Star Dome Railway: Kevin's Pioneering Journey

"Let's get back to you. Bronya, who disappeared for a long time, asked you to come to me. It must be something important, right?"

"You can trust me. Although we have only met once, my intuition tells me that you are not bad people. Ha, my intuition is very accurate."

Kevin nodded. Although he didn't need Shiluwa's help and came here just to have a quiet place to stay, it was still necessary to tell her what had happened.

"March, you tell the story."

Kevin said calmly that he didn't want to explain it so many times and it was necessary to find a substitute.

"Have you finally discovered my role? I'm the best at telling stories."

San Yue Qi pointed at himself confidently with his thumb and walked forward.

"Tell me everything in detail, no matter how big or small." Xing reminded from behind.

March 7 nodded.

Dan Heng looked helpless.

"It's better not to exaggerate too much."

"Don't worry, just enjoy my speaking talent."

It all starts from the beginning of the universe... ahem.

Sanyueqi told Silva what he had seen in the lower area and the information about the star core, and handed over Bronya's letter...

Shiluwa understood the whole story and said thoughtfully.

"No wonder there's been no news about Bronya recently. It turns out there's such a story behind it. The lower level area has been closed for many years. No one has come up for a long time. I didn't expect it to be like this..."

"I believe in your experiences. They are so tortuous and bizarre that you can't make them up by yourself. Besides, there is Miss Seele who has come to testify. Star Core... Heh, I know why Bronya wants you to come to me."

"...When I was a member of the City Builders and working in the Research Department, I was researching star cores."

"I never thought that after being expelled from the City Builders, I would hear this word again... Come, I will tell you everything I know."

Xiluwa sat down on the workbench behind her and said a little embarrassedly.

"There aren't that many chairs in the machinery room, so everyone can sit anywhere, like me."

Kevin nodded, raised his hand and created an ice chair. As for why he didn't use the power of the Ruler of Reason, it was because he wanted to test whether he would be stuck. Unfortunately, he had never been stuck since he woke up in this world until now, only others were stuck.

The others looked at the ice chairs, hesitating whether to sit down or not. They still remembered the scene of Elaine sitting on the ice chair for half a day.

Looking at the appearance of several people, Kevin decided to change to an ordinary chair. After all, being cold for too long is not good for the body.

Seeing this, everyone sat down with peace of mind.

Looking at Xiluwa, Danheng asked.

"Your research topic is stellar cores. Have you ever seen a stellar core?"

Shiluwa sighed and shook her head in disappointment.

"What a coincidence! I was fired just after I applied for on-site survey of the star core. It's obvious that someone doesn't want the research to continue."

"Is it Cocolia?" Dan Heng asked.

Shiluwa nodded and said as she recalled.

"Cocolia... We haven't spoken to each other for many years. She and I used to be very good friends and we could talk about anything."

"But since she took the position of Grand Guardian, she has become a completely different person. Her previous beliefs and passion... It's as if some force has pulled her out of her body."

"She personally issued the order to expel me and refused to see me at all... I don't really understand her subsequent behavior, and I had long since given up using normal logic to figure her out."

"Sometimes, I even suspect that she is actually someone else... Is this possible? Maybe the guardian is a consciousness passed down from generation to generation, and the real Cocolia has disappeared."

Kevin crossed his arms across his chest, shook his head and denied it.

"Cocolia didn't disappear. It was the star core that tricked her into doing all this. It wasn't the guardian that was passed down from generation to generation, but the star core..."

"The star core is conscious."

Chapter 52: Jeppard, I Didn't Lie

"I didn't expect that the star core had consciousness, but this also explains Kokolia's confusing decisions."

Shiluwa sat at the workbench, looking enlightened, perhaps having solved the puzzle that had been bothering her for a long time.

Kevin looked at Shiluwa and continued.

"The consciousness of the Star Core has been keeping an eye on every generation of Great Guardians, inviting them and making certain promises to them. But those Guardians obviously held on to their beliefs until..."

Shiluwa took over the conversation, and she obviously deduced the answer in her heart.

"Until Cocolia became the guardian, the Star Core naturally found her. It was obvious that she had been bewitched by the Star Core and she failed to stick to her will to protect it."

