Chapter 374

【"The footsteps of the Nameless cannot be stopped... Rest assured, Mike. It's just returning to my old profession. Wait for me to come back. But if, I mean if..."】

【"If I can't make it back, then you become the next 'Clockmaker'."】

The livestream room.

"Mike is that uncle who took us to the Nameless tomb in the Dreamflux Reef, right?"】

"If it weren't for this long dream, we probably wouldn't know that the relationship between Mike and the 'Clockmaker' was so close."】

"Watching the young Mike ask Mikhail where he was going, I feel like I saw the 'Clockmaker' of the past saying the same thing to his grandfather. Time feels like a cycle."】

"Perhaps because of this, Mikhail decided that if he encountered any misfortune, Mike would take over the identity of the Clockmaker."】

"Judging from the attitude of everyone in the Dreamflux Reef, everyone respects Mike. Perhaps in the years the 'Clockmaker' was away, Mike was also trying his best to look after the Dreamflux Reef."】

"What kind of predicament Penacony was facing at that time, those who haven't experienced it personally probably find it hard to understand, but even so, from these fragments of conversation, one can feel their pressure and heaviness."】

"Without the 'Clockmaker' and those who fought and worked hard for Penacony, there probably wouldn't be the Star of Celebration that has survived to this day."】

【Time continues to move forward. At this time, the Clockmaker is already an old man.】

【Gallagher's voice appears, and just like everyone who appeared before, he asks the same question: "Old man, where are you going?"】

【Ragwock Char Mikhail's voice has become old: "Oh, so you're here?"】

【Gallagher asks seriously, "Answer my question, what do you want to do?"】

【Mikhail Char Mikhail uses a humorous tone: "Don't be nervous, Gallagher. I just thought of a brilliant idea, want to hear it?"】

【Gallagher's voice is impatient and worried: "Forget it! Which of your ideas isn't pushing yourself into the fire? Old man, don't blame me for speaking harshly, Penacony's heroic figures from back then are now down to just you."】

【"If you die, then the secret of the Stellaron... will never see the light of day again."】

【Mikhail Char Mikhail sighs, "Yes, in Penacony, I'm afraid we have nowhere left to go. So we can only look beyond Asdana."】

【"We are going to hold a celebration, and the reason will be (the 'Clockmaker's' legacy). Then... send invitations to everyone, and gather people here."】

【Gallagher says in a deep voice, "Are you planning to break the pot with the Family?"】

【Ragwock Char Mikhail says to Gallagher, "Isn't there still you, my friend? Haha, this is very difficult, but on this journey we've taken, which thing hasn't been difficult? Oh right, no matter what method you use, remember..."】

【"Make sure to send the invitation to the Astral Express."】

Xianzhou Luo Fu.

In a teahouse where players gather.

"So, the many forces in the galaxy coming to Penacony today were also part of the 'Clockmaker's' plan."】

"Sob sob sob, the 'Clockmaker' still couldn't forget the Astral Express."】

"I don't know why, but seeing this, my heart suddenly feels sour."】

"In the end, he still believed in his juniors, believed that the Nameless of the Astral Express would have a way to save Penacony."】

"Listening to Gallagher, the relationship between the 'Clockmaker' and the 'Family' at that time had already reached an irreconcilable point."】

"On one hand, praising the 'Clockmaker' to the outside world, and on the other hand, suppressing the 'Clockmaker' in secret. The 'Family' is really funny."】

【Time reaches the end. The increasingly old Mikhail leans on a cane.】

【Clockie asks the question that everyone before had asked: "Misha! Where are you going?"】

【Ragwock Char Mikhail lets out a weak sigh and says, "Hmm, Clockie, take me to the Dreamflux Reef..."】

【"Last night, I had a very long dream, dreaming of the day we met. I want to record that dream."】

【Clockie's innocent and childlike voice asks in confusion, "Record it... what for?"】

【Ragwock Char Mikhail's old voice says, "To keep me from forgetting some things. Clockie, do you still remember how your name came to be?"】

【"Of course I remember! You told me that when you were a child, you lived in the Clock Room, and those wall clocks and pocket watches grew up with you. They were your best friends!"】

【Ragwock Char Mikhail smiles gently and says, "Yes, but I didn't tell you, behind this story... there was a wonderful misunderstanding."】

【"I was still young then. In my memory, there was a special pocket watch. It was always by my grandfather's side, following him on voyages, pointing the way for him in every adventure story."】

【"I wanted to have such a pocket watch too, and then, you appeared in my dream."】

【Clockie also says, "Yes, every night, we would board the 'Luo Pan' and set sail together!"】

【Ragwock Char Mikhail laughs, "But do you know? It wasn't until the day my grandfather handed it to me that I suddenly realized, that wasn't a pocket watch at all..."】

【"It was a 'Luo Pan'."】

【"So your name should be 'Luo Pan Boy'..."】

【"And the 'Clockmaker'... is a 'Nameless'."】

Where the Astral Express crew is.

