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After that, the next stop on the journey was a new country.

This is the most democratic country in Peigana, where all matters, big and small, must be decided by a vote of the residents.

It seemed like there was no problem, but unexpectedly, in the end, only two people were left in the country.

The man told Akivili that this place had once been a monarchy, where the king was tyrannical and still indulged in pleasure despite famine and a fiscal deficit.

Those who disobeyed him were all executed.

Under such oppression, the people finally could no longer endure it and launched an uprising.

With the efforts of the entire nation, the king was easily overthrown.

Afterwards, everyone realized that extreme monarchy was not acceptable and that changes had to be made.

But no one realized that people were swinging from one extreme to another...

"Total democracy" means that all matters in the country must be decided by a vote of the entire population, with the minority obeying the majority.

The people used this method to decide the king's death.

However, as time went by, the drawbacks of this democracy gradually became apparent.

Some people suggested that a full vote would be a waste of time, and that it would be better to elect representatives and give them certain rights to vote.

However, this suggestion was regarded as heresy, and instead of agreeing to it, the people executed the person who made the suggestion.

And some things, once they start, are like a flood bursting its banks.

The death penalty spiraled out of control: those dissatisfied with tax rates were executed, those who trespassed on the palace were executed...

Although some people discovered the drawbacks of this extreme democracy, they were still voted to be executed by the majority of the people, and the country was suddenly filled with graves, even the royal palace became a graveyard.

The last vote was six months ago, when there were only three people left in the country: the man's son and the man's wife.

The son was planning to pursue his career in another country. The three of them voted, and the result was clearly two to one; the son lost, and what followed was his death sentence...

Only one couple remained in the entire country, but the wife caught a cold.

However, no one in the country was producing medicine anymore, and he could only watch helplessly as his wife contracted a cold and died.

In the end, the man was all that remained of the nation, a pitiful commander without any real power.

All of this seemed utterly absurd to both Akivili and Zhong Heng.

Just as the two were about to leave, the man raised his gun, forcing them to stay and rebuild the country.

"...Would one be prosecuted for self-defense against someone pointing a gun at them?"

"If we were to vote on this, what should we do?" Akivili asked.

Zhong Heng smiled and said, "That's good. I agree, Akivili."

It was clearly a two-to-one score, and the man could only watch the two leave, filled with embarrassment and anger.

Just as the two were leaving the country, a gunshot rang out from behind them.

"Farewell...King..."

The two glanced back and saw the man lying in a pool of blood.

Democracy itself is not wrong, but extreme democracy is absolutely wrong, and can even be described as foolish.

After all, even with strict systems in place, it's impossible to control so-called human nature, let alone give everyone power.

The two then continued their journey, passing through many countries and leaving their mark throughout the entire country of Phagana.

After that, the two returned to the beginning of their journey and found themselves on the railway tracks where the three old men had been. They lay there and gazed at the starry sky.

"What do you think... is like outside this world?" Akivili, who had grown from a boy into a young man, asked.

"Why don't we go out and take a look?"

Without hesitation, Akivili scrambled to his feet from the tracks, dusted himself off, and held out his hand to Zhong Heng: "You'll help me, won't you?"

Zhong Heng stared at Akivili's outstretched hand for a moment, then smiled, grasped it, and stood up naturally: "Of course!"

Thus, the first star train in the universe was created by the two of them.

They accelerated along the abandoned railway tracks, finally soaring into the sky and leaving Peigana.

It was at that time that Archivist finally took that step, creating a destiny called Pioneer and becoming the star god of Pioneer.

And Pam, after that, as the pioneering journey continued, suddenly appeared on the train.

"And you've probably heard some of the story that followed from Pam."

"For example, the San-3000, known as the 'Pioneer of the Galaxy,' was the navigator of many navigators."

"During her time, the 'Star Train' wasn't a single, specific train, but rather a convoy of trains traveling side-by-side along star tracks."

"As an omnic, she is free-spirited, lively, and competitive."

"The train recorded the results of her arm wrestling matches with all the passengers, even those without hands."

"She lived in a progressive era, a time when the train had entered many worlds that no one had ever been before, and Fuli's 'Good Vision Heaven' was one such place."

"...Only after her entire mechanical system was completely damaged and could not be replaced did she step down as navigator, carrying with her hopes for the Great Age of Pioneers."

Himeko nodded: "I have indeed heard Pam mention this navigator before."

Everyone was filled with curiosity and urged Ji Zi and Zhong Heng to continue, eager to hear the stories of the navigators who had preceded Ji Zi and the deeds of the nameless seniors.

Zhong Heng smiled and continued speaking.

The train has traveled to many parts of the world, and there have been many navigators.

Among these navigators, following closely behind the ZANG-3000, the most famous is Kapi Baba.

It was a navigator active during the global locust plague, a highly intelligent rodent-like capybara, whose appearance often intrigued hitchhikers.

Each navigator of the train is unique.

There are omnics (San-3000), capybaras (Kapi Baba, during the Locust Plague), bounty hunters (Oclay, during the Borderlands Trade War), wanted criminals (Bob, during the Trade War and the Imperial War), musicians (Doriko, crystallized after Akivilli's fall), and fortune tellers (I see, who witnessed Akivilli's fall and the birth of destruction on his journey, and whose figure began to appear in the universe after his retirement).

There is also "Beacon of Enlightenment" Falken Amundsen (in the early days of the Star Core, and also Mikhail's mentor), and "Child of Light" Granholm (Mikhail's partner).

Similarly, the pioneers also have different factions.

"There are those like you who board the train and stay on it permanently, and there is also a group of nameless passengers who hitch a ride and get off halfway."

"There are also armed scientific expedition teams, which are now considered a semi-employed faction."

"Of course, there's also the lineage of Oswaldo Schneider, who was removed from the list, should be called the former nameless guest, and is now the head of the market development department under the Interstellar Peace Corporation."

"It was precisely because of the numerous factions and differing pioneering philosophies in the later stages that, during the difficult period when 'I See' served as the navigator, internal strife even occurred between the different factions."

"Even at the very end, at the very end of the Granholm journey, the Star Train disappeared into the Milky Way."

"...Until Himeko repaired the train and the Star Train set sail again, the story of exploration in the universe continued to be written."

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