Himeko and Welt asked simultaneously, "Dan Heng, how are you? Are you injured? Did you encounter any accidents?"
After all, it was a sudden trip to a so-called alternate world, and as the guardians of the Astral Express, they were naturally very worried.
And Pom-Pom, the moment Dan Heng appeared, her body visibly froze.
Because Pom-Pom clearly sensed that a stream of trailblazing energy, almost enough to support a complete jump, was continuously pouring into the Astral Express!
This was by no means comparable to the small gains brought by previous items from other worlds! The immense surprise and shock left Pom-Pom speechless for a moment.
It wasn't until Himeko and Welt's concerned voices rang out that Pom-Pom suddenly snapped back to reality and hurried forward.
Her voice still carried un-faded excitement: "That's right! Passenger Dan Heng! Are you... are you really okay, Pom-Pom? You didn't encounter anything scary, did you, Pom-Pom?"
After receiving Dan Heng's affirmative reply, everyone's hanging hearts finally settled.
Pom-Pom could no longer hold back and asked eagerly, "Passenger Dan Heng! The Astral Express suddenly gained a lot of trailblazing energy just now. Did you complete a trailblazing mission?"
Dan Heng nodded in confirmation: "I only completed the investigation of a small part of the area. It should be due to the Domain Anchor I placed there at the end. After all, it's trailblazing an alternate world, so trailblazing energy should be indispensable."
Pom-Pom suddenly understood, nodding her small head like a pecking chick: "So that's how it is, Pom-Pom!"
Everyone else was also very happy, as the most fundamental purpose of the Astral Express was trailblazing.
And the more trailblazing energy there was, the stronger the Astral Express's power and defensive capabilities would be, which was crucial for everyone to continue their interstellar trailblazing in the future.
...
On the other side, in Wildfire Town.
Nearly two hours passed after Dan Heng left.
It was almost evening when Wright and Lucy arrived with Belle at Caesar's place.
As soon as Belle got out of the car, she rushed straight to Wise, meticulously checking him several times before finally feeling completely relieved.
Wise stood helplessly, allowing his sister to check him, but a faint, almost imperceptible warmth touched the corner of his mouth.
After all, she knew Wise's personality; sometimes he would deliberately hide things from her for fear of making her worry.
Wise said, "Belle, I told you I'm fine. You've checked again, so you should believe me now, right?"
Belle replied, "Who told you to deliberately lie to me sometimes, big brother."
Wise didn't argue further and began to introduce them.
"Belle, this is Caesar, the leader of the Children of Calydon. Wright and Lucy were the ones who just went to meet you."
Seeing Wise introduce him, Caesar grinned, revealing a hearty and enthusiastic smile.
Wise continued, "Caesar, this is my sister—Belle."
Belle also replied, "Hello, Caesar, I'm Belle."
Afterward, everyone continued to discuss Pearlman's information, as well as Wise and Belle's help to the Children of Calydon in winning the Hell Ride.
With Lucy's addition this time, Wise gained a deeper understanding of the Hell Ride.
This was ostensibly a simple Hollow motorcycle off-road race, but in reality, it was about maintaining the Outer Ring's oil resources and selecting resource managers.
This competition involved many forces in the Outer Ring, especially the two strongest forces—the Children of Calydon and the Triumphant Ones.
One was a seasoned powerhouse, and the other was a rising Stelle led by the new leader, Caesar.
From this perspective, the previous speculation should be true.
Most likely, someone from the Triumphant Ones or their subordinate forces cleverly conspired to make Wise and Billy fall into the Hollow, hoping that the Children of Calydon would not receive assistance from the Rope Master.
They had intended to delve deeper into the discussion, but Caesar and Lucy, the old partners, habitually started bickering again, exposing each other's shortcomings.
Finally, a fuming Lucy couldn't help but stomp her foot, shouting, "Enough! Caesar! I'm going to duel you!" and charged towards Caesar, forcing the serious discussion to be interrupted.
Wise and Belle, who had initially been a little worried about their relationship, only understood after explanations from Pai Pai and Bernice that this might also be a way for Caesar and Lucy to interact.
