Chapter 431: Transmission Initiated

The Starry Dome Train's hidden carriage.

Heimu raised a hand, took off the wide‑brimmed Witch Hat from her head, tossed it casually onto the sofa beside her, revealing the slightly disheveled gray‑white long hair underneath.

Her whole demeanor shifted from the previously lazy composure to something… feeble.

She slumped on the sofa, her violet‑black eyes gazing upward, voice resigned: "It's Aha again, right?"

【System】: According to analysis, this incident is highly correlated. Probability: 99.7%.

"Heh."

Heimu let out a short laugh, without much mirth, "Let me guess—did Bai Hang get precisely thrown into the soon‑to‑begin world line of the Fifth Holy Grail War, where Suppression Force promises to generate? Is the coordinate the one we've been waiting for?"

【System】: Coordinate confirmed.

Target world line Time Anchor Point: Fifth Holy Grail War.

Location: Winterwood City.

Match degree with Suppression Force parameters: 98.2%.

Heimu raised a hand and vigorously scratched her normally smooth long hair, making it even more tangled.

"I knew it! I knew it! Anything that has a hint of fun is bound to happen! While I'm here laboriously negotiating, waiting, doing Task, Aha just flicks a line and throws my people in early? And in this… completely unprepared manner?!"

The system gave no response to this clearly complaining question.

Heimu massaged her hair in a venting manner for a while, then sank even deeper into the sofa, like a Salted Fish that has lost its dream.

After lying there a few seconds, she abruptly sat up, her hair sticking up messily, eyes like dead fish without any sparkle, staring at the System Panel.

"Fine… the wood's already become a boat; cursing that guy won't help."

She exhaled, trying to regain her usual composure, "How's the Data Collection going now? Over at Pinokanni."

【System】: Data collection Task is basically complete.

Target entities: Huang Quan, Fireworks, Robin, Black Swan, Sha Jin, Xing Qi Ri, etc., data packets have been retrieved and preliminarily parsed.

Data quality assessment: Excellent.

Estimated Repair Degree increase: 7–9%.

"Good."

Heimu nodded; that was good news. "Since Bai Hang is already in place and the Pinokanni data is sufficient, don't wait. Immediately initiate reverse transmission for A Xing and Chang Ye Yue, lock onto the Fifth War world line, Winterwood City. Get them to rendezvous with Bai Hang quickly, locate Huo Huo, and then… hurry up and finish this mess!"

She spat out the last few words through clenched teeth.

【System】: Command confirmed.

Activate cross‑world line directional transmission protocol.

Target: A Xing, Chang Ye Yue.

Destination: Type Moon world line·Fifth Holy Grail War·Winterwood City.

Energy charging… coordinate lock… transmission initiated.

Pinokanni.

Chang Ye Yue was strolling under an umbrella along a relatively quiet dream‑realm shopping street.

Suddenly, a system prompt sounded in her mind.

(Transmission? Looks like the lady can't wait.)

She didn't resist, relaxed her body, and waited for the force to carry her away from this fantastical place.

The pulling sensation arrived as expected, the surrounding kaleidoscopic light and shadow began to blur and stretch… then steadied again.

Chang Ye Yue blinked, a hint of doubt flashing in her crimson eyes.

She was still standing on Pinokanni's street.

Nihong remained, the dream fragrance lingered, and even the laughter of a dream creature wearing a rabbit hood that passed by was clearly audible.

Transmission… failed?

Or never started?

【System】: Warning: Cross‑world line transmission encountered unknown high‑level interference.

The target world line's Type Moon world imposed an 'Access Restriction' on your presence.

Analyzing cause… analysis complete: Determined that your memory traits and past activity records pose a potentially excessive impact risk to the stability of that world line, therefore a temporary entry ban is imposed.

Transmission forcibly aborted.

Chang Ye Yue: "……"

She held the umbrella, stood in place, and a rare blank expression appeared on her delicate face.

Banned… from entry?

Because of 'potential excessive impact risk'?

She recalled her actions during the Fourth War in Winterwood City—saving Ying and Lin, dealing with the Jiantong Family, fighting a few bouts with San Yue Qi, finally watching the Holy Grail explosion and Gui Naifen's sacrifice… seems like… she hadn't done anything particularly out of line, right?

At least compared to the later arriving Extinction Great Lord, her actions were utterly negligible.

(Is it because of my identity? Or… just plain bad luck, being singled out by Suppression Force?)

Chang Ye Yue rarely felt a wave of speechlessness.

Almost simultaneously, she also received a new command from Black Curtain Lady.

【Heimu】: Chang Ye Yue, situation known.

Seems the security check over there is a bit strict.

Fine, since they won't let you in, just stay in Pinokanni.

Task update: Holiday.

The previous Data Collection was hard work; now just have fun there, take a break, experience a dream‑realm vacation.

When the Holy Grail Battle here fully ends and the portal stabilizes, we'll bring you back.

Be careful, don't cause a big mess.

Chang Ye Yue looked at the message, red eyes slightly lowered, and was silent for a moment.

Vacation… rest… in Pinokanni.

Fine.

She had never been very interested in the Holy Grail War itself; previously she participated only for the Task and to find Huo Huo.

Since the Task has now been handed to A Xing and she herself was "rejected," staying in this bizarre dreamlike city for a while seems not bad.

She replied with a brief "Received" and then closed the message interface.

Holding an umbrella, she looked up at Pinokanni's eternally dazzling, mysterious night sky, a faint curve lifting the corner of her mouth.

(Vacation, huh… then, obedience is better than politeness.)

System Space.

Heimu watched the "rejected" feedback from Chang Ye Yue's side and the "teleportation successful" status displayed for A Xing, and the corner of his mouth twitched again.

"Alright… Chang Ye Yue got banned, then let A Xing go."

She rubbed the bridge of her eyebrows, feeling that dealing with these cross‑worldline hassles was more exhausting than negotiating with the Extinction Great Lord, and said, "Anyway it's just finding someone; A Xing… should be fine, right?"

Her tone was a bit uncertain, but with matters at this point, there was no other choice.

"System, issue a clear command to A Xing: primary objective, rendezvous with Bai Hang; secondary objective, find Huo Huo; operational principle, stay low‑key, contact and return immediately upon locating the person. If necessary… conventional means may be used to remove obstacles."

She deliberately emphasized "conventional means," clearly referring to a certain Salted Fish.

【System】: Command has been transmitted to A Xing's entity.

Heimu slumped back onto the sofa, grabbed the Witch Hat beside him and placed it over his face, as if that could shield him from these bothersome matters.

"Let's wrap this up quickly… this lousy Holy Grail War, and the mission to find Hu Niang…"

Winterwood City, ten years later.

The airport terminal was bustling with crowds.

Yuan Ban Lin dragged a small suitcase, stepping out with a light gait.

She was no longer the little girl from ten years ago.

Now she stood tall, wearing a well‑tailored beige coat; her black hair was tied into neat twin ponytails on either side, with a few strands naturally hanging on both cheeks, highlighting her fair skin and delicate features, making her even more striking.

Her blue eyes were clear and bright, and in her gaze there was confidence and the composure cultivated by good upbringing, while the slightly upturned corner of her mouth still faintly retained a hint of youthful liveliness.