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"Why you are still here? The train will soon reach its last station, won't it? Although your revolution is not complete yet, you can complete it by yourself."
"Furthermore, after finishing your revolution my guidance is not needed anymore as you need to continue it by yourself." The gigantic blond guardian said a bit perplexedly.
"Well, I can visit to pay my gratitude, right? After all, you have trained me sincerely for all these months. I am not someone who can't feel grateful for one's favor." Liu Guanyi spoke as he seemed to be really sincere about it.
Liu Guanyi was indeed what he said he was. There was no reason to not pay his gratitude to a powerful and knowledgeable being, after all. Who knew that someday he would need this connection? He was simply being practical.
"Hmm… I guess you are welcome, but you aren't here just for that, correct? I know that you are more self-centered. If I don't realize it after you have clearly shown it, and I have trained you for months, my master probably will be embarrassed to ever create me." The God of Guardians spoke with a knowing smile.
"You are indeed wise, God of Guardians. Your master must have been a hell of an incredible figure to manage to create the Hell Train, all of its intricate designs and secrets."
"After boarding the train in a half year, I'm sure of that." Said Liu Guanyi with a smile.
Hearing it, the guardian smiled. "Indeed, my master is naturally far wiser and more capable than me." The God of Guardians spoke with a hint of pride in his voice.
"However, a very long, long, long time has passed since I've ever met him. Ten thousand years? No, no, it's much more than that. I have long forgotten it during my slumber." The guardian shook his head and spoke with a hint of melancholy.
"Unfortunately, I am bound to my duty as per the purpose of my creation. Hence, I am stuck on this train so I can't ever meet my master again." The God of Guardian sighed.
"I can understand your sentiment. Being locked and chained in here for dozens of thousand years is certainly not something bearable." Liu Guanyi spoke sympathetically.
"You are polite, aren't you? Zahard and the others kids weren't polite at all back then." The guardian smiled. "Anyway, rather than listening to my old stories any longer, why don't you speak about your business, kid?"
"Alright, I just want to ask about the rumor of the existence of a certain place in the Hell Train. Do you know another floor hidden in the Hell Train? I am rather interested in what's rumored to be inside it." Said Liu Guanyi.
The God of Guardians scrunched his eyebrows. "Did you mean the Hidden Floor? Yes… it does exist."
"However, you should not talk about it lightly. I don't really know who did it, but someone set up a powerful spell that would erase anyone's memory about that place whenever they mention it. Even I can't resist its effect." Said the guardian solemnly.
"Then, I know it's selfish of me, but can you enlighten me about the place?" Asked Liu Guanyi politely.
"It's alright, the spell will only take effect gradually, and I don't really need the memory about the place, anyway. Honestly, I am also interested in the place as I don't really know the in-depth details of it." Stated the guardian.
Hearing this, Liu Guanyi was quite surprised as doubts started to pop out in his mind. However, the guardians' next words cleared them all.
"The Hidden Floor itself didn't exist at the beginning of the Hell Train. Instead, it manifested to become what it is today after Zahard and the other kids became the rulers of the tower. This was confirmed after I found out that Zahard had tampered and changed the Hell Train to his desires using the train's "Master Key" after he had been crowned as the king."
"Unfortunately, I don't really know what and to what extent he had tampered and changed the train since I am stuck in here. I can only say that's it's not really major since the train has always performed the same for thousands of years but on the Hidden Floor itself?"
"I don't have any detailed information other than that it was originally a mirror to store "data" given by someone from the Workshop to Zahard. Whatever did he do to develop it to what's now called the Hidden Floor? I don't really know." Explained the God of Guardians.
"I see, I can't thank you enough for this information and the favor that you have shown me these months, God of Guardians. For all your favor and generosity, I can only say that I'm in your debt." Liu Guanyi bowed deeply and spoke with heartfelt sincerity.
Watching this, the God of Guardians laughed very loudly that it shook the whole surroundings.
He stared at Liu Guanyi with amusement still plastered on his face. "I don't need your gratitude or favor, kid. I just want to see that when you have reached the top, you won't make the same mistakes as Zahard and create more chaos and destruction in the tower."
"You are quite peculiar. Although you are selfish, you are honest about it. Also, you aren't someone who is exactly "evil", at least you seem better than Zahard and those kids. So, let me see whether what you said was true that you will determine your own destiny." The God of Guardians stared at him intently as he spoke solemnly.
"You need not to worry about me making more chaos in the tower along with Zahard and the ten great families. I am not really interested in ruling this tower, after all." Liu Guanyi said with a harmless smile.
"That's a relief. At least you won't worsen the situation. Then, if you are truly interested in exploring the Hidden Floor, you can enter it after you finish all the tests on the Hell Train."
"However, I warn you to be careful as it's quite dangerous for someone like you to travel the floor since Zahard's influence is likely to be very strong in there, and considering what Zahard has become, I don't know what he will do if he meets you." Said the God of Guardians.
Liu Guanyi nodded to the God of Guardians' warning. Soon, he bid his farewell to the guardian and walked away.
Looking at the tiny human's back, the God of Guardians thought. 'Liu Guanyi, what a truly peculiar character. He is completely different from Zahard. Instead of thinking about his friends and whatnot, he thinks and acts for himself. However, what's most important is his will and determination.'
'Liu Guanyi, let me see what your destiny will be…'
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