Chapter 300: Inheritance

"Oh, oh—it's starting to move!" Inside the Magic Train named Zhuifengzhe T18, Lita sat on the seat by the carriage side, watching the scenery rapidly Retreat on both sides as she spoke.

"It can travel despite having no wheels, and the initial speed is so astonishing; one can barely even feel any bumps during the journey."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe that I am actually moving!" she exclaimed.

". Well, it's still quite impressive, I suppose." Hearing her words, Brenna looked somewhat reluctant as she agreed.

"Hehehe." Seeing this, Yun Mu couldn't help but chuckle aloud.

"Come to think of it..." She suddenly thought of something, her gaze shifting to the scenery outside the window: "Are there no Monsters in the wilderness of the Federation?"

"When we were outside earlier, it felt like this train didn't have any weapons."

"There are definitely Monsters." Brenna understood her thoughts and said: "The offspring born to Monsters will still grow into Monsters; this has nothing to do with the Ether environment."

"As for whether the train has weapons... that is not important. The Federation surely has its own ways of solving that; after all, this train is clearly not setting out for the first time."

"Just a bit curious." Yun Mu hooked her cheek with her index finger.

"Mm, I know, actually I am also a bit concerned." Brenna nodded lightly, then leaned back, assuming a more comfortable posture as she lay on the seat.

"Perhaps we will know in a while." She said.

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"Sitting in the train, I feel like the Wind and snow outside have grown even heavier."

It was not the roaring sound one would imagine a train to make while in motion.

In the silent train carriage, Iliyasi admired the scenery outside, gently resting her palm on the glass window as she spoke.

"Eh, is that so?" Lita was somewhat surprised to hear her say this, her attention immediately shifting to the Wind and snow outside.

"No, it's not that, it's just my personal feeling." Seeing her actions, Iliyasi's face turned red, and she began to explain in a flustered manner.

"I know that, of course~" Lita looked at the scenery outside the window, waving her hand without turning her head: "It's just that there's nothing to do while staying on the train; since we have to be idle anyway, it doesn't matter what we do."

"It is indeed a bit boring." Yun Mu, who was to the side, heard this and nodded in agreement.

"How about we chat!" Suddenly, she thought of something interesting and suggested with great enthusiasm.

"Chat?" Iliyasi turned her head to look at her: "What should we talk about?"

"Anything is fine." After a pause, Yun Mu added another sentence: "We're idle anyway."

"That is true, but does Miss Yun have any suitable topics?" Brenna, who had been closing her eyes to rest, opened her eyes and asked at this moment.

"Uh..." Yun Mu's tone stalled; thinking carefully, she realized she really didn't have any suitable topics to chat about.

Painting?

Among the four people present, only Brenna likely knew a little bit because she had to draw design blueprints.

Then, besides that?

Games, romance, makeup, gossip, news, novels, celebrity worship—oh, forgot, she didn't worship celebrities, nor had she ever been in a relationship, and because she had no money, her knowledge of makeup was also insufficient.

As for games, gossip, news, novels... give it up; she knew without thinking that these things wouldn't work.

The three of them had been sailing on the sea for nearly a month; where would there be any gossip or news to talk about? As for the novels of this world... she had only read one, Night of Rolling Stone Town, so there was absolutely nothing to discuss.

Video Game?

No such thing, alright.

She did know a little bit about playing cards, which should also count as a type of game.

It's just that this thing is more suitable for playing than for serving as a topic of conversation.

"That... uh, how should I put it." She smiled somewhat awkwardly, then decisively threw the question back: "Does Brenna have any suggestions?"

". I knew it." Sighing without surprise, Brenna reached out and said: "Then let's talk about the future, for example, what things we will do after arriving at the Federal Capital."

"Mm... regarding this matter, I don't have any plans for the time being." Yun Mu looked troubled as she touched her chin.

"Ah, if I have to say." She suddenly thought of something, her eyes filled with anticipation as she raised a finger: "I want to taste more of the Federation's delicacies; besides that, I also want to go see famous buildings or scenic spots, as well as art galleries and such..."

