Listening to the somewhat harsh feedback noise coming from the speaker.

Zhao An, whose bones were nearly all shattered, seemed to see a figure.

It was a silhouette standing amidst a pale, brilliant light, radiating an aura of holiness from head to toe.

He couldn't make out the person's face; all he could see was a pair of slender, bone-white hands reaching toward him.

"Th-thank you... Please, Senior, save my life..."

Senior.

That was it.

In Zhao An's eyes, this suddenly appearing voice belonged to a powerful Train Conductor senior.

Well, powerful Train Conductor was indeed correct.

Inside Red Maple Valley.

Ye Qiyan sprinkled some barbecue seasoning over the grilled meat.

At his fingertip, the Demon Card named [Salvation] flew into the air.

Although Zhao An had suffered full-body fractures and most of his internal organs were severely damaged, he was still a Train Conductor after all. After drinking that potion from Shangguan Yingxue, this guy could hold on for a little longer at death's door.

The pale light of salvation descended upon the mortal world~

Zhao An narrowed his eyes, feeling the unknown power surging through his body.

A fleeting black inverted cross flashed in the depths of his left eye.

When the light faded, his injuries had fully healed.

Zhao An snapped back to reality, his eyes filled with surprise, and without hesitation, he knelt down toward the direction of Red Maple Valley.

"Thank you so much, Senior! I will do everything in my power to repay you for saving my life! Would you allow me to enter the valley to express my gratitude in person!"

"Ah, right! I have 260 Train Coins on me! Let me deliver them to you personally, Senior!"

Zhao An reacted quickly.

Although he didn't know the identity of the person inside Red Maple Valley, given that kind of technique just now, the other party's strength was definitely not weak!

If there was some major force behind this senior, maybe through this connection...

"Leave the money."

Ye Qiyan ate a skewer of meat, yawned, and glanced at Zhao An kneeling outside.

Meet him?

Absolutely no interest.

In Ye Qiyan's eyes, this guy and Shangguan Yingxue were nothing more than 260 Train Coins.

What useful information could he get from meeting him?

As for repayment~?

Of course.

Ye Qiyan's White Bear had almost killed him but showed mercy and spared his life. After accepting the demon's salvation, he was restored to full health.

This back-and-forth~

If it were Menrojina's Karmic Retribution, there would be two thick Chains of Causality.

Ye Qiyan didn't have that Karmic Retribution card.

But he had [Salvation].

If one day he really needed this guy to do something and he was unwilling...

The price of being saved by a demon~ was a little more brutal than loan sharking.

"Senior, I—!"

"ROAR!"

The White Bear let out a furious roar.

Was this human even dumber than it?

Didn't the master's words clearly mean he didn't want to see him, and yet he still dared to disturb the master?!

Looking for death?

Seeing the White Bear raise its paw, Zhao An stumbled backward in panic, taking several steps away.

He could tell the senior in the valley didn't want to waste words with him.

But he was unwilling to give up.

As an affiliate of a large guild, Future Guild had originally received full support from the president of that big guild. But now, because of that demon man named Daxim, the big guild's support had dropped to freezing point. They were even openly and covertly backing Daxim to become the new president.

Zhao An didn't understand how that guy had won over so many people's favor.

But he only knew one thing.

He had to find new power to counter Daxim and the forces behind him, in order to secure his place in Future Guild.

This person in the valley might be an opportunity.

"Senior! Please give me a chance! I am the president of Future Guild! A Train Conductor from the batch known as the Golden Age!

My guild has gathered many geniuses! Sir, if you and the force behind you could help me!

Future Guild will definitely bring great benefits to you and your organization!"

Inside the valley.

"So much nonsense."

Ye Qiyan grumbled speechlessly.

They were all from the same Sector, so why did it feel like only dealing with Zhao Lin wasn't such a waste of time?

Listening to all this time-wasting chatter for 260 Train Coins was utterly boring...

Still, Future Guild was indeed an interesting place.

That guild, home to Mo Shi, Don Quixote, and the Forgotten one, definitely needed someone to relay useful information.

That was also why Ye Qiyan had saved Zhao An.

But it seemed this guy hadn't quite grasped the situation.

It was he who owed Ye Qiyan his life.

Ye Qiyan had already helped him; now wasn't the time for him to make more requests, but rather for him to start doing things for Ye Qiyan.

Then again, that made sense.

Thinking about it, Ye Qiyan hadn't revealed even a fake identity to him, meaning he couldn't judge based on past experience.

People like Koleira from Abukado and Ain, who clearly understood what to do after being saved, at least knew the identity [Altos].

And they had to be smart.

Having been away from dealing with low-level Train Conductors from the same Sector for too long, Ye Qiyan had nearly forgotten that not everyone in this world had insight.

When ordinary Train Conductors were saved, they were simply saved. At most, they felt gratitude, without ever thinking:

"Does the person who saved me want something in return? Do I need to pay something? Or maybe, since they saved me but won't accept anything, do they have some other, more terrifying goal?"

On this point.

The advantage of Menrojina's [Ritual Card·Karma Repayment] became clear.

That card seemed to force the person who incurred a karmic debt to repay it forever, the moment the chains appeared.

"Maybe I should just trade with higher-level people from now on..."

Ye Qiyan sighed inwardly.

Putting down the skewer, he casually took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on.

He fired a casual shot with [White Night], and in his original spot, only a few black light feathers remained.

[Sky-Plundering Wings]

Ye Qiyan flickered to the top of the valley entrance.

With a calm expression, he swept his gaze over the two people below.

"Leave the money."

Those three short words made Zhao An's heart churn with extreme unease.

Because he seemed to have heard that voice somewhere before.

"Y-you, are you the senior from Ten Cangmi City!?"

Ten Cangmi City, the Level-7 Ascension station world disguised as a Level-4 station world.

It was also where Ye Qiyan had killed his first False God.

At the time, he had also conveniently skimmed a little bit of Train Coins from Zhao An and his group—coins that were now insignificant to him.

Back then, he hadn't bothered to hide his appearance.

Because even now, neither Zhao An nor Shangguan Yingxue had any idea.

Standing before them was...

The same person from their batch, who had entered the Wasteland on the same day, and started their first station on the same day.

Ye Qiyan.

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