Star Dome Railway: Kevin's Pioneering Journey

"Warning. Warning. Threat detected—"

The approach of the two people naturally triggered the alarm of the security robot.

Xing was stunned by the sudden sound, and the white-haired girl also turned around when she heard the sound, with a vigilant look on her face.

Before she could speak, Xing on the opposite side suddenly said something out of the blue.

"My life is over—"

Xing held his head with his hands, looking very tragic.

[Unlocked achievement: Pessimistic Pioneer. 】

The voice in my head suddenly started broadcasting.

Kevin thought, why are you being pessimistic when I'm still here? Don't be too ridiculous, can this make her achieve something? The way the sound is triggered is getting weirder and weirder.

"Protect Clara. Activate active defense mode—"

The guard robot looked at the two strangers in front of it, trembling as it prepared to launch an attack, but was interrupted by Clara.

"Perkins, no! Stop now! You can't beat him!"

As she spoke, Clara glanced at Kevin timidly.

"Command received. Threat eliminated. Active defense mode deactivated."

The defense robot listened to Clara and decisively stopped its attack preparations.

Looking at Clara in front of him, Xing asked, "Shouldn't you be repairing Swarovski? Why did you suddenly come to Rivet Town to look for supplies?"

"I can't find replacements for some of Mr. Swarlow's broken parts. Rivet Town used to be an industrial town, so I wanted to try my luck here and find some medical supplies for the homeless uncles and aunts in the settlement."

Clara explained to them why she was here.

"Does your Swarovski agree that a child like you can come to the Rift?" Kevin asked. Swarovski should know the dangers of the Rift, but he actually let Clara come in.

Clara shook her head and said, "Mr. Swarlow's body was damaged, so he didn't know I escaped. But Clara has Perkins with her, so she'll be fine. I'll pack up this batch of painkillers and leave."

Kevin felt that Swarlow was not in good condition, but since it was his own fault, he still asked, "Is Swarlow seriously injured?"

"It's still quite serious. At least some precision parts can't be found in the mechanical settlement..."

Clara explained Swarovski's situation to the two of them, and wondered why they were here, so she asked, "...By the way, are uncle and sister here for supplies as well?"

Star nodded.

Kevin said expressionlessly: "I'm not, I just came here for a stroll because I have nothing to do..."

Clara nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, there must be a lot of injured people on the mining team, right? It would be great if everyone could live in peace..."

As she spoke, she turned around and moved the box behind her, taking out the bottles of painkillers one by one.

"I'll share half of these painkillers with you. I hope this helps."

Kevin shook his head and said calmly, "Take it back. We don't need your supplies for now. However, regarding your statement of peaceful coexistence, I have something to correct."

Clara stopped and looked up at Kevin with a puzzled expression.

"At that time, the robots in the mine were all under the orders of Swarro, but you summoned Swarro. Your purpose was to stop the dispute between the mining team and the wanderers, right?"

Clara nodded.

"Your original intention was good, but the method chosen by Swarovski was simple and crude. He directly intervened with a third party and used violence to fight violence, driving them out of the mining area. Now the mining area is full of injured miners and vagrants, and supplies are extremely scarce.

If Swarovski succeeds, the entire inner circle of the mining area will be occupied by him, which will still touch the bottom line of both parties. The mining team relies on mining to make a living, and those wanderers have bad personalities but they are also for supplies.

This will undoubtedly cut off their survival. For a short period of time, the two sides will indeed become peaceful as you wish, but when supplies are scarce, the struggle between the two sides will only become more and more intense, and your side will not be spared. Even if the underground fire intervenes, it will only intensify the intensity of the battle."

Clara was unable to react for a moment after hearing Kevin's words. Mr. Swarlow was just intervening in the fight between the two sides as he did before. Would it really cause a bigger dispute as he said?

Kevin seemed to see what Clara was thinking and continued.

“If we stop the two sides from fighting like before, it won’t cause a big dispute, but when it comes to survival supplies, it’s no longer a small fight. The conflicts among the lower-level districts cannot be resolved through internal mediation.

In the final analysis, it is still caused by the lack of supplies. To change this situation, we have to lift the blockade of the upper and lower areas, and the most critical point is to deal with the star core and prevent the spread of the rift."

Clara understood a lot. She knew Swarovski's responsibilities and why he had to guard the furnace core and not let anyone get close. Swarovski was just protecting the lower area in his own way.

"Remove the core blockade? Mr. Swarovski will not agree..."

"Everyone in the Underworld wanted to talk to Mr. Swarovski before... but no matter how many times they came, Mr. Swarovski's attitude would not change..."

"That's only under the premise that everything remains unchanged. Our arrival is no longer within his calculations. Don't forget, he was planning to tell us confidential information yesterday." Kevin said calmly.

Xing, who had been alone for a long time, finally found an opportunity to interrupt. She put her hands on her hips and raised her head and said, "Yes, we are variables!"

