Qi Xiao let out a long breath.
No wonder he always felt something was off before.
According to the shop owner, Zhang Ziyuan was just a newcomer in the fourth session at that time.
But he told the shop owner that he would go to the New World to find a way to save her, and that he would come back and take her with him.
How did he, a newcomer, know about the New World?
Before he met Kong You, Xia Yuwan, and the others, he never even thought about the New World.
Seeing this badge, Qi Xiao's doubts were finally resolved.
He was like me, he met people from previous sessions at that time.
This badge must have been given to him by someone from the Order Heavenly Kingdom.
That's how he knew about the existence of the New World.
Then, when Zhang Ziyuan went to the New World, did he join the Order Heavenly Kingdom?
The previous session, right, Kong You was also from the previous session.
Next time he meets her, he can ask her how long she has been in the New World.
That way, he'll know how many years Zhang Ziyuan has been gone from here.
The shop owner also didn't say how many years she had waited, but looking at it, it must have been at least three to five years.
He'll talk about it when he gets to the New World, no need to rush anyway.
After Qi Xiao figured it out, he put the photo and badge into his jie bracelet and took out the face-changing prop.
Thousand-Faced Human Skin Mask: When worn on the face, facial features can be adjusted at will.
This face mask was light, comfortable, and smooth to the touch, feeling like a young girl's skin.
Qi Xiao put it on his face; it fit perfectly and felt cool.
He came to the water tank and looked at his reflection in the water.
As he willed it, the reflection in the water showed thicker lips, a larger nose, single eyelids instead of double, plus thick eye bags, completely transforming into a middle-aged man's face.
Then, with another thought from Qi Xiao, the reflection in the water grew pointed elf ears, and an elf girl appeared.
So magical.
The face-sculpting effect was good, but unfortunately, it couldn't change hairstyles.
Otherwise, there could be more variations.
After testing the effect, Qi Xiao quickly took it off.
It's a good prop, but unfortunately, it's not permanent.
When this item is worn on the face, a bar-like energy display appears in the mind.
After putting it on, that energy bar starts to decrease.
Each time the appearance is changed, the energy bar also decreases, and the greater the change, the faster the energy bar depletes.
He'll have to save it and use it at critical moments.
Putting away the face-changing prop, Qi Xiao summoned the light screen.
After collecting enough supplies for Xi Jian to upgrade to level ten last night, he transferred them to her this morning.
A total of 450 kilograms of metal, 225 kilograms of plastic, and 150 kilograms of wood.
Qi Xiao looked at the number on Xi Jian's avatar and nodded.
She was quite efficient; she had already reached level ten.
"Oh, my dearest level ten ally. Why haven't the train coins arrived in my account yet today?"
"Am I lagging? I've refreshed several times, but nothing."
Xi Jian: "......"
"I used it all up to modify the Train......"
"You modified the Train with my train coins? My gosh, you're quite the player."
"Oh, I just didn't have enough of my own, you know."
"Besides, won't I have ten train coins tomorrow? I'll pay you back then."
Qi Xiao was silent for a few seconds.
"Then did you save enough for tomorrow's departure?"
"Damn it. I forgot. Big brother, help! I need three train coins to depart from this station!"
......
Qi Xiao was speechless, transferred two packs of instant noodles to her, and then closed the private chat.
Anyway, the station she was stopped at wasn't dangerous, so he'd let her stay there for now.
Qi Xiao went to the planting carriage, moved the automatic composting bin to the swill storage carriage, and poured swill into it.
Phew, that smell.
The Black Wind Monster wouldn't even come in; the smell was just too strong.
This barrel of swill probably weighed fifty to sixty kilograms, containing everything from vegetable leaves to meat balls and vermicelli.
Two barrels of swill were poured in, perfectly reaching the maximum fill line of the composting bin.
Qi Xiao pinched his nose and closed the lid.
The composting bin began to produce magical multi-purpose fertilizer.
......
After a simple nap, the composting bin also finished its work.
