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Chapter 3657 Interrogation
Chapter 3657 Interrogation
If it wasn't Angel's trump card, then who would be the powerful creature blocking the Star Sea Train?
There was a flash of doubt in Laplace's eyes.
Anyone who can stop the Xinghai Train, even if it is just a secondary train, should be a legendary or higher being, right? Maybe even higher?
Is it really okay for such a powerful being to be free from the Dream Crystal Origin?
Thinking of this, Laplace felt inexplicably worried. Although it seemed that the being was on their side, who knew the truth?
However, Laplace's worries did not last long.
Every problem has a priority for resolution.
The powerful existence that can block the Star Sea Train is definitely a lower priority at the moment.
There are two more things that need to be resolved before it.
First, what is the purpose of the star worm? Second, what impact will the appearance of the Star Sea Train have on the Dream Crystal?
Now we must solve these two problems first, and then consider other things.
……
When Starworm left the basement, he was immediately attracted by everything around him.
Because the basement was specially cleaned, there was only one table. The ground floor was the same as before, with furniture, decorations, plants, food... and so on.
Most importantly, it’s all in words.
Starworm saw text appearing on various pieces of furniture, some of which introduced the raw materials, some introduced the craftsmanship styles, and some even pointed out the hidden storage compartments inside the furniture.
He was dazzled by what he saw.
In addition to the furniture, he also saw words emerging on various trees, plants, and flowers outside through the window.
These text introductions are brief, but very fitting.
It's like pointing out the essence of things in one sentence.
He also saw the living creature he had been thinking about, a weevil resting on the windowsill. From the text description, it seems that this insect was named weevil because it has a mouthpart that looks like an elephant's trunk.
The weevil is a living creature, but its introduction is not much different from that of other furniture decorations and is very brief.
But there is one place that is a little special.
The last sentence of the weevil’s text description is not real, but rather a shadow, as if it could disappear at any time: “Because it sucked the juice of the scented apple, it is now stained with the scent of the scented apple, which makes it easy to attract natural enemies such as scented sparrows.”
The words are flashing, and it seems to be just a "temporary state".
As the starworm was looking around, the sound of flapping wings suddenly came from outside the window.
Then, a black shadow flashed by.
After a puffing sound.
When Starworm looked at the windowsill again, the weevil had disappeared, and what appeared before him was a small sparrow with yellow-green feathers.
"Scented Sparrow: A small songbird of the family Finch, usually living on scented apple trees..."
There is no doubt that the weevil has been eaten by this bird.
Starworm sighed secretly in his heart and continued reading the text introduction of Catching Fragrant Sparrow.
"…omnivorous, but prefers insects that smell like perfumed apples, especially weevils."
After reading the introduction of the scented sparrow, Starworm had already come up with a logical loop in his mind: the weevil loves the juice of scented apples, but when it is stained with the scent of scented apples, it is easy to attract the scented sparrow; the scented sparrow prefers the weevil stained with the scent of scented apples, and after eating it, it returns to the scented apple tree where it lives, and the feces it drops becomes the nutrients of the scented apple tree...
Although it is a creation of words, it unexpectedly follows a certain logic.
"Is this the energy system of this world?" There was a gleam of curiosity in the starworm's eyes, and he was full of curiosity about the writing system.
In the eyes of the starworm, the Dream Crystal has already been positioned in the "text creation" system.
Little do people know that written words are just the rules of this box-shaped space.
Even if it is exaggerated, it is just a small attempt at the power of "Sleepwalking in Wonderland".
In response to Starworm's sigh, Angel and the others remained silent.
Starworm originally wanted to extend the topic by using the "energy system" and test the "mission goal", but since no one responded, he had no choice but to give up.
Walk through the corridor of the villa.
Gleipnir brought the Starworm to the reception room behind the curtain in the hall. While the Starworm was observing the text introductions around him, Gleipnir walked out through the side door.
Half a minute later, she came back with a fruit plate.
Placed in front of the Starworm.
