Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1680: Chapter 30: Highlight Moment

The white light racing along the spiraling track of the World Snake was now, at an astonishing speed, charging into the ranks of the second echelon.

The Asla White Kirin did not, like the other Flywheel, make a move to attack other opponents.

It was just fast!

Unprecedentedly fast!

The terrifying wind pressure generated at the very instant it shot past an opponent was already enough to squeeze that opponent’s Flywheel straight up against the guardrail of the track!

They wanted to attack this dark horse Flywheel, but they couldn’t lock onto the Asla White Kirin’s movements at all; they didn’t even see its tail flame. In just the blink of an eye, it had vanished like a ghost.

On the light screen, Lei Yaz’s ranking was at this moment climbing at a terrifying pace.

He had originally been at the very bottom, to the point he shouldn’t have appeared on the screen’s rankings at all—but at some unknown point, his name had appeared at the very end of the list.

And after that, it just shot upward, completely out of control!

The last person to rise at this kind of speed was the Emperor who had suddenly announced he would race this time, Louis XXXIX—but it seemed that even His Majesty, back when he was climbing, hadn’t been as fast as Lei Yaz now, piloting the Asla White Kirin.

“Holy crap! What am I seeing! This youth! He actually activated a new Flywheel form in the middle of the race! Is he planning to catch up to our Emperor? This is really something to look forward to!” The host’s voice rang out again, rising to a fever pitch.

This made the atmosphere at the venue flare up once more.

“It really is something to look forward to.” After devouring the core of the Golden Behemoth, the Flywheel beneath the Emperor’s seat had already completed yet another evolution. He watched that streak of white light spiraling rapidly upward below, a smile on his face as he chuckled, “Now this is starting to make the race interesting.”

With that, ignoring Ke Duojin, who was still dazed, the Emperor once again had the Black Flying Dragon beneath him spread both wings… the newly mutating Black Flying Dragon suddenly gained yet another burst of speed.

Like a black whirlwind, it instantly tore toward the Flywheel of the first echelon—no, after defeating the Golden Beast blocking the track, the Emperor had already directly entered the ranks of the first echelon.

In front of the Emperor’s exclusive box.

“Louis has found himself a rival.” Girl Liuge now smiled faintly. “Obviously, entering the race this time wasn’t his original intention, but he’s gained an unexpected bonus… Miss Qin, would you call this a happy mistake?”

“You’re not worried your Emperor might be defeated?” Qin Chuyu said coolly.

“I said already, as long as it’s in the Undersea City, Louis will not lose.” Girl Liuge shook her head, then stood up and walked to the front of the stands. “I was going to add a little sideshow, but looking at it now… no need anymore.”

Qin Chuyu frowned slightly… she sensed the killing intent suddenly released by this girl.

Killing intent was something vague and formless, but for a cultivator like her, whose Spiritual Sense was extraordinary, it was very easy to perceive.

Girl Liuge picked up the tablet in her hand at this moment, lightly sliding her finger across it.

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Inside and outside the venue, in the midst of the frenzy, strands of murderous intent quietly approached—these were all members of the Destiny Organization hidden among the crowd, preparing to make a move and snatch Longgang down from the execution platform.

They did not know that from the moment they set foot here, their every move had already been drawn into the sightline of a certain girl.

Originally, they might have had the chance to appear before everyone… to appear on the track, their operation to rescue Longgang becoming the catalyst that made The People of the Underwater City even more excited.

But because a certain youth challenged the Emperor… because this challenge alone was already enough to stir up every bit of latent fervor in the people’s hearts…

The girl who knew everything decided there was no need for these sideshows anymore.

Bodies toppled silently, then were dragged away at high speed… the assassinations taking place in the crowd did not even have time to let the smell of blood spread.

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“That’s enough.”

Girl Liuge once more stepped up to Qin Chuyu, and unlike before, this time she even rather proactively reached out her finger, teasing aside the strands of hair over Qin Chuyu’s brow… and brushing her cheek.

“Do you think this youth will defeat Louis?”

“I didn’t say anything.” Qin Chuyu replied, her face expressionless.

