dognovel Chapter 18 Ariello – VI
Chapter 18 Ariello – VI
After hearing Himeko say that young people should go out more, Walter Young chose to stay on the train.
He closed his eyes and muttered to himself, "It won't be our turn this time either..."
Walter Young then pushed up his glasses with his fingers and said to everyone:
"Since the goal is to encourage young people to travel more, I'll just stay on the train too."
"Then this 'exploration' journey will be entrusted to Qiong, Xing, Danheng, and March 7th."
"Alright! It's time for me to show off my skills again~"
On March 7th, with his hands on his hips, he said with a smile.
After March 7th was mentioned, Himeko's voice came over at that moment.
"Alright, if there are no problems, let's go to the archives to find Danheng."
"He should have already compiled the ecological and survey data for Yalilo-6, right?"
"It's never a bad idea to gather more information before embarking on a journey."
After hearing Himeko's words, an excited March 7 immediately pulled up Hoshi, who was standing to the side and had no idea what was going on, and headed towards the bus carriage. Before leaving, she didn't forget to call Lin Qiong along.
"Qiong! Hurry up and let's go! Go to the archives and find Danheng first!"
"Xing and I will go pack our luggage first."
After saying that, he led Xing into the bus carriage.
Seeing this, Lin Qiong sighed helplessly and followed March 7 into the bus carriage.
After Lin Qiong left, only Walter Yang, who was standing in front of the observation window, and Himeko, who was sitting next to him making coffee, remained in the observation car.
Himeko noticed that Welt Yang was staring intently at the planet shrouded in white, and slowly spoke:
"You really want to go, don't you, Lao Yang?"
Walter Young, upon hearing Himeko's voice, did not turn around but continued looking out the window in response.
"Yes, after all, I am also an adventurous person."
"Let's let the new members get to know Danheng and March 7 first."
"There will be many more opportunities like this. Maybe next time we'll need you to lead the team."
After saying that, Himeko took a sip of the coffee she had just brewed, closed her eyes, and savored the bitter taste on her taste buds.
Hmm, not enough sugar...
"...Perhaps."
Meanwhile, inside the passenger car, at the entrance to the archives room.
"Boom boom boom——"
Lin Qiong knocked on the door of the archives room.
Then Dan Heng's clear voice came from behind the door.
"Please come in, the door is unlocked."
When Lin Qiong opened the door, he saw Dan Heng standing by the bookshelf near the entrance of the archives room, holding a book and flipping through it.
At this moment, Dan Heng turned his head and glanced at the door. After seeing that the person who came was Lin Qiong, he immediately closed the thick book in his hand.
"How are you doing on the train?"
How did the first jump feel?
Watching Dan Heng speak expressionlessly, Lin Qiong couldn't help but think to himself:
He truly lives up to his reputation as the Cold-Faced Little Green Dragon; even when he tries to show concern for her, he maintains a stern expression.
Then, Lin Qiong nodded: "Everyone has been very kind to me, it's just that I feel a little dizzy during the jump."
"Dizziness and gagging are normal reactions; you'll get used to them."
As Danheng spoke, he put the book he was holding back on the bookshelf.
Lin Qiong suddenly remembered that he had come to ask Dan Heng to go on a mission, so he said:
"Let's get down to business. Himeko and Mr. Walter have decided to stay on the train."
"This time, there are only four of us participating in the 'exploration': you, me, March 7th, and Xing."
Lin Qiong paused for a moment, then, remembering Ji Zi's words, continued:
"Himeko said you might have information about this 'expansion,' so I came to ask you first."
The thought of March 7th asking her to come to Danheng alone, while she dragged Xing away to pack her luggage, made her very sad.
Lin Qiong felt helpless, after all, he really couldn't handle people like Dan Heng.
He is meticulous in his work and speaks coldly, giving off a feeling of keeping people at a distance.
However, once Lin Qiong thought about Dan Heng's true identity, he felt relieved.
Danheng probably acted so aloof because he didn't want others to be implicated by him.
Dan Heng nodded upon hearing Lin Qiong's words.
"I did find some intelligence."
"While browsing through the train's database just now, I discovered that the Yalilo-6 has undergone tremendous changes over the past few centuries."
"The data indicates that it wasn't originally a planet covered in ice and snow, and its current state may be caused by its 'star core'..."
Dan Heng looked at her with her brows furrowed and arms crossed, as if she were deep in thought.
"Mr. Walter also said this was an effect caused by the 'star core.'"
At this moment, Lin Qiong added a sentence, confirming that Dan Heng's conjecture was correct.
"Is that really the case?"
"So, the goal of this 'exploration' journey is to find the 'Star Core' on Yalilo-6 and then seal it away... right?"
Seeing Lin Qiong nod, Dan Heng continued:
"I understand. You go find March and the others first."
"I will join you when I am ready."
After Dan Heng finished speaking, Lin Qiong responded and left the archives room, heading towards the room next door, which belonged to March 7th.
"Boom boom boom——"
Lin Qiong, who had arrived at the door, knocked on the door of March 7's room.
Then, the sound of March 7th could be faintly heard coming from inside.
"It'll be ready soon. Please wait for us in the observation car!"
It seemed that March 7th hadn't finished packing her luggage yet, Lin Qiong shook his head helplessly.
This isn't a vacation, why bring so much luggage?
As Lin Qiong pondered this, he walked towards the observation car.
Inside the observation carriage of the Starry Sky Train.
Lin Qiong waited in the observation car for a short while.
Then I saw Danheng coming from the bus carriage.
Following behind were Xing and a sullen-looking March 7, but they weren't carrying any luggage.
Seeing this, Lin Qiong walked over and asked curiously:
"Weren't you supposed to be carrying luggage? Why are your hands empty?"
Upon hearing this, March 7 stared intently at Dan Heng, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes.
"It's all because of Danheng!"
"I ran into him as soon as I stepped out of my room with my luggage."
On March 7th, mimicking Danheng's tone, he crossed his arms and repeated Danheng's words:
"In March, we went to investigate and seal the 'Star Core,' not for a vacation."
"With so much luggage, it would be difficult to escape if danger arose."
On March 7th, he spread his hands dejectedly and sighed softly:
"And so, my luggage, which I had spent half a day packing, was thrown back into the room by Danheng on the grounds that it was hindering the mission."
Dan Heng remained silent throughout, standing to the side with his eyes closed and arms crossed, as if he had tacitly agreed.
Danheng, well done!
Lin Qiong secretly gave Dan Heng a thumbs up.
Then, Xing suddenly spoke up and asked:
"So when do we set off?"
"Before I came here, I conducted a preliminary survey and found that there was a relatively normal temperature area on the surface of that planet."
"Therefore, the initial site selection for this 'exploration' trip was to begin with that area."
Upon hearing Xing's question, Dan Heng, who had been silent, told everyone about the areas that needed to be investigated first during this "exploration" trip.
"Then...shall we set off now?"
Upon hearing that Dan Heng had even chosen where to begin the investigation, Xing spoke up impatiently.
At this time, on March 7th, he raised his right fist above his head and shouted loudly:
"Oh! So, the Yalilo-6 'Pioneer' squad, let's set off now!"
Yalilo-6, a snowfield somewhere.
After landing, everyone looked around at the vast expanse of white, with tiny snowflakes falling from the sky.
The cold environment caused the warm breath exhaled by everyone to turn into puffs of white mist.
At this moment, Dan Heng reached out and caught a snowflake drifting down from the sky. Watching the snowflake dissipate in his hand, he said:
"Yaliluo-6 - We've arrived."