Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• A new round of zone mergers is announced for three days later, stirring excitement and anxiety among Train Conductors. Some hope powerful newcomers will challenge Lu Xingyuan’s dominance; he ignores the criticism.
• Gu Wanqing angrily defends Lu Xingyuan, though her claim that she alone is entitled to criticize him leaves him exasperated.
• That night, Weiwei sneaks toward the sleeping Lu Xingyuan, hoping to steal his sacred power. She is kicked in the face, then accidentally gets his toes in her mouth and flees to the bathroom retching. Teemo mistakes her for “Old Altar Pickled Mustard Greens.”
• The next morning, Alice tells Weiwei she should provide something useful if she wants to stay on Lu Xingyuan’s train. Weiwei offers Lu Xingyuan her power, but he initially refuses. She gives it to him anyway, granting him the durable vitality associated with zombies, while becoming visibly exhausted herself.
• After the mist season ends, Lu Xingyuan looks out over the newly clear wilderness. With the next season approaching, he activates the Unknown Ticket, hoping it may help “Hand Sis.”

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Xingyuan remains confident and largely unmoved by criticism. He is wary of becoming a zombie but accepts Weiwei’s vitality after discovering it does not require transformation.
• Gu Wanqing displays affection through fierce protectiveness, though her blunt possessiveness irritates Lu Xingyuan.
• Weiwei shifts from a would-be power thief to a reluctant benefactor after Alice pressures her to contribute. Her arrogance persists, even as she is physically depleted by helping Lu Xingyuan.
• Alice quietly pushes Weiwei to earn her place on the train.
• The chapter’s humor comes from Weiwei’s failed nighttime scheme, her humiliating encounter with Lu Xingyuan’s foot, and the misunderstanding with Teemo.

Significant themes

• Power and survival: The coming merger promises stronger competition, while Weiwei’s gift gives Lu Xingyuan a new survival advantage.
• Belonging and contribution: Alice implies that remaining with the group means offering something useful.
• Affection expressed through conflict: Gu Wanqing’s defense and Weiwei’s eventual gift both reveal attachment, though neither is presented gently.
• Transition and uncertainty: The end of the mist season and the activation of the Unknown Ticket point toward a new, unpredictable phase.

Key plot points and events

• Lu Xingyuan activates the Unknown Ticket using the five required materials. The train announces a stop at Solo Platform in Nanan City, identified as a special platform; Gu Wanqing cannot find any information about it and warns him to be careful.
• Gu Wanqing jokes that he should transfer his Train Coins to her in case he dies before spending them. Lin Xiao also contacts him, secretly hoping the dangerous platform will get rid of him.
• The train reaches a severely abandoned, overgrown platform. Hand Sis appears unusually tense, but declines Lu Xingyuan’s offer to accompany him. He accepts her choice and promises to handle things himself, trusting her despite knowing little about her.
• Weiwei receives a redvein crystal from the Prismatic Orb. Lu Xingyuan gives it to her, and she eats it, strengthening her power and expanding her Empress Dimensional Space. He hints that he has another crystal, which makes her eagerly demand it.
• Lu Xingyuan obtains the Exhaust skill from the summoner skill orb, then uses the Transformation Reassembler on Bai Luoying’s badly damaged bow, Hollow Echo.
• The bow is transformed into Moonstring, a powerful level-seven sentient weapon that creates arrows from moonlight, can mark targets, and has three forms suited to speed, armor penetration, and attacking illusions or spirits. Lu Xingyuan presents it to Bai Luoying, who is astonished to see it.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Xingyuan remains confident and teasing, but shows consideration toward Hand Sis and Bai Luoying. He supports Hand Sis without pressuring her and upgrades Bai Luoying’s weapon.
• Gu Wanqing is frustrated that she cannot investigate the special platform, yet warns Lu Xingyuan and humorously tries to secure his money.
• Lin Xiao pretends to encourage Lu Xingyuan while secretly wishing the platform would kill him.
• Hand Sis reveals nervousness about the stop but refuses to disembark; Lu Xingyuan respects her decision.
• Weiwei grows stronger by consuming the crystal and reveals her ambition to expand her zombie-holding space without limit.
• Bai Luoying is deeply surprised and excited by the transformed bow.