“But your eyes say so.” Girl Liuge smiled faintly. “I have the ability to see through people’s minds… although your thoughts are hard to read, your general idea still can’t hide. It seems like you suddenly have something to rely on… perhaps this youth?”

Qin Chuyu closed her eyes again… the eyes are windows to the mind.

“What a terrifying woman.” Girl Liuge shook her head. “Then let me see just what it is you’re relying on…”

The girl’s voice seemed to gradually recede into the distance—when Qin Chuyu opened her eyes again, she found that Liuge had already left.

Qin Chuyu casually glanced at all the dazzling screens before her, and only after quite a while did she close her eyes again—but suddenly, Qin Chuyu snapped her eyes wide open.

“This is… the aura of the Green Lotus Sword Song.” Qin Chuyu lowered her head, her voice actually wavering slightly. “The resonance… has gotten stronger!”

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“A dark horse? In the face of absolute Power, this kind of clown trick…”

The sentence never finished—Asla White Kirin’s light wings swept hard as it flashed past, and the racer along with his Flywheel smashed straight into the guardrail at the side.

Lei Yaz did not stop, nor did he look back—because behind him, there was no longer a single Flywheel still capable of moving normally on the track.

His gaze was fixed only ahead… as he climbed ever higher, that feeling in his heart of wanting to fight against something grew stronger and stronger, and his focus sharpened further.

Suddenly, Lei Yaz brought the Asla White Kirin to a halt—stopping beside the remains of the Golden Behemoth.

At this moment, Ke Duojin was clutching his injured, bleeding left arm, leaning against the carapace of the Golden Behemoth… seeing Lei Yaz stop, he frowned, snapping angrily, “Why did you stop? Pitying me?!!”

“Ke Duojin, next time, let’s have a proper race again!” Lei Yaz said quickly. “We’ll use the school Flywheel Room’s Flywheels!”

“You…” Ke Duojin’s lips twitched, then he snorted coldly. “Who am I! I’m Ke Duojin! Next time I’ll make the Golden Behemoth even more luxurious! Who would race you with that kind of junk… get lost!”

Lei Yaz said nothing, quietly letting the Asla White Kirin rise into a hover again.

“Wait!” Ke Duojin suddenly clutched his forehead, as if in pain.

“You… what’s wrong?” Lei Yaz frowned; Ke Duojin’s expression seemed off.

Ke Duojin clenched his teeth. “Lei Yaz! You’re trash! Remember this! Only I get to beat this trash that is you… that Undersea City Emperor, don’t you dare lose to him! Ah… I really want to pound you right now! Get—out—of—here—!”

“I don’t plan to defeat anyone.”

Watching the Asla White Kirin that had already vanished into the distance, Ke Duojin subconsciously frowned… and then a violent frenzy began flooding his brain, making him collapse painfully to the ground.

At the back of the track, those contestants who had been rammed by the Asla White Kirin and already lost the ability to move were mostly like this as well…

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Outside the track, a special passage was rising… leading toward the next temporary supply point.

But aside from the support crew of the first-echelon contestants, no more support crew were boarding this special passage that ascended to a higher level—yet in fact, because the support crew of the first-echelon contestants had already long since reached the final supply point, at this moment only two people were using this passage.

They were support crew from Lei Yaz’s team—but compared to Lei Yaz himself, who was on the track at this moment rising like a Meteor, the spectators clearly didn’t care much about what was happening on this special passage.

On the rapidly ascending platform, Boss Luo turned back at this moment—because in that instant, a girl in a silver robe had appeared on the platform.

Luo Qiu had not deliberately erased his own presence—ever since he met that ice-cream seller on the street yesterday.

Girl Liuge sized up Luo Qiu, then sized up the Maid, and only after a long moment tilted her head and said, “I don’t know why, but I suddenly have the feeling that I was deliberately guided to this place… guided to stand in front of you.”

Boss Luo smiled and said, “For what reason?”

Girl Liuge thought for a bit and said, “Curiosity. It’s the most seductive Power in the world, and irresistible… curiosity can steer many things. If there are methods for toying with destinies, then it would be curiosity.”

