noffsinger Chapter 24 Undercurrents
Chapter 24 Undercurrents
Faced with Cocolia's question, Lin Qiong and the others were speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain.
The atmosphere inside Cripper Castle became somewhat tense at this moment.
At this moment, March 7th, who was standing behind Lin Qiong, poked Lin Qiong with his finger and whispered:
("You'd better think of a way to explain this!")
Dan Heng and Xing, who were standing to the side, also looked at Lin Qiong, wanting to know how he would explain the lie he had fabricated.
On the high platform, Cocolia stood with her arms crossed, quietly waiting for Lin Qiong and the others to explain.
At this point, Lin Qiong had no choice but to step forward and speak:
“My esteemed guardian, I learned your name from a man named Sambo Koski.”
"He seems to be a citizen of Belloberg as well, but is wanted by Inspector Jeppard for some reason."
"Then we met him somewhere in the suburbs outside the city and learned some things about the city from him."
After saying that, Lin Qiong looked nervously at Cocolia, muttering to himself:
Sambo, you tricked us once, and now I'm tricking you once. We're even now.
However, after listening to Lin Qiong's account, Cocolia's face did not show any change in expression.
After a moment, she slowly spoke:
“Sambo Koski? I’ll remember that.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that Cocolia had barely accepted his explanation.
"So how did you receive my message?"
Cocolia continued to ask Lin Qiong questions.
"As far as I know, our communication system with the outside world was already damaged before I took over as 'Great Guardian.'"
"During this period, we were unable to communicate with the outside world."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong's heart, which had just landed, jumped again. His brain was working frantically, trying to come up with a reasonable explanation.
Feeling Cocolia's suspicious gaze, Lin Qiong grew increasingly anxious.
“Respected Guardian,” Lin Qiong took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, “we are actually nameless passengers from the Star Train.”
"When we jumped to the vicinity of this planet, we were unable to jump again for some reason."
"At that moment, we received a message, which we detected originated from Yalilo-6."
"Perhaps it's because the messages transmitted by your communication devices before they were damaged have remained in this galaxy."
"So that's why we received this message just as we were jumping to the vicinity of this planet."
Lin Qiong delivered this impromptu explanation without batting an eye, then looked at Cocolia on the platform, nervously awaiting her response.
After listening to Lin Qiong's words, Cocolia rested her chin on her gloved right hand, seemingly deep in thought.
After a moment, she scanned the crowd with her deep purple eyes, then slowly spoke:
"The Star Train? I've heard of your existence."
"Now, explain your purpose, nameless passengers from the Star Train."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Cocolia had finally accepted this somewhat far-fetched explanation.
At this moment, Danheng stepped forward, his right hand pressed against his left chest, his upper body slightly leaning forward, and politely bowed to Cocolia.
"Respected Guardian, we have come here for something called a 'Star Core'."
"Star Core?"
Upon hearing this strange name, Cocolia frowned slightly, a puzzled expression on her face.
Dan Heng nodded and continued:
"It's a substance that suddenly appeared in various worlds. Its appearance signifies disaster; many planets we passed through have been ravaged by the 'stellar core.'"
"Planets affected by the 'stellar core' will experience various natural disasters, and the cold wave that occurred on this planet is very likely caused by the influence of the 'stellar core.'"
"Along with natural disasters, a spatial erosion phenomenon known as 'boundary erosion' also occurs."
"Rifts? You mean those gates that appear out of nowhere and then monsters emerge from them?"
Danheng nodded, agreeing with what Cocolia had said.
Having received the answer, Cocolia crossed her arms and continued to ask:
"So, do you have a way to deal with that thing called the 'Star Core'?"
"Hmph, of course, we don't even know how many 'star cores' we've sealed away."
Standing to the side, March 7th put his hands on his hips and said with a smug look on his face.
Upon hearing this, Cocolia's face lit up with hope as she spoke:
"Good! I believe you. If the current state of this planet is truly related to this so-called 'star core,' then your arrival is the hope that Bellober has waited seven hundred years for."
"We are willing to provide all possible assistance to help you find the 'Star Core'."
Hearing this, Lin Qiong muttered to himself: Tch, she's even helping us find star cores. You can't believe a word this old woman says!
"It's getting late, and I'm sure you all must be tired after traveling so far."
"I will arrange for you to stay in the most comfortable hotel in the city to rest. I will send someone to invite you all tomorrow at noon, and then we can discuss this matter properly."
Cocolia had no idea what Lin Qiong was thinking. At this moment, she spoke with a smile, her tone full of enthusiasm.
"Thank you very much, Guardian." Dan Heng bowed politely. "Then we will come back tomorrow at noon to discuss this matter with you again."
The others followed Danheng's example and bowed to Cocolia.
Cocolia nodded and said to Lin Qiong and the others:
"Now I need to investigate all records related to the 'Star Core'... I'll take my leave."
Upon hearing this, Danheng nodded to Cocolia and then led everyone away from Kripper Castle.
After Lin Qiong and the others left, Cocolia turned and looked out the window.
At the same time, he slowly took off his right glove, revealing a hand covered in frost all the way up to his wrist.
Gently stroking the frost that had fused with her skin on her wrist, feeling its texture, Cocolia said with a gloomy expression:
"Sealing the 'Star Core'...?"
Inside the Goethe Hotel in Belleburg.
After Lin Qiong and the others left Kripper Castle, Cocolia arranged for a Silvermane Iron Guard to take them to the hotel.
"Wow! What a bright lobby! I'll have a soft mattress and bouncy pillows to sleep on tonight!"
"Should we have a pillow fight? Seriously? I bet the pillows in this hotel are super plush!"
March 7th said very excitedly.
When Xing heard about the pillow fight, her eyes lit up and she immediately raised her hand to agree to March 7's suggestion.
"Me! Me! Me! I want a pillow fight!"
"Right, right! This is the game we should play at times like this!"
Just as March 7th and Xingzheng were discussing how to have fun, Danheng's cold voice came from the side.
"Get some rest early so you can be well-rested for tomorrow's negotiations."
After saying that, he took the room key with the room number engraved on it and walked towards his room.
On March 7th, she made a face behind Danheng and then pulled Xing towards her room.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to say goodbye to Lin Qiong.
"See you tomorrow, Sora~"