Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 56 The Paranormal Events in the Back Alley

Cocolia arranged for them to stay at the Goethe Hotel, the most luxurious hotel in the upper district.

A familiar name...

This is truly a luxury hotel. Just looking at it from the outside is enough to make you feel... well, compared to other buildings in Belleburg, it's enough to make you feel expensive.

After leaving Cripperburg, they could see the tall buildings of the Goethe Hotel.

It's still early, so it's not a good time to go to the hotel.

"So, would you like to play in the upper area for a while first?"

Yun looked at the three little ones.

March 7th was the first to agree: "Of course! This is our first time here, we haven't had a chance to really explore yet!"

Now that the crisis has been resolved, the High Guardians probably won't refuse to let those who helped them have a tour of Beloborg.

"Let's go then."

Just go, don't worry about what others think. Anyway, they're not short of money right now. This district of Belleburg is definitely more interesting than the lower districts.

"So, would you like to stay together or do your own thing?"

"Of course we'll go together!"

On March 7th, she excitedly pulled out her camera: "Where should we go first?"

Yunzhi's gaze fell on another building not far from Kripper Castle.

"Let's go take a look over there."

There is a large monument in the square in front of Fort Crepper. This area is considered the center of the city. As long as you can see the monument, you won't get lost anywhere.

What I was most interested in was the nearby history museum, but after consulting with Bronya, I learned that the history museum has been closed for quite some time—because some of its artifacts are missing.

Well, it seems museums aren't really suitable places to visit these days.

What about the theater over there?

Besides history, Yunzhi also enjoys performing arts programs.

Take, for example, the storytelling and opera performances in Xianzhou.

What is the opera like in this place?

The children didn't object, and the four of them quickly arrived at the entrance of the Golden Opera House.

Outside the theater, where the opera had not yet started, a large crowd had already gathered, waiting for the performance to begin.

On March 7th, Danheng was taking pictures everywhere, looking at the program posters outside the opera house, while Xing... she seemed to have seen something and ran to the iron gate on the left side of the opera house.

Yunzhi walked around the neighborhood a few times and picked up a few books and posters along the way.

Sigh, seeing these seemingly unclaimed items makes me want to pick them up and add them to my bookshelf. It's a traveler's habit; those who know, know.

These days are really relaxing, and I'm so glad I've already dealt with the star core.

But the comfort didn't last long.

Xing suddenly moved closer to him.

"Um, Zhi, I saw someone in the back alley."

The so-called back alley was probably behind the iron gate where she had just been.

"They're probably theater staff," Yunzhi said dismissively.

Xing pointed to her fingers: "It's a bit strange, but he asked me to open the door for him."

"Open the door?"

Aren't they staff members?

Although he didn't know the full picture yet, Yun suddenly felt a cold wind blow by.

The weather in Belleburg is so cold.

Yun thought of this at an inopportune time, but he quickly brought his attention back to the present.

"You asked him to open the door for him?" Yunzhi repeated.

Xing nodded: "Although I don't know where he came from."

Ok?

Yunzhi took out his phone and sent a message to Bronya.

Yunzhi: Miss Bronya, may I ask if the iron gate in the back alley of the theater can be opened?

He soon received Bronya's reply.

Bronya: What are you saying?

Bronya: The theater doesn't have a back alley.

???

Upon seeing Bronya's reply, Yunzhi immediately had three question marks appear above his head.

What the heck is there no back alley?

Xing was also there, looking at Bronya's reply. She silently looked up and glanced at the back alley over there.

What kind of paranormal event is this?

Yunzhi walked over and looked up at the tightly closed iron gate.

Xing said from the side, "At first I was just investigating here. When I looked up, a man appeared. The man said that this was a place where poor people lived. When I looked behind me, he suddenly said that there were unclean things mixed in there."

Xing rubbed his arms: "Then he said that his neighbors and friends had all disappeared. I was about to ask Bronya, but then he laughed and asked me if I could open the iron gate."

"And then, that was it."

That man has also disappeared.

So what exactly is this back alley?

Yun thought for a moment and looked around.

—Everyone was busy with their own things, and no one noticed this side.

On a whim, he stretched his wrists.

"I'll go take a look."

As she spoke, Yun nimbly flipped over the iron gate and landed on the ground behind it. Then, she ran along the road into the depths of the alley.

"Hey, be careful!" Xing called out anxiously.

"You guys go play somewhere else for a bit, I'll be right back." Yun waved without turning her head and disappeared around the corner.

March 7th and Danheng also walked over from the side: "Hey, where's Zhi?"

Xing was very worried about him: "He just said he wanted to go to the back to take a look."

The three little ones looked together at the empty alleyway.

"Uh... but there doesn't seem to be anything there." March 7th didn't know what was so interesting about this alley.

Dan Heng, however, felt a chill run down his spine.

"Did you see something?"

he asks.

Xing pondered, "I saw a strange man, and is this alley real?"

March 7th also looked inside and even reached in to probe: "There's no sense of emptiness, so it must exist."

Then why... Bronya said there's no back alley behind the theater?

Think carefully.

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Yunzhi, who ran into the back alley, did not find anything unusual.

I only discovered some [protection] power.

The power of [Preservation] enveloped the back alley; rather than protecting the alley, it seemed to be trying to stop something.

Then, in the alley, there were people.

But those people had stiff expressions, and every move they made seemed to be programmed. Their speech, smiles, anger, sadness... the stiff pretense looked particularly out of place.

Don't tell him it's really a paranormal event.

There are many kinds of life in the universe, so it is not surprising if it is an invasion by alien species.

The city builders followed [Preservation], and although the old man didn't interfere, he wasn't a god who was stingy with his power.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a thing as a guardian messenger.

The cloud passed through the crowd without touching anything.

However, as he walked along the path, the residents behind him suddenly stopped what they were doing, turned their heads inch by inch, and stared intently at Yunzhi's back—

Undisguised malice.

Yunzhi didn't turn around, but simply commented as such.

As he walked, a wall appeared in front of him.

Oh dear, that's the end.

It's more like a house than a wall, and this house, which is only slightly shorter than the opera house, is right in front of us.

Let's turn back. Since there's a protective force guarding this place, he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

Yun turned around.

Suddenly, a large crowd of people gathered in front of them.

"Welcome to the back alley."

Their smiles were as stiff as masks.

The sound was like a broken cassette tape.

"Welcome to the back alley."

A crowd gathered around.

"Welcome... to... the back alley..."