Chapter 211

【No!】

【We are a 12+ train!】

Stelle indicated that there were only healthy drinks suitable for children and teenagers on the train.

【Then you can't use the 12-year-old standard to require a strong ranger like me!】

【Ha, I've been used to sleeping in the open all these years, now you suddenly let me live in such a good place... tsk, it's not bad.】

Paimon: "Kick drinks?"

Paimon: "Does this refer to a bar!!"

Venti: "Hehe, fine wine is indeed a kick drink!"

Lumine: "Venti pops up involuntarily whenever he sees the word wine."

Stelle: "No, Boothill, you still drink now?"

Stelle: "Shouldn't you be drinking machine oil?"

Boothill: "Meow!"

Boothill: "I'm not a machine of Aha, why would I drink machine oil?"

Boothill: "Compared to machine oil, wine is more kick!"

Boothill: "It fits my free and easy ranger image better!"

Pom-Pom: "Drinking misleads things, so there is no alcohol on the train, Pom!"

Pom-Pom: "If passengers need it, they can apply in advance."

Boothill: "Have to apply in advance... too much trouble."

Boothill: "Better to bring it yourself..."

The video continues.

【Stelle, you have become an increasingly excellent pioneer.】

【I am very pleased to witness your growth.】

When Stelle wandered past Welt,

she suddenly heard praise.

This made her eyes light up,

and she immediately walked up to Welt.

【I'm super amazing!】

Stelle didn't know what humility was.

【Yes, you are super amazing.】

【I used to know a lot of warriors, people who can grow like you, in my hometown... should at least be rated S-class.】

【You've worked hard during this time.】

【Rest well, I look forward to your performance in the next journey.】

Stelle: "Oh yeah, Mr. Yang praised me!"

Stelle: "I'm amazing!"

March 7th: "Yes, yes, yes, you're amazing."

March 7th: "However, what does this S-class mean?"

March 7th: "Mr. Yang's hometown... also divides people into levels?"

Welt: "Little March, you misunderstood."

Welt: "It's not a level for people, but a level for warriors... or Valkyries."

Furina: "Valkyries??"

Furina: "Wow! What a cool title!"

Hu Tao: "This title, it sounds like a group of heroic big sisters!"

Welt: "Heroic?"

Welt: "Hehe, some of them are indeed heroic, but the temperaments of others are not..."

Welt: "But there is no doubt that they are all heroic figures who protect their hometown."

Miss Qingque: "Before, Mr. Welt mistook Ms. Acheron for an old friend."

Miss Qingque: "Is it possible that in Mr. Welt's hometown, there is also a... Valkyrie similar to Ms. Acheron?"

Welt: "That's right."

Welt: "Her name is Mei, an extremely excellent Valkyrie."

Acheron: "Mei...?"

Nahida: "What's wrong?"

Nahida: "Did Ms. Acheron notice something wrong?"

Acheron: "No... nothing... just feel this name is very... familiar."

Black Swan: "Oh?"

Black Swan: "Just... just familiar?"

The video continues.

【Speaking of which, Stelle, this Penacony time, is it your first time pioneering with me?】

After chatting with Welt for a while,

Stelle went to find Himeko for a chat.

【Hope we can pioneer together in the future!】

Stelle said with a grin.

【Don't worry.】

【We still have a long time to spend together on the train, and there will definitely be no shortage of such opportunities.】

【Rest early today.】

【You've been too tired during this time, if you don't take this opportunity to cultivate your spirit, you will get sick...】

【You're young now, but you'll suffer when you're old.】

Stelle: "Get sick when I'm old?"

Stelle: "But I'm a Stellaron essence, I don't have this worry, right?"

Stelle: "Maybe, I won't even get old?"

March 7th: "You, your body is strange."

March 7th: "It really can't be inferred by common sense."

Miss Qingque: "Stelle, she might also be a long-lived species."

Miss Qingque: "After all, the power of the Stellaron is so vast, if it's used as a charger for her, she'll live until the end of time."

Stelle: "Tsk, living for tens of thousands of years is enough."

Stelle: "End of time or whatever, no need."

Hu Tao: "Tens of thousands of years is just enough???"

Hu Tao: "Our Teyvat hasn't even existed for tens of thousands of years, right??"

Paimon: "If a person can live for tens of thousands of years, that would really be an old monster..."

Paimon: "Paimon finds it hard to imagine..."

The video continues.

【Stelle, are you interested in chatting with me? Over here.】

Suddenly, Black Swan's voice sounded in Stelle's ear.

So, Stelle started to walk toward Black Swan.

【...】

【Oh? You're here, Stelle. Your reflection is reflected in the stars in the porthole... hehe, a bit hard to see clearly.】

【How about it, this dream journey... is it satisfactory to you?】

Black Swan asked with a smile.

【Feel like many things haven't been explained clearly?】

Stelle always felt that this journey was a bit foggy.

Many puzzles have not been solved, but it ended hastily.

"The scent of curiosity is quite rich... Such memories are truly addictive."

"Now... return that little parting gift to me, won't you?"

"I simply cannot wait."