The Maid said at this, “Ms. Ren, may I know what you’re curious about?”

“Everything.” Girl Liuge blinked and pointed at that streak of white light racing along, “For example, the Skill this young man is using on his Flywheel… clearly, this isn’t Magic Energy Technology from the Undersea City.”

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and pointed at Luo Qiu and the Maid. “And for another example, your origins… clearly, you two aren’t from the Undersea City either.”

Boss Luo asked with interest, “Is it forbidden for people from outside the Undersea City to enter here?”

Girl Liuge shook her head and smiled. “How could it be… in fact, we actually welcome outsiders who can reach the Undersea City. Even right now, there are outsiders visiting in the Undersea City… they’re just a little unfamiliar with the rules.”

Boss Luo did not hide it and said, “We did indeed come from outside. We’re interested in the form of civilization in the Undersea City, so we plan to travel around a bit, and don’t intend to interfere in the matters of the Undersea City… for now.”

“For now?” Girl Liuge narrowed her eyes with an amused look.

“For now there’s no need.” Boss Luo said casually, “I’m a merchant, I do all kinds of business—if a customer’s demand concerns the Undersea City, then I can only do something about it.”

“I see…” Girl Liuge fell into thought as she summarized.

This was a question of being trustworthy—or not.

It’s just like a stranger standing in front of you and saying… I might kill you, and I might not kill you, it’s the same thing—in normal circumstances, you’d only regard this stranger as someone whose mind has gone wrong.

It was a very abrupt feeling—the girl felt something odd, yet couldn’t quite say where the oddness lay.

She shook her head, then said, “You… yesterday on the street, did you run into a young man selling ice cream?”

“I did.” Boss Luo nodded. “Unfortunately, by the time it was my turn, the ice cream was already sold out.”

“After the race ends.” Girl Liuge’s lips curled upward. “If you still want to eat some, come to the imperial palace… we welcome all guests from outside.”

“It seems your Emperor is quite hospitable.” Boss Luo smiled. “If there’s a chance, I’ll pay a visit.”

“The Undersea City is a dangerous place.” Girl Liuge said calmly. “I hope you two won’t wander into some… dangerous places.”

“Thank you for the warning.” Boss Luo nodded.

The girl suspiciously took stock of the surroundings.

She had noticed these two at first based on her observation of Qin Chuyu—her intuition told her that Miss Qin seemed to care a great deal about these two support crew standing behind Lei Yaz.

But in this visit, nothing she’d expected had occurred… at the very least, no violent incident had taken place.

If possible, the girl actually preferred to directly “invite” these two into the imperial palace… talk of the Undersea City greatly welcoming foreign guests and so on was naturally just nonsense.

But it had ended up turning into this overly polite conversation, which did indeed leave the girl feeling slightly at a loss, and she thought to herself… since when did I become this easy to talk to.

“Then, enjoy the rest of the race.” Girl Liuge bent slightly, intending to leave just like that.

At this moment, Boss Luo suddenly asked, “Do you know what that black sphere in the Sky is?”

The girl paused, turned back and said, “Are you planning to tell me your origins and your purpose right now?”

“On holiday, traveling.” Boss Luo said solemnly, “That’s truly the case.”

Heh.

The girl didn’t even turn her head, simply jumped off the ascending platform, and in the blink of an eye she was gone.

Boss Luo shook his head, looked at his Maid and said, “Why is it that we’re unwilling to believe what others say?”

The Maid smiled. “Because there is deception in the mainland… and it’s from them. Master, you really don’t plan to do anything?”

“Anyway, whether I plan to or not, something will happen.” Boss Luo smiled casually. “Won’t it? All we need to do is…”

He raised his head, looking at that streak of white light streaming by, and said softly, “Watch quietly, wait casually, and that’s enough.”

And then, from time to time, stretch out a hand and stir the water in that river of time, making circles of ripples.

The Maid suddenly thought of this in her Mind.

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“My God!! He’s caught up! He’s caught up with our Emperor! This young man! No matter what the final outcome is, this is the young man’s highlight moment! From now on, he can brag about it for a lifetime!”

The host’s voice kept ringing out with tireless enthusiasm.

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