Chapter 2601 / Chapter 2602

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?" Chen Li sighed and turned to look at World-Painting, the other party involved who was sitting next to Feiying, and asked.

Feiying also turned to look at her best friend beside her.

"Mikhail is a formidable opponent. I acknowledge her Trailblaze spirit." World-Painting, facing the gazes of the crowd, stroked her chin thoughtfully before looking up at Chen Li with a rather serious expression.

"That's not what I was asking." Chen Li rolled her eyes at World-Painting, annoyed.

Besides, Mikhail's the Trailblaze Spirit doesn't need anyone's recognition, does it? She was a genuine Nameless Guest.

On the other hand, although World-Painting was wearing a ticket that indicated she was a Nameless Guest, Chen Li really didn't know if she had registered, since the Astral Express had crashed at the time.

However, this is not entirely true.

Perhaps when the Astral Express crashed in Hatopia, when World-Painting and the other Nameless Guest were rebelling against the Extrarealm Heavenly Demon Lord, one of the Nameless Guest gave her a ticket. Or perhaps she actually boarded the Astral Express and gained Pom-Pom's recognition.

Moreover, the Nameless Guest's identity doesn't actually require anyone's approval.

When World-Painting was able to summon the projection of the Astral Express to fight, she was already a qualified Nameless Guest.

As the saying goes, the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed... Didn't A Kivili also drive his Astral Express all over the universe back then?

"Hmm?" World-Painting tilted her head in confusion after hearing Chen Li's words.

"Never mind, perhaps this is just a legacy." Chen Li waved his hand, giving up on investigating further.

Chen Li even had reason to suspect that if A Kivili hadn't been eliminated by Aha, when A Kivili saw World-Painting and Mikhail's Astral Express projections colliding, he might have gone mad and forgotten his feelings, driving his own Astral Express projection into the same spot.

Oh, no, that's not right. The Astral Express summoned by A Kivili using his Noble Phantasm can no longer be called a projection.

The Astral Express that A Kivili is on is the authentic one.

"Ancestor, would you be interested in re-entering the Astral Express now and becoming Nameless Guest once again?" Himeko turned to look at World-Painting and asked gently.

"Sigh, is that alright? But I am currently on this battlefield as Heroic Spirit, while my true form is still suppressing the World in the Painting." Upon hearing World-Painting's eyes, but she quickly hesitated again.

"No problem, Ancestor. Now that Guiji has been banished from this world, and the matter of the Duality Paradise will come to a complete end with the Holy Grail War, the seal on the World in the Painting no longer needs your painstaking efforts to maintain." Himeko looked at World-Painting and said softly.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." After thinking for a moment, World-Painting nodded, somewhat tempted, a rare relaxed smile appearing on her lips.

"It just so happens that the Astral Express has added a few carriages recently, Ancestor, you can go and choose a room that suits your taste." Himeko nodded with a smile.

In Himeko's view, her ancestors were undoubtedly qualified to board the Astral Express again.

Himeko even considered... whether to launch a new Astral Express.

It is said that at the height of its Path of Trailblaze, the Astral Express was not just a single train, but a massive convoy. Several Astral Express were simultaneously traversing the stars, Trailblaze unknown territories.

Everything will be alright once A Kivili is fully resurrected.

Chapter 2601

Besides A Kivili, there are many other fallen navigators who need to be resurrected, such as Dorico and Falken.

It's definitely a waste to have so many navigators crammed onto one Astral Express.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some Star Train Navigators are unwilling to return, or even unable to return. But there are certainly many more navigators among them.

For example, there was Dorico, who suffered irreversible crystallization due to the fall of the Trailblaze Aeon and ultimately died.

Perhaps... the Astral Express, under my leadership, can truly recapture its former glory?

Thinking of this, Himeko's gaze involuntarily turned to the starry sky outside the porthole, her eyes filled with determination.

"Speaking of which, how could Mikhail's Astral Express lose to you?" Chen Li pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at World-Painting with some curiosity.

"..." Upon hearing Chen Li's question, World-Painting was slightly taken aback.

