Before he saw the blue planet, before he saw the fiery red figure, he couldn't have too high expectations, and...
He felt it, felt it... [Collapse].
Is this world also being invaded by the power of collapse
Walter's mind was very calm. Although the environment here was very similar to the solar system, he could not be sure that this was the place he left.
"This is... a planetary system that has never been recorded."
Scanning the entire galaxy through the telescope on the train, Dan Heng discovered that there was no record related to this galaxy in the think tank, which meant that this galaxy was an unexplored galaxy. Moreover, based on the star track navigation records, the reconnaissance range was expanded, but no recent star track records were found.
"Signs of life activity were discovered on a blue planet."
Ji Zi projected the image of the planet directly to the center of the train. Staring at the familiar planet, Walter's eyes widened in surprise!
This... is indeed Earth! But...
Walter always had an inexplicable feeling. Although it was exactly the same as his hometown, his perception told him that this might not be his world... ... All this needed to be investigated on land.
"Wow! What a beautiful planet! It looks like a blue gem. Wait! Does this planet look familiar?"
Looking at the Earth in deep space, March was first attracted by its elegant appearance, which was much better than the feeling given by Punk Lord and Beloberg! But then, she seemed to remember something and turned to look at Walter.
"Uncle Yang! This place looks like the hometown you mentioned before! And this planet is also three parts land and seven parts ocean. It is exactly the same as the planet you projected before!"
March arrived suddenly and excitedly.
"So have we helped Uncle Yang find his hometown? Great! We must go to Uncle Yang's hometown and have a good meal later!"
"Walter..."
Ji Zi seemed to notice that something was wrong with Walter's expression, and she called his name softly with a worried look on her face.
"Yeah... I'm fine, this is indeed Earth..."
Walter nodded and looked at the projection in front of him, the look in his eyes became more complicated.
"Let's go and land first. Only after we truly come into contact with this world can we discover its true nature."
Winder suggested to everyone.
"I think it's feasible, but I have one thing to say."
Walter seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became serious.
"Well, go ahead."
Looking at Walter's expression, Jizi nodded.
"The train cannot be parked too close to the moon, Earth's satellite, or Earth itself."
If this is a collapsed world, but it is not the world he lives in, then Walter has reason to suspect that the current earth is inconsistent with his timeline. Maybe the current earth is in the pre-civilization period, or it may be in the current civilization period... But for him, no matter which one it is, it is not a good thing.
"I understand. Your Uncle Yang will lead the team this time. I will be responsible for providing you with the necessary assistance on the train."
Ji Zi nodded.
"Leave it to Pam to find the perfect spot for the train."
"Then the next question is who to choose for the expedition. The situation this time is a bit special, so if there are too many people it will be very conspicuous."
Looking at everyone, Walter reminded.
"Tingyun and I won't go there for now. Since Mr. Walter said it's dangerous here, Tingyun and I will guard the train with Miss Jizi."
Jingliu, who had been sitting nearby, suddenly said that although she and Tingyun had only experienced one [pioneering] journey, this [pioneering] should have nothing to do with them.
After all, she and Tingyun... ...are quite eye-catching.
Unconsciously stroking Tingyun's soft fox ears, Jingliu stared at Wend, feeling a little regretful.
“Huh…”
Seeing Jingliu like this, Wend was secretly relieved. One of the things he was most worried about was that Jingliu would have a conflict with Wendy after going down, but since Jingliu took the initiative not to participate in this [development], then...
That doesn't seem to be any better, because...
Looking at March and Star with eyes full of expectation, Winder sighed again.
Oh no, my eldest and second daughters are about to find out that I’m secretly raising other daughters!
And... ...what reason would he use to explain why he knew Wendy, Kiana and the others
Well... This is a problem, but there is no solution. He seems to have never said what he experienced in the wormhole of Punklord? It seems that he can use this as an excuse...
"Ha, you have a lot of brain circuits to deal with your own people. Aren't you tired?"
