GBP Chapter 9 Star Train
Chapter 9 Star Train
After getting on the train, Lin Qiong looked around at the familiar layout of the carriage.
Looking at this place he had visited countless times in the game, which was also the starting point of his adventures, he murmured to himself:
"Although I've been here countless times in the game, it's still quite a surprise to actually be here."
Lin Qiong felt that every detail inside the carriage was more realistic than in the game.
The floor was so clean it could be used as a mirror, soothing music flowed gently from the gramophone, and the view outside the car window was even more breathtaking than what you could see in a game.
Just as Lin Qiong was immersed in the awe-inspiring feeling brought to him by the Star Train.
A familiar voice pulled Lin Qiong back to reality.
"Hey! You over there, you dummy-looking guy!"
Upon hearing the sound, Lin Qiong began searching for its source, but after looking around the carriage, he found no one speaking.
Hey! What are you looking at? Look down!
Lin Qiong looked down and a rabbit wearing a red hat came into his view. The moment he saw it, Lin Qiong recognized it as Pam, the train's mascot and conductor.
"You must be a new crew member on the train, right? I've already heard the details from Himeko."
"Himeko said that two new crew members will be joining the train this time, one of whom is still in a coma, so I came to find you first, Pa."
Pam, with its fingerless paws on its hips, continued in the tone of a senior lecturing a junior:
"Listen up, newbie, I'll only say this once."
"You may have some special background, but this is the Star Train, and all the passengers here have some unspeakable secrets."
"Since you've chosen to get on the bus, you have to follow the rules here. You're not the only one who's special, so you'd better remember them."
“I am Pam, the train conductor here. You can ask me anytime if you encounter any problems on the train. I’m going to check on the other new crew member first.”
Pam waved to Lin Qiong and turned to walk towards the bus carriage.
But Lin Qiong had actually wanted to touch Pam to see what it felt like, so he picked Pam up from behind.
Pam, suddenly picked up, struggled and cried out like a startled rabbit.
"Quickly...put me down! This passenger, you...you're being extremely disrespectful to the train conductor!"
"Don't do that, conductor. You're so cute, what's wrong with letting me touch you?"
Lin Qiong hugged the fluffy Pam, feeling the doll-like texture of Pam, and said.
"If you don't put me down, I'm going to get angry!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong could only reluctantly put Pam down.
Back on the ground, Pam angrily said to Lin Qiong:
"Passenger, please do not touch the conductor's handkerchief!"
"I'll let it slide since this is your first offense, but don't let it happen again!"
After saying that, Pam walked angrily toward the bus carriage.
Just as Lin Qiong was about to go to the bus carriage to take a look, he suddenly saw Old Yang sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, resting.
Lin Qiong seemed to have thought of something and walked towards Old Yang.
Walter Young opened his eyes as he sensed someone approaching him.
Upon seeing Lin Qiong walking towards him, he spoke:
"Oh, it's you. You dared to provoke the train conductor as soon as you got on the train. Before you came, someone else angered Pam and was thrown off the train by her."
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Walter Yang, just call me Walter."
Walter Young adjusted his glasses and then extended his right hand toward Lin Qiong.
"Hello, Mr. Walter, I am Qiong."
Lin Qiong gently squeezed Old Yang's outstretched hand and then withdrew it.
At the same time, I recalled the videos I had seen before.
He pondered which method to choose to persecute Lao Yang later.
Just as Walter Yang was about to say something, he saw Lin Qiong suddenly fall into deep thought.
Having already chosen his method, Lin Qiong spoke first:
"Mr. Walter, I've heard you're the most knowledgeable person on the train. May I ask you a question?"
"Ask away, I'll answer you if I know the answer."
"Well... I've been dreaming a lot lately about a white-haired man who always asks me, 'Why can birds fly?'"
"Do you know why birds can fly, Mr. Walter?"
That's right, Lin Qiong chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.
The male protagonist of Star Railway and Kevin from Honkai Impact 3rd share the same voice actor, and the two even look remarkably alike.
Therefore, people often connect these things and create jokes and videos to harass Lao Yang.
However, just as Lin Qiong raised this question, Walter Yang's expression changed.
She jumped up from the sofa, looking at Lin Qiong warily, while holding the Eden Star that had appeared out of nowhere in her hand.
"Did you see what the man in your dream looked like? What else did he say?"
Seeing Old Yang looking at him warily, and worried that Old Yang might suddenly conjure up a black hole, Lin Qiong immediately came up with an excuse:
"No...no, all I could see was that he had white hair, nothing else."
"And he only said that one sentence..."
Lin Qiong didn't expect that Lao Yang would react so strongly to these words. The moment Lao Yang uttered those words, Lin Qiong felt like he was about to eat Lao Yang's "pseudo-black hole".
How did you know...?
Just as Walter Young was about to say something, March 7th suddenly opened the door of the bus and hurriedly walked in.
She was puzzled by the tense atmosphere between Lin Qiong and Walter Yang, but didn't think too much about it.
"Uncle Yang, Qiong, come quick! Xing has woken up!"
March 7's hurried words seemed to have gotten Lin Qiong out of a predicament, and Lin Qiong ran towards the bus carriage as if his life depended on it.
Walter Young, who hadn't yet recovered from his conversation with Lin Qiong, said:
"You guys go ahead, I'm a little tired, I'll rest for a bit and then I'll come over."
Upon hearing this, March 7th nodded and led Lin Qiong towards Xing's room.
After the two men left, Walter Young slumped heavily onto the sofa, exhaled deeply, and muttered to himself:
Why can birds fly...?
"Could it be him...?"
At that moment, Walter Young seemed to think of his hometown, the world he had once fought for with his life.
And then there's the man who sacrificed his life to fight against the disaster called "Collapse".