Chapter 954

Sigh... The company is obviously this strong, so why isn't it willing to step in and help those planets affected by 【Destruction】?

Hu Zhang lowered his gaze. In his mind, "strength" is often tied to "responsibility"—the strong go protect the weak, and once the weak grow up, they protect those even weaker. Only by mutually supporting each other, step by step, can we go further in this cruel universe.

"The answer might be simpler than you imagine, Hu Zhang." Mingming pursed her lips and smiled, gently pushing aside the white braid blocking her face. "Actually, the answer is far simpler than you think? In short, it's just four words……benefit and cost."

"For the Interstellar Peace Company, if that star system lacks valuable resources and the market is small, then in the company's eyes it's just an insignificant point. To risk war with the entire 【Destruction】 force for such a 'point' would be extremely uneconomical for those senior executives."

"Furthermore, both 【Preservation】 and 【Destruction】 have their envoys stationed, so surely no one dares act rashly. As for the subsequent God War, the company surely has its plans laid out—if they rashly intervene and prematurely expand the war's scale, it will inevitably affect the company's future plans——to those extremely ruthless senior executives, the Seduinilamo Star Cluster is just an ordinary star among the heavens; even if it goes out, it's of no consequence. But if it affects the company's grand scheme……no one can bear that responsibility."

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""Osdun Star is known for its 【Mechanical Implant】. Recently, that hub star experienced a strange accident. Overnight, the implants installed by residents all corroded, the starport lost its operational ability, adversely affecting transport work."

""Interstellar Peace intervened in time, controlled the situation on Ao Si Dun Xing, preventing the tragedy from worsening. The company has rich experience handling similar mechanical implant crises. After peaceful negotiations, the Ao Si Dun Xing incident was formally taken over by the 【Strategic Investment Department】 for follow-up work."

""Notorious memory thief 【Qian Lou Zhong】 turned herself in. This wanted criminal has repeatedly destroyed precious cosmic cultural heritage sites, many of which suffered horribly. It is said that during her most recent crime, she witnessed a mysterious woman conversing with an 【Yi Wen Mo】. The woman was dressed in a candy-colored long dress, her features indistinguishable."

""Qian Lou Zhong claimed that woman was the 【Silent Lord】 Bo'erka·Kakamu, and that her own life was under threat, so she turned herself in and requested help from the Genius Club. The Genius Club's #83 Black Tower Lady refused to extradite this memory thief, but what exactly the 【Yi Wen Mo】 asked the Silent Lord, the Black Tower Lady said she was closely monitoring."

After listening to the broadcast, Xing went to the party car to find Hei Tian'e and told her the previous decision of the train crew.

Hei Tian'e curled the corner of her mouth in a faint smile: "Choosing Weng Faluosī……a very wise decision."

""Why does Yi Ting need the help of the Astral Express?" Xing asked."

""To be precise, it's my personal request." Hei Tian'e countered, "Have you heard this saying: 'Memories traverse worlds, solely to collect every precious memory'? Salvaging lost and obscure memories is my duty, and the reflection of Yi Ting's mirror showing Weng Faluosī……is like a treasure in a display case, shining brightly yet untouchable."

""I need a nail that can pierce glass—that's all of you. Only 【Exploration】 can delve into Weng Faluosī, pierce through layers of mist, and let the world's 【Memory】 see the light of day again."

""You won't let me down, right?"

Suddenly, the train began to sway slightly, and the broadcast inside the train sounded with Pam's voice.

"Attention passengers——the train is about to jump——please hold on tight to Pam——!"

Xing found a window seat and sat down.

As the familiar jolt feeling gradually strengthened, the stars outside the window began to slide from one side of the window to the other, like someone slowly turning the pages of a picture book; with the jump's progress, the turning speed grew faster and faster, so fast that the stars linked into white lines, so fast that those lines blurred into a brilliant river of light.

Until the carriage beneath his feet began to stabilize… Xing eagerly peered around, pressed against the glass, yet saw nothing of the so-called 'Wengfaluosī'.

"Nothing at all…… puzzling?"

The black swan lightly brushed past her side, floating inside the carriage; she reached out and lightly wiped the window glass.

... as if wiping away some invisible dust.

But just then, the empty star field suddenly lit up. An infinity‑shaped band of light unfurled across the universe, resembling the mathematical symbol for infinity, and also like a ribbon lightly shaken loose by a deity.

It bent, looped, joined end to end, brilliant enough that one couldn't look away.

"The answer is hidden in the starry sky."

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Fate/zero。

"Oh… oh!! It's so beautiful……"

In Weibo's room, the Conqueror King did not shout as usual, but sat quietly, gazing in awe at the brilliance reflected from the heavenly canopy.

It was as if he too were standing amidst that boundless starry sky.

Although he hadn't seen what that so‑called 'planet' looked like, the light band floating in the universe showed a gentle, dreamy deep blue, as if a deity's brush had casually sketched it across the cosmos. And at the center of the light band…… strong light kept radiating from there, seemingly exactly 'Wengfaluosī'.

Feeling the violent pounding of his heart in his chest, the Conqueror King suddenly felt his heart surge with overwhelming emotion. That sensation was like when he had once campaigned in India, striving to see the Oceanus at the edge of the world in his dreams……

He wanted to conquer, to explore, to see with his own eyes what lay beyond that band of light.

"Is this a planet?" Weibo curiously surveyed the brilliant star band in the sky, "It's so bright, so dazzling… completely different from Pinokangni and Yailuo-Ⅵ, but why hide such a beautiful planet? Shouldn't it connect well with the Interstellar Peace Company?"

"Hmm… but at least this shows something." The Conqueror King raised an eyebrow intriguingly, "The people on this planet are relatively primitive; they simply lack the ability to leave this planet and connect with the universe."

"Eh? Makes sense…" Weibo slapped his hand in sudden realization, "If it's a technologically backward planet, then someone like Dan Heng, a dragon sovereign, would be a dimensional downgrade strike there—there shouldn't be any danger threatening the train crew."