Chapter 950

Genshin Impact.

Translation: "Original God."

But maybe we should keep the period. So "Original God."

Sunday, he...?

We need to output: 【2】 Xingqiri, he??

But we need to keep the quotes? The source includes 「」. Should we keep them? The instruction: translate faithfully, never skip, summarise, or merge paragraphs. It doesn't say to keep the quotation marks. Usually we would translate the quoted speech as English speech, maybe keep quotes. But we can drop them as they are punctuation. Safer to keep them? The example not given. I'd keep the meaning: "Xingqiri, he??". I'll include the quotes? I'd output: 【2】 "Xingqiri, he??". But the Chinese had 「」 around the whole utterance. We could keep English quotes. I'll do: 【2】 "Xingqiri, he??". That seems fine.

Liuyun Jiefeng True Lord's brows furrowed slightly; even though she had imagined what outstanding talents might board the train later, her thoughts drifted toward Xingqiri. To her, the Train Group's greatest leniency toward Xingqiri was merely 'not regarding him as an enemy from now on,' but it was still far from being able to make him a companion.

"Prior to that, the Black Swan wanted to board, but I didn't find it inappropriate. After all, that person helped the Train Group a lot; Pinokangni's current situation wouldn't be possible without her contribution. For her to board and travel together for a stretch is reasonable, but this Xingqiri..."

She didn't continue.

Li Shui Die Shan True Lord raised her wings, turning her long beak toward her: "Liuyun, why must you bear a grudge against that child? Though Xingqiri previously did some foolish things, she has now proven her reformation before Waerte. Giving this young person a chance, I see no harm."

"What Li Shui Die Shan said makes sense." Xue Yue Zhu Yang True Lord added, "Moreover, this child bears the power of 【Harmony】; the art of Tuning is quite extraordinary—it can instantly change companions' appearances and can be used on enemies as a kind of restriction. Moreover, how many people who can Tune on the Fate paths are there nowadays? Nothing more than Zhigengniao and Xingqiri, this sibling pair. Since the sister cannot board the train, we must not miss the brother."

Liuyun narrowed her eyes slightly, intrigued, and began sizing up the two old-timers before her: "Oh? You two actually think so highly of Xingqiri? That really surprises this immortal. But you're right on one point: those who can Tune on the Harmony Fate path are rare; an extra ability means an extra solution when danger arises in the future."

"Crisis..." Li Shui's eyes sank. "Liuyun, are you worried about their next stop, Weng Faluos?"

"Yes." Liuyun sighed deeply upon hearing this. "This immortal has noticed that no matter where this child Xing goes, she encounters some big or small incident locally. Upon first arriving at Beiluo Bogen, she was wanted; heading to the Immortal Vessel, she met the Extinction Sovereign; coming to Pinokangni for a vacation, she ran into the Oak family's conspiracy; going to Origami University, she could encounter the Primitive Doctor's lackeys; going to the Immortal Vessel to observe rites, she could even encounter the Calling Thunder Prison Escape... I don't know if that child is just unlucky or what, sigh, this immortal can't help but worry for her."

Xue Yue comforted her: "Hehe, Liuyun, you can relax a bit. Since Weng Faluos is a world wrapped by the 【Memory】 Fate path, isn't that equivalent to arriving at Black Swan's home turf? You've seen her abilities in Pinokangni; with her help, even if danger arises, assisting the Train Group to retreat safely is no problem."

Xue Yue's reasonable, evidence-based analysis indeed eased Liuyun's heart a little; she let out a slight sigh of relief: "Mm, that makes sense."

——

After a while.

Xingqiri had already been recommended to everyone in the Train Group by Waerte, and the full context was explained to them.

Waerte: "This is the reason he came. Mr. Xingqiri hopes to travel with the train; obviously, I shouldn't decide this on my own."

"But if you don't support him, we won't bring him back." Jizi said, "Waerte, I trust your judgment; as long as people are willing to embark on the journey together, the train's door ought to be open for him."

After saying that, Jizi turned her gaze toward Xing, indicating that this situation was special and she wanted to hear her opinion more carefully.

"Hmm..." Xing scratched her head, looking at Xingqiri's composed, expressionless handsome face. She struggled to hold back for a while, finally managing only one sentence: "I'm finally not the youngest anymore."

"Does that count as your agreement?" San Yue Qi narrowed her eyes, giving Xingqiri another once-over, "They say turning over a new leaf leaves you three parts weak; should be fine!"

"Thank you all for your tolerance, I am deeply grateful." Xingqiri sincerely thanked, "Perhaps one day I will find the answer I seek on the journey and leave here. But before that, I will likewise fulfill my duties as a passenger, doing my utmost."

Jizi: "... Looks like we have a conclusion; later, also tell the train conductor about this."

Waerte: "Since we've wrapped up our affairs in Pinokangni, according to the original plan, it's about time we prepared to jump."

"Hmm, but before departure, I still want to try contacting Black Tower Lady. Earlier I asked her to investigate Weng Faluos; even if there's no result, we can't just leave without saying goodbye."

Waerte keenly caught the blind spot: "What does 'try' mean?"

"Perhaps the interstellar network had a glitch; I just tried contacting the space station a few times with no response. Don't worry, after all, that's the genius's turf—even the antimatter legion can't crack it... Maybe Black Tower Lady just did something again."

——

Spirit Cage.

"Based on my personal experience, it's best to first clarify what the Third Fate of Weng Faluos is before making a decision." Xia Dou fiddled with the game controller in her hand while lifting her gaze to the white-haired woman who had just finished training, "Boss Bai, what do you think?"

"Being cautious is certainly good, but I suspect that aside from Yi Ting, hardly anyone knows this Third Fate." Bai Yue Kui rubbed her damp head with a towel, "Actually, as long as the Third Fate isn't 【Destruction】, that's fine; the whole universe probably only has 【Destruction】 symbolizing lifeless destruction, and once encountered, there's no room for turnaround."

"Destruction... probably wouldn't be that unlucky, right?" Xia Dou frowned, "Yi Ting's mirror can't reflect ordinary Fate-path individuals; if the Third Fate were Destruction, then inside must be a Destruction Envoy—but thinking it over, that's impossible, as a Destruction Envoy would be the arch-enemy of all factions across the universe; any stir would draw sightings, so how could it hide unseen in Weng Faluos? Could there be something there worth destroying?"

"Hmm, you're right; if the Third Fate were Destruction, the outside world couldn't fail to notice." Bai Yue Kui shifted tone, "But what concerns me isn't that obscure Third Fate, but 【Knowledge】..."

Combining the experience of the First and Second Imperial Wars, compared to those 【Destruction】 fanatics, she worries more that Weng Faluos might have a 【Knowledge】 genius hatching an idea. A genius's spark of inspiration can be far more destructive than an Envoy's; any of their 'genius ideas' could be a universe-overturning catastrophe.