Chapter 42 : Chapter 42 This voice... seems to recall an old friend.
Although the live stream chat was joking around, some people began to notice something was off.
[I think I know what Mydei is afraid of now. So it was because of this?]
[Wait, someone actually understands? Pro, hurry up and analyze it!]
[Exactly. Mydei is afraid that taking over the Spark will lead to history repeating itself, causing the Xuanfeng People to continue dying for their faith.]
[But the Xuanfeng People only live for their past glory, which forces him to inherit the Spark anyway.]
[I see! That explains why we saw bodies all over the ground in the previous trial!]
Following the rhythm of the chat, Guinaifen shook her head, only half-understanding.
Then the perspective shifted back to Stelle's side.
Castorice came to the door, explaining that Aglaea had prepared another gift for the two of them.
But on the way to meet her, they ran into Trianne and Tribbie.
The two of them seemed to be in a dispute over whether or not to buy a red gemstone.
"Trianne, this isn't genuine. 'We' both know that such a fragile item couldn't possibly have been preserved perfectly until now..."
"Anything is possible. 'We' are also very fragile, yet we've endured through that... sad history! Look at its color; it's exactly the same as in 'our' memories!"
"Trianne, don't get worked up. You need to rest properly right now..."
"Trianne is very angry! You've forgotten Mother. Mother gave 'us' something just like this."
As soon as the simple dialogue ended, the bullet chat grew anxious.
[What the heck? Why won't she buy it for Trianne!]
[Dastardly, evil Tribbie! Trianne is so cute, she should buy it for her!]
[Quick, quick, Guinaifen! Since Tribbie won't buy it, let's see if we can buy it and give it to her later!]
As it happened.
Guinaifen was thinking the same thing. A gemstone wasn't even expensive, so why wouldn't she buy it for Trianne?
Fortunately, during the interaction with the merchant and after some bargaining, Castorice actually managed to get it!
"Nice one! I'm actually a master bargainer?"
Guinaifen was feeling quite proud of herself after getting the item.
Afterward, they finally found Aglaea, and the new plot points began to unfold in sequence!
First, they received the Divine Blood Nectar from her as a sign of friendship. Then, the new character Hyacine made her debut, immediately calling them 'Gray Treasure' and 'Dan Treasure'.
[Is that a new character? This pink Hyacine is so cute I could die! The Author's design is amazing!]
[She called me 'Treasure'? Does she like me?!]
[With that build and posture, I feel like I'm seeing an old friend?]
[I'm done for, brothers. Why do I fall for every new character I see?]
Then, they learned from Aglaea...
...that everyone was preparing to head to the new map, the Grove of Epiphany, to search for the Spark of Reason and Anaxa.
[It's a new main quest! The new main quest is coming!]
[So the main quest this time is to recover the Spark of Reason?]
[A new map, Grove of Epiphany. The Author's update volume is terrifying. How do they manage to have a new map in every version?]
[That name is highlighted in yellow. It looks like Anaxa is also a new character!]
Xu Qiong watched the story unfold on Guinaifen's stream as she prepared to head to the Grove of Epiphany.
The pre-hype had already achieved its effect.
After releasing the other two PV animations for Herta, Xu Qiong planned to open Tribbie's banner and release her PV.
Additionally, there was another important matter that required gathering the Chrysos Heirs to prepare for.
As it happened, Xu Qiong was in the group chat created by Cyrene.
He had proactively asked Cyrene to pull him in back then; otherwise, she would still be keeping it from him.
Seeing Tiresias's @ mention, Xu Qiong decided to respond decisively.
[Xu Qiong: @All Members]
[Xu Qiong: Right now, there is an opportunity to save Amphoreus. Are any of you children willing to sign up?!]
[Castorice: ?]
[Cipher: ?]
[Aglaea: ?]
[Hyacine: ?]
[Anaxa: ?]
[...]
This immediately summoned everyone.
Cyrene usually stayed by Xu Qiong's side; as a Memosprite, she couldn't go very far anyway.
"Hmm? Does partner have a new plan? Do you need my help?" Cyrene leaned in close.
Without a doubt, Xu Qiong was going to make a move on the Astral Express.
To prevent the subsequent timeline from falling into complete chaos because he had deceived the galaxy and saved Amphoreus ahead of time...
...it was now time to fix some bugs.
Simply put, he wanted to find a way to put on a show for the Astral Express!
In fact, if Herta was willing to cooperate, it would be perfect if he could trick the entire galaxy along with them.
Xu Qiong's eyes sparkled. "That's right, Cyrene. You are very important!"
"Also, I need to find Herta again!"
...
"Can't find her."
"Ms. Herta herself doesn't seem to be at the Space Station."
Meanwhile, Welt and Sunday, who had set out long ago, had already arrived at the Herta Space Station.
However, after some inquiries, it seemed Ms. Herta was not currently at the Space Station.
This was one of their few opportunities.
Sunday adopted a contemplative expression.
"The opponent's predictions wouldn't have anticipated this step—a step coming from outside Amphoreus."
Welt sighed softly and picked up his mobile phone. "We need to hurry. I'll try to contact Asta first."
"Even if Ms. Herta isn't at the Space Station, we must find a way to reach her to prevent further complications."
Sunday spoke with certainty, "I understand, Mr. Welt."
In fact, there weren't many people in the Space Station who could properly contact Herta, and Asta was definitely one of them.
However, just as Welt opened his phone, even more explosive news arrived one after another.
It was a game screen recording sent by Himeko.
"Hmm? What's this?"
During the journey, Mr. Yang had almost no mind to pay attention to anything else.
But upon clicking the video, even Sunday beside him was stunned for a moment.
Wait.
Why does this video look... a bit familiar?
No!
Space Station, Herta, Sunday, Welt...
Welt's heart began to race, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The two of them stared blankly at the screen, neither of them speaking first.
Welt: "..."
Sunday: "..."
Sometimes, silence is even more deafening.
"Mr. Welt," Sunday said in a heavy tone, "I swear, I do not have the ability to manipulate Order's Dream."
Welt took a deep breath and opened the next video Himeko had sent.
That segment unfolded in an abstract painting style, likely an Easter egg at the end of version 3.0.
Because she couldn't understand it, she had sent it for Welt and Sunday to take a look as well.
But the moment he opened the footage, Welt actually felt a bit dazed.
It was Phainon's memory. A pink-haired girl leaned against a rockery in a field, and in front of them stood a Kephale colossus.
"If one day, we must say goodbye to Aedes Elysiae, would you be willing to become a 'Deliverer'?"
The young child was confused: "Must... leave the village?"
"Yes. If that happens, it means someone must go and save the world."
"Then, then..."
The young boy naturally didn't understand.
On the other hand, seeing him hesitate, the girl suddenly gave a leisurely smile: "Haha, I'm just teasing you~ Don't worry, Aedes Elysiae is very peaceful. Bad people will never find us."
However, at the end of the video...
...the art style shifted abruptly. The oil painting of the pink-haired girl cracked at the chest, and what looked like golden blood flowed down.
"I hope this world never needs a 'Deliverer'."
It ended there.
A completely riddling narrative, where even the character names were replaced with question marks.
But Sunday, who was beside him, noticed that Mr. Yang's expression was clearly wrong.
His brow was completely furrowed.
Because!
This voice...
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