Chapter 295: The Stellaron is Still Chasing Me? The True History of Penacony Revealed!
"Your dream talk is quite good, Little Bird. Time to wake up."
The man's voice rang out.
And the flashback that had just occurred ended simultaneously.
Sunday opened his eyes with some astonishment.
The person in front of him.
Was none other than Gallagher, who had previously controlled [ Death ] to stab Sunday.
"What's wrong? Can't stand steady? Want me to give you a hand?"
"I didn't die?"
"Hmph, happy about it?"
The livestream interface.
Little Gui in the bottom right corner immediately started stirring up trouble!
She stretched out her hand and held up a number.
"Let's count the nicknames Brother Sunday has accumulated so far~"
"Chicken Wing Boy, Little Chick, the most handsome man in all of Penacony, the jerk with wings on his head, Wing-head, Halo-bearer, Wing-headed kid, Little Bird, Brother Sunday…"
"Hahahahaha…"
"There are almost more than ten already!"
"He hasn't even entered the gacha pool yet and he already has so many nicknames! Without a doubt the character with the most nicknames!"
Guinaifen was full of excitement.
But she probably wouldn't have guessed.
Sunday himself was watching her stream at this very moment!
Facing the teasing about his nicknames.
A few black lines seemed to appear on his head…
The plot continued.
After Sunday confirmed Robin's safety.
He began to confront Gallagher: "If you really intended to kill me, you wouldn't have needed to offer me pleasantries… State your purpose, you lackey of the Watchmaker."
"Hmph, you saw through that too? No wonder you dared to go against the Dream Master and the four major families. It seems my choice was correct."
"Choice?"
"You know what I'm going to do. My fiction has been seen through by you as well; I don't have many days left, there's no need to continue playing games…"
"I want to cooperate with you."
"Why do you think you can cooperate with me?"
"Just because that famous Robin has also chosen to stand on this side. Plus, a clue about a traitor, and the bright future of Penacony—would a special drink like that satisfy your appetite?"
...
"It's over! The more I look at Gallagher, the less he seems like a villain…"
"He just topped the villain list not long ago, this is too funny!"
"Aventurine isn't a villain, and Gallagher isn't a villain, so who exactly will the villain be? [ Looks at Brother Sunday ]"
"Brother Sunday: I'm going to fight all of you?"
"Just because Sunday is a Pathstrider of [ Order ], do we have to collectively crusade against him? Is that really necessary?"
"Sunday or the Dream Master must still be holding back some earth-shattering conspiracy!"
"Damn! What they're saying makes me afraid to stay in Penacony…"
"It's fine, there are still two and a half hours, let's keep watching!"
...
At this moment.
Gallagher, Micah, Misha, Firefly, Robin, Sunday, and the Astral Express crew had gathered together in a massive group.
It could be called the Penacony character team-building event.
Gallagher said: "Before we begin, let me reintroduce myself—the founder of Dreamflux Reef, deputy to the Watchmaker, and also the one who sent out that invitation…"
"Fictionologist Gallagher, greetings to you all."
March 7th immediately blurted out: "Well, you Fictionologist, so everything you told us before was just made up?"
"I can vouch for this: the stories I told you all previously were all true… well, mostly, except for the part where the Family re-accepted me."
Himeko spoke up: "I confirmed with Mr. Micah, the deeds regarding the Family, the Watchmaker, and that Mikhail have all been verified as correct."
"Long live understanding, then we can talk openly. I suppose you all must be very curious why I went to such great lengths to set up a contest for the legacy, sending invitations to so many factions, turning Penacony upside down…"
"The answer is actually quite simple, and you are all very familiar with it. The root of everything… is the Stellaron."
Once these words were spoken.
Little Gui immediately showed a look of wanting to cry.
"I knew it…!!"
The livestream room became lively once again!
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"Damn, is the Stellaron still chasing me?"
"Sure enough, every plot can't do without a Stellaron."
"Stellaron: Hi~~ Did you miss me~~"
"It's a Stellaron again, the Astral Express is almost becoming a Stellaron-dismantling expert…"
"Every journey has something to do with a Stellaron, and one of the Nameless, the Trailblazer herself, is a Stellaron-vessel… Summary: The Astral Express is the real Stellaron Hunter!"
"Suggestion: Change the name to Stellaron Express."
...
However.
Soon.
The atmosphere in the livestream room suddenly became heavy!
Gallagher began to popularize the truth about Penacony!