The desire to taste delicacies naturally goes without saying.

And visiting those famous buildings or scenic spots was her way of trying to increase her Destiny Points for the Path of Civilization.

Back when they were at the Kingdom's capital, didn't the Saierliya Palace provide her with quite a few Destiny Points?

If it worked this time too, she wouldn't need to gamble on the probability of increasing Destiny Points by reading books.

As for art galleries... does that even need to be said? As a Transcendental with the profession of a painter, no matter what, she should go and view the works of other countries, right?

After all, one can only improve by learning more.

"My thoughts are similar to Miss Yun's, though I would add practicing Swordsmanship to that list." Lita's fingers gently brushed the scabbard placed to the side: "Although there is no way to advance here in the Federation, both the practice of Swordsmanship and the training of the body can be continued."

She still had to become stronger, in order to catch up to Miss Yun and the Princess.

She must work hard! Lita thought secretly in her heart.

"As for me, I plan to contact the spies the Kingdom has planted within the Federation; mainly, I want to know where the information I need is located." After a pause, Brenna added:

"This is my private matter; if possible, it is better not to use the Kingdom's resources."

"It's okay, I will help you." Yun Mu arrived at her side at some point, gently resting her palm on the back of her hand as she spoke.

"I will help too!" Lita recalled the figure of Elena covering her retreat back then, even though she wasn't familiar with the other party at all, and they might not have even spoken ten sentences.

But thinking that the other party sacrificed herself to protect her, Lita felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

As long as she could be of help, no matter what was said, she would do her best! After the three finished speaking, their gazes all involuntarily turned toward Iliyasi. Only she had yet to say what she planned to do after arriving at the Federal Capital, although before the Xiangyang set off, Leinuode had explained it.

Iliyasi intended to bury her mother in the soil of her hometown; besides that, she also had to retrieve the items her mother left behind at the Old Residence, but they were not very clear on the specific details of this.

"That, as for me..." Noticing everyone's gaze, Iliyasi couldn't help but feel a bit nervous; she pressed her legs together, straightened her sitting posture, and said: "My mother's old home is in the Federal Capital; it is an Old Residence that has been inherited from a long time ago."

"Before passing away, my mother told me she hoped to be buried under the plum tree in the Old Residence. As for the things I need to retrieve, they are just old photos of my mother and father when they were young."

"I see... then we will accompany you when the time comes." After hearing Iliyasi's words, Yun Mu said directly.

Iliyasi was not a Transcendental, just an ordinary Beastkin.

Although theoretically, one shouldn't encounter any danger in a big city like the Federal Capital, one shouldn't speak too soon; what if, just in case Iliyasi really ran into some trouble, she wouldn't be able to go back and give Leinuode an explanation.

Since she had already promised to help take good care of Iliyasi's affairs, Yun Mu still wanted to do her best to handle it well if possible.

"Hmm?"

"What on earth are those things?"

Just at this moment, Lita suddenly noticed something approaching outside the train window and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Did something happen?"

Noticing the movement on Lita's side, Yun Mu followed her gaze and saw that outside the train carriage, a massive, dark "black cloud" in the wind and snow was obscuring nearly half the sky.

And following that, the speakers on the ceiling of the carriage emitted a clear sound.

"Attention passengers, the train is about to encounter Metal-Eating Bugs. Those with poor psychological endurance and children, please close the metal sliding doors above the windows to prevent physical discomfort."

"Reminding you once again, the train is about to encounter Metal-Eating Bugs, please..."

"Metal-Eating Bugs?" Listening to the broadcast in the carriage, Yun Mu looked toward the distance with some confusion at the "black cloud" that was rapidly approaching.

Almost subconsciously, Yun Mu directly used the effect of her special trait 【Appraisal Eye】 toward that side.

【Metal-Eating Bug Swarm, a large cluster composed of small Monsters that survive by devouring metal, capable of tearing apart any non-Champion rank Monster or Transcendental in a very short time. They are usually iron-gray in appearance, have four wings on their backs, and in the center of the wings, there are usually two pale golden stripes.】

Hiss. Being able to tear apart any non-Champion rank Monster or Transcendental in a very short time—the wilderness of this world is simply too dangerous!

