Zhao Xun stood up, about to head to the dining car and find a train attendant to ask what was going on, when he noticed a light flashing in the Second Storage Slot on the right side of his personal panel.
He opened the Storage Slot and rummaged through it, quickly locating the source of the light.
It was that strange-looking little sculpture.
The Special Item whose description contained no useful information.
Zhao Xun calmly walked out of the compartment to avoid running into the players about to move into Compartment 7, taking out the [Unknown Sculpture] to examine it as he went.
Once he took it out, the little sculpture stopped flashing. It looked no different from usual and drew no attention at all.
But a pop-up appeared before Zhao Xun's eyes.
[Congratulations to player Zhao Xun for earning 6,521 points, exceeding three-fifths of the points required to redeem the [Train Conductor] role. As the player also possesses the [Unknown Sculpture], the special role [Deputy Train Conductor] has been triggered.] [Player Zhao Xun may exchange the [Unknown Sculpture] and 6,000 points to become a [Deputy Train Conductor].] [The authority of a [Deputy Train Conductor] is second only to that of the [Train Conductor]. After accumulating the remaining 4,000 points, the player may redeem an upgrade to [Train Conductor].] [Would player Zhao Xun like to exchange 6,000 points and the [Unknown Sculpture] for the [Deputy Train Conductor] role?] [Yes] [No]
Reading through the lines of text, Zhao Xun understood what had happened.
He had met the conditions to become a [Deputy Train Conductor], but had not yet redeemed the role. That was why his ranking had not appeared, and his ticket had not shown a specific car or compartment number.
He had previously suspected that the [Unknown Sculpture]