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Chapter 3662 Preset Questions
Chapter 3662 Preset Questions
Perhaps because the ritual was not simplified, the phantom was very precise and was even extending outwards.
When the phantom completely stopped, what came into view was a spacious hall.
The hall is not quite complete, but you can still see that there are not too many decorations and utensils in the hall.
The floor of the hall is made of black marble. It is extremely smooth and reflects a dark starry sky.
The top is too high to be seen clearly, and it seems to be made of glass. You can see the glowing stars changing on it.
In the center of the hall, where the phantom was clearest, stood an owl.
Laplace squinted his eyes and looked at him.
This is an owl phantom that doesn't look too tall. It wears a fitted red uniform, has a long gray beard, and has eyes without whites, only pitch black.
If you look closely, you can see bright stars in the dark pupils.
If nothing unexpected happens, this wise-looking owl elder should be the new train conductor mentioned by the Starworm.
The owl phantom looked straight ahead, its eyes looking as if it was sizing up Laplace.
"You are……"
Laplace was about to ask a question, but the owl ignored him and said softly, "I don't know who is standing in front of me now, but I believe in the ability of the Starworm. If you can get the Hidden World Card and arrange the awakening ceremony, then you must be the gentleman that the Star Lord is looking for."
At this point, the owl tilted its head and said, "It could also be Madam? Oh, never mind. Regardless of whether it's Mr. or Madam, I'll just call you 'Your Excellency'."
"I don't know if Starworm has mentioned anything about me, but to be on the safe side, I'd better introduce myself first."
"Your Excellency, the phantom you are seeing and the voice you are hearing are from the current conductor of Xinghai Train No. 199."
"Logically, I should introduce my name. But I have too many names. At every stage, I have a different name. And at this stage, I don't have a name, so I am a little hesitant to say which name is better?"
When the owl said this, he lowered his head and seemed to be thinking seriously.
After a few seconds, it sighed and said, "In my opinion, a name is just a code name. I don't have a name now, but I have a number that is recognized by the Star Train. You may refer to me by the number."
"My number is 005."
After saying this, the owl stroked its chest and bowed to the front: "005 greets you, Your Excellency."
Laplace did not return the greeting, nor did he speak.
Because she had already seen that the owl in front of her was not talking in real time. It was just an illusion that was originally stored in the Hidden World Card, similar to a photo stone.
The owl seemed to be looking at itself, but in fact it was just looking straight ahead normally.
Even when Laplace left the front of the altar and walked to Angel and Gleipnir, the owl's gaze did not move.
It can be seen from its unlocked focus that there was actually no one in front of it when it recorded this video.
"Do you have any impression of it?" Laplace looked at Angel.
Angel shook his head without hesitation: "I don't know him at all."
After a pause, Angel asked back, "Can you see the bottom of it?"
“What’s the situation?” Laplace did not answer, but looked at Gleipnir.
Gleipnir also has considerable accomplishments in the ability to analyze behavior.
Gleipnir hesitated for a moment, then said, "It has a strong ability to talk to itself, and seems to be a bit chatty. However, judging from its ability to predict and answer itself, it seems to be alone all year round."
"People who are often alone often have similar symptoms."
"Its behavior is obviously systematically trained. Even a glance from it will not make people feel aggressive. If it is used in diplomacy, it should be a talent."
"As for what it says, there is nothing worth analyzing at the moment."
As soon as Gleipnir finished speaking, before Angel had time to think about it, the owl in the phantom raised its head and said, "I know that you may have some misunderstandings about me and the starworms."
"I will try my best to explain the situation clearly and hope to clear up any misunderstandings."
At this point, the owl added in a low voice, "Of course, it would be even better if there were no misunderstandings. However, please forgive me for being so presumptuous and say a few more words."
"First, Your Excellency may wonder why there are several doubts."
"Why did the Star Train come to your world? Why did you send starworms to your world? And what is the purpose and position of the Star Train?"
