Ye Qiyan didn't ask that slightly unhinged woman, Zhu Xingshu, what she had done to Mr. Order.
As for upgrade materials, they were completely useless to him anyway.
But for many Train Conductors, being able to obtain these two levels of upgrade materials in Station Worlds, instead of having to go to the Guild and trade in higher-value items and missions for them...
Indeed.
That charlatan had actually done something good.
["Hehe, Boss, you love scamming people so much. One day you're gonna get caught and chased down several streets. I'm not collecting your corpse when that happens."]
["Oh dear~ That guy was so annoying, hehe. Is Bro Ye worried about me? Don't worry~ Once I slowly destroy that Mr. Order's Order Heaven and... make a few of his Order Cards disappear, I'll stop getting revenge on him."]
["You're overthinking it."]
Ye Qiyan curled his lip in disdain.
["Hehe, right right, by the way... have you talked to Ailei before?"]
["Who's Ailei?"]
["Oh dear, she's the Customer Service lady from the black market. I'm very familiar with her."]
Ye Qiyan narrowed his eyes cautiously.
["Don't know her."]
["Sigh~ Fine then~ You say you don't know her, so you don't. Anyway...
Thanks, Bro Ye. Because you won this Wish War, I was able to distribute those two levels of special materials into treasure chests across the entire Wasteland.
You played a part in this, helping a lot of people."]
The conversation ended.
Ye Qiyan shook his head dismissively.
"Credit, huh? I don't feel like I did anything."
He really hadn't done much.
The Snow Whites in that world would still have new Guilds enter to rule them and collect the Heart Tax.
The humans in that world would still occasionally experience gas explosions and be ruled by the [Heroes] of Sky City.
He wasn't a savior.
Everything he did was just for himself.
He knew that clearly in his heart.
"What a troublesome charlatan. So that Customer Service lady is that close with that woman Zhu Xingshu? No wonder that Trickster Play Sword ended up in her hands back then..."
"Forget it, let me just get the final Blueprint first."
Ye Qiyan shook his head, throwing all those random thoughts out of his mind.
"A GT-series Blueprint... what will it be this time?"
---
[Level 12 Station World · Trade Star]
[Black Market Integration Building]
[Senior Customer Service Exclusive Office]
Ailei sat with a pout, fiddling with a Crystal Ball on her desk.
Her mind wandered back to the Snow White she hadn't been able to take away when she entered Wish Prayer Kingdom, and a flicker of sadness passed through her eyes.
The sudden notification sound for a special member made her lift her gaze.
Seeing the name on it, she took a deep breath to compose herself, then initiated a conversation with Ye Qiyan.
["Dear member, hello. I know you've won the Wish War. That world's information has been logged into the black market's system. I've prepared your reward for you. Thank you for your dedication and effort."]
Without waiting for Ye Qiyan to say anything, she handed over everything that had been agreed upon from the very beginning.
Ye Qiyan's membership level was raised to 5, and he no longer had to pay transaction fees for trades in the black market.
But the most important thing was still that GT-series Blueprint.
Ye Qiyan didn't rush to accept it. Instead, he asked Ailei a question.
["I did win the war, but nothing's going to change in that world. So, Miss Ailei, what exactly did you hope to gain from this war?"]
If he hadn't known that Zhu Xingshu and this Customer Service lady were so familiar with each other, Ye Qiyan wouldn't have bothered asking.
But since it involved Zhu Xingshu, that changed things.
Ye Qiyan was increasingly feeling that there was a trace of that charlatan's shadow in all of this.
["...I don't know."]
["Huh?"]
["I... know a sister. Many years ago, she told me that no matter how hopeless a world is, as long as you add a variable to it—good or bad—it can always cause some changes to the fate there.
Member, you are the variable I found, and the only variable that has won the Wish War. But what that world will become... I don't know...
Maybe it'll be better, or maybe..."]
Case solved.
Another poor kid who got fooled by that charlatan, Zhu Xingshu.
["Change is good."]
That was Ye Qiyan's only reply.
In the vast office.
Ailei stared blankly at the Light Screen where the conversation had ended.
"So... has fate really changed?"
She didn't know.
"Can the monsters in that world... live better lives?"
She didn't know either.
---
[Ding-dong~ You have a new email.]
[Mail extraction complete.]
[Obtained: GT-42 Lightweight Engineering Mech-Soldier Manufacturing Blueprint]
[GT-42 · Lightweight Engineering Mech-Soldier]
[Requires: Metal 1000 kg, GT-Memory Metal Blocks: 3, Mechanical Parts 2000, Electronic Components × 100, Gold × 50 kg]
[Lightweight Engineering Mech-Soldier (Level 6)]
[A mechanical unit created by the GT-series Research Institute, specifically designed to rapidly restore a city's original appearance after it has suffered heavy damage, and to construct various types of buildings. Its combat power is weak, but it has relatively fast speed and more flexible Mechanical Arms.]
[Note: A mid-to-early stage work of the GT Research Institute. Can be used to undertake restoration work after a city's destruction.]
"......I feel like I'm being targeted."
City restoration.
What did that have to do with him?
Sure, every time he went to a city, a few... unexpected things happened, causing a little bit of damage here and there.
But even if they were all completely destroyed, it wasn't up to him to fix them, was it?
"Forget it. It's better than nothing. Let me Sublimate it and see what happens."
Ye Qiyan, lacking any enthusiasm, stored the Blueprint in his storage space. Then, he pulled out his seldom-used [Sky Eagle].
[Sky Eagle · Sky Breaker (Level 6)]
[Suppresses aerial units, slowing their speed upon hit.]
It was only Level 6. Its use was really limited.
If he didn't strengthen it soon, it would probably be left to gather dust in the Armament Space forever.
"Let me Sublimate this first, and then strengthen it."
[Snow Heart Echo (Level 9)]
Ye Qiyan reached out a finger, gently touching this snow-white, heart-shaped fragment item.
A stream of azure blue flowed at his fingertips, wrapping around it through the cracks in the item.
[Sublimation]
[Stamina: 350→200] [Spirit: 340→240]
[Snow Heart Echo → Snow Sound Heart Echo (Level 9)]
The level didn't increase, and Extreme Sublimation didn't occur either.
This item's potential was limited to this.
[Snow Sound Heart Echo]
[(Original abilities unchanged)]
[When used on any weapon, it will fuse with it. After fusion, the special suffix 'Heart Echo' is gained.]
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