[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-322":6,"glossary-terms-4414":23},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Apocalypse: I Built an Infinite Train",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2262086,4414,"Chapter 322: Toll","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-322",322,"\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron cage was opened, and dozens of survivors captured by J-ge regained their freedom; half of them were members of the looted bus convoy, and nearly all combat-capable members of the group had been taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were women, even if they had combat ability, they’d first be “played with” by this gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl from the bus ran down from the vehicle and rushed toward the middle-aged man with a slashed shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you!” The man’s face was pale; he seemed to have just begun to stir from despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of sympathy, Lin Xian directly returned their vehicle and the stolen supplies to the convoy; other train groups also gave them some items, a form of mutual aid on this post-apocalyptic journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest were survivors from other convoys; judging by their condition, they’d been locked in the iron cage for at least two or three days. Now freed, each was wildly excited. Those wearing helmets and ankle chains were individuals with abilities; Lin Xian consulted with other train groups, and some of them joined smaller detachments within the United Train, while others joined the bus convoy—otherwise, they’d have been left to rot in the wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet none of these people were weak in combat; even Ocean Number was eager to claim them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian picked up one of the ankle chains and discovered it contained a remote high-voltage electric discharge device, specifically designed to restrain low-grade ability users. Moreover, the Crimson Vulture Gang’s forty-plus-member convoy possessed two vehicle-mounted arc pulse cannons and twenty standard rocket launchers, plus various explosives, ammunition, and even suicide drones—nothing like a ragtag band. This made Lin Xian and the others sense something deeply unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the United Train also obtained valuable intelligence from these captured survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important was information about the Desert Iron Alliance mentioned by J-ge. This alliance had emerged only over the past month within the Xidi Desert and Takhan Desert, rapidly gaining infamy for its brutality and plunder. Despite continuous crackdowns by major survivor alliances and even the Interstellar Military stationed at Jinhe and other Phoenix Society outposts, strangely, this force had not been eradicated—instead, it kept growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Employing a rabid-dog alliance model that provoked widespread retaliation, fleeing survivors avoided them at all costs. The Iron Alliance would directly loot and kidnap the weak, and when encountering large convoys, they’d flee into the vast, uninhabited desert terrain, then organize more rabid-dog teams to counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless it was an extremely large alliance convoy, even a few hundred-strong convoy couldn’t handle them. Even some alliance convoys, to avoid trouble, preferred to hand over supplies as tolls—but this didn’t guarantee safety. You might bribe one sandbandit group, only to encounter another before nightfall. In this apocalypse, bandits cared nothing for morality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, survivors’ goal was escape, while these sandbandits were pure apex predators of the apocalypse, building hidden bases in the desert as if celebrating the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you’re planning to pass through Akesai, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the United Train personnel were tidying up and preparing to depart, the sunburnt young man spoke up toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, do you know something?” Shi Di responded directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man hurriedly said: “I have some information—maybe useful to you. In Akesai, there’s a large convoy stationed. Their leader publicly claims he knows a secret route that bypasses all sandbandits and reaches Quancheng directly. He demands we pay him one Level-1 Blood Essence per five people for this secret…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Everyone exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five people per Blood Essence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’d believe that? It’s a scam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Publicly claims?” Shi Di sneered, spitting: “What kind of idiotic nonsense! Are the sandbandits fools? Or does he think his public message is invisible and inaudible to them? Why would they let anyone pass?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian, however, sensed something odd and asked the young man: “You mean you were attacked because you refused to pay this toll?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man nodded urgently, explaining: “At first, none of us believed it. But the convoy people said they’d negotiated with the sandbandits—that most of the Blood Essences were handed over to the Iron Alliance. So fundamentally, it’s not a route at all. It’s just a toll.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I get it,” Qian Dele stared at him. “So all this time, that group is just in cahoots with the sandbandits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, if they’re sandbandits, why not just rob everyone outright? Why go through this trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s definitely a scam…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man shook his head, face darkening: “I don’t know if it’s true, but I know that large convoy has been stationed in Akesai for two weeks without being attacked. And because of the Dark Mark issue, they forbid other convoys from staying overnight in Akesai. Many convoys with us, afraid to venture deeper into the desert or risk the night, chose to camp around Akesai, huddling together. But at night, zombies were thick, and strange entities appeared—so everyone either paid the toll or detoured. Our convoy chose to detour… and then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting,” Lin Xian said, intrigued. “The sandbandits have formed an alliance; stir one hair and the whole body