Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 242 Chadwick's Story

Bo Shizun did not reply to the message immediately.

But Yunzhi knew that He was already silently watching over this place.

He has many ways of observing dreams, and the Venerable One is also paying attention to this person whom he once glimpsed.

—Perhaps it's because of Yunzhi's sake.

*Ahem* Yunzhi proudly puts his hands on his hips for a moment.

Now that the Venerable Master Boshi has noticed this place, it's unclear whether it will attract other star gods.

However, the convergence of the deities' destinies is easily observable.

Yeah, no need to overthink it.

Time flies in dreams, and in no time, Xing rushed back.

Those two hunting dogs at the gate are really just for show, aren't they?

"Look! I got this from Screwgoom!"

Xingxiang Yunzhi showed a small bottle: "Screw Gum said this can help Dr. Chadwick."

To be honest, when Xing and Screw Goom entered Chadwick's room and saw Screw Goom retrieving dream bubbles from the dream pool, Xing was quite shocked.

According to Screw Gumm, the "family" of Pinocchio has a deep understanding of memory and related technologies. It was the "family" that extracted material from the bottom layer of Chadwick's brain, allowing his thoughts to continue to "survive".

Perhaps Liuguang Yiting was involved, after all, no one can guarantee that everyone is a good person.

Xing felt a sense of suffocation.

Is this considered living?

He was imprisoned and monitored in the dream's prison, all for the sake of his research. His most prized weapon—the Imaginary Number Collapse Pulse—was that its name?

"Screw Goom said he would negotiate with Pinocene to remove Dr. Chadwick's Dream Bubble from Pinocene."

Xing conveyed Screw Gum's message.

Yun nodded, but then felt a headache coming on: "Ha, even irresponsible pharmacists seem far too kind compared to these guys."

At least they provided longevity, and although they don't provide after-sales service, it's still infinitely better than what we have now.

A bunch of hideous bastards.

"Go ahead and take Chadwick out. Oh, and if you encounter any gods in your dreams, don't be surprised; they are the ones I asked to come."

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Is it the Venerable Master of Universal Knowledge? Yes, it must be the Venerable Master of Universal Knowledge.

How can anyone talk about inviting gods in so casually?

However, this is not what Xing is most concerned about.

"Can I start a new path?"

Good question!

"If you meet Omniscient God, you can ask Him yourself."

Yunzhi's answer was equally natural.

Xing: "Understood."

She handed the bottle of medicine to Chadwick, said a few words, and then entered Chadwick's mental space.

There, she saw the whole story.

In his early years, Chadwick was young, handsome, and full of vigor. He accepted the company's invitation to collaborate with the company's "Technology Research and Development Department" in an attempt to create a weapon.

Chadwick said it was a weapon capable of upending the galaxy.

The company's reasoning was that, with the spread of the Star Core, the "cancer of all worlds," becoming increasingly frequent, the Legion and the Annihilation Gang were becoming more active, and they created this weapon to combat those threats.

Countless scientists come here, proud to work with geniuses.

Later, Screw Goom came to the company, met with Chadwick, and warned him about the weapons he was researching.

But Chadwick didn't listen.

After Screw Goom left, Hoshi continued walking through her memories and unexpectedly saw another person.

—Yunzhi.

At that time, Yun Zhi was still dressed in a black, tight-sleeved outfit in the style of a fairy boat, with a jade pendant hanging at his waist. His long hair was tied up high, and his eyes were filled with fierceness. His whole body exuded an aura of "keep away".

The person in charge of receiving him was trembling, and his voice was like a cassette tape recorder.

Clearly, Yunzhi didn't have the same patience back then. When the person he was speaking to made him uncomfortable, he immediately waved his hand and told them to find someone else to talk to him.

—At this time, Yunzhi should not have boarded the Star Train yet, and is still traveling in the universe... In fact, according to Yunzhi himself, it is not much different from wandering.

It's probably just a difference between having a lot of money and not having any.

Having seen many [hunting] people, Yun Zhi inevitably had to do things like murder and arson, so he was extremely vicious, and no one dared to stand in front of him without some strength.

But there are always exceptions.

—Mad scientists are the exception.

It takes time to change reception staff, so Yunzhi picked up a book to read out of boredom in the lounge.

Then, Chadwick walked in, looking so fresh and vibrant.

Of course, this is just a fragmented recollection, and there's really no way to say how Chadwick actually met Yunzhi.

Anyway, Chadwick did meet Yunzhi.

He seemed very excited: "It's a great honor to meet you, True Lord of the Immortal Boat Alliance."

"Ah...you are...?"

The cloud in his memory sized him up for a moment: "From the family of the All-Knowing Heaven..."

He paused for a moment, seemingly unable to find a suitable adjective.

Chadwick didn't seem to care: "I'm Calderon Chadwick, number 79 of the Genius Club. I never expected to see you here."

