Ruan Mei stood to the side, watching the two of them bicker, a gentle smile involuntarily appearing on her face as a sense of fulfillment originating from the core of her soul welled up in her heart.
"Perhaps, cultivating the Destiny Star system and the Path of the Star Lord established by Hermes is indeed the right thing to do..."
"The theory of balance between divinity and humanity that Hermes spoke of is indeed a correct Path," Ruan Mei thought silently.
"Once I finish observing Hermes' Path to Godhood, my calculations should be nearly complete. At that time, my own unique Path of the Star Lord should reach perfection, allowing me to become a pioneer of this Path Hermes opened, effectively completing my investment..."
Out of the corner of his eye, Hermes noticed Ruan Mei's expression and looked at Ms. Herta with an inquiring gaze.
What's the situation? Why does Ruan Mei feel like a different person?
Hehehe! It's all thanks to the great The Herta, of course!
Ms. Herta saw Hermes' confusion, and the pride in her eyes was almost overflowing. Be grateful to me; this is the result of my subtle guidance and influence as her good friend!
Weren't you worried about Ruan Mei's lack of humanity?
I've solved the problem for you!
Just inject a surge of humanity into her, right?!
Ruan Mei isn't naturally cold. By having her cultivate the Path of the Star Lord you created and question the roots of her soul, her humanity is tilting in a positive direction. Doesn't that resolve your worries?
Furthermore, with Ruan Mei's talent, your Path of the Star Lord has gained a shareholder who can broaden the Path. Making it bigger and stronger to create new glory will bring immeasurable benefits to this Path!
Now you should understand that I'm not just taking benefits without doing any work, right?
"I get it, I get it. Ms. Herta is brilliant, Ms. Herta is drop-dead gorgeous, Ms. Herta is stunningly beautiful. Is that enough?"
"That's more like it."
"However, since Ruan Mei's issue is resolved, shouldn't you pour some resources into her? I know you've been hiding your good stuff away. Under these circumstances, don't be stingy."
Seeing that Ms. Herta wanted to fleece him again, Hermes was speechless. However, after a moment's thought, he nodded slightly. Since the concerns regarding Ruan Mei were gone, he might as well be generous with the resources... Astral Express.
"Whoa!!!"
Stelle woke up with a start from a nightmare. Looking at the familiar train carriage before her, she couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from her forehead. Strange, why would she have such a nightmare?
"Strange, Stelle, given your current situation, why would you have a nightmare for no reason?"
After figuring out her friend's situation, March 7th rubbed her chin, feeling it was odd and then guessed, "Besides, with your current strength, even in a nightmare, as long as you weren't slashed by an Envoy in the dream, you should be able to shatter any nightmare with that rule-breaking bat of yours, right?"
The current Stelle was no longer the same as before; her strength had undergone a complete transformation.
With several Paths overlapping and her greedy cultivation of the Path of the Star Lord created by Senior Hermes, instead of being a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, she had undergone a sudden chemical reaction.
"..."
Seeing her friend looking at her as if she were a deity, the pink-haired girl's face darkened as she guessed, "You didn't actually get slashed by an Envoy in your dream, did you?"
Oh no, is my reputation for being a jinx really never going to go away?
"Little March, Stelle, what's going on with you two?"
It seemed their bickering had alerted the others on the Astral Express Crew. Himeko walked over to them, looking at their antics with a smile.
"Penacony is almost here. You two should get some good rest, so you don't lose the mood for a vacation once we arrive."
The Cold-Faced Little Green Dragon also came out, but seeing the unconcealable exhaustion in his eyes, it was clear that he was the one who hadn't rested well.
"Dan Heng, are those Vidyadhara dragon descendants from the Xianzhou Alliance still bothering you?"
Seeing Dan Heng's listless state, Himeko asked out of concern, "If it's really too much, should we just blacklist the signals from the Xianzhou Alliance?"
Ever since the battle on the Xianzhou Luofu, where Dan Heng showed he could fight the Emanator of Destruction Phantylia without being killed, those Vidyadhara had become terrifyingly fanatical.
The pure dragon lineage flowing through his veins made the dragon descendants of the Xianzhou Alliance salivate, wishing they could swallow Dan Heng whole!
"That's right, Dan Heng, if you really can't stand it, cut off the signals from the Xianzhou Alliance for a while. After some time, those Vidyadhara should understand the Astral Express's stance."
Welt, who had appeared on the scene at some point, also said with a slight frown.
The Astral Express now had plenty of confidence.
While the relationship with the Xianzhou Alliance was important, it wasn't to the point where they felt intimidated.
"There's no need for that."
Hearing this, the Cold-Faced Little Green Dragon's expression softened quite a bit, but he still calmly declined their suggestion. "It's just a minor issue. Although the Xianzhou Luofu has lifted my ban, the fact remains that I was exiled by the Xianzhou Alliance."
"It's impossible for me to go back now, and they will realize that."
Besides, I don't want to go back... Compared to his nominal hometown, the current Astral Express was his true home.
"Hmph hmph hmph!"
Stelle perked up a bit, then put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "Dan Heng, you don't have to worry about the harassment from those Vidyadhara anymore."
"I've already contacted Qingque. She said she'll handle this matter properly for us."
Since her friend Qingque became the General Diheng of the Luofu, she had become truly imposing. Compared to the old, cunning fox-like Divine Foresight General from before, she was a completely different person.
Now, on the entire Xianzhou Luofu, who would dare to cause trouble without first receiving two slaps from Qingque?
My good sister is the General Diheng of the Luofu, so tell me, are you scared?
"Ah, Qingque..."
Hearing this, March 7th was slightly stunned, then wore an expression of reminiscing about the glorious past. "To think that back then, our luofu four heroes swept through the joint forces of Abundance and Destruction undefeated, and Qingque could make the enemy vanish with a laugh and a joke. Who would have thought our little friend Qingque would actually amount to something!"
Himeko and the others looked at Stelle and March 7th as they reminisced about their glory days and couldn't help but look up at the sky.
The luofu four heroes?
In a way, none of these four youngsters were simple.
According to the popular jokes on the internet now, these two little ones were characters wearing golden, shining protagonist halos on their heads!
Not to mention the luofu four heroes.
It wouldn't be inappropriate to call them the Four Heroes of the Cosmos.
Qingque had soared to the heavens in a single bound. She had now surpassed Feixiao and was catching up to Marshal Hua of the Xianzhou Alliance.
Now, anyone in the Xianzhou Alliance who was defiant would have to face the righteous iron fist of this Emissary of the Hunt.
It was said that in the Xianzhou Alliance, some people had already begun calling her the 'Emperor'...
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