moves—the Phoenix Society and the Federation can’t eliminate them. After spreading their notoriety, they set up an agent to collect tolls: avoids desperate counterattacks and gathers tolls without firing a single shot. Clever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to Lin Xian. Hearing his analysis, their expressions grew complex. This sandbandit alliance was far more troublesome than they’d imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This alliance’s scheme is audacious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Dele clicked his tongue. “Only they can bully others, no one dares provoke them—and they charge tolls. How brazen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! They just haven’t met us,” Kiki scoffed, arms crossed. “These bastards are despicable. If they dare bother us, we’ll crush them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This method is acceptable. I wholeheartedly agree,” Lu Xingchen, who had remained silent until now, raised his eyes slightly and replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningjing frowned and spoke: “For us, we’re worried they’ll target the tracks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian looked at her with a weary smile: “The problem with humans versus strange entities is this: when an evil man wants to kill you, surrendering land or paying tribute isn’t your choice. Since they’re sandbandits, the only solution is to kill them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!” Shi Di barked sharply. “Whether it’s plunder or tolls, I’ll see if the monsters of Xilan scared us—will a bunch of sandbandits flay us alive? We’ll just fight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These scum can’t handle strange entities—only dare to prey on their own kind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded. They’d all just fought their way out of mountains of corpses and blood. They knew worrying was pointless—better to prepare thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian, through his mechanical ability, had temporarily turned this crisis into an active opportunity—for them, it was a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shi Di said, why not become desert bandits themselves? They could strike first to eliminate the threat and gain resources. Their United Train was now strong, well-armed, and desperately short on supplies—with people from all corners of the world—how could they be intimidated by a band of sandbandits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hssss, wuuu~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>13:00. The United Train, parked at Luobu Town, set off again, aiming to reach Akesai before nightfall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Car 2, Kiki was using J-ge’s signal device to replicate data into Lin Xian’s device for analysis. All key personnel from Infinity Number had gathered here to discuss the situation. Luo Yang and Li Yi had also been summoned by Lin Xian to begin team coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian had created and deployed an additional simulated signal in a corner of Luobu Town, while the one on J-ge’s person had been shut down. These seven were left under the “care” of the Hell Warriors’ eighty-odd strongmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dada sat on the sofa, holding his rifle at a distance. Beside him, Lu Xingchen played with his Infinity Ring. Normally quiet, they simply listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Lin, I think these sandbandits aren’t just after plunder,” Li Yi said, her belly swollen. It was her first time on Lin Xian’s Infinity Number; she still looked somewhat nervous, but spoke actively: “We’ve encountered similar bandit convoys before—they burned, killed, looted, everything. Cruel, but not stupid. They built a giant cage to capture people—there must be a purpose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think the same,” Chen Sixuan nodded. “Those custom hoods and hinges aren’t something a small convoy could acquire. They’d already planned to kidnap ability users during attacks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human trafficking?” Kiki sat in her swivel chair, chin propped on her hand. “What’s their goal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could they be selling them to descent factions?” Shu Qin replied seriously. “Like the Foundation or the Crimson World—they both used ability users for biochemical experiments.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Makes sense!” Luo Yang adjusted his glasses, serious. “That’s why they have endless resources—growing bolder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why charge tolls?” Lu Chang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki replied: “It’s simple—charging tolls doesn’t stop them from robbing again. It’s just to deceive people. In this environment, who’d believe sandbandits? I say, just wipe them all out—it’s the easiest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian sat at the edge, studying the dark-gold hexagonal life-information device, expression calm as still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Lin Xian, have you figured anything out?” Kiki leaned back, looking toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, all eyes turned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing looks small, but its internal design is as sophisticated as the Phoenix Order we obtained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian exhaled slowly: “So your guesses are all right—this sandbandit gang has a powerful organization backing them, not just a loose alliance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m still confused—especially about that convoy in Akesai. What’s their real angle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a powerful organization had united the sandbandits through profit-sharing, ordering them to kill, plunder, and kidnap in the Xidi Desert, that would be easy to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the tolls seem contradictory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Kiki’s theory is most plausible: they’re just doing both—stealing and extorting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s it going? Any useful data recovered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian felt his thoughts were tangled, so he focused on the data packet embedded in the Iron Alliance token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not that fast,” Kiki pointed at the screen. “This device is essentially a mobile shortwave transmitter fused with environmental radio wave storage tech. Without satellite positioning, we can only locate it via mobile direction-finding. I’ve