Having lost a truckload of fantasy materials, they are unlikely to let this go unpunished; a thorough investigation is a certainty.
In other words, the train conductor is also someone we need to be wary of.
"This is really a hot potato..."
While reflecting on the situation, Fan Xiao considered all the factors together and made a vague wish: "Let the aftermath of this matter develop in a direction that is favorable to me."
Chapter 234 You...you're dead
"That punk guy is really brave, daring to jump out of the car so casually."
At the other end of the cargo car, Nori and her five companions walked towards Van Shaw.
The carriage floor was completely destroyed, with many holes revealing the spacetime track below.
After carefully navigating through all the gaps, Nori glanced in the direction where the "punk girl" had jumped off the train, then turned back to Fan Xiao and said, "Count, are you alright? You guys were fighting fiercely just now."
"This is very bad. My mental energy is completely depleted, and I'm almost at my limit."
Fan Xiao checked his mental energy and found that he had used up about half of it in the brief battle just now.
As he took out a bottle of Grade D mental recovery potion and drank it, he said, "That woman was really dangerous; I almost died at her hands."
"She's a high-level player after all. You've already done a great job to this extent!"
Nori comforted her.
It was also a genuine compliment.
Lu Xining walked to Fan Xiao's side and handed him a bottle of medicine: "Here, drink another bottle."
"..." Fan Xiao: "Thank you."
He had some doubts about the ingredients of the medicine and whether the bottle opening was "clean".
However, with everyone else watching, he couldn't ask any inappropriate questions. He took the medicine and drank it naturally.
Lu Xining watched Fan Xiao finish the potion without any change in expression.
Unable to discern the girl's thoughts, he decided to continue ignoring her.
This is something you shouldn't think about too much!
On the other side, Lu Baizhi looked at Fan Xiao, hesitant to speak.
Because she had been fully focused on her healing abilities, her mind had remained normal, allowing her to witness the most authentic scene.
The "punk girl" who jumped off the car was an illusion.
The "Fan Xiao" who fights the "punk girl" is also an illusion.
The exaggerated battle scenes were also fake.
Even the lines the two exchanged sounded somewhat familiar to her, a homebody like her...
Lu Baizhi tried to suppress her irritable thoughts and keep her expression natural. Then she walked to Fan Xiao's side and said, "Let me treat you. You were injured earlier."
"No need, Zhi Zi, I'll recover slowly." Fan Xiao smiled and said, "You guys still have to participate in the dungeon next, so don't waste your energy and let your condition decline."
"Um……"
Lu Baizhi did not object.
Fan Xiao was not actually injured; he only suffered a false injury in the illusion.
She just said that to play along with Fan Xiao's act.
Unexpectedly, Fan Xiao immediately remembered a detail she had almost forgotten—that she and her sister were going to participate in a dungeon—and expressed his concern for her.
How thoughtful...
At this moment, the train conductor and others who came out of the main control room hesitated for a moment before also moving closer to Fan Xiao.
Many of them still wore expressions of vigilance and wariness, along with an unconcealable fear.
How could someone who could force players to such an extent during Mammon's attack be a simple character?
The opponent's strength clearly exceeds the range of D-level players.
As expected, he should also be a high-level player who infiltrated the game.
I just don't know what their purpose is.
After a group of people came to Fan Xiao's side, a burly and tall man stepped out.
"What's your name, sir?"
The burly man asked Fan Xiao.
Fan Xiao: "Read it aloud."
"...Hehe, what a unique name."
The burly man's eye twitched, and after a dry laugh, he said, "I really have to thank you, Mr. Fan, for saving us this time. Without you, we would have... Sigh, Mammon and his gang of robbers are just too arrogant!"
"It's good that no one was hurt," Fan Xiao asked. "Are you the train conductor of this train?"
"Yes."
The burly train conductor nodded, and just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Nori out of the corner of his eye.
A sense of familiarity welled up in my heart.
He quickly turned his head and carefully examined Nori's appearance, constantly comparing it with his memories.
Soon, the image of a little girl he had seen at a banquet a year ago came to mind.
The other party is a little princess of the royal family, who looks very much like the girl in front of me... Uh, could they be the same person?
Considering the strength of the "model reader" next to the girl, he almost instantly confirmed his guess.
"No wonder... no wonder a high-level player would sneak onto a low-level train so quietly, so he's the princess's guard?"
"To have a high-level player as her personal bodyguard, and even be willing to pay a price to enter a low-level train... it seems this little princess holds a high position in the royal family!"
"Could she be a candidate for the next queen? It can't be such a coincidence, can it?"
