86: Return with a full load

Lu Yang's excitement was beyond words when he saw Luo Luo holding the damaged golden scales.

However, he had to suppress his excitement and maintain a calm demeanor.

He didn't even dare to touch the golden scales right now.

He was afraid he might accidentally activate it.

After all, he was the new King of the Golden Kobold Tribe and had inherited the Golden Civilization Fire of the tribe.

If he couldn't activate the golden scales, then no one else would ever be able to.

After purchasing the golden scales, Luo Luo and Lu Yang still had over 40,000 coastal coins.

Unsure when they would next visit the Golden Coast, Lu Yang had Luo Luo exchange all of them for special ores like iron matrix stone, copper matrix stone, and bloodstone.

First, they bought 658 units of bloodstone. The Cinnabar Bullet Production Line needed 700 units of Tier 1 bloodstone to upgrade to Level 5, and Lu Yang only had 42 units of Tier 1 bloodstone. This was a good opportunity to make up the difference.

Tier 1 bloodstone was relatively cheap at 25 coastal coins per unit, so 658 units totaled 16,450 coastal coins.

Tier 1 iron matrix stone and copper matrix stone were more expensive, at 50 coastal coins per unit.

Lu Yang bought 200 units of each, spending 20,000 coastal coins.

With a little over 10,000 left, he bought a few small items that Luo Luo liked.

And then they were completely broke.

It truly was a case of “earn on the Coast, spend on the Coast, don't expect to take a single cent home.”

However, Lu Yang secretly calculated his gains compared to before coming to the Coast.

He almost thought he wasn't here for leisure, but for wholesale shopping.

He was taking back too much.

Not only blueprints, ores, and the golden scales, but also Luo Luo, a living person.

“Luo Luo, have you really thought it through? Do you want to return to my world with me?”

Lu Yang asked Luo Luo sincerely in the single-person vehicle parking lot they arrived in.

Luo Luo replied, “My Lord, you've asked this question many times on the way, and I've thought about it many times too.”

“Of course, I'm going back with you.”

“My Lord, you should know that in the Bangren Clan, only a Chu Bang Clam Maiden has the opportunity to travel to other worlds with the My Lord with whom she has formed a soul contract. Other Bang Nv don't even have this chance to go out. So, for me, following you is not a matter of coercion or grievance, but my good fortune.”

“Does My Lord want to drive me away and deprive me of my good fortune?” Luo Luo said, playfully sticking out her tongue.

Cuteness and innocence intertwined, like a whimsical elf from the sea.

Hearing this, Lu Yang nodded and did not continue the topic.

He already understood Luo Luo's choice.

Next, it was time to go back.

Lu Yang said, “Administrator Wa Qi, thank you for your companionship these past few days. We are ready to go back, and I'll trouble you to restore my train.” (PS: If the time ran out and they were kicked out, they would leave directly. Lu Yang and his companions were leaving on their own initiative before their time was up, which is why this process was needed.)

Wa Qi nodded, “Okay, put the train on the ground, and you two stand next to me.”

Wa Qi reversed the process of shrinking the train.

He once again exhaled a bubble that enveloped the miniaturized Xinhuo Train.

The bubble expanded along with the Xinhuo Train.

Until the Xinhuo Train returned to its original appearance, the bubble popped silently.

Only the Xinhuo Train remained in place.

Just as it was when Lu Yang first entered the Golden Coast.

Wa Qi said, “Next, you just need to drive back through the teleportation gate.”

“However, Train Captain Lu Yang should be reminded that the return location might not be exactly where you entered; there might be some deviation.”

“Other than that, there's nothing else.”

“Welcome next time! Farewell!!”

“Farewell!!”

After speaking, Lu Yang pulled Luo Luo onto the train.

Then he started the train and drove into the huge teleportation gate directly ahead, which Wa Qi had opened based on the anchored coordinates from their arrival.

As the train entered, a familiar sense of weightlessness came over them.

Landing again, lush green forests and sunlight filled their eyes.

Donglin Plain, they were back!!

But this landing spot, Lu Yang felt strangely familiar.

After careful identification, he confirmed it was exactly where he first encountered the acid rain disaster and Gao Feng—the outskirts of Green Mist Forest.

“My Lord, is this the world you live in?”

“It looks so different from the Golden Coast, and the scenery is very beautiful.”

“But it seems to be filled with a rotten smell, like a sick patient, many places already festering.”

Lu Yang didn't know how to answer.

After all, since arriving in the Train World, he hadn't even fully explored the Donglin Plain.

However, Luo Luo's words weren't wrong; something was definitely wrong with the Train World.

