Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 111 Floating Island

Jiang Ran looked down at the endless island below, unsure if it was the legendary "Palo Island".

The island was filled with towering buildings, and under the dazzling neon lights, it was a city even more prosperous than she had imagined.

There is no bare land on the island; everything is covered with cold, mechanical materials.

Every so often, there is a spherical object about the height of a person, blending into the surrounding covering.

The surface, gleaming with a silvery metallic sheen, is covered with pipes of different colors, intertwined and flowing into the center of the sphere like blood vessels; one can almost feel its heartbeat.

Although it is made entirely of machinery, it looks like the egg of something.

Logically speaking, in such a place, the gap between the rich and the poor should be even greater than an insurmountable chasm. However, Jiang Ran circled the island at an extremely fast speed but did not see the "slum" he had imagined.

The island's residents, as Jiang Ran observed them, all wore peaceful smiles, seemingly quite content with their current lives.

They have no worries about food and clothing, have shelter and entertainment, and there are no disputes. They seem to have no troubles at all.

Jiang Ran stopped in mid-air, feeling that this place was not like the Paro Island she had imagined from the few words she had heard before.

However, if the residents' conditions are real, then calling the island Paradise Island seems justifiable.

She looked towards the very center of the island, where there was a huge, vertical pillar of light, its destination unknown.

But the question now is, what am I supposed to do here by being transported through this cave? Is it simply to see this strange floating island?

As Jiang Ran wondered what was happening, her body seemed to have a mind of its own as it floated toward the huge pillar of light.

The closer you get to the pillar of light, the more you can feel a powerful and vast energy, as if you are being transported to some place along this pillar of light.

As Jiang Ran approached, she discovered that there seemed to be some connection between the beam of light and the egg-shaped sphere.

Even as Jiang Ran approached the pillar of light, her body showed no sign of stopping, continuing to hurtle straight towards it.

Jiang Ran subconsciously closed her eyes, but encountered no obstacles and entered the pillar of light smoothly.

When she opened her eyes again, her entire body was bathed in those lights, and her translucent hands were completely soaked.

Before she could take a closer look, a sudden feeling of weightlessness washed over her!
Her translucent body, which had been floating in the air, suddenly solidified and then plummeted straight down!

Jiang Ran was startled, but she couldn't do anything. Her body felt as heavy as if it were weighed down with lead, and she couldn't obey her commands at all.

As she watched herself descend along the pillar of light, Jiang Ran gave up struggling. She had a premonition that the final destination of her journey lay beneath the pillar of light.

Soon, she was separated from the floating island. As she descended, she even had the leisure to look down and wonder where she would land.

However, inside the beam of light, she could see nothing clearly except for the huge shadow of the floating island above.

Until, a chill enveloped her again.

Is it water?

Jiang Ran was finally able to move. She tried to swim around, but an invisible barrier stopped her.

She looked around and saw that the small orbs of light, just like before, seemed to be attracted by something and were gathering in her direction.

Jiang Ran's eyes widened silently: Could it be what she was thinking...?

But soon, her guess came true.

The orbs of light gathered around her and then plunged into her body!
Jiang Ran felt an extremely comfortable warmth instantly fill her entire body. It was like returning to her most comfortable home, and she couldn't help but sigh.

The negative emotions and physical discomfort caused by the mental pollution from the big eyes also dissipated without them even noticing.

Jiang Ran didn't know what the pillar of light was all about. The only thing she was certain of was that the map was indeed in her favor, just as she had thought. But Jiang Ran wasn't averse to this kind of purposeful guidance; she was simply curious about what kind of being would go to such lengths to guide her step by step.

Is it Big Eyes' enemy? Or...? Her gaze fell on the game panel.

After enveloping her entire body, the light spontaneously converged into the groove.

But to her surprise, the orbs of light did not pour into any of the existing notebooks. Instead, they slowly solidified into a brand new stone slab in one of the empty grooves.

What a surprise.

Just as Jiang Ran was about to reach out and point at the stone slab, she heard a commotion, as if someone was rushing towards her.

The next second, she vanished from the spot, leaving a group of fully armed guards looking at each other in bewilderment.

One of the guards, who seemed to be the leader, frowned, looked around, and said helplessly, "Go and report to the lord, we found no trace of the intruders."

The other guards sighed, "Boss, what's going on lately? Martial law is in effect everywhere in the upper city, which has made our work much more complicated. I haven't been back in ages, and I wonder what those big shots are up to this time..."

The leader suddenly roared, "Shut up! If you want to keep your life, watch your mouth!"

The man shrank back, realizing he had almost uttered something disrespectful, and felt a bit scared.

His face was pale, and he said with lingering fear, "I'm sorry, boss, I was wrong. I don't know why, but the closer I got to the 'heart,' the more uncontrollable my emotions became..."

The leader said nothing more, but looked through the water barrier at the giant ball of light, known as the "heart," which lay quietly dormant on the seabed, his expression somber.

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Meanwhile, Jiang Ran returned directly to the ghost ship.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Ran return and came forward to greet him: "Master, did you find anything?"

As Jiang Ran felt a long-lost sense of ease in her body, she realized that the influence of those big eyes on her body probably began during the first instance of mental pollution.

It wasn't obvious at the time, so she didn't notice it in time. In addition, the pollution was transferred to Xu Yunxuan's side, so she inevitably became a little careless.

Now, after being cleansed by those unknown forces, I realize that I haven't felt this refreshed in a long time.

Moreover, this time the feeling of the light orb was different from the last time she robbed the big eyeball. Jiang Ran didn't know how to describe the difference. She only knew that this time it felt like she had returned to the most reassuring place.

But now is not the time to dwell on that; Jiang Ran is more concerned about the newly appeared stone slab.

She clicked on the stone slab, and a familiar parchment book gradually materialized in her palm.

Jiang Ran looked at the title on the cover: "The Disqualified Person's Notebook".

She gently turned to the first page.

Thank you so much, Mi Xinlan, for the Hongxiu vote! (｀)

Thank you so much, Melancholy Lollipop Baby, for the monthly pass and the reward! (っз)

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There will be another chapter later.

Some random thoughts between typing sessions.

Recently, due to a new job, I have much less time to rest and my writing time has drastically decreased. I can only squeeze in a little bit of writing during my spare time.

I joked with my friends that if they knew I had to work part-time after get off work, they would think I had a hard life.

But in fact, every time I see familiar faces still voting and checking in to support me, or new faces appear, or even faces giving me tips, I feel so happy.

It's joyful to write the stories you want to write, and it's even more joyful when your stories are seen and liked.

In short, to the baby who reads this, I love you! (*￣3￣)╭