"Of course, I'm not doubting your the Trailblaze Spirit, please don't misunderstand." Chen Li noticed the change in World-Painting's expression and quickly added.

Chen Li certainly had no doubt about World-Painting's the Trailblaze Spirit.

The fact that she betrayed her own Destruction father and joined the Nameless Guest' ranks simply because she witnessed the Nameless Guest's heroic protection when the Astral Express crashed in Hatopia is enough to show how compatible World-Painting is with the Astral Express.

Even the surname "Murata" itself represents a train that once crashed.

Therefore, the Trailblaze Spirit of Murata World-Painting is self-evident, but Mikhail is no less so.

Moreover, as the Father of Penacony, Mikhail had a geographical advantage in New Penacony.

Although World-Painting is the progenitor of Imagenesis in the Duality Paradise and has considerable fame there, the place where the two fought was ultimately in New Penacony, which is very similar to Penacony.

"..." World-Painting gently stroked her chin, seemingly pondering the question seriously.

"Oh, I do remember Mikhail's last words," Feiying suddenly said, raising one hand as if recalling something.

"What were your last words?" Chen Li asked Feiying curiously.

"I have no regrets about my life, it's just a pity that my old friends are not here..." Feiying said, mimicking Mikhail's tone.

"Hmm... what this means is... it's probably because among Mikhail's Trailblaze Trio, besides Ternan, there was also Lazarina. It's a pity that she didn't trigger the chain summon. But it could also be for other reasons, such as being ten times stronger when corrupted and three times weaker when redeemed." Chen Li pondered for a moment, stroking his chin as he analyzed.

Despite the many ups and downs of Mikhail's life, he ultimately died with a smile on his face.

World-Painting, on the other hand, was all alone in the World in the Painting, accumulating his Wish Power for over a hundred years with hatred for Guiji. The intensity of that resentment was enough to support an Evil Sword Immortal.

"Oh... I see." Feiying nodded in sudden understanding.

"That Mikhail was a formidable opponent..." World-Painting murmured with a touch of melancholy.

"Can you please stop commenting like you're saying the other person is already dead?" Chen Li interrupted helplessly.

"Yes, of course I know the mechanics of the Resurrection Card. But..." World-Painting nodded, but paused halfway through her sentence.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not referring to the Resurrection Cards. I'm talking about the Holy Grail War itself. Although you defeated Mikhail, you shouldn't have defeated his Master, right?" Chen Li interrupted World-Painting's speech, reminding her.

"No." World-Painting paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Then there's a possibility that the opposing Master used three Command Spell to revive Mikhail. Of course, it's also possible that the opposing Master Tokisaki Kurumi, is planning to give up. But I don't think that's something Tokisaki Kurumi would do." Chen Li crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although Tokisaki Kurumi is intelligent and should be able to see that Chen Li, as Miraculous Forger, has no intention of Destruction the world, who wouldn't want Miraculous Item?

A smart person may not actively seek out trouble, but a smart person will never give up easily obtainable benefits.

"If that's the case... I really look forward to our next meeting." After listening to Chen Li's analysis, World-Painting remained silent for a moment, but her eyes showed an undisguised anticipation.

"Alright, let's stop talking about Mikhail. Let's talk about your battle with Altair." Chen Li looked at Feiying and World-Painting, bringing the topic back on track.

Just like what Feiying said yesterday when she dragged World-Painting to New Penacony, their initial goal was Altair and Shimazaki Setsuna. The fact that Feiying and World-Painting are still standing here unharmed speaks volumes.

"Uh... well, this was indeed an accident..." Feiying scratched her cheek, saying somewhat embarrassedly.

"Hmm, I see." Chen Li glanced down at the battle report in his hand and nodded.

Chen Li currently has two battle reports. One is a late-night battle briefing provided by Pearl. As Pearl said, the information in this briefing is limited to what Feiying and World-Painting have seen and heard, so the intelligence is inevitably biased.

The other one comes from the kill record of the New Penacony.

