodbye to Sylva, Chen Bai went straight to the back alley of the Belleburg Theatre.

When he arrived, he found nothing but an iron gate and a man talking to himself.

"There's no rift passage here! That's strange. Could it be that what Hilva heard was just a rumor?"

Chen Bai pondered, but there happens to be someone here, so let's ask first.

But as he approached, the man suddenly began shouting incoherently, "The monster is nearby, right next to us."

"monster?"

What kind of monster is this? There are guards all around. Where did this monster come from near the prestigious Belleburg Theatre?

Chen Bai wondered, could it be something unclean that Xiluwa mentioned?

"Is there something unclean here?"

He asked.

“We live in what is called Back Alley. Many poor people used to live here, and it mingled among us. During the day, it imitated our behavior, and at night it would kill us. Please, save me.”

“I can sense that they are not themselves anymore. Although they act the same as before, there is definitely something wrong.”

The man's words made Chen Bai fall into deep thought, then a smile appeared on his face, and he asked:

"So, how do we identify those monsters?"

"I don't know. They look like normal people, but if they appear in front of you, they will act like normal people, but you will feel creeped out. If you feel that way, it means they are right in front of you."

The man said with a look of horror.

"Why does this sound so similar to the setting of a fake human game I came across before?"

After hearing the man's words, Chen Bai immediately thought of a game from the past.

The settings there seem very similar to what this man described.

In the lore, the fake humans are shadow-like creatures that mimic human routines during the day.

Then, at night, he would harm the person he was imitating and take their place.

After the victim is replaced, almost no one except very close relatives can tell the difference between the person and the original.

They will continue to exist in this form until they find the next object to imitate.

He used to find this game commentary a bit creepy, but he gradually forgot about it.

"Sir, please help me out! This iron gate is too tight, I can't open it. Please, can you?"

Seeing Chen Bai deep in thought, the male protagonist quickly spoke up.

"It's possible, but I have a condition."

Upon hearing this, Chen Bai immediately replied.

"What conditions? Just let me out!"

The man seemed to be in a great hurry.

"Turn into a cat!"

man;?

Before he could react, Chen Bai had already taken out the Meow Meow Stick and turned him into a cat.