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

Besides Oleg, Seele and Bronya are also there.

Bronya was in low spirits, even quite depressed.

"Seele, what happened to Bronya?"

Chen Bai asked

Looking at the group of people who had arrived, Seele explained in a calm tone, "What else could it be? We told this young lady the truth, and she just can't accept it right away."

After saying that, she turned to look at Bronya again and said:

“Miss from up there, I don’t care if you believe it or not, but it’s the truth. Oleg used to be the Silvermane Iron Guard Captain. He’s eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice. Think about it carefully.”

Bronya: "I...I want to go there and be quiet."

Seele didn't stop her, so Bronya went to a corner to think alone.

Chapter 27 The Little Loli in Red Clothes, White Fur, and Barefoot

After Chen Bai explained the purpose of their trip, the brief silence in the room was broken by Oleg's deep voice.

“So that’s how it is…” He stroked his chin and turned to Seele, who was standing with her arms crossed. “Seele, I’ll trouble you to go with them later, so you can have someone to look after you.”

“I understand.” Seele nodded slightly, her short, purplish-red hair swaying gently with the movement. She then turned her head to look at Bronya, who had been silent all along: “Hey, Miss, since you don’t believe what your mother did either, why don’t you come with me tomorrow to see for yourself?”

Bronya looked up, a struggle flashing in her icy blue eyes.

Her fingertips curled up unconsciously, then slowly relaxed.

After a moment, she nodded slightly.

She had to know the truth, she had to know what her mother was hiding.

“You must be extra careful when you go to Swaro’s territory.” Oleg’s casual demeanor vanished, replaced by a serious tone. “His mechanical legions are no joke.”

“We’ve got it,” Chen Bai replied solemnly.

"Since that's the case, it's getting late. I've booked a hotel for you. You can rest there for a while tonight."

Oleg said.

Upon hearing this tone, March 7th seemed to recall something unpleasant and suddenly blurted out, "You guys won't suddenly ambush and arrest us in the middle of the night again, will you?"

Oleg: "Haha, little girl, you're so funny. Don't worry, we're not Cocolia. This is just our way of treating guests. Come with me, I'll take you to the appropriate hotel."

He also guessed that March 7th was probably alerted by the sudden wanted notice issued by that guy Cocolia.

However, this is the lower area, and the Great Guardian's reach doesn't extend here yet.

"Wait! I have a question!"

At this moment, Xing suddenly raised his hand.

"Please speak."

"I see no sunlight in the lower area, how do you determine the time?"

The fish-like figure descended, looking at the star with a somewhat speechless expression.

Oleg was clearly taken aback by the little gray creature's train of thought, but he still replied:

“Although there is no sun in the lower area, we all have watches to tell time. It’s not like Yalilo can’t even make a watch as a timekeeping tool.”

"Oh, I see~"

Xing suddenly realized.

Chen Bai couldn't help but complain, "Hey Xing, isn't your thought process a bit too peculiar? We're all focused on the star core, but you've veered off on a completely different topic."

March 7: "Exactly, exactly, you seem out of place with us."

Xing chuckled and said, "Oh, not at all, you flatter me. I'll be embarrassed."

After saying that, she even pretended to be shy.

Chen Bai: "..."

We're not praising you, are we?

I'm truly speechless; I'm utterly amazed by this clown.

Dan Heng simply glanced at Xing calmly and said nothing more.

"Alright, now that you all have no questions, please follow me."

Then, Oleg led the group out of the cave and along the rugged road back to Rocky Town, stopping in front of a relatively well-organized building: "Alright, this is the hotel we've arranged for you."

Chen Bai looked up and saw a recruitment notice hanging above the entrance, with five large, clear characters written on it: Goethe Hotel.

"Goethe Hotel? I remember it being the one upstairs. How come there's one here too?"

March 7th uttered a surprised exclamation.

"Yes, I'm curious too."

Xingye asked curiously.

"That's because the Goethe Hotel was owned by the same family."

At this moment, a proprietress in a gray dress came out of the hotel and said kindly.

"you are?"

"Excuse me, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm the proprietress of this hotel."

"Then what did you mean by saying it was run by a family?"

"Actually, both Goethe hotels in the upper and lower sections were run by my family. However, the Great Guardian of Cocolia later blocked the passage between the upper and lower sections, cutting off all contact. As a result, the hotels split into two and gradually lost touch."

"Speaking of which, the last time I attended a family gathering was before the lockdown."

The proprietress spoke with great emotion, clearly feeling regretful about what happened back then.

