Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 30 Snowfield

"Pa! Spatial readings are abnormal!"

Pam's voice suddenly rang out: "The orbital stability rate has dropped to 12%. The docking plan has been changed. The docking time at this station has been extended from seven days to indefinitely."

Yunzhi, who had just come out with her things, happened to hear this.

"Is there a problem with the tracks?"

Indeed, the tracks of the Starry Sky Train are quite old; there are bound to be times when they are not properly maintained.

Himeko's expression was somewhat grave: "Furthermore, when the spatial readings are abnormal, the boundary anchor point will also be affected. Although teleportation is still possible, the teleportation coordinates may be off."

March 7th chimed in, also explaining for Xing: "In other words, we were originally supposed to go to the Black Tower Space Station, but we might end up being teleported to the Legion's lair."

...Akivili installed all the boundary anchors in the antimatter legion's lair?

Yunzhi's thoughts unconsciously veered off course for a moment.

"Is it the influence of the star's core?"

He asked quickly.

Walter walked over at this moment: "That's right, the root cause is still the star core."

Since the root of the problem is still the star core—

"Then let's go straight to the star core."

Yun made a decision.

Initially, I planned to pay a polite visit to the current leaders of Yalilo-6 to discuss the issue of support from the host country, but it seems there is no time for that now.

"It would be easier if we could get help from the locals," Walter Young advised.

Yun Zhi shook his head: "It's alright, it's not difficult to find them. Let's deal with the Star Core first before we go see them. If the people left behind see the Star Core as a savior, it will only make things difficult for us."

This kind of thing happens more often than once or twice.

The Star Core is adept at manipulating people's minds. Rather than explaining to the other party, it's better to deal with this situation first before considering other matters.

Considering this possibility, Walter nodded and agreed to Yunzhi's suggestion.

"Alright, let's go. We might have to fight right from the start. If possible, please ask Himeko for some remote support."

Yun put her hands together and put on a smile—she actually looked quite cute when asking for help.

Himeko couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry, the railgun is already prepared."

Remote support will be readily available, as long as it's not in a densely populated area.

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They don't need to bring any clothes; with the protection of the [Exploration] power, the outside temperature cannot affect them.

On March 7th, she brought her beloved camera, and in every world she visited, she would take many photos. These were her precious memories.

If you can't remember the past, start creating new memories now; that's fine too.

Dan Heng was still the same as always. He took his long spear and thought he was all ready. Before that, he went to the think tank to organize all the information about Yalilo-6 and handed it over to them.

While the two girls were packing their luggage, Yunzhi also looked at the records about Yalilo-6.

Looking at the records now, there are very few, and the few that are available can only be summarized in one sentence: cold, unsuitable for living.

"Initially, I planned to land in a human settlement."

Dan Heng stood beside him, gazing at the white planet: "But if we want to find the star core directly, we'll have to choose a different landing site."

Indeed, one cannot simply jump into any place without a purpose.

So, in this kind of situation...

Yun snapped his fingers: "Lie."

A robust warhorse appeared outside the Star Train, its silver mane floating around it like a misty Milky Way, just like the smoothest fabric woven from the finest silk threads.

"Let's go find where the star core is."

Lie's speed is fast enough; once he circles the planet, he'll probably find the star core.

Unless the star core can hide itself, but that's unlikely, at least so far, the star core doesn't have legs to run around on its own.

After they land on the planet, Lie will come to find them.

Dan Heng was very confident in Lie's abilities.

Although Lie's appearance is that of a warhorse, it is extremely intelligent and human-like.

This can be seen from the fact that it would look at them with disdain from time to time.

(Lie: Who do you think I am, Old Ma? You think I'm all high and mighty?)

Ahem, when it was born, Lie came from who-knows-where. Later, Yun asked Boshi Zun, who told him that when [Hunting] was born, it brought Yun to ascend. In order for Yun to keep up with its pace, it subconsciously created this warhorse.

The warhorse is based on the one that Yunzhi loved most when he was on the Immortal Ship.

His mane contained a portion of the power of the sun, so it looked like flames were burning.

Perhaps influenced by "Suihuang" to some extent, Lie is also rather arrogant, but he listens to Yunzhi.

"We're ready."

March 7th pulled Xing along and ran over: "We can go now!"

"Then let's go, Himeko, Mr. Walter, we'll be back soon."

After dealing with the star core, we'll go check on the [Preservation] spark.

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As for what preparations to make, there aren't many things to take, mainly just money... but you also need to be careful about whether the world uses credit points.

Although the Interstellar Peace Corporation does monopolize most of the economy, credits are not circulated in some worlds that have not yet communicated with the outside world.

I've done budget travel before, exploring the area while working part-time, at least ensuring I have enough to eat and wear. If all else fails, I can always go back to the train via the anchor point to get some more things.

At least I've never gone hungry outside.

But the biggest prerequisite is that they have to be able to find a place to work, or at least find someone to help them.

Anyway, I've probably never seen anything like it before, traveling on a shoestring budget to this extent.

When Yunzhi landed on the land of Yalilo-6 with the three little ones on the train—yes, three little ones, these are all his juniors—he was immediately blinded by the raging blizzard.

Yun took a deep breath—then the biting cold wind choked her throat, and she couldn't help but cough.

I was used to doing this action and didn't pay attention to the temperature.

After coughing, Yun glanced at the three little ones behind her—they had fallen steadily, but now they were all tangled up in a heap.

The reason was that on March 7th, she accidentally slipped and Xing tried to save her. They both slipped, and Dan Heng suddenly unleashed a powerful force, rushing over to become a human cushion for the two little girls.

"Is everything alright?"

This horrific scene made Yunzhi silently turn his head, begin to concentrate, and try to see through the wind and snow to the unknown distance.

What about Lie?

Haven't they found the star's core yet?