After the initial shock, the Golden Dragon King sent another message.
"I've forwarded the game ID. After you capture this person, convert them into a Dragonborn. Under no circumstances are they to be turned into a member of the Dragon Clan!"
He couldn't bear the thought of a dragon named ‘Explosive Dragon Baby Wants a Hug’... it was a disgrace to all dragons.
"...Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Pass the order down! Lock down all Even-Numbered Carriages on the first floor! Apprehend the target!"
"Pass the order down! Lock down all carriages on the first floor! Apprehend the target and find out what he did! Arrest everyone involved and interrogate them one by one!"
"Pass the order down..."
The orders were passed down from one level to the next, each time with added severity.
A drop of water from the top became a tempest at the very bottom of the Lost Train.
...
First Floor, Carriage No. 3, Free Market.
Looking up at the sky, one could see sixteen islands suspended in a ring.
These magnificent islands belonged to the Strategy Group. Every member of the Strategy Group was an ‘Administrator’ of their corresponding carriage, legendary figures who stood at the pinnacle of power.
After the last great war, the Administrators had become elusive figures, only revealing themselves to the world when a Carriage Game underwent a major change.
But today, at almost the exact same moment, a sealing notice flew out from each island, plastering itself onto the entrance of every carriage:
【PASSAGE FORBIDDEN. TRESPASSERS WILL BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES. —THE STRATEGY GROUP】
This news immediately set off a tidal wave of shock across the first floor.
The first floor was on lockdown!
This was the highest level of alert. Until the issue was resolved, no Player on the first floor was permitted to move between carriages without the Strategy Group's permission!
Violators would be placed directly on the Strategy Group's blacklist, forbidden from purchasing or using any strategy guides.
Even if one bought an indulgence to clear their Wanted Notice, the blacklist was for life...
No one in their right mind would dare get on the wrong side of the Strategy Group.
People didn't know the reason for the lockdown, and even the Service Group was clueless. A shadow of uncertainty loomed over everyone's hearts. They could only be sure of one thing:
The world was about to be turned upside down again...
They just didn't know where the disaster would strike from this time.
...
In Carriage No. 3, Su Baiye snapped back to reality from his trance, a wave of fear washing over him.
"Such malicious Forbidden Knowledge!"
Su Baiye now had a deeper understanding of the phrase "knowledge is the greatest power." When necessary, Forbidden Knowledge could be used as a weapon to kill from a distance!
Without this ability, he would have died the moment he clicked on the Notice Board!
There was something wrong with that Forbidden Knowledge. The Golden Dragon King who left it there did so with the intent to kill!
And Su Baiye, who had watched the entire event from a third-person perspective, had only seen a very small fraction of the Forbidden Knowledge, which was how he survived the ordeal.
If Su Baiye had seen the third piece of Forbidden Knowledge, his mind would have collapsed as well; the vision had been blurry, just a pile of mosaics.
"From another perspective, my ability to foresee death will inherently help me avoid it. Therefore, I will never die *because* I foresaw my death..."
The logic was a bit convoluted, but the facts proved Su Baiye right.
In his vision of death, the amount of Forbidden Knowledge he saw was right at the absolute limit of what he could endure.
Any more, and Su Baiye would have collapsed from insufficient mental strength, resulting in his death.
It was a blessing in disguise. Teetering on the edge of his limit, Su Baiye had managed to glimpse a corner of the Forbidden Knowledge.
Su Baiye began to recall the Forbidden Knowledge now in his mind.
"First, using only Points to revive will cause one to be assimilated into the Lost Train, continuing until assimilation is complete."
So there really was a problem with Revival!
Although Su Baiye had long suspected it, seeing the true Forbidden Knowledge laid out before him still left a trace of disappointment in his heart.
Each revival meant losing a part of oneself. To be completely assimilated by the Lost Train meant to lose oneself entirely. As for what that would entail... Su Baiye didn't know.
