Standing nearby, Bai Luoying watched Lu Xingyuan and Gu Wanqing bicker and instinctively pressed her lips together.
She knew she should not peek at someone else's chat.
But the corners of Lu Xingyuan's mouth kept curling upward, and she simply could not contain her curiosity.
When their bickering ended, she could not help speaking, a trace of jealousy in her voice that even she failed to notice:
"This... Gu Wanqing must be someone very important to you, right?"
Lu Xingyuan nodded without hesitation.
"Yeah."
There was no question about that.
Sister Qing was to him what water was to a fish.
He could not live without her.
The girl instinctively clenched her fists and murmured:
"That's... nice."
Lu Xingyuan noticed something, but did not dwell on it. Instead, he opened the Chat Channel.
The messages scrolled so frantically that they made his eyes swim.
"Another Zone Merger at last!"
"Hello, Train Conductors from the other zones! I'm a Train Conductor from the former Zone 29, and I specialize in weapon repair. Contact me if you need anything."
"So many people! Isn't cramming 500,000 Train Conductors into one zone a little too crazy?"
"The Holy Light Society is recruiting! We're the leading force in Zone 10, with formidable strength, excellent benefits, and a friendly, harmonious atmosphere. If you'd like to join us and become part of our family, please contact Officer Zhu, our recruitment officer."
Lu Xingyuan merely skimmed these meaningless messages before paying them no further attention.
After scrolling around, he soon found something that genuinely interested him.
"Anyway, what's the deal with this Qiao Sen in first place? How is he already level eight?"
"Same here. I'm curious too. Even Lu Xingyuan, the strongest Train Conductor in our zone, is only level seven. Isn't this Qiao Sen a bit