Chapter 637

Fu Ningna: "By the way, could Mr. Sunday have lost himself again while pursuing the paradise, and caused even bigger trouble??"

Star: "And then, just by chance, we the train crew run into it again?"

Star: "Damn, this is exactly 'cut the grass but not the roots—the spring wind blows and it grows again!'"

Star: "But honestly, I don't think so."

Star: "He's not that rigid a person; even if he briefly gets stuck in a rut, once he sees clearly, he'll wake up."

Star: "Sunday, isn't that right?"

Sunday: "Mm, I won't make the same mistake again."

Sunday: "I'll find a more suitable way to fulfill my great aspiration!"

The video continues.

The scene shifts,

back to the carriage.

【You have an interstellar communication message. Please check promptly.】

In the observation carriage, Pam suddenly notices a message.

【Huh? Hmm...】

Pam quickly checks it,

and her expression subtly changes.

【What's wrong, Pam?】

Himeko notices her anomaly,

and asks curiously.

【The train just received a message from the Luo Fu Xianzhou. From the summary, it seems to conflict with our upcoming itinerary.】

After Pam explains,

a holographic projection of General Jing Yuan appears before them.

【It's been a long time, friends of the Star Rail. I hope your exploration journey has gone smoothly?】

【Recently, the Luo Fu Xianzhou will hold the Star Sky Martial Ceremony.】

【You have previously helped Luo Fu quell disasters—you are good friends of the Xianzhoulian Alliance.】

【Here, Jing Yuan, on behalf of the Divine Strategy Office, sincerely invites you to attend the ceremony. Please make time to grace us with your presence.】

Star: "Huh???"

Star: "We just got to Penacony from Luo Fu, and now we're about to leave—yet Luo Fu is inviting us back again?"

March 7th: "Star Sky Martial Ceremony?"

March 7th: "Eee~"

March 7th: "Don't blame me for being a jinx."

March 7th: "Whenever I hear those words, I just know something's gonna go wrong."

March 7th: "I thought coming to Penacony would just mean happily attending the Harmony Festival!"

March 7th: "But in the end, after all that back-and-forth, we ended up in this whole series of heart-pounding, epic stories!"

March 7th: "So if we happily go to this Star Sky Martial Ceremony now, it definitely won't be smooth sailing!"

Star: "I agree."

Star: "But we can't afford to snub the invitation, right?"

Star: "After all, we've got life-or-death bonds with General Jing Yuan!"

Star: "Can I ask General Jing Yuan honestly—is Luo Fu about to stir up another mess?"

Star: "So you're recalling us as your special troops to do your dirty work?"

Jing Yuan: "Oh my, you've got me all wrong!"

Jing Yuan: "Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

March 7th: "Yes."

Jing Yuan: "Cough, cough… You're overthinking it."

Jing Yuan: "Luo Fu Xianzhou has just recovered from disaster—it needs to lift spirits."

Jing Yuan: "So I'm holding the Star Sky Martial Ceremony simply to liven things up."

Jing Yuan: "Knowing you train crew enjoy excitement, I thought to invite you."

Jing Yuan: "Haha, of course,"

Jing Yuan: "I also hope the kind-hearted among you might lend a hand with small tasks along the way."

Jing Yuan: "Then Jing Yuan would be deeply grateful!"

Star: "Of course, that's exactly it!"

Star: "When the General calls us, it's definitely because he's short on special troops to do grunt work!"

Ying: "Why does this feel so familiar?"

Ying: "I feel like I've been through this before."

Paimon: "Ying, no need to feel it."

Paimon: "Aren't we basically been hired hands the whole way?"

Fu Ningna: "So… our itinerary's changing again?"

Fu Ningna: "We were headed to that 'Eternal Land' thing."

Fu Ningna: "Now it seems we're going to Luo Fu Xianzhou instead."

Hu Tao: "But will we still have enough fuel?"

Hu Tao: "Don't let it be that after we finish at Luofu Xianzhou, the train is completely out of energy."

Paimon: "Please don't let that happen!"

Paimon: "I still dream that one day, the Astral Express can drive all the way to the continent of Teyvat!"

Himeko: "It probably isn't that dire."

Himeko: "With the train's current energy reserves, as long as we plan the route and use it sparingly...."

Himeko: "Making a trip to Luo Fu isn't difficult."

Welt: "The problem is, I feel the same as little March — I can't shake the sense that this trip to Luo Fu will also be fraught with danger...."

The video continues.

【It really is lively. I just managed to slip away from the family's Grand Harmony Festival, and already there's a new invitation.】

Himeko finished watching this holographic recording,

and felt quite a bit of emotion.

【I've got trauma from these grand societies.】

Stelle scratched her head,

saying that the moment she heard anything about grand societies,

she felt a chill run down her spine.

【Same here!】

【Also, also — attending two grand society events back to back, doesn't that look a bit unserious about our duties?】

【The train's real business should be restoring the star chart and route data, and doing some serious scientific survey work along the way, right?】

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Stelle: "Wait!"

Stelle: "The train really does this kind of stuff?"

Stelle: "Restoring star charts and route data, plus scientific surveys?"

Stelle: "That sounds more like something the Boshixue Society would do."

Stelle: "Isn't our Astral Express just an organization that charges straight in headfirst?"

Himeko: "Ha, it seems your understanding of the train, Stelle, is stuck on the endless pioneering and adventuring."

Himeko: "But in fact, recording and conducting research along the way is also something our Astral Express does."

Himeko: "It's just that it doesn't happen often."

Stelle: "Fine, this sounds like it's not for me the moment I hear it."

Stelle: "I'd guess it's either Uncle Yang's job, or Brother Dan Heng's, or just yours, Sister Himeko."

March 7th: "Why am I not included?"