Yes, he is also from partition 001.
However, this identity must not be revealed to these people in front of me!
Because he had previously given the order to evacuate all the carriages.
If these people found out he was also from Division 001... his life would be over!
Realizing this, the train conductor quickly said to Nori, "Sorry, you look quite like one of my nieces, I couldn't help but take a few extra glances."
"Humph……"
Nori ignored the train conductor.
She had no liking for people who didn't follow the rules of the train.
Seeing her reaction, the train conductor breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he did not show any relaxation. Instead, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant, revealing a look of dissatisfaction with Nori's dismissive attitude.
Taking advantage of this momentum, he casually exchanged a few words with Fan Xiao and the others, and then turned around to inspect the metal boxes in the cargo compartment.
After learning that "Fan Du" was the princess's guard, he gave up any idea of befriending him.
Not only can he not make friends with them, but when he returns to Division 001, he will have to behave himself with utmost humility.
It's best to avoid all banquets and events, and remain completely invisible to avoid being recognized by the other party if you accidentally run into them later... that would be a bit dangerous.
"No, instead of worrying about the future, I should be thinking about how to deal with the aftermath of this..."
Feeling utterly exasperated, the train conductor inspected each box one by one.
Then he discovered that all the fantasy substance inside the box was gone.
They were all moved away.
The train conductor, his face expressionless, suddenly felt his entire life turn bleak.
Such a huge loss... He'll probably lose everything this time, even his underwear!
Fan Xiao walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The cargo is gone," the train conductor said, his face grim.
"Goods?" Fan Xiao asked curiously, "What goods?"
“…This is confidential, Mr. Fan,” the train conductor said. “I’m sorry, I can’t disclose this information casually.”
"Yes, I understand. But..."
Fan Xiao asked in confusion, "When we were fighting those people earlier, I didn't notice them touching these boxes. Where did the goods go?"
"The players' items are all kinds of strange and wonderful. They probably used spatial attribute items with the ability to 'retrieve objects from a distance'."
The train conductor sighed and said, "The fact that these two trains are carrying cargo is considered a secret."
"The fact that Mammon's people came here must mean they knew about it beforehand and prepared the tools to move the goods. It's not surprising that they were able to take the goods so easily."
"The things in the box were probably all taken by that guy who jumped out of the car and ran away... those guys!"
The train conductor revealed a gritted-teeth expression.
Fan Xiao glanced at the other person silently a few times.
His micro-expressions were flawless, so the probability that the train conductor was acting was very small.
However, micro-expressions are not a panacea. When encountering someone with good acting skills and strong psychological qualities, simply observing micro-expressions will not be of much use and can only serve as a reference.
We must probe further!
Thinking of this, Fan Xiao asked the train conductor, "Are you an idiot?"
"Yes."
The conductor nodded.
Fan Xiao continued, "You...you're dead."
"Hmph! He should have died long ago! I wish I could kill him myself!"
The train conductor said fiercely.
Very good... Fan Xiao nodded.
There were no problems with the sound test.
He was swearing, but under the influence of the illusion, the train conductor heard two different sentences: "Is the cargo in this train very valuable?"
“Those people of Namamon deserve to die.”
The train conductor's reaction fits the context of the two sentences perfectly.
Of course, he might have heard real insults, but he was still acting in order to survive.
Fan Xiao then made another attempt to probe.
Chapter 235 I'm being falsely accused of being a Nori fanatic, can I stand this injustice?
Fan Xiaoxian first created a superficial illusion for himself that it was a normal standing and talking conversation.
Then, he activated "Blood Noble," drawing new blood from his body, which condensed into a serrated longsword that looked exceptionally ferocious and terrifying.
Then he gripped the sword tightly, raised it high, revealed a cold smile, and pointed the tip at the train conductor's left eyeball, then thrust it out with a sudden thud!
The "Dustless Shield" suppressed the tremors of the airflow, making the stab silent.
Fan Xiao abruptly stopped his movement, bringing the sword tip to a halt, only when it was a millimeter away from the train conductor's eyeball.
As a sword master who had specially used his luck to learn many sword techniques, this level of millimeter-level sword control was no challenge for him.
He can even cut off a fly's wings.
Fan Xiao observed the train conductor's reaction and noticed that the conductor didn't even blink.
If this guy could see through the illusion, given his previous cowardly reaction of wanting to escape from all the carriages, he wouldn't be able to remain as calm as he is now, even if Mount Tai collapses before him.
Therefore, we can conclude that the train conductor is indeed incompetent, just like other players, and cannot see through the illusion of the "Land of Delusion".
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