Significant themes

• Danger and uncertainty: The mysterious platform cannot be researched, foreshadowing an unpredictable journey.
• Trust and responsibility: Lu Xingyuan relies on Hand Sis and takes on the danger himself.
• Power growth and ambition: Weiwei’s consumption of rare resources advances her strength and grand plans.
• Care expressed through action: Lu Xingyuan’s generosity and weapon upgrade contrast with his joking, self-assured manner.

Plot and key events

• Bai Luoying receives a level-ten Extraordinary Creation suited to her: a moonlight bow. Its compatibility matters more than its level, and she is eager to test it. Feeling restless and wanting to fight, she asks to leave the train with Lu Xingyuan; he agrees, partly to ease her guilt about being a burden.
• Lu Xingyuan brings Bai Luoying and the rest of the group—Alice, Teemo, Rumble, and Weiwei—to a strange platform. They arrive in Nanan City, an ancient-looking walled city whose guards briefly notice them before they vanish from sight.
• Weiwei spots a street vendor’s tempting baked buns. Lu Xingyuan buys some, but the vendor cannot use Train Coins; Lu Xingyuan instead breaks a large silver ingot into smaller pieces to pay. The buns are delicious, and Weiwei promptly steals the one Lu Xingyuan has started eating, complaining that it needs more meat.
• The vendor explains that Nanan City is an abandoned, isolated city. According to legend, it was once connected to the outside world, but was mysteriously torn from its original setting. Since then, its residents have been unable to leave, and outsiders unable to enter.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Luoying shows her determination to keep improving and fighting, while Lu Xingyuan’s permission helps reassure her that she is not merely imposing on him.
• Lu Xingyuan demonstrates his practical generosity, paying the vendor fairly despite the misunderstanding over currency. He also thinks of bringing buns back for Cai Cai, Sister Qing, Yuan Shan, and Zhao Nanzhi.
• Weiwei remains impulsive and food-driven, ignoring Lu Xingyuan’s instruction not to wander and amusingly confronting him over the bun.
• The vendor is hospitable, initially offering the food for free, then tells Lu Xingyuan the city’s history.

Significant themes

• Compatibility over raw power: An Extraordinary Creation’s usefulness depends on how well it fits its wielder.
• Belonging and obligation: Bai Luoying’s guilt and desire to contribute shape her request to join the expedition.
• Isolation and mystery: Nanan City’s separation from the outside world introduces the platform’s central enigma.
• Cultural and practical differences: The group’s unfamiliar clothing and currency reveal how far removed their world is from the city’s customs.

Key plot points

• Lu Xingyuan hears the flatbread seller hint that other outsiders have arrived in Nanan City, but the old man panics and refuses to explain. Lu decides not to press him and continues investigating.
• After eating, Lu’s group disguises themselves and searches the city, hoping to spot anything unusual or find the other outsiders.
• They encounter Li the Hooligan, a newly powerful local who harasses Yiyi, a young tofu seller. A nearby vendor tries to defend her but is quickly silenced by the fearful crowd.
• As Li reaches for Yiyi, Lu strikes him and knocks him to the ground. When Li threatens him, Lu kicks him again, leaving him injured and humiliated. Weiwei expresses disgust and threatens to eat him.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Xingyuan stays cautious about the old man’s silence, but acts decisively when he sees Yiyi being threatened.
• Weiwei remains aggressive and gleefully menacing, even after Lu reprimands her earlier; she backs him up and mocks Li.
• The old man appears frightened of revealing information about other outsiders, suggesting the subject is dangerous or taboo.
• Li the Hooligan behaves as though his recent rise in status makes him untouchable. His servants reinforce his new authority, while townspeople fear the consequences of opposing him.
• Yiyi tries to remain composed under Li’s harassment, but is clearly frightened. The neighboring vendor shows courage by speaking up, though her husband and the crowd’s fear quickly silence her.
• Lu’s group’s intervention turns the public power dynamic on its head: Li’s servants and the onlookers witness that his apparent authority may not protect him from stronger newcomers.

Significant themes

• Fear and silence: Residents are too afraid to discuss outsiders or challenge Li openly.
• Power and abuse: Li uses his sudden rise in status to prey on vulnerable people.
• Justice and intervention: Lu’s violence stops the immediate harassment, though the larger source of Li’s power remains unexplained.
• Mystery and foreshadowing: The references to other outsiders and Li’s “extraordinary stroke of fortune” suggest hidden changes in the city and a broader conflict ahead.

