Chapter 109
Chapter 109: Riot
“Bastard! How dare an indigenous person like you look down on me!”
Grabbing the staff member by the collar in a fit of rage, the man pulled out a fruit knife and pointed it at the other’s neck.
“Give me back the front of the Train!”
The staff member was not frightened at all, still maintaining that look of disdain.
“As a loser, wouldn’t it be better to just stay obediently in the city? A person like you, are you even worthy of becoming a Train Captain again? What a clown.”
The man was quickly subdued by security, but similar incidents did not stop there.
In Solomon City, more and more former Train Captains who stayed here and lived unsatisfactory lives gathered together.
They sought their former Train in hopes of leaving this city.
Without the influence of Peace.
With no money, no power, and unable to even find a job, relegated to becoming beggars in the gutters, their restless hearts were gradually awakened.
They were complete losers. If they wanted to step foot onto the endless wilderness again, the only path they could take was to seize the front of a Train here.
The manager of the trading hall looked at the gathered wanderers outside and clenched fists angrily.
“Damn it, what on earth are this bunch of trash trying to do? Where is the backup? Why hasn’t it arrived yet?”
“The people up top said we should figure out a way to hold on ourselves; they are very busy.”
“Hold on? I’ll hold your lungs!?”
Ye Qiyan knew very well what all of this was due to.
It seemed that Zhu Xingtu had already successfully obtained that Order Card.
Therefore, the feeling of Peace in this city had disappeared. Unaffected by that feeling, these dissatisfied Train Captains re-examined their lives and discovered that rather than being despised beggars, returning to the wilderness to be a Train Captain might allow them to live better.
Of course, not everyone would think this way.
After all, entering the wilderness meant facing death at all times; there were still more people who were afraid of death.
However, this Solomon City was a bit different from the City of a Thousand Stars. The indigenous people here seemed even more disdainful, even contemptuous, towards the former Train Captains who had lost their identities as Train Captains.
Those people outside were eager to try. They discovered that the Inspectors who usually appeared quickly did not show up, which undoubtedly made people’s hearts even more restless.
There wasn’t much security in the trading hall. After all, under the influence of Peace, basically no one would cause trouble in Solomon City.
There were only a few security guards in the Train exchange.
Although they had guns, compared to the densely packed crowd continuously gathering outside, it was a mere drop in the bucket.
The manager of the trading hall paced back and forth, continuously urging for backup but receiving no response.
If this went on, something bad would happen soon.
Bang——!
The sound of shattering glass rang out.
I don’t know who threw a Molotov cocktail into the trading hall.
The flames spread, thoroughly igniting people’s restless hearts.
“Charge in! Give me back my Train!”
They rushed in, instantly trampling those few security guards underfoot, and began smashing, looting, and robbing inside the Train trading room.
“Are these people crazy?”
Having long left the Train exchange, Zhao Lin hid behind Ye Qiyan, poking her head out to peek at the tragic scene inside.
They were indeed crazy.
In the Train graveyard, there were indeed quite a few Trains, but the truly special carriages were not displayed outside.
These losers knew very well that it would be difficult to survive in the wilderness with just such a Train front. In order to enter the wilderness, they were no longer satisfied with just snatching Trains.
Nearby shops and people had all become their targets.
Quite unluckily, Ye Qiyan also became one of them.
“Stop, hand over what you just bought!”
Bang——
Killed with a single shot.
Stepping over the corpse, he snapped his fingers to summon the Demon Raven.
It let out a shrill cry, landed on the corpse, plucked out a blood-stained Train Coin, and returned to Ye Qiyan’s shoulder.
“So poor, but…”
Ye Qiyan’s gaze swept around.
“There certainly are a lot of people.”
Raising his gun, he fired.
The bullets accurately hit these greedy fellows.
The Demon Raven pecked at their hearts, collecting blood-stained Train Coins one by one.
Twelve lives, sixteen Train Coins.
Talk about how murder and looting bring money fast; even an eighth-grade Treasure Chest could only yield this much.
“Hey, scared silly?”
He reached out and waved in front of Zhao Lin’s eyes.
“Ah, no, no, Brother Qiyan is right to kill them.”
Zhao Lin wasn’t scared because Ye Qiyan killed people, but rather because of the Demon Raven’s act of pecking at hearts.
“Yo, I thought you would act like a little saint.”
“How could that be? What kind of person does Brother Qiyan take me for?”
“As an unlucky person?”
“Only that I can’t deny…”
Zhao Lin lowered her head in disappointment.
“I’m sorry, Brother Qiyan. We clearly just came to buy a carriage, yet we encountered such a thing. It must be because of me…”
“Yeah, pretty much. After your next lucky Platform ends, remember to give me a few more Train Coins as your repayment.”
Ye Qiyan nodded, pulled out a White Forest Fruit, and took a bite.
“Let’s go, back we go.”
On the way back, various parts of Solomon City fell into varying degrees of chaos, but those Inspectors never appeared.
Returning to the dilapidated village.
Those cyan-skinned elves were packing their luggage, seemingly preparing to leave this place.
Returning to the small station, Monroe Gina’s damaged Train had already been mostly repaired compared to when they had just returned.
Her mask was damaged, so she only wore a layer of purple veil.
Seeing the two return, she said with a smile:
“How is it outside?”
“Very chaotic. The Order Card must have been taken away, right?”
Hearing the two talking, Zhao Lin silently moved away from here, not eavesdropping.
“Yeah, that Charlatan has already contacted me. They are currently being hunted down by a short Grand Judge. Moreover, that fellow seems to have stirred up quite a bit of trouble. Heh, what Zhu Xingtu is worst at is facing people like Shaya. Quite unluckily, Solomon City’s Grand Judge is just that kind of person.”
Ye Qiyan silently thought of Zhao Xi, whom he had seen not long ago.
“What will happen if she catches up?”
“Of course she will die. That short Grand Judge has never held back. Hmm… No, the last time she hunted me down, she suddenly left for some reason. I had originally made some preparations, using the power of ritual to prevent her from interfering with me taking away the seal. However, she was lured away, which made things much easier for me. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have lasted until I got back and would have died there.”
Monroe Gina poured a cup of tea for Ye Qiyan and made a gesture of invitation.
“This is tea leaves plucked from a tea tree I transplanted from a tea garden station. Have a taste. You didn’t drink it before, so don’t miss out this time.”
