Chapter 1523

"But before raising this question..." San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue paused, "Have you ever thought about it? What right do we have to make decisions for others?"

"If the Galaxy were a larger Aohema, with a 'Caesar' living inside, perhaps she could decide for everyone, weighing the scales. But don't forget—we are merely a group of unnamed guests—"

"Even if people keep calling us 'Savior,' 'Savior,' I believe the stars have not forgotten... the meaning of 'pioneering' is 'exploration, establishment, connection'—to journey with countless worlds, not to loftily 'save the Galaxy.'"

""

Night Moon was stunned for a moment, and the expression on her face finally showed a hint of change.

"So don't try to bind me with 'sacrifice is inevitable'; the Train Society is immune to such baseless accusations!" San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue said word by word, "Besides—I'm just giving an example—if the Black Tower Lady is willing, she can at any moment pull out an imaginary weapon and blast this 'scepter' into ashes."

"In your words, compared to the threat a Jiemie Dajun might pose, what are the lives of a few nameless guests? But she didn't do that, and you wouldn't agree to this either, right? I've long noticed—you also have a fatal weakness..."

Xiao San Yue's voice suddenly softened, like a gentle breeze brushing over Aolixie's wilderness.

"... That is 'me'."

"Despite possessing such unreasonable power, you still kept your promise to me. I can only conclude... the 'original impetus' behind all your actions is merely to let 'me' continue traveling."

—

Genshin Impact.

"Hey hey, Alhaitham... who said San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue wasn't smart enough back then?"

Outside the Akademia, in a coffee shop, seeing San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's intelligent performance, Kavé proudly puffed out his chest, "I see, San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue is not only not stupid, but far smarter than certain fellows! Looks like someone's vision is much worse than mine—"

I merely based my judgment on her performance during earlier travels, giving a logically sound interim judgment. Alhaitham didn't lift his head from the book in his hand, "Architect, you must understand 'judgment' and 'conclusion' are two different things."

"You... sophistry!"

"Alright alright, why do you two always bicker whenever you meet?" Jia Lu Zhu Shan rushed in to mediate, "Although Xiao San Yue's earlier performance doesn't count, in Wengfaluo Si she truly showed intelligence—whether it was instantly seeing through Night Moon's intent to evade the Memory Surveillance, or this time... truly admirable."

Tighnari smiled: "Jia Lu Zhu Shan Senpai seems eager to take San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue as a disciple."

"Yes, I've figured it out. San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's 'intelligence' is just not useful in daily life, after all, with Dan Heng and Xing outside, and Walter and Ji Zi in the Train plotting strategies, so she seems 'not smart enough.' But when she needs to stand on her own, she certainly doesn't hold back."

"But..." Jia Lu Zhu Shan gently twirled a strand of hair by her cheek, a flicker of confusion in her eyes, "Was the example San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue just gave... true? Can that Qierweike's imaginary weapon collapse pulse really destroy Wengfaluo Si in one strike?"

"The Black Tower Lady mentioned before, in conflicts between Envoys, this weapon is just a big firework—though destroying ordinary planets is fine, Wengfaluo Si is clearly not..." Tighnari's hand holding the cup suddenly paused, as if realizing something, "Senpai, you weren't just wondering... what attacking Wengfaluo Si with that weapon would look like, were you?"

"How could it be?" Jia Lu Zhu Shan waved her hands repeatedly, "I'm just waiting for the Iron Tomb to truly be born—can the Black Tower blast its head hard? After all, it's also a genius's creation; even if we don't outright kill the Iron Tomb, making it shed its skin should be possible, right?"

—

"Hah..." Night Moon smiled helplessly, "You really aren't that naive, are you?"

"In that case, I can prove it to you. Not for others—but for 'myself' to give an answer."

San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue placed a pink jellyfish into Night Moon's embrace.

"Come—hold her."

Night Moon felt the soft touch in her palm: "Essence of Emptiness..."

"If examined closely, it is now my true form. Its memories come entirely from photos in the camera—my 'pioneering' journey all along." San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue said seriously, "When I'm awake, you've always been asleep. Casual talk probably feels insubstantial to you... so now, let me take you to relive it all."

An album filled with photos and San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's hand-drawn illustrations appeared in Night Moon's hands.

"Has the essence become a memory ledger?"

"Exactly, this is 'memory.' You don't know where it exists or what was left behind—but when most needed, those powers that changed your heart... will surely resurface."

Night Moon gently turned the pages, seeing countless photos of the Train Society's travels: someone smiling exaggeratedly, someone showing only half a side profile, someone unaware they were being photographed. Night Moon turned page by page... fingertips slowing.

—

Spirit Cage.

"Wait, this is... a beauty trap?!"

Xia Dou couldn't help exclaiming that San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue even pulled out the Thirty-Six Stratagems to convince Night Moon, and she seemed to know her jellyfish form was adorable!

This soft touch... which normal person could withstand such a test?! Not to mention Night Moon—she even wanted to pinch it herself!

"You want to use past memories to convince Night Moon?" Sui Xing gazed at the memory ledger in Night Moon's embrace, "But doing this only appeals to emotion to make Night Moon compromise... I think compared to San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue, Night Moon is more like San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's 'rational' side—though she may fall for this, it doesn't mean she'll change her stance."

"This still can't change her stance—I actually think San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's words have already fully convinced her."

"Think of the lighthouse." Sui Xing said lightly, "The lighthouse's rules are actually similar to Night Moon's thinking—calculating resources, allocating population, sacrificing part to let others survive. 'Overall survival' far outweighs 'individual existence.' Cold, but 'correct'."

"But that's wrong." Xia Dou whispered, "Mark and we ground-dwellers have proven life isn't extended by 'abandoning'."