Chapter 420

The video continues.

Time is merciless.

The fifth act,

Mikhail had reached the final stage of his life, his twilight years.

【Old man, where are you going?】

Gallagher's voice suddenly sounded.

【Oh, so you're here.】

Mikhail's voice was very aged.

【Answer my question—what are you planning?】

Gallagher looked at Mikhail solemnly.

【Don't be tense, Gallagher—I just thought of a brilliant idea. Want to hear it?】

Mikhail chuckled.

【Forget it!】

【Which one of your ideas hasn't been pushing yourself into the fire?】

【Old man, don't take it personally, but the heroes of Penacony are all gone now—except you.】

【If you die, the secret of the Star Core...】

【will never see the light of day again.】

Gallagher pleaded earnestly with Mikhail.

【Yes, in Penacony, we've probably run out of paths.】

【So we can only turn our eyes beyond Asderna...】

【We'll host a Changsheng Society, using the Clockmaker's legacy as the reason.】

【Then... send invitations across the entire galaxy, gathering everyone here.】

Mikhail revealed his idea.

【Are you planning to throw everything away and break with the family?】

Gallagher was startled and doubtful.

【Aren't you still here, my friend?】

【Haha, this is hard, but have any of the things we've done along the way ever been easy?】

【Oh, by the way—no matter what method you use, remember...】

【Be sure to send the invitation to the Star Rail.】

Furina: "In his twilight years, Mikhail felt utterly powerless."

Furina: "So, could he only place his hopes on the future Wumingke?"

Furina: "This is truly... heart-wrenching."

Ying: "This was the very beginning of it all—this plan created Penacony's current situation."

Ying: "And brought Penacony new hope."

Miss Ningguang: "No wonder he was a legendary tycoon, a legendary Wumingke."

Miss Ningguang: "Even alone against a colossal family, he still struck back and found a way to break the deadlock."

Sandgold: "Too bad time does not wait—he was already too old."

Sandgold: "Too old to even carry out this plan himself."

Paimon: "But Gallagher Mr. didn't betray his expectations, did he?"

Gallagher: "Hmph—after all, this was the old man's lifelong obsession. How could I dare betray him?"

Gallagher: "But you and I can only go this far."

Gallagher: "What happens next ultimately depends on the efforts of this generation of Wumingke."

Gallagher: "Still, if that old man could reach this point, there's no reason the future Wumingke should be worse than him, right?"

Himeko: "We dare not compare ourselves to Senior Mikhail, but as the new generation of Wumingke, we will inherit the spirits of our predecessors!"

Stelle: "Hah, joking—I'll sign a military guarantee right here!"

Stelle: "If we fail to fulfill Senior Mikhail's lifelong wish and save Penacony..."

Stelle: "Then deduct all of March 7th's train allowance!"

March 7th: "???"

March 7th: "Are you insane?"

March 7th: "You sign a military guarantee, and if you fail, why are you deducting my money?!"

Stelle: "Aren't we good sisters?"

Stelle: "Isn't the most basic thing between good sisters sharing hardship?"

March 7th: "What about fortune?"

March 7th: "Did you eat the 'share fortune' part?"

Stelle: "There's fortune."

Stelle: "If I succeed, won't we both become Penacony's great heroes?"

Stelle: "Isn't that sharing fortune?"

March 7th: "Ah, this..."

March 7th: "Huh... maybe it really is?"

Huahuo: "(You're so dumb. jpg)"

The final act of the story,

takes place at the moment Mikhail is about to reach the end of his life.

"Little Misha! Where are you going?"

Before Mikhail,

stood the figure of Clock Boy.

"Mm, Clock Boy, take me to Liùmèng Jiāo..."

"Last night, I had a very long dream—I dreamed of the day we met."

"I want to record that dream."

Mikhail's voice,

had already grown somewhat faint.

"Record it... what for?"

Clock Boy asked curiously.

"So that I won't forget certain things."

"Clock Boy, do you still remember how your name came to be?"

Mikhail asked Clock Boy a question.

"Of course I remember!"

"You told me that when you were little, you lived in the clock room, and those wall clocks and pocket watches grew up with you—they were your best friends!"

Clock Boy answered without hesitation.

"Yes, but I never told you that behind this story... there was also a Miaodewu Society."

"I was still very young back then. In my memory, there was a special pocket watch."

"It was always by Grandpa's side, sailing the seas with him, showing him the way in every adventure story."

"I so wanted to have a pocket watch like that too, and then, in my dream, you appeared."

Mikhail's voice carried a note of emotion.

"Yes! Every night, we would board the Luo Pan and set sail together!"

Clock Boy said excitedly.

"But did you know? It wasn't until the day Grandpa handed it to me that I suddenly realized—it actually wasn't a pocket watch..."

"It was a compass."

"So your name should have been Compass Boy..."

"And the Clockmaker... is the Nameless."