Chapter 625: “The Girl Named Yiyi”

• Lu Xingyuan rescues Yiyi: Lu Xingyuan scares off Li the Hooligan, who had been threatening Yiyi. The crowd is relieved and cheers, while Lu Xingyuan dismisses the bully and prepares to leave.
• Yiyi offers thanks: Grateful and embarrassed that she has little to give, Yiyi offers Lu Xingyuan the tofu she made. He accepts, thinking it will be useful for Cai Cai, and Yiyi happily packs him a generous amount.
• The search continues: Lu Xingyuan and his companions keep looking for clues about their unusual stop, but find nothing despite searching through the day and even sending Alice to investigate. Lu Xingyuan suspects a taboo may be keeping Hand Sis inside the carriage, and refuses to risk calling her out. He uses Delayed Departure to extend their stay.
• A possible lead emerges: Frustrated by the aimless search, the red-clad girl demands that they establish a goal. Bai Luoying suggests investigating an old legend associated with the stop. Locals have heard of it but can’t explain its origins, so the group decides to continue asking around the next day.
• Yiyi invites them home: As the group heads back to the train, they unexpectedly meet Yiyi again. She invites Lu Xingyuan and his companions to her house for a meal, wanting to thank him more properly. He agrees after consulting the others.

Character developments and interactions

Lu Xingyuan’s instinct to protect the vulnerable is clear in his quick intervention, while his cautiousness shows in his refusal to endanger Hand Sis. Yiyi is shy and modest, but her gratitude gives her the courage to approach him twice. Bai Luoying helps redirect the group’s search, and the red-clad girl’s impatience voices their shared frustration. Lu Xingyuan’s teasing, wary exchanges with her provide comic contrast to the more sincere connection forming between him and Yiyi.

Significant themes

The chapter highlights standing up to abuse, gratitude and generosity despite poverty, and careful cooperation in the face of uncertainty. It also emphasizes that goodwill need not be repaid with anything valuable: Yiyi’s tofu is meaningful because it is offered sincerely.

Key plot points and events

• Yiyi happily leads Lu Xingyuan and his companions to her impoverished home, where she lives with her father in a cramped riverside alley.
• Yiyi’s father turns out to be the old flatbread seller Lu Xingyuan met earlier. Grateful that Lu Xingyuan rescued his daughter, he shares a treasured bottle of liquor with the group.
• Lu Xingyuan compliments Yiyi’s cooking, delighting her. Her father teases her about her obvious fondness for their guest, and she becomes flustered.
• The group stays overnight. Weiwei complains about the rough accommodations, but Lu Xingyuan stops her. Bai Luoying recognizes Yiyi’s feelings and reflects that Lu Xingyuan keeps his distance because their lives as ordinary townspeople and Train Conductors are fundamentally different.
• In the night, Lu Xingyuan and the others hear intruders. He uses his spatial power to whisk away two of Li the Hooligan’s servants, disorienting them by repeatedly returning them to the same spot.
• The servants reveal that Li, humiliated by his earlier defeat, sent them to retaliate against Yiyi and her father because he was afraid to challenge Lu Xingyuan directly.
• Lu Xingyuan asks about Li’s sudden rise from poverty to wealth. The servants warn him that asking could be dangerous, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character developments

• Yiyi openly shows her admiration for Lu Xingyuan, though she is shy about it. His praise and presence make her unusually happy.
• Lu Xingyuan shows consideration toward Yiyi’s family, handles the intruders decisively, and tries to understand the mystery behind Li’s newfound status.
• Bai Luoying understands Yiyi’s feelings while recognizing that Lu Xingyuan’s restraint reflects his awareness of the social divide between them.
• Yiyi’s father is warm and grateful, welcoming Lu Xingyuan with the best hospitality he can offer.

Significant themes

• Social distance and unspoken affection: Yiyi’s feelings are clear, but Lu Xingyuan’s position as a Train Conductor makes a lasting relationship seem unlikely.
• Kindness and dignity amid poverty: Despite their hardship, Yiyi and her father offer sincere hospitality, and Lu Xingyuan treats them respectfully.
• Power and intimidation: Li’s servants target the vulnerable while avoiding Lu Xingyuan, whose abilities quickly turn the tables.
• A mystery behind sudden fortune: Li’s transformation from a poor nobody into a wealthy figure hints at a larger, unexplained force.

