Jarilo is currently waiting to flourish again.
Letting travelers watch how a planet steps toward prosperity, the countless colossal creation engines and all kinds of robots, along with its unique culture and geography, this is the main selling point of Jarilo tourism.
But as a planet where the miracle of Preservation manifests, without a doubt, more travelers come here in order to behold the greatness of Preservation.
Belobog, as the city directly blessed by the miracle of the Aeon of Preservation, is sacred and inviolable.
However, Zoe felt that letting more people behold Preservation, to understand the mercy of the Aeon of Preservation, was also very necessary. So she built the sightseeing orbit around Belobog.
All guests who come to Jarilo for sightseeing and tourism, as long as they hold reverence for Preservation, may ride the orbital train for free, but each person can only ride once.
Once the train is activated, it will be fully recorded, and simultaneously broadcast live in the waiting hall. The recording system also has a preset cache function, able to send footage to the cosmic network at any time, ensuring fairness, justice, and transparency.
Before boarding the orbital train, tourists must sign an agreement.
Anyone who causes trouble on the train, or jumps off it in an attempt to provoke the dignity of Preservation, will be ruthlessly destroyed by the tens of thousands of combat machines outside Belobog, as well as the weapons of war.
It is worth mentioning that Svarog, as the very first conductor of the train, holds the right to "act first, report later."
"Your Lady Zoe, it seems her level of technology isn't just powerful, her level of strategy isn't low either!"
Himeko, having traveled far and wide for many years, immediately understood Zoe's intentions as soon as she heard Svarog's explanation.
First, Zoe was openly and covertly expressing that she had extreme confidence in her military strength. She wasn't just unafraid of people coming to Jarilo to make trouble, she wasn't even afraid of alien forces coming to crusade against her.
With this as the precondition, she dared to put forward the Belobog orbital train, this "open conspiracy."
Obviously, aside from Belobog, there was nothing else on Jarilo worth anyone coveting.
Even if Zoe completely sealed Belobog, it would still be impossible to cut off the desires of those with ulterior motives. So she simply gave those people a chance, and once they made a move, she could wipe them out all at once.
Aside from dealing with petty thieves and schemers, Zoe driving everyone, including herself, out of Belobog to grant the Aeon of Preservation the highest respect also had another great benefit.
After the Company arrived at Jarilo, in order to seize the initiative, they would inevitably use their identity as Preservation's followers.
Since that was the case, Zoe decided to seize the righteous position first. If the Astral Express had not come to Jarilo, Zoe would have used this to recruit other Preservation followers, to help Jarilo resist the Company.
"Miss Himeko, what you have seen and heard is merely the tip of the iceberg that Lady Zoe has revealed."
At this, Svarog's mechanical eyes unexpectedly revealed clear reverence. "Even compared to the Envoys of the Aeon of Erudition, Lady Zoe is absolutely not inferior, in fact, she surpasses them!"
"Oh, that really is remarkable!" Himeko spoke her shock aloud, but inside her heart, huge waves surged.
She could be completely certain, the words Svarog had just spoken, the expression it showed, were absolutely not pre-programmed, but truly came from the heart.
The robots Zoe had created in the short time since coming to Jarilo, not only had wisdom, they also had hearts.
In that moment, Himeko finally grasped just how terrifying Zoe truly was.
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[On the Other Side]
When she heard that after today, it would no longer be possible to enter Jarilo, this left Acheron extremely anxious.
In Belobog, a city that had existed for nearly a thousand years, there were definitely countless unimaginable treasures buried.
Acheron had originally planned to take her time sweeping through the city while Emiya and the others were out handling affairs.
'Hmph, Emiya is getting worse and worse. He clearly knew my plan, yet only told me at the last minute!'
As she sped toward the suspected treasure sites marked on the map, Acheron kept grumbling nonstop, silently making up her mind that after this was done, she would definitely take her revenge on him.
"Acheron… huff huff… slow down, I can't catch my breath anymore!"
Clara was following behind Acheron, her little feet running so fast they almost left afterimages, yet she was falling further and further behind.
At this moment, her heart surged with endless regret, regret that she had, on a whim, followed Acheron out to go adventuring. But now, there was no medicine for regret.
Before, she hadn't felt it. But now, with people gone and the city empty, Belobog's vastness was truly beyond imagination.
Her eyes couldn't help but glance at those vacant houses, the eerie atmosphere growing heavier and heavier, until Clara felt she was about to cry from fear.
"Sorry, I almost forgot about you…" Acheron turned her head, just in time to see Clara's tears streaming down, and guilt instantly overflowed from her heart.
She gently pulled the small Clara into her arms, brushed away the crystal tears at the corners of her eyes, and couldn't help but show a slightly bitter smile.
"After being with Zoe so long, I almost thought all little ones were like her, fearless and cunning."
"I'm… I'm fine, I'm not especially scared, I just can't keep up with your speed…"
Though Clara instinctively put on a brave front, she still obediently stretched out her small hand, tightly clutching Acheron's collar. Only then did her panicked state gradually calm down.
"Acheron, how long do we still have to stay here? I kind of miss Zoe and Svarog already." As she spoke, Clara's belly made a timely growl.
"I didn't eat breakfast this morning, I'm hungry."
"We're almost there. I heard Jepard say that this place was packed with fine wine, smoked meat, and ham."
Acheron took out the map, pointing to the nearest red circle. "We'll go in, clean this place out, and that'll be enough. The rest we'll leave to those fated to find it!"
"Mm, okay, call me when we arrive!" Clara rubbed against Acheron's warm chest, and soon soft snores could be heard.
"Kids really are adorable!" Acheron gently pinched Clara's rosy little cheeks, then couldn't resist leaning in and giving her a playful bite, before quickly running toward the wine cellar.
An hour later, Acheron finally emptied the wine cellar. Feeling satisfied, she held up a massive black crate at least ten meters tall with her right hand, and happily prepared to head home.
"Who goes there!" Svarog happened to be passing by with Himeko, and the instant it saw the huge crate sticking out, it immediately released its full arsenal.
Aside from the thirteen tactical missiles mounted on its back, Svarog's shoulders and limbs were all equipped with laser cannons, and in its hands the shock blade shimmered with a terrifying light that left no doubt of its power.
At the same time, on each side of its waist, a warhead emerged. These were miniature tactical nuclear bombs Zoe had specially equipped it with.
The greatest purpose of these two miniature tactical nukes was not to kill the enemy, but to give Svarog the ability to perish together with anyone who attempted to steal the technology within its body.
After all, Svarog's data was stored in the cloud. As long as Zoe had time, a day later she could revive him once again as a hero.
"Svarog, keep it down, don't scare Clara." Acheron stepped out from the alley and couldn't help rolling her eyes at Svarog.
This robot, Zoe's pride and joy, still seemed just a little bit silly.
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