The plate contained three kinds of washed fruits: yellow raspberries, perfumed apples and raspberries.
There are text descriptions floating above the fruits, indicating that they are creations of words.
Judging from the text description, these fruits seem to be edible.
"Since we're going to have a long talk later, we'll have to eat some saliva." Gleipnir: "Try it, maybe you'll like it."
As he spoke, Gleipnir took out a pack of tea leaves from the drawer beside him and brewed it with boiling water.
Then, four cups of tea were placed in front of them.
Not to mention the starworm, even Angel was a little surprised.
It seems that Gleipnir has been in the text space quite a lot these days, and he even has tea...
This was obviously prepared in the past two days.
Come to think of it, this text space is a reward from the power of Wonderland to those who have completed the game perfectly. And the winners are not just Laplace, Gleipnir is also the one who completed "The Glutton's Feast".
Here, they are both the masters.
Therefore, it was normal for Gleipnir to prepare some tea here.
Ingres took a sip of tea with great interest. Hmm... Although it was created by words, its taste was no different from ordinary tea.
The only thing worth mentioning is that when the tea is still in the cup, there are text descriptions. But once it enters the stomach, all the text descriptions disappear.
Similarly, before the star worm sitting opposite tasted the fruit, there was a text description, but when the fruit entered its body, the text disappeared.
Perhaps, this is also some kind of rule of writing creation?
……
After trying three different flavors of fruit, the star worm stopped.
At this time, everyone was seated.
He sat alone on one side, and the others sat opposite him, a bit like... a three-judge trial.
Although they didn't speak, I could tell from their eyes that they were waiting for me.
Starworm: "I know you have a lot of doubts about my coming. Don't worry, I will tell you everything I can say later."
"But before you ask, can I make a small request?"
If it was at the beginning, Gleipnir would definitely deny it; but now, Gleipnir just said calmly: "You say."
"Can I know your names?" Starworm: "Or code names are fine."
This is not too much to ask.
Gleipnir glanced at Angel and Laplace, and after receiving their unanimous confirmation, she nodded: "Okay."
"My name is Gleipnir." Gleipnir paused and added, "I am an astrologer."
When Starworm heard that Gleipnir was an astrologer, enlightenment flashed in his eyes: Sure enough, she was closely related to the power of the starry sky, no wonder she could recognize her star mark at a glance.
Laplace and Ingres also gave a brief introduction, without using code names, but directly saying their names without adding the last names.
As for their occupations, not much was said.
Although Starworm was a little disappointed that he didn't get the professional identities of everyone, he at least knew their names. Moreover, it was very likely that the target of the mission he was looking for was one of these three names.
The progress of his task completion was a small step forward.
"If you have anything you want to know, you can ask." Starworm no longer stalled for time and decided to cooperate actively: "However, there are many things I may not know, and there are some things I can't say more about. Especially about the Star Lord, if you ask me about this, I can't answer it."
Angel was slightly disappointed that he couldn't bring up the "Star Lord" issue, but this was understandable, as it was definitely forbidden for subordinates to talk about their superiors.
Moreover, behind such miraculous things are often mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Think about the Taoxin Theater. Almost everyone who went to participate in the theater's performances stayed in the theater. Becoming a temporary theater worker was already the best outcome; many more actors became buried behind the stage.
Although Angel didn't know much about the Star Train, as a miracle, it was definitely not something to be trifled with.
If you are not careful, you may become the lubricant on the track.
Therefore, it is understandable that star bugs do not make irresponsible comments about star masters.
"Who will ask first?" Starworm looked at the three people opposite.
"It's the same question again, why did you come here?" The speaker was Gleipnir who was sitting directly opposite the starworm.
Starworm thought for a moment and said, "You want to ask why the Star Train came to this gap area?"
"The gap area?" Gleipnir asked in confusion.
Starworm: "The gap zone is the gap between worlds. The world you are in is in the gap zone."
As Starworm spoke, he made a list of three people in his mind: Angel, Laplace, and Gleipnir.