Character interactions

• Yiyi proudly serves Lu Xingyuan her cooking; his approval delights her, while her father’s teasing embarrasses her.
• The companions joke about Yiyi’s crush, and Bai Luoying privately sympathizes with her.
• Lu Xingyuan reprimands Weiwei for disparaging the family’s home.
• Lu Xingyuan confronts the servants, who plead for mercy and identify Li as the one behind the attempted retaliation.

Plot points and events

• Lu Xingyuan tortures two of Li the Hooligan’s lackeys until they reveal that wealthy, powerful outsiders arrived in Nanan City about three days earlier and deal only with Li. The lackeys know neither who the outsiders are nor what they want.
• Lu kills the two men, then sets out to find Li and teach him a lesson.
• Li, waiting for his lackeys to return, grows suspicious and fears Lu is responsible. He decides to flee and contact the powerful figure backing him—but when Lu reaches Li’s courtyard, Li has already escaped.
• The next morning, Lu and his companions head out to pursue three goals: capture Li quietly, identify the outsiders supporting him, and investigate a local legend. The outsiders now take priority.
• Li watches Yiyi at her tofu stall, intending to ruin her work in retaliation for her public humiliation of him. Lu catches his wrist before he can act, revealing that he anticipated Li would come there. Li struggles helplessly until an unseen person behind Lu orders him to let go. The chapter ends as the command bears down on Lu.

Character developments

• Lu Xingyuan stays composed while interrogating the lackeys, kills them without hesitation, and demonstrates both strategic foresight and confidence in tracking Li.
• Li the Hooligan is cruel and entitled, particularly toward Yiyi. Despite his swagger, he is increasingly fearful and alert to danger; when cornered, he relies on the authority of his unseen backer.
• Yiyi appears cheerful and industrious as she prepares her stall, contrasting with Li’s resentment and hostility.
• Teemo helps Yiyi with her work, while the Old Man prepares to open his pancake stall, showing the group’s ordinary morning routine.

Significant themes

• Power and exploitation: Li uses his influence to abuse Yiyi, while the outsiders’ money has strengthened his position.
• Danger and suspicion: Lu tries to determine who the outsiders are, while Li senses threats and attempts to escape.
• Class and daily hardship: Yiyi and the Old Man’s early work underscores the demanding lives of the poor.
• Predator and prey: Lu turns Li’s own predatory behavior into a trap, but the final interruption suggests Lu may have misjudged who holds power.

Character interactions

• Lu interrogates and kills Li’s lackeys, then pursues Li.
• Li’s resentment toward Yiyi drives him to target her stall, but Lu physically stops him.
• Yiyi and Teemo work together, while the Old Man prepares his own stall nearby.
• An unidentified figure intervenes on Li’s behalf with a forceful command directed at Lu.

Key plot points and events

• Li the Hooligan tries to use Lord Henderson to force Lu Xingyuan to release him. Lu breaks Li’s hand anyway, then recognizes Henderson’s group as likely members of the Royal Sanctum, an organization tied to the Four Offices of the Fallen Order.
• Henderson attacks Lu, but Lu stops his sword between two fingers and blasts him away with overwhelming force. Henderson then reveals that his young master has gone after Yiyi’s father, hoping to shake Lu’s composure. Lu remains calm, suggesting he anticipated the move.
• Elsewhere, Weiwei eats flatbread while Teemo keeps her from turning the Old Man into a zombie for the team’s convenience. A silver-armored knight and nine retainers arrive, demanding that the Old Man hand something over. Teemo steps in to protect him.

Character developments

• Lu Xingyuan shows formidable strength and composure, refusing to be intimidated by either Henderson’s authority or the threat to Yiyi’s father.
• Yiyi is initially frightened, then astonished by Lu’s ability to stop Henderson’s sword.
• Henderson shifts from arrogant confidence to shock and unease after Lu defeats him.
• Teemo demonstrates loyalty and a strong sense of right and wrong, defending the Old Man despite his small, unimposing appearance.
• Weiwei is playful and opportunistic, but backs off when reminded of Lu’s warning.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: Status, weapons, and threats prove ineffective against Lu’s strength.
• Loyalty and protection: Lu protects Yiyi, while Teemo stands up for the Old Man.
• Restraint versus selfishness: Teemo resists Weiwei’s plan to exploit the Old Man for the team’s benefit.

Character interactions

• Lu confronts Li and Henderson, turning Li’s attempted manipulation against him and defeating Henderson’s attack.
• Henderson tries to unsettle Lu by revealing that his young master has gone after Yiyi’s father, but Lu gives no visible reaction.
• Teemo checks Weiwei’s plan and then faces the knight’s group, placing himself between them and the frightened Old Man.