"Please don't worry. I will answer your questions one by one."
After a pause, the owl began to answer the questions it had prepared one by one in order.
In fact, some of these questions have been answered by Starworm, but many of the answers are vague and speculative. After all, Starworm is just a conductor and certainly doesn't know more than the conductor.
For example, why does the Star Sea Train end up near the Dream Crystal Plain?
The answer given by Starworm is that the train conductor has the right to drive, and it was the owl that changed the direction here. Most likely, there is a mission to be completed here.
The owl's answer was very confident: "I received a mission from the Star Lord to come and welcome a seed with unlimited potential. There is no doubt that the seed of potential the Star Lord is talking about is you, and this world that you own."
Starworm was only guessing about the mission, but Owl was completely sure.
Therefore, even though Starworm had given some answers before, Owl’s response must not be missed.
Back to the point.
From the owl's words, it can be confirmed that the Star Lord is indeed here for the Dream Crystal, or for Angel. The Star Lord calls Angel and the Dream Crystal the seeds of potential.
Although this name is a bit old-fashioned, its literal meaning is very straightforward.
The Star Lord believed that both Angel and the Dream Crystal had unlimited potential, so he sent an owl to welcome this "seed".
As for how to welcome it?
The owl did not explain, but it seemed to guess that the mission target would have some questions, so it kept it a secret in advance: "This involves the 'invitation letter'. I will talk about the invitation letter in detail later."
Putting aside the invitation, just from the owl's answer, Laplace and Gleipnir actually agreed.
Anyone who has seen the Dream Crystal Origin can see that this is a world with infinite potential.
But what they didn't expect was that even the legendary Star Lord praised the Dream Crystal Origin highly.
This is both a good thing and a bad thing.
There is no need to mention the good things; as for the bad things, I have mentioned them before. Exposing the Dream Crystal to the eyes of the miracle existence so early may not be a good thing.
Next, the owl answered two more questions that it had previously prepared.
Why send starworms to your world?
The answer is not that complicated, because the Star Sea Train is in a special environment. All the passengers and the bottom-level train conductors have either fallen asleep or hidden in the ordinary carriages. The only two people who can move in the entire Star Sea Train are the Owl and the three-star train conductor Starworm.
The owl had to deal with the monsters in the gap area and had no way to leave. In addition, it also had to ensure that the Star Sea Train was not disturbed by monsters, so it could only stay in the carriage.
So, Starworm was sent to complete the mission of audience.
"It didn't really need to tell you all the details about this question, but it did anyway." Gleipnir: "This shows that it seems to value Starworms very much."
The owl described all the details in great detail, which was actually a hint: if Angel had misunderstood, he hoped that he would not use the starworm as a target, because the starworm did not actually know much.
Gleipnir: "But then again, it even took the Starworm's safety into consideration. Doesn't this also mean that it actually doesn't know the situation in the Dream Crystal Origin, nor does it know who the target of the mission is."
The reason why Owl described the mission in such detail was because he was worried that the target of the mission might be a devil who would kill the envoy first without asking about the purpose.
This situation is not uncommon in the pan-plane.
However, what the owl didn't know was that the master of the Dream Crystal Origin was Angel.
Under normal circumstances, Ingres's personality is not so extreme.
If it knew a little about Ingres, there would be no need to say this.
Angel: "This is barely good news, but the point is not whether Owl knows me, but the attitude and position of the Star Lord towards me and the Dream Crystal Origin."
Gleipnir nodded in agreement. "Indeed, although the owl will answer this question soon, I think that even if it clearly tells you that the Star Lord has no ill will towards you, you probably won't believe it."
Angel didn't respond, but whispered, "Be skeptical of everything. This is also a way of survival."
After the words fell, the air fell into silence for a moment, until the owl started to ask the third question, breaking the silence.
The third question preset by Owl is also the most critical one.
