Di’a, the distributor, immediately turned pale.

“That’s… correct, but the Nullified Temporal Ordinals have been amplified… We’re all so low-level… “

Yang Zicang interjected quickly, “Let the young lady beside me handle the payment of these thirty thousand Nullified Temporal Ordinals. All my Chronos are with her. “

Xue Qi, who had been so cheerful just moments ago, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Yang Zicang beside her.

Yang Zicang slipped his hand into his pants pocket, touching the wrist accessory inside that felt like a good luck charm.

He gave the woman a smile.

｛I invest 10N in the Handwoven Protective Red String.｝

Without a word, Xue Qi gave a wry smile, stood up, and began the transaction with Di’a, the distributor. Among the family and brothers who had come over to look at the jewelry, one enthusatically handed the distributor’s beacon to Yang Zicang on the distributor’s behalf.

｛The Handwoven Protective Red String compiles a special experience under my name.｝

｛– Radiance: Guest who Escaped from a Non-Existent Hotel.｝

……

According to Xue Qi, the amplified Chrono bullets blew away all the tenants in room 206.

Yang Zicang, wearing a conspicuous gold pendant around his neck, walked out of the lighthouse, muttering to himself, “Still forty-seven thousand Radiance Timelines to go. “

Xue Qi walked beside the young man with a beaming smile on her face.

“Are you feeling uncomfortable about anything? ” Yang Zicang asked, looking at the woman beside him.

“Oh, hahaha~ How could I? ” The woman chuckled with her hand covering her mouth, “After all, you lent me those rooms to use as capital in the auction. I just didn’t know how to repay you, so I never brought it up. “

“Mm, ” Yang Zicang nodded, “Then you’ll have to handle some of the travel expenses along the way. Mr. Di’an just said it would take at least a month or two to reach the most western continent by ship. I reckon this distance is almost equal to crossing Eurasia. “

“Oh… well, of course, I also have to thank Mr. Buchen for protecting a weak little girl like me, who came all alone to this strange and dangerous world. “

After saying this, Xue Qi took nimble steps and hurried ahead toward a large ship, which had docked here this morning.

Yang Zicang frowned.

Wasn’t ten thousand Radiance Lifetimes enough for this woman, picking them up right from the stairwell? He hadn’t even brought it up with himself.

Kim Tae-cheol approached Yang Zicang.

“Chairman Buchen, I’m truly sorry, we couldn’t come back with you to the mainland. “

“Ah, I know. ” Yang Zicang snapped back to reality.

These people certainly couldn’t go to the mainland, because their names were long on the wanted list of some organizations; the moment they showed themselves, they’d be hunted down.

After exchanging a few words in the sea breeze, Yang Zicang heard the steamer’s horn sound and bid farewell, saying:

“Just act according to the agreement we made earlier. Take good care of yourselves. “

Kim Tae-cheol led the few guards from the Travelers’ Guild and waved their hands as they walked toward the ship Yang Zicang had left for them.

Yang Zicang wasn’t worried they’d return to the Travelers’ Guild—at least not within the next three months. The ship, taken by Kim Tae-cheol and his party of five, would be hidden among some uninhabited islands in the misty sea. Having spent a long time out at sea, they were very familiar with the area,knowing naturally where the best hiding spots were.

And no matter where they sailed the ship, it wouldn’t matter. After all, the key to the hotel was in his hands. As long as they paid a meal ticket of “10N” as rent, they could return to the feilü Hotel, and from the second-floor room, they could reappear on the ship that very month. In the future, since he owned the rights to the ship, he could also use the hotel to track its location.

Their task in this final period of time was to purchase as much blazing radiance as possible to pay their rent in advance — though cornering that market was extremely difficult.

Yang Zicang originally thought about doing as the Travelers’ Guild did: rent a permanent room inside the lighthouse. That way, later on, he could conveniently overlay it with rooms at the Sunmist Hotel. But he didn’t yet have the qualifications to lease a room here, or the financial means to do so.

The Maritime Bureau would never greenlight a nobody, let alone one without a single Silver Horse to their name—Glory Radiance only holds value for the Council and the Moon Realm merchants.

“Aren’t you coming with us? “

Before boarding the ship, Yang Zicang asked this, turning to Bai Yuan, their greatest contributor.

“Ола-ола, of course I have other duties to fulfill. As the earthly apostle of the Full Moon Angel, the end of one affair marks the beginning of another! “

“Good luck to you. ” Yang Zicang turned and started toward the plank leading to the ship. After a few steps, he stopped and looked back.

“That kind of bullet you’ve got… is its making known to many people? “

“Don’t worry. For now, only my boss knows the formula for that. And his top priority next is to destroy the research behind that very formula.“

Yang Zicang narrowed his eyes.

“What do you mean? “

“Ah. Nothing, ” Bai Yuan hurriedly said. “Anyway… there’s another organization that’s also studying the bullet’s formula. Our boss has had them in his sights. He’ll find a chance later to ensure their research comes to a dead halt, so you can rest easy on that. “

Yang Zicang pondered this for a moment, nodded, and then turned to walk onto the ship.

Watching that silhouetted figure disappear aboard, Bai Yuan waved his hand vigorously.