Key plot points and events

• Barnes mocks Teemo for his height, then attacks Weiwei after sensing the powerful zombie energy within her. Weiwei tries to turn Barnes’s retainers into zombies, but Barnes’s holy light reverses the effect and suppresses her power.
• Teemo’s poisoned arrow fails to hurt Barnes. Lu Xingyuan then strikes Barnes with a particle beam while holding the wounded Henderson. Despite Barnes’s apparent concern for his retainer, Lu kills Henderson in front of him.
• Lu reveals that Li the Hooligan lied: the father and daughter had nothing to do with Barnes’s search; Li had used Barnes to pursue a personal grudge. Lu then kills Li. Barnes’s attempt to intercept the attack fails, leaving him humiliated.
• Barnes recognizes Lu as the Train Conductor he believes killed his brother, Moren, and adds that Lu also offended their cousin Sean. He invokes his rank as a Mid-tier Holy Guard and unleashes a massive golden sword attack.
• Lu erases the attack with the profound art Void-Form Void: Return to Zero. Barnes is shaken by Lu’s power and, unable to gain the upper hand, accuses him of colluding with the Fallen Order.

Character developments

• Weiwei confidently identifies herself as the Zombie Queen, but learns that Barnes’s holy power can neutralize her abilities.
• Teemo reacts angrily to being mocked and tries to fight Barnes, though his attack is ineffective.
• Barnes shifts from smug confidence to fury, then shock and insecurity when Lu defeats his strongest attack. He relies on his status and family connections, but neither gives him an advantage.
• Lu Xingyuan remains calm and indifferent to Barnes’s threats and family grievances. His decisive actions show both his overwhelming strength and his willingness to kill without hesitation.
• Li the Hooligan admits his deception, but dies before Barnes can save him. Henderson, Barnes’s trusted retainer, is killed by Lu.

Significant themes

• Power versus status: Barnes’s prestigious rank and connections cannot match Lu’s demonstrated abilities.
• Humiliation and wounded pride: Barnes’s confidence steadily collapses as his attacks fail and his efforts to save others prove futile.
• Deception and manipulation: Li exploited Barnes’s authority to pursue a personal feud.
• Merciless conflict: Lu’s swift killings make clear that this confrontation is deadly, not merely a contest of boasts.

Character interactions

• Barnes’s contempt for Teemo and attempt to dominate Weiwei establish his arrogance.
• Weiwei and Teemo both challenge Barnes, but Lu becomes the real threat.
• Lu repeatedly humiliates Barnes through his treatment of Henderson and Li, then by effortlessly nullifying Barnes’s ultimate attack.
• Barnes tries to justify his hostility through family ties and finally uses an accusation of collusion as a last resort.

Lu Xingyuan killed Barnes and the Royal Sanctum attendants after Barnes accused him of ties to the Four Offices of the Fallen Order, then learned Wen Leisha was safe but under confinement. He concluded that Yiyi’s father, the Old Man, really was the person the Royal Sanctum sought.

• Barnes accused Lu Xingyuan of being connected to the Four Offices of the Fallen Order, and Lu Xingyuan killed him with one slash.
• Lu Xingyuan seized a female attendant and questioned her about Wen Leisha, then killed her and the remaining attendants after learning Wen Leisha had been confined but was safe.
• Yiyi watched the killings in shock, while Rumble and the others wondered what Li the Hooligan had been seeking.
• Lu Xingyuan said the Royal Sanctum had been looking for the Old Man, prompting Yiyi and the others to question whether he had made a mistake.

Lu Xingyuan and his companions entered a dangerous lake after the Old Man revealed his family had guarded an ancient forbidden being for generations. After surviving an attack by Black Kittens, they spotted a glimmer ahead and rushed toward a stunning sight.

• The Old Man admitted he knew where the group’s target was and led them along a hidden road beyond the city, warning that the lake ahead was dangerous.
• The Old Man stopped at the lake and revealed that his family’s ancestral duty was to kill anyone who sought the forbidden being; Yiyi wept as Lu Xingyuan and the others were swept underwater.
• Lu Xingyuan adapted to the underwater environment, while Rumble pulled Teemo into his mech and Bai Luoying drank a potion to cope with the water.
• Lu Xingyuan killed an attacking Black Kitten, then he and his companions fought off a swarm of identical creatures.
• Lu Xingyuan spotted a glimmer, unleashed his Floating Cannons against the remaining Black Kittens, and charged toward the light, where a stunning sight appeared.

