Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

"If there's no one else here, then yes, I suppose so."

Ye Qiyan's words made the middle-aged man even more joyful. He rubbed his dirty hands together and pulled a cloth pouch from his white coat pocket, opening it in front of Ye Qiyan.

"Hello, Train Conductor, my name is Li Wai, a scientist from Ten Cangmi City. These... these are for you, right?"

Taking the pouch, Ye Qiyan poured out the Train Coins inside and carefully counted them—only thirteen coins.

So few. Compared to the 40 coins the brainwashing princess had pulled out in one go before, this seemed rather pitiful.

Putting away the Train Coins, Ye Qiyan didn't show any disdain. After all, having some was better than having none.

"Tell me, what happened here?"

This scientist named Li Wai knew about the existence of Train Conductors, which meant he understood some things about the survival world. Compared to the natives in ordinary platform worlds, he was relatively more special.

"G-great one, I want you to stop our City Lord. He's gone completely mad! If this continues, Ten Cangmi City will surely be doomed!"

From his account, Ye Qiyan came to understand why the platform level he and Zhao Lin had arrived at was different, and also figured out what the so-called Ascension Platform meant.

Ten Cangmi City was once just an ordinary low-level platform world, where the City Lord and the city's inhabitants knew nothing about the survival world.

Until one day thirty years ago, a severely wounded, near-death Train Conductor arrived in this world and died here not long after.

His appearance completely transformed Ten Cangmi City.

The body was brought back, and the train was studied.

Coincidentally, that guy's train contained a one-time device capable of projecting a dead person's memories.

Through that device, the City Lord learned many things about the train world.

From then on, Ten Cangmi City began striving to elevate the entire city's level.

Using that Train Conductor's legacy and summoning other Train Conductors through Train Coins to exchange for more useful knowledge, they spent 20 years successfully raising this platform world's level to 7.

But in the following ten years, this world's level showed no improvement at all.

It was as if an invisible barrier prevented the world from progressing further.

Until one day, the City Lord gathered enough Train Coins again and summoned a strange Train Conductor to this world.

No one knew what they discussed, but that Train Conductor seemed to never leave this world.

Moreover, after that, an altar was erected, and city residents were forcibly thrown into it, turning into blood.

Many low-level Train Conductors also began regularly arriving in this world at fixed intervals. Like the city's residents, they were transformed into blood and offered at the altar.

This world began progressing again.

It was just one step away from becoming a Level 8 platform world.

And that final step required sacrificing ten more Train Conductors' lives to initiate the ascension ritual and elevate this platform world to Level 8.

Li Wai was the scientist who had dismantled that train years ago and seen that Train Conductor's memories.

He also wanted to see this world continue ascending.

But not at the cost of sacrificing city residents, and certainly not through such horrific methods.

So he stole these last thirteen Train Coins from the City Lord of Mi City's treasure vault and came to this small platform he had secretly built, hoping to summon a Train Conductor who could stop all this.

Thus, Ye Qiyan arrived here.

"So that's what Ascension Platform means."

"So the coordinates Zhao An obtained are actually a trap? The City Lord of this city plans to use them as sacrificial offerings to elevate this city's platform level?"

"Tch."

Ye Qiyan's expression gradually turned icy.

He looked at Li Wai and asked, "Where are those summoned low-level Train Conductors?"

"They're at the central platform in the city, quite far from here. If you leave now, you should still make it in time."

"Direction, location, map—tell me, where exactly is it?"

Li Wai pointed in a direction, but before he could say more, he saw the train before him vanish.

When he collected his thoughts, Ye Qiyan had already mounted the Road Tyrant and sped away.

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Ten Cangmi City, Central Platform.

Zhao Lin didn't disembark. She watched warily as the smiling humans outside.

Ye Qiyan's warning was still fresh in her mind.

In contrast, Zhao An, who had organized this cooperation, was the first to leave the train.

He walked up to one person, extended his hand, and initiated conversation.

"Excuse me, what do we need to do here?"

The man dressed in white also wore a smile. His eyes swept over the ten trains gathered at the platform, and his smile widened slightly.

"Respected Train Conductors, our City Lord of Ten Cangmi City sincerely requires your very important assistance for this world. You only need to complete one task, and we will offer a large sum of Train Coins as reward~ Next, please disembark and meet the City Lord."

The others all got off their trains, but Zhao Lin remained unmoved.

"Hmm? Why are there only nine people?"

The white-clothed man's brows slightly furrowed as he looked at Zhao An, the leader, and said with a smile, "Please call down the last respected Train Conductor. The City Lord has prepared food for everyone, awaiting your arrival."

"Alright, I'll go get them."

Zhao An completely failed to realize what was about to happen.

He counted the people and noticed Zhao Lin hadn't disembarked. His gaze fell on Shangguan Yingxue, who had kept some distance from the group, and he said, "Miss Shangguan, could you please go check on that one?"

"..."

Walking to Zhao Lin's train, she gently knocked on the door.

Zhao Lin opened the window and cautiously observed the surroundings through the gap.

"What's wrong?"

This strange behavior puzzled Shangguan Yingxue.

"I'm not feeling well, so I won't be getting off. You all go ahead, I don't want any rewards from this stop."

Zhao Lin's words were quite decisive. Honestly, ever since arriving at this stop, she had felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

It was as if some voice was warning her to leave quickly.

Something was definitely wrong here.

Brother Qiyan was right!

"???"

The door locked, and even the window was covered by Zhao Lin with blackout cloth.

Though Shangguan Yingxue was somewhat confused, she didn't press further.

Returning to the group, she said, "She's not feeling well and doesn't want to get off for now. Maybe later."

"..."

The white-clothed man remained silent, exchanging glances with the others.

After a long pause, he finally said, "It's fine. Then... you nine please come this way first."

Zhao An led the others at the front.

Shangguan Yingxue stayed at the back.

She hesitated for a moment, glanced back at Zhao Lin's tightly shut door, and ultimately followed along.

"It's just a Level 4 platform, after all. Probably... nothing too serious."

That's what she thought.

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