Chapter 19: What the Hell Just Passed By
Beep...
The device activated.
Blue light beams scanned Stelle's body up and down.
"Let me see..." Gu Tang looked at the screen connected to the device.
On the screen, a semi-transparent image of Stelle slowly appeared.
It was clear that there was a round object emitting golden light in Stelle's chest.
"Stelle, come take a look." Gu Tang called her over.
The cylindrical device opened, and Stelle stepped out, walking to Gu Tang's side to look at the screen with him.
Gu Tang pointed to Stelle's chest on the screen: "It seems Herta's judgment was correct. The Stellaron is indeed sealed inside you, and it is quite stable."
Stelle frowned and touched her chest.
She felt a bit uneasy.
Which was understandable. Anyone would be shaken hearing that they have something capable of destroying planets inside them, even if it was currently dormant.
"This is Herta's judgment, but... what do you think, Gu Tang?" Stelle turned to ask Gu Tang.
Gu Tang shrugged: "I don't care, Stelle. Whether you have a Stellaron inside you or not, my attitude towards you won't change one bit."
"Really... thank you." Stelle showed a relieved smile.
She felt a lot of the unease in her heart dissipate.
Though Stelle thought Gu Tang was comforting her, he was actually just speaking his mind.
Gu Tang genuinely didn't care.
After all, the Stellaron wouldn't be able to kill him anyway.
At this moment, the door opened.
"Hey~ I brought a lot of snacks and drinks. Want to..." March 7th excitedly said as she entered the room.
Then, her voice gradually trailed off, and her smile faded.
Because Stelle was standing naked in front of Gu Tang.
March 7th quickly put the snacks in the corner of the room to ensure they wouldn't get damaged.
Then she unhesitatingly drew her bow and shot an ice arrow at Gu Tang.
"On the first day you boarded the train, what have you done?!" She shouted, her face flushed.
Stelle hurriedly took out her bat and smashed the ice arrow: "Wait, March 7th, let us explain."
"Put on some clothes first!" March 7th exclaimed.
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"So, it was just a physical examination?"
March 7th sat on the bed, arms crossed, suspiciously looking at the two.
Stelle nodded while stuffing snacks into her mouth.
"Don't worry, March 7th. I'm not a pervert like Herta. When I'm doing research, my mind is only on science." Gu Tang said, taking a big gulp of kvass and wiping his mouth.
"I get why Stelle needed to undress for the exam, but why was she still naked during the conversation..." March 7th questioned.
Stelle: "Forgot."
Gu Tang: "Forgot."
March 7th: "......"
"Your Honor, I'm an amnesiac, so occasionally doing something out of the ordinary is quite normal." Stelle raised her hand high, defending herself.
"Hmm, I accept that, not guilty!" March 7th declared as the judge.
"Your Honor, I'm a time traveler..." Gu Tang also raised his hand.
"Time travelers get no special treatment, guilty!" March 7th said with a glare.
So being an amnesiac was the answer to everything, Stelle realized.
"No choice, I guess I'll undress too..." Gu Tang grabbed his collar.
March 7th was shocked and hurriedly grabbed Gu Tang's wrist: "Stop, stop, stop! Not guilty! Not guilty, alright?"
Gu Tang nodded: "Thank you, Your Honor."
Stelle, drinking a cola, gave a thumbs-up: "Great job, Gu Tang, successful defense."
March 7th rubbed her forehead, shaking her head helplessly: "Sigh, I thought I was already a troublemaker, but I didn't expect two even more capable ones to show up."
She shook her head again and put on a bright smile: "Well, this means the journey ahead will be even more fun, which is a good thing."
Gu Tang looked at her and said softly: "You don't think the physical examination is over, do you?"
"Eh?" March 7th's smile froze.
"Floating ice in space, meat from the void, not only Herta, but I'm also very interested..." Gu Tang's eyes burned with the flames of desire, slowly approaching March 7th.
The fire of scientific research was blazing fiercely.
March 7th trembled, stepping back: "W-What are you going to do..."
"Don't worry, not just you. Welt, Dan Heng, Himeko, even Pom-Pom... none of them can escape..." Gu Tang said slowly.
A wolf among sheep, so to speak.
March 7th turned and ran.
Gu Tang snapped his fingers: "Stelle!"
Stelle immediately sprang forward, locking March 7th in place with both hands.
March 7th tried to break free, but unfortunately, as a long-range fighter, her physical strength was vastly inferior to Stelle's, a close-combat fighter.
"Wait, wait! I'm not mentally prepared yet!" March 7th's legs flailed, "Dan Heng! Himeko! Help me!"
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"March 7th?"
Dan Heng looked up.
He was in the train's database room, where all collected data was stored.
Recording, categorizing, and summarizing this data had long been part of Dan Heng's daily life.
As such, he had almost turned the place into his room, even laying down carpets and bedding.
Dan Heng glanced around.
The database room was as quiet as ever, with only the faint sound of machines operating.
"It must have been my imagination."
He quickly dismissed the notion.
After all, he was dealing with important data right now.
"Hmm, this one's nice."
Dan Heng nodded, picking a photo from a stack.
It was a picture of him and Gu Tang.
The background was the space station's platform, clearly showing the stunning, beautiful curvature of a blue planet behind them.
"Good..." Dan Heng placed the photo under his pillow, then patted it.
Lying down, he pulled up the covers and slowly closed his eyes.
He wasn't someone who slept well, plagued by chaotic memories in his dreams.
But he felt he might get a good night's sleep today.
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Billions of light-years away, a streak of light passed by.
The light was dazzling, faster and sharper than any other.
It was an arrow of light traveling through the universe, ceaseless and unrelenting.
Fueled by the fury of abundance, requiring the coldest vengeance to be quenched.
The upper body resembled a human, heroic and majestic.
The lower body resembled a beast, agile and robust.
Wielding a giant bow of light, shooting arrows capable of traversing star seas and piercing galaxies.
The Hunt Aeon—"Lan."
Worshipped by the Xianzhou Alliance, known as the Celestial Bowmaster of the Hunt.
Lan roamed the realms endlessly, exterminating the abominations created by the Aeon of Abundance.
As the Aeon overseeing the Path of the Hunt, Lan could cross light-years in an instant.
There likely wasn't anything in the universe faster than Lan.
Until a potted plant whizzed past, heading towards the edge of the universe.
Lan: "?"
What the hell just passed by?
Honestly, even as an Aeon, Lan had no idea where that thing came from.
But... speaking of plants, it naturally reminded one of Abundance, right?
It might be a new type of abomination from Abundance!
Without hesitation, Lan pursued it, heading towards the edge of the universe alongside the potted plant.
This led to the Xianzhou Alliance losing contact with Lan for a long period, but that's a story for another time.