Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 700 The Train Heading Towards the "Beginning"
"It wasn't this exaggerated when we came before, but now it's become an endless train. People who want to escape either choose a high-tech planetary sci-fi spaceship, or a classic Noah's Ark skin, or even better, they take the entire Pocket Universe with them. Why did Eliadodic choose to make everyone ride the subway together?"

Zheng Fan, like a child, knelt on the seat, leaned against the subway window, and looked out at the empty view, muttering to himself.

"Maybe he didn't have much of a choice? After all, it's the subway illusion's design that's meant to look like this. A pragmatist like him probably wouldn't bother changing it," Lin Yilin replied from the seat next to him.

Zheng Fan remained silent for a long time.

Lin Yilin looked at him with some confusion.

"He's not even willing to upgrade the subway to high-speed rail; the new-era trains don't even have a single soft seat," he blurted out abruptly.

Lin Yilin rolled her eyes helplessly, but had to admit that Zheng Fan was right. Mr. Undying Lighthouse had limited "funds" and was indeed a bit stingy.

Standing up, she said, "The ceremony that Fan Zhonghong and I set up is working normally. He can confirm some of the situations on our end. Although the length of this subway line is almost infinite, our position seems to be quite far ahead."

Lin Yilin pointed and said, "This is the front of the train, and this is the rear. It's probably to minimize the impact that Eliadodic arranged for everyone to be in the carriages far from the front of the train."

"So we have to go to the front of the car?"

Lin Yilin nodded: "We need to find him, and the fragments of order in Dadu. Eliadodic activated too hastily. Although I guessed he would most likely activate his plan directly, Jian Banxian's actions still brought too much instability."

“The underworld has been silent for so long, probably waiting for this opportunity,” Zheng Fan added.

The Zero Metro, as arranged by Eliadodike, is indeed a very useful tool, but it is ultimately something of the illusionary side, and even if it is under Eliadodike's control, there are still huge risks involved.

The subway train that runs directly to the source of the capital is also a good opportunity for the plans of the underworld.

If this fragment of order were to go astray even slightly, it would likely collapse on its own, or even more seriously, trigger a massive collapse of multiple worlds.

"Mr. Illusion, speaking of which, the place this train is going to is also your real birthplace in this world." After confirming the current situation and goal with Zheng Fan, Lin Yilin suddenly mentioned it jokingly.

Zheng thought for a moment: "That's true. But I have absolutely no impression of that place. Thinking about it this way, there is indeed a reason for me to go. After all, it is something that came from the original world with me."

"It's like a Kryptonian spaceship carrying Superman when he was a baby landing on Earth," Lin Yilin joked.

“Then my Kryptonian spaceship is more powerful than Superman’s,” Zheng Fan echoed her words.

Putting everything else aside, his "spaceship" has grown into a multi-world system.

Amidst laughter and conversation, the two began to walk forward.

But as soon as they entered the next carriage, they saw other people in the empty carriage.

"Miss Shang Xia?" Lin Yilin was somewhat surprised to see the white-clad girl sitting with a slightly restrained posture, leaning forward with her hands on the seat like a young girl, while looking back at the car window.

She had expected that Shangxia, this extremely special entity, would appear today and respond to the anomalies in Dadu, but so far she had not shown any signs of revealing herself, so she did not think about it any further.

Who knew we'd meet here?

Lin Yilin immediately looked at Zheng Fan, who had already heard about this legendary rebel from all his mechs. Now, he was finally able to meet him in person.

Unexpectedly, it happened in this delicate situation.

Upon hearing Lin Yilin's voice, Shang Xia turned her head, her dark eyes immediately meeting Zheng Fan's pale eyes.

"Hello?" Zheng Fan took the initiative to greet him.

Shang Xia blinked: "Hello, my name is Shang Xia. Haven't we met somewhere before?"

“I should say now that ‘this kind of corny pickup line is outdated,’ but this kind of question has become somewhat of a routine in recent years. But it’s true, we have seen it somewhere before,” Zheng Fan said, stroking his chin.

Lin Yilin stepped forward and asked, "Miss Shang Xia, why are you here?" Shang Xia replied, "Because I have something to do."

She also stood up from her seat: "When things were in chaos just now, I tried to help some people and keep things in order, but I did a worse job than the members of the emergency response team next to me. I wanted to fight the danger but couldn't kill everyone instantly, and I was clumsy and incompetent at saving people. I didn't even have the ability to bandage wounds. So in the end, I could only take this subway."

"What can I do after I get on the subway?" Lin Yilin asked.

“I came here for Mr. Zheng Fan,” Shang Xia replied.

"Huh? For me?"

"Because I was born for you," Shang Xia said bluntly.

Zheng Fan and Lin Yilin were both stunned.

What a sudden confession on the spot! It's the first time they've officially met!

Shang Xia continued, "Like you, I was sleeping somewhere until one day, I was awakened by a violent shaking. When I saw the branches rooted down from the sky, I instinctively swung my axe and felled the black wood."

"So that was you all along." Zheng Fan recalled the first time he and Binary Girl entered the second stage of possession, when they almost attracted tree branches that pierced through Dadu, and were then cut off by an axe.

“After I woke up, I met many people. At first, they had many thoughts about me, but that person, I remember his name was Eliadodic, helped me with a lot of problems, gave me an identity, let me choose a name for myself, and then handed me over to someone else and stopped caring about me,” Shang Xia said.

“I was confused and asked him what I should do. I originally felt that he was very controlling, and I didn’t mind following his arrangements, after all, he had helped me. But he said, ‘You can do whatever you want. You are the daughter of this capital. Our future has nothing to do with each other.’”

The daughter of Dadu.

Lin Yilin fell into deep thought.

"That guy's character is actually pretty good, isn't it?" Zheng Fan turned his attention to Eliadodic.

Lin Yilin bluntly stated, "We cannot draw this conclusion on behalf of the residents of the grey neighborhood."

“You’re right, so this is just from my perspective.” Zheng Fan shrugged, then took a few steps forward, getting closer to Shang Xia.

Shang Xia did not back down when Zheng Fan approached; he merely looked on with curiosity.

Zheng Fan looked down at her from close range and said, "Then why did you, who were born for me, chase after me at this time?"

"I was born to destroy you. My existence is to counter your existence. Even though my power is weak, my existence has its meaning. Most people don't like you, so I must be here to destroy you," Shang Xia said.

"So you're saying you want to be my enemy?" Zheng Fan raised his chin.

“Perhaps, but before that, we need to get to the end of this subway line.” Shang Xia said bluntly, “If we lose that order, neither you nor I will ultimately lose the meaning you perceive.”

Zheng Fan stared at Shang Xia silently for a long time before saying, "Alright, let's wait until the final stop. Let's go find Eliadodike first."

Shang Xia nodded slightly, then suddenly reached out and gently touched Zheng Fan's chest at close range.

Zheng Fan: ?
Since he didn't sense any danger, he carelessly let her touch him. And after she touched him for a while, there really wasn't any problem.

“It’s a normal body temperature, just like a human’s. We don’t reject each other,” Shang Xia said softly with a smile.

“You too,” Zheng said after a moment’s reflection.

"Ahem." Lin Yilin cleared her throat loudly beside her: "Shouldn't we move on? We might not have enough time."

(End of this chapter)