"I see. From the time you joined the Astral Express until arriving at the Luofu, so much time has passed in your world, Kiana..."
Himeko said softly after taking a sip of coffee.
Kiana had already told her a lot about the other world, and she knew that the two universes were currently in two similar yet different time periods.
At the same time, she felt some anticipation for that world in her heart.
After all, from what Kiana said, that world was not exactly the same as hers.
Especially the Wangshu Astral Express; if there was a chance, their Astral Express Crew would definitely pay a visit.
"Let's stop here for now. I'll take Wi—cough, I'll take Mei and Bronya for a walk around the Luofu."
After explaining everything, Kiana prepared to take Mei and Bronya out for a stroll.
Just waiting inside the train was too boring; regardless, Kiana couldn't sit still right now.
"Alright, be care—no, it's nothing."
Himeko originally wanted to say 'be careful on the road' during the Stellaron burst, but she shook her head upon remembering that Kiana was also a Xianzhou General.
Leaving aside Kiana's identity, just considering the power Kiana herself possessed, Himeko couldn't think of anything besides an Aeon that could oppose her.
Under Himeko's watchful gaze, the three of them got off the Astral Express.
...
Fu Xuan, who was overwhelmed with work at the Divination Commission, worked intensely using the power of the Dharma Eye after divining several massive Aeon-level bursts of Imaginary Energy.
If it were just a Stellaron crisis, it wouldn't be like this, but now that multiple Aeons had cast their gaze here, the nature of the situation had changed.
Although she didn't know what the Luofu had that could attract the gaze of Aeons multiple times, she had to use her abilities to seek fortune and avoid disaster for the Luofu.
After this, she still had to contact the people from the Astral Express; she was very busy.
Little did she know, those Aeons' gazes weren't looking at the Luofu at all, but at the three of them—Kiana and her companions...
Meanwhile, at the Sky-Faring Commission, 'Tingyun', who was about to look for the Astral Express Crew, suddenly furrowed her brows slightly and looked up at the sky.
"Which Aeons are casting their gazes?"
She murmured to herself in a charming tone, but then she shook her head and regained a leisurely expression:
"But it shouldn't affect my plan."
Although Aeons had cast their gazes, the Aeons' Imaginary Energy soon dissipated, and no Emanator-level energy was born.
'Tingyun' twisted her slender waist, her large Tail swaying behind her, and walked toward the agreed meeting point with the Astral Express Crew with a soft smile on her face.
Inside the Sky-Faring Commission, Yukong frowned as she looked outside the Luofu at the previously captured images, her face showing a bitter expression.
"A Stellaron burst, and the Aeons are casting their gazes one by one. Could there be something within the Luofu that even the Aeons cannot help but look at?"
Yukong's gaze was deep as she held her chin and whispered in a solemn tone.
And...
Yukong pulled up another image, showing the Astral Express slowly entering the Luofu.
This was the time when the Stellaron Hunters hacked into the Luofu network and opened the gates without authorization.
"The Astral Express, the Stellaron, the Stellaron Hunters, the Aeons... one trouble after another..."
Yukong sighed deeply, a trace of imperceptible fatigue hidden in her eyes.
Despite this, Yukong still commanded her subordinates in an orderly fashion, without losing her composure.
...
Jing Yuan of the Shence Mansion, after sensing the fleeting 'conquest', looked over with his somewhat indifferent and lazy eyes.
"'conquest'... A new Aeon is born at this moment, and it is extremely similar to 'The Hunt'. Is it a blessing..."
Jing Yuan slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again, looking at the virtual chessboard array in front of him and speaking slowly:
"...or a curse?"
When it came to Aeons, even the strategist Jing Yuan, known as the Divine Foresight General, felt a bit powerless.
"General..."
Yanqing, standing behind him, looked at Jing Yuan's back and said with some concern.
"It's fine, Yanqing."
Jing Yuan waved his hand and immediately regained his usual composure, his deep eyes flickering slightly.
It's just a Stellaron burst; the Aeons shouldn't intervene personally.
But the appearance of this Aeon served as a reminder to Jing Yuan that high-end combatants might have taken advantage of the situation to slip into the Luofu.
For example, Emanator-level figures...
Although there wasn't enough evidence, Jing Yuan still kept a wary eye out.
...
"Except for some details, everything else is exactly the same as the Luofu."
After strolling for a while, Bronya commented.
This world lacked the existence of the Wangshu Astral Express; without the highly prosperous Wangshu Astral Express industries moving into other Xianzhou ships, the Luofu was not as prosperous as the one in their world.
Though it wasn't bad either.
"The root of the Luofu's Stellaron burst lies where the Ambrosial Arbor is located, and there is also a Lord Ravager lurking in the Luofu. Kiana, do you really not need us to step in and handle it?"
Mei followed the aura through the endless distance to look at the Foxian girl who had met up with the Astral Express Crew, furrowing her brows.
She knew this Lord Ravager; it was Phantylia, a Lord Ravager who excelled at internally inducing civilizational conflicts and leading them to destruction.
If not handled carefully, the Luofu might suffer a disaster. Now, as a true Xianzhou person, Mei didn't want to see her compatriots die innocently.
Bronya also nodded slightly upon hearing this and looked at Kiana.
"That works. Although the capabilities of the Luofu and the Astral Express are enough to resolve the crisis, some tragedies might occur during the process..."
Kiana held her chin, muttering softly, then looked at the two of them and nodded:
"In that case, we'll talk about the date later. Let's help that guy Jing Yuan deal with this trouble first."
"Mhm (Okay)."
The two of them nodded and smiled upon hearing this.
It seemed Kiana was still the same as before; even though her strength had reached such a level, she would not leave innocent people to their fate.
This also fully proved that Kiana had not been influenced by her power and still maintained her humanity.
Once the decision was made, the three of them headed together to where the Astral Express Crew was.
Along the way, Xianzhou residents and patrolling Cloud Knights cast doubtful and amazed glances at the three of them.
Who are these three beauties dressed in Xianzhou attire? I've never seen them before.
Especially Kiana and Mei; the waist tags hanging from their belts made the passing Cloud Knights show them great respect.
A General's waist tag like Kiana's couldn't be faked, and no one would dare to.
And with Mei's Vanguard identity tag, the Cloud Knights thought they were reinforcements sent from another Xianzhou ship.
"They don't even doubt your identities...?"
After passing another squad of saluting Cloud Knights, Bronya raised an eyebrow and spoke while looking at Kiana's waist.
"Isn't that good? Just consider it as saving us some unnecessary trouble."
Kiana, walking in front, spoke casually, her eyes searching around. Soon she found her target, and her eyes lit up.
Kiana pulled the two girls and ran over quickly, arriving in front of the Astral Express Crew.
"Eh? Kiana, why are you here too?"
March 7th's face showed a happy expression when she saw Kiana arrive.
It seems March 7th and the others don't know that I had left earlier.
Kiana thought to herself.
Stelle's gaze turned to Mei and Bronya, and then to March 7th's... hair.
"March, when did you dye your hair?"
"Huh? What dyeing hair?"
March 7th looked at Stelle in confusion, while pinching a lock of hair to look at it.
It's pink hair; she hadn't dyed it?
-------------------------
If you enjoy this story, you can read 70+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
Webnovel will keep getting 1 new chapter every day but Patreon readers can stay far ahead.
Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
[email protected]/Greyhounds
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"