Chapter 74: The Messenger of Remembrance
On an ordinary day, before embarking on the [Pioneering] journey, most passengers on the train have their own things to do, and generally, the freedom of passengers is not restricted. But today, most passengers on the train received a text message from the "conductor" Pam, hoping that everyone would return to the train.
Xing walked out of the defined anchor point and looked at the people on the train in confusion. Jizi and Walter were on the train as usual, without any special behavior, but Pam was alone in the corridor of the train, sweating and looking very abnormal.
"What's wrong, Pam?" Xing asked curiously.
"I'm telling you, Star Passenger, on the train..." Pam was shaking all over, as if she had encountered something wrong.
"There's definitely something wrong!" As Pam spoke, she shuddered and turned around, with her two big ears swinging around, looking so cute.
"Something wrong?" Xing looked around in confusion, following Pam's gaze. Everything on the train was the same as usual, and she didn't seem to see the "something wrong" that Pam mentioned.
"Yes, there must be! Xing, you have to believe my intuition!" Seeing Xing's disbelieving look, Pam jumped up and stretched out her calves, as if she was going to hit Xing's knee.
"Okay, okay, conductor, I believe you, I'll help you take a look." Xing comforted Pam, who picked up a small broom because of her excitement.
"Okay, Star Passenger, tell me what you see!"
After saying that, Pam returned to normal and continued to patrol the train. Although Pam always asked Xing to do some big or small things, Xing was always happy to do it. After all, who could refuse such a lovely conductor?
Xing began to walk around. It was strange that he didn't see anything strange when he was with Pam just now. After walking a few steps, he saw a broken mirror standing in the corner of a train. He didn't know when it was standing there.
"Strange, when was a mirror put here?" Xing looked up and down at the mirror. A large piece of the upper half of the mirror was broken. Through the broken mirror surface, there seemed to be a little starlight shining through, showing mystery and elegance.
"Strange, I'd better ask Ji Zi and Uncle Yang." Xing scratched his head, ready to hand the question to someone who was more familiar with this train. It was also possible that Ji Zi put it here without her knowing.
"Mirror? Where is the mirror?"
A strange thing happened. When Xing asked Ji Zi, Ji Zi's light golden pupils revealed a look of doubt.
"It's the mirror right here! This semicircular full-length mirror is about this high." Xing gestured hurriedly, but no matter what, Ji Zi seemed to be unable to see, which made Xing even wonder if he was dazzled.
The same result was obtained when asking Walter. Xing hurriedly told Pam about the incident, and Pam immediately jumped up and began to repeat and confirm her own result.
"I knew it! There must be something wrong on the train! Xing! Find a solution quickly!"
There was no way, as no one else could see the mirror, Xing could only go to the mirror again and find out what was going on.
A strange scene appeared. When Xing came to the mirror again, a girl wearing a white hood appeared in the mirror. Xing could not see her face clearly because her face was blocked by a blue light, like some special high-tech fabric.
As she was speaking, the girl in the mirror suddenly walked out of the mirror like a ghost.
When Xing saw such a strange scene, he immediately took a half step back.
"Wow, is this the [Star Train]?"
The sound came from the girl's face, or some unknown vocal organ, but in Xing's opinion, the "unknown passenger" who had slipped into the car unknowingly was more like a ghost that could travel through the mirror.
"Who are you..." Xing took a half step back. He still didn't know the background of the person in front of him. Although he hadn't done anything extreme, it was still necessary for him to be careful and cautious.
"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet." The ghost girl patted her chest in a humane way and said, as if she had just remembered something.
"I am the messenger of [Liuguang Yiting], and I will stay on your train from now on. Please give me your guidance!"
The tone of her voice was polite, but her behavior was far from polite, and Xing was ready to give the messenger in front of her a little "train shock".
"Has the car owner agreed?" A majestic voice sounded from beside the messenger. Not only the messenger, but Xing was also startled by the sudden voice.
Because the person who was speaking was not Xing, but a white-haired figure who appeared beside the two of them at some point.
"Yao Luo!"
When Yao Luo's figure appeared, the messenger's attention was instantly drawn away, as if he was firmly attracted by a magnet.
"Mr. Yao Luo, I didn't expect to see you here." The tone became more sincere and polite. Xing even saw the girl in front of him perform an unknown etiquette to express her respect for Yao Luo.
"You know me?" Yao Luo frowned. From the tone of the girl in front of him, his name seemed to have spread among their group.
"Of course, Mr. Yao Luo, although your reputation is not well-known in the universe, you have become a well-known existence in the group of [Liuguang Yiting]!" The messenger's tone was a little happy, as if he had met an extraordinary idol.
Yao Luodang frowned even deeper. Without his knowledge, his information had been circulated in other places. This was never a good experience.
