Chapter 161
Chapter 161 Level Increase of the Station World
“If there is no one else here, I suppose so.”
Ye Qiyan’s words made the middle-aged man even happier. He rubbed his dirty hands, pulled a cloth bag out of his lab coat pocket, and opened it in front of Ye Qiyan.
“Hello, Lord Train Captain, my name is Liwai, and I am a scientist from Ten-Cang Rice City. Are these… are these for you?”
Taking the cloth bag and pouring out the Train Coins inside to count them carefully, there were only thirteen.
How few. Compared to the 40 pieces pulled out in one go by that brainwashing princess earlier, it looked a bit pathetic.
Putting away the Train Coins, Ye Qiyan didn’t mind. Anyway, having some was better than having none.
“Tell me, what happened here?”
This scientist named Kewai knew of the existence of a Train Captain, which meant he also knew some things about the survival world.
Compared to the natives in ordinary Station World realms, he was somewhat more special.
“My, my lord, I want you to stop our city lord. He has gone mad. If this goes on, Ten-Cang Rice City will definitely be doomed!”
Kewai began to tell the story.
From his words, Ye Qiyan finally understood why the Platform level he and Zhao Lin’s group reached was different.
He also figured out what a so-called Ascension Platform meant.
Ten-Cang Rice City was once just an ordinary low-level Station World, and the city lord and the people in the city knew nothing about the survival world.
Until one day thirty years ago, a heavily injured and dying Train Captain came to this world and died here shortly after.
His appearance completely changed Ten-Cang Rice City.
The corpse was brought back, and the Train was studied.
Coincidentally, that fellow’s Train Captain possessed a disposable device that could project the memories of the dead.
Through that device, the city lord learned a lot of things about the Train world.
Ever since then, Ten-Cang Rice City began working hard to raise the level of the entire city.
Using that Train Captain’s legacy and summoning other Train Captains through Train Coins to exchange for more useful knowledge.
It took 20 years to successfully raise the level of this Station World to Level 7.
But in the ten years thereafter, the level of this world did not improve at all.
It was as if an invisible barrier existed, preventing this world from moving forward.
Until one day the city lord once again gathered enough Train Coins and summoned a strange Train Captain to this world.
No one knew what they talked about, but that Train Captain seemed to have never left this world.
Moreover, after that, an altar was built, and the residents of the city were forcibly thrown into it, turning into bloody water.
Many low-level Train Captains also began to steadily descend into this world at regular intervals. Just like the residents in the city, they were turned into bloody water and thrown into it.
This world began to move forward again…
It was only a step away from being a Level 8 Station World.
And for that missing step, as long as the lives of 10 Train Captains were sacrificed, the Ascension ritual could be opened, raising this Station World’s level to 8.
Kewai was the scientist who dismantled that Train back then and viewed the memories of that Train Captain.
He also wanted to see this world continue its Ascension.
But not at the cost of sacrificing the city’s residents, and certainly not through such a terrifying method.
Therefore, he stole the last thirteen Train Coins from the City Lord of Rice City’s treasury and came to this small Platform he built secretly, wishing to summon a Train Captain who could stop all of this from happening.
Thus, Ye Qiyan came here.
“An Ascension Platform, so that’s what it means.”
“So the coordinates Zhao An obtained were actually a trap? The city lord of this city wants to use them as sacrifices to raise the Platform level of this city?”
“Tch.”
Ye Qiyan’s expression gradually turned cold.
He looked at Kewai and asked:
“Where are those summoned low-level Train Captains?”
“They are at the Platform in the city, which is quite far from here. If you set off now, you should still make it in time.”
“Direction, location, map, tell me, where is the location?”
Kewai pointed in a direction. Before he could continue saying anything, he saw the Train in front of him disappear.
When he came to his senses, Ye Qiyan had already mounted Roadhog and sped away.
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Ten-Cang Rice City, Central Platform.
Zhao Lin did not get off the Train. She vigilantly looked at the smiling human beings outside.
Ye Qiyan’s reminder was still vivid in her mind.
In contrast, Zhao An, who organized this cooperation, was the first to leave the Train.
He walked up to a man, stretched out his hand, and initiated a conversation.
“Excuse me, what do we need to do here?”
The man dressed in white also wore a smile. He glanced across as many as ten Trains in the Platform, and his smile widened a bit more.
“Respected Lord Train Captains, the city lord of our Ten-Cang Rice City sincerely needs all of you to provide very important help to this world. You only need to complete a task, and we will offer a large sum of Train Coins as a reward~ Next, please all get off the Train and meet the city lord.”
The others got off the Train one after another; only Zhao Lin remained unmoved.
“Hmm, why are there only nine people?”
The man’s brow furrowed slightly. He looked at Zhao An, who was leading the group, and said with a smile:
“Please call the last respected Train Captain down. Lord City Lord has prepared food for you all, just waiting for your arrival.”
“Alright, I’ll call them right now.”
Zhao An had no idea what was about to happen.
He counted the number of people and found that Zhao Lin hadn’t gotten off. His gaze turned to Shangguan Yingxue, who was a little further away from them, and he spoke up:
“Miss Shangguan, could you please trouble yourself to go find her?”
“…”
Walking up to Zhao Lin’s Train, she gently knocked on the carriage door.
Zhao Lin opened the Train window and carefully observed her surroundings across the Train.
“What’s wrong?”
This strange action left Shangguan Yingxue baffled.
“I’m not feeling very well, so I won’t get off. You guys go ahead with your business; I don’t want the rewards from this stop.”
Zhao Lin’s words were quite resolute. To be honest, ever since entering this stop, her heart had inexplicably felt a bit uncomfortable.
It was as if some voice was reminding her to leave quickly.
Something is definitely wrong here.
What Brother Qiyan said is true!
“???”
The car door was locked tightly, and even the windows were covered with black blackout cloth by Zhao Lin.
Although Shangguan Yingxue was a bit puzzled, she didn’t ask much more.
Returning to the crowd, she spoke up:
“She isn’t feeling very well and doesn’t want to get off for now. Let’s wait until later.”
“…”
The man in white remained silent, communicating with the others using his eyes.
After a long while, he finally said:
“It doesn’t matter, then… just the nine of you, please go ahead. This way, please.”
Zhao An led the others walking in the front.
Shangguan Yingxue stayed at the back.
She hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhao Lin’s tightly closed carriage door, and ultimately followed along anyway.
“It’s just a Level 4 Platform; it shouldn’t be a big deal.”
She thought to herself.
