Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

"Were you sealed away?"

Ye Qiyan's gaze swept around, not finding anything that could be called a train within this deep pit.

"You could say that."

Altos tapped his helmet, sweat mixed with blood trickling from the gaps.

"I fought someone, lost, had my train taken, and ended up like this. Without a train, it's like losing the Train Conductor identity. Wanting to leave became impossible, leaving only some Train Coins I'd hidden away. I thought about finding someone to rescue me, never expected I'd wait twelve years! I just don't understand - is this station world really so difficult to enter?"

His tone carried genuine confusion.

"I thought this station would never see another visitor..."

"Is this knife yours?"

Ye Qiyan tossed the combined short blade several times in his hand.

"It... could be considered mine. Why do you have that? Did that bastard sell it to you?"

His voice suddenly turned menacing, thick black mist beginning to seep from the gaps in his armor, giving the impression he was about to go berserk.

Even the rotting corpses began moving toward them under the influence of this dark energy.

"Seems he's gone mad."

The Pure Cleansing Stone emitted a soft radiance. The rotting corpses couldn't withstand more than a few seconds in this light before turning to ash. Altos, most affected by the brilliance, let out a painful scream and dropped to the ground, frantically waving his hand.

"Stop, stop! I'm not mad, I'm not mad! Please stop using that holy artifact!"

Ye Qiyan didn't immediately put away the Pure Cleansing Stone, instead holding it in his palm while looking down coldly at Altos.

"You claim to be human? You're lying. Humans don't fear this pure light. Just as I thought - you're a monster that obtained a Train Conductor's memories."

"No, I am human! Truly human! I just... changed races, have some Lich bloodline. Lich-human! Look at these rotting corpses around us - they're all under my control! Originally monsters from these Ancient Battlefield Ruins, I brought them here today to escape the heat because of this weather!"

Changing races - that wasn't impossible.

After all, he had sold a vampire viscount heart before, which was an item specifically for race transformation.

"In this weather, why not remove your helmet? Don't Lich-humans fear heat?"

"Of course we do! But I can't take it off. After changing to this race, this armor fused with me."

Altos used his sword to support himself as he struggled to stand, casting a fearful glance at the Pure Cleansing Stone in Ye Qiyan's hand.

"Honestly, when I had my train, I didn't fear this thing much. I had items that could nullify holy power. Sigh... So, brother, how did you really get that short blade? It really wasn't sold to you by some man?"

"This is just a station coordinate I accidentally obtained from a female charlatan, so I came to take a look. You're overthinking it."

"...Coordinates? So that's it! This station actually requires coordinates to enter! No wonder no one's come all these years! Damn it, this ruins me! Did the station world change because I was left here? Damn, I should have realized this earlier!"

Altos covered his face, helplessly slapping his helmet repeatedly.

"You want to leave this place using my train? Is this the task you posted?"

Ye Qiyan's brow slightly furrowed. If this really was the task...

He wasn't particularly interested in taking it.

His purpose coming to this station was the Demon Card. There was no need to let a strange high-level Train Conductor board his train, especially since the other party wasn't exactly normal.

"No, I don't like boarding others' trains. I only hope you can help me purchase a locomotive section, so I can return to the wilderness. This is the task I set for this station. Of course, I won't make you pay for it."

He turned back to the raised platform, fumbled around beneath the seat for a moment, then pulled out a cloth bag and handed it to Ye Qiyan.

"This should be enough, if the value of Train Coins hasn't depreciated."

The Raven demon stepped forward, took the bag, opened it, and stirred the contents with a feather. Only when nothing unusual happened did Ye Qiyan take it.

The bag contained precisely what he needed - Train Coins.

"There are one hundred fifty Train Coins here. After buying the locomotive section, the remainder is yours. How about it? Acceptable? Ah, speaking of which... do black markets still exist?"

Ye Qiyan took out the black market invitation card from his backpack.

He switched the Pure Cleansing Stone to his other hand.

"I could simply leave, and all one hundred fifty Train Coins would be mine. Even if your Train Conductor level is high, without a train and unable to resist holy power, you're no match for me."

He curled his lips in amusement, watching Altos and waiting for his response.

"Find me a convincing reason. Or, bring out something more valuable."

"......"

Altos understood the young man before him wasn't bluffing. He regretted having revealed the Train Coins so directly.

After twelve years without human contact, he had been too excited, forgetting that among Train Conductors surviving continuously in the wilderness - aside from the Heavenly Organization - how many could truly be called good people?

"I... have some hidden artifacts in the City of a Thousand Stars. If I can get out, I'll give you the most precious one among them. Of course, you could leave now, but that artifact is definitely more valuable than mere one hundred fifty Train Coins. The decision is yours. With that stone, I'm no match for you."

"Why should I believe you? Once we leave this station, even if you don't give me the item, once you enter the wilderness, could I even find you?"

Altos shook his head with a bitter smile.

"It seems you haven't been in this world long. Calculating the time... hmm... there should be another batch of new Train Conductors? But since you can enter this station and possess such strength, you must have entered this world at least three, no... six years ago? Or even earlier. Yet you don't know about this? Let me tell you."

He raised a finger, pointing toward the sky.

"I issued a task to the train world, like an absolutely binding transaction. Otherwise, the train system would never let me go. Just like the train system's Trading Platform - have you ever seen it make mistakes? Who could possibly tamper with transactions?"

"So, the moment I spoke those words, this transaction called a task was already updated."

"As long as you help me purchase a locomotive section to leave this world, at the next station when we reach the City of a Thousand Stars, I will definitely give you the artifact I've stored there that's worth over 150 Train Coins! This is a task, and this is also a transaction!"

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