Having gained Chloe's trust.
From this young girl's mouth, Ye Qiyan learned the name of this city.
City of Bygone Days.
The western border state capital of the six states of the Nation of Odd Laws.
Those wearing collars, being used and commanded by people, are monsters in this world named 【Performers】.
They exist everywhere in the Nation of Odd Laws.
The vast majority possess combat capabilities ordinary humans cannot resist.
But what truly poses a threat are the extremely powerful dragon beast Performers from the black ocean beyond the borders of the Nation of Odd Laws, where humans cannot set foot.
The five great state capitals that protect the central capital of the Nation of Odd Laws exist precisely to resist these dragon beasts located in the Black Sea.
But the result of every single war has been the defeat of the human side, shrinking from the original nine states to the current six.
The humans of the Nation of Odd Laws are clearly on the brink of life and death.
For some unknown reason, however, over the last hundred years, those powerful Performers in the black ocean have all disappeared, giving humanity a chance to catch its breath.
This respite has lasted a full century.
During this century, the high-level officials of the Nation of Odd Laws, through unknown means, obtained special devices capable of controlling Performers.
They also, through unknown methods, artificially created loyal humanoid Performers.
After a great deal of time, they finally made the 【Performers】 within the Nation of Odd Laws into human slaves, and some even treat them as companions.
"Just like Darklein, it is my most important partner. If it weren't for Law-Teaching Society inspections, I usually wouldn't put a collar on it."
In a restaurant, Chloe ordered a table full of delicacies.
She knew the owner here, and compared to the deliberately displayed tranquility on the way here, she was much more relaxed now.
Rising on her tiptoes, she removed the collar from the neck of this White Stone Knight named Darklein.
And even without the collar, this White Stone Knight showed no signs of going berserk.
"Don't be afraid, Darklein won't hurt us."
A faint smile hung on Chloe's lips, her sapphire-like eyes looking towards Lisette standing behind Ye Qiyan.
"Is this... a new model of artificial Performer? It's my first time seeing this kind, it's practically identical to a human. It must be very expensive, right?"
"She is one of a kind. As for expensive~ not really."
["Not expensive? Could it have some defect, so you spent a fortune on treatment and became impoverished?"]
Chloe tilted her head, imagining a relatively reasonable explanation.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Ye mentioned earlier that you know someone in the Law-Teaching Society. What's that person's name? I'm also a member of the Law-Teaching Society, well... although I'm only considered temporary hired help, I still know quite a few people."
"No need to trouble Miss Chloe with that. I have my own plans. As for finding someone, no rush, let's eat first."
A casual brush-off, letting Bewitchment transform this lie into a truth others believe.
Finding someone? That doesn't exist at all.
However... it seems someone is secretly watching him.
On the restaurant's rooftop.
Eve stood here silently.
She listened to her master's instructions and relayed the information she discovered back.
【Surveillant Device】
There was a surveillant at another table in the restaurant, monitoring Ye Qiyan's every move.
That person looked like a dining customer, but Eve, who was also monitoring everything around Ye Qiyan, keenly noticed this guy's gaze was always directed at her master.
She had silently completed the lock-on. If her master gave the order to fire, she could absolutely reduce this surveillant to ashes.
Ye Qiyan also felt this gaze.
In fact, from the moment he left that station, he had consistently felt someone watching him.
He deliberately didn't use Arrogance.
Just let the other party follow all the way.
He, a Train Conductor from another world, had absolutely no connection to anything in this world.
How could someone suddenly target him?
Unless the other party knew about the Wasteland, knew about the existence of Train Conductors.
That's why they paid such close attention after he arrived in this Station World.
This guy's concealment work was indeed quite good.
Unfortunately, facing Eve, the tailer's disguise was utterly meaningless.
If this person hadn't been devoid of malice, Ye Qiyan would have had the Imaginary Number Mechanic Snake send them to hell long before entering the restaurant.
With wine and food in abundance, Ye Qiyan also coaxed quite a bit of information out of Chloe.
For example, the Law-Teaching Society's faith wasn't in a specific God, but in the entire Nation of Odd Laws' guardian deity, a dragon beast Performer that stood on humanity's side.
This did leave Ye Qiyan with a slight bit of disappointment.
"Well, you two can stay here tonight. I've paid for tonight. Tomorrow, I can take you to the Law-Teaching Society to find a suitable job. After that, I won't bother with you anymore."
"Then thank Miss Chloe for your generosity."
Chloe was a good person.
Although Ye Qiyan considered himself a very bad Evil person and felt no guilt about deceiving such a kind-hearted girl.
That didn't stop him from respecting such kindness.
After parting ways with Chloe.
Ye Qiyan didn't enter the inn. Instead, he turned into the street, found a corner, and walked into a library Chloe had introduced to him.
The existence that had been tailing him all along hesitated slightly upon seeing this, then immediately followed.
There were very few people in the library.
Ye Qiyan leisurely walked towards the deeper sections.
That person followed at the same speed and rhythm.
Until he stopped in a neglected area, suddenly turned around, and said to the tailer hiding in the corner with a smile:
"Followed for so long, don't you plan to say something to me?"
Before that person could speak, Eve, hiding atop the bookshelf, descended from the air.
Pressing the Eternal Cutter against their heart.
Her rabbit ears transformed into arrowhead shapes, the blade's tip slightly piercing the body.
If this person showed any sign of resistance, their heart would cease at this moment.
"...When did you discover me? Train Conductor?"
Train Conductor.
The same title spoken from Chloe's mouth and from this expressionless, brown-skinned woman before him clearly held two completely different meanings.
As expected.
She knew Ye Qiyan came from the Wasteland.
"Discovered you from the very beginning. Has no one ever told you your tailing skills are actually quite terrible?"
Ye Qiyan looked the woman up and down.
Ash-white waist-length hair, a pair of gray eyes that seemed like those of a dead person.
But that wasn't important.
What was important was that a mark resembling a collar could be seen on her neck.
"You... are not human."
Ye Qiyan stated with certainty.
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