Ti passed, and standing at the entrance to the superspace aircraft, Tilan waved goodbye to Audrey and Feng Jianxue below in the distance before walking inside.
By taking this flight on the superspace aircraft, she was to make three warp jumps and arrive at the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, which was the fastest interstellar travel thod accessible to many.
A week had flown by in the blink of an eye. Reflecting on the past week, from her departure at Jade Skirt to her departure from the Flying Feather Star Domain and return to the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain today, those short seven days seed like an imnsely long dream.
The mission of the songstress, the history of the Rose Federation's founding, everything from the Fifth Epoch—all those past events surfaced in her mind, so magnificent, so stunning. The vast history, the nations' dramatic rises and falls, and the nas that had once echoed loudly, even today, remained rembered and cherished by countless individuals.
Gradually, while reminiscing over these various mories, the young girl leaned back in her seat and slowly drifted off to sleep.
The view outside the tal glass window changed several tis, and the superspace aircraft shuttled through the galaxy over and over, carrying passengers across hundreds and thousands of light-years unimaginable to people in the past.
'Tick-tock tick-tock—'
When the girl awoke once more to the notification tones of the spaceship's indicator lights, much ti had passed.
Shaking her head, she sat up and ca to her senses. When her gaze caught sight of her own reflection in the windowpane, a feeling of tranquility followed.
Soft, light grey long hair, black pupils, a simple and common school uniform, and the sowhat cute, large butterfly knot at the back of her head.
No one should be able to recognize like this, she thought, allowing herself to relax a bit.
Her gaze shifted, and she looked out the window again. In the cold, pitch-black universe, a warm red stellar body slowly turned, and the superspace aircraft moved steadily towards it.
This must be the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain.
This was Hexia's first ti gazing upon this star system from afar in space, and in truth, one couldn't make out the several planets within the Four-leaf Crystal Star System here, seeing only the eternal Sun.
To the universe, humanity was still too insignificant, which might be a saddening thought, but it also filled one with anticipation. For one could always discover places in this starry river that had not been ventured to or stepped upon, and the future was full of countless possibilities waiting for you.
Slowly closing her eyes, the girl once again entered a state of rest with closed eyelids, yet this ti she wasn't sleeping but reflecting and analyzing everything about the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain after her journey through the Central Star Domain.
As a chanter and songstress awaited kindly by countless people, she had gradually beco aware of the mission she carried, and she was no longer running away.
The Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain was just the beginning; she had a long road ahead of her.
The environnt corroded by poisonous rain, the backward industry, the isolated corners, the corrupt high-ranking officials, the declining factions—what she had seen and heard over the past year kept rolling in her mind, then ca together and slowly built up a complex and restrictive system within the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain.
Gradually, the girl opened her eyes and looked out the window again, sighing softly.
"The aircraft is about to enter the planetary orbit, there might be slight turbulence, please take your seats," the chanical announcent rang out, prompting many in the cabin to awaken from their sleep.
"Are we there yet?"
"It seems we've entered the stellar system, we're not too far from Jade Skirt."
"This flight is also coming to an end."
The discussions and chatter of the passengers gradually brought life to the cabin, and at this mont, Hexia stopped her reflections and opened her eyes.
After sitting quietly for a while, she took out her personal terminal, gliding her fingers over the projected keys, and a short video clip surfaced—this was from last night's concert hall recording.
She did not open the first part where she and Audrey sang a duet. Audrey was a popular songstress from the Flying Feather Star Domain, and this spaceship departed from the Central Star Domain where many knew of "White Swan" Audrey.
Perhaps out of curiosity about her own performance from last night, Hexia reviewed the scene of her singing again, and in the clip, a singer with jet-black hair, ice-blue eyes, dressed in a contrasting black dress against her snow-white skin, radiated an enchanting charm as she appeared on screen.
Although she knew that the girl in the video was herself, Hexia Tilan still felt a strange novelty while watching it, as if she were watching soone else.
It was completely unimaginable, wasn't it? Had she not felt nervous at the ti, as if she had no concerns, just imrsed in the performance? Even the voice, slightly lazy and cool, was a surprise to Hexia.
That night's performance and the feelings that ca with it, she couldn't possibly reproduce them now. And as the progress bar of the video gradually reached the end, the image also slowly froze.
"Whose big star concert is this? It seems to have a unique style," A voice tinged with freshness ca from beside the girl.
She had golden hair and conspicuous dual horns, wearing a white dress with a floral pattern, which black lines divided into seven or eight large squares, filled with bright pink and light blue, creating a stark yet lively contrast.
To avoid revealing her identity, Hexia only said she had found it on the internet by chance and was unclear who it was specifically.
The girl beside her appeared slightly disappointed, but she quickly recovered. Noticing Hexia's curious gaze, she grinned and began to introduce her species and background.
"I was born in the Northern Federation Star Domain, Givillia, with the bloodline of the Orc Subspecies Bull Horn Tribe. I'm now in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain for an exchange study."
...
"Why did I co here? Although the economy of the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain isn't very strong, it has a lot of history. I watched many docuntaries and TV dramas when I was a child, so I was very curious about this place and wanted to see it. That's why I asked my family to agree to an exchange study for two years."
Such a beautiful and innocent age. Listening to the Bull Horn girl's response, Hexia fell silent. She didn't want to dissuade the other's thoughts as so elder or soone with more experience, or perhaps she saw in the other the pure and idealistic self she had once been.
In fact, she was still so now, only that after seeing and experiencing so much, she could no longer make decisions or judgnts as easily and casually as before.
Ti flew in an instant, and while Hexia was lost in thought, a synthetic female voice echoed inside the starship.
Semi-spherical robots magnetically attached to the floor patrolled the central aisle, checking if passengers were in their seats or needed assistance.
"I'll have a cup of Maple Jade Cranberry Juice," The Bull Horn Tribe girl seed not to be nervous about the aircraft's turbulence, waving at a passing robot and placing her order.
"Please wait a mont." The semi-spherical robot stopped its wheels, a simple emoticon smile appeared on its black panel, and then it opened a compartnt in its chest. It took out a cup of juice still brisk with cold, inserted a straw, and handed it to the Bull Horn Tribe girl beside it.
"Thank you~"
"Serving humanity is our honor," The robot replied with emoticon expressions and continued on its way.
"They really are cute little guys, don't you think?" The girl sipped through the straw, the ice cubes clinking against the orange-yellow liquid in the glass, giving off a faint fluorescent glow.
"Yeah."
Watching the smiling Bull Horn girl beside her, Hexia's mood began to lighten. Looking out the window at the passing clouds and the azure sea, the familiar world drew near, and her heart settled down.
Yes, there were those distant dreams, and those unfinished dreams, waiting for her to realize. It was too early to despair.
"By the way, I haven't asked your na yet?" As the aircraft prepared to land, the girl finally rembered sothing.
"Tilan, Hexia Tilan."
A long howl cut through the air, accompanied by shaking and a slightly shrill braking sound; the interstellar aircraft slowly landed on the runway. Finally, it ca to a complete stop. Inside the cabin, safety armrests on each seat deflated and then lifted open. Passengers chatted in a buzz and stood up from their seats, walking towards the exit.
The screen on the top of the cabin slowly changed, projecting the rare and clear blue sky, with white digits on the side ticking away, showing the current ti.
[Sixth Era 1252, July 10, Rose Federation - Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain - B2-7621 (Jade Skirt), 2:41:54 PM]
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