Star Dome Railway: Kevin's Pioneering Journey

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Everyone walked down the stairs. There was a platform at the fork in the middle of the stairs. There were some incomprehensible equipment on it. There was also a table in front of the equipment. There was a toolbox on it that could be obtained by opening it.

"The equipment here seems to be well maintained. It doesn't look like it has been abandoned for a long time."

Bronya said as she looked at the scene in front of her.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem a little... Was it Kevin who did it?"

Xier said, glancing at Xing.

Seeing this, Xing walked over, got close to the table, leaned over to smell it, then shook her head and said.

"It's not Brother Kevin's aura, but it's somewhat familiar. It should be someone I've seen before."

"This is strange... Has anyone else been here?" After seeing Xing's strange abilities, Xier no longer doubted what she said.

"Let's keep going. Maybe we can run into that person."

……

Everyone continued to move forward, and they really didn't encounter any monsters along the way. The world-ripping monsters would not be resurrected in a short period of time after being killed, so were they really killed by Kevin as Xing said?

The market square is not far away. There are many cargo boxes piled up in the corners. Maybe there are the supplies that everyone is looking for.

"There are a lot of boxes piled up over there. They might have what we're looking for."

Xier pointed to the pile of cargo boxes in front of her and said, her tone unable to conceal her joy.

Everyone walked up to the cargo box and began to search it. It didn't take long before they discovered something was wrong.

"empty?"

"Still empty?"

"Damn, why is it all empty? Has anyone been here?"

Xier remembered the smell Xing mentioned before and said to her.

"Would you like to smell it?"

Xing was speechless. Did he really think of himself as a dog? He shouldn't have exposed his abilities.

hateful!

She walked over, leaned over and sniffed the box, then shook her head again.

"Someone did come here, but it wasn't the smell I smelled before. It was someone I had never seen before."

Xi'er scratched her head and asked in confusion, "Has this world changed? How come the Riftland is like a vegetable market, with people coming here randomly?"

"It still smells fresh. The other party hasn't gone too far."

"Let's go. Even if we have to turn this market upside down, we have to find the thing."

The two followed Xing, who followed the scent all the way and found the guy behind a shabby snack stand.

"Eric?" Xi'er recognized the man at a glance. "Hey, kid! Why did you come here alone? Don't you know how dangerous this place is?"

Eric became nervous when he saw that the people coming were Xier and two strangers.

"Xi, Xi'er? You, you have no right to control me! I, I go wherever I want, it has nothing to do with you!"

"You hid all the supplies here? Pretty capable!" Xier said as she looked at the supplies behind the snack stand.

"But the monsters here have been cleared out a long time ago. Why have you been hiding in the corner? Are you hiding from us?"

"..."

"It seems I was right, little devil."

Seeing that it was the kid who found the supplies first, Bronya didn't want to make things difficult for him, so she asked.

"Can you give us some of the supplies? We need them to save lives."

"You don't have to be polite to him. This kid is a notorious thief. If I remember correctly, he stole this set of clothes from other children, right?" Xier didn't want to pamper this kid, and every word she said became more and more harsh.

"Th-that's..." Eric stuttered, unable to speak.

"Seriously, what do you need steel plates and gauze for? We are going to use them to save people."

"two hundred……"

"Huh?" Xier didn't quite understand.

"Two hundred Winter City shields..."

"Did I hear you correctly? You actually want to negotiate terms?"

"Two hundred Winter City shields are not a lot, but I don't have any money on me at the moment. My wallet was lost when I arrested you." Bronya said with her chin on her hand, somewhat distressed.

"Are you really going to give him money? I told you, this is his trick."

"No, no, it's really different now! I need money because my dad..."

"You're using your father as a shield again... If he knew you always do this, you'd be in trouble."

After listening to Xier's words, Eric burst into tears.

"Seele! That's enough, stop talking." Bronya stopped Seele's verbal attack and walked forward, took off the badge on her chest and handed it over.

"Eric, right? This is for you, take it."

"This is a medal, awarded to me by the city builder... Do you see the blue stone in the middle? It is the purest earth marrow crystal."

"You need money for family reasons, right? I don't have any money, but you can sell this for money. Any buyer with a little knowledge can see its value at a glance."