March 7th says softly, "Is this the life of the 'Clockmaker' Mikhail?"】

Mr. Welt Yang sighs, "Although the 'Clockmaker' left the Astral Express, his life never left the path of Trailblaze. He is a Nameless worthy of respect."】

March 7th nods and says, "Hmm, as juniors, we can't embarrass our predecessors."】

【In the plot, when the long dream comes to an end, Misha and Clockie, who have returned to the Dreamflux Reef, also arrive at the garden on the heights. This is the resting place of the 'Clockmaker'."】

【Clockie follows Misha's footsteps and says while walking, "We're at the Dreamflux Reef. Where to next?"】

【Misha, or rather Ragwock Char Mikhail, says in a peaceful tone, "Clockie, I don't think... I'll be going anywhere else."】

The livestream room.

"So, is this the end of the 'Clockmaker's' life?"】

【"The 'Clockmaker' passed away long ago. What we see are just the residual shadows left by Mikhail."】

"Sigh~ It's a pity I can't see the 'Clockmaker' with my own eyes."】

"I clearly knew the 'Clockmaker' had passed away, but seeing this, I still can't help but feel sad."】

"Sigh, in the long dream, everyone was asking Mikhail where he was going, but life has an end after all. Even for Mikhail, there came a time when he could no longer move forward."】

"Although Mikhail can no longer continue the 'Trailblaze,' his will will be inherited by future generations. Whether it's Mike or the Nameless, I believe they will all keep moving forward on their own paths."】

"I found a major easter egg. If you click on the main quest introduction, you can see the letter the Clockmaker left for the Nameless."】

"Really? Let me see?"】

"Holy crap, there really is one..."

"Wait, I'll paste it."】

"To the future Nameless:

I have been waiting for you, future Nameless. Although I don't know where you come from, what you look like, or what your name is... but for now, please let me call you 'Trailblazer'."

And you must already know who I am—a former mechanic of the Astral Express, an apprentice with little learning, a poor old man who spent his life in mediocrity.

I embarked on the 'Trailblaze' journey just to learn about life itself and everything related to it. But the more I learned, the more confusion and trouble I had. I thought I could learn how to live better, but what I learned was how to gracefully welcome the destined ending—'Nihility'.

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Whether resisting or resigning to fate, people will always find answers, but they do not belong to 'Trailblaze'.

However, I think this question is too profound. Even Akivili himself probably couldn't give a unique answer exclusive to 'Trailblaze'.

But as Nameless—as humans—we have the right to think. We have the right to define our own endings. We have the right to move forward. On the road to the end, there are many things people can do, and the second moment will also show completely different meanings because of this.

A Nameless will not indulge in a temporary sweet dream, let alone give up the inherent rights because of pain and suffering.

Do you remember the question I left in the invitation, Trailblazer, 'Why does life sleep?'】

【'People sleep in order to eventually wake up from the dream'—this is the answer that a decrepit Nameless has spent his whole life finding."】

【"Mr. 'Clockmaker' is too humble. His life was so wonderful, so heroic, how could it be mediocre?"】

"Perhaps as the law says, the more powerful, wise, and excellent a person is, the 'Clockmaker' is undoubtedly such a person."】

"Regardless, the 'Clockmaker' is indeed an admirable elder."】

"Why does life sleep? In Penacony, this question has been mentioned several times. Everyone has their own understanding and answer to this, and is this the 'Clockmaker's' answer?"】

Where the Astral Express crew is.

Following Dan Heng sighs, "This is perhaps what Mikhail wanted to leave for us."】

Mr. Welt Yang's expression is complex. Penacony's sweet dream reminds him of the Stigmata Project faced by his former home, Earth. Even though they are different worlds, there are similar people who chose the same path."】

Astral Express.

Parlor Car.

Himeko looks at this letter Mikhail left for them in the game and sighs longly, her eyes filled with determination."】

Pom-Pom's eyes are filled with tears, and the tears flow uncontrollably."】

Pom-Pom has kept every Nameless who stepped onto the Astral Express in his heart, but seeing Mikhail's ending, even though he had expected it, the sorrow in his heart made it difficult for the conductor to suppress."】

Somewhere in the universe."】

Huang Quan looks at the content of the game plot in the livestream room, a flash of sorrow and firmness in her expression."】

"Tiernan, your old friend has never forgotten you."】

【"The 'Clockmaker'... he is indeed an amazing person, an amazing Nameless."】 ===== CHAPTER 375 =====