With the Great Dragon dealt with, there were no more obstacles remaining.
Ye Qiyan summoned the Processing Station.
He began processing and recycling the metallic amalgamation before him.
"Mithril, gold, ordinary metals... not bad, all useful materials."
Boarding the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon, while there was still time remaining, Ye Qiyan took to the skies for a lap, experiencing the thrill of flight.
A special notification screen appeared before his eyes.
"Hmm? What's this?"
[Alert sentry has detected approaching presence, Illusion Surveillant has mesmerized units attempting to infiltrate the train. Requesting Train Conductor's prompt handling.]
The surveillance feed showed a man in knight's armor lying at the train's entrance, clutching a corpse.
So this guy had fought against the current and finally reached his train after all?
And he tried to board the train?
Really doesn't value his own life.
Truth be told, this station had been too straightforward, making him curious whether Atush bringing that corpse might trigger some additional quests.
But this fellow had overstepped his bounds, actually attempting to infiltrate his train.
Then he couldn't blame him for what came next.
The Sentinel Guard, due to his initial standing orders, hadn't immediately engaged.
Ye Qiyan approved the attack request, then the screen vanished as he continued recycling these metals.
About an hour later.
Ye Qiyan returned to the train aboard the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon.
He glanced at the reddish stain on the ground and curled his lip.
"Serves him right."
Now that he thought about it, this was the first time the Illusion Surveillant had been triggered.
Twelve stations in, and this was the first time someone had tried to infiltrate his train.
Dismounting from the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon.
While its standard mode duration hadn't expired yet, he stuffed the various metals he'd brought back into the storage unit.
The distance to the Great Dragon's Treasure Cave was still quite considerable—a round trip took nearly two hours. Using the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon could cut that time in half, but it consumed Train Coins, and he wasn't that extravagant yet.
"You've worked hard."
He patted the mech-dragon's metallic head; like WALL-E in the beginning, it possessed no self-awareness.
As the activation period ended, the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon entered dormancy mode.
Ye Qiyan had it settle on the train roof where he'd prepared an Energy Power Generator to recharge it.
If this were any other Train Conductor from his batch, even if they possessed a Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon, they probably couldn't afford to maintain it.
It consumed both electricity and Train Coins.
The nickname "Mechanical Gold Devourer" suited it perfectly.
Since there was still time, after returning the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon.
He drove the Road Tyrant back to the cave.
Beside that massive metallic amalgamation, the Processing Station he'd summoned continued its work.
The Road Tyrant had limited load capacity, making round-trip transportation impractical.
So Ye Qiyan cleared out three spaces in his safety box temporarily to collect the recycled metals, mithril, and gold.
But collection and sorting required manpower.
So Ye Qiyan summoned the Raven Demon to serve as labor.
"Using a demon as manual labor—I must be the first to do this, hehe."
Through the Raven Demon's silent efforts over several hours, they gathered a total of 2,300 kilograms of metal, plus over 150 kilograms of mithril and 89 kilograms of gold. It wasn't that he wanted more—the Processing Station's recycling speed simply capped at this amount.
Beyond this, he hadn't forgotten another equally important resource.
Although the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon had torn the Great Dragon to pieces.
Its bones and meat chunks, when collected, still amounted to considerable weight. These couldn't fit in the safety box, so Ye Qiyan personally made several trips with the Road Tyrant to transport them back to the train.
The skeleton frame was too heavy for him to move, but the Raven Demon could handle it.
So it still had to do the lifting.
Perhaps it was his imagination, but in the Raven Demon's unintelligent eyes, Ye Qiyan seemed to detect a trace of resentment.
Hmm, must be imagining things.
If only it could speak and had its own intelligence—being used as a porter would be utter humiliation for a dignified demon.
This time, however, a small blocky figure emerged dusty-faced from a corner.
"WALL-E? That's right, why were you gone so long this time? And where did you go? Don't tell me this station's most precious item isn't in this Treasure Cave?"
Brushing the dust off WALL-E, he watched as the little robot extended a mechanical claw to point in a direction.
Then it gently tugged his pant leg twice.
"The treasure is over there, and you can't retrieve it?"
WALL-E nodded.
"Alright, let's go."
Abandoning the recycling operation, Ye Qiyan lifted WALL-E onto the front of the Road Tyrant.
Following its directional guidance.
They passed through a narrow, elongated passageway, twisting and turning through constant detours until they unexpectedly arrived at another cave.
The cave wasn't particularly dark.
The surrounding walls were embedded with luminescent gems.
Ye Qiyan pried out two pieces and tossed them onto the Road Tyrant, planning to use them as night lights later.
But that wasn't important—within this cave stood a massive altar shaped like a crouching dragon.
This altar seemed familiar somehow.
What was it?
Ye Qiyan searched his memories.
"Wait, wasn't the setup similar when I obtained Bewitchment?"
Back then, the Demon Card · Bewitchment had been placed atop an inverted cross altar.
Now, could this dragon altar possibly...?
Ye Qiyan's excitement grew.
He stepped forward and reached out to touch it—sure enough, just like the demon card altar back then.
An invisible membrane of light barred the way ahead.
Opening the altar seemed to require a key.
He certainly didn't have one.
But that didn't mean he couldn't enter.
The Blasphemy Card materialized.
Target locked ahead.
"Drop Anchor!"
Mental energy consumed, coordinates set.
Immediately after.
Immersion washed over him.
"Navigate!"
Gurgle gurgle—
The sound in his ears came and went instantly; when he opened his eyes, he already stood within the altar.
"Huff..."
Ascending the altar.
Climbing the staircase as tall as a ten-story building, step by step upward.
Until he reached the enormous platform at the very top.
Here, a smaller dragon-shaped altar stood at the center.
"Just like last time."
Ye Qiyan's heartbeat accelerated.
Everything matched up.
Then...
He approached, reaching the edge of the smaller altar.
There above it, a dark golden card quietly floated, engraved with a dragon pattern holding a gold coin in its mouth.
"Indeed! It really is a card sequence!"
Ye Qiyan's eyes shone as he reached out and lifted it from the altar.
Pulling up the interface screen, he began appraisal.
[Dragon Card · Wealth]
[Wealth: Obtain 5 Train Coins daily]
[Dragon: Lower-level monsters cannot harm you.]
Simple and brutal effects.
But powerfully effective!
While 5 Train Coins daily might not seem like much, its strength lay in consistency—even if he later visited a city without entering a station, these 5 Train Coins would still be obtained.
Small accumulations build greatness, safe and reliable.
If someone seeking stability had to choose between this Dragon Card and his Demon Card.
Without doubt, they would absolutely choose this one.
Ye Qiyan didn't need to choose.
Because everything belonged to him.
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