The moment he opened his eyes.
Ye Qiyan rose once again from the bottomless Nether Abyss.
The voyage had ended.
Looking at the peaceful little platform around him, Ye Qiyan could easily guess that this was a hyperspace platform hidden within one of the "Type One XX" facilities Monrojina had created.
Although it was hyperspace, it did indeed count as bringing him into the real Arcane Academy City.
"Hey~ Brother Qiyan."
A fair hand gently settled on his shoulder from behind.
Ye Qiyan reached toward the opposite side from that hand, then looked somewhat helplessly at Zhao Lin, whose wrist he had caught.
"Seriously, can't you try a different trick? I've never fallen for it even once, and even if I had, I'd have learned my lesson by now."
Zhao Lin chuckled, patted her chest, and said confidently:
"One day, you'll fall for it, Brother Qiyan."
"In your dreams. I'm not that stupid. Still, long time no see."
It really had been a long time.
Although not much time had passed since their last meeting in terms of Wasteland Days, if measured by the Platform Worlds, where time did not flow at the same rate as in the Wasteland, it really had been a "long time."
"Yeah, long time no see, Brother Qiyan."
Time had already turned Zhao Lin into an outstanding Train Conductor.
Ye Qiyan's gaze fell on Zhao Lin's train.
As he appraised it, the magic train's information appeared before his eyes.
[Train Conductor ID: E-3-7741-Zhao Lin] [Train Level: 26]
Back on Trade Star, she had only been level 21.
After going through numerous platforms and the Order Heaven incident, she had gained a full five levels by now.
Five levels did not sound like much.
That was because, after [Heavenly Realm] appeared, today's Train Conductors