["Ran into a bit of trouble, but it's all resolved now."]

Within a certain Level 11 Station World, Zhao Xi, transformed into her combat form, severed an enemy's spine with her spear.

She stood in a massive space resembling an ancient Roman colosseum.

Beneath her feet were piles upon piles of magical beast corpses.

"Phew~ After returning to the wasteland and continuing forward, my physical strength and spirit have recovered to their former state. Although not quite at peak condition, it's not too far off."

Zhao Xi tossed aside the corpse impaled on her spear tip with satisfaction and picked up a crown that had fallen to the ground.

"Hunting Platforms are still simpler, no need to consider so many troublesome matters. I just wonder if I can find a treasure chest this time."

She murmured to herself, then suddenly heard a system notification sound in her ear.

Turning her head to look.

"A bit of trouble? He even manifested the Ring of the Hunt... How is his Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon evolving so fast? How many times has he used Transcend Mode?"

"And, after such a long gap, he probably encountered danger, didn't he?"

The time flow in her Station World was 1:30 compared to the wasteland. Zhao Xi had been here for nearly half a month before receiving Ye Qiyan's response.

If Ye Qiyan was in the wasteland, it would have only been about half a day.

But Zhao Xi, through her system privileges, knew very well that Ye Qiyan's time flow during that period was not the same as the wasteland's, and now it matched the wasteland's flow.

In other words, the other party had entered the world of an Advanced Station, completed its conquest, and returned to the wasteland.

["Are you really okay? You... didn't use the Transcend Warhead again, did you? Is your spirit really alright?"]

For anyone else, Zhao Xi's concern would be perfectly reasonable.

Every use of the Transcend Warhead consumes immense physical strength and spirit, especially spirit.

For a Train Conductor, once they go completely mad, even if they recover, a crack will remain deep within their heart.

Next time, when their spirit drops to the critical threshold again, the pain they feel will be even more intense than the last time.

["Yeah, it's already resolved. Just some lingering side effects, nothing major."]

Ye Qiyan glanced at his physical strength, which showed no signs of recovery, and sent this reply.

["Side effects? Did you overdraw something? Tell me, I might be able to help."]

Zhao Xi kicked off the leather boots on her feet, lay on a bed covered with plush toys, and frowned slightly as she read Ye Qiyan's words on the light screen.

["Just a bit slower physical recovery speed, that's all. It's nothing, and it's not the first time either."]

["What do you mean, 'just a bit slower physical recovery speed, that's all'? Did you massively overdraw your physical strength???"]

Truly a top-tier Train Conductor. Zhao Xi immediately sensed the problem from Ye Qiyan's casual words.

["A little bit."]

A little bit?

During those 260 seconds of Deceitful Play's ability, he himself didn't even know how many times he used it.

Now, just having his physical recovery reduced to this extent is indeed, as he said, just a minor side effect.

["...... Was it because of the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon?"]

["Yeah."]

["The Ring of the Hunt?"]

["Yeah."]

["......"]

Silence.

Zhao Xi didn't know what to say for a moment.

In her mind, Ye Qiyan must have encountered an extremely difficult situation. On the brink of despair, he activated the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon's Transcend Mode, and for some reason, caused the Ring of the Hunt to manifest.

To save his life or win the fight, he paid a huge price, overdrawing his physical strength and spirit, which is why he ended up in his current state.

"He is a Card Sequence holder, inherently opposed to those gods, phew... Also, after entering Advanced Stations, the system's control over these Advanced Station Worlds becomes relatively much weaker."

"A god... Was it because a god was targeting him?"

A cold glint flashed in Zhao Xi's eyes.

Within her petite, only 1.5-meter-tall frame, she contained a power that could make this entire world tremble.

["Who was it?"]

["?"]

["I mean, which god?"]

["Just a cowardly fellow, nothing much. I'll get my revenge myself, sooner or later."]

["Yeah, I believe you."]

Zhao Xi lay sprawled on the large bed filled with plush toys, a faint smile appearing on her pretty face.

She believed Ye Qiyan could do it.

["After all, you're the Demon Mech-Dragon Man who shone so brightly in the Hanging Gardens~ Hehe."]

["......"]

The corner of Ye Qiyan's eye twitched a few times.

This title... no matter when you look at it, it seems so abstract.

Seeing the long string of ellipses Ye Qiyan sent, the smile on Zhao Xi's face brightened a bit more.

She swung her legs, humming an unknown tune, and continued typing on the system light screen.

["I won't waste words on other things. Since you've obtained the Ring of the Hunt, you should have seen the note that comes after it."]

["That's the final words of the person who created the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon Blueprint. And the Ring of the Hunt... that probably wasn't its original name. The specific name will only appear when the two rings merge into one."]

["If... I'm just saying if."]

["Whether it's you or me, if we encounter something we can't handle, hmm... although I don't think it's likely for me, but if such a thing really happens, you must tell the other person, okay?"]

Ding-ding—

A mailbox notification arrived.

Ye Qiyan glanced over and saw a new email sent by Zhao Xi.

[Ally Insignia]

[Use this insignia to form an alliance between two parties. Consume this insignia to enter an ally's Station World to provide assistance.]

[Alliance Applicant: Zhao Xi]

[Agree?]

Looking at the item in the email, a flicker of surprise passed through Ye Qiyan's eyes.

"So there are items that can directly enter other people's Station Worlds? No, nothing to be surprised about. All sorts of items can pop up in the wasteland."

Should he agree?

There didn't seem to be any necessity or reason to refuse.

Allies...

Ye Qiyan's mind flashed back to what happened long ago when he went to the station called the Plains of the Knights.

Don Quixote, that guy who became a true Giant Knight, I wonder what he's like now.

["Don't worry, this thing won't affect the train system's upgrade options."]

Seeing that Ye Qiyan didn't respond immediately, Zhao Xi quickly explained.

["This is just..."]

Before she could send the rest of her words, the notification of the alliance application being accepted came back to her.

["I was just thinking about something. If I really encounter something I can't solve, I'll tell you."]

["Oh, right, I haven't forgotten about helping you find some plush toys last time. But I couldn't buy any since the Hanging Gardens were destroyed. I'll keep an eye out next time I go to another city."]

Zhao Xi blinked, her fingers hovering in mid-air.

After a long moment, she slowly replied:

["Hmm... then... that's all for now. Rest well, and I wish you success in conquering the station."]

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