Chapter 894: Five Days Before Execution

Aside from Ye Qiyan, there were only four other people in the Chat Room.

Most of their Train Levels were around Level Eight or Nine, which counted as above average among this generation of Train Conductors.

Because upgrading a Train required special Materials, aside from Ye Qiyan, the highest level among the current generation was Zhao Lin at Level Sixteen.

And apart from her, the rest of the first tier, not counting those who received gifts, were mostly around Level Eleven or Twelve.

These four were unwilling to join a Guild but still wanted some friends they could mutually help each other with, so they had established this kind of loose small community organization.

Actually, if this were the Wasteland of the past, small organizations like this would have had no chance of surviving at all.

After all, as long as someone had ambition, everyone wanted to raise their Train Level.

But unfortunately, the special upgrade option Materials were all monopolized by the large Guilds.

Now, however, things were different.

According to rumors, many Station Worlds that produced upgrade option Materials had been destroyed by unknown forces.

It was similar to what Ye Qiyan had done back in Snow White's Village.

Those Guilds had lost control over the Materials, and the train system directly and forcibly added these Materials into treasure chests and Station completion rewards for distribution.

Low-level Train Conductors' upgrade speed had therefore become much faster, and they no longer needed to be forced into joining a Guild just for a single Material.

This expanded the survival paths available to low-level Train Conductors and even slightly raised their overall quality.

Many people were curious about who was behind it.

Several major cities, with the City of a Thousand Stars at the forefront, had even issued Wanted Posters and dispatched more powerhouses to guard those worlds.

Only then was the momentum of attacks by the mysterious force curbed.

But their actions had undoubtedly shaken the very foundation of those Guilds' control over ordinary people.

Without a doubt, this was an act of justice.

Inside the waiting room.

A young man named Zhang He called the other three over.

This small group had nothing particularly special about it.

After getting to know each other a bit, Ye Qiyan had no intention of investing any effort in them.

"Zhang He... are you sure this guy doesn't have a problem? I keep feeling like he's a bit scary... is that Module of yours that can peek at others' strength reliable or not?"

"Definitely no problem. How could the Module make a mistake? I only glanced at him and I could feel he was strong. I don't know exactly how strong, but he's definitely stronger than us.

Obviously, this must be a big shot among our batch.

Let's build a good relationship with him first. After we leave this place, we'll invite him to tackle that Level Seven Station together. When that happens, we'll split all the loot equally, he'll definitely be willing."

"O-okay, I'll listen to you. Ye Qiyan... damn, I didn't expect him to share a name with another true big shot. And he's such a handsome vampire too. If only I could turn into another race as well..."

"Honestly, so envious. He's even got such a beautiful vampire girl following him around..."

"Do you guys think he might really be that big shot Ye Qiyan?"

"Dream on... How could a powerhouse of that caliber be lining up here because he's short 10 Train Coins?"

"What if he is, hehe..."

"Alright, stop running your mouth. What if he hears us?"

"Tch, we're this far away, how could he possibly hear..."

Ye Qiyan could hear them.

He and Lisette were still standing in the corner. In this noisy environment, the physical qualities brought by 500 Stamina still allowed one to clearly distinguish the sounds one wanted to hear from afar.

After collecting the 10 Train Coins issued by Utopia City, he had followed Zhang He and, in the identity of an ordinary Train Conductor, wandered through the city with them.

Utopia City was not a city that opened itself freely at will.

The vast majority of people here were Local Residents.

The number of Train Conductors was relatively scarce.

And this city was unlike other places; everything here was not in service of Train Conductors.

Every single resident of the city always wore a happy, radiant smile on their face.

The first time one saw those smiles, one would feel their mood lift, but after looking at them for a while, there would always be an inexplicable sense of incongruity.

[Name: Li Si]

[Status: Happy Life]

[Status 2: Peace]

This was the appraisal Ye Qiyan casually performed on a passerby on the street.

Happiness and peace.

Something in Utopia City was affecting people's hearts.

And it did not appear to be a negative effect.

It seemed this really was a nice city... wasn't it?

["So you still went to Utopia City after all..."]

When night fell, Ye Qiyan stood on the rooftop of the hotel, waiting for someone to arrive.

On the private chat interface, Menrojina's message was appearing.

["Their target is me. I'm a bit curious."]

["You... you. Curiosity will kill the cat.

Never mind.

I guessed it would turn out like this. I deliberately had Shaya, that crazy woman, go persuade you, but it seems her words were useless too.

I've already sent some intelligence about Utopia City to your mail. I don't know much about this city. The people there are very difficult to control through Karma.

Be careful. That city will devour people's Desire and inner self."]

["My Desire is very large. They won't be able to swallow it."]

["Hehe~ I hope so. I'll finish my Station Strategy as soon as possible. On the day Fan Huo is executed, if I can make it in time, I'll come.

Not because of Fan Huo, but because of you."]

["Me?"]

["Yes~ Bro Ye, you are my Karma Creditor, after all. Remember, no matter what, you can trust me more than others, and before the karmic debt is repaid, I will spare no effort to help you do anything you want to do. My life... is very valuable."]

The Light Screen dispersed, and the conversation ended.

Clang.

The rooftop door also happened to be pushed open at that moment.

A somewhat timid voice came from behind him.

"Huff, huff, Ye, Ye Qiyan, you actually came so early. I knew it, you're a good person... Let's go, let's go together, to save Senior Fan Huo,"

The newcomer was none other than the owner of the Ghost Spirit Cards within the Emperor's Order, the boy who was timid in daily life but completely changed face in battle, Achuan.

"Long time no see, Senior Achuan."

Achuan chuckled, quite happy that Ye Qiyan addressed him as senior.

"L-long time no see. Um, let's go now. What if those people have no morals and make a move on Senior Fan Huo ahead of time? That would be bad."

Ye Qiyan did not refuse. Or rather, the reason he had been waiting here was precisely to wait for Achuan to arrive so they could make their move.

The intelligence Menrojina had sent contained Fan Huo's specific location of imprisonment, and included within it a complete set of escape plans for after the rescue.

However, his true goal was not to rescue anyone.

Or rather, that was not his first goal.

That object of Memory he had obtained from RUN Company was of no use to him.

But selling it to those Homeward-bound Souls was also completely impossible.

Still, Ye Qiyan wanted to know what that stone meant to the Homeward-bound Souls and how it was used.

Having Achuan take the front and draw fire would conveniently give him time to gather more intelligence.

The rescue was merely incidental.

After all, there were still five days until the execution began.