"This is an inevitable trend. The cold wave and the rift will eventually devour Beloberg. The guardian Klipper has not even looked at you. Instead of waiting for the hopeless guardian, you might as well believe in the star core that has been whispering in your ears for years."

Kevin nodded and said, he knew that Cocolia had to choose the star core, but the moment she made her choice, there was no turning back.

So when she met Cocolia, she should not have been given a choice. It was useless to choose. The only correct solution was to kill her. Unfortunately, her target was the star core, and killing her now would backfire.

"But the hope promised by the star core may only be in the world after it is swallowed by disaster..."

Dan Heng agreed with Kevin's statement. He looked at Xiluwa and asked.

"We are here to find the star core. Do you know where the star core is?"

Shiluwa nodded and said thoughtfully.

"Yes. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I made a rough location using simulation experiments and field surveys. According to the survey results, the star core is probably located to the north of Beloberg - somewhere in the vast snowfield."

Danheng was pleasantly surprised by Xiluwa's answer. Things had finally made some progress at this point.

"We must find the core, and the sooner the better—preferably before Cocolia makes a move. Can you point us in the direction?"

"No problem, that's what I was planning! But this road is not as simple as it sounds."

Xiluwa nodded and introduced the approximate location of the star core.

"The area north of Beloberg is almost completely swallowed up by the Rift. To reach the northern snowfield, you must first pass through the Silver Mane Iron Guard's front-line restricted area. Even if you pass through the Iron Guard restricted area safely, there is still a large Rift blocking the way."

Xing put one hand on her hip and pointed at Kevin, saying confidently.

"There's nothing to worry about! We have Brother Kevin! Entering the Rift is just like going home."

Xier asked anxiously.

"Shall we set off as soon as possible?"

"Not urgent."

Kevin crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head.

"I don't agree that it's a good idea to go out and look for the star core now. Without an exact location, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."

San Yueqi scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"Brother Kevin, do you have any good ideas?"

Kevin said calmly.

"Cocolia will lead the way for us personally..."

"How could Cocolia..."

dong dong dong-

Before San Yueqi could finish his words, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Oh, oh! I forgot my brother said he would come today..."

Xiluwa patted his head and then remembered, and hurriedly greeted everyone.

"You guys quickly find a place to hide - I'll deal with him!"

Everyone nodded and found places to hide, but Kevin stood up and leaned on the workbench, showing no intention of hiding.

March 7 looked at Kevin with an anxious look on his face.

"Brother Kevin, what are you doing? Ouch! Xing, you stepped on my foot."

But Kevin said nonchalantly.

"Why are you hiding? Didn't Bronya say he's trustworthy?"

"My brother takes orders more seriously than anything else. Even if you shove Bronya's letter in his face, he won't waver."

Shiluwa held her forehead with her hand. She knew her brother's character very well. It might be difficult for Kevin to persuade Jeppard to join.

"So what? Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving."

Before Xiluwa could react, purple energy passed by her and the door was opened.

Jeppard walked in with some confusion. Did my sister change to an automatic door?

"J-Jepard--you're here! I thought the front line was so tense that you didn't have time to come, haha--"

Shiluwa stood in front of Jeppard, trying her best to block his sight to prevent him from seeing Kevin behind him, and signaled Kevin to hide quickly.

Kevin didn't move at all, just watched her performance.

Since Shiluwa blocked it in time, Jeppard didn't look elsewhere. He nodded and said.

"Fortunately, the monsters' attacks have eased recently. I will go back to the city to take care of some business and then return to the front line later... Didn't I tell you before?"

"Ah? Oh, yes, that's what happened..."

Only then did Xiluwa realize that there was a big loophole in what she said just now.

Jeppard frowned and looked at Shiluwa. He felt that something was wrong with his sister today.

"...Sister, you don't look right, what happened?"

When Shiluwa heard this, her heart sank. Did Jeppard discover something?

"Sister, you are not right today. Are you hiding something from me?"

Shiluwa sighed, knowing that she couldn't hide it from her brother, so she could only turn aside and glance at Kevin.

Jeppard followed Shiluwa's gaze and saw a man leaning on the workbench, staring at him.

"Yes, it's you! Why are you here?"