scanned the target frequency with an omnidirectional antenna, locked onto the strongest signal area, and am tracing reflected signals. But we can only search for the highest-overlap signals. The signal is still weak—we need to travel farther to know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned back: “If we’re going the wrong way, we’re screwed. But if we find more signals, deduplication will be easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We won’t go wrong,” Lin Xian said. “Their base can only lie opposite the polar night—only beyond the antenna’s range would we lose it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian, our route definitely passes through Akesai. What do you think?” Chen Sixuan looked out the window, frowning. On the southern desert plain beside the tracks, over a dozen survivor vehicles were racing hard, following the United Train—these were the convoy that had just been attacked. They clearly wanted to trail behind, seeking protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This small convoy got lucky meeting us,” Chen Sixuan said coldly. “Judging by the bandits’ arrogance, they’ve done this many times before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian thought a moment: “We won’t enter Akesai yet. We’ll stop early, scout the situation first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before clear information was obtained, Lin Xian decided to proceed cautiously. Towns already held dense zombies and strange entities; now with an unknown group entrenched, reckless charging was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The United Train raced forward at high speed along the open track, accelerating continuously to reach the vicinity of Akesai before nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around 15:00, the train passed through a salt marsh, entering a dried ancient riverbed. The tracks wound eastward along the weathered riverbank. Wind and sand had carved sedimentary rock into mushroom-shaped pillars, forming reddish-brown aeolian yardang landforms. Distance calculations indicated the United Train was now less than two hours from the Akesai region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, all convoy dark radios received a signal from the survivor civilian frequency—originating from Akesai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Static… Akesai notice: All convoys seeking a safe route to Quancheng, arrive at the Black Rose Bar in Akesai before nightfall. Note: No convoys or armed personnel allowed inside. Only leaders and select individuals may enter lightly armed. Those without sincerity or who welcome death may detour. Unauthorized entry will result in self-inflicted consequences… static…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! They’re really broadcasting toll demands? How brazen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Infinity Number, everyone heard the radio and found it unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They won’t even let convoys enter the city…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian, why don’t we just charge in and wipe them all out!” Kiki, furious at the toll demand targeting Infinity Number, snapped: “Is our electromagnetic cannon not hot enough? Is 1130 rounds per minute not fast enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush,” Lin Xian remained calm. “We’re large, long, and conspicuous. There are surely sandbandits around Akesai. To avoid alerting them, we never planned to enter the city anyway. Camping in the open is safer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luobu Town incident had warned the United Train: this region was overrun by sandbandits, now organized into a massive alliance with a complete profit chain and arms supply—dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, their 500-carriage, 15-kilometer-long train was an obvious target. Though roaming sandbandits couldn’t match their firepower, the constant nuisance of flies and mosquitoes was still a problem. The United Train faced two major concerns: water shortage and night-time strange entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lin Xian and Shi Di agreed: don’t blindly rush into towns. They now had drones, flight-capable ability users, and even the Nightflight Star hypersonic aircraft—perfect for reconnaissance. Better to plan before acting. Compared to earlier squad-based town explorations, their options had multiplied. Besides, the expansion of Star-5 Abyss was slow—they could temporarily ignore the polar night’s advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what?” Chen Sixuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian looked at everyone: “Doesn’t the voice on that radio sound familiar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Familiar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who…?” Everyone looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki frowned and turned up the radio volume. The broadcast voice sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Static… Akesai notice: This is Fulu Shou Convoy. All convoys seeking a safe route to Quancheng…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fulu Shou?!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That big-toothed bastard!” Sha Sha gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—he’s here?!” Miao Lu widened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone on Infinity Number remembered this man vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the convoy from Hengshan Pass!” Even Luo Yang and Li Yi had dealt with them there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s him,” Kiki frowned. “How did he end up with the sandbandits?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian said gravely: “We’ll stop soon. I’ll take a few people to scout Akesai. Maybe we’ll meet this… old friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound of that lazy, shrewd-merchant voice over the broadcast, Lin Xian remembered the man who’d sold him a whole truckload of automatic rifles at Hengshan Pass—this man had previously given him plenty of useful information, and they’d even discussed cooperating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this man had inexplicably appeared here and was tied to the sand bandits, and the United Train had to pass through Aksesai—so Lin Xian decided to send people to scout Aksesai’s situation. He had various drones and plenty of flight-capable psychics, including Kiki; even without entering the city, he could get a general sense of the conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the United Train halted on a vast, empty desert plain. Around them, apart from the track’s foundation stones, not a single