Master of Kaidan-Chapter 569 Travel is Dangerous

The barren ridges of the fields slipped past the view, and if it were autumn, one would surely see endless wheat fields undulating in the wind, but now in winter, the view held only a few patches of uncollected dry hay.

Buildings started to reappear in the originally boundless wilderness, seemingly indicating the electric train was once again entering lands under human control. However, Feng Xue was not pleased but simply reached out for his pocket watch, glanced at it, and frowned,

"At this rate, according to the train timetable, it should take three hours to reach Baijiakou station, but now, it’s only half-past eight..." Feng Xue heightened his vigilance internally, and sure enough, the train’s broadcast followed suit:

"Dear passengers, this train will soon pass through Qinglin County train station. This trip does not include a stop here, so please stay away from the doors to avoid danger..."

"Ts-ts," Feng Xue clicked his tongue, normally, if it’s a station not planned for stopping, there wouldn’t be an announcement, right? Is this another rule?

Feeling the subtle deceleration of the train beneath his feet, Feng Xue nonchalantly browsed his smartphone, judging the network environment, the world’s timeline seemed akin to around 2010 in the "real world" (not the actual year 2010, but the level of technology and the corresponding network was about that). The web pages all lacked mobile-friendly content, making them somewhat cumbersome to look at.

However, once he overcame the discomfort of viewing web pages on his smartphone, he was able to quickly get online.

There’s no legend about the K7 train; this doesn’t quite fit the basic law of Kaidan!

After multiple searches with different keywords only yielded routine reviews of this train, Feng Xue couldn’t help frowning. According to common sense, the existence of Kaidan must attach to cognition, the more people know, and the deeper the understanding, the more powerful the Kaidan becomes.

But in this world, there was no legend of the K7 train, which meant either this train’s power did not originate from the online world accessible via smartphone or that, perhaps, this world itself was part of the K7 train’s accompanying Kaidan.

"Thud!"

As Feng Xue pondered, a sudden sound came from his side, jarring the focused Feng Xue. He turned his head and saw a beautiful young girl standing outside the train window, with a faint smile saying,

"Sir, would you like some snacks? We also have cigarettes, sunflower seeds, cola..."

Observing the girl list her items in a menu-like manner, Feng Xue’s intuition sent a chill through him. In that instant, the habitable environment sustained by the Homestead Tree began to rapidly shrink. The initially train-carriage-spanning range had now shrunk to just a sphere of about two meters in radius.

And it was continuing to shrink!

Feng Xue unconsciously shifted closer to the table, an enlightenment struck him—this "young girl" had the power to kill him.

It wasn’t the mere closing of eyes and opening of the mouth, but more like a direct breakthrough of blood-locking and the twenty-seven lethal strikes.

"No need, thank you." He politely declined without even opening the window. Though there seemed no change, beneath the twenty-six layers of armor and the Saint Seiya Training Suit, his hair stood on end.

Seeing Feng Xue decline, the young girl moved on to the next window without lingering. It was only after she left that the intense sense of crisis eased, allowing Feng Xue to finally breathe a sigh of relief. Losing the urge to browse the internet, he worried whether someone in the room ahead might open a window and let her in.

The protective environment of the Homestead Tree began to expand again, the piercing sense of danger receded. Although there had been no actual combat, Feng Xue deeply understood the level of danger on this trip.

Furthermore, unlike the back chamber of Kukulcan, although he could sense the location of the door, being on a swiftly moving train, he would find it difficult to return through the door if he chose to give up.

"It looks like this train’s Kaidan does indeed possess some kind of instant-death rule, but fortunately, my intuitive premonition is still able to detect this sense of danger—for now, at least. I wonder if such dangerous abilities are an exception or the norm."

As the barrier of the Homestead Tree restored, the crisis that pierced his spirit once more settled into silence. The scenery outside the window began to recede again. Compared to the gradual changes from an hour and a half ago, this time, the scenery shifted with a sense of jumpiness—as if without any transition, the view had once again turned into the wintry countryside.

For the next hour and a half, nothing peculiar happened, save for some inadequately dressed young ladies fluttering by the window here and there and then turning away, covering their faces, in the heat of Feng Xue’s gaze.

Just as Feng Xue’s tense nerves began to relax after being stimulated by the snack-selling beauty, the train announcement sounded again—

"Dear passengers, this train will soon arrive at Baijiakou station. Passengers preparing to disembark, please gather your belongings, and those in the toilet please leave as soon as possible as the toilet doors will be locked upon station entry. New passengers will be boarding; please abide by the riding regulations, and if disputes arise, notify the conductor immediately for mediation. This stop is scheduled to last for fifteen minutes; if not necessary, please do not leave the train, thank you for your cooperation.

"Dear passengers..."

As the announcement echoed, the scenery retreating past the windows began to slow, but now, unlike previous station entries, there were no obvious buildings appearing. Compared to the abandoned station, this place called Baijiakou station seemed even more desolate.

Though the distant station appeared rather luxurious, the surrounding buildings were very sparse. Not only buildings but the number of plants also noticeably declined, suggesting an impending entrance into a Gobi-like landscape.

For Feng Xue, well-versed with the tourist manual, such a scenario was not surprising. He just tensed his nerves in anticipation of any potential new behemoths.

Unexpectedly, no new issues arose during the fifteen-minute stop. There were neither snack-selling young girls nor particularly aggressive window-climbing ghosts. If anything, there were a few shrill screams from the direction of the bathroom mid-stop, but these didn’t last long. After a uniformed police officer passed by the door, quiet soon returned.

The train started moving once more, with the landscape outside the window transforming into a Gobi desert, where sparse dry weeds intermingled with the scattered stones and sand, looking desolate but also carrying an indescribable vastness that made one want to burst into song.

It must be said, the scenery along this route was quite pleasant, but the level design really got to one’s heart.

Because every time Feng Xue started to relax and enjoy the scenery, an announcement would interrupt his mood—

"Emergency notice, emergency notice, a sudden incident has occurred in carriage number 13. If any passengers are medical professionals, please assist in the multifunction room of carriage 13. On behalf of the patient, the train broadcast would like to express our gratitude..."

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