Chapter 829: Russell's Blueprint for the Future

Russell.

A native human youth from a Station World that was destroyed by a Train Conductor's plundering.

His hatred for Train Conductors contained not a shred of falsehood.

That was true now.

And it had always been true in the past.

Because Ye Qiyan remembered it very clearly, from the moment the two of them first met, after he had disguised himself as a member of RUN Company.

The joy this guy had displayed was not simply because he had found a companion, but more because Ye Qiyan's strength was sufficient, sufficient to deal with other Train Conductors.

Especially after learning of his identity as [Altos].

Russell's trust, admiration, and expectations for him had reached their peak.

This guy had never changed from beginning to end.

He had always been filled with hatred.

And this frail tree of hatred, after he became the boss of RUN Company, seemed to have been watered with the highest-grade nutrient solution.

Growing continuously, expanding continuously.

Until he shaped this hatred, spread it, transmitting more grievance and anger into the hearts of more native humans.

"Bro, I've already found out who the big sister who saved me back then was. She turned out to be a ritualist within the Imperial Sequence Organization, that woman named Menrojina.

Unfortunately, I didn't find the right opportunity this time to trick her into the company as well, but I'll definitely be able to kill her in the future!

This time, I'll start a livestream in all the cities, and in front of those arrogant Train Conductors, personally execute that celebrity named Alice and that woman named Stacia.

I know you've already infiltrated the Imperial Sequence Organization's inner circle. Although I originally had my own plan to deal with her, if you're there to help, what do you think?"

Ye Qiyan shook his head and let out a sigh.

"I can't fall out with them just yet. The people in the Imperial Sequence Organization are all very powerful. Only with me undercover among them can I gather information about them. I'm really sorry, little brother Russell, but even without me, don't you have your own plan?

Let's hear it?"

Russell was somewhat disappointed, but he nodded in complete understanding, then retrieved another item from his Storage Space.

It was an iron plate, one that made Ye Qiyan, being human, feel deeply uncomfortable.

[Numbered 90 · The Lament of the Age of Decline]

[God-forged Numbered Weapon. Can be activated by consuming the hearts of 10 humans. Upon activation, all [Magic] concept abilities used by [Humans] within a certain range are completely forbidden]

[Maximum range: one thousand meters]

[Can consume an additional 10 human hearts to lock the target onto a single individual. Once locked, distance restrictions are ignored.]

"What do you think? Isn't this amazing!? I've long since investigated that the woman named Stacia uses elemental magic. As long as I activate this item and completely lock the target onto her,

then this woman will become a weak, ordinary person, and at that point, she'll be completely at my mercy! I'll livestream the execution of her and Alice together, making them nourishment for my ascension to godhood!"

Russell's eyes were filled with madness.

And this madness had nothing to do with revenge, but rather ambition.

"Kill them, become a B-grade God! RUN Company headquarters will become my Divine Kingdom! Then, I'll lead all the couriers, all the Natives in every world, using the Substitute Rights Cubes, to travel from one world to another.

Those Train Conductors who barged into our world, one by one! I'll kill them all! Hanging their heads in the most conspicuous places!

I'll also invade the Wasteland, and I'll find that damn train system! I'll destroy it!

Train Conductors! The train system! You're all damned!!!"

Divinity surged.

It wasn't like Ye Qiyan's [malice], which manifested as extremely terrifying blackness.

Yet the grayish-white willow catkin threads emanating from that divine seed gave people a truly nauseating feeling.

Ye Qiyan narrowed his eyes, watching Russell's appearance, as a small black snake silently crawled onto his fingertip.

Should he kill him right now?

This guy had clearly completely tilted toward the side of the [Gods].

Although he didn't care about the lives of other Train Conductors, if this really blew up, it would still cause some trouble.

No.

He shook his head inwardly, rejecting this thought.

Even if Russell died, the things that were going to happen would probably still happen.

At most, there would just be one less Demigod.

His plans had already been set in motion, and they would continue even without him.

The person behind the scenes would never let any of this stop.

Moreover, Ye Qiyan also felt that Russell, this guy, really did seem to easily attract all sorts of strange people who would tempt him, thereby gaining benefits for themselves.

In that case.

Why not use him as bait?

Let out the long line, catch the big fish~

Let's see who can laugh last.

The [Imaginary Number Mechanic Snake] coiled around Ye Qiyan's fingertip quietly disappeared. From beginning to end, Russell never realized he had just walked past death's door.

He was still tirelessly explaining his plans.

From dispatching Assassins to kill Stacia after she could no longer use elemental magic, to how he, as a future top-ranked B-grade God after the livestream, would step by step enter even more Station Worlds...

Plans, dreams.

This was Russell's blueprint for the future.

Ye Qiyan just listened with a smile on his face, occasionally responding with a word or two.

Russell was by no means controlled.

This was good.

Everything he did came from his own convictions.

People like Russell, even as an enemy, Ye Qiyan would not feel disgust toward him.

It was just a pity that everything he did was destined to fail.

"Have you prepared everything?"

Suddenly, Ye Qiyan, who had not spoken for a long time, interrupted Russell's words.

"Of course! I won't lose! Everything is for the Natives!"

Russell was filled with confidence.

"Is that so? Everything is for the Natives. Then, hypothetically, if you were to lose and were about to be killed, what would you do?"

Ye Qiyan continued to ask.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. Isn't there still you, Bro?"

"And if I'm not there?"

Russell froze.

His mind, influenced by Ye Qiyan's [Bewitchment], subconsciously began to think about this answer.

But there was no answer.

He had never considered the possibility of losing.

Just as he had never considered that Stacia used [Element Cards] rather than elemental magic.

Though the two were quite similar, they were also worlds apart.

Russell was just a native human.

Becoming the boss of RUN Company hadn't elevated his horizons much at all.

He had no idea just how powerful a Top-Tier Train Conductor truly was.

Nor would Russell ever know that he himself was actually the biggest mole in the entire RUN Company, continuously transmitting information to the outside world.

"No... I won't lose!"

Ye Qiyan smiled faintly and said no more.