This was a secret the Family had never made public!
For a time.
Countless eyes in the universe were staring at every word Gallagher said!
"A sweet dream isn't something that appears out of thin air. If you compare the Memory Zone to the ocean, building a land of dreams is like reclaiming land from the turbulent deep."
"To achieve this feat, unless an Emanator of Memory or Mystery takes action, there is only one path: using a Stellaron."
"And this isn't something that can be done just by making a wish; it requires a considerable degree of knowledge, plus a massive amount of time and manpower, to make it so airtight. Now that I've said this much, you should understand…"
"The current Planet of Festivities is the Stellaron disaster of Asdana."
The surrounding characters immediately showed looks of astonishment.
Gallagher paused slightly and continued: "The story begins a long time ago. After the Watchmaker and his group liberated the frontier prison, they were at a loss on how to build Penacony from scratch, and internal and external troubles were endless. That was when someone set their sights on the Stellaron."
"This Stellaron fell onto Asdana during the war years. At that time, under the call of the Nameless, people dispelled the idea of touching this power. But there were always those with ulterior motives lurking in the dark."
"The turning point occurred after Tiernan sacrificed himself. Two Nameless companions passed away one after another, forcing the Watchmaker to rush to the front lines of exploration. And this long journey allowed his opponents to seize the opportunity."
"By the time the Family representatives from the Montor star system responded to the Watchmaker's call, the Stellaron had already been activated and seeped into the primitive dreamscape."
Himeko took over: "I guess the Family happened to possess the knowledge to seal the Stellaron?"
"More than that! They knew more about the Stellaron than ordinary people, quickly helping Mikhail quell the internal strife, and joining the construction of Penacony in the name of Harmony."
"That was the three eras known as the Era of Dreaming. The Watchmaker, kept in the dark, issued invitations to the whole universe, setting off a craze known as the Land of Dreams."
March 7th: "Then later… how did they turn into enemies?"
"Remember the analogy of reclaiming land from the sea? The truth is that the Stellaron was never sealed; it just changed its form and existed within the dream. Think about it, to construct and maintain such a vast sweet dream, what is the price?"
"It is life, little girl. The magnificent sweet dream is built upon the death of the spirit. The poisonous wine called happiness flows through the dream, causing people to indulge in it, their minds slowly flowing toward the same destination, eventually becoming the placenta of the sweet dream."
"Confusion, laziness, cowardice… these weaknesses commonly seen in human nature were magnified and nourished by the Family, turning Penacony into another kind of prison, and one far more impregnable than the one in the past."
"We discovered it too late. By then, the Family's reach was all-encompassing, and dissenters were quickly controlled and expelled."
"With no other way out, I had to use the power of Mystery to hide in this chaotic Memory Zone, and spent several years constructing a meme in the dream to be used by us—"
"Sleepie, that is its true name. Ordinary people cannot fall into a deep sleep again in the dream, so we had the opportunity to exploit this loophole."
As Gallagher narrated.
It was as if an earthquake was happening in the livestream room!
Players were discussing it intensely!
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"Damn…"
"Is this the true history?"
"Under these circumstances, it should be impossible for Gallagher to lie."
"According to this, the Family is practically the big villain?"
"So that's why Sunday gave Dr. Ratio knowledge about the Stellaron, it matches up, it matches up!"
"My god, the more you think about it, the scarier it gets!"
"Could it be that I wanted to slack off the moment I arrived in Penacony, wanting to waste my whole life here, all because I was influenced by the Stellaron!"
"But having said that, the Family knows how to use the Stellaron, turning its [ disaster ] side into another form, turning it into a sweet dream. This can also be considered a perfect utilization of resources, right?"
"Controllable Stellaron energy? This new topic should be quite good."
"Did you guys not see what Gallagher said later? [ The magnificent sweet dream is built upon the death of the spirit ], and you're still talking about resource utilization here?"
"Meaning, the sweet dream is like a kind of chronic poison? And it's poisonous to the spirit?"
"There was a side quest before where a shopping guide almost ended it all…"
"Under the cover of the Family, most people only saw the [ sweet dream ] side, and the sins and gloom in the corners were selectively ignored."
"It's not that terrifying, right? I just came to Penacony for a vacation on the weekend, how did it make it seem like I'm taking drugs?"
"Is there a possibility that Sunday saw this, which is why he turned to faith in [ Order ], and wants to build a true paradise for us?"
"If Brother Sunday is really that noble, I will directly support him with all my might!"