Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 11: Raising another baby?

Having followed the trail all the way here, Yunzhi now had a pretty good idea of ​​who it was.

This method of intrusion, this capability, this tactic... it's the Star Core Hunter.

How so? Star Core Hunters are notorious in the universe, with bounties that are higher than ever, and even providing a clue can earn a huge sum of money.

However, they have little connection with the [Hunter] faction.

It is said that one of them can see fate. Yunzhi doesn't disbelieve it, but he's not optimistic about it.

Perhaps everything that happens has already shown its path, but even fate cannot withstand the fickleness of the human heart.

If that "Eriol" can truly see destiny, then he must be someone who understands human nature exceptionally well.

Otherwise, even if he could see his destiny, he wouldn't be able to write the script so easily.

People like that are really scary.

However, there's no need to keep wondering what Elio is thinking, because Yunzhi still believes in one thing.

One force can overcome ten techniques.

—As long as they aren't arrogant like Lü Bu, everything is negotiable.

When he arrived, the people he often saw on wanted posters, Silver Wolf and Kafka, stood in front of the empty star core container, with a little girl with gray hair lying in front of them.

The star's core did not disappear; instead, it shifted.

Using a person as a container for the star core, although it's a bit hard to understand, Yun Zhi could roughly sense that the star core hunters were about to begin a large-scale plan.

Therefore, it was only natural for him to ask questions.

"What kind of world-shaking plan do you have? Why don't you share it with me?"

Let me see if it's fun.

Kafka couldn't help but laugh at his self-righteous tone.

When they first met, Kafka felt that this envoy was somewhat capricious, as if he was used to being high and mighty, and his words carried an air of entitlement.

Surprisingly, he's not unlikeable; it gives the impression that he was born to be this way.

It's not surprising that the First Envoy, who has been nurtured for five thousand years, has such an imposing presence.

"I'm sorry, I have no comment."

Although Yunzhi had the upper hand in terms of momentum, the Star Core Hunter also had the right to choose whether to speak or not.

Yunzhi didn't have much hope either.

But Kafka changed the subject.

"However, there is indeed something I would like to ask the True Lord for help with."

Yun lowered her eyes and glanced at the child lying on the ground.

"You mean her?"

Yunzhi's gaze returned to the two Star Core Hunters, and he seemed to sized up the two women.

Then, he suddenly realized: "Oh, it hasn't been that long since we last met, and you've already had a child."

Kafka: ...

"What you're saying doesn't seem wrong."

She admitted it.

Yun Zhi stopped feigning surprise: "If you want us to take her with us, at least tell me what her situation is first."

Kafka smiled brightly: "Can't you guess?"

...Excuse me for speaking frankly, but there aren't many Mijia games with a grand finale, and Yunzhi feels that making wild guesses might lead to being betrayed.

As for why he guessed this was a game world... even Welt from Honkai Impact 3rd appeared, how could he not guess? He even knew that this world belonged to the Mi family.

Although he had never played with it, he was confident that he knew Xiaomi's nature very well.

"If she were just a regular star core carrier, you wouldn't have specifically put her in the Star Train... Is she related to [Pioneer]?"

Kafka continued smiling: "Well..."

"It's up to you to discover that."

Kafka said, stepping back.

Yunzhi didn't necessarily want to stop them; it wasn't appropriate to waste time on this now.

"One last question: Did that madman who can see fate foresee our conversation?"

"How so?"

Kafka seemed to think about it very carefully.

"Maybe so. Although Elio always says you're a variable, he's never said he can't see your future."

The implication is that he must have expected this.

That's amazing.

Unfortunately, he couldn't possibly have foreseen the final outcome.

—Because the storyline of this game is most likely still unresolved.

Kafka and Silver Wolf disappeared into the data-opening passage.

Yun took one last look at the spot where they had disappeared, then turned and walked to the gray-haired girl, crouching down to check on her.

Hmm, breathing is steady, pulse is steady, there's no danger to his life; he looks like he's just asleep.

Helping her sit up against the wall, Yun Zhi straightened up and began to consider the possibility of taking her to the train.

Although Kafka calls herself the girl's "mother," it's obvious that she wasn't born to her, and it's unknown whether she had ever taken her in before.

Should we leave her on the space station?

If the Star Core Hunter is determined to send her onto the Star Train, then no matter how much effort he puts in, it will be useless.

Thinking about it, the Star Train... it can be said that it accepts all comers. As long as they are not guilty of heinous crimes, they can ignore the past and explore the world together.

Footsteps sounded behind me.

Danheng and March 7th have arrived.

"Hey—who is this?"

March 7th's energetic voice reached her ears from afar in an instant. The pink-haired girl excitedly announced that she had seen her companion, then turned her head to look at the girl lying in front of her.

Yun shrugged: "It's just a minor issue; she's not from the space station."

Dan Heng also checked his phone: "Indeed, her coordinates weren't sent from the space station. So, what happened before we arrived?"

Yun Zhi turned to look at the container on the side: "The star core carrier made by the star core hunter is probably a newborn child."

"Why?"

March 7th, still surprised, leaned over to check the girl's body: "Her breathing and heartbeat are a little weak... Zhi, Danheng, what should we do now?"

"Don't worry, she'll wake up soon... Look, she's awake."

A pair of golden eyes slowly opened, and the bewildered girl met her future companion for the first time.

March 7th exclaimed with delight, "Hey, you're awake!"

Even knowing that it was a carrier of star cores, March 7th did not have any prejudice against her because she was created by a star core hunter.

That's one of the good things about the Star Train; generally speaking, there's no discrimination, only hostility.

The girl blinked, her gaze settling precisely on Yun Zhi.

It seems that before she fainted, she saw Kafka talking to this person.

She seemed to say that she hoped she would go with him... and even said something like, "It hasn't been long since the last time, and you've already had a child," right?

Kaffa also said she was her mother, so the person in front of us must be...

"dad?"

Some crisp sounds echoed three times in the empty room.

Yun's expression was blank.

"what?"

The reliable teacher, Danheng, turned around and said, "Alan from the Defense Department has disappeared here. I'll go look for him nearby."

He turned and left, feigning composure, but Yunzhi clearly saw that he was moving his hands and feet in unison.

On March 7th, he raised his ever-present camera and captured this historic moment.