Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 217 Credits are such a convenient thing

The Starry Sky Train, observation carriage.

When Lin Qiong and the others left the Daydream Hotel and returned to the Starry Sky Train—

The moment the carriage door slid open, Lin Qiong looked up and bumped into Pam, who was standing on tiptoe, wiping the window.

Seemingly hearing the noise, Pam immediately stopped cleaning, her two doll-like ears twitching rapidly as she turned her head.

"You're finally back, Pam." Pam hurriedly put down the rag and ran to Lin Qiong and the others. "The thing I asked you to find before I got off the bus... any news, Pam?"

Looking at Pam's expectant face, Lin Qiong scratched his head in confusion, turned to the crowd behind him, and asked:

"Uh...did the train conductor give any instructions about looking for something?"

If Lin Qiong remembered correctly, he should have gotten off the bus with Xing and March 7th, and he hadn't seen Pam on the bus before entering the Daydream Hotel.

"Oh, I forgot to mention it." March 7th smiled sheepishly. "Pam specifically mentioned this when you and Xing fell asleep on the sofa."

She paused for a moment, then changed the subject, turning to look at Xing standing beside her, and added:

"However, I did send a message to Xing after entering the dream, and she happened to be at the golden moment at that time."

Upon hearing this, Pam's ears twitched alertly, and she immediately shifted her gaze to Xing: "Star passenger Pam..."

Is this it?

Xing met Pam's expectant gaze, slowly took out a semi-transparent memory bubble from her pocket, and handed it out.

Looking at the memory bubble in Xing's hand, Lin Qiong suddenly realized.

Only then did he belatedly realize that Pam did indeed want to find a memory on Pinocchio that appeared to be left behind by Akivilli.

"Let me see Pa."

Pam carefully took the memory bubble from Xing's hand, holding it tightly in her arms as if it were a fragile object, and then buried her face in it.

After about two or three seconds, Pam suddenly raised her head, broke free from the memory bubble, looked at everyone with a smile, and said:

"This is it, thank you for helping me find it!"

"It's nothing, just a small favor." Xing waved his hand dismissively, then stretched his palm out towards Pam, "Just give me back my 100,000 credits."

"How...how many Pa? Ten...ten thousand?"

Upon hearing Xing's words, Pam's body trembled violently, and her ears, which had been hanging down behind her back, straightened up. "This is almost equivalent to the maintenance budget for three carriages, Pam!"

“But I bought this Memory Bubble for 100,000 credits,” Xing explained to Pam in a serious tone.

"Ah...haha." Pam pretended not to hear, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Hoshino, while quietly backing away. "Speaking of which, where are Himeko and Welt Yang, the two passengers?"

"Don't try to change the subject, give me back my credits first!" As if noticing that Pam was trying to slip away, Xing suddenly reached out and hugged Pam.

Seeing this, Pam quickly crouched down to avoid it, causing Xing, who was rushing towards her, to miss. She then took the opportunity to dart behind Lin Qiong, who was the closest person to her.

"No, no, 100,000 credits is too much. That's enough to send the train to the Car Wash Planet for ten full car washes, Pam!" Pam retorted anxiously, hiding at Lin Qiong's feet.

"I don't care, either give me back my credits, or let me hug you anytime, anywhere." Xing walked around Lin Qiong, made a grabbing motion with both hands and pounced on Pam. "You choose one, Pam."

While using Lin Qiong's body to avoid Xing's grabbing and hugging, Pam shook her head and replied, "I really have no credits left, and hugging is even more out of the question. A train conductor must maintain the dignity of a train conductor, Pam!"

"I'm going back to my room now. Let me know if there's any news about Himeko and Mr. Welt."

Watching the man and the rabbit arguing fiercely over 100,000 credits, Dan Heng sighed helplessly and then turned to walk towards the bus carriage.

"I'm going back to my room to rest. I'll leave things here in your care."

Seeing this, March 7th called out to Lin Qiong, then strode off and followed Dan Heng out of the noisy observation car.

Lin Qiong was left speechless, while Xing and Pam continued to chase after him in circles.

"Oh, what a tragedy."

Lin Qiong pressed one hand against his forehead, staring at Xing and Pam, whose images were almost blurry, and felt his temples throbbing.

Just as he was about to speak up and stop the man and the rabbit, the sound of the car door sliding suddenly rang out in the observation car.

"Ah-"

The sound of the car door opening drew Lin Qiong's attention, and also made Xing and Pam, who were originally making a ruckus, stop in their tracks.

"Sorry to bother you."

Huang Quan slowly walked into the carriage as he pulled off the large, black cloak that was covering his head.

But when she saw Pam and Xing tangled together, and Lin Qiong looking exhausted beside them, a look of surprise crossed her face: "...What's going on with you guys?"

"Pam, Xing, stop fooling around." Seeing the newcomer, Lin Qiong quickly lowered his voice and gently reminded the two, "We have a guest."

After saying that, Lin Qiong immediately turned to the side, turned his gaze to Huang Quan, forced a slightly awkward smile, scratched his head, and said:

"Uh, why don't you find a place to sit down first? I'll explain the situation to you once they've calmed down."

......

After Lin Qiong explained, Huang Quan, who had just gotten into the car, learned that Pam and Xing had just argued over 100,000 credits.

Pam also learned from Lin Qiong that Huang Quan had just checked out of the Daydream Hotel and was only temporarily resting on the Starry Sky Train.

Finally, Lin Qiong also told Pam about the fact that the five major families had jointly invited Himeko and Walter Yang to a meeting.

"Wait until the twenty-fourth system? No problem, the train's 'exploration' energy is still plentiful right now." Pam said with a smile that narrowed his eyes into slits.

Seeing Pam's beaming smile, Lin Qiong was momentarily stunned.

Speaking of which, ever since the train returned from its loop around Teyvat, he had never seen Pam with a gloomy expression due to insufficient "Pioneer" energy.

"In that case, could we ask Pam to go to Yalilo-6, pick up Clara, and then go to the Immortal Ship to buy some peaches for Huang Quan?" Lin Qiong thought to himself.

In any case, given the Star Train's jump speed and the teleportation anchor points previously set up on the Immortal Ship, the time spent dealing with these two matters would probably not even take half a day.

Just do it!

Lin Qiong immediately walked over to Pam and asked it to drive the Starry Sky Train to Yalilo-6.

Upon hearing Lin Qiong's request, Pam stared at Lin Qiong with its big, round eyes and said in a deliberately serious tone:

"That won't do. Although the train has plenty of 'exploration' energy, we can't waste it like that. One round trip would take..."

"Stop, stop." Before Pam could finish speaking, Lin Qiong suddenly waved his hand and interrupted, "I'll pay back the 100,000 credits you owe Xing."

Upon hearing this, Pam's serious expression froze instantly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She quickly regained her composure and replied:

"Look... look how sincere you are, then this train conductor has no choice but to reluctantly agree to your request."