Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 463 Headless Giant

Chang Yeyue knew that Yunzhi had guessed most of it, and she chuckled:

"As you can see, [Memory] chose [Destruction]. In the game between the Star Gods, Onpharos had already been placed in the position of a sacrifice."

This place is a tragedy in itself.

"Fu Li deceived Philia. She entered the Great Tomb repeatedly in thirty million reincarnations, offering up all her memories. But the reason for this was simply the lie of 'memory.' She died so many times just to load the Iron Tomb with the cargo of memories."

The moon, shining brightly in the long night, gazed at the boundless data archive:

"Fuli will not save Onfaros at all; he will only push this world, this universe, into an even more distant abyss."

Yun Zhiting frowned deeply.

He raised his hand, pulled out a portion of the archive from a distance, and read the data from it.

...and then left with a look of disillusionment.

Chang Yeyue looked at Yun Zhi's ever-changing expression and guessed:

"What? Is the True Lord saddened by these thirty million hopeless attempts?"

Yun pressed his temples and shook his head:

"I'm not usually a sentimental person, but there were some things I didn't understand in the girl's story..."

Are those really historical events?

Although I don't recognize most of the people there, at least... Aglaia shouldn't be a thief, and that Kexia shouldn't be the crown prince either.

Changyeyue didn't expect Yunzhi to say that, but she quickly realized what he meant.

Having been there for so long, she had heard many stories from the girl; it was a good way to pass the time.

"You're not trying to change the subject, are you?"

She asked.

Yun's reply:

"Change the subject? No need. Not all wars of the gods are as grand as the fall of [Procreation]. While mortals are still arguing about how the war of the gods will begin, they have already quietly begun to act."

Yunzhi said long ago that the war of gods would never involve only two star gods. When the war of gods begins, more star gods will voluntarily step into the battlefield.

Including Lan.

"We have no reason to worry about the divine wars outside. Even if the Star God really intervenes, we can't interfere. Even if I am called the envoy closest to the Star God, I still can't get involved in higher-level battles."

Take a few steps forward from the clouds and look at the building floating in the void in the distance:

"Nameless Titan... Why don't you tell me first, who is this Nameless Titan?"

The twelve Titan cloud cities of Onphalus are known, and there are specific explanations for the data seen outside the mythology, but there has never been a single word about a "thirteenth Titan".

...Lai Gushi is not rigorous.

Chang Yeyue shook her head regretfully: "I'm sorry, I don't know either... but it's still early, so it won't stop us from making some bold guesses here."

She looked at Nakatsu and Fuuki: "You two are welcome to join in and speak freely."

For the Onphalus, especially for a scholar, the nameless Titan is no less enticing than a feast for the eyes; their mouths may already be watering before they even see it.

However, deciding where to begin is something that definitely requires some consideration.

Yun sighed.

He just retrieved some more archives, read them, and put them back.

"Actually, there's no need to make complicated guesses. This place is the core of the scepter, the place where archives are stored... If it's not a console outside of mythology, then it's the computer's... mainframe."

The technologically advanced core layer contrasts sharply with the classical style of the exterior, making one want to reflect upon it while standing here…

—Where did this come from? Is this still Onphalus?

"The results of Iron Tomb's 'deep learning' will probably be stored here until it officially hatches."

Changyeyue nodded in agreement:

"That's right."

Her seemingly innocent smile:

"The brain is a magical thing; it preserves everything that has been learned. Since the scepter is the Iron Tomb itself, then this is its brain."

"But……"

Chang Yeyue's expression took on a hint of malice: "This place is the 'Great Tomb'."

What is a great tomb? It contains only remains.

So where is the Iron Tomb's brain?

Yunzhi looked at the buildings in the distance.

Is that the one?

"I have a guess about this."

At that moment, Xia stepped forward and stood beside Yun Zhi, looking together at the building floating in the void:

"There was once a wise man from the Tree Garden who conducted an experiment: before the strange beast grew to full size, he cut off its head and stimulated its body to make it believe that its head still existed."

"The strange beast's skull regrowed under the care of the nurse, but its brain did not."

"After the experiment, the sage thought the strange beast would die, but the beast did not do as he expected—the beast's body took the sage's head."

This experiment was no secret in the Divine Tree Garden, and was quite famous—after all, it was an experimental accident.

If what Yun said is true, this place is the archive point for everything in their world, that is, the main brain, but this is also a great tomb, and the brain does not exist here...

Then there's only one possibility.

Lycus wanted to drive his creations to seize the heads of another creation.

—At least it couldn't be that they wanted to take my head.

Haha, that's really interesting.

He really harbors the idea of ​​possessing the body of the learned scholar through neuronal transference.

Changyeyue leaned closer to observe Yunzhi's expression:

"My Lord, what do you think?"

What do you think?

Yun could hear the chaos on the other end of the headset, as well as Black Tower and Screw Gum engaging in some brilliant, wildly imaginative speculation. He could also hear the Immortal Boat Alliance's technicians struggling with the scepter—it seemed that thing called Lai Gu Shi was starting to take over their access.

It's so hard to kill.

"To seize...the other head..."

Yun smiled and said, "It is said that when Zandal created the stellar computer, he imbued his perfectionist self with curiosity and projected it onto the Venerable Boshi."

"The battle between Iron Tomb and Sirius was more of a contest between two Zandals than a battle between Iron Tomb and Sirius."

The game between the perfect Zendar and the flawed Zendar has impacted the entire universe.

Yunzhi pressed the earphone hanging by her ear.

This guess is far-fetched, but not impossible.

"—The headless Xing Tian only has the instinct to fight; his body still obeys the commands of his head."

"—So, after going through all this trouble, is it that Iron Tomb wants to seize the head of the Venerable One, or… does the Venerable One want a body?"