# Chapter 918: Steel Dragon City
Zhong Yingxue's big eyes were filled with worry, after all, the scene that just played out was way too realistic!
(｡Wor･ried)
"The Xiao Nan in that vision really looked done for. How do we avoid this future?"
Zi Yuan spread her hands!
╮(•́Д•̀)╭ "Of course, make the completely opposite choice - just don't go, and it won't happen!"
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips, full of defiance!
(˵•̀～•́)ᕤ "I've walked the south, I've braved the north!"
"I've pressed my legs on train tracks! Robbed people in Sector 53!"
"Fought through the Abyss's ninth layer! Even Odin came for nothing!"
"What do I fear in the Void Sea? If I don't go, I'll definitely regret it!"
Everyone in the office stared dumbfounded at Jiangnan!
Do you really have to activate your passive skill right now?
Can't you just say something normal?
Wang Dalei winced: "With a track record like that, I wouldn't believe my uncle could die in the Void Sea. But fortunes can be unpredictable, accidents happen. What if..."
Jiangnan: (๑¯ิٹ¯ิ) "I'm not human! I'm a god! I don't believe in fate - I only believe in myself!"
Maybe Zi Yuan's precognition was correct, but Jiangnan refused to accept it!
Die in the Void Sea? No way! Believe it or not, I'll just bug out and eat Lucky Little Cherries for half a month to power through!
I know I might die, but I'm not afraid. I'm going anyway, hey - it's all in fun!
Zi Yuan urged: "You saw it yourself, how can you not be worried? If you really die..."
Jiangnan's expression turned serious: "I'm just Platinum rank, with many skill slots still open. The Void Sea is a must - it's my necessary path!"
"It's not that I'm not afraid of death - I'm terrified of it. Everything I have, I earned with my own hands. I can't bear to lose any of it! I'm not ready to die!"
"You foreseeing my death is a good thing - it only makes me more cautious!"
"Since I can't avoid it, there's no point in being timid. Because the future depends on what I do now!"
At this moment, Jiangnan's eyes met Zi Yuan's directly!
(｡ᵒ̌◠ᵒ̌)✧(°△°๐)
"If the future isn't what I want, then I'll change it myself!"
"Isn't that what you've been doing all along? If you can, then I can too!"
Zi Yuan stared blankly at Jiangnan, seeing the determination in his eyes!
He wasn't unafraid - he was facing the situation head-on without backing down!
Once a person runs away once, they'll do it a second and third time!
Was all that joking just to avoid putting pressure on everyone?
Zi Yuan knew no one could talk Jiangnan out of it anymore.
Her gaze dimmed: "So I've been the one running away all along?"
"Big Thunder! This time, I'm going to the Void Sea with Jiangnan!"
"I can help him foresee danger, avoid bad situations. Subtly influencing things might help change his death outcome!"
"He needs my ability!"
Wang Dalei's eyes went wide: "What? No way! You're useless in a fight! You know how dangerous the Void Sea is!"
"What are you going to do there, sleepwalk? Do you want to die? If you die in there too..."
Zi Yuan clenched her fists, stubborn as ever: "Back then, when my brother's team went to pioneer the Void Sea, I wanted to go along, but you wouldn't let me!"
"I already dreamed my brother would die! If I had gone, maybe they'd all have come back!"
"Are you going to stop me again this time, Wang Dalei? Try stopping me again!"
Zi Yuan's eyes were red, tears welling up!
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ)
Wang Dalei smiled bitterly: "Ever since your brother died, you've been trying every way to get into the Void Sea. Still haven't let go?"
"Five years now, how could they still..."
Zi Yuan bit her lip: "They're missing! Not dead! Like Schrödinger's cat - the result is never certain until the box is opened. Don't you say that!"
"Dead or alive, I have to bring him home! I'm his sister!"
Wang Dalei started to speak again, but Jiangnan teleported between them!
"Hey hey hey! No need to argue! Simple matter!"
"If Zi Yuan wants to come to the Void Sea, let her come! Big Nephew's worried she'll get hurt, right?"
"I promise to bring her back safe and sound! If I don't fatten her up by three pounds in half a month, I'll eat my words!"
Zi Yuan turned away, wiping tears secretly!
(☍﹏ก̀) Sob~
Wang Dalei rubbed his head in frustration!
Great - not only did he fail to persuade Jiangnan, but now he's losing another one!
"Fine fine fine! You're my dear uncle! I'll listen to you, alright?"
Zi Yuan's eyes lit up as she turned to Wang Dalei: "Really? You're letting me come? You're the best! Then I forgive you!"
Wang Dalei scowled: "I trust Jiangnan. He can protect you. Otherwise, who'd dare let you into the Void Sea?"
