Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 22: The 3th orbit in the simulated universe

Perhaps Lan himself realized something was wrong, because he restrained most of his power and prevented the collapse of the data space.

The beam of light shot out, and the shockwave instantly overturned a group of enemies in front of it.

Logically speaking, the monsters in these kinds of events should be difficult to defeat because of the reward involved.

But that's according to the principles of the stars.

She stared blankly as those tough monsters were blasted into data with a single arrow, and the blessing of the Star God descended before her eyes.

It was so easy to solve.

Xing turned her neck, looking inch by inch at what appeared to be a simulated Lan behind her.

Yunzhi had already recovered from his initial surprise and was now calm. He even had the patience to look at Lan, preparing to ask him a few questions.

But out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xing's stunned expression.

He raised his hand and waved it in front of Xing's eyes: "Xing, snap out of it."

Perhaps because his vision was suddenly blocked, Hoshino did come to his senses.

But the way she looked at Lan was like a tiger seeing a deer, or an eagle seeing a rabbit; the thought "I want to be your dog" in her eyes instantly grew into a towering tree.

She rushed over with a "whoosh" and hugged Lan's left leg.

The speed was so fast that Yun almost thought Lan had secretly blessed her without telling her.

"Hoshi!!! Lan, calm down!"

Yun Zhixian shouted at Xing in surprise, then suddenly remembered that it should be Lan who had been harassed (?).

To prevent Lan from kicking Xing out of the simulated universe due to stress, Yun Zhihua stopped Lan from kicking him half a second before Xing could hug her.

Lan really didn't make a move.

When Lan was pulled up to her lap, her expression seemed to go blank for a moment.

Young Lan looked at the girl who was hugging her leg and rubbing against her, making unintelligible noises.

"Hehehe, I'm your dog, I'll be your dog from now on..."

Is this little girl destined for a hunting journey? Judging from the looks of it, she seems to be a companion from the Star Train?

Can you help him eliminate the abundant evil creatures?

Or, let the real body take a look at her from a distance?

That day, Lan created a meme—

Universe Lanlan's thinking has been elevated.

Why is this kid so well-behaved now? Suddenly I feel embarrassed to keep protecting Xing.

Yun glared at Lan, her gaze filled with a sense of disappointment and frustration.

He stepped forward first, tore Xing off Lan's leg, and put it aside.

He turned his back to Lan and took a deep breath.

Then, a smile appeared on his face as he looked at Lan: "When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me?"

In my memory, Lan should still be chasing Yakushi in space. Her sudden appearance is really hard to resist.

Too unexpected.

It was quite sudden.

Lan was as quiet as ever, but he was used to being responsive to Yunzhi's requests—if the requests were reasonable enough.

"A few days ago, I arrived in a certain star system, and Aha told me that he missed me and asked me to come find him."

A simple, concise answer that outlines the time, place, and people involved—it's enough to instantly conjure up a whole bunch of short essays in your mind.

A colorful fireworks display exploded in Yunzhi's mind.

"What did he say?"

In any case, it won't be anything nice; Yunzhi is certain of that.

Lan looked up and recalled for a moment.

"Aha said that because you missed me so much, you agreed to the request of the Learned Envoy and joined her simulated universe research project, and are dedicated to creating a star god here who is no different from me as a substitute..."

Then he came here and saw that, sure enough, Yun Zhi had created another Lan who looked exactly like him when he was young.

That won't do. If you miss him, you can just come find him directly. You don't need another virtual object to replace his location, right?

So, Arashi infiltrated the simulated universe.

Yunzhi: ...That's a perfectly normal thought.

People who seem to think this idea is normal are becoming abnormal.

Xing snapped out of her delusional thoughts of "becoming a dog" and heard Lan's long string of words.

In that instant, the newborn Star Core Baby conjured up a 100,000-word angst story in its mind, a 100,000-word substitute white moonlight, a 100,000-word runaway with a baby, a 100,000-word...

Xing felt that she could definitely go out and write novels, which would be bestsellers in the interstellar world.

She looked at Lan and Yunzhi with anticipation, eager for more gossip.

However, Yunzhi, the other protagonist, is not in such a good mood—don't tell him that Lan really believed the false rumors made by Aha.

"So, you believe me?"

Even though he knew that Ahha was a guy who would do anything for fun all day long, did he still believe him?

Lan: "I didn't believe it at first, but I hadn't seen you in a long time, so I thought I'd come and see you. And then I found out that you really did become another version of me."

At this point, Lan paused, her gaze suddenly shifting, but her tone remained sincere:

"If you want to see me, you can come directly; there's no need to seek my intellectual help."

Yunzhi: ...My vision is going black.

"Furthermore, if you wish, I can also keep this wisp of consciousness with you indefinitely."

Yunzhi: ...I feel dizzy and lightheaded.

"Besides, aren't we the best partners?"

Yunzhi: ...That's right, but don't you think something's wrong?

This is even more outrageous than the fictional historian's account under the guise of "mystery" that "the First Hunting Commander was originally a beautiful woman who transformed into a man to escape the hunting pursuit."

Lan looked at Yun Zhi, who seemed about to faint, and still asked, puzzled, "Zhi, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Is he happy?

He was undoubtedly pleasantly surprised that Lan was willing to appear before him. They were old friends, and the reunion of old friends always brings countless emotions.

But it's not really that kind of reunion.

In Yunzhi's imagination, it must be at least in the Immortal Boat Alliance, where he asks Lan to appear, to send down the arrow of judgment, and to reunite amidst countless glittering starlight.

Or, facing that distant and unknown future, they will once again fight side by side, revealing their tacit understanding amidst the flames of war.

Instead of the kind of reunion where Aha spreads rumors that he cheated on his wife, and then Arashi comes to catch him in the act!

Wait, what do you mean by cheating? That's not the kind of relationship we're talking about!

At this moment, with a thousand words stuck in his throat and no clue what to say, Yunzhi just wanted to roar at the simulated universe—

Aha!