【"Heh, forget it then. Don't come looking for me anymore. Anything else?"】

【"Well~ not really, but... I really did come here to recover from my injuries. Just one thing, Bro Ye — Gina saw footage of your fight with that blond guy through the surveillance. Be careful. That guy called Resource Sir? He's quite petty."】

【"You know him?"】

【"I don't know him, but I know who he is. Resource Sir — the first person to possess the Resource Radar talent. He once came close to obtaining a Blasphemy Card, but lost to the current black market boss, Christine, in the end. After that, he tried to follow the False Gods' path to become the [God of Transactions], but was defeated by the current City Lord of the Nation on Ships, Joel from the Homeward-bound Souls. He lost his Divine Core and barely managed to survive. Speaking of which, the last time he showed up was over twenty years ago."】

【"Resource Radar?"】

【"Yep, hehe. Speaking of which, there's someone in Emperor's Order with the Resource Radar talent too. Guess who?"】

【"Not interested."】

Resource Radar, huh...

Li Xiaosheng's talent.

But if someone with the Resource Radar talent could also become a Top-Tier Train Conductor...

Then that guy had really underestimated himself.

【"Not interested, huh? Hmph, you'll find out who it is eventually. Oh, right! If Gina contacts you, don't tell her I talked to you! Please, please! Otherwise, she'll definitely kick me out of my place!"】

Ye Qiyan couldn't be bothered to keep talking with her. After closing the chat interface with her, he saw that among the other blinking names, there really was Menrojina.

He got some intel from her, refused her invitation to enter the subspace station, and then casually let slip that Zhu Xingshu had just talked to him about something.

The remaining messages weren't very useful. For example, the elderly man from Abukado, Zhong Mojing.

That old man seemed to have discovered something, but lately he hadn't reported much useful information.

There was also the current boss of RUN Company, [Russell], who wanted to invite him to a company gathering and share some recent intel.

Not very useful, but good enough to kill time.

Because.

He was waiting for someone.

"Master."

Lisette's voice reached his ears.

"We have a guest."

He looked toward the sound.

A petite figure walked directly over, locked onto by Eve.

The visitor was none other than Zhao Xi, the Grand Judge of Suoluo City.

Ever since they parted ways at the toy shop that day, she had been in constant communication with the management of the Nation on Ships.

As the current ruler of Suoluo City, coming here inevitably meant dealing with some urban interests.

She wasn't good at this, so she'd brought a few capable judges from Suoluo City to handle things.

And to maintain her dignity, she couldn't exactly say she'd come to this city just to buy dolls.

Left with no choice, she used city cooperation as an excuse.

"Sorry, I've been too busy these past few days. Um..."

Zhao Xi didn't sit across from Ye Qiyan. Instead, she sat directly on the railing by the artificial river, raising her line of sight slightly.

"The dolls... are still with you, right..."

A faint blush spread across her face, and a flicker of anticipation gleamed in her eyes — something she'd never show in front of others.

"As agreed. Twenty each, forty for two."

Lisette produced the two dolls — Knight and Evil Dragon — so expensive that most Train Conductors couldn't afford them.

"Alright. Deal."

Forty Train Coins exchanged hands for the two dolls.

It wasn't much profit, but something was better than nothing.

Zhao Xi grabbed the two dolls and infused them with a bit of her Spirit.

The dolls came to life, engaging in a battle between the knight and the evil dragon under her mental control.

She looked delighted. It took her a while before she remembered she was still outside.

And that someone was watching.

"Don't worry. No one will come by."

Ye Qiyan sipped his cola.

"I put up a barricade over there."

[Under Construction · Dynamic Barricade]

[When placed at any intersection, all life will choose to bypass this path.]

This was the first time he'd actually used this item.

And honestly, the effect was decent.

Otherwise, at this time of day, this popular artificial river viewing platform wouldn't have been empty except for Ye Qiyan.

"Ahem, let's get down to business. How did you end up as a special guest too? That blond guy earlier — Resource Sir, I think he's called — he's from the same era as that Mr. Order who fought me before. I've already called in some of the judges from Suoluo City. They won't be able to cause any trouble."

"As long as they can't cause trouble, that's fine. As for being a guest, I just want to build myself a good reputation~ After all, you know the head of our organization has a hole in their head."

The first half of that sentence was a lie, but the second half came straight from Ye Qiyan's heart.

Zhu Xingshu. Hole in her head. A big one.

Anyone who knew her and had spent time with her would definitely agree.

"Alright, since the news is already out, then... just take it easy in this city. Leave the Ancient Council matters to me."

Zhao Xi jumped off the railing, patted her flat chest with utter confidence, and was about to leave.

But after a few steps, she suddenly remembered something.

She stopped, turned around, and smiled.

"I've been saying I want to treat you to a meal. Once this is all over, I'll get you something good. And remember what I said before? Leave the Overcomer Core to me. I've got the core. If you ever encounter something like the End again, make sure to remember me."

After saying that, she hurried away in a whirlwind.

Once again, the viewing platform by the artificial river was left with only one human — Ye Qiyan.

"Master, is she, raising, a flag?"

Lisette poked her cheek and asked curiously.

"...Where did you learn that word?"

"Novels. Downloaded some. Can read, to Master, at night~"

Ye Qiyan reached out and flicked Lisette's forehead.

"Raising a flag only kills those who aren't strong enough. If you have enough power, you can pull out as many flags as you plant. Speaking of which, did you learn how to make that Plasma Cola you swiped?"

"Mm~"

Lisette covered her forehead and nodded.

"Learned. But need, special cup, to make. Tastes, pretty good."

"We'll buy some cups before we leave this city. Your master here is pretty rich now."

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!

Report chapter

Use arrow keys (or A / D) to PREV/NEXT chapter