Lu Xingyuan was pulled into the world inside a bubble and fought a shriveled creature wielding a cat skin. He realized the creature might serve Hand Sis, but struck at its heart after it mistook his use of her power for her return.

• Lu Xingyuan touched the bubble and was pulled into its world, while Alice and the others remained at the bottom of the lake.
• Lu Xingyuan found a shriveled figure with a cat skin and fought it after it attacked him.
• The creature's cat skin bound Lu Xingyuan, but he used Spatial Power to switch places with it and cut the skin.
• Lu Xingyuan's Blood-Soul Spirit Pearl rapidly healed his injured arm, and his Tyrant's Echo knocked the creature down.
• Lu Xingyuan heard the creature vow to protect its master and suspected it served Hand Sis.
• The creature recognized Hand Sis's power in Lu Xingyuan's Heaven-Splitting Life-Severing Slash, and Lu Xingyuan struck at its heart.

Lu Xingyuan learned of Stone’s loyalty to Hand Sis, received a major increase in punching power when Stone died, and returned with the Jade Box. After bidding farewell to Yiyi and the Old Man, the group discovered that only Hand Sis could open the box’s final Seal.

• Stone explained how he had prolonged his life while waiting to meet someone who could help Hand Sis, and asked Lu Xingyuan whether the Goddess was well.
• Lu Xingyuan reassured Stone, who died and passed his strength to him, raising his punching power by 3,400 kilograms.
• Lu Xingyuan buried Stone beside the Cat Skin and left with the Jade Box.
• Lu Xingyuan and his companions returned to the surface, then said farewell to Yiyi and the Old Man before departing for the train.
• Teemo failed to open the Jade Box’s final Seal, and the group realized that only Hand Sis could open it.

Lu Xingyuan and his companions opened the Jade Box and recovered one of Hand Sis's legs, then waited for their train to resume service. Lu Xingyuan reassured Lin Xiao that he would not tell Sky-Shaking Thunder about her role in sending him on the dangerous trip, and Lin Xiao received a surprising private message.

• Lu Xingyuan told Hand Sis that Stone never regretted meeting her, and she lifted the Jade Box's final Seal to reveal her severed leg.
• Hand Sis stroked and guarded the leg, while Lu Xingyuan promised to restore her body; his companions waited out the train's seventy-two-hour Delayed Departure.
• Rumble explained to Teemo that staying longer with Yiyi would have made her feel worse, and the group trained and conducted research as they waited.
• Lu Xingyuan thanked Lin Xiao for the Unknown Ticket and promised not to tell Sky-Shaking Thunder that she had sent him on the trip.
• Lin Xiao regretted not giving the ticket to Sky-Shaking Thunder, then froze when a private message arrived.

Lu Xingyuan trained until his base punching power exceeded 11,000 while waiting for the Zone Merger and new season. As midnight arrived, Bai Luoying caught him holding Gu Wanqing’s panties and mistook the teasing trade for a fetish before the season notifications appeared.

• Lu Xingyuan exhausted his supply of Transcendent Gene Enhancement Potions and planned to make Metamorphic Grade potions from cheap Basic Gene Potions.
• At dinner, Lu Xingyuan told Bai Luoying and the others that the train would depart the next day and that the Zone Merger and new season would begin that night.
• Lu Xingyuan continued training while Train Conductors filled the Chat Channel with messages about the approaching update.
• Ten minutes before the update, Gu Wanqing offered Lu Xingyuan a pair of blue-striped panties, and he accepted them to tease her.
• Bai Luoying saw the panties and assumed Lu Xingyuan had a fetish, but midnight interrupted the awkward moment with the Season Rotation notification.

As hail season began, Lu Xingyuan anticipated severe damage to trains and bought Repair Kits before they sold out. A merger combined Zones 10, 24, 77, and 101 under Zone 24, where a level-eight Train Conductor took the top rank and pushed Lu Xingyuan down to sixth.