After a simple dinner, Wise and Belle returned to the lounge.
As soon as they opened the chat group, they found it bustling with activity.
It turned out that after Jing Liu and Paimon returned to Natlan, they not only caught Kachina's match but also, feeling that this match was of extraordinary significance, specifically recorded the entire process to share with everyone.
Especially the match between Kachina and Mualani, a showdown between an energetic girl and a strong loli.
The two did not hold back due to friendship, and their full-effort match left everyone full of praise.
Seeing that Honkai: Star Rail and the others also greatly admired Kachina and her companions made Jing Liu very proud.
[Genshin · Jing Liu]: "You'll also have the chance to receive such good students."
[Honkai: Star Rail]: "Don't get too smug. I'll go to Xianzhou later and take in a disciple with extraordinary talent too."
[Zero Zone · Belle]: "Hello everyone, we're here."
[Genshin Impact · Paimon]: "Hello, Belle, did you have any gains this afternoon?"
[Zero Zone · Belle]: "I gained quite a bit, but let my brother tell you. I'm going to watch the match video Jing Liu uploaded."
It was clear that Belle wanted to be lazy again, so Wise reluctantly stepped in and told everyone about the purpose of the Children of Calydon and some things about the Hell Ride.
At this moment, Honkai: Star Rail, who had finished reading the messages, suddenly developed a strong interest in the so-called Hollow motorcycle off-roading.
She thought, 'That sounds really interesting. When can I participate in such a competition and have some fun!'
[System Announcement] World Event [Hell Ride] is about to begin!
Event Time: Tomorrow (training matches open) until the final match day (specific date to be determined).
Event Location: Training matches will be held in the Adaptive Training Room, simulating the Outer Ring Hollow environment; the final match will be held in the Outer Ring Hollow of [Eternal Freeze Zero · Belle]'s world.
Event Rules: Group members can arrange their own time to participate. For the first five completed training matches, each completion earns 80 points. During the training matches, motorcycle paint schemes can be freely designed and saved. Final Match: All registered group members will compete simultaneously. The first to reach the Burning Crystal Fire Lake wins.
Participation Rewards: First place 300 points; Second place 240 points; Third place 180 points; Other finishers 120 points.
Participating Motorcycles: To ensure fairness and widespread participation, the system will uniformly provide standard performance motorcycles for the event. After the final match, the motorcycle will be given to participants as a souvenir.
Final Match Schedule: After all group members have completed at least one training match, the final match's start time will be decided by a vote of all group members.
Please prepare yourselves, group members, and enjoy this cross-dimensional speed feast!
Everyone was suddenly a little surprised. The long-awaited world event had finally arrived, but they hadn't expected it to be a bit of a copycat.
Wise had just finished talking about the Hell Ride, and now the chat group had put on a similar show.
But it looked pretty good, not only with point rewards but also with the motorcycle being kept as a souvenir after the race.
And for Honkai: Star Rail and Jing Liu, it meant another opportunity for a one-day trip to an alternate world.
[Honkai: Star Rail]: "Woohoo! This is great! I was just thinking why we don't have a motorcycle off-road race, and then it came."
[Honkai: Star Rail]: "And there are points and an alternate world competition. It's really like whatever I wish for comes true. As expected, the chat group loves me."
[Honkai Stelle Rail · March 7th]: "Hey! You, your wishes are coming true too fast, aren't they? Could it be that this chat group can really read minds?"
Everyone also joined in, cheering for the upcoming world event.
Dan Heng, however, looked at the group announcement and Honkai: Star Rail's remarks and fell into thought.
The last world commission was initiated at a moment when Belle urgently needed help due to Wise being in danger. The content of this world event, on the other hand, highly aligned with Honkai: Star Rail's strong wish that had just arisen.
Was this merely a coincidence? Or did the operating logic of this chat group tend to respond to strong, positive wishes from administrators or group members?
Dan Heng noted this idea down, but he knew that without more supporting examples, it was merely a conjecture that needed further observation.