Yun Zhi's expression remained calm and indifferent: "Oh, there's a bit of a conflict between the Alliance and the Company, and as the Guardian, it's natural for me to handle it—don't ask about the specifics, it won't do you any good."

Xing: ...Deal with? Deal with whom?

Although his tone was as calm as the surface of water, Xing still felt an extremely strong sense of pressure.

But it's clear that Yunzhi killed the conversation.

Chadwick had come with the intention of observing the First Envoy up close, and for a moment he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Even as outsiders, Xing felt a sense of suffocation.

She looked left and right.

—Can someone say something first?

Fortunately, Yun Zhi seemed to realize the awkward silence was about to end, and to avoid giving the strange impression that "people from Yaoqing all kill conversations," he spoke up in time to change the subject:

"I heard you're making some kind of weapons for them?"

"Yes! We need such weapons to stop the destruction of the universe by [Destruction] and the antimatter legion."

Chadwick remained confident even at this point.

He was very confident in his invention.

"You have such a good attitude."

Yun put the book back on the shelf: "You mean well, but you also know that weapons are made to kill people."

"Of course, the geniuses that the Venerable Master observes each have their own strengths and are generally in good spirits, but I suggest that you face the darkest side directly."

Chadwick was stunned.

Not long ago, Screws had said something similar.

"I...I just..." He was already wavering, but he didn't know what to do.

Clearly, Yunzhi had no intention of teaching him.

"Perhaps you do have good intentions, but there are plenty of bad things done out of good intentions in this world. Just the Alliance alone, I can name more than a dozen—of course, I only remember more than a dozen, not that only a dozen or so have happened."

"Kid, be smart. If you're going to build weapons, be brave and face whatever comes your way. And don't give me any high-sounding reasons for joining the experiment. Just be honest with yourself. You joined this experiment for your own sake."

Yun may have meant well by saying these things, but they were just a little sharp.

But clearly, Chadwick ultimately got stuck on the issue.

Xing watched as Yunzhi gave Chadwick the order to leave, and then left with another waiter.

Chadwick's mindset also changed.

But he did not stop the experiments.

Later, the weapon was indeed successfully manufactured.

However, the company used it for experiments from the beginning.

Regardless of the reason, what Xing saw was that the company used this weapon to destroy 24 planets of satellite level or above, three of which had civilizations of level D or above.

This means that there are countless living beings on it.

Xing was just an observer, but for some reason, she was the one who pressed the detonation button.

Xing felt only excruciating pain; she seemed to hear the cries of the dead, and the vicious curses of those who had died unjustly…

Suddenly, a flurry of snowflakes appeared before my eyes.

Xing tried her best to calm herself down.

The memories aren't over yet... What's next?

In this deeper layer of memory, Xing found Chadwick.

She couldn't help but ask:

"How many casualties did that incident cause?"

Chadwick replied, "That was a number I tried my best to forget. After that day, I never dared to look in the mirror again. I was afraid to see a demon... a murderer who had taken countless lives and homes."

Indeed, that was a completely undeserved disaster.

You're living a good life, and suddenly an explosion comes from the sky, and everything is gone in an instant.

Xing dared not empathize with the victims.

Her views on Chadwick are now complicated.

Yun had a similar experience, so he could sympathize with Chadwick, but Xing had experienced the first half of his life, which was... a bit awkward.

You haven't forgotten, have you?

Xing thought to himself.

Chadwick said that the team he later dismissed took away the key information and did not want it to fall into the company's hands... But how could the company give up?

So, during his escape, he found Screws Goom.

He considered seeking help from the First Envoy, but it was obvious that the First Envoy was still elusive at that time, and Chadwick could not find him even when he went to the Immortal Ship Alliance.

And Screw Gum gave him a medicine.

In other words, it was a "selective blocking drug" created by an eccentric genius.

Chadwick chose to forget that knowledge, while Screw Goom helped him obtain the medicine.

Later, Chadwick was placed under house arrest by the company.

Perhaps the drugs really worked; Chadwick didn't give the company anything, but he couldn't even send a single letter.

Xing even found a book like "A Study of the Music of the Immortal Boat Clan" among a pile of messy books that had nothing to do with Chadwick's research.

It's simply unimaginable.

Xing and Chadwick talk

Chadwick said he lacked nothing, but he hadn't had a normal conversation with anyone for a long time and had no freedom.

Soon, the company realized they couldn't get anything from Chadwick, so they chose to wait for his death.

Xing: ...No wonder I suddenly noticed you.

Although Yun tried to speak of the events of that year in a light and casual tone, Xing could still sense the despair of being imprisoned in darkness, with no one to turn to for help.

So what happened after that? Probably after Chadwick's death, he was moved to another place and placed under house arrest.

They say fate is fair; Yunzhi held on until the end, and together with his lord, they roamed the starry sea.

Chadwick, however, suffered a lifetime of torment after becoming a genius and never made it to the top.