It produced a little over one jin of magical multi-purpose fertilizer.
There were still thirty barrels of swill left, which meant a maximum of sixteen jin could be made.
That's so little; it's not even enough for the pan tao sapling to get a taste.
Qi Xiao opened the trading platform and searched for magical multi-purpose fertilizer.
He had seen people trading it before, but the prices were quite high; a five-kilogram bag cost five train coins.
Purely exorbitant.
There were still a few listings, and the prices were still just as high.
Qi Xiao spent five train coins to upgrade his 'Show-Off Package'.
He hadn't wanted to waste them, but then he thought that this upgrade was actually quite useful.
His messages would be pinned to the top, so whoever entered the chat room would always see his messages first.
And the number of messages he could send also increased to twenty.
After the upgrade was complete, Qi Xiao entered the chat room.
"Welcome VIP user to this chat room."
Goodness, the page had changed.
The chat box even became sparkling gold.
Qi Xiao sent two messages:
"One Train Coin for ten kilograms of magical multi-purpose fertilizer."
"Add me as a friend if you can trade, no bargaining."
Yes, it was indeed pinned, always at the top of the chat room page, and the sparkling chat box was very eye-catching.
Ignoring the pile of replies that followed below, Qi Xiao exited the chat room and checked the station for tomorrow's stop.
"This stop: Nightglow Island (Single-Player Station)"
"Departure from this station requires one Train Coin."
"This station is a deserted island at sea, no danger."
"There is a Level 3 treasure chest in the top attic of the lighthouse on the island. It can contain: 12 train coins, one Ever-Bright Night Lamp."
......
On Nightglow Island.
This Xi Jian fellow has pretty good luck.
She actually stopped at San Shan Station today, which was the large supermarket where Qi Xiao had done his zero-dollar shopping before.
"Supermarket, hehe, big supermarket."
"Don't be like a pervert."
"How dare you talk to your Xi Jie like that?"
Impressive, she's getting tough now; in a few more days, she'll probably want to go solo.
Qi Xiao closed the light screen and stepped out of the Train.
A winding road led up to the highest point on the island.
The lighthouse was at the end of this road.
Qi Xiao got on his motorcycle; the energy level was still fifty-two percent.
It was quite durable.
Along the way, the scenery rapidly receded.
This kind of deserted mountain road really let Qi Xiao indulge in his motorcycle passion.
The previous times, it was either a rough mountain road that hurt his backside.
Or there were abandoned cars and road obstacles everywhere, so he couldn't pick up speed.
In less than ten minutes, Qi Xiao arrived at the base of the lighthouse.
If he didn't have the motorcycle, it would have taken at least two hours to climb up by foot.
Parking the motorcycle, Qi Xiao took off his helmet.
Qi Xiao stepped onto the winding stairs and ascended to the top of the tower.
In the attic, Qi Xiao opened the treasure chest.
"Ever-Bright Night Lamp: Accelerates plant growth."
Perhaps because it was daytime, the light wasn't very bright.
Rather than calling it a lamp, it was more accurate to describe it as a "ball" of light the size of a fist.
He had only heard the name before and thought it was just a lamp that could stay lit forever, but he didn't expect it to also accelerate plant growth.
The pan tao tree is also a plant, so it should have an effect!
He had to go back to the Train and try it quickly!
Just then, a chattering sound came from below the lighthouse.
"Wow, big brother, what is this? It's so cool."
"Never seen it. It looks a lot like the bicycle Grandpa made. Look, it has two wheels."
"This looks way more powerful than Grandpa's broken bicycle."
"Should we take it back for Grandpa to see?"
Qi Xiao poked his head out and saw two children gathered around his motorcycle, touching it all over.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
Qi Xiao roared, scaring the two children.
"Ah, it's the Train Conductor, run!"
The two children took off running, but one of them, halfway, turned back, grabbed the motorcycle with both hands, lifted it over his head, and then sprinted away.
Qi Xiao's mouth hung wide open:
What the f*ck?