After Black Swan finished speaking,

Stelle rummaged through her pockets,

took out the card Black Swan had given her earlier,

and handed it over.

"Hmm..."

"... h?"

Black Swan looked at the card,

her expression gradually turning to one of surprise.

"I... I didn't break it..."

Seeing Black Swan's reaction,

Stelle hurriedly offered an explanation.

"It's nothing..."

"I simply... discovered a very interesting place within your memories."

"Before I explain the reason... I must apologize to you, Stelle."

"In truth, the parting gift I gave you was not a compass for the Memory Zone... but merely an empty Light Cone."

"Do you remember when we first entered the Dream Hotel, how I requested a few trinkets from your companions? Their function was similar."

"This way, I could sense your location at any time, so that I might intervene should you encounter danger."

Stelle: "I actually got tricked by Black Swan again."

Stelle: "I really thought this was a magical guide card!"

Stelle: "Who would have thought it was just an empty Light Cone!!"

Furina: "Um, excuse me..."

Furina: "May I ask, what is a Light Cone?"

Dr. Ratio: "Technology of the Garden of Recollection, used to seal away human memories."

Hu Tao: "Just such a tiny... card."

Hu Tao: "It can actually preserve a person's memory?"

Hu Tao: "That really is an incredible method."

March 7th: "What's even more incredible is that through Light Cones, we can experience the memory stories within as if we were there."

March 7th: "It's just, I didn't expect that even though Miss Black Swan said she was giving Stelle a gift as an apology, she was still trying to collect her memories after all this time?"

Black Swan: "Her memories are unique. As a Memokeeper, I cannot resist such temptation."

Black Swan: "However, I did not make such a move solely because I wanted to obtain her unique memories."

Black Swan: "As a witness to the entire Penacony incident, there should be clues I am looking for within Stelle's memories."

Black Swan: "Through these clues, perhaps we can learn the cause of the current anomalies."

Stelle: "Fine, then I won't hold a grudge."

Stelle: "Let's see if we can actually discover something next."

The video continues.

Black Swan's explanation continues.

【But... that is not its most essential function.】

【Light Cones are slices of light used to encapsulate solidified phenomena, and this empty Light Cone is the same.】

【It can record your memories in their most vivid form, and then... for me to appreciate and toy with, becoming a unique recollection.】

【All things in the world originate from the power of spirit and soul—this power is memory.】

【If we want to be saved from being left behind by the world, we must let the world remember us.】

【Or, reshape the world with our memories.】

Paimon: "Reshape... the world with memories??"

Paimon: "That sounds so impressive."

Paimon: "Is this the true purpose of the Memokeepers?"

Black Swan: "Miss Paimon's intuition is very sharp."

Black Swan: "That's right. The reason Memokeepers spare no effort to record memories throughout the universe is to take precautions."

Black Swan: "Various anomalies indicate that this universe will suffer a great catastrophe in the future."

Black Swan: "To prevent civilization from completely perishing after the catastrophe, we Memokeepers work hard to collect memories."

Black Swan: "In hopes that at that time, we can reshape the entire world through these memories."

Stelle: "Reshaping the universe through memories... sounds well-founded."

Stelle: "But in practice, I don't think it's very reliable."

March 7th: "Speaking of which, isn't that the philosophy of the Aeon of Remembrance?"

The video continues.

【Life seems long, yet one can only extract a few memories filled with power: whether joyful, sorrowful, light, or heavy... but you are different, Stelle.】

【Memory is the reflection of the future.】

【From that reflection, I can see your unique value.】

【You can create memories that make the world fall for them...】

【Your memories can reflect the future direction of the universe.】

【And those memories... will be as brilliant as the scattered stars visible from this porthole.】

Stelle: "Got it, I'm a Stellaron oracle."

Stelle: "Through my memories, one can see the future of the universe."

Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk... I suddenly have an idea to get rich."

Stelle: "You guys say, if I use Light Cones to make multiple copies of my memories and sell them at a high price to members of the Garden of Recollection, wouldn't I be rich?"

March 7th: "???"

March 7th: "Stelle, your train of thought..."

March 7th: "It really is extraordinary!"

March 7th: "However... I don't think your method will work."

March 7th: "Memories that the Garden of Recollection has already collected probably won't be collected again, right?"

Stelle: "Then... I'll seal a new segment of my memory into a Light Cone every so often."

Stelle: "And then hold an auction among the Memokeepers?"

Stelle: "Highest bidder wins!"

Miss Qingque: "Stelle, you are truly a business genius!"

Miss Qingque: "If I were to start a company."

Miss Qingque: "I'd have to hire you as the executive director no matter what."

Black Swan: "Auctioning your own unique memories?"

Black Swan: "Hehe, interesting. Truly worthy of you."

The video continues.

【Help me see, am I about to ascend?】

Black Swan's words were too cryptic,

making Stelle feel like she was about to ascend into an Aeon.

【The memories I have concerning you are still too few, far from enough to help me divine a future too distant.】

【However, I can tell you one thing, and that is that there is a deeper reason for my favor toward you.】

【The reason is simple—in this grand and flashy dream of the Family, only you experienced the whole thing.】

Black Swan explained.