Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

Ding ding—!

Urgent chat notifications flashed across the system's light screen.

Ye Qiyan turned his head and saw a name blinking repeatedly on his friends list.

It was Zhu Xingshu.

Should he pretend he didn't see it?

Forget it, he'd help her for the sake of Death Omen.

Pressing the avatar, a long string of clearly frantic messages filled his view.

Zhu Xingshu: ["Little Brother Ye, help me! Go to 44 Naklo Street, my train is there. There's a device in the second carriage—open it. Do this for me and I'll give you proper payment. The church key is under the fifth flowerpot in front!"]

The message lacked her usual flippant tone and that charlatan aura.

It seemed the misfortune's effect was greater than he'd imagined.

But why him?

["I remember that place is a church. Senior Laine should be there, right? He's much closer—wouldn't it be better to ask him for help?"]

Zhu Xingshu, currently evading pursuit, pressed her lips together and typed at maximum speed on the light screen.

["He's not there!"]

Should he help? There wasn't any particular reason not to help her. If he disliked Zhu Xingshu just because she constantly talked about fate, it wasn't to the extent of wanting her dead like Menrojina did.

On the contrary, he'd gained considerable benefits from Zhu Xingshu.

Death Omen and Red Tears.

Both Demon Cards were connected to her.

Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch. The repayment for that newcomer benefit was coming due today.

Death Omen spun in his palm as Ye Qiyan stopped overthinking and prepared to head to 44 Naklo Street, to that church.

"Brother Qiyan!"

Zhao Lin immediately chased after him when she saw him preparing to leave.

"I'm going to handle something. Since you're currently in a state of good luck and won't encounter danger, you should return to your train and check if there are any changes to your personal information."

"No, I'm coming with you."

"?"

"Brother Qiyan is going to do something dangerous, right? That pretty sister from earlier—you can't fool me. You definitely know her. After she gave me that card, I could feel like some burden had been lifted from me. Though I don't really understand it, Brother Qiyan definitely asked that sister to help me."

"..."

Ye Qiyan's expression turned somewhat complicated.

Should he explain?

Help? Hardly.

What that female charlatan wanted wasn't to help her remove that misfortune, but rather the luck itself.

Then, in the time to come, Zhao Lin would have been plunged into hell, every platform would have been extremely unlucky for her.

Thus, her life wouldn't have lasted much longer.

"You're overthinking it. That person isn't any good. But, whatever, come along if you want. It doesn't make much difference time-wise."

He just wanted Zhao Lin to return to her train once to see what changes had occurred in her talent section. Since she wanted to follow...

Fine, having a lucky charm nearby would provide some peace of mind anyway.

Due to that man pursuing Zhu Xingshu, taxi services in this area had completely stopped.

Reaching that church wouldn't be easy.

However, whether it was Zhao Lin's luck at work or not...

A taxi fleeing the area spotted the two standing roadside and, as if guided by ghosts, stopped right before them.

The door opened as the driver in the front seat urgently waved them in.

"Get in quickly, triple fare! I'll take you anywhere!"

"Eh? Why is it you two?"

This driver looked somewhat familiar.

Ronin appearance, unkempt, chewing on a ragged cigarette butt, unshaven, eyes lacking spirit.

He remembered now.

"Kimura Yuujin, Senior?"

This person was exactly the "failure" who had sold him the Desert Eagle pistol during his first visit to the City of a Thousand Stars, the one who had abandoned his Train Conductor identity to remain in this city.

"Get in first, damn it! Who knows what's gotten into that guy in the sky? To kill one person, he's already destroyed three streets! Fuck! Do high-level Train Conductors not see us as human anymore??!"

Getting in the car, Ye Qiyan didn't respond to Kimura Yuujin's words.

Because it wasn't just high-level Train Conductors who didn't see non-Conductors as human—it seemed many not-so-high-level Train Conductors felt the same way.

Especially toward failures like Kimura Yuujin who had given up, they looked down on them even more.

"Cough, where are you headed? Triple fare, remember? Damn it, I don't know what I was thinking picking up passengers at a time like this. Fuck! This is suicide."

It must be because of Zhao Lin's luck.

It seemed after having her misfortune stolen, her luck had reached somewhat bizarre levels.

How long would this state last?

If that charlatan Zhu Xingshu survived, she definitely wouldn't let that misfortune remain on her person.

"44 Naklo Street. That area shouldn't be dangerous. Triple fare is fine, I can afford it."

"Got it, hey."

The taxi sped forward.

That golden man's attacks had already begun destroying parts of the City of a Thousand Stars.

Unlike the situation in Suoluo City, there was no one like Zhao Xi appearing to stop it here.

Kimura Yuujin answered his unspoken question.

"Hmph, those lords up there never treated the areas below as human. Do you know there's a place called the Lower District in the City of a Thousand Stars? It's full of Train Conductors without jobs or money, thrown there to survive on their own."

"Though the area we live in isn't like that Lower District, because too much trash like me gathered here, to those high-and-mighty Inspectors and those with noble status, this is just a garbage dump where they can earn Train Coins. As long as it's not completely destroyed, if that bastard in the sky wants to attack, they can collect new fees again during reconstruction later."

The City of a Thousand Stars, counting the hidden Lower District, had five layers in total.

44 Naklo Street existed on the third layer. Here, there was no disturbance despite the second layer below being violently destroyed.

Ye Qiyan paid Kimura Yuujin triple the fare, got out, found the key under the flowerpot, and opened the church doors. Soft light illuminated every corner of the church thoroughly.

Looking at the empty interior space, he glanced around. He hadn't paid much attention last time.

This time he discovered that upon entering this church, that relaxing, indolent atmosphere permeating the City of a Thousand Stars instantly vanished.

"Brother Qiyan, what are we doing here?"

"Helping someone with their train. By the way, you left your train in the capsule tunnel, right? Summon it over later."

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