The ship set sail not long after. As a transport vessel that ran once every few days designated for moving Fogfolk, it still had to make several stops at other places to pick up more passengers before it could finally head back to the mainland harbor.

On the deck.

The figures leaning against the ship’s railing watched that silhouette grow increasingly distant. In the distance, an ordinary lighthouse took on an imposing grandeur, for it was the only towering structure across the vast, empty sea.

“Is that Bai Zilong really your friend? “

Xue Qi asked. Her hair kept dancing in the sea breeze, doing so with a hint of charm.

“He seems to have changed his name. “

“I suppose so. He was the first person I met in this world. As for the name change, well… his previous team was eliminated for angering the wrong people. As a newcomer trying to survive, changing his name was only natural. “

He Yishu walked over and handed them each a drink.

“Are you discussing Mr. Bai? So he has a Full Moon Angel backing him. That’s a title only attainable by awakening a full Five-Ring Bloodline, isn’t it? For an exceptional man like Mr. Bucheng to have such a powerful and mysterious force supporting him from the moment he arrived in this world… his future is boundless. I’m envious. “

This tall, robust young man leaned on the railing, sipping from his cup, looking perfectly content.

“I only wonder who that Full Moon Angel is. If only I could meet them someday. “

Yang Zicang was silent for a long while, then he raised his head. “Yishu, you arrived earlier. Do you know what month it is now? “

He Yishu replied, “The crew reported earlier. Today is the 7th day of the 3rd month of the 428th year of the Wood Weave Calendar. “

“The third month, huh. ” Yang Zicang mused…

The new Track of Fate probably doesn’t synchronize with the months of the old world.

The sky was gradually darkening.

The blue and crimson hues of the sunset arced across the horizon, while seagulls and the occasional giant bird swooping by let out “coo-coo ” calls, creating a scene of peace and serenity.

At the reef lighthouse, the patrol troops had already returned to their barracks for dinner.

Bai Yuan walked into the simple bar on the first floor of the lighthouse and ordered a glass of beer.

He took the drink outside, sat down on a flat rock foundation, pulled a page of a book from his pocket, and unscrewed the cap of the stubby fountain pen to begin writing.

—Dear Mr. President.

The man flicked away some ink.

—I have arrived at Lighthouse Jia No. 4 precisely on time. What a tight schedule! Yet everything is unfolding according to plan… though that little variable, Kim Tae-cheol, has popped up.

—Short of congratulations, the entire second floor has been seized! Unfortunately, the first attempt to challenge the third floor of the “hotel ” ended in failure. Hmm, I suppose this was well within your expectations, after all, our original plan was only to secure the first floor for now…

—I truly look forward to the day we fully take over Hotel Feilü !

Taking a sip of the beer, Bai Yuan gazed at the silhouettes of the birds in the distance, then picked up his pen once more, the nib of the fountain pen scratching softly against the paper.

As for those Travelers’ Guild members lingering outside the inn, as mentioned earlier, amid the upheaval brought by ‘Kim Tae-cheol,’ they have not fallen into the despair of touching the radiance that forges a path. Hmm, if we truly can infiltrate the inn peacefully and smoothly, and check into the Presidential Suite, it would be best to let that terrifying passageway sink into eternal silence.

There is no turning back from the deadlock on this continent now. After all, as you said, the method people used in the previous Track of Fate has already been blocked by everyone here, leaving no one to counter the inescapable end of death. Therefore, I estimate that ‘New Ma Chao’ will cross the continent within a month. Ah, thinking about it, this too could be a remarkable journey of kindling several parts of the radiance at once.

Seeing the paper was nearly filled, Bai Yuan refrained from rambling and used this as the conclusion of his report.

After twisting the pen cap back on with one hand, he was about to fold the paper and put it into his pocket, when the page began to stir with the mark of spreading ink.

“Has the president been waiting all along?“

The letters he had just written quickly reconfigured and changed.

The old script vanished. The inkwells scattered and gathered, forming new letters gradually emerging on the page from the first line onward.

The one writing back on the opposite side was exceptionally fast.

—Good. You’ve truly managed to get into the Feirshou Inn perfectly. This way, I have a reason to plead for leniency on your behalf with Miss Hei Yang, regarding your earlier offense with her name.

Bai Yuan’s face lit up with joy; this had been exactly what he was worrying about the most!

His gaze continued moving down.

—From today onward, you are temporarily the “#1 Achiever ” of our “Routes Benevolence Society. ” Keep up the good work.

—As for the matter of “New Ma Chao, ” I cannot “spoil ” too much, otherwise it would mean I myself anchoring fate. But one thing must be done—his splendor must begin at White Violet City.

—Your next task is to predict this future of his.

—Go play the role of “Prophet. ” When he appears in White Violet City exactly as you predicted, your words from then on will carry far more weight.

—Remember, never reveal your real name.

Bai Yuan was overjoyed. As expected of the big shot at the Top Ring.

Then he folded up this remarkable page of paper, tucked it into his pocket, bared his white teeth, and grasped his beer mug as he delightedly admired the hues of sea and sky.

“The #1 Achiever of the Routes Benevolence Society was supposed to be just me, alright?! “