Otherwise, what normal world would have zombies and anomalies, and occasionally a large-scale cleanup dungeon?

Lu Yang suspected that without him, it would be questionable whether any trains would have survived the last Regional Cleanup Great Escape dungeon in the Donglin Plain.

So, taking advantage of this topic, Lu Yang simply introduced Luo Luo to what he knew about the Train World.

This way, if they encountered any problems later, with Luo Luo's insights from the inherited knowledge of the Bangren Clan, she might be able to offer some useful suggestions.

After some discussion, Lu Yang called Yun Qiqi and Yun Chuchu over.

“Luo Luo, these are Yun Qiqi and Yun Chuchu, my exclusive attendants and my women.”

“Qiqi, Chuchu, this is Luo Luo. She comes from the Bangren Clan of the Golden Coast and is also my woman. For the time to come, I need you all to help each other, help Luo Luo adapt to life on the Xinhuo Train, and feel free to tell me if you need anything.”

Yun Qiqi said seriously, “Respected Train Captain, please rest assured. My sister and I will definitely take good care of Sister Luo Luo, treating her just as we treat you, ensuring you have no worries.”

Then, Yun Qiqi looked at Luo Luo again, “Sister Luo Luo, when the Train Captain gives you a personal terminal bracelet later, we'll add each other as friends. That way, even if we're not together, we can always contact each other through the bracelet if we need anything.”

Luo Luo looked at Lu Yang.

Seeing Lu Yang nod, she gently replied, “Then thank you, Sister Qiqi and Sister Chuchu.”

After the instructions, Yun Qiqi and Yun Chuchu took Luo Luo to a room to rest.

Once Luo Luo was settled, Yun Qiqi quietly said to an empty corner, “Thank you, Xiao Xin~”

Everyone on the Xinhuo Train knew about the existence of the Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI, Xiao Xin.

They also knew that Xiao Xin was like the Train Captain's eye in the sky above the train, monitoring everyone constantly.

However, no one felt there was anything wrong with it.

As long as they didn't think about doing anything to harm the train or other passengers, this monitoring was actually a good thing.

This way, if anyone had ill intentions, it could be discovered immediately, ensuring the safety of the train.

Now, with the gradual improvement of living conditions on the Xinhuo Train, everyone had long considered it their home.

They all hoped that the Xinhuo Train would develop better and better.

And that their own lives would also get better and better.

As for why Yun Qiqi suddenly thanked Xiao Xin, it was related to the prompt message Xiao Xin sent her.

As an intelligent AI with a certain degree of wisdom, capable of proactively helping the Train Captain with his worries, it naturally understood Lu Yang's intention in having Yun Qiqi and Yun Chuchu meet Luo Luo.

The most basic point was to let each other clarify their positions and establish a hierarchy.

So, how to establish a hierarchy?

Naturally, it would be based on who was more important to Lu Yang.

And there was no doubt that it was Luo Luo.

As the intelligent auxiliary AI on the Xinhuo Train, it could receive Lu Yang's relevant instructions and detect the surrounding situation within a certain range even when he was on the Golden Coast.

Leaving aside everything else, simply because Luo Luo bought the damaged golden scales for Lu Yang, her position on the Xinhuo Train was unshakeable.

Not to mention that Luo Luo had also formed a soul contract with Lu Yang, making everything revolve around him.

As an intelligent auxiliary AI dedicated to serving the Train Captain, the priorities were clear at a glance.

Therefore, before Yun Qiqi and Yun Chuchu entered the Train Captain's carriage, it specifically sent them a warning message via their personal terminals, not only briefly explaining Luo Luo's importance to Lu Yang but also comparing their own importance.

The most important point was that if an irreconcilable conflict arose between them and Luo Luo, even if they had joined the Xinhuo Train earlier, from a value perspective, they would definitely be the ones abandoned.

If they were to be scored, Luo Luo would be 100 points, Yun Qiqi 30 points, and Yun Chuchu only 25 points.

This score was actually an enhancement given by Xiao Xin, fearing it would be too stimulating for them.

Otherwise, the actual scores would be even lower.

Initially, Yun Qiqi was very disappointed when she saw Xiao Xin's scores for each of them.

However, after asking and learning that Qin Bingbing only had 5 points, she immediately cheered up.

She also accepted their respective positions in Lu Yang's heart.

Therefore, when facing Lu Yang and Luo Luo, she expressed her stance so cleanly and decisively.

They weren't foolish; all their treatment on the Xinhuo Train depended on Lu Yang's attitude.

If there was someone above them, then so be it~

As long as they could get by.

As for anything else, as long as they served the Train Captain well, would they really be shortchanged?