• The system announced the start of hail season, and Lu Xingyuan recognized the threat to trains and bought more than 120 Repair Kits.
• Bai Luoying and Lu Xingyuan saw dark clouds gathering and strong winds outside as they waited for the hail to begin.
• The system announced that Zones 10, 24, 77, and 101 had merged into Zone 24 because its Train Conductors had the strongest overall combat power.
• Bai Luoying felt distressed that Zone 10 had lost its designation, while Lu Xingyuan accepted the change calmly.
• Lu Xingyuan checked the expanded zone’s rankings and found that an unfamiliar level-eight Train Conductor had taken first place, leaving him in sixth.
• Gu Wanqing messaged Lu Xingyuan to tease him about losing his rank, and he retorted that his wealth was beyond her imagination.

After the Zone Merger, Lu Xingyuan learned that Qiao Sen had reached level eight with the help of a world wonder and resolved to meet him. As the hail season began under an ominous yellow-green sky, Lu Xingyuan’s train finally departed, and Bai Luoying urgently called him over the intercom.

• Bai Luoying asked whether Gu Wanqing was important to Lu Xingyuan, and he confirmed that she was indispensable to him.
• Lu Xingyuan read that Qiao Sen was a level-eight powerhouse who possessed a world wonder, then decided to meet him and learn which one he had.
• The next day, Lu Xingyuan and Teemo worried about the approaching hail season as strange yellow-green clouds darkened the sky.
• Lu Xingyuan explained that Delayed Departure kept his train from moving until two in the afternoon and could not be overridden by Go-When-You-Want.
• Lu Xingyuan’s train departed at two, and Bai Luoying urgently contacted him over the intercom.

Bai Luoying sensed that Qin Zhirou was in mortal danger, and Lu Xingyuan agreed to take her to the Zero Furnace station. There, Qin Zhirou faced a mechanical boss, a betrayer, and Lin Xiao and Sky-Shaking Thunder, who offered her a chance to return to him.

• Bai Luoying showed Lu Xingyuan the red-flashing Heart-Linking Life-and-Death Jade and asked him to rescue Qin Zhirou.
• Lu Xingyuan agreed to travel with Bai Luoying to the dangerous Zero Furnace station.
• At the Zero Furnace, a young girl betrayed Qin Zhirou and woke Cabelos, who attacked Qin Zhirou's train.
• Lin Xiao and Sky-Shaking Thunder arrived at the station, and Qin Zhirou recognized the train and realized the girl had betrayed her for the reward.
• Sky-Shaking Thunder asked Qin Zhirou to return to him, leaving Lin Xiao jealous and humiliated.

Lin Xiao disrupted Sky-Shaking Thunder and Qin Zhirou’s battle, first wounding Qin Zhirou and then trying to save her when Sky-Shaking Thunder attacked. Lu Xingyuan arrived and faced Sky-Shaking Thunder, who destroyed Cabelos with a single punch at the cost of his life force.

• Lin Xiao insulted Qin Zhirou, but Sky-Shaking Thunder ordered her to be quiet and fought Qin Zhirou himself.
• As the battle continued without a clear winner, Lin Xiao stabbed Qin Zhirou’s shoulder with her purple-lit sword, throwing the fight off balance.
• Sky-Shaking Thunder prepared to kill Qin Zhirou, but Lin Xiao intervened again to save her before a moonlight arrow struck Lin Xiao and blasted her away.
• Lu Xingyuan appeared before Sky-Shaking Thunder, who recognized him and prepared for a deadly fight.
• Cabelos attacked Sky-Shaking Thunder, but he destroyed the level-eight monster with one punch, while Lin Xiao realized he was burning through his life force.

Lu Xingyuan defeated and killed Sky-Shaking Thunder, then Qin Zhirou killed the girl who had betrayed her. Lin Xiao faced Lu Xingyuan, wondering whether the Unknown Ticket she gave him had led to Sky-Shaking Thunder’s death.

• Sky-Shaking Thunder attacked Lu Xingyuan with lightning, but Lu Xingyuan used spatial power to redirect the arrows and survived a lightning axe strike unharmed.
• Lu Xingyuan broke free from Sky-Shaking Thunder’s chains and silently cut his throat, killing him.
• The girl who had betrayed Qin Zhirou tried to flee toward the train, but Qin Zhirou threw a knife that pierced her heart.
• Bai Luoying held the weakened Qin Zhirou and asked what was wrong, while Lin Xiao watched in despair after Sky-Shaking Thunder’s death.
• Lu Xingyuan told Lin Xiao he had kept his promise not to expose her, and she wondered whether the Unknown Ticket she had given him had caused his newfound strength.