Jarilo-VI, Panyan Town, a corner invaded by the Rift.
"Cough, cough!"
Noticing Clara's expression beside him suddenly becoming somewhat resentful;
Hiroshi hurriedly stopped March 7th from continuing to badmouth Svarog, while signaling toward Clara with his eyes.
"Hmm? Are your throat and eyes feeling uncomfortable?"
March 7th asked him, completely bewildered.
Ugh... as expected, he shouldn't have expected her to be able to read his hints.
"By the way, who is this?"
Hoping to take the opportunity to change the subject, Hiroshi looked at the blue-clothed girl beside them and asked.
"This is Seele from Wildfire; she's specifically in charge of managing this area."
While March 7th introduced Seele, Seele was also sizing up Hiroshi, unconsciously swallowing a mouthful of sweet saliva.
This guy looks quite fair and delicate. People from beyond the sky certainly eat well, though his combat strength is definitely inferior to mine.
"So it's Ms. Seele. Nice to meet you, I'm Hiroshi."
It seemed he absolutely could not take them along to find Svarog.
Otherwise, just like in the original plot, as soon as the Stellaron was mentioned, they would end up fighting Svarog.
Seele nodded in response and then noticed Clara beside him.
"Clara, you're here too. Perfect, take us to see Svarog."
"But..."
Hearing Seele's request, Clara immediately looked troubled.
"We just went to look for Mr. Svarog, but he wasn't there."
"Some Wanderers damaged the heating devices at the base earlier. Right now... he's probably gone to teach them a lesson, right?"
"What! Something like that happened!"
After hearing Hiroshi's explanation, Seele was shocked.
"It looks like we need to head over to the Wanderer Camp."
Seele, March 7th, and Stelle all agreed with Dan Heng's words.
"Then I'll go with Clara to the base to repair the heating devices first, and I'll find you guys later."
Dan Heng and the others didn't object. Since Hiroshi was from the Herta Space Station, no one here knew equipment better than him.
With the decision made, the group split up, and Hiroshi returned to the base with Clara.
"Thank you, Big Brother. Mr. Svarog has always been at odds with everyone from Wildfire. If they met, they might have started fighting."
"If it weren't for Big Brother, I really wouldn't know what to do..."
Hiroshi smiled gently.
"It's nothing. I hope... we can persuade Svarog."
Clara looked up at him with a complex expression.
So he saw through my worries back then and helped me out? Big Brother is very considerate... After a while, Clara and Hiroshi returned here together once more.
After quickly repairing the equipment, Clara brought him before Svarog.
He was tall, about 2 meters, his entire body encased in purple iron plating, with a camera lens emitting a red glow where his eyes should be.
"Mr. Svarog, I'm back."
"Big Brother helped Clara stop the fight between the Wanderers and the miners earlier, and he helped collect repair components in the workshop invaded by the Rift."
"He wants to talk to you about Jarilo-VI."
Svarog's glowing red camera lens swept over Hiroshi, beginning to analyze the results.
Target does not belong to the Wildfire organization. Background unknown. Has assisted Clara. Temporarily classified as friendly.
"In view of your contributions to the Underworld and your assistance to Clara, I will answer your questions."
Hearing his words, Hiroshi gained a basic understanding of his attitude.
Good, it seems his favorability toward me is much higher than it was toward the Astral Express Crew in the original story.
However, if the Stellaron is mentioned, it will likely trigger a defensive reaction just the same.
In that case, I'll let him bring it up himself.
But... how to do that?
Hmm... I might as well use the crisis of this world and the fact that the Namelesss have saved worlds many times as an entry point.
"Glad to meet you, Mr. Svarog."
"We are Namelesss from beyond the sky. While the Express was traveling, we noticed this planet has reached the end of its rope."
"We can only leave once the crisis here is resolved. So, I wonder if you have any understanding of the disaster on this planet?"
"Astral Express? Namelesss?"
Hearing his words, Svarog began attempting to search for data regarding such information.
Data retrieval successful. According to records, the Astral Express visited Jarilo-VI in the early years and resolved the crisis at that time.
The Astral Express uses Trailblaze as fuel, which is completely consistent with the target's statement.
Re-evaluating status. Target credibility further increased.
Requesting information access... Access blocked. City builders' directive: any contact regarding the Stellaron will result in severe consequences.
"Apologies, I cannot tell you. Otherwise, it will cause an incalculable disaster for Jarilo-VI."
"Disaster? How much longer do you think this planet can last?"
"Since following the rules only leads to extinction, why not try to make a change?"
Hiroshi couldn't help but snap, finding Svarog's decision ridiculous.
"Mr. Svarog, please tell Big Brother what you know."
"Clara?"
Svarog and Hiroshi looked toward her together.
"You said you would fulfill every wish for me, right?"
"Clara's biggest wish right now is for everyone to be happy, but calculated results cannot truly bring happiness to everyone..."
"So... please, Mr. Svarog!"
Svarog was silent for a long while before finally speaking again.
"Evaluation process restarted."
Variable One: Clara's appeal.
Variable Two: The world's current crisis.
Variable Three: The outsider's motives.
"Evaluation results updated. Transferring Stellaron decision-making authority to the outsider and granting access to relevant information."
Hearing Svarog's words, Clara and Hiroshi were both overjoyed.
"That's great! This way... everyone on Jarilo-VI can be saved, right?"
A glimmer of admiration appeared in Hiroshi's eyes.
Although he's far from Madam Herta's mechanical creations, this guy is still quite intelligent.
Now, it was time to share this news with Dan Heng and the others.
Thus, after recording the footage shown by Svarog, he contacted the members of the Astral Express Crew through his phone.
Hiroshi: I've already learned the relevant information about the Stellaron from Svarog. Let's find a place to gather and talk.
Upon receiving this message, March 7th's mouth hung open in surprise.
"Eh! He actually solved it alone? Didn't they say that Svarog guy was incredibly stubborn?"
Dan Heng wore a satisfied and relieved smile.
Having a reliable partner makes things much easier.