Chapter 70: What Is More Important?
“So do you know where the Stellar Core is?” Meng Huaifeng’s question went straight to the key point.
“Hey, what a coincidence, I really don’t know that, but I’ve already figured out how to find the Stellar Core’s location.” Sampo spread his hands, feeling a bit relieved in his heart.
Actually, he was just a tiny bit away from learning the Stellar Core’s location, but he thought it would be better for the protagonist to uncover the final mystery, so he temporarily stopped delving deeper.
Fortunately he stopped, otherwise the Nameless had just arrived and they could already reach the grand finale, then all his preparations would be completely useless, with not a bit of joy.
Now, with my old Sampo’s silver tongue, while telling the truth, tricking them into continuing to follow my script, it might still barely make this drama end perfectly.
Sampo was scheming in his mind, while Meng Huaifeng frowned slightly, his mind heavy with concerns.
“Huai Feng, ever since we got on the Train, you’ve been hesitating and conflicted at times, what’s really going on? If there’s a problem, you can say it, we can all think of a way together.” Welt asked.
“I… Uncle Yang, I know the approximate location of the Stellar Core, and I also have the Art of Heavenly Inquiry, which can obtain the exact location of the Stellar Core.” Meng Huaifeng was silent for a moment, then decided to say it.
“I understand, you clearly have a means to solve the problem quickly, but you’re worried about ruining everyone’s Pioneer experience, so you don’t know whether to use it, right?” Welt pushed up his glasses.
“Yeah, Uncle Yang is right, March said before that finding the goal and solving the goal is too simple and boring, not pioneering enough at all.” Meng Huaifeng nodded.
“Huh? Is it because of me? Thanks, Huai Feng.” March 7th said, moved.
“What are you thinking?” Welt asked.
“I don’t know.” Meng Huaifeng looked a bit lost.
“If you don’t use your ability, then following the process, we need to ask locals for information, befriend or antagonize local forces, be trusted, misunderstood, or even wanted, all possibilities could happen, we’ll make many friends, go through numerous dangers, ultimately learn the Stellar Core’s location, solve the problem, and become this world’s Savior.”
“In this process, everything is full of unknowns, fascinating, anticipated, and thrilling, this is the adventure all Nameless have long awaited.” Welt took a few steps forward, slightly raising his head to look at the distant sky.
Even he, an old man nearly a hundred years old, was somewhat tempted by such an adventure, let alone the young and vigorous young Nameless.
With Welt’s description, yearning looks appeared in the eyes of Meng Huaifeng, March 7th, and Stelle.
“If you use your ability, we can immediately resolve the crisis, no more ups and downs of adventure, no more friends who share hardships, and maybe no one will even know we saved the world.” Welt turned around, looking at the three young ones.
“Wouldn’t that mean we gain nothing?” March 7th probed.
“No.” Meng Huaifeng shook his head: “We resolve the crisis early and save the lives of those strangers who might die in the crisis in these few days.”
“Right.” March 7th suddenly realized.
“So, in your hearts, a potentially exciting adventure, or the lives of an unknown number of strangers, which is more important?” Welt posed a soul-searching question.
“Lives!”
Without much hesitation, the three answered in unison.
On the Train, Dan Heng, sitting on the sofa with eyes closed in meditation, had the corners of his mouth slightly curve up.
“I think, Huai Feng, you should have your answer in your heart now.” Welt smiled slightly.
Meng Huaifeng looked at March 7th with some apology: “Sorry, March, it might ruin your Pioneer experience again.”
“What are you talking about? Do you think I’m someone who doesn’t know priorities?” March 7th said with hands on her hips: “Besides, resolving the crisis early doesn’t mean we can’t continue interacting with locals, it just changes the way of pioneering, what’s the big deal?”
“March is always reliable on important matters!” Stelle praised.
“Of course.” March 7th proudly lifted her chin: “Huai Feng, in situations like this from now on, just use it without hesitation, saving lives is like putting out a fire. But other than saving the world, don’t use it casually.”
“No problem, even if March is so anxious she’s pulling out her hair over a problem, I won’t use it.” Meng Huaifeng made a little joke.
“That’s not okay, if the problem really can’t be solved, you still have to use it!” March 7th hurriedly said.
Sampo listened to everyone’s words and suddenly felt numb, you guys like this, the advanced joy I’ve prepared for years is ruined, the play ends before it even starts, not even letting me play the fool.
No no no, can’t be like this, if word gets out, old Sampo will become a laughingstock.
“Heroes, let’s discuss, how about we go through the process? If you act directly, who will know you saved the world? I guarantee to help speed up the process, just a few days to save the world, then you all will become Belobog’s great heroes, Saviors, how about it?” Sampo said with a humble smile.
“No, lives are at stake, Jarilo-VI’s environment is so harsh, with Realm Splitting, who knows how many people will die if delayed a few days?” March 7th refused without hesitation.
“Even if you solve the Stellar Core, the harsh environment and Realm Splitting here won’t disappear immediately, people will still die.” Sampo continued trying to persuade the Pioneer Squad.
“But in the future, the time they completely disappear will be a few days earlier, that gap of a few days might let people who originally couldn’t survive do so.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“How about this, I’ll work hard, old Sampo, leading the way for you while wandering the outskirts, guaranteeing no one dies in these few days, how about it?” Sampo was going all out.
“Not good at all, I think you want another beating.” Stelle pulled out her Baseball Bat to go after Sampo.
Sampo lay despairingly on the snowy ground: “Just kill me already, without joy, what’s the point of Sampo living. Meeting you all is my old Sampo’s eight lifetimes of bad luck, Meng Huaifeng, you really deserve to die, how can you leave any way out for us Masked Fools like this? No lies to tell, no process needed, where to find joy? The God of Joy must be blind to give you the Blessing.”
“You’re right, I also think He is blind.” Meng Huaifeng agreed.
“Maybe, your current state is His joy?” Stelle said shockingly.
Tears streamed from the corners of Sampo’s eyes, too much, the God of Joy is too much!
For His own joy, depriving us of our joy, you don’t deserve to be the God of Joy!
“Then, shall we begin?” Welt said.
“Yeah.” Meng Huaifeng nodded.
Art of Heavenly Inquiry, activate!
Stellar Core, where exactly is it?
