Chapter 247: Three Questions, the Prototype of the Blood and Spirit Potion

Silence...

Menrojina, who had received the affirmative answer from Ye Qiyan, took a deep breath, her gaze gradually becoming serious.

"This matter, don't tell anyone else."

"Especially that charlatan Zhu Xingshu!"

"As for that light pillar you mentioned, that's a Plunderer from the wasteland."

"It only appears in the wastelands where Train Conductors capable of entering high-level stations are located. It extends that light tendril to randomly plunder one module, item, or even... talent that exists on the train or the Train Conductor."

Plunderer?

So there actually existed such troublesome things in the wasteland.

"However."

Menrojina's tone shifted.

"While this is generally a nightmare for more ordinary Train Conductors, for people like us, it's actually a pleasant surprise. After all, as long as you eliminate the Plunderer, you can obtain some extremely precious items. Those items are incredibly rare treasures, even in the highest-level station worlds."

As she reached this point.

A gentle smile appeared beneath her veil.

"Don't worry too much. Although losing some things might be painful for you, you're still young and haven't experienced much. Just go through a few more advanced stations, continue growing yourself, and when you encounter a Plunderer again, you'll definitely be able to eliminate it."

Next time?

There won't be a next time. Even if there were, it wouldn't be that light pillar again.

Ye Qiyan didn't tell her that the Plunderer she mentioned had already been destroyed.

Although the process was relatively arduous, just as she said.

The final reward was indeed quite good.

Seeing Ye Qiyan remain silent, Menrojina thought he had lost something important and spoke gently:

"Don't be too upset. The wasteland is like this - you keep moving forward, but always leave something behind. What's important is to keep growing stronger. When you become powerful enough, you'll actually start hoping to encounter Plunderers again."

Clearly, she had misunderstood, hadn't she?

Ye Qiyan shrugged, not planning to explain anything.

With the question answered, one light dot lit up on the Ritual Card · Three Questions.

Two questions remained. After a brief hesitation, Ye Qiyan posed his second question.

"Zhou Shangqing, the one who crossed the wasteland, what kind of person was he?"

Confusion.

Menrojina clearly hadn't expected him to ask this.

"What kind of person? Hmm... although I didn't know him personally, I have heard about that person's deeds."

"He was probably an outstanding person. Although I don't think he was as exceptional as you, in that era, he was definitely the most watched Train Conductor."

"His appearance made many factions set aside their mutual apprehensions and invest all their resources to help him cross the wasteland. So, he had very good relationships too. Basically, he was the complete opposite type from our annoying organization boss."

"Although he ultimately failed, no one ever considered him a failure. It's just that after that incident, few people ever brought up crossing the wasteland again. Ha~ So I'm actually quite curious - what abilities do those so-called gods that the Homeward-bound Souls want to rely on actually have, to accomplish what even Train Conductors couldn't achieve?"

"Oh right, Zhou Shangqing's train departed from Suoluo City. Hmm... the starting point seems to be... at the original third-level guild headquarters in Suoluo City, I think?"

Outstanding, huh.

Ye Qiyan remembered the contents of that diary.

Those words, even after so many years, still made one feel the fear that the young man named Zhou Shangqing had towards others' expectations.

The second glow of the Three Questions lit up.

Then the final question.

"Sister Gina, what about the Fengyue Flower you mentioned earlier?"

He needed to create the mental potion.

If he didn't have the Stardust Gold, there wouldn't be any urgency.

But now, he had it.

"Hehe~ Don't worry, I've already found that flower. But it's very fragile and can't be casually transplanted. Just wait a little longer~"

The third light dot lit up.

The Ritual Card · Three Questions emitted a serene, mysterious glow~

This radiance continuously condensed in the air, forming Train Coins one after another.

Compared to before, there were as many as twelve coins.

"Oh my~ These questions seem quite good this time, hehe~ Little Brother Ye, if you have anything else in the future, you can still come ask me. This isn't unconditional help, but rather, a ritual completed between you and me."

"Putting it that way, you should be able to accept it better, right?"

The Train Coins fell into his palm, twisted for a moment, then disappeared without a trace.

As she said this, Menrojina suddenly thought of something.

"Oh right, where is your train? That guy in the organization who maintains trains, Laine, is here recently. Do you want him to help you with maintenance? I have an advanced maintenance coupon here. Since you joined late, that charlatan probably hasn't given you this year's organization benefits yet."

Advanced maintenance? So this really is an organization benefit.

"I already did one before, at the City of a Thousand Stars. Someone gave it to me..."

"Huh? Hmm..."

Menrojina blinked, but still took out that advanced maintenance coupon.

"It's fine."

"This thing is useless to me."

"Besides, maintenance isn't something you can only do once."

No reason to refuse something free - whether to actually use it was another matter.

Ye Qiyan took the maintenance coupon and put it in his backpack, then glanced at the liquid sphere still floating on the Processing Station.

"This, how much longer?"

"Three hours. Hmm, you can put a drop of your blood into it first."

"Potion making requires human blood? Won't that cause problems?"

It didn't seem very reliable.

If Zhu Xingshu had asked him to do this, Ye Qiyan would have refused a hundred times over.

"Not human blood, but the blood of the person who will consume it."

"Once you drip it in, this potion can only be consumed by you."

"Look forward to it a little~ The finished product of this potion is even better than the 20-point mental capacity limit I mentioned earlier~"

Look forward to it?

Ye Qiyan walked to the Processing Station, quietly first retrieving the Demon Card · Bewitchment that had been hidden in his pocket back into the Void Card Repository.

Then.

He took out the Eternal Cutter, leaving a trail of silvery light fragments in the air.

His fingertip touched it.

A drop of blood was absorbed by the liquid sphere in the air.

The red color on it became more vivid, like an intoxicating glass of red wine.

The writhing sphere seemed to carry many mysteries.

Beep beep—

Touch, appraise—

[Prototype of an Unknown Magic Potion~]

[Countdown: 2:51:13]

[Note: You could, perhaps, inject a bit more mental energy into it. Hmm, just a bit~]

This description?

What does it mean?

And how should he inject it?

Ye Qiyan glanced at Menrojina, who was still sitting on the jade throne thinking about who knows what.

Then he looked at the liquid sphere before him.

After a brief hesitation.

His fingertip moved forward, and an extremely fine stream of azure light, unnoticed by anyone, merged into this unfinished potion.