March 7th's intention to cover the camera was seen through by Stelle, who easily dodged her... A chase then began...
"Damn it, hurry up and delete that, you hear me!"
Watching their vibrant energy, Welt couldn't help but sigh, "It's good to be young..."
Just then, Himeko approached Jiang Lin, her expression very serious.
"Mr. Jiang Lin, I once again express my sincere gratitude to you as the Astral Express navigator!"
"Thank you for your righteous intervention this time."
Jiang Lin nodded, not showing any embarrassment, but rather accepting it as a matter of course.
"Mm, you really should thank me."
Then Jiang Lin's tone shifted, "However, I have a question I'd like to ask your Astral Express Crew."
"Please ask. As long as it's not too out of line, we will certainly tell you everything we know."
This time, Welt took the initiative to speak to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin nodded, "How do I use a Space Anchor?"
This question made Himeko and Welt pause.
Then Himeko was the first to answer, "This is an exclusive privilege of the Nameless."
Welt nodded in agreement, "Indeed, all existing Space Anchors were placed by previous Nameless seniors in various worlds."
"A privilege of the Astral Express Crew?" Jiang Lin pondered for a moment, then asked, "May I join your Nameless?"
Upon hearing this, Himeko and Welt were stunned, and Stelle and March 7th, who were chasing each other nearby, also stopped.
But before anyone could say anything, Pam scurried over.
"What? Passenger Jiang Lin wants to join too..."
Pam, who had just scurried over, hadn't finished speaking when Stelle pushed him, sending him flying.
"Join! I'm the first to agree!"
Stelle stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Jiang Lin with a relaxed air.
"I agree too! This way, our Astral Express Crew will be even livelier!"
As soon as March 7th finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and quickly ran off again.
"Oh right, I'm going to the data bank to find Dan Heng. He seems to still be busy recording this encounter..."
At this moment, Pam got up from the side, glaring fiercely at Stelle.
"Passenger Stelle, the Conductor is going to make you clean for a week, Pam!"
Seeing this, Himeko and Welt smiled helplessly, then Himeko suggested,
"How about we wait for Dan Heng to arrive before we vote?"
Stelle nodded, then looked at Jiang Lin:
"Don't worry, based on our friendship, since you gave me all your belongings, my vote is definitely for you."
Jiang Lin's mouth twitched, "You actually didn't need to specifically mention that."
After a short wait, March 7th brought Dan Heng to the Observation Car.
Dan Heng nodded to Jiang Lin, and then... the vote began.
The result was beyond doubt... Jiang Lin successfully joined the Nameless.
However... after seeing the result, Jiang Lin hesitated for a moment but still decided to speak up.
"Before this, I want to state one thing: I only joined because I wanted to use the Space Anchor..."
However, before Jiang Lin could finish, Pam interrupted him.
"Passenger, no matter your reason for joining the Astral Express, from this moment on, you are a trusted partner of ours, Pam."
Pam looked up at Jiang Lin with a sincere expression.
"Mm... Thank you, Conductor, but I have my own research and dreams... so I might often be off the Astral Express."
Then, Jiang Lin also promised:
"But I guarantee I won't use your Space Anchors for nothing. If you encounter danger, I will definitely help again."
"What you're saying... it's like you're just using the Nameless name?"
March 7th scratched her head, a bit puzzled:
"Without the will to trailblaze, can you really use Space Anchors?"
Himeko smiled slightly, "How will we know if we don't try? Perhaps Jiang Lin also has his own will to trailblaze?"
"The will to trailblaze, huh..." Jiang Lin lowered his head in thought.
A moment later, he looked up, "Does liking to explore the little secrets of various Aeons count as trailblazing?"
As soon as he said this, everyone present immediately fell silent... After a moment,
"Uh... how about we find a room for Jiang Lin first?"
In the end, March 7th was the first to break the silence and change the subject.
Everyone nodded in agreement... As for whether there would be enough rooms?
There was no need to worry about that at all.
A creation of an Aeon like the Astral Express couldn't possibly only accommodate a few people... even if Sunday were to join later, there would still be enough space.
After choosing a room, it was time for decoration.
This was something he really had to do himself.
Didn't he see that Stelle next door was too lazy to decorate and slept in a cardboard box every day? After a simple decoration, he planned to return to the Observation Car.
But!
As Jiang Lin passed Himeko's room, a terrifying smell of coffee wafted out... Instantly!
Jiang Lin felt his hair stand on end, as if he had been targeted by some great terror!
After a difficult gulp, he immediately fled from there... After running a sufficient distance... Jiang Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, still shaken, he arrived at the Observation Car.
Seeing that everyone was busy with their own affairs, he didn't disturb them, but instead began to study the Space Anchor himself.
After some time, Jiang Lin declared that he understood!
It turned out that exploring the little secrets of the Aeons also counted as trailblazing... Then he wanted to try if he could teleport back to the Xianzhou Loufu.
And then... nothing happened.
As he was still in a daze, a voice came from beside his ear.
"Would you like a cup of coffee?"
Jiang Lin instantly snapped back to reality and quickly waved his hand, "No, thank you, I'm allergic to coffee..."
Well, he was allergic to Himeko's coffee.
"Is that so... that's a shame..."
Himeko looked a bit helpless, then shared the coffee with the others... "I don't recall you all being allergic to coffee~"
After breathing a sigh of relief, Jiang Lin found Welt, who was holding a cup of coffee with a troubled expression... "Mr. Welt, I have some more questions I'd like to ask you."
Seeing this, Welt took the opportunity to put down his coffee, adopting a kindly expression of a senior caring for a junior.
"Mm, go ahead and ask."
"Why can't I use some Space Anchors?"
"This is because each Space Anchor requires you to personally visit a certain place to unlock that place's Space Anchor. This also counts as a form of trailblazing."
"I have to personally trailblaze there... to unlock and use them, huh..."
"Yes, otherwise, why would we still warp from stop to stop?"
"Exactly, exactly, Uncle Yang is right. This girl can now directly teleport to many worlds, you know."
At this moment, March 7th also leaned in and spoke, putting down her coffee as well.
Jiang Lin nodded, then hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask, "You said that Space Anchors were all placed by the Nameless seniors, right?"
Welt nodded, a little curious what he would ask next... "So, the Space Anchors in the Xianzhou Cloister of Imprisonment... were also placed by the seniors, right?"