Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Fifth Station: Mystery Bell Town
[Waterproof Boots] (Level 1) [Tough Fishing Line] (Level 1) [Plant Nutrient] (Level 1)
“So this is a Level 1 treasure chest…”
Ye Qiyan had never opened a Level 1 treasure chest before, so getting it from Zhao Lin could be considered a satisfactory conclusion.
“Hmm? This nutrient…”
The first two items weren’t very useful, but the third one made his eyes light up.
[Plant Nutrient]
[Can accelerate plant growth.]
Isn’t this exactly what he needed right now?
Even after undergoing one Sublimation, the White Forest Fruit Tree still required up to nine days to bear fruit, and only two days had passed since it was planted.
What if he used this nutrient on it?
“Let’s try Sublimation first.”
[Stamina 95 → 85]
[Plant Nutrient → High-Efficiency Plant Nutrient]
[Can make plant growth speed faster]
The effect didn’t change much, it just had a high-efficiency prefix added.
But it actually hadn’t exhausted its potential, meaning it could still undergo Sublimation.
[Stamina 85 → 65]
[High-Efficiency Plant Nutrient → Blessed Plant Elixir]
[Accelerate plant growth]
Its potential was exhausted. This time, not just the affix changed, but the name of the entire nutrient had changed as well; however, the effect remained unchanged.
Ye Qiyan couldn’t wait to return to the end of the Temperature-controlled carriage and poured this bottle of potion into the wooden box where the White Forest tree was located.
A few seconds later.
A white light enveloped the wooden box.
The originally short sapling began to grow upwards continuously, and in the blink of an eye, it had grown to the top of the carriage, almost breaking through it.
Immediately after, one White Forest Fruit after another grew out on the branches at a speed visible to the naked eye.
One, two… A steady stream of fruits appeared on the treetops.
It wasn’t until the milky white light faded that the growth of the fruits finally stopped.
He rubbed his eyes and pinched himself.
“Am I not dreaming? It actually grew to this extent?”
Plucking a fruit, the familiar fragrance brought him back to his senses. Just as he wanted to take a bite, he suddenly remembered the side effects of the White Forest Fruit.
[Blessed White Forest Fruit Tree] (Level 4)
[Can produce three Blessed White Forest Fruits daily]
[Blessed White Forest Fruit] (Level 4)
[No processing required. Consuming it can accelerate the recovery of Stamina and Mental Power, and increase resistance to hallucinations.]
The side effects were gone.
It could be eaten safely even without soaking in fresh water.
Ye Qiyan took a bite, and a rich, sweet aroma filled his nasal cavity. The indescribable deliciousness made one want to eat a few more.
“Whew… Is this considered good karma for a good person?”
Ye Qiyan sat aside, thinking of Zhao Lin’s Talent.
“Or rather, did I hitchhike on her good luck? Uh… But there’s also bad luck, I should talk to her less at the next station.”
Plucking the fruits, a total of fifty-five pieces were stored in the special storage unit to replace ordinary White Forest Fruits for carrying around.
The Level 4 Blessed White Forest Fruit could restore Stamina and Mental Power, which could save a life at a critical moment.
Time moved forward. In this tropical weather, compared to others who were suffering bitterly,
Ye Qiyan stayed in the 22-degree Temperature-controlled carriage, eating barbecue and drinking beer, so carefree. The only pity was that the beer wasn’t cold.
“I should get a refrigerator out if I get the chance.”
Thirty minutes before arriving at the Fifth Station,
the selection prompt for the next station of the Crossroads of Fate appeared punctually in front of Ye Qiyan.
[Crossroads of Fate triggered, please make a stopping choice between the following two stations]
[Station One: Deep Bat Cave (Level 4 Slaughter Station)]
[Station Two: Mystery Bell Town (Level 4 Mission Station)]
“Two Level 4s?”
Ye Qiyan strongly suspected whether he had been infected with bad luck by Zhao Lin.
Although he knew that the Train would have a probability of leveling up by one when arriving at the next station, it was the first time that all the stations selected by the Crossroads of Fate were Level 4.
“Slaughter? It’s not the same name as the previous hunting station, is there any difference?”
Pondering for a moment, Ye Qiyan felt that it was better to be careful.
In a level-four station, he didn’t have much of an advantage in equipment suppression.
Furthermore, this slaughter gave him a faint bad feeling.
“Select Station Two.”
He had already experienced two Mission Stations and was relatively more experienced. Even if there was danger in the station, at worst he could just abandon the mission.
[Station selection completed]
[Please sit tight and hold on, the Fifth Station arriving ahead of the Train is…]
[Mystery Bell Town]
The countdown was coming to an end bit by bit.
The speed of the Train began to increase slowly.
The familiar void space appeared directly in front of the Train.
The moment the countdown turned to 0, the world of blazing sunlight was replaced by darkness.
[Current Station: Mystery Bell Town]
[Docking Countdown: 4:59:59]
[Good luck]
[This Station: Danger!]
The Train stopped. Through the glass, Ye Qiyan saw the environment outside.
“Is this… a station?”
It wasn’t that he was stating the obvious, but from any angle, the place where the Train docked was an ordinary-to-the-extreme Train station platform with two tracks.
It was nighttime, and small snowflakes were still falling in the sky.
As usual, he woke up Wall-E first.
He inserted a Train Coin.
[Wall-E, activate]
The little robot wobbled away from the Train. Just as Ye Qiyan was preparing to walk out of the Train to explore, a burst of footsteps disrupted his plan.
Human? Or monster?
“Sir! Mr. Prosecutor! You’re finally here!”
A little girl’s tender voice passed through the empty platform and reached Ye Qiyan’s ears.
It was a human.
Ye Qiyan did not put away his pistol.
The Module of Trial by Gunfire allowed him to rely solely on sound, without needing to see the target, to pre-determine a shooting plan that would inevitably hit the opponent.
Until the owner of that voice came to the Train door.
“Eh? Where is Mr. Prosecutor?”
Wearing a white cotton coat, a knitted hat, and a scarf, a little girl of about eleven or twelve tiptoed and tried hard to look inside the Train.
“Ah, Mr. Prosecutor is right here.”
She saw Ye Qiyan and waved her hand hard.
“Mr. Prosecutor, get off the Train quickly, everyone has been waiting for you for a long, long time!”
Prosecutor? Everyone?
Ye Qiyan hesitated slightly and opened the Train door.
If this little girl really had a problem, either the warning device or the pure earthbound stone would react.
“Little girl, what’s your name?”
The little girl blinked her azure-blue big eyes and happily replied in an innocent tone:
“Mr. Prosecutor, my name is Tina. Sister Nun said that a Train-riding Lord Chief Prosecutor would come to save us. Everyone has been waiting for a long, long time, hehe. Sister didn’t lie, Mr. Prosecutor really has come.”
