Following the guidance of the mimicry compass, Xing found the silver-haired girl.
She turned to the side, looking into the distance, as if deliberately avoiding Xing's gaze. After a long while, she turned back and spoke softly:
"Haha... your friend has a really good eye... sorry."
"No need to apologize, I didn't suspect you... I just need the truth, please tell me."
Because of Ye Yan's abnormal behavior, Xing's trust in Firefly has not yet reached its lowest point.
"I... I did hide some things from you... For example, I'm indeed not a [local], Hound Family's pursuit of me wasn't without reason... There were also some other reasons for traveling with you..."
"... But I truly appreciate your help. I also truly admire the Nameless; you've traveled the world, seen all sorts of people and things, and every day is a brand new beginning."
"I'd like to take you somewhere else, is that alright? This time it's not a tourist spot, quite the opposite... kind of like my [secret hideout]."
The Firefly reached out to the star. "There, I will tell you everything I know... as much as I can."
On the way to the [secret base], Xing suddenly stopped after seeing a clockwork figure with arms and legs.
"Someone's going to die! Help!"
"What is this? An animated character has come to life... and is even talking to me? I must have drunk too much bubble tea to be having this hallucination."
Xing rubbed her head, realizing she'd have to drink less of the milk tea Ye Yan gave her in the future.
"Hey! You guessed it, I am [ Clockie ]... Wait, can you see me?"
Xing nodded.
" Clockie! Great! Great! Misha is saved! Oh, sorry, I haven't properly introduced myself yet."
"My name is Clockie, and I'm a big star in Penacony, the Dreamville! My friends and I protect the peace of this town—they are the Hanu Brothers, Mr. Soda, Origami Bird, Hamster Ball Knight..."
"And Misha! Misha's in danger— Clockie! Help! Help!"
The Clockie jumped up right in front of the star, showing how anxious it was.
A talking clock? I must be crazy.
"Huh? A talking clock?" Firefly immediately realized, "You mean... you saw an animated character that doesn't exist in reality?"
"It seems... I'm probably sick."
Xing suddenly became sad; is this a side effect of a Stellaron within her body...?
" Clockie! I guess only straightforward, innocent, childlike children can see me—like this gray friend!"
"He said you're not straightforward, innocent, or childlike enough." Xing immediately turned to Firefly and started tattling.
Firefly smiled but did not respond.
" Clockie, Clockie! Gray friend! Since you can see me, you must be able to help me! My good friend Misha is in trouble! Please, save him! Otherwise, someone will die!"
With lives at stake, Xing decided to temporarily postpone her mission to the [secret base] and took out her signature baseball bat.
Firefly had no objection to this, nor did she doubt Star, after all, anything can happen in a dream... It wouldn't be a problem to go to the secret hideout later.
" Clockie, Clockie! Hurry, hurry! Gray friend! Misha's over there! I'll take you!"
"Faster, faster! Be as fast as Hamster Ball Knight!"
Following the Clockie's frantic run, Xing and Firefly finally arrived at the scene of the incident.
" Clockie! There it is, there it is! The Clockie doesn't brag!"
"Everyone, please calm down..."
From Xing's perspective, Misha, a waiter she had met once before, was trying to mediate the fight, but no one paid any attention to her.
"You ignorant brat, I'll teach you a lesson!" The gang leader, dressed in a black suit and sunglasses, stood with his hands on his hips, his eyes fixed on the other person besides Misha.
After seeing the person's face clearly, Xing grabbed Firefly's hand and turned to leave the scene.
"Haha, they're finished."
" Clockie! Gray friend, where are you going? Come back and help Misha!"
The Clockie jumped up again, almost as if he was about to break into a street dance for Xing.
"You want me to help a [ Emanator ]? Really?"
Xing looked at Fulisina, who was surrounded by a group of gang members behind her, and prayed for them in her heart.
"Ah... how did she get entangled with too..."
Firefly quickly figured out the reason, and shifted her gaze slightly upward to look at Fulisina's icy silver hair.
" Clockie! Please, gray friend, help Misha!"
"Since you value your friends so much... my baseball bat is itching for a fight." Xing didn't seem to care about what Firefly had just said.
"Efficiency... no, isn't the method too harsh?" Firefly asked timidly.
That was close; I almost blurted out the truth.
"Don't worry, Galactic Baseballer has no shortage of weapons."
Xingxiang showed Firefly a glimpse of his arsenal.
" Clockie, Clockie! This mess is all Boss Stone's fault!"
" The Boss Stone is the worst villain in Dreamville —he's a greedy scoundrel who wants to drive all Dreamville residents away so he can have all the precious stones for himself..."
"So he ordered his men to disrupt the dream, stealing all the good mood from everyone! From then on, Dreamville was filled with anxiety and Strife, and everyone was no longer a family!"
"But as the guardian of Dreamville, Clockie can't stand idly by! By using [ Clockwork ] to bring back the good emotions flowing through the dreams, everyone can surely be reconciled!"
"Come on, my gray friend! Clockie's Little Classroom is about to begin! I have a feeling you'll be able to the Guild the Clockwork, after all, you're special enough to see me."
The Clockie put his hands on his hips and pulled a pair of glasses out of nowhere.
"Besides, you're a guest of Dreamville, Boss Stone didn't expect you to be there! If you make a move, that big guy will definitely be caught off guard!"
"Before you connect, remember this: never use the Clockwork for anything bad—we are the guardians of Dreamville, Clockie!"
Xing sneered, "What kind of weird Clockwork? It's not as effective as getting hit with my baseball bat."
After establishing a connection with the Clockie, Xing didn't rush to use the Clockwork. Instead, she pulled out the cup of colorless milk tea and gulped it down.
Since Ye Yan said this milk tea wouldn't be used at Penacony, she insisted on doing the opposite!
Because rules are meant to be broken!
" Clockie! Is this what they call pre-battle replenishment? But the Clockwork doesn't need energy replenishment!"
Xing didn't feel anything unusual in her body, but seeing the surprised look in Firefly's eyes, she waved her hand in front of her, only to find that the other person didn't react.
Thank goodness, she has finally Guild this magical secret of [ Eternity ]!
Hmm... But it seems like her move is just a very simple invisibility technique, completely different from Ye Yan's [ Veil of Eternal Night ].