"By the ti you read this letter, I'll already be dead…"
"I broke my promise, but I'm still happy. This ans Great Abyss City has won, and it's finally my turn to act cool for once.
I really want to see the shocked look on your face, kid, but alas, I won't get the chance.
But it's just as well if you co and offer a toast.
Just don't pee on my grave or plant waterlons, because you're exactly the kind of kid who would!
I originally wanted to prepare more for you, but it turns out I've long been a penniless pauper. The only thing I have left to give you is this train ticket!
It departs from the Borderlands, passes through several Great Domains, and its final destination is the Imperial Capital, the center of the Alliance, a place where you can hear the voice of the Supre Council!"
"The reason I'm giving you this is because you're a stubborn kid.
You'll definitely investigate the mission your parents died on, and it's still not over. It's giving many of the important figures in the Borderlands quite a headache.
I can't stop you anymore, and since it involves an Alliance secret, I can't reveal too much information to you either. I can only say that this matter is very tricky.
If you want to go, you must work hard to improve your strength and beco, at the very least, a Moonlight Rank Beast Tar.
Imperial Capital University is the fastest shortcut.
After all, it's the Holy Land of Beast Tars. You can experience more advanced beast taming tactics, pet beast cultivation, technology, and so on.
There are also many Realm Gates to other worlds, allowing you to feel the impact of different civilizations.
So, boldly show your talent, enter Imperial Capital University with the best possible results.
There are far more geniuses in this world than you imagine. The more outstanding you are, the more resources you'll receive, and you might even get the attention of the Supre Council.
Even if you eventually find university boring, you can use your fa as a stepping stone to enter the Border Battlefield. This is the last piece of experience I, as an elder, can give you."
"Don't be sad for , because the ship that was stalled in the River of Ti is now sailing downstream!"
In the waiting area of the train platform, Lu Yu finished reading the letter from the Alliance, folded it neatly, and placed it into his Void Treasure Chest.
His gaze was deep, his thoughts unreadable.
"Ying?" Little Spider brought its head closer, asking with concern.
It knew that Zhou Cheng had a very close relationship with its master. Now that he was dead, its master was probably suffering!
Lu Yu returned to his senses and saw the worried Little Spider.
Thoughts swirled in his mind, and he said with a smile:
"I was just struck by how cool that guy was. I can't even one-up him now, so I'm a little miffed is all!"
"Ying!"
Little Spider nodded, not quite understanding, but enthusiastically expressed that its master could tell it any worries he had.
(﹡﹡)
Little Mouse, not to be outdone, said via telepathy:
"When the Cultivator is feeling fragile, you can lean on Little Mouse's chest!"
"Roar!"
Eggy thought for a mont, unable to understand human emotions, and simply told Lu Yu that it could help by devouring anyone who was bothering him!
Family is when you need them, they are there!
Warmth spread through Lu Yu's heart. He didn't explain that he wasn't just putting on a brave face.
He had already learned the news through his Mouse Clone and was ntally prepared. It was less sadness and more a sense of loss.
Because he understood that even if he had saved Zhou Cheng, he would have continued to be a bell that awakens the world.
That was the fate he chose!
But…
'Life is a relay race.
People constantly pass the ruler, and the next person takes it, repeating the cycle, using their short lives to asure the ages!'
Lu Yu took the ruler Zhou Cheng had passed to him and arrived at one of Great Abyss City's many satellite towns, the transportation hub connecting the Borderlands to the other Great Domains—Railway Town!
It was less a town and more a massive railway complex. All its residents worked in railway-related industries, forming a symbiotic relationship.
There were even so pet beasts whose daily lives revolved around the railway.
For example, the Steam Cloud Imps, the tunnel-digging Mountain-Crushing Mole Rats, and the imnsely strong Four-ard Mountain Demons that helped haul cargo…
They were constantly bustling about the platform, enthusiastically greeting passing passengers, having already ford a kind of partnership, or rather, a symbiotic relationship with humans.
