Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

Liu Ying turned her head and said, "What if it were you standing there?"

Looking back now, would you choose to do it all over again?

Gopher pondered for a moment: "Perhaps they will also betray [Harmony]. But in any case, that only means they believe the family is not worthy of obedience and cannot defend the great evil that the dream master is about to commit."

He sighed, "...Miss Liuying, have you ever pondered fate?"

"I often wonder, if we could face the choices we made in the past again, would we really make different decisions?"

The two continued on, passing a room that resembled a study. The words formed by memory revealed Gofemu's thoughts at the time: Star core is the cancer of harmony, so what can I do with it?

[Yao Guang: Will a different decision really be made? It's difficult. The situation hasn't changed, the strength hasn't changed, all objective conditions haven't changed. Unless external forces intervene, it's hard to say there's a better solution.]

[Star: Hey, that's not necessarily true. We believers in pioneering spirit can't stand hearing that.]

As the fireflies ascend to the new platform, they are greeted by a fragmented puzzle of their dream.

Gopher pointed to the iron golem not far away: "In that puppet's hand, Lady Firefly."

"Got it." Firefly pieced it together, and a dazzling light shone from it. A familiar-looking wheelchair leaped out of the picture and stopped in front of her.

The train crew glanced at it, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.

[Star: This looks...so much like the one Mikhail was sitting on!]

[Fireworks: Oh wow? Could it be that Gopher and Mikhail are actually fellow sufferers? Or... hehehe, Gopher and Mikhail are outwardly rivals with different paths, but secretly they're each other's biggest fans and die-hard stans, secretly collecting all sorts of Mikhail-related merchandise?!]

[March 7th: What?! Don't spread rumors about our train predecessors!]

As soon as March 7th finished speaking, the voice of Gofemu from countless years ago was heard coming from the light screen. The voice was mournful and lingered, echoing endlessly in their ears.

"Then sleep peacefully, old friend."

Looking at the familiar figure in the wheelchair, Liu Ying hesitated and asked, "Mikhail...did you kill him?"

"Sigh~" Only when this matter was mentioned did Gofemu's expression no longer show "confession and acceptance of punishment," but rather a kind of... grievance?

"Is the dreamer you know so utterly wicked?"

Moved by the scene, and fueled by an irrational urge to vindicate himself, Gofemu blurted out the past: "He was once the Dreamer's close friend, but due to differences in their views on the dream, they eventually parted ways. Mikhail once gave the Dreamer a watch, which he still treasures to this day, even though it is now broken."

[Fireworks: Hiss~~ The Star Control Core didn't even say it was utterly wicked, but killing Mikhail is an unforgivable crime. The degree of intensity it used... Hehe, could I have actually guessed right?]

Mikhail: ...Really?

March 7th: No way...

March 7th felt a chill run down her spine. She had a very ominous premonition that the reputations of these two powerful figures, Gofemu and Mikhail, might undergo some very strange changes!

What could be more talked about than the dreamer's struggle between evil and justice?

[Virtual Image: Of course I can! Need I say more? Even if I can't, I can draw him! Hehehe, the source of material in the light screen is truly endless!]

[Xi Lian: Because it was a gift from you, even if it's broken, even if we've long since stopped talking to each other, even if we're separated by distance, I'll still put it in the most prominent display case. Just because... it was a gift from you. How romantic♪]

[Star: We're on the same side! Go easy on me, buddy!]

Gopher's memories cover the screen.

In the Dream Reef, the dreamer appeared in the rooftop garden, standing shoulder to shoulder with Mikhail.

"I come for confession, old friend. I long to hear how death feels to you—"

Even though they were so close, he didn't dare turn around to see his old friend's face. He even went so far as to detach himself from reality and begin to fantasize about "what ifs."

"I died once, yet I returned to this world. If you were so fortunate, would we still end up on different paths?"

"—In my opinion, you are able to hold onto hope precisely because you have never faced certain death."

To pour out one's grievances? To make excuses? To beg for forgiveness? Or perhaps to feel envious?

do not know……

At this moment, Gopher was completely unable to discern his own feelings, or perhaps he simply didn't want to. It was extremely rare for him to dare set aside his ever-clear mind and enjoy a moment of ease without the burden of responsibility on his shoulders, only beside this wise old friend.

But only for a moment. In his despair, he was bound to lead Pinocchio in a completely different direction.

Gopher looked up at the sky, almost incoherently, hoping for a response from Mikhail's spirit: "Will you blame me? Mikhail, will you?"

[Hanabi: Oh ho ho ho~~ That's so right, that's the spirit! Hanabi-sama is a prophet!]

[March 7th: Don't be so accurate in a place like this... Ugh! Absolutely not. They're clearly just appreciating each other, just appreciating each other!]

[Illusory Image: Oh ho ho ho~~ Friends in a chaotic world, locked in a love-hate relationship; universal saints with differing ideals; even after parting ways, they secretly shed tears for each other—the ultimate in awkward masculinity! Is there anything more delicious than this? Write! The next chapter, no, the next ten extra chapters of the Azure Wolf Sky Voyage's Fluffy Ship, are all in the bag!]

[Star: Stop writing!!!!]

Outside the light screen, Gopher Wood, who witnessed all of this being exposed, turned pale, his vision went black, and his ear feathers stood on end.

"Why has my sincere heart... subjected me to such stigma?"

Yes, these are thoughts hidden deep in my heart, unspoken. But these are all born of admiration and longing for Mikhail; why have they been misinterpreted like this?!

Compared to the humiliation of discovering the secrets of the star core, this situation is only a fraction as bad!

At Liumeng Reef, Mikhail's youthful face also showed distress.

He had originally planned to reply with the words, "Being able to hold onto hope is precisely because one has never faced certain death," asserting that it would not shake him in the slightest.

But when the bizarre comments in the chat group came out, even he couldn't hold back, feeling deeply that the world was going downhill and people's hearts were no longer what they used to be.

Then they immediately chose to retreat.

You absolutely must not show your face to refute them; it will only excite those people more and make things worse...

[Sunday: Who dares to tarnish the reputation of the esteemed Pinocchio? I will teach him a lesson!]

The people in the world who were enjoying themselves trembled and immediately fell silent.

That's how it appears on the surface, but behind the scenes... just kidding, if you don't embellish and find amusement, are you even a funny person?!

On Sunday, he silently prayed that he might have done something against his conscience.