However, the New Penacony only records the kills but not the process, so by comparing the two battle reports, we can roughly reconstruct the intense battle situation last night.

"It seems that Oswaldo Schneider was sent by Boothill to kill Altair, and the battle between the two dragged Zhongli and his Servant Guizhong into it as well. I don't know why Oswaldo suddenly turned his attention to attacking Zhongli," Feiying recalled the events of last night, gesturing as she spoke.

"I do know that. Because Zhongli is about to be parachuted into the position of head of the Market Expansion Department through underhanded means. For Oswaldo, the former head of the Market Expansion Department, this is like a blood feud, a betrayal of his wife." Chen Li flipped through a page of the battle report and explained casually.

Oswaldo was clearly enraged upon seeing Zhongli, and immediately turned his attack on Zhongli and Guizhong instead of Altair.

Oswaldo may not be able to beat Zhongli, but he can beat Guizhong.

Although Chen Li forbids the use of Miraculous Item against participants in the Holy Grail War, Zhongli's strength is comparable to Oswaldo's even without using Miraculous Item. And this is without using his exclusive panel and Character Cards.

Because the Path in the Honkai: Star Rail world is just too useful. For example, Zhongli has now become the third Preservation Emanator in the Interastral Peace Corporation.

His appointment as head of the Market Expansion Department Interastral Peace Corporation as Preservation Emanator is perfectly legitimate.

"Backroom deals? Whose backroom deals?" Feiying tilted her head curiously.

"How would I know? Maybe Zhongli really is the Amber King's illegitimate son." Chen Li shook his head dismissively.

"Huh?! So that legendary rumor was actually true?" Feiying's eyes lit up instantly, and her fox ears perked up.

"Stop teasing Miss Feiying." Himeko glanced at Chen Li helplessly.

After all, Feiying was a close friend of his ancestor; he shouldn't be led astray.

"What does this mean?" Feiying tilted her head, looking at Himeko with a puzzled expression.

"Uh... Mr. Zhongli was able to take up the position of head of the Market Expansion Department Interastral Peace Corporation because of Chen Li's recommendation," Himeko said truthfully after hesitating for a moment.

"Huh? Does Chen Li's word carry that much weight?" Feiying looked at Chen Li with considerable surprise.

Upon hearing Feiying's words, Himeko glanced at Feiying with some surprise.

Didn't she know Chen Li was Miraculous Forger?

Himeko glanced at Chen Li, who was looking down at the briefing and not saying a word, and then said nothing more.

Since Chen Li won't say, then I won't say either.

"Moreover, Mr. Zhongli is the holder of the Miraculous Item [Covenant Gold Coin]."

Chapter 2602

"My joining the Market Expansion Department is precisely to reshape Market Expansion Department atmosphere and secure a place among the top executives of Interstellar Peace. Then, I will use [Covenant Gold Coins ] to constrain and transform Interastral Peace Corporation. The future of Interastral Peace Corporation is promising." Himeko naturally steered the conversation back, her tone tinged with anticipation.

Himeko knew that Chen Li was unhappy with the Interastral Peace Corporation, but she didn't take action because destroying the Interastral Peace Corporation might cause a lot of chaos.

But now there's Paradise Alliance...

If Interastral Peace Corporation doesn't change its ways, it'll really be kicked to death.

"I see." Feiying nodded in sudden understanding.

"What happened next? What happened next? Chen Li has battle reports to read, but we don't. Keep going, keep going!" March 7th urged from the side, resting his chin on his hands, looking like he couldn't wait to hear the story.

Feiying nodded and continued to recall.

"After Oswaldo fought against Zhongli and Guizhong, for some reason, a Master Aventurine from the All-People Entertainment Match joined the battle with the opposing Servant, and their target was Oswaldo." Feiying said, frowning as she spoke, clearly still vivid in her Remembrance of the increasingly chaotic brawl last night.

Just then, the door to the Parlor Car was pushed open.

"I do know some inside information about this matter." Pearl walked steadily into the Parlor Car, clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, and spoke slowly.

