They arrived at their destination.
The train conductor, who had been missing for a long time, reappeared.
He swayed back and forth.
The sound of his bubble shoes echoed.
Ji Zi, on her first expedition and first visit to the scholar's sanctuary, was visibly excited, her eyes shining brightly.
"Let's go."
"Don't keep the master waiting!"
Outside the window, Aisthe was waving.
They were "online friends."
"Where's Pam?"
"Pam can't leave the train, he can only stay here, Pa!"
Pam shook his big head, his voice tinged with disappointment.
"?"
Ji Zi blinked and looked at Su Zhe.
The vast amount of information in the "databank" was overwhelming, and Ji Zi hadn't finished reading it yet.
"Then let's go to the space station first."
"Don't worry, Pam, we'll be back when it's time to rest."
"We'll bring you space station souvenirs."
Su Zhe gently picked up Pam and gave him a toss in the air.
He then buried his face in Pam's soft belly.
He rubbed his face against it vigorously.
Finally, he took a deep sniff.
"Damn it (｀^)!"
"Su Zhe passenger, please respect this train conductor, Pa!"
His two short, powerful legs kicked incessantly, a comical sight that made it hard not to laugh.
Completely satisfied.
Su Zhe finally put Pam down.
He picked up the little Jieton-Nian, who was watching with longing eyes, and held her in his arms.
He held her like a doll.
Before turning around.
He squeezed Pam's soft cheeks.
Pam was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
He was cuddled and lifted high, and his face was even pinched, ah, so angry.
However, the next sentence directly brought tears to Pam's eyes.
"Rest assured~"
"We'll be back."
【Boom!】
Pam froze in place instantly!
Gazing at Ji Zi and Su Zhe's receding figures, the emotions hidden deep within his heart surged forth like a breached dam.
At this moment, his gaze seemed to pierce through time and space.
In the haze, he seemed to see Tiernan, Lagwrock, and Lazairina getting off the train.
They were waving and smiling at him just like that.
『Don't worry, Pam, we'll be back one day.』
The past farewells and sorrows were magnified infinitely at this moment.
Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
His little short legs moved quickly, chasing after them.
Until the door closed.
"Pam seems..."
Ji Zi said softly.
"Hmm, the train conductor must have experienced many stories."
Su Zhe nodded.
After Akivili's death, the expedition fell into chaos.
The nameless passengers engaged in long internal strife, some fell, some disappeared, and ultimately only a handful of trains remained on the expeditionary path.
The Cancer of the Multiverse broke out.
The "Star Core" blocked the star trails that Akivili had opened up.
The nameless passengers left one after another.
In the end, only Pam remained on the train.
No one else set out on a new expedition.
The Stargazer Train would convert each "expedition" into "energy" to maintain its operation.
As long as the "expedition" journey never stopped, the train could obtain a constant supply of power, operating like a perpetual motion machine.
But!
With only Pam left, the train could not eliminate the influence of the Star Core.
Until the "fuel" was completely depleted, Pam remained alone on the train, in the final, lonely moments.
Watching the train crash.
Until he fell into a long sleep.
At that moment, Pam must have been very scared, right?
(Don't worry, Pam.)
(We'll be with you from now on.)
…
"Ji Zi."
"You've been keeping this from me!"
Aisthe called out softly, her eyes sparkling like stars as she strode towards Ji Zi.
"It turns out you're repairing Akivili's train, that's unexpected."
While greeting her.
She curiously scanned the train.
There seemed to be nothing special about it.
It didn't seem much different from the other trains that had appeared sporadically before.
If it weren't for the Black Tower, she might not have noticed the train's 'uniqueness'.
"Huh? What's that, a rabbit wearing a hat, so cute."
Pam, who was pressed tightly against the window, caught Aisthe's attention.
"That's our train conductor, Pam."
"As for the secrecy, I apologize."
Ji Zi smiled and waved to Pam, explaining.
For safety reasons.
She had hidden the Stargazer Train when communicating with Aisthe on the forum.
She instinctively realized.
If it became widely known, it could be dangerous.
"Oh, I was just kidding, who is this?"
Aisthe turned her head and looked curiously.
Of course!
More importantly, she was looking at the 'little Jieton-Nian' in Su Zhe's arms.
Her confused little brain was full of question marks.
O_O?
What is this?
Their child?
Two-headed?
The proportions are so strange, right?
The head is so big.
And there are horns.
"Su Zhe, the one we repaired the train together with."
Ji Zi introduced.
Well, Su Zhe didn't actually help fix it, his main role was companionship.
When she was tired, he would cheer her up.
At first, she was a little angry.
But as her "expedition" fate power grew stronger, she understood Su Zhe's intentions.
"Hello, Mr. Su Zhe."
Aisthe's cheeks flushed slightly.
Su Zhe seemed to have a kind of magic about him, attracting her deeply.
"Hello."
"Su Zhe, esteemed sir."
"Following the guidance of the Grand Scholar, I am here to welcome you."
"Welcome to the Black Tower Space Station."
A faint voice came from a distance.
A doll dressed in a black Lolita style walked gracefully and effortlessly, with elegance and composure.
It was the Black Tower's doll.
"Let me introduce you."
"Black Tower, Ms."
"The true owner of the space station."
Aisthe introduced.
Ji Zi realized that it was the Grand Scholar, no wonder Aisthe knew that this was Akivili's personal carriage.
Initially, she didn't know either, Su Zhe was the one who told her.
"Then we'll leave it to you, Black Tower, Ms., Aisthe."
Su Zhe's lips curved into a gentle smile.
He then winked at Aisthe.
Don't be tricked by the rich lady.
I wonder if the little rich lady has been pressured to get married?
She's incredibly naive when it comes to love.
However, in terms of dealing with people, Aisthe is a hidden master.
On the surface.
Her pink-themed girl image is like a carefully crafted dessert, making people salivate.
In reality, she's a hidden schemer.
The accompanying mission directly exposed her nature.
When doing missions, it felt like Aisthe was treating me as a sucker every day.
Initially, during the plot, I thought she was a clueless and dim-witted rich girl.
But it turns out she actually has a brain!
Of course, sometimes she can be a little clueless and out of line.
(Alan's cultivation plot)
After 'Fame Unbeknown', I fell in love with this little villain.
She's just adorable.
But.
After all, she's the acting station manager, she can't play around without some scheming, right?