The train slowly roared into life .
Lin Sheng sat on his seat with his eyes closed . His posture was upright as if he was looking at something, or was meditating .
And these sorts of changes had slowly affected his daily life .
A large part of the memory fragments had subconsciously infused somethings that he had no idea he had liked into his daily routine .
Lin Sheng had noticed it now, but he was not concerned .
As soon as he managed to get Dao Ning, the Deathclaw to join, he had got on the train to the city the next target lived in .
Lin Sheng was wearing a simple black shirt, with an intricate black leather box placed by his leg, and another black long box lay by it .
The train was a normal rapid service with an openable window . As the wind blew it, it cast off the stale air and unbearable temperature inside the carriage .
Opposite of Lin Sheng was a black-haired lady in a white uniform .
Her facial features were not exactly pretty, but her long legs covered with skin-colored pantyhose sat in an angle gave was visually seductive .
Beside her was a bespectacled and proper man, and he was trying to chat her up .
Lin Sheng took the small tumbler off his table and opened it up for a drink .
The girl opposite him was talking about job searching after graduating with the bespectacled man . On the right side, a father alongside his son was reminded of things not to do in hushed whispers . While two youths in front of him were seated cross-legged as they played cards .
Behind him was probably someone who was well to do as he sat there with his phone gaming on it .
“This is Xilin’s train service… It sure is backward as hell that I’m starting to miss the planes on Earth . ”
Lin Sheng retracted his gaze and started to think about how should he convince the second martial arts master .
“If Dao Ning the Deathclaw was a declawed tiger, then Seahawk Roland is a true blue-black society leader . Mere words will probably not convince him .
Lin Sheng pondered as he tried a way to get Seahawk Roland’s trust .
Sadly, he heard from Sarroux and Dao Ning that Seahawk Roland was a sly old fox even when he was not what he used to be .
But under him was a disciple that he had trained up since young as a shield . And he heard that the disciple did well, and was operating a real estate company .
“…My cousin back then was like that too, and he got beaten half dead for his troubles . He only came back alive after my uncle went over to pick him up .
The bespectacled man suddenly walked about the safety issues in Ninghai City, the destination of the train .
“Well, nothing much we can do with the chaotic world now . My cousin brother was a naïve one and ruffled the wrong feathers . By the time he got sent to the hospital, his right leg was totally shattered and was declared crippled . ”
The man sighed again .
The lady listening too started frowning .
“Did they manage to catch the guy? This is serious, surely it’ll go to court no?”
The man shook his head .
“There’s no way . He had no connections or whatnot . In the end, it was my uncle and mother’s intervention that they found the person, and got them to pay 500,000 as compensation .
He then stole a glance at the girl’s legs before continuing .
“Frankly speaking, it was not a complicated matter to start with, but my cousin brother was stubborn . Sigh…”
“Five hundred thousand? That person paid up?” The lady puffed up her considerable chest, “If someone is willing to go that far, they won’t be cowed so easily . ”
“Usually yeah,” the man nodded . “But for those people, as long as you are fiercer than them, they will still be afraid . They’re human after all . So we had to find someone who would strike fear in them . ”
He maintained a smile, as he tried to imply that his family was influential enough to not to be messed with, being able to suppress a mean criminal just like that .
And unsurprisingly, the girl’s attitude towards him changed a little .
In this chaotic world, a man that could provide safety and security was indeed attractive to any females .
Lin Sheng simply swept his gaze past the man . He looked flighty and his movement had a sort of faint exaggeration to it, plus he had that show-off feel to him; it would be surprising if half of what he said was real .
But seeing that the girl taking it literally with her eyes opened widely in a slight surprise, he did not say anything .
In order to meet Dao Ning the Deathclaw today, Lin Sheng had dressed up rather maturely, alongside the black box beside him, it gave him some sort of gravitas .
The man noticed that and smiled .
“May I know where you are going? Ninghai as well?” he asked .
“Yeah, going for a short trip to Ninghai, to unwind . ” Lin Sheng said with a smile .
“Ah, I see . I have lived in Ninghai for about ten odd years . It’s pretty good for a trip . The air is good, not much pollution, and while it is not super developed or rich, it is comfortable living there . ”
The man started going about the various tourist spots in Ninghai .
He then started going on about Ninghai’s slightly restive nature, and what places to avoid .
Lin Sheng only smiled in response .
The man clearly took himself as a senior and warned Lin Sheng about some local taboos, clearly seeing Lin Sheng as a junior .
After a while, the man quickly exchanged contacts with the lady .
As soon as they arrived at their destination, the man patted his chest, to give confidence to the lady .
“Ninghai’s train station is a rather chaotic place . Follow me close . Don’t go alone, or you might get swiped . And honestly, those people here could tell if you are not a local with a glance . ”
Then he looked at Lin Sheng .
“Young man, want to come along with us? The train station is a mess, you might get targeted if you are alone . ”
Being the flighty person he was earlier, these words were simply for show to the lady .
Lin Sheng smiled as he declined . “I’ll be fine . I’m used to going out alone . ”
And the train slowed down as it entered the station .
It was just that outside the station, there were a few armed soldiers in dark green uniforms . Plus two officers, one male one female . Their uniforms were prim as black leather boots covered their soles as they wore a special beret with an insignia of a silver eagle .
And the male officer was one-eyed as he wore an eyepatch . He was well built and his gaze was ferocious .
The two seemed to be chatting, seemingly as they waited for someone .
“A silver eagle?” Lin Sheng tried to recall . There were rarely any silver eagle insignias in Xilin’s military; rather they were more common with the Redwinians .
And now Xilin and Redwin were in a tense situation, so why would there be Redwinian military officers here?”
But soon he noticed that the soldiers around them had the Xilin’s blue hydrangea insignia on it .
The train slowly went past them .
And for some reason, as Lin Sheng looked at the Redwinian officer, he felt like he was looking at a primal beast of sorts .