Chapter 255: Train Crewmates Advanced To Initial Aether Rank!
[To become Aether rank powerhouses, the Ether Fruit was undoubtedly indispensable.]
[With Wish Maker and All Stars Aligned, you and the others managed to arrive in a Station World that possessed the Ether Fruit.]
[Although there was only one Ether Fruit in that station, it wasn’t a problem for you and the others since you possessed Unlimited Food Creation. Even without that gold-grade simulation talent of yours, Jade’s X-rank Equivalent Exchange innate talent was also more than enough to acquire more copies of it.]
[Because of that, you and the others didn’t hesitate to acquire that Ether Fruit regardless of the dangers.]
[The Station that contained the Ether Fruit naturally had the environment that could nurture an Initial Aether rank powerhouse.]
[You and the others were forced to fight an Initial Aether rank World Serpent.]
[Such a battle beyond your power rank allowed you and the others to realize the gap between Titan rank and Aether rank.]
[At the cost of having to use the Passenger Safety Mechanism, you, Scarlet, Morvane, and Astraea died once just to inflict severe damage to the World Serpent.]
[With Jade landing the final blow, you all managed to defeat the World Serpent without having to waste Second Life.]
[After defeating the World Serpent who guarded the Ether Tree, you all managed to pluck the Initial Aether-grade Ether Fruit from the Ether Tree.]
[With Old MacDonald’s assistance, you transplanted the Ether Tree into the Enchanted Forest.]
[As for why it wasn’t in MacDonald’s farm, the Ether Tree had high requirements in maintaining its nutrients, and it would undoubtedly compete with the other crops and plants in Old MacDonald’s farm.]
[After successfully transplanting the Ether Tree, you created a bunch of Ether Fruits and gave them to your train crewmates.]
[Although you and Jade were only at Mid Titan rank, you didn’t mind your train crewmates being ahead of you and Jade in power rank.]
[After all, Hint Prompt (Gold) had already confirmed that it wasn’t a mistake to trust them in that regard.]
[According to the hint prompt, even Morvane, who had joined recently and was the most ambitious train crewmate, wouldn’t betray you and Jade just because he momentarily possessed a higher power rank than you both.]
[You already knew that he was a man of his word, so you treated him well and weren’t stingy with allocating resources for his growth.]
[Even Magnus and Cecilia, who had just recently joined, were given a bunch of Ether Fruits to improve their power.]
[Because of that, all of your train crewmates successfully became Initial Aether rank powerhouses!]
[To advance to Aether rank, aside from stat attributes reaching Aether rank, possessing an Authority or Identity Spark was required.]
[Among the train crewmates, only Scarlet didn’t possess an Authority yet.]
[Old MacDonald already possessed a Special Identity Spark not only as a Godslayer, but also as a Rancher. Even then, he still comprehended the Farming Authority.]
[Because of that, Old MacDonald successfully advanced to the Aether rank, and he was even overqualified.]
[As for Astraea, she also managed to successfully comprehend an authority, which was the Blood Authority. Although she planned to comprehend the Divination Authority, it was a difficult authority to comprehend, so she comprehended the Blood Authority first.]
[Although Astraea didn’t have to comprehend Blood Authority since all of the Zenith Train Crewmates, aside from Magnus and Cecilia, possessed the Special Identity Spark: Godslayer.]
[Scarlet possessed that special identity spark, and she, too, didn’t require an Authority for Aether rank advancement, which allowed her to successfully advance to Aether rank.]
[As for Magnus and Cecilia, who didn’t possess any Special Identity Spark, comprehending an Authority wasn’t a problem for either of them.]
[After all, they both possessed X-rank Demonic Scientist Laplace. As long as they kept on using it to simulate how they’d comprehend the authority, they could brute force the trial and error process of authority comprehension.]
[Moreover, you also let Magnus and Cecilia become Arch Humans, which not only boosted their existing high intelligence and comprehension to another level, but also improved their talent even further.]
[It didn’t take them more than a day to comprehend the Science Authority and Machine Authority. Unlike Old MacDonald and the others who only possessed one authority, Magnus and Cecilia both possessed those two authorities.]
[Having achieved both advancement requirements, all of your train crewmates successfully became Aether rank powerhouses.]
[As for you and Jade, the two of you were still at Mid Titan rank.]
[Of course, you and Jade restricted your power rank on purpose. Aside from refraining from triggering the Train Conductor Trial, it’s also for stocking up resources for both of your advancement to Aether rank.]
[If you and Jade had prematurely triggered the Train Conductor Trial a month ago, the two of you would only be at Late Titan rank and would have to face the trial at such a meager rank.]
[But with your preparation, not only would you and Jade immediately reach Peak Titan rank and could even attain Aether rank anytime, but the rest of your train crewmates were also Initial Aether rank powerhouses!]
[You were confident that among train conductors, you and Jade would be the first to be this prepared in the Train Conductor Trial.]
[So, after that month passed, you and Jade were ready to trigger the Train Conductor Trial!]
[All of those weeks’ worth of preparation were for the sake of the Train Conductor Trial.]
[Now, with you and Jade prepared, the two of you didn’t hesitate to trigger the Train Conductor Trial.]
[In the Vast Entertainment Facility, the entire Zenith Train Crew was assembled, including Magnus and Cecilia, who dropped their research just to assist you and Jade.]
[With a bunch of Late Titan-grade Crystal Gem Fruits in front of you and Jade, the two of you started eating them rapidly.]
[After the two of you reached Late Titan rank, you and Jade both heard a notification sound from the World Will.]
[-Ding!]
{Conditions have been met. The Train Conductor Trial will now begin!}
