Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 19: A Touch of Shock from the Learned Master

We agreed to test the simulated universe, so let's go.

Black Tower probably doesn't know that a genuine Star God consciousness has appeared in the simulated universe. If she did, she would probably be very excited.

That's just how scientists are—a bunch of crazy guys.

The entrance to the simulated universe is located in the Black Tower's office.

Yun Zhi and Xing asked their way here, and the puppet from the Black Tower had been waiting in the office for a long time.

She herself is not here, but she has "logged in" to the dolls here.

"You've finally arrived!" Black Tower said with a bright smile. "I've been looking forward to this for so long."

Finally, a suitable person has been found to conduct the simulated universe test. No matter how proud Black Tower is, he can't help but feel happy now.

Instead of rushing to see what the simulated universe looked like, Yun Zhi first turned to the portrait in the office.

"Is this Zandal?"

The first portrait is of Zandal.

Black Tower glanced at it: "Well, I hung up his portrait purely out of respect. I don't know what he has accomplished, but without him, there would be no Genius Club."

Zandal is the founder of the Genius Club, how come Black Tower doesn't know about his achievements?

Yunzhi gave her a strange look:

"He's the creator of the 'Erudite Buddha,' didn't you know?"

He's the creator of the Genius Club, after all. How could he not know about this? That doesn't make sense.

Do you not believe me?

Then, Black Tower demonstrated through her actions that she truly did not believe it.

"The person who created the Venerable Master? Isn't that just a rumor?"

How could a star god be "created"? I don't understand, I really don't understand.

Yun tilted her head: "So you guys always thought this was just a legend. I thought at least the Genius Club would have a definite answer. Turns out you yourselves didn't even know..."

I couldn't help but facepalm. It turns out that not only did Zandal leave behind no works, but even his only achievement that people could talk about was labeled as "legend."

How so?

I felt a little sorry for him.

Yun Zhi was about to continue reading when she realized that Black Tower couldn't just hang Zandal's portrait in her office; there were also several other people Black Tower considered to have made great contributions, as well as people she herself admired.

Like the Silent Lord, Lilta, Elijah Salas, and a robot, I think it was called Screw Goom.

They are all geniuses who appear only once in a millennium; the wise and discerning eye only ever falls upon those whose wisdom flashes like sparks.

Speaking of which, when was the last time I saw the Venerable Master Boshi?

It seems like a long time has passed.

"That, of..."

Xing's slightly trembling voice suddenly rang out from behind.

The clouds turned back strangely.

The next second, the black tower doll was seen crackling with electricity all over its body, as if it were overloaded and leaking electricity.

If something were to happen to the puppet here, Yunzhi didn't want to endure the disgusted looks from the Black Tower followers at the Black Tower Space Station.

He stepped forward, carefully examined the doll's condition, and considered whether he should pat it to repair it.

But the leakage stopped quickly, and the expression on the Black Tower doll returned to normal.

"What are you doing?"

Yun smiled and said, "Surely hearing about Zandal's story isn't so overwhelming for you, is it? Don't you all already know about it?"

Black Tower remained expressionless: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, almost everyone thinks it's just a legend... So where did you hear about it?"

Yunzhi doesn't like being a riddle teller. As long as it's not some heinous crime or a secret that can't or shouldn't be told, he'll tell her if she asks.

"When I traveled through the universe with him, I inevitably encountered other star gods, except for the Medicine Master—I think you understand, they are irreconcilable enemies, so even if he is good-natured, he would never come to us on his own initiative—and the first time I met the Venerable Master was when we were heading to a planet that had been invaded by the Buli people, and he was quietly watching us from somewhere in the universe at that time."

"We initially thought we wouldn't have much in common, but Bo Shizun's huge mechanical head kept turning towards us, which made us a little uncomfortable, so we chatted with him for a bit..."

"And when I talked to him, when we talked about the founder of the Genius Club, he kept referring to Zandal as 'my maker,' that's all."

Black Tower: ...

Yunzhi waited for a long time, but Black Tower did not reply.

Has the doll crashed?

Stars have the same problem.

Compared to the Black Tower, whose thirst for knowledge about the Star God had reached its peak, Star was relatively calm about this.

So what if they're the ones who created the Star Gods? What's the big deal?

That's not important.

It's just that a computer was accidentally upgraded, right?

Isn't that the pinnacle of one's destiny?

So what...it's no big deal...

So how exactly did He become a star god? I want to know too!

Xing calmed down for less than three seconds before running off to scratch the wall.

Looking left and right at the clouds.

Is it really necessary? Human capabilities are limitless; it's just a matter of how much is developed. Sometimes, someone just happens to develop a certain aspect to its extreme.

It's not like it hasn't happened before, why are they making such a big deal out of it?

The Black Tower doll malfunctioned, and the simulated universe was also inexplicably unresponsive. Faced with the choice between returning to the train and staying to wait, Yun Zhi chose to go and open the star.

If we don't stop her, she'll scrape a layer off the wall.

"Alright, what are you doing now?"

She seems to have an easy time running off to do strange things.

Xing asked with a mournful face, "Zhi, how exactly did he become the Star God?"

She's not a scientist; anyone would be curious about something like this.

Yun's brow twitched.

This kind of thing really...

He took a deep breath and looked at Xing with an exceptionally sincere expression:

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, but almost all the Star Gods don't remember how they ascended. Even Lan and I, Lan described the feeling to me as a 'thump' in his head, and then he had stronger power and a clearer goal."

Then, the next second, he slammed into the wall, instantly clearing his muddled mind.

Xing seemed to understand, but not quite.

But she was sensible enough not to pry.

Because she realized it, and Yunzhi didn't know it either.

She stopped dwelling on it; she realized that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get out of it, so she might as well stop thinking about it.

So... how exactly was the machine upgraded?

Just as Xing couldn't help but start daydreaming again, Yunzhi's gaze turned towards the door.

Footsteps sounded at the door.

They were very fast, almost instantly running from a distance to the door and then opening it.

Another black tower doll appeared before them.

"I really didn't expect the doll to suddenly malfunction."

Black Tower walked up to the malfunctioning doll and examined it carefully: "Although there are many dolls, this one can still be repaired."

They didn't mention what had just happened at all, and it's unclear whether they were still in shock.

Yunzhi did not mention it again.

"I heard you're doing this to unlock the mysteries of the Star God? There are many possible explanations for this."

Black Tower tilted his head and looked at him: "Tell me about it?"

"For example, this world is actually just a pre-programmed program."

Yun casually quoted the beginning of a novel.