The system screen appeared in front of Winder again at some point, with mockery revealed between the lines.
"You are alive now? Why didn't you show your head before?"
When Winder saw Long's appearance, he was surprised at first, and then he confronted him with his consciousness with an expressionless face.
"You mean I appeared directly in the Tree? And was discovered by other Star Gods? Come on, why do you think you, who inherited the Order, have not been discovered until now?"
"You mean... you are blocking my breath?"
Winder secretly frowned and answered, but on the surface he was still listening to Walter's arrangements, especially staying away from an organization called [Destiny], especially a man who looked like that Rakshasa.
Walter even drew a big emphasis on Otto's projection, which shows how serious Otto's PTSD symptoms are...
Chapter 15: Landing and a Phone Call to Tesla
After discussing more details with Walter, everyone walked into the landing capsule with excitement and nervousness.
The place where they landed this time was a sea area in the Far East region, very close to the location of the Far East branch of the Destiny, especially to the location of St. Freya College.
As for why the landing point was not set within the sphere of influence of Anti-Entropy... To be honest, he is still unsure about some things. From the current perspective, the Far East is indeed the best choice.
The stealth mode of the landing capsule was turned on to minimize the possibility of exposure when entering the atmosphere. After the landing capsule was dropped, the train would also enter a submerged silent state and turn on the stealth mode to avoid being discovered.
For any world that has not yet connected with other civilizations in the universe, the train will always hide itself in this way first.
Because to the civilization being [opened up], the [openers] are uninvited guests from the universe. For these "aliens", no one can know what their purpose is, or whether their words and deeds are true.
Therefore, hiding yourself will also reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.
These are the valuable experiences written by the predecessors in the think tank. Relying on these experiences, the Starry Sky Train has avoided many detours so far...except for the time in March when they accidentally mixed up the coordinates when landing and ended up smashing someone's landmark building.
The blue meteor streaked across the atmosphere, leaving behind a faint tail, but then the lander began to adjust itself and the recoil engine started, reducing the friction between the lander and the outside world so that it would not reach a very conspicuous level.
Finally, everyone landed accurately in a forest in the far east.
It was winter in the Far East at this time. The snow covered the pine trees, hiding their greenness under the white snow.
Because Walter was operating it personally, the landing capsule landed very smoothly on the ground without even causing much snow to splash.
"Hmm, is it winter here now? It's so cold..."
Rubbing his exposed arms, March shivered unconsciously.
"Come on, put on some clothes and you'll be much warmer."
Seeing this, Winder took out the clothes in the landing capsule and draped them behind March. Then he turned around and looked at Xing's exposed long legs and the confused expression on her face.
“Well, I actually think it’s okay…”
Wrapping his coat around himself, Xing smiled slightly awkwardly.
"There is a kind of coldness that is not your own coldness, but the coldness that I feel you have."
With a serious face, Winder handed the thick black stockings in his hand to Xing and asked her to go into the landing capsule and put them on herself.
There was no need to worry about Dan Heng and Walter, as their uniforms were already very thick. As for me...
Winder bent down and scooped up a ball of snow from the ground.
"Well... there's not a hint of coldness."
Winder looked as if he knew it was true. After becoming a Star God, his body's endurance was much stronger than before...
He casually rolled the snow into a snowball and threw it behind him.
“Bang!”
Xing, who had just changed into the thick black stockings, was a little uncomfortable at first. She was used to having bare legs, and when she first put on this thing, she always felt a little restrained...
Then, Winder threw a snowball and hit her face accurately.
"… "
Winder ignored the resentful eyes behind him and walked directly to Walter and Danheng, asking what to do next.
“Let’s not rush, as we haven’t yet determined the purpose of this pioneering journey.
Walter shook his head.
Yes, they were originally here to deal with this "anomaly" coming from near the star track. If they can't even find the source of the "anomaly", they will just be like headless flies running around in panic.