As if seeing Yao Luo's dissatisfaction, the messenger quickly clasped his hands together and sincerely apologized to Yao Luo.
"It may be a little impolite to say this, but judging from the fact that you can appear here, you are indeed someone that Master Fuli has high hopes for!"
"What do you mean?" Yao Luo crossed his arms, trying to dig out some more information from the messenger.
About a few seconds ago, Yao Luo was sitting in his room on the train, his consciousness sinking into the spiritual space, thinking about some plans he was going to make when traveling through the world.
In the gap between thinking, in the fragment of [memory] in the spiritual space, the figure of a girl quickly flashed through it. Although it was very brief, Yao Luo still captured this phenomenon.
Just like he unconsciously saw a figure passing by in the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye, Yao Luo believed that the scene he saw in the spiritual space was by no means an illusion.
So Yao Luo separated a figure from the spiritual space, passed through the broken mirror, and came in front of Xinghe Messenger.
"Ahem." The messenger coughed twice, put his hand on his chin, and answered Yao Luo's question as if a teacher was about to give a lecture to a curious child.
"Messenger of [Liuguang Yiting], as an organization that follows the memory star god Fuli, we have abandoned our physical bodies and traveled through the universe in the form of memes, collecting precious memories of the universe for Master Fuli."
"I am here because of this lady..." The messenger pointed to the location of the star, "I guess this lady learned about the existence of [Liuguang Yiting] from somewhere, and my existence is based on this lady's memory. Normally, no one else should see my appearance."
"And you, Mr. Yao Luo, appeared in front of me as if you were not restricted by anything." Although there was no expression on the messenger's face, one could tell from her voice that she felt this matter was very exaggerated.
"It's as absurd as a person driving a small boat on the water and trying to scoop up a bucket of water from the water outside the boat to see what flowed here yesterday."
"This ability to violate the laws of meme transmission and appear in other people's memories at will without any contact may not be uncommon in [Liuguang Memory Court], but you are different..."
"You still have your body, right?"
Yao Luo sighed. From the messenger's mouth, he gained a deeper understanding of the organization [Liuguang Yiting].
Although he is the messenger of the Memory Star God, it does not mean that he is on the same side as his organization. When facing these existences, Yao Luo still needs to be on guard.
"Tell me your purpose, messenger, and I will take the appropriate attitude based on your answer." A white light suddenly flashed in Yao Luo's hand. Wherever it went, the mirror in front of Xing trembled slightly.
"Hey, hey, hey, let's talk it over nicely, Mr. Yao Luo!" When the messenger saw the white light in Yao Luo's hand, he immediately raised his hands and made a surrendering gesture. When the light appeared, the messenger, who had already lost his body, once again showed an instinctive fear in his body that existed as a meme. Generally speaking, no matter whether it is a physical attack or a quantum attack, it should not be able to touch this body.
As a messenger, she had already gotten rid of all kinds of physiological reactions and rarely felt "fear". However, the messenger felt from Yao Luo's white light that if there was anything wrong with her answer, this light would be like an eraser that erases a pencil and could erase her existence.
"Let's talk it over nicely. I was originally going to tell this young lady about Liuguang Yiting."
Xing looked up with a confused look on his face. It was originally just a commission from Pam, but he didn't expect that it had such a deep connection with Yao Luo. The person in front of him seemed to have a deep understanding of Yao Luo's identity. Although after some detours, the topic returned to the beginning.
"Young lady." The messenger pointed to the location of the star. "The star core is one of the most dangerous things in the universe. It is a meaningful thing that this young lady can coexist peacefully with it."
Yao Luo nodded. Indeed, star cores can hinder the "orbits" between galaxies in the universe, causing disruptive effects between galaxies that are already connected. You know, there is an extremely huge amount of imaginary energy between different galaxies. If it weren't for the pioneering star gods who laid star tracks between the galaxies and connected different "worlds", many civilizations that did not break through the limitations of the planets would most likely be destroyed in the wars within the planets before they broke out of the planets.
This is not an isolated phenomenon. Before the emergence of cosmic star tracks and communication equipment and mobile devices such as synesthesia beacons that can span light years, the isolated scene in the universe was called the "dark forest" by some people.
Before developing sufficient mobile facilities to cross their own planet, a civilization will often face the fate of being destroyed by itself or other civilizations.
Fortunately, the two inventions of cosmic remote sensing and synesthesia beacons solved this problem, and the mobile communication between galaxies was completed by the power of various star gods. Among all the star gods, the pioneering star god Akivali made the most significant contribution, so much so that all major forces in the universe have a good impression of the nameless guest who pioneered destiny.
Let's get back to the point. Star cores can not only hinder the "connection" that is necessary for communication between civilizations, but they will also respond to the desire for civilizational advancement and manifest themselves in the form of disasters. According to existing information, the rift phenomenon is basically caused by star cores. The disasters vary. The cold wave of Yalilo VI is just one of the manifestations. In this galaxy, except for star core hunters, no civilization regards star cores as a target that should be approached.
