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At a gesture from Gepard, the Silvermane Guards behind him charged forward, intent on arresting Jing Yan and the trio from the Astral Express.

However, having confirmed that Sampo had already fled—meaning there was no longer any risk of his divine powers being exposed—Jing Yan immediately began to unleash his power of Eros.

Suddenly, the movements of the Silvermane Guards on the scene came to a dead halt.

"Clatter!"

A tear slid down from beneath a helmet, turning into an ice bead in the cold wind before it even hit the snowy ground.

"Huh, I..."

The Silvermane Guard realized something was wrong and instinctively reached up with his free hand to wipe away the tear.

His thick glove only met the smooth surface of his helmet.

"Wuwuwu, it's just so moving..."

Another Silvermane Guard suddenly sobbed.

Following that, Gepard himself felt a surge of inexplicable emotion; his eyes turned red, and a baseless sorrow welled up in his heart.

Gepard began to blink frantically.

The reason was simple.

As the Captain of the Silvermane Guards, Gepard was not in the habit of wearing a helmet, so his facial expressions were easily visible. He usually maintained a stern, stoic image.

But now, with his eyes inexplicably reddening, things were starting to look wrong.

How could the dignified Captain of the Silvermane Guards, a high-ranking officer, be caught crying?!

Of course, compared to him, the other Silvermane Guards nearby were already sobbing uncontrollably, reduced to a mess of tears.

Gepard was stunned, and beyond that, he felt a sense of internal collapse.

They were supposed to be iron-blooded warriors, men of steel and unwavering loyalty—how had they suddenly started bawling like children?!

Even he, if not for staring up at the sky and blinking at a frequency of sixty times per second, would likely have let his own tears fall.

"I..."

Gepard was speechless.

He wanted to know what on earth was happening.

Was this some kind of physiological cycle? As a descendant of the Landau family, Gepard had an older sister, Serval, so he knew that women had a few days each month where their temperaments might shift.

But he was a man?!

What the hell was going on?!

"Ugh, I can't hold it back..."

In the distance.

Jing Yan had already vanished into a mere speck on the horizon, far beyond the sight of Gepard and his men.

He had simply slipped away.

He had to admit, his power of Eros was incredibly useful.

Even a stubborn boy like Gepard had been swayed by the power of sorrow, sinking into it and unable to pull himself out, let alone the other Silvermane Guards.

Not a single one of them could put up a fight.

Jing Yan sighed.

Of course, the power of Preservation that Gepard believed in had played a part; his resistance to the power of Eros was higher than the others, but it still hadn't been enough.

Jing Yan's power had been unleashed too suddenly, without any warning.

Even if Gepard had been on guard, as long as Jing Yan increased the intensity, he still would have been unable to resist.

At this moment, a new check-in location appeared in Jing Yan's mind.

[Check-in Location: Goethe Hotel, Overworld, Belobog]

[Check-in Reward: One Curio draw opportunity]

[Unlock more options for conquest targets!]

Seeing this reward, Jing Yan paused. He knew a thing or two about Curios; they were special items found throughout the universe.

For instance, the Herta Space Station housed several Curios, which often provided unique buffs.

Some Curios were relatively safe, while others were quite dangerous.

Regardless, for Jing Yan, these Curios could provide assistance or inspiration.

Even a Curio with negative effects could be repaired and turned into a useful tool.

Of course, the only problem now was how to enter the Goethe Hotel in plain sight.

Although there were Goethe Hotels in both the Overworld and the Underworld, the check-in requirement explicitly stated it had to be the one in the Overworld.

Therefore, Jing Yan had to enter the Goethe Hotel. The only fortunate thing was that the check-in conditions did not require him to be inside a guest room, otherwise, wouldn't it generally mean he would have to pay to get in?

As the most luxurious hotel in the Overworld of Belobog, the accommodation costs at the Goethe Hotel were quite exorbitant. Even an ordinary resident of the Overworld might not be willing to stay there once a year, let alone someone like him from Natasha's Clinic in the Underworld.

That would mean he would have to find a way to obtain more Shield, or perhaps use some sort of "deception" to get the front desk staff to open a room for him.

However, since the current check-in task only required him to enter the premises, things became relatively simple and easy.

"Um, would you all mind enjoying tonight and suffering tomorrow night?" Jing Yan turned his head and said to the trio from the Astral Express behind him.

"Ah... ah, huh?!" March 7th stood there, stunned.

The scene where Gepard's squad had just come over and ended up heartbroken and in tears had left the three members of the Astral Express dumbfounded.

Compared to the confusion and bewilderment of Stelle and March 7th, Dan Heng began to speculate about Jing Yan's identity.

In short, in their eyes, Jing Yan was definitely not simple, and he possessed extraordinary power.

Even though their own abilities were also quite special, most of them had traceable origins.

For instance, March 7th's ability originated from the Six-Phase Ice, a rare substance from the cosmos that had encased her when she was first discovered.

Dan Heng's power stemmed from the Xianzhou and the draconic power of the Vidyadhara, which he retained after his reincarnation and subsequent loss of memory.

Of course, besides that, they also possessed blessings granted by the corresponding Aeons as "Pathstriders."

However, this Jing Yan before them looked like a descendant of the Xianzhou people, yet his combat methods left them completely unable to discern any clues.

No matter how Dan Heng looked at it, he couldn't recognize anything familiar about this "fellow countryman's" techniques.

Of course, based on the background information the other party had revealed, he should have become an orphan at a very young age and been left behind in Belobog. But even so, compared to Sampo and Gepard, who were also native residents of this planet Jarilo-VI, Jing Yan's power was still somewhat peculiar.

"It's fine."

March 7th suddenly nudged Dan Heng with her shoulder and spoke up.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jing Yan isn't a bad person, right? Although his background is a bit strange, he shouldn't be a human trafficker!"

March 7th nodded as she spoke.

"If he were a human trafficker, he wouldn't make people cry, would he? Wouldn't that just be more trouble?"

Stelle spread her hands: "Then you guess what the bandages he's carrying are for?"