“Alright, everyone, let's stop discussing me.”
“The past is the past, I've gotten used to my current life.”
“This universe is now my new home!”
Seeing everyone constantly discussing stories surrounding him,
Chu Chen felt a bit uneasy,
and quickly stopped them.
If he let them continue,
he might end up revealing himself.
It was better to stop before he went too far,
so he could keep some mystery about himself.
“Mr. Chu Chen's open-mindedness truly makes us feel ashamed of ourselves.”
“Perhaps, it’s precisely because of Mr. Chu Chen’s mindset that many supreme gods and elf kings chose you as the inheritor of civilization.”
Valter looked at Chu Chen’s nonchalant expression,
and couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration.
To be honest,
if his hometown had been destroyed in the end,
he wasn’t sure if he would have the courage to continue living.
He couldn’t possibly be like Chu Chen, acting like nothing had happened, going about his days as if nothing had changed, eating the same food, doing the same things.
He wouldn’t consider it as Chu Chen being heartless or callous.
Instead, he believed that Chu Chen’s heart had grown incredibly strong.
A level that he could barely touch, an extreme he couldn’t even reach!
“Heh, Mr. Valter is too kind!”
Valter praised him again without hesitation,
making Chu Chen feel a bit overwhelmed,
so he could only offer a friendly smile.
“Mr. Chu Chen’s past has been revealed.”
“I wonder if Miss March Seventh could tell us a bit about her own background?”
Valter, instead of focusing on Chu Chen, shifted his attention to March Seventh.
“Me?”
“My background is much simpler.”
“I don’t have a complicated and dramatic past like Chu Chen.”
“And I don’t have a tragic past like Chu Chen.”
“Uh… well, I don’t think so?”
March Seventh paused for a moment, uncertainly, as she spoke.
She had no memories, so who knew if she had a tragic past.
But she thought she didn’t.
After all, she was a beautiful girl, and beautiful girls should be happy and carefree for their entire lives. How could she possibly have a tragic past?
That would be too cliché.
Absolutely not!
“So, what is Miss March Seventh’s background?” Valter looked at March Seventh, awaiting her response.
“It’s like this.”
“Actually, I was… from a piece of ice… ”
March Seventh spoke eloquently, briefly explaining her past in a few words.
“From… a strange piece of ice?”
Everyone turned to Chu Chen, seeking confirmation.
“Yes, March Seventh is telling the truth.”
“She clearly has a mysterious past.”
“Unfortunately, there are currently no clues to be found.”
Chu Chen nodded, vouching for the authenticity of March Seventh’s words.
“So that’s how it is!”
“I never imagined that a lively and cheerful girl like Miss March Seventh would have such a strange past.”
“Sigh, it’s so tragic.”
Having heard two incredibly sad backstories in a row, Ji Zi felt a pang of sympathy and couldn’t help but sigh.
“Traumatic?”
“It’s alright, really.”
“When I woke up, Chu Chen and Di Mo were by my side.”
“And then, Amy became my companion.”
“I think I’m pretty lucky.”
“Besides, I was a bit sad at first that I couldn’t remember anything.”
“But after listening to Chu Chen’s story, I realized that my experience isn’t really a big deal.”
“I just lost my memories.”
“But Chu Chen lost his entire home!”
As the saying goes, there’s no harm without comparison.
At this moment, March Seventh no longer felt that her past was tragic.
Because someone had a more tragic past than her!
That was Chu Chen, whose entire hometown had been destroyed!
Compared to Chu Chen, March Seventh felt like her experience was merely a trivial matter, not worth dwelling on.
Therefore, March Seventh, who had previously felt a bit regretful about her past, was now completely relieved.
Chu Chen, who had suffered so much, was still living on strong.
What reason did she have to not live a good life?
“Cough, cough!”
Hearing March Seventh’s last words,
Chu Chen choked on his own spit!
He felt like there was some ambiguity in her words.
But he couldn’t correct March Seventh.
He could only silently swallow those words and stay silent.
“Woo, I’m sorry, Chu Chen, it’s my fault.”
“I said the wrong thing and brought up your sad memories.”
Seeing Chu Chen cough violently and then remain silent,
March Seventh thought that her words
had stirred up Chu Chen’s past sadness.
So she quickly grabbed Chu Chen’s hand, looking at him with a heart full of sympathy.
“It’s alright.”
“I really don’t care anymore.”
“Let’s not talk about this anymore.”
“Let’s talk about something happy.”
Seeing everyone’s sympathetic expressions,
Chu Chen truly felt uncomfortable all over.
So he changed the subject again,
hoping to shift everyone’s attention away from his “tragic past.”
