Venus.

The goddess of beauty and art.

She had not sought revenge, but instead carried hatred, despair, and sorrow, remaining here since countless eons ago.

Only to pass the name of the Golden Tribe through the trials of time, to be carried forward.

But.

If Ye Qiyan had not returned to this White Forest, it was likely that until the very moment of her own demise, it would have been difficult for anyone to meet her, let alone hear these words she spoke.

Because this was merely a Level 3 Station World.

Those who entered here were nothing more than Train Conductors whose Train levels were below Level 4.

And Train Conductors of that level, even if they came here, or even directly entered the waters below.

The weak couldn't find her, and the strong wouldn't come.

Only Ye Qiyan.

He who possessed the Beacon of Memories and the Anchor.

He who had chosen the White Forest at the Crossroads of Fate.

Was the only one who could meet Venus and bring her back to clarity.

This was the Crossroads of Fate.

Through Ye Qiyan's choice, everything that had happened now was created.

If he had taken another path, perhaps it would have been a completely different story.

But there were no ifs.

The path Ye Qiyan walked was the only one that belonged to him alone.

The past could not change, there was no so-called starting over; everything began the moment he entered the Wasteland.

The future could not be certain, there were no predetermined failures; all prophecies, destinies, and stories could only be sketched out by those who stepped forward, picking up the brush on a blank canvas and drawing freely.

Ye Qiyan would not ask why Venus did not think of revenge, but instead chose to hide here.

He knew that this goddess of beauty had already reached the limit of what she could do, even surpassing that limit.

A deity born from art and beauty might not have much power in herself.

But even so, she had given her all, using everything she had to create the opportunity for the name of the Golden Tribe to reappear.

Whoosh~

A gentle breeze blew.

Venus slowly raised her head.

Gazing at the dark sky, a sky without any sky.

"I still remember, the children loved to let some weak races obtain the sun and moon, because it was truly beautiful... It's been so long since I've seen them."

Her figure was slowly dissipating.

From the moment she told the name of the Golden Tribe to Ye Qiyan.

Her obsession was fulfilled, the wish she had exchanged everything for had finally... come true, hadn't it?

"Are you willing to accept this?"

Ye Qiyan asked abruptly.

"They were truly powerful, and not just them, but many, many others I can no longer remember... we couldn't win... My children all lost to them. It's impossible for a new race to appear and defeat them..."

"So, are you willing to accept this?"

He repeated his question once more.

"I... I..."

Venus's figure continued to dissipate, because she had actually died long ago. What remained now was nothing but a cluster of obsession.

"I am not willing..."

A sobbing tone crept into her voice.

Tears fell drop by drop along her cheeks, hitting the ground, revealing more of the golden color to the world.

"Wuuu... I don't want, I don't want them to be forgotten, I don't want them to disappear, but I couldn't do it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

I am a useless god, I am a useless mother, I couldn't save anyone!

I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

She repeated her apologies endlessly.

"But it's impossible to win... They couldn't defeat those monsters, and the races after them were even less capable. It definitely won't work. They are too powerful, there's simply, simply, no way to fight them..."

Her words had become chaotic.

Yet, just as she was about to break down completely.

A familiar color instantly cleared Venus's chaotic will and gaze.

【Wandering Star Holy Sigil·Gold·Courage·Champion!】

The golden-red Holy Sigils materialized around Ye Qiyan.

"Ch-child... you, you are! A member of the Golden Tribe!"

"I am human, but this power, I obtained it from the Wasteland. That is to say..."

Ye Qiyan paused, and in his black pupils, the cross of Defiance × Arrogance gradually faded.

He stated a fact with absolute sincerity.

"The Golden Tribe has never been forgotten by the Wasteland. As for the gods you mentioned, they are my prey."

The Anchor and the Judge swirled beside him, and the radiance they emitted caused the golden liquid carrying Venus's obsession to tremble.

Gold!

Everything was gold!

Dyeing this entire white forest with the color of gold!

Even if only for a moment, the incomparable splendor was still etched into Ye Qiyan's memory.

And at that moment, he seemed to see a powerful, noble, and glorious civilization.

"S-so... that's how it is... huh... that's great... that's great..."

On Venus's beautiful face, both crying and smiling appeared simultaneously.

"To be remembered... is truly... wonderful... To be used, to exist... is truly... wonderful..."

In Venus's eyes looking at Ye Qiyan, there was a bit more love. It was the love of a mother for her child.

Even if Ye Qiyan was human.

Even if he was only using the power of the Golden Tribe.

But none of that mattered anymore.

"Thank you, human. Can you tell me your name?"

She was about to disappear.

"Ye Qiyan."

"My name is Venus. I am the deity born from the art and beauty of the Golden Tribe. You are human, but you are also a champion worthy of wearing the crown of gold. Thank you, Ye Qiyan."

Her voice gradually weakened.

Her figure was nothing more than a final blurry form.

Venus raised her arm, as if her children of old were gathered around her, discussing art and beauty.

She asked softly and gently:

"Am I... a useful god?"

She looked up to the sky, but in this dark world, she saw a bright moon hanging high above.

"Yes."

With a smile on her face, she vanished.

Only one final sentence remained.

"This is for you, Ye Qiyan. Thank you... if it still has any use...

I, the goddess of beauty of the Golden Tribe, wish that you... and your race... can keep going, and going... without ever stopping..."

That clump of golden liquid flew towards Ye Qiyan, and from it, two things fell.

A key, and a golden leaf.

【Key to the Golden Tribe's Treasury】

【The key to opening the Golden Tribe's treasury from countless eons ago. Through this key, one can travel to 【(No Level) Stasis! Super·Despair Platform World·The Colorless Land】.】

【Note: Time, Space, Fate... everything here has been plundered, ravaged, and destroyed. Nothing remains.

Unless... it is something that gods cannot find, cannot touch, cannot be eroded by time, cannot be shattered by space, and cannot be spied upon by Fate...

But does such a thing truly exist in this world?

System cannot judge.】

【Note 2: This world is extremely dangerous!!!】

【Note 3: Upon entering this world, the System cannot perform any interference, and all methods of leaving the station are negated. Once entered, you cannot leave this world!】

【Miatira's Special Note: But Miatira can!】

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