Psssh—
With a soft hiss as the airlock depressurized, the first train door slowly slid open.
Jiang Hao, Underworld Child, and Banner Bro staggered out of the carriage as if they had just been pulled from a washing machine's spin cycle.
Nether Bro, who had driven the Train at breakneck speed the whole way, was now sprawled beside the tracks, dry-heaving without a shred of dignity.
Rubbing his temples, which felt ready to burst, Jiang Hao saw Nether Bro's backside sticking high in the air and felt his temper flare. He marched over and gave him a vicious kick.
"You bastard, Old Six! Why did you fly so high? My head's spinning!"
"I just wanted to get back faster..."
Nether Bro rubbed his backside and muttered plaintively, "If we'd been late, a certain someone might've left."
As he spoke, his gaze drifted toward the platform above.
Jiang Hao followed his gaze and saw Xu Jiujiu, the Star Luo Empire's eldest princess, standing on the raised platform with a penetrating look in her eyes.
They had originally gone to the Far North to collect Dottore's latest research results, but as soon as they returned to the Nine Treasures City area, they received an urgent message from Owl Bro.
The message made an excited Nether Bro push the throttle all the way down. The Train, which had been hovering ten or fifteen feet above the ground, shot straight up to a height of eighty meters.
It plunged headlong into a thundercloud. By the time it emerged, the entire Train had frozen into an ice sculpture, radiating bitter cold.
Now that they had landed safely, the workers who had been waiting nearby immediately grabbed hammers and picks and began clearing the thick ice from the Train's exterior.
Jiang Hao directed the careful unloading