The ticket Lu Yu bought for this trip was a seat on the 【Star-Piercer】, a large transportation vehicle forged by the Machine King Domain, combining steam technology and transcendent power. It was originally built to transport strategic supplies to the battlefield.
But later, as the situation on the battlefield stabilized and the borderlands enjoyed nearly a century of internal peace, coupled with innovations in transportation thods, it gradually lost its purpose and was even left idle for over a decade.
The Borderlands Alliance, not wanting to let it go to waste, hired top-tier chanics from the Machine King Domain to load a new electronic program onto it, perform a Machine Spirit Awakening Consciousness ritual, and then put it into civilian use!
But as for the price, it was acceptable for a Beast Tar, but not so friendly for an ordinary person!
Most ordinary people might never leave the Great Domain they were born in their entire lives.
Being able to visit a few more towns was considered being worldly and experienced.
It was better now.
With the developnt of the internet, more people could see different landscapes, which in turn gave rise to a large number of outdoor exploration bloggers!
However, the mortality rate was extrely high!
Getting back on topic, the Star-Piercer would pass through several Great Domains, stopping at each major station for a day or two.
This was for resupplying, and it also seed to be a way to promote the economic developnt of the places it passed through.
In any case, it would arrive at the Imperial Capital within twelve days!
Lu Yu had no objections to this!
There was still over half a month until the college entrance exam began anyway. It was a good opportunity to relax, see the scenery of different Great Domains, and observe more unique pet beasts!
As for whether to attend university or go to the border battlefield, he already had so ideas.
Rustle—
As Lu Yu was thinking, the platform began to tremble as if a giant beast was approaching. The sound of an electric current zipped by, and an announcent rang out:
【The Star-Piercer Train is now arriving.
All passengers, please stand in the waiting area. Do not approach the tracks.
Please allow passengers to disembark before boarding in an orderly line…】
The announcent echoed three tis, and soon, a nine-ter-tall giant beast of steam and steel slowly rolled into the station.
Its entire body was cast from a special platinum gold alloy, upon which were engraved a large number of ritual markings and chanical turrets, capable of withstanding Morning Star Rank attacks.
Thud!
After braking to a stop, the sound of a chanical heavy hamr striking was heard. The nurous vents on both sides of the train's body expelled billowing white shockwaves of air, and the entire platform was instantly shrouded in clouds and mist, like a celestial paradise.
It made many people click their tongues in wonder!
"This is the beauty of machinery!"
Although he had seen the data long ago, when Lu Yu witnessed this product of transcendent technology forged from the crystallization of human wisdom with his own eyes, he still felt a sense of shock!
One had to rember that this was a creation from nearly a hundred years ago. Today, the chanical skill of the Machine King Domain had already reached a new peak.
If they could truly create a source of infinite energy, then the chanics of the Machine King Domain would beco a mainstream path among Beast Tars!
'This is a good chance to visit the Machine King Domain and see if I can gain anything.'
Lu Yu thought with anticipation, then followed the crowd, forming lines to have his ticket checked and board the train in an orderly fashion.
Although the 【Star-Piercer】 was several tis larger than the high-speed rail from his previous life and looked quite magnificent, it was still a bit crowded for Eggy's new form.
But flying would be too far and would an sleeping in the wild, which was far less comfortable than being on the train.
So, Lu Yu had waited an extra day for the Dark Moon Chamber of Comrce to deliver the materials for a 【Compress】 skill. After making it into a Skill Secret Food and feeding it to Eggy, he successfully compressed its body to about half a ter.
It flapped its wings, following behind him with its claws crossed, looking both fierce and adorable.
Lu Yu picked up his luggage and walked toward the Beast Tar passage.
He passed through the Evil God Cult detection ritual smoothly, but as he was about to enter the carriage, a small mishap occurred.
An attendant stared at his ID card for a mont, then gasped in a low voice:
"Lu Yu!!"