The purpose and position of the Star Train, or the Star Lord.
"The purpose of the Star Sea Train coming here is naturally to build a platform. I think Starworm should have told you about this. I wonder if you will agree."
"Whether you agree or not, please believe that the establishment of the platform is a gesture of goodwill from the Star Lord."
At this point, Owl added, "By the way, when I mentioned the Star Lord, I wasn't threatening you with his title. Please don't misunderstand or overthink it."
"Even if you are unwilling to build a platform, the Star Lord will not do anything. Because the Star Lord does not care whether the platform is built or not."
"Your Excellency might as well think about it carefully."
The owl paused deliberately to give everyone time to think.
After a moment of silence, Gleipnir spoke first:
"It's not hard to understand what it means... As a miracle existence, if the Star Lord really wants to target the Dream Crystal Origin and Angel, there's actually no need to set up a platform."
"Even if the Star Lord wants to come to the Dream Crystal Origin, he doesn't need the Star Sea Train."
With a miraculous body, crossing the endless void should not be a difficult task.
If the Star Lord really wants to deal with Angel, Angel will have no way to resist.
From this point of view, what Owl said is not wrong. Maybe setting up the platform is really a gesture of goodwill from the Star Lord?
After a moment of silence, Laplace said softly, "Although it sounds weak, this is most likely the truth."
The owl hinted at only one thing: the strongest have no need to resort to tricks.
Of course, this statement may be a bit too absolute, but if you consider the size of both parties, it is basically the truth.
The strongest person has no need to play tricks on those below him.
"So do you think we should build a platform?" Angel didn't comment, but quietly asked Laplace and Gleipnir for their opinions.
Gleipnir frowned and said nothing.
After thinking for a while, Laplace said, "There is really no need to consider the Star Master when building a platform. What we are worried about is that the coordinates of the Dream Crystal Origin will be exposed after the platform is built."
The Star Lord or the Star Sea Train already knows the coordinates of the Dream Crystal Origin.
But once the platform is built, not only will the Star Sea Train know the coordinates, but everyone who gets on the Star Sea Train may know them.
Therefore, in Laplace's opinion, whether or not to build a platform requires more careful consideration.
In fact, Angel had the same idea. There were too many factors to consider when building a platform. Even if we didn't consider the star master, just considering the purpose of the platform and the possible consequences after its establishment, it would take time to make a decision.
"Then let's not think about the platform for now and listen to what the owl has to say next."
Not long after Angel finished speaking, the owl continued speaking.
"You don't need to worry about the Star Lord's position."
"A seed of potential only means that there is potential, and the seed has not yet fully blossomed and borne fruit. In this case, the Star Lord's attitude towards you is neither good nor bad."
"The Star Lord is like a passerby on the other side of the river, just waiting to see whether this seed of potential will eventually grow into a towering tree, or a dodder clinging to a high branch? Or, will it just sink into the ground?"
"In order to avoid your misunderstanding, I may have to explain. Being submerged underground is not a threat. Many plants may not look bright and beautiful when they are exposed above the ground, but their roots hidden underground are all over the plains."
"The Star Lord currently has no intention of destroying this seed, but is looking forward to the seed germination."
"So, from a standpoint, your Excellency has no need to worry."
Not necessarily good, but not bad either.
At least for now.
This is probably what Owl wanted to express, Star Lord’s position.
After listening to what the owl said, it was obvious that this was what they were most concerned about, but in the end no one expressed an opinion.
Only after a long time did Laplace say: "How to judge depends on yourself."
Laplace looked at Angel.
Angel also understood what Laplace meant. After all, they were just bystanders, and Angel was the center of the vortex.
Angel needs to make his own decision as to which direction the vortex should spread or whether to slowly let it disappear.
In the end, Angel decided to temporarily believe the Star Lord's position as told by the Owl.
Again, unless there are special circumstances, the strongest person has no need to resort to trickery against those below him.