Chapter 72

In many people's eyes, mother is an excellent guardian… If we want to preserve the truth, then keep those mistakes, madness, evil, and dreams in my memory. Let me bear it.

Since it's destined to take over the duties of the Grand Guardian… I must discard my naive fantasies.

Bu Luo Ni Ya glanced at the girl beside her with a slight apologetic look: "Sorry, Xi Er. Please keep this secret with me… until the end of our lives."

"Of course, I know what to do." Xi Er nodded firmly at her.

How about it? Envious or not?

Looking at this scene in the light curtain, Jin Ke Si jabbed her elbow at Xi Er Ke beside her and laughed, "Didn't you see the battle scene between the Lower District and Upper District you've been longing for? Aren't you a bit disappointed?"

"…Hehe, how could it not be?"

Xi Er Ke shifted his gaze from the light curtain, stood up, and walked toward her. Though he wasn't tall, his shadow instantly filled the room.

"On the contrary, Jin Ke Si… I'm quite satisfied with this result."

He has spent his whole life opposing Pi Cheng, even selling micro-light to sacrifice the interests of Zu An's lower-class people. He is willing to refer to Bei Luo Bo Ge's current situation, but Zu An has the filth and violence of the Lower District, lacking an "outsider" like Xing.

Zu An has no savior… except the people of Zu An themselves.

To earn Pi Cheng's respect, we must let those high-and-mighty folks know Zu An's strength.

In the light curtain, Bei Luo Bo Ge's Lower District and Upper District eventually reconciled because of a shared crisis like the "Star Core"; if possible, Xi Er Ke also hopes Pi Cheng and Zu An will face a crisis of similar magnitude to the Star Core.

When the Upper City and Lower City join forces to resolve it… then the respect he desires will surely come.

But what exactly that crisis is, Xi Er Ke still has no clue. Is it a cataclysm? Or some city-state eyeing Pi Cheng and Zu An like a tiger? Or perhaps an extremely dangerous individual?

…Unfathomable, but Xi Er Ke has plenty of patience.

However, there is one thing in the light curtain that truly makes him envious—seeing Xi Er and Bu Luo Ni Ya being lovey-dovey, he never imagined a girl from the Lower District could influence the Grand Guardian's decision, which is simply unimaginable to him.

If Zu An also had such a person who could marry into Pi Cheng's council and become a bridge for communication between the Upper and Lower Cities, then what he has been longing for would be much easier to accomplish.

What a pity, what a pity…

"Xing, you just appeared on the battlefield out of nowhere, holding that cool weapon… What exactly happened? You should tell us now." San Yue Qi asked curiously.

"This is the second time I've sacrificed myself for you, San Yue…" Xing gazed at her with deep affection.

San Yue scratched her head embarrassedly: "Um… thanks? But that doesn't answer the question at all…"

"She herself probably doesn't know either, right?" Dan Heng said, arms crossed, indifferently: "This isn't the first time. When we faced the Doom Beast on the space station, something similar happened—do you still remember Nanuke's glance?"

Thinking further about this would yield nothing, so several people decided to first leave the Star Core for Wa Er Te and Ji Zi to handle, while they focused on the immediate tasks.

Returning to the Lower District, several people wanted to convey the good news of the Star Core's sealing to Na Ta Sha and the others, but after sharing the good news, Uncle Yang also sent a message in the Star Rail family group chat:

They have successfully sealed the Star Core and gradually cleared the waterways. However, Bei Luo Bo Ge's situation is far from optimistic—although the Star Core's influence has mostly faded, whether it's the rift or the cold wave, this planet struggles to regain its vitality from a thousand years ago in the short term.

As Pioneers, their mission is already fulfilled; now they can only trust in humanity's resilience and will.

"Ah, how come…" Filien wore a dejected expression, "Even though the Star Core has already been sealed, the biggest problem is solved."

"It's quite normal, Filien." Fu Lian reached out and ruffled Filien's hair, smiling slightly, "You see, we defeated the Demon King decades ago, yet even today the continent is still affected by his remnants."

Disasters aren't formed overnight, and their effects don't fade overnight either.

Bu Luo Ni Ya and company are now on the path to eliminating the effects, and we are also on the road to dispelling the Demon King's influence." Xiu Ta Er Ke said, "In a sense, we could also be considered fellow travelers, right?"

Yeah, compared to Bu Luo Ni Ya and the others, we're more like Xing, San Yue Qi, and Dan Heng." Fu Lian smiled, "They are Pioneers, we are Adventurers—both are people who explore new things… Once the Bei Luo Bo Ge matter settles, they'll likely head off to new worlds in the universe."

"A new world?" Filien lowered her gaze slightly, "…But I really can't bear to part with Bu Luo Ni Ya and the others."

——

Everyone decided to wait for the right moment, then relay this news to Bu Luo Ni Ya.

Not long after, the news of unsealing the Upper and Lower Districts also reached Na Ta Sha; the passenger cable car that had been blocked for decades will restart, and Bu Luo Ni Ya also sent a message at this moment, hoping everyone could return to the Upper District to attend her succession ceremony.

Xing and the others certainly wouldn't miss it; they, along with Na Ta Sha, took the first cable car together with Hu Ke and the other kids.

At the moment they saw the blue sky, Hu Ke exclaimed in awe: "Wah… this, this is so huge, so blue a roof!"

Na Ta Sha's voice was both sorrowful and joyful: "That's not a roof, Hu Ke… it's the 'sky'."

These children are truly pitiful; the ordinary things we see every day are novelties they've never seen before in the Lower District……

This scene reminded Yue Cheng Liu of the first time she brought Cang Jiao to New Eriadu.

Back then she held Cang Jiao's little hand, passing many shops along the way; from start to finish, Cang Jiao's gaze never strayed from those colorful cakes and snacks.

"Sister Liu, what is this? Can I eat it?"

... In her memory, the most words Cang Jiao had ever said to her that day were just this.

At that time she hadn't joined the Anti-Air Unit Six and didn't know how to interact with a little girl from the Ghost Clan, but that day she bought all the snacks Cang Jiao wanted, and seeing his satisfied expression, she also felt an inexplicable warmth.

Was it a feeling of wanting to repay her?

Liu herself wasn't sure either, but if she were to bring Hu Ke, Ke La La, and the others to such a colorful world, she'd probably couldn't help but splurge a bit.

Using worthless money to exchange for the children's priceless smiles—what in this world could be more worthwhile than that?