Of course, this problem wasn't without a solution. The Forbidden Knowledge indicated that special items could protect one's consciousness, counteracting this assimilation.
Therefore, the top-tier powerhouses always used items to revive, or a combination of items and Points. They would never use a pure Point revival.
"Second, the gap between one's spirit and body cannot exceed two tiers. Otherwise, one will leech nutrients from the other, leading to a complete imbalance..."
The heart and the brain, the spirit and the body—the balance between them was crucial...
There were only two points in total. Any more and Su Baiye wouldn't have been able to handle it.
"Wait!"
Su Baiye was shocked into a realization.
When you pass knowledge to others and gain Points, you get a notification!
If this Forbidden Knowledge was a trap, then the mastermind behind it might already know his ID!
Su Baiye hadn't actually opened the Notice Board, but he had seen the Forbidden Knowledge through his Death Prediction ability.
Knowledge had been transferred and had flowed. Knowledge doesn't appear from thin air. How would the Lost Carriage define this kind of transfer?
If the other party received a Point Reward, it meant they also received Su Baiye's ID!
Su Baiye felt a sliver of relief. Thank goodness he had used a Name Change Card...
This was the moment "Explosive Dragon Baby Wants a Hug" truly proved its worth!
Perhaps the other party didn't get a Point Reward, but Su Baiye couldn't afford to take that gamble!
A man like Fang Lin could already act with such impunity in Carriage No. 2, blocking the entrance and intimidating newcomers who didn't dare to speak out. How much stronger must the author of this Forbidden Knowledge, the ‘Golden Dragon King,’ be?
Since the other party had set such a despicable trap, what else were they capable of?
Placing such a deadly manual at the newcomer's entrance to ensnare people—this Golden Dragon King was no good person.
A powerful individual with no moral compass had become Su Baiye's potential enemy. No amount of caution was too much.
Those not of our kind are bound to be of a different mind.
If Su Baiye remembered correctly, his corpse had vanished in a flash from where it lay, something that had never happened before.
He didn't know the specific reason for now...
But he was certain that the ID "Explosive Dragon Baby Wants a Hug" was no longer safe. It could even bring him immense danger!
Su Baiye's most urgent task was to use another Name Change Card!
However, the very process of buying a Name Change Card carried the risk of exposure!
It was hard to advance and hard to retreat—a true dilemma.
Su Baiye made a swift decision.
"I have to stay hidden until the name 'Explosive Dragon' is no longer a threat!"
Su Baiye would rather expose his real name than let anyone know he was ‘Explosive Dragon Baby Wants a Hug’!
This was no longer about an embarrassing past; it was a matter of life and death!
With this thought, Su Baiye turned and left without any hesitation.
Right now, there was only one place for him to go: the Carriage No. 3 Game!
The Training Group, the Item Group—all of it could wait. The most urgent priority was to become stronger.
Returning to the carriage, Su Baiye arrived before the ‘Carriage Game’ door and pushed it open.
As soon as he entered, the Elf Assistant he had muted floated in mid-air again, speaking listlessly.
"Welcome to the Carriage No. 3 Game!"
"Now, I will introduce the game rules... However, this version can only introduce the most basic rules, with no strategies or suggestions. It will be of no help to you in clearing the game and is guaranteed to make your efforts twice as hard for half the reward..."
Suddenly, the Elf Assistant, as if shot with adrenaline, spoke with rousing passion.
"Not 998, not 188, for just 88 Points, you can bring a top-tier Elf Assistant home! You can't lose, you can't be scammed! Make your journey on the Lost Train different from everyone else's!"
After its speech, the elf blinked, looking at Su Baiye with expectant eyes.
"Master, are you sure you don't want to spend some Points?"
Su Baiye shook his head. "Out in the world, my friends call me the Chief Instructor of the Eight Hundred Thousand Imperial Guards. Do you know why?"
The elf shook its head in confusion. "I do not."
Su Baiye said righteously,
"I am Lin Chong!"
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