"Haven't you found all the mechanical parts for Swarovski yet?"

Clara nodded and said, "Although we haven't found everything yet, it doesn't affect the use of most of Mr. Swarlow's functions. Just keep looking and you'll find it."

Kevin held his forehead, thinking that he had made things worse. "How about this, give me the address of the mechanical settlement, and I will bring people to fix Swarro later, and then talk to him about the furnace core."

"After all, you asked us to come to the mechanical settlement yesterday. We can't be delayed because of this."

"Thank you..." Clara took out a map from her pocket, which Mr. Swarlow had asked her to bring with her.

Kevin felt a little unworthy of this thank you. After all, the main reason why Swarovski was like this was because of him. He took the map, took a picture with his mobile phone, and returned it.

"Goodbye, uncle and sister." Clara took back the map, picked up the box, said goodbye to the two of them, and was about to leave.

"Do you want me to take you home?" Kevin asked.

"Thank you for your kindness, uncle. The Mechanical Settlement is not far from Rivet Town. Clara will go back by herself."

Kevin nodded. If someone didn't know that he was giving her the gift in one go, then that would be fine. Otherwise, he would look like a weird uncle who kidnapped children.

Kevin said, glancing at Xing who was groping in the corner.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go back."

A portal opened and Kevin dragged Xing inside.

……

At the other end of the portal, Kevin and Xing walked out and returned to the orphanage they had been to before.

Bronya and Seele were sitting on a swing not far away and chatting. Seeing that the two were getting along well and no longer as confrontational as before, Kevin couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Are these two really together? Is the voice in my head so accurate?

"Are you back?" Seeing Kevin bringing Xing back, Bronya and Seele got off the swing.

Kevin nodded and explained for the two.

"Xing followed the scent and found the one who got there first—Clara. The girl was also looking for supplies and parts. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, he let her go back."

"That little girl Clara came here alone? Aren't those wanderers very powerful? How could they let a little girl run around like that?"

Xier frowned and said that although the two sides were not in the same camp, she also felt sorry for Clara.

"She knows the truth about the child, but..." Kevin didn't talk about Clara anymore, but asked, "Have you two... reconciled?"

Xing also nodded and said, "As a lesbian, I feel that the atmosphere between you is not right. Is there something going on that I don't know about?"

"No...no, you must have felt it wrong! We have been chatting here before!" Xier explained (quibbled) quickly.

Bronya, who was standing by, had a ruddy complexion and explained, "I was just chatting with Seele about some past events."

"The past?" Kevin asked.

"Yes," Bronya nodded and said.

"I found something from my childhood here before, which reminded me of my past. I was once a member of the lower class, and like See'er, I was also a child of this orphanage, but later I was adopted by Lady Cocolia..."

Xing nodded thoughtfully: "Oh... I see, you were playmates in childhood? Then why do you seem to want to hide it from us?"

"I...how could that be?" Bronya was confused. Didn't she tell him everything exactly as it happened?

"Okay, stop quibbling. I get it." Xing waved his hand with an expression of enlightenment on his face.

"What do you know? Do you know? Explain it clearly!" Xier said and was about to grab Xing.

Seeing this, Xing quickly hid behind Kevin. Just as Xier was about to pounce on Kevin, Kevin instantly flashed to the side and Xing was caught red-handed.

"Brother Kevin, save me!" Xing shouted. She just said a few words, but why did this little girl get so excited?

"Okay, stop messing around. We should go back and hand over the supplies to Ms. Natasha first, and then go find Swarlow in the afternoon."

As he spoke, a portal appeared in front of everyone.

Xier let go of Xing and asked, "Are you looking for Shiwaro to discuss the Star Core?"

"No, I want to talk to him about lifting the blockade of the core."

"Remove the blockade on the furnace core? Are you sure he will agree? Dihuo has been haggling with him for a long time on this matter alone, and there is still no conclusion."

"You have seen my strength. Shiwaro has no right to refuse. He must agree."

"What about the star core?" Bronya asked.

"I already know about the star core. Let's talk about it when we get back. Don't worry about the supplies. I guarantee you will have plenty of them."

After saying that, Kevin stepped into the portal, and the three followed him.

Chapter 43 Walter has something to do again

There were no patients in the clinic at that time, as the mining area was some distance away from the clinic and some people were seriously injured and difficult to move long distances.

There were so many injured people that the clinic could not accommodate so many people. Natasha had to pick up her belongings at the clinic and then rush to the mining area.

"Nata! We're back."

Looking at Natasha who was busy working in the clinic with her head down, Xier shouted.

Natasha looked up and saw the four people suddenly coming back, with some surprise in her eyes.

"Why so early? Did something happen?"

Xier shook her head and explained, "Thanks to the help of Brother Kevin, otherwise we wouldn't be able to come back so soon."

Natasha looked at Kevin, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded across his chest, and thanked him.

Kevin closed his eyes and nodded without much expression.

Xier pointed to a few boxes nearby and said.