Master of Kaidan-Chapter 580: Knowledge is Really Terrifying

In the dim night, a long dragon shrouded in light approached from the distance. The dim light hit the snowy ground around it, scattered by the pure white snow, casting a bizarre glow over the dark night.

However, as if passing through some kind of barrier or having received some instruction, the radiant dragon began to lose its glow from the front, fading entirely into the night within a mere few seconds.

Lying in bed, Feng Xue suddenly sprang up, took out a pocket watch to confirm the time had passed midnight, then pushed open the door and quietly exited the room.

By this time, the lights inside the train carriage had been completely turned off, and the attendant’s working hours had also ended. There was still one hour left until the recommended sleeping time at one o’clock in the morning.

During the day, he had already walked through the entire train, except for the locomotive driver’s cab, and left numerous markers. However, the attendants still lingered in every corner. Even when no attendants were in sight, any action beyond a "passenger"’s typical behavior—such as attempting to open the emergency door on the roof or entering the dining car—would immediately lead to an attendant appearing nearby, smiling and asking if he needed any help.

Although these attendants wore the correct blue uniforms, the sense of crisis emitted from them made Feng Xue acutely aware that ignoring them and proceeding would immediately invite a terrifying attack.

While sacrificing a life to gather intelligence was a viable option, he wouldn’t risk it when there were other alternatives.

Additionally, according to the attendants, new train police would board once the train entered the territory of Bell Country tomorrow, and these train police did not have "working hours."

It had to be tonight, and only tonight!

He had to complete various setups within this one hour.

Deciding on his plan, Feng Xue immediately left Carriage Seven. This time, he did not focus his attention on the passenger carriages but went directly towards the luggage carriage, linking the locomotive with the passenger carriages.

Because the national rotational carriage had already left, this train only had eleven carriages. At the very front, connected to the locomotive, was the luggage carriage, and at the end, a multifunctional carriage containing medical, food processing, and guard facilities (these carriages generally switched during the journey, such as Train K4, which changes its train police and rotational carriage at the Second Link Station, swapping them for those from Meng, and then switching again at Bear, previous negligence at the Second Link Station once led to a famous train robbery).

Passing through each connection point, where the cold wind seemed capable of freezing the soul, Feng Xue finally stood in front of the locked luggage carriage door.

"It’s not an automatic door, huh... but also not an illusion."

Seeing that a stone block wouldn’t be useful, Feng Xue took out a piece of wire, and in a few brief movements, unlocked the door. Gazing at the piled-up luggage inside the carriage, Feng Xue felt somewhat overwhelmed.

Regardless, he suppressed the frustration that shouldn’t have arisen in his mind and quietly expanded his sensory perception, slowly extending the range of his Circle Realm.

Feng Xue’s Circle Realm typically maintained a radius of about two meters around him. It wasn’t that he, as a Six Complete True Immortal, Martial Arts Ancestor, and Three Realms Heavenly Emperor, could maintain only this much—this range was simply sufficient for daily situations. Expanding further wasn’t impossible, but maintaining the highest precision and expanding the scope would exponentially increase the data to process.

Within two meters, Feng Xue could achieve instantaneous reactions; he could respond to any minute change in the blink of an eye. However, beyond three meters, such feedback seemed wasteful because even if a sensation reached him from three meters away, he had to wait until it entered within two meters to respond effectively. The extra one meter of reflection time was too little for preparing long-distance interceptions and somewhat redundant for close-quarter defense or dodging. For Feng Xue, who possessed "Arrow Avoidance Protection" and "Sharpness," the cost-benefit ratio was outrageously low.

But that was just the normal state under routine conditions. In this situation, with ample time to read and without the need for immediate feedback, a Circle Realm that could scrutinize minute details for clues proved to be very useful. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

As the qi containing his thoughts dissipated bit by bit, the power infused with his consciousness felt like skin with acute touch, quietly experiencing every inch, every part, every millimeter of sensation.

The vibrations produced by the motion of the carriage were filtered out, while feedback from different materials entered Feng Xue’s brain.

Connected to the Haotian Mirror, a massive amount of information was quickly categorized and processed. Any substance that existed in the database, even if Feng Xue had never seen it personally, was systematically categorized.

Those not in the database, on the other hand, were prominently highlighted.

But at least for now, there were no such fanciful items.

"Could I have been mistaken? Is there no issue on the luggage side?"

Not detecting illusions or any high-tech devices in operation, Feng Xue slightly furrowed his brows. Just then, however, the Haotian Mirror provided a different insight—

"Detection of an inactive timer device."

"What’s that? An inactive timer?" Feng Xue frowned; generally, one might think of an alarm clock, but Feng Xue, who came with a specific purpose, immediately thought of something else.

He quickly said,

"Give me the location."

"Understood." The Haotian Mirror immediately transmitted the coordinates. Comparing with his own perception, Feng Xue instantly detected the electronic component no bigger than a coin.

"So, it’s this thing. I thought it was an electronic watch..." Feng Xue squinted his eyes, not in the slightest believing things could be so coincidental. Taking out his pocket watch to check the time, and seeing that it was just minutes past midnight, he then took out a stack of packing cloth. By constantly packing and shrinking the luggage, he created a path through the nearly full railway carriage.

Then, he reached the suitcase containing the electronic component...

"Click!"

The lock on the suitcase snapped open easily, and Feng Xue looked inside, his brow furrowing. Although there was only a timer, this small device, with a plastic strip attached, time set on it, and a single electrostatic sticker, was obviously not some household item.

Feng Xue kept his awareness active, issuing a command to the Haotian Mirror—

"Mark all easily obtainable materials that could be used to make Yutian tubes or inert explosive, also tags, electrodes, and the like. Really, to think that someone managed to dismantle a timed bomb so thoroughly and brought it on board, I’m rather curious about the educational level of the person who prepared this! Oh, also check for gum, I remember there might be three types disguised as gum, that when chewed and inserted with a Yutian tube can explode!"