Because Li Nian's lock-picking speed was incredibly fast, so fast that she had already finished and the door was open by the time Baron Coleman finished his verbal warning.

"This lock, although mechanical in structure, will trigger an alarm if violently broken or cracked..."

But looking at the open door crack, this Baron was stunned.

"That truly is an ability beyond the scope of common sense."

Not just the Baron, none of the players present understood how this 'Master Thief' had operated.

However, Li Nian was quite generous in displaying it.

Between her two fingers, she pinched several clear yellow metal components.

They were the lock core and the bolt of this mechanical lock.

This young girl didn't use any "lock-picking tools";

she directly stole the bolt and the lock core!

Naturally, this couldn't be considered violent disassembly.

Because the component responsible for the "alarm" was also held between her fingers.

"Your method of prying open people's things is getting more and more impressive."

Wang Yuyang sighed with emotion. Li Nian casually stuffed these things into her pocket: "Thanks for the compliment—anyway, let's go."

She pulled open this train car door boldly.

What greeted their eyes next was a carriage that was the complete opposite of Carriage Two, as bright as daylight.

And the source of all light came from the only thing in this entire Carriage One.

Right in the middle of this carriage was a huge tank emitting white light, connected to the ceiling above and the floor below.

Inside, a liquid soaked hundreds, thousands of human heads clustered together, their hollows glowing with light.

These heads were crowded and piled on top of each other, with white light emanating from each of their seven facial orifices.

And they were even alive, each one having different and changing expressions.

Some were frowning with worry, lost in solemn contemplation;

some showed anger, gnashing their teeth;

others were mournful and sorrowful, appearing to wail...

And together, they coalesced to form a new outline resembling a giant human head—this aggregated head, viewed from afar, seemed to have four faces, also changing expressions of sorrow, anger, grief, worry, jealousy, hatred, and despair.

"What the hell is this thing? I'm literally going to puke."

Chen Zhuo's face was extremely unpleasant.

This thing was less terrifying and more something that caused physical discomfort just from looking at it.

Fu Luo also felt his teeth ache slightly: "This is the Truth Corporation's most advanced energy conversion core currently... the 'Despair Furnace'."

"It is also the primary reason for the existence of this Despair Train."

Baron Coleman nodded: "Correct, this is the Despair Furnace—it is a highly efficient energy collection and conversion device, capable of collecting a wide spectrum of emotions, spanning almost all 'negative emotions' except for 'Fear'."

"Not only that, after multiple upgrades, maintenance, and self-learning, it now almost possesses 'intelligence'."

"The 'Despair Train' now operates almost automatically;

all the 'designs,' including the 'purge' and other segments, were developed by it independently."

"Of course, this also includes the 'Train Ticket' that allows people to leave this train."

Baron Coleman said calmly.

"The so-called 'Train Ticket' is actually a reward given by this 'Despair Furnace'—commending you for having provided enough 'energy' on this train."

"So, whether you have been oppressing, intimidating, beating others, causing a great deal of suffering, or your own emotions are particularly intense and pure... there is a probability of receiving the 'Train Ticket Fragments' it distributes."

"And the Train Ticket composed of those 'Train Ticket Fragments' is not actually a ticket for the 'Despair Train,' but rather a ticket for the Truth Corporation's 'Sleepless City VIP Special Car'."

"Therefore, the Train Ticket is essentially no different from the distributed supplies;

it is a type of material reward... it's just the ultimate grand prize."

After Baron Coleman finished explaining, Lin Yu finally snapped back to attention slightly.

He had been observing the heads in the tank earlier, to the point of being somewhat mesmerized.

So many genuine expressions, so many intense emotional outflows, were an absolutely wonderful performance reference library for Lin Yu, and he could even compare them side by side.

So he couldn't help but study for a while.

Realizing that Baron Coleman's main business was finished, Lin Yu switched his brain back from performance mode to the dungeon.

"Oh, I see... but although you explained the 'principle,' you haven't given the most efficient method."

"The most efficient method is, of course, to deceive this stupid furnace," Coleman stepped forward and tapped the tank, "This matter is something Pang Kedo is more skilled at, but just cheating to bypass the detection program... even a clerical worker like me can do it."

As he spoke, he then touched his neck.

Subsequently, while Baron Coleman's expression remained normal, a series of sobs sounded around his body.

Then, the sobs turned into wails.

As if every cell of his was mourning grievously.

All the heads in the tank looked towards Coleman, actually revealing uniformly mournful expressions.

The four giant faces all appeared as if streaming with tears.

They opened their mouths and chanted in unison.

"We thank you for your despair."

Then...

The top of the carriage opened, and a large number of "robots" poured out—though these seemed to have no offensive capability.

They dropped a large quantity of food, daily necessities, weapons, and among them, naturally mixed in, were numerous fragments falling like snowflakes... Train Ticket fragments!

Large swathes of Train Ticket fragments fluttered down. Lin Yu reached out, gathered a few pieces together, and soon those fragments automatically coalesced into a complete golden Train Ticket!

The other players also found a golden "Train Ticket" in their hands.

[Dungeon Item·Train Ticket: One of the clearance credentials for this dungeon. Holding this ticket and leaving by riding the "Sleepless City VIP Special Car" will achieve clearance.]

Wang Yuyang looked at the ticket in his hand, turning it over and over, somewhat unable to believe it.

"To think we actually got it so simply just like that..."

Baron Coleman let out a breath, his face somewhat pale.

It seemed the earlier operation had taken a considerable toll on him.

"Although there are no coercive measures, I hope you will honor the agreement."

"Of course," Lin Yu said calmly, "but let me ask one more thing—how do we use this Train Ticket?"

"Surprisingly, it's this kind of thing you don't know?"

Baron Coleman was somewhat surprised, then explained: "The Sleepless City VIP Special Car is very famous. It was jointly established by three giant corporations and five major families;

it's an absolutely neutral transportation organization, and also the preferred choice for Sleepless City's big shots when traveling secretly under specific circumstances."

"This thing can take you from anywhere to any other place—absolutely guaranteeing privacy and safety. As long as you have a ticket, even the most powerful person in Sleepless City cannot know your itinerary or harm you during the journey."

"Tear this ticket, and the special car will come find you by itself!"