It really feels like Master rank doesn't count for much in the wild; whether it's the Metal-Eating Bug Swarm encountered this time or the Tungsten-Scaled Sand Worm encountered last time, they both belong to the type where you would absolutely die if you ran into them.

So... let her witness it, when facing this level of Monster, what kind of methods this Magic Energy Train named Zhuifengzhe T18 uses to pass through! Hum—

An orange-yellow shield composed of countless octagonal blocks covered the surface of the Magic Energy Train. Almost the second after the train deployed the Magic Energy Shield, the sky full of flying bugs slammed into the train's shield and began to gnaw frantically.

Only then did Yun Mu know the reason for the broadcast's instruction to have those with poor psychological endurance and children pull up the metal window doors—

It was just too disgusting! Can you imagine? Bugs the size of human fists were crowding frantically outside the window, their sharp mouthparts opening and closing, constantly gnawing at the surface of the Magic Energy Shield.

Eww—

Yun Mu made the classic "old man, subway, and phone" expression, then pulled down the metal sliding door installed on the window inside the carriage without hesitation.

Clack.

The pale white metal sliding door fell heavily. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but the moment the door was closed, she felt the sound of the bugs outside had become much quieter.

And only after she couldn't see the bugs outside did she finally heave a sigh of relief.

"So the Federation's Magic Energy Train relies on shields to block Monsters; no wonder you can't see any weapons on it at all." As several people closed the metal sliding doors in the carriage one after another, Brenna recalled the scene she had just seen and muttered to herself.

"Hmm, although it feels very safe, it doesn't quite suit my taste."

"If there were a large number of self-defense turrets to Counterattack while deploying the shield, that would be great. Relying solely on defense is really not reassuring."

"Hmm, maybe it's to save money?" Hearing what Brenna said, Yun Mu guessed after a brief moment of thought.

The Federation's Magic Energy should be similar to electricity on Earth; just consuming energy to generate a shield allows the train to reach its destination safely. Isn't that much cheaper than things like automatic turrets? After all, the price of bullets and artillery shells is not cheap, and under full firepower, the cost per minute is higher than the weapon itself, plus the cost of regular maintenance... Giving up weapons and only using shields for defense doesn't seem like a hard thing to understand.

"Come to think of it." Yun Mu suddenly thought of something and said with some confusion: "Don't those bugs attack the train's tracks?"

"That thing should also be made of metal, right?"

As everyone knows, a train is usually composed of a locomotive, carriages, and tracks as a whole. Without a locomotive, can the carriages still move? No, wait, the Federation's Magic Energy Train doesn't seem to have a locomotive... Never mind, anyway, without a locomotive, uh... the carriages can still move under the influence of gravity.

But!

Without tracks, the train is basically useless! Ordinary Monsters are fine; even if they see the tracks, they probably don't have any interest in destroying them, but those Metal-Eating Bugs are different.

The information given by 【Appraisal Eye】 said that this creature feeds on metal. By that logic, the train tracks are just sitting there all the time; don't they have any interest in gnawing on them? It can't be that the train tracks have a Magic Energy Shield protecting them twenty-four hours a day... That would be too absurd.

Or is it that the tracks have some kind of self-protection mechanism that can immediately deploy a shield when attacked, thereby saving energy... My foot!

How could that be possible!

Could it be that the train tracks are not made of metal?

Or is it that the tracks use some kind of material that makes Metal-Eating Bugs feel disgusted?

No, no, no, how could it be either of these two things?

Not to mention non-metallic materials, if the train tracks really used some kind of material that caused Metal-Eating Bugs to feel disgusted, then why would these Metal-Eating Bugs still come near?

Taking a step back, if there really were such a material that could be used to lay tracks, the train's outer shell should also contain this component.

Damn it, when getting on the train earlier, she should have used 【Appraisal Eye】 to scan the track information first.

It left her feeling curious now, but she couldn't get off the train to check the effect on the tracks, so she could only endure this itchy feeling in her heart.

(End of chapter)