Chapter 393: The Beginning of the Garden Festival

"Brother Qiyan, it seems the Garden Festival is about to begin."

Closing the light screen, Ye Qiyan looked towards the source of the voice.

He saw Zhao Lin, her wrist wrapped in bandages, standing not far away.

He sized her up.

The misfortune lingering around her seemed to have become quite quiet; at least, nothing strange could be seen from her appearance.

The Garden Festival.

Even after such a major incident occurred, the people of the Hanging Gardens still chose to proceed with the festival.

They publicly declared it was to showcase the resilience and strength of the Hanging Gardens, and even more so, to not disappoint the Train Conductors who had been looking forward to it for a year.

But the reality?

Ye Qiyan's gaze silently turned to the chat light screen he had placed on his left.

Shaya: ["Be careful in everything, don't stray too far from your own train. The fall of this city is confirmed for 1 PM. Before 1 PM, you must stay near your train. Remember."]

"Let's go."

Ye Qiyan walked out of the train and snapped his fingers.

[Train Module · Storage Matrix]

His train was stored inside it.

"You can buy items above Level 4 at the Garden Festival. Did you bring money?"

Zhao Lin patted her chest, saying with great confidence:

"I still have sixty-eight! Hehe, it's the last bit I've always kept in my piggy bank. I also heard you could buy items above Level 4, so I've been saving it."

They left the small station one after the other.

Heading straight for the main venue of the Garden Festival.

The largest single area within the entire Hanging Gardens.

District One.

Located above the virtual sky.

The topmost layer of the Hanging Gardens, offering a direct view of the infinite starry sky.

Here, many traces left behind after the battle were still visible.

Even though a large number of workers had cleaned up, they couldn't guarantee complete restoration in less than a day.

[Ding—Entering special trading area]

[Initiate Trading Platform link?]

The system prompt appeared before Ye Qiyan. Not only him, but a light screen also appeared before Zhao Lin's eyes.

"Huh? Brother Qiyan, what's this? Why can I still see your system interface? What's going on?"

"This is a special system authority used by the lords hosting the Garden Festival. It allows people entering this area, even native humans, to possess this temporary virtual light screen for this period."

Someone answered the question.

"Are you two Train Conductors? I am a guide from the Hanging Gardens, responsible for guiding Train Conductors to participate in the festival here. I'm also a member of the Judgement Department. May I ask..."

Before the guide could finish speaking, someone ran over.

"Nice to see you again! Oh, who is this pretty girl? Do you need a guide? I'll guide you."

The newcomer was Gong Feiyu.

The Judgement Department squad following her hurriedly ran up.

"Captain, you really can't slack off anymore! If you keep loafing around, your attendance record will be ruined!"

Gong Feiyu pouted, then suddenly thought of something, leaned close to the female squad member who had spoken, and whispered a few words in her ear.

That person's eyes shifted from confusion to shock, then to admiration for Ye Qiyan.

"Y-you... it's you! Ah, I won't tell! Um, can I have your autograph?"

The female squad member's eyes shone as she took out a pen and pointed at her clothes. Before she could get any closer, Gong Feiyu pulled her aside.

"Don't worry, she won't blab. We won't either. Actually, many people in the Judgement Department really admire you."

Admire? And then raised his bounty to twenty thousand?

Ye Qiyan twitched the corner of his mouth. He wasn't surprised, nor was he afraid, that Gong Feiyu had revealed his identity to others.

In fact, before entering District One, he had already used Defiance intersecting with Arrogance.

Only those who knew him could remember his identity; others would simply see him as an ordinary Train Conductor.

Even if someone took a close-up photo with a camera now, the resulting image would still be blurry. After a while, even the blurry image would disappear.

Because this was Ye Qiyan's "Arrogance."

[Demon Card · Arrogance]

Its power signified that others were simply unworthy of gazing upon the Demon Lord.

With Gong Feiyu leading the way, the group soon arrived at the Garden Festival market.

It was divided into various levels, from Level 4 to Level 7, everything you could imagine.

Ye Qiyan's target was undoubtedly Level Seven.

Seven and Eight.

The watershed between ordinary and advanced.

Zhao Lin also very much wanted to buy Level 7 items. However, with the few Train Coins she had, she only had a chance to get them through the upgrade options.

She temporarily parted ways with Ye Qiyan. The other squad member who had asked Ye Qiyan for an autograph became her guide, heading towards the area selling Level 5 items.

"This is the place. The only spot selling Level 7 items. But before entering, you need to show your train level. But Altos, your level must be very high, right? So it's fine."

"..."

Level.

Ye Qiyan silently glanced at the personal information showing his train level of only 12, and pulled Gong Feiyu, who was beside him, forward.

"You do it."

"Me?"

"Yes."

Gong Feiyu blinked, then nodded in understanding.

"Right, you are, after all, from that place. Mhm, mhm, don't worry, leave it to me. Although I'm only level thirty-three."

After Gong Feiyu underwent the train level test, she led Ye Qiyan into this relatively quiet shop.

"At this time, the vast majority of Train Conductors above level 30 haven't arrived yet. Take your time browsing. I'm going to buy an ice cream to eat, hehe."

The shop's style bore some resemblance to the trading hall of the Forward Station that Ye Qiyan had once entered.

Various materials and items were displayed inside transparent covers, all compressed to the same size.

After touching a cover, Ye Qiyan understood why Train Conductors above level 30 were required to enter here.

"Can you only see the item information through system appraisal?"

Train Conductors not bound to the system wouldn't even know what to buy here, even if they entered.

"So expensive..."

Among the Level 7 items, the cheapest still cost over a hundred Train Coins.

Much, much more expensive than the Level 7 items available through the upgrade options.

"No need to buy defensive items for now..."

"As for other things... Hm? This?"

Ye Qiyan's gaze fell upon a blueprint.

He reached out to touch it, and a light screen appeared.

[GT-54 Mass-Production Type · Struggle Mech Blueprint (Level 7)]

[A mass-produced mechanical soldier model manufactured during the End War in the GT Mechanical World]

[Manufacturing Requirements: Metal 3000 kg, Mechanical Parts ×2000, Electronic Components ×200, Gold ×100 kg, Mithril ×40 kg]

[Blueprint Price: 270 Train Coins]

Just as Ye Qiyan saw the appraisal information for this blueprint.

A short figure, at that moment, reached out a hand towards it.