"Yesterday?"

How could that be?

He definitely had his system bound.

If Menrojina had sent him a message yesterday, he definitely would have heard it.

Ye Qiyan continued reading with confusion.

Perhaps seeing that he hadn't replied, the other party had sent several more messages.

Eleven hours ago: ["Hmm? Did you encounter some trouble? If you need my help, just ask."]

Six hours ago: ["Are you okay?"]

Three hours ago: ["You? Entered a high-level platform?"]

Ye Qiyan hadn't told anyone about this matter.

After brief consideration, he typed a reply on the light screen.

["Slept for a day, just woke up."]

In Suoluo City, what was originally the third layer had now become the top layer.

Menrojina stood on what used to be the Tribunal's hanging garden, surrounded by those green-skinned elves.

The system's notification sound rang in her ears.

She looked over upon hearing it.

Seeing the message, she shook her head inwardly.

"That makes sense, sleeping for a while is more reasonable... He's just a newcomer who happened to obtain some card sequences and that mysterious mechanical dragon. It's impossible for him to enter high-level platforms so quickly... Even calculating the time, the thirty-station limit is still there, it's just not enough."

A flicker of hesitation passed through Menrojina's eyes, but she didn't dwell on it further.

Putting down her staff-sword, her fingers painted with light blue nail polish tapped on the light screen.

["Was it because you used mental energy? Be a bit careful. If you don't use consumables to recover mental energy, it takes two or three days to fully recover. Don't let it drop too much, and definitely don't let it reach zero."]

["I'll be careful. By the way, what about the magic potion?"]

Items that could increase mental capacity were extremely precious to Ye Qiyan. Making a temporary trip to Suoluo City wouldn't be a problem.

However, Menrojina's response surprised him.

["No, don't come to Suoluo City for now. There's been a small issue with the magic potion. I'll handle it. As for Suoluo City... In short, don't come for now."]

She didn't specify the reason, and Ye Qiyan didn't press further.

She clearly didn't want to say, so digging deeper would be pointless.

["Okay."]

The conversation ended, and the acquisition of the magic potion was temporarily postponed.

Ye Qiyan didn't close the chat interface. He scrolled down through his friends list until he found a particular name.

Qin Qiang.

The man who had moved from the City of Eternal Night to Suoluo City.

["How have you been lately?"]

Ding ding—

It didn't take long for the other party to respond.

["Thanks to your help, we've temporarily bought a small base in Suoluo City. At least... there haven't been any major problems for now. Do you have something you need me to do?"]

["I'm in the wasteland. What's been happening in Suoluo City recently? I mean, after that invasion war from the City of Eternal Night."]

A trade was initiated.

Ye Qiyan contributed three train coins.

From Qin Qiang, he learned about the current situation in Suoluo City.

Zhao Xi had left the Tribunal and entered the wasteland, with no one able to contact her.

With the Tribunal having lost its Grand Judge, a mysterious woman had suddenly appeared and taken control.

Meanwhile, the Inspectorate's vice director, who had been absent throughout the war, had also taken control of the remaining inspectors.

Additionally, several major guilds, under the charge of rebellion, had declared they would purge both the Tribunal and Inspectorate, bringing with them the frozen tomb that former Mayor Grace had used for self-protection.

Three factions were now fighting each other within Suoluo City.

In a way, it was even more terrifying than when the City of Eternal Night had invaded.

Now, they were just one step away from starting a civil war.

The guild alliance even had a curse player mage claiming that the Tribunal had reached cooperation with the Imperial Sequence Organization, and that Suoluo City's treasure seal had already been stolen by Zhao Xi who had betrayed the city.

The three factions argued back and forth, none willing to back down.

Qin Qiang was now filled with regret about why he had chosen Suoluo City as their new base in the first place.

"A mysterious woman who took over the Tribunal... No wonder she told me not to enter Suoluo City for now. She's encountered some trouble."

Ye Qiyan wasn't worried that Menrojina would be in danger; he was worried about whether his magic potion would be affected by this.

"And that seal."

From the safety box, the black case fell into Ye Qiyan's hand.

He had tried many methods but still hadn't been able to open this case.

Even the Eternal Cutter at full power couldn't leave the slightest mark on this thing.

So what exactly was inside this case that made the curse card sequence holder so desperate for it?

A curse card?

Somehow, that didn't seem worthy enough.

The conversation ended, and the trade was completed.

Ye Qiyan put the case back into the safety box.

Both his physical strength and mental energy had recovered.

He couldn't rest now.

He still had something very important to do.

"Time for the next sublimation."

Ye Qiyan murmured softly, touching the train wall beside him.

He stood up and walked straight to the locomotive section.

He placed three hundred train coins completely on the platform that had once carried the system.

"Three hundred coins."

"Hmm..."

"This should be more than enough."

Deep breath.

The cost to upgrade to level 8 train last time was 230 points. How much would it be this time?

"Sublimation—"

Talent activated.

Sapphire blue light instantly enveloped the entire train.

Both physical strength and mental energy decreased simultaneously.

As they rapidly drained away, Ye Qiyan felt his body growing weary.

Sublimation—sublimation!

The train's steam whistle sounded continuously.

For some reason.

Many monsters, moving at speeds faster than ever before, rushed frantically toward them.

These weren't just mere hounds or wild wolves...

But more powerful individual types.

They were chasing the train.

They were... chasing the sublimation?

Eve, Lisette, and Red Tears and the raven who had never been returned to the demon card all went up to the roof to attack the incoming monster tide.

Gunfire roared, ravens screeched.

The monsters fearlessly charged forward, only wanting to reach Ye Qiyan's train.

But precisely because they were fearless.

They were destined to die.

Ye Qiyan didn't know what was happening outside.

At this moment, he had his eyes tightly closed.

This sublimation seemed to have some extremely subtle difference from previous ones.

From high above, what seemed like whispers were coming toward him.

Those whispers... were remarkably similar to when the anchor used navigation every time.

What were they saying?

Couldn't hear clearly.

Just a little bit more...

No, perhaps...

Just one more sublimation.

[Ding—!]

[Congratulations! Train Conductor Ye Qiyan]

[Your train level has increased to: Level 9]

[Please, continue forward.]

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