148: Rewards of the Gods' Blessings

Fei Lan's expression froze, and she suddenly felt herself confined to the spot.

Without moving her mouth, she spoke, "Spatial Confinement! I didn't expect you to be so lucky, getting Spatial Confinement so quickly." Her tone carried a hint of surprise.

"That's right!" Luo Chen slowly rose and walked in front of Fei Lan, his nuclear pistol pressed against her body. If she made any sudden moves, he would fire immediately.

"Speak! If you tell me how to prevent the wisdom tree from being discovered by others, I might let you go!"

"You can try it. If you dare to touch me, I guarantee that the moment I die, none of you will survive either," Fei Lan said, completely unconcerned about her predicament.

"You didn't come alone?" Luo Chen frowned, feeling that things were getting a bit tricky.

"Of course. I'm not afraid to tell you, my brother is your navigator, and he is currently monitoring you from above this planet. If I die, he will know immediately."

"Oh! You might not know what a navigator means. You know the novice period, right? Your Train is still in the automatic navigation phase, isn't it? Hehe! That's because my brother is controlling it. If you kill me, you won't be able to escape."

"Navigator?" Luo Chen suddenly recalled a blond man who had appeared on his Train before. He seemed somewhat similar to the woman in front of him and also claimed to be a navigator. Could it be the same person?

He tentatively asked, "Is your brother Philip?"

"Huh? You know him?" Fei Lan was surprised.

"He came before and even invited me to join Gods Guild."

"Since you know my brother, you should release me now. Maybe he's watching you right now."

Luo Chen listened to Fei Lan's words and fell silent for a moment.

He looked up at the sky, thinking that the woman's words might actually be true.

Last time, the man named Philip could freely enter his Train, so it was possible he could do so again this time.

Luo Chen slowly lowered the nuclear pistol. For his own life, he knew he couldn't kill her now.

"Anyway, there's no way I'm selling you this wisdom tree, unless you kill me," Luo Chen said, steeling himself.

"But since your brother is still our navigator, he would absolutely not allow an old player like you to lay a hand on us."

Luo Chen could only gamble that this person named Philip still had a sense of justice, or rather, that this family still had a sense of justice. However, from the behavior of the woman in front of him, it seemed likely, and highly probable.

As he expected, as a prominent family of a higher civilization, Fei Lan's family had its own set of operating principles, and robbery was not among them.

Her brother, in particular, was a beacon of justice within their family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have resolutely given up his status as young master to join Gods Guild after hearing its enticements. It was highly unlikely he would permit such an act.

She pondered for a moment and suggested, "How about this! What if we co-own it? Anyway, you're not a Wisdom Envoy, so you wouldn't use this wisdom tree. But if you let me research it, and there are research results, we'll split them fifty-fifty, and I just need to be credited."

"You can research it?"

"Of course, why else would I want it?"

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Alright! But you cannot take the wisdom tree off my Train."

"No... no problem. You just need to reserve a room for me on your Train."

"You don't need to go back to your own Train?" Luo Chen was stunned.

"No need! I already gave my Train to my family, and they are too far from here. I can't go back anytime soon, so I might as well stay here with you," Fei Lan said indifferently.

She felt a faint sense of glee in her heart, finally free from seeing that giant green worm.

"Alright!" Luo Chen nodded helplessly, feeling a bit regretful.

He had originally expected her to leave, but leaving such a huge risk on the Train made him feel truly unsafe.

Suddenly, he remembered Fei Lan's previous words, and a hint of joy appeared on his face: "You just said your Apostle isn't tied to the Train, which means even if you're not a Train Conductor, your Apostle is still active?"

"Hmm! But there won't be any rewards from the Gods' Blessing. It doesn't matter though; I stopped being a Train Conductor after I gave my Train to my family!"

"I have one more condition. To prevent you from regretting it later, and for the safety of my Train, you must become a passenger on my Train," Luo Chen said.

He hadn't mentioned it before because he was worried she wouldn't want to give up her Apostle. After all, if she gave up her Wisdom Envoy, getting the wisdom tree would be meaningless to her.

But since she had given up being a Train Conductor and still had her Apostle, becoming a passenger shouldn't be an issue.

Fei Lan looked into Luo Chen's eyes, silent for a long time, before finally responding:

"Alright! But you cannot threaten me into doing things! Otherwise, I'll call my clansmen to beat you up."

Perhaps she could also cultivate a force that would resound throughout the universe! She found this quite challenging.

"I promise you." Luo Chen nodded. His goal was not her body, after all. He certainly wasn't lacking women right now. Instead, her abilities were more important to him.

Moreover, with her on the Train, if he ever encountered danger in the future, her family or her brother Philip would likely not stand idly by, adding another layer of security for him.

"Since we've agreed, can you let me down now!"

The moment Fei Lan finished speaking, she felt she could move again. She sighed, saying, "Phew! This feeling of being confined is truly unpleasant."

At the same time, Qin Mengyue and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Mengyue looked at Luo Chen with lingering fear, a new sense of dread in her heart; his methods were simply too numerous.

At the same time, she felt a bit fortunate that she hadn't been greedy, and Luo Chen hadn't killed her to silence her.

With the tense situation resolved, Luo Chen gestured to the dishes in front of them and smiled, "Continue eating. That was just a misunderstanding."

His expression was as if nothing had happened at all.

Fei Lan smiled as she picked up a piece of pink dragon meat. Now that she had come to terms with it, she no longer dwelled on past events. "Your chef's skills are excellent; the food is delicious. I'll have good food to look forward to from now on."

On the Golden Carriage and with her brother, they only ate nutritional meals, which had no taste at all.

Ning Kexin and Qin Mengyue also nodded in agreement.

Qin Mengyue asked with some curiosity, "Luo Chen, what kind of meat is this? It's pink and tender, sweet and fragrant, with no gamey smell at all."

Then she picked up a bit of shredded cabbage and put it in her mouth. Suddenly, her brows furrowed. She actually felt a familiar taste on it.

However, since she was on Luo Chen's Train, she didn't think much of it at the moment.

"Pink meat dragon, a small dinosaur caught outside. If you want some, you can go catch some yourself," Luo Chen replied.

"Really? I didn't expect there were dinosaurs to eat! No, when I go back, I'll definitely make Uncle Jiang Bin catch more!" Ning Kexin exclaimed excitedly.