The Milky Way glittered, stars shone, and the dreamlike universe exuded its dazzling charm.
Chen Xu and Xing Mei shared a cup of coffee brewed by Ji Zi.
The train's jump drive entered countdown again.
"It will definitely succeed!"
"This time, it will definitely succeed!"
March 7th stood in the center of the hall, ready for the challenge.
【3】
【2】
【1】
"Buzz~!"
Chen Xu saw a deep blue light.
It enveloped the carriage again.
A strong feeling of weightlessness surged through his body.
…
"Ouch?!"
Chen Xu hadn't opened his eyes yet when he heard March 7th's exclamation.
Instinctively, he moved.
He steadily caught March 7th, who was about to fall.
"Huh? ... I didn't fall?"
March 7th thought.
This time, she would still fall hard.
But she immediately realized.
She was held by Chen Xu's strong arms.
This saved her from disaster.
"Wow! You're so fast!"
Seeing this, March 7th exclaimed.
Chen Xu's movement just now.
It was only within 0.01 seconds, right?
"Don't you feel pain?"
Chen Xu twitched his lips and withdrew his hand.
"Hehe, challenge, there are always risks."
"Actually, you don't need to help me, I won't get hurt. When I fall, I will subconsciously create ice to protect myself."
"Although that might be even more painful than hitting the ground."
"But thanks anyway, at least I had a good experience this time."
March 7th chuckled and scratched her head.
"Huh…? We've arrived?"
But the next moment, her gaze was caught by the scenery outside the window.
Chen Xu looked up.
He found that outside the train's window.
A huge pure white planet was slowly rotating.
"Thousands of years have passed, and Yarilo-VI has become like this…"
Ji Zi looked at the planet outside the window, seemingly not surprised.
Not to mention thousands of years.
Even hundreds of years, many things would change.
Whether it was natural disasters or man-made disasters.
They could all make the original path diverge greatly.
And the reason why the environment became like this.
She already had a guess in her mind.
"Ji Zi? Is this white planet our target this time? It looks so cold!"
March 7th turned to Ji Zi and asked.
"Yes, I'm afraid this expedition..."
Ji Zi was about to say, the expedition won't be easy.
But she seemed to think of Chen Xu.
She didn't continue speaking.
"Space readings are abnormal. Star track stability rate has dropped to 12%. Train docking time change. Extended indefinitely. Pa~!"
At this time, Pam walked over with small steps.
"What happened?"
Chen Xu looked at Ji Zi and asked.
"Yes, to give you an analogy, it's like a train on land, and the track suddenly breaks ahead and collapses into a big hole."
"In this case, we can only apply emergency brakes."
Ji Zi nodded and gave an explanation.
"What caused this situation? If needed, I can try to repair it."
As he spoke, Chen Xu raised the toolbox in his hand.
"Um…"
Seeing this, the train crew was slightly stunned.
There was some bewilderment on their faces.
Chen Xu's words were too bold, right?
This is the star track where the Star Rail has traveled.
It cannot be repaired without divine power, right?
However, considering Chen Xu's strength.
For a moment, they were speechless.
"Mr. Chen Xu, you misunderstand me!"
"I'm not questioning your ability to repair the star track, but before we repair it. Should we fill the deep pit and then repair it?"
"And we also need to figure out…
"What caused the sudden pit on the star track?"
Ji Zi chuckled and explained to Chen Xu.
"So, Ms. Ji Zi means…"
"The collapse of the star track was caused by some factors, right?"
Chen Xu understood the meaning of Ji Zi's words immediately.
"Yes, Mr. Chen Xu is absolutely correct."
"After preliminary investigation…"
"The root cause of the star track anomaly is the 【Star Nucleus】."
At this time, Welt walked over from the side and said.
"Star Nucleus? Is it the same as the one in my…"
"... body?"
Xing Mei naturally noticed this keyword.
"Yes! It is the same substance as what's inside you."
Hearing this, Welt nodded and said.
"So, what exactly is a Star Nucleus?"
Chen Xu blinked, somewhat confused.
It's all because I was just playing Genshin before I transmigrated.
I didn't even play Honkai: Star Rail properly.
Otherwise, I would have already speedrun this world.
"There are many mysteries surrounding the Star Nucleus. How it was created, how it came to these planets, we have no way of knowing.
"Even the Black Tower cannot fully explain it."
"But it has another name, the Cancer of All Worlds."
"Therefore, where it appears, it will bring about drastic changes to civilization and the ecological environment, and it will also produce twisted phenomena such as Rift Worlds."
"Rift World creatures appear, threatening civilization."
Soon, Welt explained in a simple way.
"I see? A piece of rat droppings?"
After understanding, Chen Xu gave his opinion.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was taken aback.
"Hahahaha, ouch! Chen Xu! Your adjective is too accurate, right? I can't find any fault with it."
March 7th almost laughed herself to death, clutching her stomach.
Welt and Ji Zi also smiled.
To be honest, this adjective is quite fitting for the description of the Star Nucleus.
"Um…"
On the contrary, Xing Mei fell silent on the spot.
It seems like she was hit by AOE attack, she's just caught in the crossfire.
"Sorry, I didn't mean it that way."
"I'm not talking about you!"
Chen Xu saw that Xing Mei's expression was wrong and immediately tried to make up for it.
Damn! I forgot that Xing Mei is the personification of the Star Nucleus.
To this, Xing Mei shook her head indifferently.
The Star Nucleus is in her body, it's not something she wants either.
"So, we need to get rid of the Star Nucleus to continue our journey?"
Chen Xu shrugged and asked.
"Haha, Chen Xu, you're so smart! Yes, the brave and fearless train crew has something to do again!"
March 7th said with passion.
"Xing, I want to entrust this expedition to you, March 7th, and Dan Heng!"
"The purpose of the journey is also clear. Find the Star Nucleus, bring it back to the train, and I'll handle the rest!"
"Of course, if Mr. Chen Xu can also come along, I hope you can take good care of them."
"With you here, the danger on this journey for them can be reduced to the minimum!"
As he spoke, Ji Zi turned her gaze to Chen Xu.
"No problem, leave it to us."
Chen Xu nodded and indicated that there was no problem.
Rather than staying on the train.
Going to different worlds.
Seeing different scenery is also good.
In my previous life, before I transmigrated, I never really had fun.
This is a rare opportunity now.