Through the Star Train's detector, the source of the anomaly was determined to be above the earth, but the detector did not give a clear result as to the specific location.
However, Winder has already made a rough guess. If the source of the anomaly is not due to the collapse of this world... then there are only two possibilities.
One is from the public beta of "Honkai Impact 3rd" in the Honkai world, and at the same time, the public beta of "Honkai Impact 3rd" in the Star Railway world. Because of the interoperability in this regard, a direct wormhole was opened on both sides.
As for the second one... it should be Wendy.
From the source of the anomaly, the cause of the collapse can basically be passed. If the "anomaly" is really caused by the collapse, that is, the occurrence of the wormhole, then the Star Dome Railway world has long been connected to the collapse world...
In terms of possibility, the first possibility should be the most reliable, but Winder's intuition told him that Wendy was the most likely cause of the abnormality. Even if it was not because of Wendy, he couldn't bear to let her stay here alone.
Granted, she could find a way to start a new life, but... With him around, Wendy wouldn't repeat the same mistakes she made before.
"… "
Walter stood in the snow, and then took out his cell phone under the gaze of the two.
Well... I took this phone with me when I left, but it was not compatible with many things in the universe, which made it very troublesome to access the Internet... But after he modified it, this phone not only retained the communication method on Earth, but also had the function of receiving messages during interstellar exploration.
Now, it's time to make a phone call to verify.
Walter clicked on the name imprinted in his memory in the phone book and took a deep breath. The warm breath instantly turned into a ball of white mist in the ice and snow.
He pressed the call button.
“Ding ding ding…”
The dialing sound of the mobile phone was particularly ear-catching in the snow, and it made people feel a little worried.
But in the end, the call went through.
"Hello, hello? Joachim! What the hell are you doing? Why are you calling so late at night? Have you forgotten about the time difference when you are a teacher at St. Freya's?"
Listening to the familiar voice coming from the phone, Walter couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on his face, which made Xing and March look at each other, as if they had discovered something.
"Tesla..."
"If you have something to say, say it now! I... wait? When did your voice become so deep? Are you catching a cold? Damn! You can't catch a cold? I never saw you catch a cold when you were almost naked in Siberia! Don't ask me to do research just because of such a small matter! I'm busy!"
Tesla on the other side of the phone frowned after hearing Walter's voice. This voice... was Walter's, but why did it feel weird? Could it be that he really had a cold
Chapter 16: Walter's Loss of Reputation
"… "
Walter knew very well that he didn't turn on the hands-free mode, but the sound of Tesla seemed to be even colder than this cold snowy day. No... it was hot, a kind of... heat called social death
Feeling the three obvious burning gazes behind him, and there seemed to be a sympathetic gaze on the other side? None of this mattered. He could now conclude that this was a "collapsed world" of a different time and space, and it was very likely a time node he had experienced before. If this was the case, then it would be easy to deal with. First, let Tesla know of his existence, and then tell him some information about...
No, if I tell them those things so early, will the future time be changed? What if the future timeline is deviated due to my information, will it directly affect the future
If this is a parallel world, it's fine, but if it is really a past timeline, then he must be careful with every move...
"Speak up! Why are you calling me? You don't really want me to research an anti-cold medicine that's more suitable for the Herrscher's physique, do you?"
Tesla on the other end of the phone suddenly felt something was wrong, and said to Walter while frowning.
"Well...some things are too complicated. I may need to talk to you in person. Tomorrow afternoon, can you bring Dr. Einstein to St. Freya's College? I will wait for you at the old place then."
After saying this, Walter hung up the phone. He was afraid that Tesla would reveal something about his past. If that was the case, he was afraid that his dignity in the train would be lost...
"The person on the other end of the phone just now... is that Mrs. Yang? It seems... that she has a very generous personality..."
March, who had just listened to Walter's entire phone call, scratched his head awkwardly, turned his head guiltily, and was somewhat afraid to look at Walter.