“Okay, sure!”
“Since both of you have revealed your backgrounds without reservation.”
“We must reciprocate.”
“Let me lead the way and introduce myself in detail to both of you.”
Valter understood that Chu Chen didn’t want to talk about his past anymore,
so he intentionally tried to help him out.
He directly used his own background as a starting point and began explaining to everyone.
Soon, everyone’s attention was drawn to Valter.
“Above all, these are some of my personal stories.”
Valter put away his magnetic voice and looked at everyone.
“Mr. Valter is a true hero!”
Chu Chen spoke first, praising Valter’s character!
“Uncle Yang, I never expected that you’re so great, you’ve saved the world from crisis several times.”
March Seventh’s words of admiration echoed, as she also admired Valter’s great spirit.
As for the name “Uncle Yang”, she had heard Valter say that he was actually quite old.
That’s why she changed her address to “Uncle Yang.”
“Valter, I didn’t know you had so many twists and turns before boarding the train.”
“I’m really surprised.”
Ji Zi’s tone was somewhat sentimental, as if she were getting to know Valter for the first time.
Although Valter had told her some stories about himself before,
they weren’t as detailed as this time,
and he had skipped over many things.
So, this was the first time Ji Zi had heard about Valter’s entire story.
Everyone had given their assessments,
except for Dan Heng, who remained silent.
However, seeing the admiration on his face, everyone understood his unspoken meaning.
“Next, let me talk about myself.”
“In my younger days, I was a… once… I saw a huge section of a carriage… ”
Ji Zi reminisced about the past, speaking slowly, as if returning to the scene where she first encountered the train, and began explaining her past to everyone.
…
Time passed,
and each of them opened up their hearts,
sharing their deepest thoughts in this icy and lonely world.
Even Dan Heng, who had remained silent,
rarely opened his mouth,
and shared some things about himself.
In this process, as they got to know each other better.
Their feelings for each other were quickly warming up.
Although they were just newly acquainted friends,
they already felt like old friends, so familiar and close.
“It’s so nice!”
“Even though this planet is icy and cold.”
“Listening to everyone share their stories makes my heart feel warm.”
“I wish this moment could be frozen in time forever, so that we could always be this warm and cozy!”
Sitting together in a circle, even though there wasn’t a warm bonfire, their words, back and forth,
brought warmth to March Seventh’s heart.
She couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, wanting to forever keep this moment in her memory.
“Haha, what’s the difficulty?”
“Look, March, what’s this?”
At this moment, Chu Chen’s voice rang out, gesturing for March Seventh to look at him.
“This is?!”
March Seventh turned her head,
and saw that a shimmering water mirror was replaying their conversation from just now.
The image was incredibly clear, not only from every angle but also with close-ups of their conversations.
The accuracy was impeccable!
“Wow!!”
“Chu Chen, I can’t believe you secretly recorded our conversation!”
“Heh, your brain is really sharp!”
“How come I didn’t think of using Shadow Magic to record this precious moment.”
“You reminded me, I’ll keep Shadow Magic on from now on!”
Seeing that Chu Chen had already recorded this conversation,
March Seventh was overjoyed and couldn’t help but shout out.
“Is this the power of magic?”
“It’s quite incredible.”
Valter didn’t mind that Chu Chen had secretly recorded this conversation without their permission.
He looked at Chu Chen’s Shadow Magic with a look of interest.
It had been a long time since something had caught his interest.
But now, Chu Chen’s magic, which could be considered an incredible skill,
had captivated him.
He almost couldn’t help but ask Chu Chen for a lesson, if he hadn’t felt that it was Chu Chen’s secret skill, something that shouldn’t be shared.
“Mr. Chu Chen, recording this conversation without our permission is a violation of our privacy, you know?”
Ji Zi also looked at the Shadow Magic in astonishment,
but after watching for a while,
she smiled and said this to Chu Chen.
“Sorry, if you guys mind, I can delete this recording.”
Chu Chen didn’t notice Ji Zi’s slightly cunning gaze, and instead nodded seriously, explaining.
“It’s not necessary to do that.”
“But this is, after all, the privacy of the passengers on the Stargazer Train.”
“If it were to be spread around, it wouldn’t be very good…”
At this point, even if Chu Chen were a fool, he could tell that Ji Zi had something else in mind.
“Ji Zi, you don’t need to beat around the bush.”
“We’re all like kindred spirits, we hit it off right away, just say what you want.”
Chu Chen waved his hand, signaling Ji Zi to open the window and be straightforward.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll be blunt!”
“I want to invite you and Miss March Seventh, along with Di Mo and Amy, to join our Stargazer Train!”