Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 438 The Autonomy Agreement of the Scepter

If all you see are data and code, it's no wonder that Yunzhi has always lacked interest.

...Who in their right mind wouldn't go crazy seeing code and numbers?

She was already quite calm.

"Let's go inside the temple and take a look."

Danheng looked at the stars.

At times like this, it's best not to let Yunzhi run around with them. There's code everywhere, which will only make people feel worse.

Xing nodded and followed Danheng into the temple.

Yunzhi continued to gaze at the distant giant carrying the orb of light.

"Besides finding the administrator, we also need to find the scepter's console... Is there a good chance that thing is the console?"

He was undoubtedly referring to that enormous "Dawn Machine" in the distance.

Danheng and Xing had already spoken with the priests of this place, but Himeko's attention was still focused on Yunzhi.

After all, she is a scientist.

"One more thing, if I remember correctly, the 'Scepter' system has an extremely strict autonomous agreement, I don't know what it is."

The autonomous agreement of the "scepter" governs everything within the "scepter," and this is probably the only good thing Rupert II did.

The autonomy agreement is extremely strict, and administrators are also bound by it.

Otherwise, when it was discovered that someone inside was trying to prevent the creation of the Iron Tomb, the administrator should have deleted that person, but he didn't.

It can't be deleted.

No one knows what method that person used or how much time has passed, but the administrator is probably very annoyed.

"To you, are these things and these people in this world real?"

Yun suddenly asked.

Himeko sighed:

"It's hard for you to relate to the world you see, right? But from our perspective, at least the people you just met had real emotions and real actions."

Lan carefully examined the transmitted image and said:

"There are many in the universe who want the All-Knowing One to die. He has anchored the limits of knowledge and restricted many possibilities for the future... For Him, it is about finding a way to delay the end."

But for others, the Venerable Master of Wisdom limited their future.

"Among them, and the most likely and most qualified to kill the Venerable Master, is only His creator."

Lan uttered the most chilling words in the most calm tone.

Himeko and Welt looked horrified.

Sunday's little wings fluttered, then its facial expression went blank:

"Master of Fate, do you mean that the one who created the Venerable One of Universal Knowledge is going to come out and destroy him?"

He tried hard to remain calm, but his trembling voice betrayed him.

On the other side, Yunzhi couldn't help but feel helpless:

"That's true, but it's not certain yet. We'll see when we meet."

He heard what sounded like arguing coming from inside the temple.

Yun asked lazily, "What are they arguing about?"

Lan glanced at the other two camera positions:

"It's just that some people don't want to run, and they're trying to persuade them."

Oh, that's not a big deal.

If they really don't want to leave, then there are other options.

Ultimately, the power of words can't compare to the power of fists, can it?

"I wonder if the autonomous agreement is related to [equilibrium]. I wish Grandpa Mutual could appear in front of me."

Yun stretched and said, "Let's go see how the children are doing with their preparations."

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Here, Danheng and Xing followed Yunzhi's instructions and did not reveal that they were visitors from outer space, but they could still tell from the snippets of conversation that they knew more than just nothing about the outer world.

Some elderly priests were unwilling to leave the temple, but the place was fraught with danger, so how could they be allowed to stay?

Although there are many unfamiliar terms, now is not the time to worry about them.

Danheng and Xing, who are always very helpful, went together to help Bai'e transfer refugees, and also got into a fight with all sorts of strange things behind the temple.

Tibo then persuaded the older priest to leave with them.

They also learned that Tibo's name—Tirisippius—was once the "high priest" of this faith.

Everything seemed strange.

Perhaps we can get more information once we reach that "holy city".

After a moment of surprise, the elderly priest quickly agreed to Tibo's suggestion and went with them to Ohma.

Yunzhi walked in at that moment.

"It seems things are going well on your end."

He looked left and right; the code and data almost caused his puppet to crash.

Looking at it this way, he realized he really had to go back to his original body; being a puppet had given him a very unpleasant experience.

...So where did the Heavenly Lord Liuguang sneak his true form to?

Only after the clouds have parted do we realize this.

—It seems like I can't sense his true form at all here!

Yun suddenly felt as if she had stumbled into a paranormal scene.

A cursed soul is forced to possess a puppet, struggling with all its might but unable to find its true self...

On the other side, Lan seemed to be deep in thought.

—Fu Li did indeed put Yun Zhi's true form into Onpharos.

Onfaros was already under the watchful eye of the [Memory] destiny, and with Fu Li personally taking action, it was unlikely that the people inside would discover it.

However, that body encountered another extraordinary event.

...Well, it's more like a karmic entanglement.

The situation is good at the moment, but it will probably take some effort for Yunzhi to go back.

Xing, unaware that Yun was already screaming like a groundhog inside, looked at Bai E:

"So, when can we leave?"

Bai E replied:

"The Earth Beast caravan that was supposed to pick us up hasn't arrived yet. Let's all rest in a safe place for a while before we go."

Taking this opportunity, Danheng wanted to ask more questions.

Even though I know this world is virtual.

But once you actually come here and interact with the people here, you'll feel conflicted.

Are they really fictional characters?

In Danheng's eyes, each of them was striving for their beliefs and for survival.

The instinct for survival doesn't lie.

There weren't many questions; they were mostly about the terms they'd just heard, such as the current state of the world and the impending end. When asked what the Titans were, Bai'er replied that they were the ancient gods of Onphalus, once their faith, now their enemy.

Then they asked what the Golden Descendants were.

Bai'er's answer was that he was a savior whose body was flowing with golden blood.

Yunzhi felt she shouldn't have laughed.

...I'm sorry, I couldn't help it.

When he heard the words "golden blood" and "savior," he was speechless.

No… what did he hear? Golden blood? Salvation?

Although we don't know what kind of person Nanuk was before his ascension, putting those two words together is indeed...

It's laughable.