Lu Yu had always thought of himself as just a Beast Tar, but he had forgotten that he was the Borderlands' ascendant new star, a "top star" in the borderlands entertainnt news.
Once his identity was exposed, it quickly caused a small sensation. Many people turned to look, and n and won alike smiled at this Beast Tar of infinite potential!
Many beautiful female attendants enthusiastically asked for a photo.
Lu Yu felt the envious gazes of the others, his expression calm.
It wasn't that he was acting aloof, it was just that he preferred the backache that cos from cavorting with beautiful won, not the headache of a commotion!
However, the delay was starting to affect the boarding process, and a slight stir began to ripple through the crowd.
In the end, it was a well-maintained chief attendant with the air of a matron, dressed in black stockings, who ca out to rescue him. She scolded the little girls for being so thoughtless as to harass a passenger during work hours.
This made them feel ashad, and they quickly returned to their posts.
After they left, the chief attendant herself sidled up, took out her phone, snapped a photo with Lu Yu, and even flashed a victory sign!
"…"
Although there were so minor twists and turns, Lu Yu still made it to his single-person VIP cabin.
The space wasn't large, but it had a bed and a toilet, which could be considered luxurious!
"Ying ying!"
The three pets were also free to move about. Little Spider returned to its original size and began to busily clean up, organize their things, and replace the original bedsheets and quilt with high-grade ones made from its own spider silk!
After all, they would be living here for over ten days; the master had to be comfortable!
"Woohoo! This is my territory now!"
Little Mouse, on the other hand, pounced onto the newly made bed, expertly turned on the cabin's television, and continued to binge-watch its show, which had progressed to 【The Overpowered Hundred-Ard Elf Princess Who Bulldozes the Dark Beastman Kingdom】!
Every punch hit flesh, crushing everything!
And the moves weren't just made up; it was genuine Elven Martial Arts!
It made Little Mouse's blood boil with excitent!
"Roar!"
As for Eggy, after getting the 【Satiated Buff】 from the Gluttony Cauldron this morning, it was in a state of contentnt and found a corner to sleep quietly.
Lu Yu didn't bother them, planning to train them in the Nightmare Dream Prison later that night. Instead, he glanced at his phone and saw that Yu Xiyan had already sent a ssage, asking if he had boarded the train.
Lu Yu replied with a "Doors Welded Shut" sticker.
Yu Xiyan sent a rolling fox sticker.
With one person actively starting the conversation and the other responding, they naturally fell into a heated chat!
During the Deicide War, if Yu Xiyan hadn't used the power of Fate to anchor the causality between the Daughter of Eternal Darkness and the Dusk Divinity body, the prerequisite for the Crimson Spear would never have been t, let alone the great harvest that followed!
Her contribution was imnse!
So, Lu Yu had initially wanted to invite her to co along, which would also be a good ti to give her the three Morning Star Material rewards he had prepared. But he hadn't expected…
The woman had already set off the day before yesterday, arranging to et him in the Imperial Capital!
She said she liked him, but she didn't use this opportunity to get closer, precisely controlling the distance between them!
It had to be said, it felt very comfortable.
This wasn't a Green Tea; this was clearly a Good Little Sister who could soothe one's throat!
After they chatted for a while, Yu Xiyan actively ended the conversation, saying she was going to train her pets and telling Lu Yu to check out the news related to him.
"News about myself?"
Lu Yu was a little confused.
He searched and only then discovered that the video from the Top-tier Genius Battle had been leaked and was generating heated discussion!
It was ranked twentieth on the Borderlands Hot Search.
It seed low, far from the previous top hundred in the Alliance or top ten in the Borderlands, but one had to rember…
A huge event had just happened!
The Battle for the Defense of Great Abyss City!
Nineteen of the hot search topics were related to the events in Great Abyss City, such as the Feast of Thunder-Devouring, The Hero's Demise, The Disciple's Backstab, The Bone Angel's Advent, The Great Existence's Revival, The Disciple's Deicide, and so on.
