Himeko and Kaffa, the two mature women, were like needles clashing against wheat awns, neither willing to yield to the other... their words were laced with a subtle tension.

As for the source of this tension, it's obvious that, besides their differing stances, it's Zhou Xiao.

"So...you came to our Starry Sky Train...just to provoke us?" Himeko asked.

"Provocation?" Kafka shook her head. "Sorry, I'm not that free. I came to the Star Train to invite you..."

"Please change your destination..."

"Who do you think you are! Just because we change our destination, does that mean we have to?!" March 7th insisted on refusing, but Kafka ignored the little girl.

"Have you all heard of Rover?" Kafka asked as she strolled through the sightseeing carriage of the Starry Sky Train.

Upon hearing the name Luofu, Dan Heng, who was standing to the side, had a slight change in expression.

“I’ve heard of it…” Walter adjusted his glasses and continued, “One of the six giant ships of the Immortal Ship Alliance, the Immortal Ship Luofu…”

“Yes…yes, yes.” Kafka nodded:

"Seventy-two system times ago, a star core erupted on Luofu. What an unexpected disaster, wasn't it?"

“Star Core Hunter... what exactly are you trying to say?” Walter frowned slightly.

"Well... it's quite simple. This star core has nothing to do with us, but the Immortal Boat Luofu has pinned the blame on us star core hunters. Such a huge black pot has been thrown on our heads... this is an even more undeserved disaster."

Kafka sighed and waved her left hand slightly. Another male holographic projection appeared on her left. As the projection appeared, Dan Heng's expression became even more strange.

"Hey... my companion Blade was taken away by the Cloud Cavalry. I'm going to bring him back, resolve this Star Core crisis, and clear our names."

"What does this have to do with us?" March 7th said, hands on hips. "Whether you Star Core Hunters live or die, whether your reputation is good or bad, has absolutely nothing to do with our Star Train!"

"Tsk, this young lady has quite the sharp tongue."

Kafka glanced at March 7: "Don't forget, Ah Xiao is also one of our Star Core Hunters now."

"Is Zhou Xiao... in Luofu?" March 7's expression changed slightly when he heard Kafka say this.

If Zhou Xiao is really in Luofu... then it's worth going there.

“Even if I told you, you might not believe me.” Kafka kept them in suspense:

"In short, if you sit idly by, it won't have much of an impact. You can easily bypass the Immortal Ship with a few jumps, but given time, the Immortal Ship's star core will completely erupt and pollute the star orbit... At that time, you will still need to clean it up."

"Such a large organization as Immortal Ship! Can't even handle a single star core?" March 7th expressed disbelief.

"I can tell you very clearly what the future will hold... If you don't go to Luofu, the contamination of the star core will spread throughout the entire Immortal Ship, and at least half of the ship's inhabitants will perish as a result..."

Hearing Kafka say that, March 7th immediately realized: "Hey! You're trying to morally blackmail us, aren't you!"

"Moral blackmail? What a bizarre analogy. You would just sit idly by and watch these brave and fearless pioneers and selfless, benevolent strangers do nothing?"

Kafka stood with her hands on her hips, looking at everyone present. It has to be said that her calm expression, coupled with her lazy tone, gave off a very arrogant feeling, which made everyone feel very uncomfortable.

"You Star Core Hunters are begging our train for help... and you don't even use the polite form of address? You come up here with a barrage of sarcastic remarks and provocations. Is this how you ask for help?"

Himeko countered with a question.

Himeko's words made Kaffa raise an eyebrow slightly: "Want to hear? Heh, think about it."

Kafka, of course, did not lower her head as Himeko wished; she continued speaking with the same expression:

"I might as well tell you, Zhou Xiao is also on the Luofu Immortal Ship right now... Here are the coordinates, the decision is yours..."

As she spoke, she disappeared from the Star Train. As her holographic projection gradually faded, different expressions appeared on everyone's faces.

...

A moment later.

The train crew discussed this unexpected situation.

“If Zhou Xiao is really in Luofu… I personally think we should go to Luofu…” Ji Zi broke the silence as everyone sat on the sofa in the sightseeing car.

"No matter what... we've already abandoned Zhou Xiao once. Zhou Xiao followed the Star Core Hunter and gradually went down the wrong path. As a friend and colleague, I think we should go and bring our support staff back... to prevent him from making the same mistake again."

"I agree, I agree, Pam." Little Pam wholeheartedly agreed. He missed Zhou Xiao terribly, and now that he knew Zhou Xiao's whereabouts, he was naturally quite happy.

As for the originally planned next stop... we might as well make plans after visiting Luofu.

"I agree..." Seeing Himeko say this, Mitsukichi also expressed his opinion.

From the perspective of the train, regardless of what the other Star Core Hunters are like, Zhou Xiao... is someone their Star Dome Train cannot ignore.

After all... Zhou Xiao has sacrificed far too much for the train.

From a personal perspective, she didn't want Zhou Xiao to follow that wicked woman, Kafka!

“Agreed… Although the Star Core Hunters have laid a lot of smokescreens, we still have reasons to go to the Immortal Ship Luofu,” Walter said.

Needless to say, Xingmei, who was standing to the side, was also there.

"Go to Luofu! Save Master!"

“What are you talking about? We still want to go to Luofu with the mindset of solving the Star Core and mutual benefit, and to follow the pioneering path of exploration, understanding, establishment, and connection.” Walter corrected Star Girl’s statement.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really wanted to save Master." After hearing Walter's words, Xingmei immediately felt that her awareness was too low.

Himeko keenly noticed the strange look on Danheng's face, which was filled with complex emotions, and asked, "Danheng, what do you think?"

"I..." Dan Heng, who was called out by Himeko, was taken aback at first, and then stammered.

"Of course I want to rescue Zhou Xiao, but I don't really want to go to Luofu..."

Luo Fu, and the blade in the holographic projection just now—these people or factors are triggering the gears of his memories, affecting the peace of his heart.

"Danheng..."

Seeing this, both March 7th and Xingmei couldn't help but worry about Danheng's condition.

"It's alright, Danheng. Trains are always destinations chosen through democratic voting." Himeko reassured Danheng before saying, "Five votes to one, hmm, let's go to Luofu."

democracy.

It is indeed democratic.

One vote can't change the outcome at all.

Dan Heng wasn't too surprised by the result; he just felt unsettled. He looked at March 7th and asked:

"In March, is that copy of 'Are You Really Smart?' still around? I'd like to take a look."

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