Eric wiped his tears and snot, and thanked Bronya: "Thank you, thank you sister! I..."

"Wait, it's a waste to give this badge to a kid to sell for money, why not give it to me!" Xing suddenly interrupted, "I actually have money, why don't you ask me?"

As he spoke, Xing took out several wallets from his pocket.

Seele & Bronya: ...

"Aren't you an outsider? Where did the Winter City Shield come from?" Xier asked with some confusion.

"Hehe." Xing scratched his head and said with a smile, "I touched it when I was fighting the Silver Mane Guards."

"Isn't that stealing?"

"Nonsense, can what the pioneers did be called stealing? This is called picking up!" Xing argued, covering her chest. Why did everyone misunderstand her?

"Wait! Isn't this my wallet?"

Bronya recognized her own wallet among the many others at a glance. It was light white and had her own Q-version portrait printed on it, making it hard not to recognize it.

"Really? You must have fallen into my trash can."

Xing found a way out for herself. She would never say that he touched her when he locked her in the trash can. How could the pioneer's business be called stealing?

Bronya took the purse, took out five hundred Winter City shields from it, and handed them to Eric.

"But you have to promise me one thing. You are not allowed to steal other people's things again. Can you do it?"

"I understand! I will never steal anything again!"

Eric said this in a decisive tone, as if he had made up his mind.

"Then let's make a deal. If you break your promise, I will personally bring the Silver Mane Guard to arrest you. Let's hurry back to town. There will be no obstacles along the way."

Bronya looked at Eric, and although she said serious words, her attitude was gentle.

Eric pointed to the supplies beside him and said to Bronya.

"Thank you, sister whose name I don't know! You can take all these things!"

Eric carefully put the Winter City Shield into his pocket and said goodbye to everyone.

"Can you sell me your badge? It's really beautiful." Xing asked curiously as she looked at the badge that Bronya had pinned back on her clothes.

Bronya smiled at Xing and said, "Of course... no."

When Xing heard this, her face instantly fell: "Then why did you think of giving it to that little brat before?"

Xier also nodded: "Yeah, this thing is very valuable to you, right?"

Bronya didn't take it seriously and said calmly, "If it can make him completely change his ways, paying a little price won't be a big deal."

"Huh? What if he still doesn't repent?"

"Growing up, my mother has always taught me to be tolerant and to cherish the kindness in people's hearts... Even if I am just a glimmer of light, I should try my best to illuminate others."

Xing frowned after hearing this: "Is this really something Cocolia could say? Why is it so different from now?"

Bronya shook her head and said with some sadness: "I don't know. Maybe that's why I will join you and search for that star core with you. I don't believe that a person's personality can change so easily."

The atmosphere was a little heavy at this time. Seeing this, Xier changed the subject and said, "Let's go. Next we have to go to the orphanage. The medical supplies Natasha needs are there."

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Chapter 40 Space is a double-edged sword

There is no distinction between day and night in the lower district, which can easily turn people's lives upside down, but people here are trying to live as regularly as possible, and quite a few pedestrians have appeared on the originally quiet streets.

Some people passing by the Goethe Hotel saw a strange man sitting on the stairs at the entrance, but perhaps because they had a lot of things to do, they muttered a few words and left.

"It's past seven o'clock, and these two guys haven't come back yet?"

Kevin looked at the time on his phone, not paying any attention to the looks from others. Beside him was a pile of instant noodle barrels, and at his feet were two barrels of uneaten instant noodles. The noodles were soaked so soft and thick that they must have tasted extremely bad.

If it were any other time, I could leave it to Xing to handle. The unpalatable instant noodles would become incredibly delicious in her mouth. It's a pity that she hasn't come back yet.

Kevin opened the chat app and was about to send her a message to ask her, but Xing seemed to have predicted Kevin's thoughts and sent him a message first.

Star: Pam spreads her hands.JPG. I guess I have to cancel today. I can’t come back for a while. It will take several hours to travel…

Kevin: Where are you stuck? I can open the door for you.

Xing: What? Open the door?

Kevin: Literally, you tell me your location and I’ll come right over.

Star: I'm in Rivet Town. [Photo]

Kevin: Okay, wait a minute, I'll be right there.