Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 223 Star: Godfather!

Yunzhi was a little worried when she didn't receive a response from Xing.

Little Star was a bit reckless; I hope nothing bad happened to her.

Yun sighed, tidied himself up, got up, walked out of the train, and headed into the space station.

However, I overheard quite a few whispers along the way.

Yun listened for a bit and realized it was nothing more than dissatisfaction with the management.

Most of the people gathered here are fans of the Black Tower. After the Black Tower dolls were attacked and went missing, these kinds of comments are inevitable.

If Estelle were stronger, she could easily suppress him with swift and decisive action.

Anyway, the Black Tower doesn't really care about this place.

Forget it, don't try to apply your own methods to Estella's management style. Estella isn't him.

So, where should we look for stars now?

Yun patted his forehead.

Oh right, isn't Latio on the space station?

As Xing's "godfather," he should have already met with Xing.

...Since Xing has already called him godfather, then let her be her godfather.

Xing used to call Yun "Dad," but now she's his daughter.

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As Hoshino regained consciousness, before she was fully awake, she heard Estella's voice:

"Mr. Screwgoom, this is a premeditated attack!"

What attack?

"Conclusion: The enemy's target is the space station, but we do not yet know how they did it."

Then came the sound of screws gurgling.

Xing looked up and saw Estella and Screwgoom standing in front of her.

Estelle looked worried.

On the other side, another young voice came:

"That's right—that's why we need her."

The young man with purple hair looked somewhat familiar.

"The last person to see the Black Tower before its attack... was her."

Xing was startled by the sudden closeness of the face.

That voice, that tone, that clothing...

Ah. Xing suddenly realized—she suddenly remembered who this person was…

"Godfather?"

Xing's stunned words left all three people present speechless.

Screw Gum's mechanical eyes blinked.

He seems to be thinking.

Estelle looked at the stars, then at Professor Ladio on the other side, and was speechless for a moment.

Professor Ladio's face immediately darkened.

No one spoke.

Finally, it was Screwgoom who broke the silence:

"Congratulations, Mr. Latio, on the birth of your daughter."

Screw Gum's congratulations were very sincere.

I was probably just thinking about what organic life would do in such a situation.

Ladio: ...

I want to die just seeing it!

Fortunately, although Xing was a bit of a loose tongue, she still promptly bowed her head and apologized.

"I...I'm so sorry."

I don't know why, but when I see Professor Latio, I can't help but want to call him that.

Estelle cleared her throat and introduced, "This is Mr. Latio from the Society of Liberal Arts, the company's academic representative... It seems you've already met him?"

"Hmm...just a short while ago..."

Xing recalled the time she saw the man with the plaster head and suddenly felt incredibly scared.

Last time I called him godfather, there were only a few people there, and they weren't exactly outsiders.

This time, in front of Estelle and Screwgoom...

Xing gave an awkward laugh, raised her hand, and scratched her head: "So, what happened?"

Estella explained to her, "You probably already know the backstory. A few system times ago, one of Lady Black Tower's dolls was attacked for unknown reasons and went missing. Its signal could not be located."

Black Tower himself didn't take the matter to heart and went out to search for it.

"She had received an invitation from the company before the incident."

ScrewGumm added.

Ladio chimed in, "It's the technology research and development department. Ms. Avalok is a capable woman, but her subordinates are all laymen, ambitious and enthusiastic, but completely brainless—they're about the same size as cavemen."

What a sharp critique...

Xing couldn't help but swallow.

There's a sense of fear... It's said that teachers in schools all have this feeling of oppression.

Although she had never been to school, there were still teachers on the train.

Ya Po Li... I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before...

A white bird popped into Xing's mind.

The company wanted to collaborate with Black Tower and invited Ladio to serve as a technical advisor, to which Ladio agreed.

In his own words, he wanted to see how these "big smart club" members would squander the company's assets.

It seems Professor Ladio doesn't really like the Genius Club.

That's true; most geniuses are proud and arrogant.

Wait, now is not the time to think about these things.

"So, you... suspect me?"

Xing pointed to himself.

Huh? Me?

Ladio said calmly, "Unfortunately, that's true. After all, you are indeed the prime suspect."

The last person to see that doll.

"The doll was attacked shortly after Black Tower accepted the invitation. Perhaps someone leaked the news, but Black Tower seems unfazed by it—I'm quite curious about that."

Estelle smiled and said, "We've long heard that Mr. Ladio is a leading figure in the society, and it's our honor that you're willing to assist us."

"Let's skip the compliments. Our time is precious, and besides, talking about the dreams of ordinary people in front of a genius seems a bit ridiculous to me."

Ladio seemed to smile for a moment, but the next second, his face turned cold as he walked to the table and looked at Xing:

"So, Ms. Xing, tell me—what did you do the last time you saw that doll?"

star:……

What did you do?

Uh……

"Running errands for...the Black Tower?"