"Ye Qiyan is Altos, and Altos is Ye Qiyan... the Blasphemy Ring... the Multiple Card Sequence Ring... Calamity... Demon... and that ring, Talent..."
"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!"
"He can't be a newcomer!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Ye Qiyan! He has a Memory Object, and a Blasphemy Card! We have to find a way to get rid of him! Otherwise, the authority of the Human Train Conductors in this era simply can't be weakened!"
"If it can't be weakened, we can't press the Reverse Button, and that damned Train System will keep getting stronger!"
City of a Thousand Stars · Tower of Babel.
Inside the Homecomers' meeting room.
Lu Jiayun clenched his fists tightly.
His mental state was deteriorating, and he could no longer regain his former composure.
These emotional fluctuations had grown more pronounced after Grace disappeared and Batos was assigned to a peripheral department.
Yet even in this state, despite his volatile temper, Lu Jiayun could still think matters through, which was impressive enough in itself.
Beep, beep.
A notification sounded.
Lu Jiayun instantly looked ahead.
Holographic projections appeared in two of the twelve Homecomers' seats.
A man and a woman.
"What brings you here?... It's been a while..."
The two were Li Wuchang, commander of [White Jade Capital], and Helen, headmistress of [Arcane Academy City].
The man named Li Wuchang ignored him and calmly lifted his teacup.
"It's been a while, Helen. I heard your Arcane Academy City suffered an invasion and internal unrest a while ago. Have the investigation results come out?"
Dressed in fashionable modern clothes, Helen adjusted her glasses and cast a contemptuous glance at Lu Jiayun.
"We found out. Some people from the City of a Thousand Stars instigated it. Truly stupid, just as stupid as their master."
Lu Jiayun's expression