Monster Dismantling Company

Is this the lifestyle she chose herself...?

Aren fell into thought.

She thought Li Lin's lifestyle was already shocking, but she never expected that someone would voluntarily serve humanity as a train.

Is human life really that interesting?

"Judging from her expression, she seems to be having a great time at work, I guess so—but this time is a bit strange. It's not the first time I've ridden this kind of train, and I've seen other trains carrying Dragon Balls. But I've never seen a dragon get off to greet me. I think I've been pretty good at hiding myself. But the two of us together are still too conspicuous."

So what do you think I should do?

"There's no good way," Li Lin shook his head. "Sometimes, whether we stand out or not isn't up to us—but this way, it's not bad. Maybe we can even make a few more friends."

Li Lin wouldn't mind bumping into a few dragons along the way. He'd just let things take their course.

If someone manages to find him by following the clues and disrupts his life—the one who will likely suffer will not be Li Lin, but the other party.

It's almost time to board the bus.

Li Lin took a seat in carriage number 4 according to his ticket.

At this time, the carriage was only about 30% full. Most passengers would board at Runzhou Station, the crossing point across the river. Although they hadn't boarded yet, most of the staff at Fireraven Company hadn't been able to buy tickets with seats because their journeys overlapped.

After sitting down, Li Lin and Lin Zhiqing looked around and found that there was no one else around them.

He glanced at the seat number and sat down next to Lin Zhiqing—he was the kind of person who would always sit in the seat number even if all the seats were empty, because it was more convenient that way.

Lin Zhiqing, who was standing next to him, was also starting to get used to this feeling.

"Hey, did you bring any food?"

"I brought it. But it's not on me."

After Li Lin boarded the train, he remembered something—their supplies had all been taken to the dining car by the others, and Li Lin's backpack only contained some personal belongings.

"Then what should I eat..." Li Lin pondered. As he spoke, he began to feel hungry.

After all, while the potato chips he had just eaten were enjoyable, half of them were just air. Those chips had even stimulated his appetite, making him even hungrier than before.

"How about we eat some of the boxed meals from the train later?"

"Ah...yes. It is indeed edible."

"Huh? You've never had this before?"

"They won't let me eat."

Looking back, it had been several years since he last left Ningzhou by train, when he was still a child. The other people at Huoya Company, especially Master Wang, were worried he would get an upset stomach, since he only ate the food they cooked when he traveled.

This was indeed the first time he had ever eaten food on the train.

"Then I'll treat you to this!"

"Okay, thanks." I glanced at the time on my watch—it was a little past three in the afternoon, not far from five o'clock when lunch was served. The train couldn't wait until lunchtime to start preparing; someone would probably come and count the number of people eating boxed meals a while after the train started moving.

"Excuse me!" The familiar voice arrived as expected.

A silver dragon holding a small notebook suddenly appeared in front of the two: "Travelers, would you like to order food? I think I heard you discussing ordering food."

"What excellent service!" Lin Zhiqing exclaimed happily. "I thought you would be indifferent to passengers."

"Oh dear, some people are like that. But serving passengers has always been the principle of our railway department. Wait, I need to check your tickets before you order. Please show me your tickets."

Lin Zhiqing took out the ticket, while Li Lin hesitated.

The silver dragon we saw outside was made of mirage. It was a virtual image and obviously couldn't interact with external objects; it could only talk to them.

And here, the silver dragon actually wants to check tickets?

Under his watchful eye, Yinlong took the ticket from Lin Zhiqing's hand, then punched a hole in it with a hole punch, as if it had already been checked.

She does indeed have a physical presence here.

But Li Lin still couldn't quite believe it.

He reached out and touched Silver Dragon's head—he felt the solid texture of the wide-brimmed hat, and could vaguely feel the hair underneath, which seemed to be braided.

It was indistinguishable from a real person.

"???" Lin Zhiqing, who was standing to the side, was a little stunned. She had never seen Li Lin make any moves before, which was unlike him.

"Passenger, sir," Yinlong said, not at all annoyed. "Ticket, thank you. I need to have my ticket checked."

"Oh... here you go." Li Lin handed her the ticket and let her check it. "What kind of boxed lunches do you have here?"

"There are four price ranges: 15, 35, 45, and 98. The 15-yuan option is Kung Pao Chicken over rice with two vegetable dishes; the 35-yuan option adds a serving of fried chicken; the 45-yuan option replaces the meat dish with beef brisket and spare ribs; and the 98-yuan option is Ginkgo Shrimp. If you don't want a boxed meal, you can order from the food cart, which is freshly cooked. However, the food cart is quite crowded right now, so we can pack it up and have it delivered."

"A boxed lunch, a boxed lunch will do," Li Lin replied.

The two of them each ordered a boxed meal with ginkgo and shrimp. Yinlong tore off two receipts and then left with his notebook.

"Consider this my payment for your meals while I'm hiring you as my bodyguard~"

"The food we're eating here is really good."

"So, what happened just now..." Lin Zhiqing was still a little bothered, "Why did you touch her head?"

"Because...because she's my cousin!"

"Yes." Yinlong seemed to teleport back, suddenly reappearing next to the seats. "I'm his cousin. Please wait a moment, the food will arrive around five o'clock."

After saying that, the silver dragon left again.

"Your family is really resourceful," Lin Zhiqing said, glancing at the departing silver dragon. "Upon closer inspection, you two do look quite alike."

"Really? Very similar? How similar?"

"It's hard to say... but if you two are together, there are probably quite a few people who would treat you like siblings."

Looking back, Li Lin had only just realized that the face that the [Silver Dragon] lady had conjured seemed remarkably similar to his own choice. However, his face wasn't just a random conjuration; he had a father.

Who exactly is that person in the carriage...?

As he was pondering, a voice suddenly interrupted him.

"Excuse me, ticket check." The flight attendant arrived.

The same standard attire, the same professional pronunciation, but this one looks like a normal, adult woman, with the distinctive business demeanor of a railway worker: a smile that saves energy.

"We've passed the ticket check." Li Lin took out the ticket and showed it to her; the ticket had already been punched.

"Hmm?" The attendant looked around. "I'm the only one responsible for checking tickets in this carriage. How did you check them when I wasn't here..." After checking that the two tickets were indeed correct, she didn't dwell on the issue for too long—if it was an internal procedure problem, there was no need to waste the passengers' time.

「车票你们二位先收好——要点盒饭吗？今天餐车人很多，我建议你们不要去餐车用餐。我们的盒饭有15、35、45三个档位。15是盖浇，35是两荤两素，45的有银杏虾仁套餐。要点吗？」