At this moment, he lightly put an "X" behind Gleipnir's name.
Gleipnir didn't know what the "gap zone" was, so it was basically certain that the target of the mission was not her.
The starworm silently scored in his mind, but his face was calm, with no clues at all.
Gleipnir didn't know she had been crossed out. She continued, "Then according to what you just said, why did the Star Train come to this gap area?"
Starworm: "Every time the Star Sea Train goes, it is controlled by the train conductor, and each train conductor has a different destination. Not long ago, we were in another void, but because a new train conductor was replaced today, we came here."
Gleipnir: “???”
What? A new conductor today?
"Do you change your train conductor every day?" Angel had not planned to speak at first, but after hearing Starworm's answer, he couldn't help but interrupt out of curiosity.
Starworm shook his head: "The frequency of changing train conductors is not fixed. At the shortest time, it is possible to change several times a day, but most of the time, a train conductor may not be replaced for several years or even decades."
Gleipnir: "There are many conductors on the Star Ocean Express?"
Starworm shook his head: "Not many. There are currently 360 train conductors, corresponding to 360 auxiliary trains of the Star Ocean Train."
"Three hundred and sixty is indeed not too many. If there are so few, how can they be changed several times a day?" Gleipnir was a little confused. Could it be that the Star Train often connects in the void?
Starworm: "It's not a handover. The replacement of the train conductor is not troublesome. All train conductors can be teleported to each other through the hidden world."
"Hidden from the world?"
Starworm: "The hidden world is the ability of the star master. You can understand it as a special world similar to the dream world, nightmare world, and mirror realm, connecting the heavens and the pan-planes, and spreading throughout the void and the ordinary world. However, it is slightly different from the special world in that the entrance and exit of the hidden world can only be on the Star Sea Train."
Also because of the existence of the Hidden World, the handover of train conductors is not troublesome. Through the Hidden World, they can be directly transferred from the 001 train to the 360 train.
The handover only takes a moment.
After listening to Starworm's explanation, everyone's attention naturally focused on the "hidden world".
Being able to cross endless realms and boundless voids, as if it were a special world, and teleport directly. This ability to hide from the world is simply terrifying...
However, when they thought that this ability came from the Star Lord, they felt it was natural.
After all, Star Lord is a true miracle life!
Gleipnir suppressed his curiosity and did not ask about the "seclusion" matter. Instead, he returned to the main topic: "According to what you said, the No. 199 train you are on has a new conductor today, so you came here? In other words, it was the new conductor's idea to come here?"
Starworm nodded: "Yes, including my being sent here, it was also the train conductor's decision."
"Then why would the owl conductor you mentioned be interested in us?"
Starworm shook his head: "I'm not sure about this. Maybe the train conductor received a task from his superiors."
Received a task from a superior? Gleipnir lowered his eyebrows, "What do you mean by superior? Is that...?"
Starworm said frankly: "All train conductors have only one superior."
Gleipnir: "Star Lord?"
The star worm nodded in agreement.
Ingres and Laplace were not surprised to get this answer. They had imagined before whether it was just the conductor's decision, but now it seems that fantasy is just fantasy after all.
"So it is the Star Lord who is interested in us?"
Starworm waved his hands quickly: "I don't know about this. I'm just a conductor assigned to complete the mission. I dare not talk nonsense about my superiors."
Gleipnir really wanted to ask if the Star Lord really had any thoughts about the Dream Crystal Origin, or was he just curious? But she also understood that the Star Lord's thoughts were definitely not something a low-level train attendant could know, so she silently swallowed her words back.
"Then why were you sent here?"
Starworm: "I have a primary mission and a secondary mission here."
"If you were to ask me what I'm doing here, the only answer I can give you is a secondary mission. Because the primary mission is classified, I can only tell the specific target."
A specific target? Gleipnir raised his eyebrows, actually starting to guess in his mind.
However, she did not immediately ask who the Starworm's target was, but changed the subject: "In that case, then tell me first, what is your secondary mission?"
(End of this chapter)