He was selfish. He looked out for himself.
That was the kind of person Ye Qiyan was, and no one could change him.
Zhou Shangqing could not understand Ye Qiyan.
Because he was the sort of unremarkable classmate who suddenly showed off a talent he possessed, only for everyone to expect him to do well in a talent competition.
Deep down, he longed for an easy life, yet occasionally wanted some attention.
But when people actually needed him, he neither knew how to refuse nor wanted to tell them he had been lying, that he was not actually that capable.
Perhaps the Train System had noticed this long ago.
That was why it had offered him the optional permission called [Escapist].
And perhaps Zhou Shangqing understood in his heart what kind of person he really was, so he had bought that permission.
"...You still don't understand. A talent is a curse. Train Conductors with talents will always face more danger than ordinary Train Conductors. Only those who possess one can understand that despair... I..."
"Stop. If you really don't want this talent, just give it to me."
"Give it to you? How is that possible? Talents can't be stripped away. Even a Talent Cube can only store a portion. What nonsense are you..."
Before he could finish saying "talking."
A Dark Gold card appeared in Ye Qiyan's palm.
[Fate Card · Unequal Heavenly Gift] [Unequal Heavenly Gift: use this as currency to trade, at an unequal price, for half of a talent.]
This card, one of those in Zhuxing Tu's Fate Card Sequence, had come into his hands after it had been traded for Zhao Lin's Bad Luck.
All along, Ye Qiyan had considered obtaining the talent Surpass the Stars outright.
After all, the cube storing its power