If he remembered correctly—
Tingyun wasn't dead.
She'd just been taken away by that Honkai: Star Rail version of Orochimaru.
Good news: Tingyun was alive.
Bad news: Tingyun had become a nine-tailed fox.
Still—
Right now, Yukong's emotions were clearly wavering.
She was shaken. Unsteady.
Tingyun was one of the most important people in her life.
If something truly happened to her…
Yukong didn't dare think about it.
"Those Borisin have already been dealt with," Evan said.
"As for more detailed information, it may still be hidden in the star skiff wreckage."
"Helmsmaster, you can investigate that at your convenience."
"..."
"…My apologies. That was my lapse."
Yukong had spent a long time trying to reach Tingyun through the Huangzhong System.
No response.
Even her private channels returned nothing.
Anyone in her position would be anxious.
"Please register your personal information here," Yukong said after steadying herself.
"After that, you'll be free to move about."
"All expenses incurred by the Nameless on the Xianzhou will be reimbursed by the Sky-Faring Commission."
"I wish you all a pleasant stay on the Luofu."
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in her chest,
and managed a strained smile.
"Whoa! Everything's reimbursed?!"
March 7th's eyes instantly lit up.
Off to the side, Stelle was already wondering—
Were Xianzhou trash cans better than the ones on Jarilo-VI?
After a brief registration process—and issuance of Xianzhou jade communicators—
The group was escorted out of Sichen Palace.
The very next second—
Yukong's composure shattered.
She urgently searched through the Huangzhong System.
And soon—
She found it.
The time the star skiff was discovered
matched exactly with Tingyun's return schedule.
Route.
Timing.
Skiff model and registry.
Everything aligned.
And now—
The Xianzhou had lost all contact with that skiff.
Only then did Yukong truly accept it.
That wasn't just a lost vessel.
Something had happened to Tingyun.
Elsewhere—
Jing Yuan, whom Yukong had called over earlier,
was reviewing the Nameless' registration records.
Name: Welt Yang
Place of Origin: Blue Star
Age: Classified
Occupation: Nameless
Blue Star?
Jing Yuan didn't recognize the planet,
but among the group, this man was clearly the eldest—
and the most composed.
Next.
Name: March 7th
Place of Origin: Astral Express
Age: Forever sixteen! I'm definitely not eighteen!
Occupation: Camera Girl
...
Name: Stelle
Place of Origin: Blue Star Region, Herta Space Station
Age: 1 year
Occupation: Galactic Baseballer! Nameless! Trash Can Deity!
Work Experience:
– Defeated a war machine of Nanook
– Wrecked Herta Space Station
– Participated in Belobog's reconstruction
– Dug through Underworld trash cans
"???"
Jing Yuan stared at the screen in silence.
And then—
He reached the final profile.
Name: Evan
Place of Origin: Jarilo-VI, Underworld
Age: 18 (actual: 22)
Occupation:
– Mechanical Technician
– Visiting Professor of Belobog
– Visiting Professor of Herta Space Station
– Galactic Treasure Hunter
– Nameless
Work Experience:
– Rebellion
– Artificial star research, etc.
"Hmm?"
Wait.
This one—
This one felt off.
Evan carried a faint trace of Path resonance.
If it were only a little, Jing Yuan wouldn't have cared.
But—
This wasn't just Trailblaze.
Or rather—
It wasn't only Trailblaze.
And that strange sense of familiarity…
An Emanator.
Yes.
Only someone who had reached the Emanator level
could give off a presence detectable by another Emanator.
This Evan was definitely an Emanator—
or at least possessed power that rivaled one.
Jing Yuan's gaze shifted toward Yukong,
who looked utterly drained not far away.
Recalling what the Nameless had said earlier—
His expression remained calm.
Unmoved.
Xianzhou Luofu — Divine Foresight Palace
After offering a few words of comfort,
Jing Yuan returned to the Divine Foresight Palace.
Yukong was a veteran official.
He trusted that she would pull herself together.
As for Jing Yuan—
He settled leisurely into his seat.
Before him, a game board reflected scenes from across the Luofu.
The Star Skiff Haven—
the cavernous docks where skiffs came and went.
Countless people arrived here,
seeking the path to immortality.
The Jade Gate,
the threshold all visitors had to cross.
And finally—
His gaze settled on a certain vendor
along Xuanye Avenue.
"A Nameless from Jarilo-VI…"
"Jarilo-VI…"
"…Is that your homeland?"
Jing Yuan seemed to recall a scene from seven hundred years ago.
Back then, he was just a young Cloud Knight.
It was during the Abundance War.
On the arena floor,
He once sparred with a red-haired youth wielding a mechanical arm.
And if he remembered correctly—
That boy's homeland was a planet called Jarilo-VI.
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