Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 221 Encountering the Black Swan Again

As the words were spoken, a slender figure in purple gradually materialized and slowly appeared before everyone.

"The Black Swan? What's she doing here?"

When the familiar figure came into view, Lin Qiong paused for a moment, a clear look of surprise appearing on his face.

It has been a long time since I last saw Black Swan after parting ways with her in that eerie, deep dream.

Lin Qiong once thought that the Black Swan might have already achieved her purpose in coming to Pinocchio and left long ago.

But who could have imagined that this Memory Master from the Memory Garden, who possesses countless memories—the Black Swan—would board the train with a request and reappear before everyone.

This sudden turn of events truly surprised Lin Qiong.

Moreover, quite coincidentally, the black swan appeared right next to the underworld.

However, the black swan, currently facing away from the underworld, seems unaware of this...

"Miss Black Swan?" Himeko quickly placed the still-warm cup of coffee on the table and asked in surprise, "What brings you here?"

"Also, what kind of world is Onpharos, which you just mentioned?"

The moment Himeko posed the question, the entire observation car fell into complete silence, so quiet that only faint breathing could be heard.

Lin Qiong's curiosity was also piqued by the words "Onfaros". He leaned forward slightly and unconsciously took two steps forward, staring intently at the black swan, afraid of missing a single word she was about to say.

Although Lin Qiong did remember that this world was mentioned in a certain part of the story in Pinocchio.

But his entire understanding of Onphalus consisted of only a few simple sentences—

It was a world Akivilli had never set foot in, a world that could not be observed from the outside, a world where three destinies intertwined and fates were uncertain.

And the full name of this world—"The Eternal Land, Onpharos".

Aside from these, Lin Qiong knew almost nothing else.

Therefore, he had to listen carefully to every word and every detail the Black Swan spoke, trying to gather as much information as possible about that world.

"Don't be impatient, I will start explaining it to you now."

The black swan's lips curved slightly into an elegant smile as she spoke slowly and deliberately, "Onfaros, that's a world that even the Memory Court couldn't record..."

Just as she was mysteriously introducing Onphalos to everyone, only a short part of her words had been uttered when a crisp "click" sound suddenly came from behind her.

The sudden noise brought the black swan to an abrupt halt, her attention immediately drawn to the sound behind her.

Immediately, the black swan turned around with a curious expression and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Available in the next second.

The black swan's pupils suddenly contracted, and its body jolted violently.

What came into her view was Huang Quan sitting peacefully in a chair, enjoying the peaches from the Immortal Boat.

"You... what are you doing here?"

The elegance and composure on the black swan's face vanished instantly, replaced by shock and astonishment.

She subconsciously took a few steps back, quickly distancing herself from Huang Quan.

"Hmm? It's you." Huang Quan looked up and glanced at the black swan casually. "I'm just taking a short break on the Starry Sky Train. I'll be leaving soon, so don't worry about me."

"Ha...haha, so that's how it is." Black Swan placed her right hand on her chest, let out a long sigh without making it obvious, and took several steps back again.

Lin Qiong watched her gradually move from the left side to the right side of the spacious observation car, near the window.

Seeing that the black swan seemed to want to retreat, Lin Qiong couldn't help but speak up to remind it:

“Don’t back up, Miss Black Swan. The window is right behind us, and... you haven’t finished telling us about Onpharos yet.”

Upon hearing this, the black swan stiffened abruptly, a faint blush appearing on her face.

She lowered her head slightly, coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness, and said in a composed manner, "Ahem, where was I?"

"Onfaros is a world that even the Temple of Memories couldn't record."

Xing raised her hand, like a good student listening attentively in class, and gently reminded him.

"Hmm... the speed is a bit slow." Black Swan remained expressionless, secretly glancing at Huang Quan again before quickly looking away, and said, "I'll try to keep it short."

......

Then, the Black Swan briefly recounted Onfaros's situation to everyone.

Disappointingly, what she said was almost identical to what Lin Qiong already knew, and contained little useful information.

"It seems I'll have to explore it myself."

Lin Qiong frowned slightly, crossed his arms, and tapped his arms unconsciously as he silently considered what to do next.

While Lin Qiong was pondering, the group engaged in a heated discussion about the mysterious and unknown world of Onpharos.

Ultimately, with all members reaching a consensus, the resolution was passed unanimously in a vote.

Pam solemnly announced that the next destination of the Star Train would be changed to Onfaros.

......

The Starry Sky Train, observation carriage.

Lin Qiong sat on the soft sofa, opened a bottle of Sulex soda, took a sip, and his gaze naturally fell on March 7.

As usual, she stood steadily in the middle of the carriage, diligently practicing her unique skill of not falling during the jump.

My gaze shifted to the sofa opposite, where Xing was sitting intently, holding his phone in both hands, "dominating" the game world with Silver Wolf, who had just finished a mission.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Qiong turned his head and looked at the empty chair not far away.

Just twenty minutes ago, Huang Quan was sitting there leisurely eating peaches, but now she has said goodbye to the Starry Sky Train.

As for Himeko and the others, it seems they went to Danheng's room to look up information related to Onfaros.

"Judging by the timeline, it should be about time to start the jump, right?"

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong tilted his head back and drank the remaining bottle of Sulphurda soda in one gulp. Then he stood up from the sofa and prepared to dispose of the empty bottle in his hand.

Just then.

Pam's voice came over the train's loudspeaker.

"Hello, hello—"

"Attention passengers—the train is about to jump—please be seated and hold on tight—!"

Upon hearing the news on the radio, Lin Qiong, who had just gotten up from the sofa, quickly sat back down.

He didn't want to have a "close encounter" with the slippery ground like he did on March 7th.

But the moment Lin Qiong sat down, that strange feeling of time standing still, which he had experienced before, once again took over his senses.

In the blink of an eye, the scenery outside the car window had completely changed.

Looking out the car window, one could see a cluster of Möbius strips, shimmering with a dreamlike brilliance, floating quietly in that tranquil and dark space of space.

Seeing this scene before him, Lin Qiong subconsciously stood up from the sofa, his pupils dilating violently in shock, his mouth slightly open, muttering incredulously:

"Is this... Onpharos?"