It wasn't just Xu Qiong; seemingly, the entire Astral Express Crew, including Stelle and Dan Heng, were all in trouble on Aha Star.
Not the ordinary kind of trouble, but the kind that seemed to involve someone interfering with the script, causing everyone to deviate from their predetermined course.
Although the script had many possibilities, the Stellaron Hunters did not wish to head towards that kind of bad ending.
"Kafka, outside the script, I think there are still many things we can do, such as catching the suspect and preventing some of his dangerous actions."
In an instant, Sam remained unmoved by the danger, yet an inexplicable, chilling sense of pressure arose.
That's right.
The conversation with Xu Qiong was both a request for help and a kind of telepathic probing.
Theoretically, following the script, this should have been the time for the Astral Express to crash, with all members losing contact, yet Xu Qiong could still be reached.
But whether it was the tone of the conversation just now or the IP address Silver Wolf searched, something felt off.
Though it was unclear how it was done.
Someone must have intervened in the script, and Xu Qiong was most likely the first to meet with misfortune...
Even whether the voice in the conversation just now was him, or which'state' of his was responding, remained a doubt.
There are too many Paths in the cosmos.
So, who could have done this? Or, at this very moment, the only extra thing outside the script was this game that appeared out of thin air.
It was the person behind the account 'Tonight Eat Roast Chicken'!
Kafka's expression was somewhat unnatural: "An unexpected situation has arisen. Are you planning to enter Amphoreus directly?"
"But, your body..."
For someone who should be outside the field to participate was not supposed to happen.
But as speculated, someone indeed wanted to interfere with the development of the Amphoreus script, which changed the concept entirely.
Sam nodded: "That's right, but it's fine."
The other two did not voice their opinions, clearly understanding what needed to be done.
So, inside the mech, the youthful face of Firefly wore a hint of anger:
"Everyone, Xu Qiong."
"Wait for me..."
...
[Wait, wait!]
[Wait for my *precious* you? Guinaifen, choose Firefly for me! I want to see what the most violent, ferocious, and coldest Sam can say!]
[Wouldn't choosing Kafka be better?]
[The highest bounty character among the Stellaron Hunters. I really want to know what she's like in the memories.]
After the battle ended, Stelle's memory reached the final fragment.
A choice between Firefly and Kafka.
Guinaifen agonized over this for a while, finally thinking of a solution that satisfied both: talk to Firefly first.
Then, just before finishing the conversation, quit the game directly, which would revert to before the Plot started, and then talk to Kafka.
Back and forth, her livestream audience got to see the entire Plot.
And Guinaifen's own first reaction was:
"I can't believe it..."
[It's so dissonant, utterly dissonant. If you didn't say it, who would know these are Stellaron Hunters?]
[Sam can speak this gently? And 'we'll meet again'?]
[And Kafka saying she's a'safe haven'?]
[Even if these things were true, I wouldn't dare write them. I guess if nothing goes wrong, the Stellaron Hunters have already set off to find the Author.]
[Upstairs prophet, knife...]
After the two conversations ended, Stelle was ejected from the memory space, and simultaneously, a free Memory Lord appeared on the screen.
This immediately caught Guinaifen's attention.
It just troubled Asta, who had originally wanted to pull for a six-constellation character. Now she's being told the gifted character can't be pulled?!
What kind of thing is this.
Helpless, she could only continue pushing the Plot, as the mission rewards seemed to give constellations.
After leaving the memory space, Hesitation appeared beside Stelle in physical form.
After everyone conversed, they learned it was the key to breaking the deadlock.
Then, relying on Tribbie, the four quickly returned to Okhema. Phainon and Dan Heng discussed going to support Mydei.
Stelle and Castorice, along with Hesitation, collected memories of Xuanfeng City to uncover the secret of Nikador's immortality.
During this, they also encountered that previous explorer, Damianos.
Aglaea did not execute him but merely made him promise before sending him home. Ultimately, they obtained photos of Xuanfeng City from him.
But the players who got tricked were clearly still fuming.
[What the hell? It was this guy who leaked the secret! If not for him, would Aglaea have interrogated us?]
[I'm saying, the one to blame most should be this promise-breaking guy!]
[I'm really done. I thought he went offline after being taken away, but he's still alive.]
[Wait, that's not right. Given Aglaea's temperament, shouldn't she have just killed him?]
Right as they were complaining.
Suddenly, the lens shifted, Weaver stood on screen, cutting to Aglaea and Tribbie's perspective.
In front of the screen, Guinaifen was playing at a stall while slurping noodles, then paused when she saw this.
[Senator Kenis]—!
A new character appeared unexpectedly.
Right from the start, she was seen chattering:
"Remember, Aglaea, whether Chrysos Heirs or Senate, our status is granted by the citizens of Okhema."
"Before you attempt to overstep and make judgments beyond your station, recall the Golden War. Think about the final fate of those heroes."
Kenis crossed her arms, putting on an imperious and condescending air, delivering a stream of sarcastic remarks to Aglaea.
Incidentally, she didn't spare Tribbie beside her either:
"If you're not very familiar with that history, let her give you another lesson!"
In contrast, Aglaea remained unmoved despite such humiliation. Her Back view seemed inexplicably solitary.
Guinaifen watched their exchange, quite astonished.
In Okhema, Aglaea isn't the sole authority either?
Someone dares to rain sarcasm on her like that?
However, this segment didn't last long, and free action soon became available.
In the conversation between Aglaea and Tribbie, there was a sense of helplessness.
But the immediate priority was the new task that appeared: investigating the infiltration of strife remnants.
A total of three battles. With six constellations, Guinaifen naturally didn't find it difficult.
It was during the middle.
Aglaea happened to meet a little girl who was deaf and mute. Because her knucklebone amulet fell into the black tide, Aglaea helped her.
The battle ended after Guinaifen's stylish six-constellation bombardment.
Afterwards.
"Is this it?"
A necklace strung with bones appeared in the center of the screen.
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Aglaea's voice seemed to soften a bit.
The little girl couldn't speak or hear, but through the golden thread connection, she could sense her joy: "Yes, that's it! Thank you, sister..."
"Sister..."
Aglaea's tone faltered.
As if remembering something, she forced a smile.
Then she admonished the girl:
"You must remember, you cannot play alone on the streets in the future... even in Okhema."
"Your 'weakness' will become a target for enemies. For the masses, the cost of doing evil is far smaller than doing good... this is from experience."
For some reason, the two characters for 'weakness' were specially highlighted in yellow.
The girl, on the other hand, was clearly too young to understand.
But perhaps from the bottom of her heart, with only her bright pupils, she expressed gratitude to Aglaea, whose pupils were not bright:
"Although I don't understand, thank you for the reminder, sister!"
"And sister... you're really beautiful, just like the goddess Moneta recorded on the stone slab, all golden and shiny! Your eyes... are also like two gems, truly enviable!"
Aglaea fell silent.
Afterwards, the girl gave the amulet to her.
At the same time.
On the Astral Express, Himeko, having pushed through this Plot up to this point, couldn't help but have a complex expression.
And not far away, in another part of the carriage, Welt was conversing with Sunday.]
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