human structure could be seen. Beneath the wasteland, not even a single zombie was visible—only yellow earth, gravel, and withered grass covered the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind swept across the desert, stirring up rolling dust storms. The screeching screech of steel wheels braking faded, and the black iron dragon came to a standstill atop this sweltering expanse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the United Train stop, the survivor convoy of buses also drew near and pulled up alongside the train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since everyone recognized this convoy, the other train groups said nothing and allowed them to follow along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, two large off-road vehicles rolled down from Longshan No. 1. Their armor wasn’t heavy, but they had high ground clearance, powerful engines, and desert camouflage—perfect for traversing the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with Ningjing, Xiaoqing, and Bai, Qian Dele from the Joker team also came along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones preparing to accompany Lin Xian were Kiki; Shi Di had originally wanted to go himself, but his injuries hadn’t fully healed, and Lin Xian wanted him to stay behind and oversee operations—so this time, Ningjing, accompanied by Xiaoqing and Bai, would join Lin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai, the mobile hell-chrysanthemum with laser eyes, could help Lin Xian solve many problems. Though it was broad daylight with the sun blazing, it never hurt to be cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought we were going to fly over in an aircraft,” Qian Dele said, approaching and frowning at the two off-road vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessary yet,” Ningjing said seriously. “Though aircraft are fast—Nightstar aircraft could cover this distance in a minute—the terrain here is wide open, cloudless, and the sonic boom from a hypersonic vehicle would be impossible to hide. It would definitely alert them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not entering the city yet—just scouting the perimeter. We’ll decide what to do based on what we find,” Lin Xian explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though all these people could be carried by Kiki’s telekinesis, the train’s current stopping point was still over a hundred kilometers from Aksesai. Having Kiki fly them all that distance would be impractical—driving was more flexible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see,” Qian Dele said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d barely finished when he noticed an unexpected person approaching—as if intending to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Dele, seeing the slender woman in her Dark Wolf battle armor, said with a puzzled tone: “Oh? When did scouting missions require Mo Nika to go herself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika tapped lightly beside her ear; her helmet visor retracted. She glanced at Qian Dele, then turned her serious gaze to Lin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As team leader, I’m responsible for the team’s safety. Also, staying on the vehicle too long makes me restless—moving around helps boost my psychic energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s gaze sharpened: “We’re just—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can hear sounds up to a kilometer away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lin Xian could finish, Mo Nika’s lips curled slightly, her confidence evident as she spoke to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get in,” Lin Xian said with a smile, not wasting words—he directly invited the train queen to ride with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Dele gave her a look that said, “I know exactly what you’re up to,” then pulled a moisturizing spray from his trench coat and sprayed his face. He’d originally planned to ride with Lin Xian, but now he walked straight to Ningjing’s vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two vehicles set off, one ahead, one behind, tires kicking up clouds of dust and sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki drove; Lin Xian sat in the passenger seat. Through the rearview mirror, he glanced at Mo Nika in the back. The heat was intense—he took a sip of water, then broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mo Nika, why didn’t I ever hear you had this ability before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika leaned back, legs crossed, smiling at Lin Xian. “My ability is Sound Blade—being sensitive to sound frequencies is normal. But I never told anyone, or else my crew might stop whispering my name at night when they… you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished, Lin Xian spat water straight onto the windshield. Even Kiki, focused on driving, blushed furiously and muttered through clenched teeth: “Disgusting…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika never spoke unless she had something utterly unexpected to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian wiped water from his lips, annoyed at the wasted water, his expression turning thoughtful. If what she said was true, then everything he’d said and done aboard the Infinite—she’d heard it all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if reading his thoughts, Mo Nika spoke directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you can rest easy—using this ability drains me terribly. Unless it’s directly related to my interests or reconnaissance like this, I have no habit of eavesdropping on others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika wasn’t lying. Using this ability was like activating her psychic power—monitoring her crew was one of her methods of control, and she knew their private thoughts. But she truly had no habit of spying on anyone beyond herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian cleared his throat. “Your ability… is far stronger than I imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika hadn’t lied—but she hadn’t directly answered him either. Whether the Infinite was “related to her interests” was known only to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rearview mirror, Mo Nika’s gaze drifted to the vast wilderness beyond, a faint smile playing on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian stirred inwardly, unsure of her intent. Normally, if someone revealed such an ability, others would grow wary—but she’d told him so plainly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this sincerity—or something else? 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