The Stellar Train unanimously approved the mission to put out the fires in Nod-Krai, and these titans of action set off immediately.
As Star put it, the sooner they left, the sooner they could solve the problem. They still had to get back to Liyue for the Lantern Rite, after all.
So Himeko had Demuguo, who could return to Star's body in an instant, go tell Zhongli, while everyone else headed straight back to the train and made for Nod-Krai.
Before long, the Stellar Train Crew had returned to Nod-Krai.
From high above, they could indeed see dozens of enormous, pitch-black cages shaped like hollow spheres, their surfaces traced with circuit-board patterns, looming over the land.
The largest one already covered all of Paha Island, completely dividing Nod-Krai's northern and southern landmasses.
Fortunately, these strange domains had only spread as far as the middle of Lumpor Island. They had not yet reached Nasha Town or Hiisi Island.
However, the domains were indeed expanding without pause. They didn't even need specialized detectors; careful observation with the naked eye for a few minutes was enough to tell by comparing the domain's edge to nearby landmarks.
The Stellar Train headed straight for Nasha Town and descended, landing on the pier, which had nearly been emptied.
The Express Crew got off the train and saw Jahoda running toward them, wrapped in Wind Element and trailing afterimages.
The moment she saw them, she waved frantically, like a drowning person clinging to a piece of driftwood who had spotted someone on the shore.
"Over here! Over here! Come with me to the Secret Archive first!"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Jahoda spun around and ran off, not at all worried that the Express Crew might not follow.
Faced with Jahoda's anxious, somewhat reckless behavior, the