"Oh, really? Oh, by the way, Pearl, you and Aventurine are both Ten Stonehearts, right?" Feiying turned to look at Pearl and asked with some curiosity.

"That's right. The reason for this is that the Holy Grail War is about to end, and Aventurine had no intention of winning the Holy Grail War. In addition, Aventurine has a blood feud with Oswaldo, so Aventurine reached an agreement with Oswald's sister to go and cause trouble for Oswaldo." Pearl nodded and analyzed succinctly.

"Oh, I see... What kind of deep-seated hatred could those two have?" Feiying asked, somewhat puzzled.

"As far as I know, the Aventurine are inhabited by the Evijin. The former Market Expansion Department, in order to obtain mining rights on the planet where the Aventurine are located, instigated two tribes on two different planets to fight each other, hoping to reap the benefits."

"Aventurine's sister died because of this man-made war, and Aventurine himself was enslaved as a result. Later, through his own efforts, he gradually rose to the position of Ten Stonehearts." Pearl's tone was calm, and she recounted this bloody past without any ripples.

"Uh... that's definitely a blood feud." Feiying scratched her head, her voice lowering slightly.

Aventurine's sister died because of Oswaldo's Market Expansion Department. Now that the Holy Grail War is about to end, if they don't seize this last opportunity to cause trouble for Oswaldo, his sister probably won't rest in peace.

And what's that saying again? As long as I don't want to win, I'm invincible.

A person who has given up the Holy Grail comes looking for trouble at the last moment; that's more terrifying than any other opponent.

"And then what happened? I remember Altair had stacked over 15,800 layers of the Book of Murder, giving him a 158x damage bonus against Servants and Masters, and he also had over 15,800 layers of the Famous Sword. How did you and your ancestor defeat him?" Himeko looked at Feiying curiously and asked.

"Well... it really was just a coincidence. Oswaldo was probably just too hated, so the Holy Grail War turned into a brawl against Oswaldo. That's why Altair had some free time. He was originally going to leave, but for some reason he ended up fighting with the Byakuyasha and the Flame Reaver." Feiying shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"I asked the person involved. It seems that Byakuyasha planned to take the Flame Reaver to Shimazaki Setsuna, intending to use the emperor to command the other lords. However, Altair discovered this, so they started fighting." Chen Li finished flipping through the last page of the battle report in his hand, put it away, and then spoke.

It can only be said that for the Byakuyasha from the Little Garden, finding the simplest shortcut to clear a level in a single battle or even countless matches has become as natural as breathing.

Furthermore, Altair possessed over 15,800 layers of legendary swords, capable of withstanding over 15,800 fatal attacks. Even though Byakuyasha was practically invincible in the Honkai: Star Rail world after unleashing his omnipotence, he didn't want to go through such trouble. Therefore, he abandoned all martial ethics and chose to ambush Shimazaki Setsuna.

Given Altair's fierce protectiveness, upon discovering that the Byakuyasha intended to harm her Master, she immediately rushed forward and clashed with the Byakuyasha and the Flame Reaver.

According to the settings added by Shimazaki Setsuna for Altair's 15,800-layered sword can not only help Altair withstand fatal damage, but can also be thrown as an attack method, with the power of each strike being equivalent to Altair's full-force attack.

Fifteen thousand eight hundred full-force attacks. Each full-force attack comes with a 158x damage bonus.

The ninth movement of Altair's All -Holopsicon, [Causality Restoration], returns the creation's setting to "nothingness" and can also be applied to the saber.

They were unstoppable, capable of slaying gods and Buddhas alike.

It can only be said that the power of Holopsicon is still too authoritative.

Furthermore, judging from the battle records between Altair and Oswaldo, Altair could counter-injure and kill Oswaldo even if he stood still.

This is not only because Altair possesses a famous sword, but also because Altair's own power of Holopsicon has the ability to reflect damage. The fourteenth movement [Causality Transformation] - altering the causal relationship, can transfer the damage received by oneself to the perpetrator.

More importantly, this damage reflection ability also benefits from Altair's 158x attack bonus.