To make it into the top twenty was already an extrely high level of popularity!
The most crucial thing was… almost all twenty of those hot search topics were related to him!
The popularity of his Disciple vest, in particular, had skyrocketed.
He had first appeared as a villain BOSS, which had led many to scorn him, feeling the fox's grief for the rabbit, thinking they had supported the wrong person, turning from fans to anti-fans, and so on…
But after The Disciple's backstab, there was an instant reversal.
The live comnts exploded, the screen filled with "Elegance"!
Subsequently, he controlled the power of ti, transford into the Senile Monarch, erased three hundred years of the Butcher's lifespan, had the Faceless Brotherhood in the palm of his hand, returned from death, and successfully impaled the Evil God Incarnation!
Although the child rescue incident wasn't revealed, the fact that his danger level was raised without a wanted order being issued also made many people sense the Alliance's ambiguous attitude!
Furthermore, The Disciple acted only for his own pleasure, never bullied the weak, and had a chaotic neutral personality, instantly attracting countless fans!
It even led to a plethora of by-products, such as clothes, felt hats, and replicas of the Staff of the Dust-Treader.
It was truly a nationwide craze!
It also led many to wonder, where exactly was this guy's limit?
In comparison, Lu Yu's own popularity was indeed a bit lower, but it was still super hot within the Borderlands.
He took a look. The clip was edited by 'Mighty Boy'.
It had added slow motion and dimd the lighting to the part where he appeared as an examiner, making the scene ooze with an oppressive aura!
He had crushed Wei Tian and Zhao Wen with a dominant posture, shocking everyone, but the subsequent content about the Mystic Realm of Decay did not appear!
It was unclear if no one had recorded it, or if the Alliance had suppressed the information.
Otherwise, its popularity would have at least entered the borderlands' top ten!
But even so, many people were already starting to compare him to the nine top-tier prodigies!
"It's a sha.
If the Lord's Lady's Infant Angel form had appeared, a bunch of wife-poachers and lewd perverts would probably be saying they're into it…"
Lu Yu sighed, left Lilith's ssage with the picture of her white-stockinged cabinet legs on read, and then arranged a ti with Chiyue Honglian to explore the Celestial Phoenix Nest!
It would have to wait until after the college entrance exam. The restriction for entering it was not space, but the correct ti!
'By my calculations, the Black Tide in the Curse Beast Realm is about to begin.
I can totally try to harvest an entire small world and help Little Spider evolve a legendary skill!'
Lu Yu murmured to himself, wondering if the president's Abyssal Demon Eye had successfully evolved yet.
Rumble!
The 【Star-Piercer】 finished boarding.
Accompanied by the sound of the chanical heavy hamr striking, the wheels began to turn, steam billowed, and the train pulled out, continuously accelerating.
"Ying!"
"Wow!"
It was Little Spider's and Little Mouse's first ti on a high-speed train.
They were curiously pressed against the window, watching the vast scenery fly backward at great speed!
It felt a bit like ti was reversing!
The train traveled at high speed from noon until evening. In between, several female attendants delivered a luxurious al.
Although their smiles were gentle and charming, the look in their eyes that said they wanted to pounce on one person was impossible to hide.
They probably wouldn't have co if they weren't desperate.
Too bad his pets were still here, and besides, Lu Yu's standards had long since been raised. Sixes and sevens were no match for Xin Qian, that egg-stealing rascal!
Lu Yu ignored their gazes, which made them leave feeling rather resentful.
It wasn't until after eight o'clock at night that the 【Star-Piercer】 finally left the Borderlands.
Lu Yu looked through the train window, and his eyes fell upon a brand new, never-before-seen magical landscape!
It was as if heaven and earth had been inverted.
The sky here was pitch black, but the brilliant river of stars had not disappeared. Instead, it had sunk onto the great earth, shining with radiance!
First stop, the Dark Star Domain!
A large 4,400-word chapter.
Asking for monthly tickets, feeling a bit of writer's block.
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