She looked toward Yu Nian:

"With the purifying power of the pure heart vine and the Soul-Soothing Star Runes inherited from Star Chart Island, can we create Spark Seeds that can temporarily block erosion and awaken the core beliefs of the islands?"

The vines in Yu Nian's arms swayed gently, the silver-white flower buds slowly blooming as a drop of crystal-clear dew with a hint of pale gold seeped out, suspended in the air.

Inside the dewdrop, dense star runes could be vaguely seen circulating.

"We can," Yu Nian nodded, her voice soft but firm.

"But every seed requires consuming the Source Dew of the pure heart vine and... carrying a glimmer of Spark. With our current strength, we can only produce thirty-six seeds at most."

"Thirty-six is enough."

A sharp glint flashed in Bai Cheng's eyes. "We don't need to liberate all the islands at once."

"We only need to ignite the Spark on thirty-six of ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) the most critical node islands. They will act like the starting points of a prairie fire, automatically spreading to the surroundings and awakening the will to resist in more islands."

"This is the core strategy of the belief network's self-repair and expansion phase in the star track reconstruction blueprint."

She pointed at the star chart again, and thirty-six light spots were marked in red, evenly distributed across the various sea regions of the Emerald Sea:

"These islands are all core nodes that historically had the toughest beliefs or possess ancient inheritances."

"As long as they are lit, they can form thirty-six Spark Sources. Each source point can radiate influence to at least ten to twenty surrounding islands."

"The plan sounds beautiful," Leng Ningxue suddenly spoke, her icy eyes staring directly at Bai Cheng.

"But there are two problems."

"First, the Star Track Battle Group will not sit idly by while we complete our layout. They will certainly obstruct us, and may even directly attack us sowers."

"Second, although the Enforcement Officers have lost their central hub, their residual strength is still not to be underestimated—especially those Mind-Eroding Demon Generals and Obsession Priests who have already delved deep into the souls of the islands. They will counterattack frantically."

"That is why I need you to divide the labor."

Bai Cheng said calmly, "Zi Yuan, Green Bird, Lu Duo, and Yu Nian—the four of you will split into two groups. Each group will carry eighteen Spark Seeds and head to the node islands in the east and west directions."

"Your mission is not to fight, but to infiltrate the island cores at the fastest speed, plant the seeds, and evacuate immediately."

"Remember, the power of the Spark Seeds needs time to grow. Do not engage the enemy in a head-on conflict before they are fully activated."

"What about you?" Zi Yuan frowned.

"I will be responsible for drawing the attention of all the enemies." A golden star track flashed briefly in Bai Cheng's silver eyes.

"I will publicly head to the central sea region of the Emerald Sea, the designated battlefield for the final showdown between the Star Rail Orthodoxy and the Enforcement Officers."

"The remnants of the Enforcement Officers will inevitably gather there, and the Star Track Battle Group will certainly show up as well."

"I will be there to prepare a... grand enough welcome ceremony for them."

Silence fell over the train carriage once more.

Everyone understood Bai Cheng's meaning. She wanted to use herself as bait to draw the most dangerous enemies toward her, buying time for the other islands to ignite the Spark.

"It's too risky," Lu Duo objected for the first time.

"Miss, you have just made a breakthrough and your realm is unstable. You cannot use the gate of gui xu at will either."

"To face the remnants of the Enforcement Officers and the elites of the Star Track Battle Group at the same time..."

"It is precisely because I just broke through that I must go." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Bai Cheng interrupted her, her voice carrying an unquestionable decisiveness. "A complete emperors imprint means I have officially stepped onto that path."

"To the Enforcement Officers, I am a threat that must be prioritized for elimination; to the Star Track Battle Group, I am a vessel of laws worth the risk of capturing."

"Only by appearing in the most conspicuous position can I ensure your actions are not interfered with."

She looked at everyone, her gaze sweeping across each face. "This is not an emotional decision, but a strategy."

"We only have one chance to complete the preliminary layout of the prairie fire before the Enforcement Officers reorganize effective command and before the Star Track Battle Group figures out our true strength."

"Otherwise, once they react, the Emerald Sea will fall into a longer and more brutal war of attrition, and more islands will be completely eroded in the chaos."

No one argued further.

Everyone knew Bai Cheng was right.

It was just that this practice of taking all the most dangerous tasks upon herself left a lump of unspeakable frustration in their hearts.

"Since it's decided, don't waste time."

Leng Ningxue's voice broke the silence. On the monitoring light screen in front of her, a complete action route map and detailed information on the thirty-six node islands had already been generated.

"Seed production will take at least two hours."

"During this time, I will optimize the train's stealth and jump systems to ensure you can reach the target islands as quickly as possible."

"Bai Cheng, I will plan your route separately to ensure you are exposed within the detection range of several Enforcement Officer remnant outposts along the way."

"Good," Bai Cheng nodded.

For the next two hours, the carriage fell into a state of high-speed, busy operation.

Yu Nian sat cross-legged in a corner, the pure heart vine fully extended as the silver-white flower buds continuously secreted crystal dewdrops. Each drop was wrapped and shaped with emerald brilliance by Lu Duo, with Soul-Soothing Star Runes extracted from the Star Chart Island inheritance inscribed inside.

Zi Yuan and Green Bird performed final maintenance and charging on their armor and weapons. Although the mission focused on stealth, they were well aware of the dangers of this trip.

Erosion nodes in chaos were sometimes even more unpredictable than organized enemies.

On the light screen in front of Leng Ningxue, data poured down like a waterfall.

She was calculating the optimal infiltration paths, the estimated time for seed activation, the strength of potential enemies they might encounter, and... alternative plans in case any part of the mission failed.

She even utilized residual data collected from the crystal ruins in the Deep Sea Forbidden Zone to reverse-engineer the gathering speed and possible movements of the Enforcement Officer remnants.

Bai Cheng stood alone by the porthole, looking at the seawater outside that was gradually returning to clarity.

Deep in her soul, the complete emperors imprint rotated slowly like a sun, releasing a warm and majestic power.

Five clumps of Spark burned around the seal, each connected to a distant outpost, transmitting a faint but clear resonance.

She could feel that the phantom of the gate of gui xu still existed in some dimension in the deepest part of her soul, and although it could not be easily summoned,

Its existence itself was a form of invisible deterrence and empowerment.

She raised her hand, and three pure Law Shards appeared in her palm.

They were the authority of the Emerald Sea's underlying rules stripped from the three Purifiers.

At this moment, these shards rotated slowly in her hand, emitting a soft light as if waiting to be given meaning once more.

"It's not enough," Bai Cheng whispered to herself.

"To reconstruct the star track and rewrite the foundation of the Emerald Sea's laws, the authority required far exceeds these... but at least, it is a beginning."

She withdrew the Law Shards back into the depths of her soul, letting them slowly merge into the star track phantom around the emperors imprint.

This process would take time, but she had a premonition that when these shards were fully integrated, her control over the laws of the Emerald Sea would take a substantial step forward.