Chen Bai, San Yueqi, and Xing looked at each other.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

Unexpectedly, in this resource-scarce lower area, there is a hotel connected to the sea and the upper area.

Upon hearing this, March 7th didn't press further, but muttered softly, "Then... I should be able to get a good night's sleep today, right?"

Clearly, the sudden arrest warrant issued in the Upper East Side still haunts her.

Danheng listened quietly to her finish speaking, then looked up and calmly said, "If you're really worried, we can take turns keeping watch."

"Oh, no need, no need!" March 7 quickly waved his hand, a relaxed smile finally appearing on his face. "We still trust Uncle Oleg... Besides, it's too tiring to be so tense all the time."

She changed her tone, touched her stomach, and unconsciously drew out her voice, "That's right... since escaping from the Goethe Hotel, my stomach has been completely empty, and I'm really hungry."

Chen Bai interjected, "I hadn't eaten any when I came here from the Rift either. I'm kind of craving Pam's little cakes."

March 7th nodded sharply: "Now that you mention it, I really miss Pam and Himeko. If Pam knew we were hungry right now, she would definitely rush to the kitchen without hesitation to prepare some snacks for us."

At this point, a happy smile appeared on March 7th's face.

She remembered that after she and Danheng started their business, the train conductor Pam would always be the first to come up and greet them, asking if they had eaten and drunk well, just like an old mother worried about her child who had been away for a long time.

"Who is this train conductor Pam you're talking about?"

At this moment, Seele asked curiously.

"She's the train conductor of our Starry Sky Train. Let me tell you, Seele, Pam is so cute when she's arguing but gentle. Look here, I even have some photos of Pam that I took last time."

On March 7th, as soon as Pam was mentioned, he couldn't wait to take out his camera and show Seele the photos of Pam.

"Is this a rabbit?" Seele looked at the rabbit creature in the photo with a puzzled expression.

“Pam isn’t a rabbit. If she heard that, she would be very angry. But we don’t know what Pam is either, but Pam is Pam.”

March 7th said hastily.

"I see, I'm sorry."

Seele nodded. It seems that Miss March 7th and the others also have a very lovely parent.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Since you're all hungry, I'll treat you to a meal, but the food here is rather simple."

Seele changed the subject.

"It's alright, it's alright, as long as there's something to fill our stomachs, that's fine."

"Okay, then come with me. After you finish eating, you can go back to the Gothic Hotel to rest."

"Okay!"

So, the four members of the train crew went with Seele to freeload a meal.

......

The next day, Xi'er arrived as promised, just as Chen Bai and the others came out of the hotel.

"Everyone's here, let's head to the Mech Colony together."

So the group arrived at the large mining area. To get to the mechanical settlement, they had to pass through the large mining area, but there were still quite a few Rift creatures in the large mining area.

"Let's disappear together with the butterflies!"

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

"Turn into a cat!"

Soon, many of the swarming rift creatures were successfully dealt with.

Just as they were continuing forward, a white-haired little girl wearing a red coat passed by barefoot in the distance.

"Is that Clara?"

Seele naturally noticed Clara's little incident at the street corner.

"Is Clara that little white-haired girl?"

Chen Bai came over, clearly having also seen Clara's figure from earlier.

"That's right, she's a homeless girl living in the mechanical settlement. Swallow seems to be protecting her, but judging from her anxious appearance, we don't know what happened. Let's go and see."

After saying that, Seele chased after him.

"Let's follow them."

After Chen Bai finished speaking, he followed.

Soon, they followed Clara to a place in the mining area, where they found the homeless and miners fighting each other over the distribution of resources.

"The people in the mine have indeed started fighting. If we don't stop them, someone will definitely get hurt."

Clara was listening from a corner and was about to go out to stop the fight when she was startled by the sound behind her.

"Clara, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, it's Seele! Clara was startled! Quick, stop them, Seele!"

Clara anxiously pointed to the conflict not far ahead.

Seele saw it too, and frowned: "Honestly, these guys are giving me trouble again. Clara, you stay here, I'll go and 'persuade' them first."

After saying that, she picked up a large sickle and went to carry out the physical persuasion method.

Hello, Clara.

Just as Clara breathed a sigh of relief, a figure appeared behind her again.

She turned around and saw five unfamiliar voices, which startled Clara once again.

Who are you?

"Warning! Warning! Threat detected..."

Just as Chen Bai and the others were about to explain, a traffic light robot that had been following Clara appeared and protected her behind it.

"Protect Clara, activate active defense mode!"

The indicator lights on the traffic light machine emitted a dazzling light.

"Perkins, no, stop!"