"A useless piece of garbage who can only sleep and can't even beat a Diamond-rank spirit beast!"
But Zi Yuan didn't care at all. She ran out of the office excitedly: "I'm going to pack my things!"
Jiangnan looked serious.
(٥͡ಠʖ̯͡ಠ) "I think, relying on my ability alone, protecting such a useless Zi Yuan might be a bit difficult..."
"Only 99.99% certainty!"
Wang Dalei glared: "What do you mean? Don't let me down, or else! What happened to that 0.01%?"
Jiangnan coughed: (⇀ก↼‶) Ahem~
"That remaining 0.01% certainty - maybe I could make it up with the equipment in Armory Number One?"
Wang Dalei: (￢‸￢)
Well, well! So this is what you were angling for, huh?
I guarded against theft, but not against covetousness!
You were always going to sneak it away anyway - might as well give it to Jiangnan outright!
"Go on, go on! Take it! I've got ten warehouses anyway!"
Jiangnan grinned widely and teleported away in an instant!
"Train leaves at four, heading to 097! Since you're all determined to go, be prepared!"
"Liu Mang, go find Zhang San - he's in charge of protecting Zi Yuan. Try to keep her from dragging Jiangnan and the others down!"
"This is a rare opportunity. Survey the Void Sea map, record spatial spirit beast data. I don't need to explain pioneer work to you, do I?"
Liu Mang's eyes lit up with excitement too! Going on a mission with Nan Shen?
What an honor!
He'd heard from brothers who'd gone on missions with Nan Shen before - it was an incredible experience!
He immediately saluted: "I'll arrange it right away!"
At four in the afternoon!
Everyone was ready at the platform!
Zi Yuan had changed into a light green crocodile-print pajama set, holding a pillow in one hand and a small suitcase in the other!
ᯅԅ(❛ัꇴ❛ั｡)งSuitcase
She stood in stark contrast to the Dragon Abyss Dark Night soldiers in their camouflage uniforms, fully armed and equipped!
Everyone was baffled - that's her gear for the Void Sea?
She's literally going there to sleep?
On the other side, Jiangnan came strolling over, humming a tune, taking leisurely steps, his face glowing with good color!
Da la la~ (งᵔꇴᵔ)ว
Xia Yao quickly sidled up, poking Jiangnan's soft side: "Nena nena~ what good stuff did you snag from Warehouse Number One?"
Zhong Yingxue chuckled: "Look how happy you are - your mouth is almost reaching your ears!"
Jiangnan beamed with joy: "Technology these days is amazing! Hehe, I'm not telling you!"
"You'll find out when the time comes. Didn't you need me to escort the train? Where is it?"
Shanmiao smiled faintly: "This train isn't so easy to escort. Here it comes!"
At the end of the platform, the rolling door opened. Supplies, building materials, and weapons had finally finished loading!
Dazzling headlights flashed on. A giant armored train, over four stories tall, rolled out of the garage!
The front bumper was a heavy-duty snow plow made of high-strength spirit-binding steel!
It was even stained with dried beast blood!
White high-temperature steam hissed from the chimney, accompanied by a "chugga-chugga" sound!
A steel behemoth slowly pulled into the platform!
The train's exterior armor was incredibly thick, made from Kini-Ti-Mg alloy!
It was covered in defensive runes!
Every three meters along the side rails, a spirit-binding machine cannon was mounted!
There were also automated turrets and Steel Sky barrages - armed to the teeth!
Just one glance was enough to shake one's soul!
Even the train wheels were taller than Jiangnan! The tracks were custom-made!
At that moment, Jiangnan's eyes sparkled! Drool almost dripping!
Occasional "oooh" sounds of amazement escaped his lips!
"Th-this train is way too cool, right?"
He teleported onto the train in an instant, touching left and right, looking all around, running everywhere!
Liu Mang smiled proudly: "Steel Dragon City! Powered by nuclear reactor steam turbines!"
"This is the only thing that can operate in the no-man's land teeming with spirit beasts!"
Jiangnan clicked his tongue - his eyes had been truly opened!
Every outpost in the no-man's land needed strategic supplies resupplied!
But various supplies, building materials, and weapons were too bulky - could only be transported by train!
Not everyone had spatial abilities like Jiangnan!
If ordinary trains delivered supplies, they'd be overturned by spirit beasts as soon as they entered the no-man's land!
So the Steel Dragon City was built, connecting the lifelines of all outposts!
On the map, those silver lines connecting outposts must be the tracks!
Jiangnan looked at the Steel Dragon City, goosebumps rising all over. He couldn't help but marvel at humanity's terrifying creativity!
Laying tracks through the no-man's land, running trains, revitalizing the entire region?
These infrastructure maniacs were too fierce!