"—I declare.
Thy body shall be under my command, and my fate shall be at the mercy of thy sword.
If thou art willing to heed the call of the Holy Grail, and obey this will and this reason, then answer me.
Answering from the Ring of Deterrence, O Guardian of the Scales—"
"Respond to my call!—"
Kiana felt a summons that transcended countless space-times.
Following this connection, Kiana turned her gaze toward the location of the summoner.
What met her eyes was a dark and damp basement, filled with disgusting, stinking insects that stared hungrily at a young girl with short black hair sitting slumped on the ground with her head bowed.
(Sakura had black hair before she was modified.)
On the narrow, damp steps of the basement, a short, withered old man with sinister, dark eyes stared at the little girl in the basement, appearing quite surprised.
"So familiar... Let me search my memories..."
Kiana frowned as she searched her mind, quickly finding the relevant information.
Matou Zouken...
Tohsaka Sakura...
The Worm Pit...
The Holy Grail War!
Kiana instantly reviewed the memories of the entire Holy Grail War. Her gaze turned incredibly dark, looking at the old man as if he were already dead.
Kiana maintained the connection, glanced at the two people on the bed, pulled out her jade sign, and sent an invitation message to Himeko.
The reason Kiana, who was preparing to participate in the Holy Grail War, continued to invite Himeko and the others to Wangshu...
Was because this summons would only call a small fragment of her past, which wouldn't affect her main body's consciousness at all.
To put it simply, she would split off a portion of her consciousness to inhabit the body constructed for her over there to participate in the Holy Grail War, while her main self continued her business here.
It was just that her main consciousness could see the situation over there at any time, like watching a live stream of her clone.
A message soon came from the other side—
Himeko: Hmm... There's still some time before the Charmony Festival. I'll tell the Conductor about this; he'll definitely agree.
Kiana: OK~ If everyone agrees, we'll bid farewell to the Luofu at noon and head to Wangshu!
Himeko: I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of prosperity your Xianzhou holds (smile.jpg)
Kiana: You won't be disappointed~ Don't be startled when you see the other Himeko then~
Himeko: Another... Himeko... (hesitant.jpg)
Himeko: It's nothing... I'll discuss it with everyone as soon as possible and let you know the results of the vote shortly...
Kiana felt Himeko had something on her mind, but for various reasons, she didn't want to tell everyone yet.
After a moment's thought, she decided not to press the issue. If there really was some earth-shattering secret that Himeko couldn't handle, she would step in!
Kiana was a mysterious woman of action, even more impressive than a certain Black Swan.
Then Kiana hung the jade sign back on her waist and instantly projected a portion of her consciousness through the Heroic Spirit Summoning connection.
Deep in her consciousness, System Na in the small bedroom slowly lowered her finger. A name appeared on the light screen before her, with a glowing location button next to it.
"Back to sleep... zZZ"
After the operation, System Na lay down with sleepy eyes, pulling the blanket over her head as several 'zZZ' characters floated from the covers.
Outside, Himeko recalled everyone to the Astral Express for a vote. They unanimously decided to embark on a cross-world Trailblaze, changing their next destination to the otherworldly Xianzhou: Wangshu.
Since it was an unexplored universe, Pom-Pom couldn't pilot the Astral Express to jump to Wangshu, so Kiana came to the Astral Express to personally navigate for them.
After passing through the Imaginary Gate, the train docked at Wangshu's Star-Moon Port, where countless spaceships were coming and going.
"Wow... There are so many ships entering and leaving this port, and they all look so luxurious!"
March 7th pressed against the carriage window, watching the continuous stream of ships in the port, her pink lips parting slightly in surprise.
This visible level of prosperity was even several degrees higher than the previous Luofu.
"Indeed, merchant ships from various factions across the universe are docked here... The scale of Xianzhou Wangshu..."
It seemed to exceed the entire Alliance...
Old Yang didn't say this out loud, as he hadn't personally visited the other Xianzhou ships and couldn't give a substantive evaluation.
He was simply shocked by the scene before him. He never imagined that Kiana, who usually seemed so frivolous, could manage such a massive Xianzhou so orderly.
Old Yang originally thought this was all Kiana's credit, unaware that behind it all were the diligent efforts of Bianca and the various departments.
While Kiana, the hands-off manager, had made several major decisions, she generally didn't participate much in Wangshu's development.
"Is that mechanical head billboard over there for a game? It looks like fun."
Stelle pointed at a huge virtual advertising screen hanging in the sky nearby, rubbing her chin with interest.
She saw many silver-white trash cans in the advertisement, and the large title: Search! Fight! Withdraw! The hottest game in the cosmos! cosmic calamity! Waiting for your arrival!
Seeing the words'Search, Fight, Withdraw' along with those shiny trash cans, Stelle was tempted.
Those trash cans definitely contained countless rare treasures.
Dan Heng's cool face was also filled with an unreadable expression of shock as he stared blankly at the bustling port.
Does the Alliance really allow a single Xianzhou ship to have such frequent contact with so many major factions?
It seems...
Kiana truly is the most special existence; even the Alliance cannot restrict her will.
Just like an Aeon.
Himeko and Pom-Pom's expressions were currently the most varied, because...
"Conductor, that thing parked over there..."
"That's right, Pom. It's an Astral Express. It might be the Astral Express of this universe."
Pom-Pom stared intently at that Astral Express; he could feel a gaze from within that train looking back at them.
(The Pom-Pom of this universe is Pom-Pom A, the Pom-Pom of the other universe is Pom-Pom B, same for Himeko...)
Inside the other Astral Express, Pom-Pom A stopped cleaning and looked through the carriage window toward the other side.
"This... another Astral Express, Pom!"
Pom-Pom A rubbed his eyes and muttered in disbelief, quickly dropping his broom and running to the floor-to-ceiling window.
He couldn't be mistaken—the power of 'Trailblaze.' And that Astral Express was exactly the same as his!
Then, he saw a stuffed rabbit doll exactly like him walk out in front of the opposite window.
"Eh...!?"
"Eh...!?"
Your Name...
Ahem, Pom-Pom B was actually less surprised and more curious.
He had known that coming here would mean seeing another Astral Express, but he didn't expect to encounter it as soon as they arrived.
After a moment of daze, Pom-Pom A ran in a panic to Himeko A, who was sitting on the sofa in the back.
"Himeko! This is bad! I'm seeing hallucinations! Another Astral Express has appeared!"
"???"
Himeko put down her coffee, tilting her head with eyes full of confusion.
What's wrong with the Conductor?
After following Pom-Pom A to the window, she was also stunned.
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