Chapter 19: Qu Xiang
Now it seems that Lin Zhao’s actions were absolutely “deliberate.”
“She chose me not because of chance; there must be some reason.”
Lu Jinzhao pondered. From Lin Zhao’s words and actions, she must know the function of the Train Ticket and know that if Lu Jinzhao touched it, she would become a Passenger.
She did it deliberately. Why? Because of the parchment?
She stole the parchment but then returned it to her. Was it some kind of hint?
Lu Jinzhao took out the parchment. It was blank, as if those words that had once appeared were all an illusion.
Before touching the Train Ticket and becoming a Train Passenger, the parchment had always been just a “Amulet” with commemorative significance in Lu Jinzhao’s eyes. It might not be that common, but it was indeed very ordinary, an old item that had accompanied her entire life up to now.
She had never thought that this piece of parchment would be a Supernatural Item.
But how did Lin Zhao know?
Lu Jinzhao couldn’t help but have a doubt: Was there something wrong with her parchment before this, or did it only become problematic after Lin Zhao took it?
“Unfortunately, I can’t ask Lin Zhao personally what this is all about.”
Looking back now, Lin Zhao would occasionally disappear for a while or even skip class directly, but no one ever paid attention. Even after Lin Zhao’s Death, she hadn’t recalled these extremely obvious “abnormalities” until she boarded the Train, when the fog covering the abnormalities gradually dispersed.
Even if she wanted to investigate now, it would probably be extremely difficult.
Because no Ordinary Person would remember Lin Zhao’s abnormalities.
“If I want to investigate, I can’t just start from Lin Zhao.”
Although Lu Jinzhao was anxious to figure out what was going on, she also knew that it was impossible for her alone to quickly uncover the Truth.
“Take it slow.”
Over the next few days, Lu Jinzhao tried to find clues about the Train and Passengers in the real world, but found nothing.
It was as if an invisible Barrier completely shielded everything related to the Train from the real world.
“There should be some way for Passengers to connect with each other; I just don’t know it.”
Even if there wasn’t originally, the surviving Passengers would likely have spontaneously formed platforms for Communication and Exchange of information.
Unfortunately, everyone on her Platform except her had been wiped out, so she couldn’t get any relevant information.
“Looks like I can only wait for the next Platform mission to start.”
Besides investigating the Train, Lu Jinzhao also tried to find clues related to Lin Zhao.
Unfortunately, as she expected, the people she contacted didn’t think Lin Zhao had any abnormalities before her Death. Anything more was beyond what an ordinary Student like her could find.
A calm life continued for half a month. Lin Zhao’s Death quickly subsided under the influence of some Rule. Her Roommates acted as if they had never experienced it, but only Lu Jinzhao was still brooding over it.
As Time passed, she went from waking up in shock from nightmares every day to gradually being able to sleep until she woke up naturally. But in one Classroom, a familiar Train arrival whistle suddenly sounded in her ear.
Like some kind of hint, Lu Jinzhao’s heart skipped a beat. She took out the Train Ticket she carried with her and sure enough, new information appeared on it.
“Class C Train, Yuncheng Station to Qu Xiang, departure Time: two hours later.”
A new Platform mission had come.
And it was Class C.
“Me, a Newcomer, on my second mission, already leveling up?”
She wasn’t sure if this was normal. She only knew that in the Class D mission 【Summon Ghosts】, there were Passengers who had experienced three Platform missions, so the Train Level couldn’t possibly increase one Level at a time.
The clues visible from the Train Ticket were very limited, so worrying about it in her heart was useless.
“I can only go first and see. Hopefully this Class C Instance won’t have difficulty that’s too outrageous.”
Lu Jinzhao took a deep breath and stood up directly from her Seat.
Sure enough, as she expected, the teacher and Classmates who were in class seemed not to notice her abnormal behavior. Even when she walked straight out of the Classroom, the teacher didn’t stop her, nor did any Classmate cast a curious glance.
It was as if at this moment, Lu Jinzhao had become invisible.
Two hours wasn’t much time. After taking a ride to the Train Station, she had less than half an hour left, but fortunately, she made it.
When she stepped onto the Stairs leading to the Underground Platform, the originally bustling Train Station became silent again.
Lu Jinzhao had already grown accustomed to this silence and no longer felt startled by it.
On the way to the Waiting Room, she was even still pondering what she might encounter in this Platform mission.
When she opened the door to the Waiting Room, she saw this Platform’s Teammates.
There were quite a few people. A rough glance suggested that the number in this Instance was a bit more than in 【Summon Ghosts】.
The gazes they cast on Lu Jinzhao carried a bit of Curiosity, but no one asked anything.
From this action, Lu Jinzhao confirmed one thing.
There were no Newcomers here. The others also took it for granted that there would be no Newcomers in this Platform mission.
Therefore, even a new face didn’t prompt anyone to say anything.
The atmosphere in the Waiting Room was somewhat oppressive. Everyone was quietly waiting until the door to the Waiting Room was pushed open again.
Two girls came in. One of them looked around curiously after entering, then asked in a crisp and playful voice:
“This is my first time doing a Class C mission. Seniors, any Experience to share?”
This wasn’t a good question, Lu Jinzhao sighed inwardly, then looked toward the person who spoke.
It was a girl who looked just barely of age, with exaggerated pink ear-length short hair that was dyed. The hair quality wasn’t great, so it looked a bit frizzy. She was slim and small, but appeared very healthy. Her Skin was a bit rough, probably from frequent sun exposure leading to a darker complexion. She was a Child with a very distinctive appearance, so Lu Jinzhao remembered her at a glance.
“Experience? Probably just don’t get too chummy with people casually. After all, who knows if the ones you meet on the Platform are people or ghosts?”
Someone replied.
But anyone with eyes could tell this was sarcastic.
Did these two know each other, or even have some grudge?
Lu Jinzhao discreetly looked at the two. The girl who was sassed wasn’t angry at all and replied with a smile: “Got it. After entering the Platform, I won’t talk to you, because who knows, you might turn into a ghost!”
After saying that, she made a ghost face.
This was practically deliberately Cursing the other to die.
However, the person who said this shifted her gaze to Lu Jinzhao the next second, looking at her curiously and asking: “Pretty sister I’ve never seen before, sister, is this your first time entering a Class C Platform too?”
So forward. Was it on purpose?
But Lu Jinzhao could tell that this Child was indeed first-rate at provoking people.
