Chapter 71

Chapter 71 Emperor Sequence Organization

“…”

The atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Obviously, such an explanation was not enough to make Ye Qiyan lower his guard.

“Interesting. A storage device hidden on your body? Hmm… Is it that bracelet on your hand?”

“This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with you, Senior.”

“Ha, that’s true.”

Holding a cigar in his mouth, the middle-aged man snapped his fingers, and a friend request notification was sent to Ye Qiyan’s system Light Screen.

“My name is Fan Huo, and everyone calls me Old Fan. You can call me that too. Don’t be so nervous; I have no Malice towards you. I just happened to come to this City of a Thousand Stars to do some things. That smiling tiger in the church said that crazy woman Shaya seemed to have a very good relationship with a newcomer, and even gave away the organization’s annual Train maintenance quota. I was a bit curious, so I came over to check your caliber.”

“By the way, I invite you to join our organization.”

Inhaling fiercely, that thick cigar was actually reduced to ashes in a single breath.

“Sister Shaya never told me there was any organization.”

“That’s normal. After all, it’s an organization, not some place with strict rules. It’s just that everyone grouped together because they shared some similar goals. After a long time, it resulted in a tiny bit of power and influence.”

Click—

A dark green flame burned at Fan Huo’s fingertips.

Pulling out another cigar from somewhere unknown and lighting it, his gaze swept over Ye Qiyan’s Ebony, and his eyebrows raised slightly.

“Your gun is not bad.”

“Thanks for the compliment.”

Ye Qiyan returned to the hot spring.

He could feel that this man named Fan Huo did not have any Malice.

Moreover, his Train Captain level was definitely not low. If he really wanted to do something to him, why bother talking so much nonsense here?

“How did you find me? Did that person in the church plant a tracker?”

“It’s not that much trouble. There is nothing in this City of a Thousand Stars that cannot be bought by spending Train Coins. Surveillance is everywhere on the road; it’s not just used to fine those vehicles.”

“Really? But I heard that this city does not allow the sale of props above Level 4. Even with money, you might not be able to buy everything.”

Looking at the cigar in Fan Huo’s mouth that had been sucked dry once again, Ye Qiyan strongly suspected that this man’s lungs were entirely made of smoke.

Wasn’t he afraid of choking to death?

“That’s just because the things you’ve contacted are too low-level. Once your Train level is a bit higher, you’ll understand.”

Fan Huo got up from the hot spring and casually tossed over a card engraved with the Faceless Saint.

“This is for you. If you are willing to join the organization, open it. If not, forget it. The reason I invited you is simply because of that crazy woman Shaya. Speaking of which, you were the one who let her out, right? Hehe, you really have some skills. Can you tell me how you did it?”

“Senior Fan, everyone has their own secrets. Am I right?”

Fan Huo shrugged and lit another cigar once again.

“You’re right.”

For some reason, Ye Qiyan always felt that Fan Huo’s gaze carried a hint of banter.

“Crazy woman, what does that mean?”

“Literally. You’ll naturally understand in the future.”

For some reason, Ye Qiyan suddenly recalled the scene back in the Mystery Bell Town church where Shaya crushed a puppet’s head with her bare hands.

Crazy woman… It seemed this title was quite apt.

“I still have things to do, goodbye.”

Fan Huo left the hot spring.

His arrival and departure were like a puff of smoke, so fast it made people breathless.

Ye Qiyan toyed with the card in his hand and brought up the Light Screen for identification.

[Emperor Sequence Organization Invitation Card]

[After use, you can become a member of the divine order organization and enter its exclusive Chat Room.]

“Emperor Sequence… card sequence?”

He thought of what Shaya told him not long ago about the card sequence, and how Shaya was sealed because of one-third of a blasphemy card.

“Could the purpose of this organization be to collect those cards?”

Should he join?

Ye Qiyan fell into thought.

Judging from what Fan Huo said, this guy didn’t know he possessed a blasphemy card, which meant Shaya hadn’t told others that he was the new owner of the blasphemy card.

Then if they really wanted to collect the card sequence…

Weighing the pros and cons, Ye Qiyan felt that it was more reliable to ask a professional.

Ye Qiyan: [Sister Shaya, do you know Fan Huo?]

A moment later.

Shaya, who was making lollipops in the church, heard the notification sound from the friend interface and frowned slightly upon seeing Ye Qiyan’s message.

[“Is he a smoker?”]

[“Uh, he’s a smoker.”]

[“Oh, then he must have invited you to join the organization. Did that guy give you an invitation card?”]

[“Mn.”]

[“Tch!”]

[“?”]

Shaya crossed her legs, feeling displeased with Fan Huo’s meddlesomeness.

[“I originally intended to give you an invitation card when I went to the City of a Thousand Stars this time, but that guy beat me to it. Strange, doesn’t that smoker rarely issue invitation cards? Haven’t seen him in over a dozen years, did he change his nature? Well, this is great; looks like I’ll have to give you something else.”]

So this invitation card was what Shaya had mentioned before about giving him when she came to the City of a Thousand Stars.

[“Then should I use it?”]

[“Mn, let me tell you before you use it. There aren’t many people in the Emperor Sequence Organization. I took a glance at the chat box just now. Excluding the dead ones, counting you, there are only eighteen in total. You don’t need to speak when you enter the Chat Room. Other than your Sister, there isn’t a single normal person in there, especially one named Zhu Xingtu. She is even more of a Charlatan; listening to her talk will drain your Mental Power.”]

Ye Qiyan silently recalled the smoker from earlier, as well as the things Shaya had done.

It seemed… removing the phrase “other than her” wouldn’t be a problem at all.

[“Are you thinking about something very impolite?”]

[“How could that be? I was thinking about where we should meet after Sister Shaya arrives. This city is quite big.”]

[“I will find you when the time comes. That city should be just like before: as long as you have money, you can buy everything there.”]

It was this sentence again.

The chat ended. Ye Qiyan raised his eyes and looked at the artificially created virtual galaxy above his head.

“Still a bit too weak. But whatever, now is time to enjoy.”

Sinking into the water, the outside sounds were completely isolated.

The world before him was pitch black, and the comfort spreading throughout his body allowed his Mental Power to drift and empty out.

But…

“(#*@%…)”

“??”

“Hoo!”

Sitting up abruptly, the inexplicably ringing sound in his ears vanished as if it were just an illusion.

But that was definitely not an illusion.

That was truly existent.

Swish—

The blasphemy card was taken out from the storage unit.

Looking at the anchor on it, for some reason, he always felt that this guy was speaking.

Yet this was clearly just a dead object.