System: My Doomsday Train-Chapter 950 - 357: The Celestial Palace Emerges
At this moment, Xiaolv was still guarding his past timeline in the "Nia Star System." Once that unknown advanced civilization kills Xiaolv, it will also be his death.
There is no choice but to return.
He must return as soon as possible.
Moreover, if possible, he must quickly find a way to ensure the absolute safety of his past timeline, then rush back at the fastest speed, use these resources to upgrade the train once again during this period, and launch a preemptive attack to catch the enemy off guard.
This is the only way.
The only path to survival.
Simply running away would be a dead end. Without his help, Xiaolv alone might not be able to withstand the attacks from the advanced civilization.
Soon――
During the rapid thinking process, Chen Mang returned to the residential building, handed the tablet in his hand to Little Fatty, and then explained the whole story from beginning to end. Little Fatty didn’t speak, nor did he cry, he merely sat dazed on the ground, speechless.
Clearly...
Clearly, his father was fine just now, but in just a moment, he turned into a bag of minced meat.
He believed his father wasn’t killed by Chen Mang and believed it was his father’s own choice.
Just... it was hard for him to accept in his heart.
He had just reconciled with his father and had not even enjoyed a few peaceful days of father and son bonding before they were separated by life and death.
Fate plays tricks, always making people uncomfortable.
After a long while.
Little Fatty finally looked up, his eyes reddened, and forced a smile at Chen Mang: "Master Mang, I don’t blame you. My father saved the Nami Civilization. Since my father has died, I implore you to take these resources, and hope that at a crucial moment in the future, you can protect the Nami Civilization once."
Chen Mang remained silent for a long time before speaking: "Alright."
This time, he didn’t refuse.
Indeed, at this moment, he desperately needed these resources.
Little Fatty also smiled, but his smile carried a trace of sadness: "It’s a pity my father is dead. Otherwise, if he knew about this, he would probably be happy."
Upon learning of his father’s death, Little Fatty seemed to mature in an instant.
The passing of a family member is among the saddest events in the world.
But――
In some ways, the passing of a family member can also quickly mature a person.
Forced to take on responsibilities alone.
Little Fatty’s father’s wife had already returned to her room alone, where faint cries of indescribable grief could be heard.
"Below...?"
Chen Mang was slightly stunned, thinking of the Second Cosmos, but quickly shook his head; such an existence couldn’t retain a complete soul down there. However, thinking again, perhaps he wished Little Fatty could hold onto a glimmer of hope for the future, not wanting their family to remain in constant sadness. Hence, with some hesitation, he said.
"Do you know about the Second Cosmos?"
"It’s a place where people go after death."
"Your father, though dead in the First Cosmos, hasn’t truly died. Perhaps he’s gone to the Second Cosmos, but floating from the First Cosmos to the Second Cosmos takes time. This time is entirely random; it might be a second or a billion years."
"I’m not sure when your father can reach the Second Cosmos."
"But――"
"I can tell you, I have the ability to travel between the First Cosmos and the Second Cosmos. If you like, I can take you there, and I promise to keep helping you search for your father in the Second Cosmos afterward."
"But the Second Cosmos is very large, and you definitely can’t find him in a short time."
"What you need to do is."
"Take on your father’s responsibilities, take good care of your mother, so that when you die in the future and go to the Second Cosmos to reunite with your father, he will truly be happy, especially knowing he changed the future, altered the fate of his civilization and family."
He spent some time explaining to Little Fatty what the Second Cosmos was.
And brought Little Fatty aboard the Constant Star Train, taking him to a planet in the "Second Cosmos," where seeing the existence of those starving ghosts, Little Fatty believed in the existence of the Second Cosmos.
The sadness between his brows decreased significantly.
Replaced with a growing determination.
This is not a permanent farewell, but a temporary separation.
"Alright!"
Upon returning to the residential building, Little Fatty was full of determination and smiled at Chen Mang: "Master Mang, I know you have big things to do, you go ahead and get busy, my father left ninety percent of the resources for you, and the remaining ten percent is enough for us to sustain our current industry. I believe I can grow my father’s business a little bit more."
"Hmm, we’ll leave that refrigerator to you."
"Thank you, Master Mang."
...
After the farewell.
Chen Mang left the residential building, sat in the Constant Star Train, hid in the "Pseudo-Fourth Dimension" space, sat in the train room, and after a long silence, he let out a soft sigh.
He really couldn’t bear to see Little Fatty’s expression.
But all he could do was tell a kind lie.
Having hope is always better than no hope.
Even if that hope is false.
Little Fatty’s father turned himself into a Cosmic Forbidden Item, and when the present state and past state met, an explosion occurred. In such a situation, for the soul to remain intact would be unthinkable!
Almost certain he won’t make it to the Second Cosmos.
Utter death.
An erasure in the truest sense.
But just then――
Ai’s voice suddenly resonated inside the train: "Train Captain... I found the data detected during the explosion just now, and there was a faint space fluctuation that occurred after the explosion."
