Traces

Meanwhile, on the other side, Dan Heng had been in a state of great anxiety ever since he saw Blade, and Himeko naturally noticed his unease in time.

"Dan Heng, are you worried about your companions?" Himeko asked gently.

"Yes." Dan Heng nodded dully. "That man named Blade is very dangerous, and with the Stellaron outbreak on top of that, even with Xiao Xi there, I... sigh."

"Since you're so worried, why not go and see for yourself?"

"Go myself... but Himeko, you know about my past..." Dan Heng trailed off, leaving his words unfinished.

"But you are Dan Heng now, aren't you? The Astral Express Crew doesn't ask about the past, only the future, and I don't want your journey of Trailblazing to be left with regrets because of this."

"The past may be important, but sometimes we should also look toward the future, shouldn't we?" Himeko said softly, the steam rising slowly from the coffee in her hand.

"...Is that so? I think I understand." Dan Heng took a deep breath, finally making up his mind.

"Then go quickly, and strive to reunite with your companions as soon as possible, right?"

The scene shifts. After the Astral Express Crew arrived and rested at the inn arranged for them by General Jing Yuan, they began preparing for the task of capturing Kafka.

"Ms. Gu Yu, since the Luofu Xianzhou trusts us with the task of capturing Kafka, surely you must have already had clues regarding her hiding place?" Welt asked gently.

"That is correct." Facing Welt's question, Gu Yu did not hold anything back.

"We on the Luofu intercepted audio from when Kafka was communicating with her companions earlier. Please listen carefully, everyone."

"You should be able to notice the mechanical sound in Kafka's final few sentences, and the background noise from various locations on the Luofu Xianzhou is actually different."

"After analysis by our professional personnel, we have concluded that the place where Kafka is located is highly likely to be a place called 'Stargazer Navalia'."

"A large area? It doesn't look like it will be easy to investigate." March 7th looked at everyone and said.

"It is indeed difficult to investigate, but it doesn't matter; at least we have a specific location now. I will report the current situation to the Express first, and then we shall set off," Welt comforted them.

"Hey, Stelle, why don't we send a message to Dan Heng while we're at it? He used to be from the Luofu, right? We can just ask him if there are any local specialties he wants," March 7th suddenly thought.

"Mm, okay."

(Stelle): Dan Heng, you... (Message failed to send)

(Stelle): Huh? (Message failed to send)

"It's not working. The signal here is so bad, the message won't go through at all!" Stelle said, frowning.

"Same here. It seems that as the Stellaron disaster gradually erupts, the long-distance communication devices on the Luofu Xianzhou have almost completely failed." There was a hint of gravity in Welt's voice.

"How about this? The Express can't be left without notice, and Dan Heng's condition didn't seem very good before we left."

"Among the Astral Express Crew members currently on the Luofu Xianzhou, my mobility should be the best. Let's split into two groups: I will teleport to the Express to inform Himeko and the others of the situation and then return. I'll check on Dan Heng while I'm at it. You all go with the Cloud Knights to capture Kafka, and I will come back to rendezvous with you once I've delivered the news."

"What do you all think of this?" Xiao Xi proposed.