97: Power of Change

"The God of Mischief's Pathstrider can teleport?" Luo Chen put down his chopsticks in surprise.

If used properly, this ability had great potential.

Stealing from other Trains, assassinations, or even planting bombs on someone else's Train were all feasible.

He just didn't know if she could bring others along. If she could...

Then he could rapidly assimilate a large number of Trains in a short time, expanding his fleet without needing face-to-face confrontations in World Fragments.

Most importantly, this ability could also bypass the limitation of a Train's docking time in World Fragments.

For a moment, Luo Chen thought of many possibilities, his heart stirring with excitement.

"Yes! According to her, she's a Traveler-level Pathstrider of Mischief. Besides the Power of Change, she also possesses the ability for solo spatial teleportation."

Xi Yue picked up a bowl of seaweed soup and explained somewhat unclearly.

Solo spatial teleportation!

Hearing this, Luo Chen felt a pang of disappointment, but he quickly let it go.

If her ability was truly as formidable as he imagined, she probably wouldn't want to pledge allegiance to him. After all, doing so required surrendering all her assets and even her body.

Thinking about it this way, her other abilities likely also had some limitations. However, the Power of Change that Xi Yue mentioned did catch his attention.

"Tell me about the other Pathstriders and their abilities!" Luo Chen demanded.

Seeing Luo Chen's serious expression, Xi Yue hurriedly put down her soup bowl and began to explain.

After listening to Xi Yue's explanation, Luo Chen finally understood.

Although there were many deities, they were broadly divided into four factions—Civilization, Destruction, Nature, and Immortality.

Among them, different deities also varied in strength. Based on the potency of their Authority, they were roughly categorized into three levels: T0 (Eternal Radiance), T1 (Resplendent), and T2 (Glimmering).

Among these four factions, only the eight T0-level deities of the Civilization faction—Memory, Proliferation, Mischief, Wealth, Hunting, Wisdom*Prophecy, Order, and Life—bestowed Fourfold Paths to aid the continuation of civilization and granted different rewards based on Pathstrider rank.

Other deities would only select suitable individuals to embark on a Path and would not grant rewards.

As for the God of Mischief's Power of Change, it allowed a person to transform into different appearances.

After finishing her explanation, Xi Yue quickly picked up her soup bowl and took a sip to soothe her throat.

After shouting for over an hour under Luo Chen's pressure this afternoon and now talking so much, her throat was getting a bit hoarse.

She looked at Luo Chen, lost in thought, and remembered her own question. "Hey! Are you going to agree to her request or not? If not, I'll reply to her and refuse."

After making sure he had memorized everything Xi Yue said, Luo Chen looked up. "Yes. But she is not allowed to wear any clothes or bring anything with her."

"No way! You just finished with me today, and now you want to have a go at her? Isn't that a bit too eager?" Xi Yue's eyes widened, her expression one of utter astonishment.

Luo Chen gave her a flick on the forehead. "You blockhead, what are you thinking? I'm afraid she might come over and blow up our Train! If she runs off, we're all finished."

"Oh, oh!" Realizing her misunderstanding, Xi Yue shrank her head back, rubbing her forehead with a wronged expression.

Ignoring her little act, Luo Chen continued asking, "Why can't I use the God of Memory's token?"

Pouting, Xi Yue said softly:

"Each Pathstrider can only use the corresponding deity's token to awaken. Other deities do not acknowledge Pathstriders who do not belong to Them, so Pathstriders of other Paths cannot use them either."

"So that means, if I want to awaken, I can only use the Proliferation Path token?"

Xi Yue nodded.

"Does everyone only have one Path? Are there no exceptions? I seem to be able to use two?" Luo Chen then recounted how he used the god of hunting's token to complete his awakening.

This wasn't a secret; everyone on the Train knew about it, so he didn't hide it.

"I'm not sure about this situation! The manual doesn't mention it! But as far as I know, almost everyone has only one Path." Xi Yue helplessly spread her hands, as if to say she didn't know either.

Luo Chen recalled that on his Train Conductor attributes, two Paths had appeared. He figured that was the reason he could use the god of hunting's token to awaken.

However, the appearance of this Path was somewhat unusual; it appeared later, didn't seem to grant the god of hunting's abilities, and seemed to be related to Noya's father, Abu.

It would be great if he could ask him.

Unfortunately, he currently couldn't contact Abu.

Seeing he couldn't get any more answers, Luo Chen finished his meal, put down his chopsticks, and stood up. "After you eat, go find Luo Wan Ning and help share the Train's purified water trading tasks!"

He paused, remembering that Xi Yue had only joined the Train yesterday and might not know Luo Wan Ning. He asked again, "You know who Luo Wan Ning is, right?"

Xi Yue nodded. "Big Sis, right? Everyone on the Train knows her. Sister Yujun already introduced her."

Seeing Xi Yue was clear, Luo Chen said nothing more and turned back to the cockpit.

"Hehe! My hubby agreed, so come on over, little sister?"

Watching Luo Chen's retreating back, Xi Yue hurriedly opened her personal wristband and happily sent a reply to Shao Shenyun.

...

At the same time.

Inside a green Train, a beautiful woman with enchanting features, wearing a red long dress and sporting wavy long hair, sat in the driver's seat.

In her hands, she held a bucket of instant noodles steaming with heat, her eyes constantly scanning the screen in front of her.

As a message popped up on the screen, Shao Shenyun's face immediately lit up with joy.

Success!

Strip completely?

Shao Shenyun frowned as she read the next message.

After reading the entire content, her furrowed brows gradually smoothed out.

She looked down at her long dress, stained with mud and torn in several places, gritted her teeth, and slowly took it off.

As a purple bra and purple lace panties fell to the floor, a snow-white figure appeared in the carriage.

However, the white figure only lasted a moment before completely vanishing from the spot.

...

After receiving the coin gifted by Shao Shenyun, Xi Yue hurriedly ran towards the cockpit.

This coin contained Shao Shenyun's transmission beacon. Once she activated the transmission, she would appear near the coin.

However, before she reached the cockpit, a stark-naked body appeared right in front of her.

Xi Yue slammed on the brakes, looking at the suddenly appearing woman, and said somewhat incredulously, "Little Sister Shao Shenyun?"

Hearing a girl five or six years younger than her asking to be called 'sister', Shao Shenyun's face darkened.

But since she was the one trying to latch onto the powerful figure, even if the age didn't match, she had no choice but to accept the title.

"Mhm! You must be Big Sister Xi Yue, right? Could you take me to see Big Bro Luo Chen?"