"Please rest assured, the Judgement Department will never let go of anyone who harms the interests of Train Conductors who are still moving forward."

The Judgement Department team took away that manager along with the man and woman who had been beaten to the brink of death by the Scoundrel.

Only Gong Feiyu remained here alone. After the team had gone far away, her entire demeanor became a bit more relaxed than before.

"Alright, Altos, there's nothing more to do here. However, that arena has already blacklisted you. If you want to make money, you'd better think of other methods. After all, this relies too much on luck. If your luck is bad that day, you could lose everything."

After saying this, Gong Feiyu walked straight to an ice cream shop inside the arena.

Clearly, she intended to continue slacking off under the pretext of gathering information here.

————

Judgement Department.

Chai Ming, the Minister of the Judgement Department, wearing a custom-tailored white suit, was currently sitting in his office.

A pink-haired man, bare-chested, was looking at him with a smiling face.

"I say~ Chai Ming, the festival is about to begin, and the Hanging Gardens' time flow is almost synchronized with the Wasteland. What else do you have to worry about? Being so busy every day is so boring. How about playing a game of chess with me?"

As he spoke, the man took out a chessboard, the smile on his face growing even brighter.

Chai Ming stared at him coldly, his eyes devoid of any emotion, as if looking at a guilty criminal.

"Mayor, are you that idle?"

"If you're really that idle, go handle some miscellaneous city affairs. Don't disturb me here."

The man, or rather, the Mayor of the Hanging Gardens, Han Qi.

Upon hearing Chai Ming's words, he didn't care at all. He changed to a more comfortable position, sitting on the desk, lazily stretched, and said with a chuckle:

"Aiya, if you're willing to take this off, I could help you handle some official business, you know."

He pointed at a pure black collar around his neck that had no visible seams or connections.

"This is high-grade stuff~ It can even restrain an A-grade god. Isn't it a bit too wasteful to use on me?"

Chai Ming remained indifferent.

"In two days, it will be the Garden Festival. I don't know why you insisted on changing the city's time flow rate, but if you Homeward-bound Souls dare to take action against the Train Conductors in the city, I will absolutely kill you."

"As for this collar, an A-grade god? Someone like you is far more dangerous than them."

He pushed Han Qi off the desk.

"Aiyaya, you're really judging a gentleman with a petty mind. I am, after all, the mayor of this city. To allow the city to reorganize, I spent a huge sum to change the time flow rate so that the city appears to recover faster in the eyes of outsiders, thereby defending against invasions from other cities. You, don't misunderstand me~"

As the Mayor of the Hanging Gardens, Han Qi wasn't angered by being pushed off the desk. He simply leaned back against the floor, a flash of starry pink light flickering in his eyes.

In a place Chai Ming couldn't see, the smile on his face grew increasingly strange.

"After changing the time flow rate, the current Hanging Gardens cannot be fully protected by the train system. That is to say, the current Hanging Gardens is no different from an Advanced Station World."

"No matter what it is, with a little price paid, it can enter this city."

"After Mr. Order's Order Card disappeared, the number of natives in the city who want to become Train Conductors has been skyrocketing. Dozens of former Train Conductors who remained in the city have been killed within this past month."

"Do you really think I don't know who is behind all this mischief?"

Chai Ming stood up and threw a stack of documents onto Han Qi's face.

"Sign them all. For the remaining two days, you will obediently stay here. You should understand the power of that collar. As long as you leave this office, it will make all your power completely disappear."

Thud—!

A dull sound of the door closing echoed in the space.

Han Qi lay on the floor, not even bothering to remove the documents from his face.

Until, after a long while.

"Heh, heh heh haha... Yes, two more days~ Two days later, the System will once again protect this world the moment the time flow synchronizes~ Two days. What I've been waiting for is precisely that moment."

A Light Screen appeared.

A public chat group named "Homeward-bound Souls" with 13 members appeared before Han Qi.

He typed a line of text into it.

["The Hanging Gardens' Eternal Descent Plan has only the final two-day countdown left~ Everyone~ I no longer intend to go home."]

["But, you all still have to return."]

["In the final, sorrowful period of my life, light that oil lamp~ To illuminate your journey home."]

["As for whether what that Supreme Deity said is true or false... Ha~ Who cares, I won't be around to see it anyway~"]

The chat room was silent for a long while.

Until, after a very long time, a message finally appeared.

[City Lord of the City of a Thousand Stars, Lu Jiayun: Old Han, thank you.]

Closing the chat room.

Han Qi lay casually on the floor. Beside him, clusters of pink-purple flowers bloomed and withered.

He hummed an unknown tune, raised his arm, and looked at his palm.

"Home~ Home~ If there were no train system~ I should still be able to eat the dumplings my mom makes~ No, perhaps I wouldn't get to eat them either~."

"Why, did I have to be brought to this world?"

"Home~ Home~ Can't go back... can't go back... heh... All attempts are meaningless... Gods, ghosts, demons... all meaningless~"

"Here, it's better to..."

He seemed to know something that the other Homeward-bound Souls did not.

But Han Qi didn't say it, nor did he want to.

"Hum~ hum hum~"

He continued humming that unknown tune.

In his eyes, glimmers of tears sparkled.

"I really want to eat dumplings..."

————

After leaving the arena, Ye Qiyan didn't wander around the Hanging Gardens for too long.

He took Zhao Lin to the Formula One Cola company in District 11 of the Hanging Gardens.

The current manager of this company was well aware of Ye Qiyan's identity and immediately vacated the office.

That is, the small station within the sub-space connected to this company.

Ye Qiyan released his Train from the Matrix.

He pointed at the machine beside him.

"Remember how to use it? Transfer your train over. This place is relatively safer."

"Remember, remember. This place... and that pretty sister in Suoluo City..."

"She's also a member of the Emperor's Order."

"Huh?"

"Menrojina, that's her name."

Ye Qiyan took the chilled White Forest Fruit juice handed over by Lisette and took a couple of sips.

He cleared his throat, watching Zhao Lin operating the machine to transfer her train from the Capsule Tunnel to this location. The corner of his mouth curled up in a slight smile.

Tap—

That card named the Floral Heart Lock Game Card appeared at Ye Qiyan's fingertip~

After such a long time~

It's time.

To conduct a reasonable transaction with this high-quality trading partner.

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