Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 212 Cat Cakes

He told Black Tower and the others many stories.

After all, since he returned to the Immortal Ship Alliance, those Star Gods have had enough fun watching him and Lan.

So it's not too much to share some of their fun, is it?

(A passerby: Hehehehehehe—)

By the time he finished dealing with the matter and left the conference room with the three geniuses, quite some time had passed.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether it goes too far or not; those star gods probably won't care.

There's nothing to worry about, is there?

What should I do now...?

The defense system researched has been completed. I'll have Lan bestow a blessing upon it later, and then distribute it to the various immortal ships.

If the Great Lord of Annihilation were to truly descend, even if the "Iron Tomb," which could instantly paralyze all technology, were to appear, a response could be made in the shortest possible time.

The power of the Star God is far greater than that of the Commander.

It won't take too long to get back, um, maybe next time.

Yun clapped her hands and made up her mind: she would go find her daughter first.

Yun sent a message to Xing.

Yunzhi: Where are you?

Xingmiao replied: You should know about the closed compartments of the space station, right?

Yes, I do know that.

Because of certain dangerous materials, the Black Tower sealed off that section, and no one goes inside except for certain special individuals.

So, the star went down below?

I was a little surprised.

Yunzhi didn't say much and took the elevator to the closed compartment.

When the elevator doors opened, everything went black before Yun's eyes.

It was truly a sudden darkness before my eyes.

— Pitch black.

The lighting in the confined compartments is extremely dim, and even the most basic "lighting" function cannot be guaranteed.

If someone with night blindness were to walk here, they'd most likely be eaten alive by the dangerous substances.

Yun sighed and walked towards the location sent by Xing.

Then, he saw the stars in some kind of laboratory-like place.

...and a kitten shaped like a pastry.

Yunzhi: ...

Wow.

He admitted that he was charmed by her cuteness.

"Star, this is...?"

Xing was pleased to see Yunzhi's amazed expression—she knew Yunzhi liked cute little animals.

"It's Nguyen Mai's creation, a grayish-brown bean paste."

Although I don't know what Xing is proud of.

But Yunzhi still squatted down and stretched out her hand: "Don't be afraid, child, come to me."

"Meow—"

The kitten hiding inside the pastry cover took a deep breath and made a "Duang" sound.

It's so soft and cute.

Yunzhi's heart was instantly struck, and pink bubbles popped up all around her, leaving Xingdu stunned.

Cat Cake stretched out a paw with pink paw pads and placed it on Cloud's hand.

Sensing that Yunzhi truly meant no harm, it mustered its courage and leaped with all its might—

Yunzhi caught it just in time.

Although this pastry is a little hard to hold, it's really cute.

Yunzhi pinched its little face and looked at Xing: "Where were you going just now?"

Xing looked at Yunzhi with envy—Yunzhi's affinity for small animals was truly remarkable.

"I was looking for a place to put it... I just heard some noises, it seemed to be coming from the locked room downstairs... I'm going to go in and take a look."

"Then let's go."

Yunzhi held the kitten Gao tightly, reluctant to let go.

Just carry it with you.

Yunzhi turned and went down the stairs, with Xing following behind him, feeling a bad premonition for some reason.

She swung her baseball bat.

"Don't worry, it's just a large group of real stinging insects down there."

Yun kindly comforted Xing.

Star: Σ(°Д°; True stinging insect?)

"The one that swallowed the train a while ago?"

"Yes, but the true larvae here are very young and can be basically ignored."

If you fight fast enough, their reproduction rate won't be able to keep up with yours.

The area below the stairs became increasingly dark.

Seemingly worried that they might be scared, Cat Cake even hummed a song softly:

"Meow...meow...meow..." (Ruan Mei's creations hold hands, forming a circle.)

"Meow...meow...meow meow..." (Ruan Mei crumpled all her happiness and sadness into a ball.)

The door in front of Yun Zhi and Xing opened.

What lay before them was a dark corridor.

The ground lights emitted a stark white glow, making it look like a haunted house.

Yun placed the cat cake in Xing's arms, conjured a longbow in his hand, drew it back, and starlight coalesced into an arrow, which flew out with a bang—

In an instant, the gale tore apart the true hibernating insects that were lingering in the corridor.

Listening to the real insects bursting one after another in the corridor, Xing took a deep breath:

"There are so many?... "

What exactly is going on in this confined compartment?

Yun put away her bow and took the cat cake back with her: "The master of the Creation Realm is researching the power of [Reproduction]. This is her research topic, so we don't need to say anything more."

"Hopefully, some star core hunter won't see this..."

Otherwise, she might set the space station on fire.

Star: "Star Core Hunter? Who?"

Kafka? Silver Wolf? Blade? These were the only few she knew.

As for Sam, Xing has never seen him before—perhaps he has, but has forgotten.

"A warrior who once fought against the Zerg swarm."

Yunzhi gave a casual reply and walked down the corridor. Xing didn't dwell on it any longer and followed him inside.

Cat Cake's singing continued.

Maybe it sounds nice, but here... it's a little scary.

The light, airy sound lingered in my ears, like the song of sirens.

At the end of the corridor, the door opened—

The moment Yunzhi stepped into the room, her eyes lit up.

There are so many... cat cakes on the ground in front of us!

"There are so many..."

Xing was dumbfounded.

She thought it was just red bean paste and cheese lava, but she never expected that Ruan Mei had cultivated so many other creations.

They're all so cute.

Xing tried hard to look away.

And he set his sights on the computer on the side.

She walked over and opened the record—

Nguyen Mai's voice came through:

"#23 Acha's last years in the mechanical city inspired me; even a life as long as hers will come to an end."

"I can now confirm that the result of this breeding is: unqualified."

"Life takes thousands of forms, which proves that form itself is meaningless. These lives have gone so far in terms of the concept of size that they can even trigger a chain reaction of synesthesia... But that's not what I want."

Is she referring to these cat cakes?

Yunzhi glanced at the cats huddled together whispering.

That's really demanding.

"I'm starting to feel lost. The essence of life... Is this question inherently unanswerable? #1 Zandal, have you ever felt this lost... and even desperate?"

In the picture, Nguyen Mai looks up and gazes at the starry sky through the window.

She had her back to you, so you couldn't see her expression, but you could tell she was a little disheartened.

However, Yunzhi didn't care about this.

He couldn't understand the mindset of these scientists.

"Did Zandal ever feel despair...?"

He chuckled. "Shall I ask him later?"

Master Boshi should know this, right?