Beep beep—

["Ye Qiyan, you're in the City of Eternal Night, right? I've arrived here too."]

A new private chat request appeared in the Friends List Interface.

The name above it wasn't someone very familiar to Ye Qiyan.

Rather.

[Achuan]

That depressing youth who possessed the Ghost Spirit Cards.

["Senior Achuan, are you here to participate in this event?"]

["Yeah, Big Sister Zhu Xingshu said to send me here to complete a plan. Isn't Ye Qiyan here for the same reason?"]

["Oh oh... It's fine. I can complete the plan by myself."]

["Alone? Only you came?"]

["There's also Lin You and Senior Stacia. Counting us, there are four companions here. Oh, right, where are you now?"]

Ye Qiyan lifted his gaze, looking ahead.

Tens of thousands of vampires were advancing in one direction.

Their destination was the very center of this island situated in the Crimson Sea.

A massive, heart-like structure.

That was the Blood God's Pavilion.

The opening venue for the Blood Arts Festival.

Ye Qiyan and Lisette were still disguised as vampires. The vampires checking identities everywhere were completely unaware that the saboteur they were looking for was right among the crowd.

["Don't worry about me. Senior Achuan, just focus on your tasks."]

["Alright then, be careful."]

The chat ended.

Ye Qiyan and Lisette, who had changed into a gothic-style dress, approached the vampire conducting the check.

"Name. If you are a Train Conductor, register your Train level information as well."

"As for the name..."

Altos definitely wouldn't work.

After all, that false identity was already quite famous.

So, Ye Qiyan thought of another name.

"Li Xiaosheng, a Marquis~"

[Bewitchment × Arrogance]

The Demon whispered.

A momentary daze flashed in the eyes of the vampire in charge of the check. By the time he regained his senses, Ye Qiyan and Lisette had already walked inside.

"Li, Li Xiaosheng?"

"My lord, are you calling me?"

A clattering, clanking sound came from not far away.

The checking vampire glanced at the speaker.

"You're quite lucky. There's actually a vampire Marquis with the same name as you. You should feel honored."

The speaker, the real Li Xiaosheng, frowned.

"The same name as mine?"

"Yeah, over there. Alright, don't hinder my work."

"Yes..."

Li Xiaosheng looked in that direction.

He saw that figure, a handsome man.

A man who, for some reason... made him feel his wounds burning.

Li Xiaosheng, two-thirds of his body had been transformed into steam-powered Mechanical Prosthetics.

"A powerful vampire with the same name as me..."

He gritted his teeth, quickened his pace, and followed.

Clatter, clatter...

The sound of metal treading on the ground, accompanied by bursts of steam, drew closer.

"M-my lord!"

Li Xiaosheng hurried forward, actually running directly in front of Ye Qiyan.

Lisette's Chrono-Mechanical Armament flickered slightly, and a Skull-Piercing Thrust was aimed directly at the top of Li Xiaosheng's head.

This person... why does he look so familiar?

Ye Qiyan examined the pale and ugly face before him, feeling like he had seen this person somewhere before.

His memory was excellent; he usually wouldn't forget someone he had met even once.

Unless this person had changed their appearance.

Someone he had seen, yet whose appearance had changed...

Ye Qiyan roughly remembered who this person was.

"M-my lord, I mean no harm. I am Li Xiaosheng. My, my name is the same as yours. I merely thought it was an incredible coincidence."

Li Xiaosheng, a Train Conductor from the same batch who entered the Wasteland as him.

Also the only person Ye Qiyan had blacklisted.

Ye Qiyan patted Lisette's shoulder, and the Skull-Piercing Thrust vanished.

"That really is quite a coincidence. But it's just a case of sharing a name, no need to make a fuss, right? Li Xiaosheng, what did you want to say?"

Li Xiaosheng felt a surge of joy in his heart.

"My lord, I am responsible for reception work here. How about... I guide you into the Blood God's Pavilion?"

"Of course you may."

Under Li Xiaosheng's guidance, they soon entered the Blood God's Pavilion.

Here.

Everywhere you looked, there were kneeling Blood God Believers constantly praying, humans being bled as blood packs, and even more vampire nobles performing "art."

For humans, this was hell.

For vampires, it was heaven.

Li Xiaosheng led Ye Qiyan into the private lounge reserved for vampire Marquises.

The view here was expansive. Through the massive floor-to-ceiling window, one could directly see the very center of the Blood God's Pavilion, where a constantly pulsating heart was ceaselessly absorbing blood.

Most importantly, no other vampires would barge in here to cause trouble. If one wanted to offer something as a sacrifice to that Blood God, there was also a dedicated small altar.

[Blood Arts Altar (Small)]

[Through this altar, offerings can be presented to the Blood God]

Ye Qiyan looked at this altar, falling into deep thought.

"My lord? Is something wrong?"

"Nothing. I just thought of something interesting. By the way, Li Xiaosheng, you're a Train Conductor from this new batch that arrived in the Wasteland, right? What does it feel like to become a vampire?"

[Bewitchment]

Li Xiaosheng opened his mouth, but the flattering words he should have spoken simply couldn't come out.

"It feels... very uncomfortable. I can't eat normal human food anymore, can only sustain energy by consuming raw flesh and blood, and get sick if exposed to the sun for too long..."

"But..."

An excited smile involuntarily appeared on Li Xiaosheng's face.

"But seeing humans who were once like me being trampled under my feet, those Train Conductors from my same batch being weaker than me, the feeling of being able to treat those humans as slaves arbitrarily... it's really exhilarating!"

His answer ended.

Ye Qiyan just looked at him with a smile.

"You may leave."

"My lord, I..."

"Go out. I need to begin the sacrifice."

"Yes..."

Li Xiaosheng inwardly cursed himself for being foolish. He thought he had displeased this Marquis with the same name by mentioning the vampires' weaknesses.

He walked out of the private lounge and respectfully closed the door.

"Shall I kill him?"

A Second Hand arrow silently followed behind Li Xiaosheng. With just one command from Ye Qiyan, it could take that guy's life.

"Not yet."

On the back of Ye Qiyan's hand, the [Imaginary Number Mechanic Snake], which had been silently dormant, slowly materialized. The small black snake slipped into the unknown imaginary number space, waiting only for the command to arrive.

"He should at least know that the person who killed him was a Train Conductor from the same batch. That way, he can die with peace of mind."

"Besides, I've thought of something very amusing."

"We can't let a life like his disrupt my plan."

A fruit appeared in Ye Qiyan's hand.

It wasn't the White Forest Fruit.

But its complete opposite.

The Black Nether Fruit.

"Finally met the second glutton~"

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