86: There are countless roads, but safety is the most important.
"Zhao... Young Master Zhao!!"
"What's wrong, baby? Were you scared by my driving skills?"
Young Master Zhao thought the other person was just playing along, and he laughed without even turning his head.
"No, there's a train engine over there!"
Her voice was trembling, and her eyes were wide open.
"Baby, what kind of joke are you playing? This is a highway; where would a..."
Young Master Zhao turned his head impatiently, but the rest of his words were stuck in his throat.
They saw, on their left side, a silver-white train engine full of aerodynamic beauty, driving side-by-side with them.
The cold metal shell shimmered with a dazzling luster under the sunlight.
In the driver's cab of the train engine sat a teenager who looked like a high school student.
An illusion, it must be an illusion!
How could there be a train engine running on the highway?
His hand slipped, and the steering wheel turned sharply.
"Screech!"
A harsh tire screeching sound rang out, and the fiery red sports car lost control at high speed, spinning wildly on the road like a spinning top.
It looked like it was about to hit the guardrail on the side.
"Ah!"
His female companion let out a shrill scream, pale with fright.
The armor plate on the side of the silver-white train engine suddenly opened, and two mechanical arms extended.
One of the arms accurately pressed down on the front of the out-of-control sports car, while the other arm steadily supported the rear.
The sports car, which was about to be destroyed, was forcibly brought to a stop, less than ten centimeters away from the guardrail.
Young Master Zhao and his female companion inside the car were already pale with fear, their souls almost flying out of their bodies.
"Dangerous driving behavior detected. For your safety and the safety of others, please drive cautiously and maintain a safe distance."
A steady, electronically synthesized voice sounded from the train engine.
Only then did the two recover their senses, staring blankly at the two mechanical arms that had pulled them back from the gates of hell.
This train engine could actually transform?!
Damn, it's a private Train Hero!
Bai Ye sat in the driver's cab, staring at the sports car that had been forcibly stopped outside, and shook his head helplessly.
"Young people nowadays really don't make people worry when they drive."
They almost ended up in a fatal car accident.
"infinite, let's go. Don't worry about them."
The two mechanical arms slowly retracted, the train engine returned to its original form, and it turned into a silver-white blurred streak, disappearing into the distance.
Only the two people in the sports car were left, parked quietly in the emergency lane.
After a long while, Young Master Zhao tremblingly took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it after several attempts.
"Racing a train on the highway, I've really seen it all now."
He took a deep drag and muttered to himself.
...
Sixteen hours later.
The train entered the border of the Nine Dragons Domain, and the air here felt different.
Bai Ye could faintly feel the lightning elements wandering in the air, much denser than in other places.
It wasn't that he could suddenly perceive lightning attribute energy, but...
He turned his head to look at the two Phantom Cats he had placed on the console.
The fur on their bodies was standing on end, turning them into two fluffy fur balls.
There were more and more dark clouds in the sky, and from time to time, lightning would cut through the night sky accompanied by dull thunder.
"It lives up to its reputation as a place famous for producing lightning-type Demonic Beasts."
Bai Ye looked at the scene outside the window, reaching out to try and press down the fur on Little Black and Phantom Snow.
But just as he pressed it down, it quickly became fluffy again, vaguely carrying a few sparks of static electricity.
Phantom Snow moved her body uneasily.
And although Little Black was shocked by the static electricity, it still touched the white fur on Phantom Snow's body with its paws with great interest.
Little Lan, on top of his head, stretched out two vines, curiously touching the small electric arcs that occasionally jumped on the train window.
The train engine drove for another two hours, and the Train Hero's prompt sounded again.
"Commander, energy reserves are below 20%. It is recommended to replenish."
"Find a service area to stop."
Bai Ye put his hand on the control panel and said.
Although Train Hero was powerful, it was not a perpetual motion machine; it required a significant amount of energy to maintain its operation.
Moreover, his solar energy could not supplement the Train Hero.
He had to use a special energy conversion device to transfer his energy to the Train Hero; ordinary solar panels did not have enough power.
"Received."
The train engine then drove off the main road and entered a huge service area.
The local service area was larger than any Bai Ye had seen before.
Inside, there were not only gas stations, restaurants, and convenience stores, but also a small Demonic Beast supply center.
Various uniquely shaped vehicles and flying beast pets would stop at this service area.
Bai Ye parked the car in a parking space specifically prepared for large vehicles. Several thick charging cables extended from the Train Hero's body and automatically connected to the charging pile.
"I'll go down and take a walk; you wait here for me."
Bai Ye said to the Train Hero, then pushed open the door with Little Lan on his head and walked down.
It was already late at night, but the service area was still brightly lit, and many long-distance travelers were resting and replenishing here.
Bai Ye walked into a 24-hour restaurant and ordered some food at random.
In the restaurant, there were many Beast Tamers sitting; on the contrary, there were very few ordinary people who did not have beast pets.
The beast pets following them were basically lightning-type as well.
There were Lightning Dogs, Thunder Birds, Lightning Rats, and many others that Bai Ye didn't recognize and could only check with his illustrated compendium.
"That dangerous area in the eastern suburbs of Phantom Thunder Dragon City doesn't seem very peaceful recently."
A few big men at the table next to him were drinking beer and talking loudly.
Bai Ye's ears pricked up, and he listened calmly.
"Did that group of Thunder Light Lions come out to cause trouble again?"
The bald man drank a large gulp of beer and asked with some distress.
Another man wearing a white uniform couldn't help but sigh:
"Two days ago, a research team wanted to hunt a few Thunder Light Lions to get some Materials, but the whole team ended up dying there, and they couldn't even find a corpse."
"Hiss... that ruthless?"
The bald man gasped:
"Are those Thunder Light Lions that powerful? I remember their leader was only Elite Advanced. It shouldn't be this miserable with a Third-Tier Beast Tamer leading the team, right?"
"Who knows? Anyway, don't go to that place recently. The officials have issued a warning telling everyone not to go near there if there's nothing to do."
The man in white shook his head:
"I guess it might be because that Lightning Lion King is about to have a Breakthrough, so its temper is so irritable."
An Elite Advanced Lightning Lion King, if it has another Breakthrough, it would be at the Elite Limit.
By then, that dangerous area might have a territorial conflict between Demonic Beasts.
Bai Ye kept their conversation in mind.
Phantom Thunder Dragon City, eastern suburbs dangerous area, Thunder Light Lion...
It was hard for him not to notice these words.
The test location given by the Refiner was really a place of trouble.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to it; as long as he didn't encounter a Lord-level Demonic Beast, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Elite Advanced or Elite Limit, the difference was nothing more than the matter of one punch or two punches.