Of course, the Interstellar Peace Company also has corresponding means to shield or hinder the impact of the star core, and the same is true for most other similar forces.
"And such a dangerous thing can stay safely in this lady's body. This lady's reputation is even greater than yours, Mr. Yao Luo!" The messenger put one hand to his mouth and made a trumpet shape.
"Get to the point." Yao Luo tapped his fingers lightly on his shoulders, and as he spoke, the range of the white light expanded slightly.
The messenger immediately took a few steps back and spewed out a series of information like a machine gun.
"So Liuguang Yiting wants to make a deal with this lady by copying her future memories and giving her some corresponding rewards!"
"Huff~" After saying all the words in one breath, the messenger made a humane gesture as if exhaling. One has to admit that the lark-like voice of the messenger is still very pleasant to hear.
"What's your suggestion, Xing?" Yao Luo looked at Xing who was listening on the side and asked the question.
"Hmm..." After hearing Yao Luo's words, Xing crossed his arms, crossed his chest and began to think.
"You'll know if you try it." The messenger lady moved away and pointed her hands at the mirror, as if she wanted Xing to go in.
"Go if you want to. Don't worry, I'm here." Yao Luo looked at Xing who was eager to try and made a promise to her.
"Okay, I feel much more at ease with you here." Xing clenched his fists and walked forward.
When Xing went in, Yao Luo and the messenger stared at each other and did not speak for a while.
"Mr. Yao Luo..." The messenger started the conversation first, and with Yao Luo's permission, he continued speaking.
"If you have any doubts about your current state, you should probably go back to letting go of your physical body."
The messenger's proposal made Yao Luo's eyes light up. It was not like he had not thought about it before, but to completely abandon the physical body was not a decision that most people could make easily.
"But you still have your companions after all, don't you?" The messenger nodded slightly and reminded Yao Luo.
Yao Luo nodded silently. Indeed, although he could use the ability of "memory" when he still had a physical body, the feeling of abandoning the physical body and becoming omnipotent in the spiritual space of the star core still remained in Yao Luo's memory.
"By discarding the burden of tangible things, you can often become more pure." The messenger's words seemed to carry some strong hints, but Yao Luo's body shook slightly, completely isolating himself from this feeling.
"Humph!"
Yao Luo's cold snort was like a thunderclap, which made the messenger's figure extremely illusory, and for a moment it seemed as if it was about to disappear.
"Woo woo woo, I was wrong, please spare me!" The messenger immediately held his head and crouched down, making the begging gesture of some cute creature.
"I'm back!" Xing shouted and stepped out of the mirror in high spirits. After seeing the situation of the two people in front of him, he was stunned.
"Um, Yao Luo, you didn't do anything to him, right?" Scratching his head, Xing asked Yao Luo with a puzzled look.
"Let her explain it herself." Yao Luo turned around and didn't want to talk to the messenger anymore.
"Wuwuwu, I just... gave you a reminder... That's all, but you treated me so harshly, wuwuwu..." The messenger sobbed softly. If people who didn't know, they would really think that Yao Luo had done something to let her down.
"Ah, could it be your problem?" As Yao Luo's partner, Xing naturally believed in his character, so he was not fooled by the messenger's performance.
"Hmph," the Messenger snorted cutely, then stood up immediately when he saw that he had not tricked Xing.
"It seems that you have already experienced the [Garden of Oblivion]. How was it?"
Xing looked at Yao Luo, and after receiving his affirmative answer, he responded to the messenger.
"It's really good. As a training during the pioneering journey, it has quite good value."
After hearing Xing's comments, Yao Luo turned around and looked at the messenger again.
In his perception, the mirror in front of him did not have any unnecessary traps or malice. It should just be a simulator that could reproduce battles and experiences. If Xing could benefit from it, it would not be a form of training.
"Also, please don't tell anyone else on your train about my existence." The messenger whined to Xing.
"Then how should I tell them?" Xing spread out his hands, indicating that he was helpless.
"Just say it's a phase spirit fire or a strange demon. That should be enough to deceive them. These two things are elusive."
Xing naturally would not hide this matter from everyone on the train. When the people on the train were outraged and planned to drive the messenger out, Yao Luo came forward and said that he could guarantee the safety of the matter, and the matter came to an end.
"Uh, damn it, you didn't listen to my advice." The messenger said in a cute tone, a little annoyed, and stretched out his hand to make some small "modifications" to the people on the train.
When she was about to stretch out her sinful little hand from the mirror, a big hand invisibly pressed her back into the mirror.
"Leave the mirror here, and just stay inside!"
"what!"
With a scream, this bizarre incident came to an end.
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