Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

["Where did you all go for your third station? I was scared to death just now! My third station was a cave full of spiders - I didn't even dare get off the train! Absolutely terrifying!"]

["Heh, I got lucky. My third station only had a few wild dogs. With the gun I bought from that expert, I barely managed to fight through and even got some meat to eat."]

["Ah, I'm so jealous you could buy guns from Expert Ye. Speaking of which, why hasn't Expert Ye said anything? He's collected so many resources, hasn't he reached level two yet?"]

["What expert? That Ye Qiyan is just short-sighted! My big brother Li Xiaosheng is about to upgrade to a level two train - just you wait and see!"]

Hmm?

Ye Qiyan saw a familiar name.

Li Xiaosheng.

He remembered Li Xiaosheng saying he would complete the upgrade within three stations.

Now was exactly the third station.

Just as Ye Qiyan was wondering, a message in the chat room suddenly caught his attention.

Li Xiaosheng: ["I've completed my train upgrade! Here are my upgraded train's attributes and the upgrade options I received. As the first to upgrade, I'm now inviting companions with train coins to join the alliance I've created! Early joiners will receive today's food and water from me."]

The chat room exploded.

["Holy shit! Expert, please take me with you!"]

["Damn it! I used my only train coin to buy food and water. Anyone want to trade? I'll return the water if you give me back the train coin!"]

["What are train coins?"]

Ye Qiyan ignored Li Xiaosheng's words, focusing entirely on the screenshot the other had sent - specifically, the upgrade options.

[1: Basic Carriage Blueprint (0 train coins)]

[2: Wooden Automatic Fishing Rod Blueprint (1 train coin)]

[3: One-Day Minimal Survival Rations Recipe (2 train coins)]

[4: Increase Train Stop Time by One Hour (2 train coins)]

As expected, the first and fourth upgrade options were identical to his own. Ye Qiyan was now completely certain of this pattern.

"A fishing rod and survival rations? That bastard got lucky."

The rations were useless to him, but the fishing rod was another matter.

What if he ended up at a station where he could fish? Without a fishing rod, wouldn't he just be left staring helplessly?

But there was no need to rush. For items like these, it would be fine to purchase them when actually needed.

With the Crossroads of Fate module, he could always learn about station information and make choices half an hour earlier than others.

"It's about time to sublimate the train again."

The reason he hadn't continued sublimating the train earlier, besides waiting for stamina recovery, was mainly that he didn't have enough train coins to purchase items from the upgrade options.

After building the acceleration device, crafting two accelerated bullets, and inserting coins to activate WALL-E, he only had one train coin left. Now, after obtaining three more from the monsters at the silverware shop, he had four.

If WALL-E could successfully find this station's treasure chest, there might be even more.

Ye Qiyan felt he could definitely give it a try.

Just as he was about to attempt sublimating the train, the sound of treads moving outside made him pause.

Looking toward the sound, he saw WALL-E wobbling into the recycling device while holding a candy box stained with dark red marks.

"Injured?"

Noticing the bite marks on WALL-E's body - the depth clearly beyond what normal animals could inflict - Ye Qiyan barely had time to register what the robot was carrying before looking up outside the carriage.

Dozens of zombie dogs were slowly circling outside the train. Behind them, several monsters similar to the uncle zombie from the silverware shop were limping toward the train.

Thunk!

Ye Qiyan helplessly rapped WALL-E's head.

"Stupid thing, you led the monsters right to us."

WALL-E didn't understand, silently raising its hands to present the candy box to Ye Qiyan.

"Whatever, considering you did accomplish something."

[Level 2 Treasure Chest] (Can be opened)

Picking up the chest with a smile, Ye Qiyan showed no concern despite the monsters surrounding them.

This was only a level two station.

And his train had a level four defensive structure.

When the monsters approached within a hundred meters of the train, the red orb in the sentry tower locked onto them.

Red circles formed beneath each monster's feet.

Long rifles extended from the darkness.

Bullets fired continuously, each shot precisely hitting the monsters' weak points.

In less than ten seconds, all the humanoid monsters and zombie dogs had fallen.

Eating a White Forest Fruit, Ye Qiyan watched without much excitement.

[00:08:12]

Eight minutes remained until departure.

The gunfire just now was undoubtedly louder than at the silverware shop.

Probably every monster in this town would come.

As expected, more and more monsters surrounded the train from all directions.

Their fragile bodies meant the sentry only needed one bullet to shatter their skulls.

The larger humanoid monsters, though tougher than the silverware shop owner, still only required three shots.

Admittedly, the sentry's marksmanship was far superior to his own.

[00:00:01]

The countdown was ending.

As monsters chased behind, Ye Qiyan's train began moving forward.

Passing through the void, the scenery of Doomsday Town vanished in an instant, replaced once more by the endless wilderness.

Ding dong!

The broadcast sounded.

[All survivors have left the third station!]

[Trade system restrictions lifted - trading can now occur inside stations!]

[Newbie protection period has ended - survival mode activated]

[Please be cautious when traveling at night]

[Trains moving slower than 30 km/h will enter dangerous status!]

[Please upgrade your trains quickly]

[Good luck]

[Good luck]

[Survive]

The chat room exploded again.

This time even more intensely.

["Holy shit holy shit holy shit!!! What does this mean? Survival mode? Nighttime dangers? Monsters will appear in the wilderness too!?"]

["I'm screwed! I traded all my resources for food!"]

["Ahhh! Help me! Someone help me! I don't want to die!"]

["Brother Li! Brother Li save me! Please give me some upgrade materials! I joined your alliance!"]

["Tch, idiots. I knew this world wouldn't go easy on us. I haven't sold any resources from these three stations. But isn't the real issue the timing? Why was this broadcast delayed an hour again like after the first station?"]

["Has anyone upgraded their train already? Didn't that Li Xiaosheng post screenshots? Upgrading to level two increases station stop time?"]

["But no one could have upgraded during the first station, right?"]

["Definitely not. No one could complete an upgrade at the first station - the trading system wasn't even available in stations back then."]

["But didn't Li Xiaosheng just claim to be the first to upgrade? Seems there are other experts out there."]

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