Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

Chapter 229: High Sublimation Costs, Less Expensive Upgrade Options

Spirit: 170→10

Stamina: 166→26

"..."

"Hah..."

"Heh..."

It felt like waking from drowning.

Ye Qiyan opened his eyes.

An intense wave of physical exhaustion washed over him.

"Holy crap, three hundred? For real?"

A full seventy points more than before.

Something's wrong, this is definitely not right.

If this continues, won't his current spirit be completely insufficient for sublimating to Level 10 train next time?

"What's going on? What was that just now? Huh, outside?"

Ye Qiyan noticed the sounds coming from outside.

A tidal wave of monsters surged toward them.

Front, back, sides...

Everywhere.

Red Tears and Lisette had already gone to the roof to defend.

They killed one wave, only for another to come.

It seemed endless.

"Did I just raid someone's nest? Sigh... let's break through first."

He summoned the system interface and activated the train's armaments.

"Imminent Demise Drill—"

"Airspace Clearance—"

And he temporarily crafted a train acceleration bullet and loaded it into the acceleration device.

Triple speed activated.

The Imminent Demise Drill's rotation speed skyrocketed accordingly.

The monsters ahead were shredded by it.

The monsters on both sides were sucked under the wheels.

Charge—!

Forward! Impact—!

Ahead, he could see the boundary of the beast tide.

The train traveled for a full fifteen minutes before finally leaving those monsters behind.

Recalling Lisette and the others, Ye Qiyan finally had time to look at the prompts from his upgrade.

[Materials required for next train upgrade: Wood,,,(omitted) Xijin×1]

As usual, the train speed increased to 180 kilometers per hour, and the Processing Station, frame, chassis, and wheels were simultaneously upgraded.

Below this were the upgrade options.

Ye Qiyan wasn't in a hurry to look at them, instead falling into thought.

Why did such an enormous beast tide appear during sublimation?

Could it be because he entered a high-level station above Level 8?

That must be it, otherwise there's no way to explain it.

"And that voice..."

It was too familiar. Though he didn't know its meaning, that voice always appeared by his ear whenever he sailed.

Now, this voice actually appeared during train sublimation, and he was so close, just a little bit closer, he could have understood what that voice actually meant.

Which means...

"Level 10?"

"But how to reach Level 10 is a big problem..."

The cost of 300 points for spirit and stamina was a full seventy points more than before.

What about next time?

How much more will it increase next time?

His spirit and stamina combined only total 340.

Unless... take drugs?

Like Shaya's Healing Lollipops, or Beast Emperor Boiling Blood, trading 150 points of spirit limit for 300 points of stamina limit?

But he didn't want to do that.

These two consumables were very useful items that might work wonders in certain situations.

"Then the only way is to increase the limits of stamina and spirit, or..."

Ye Qiyan pressed his hand against his chest.

Or, once again, sublimate his own innate talent.

But all of this still has one prerequisite.

He needs to increase the limits of his stamina and spirit.

Shaking his head, he stopped overthinking.

Ye Qiyan's gaze turned toward the upgrade options from this current upgrade.

"What will come this time?"

[Opening upgrade options for you.]

[Opening successful, please make purchases from the following options.]

[Option 1: Conductor Module Card - Song of Machinery (50 Train Coins)]

[Option 2: Train Module - Mechanical Arms (30 Train Coins)]

[Option 3: Emotional Intelligence Chip (30 Train Coins)]

[Option 4: Triangular Core (100 Train Coins)]

That's it?

Only two hundred and eleven train coins?

Ye Qiyan pinched his own thigh—it hurt.

"Damn, did the train system change its nature? It didn't scan my backpack?"

Having money prepared but not being able to spend it all really caught Ye Qiyan off guard.

"Two hundred and ten... have I really been gaslit by this system? I actually think this upgrade option costs too little?"

Speechless, he facepalmed. At this price, he didn't even need to look at the effects—he could just buy them all outright.

Then, starting from the first option, he began to examine them.

[Conductor Module Card: Song of Machinery]

[After activating this module, all friendly mechanical units within a certain range will gain continuous self-repair functionality.]

Another aura ability.

Counting the previous Beast King Inner Armor that increased others' stamina limit, that makes one already.

But it only works on mechanical units?

His current mechanical units, counting them all, are the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon, Lisette, and Eve—these three.

As for WALL-E, although it's also a mechanical unit, he wouldn't make it engage in combat anyway.

Also, the train.

Does the train count as a mechanical unit?

According to the system's judgment, it actually does?

No, to be precise, whether the train counts as a mechanical unit isn't determined by the system, but rather by what modifications a train conductor has made to their own train.

Besides, the most important point about this module is.

It's a card.

Since it's a card, it has physical form.

With physical form, it can be sublimated!

"Not in a hurry, let's check the others first."

With so little stamina, even if he wanted to hurry, he couldn't.

Continuing to scroll, he looked at the second option reward.

[Train Module - Mechanical Arms]

[When equipped on the train, can extend two mechanical arms up to 50 meters maximum, freely entering the train interior for cargo transport.]

Mechanical arms?

From the description, they're for moving cargo?

This thing has no physical form, so Ye Qiyan directly installed this module onto the train.

Using the module.

Two white mechanical arms extended outside the train.

The mechanical arms could continuously extend, reaching up to a hundred meters range, which was pretty good for moving items.

These 30 Train Coins weren't wasted.

Next one.

[Emotional Intelligence Chip]

[Can be used on mechanical lifeforms/mechanical beings/props compatible with emotional chips.]

[After using this item, the target gains emotions.]

This is the superior replacement for the ordinary Smart Chip after sublimation.

Now that he can buy it directly, he can just see what results continued sublimation would bring.

So, that leaves the last one.

The most expensive item in this upgrade option.

[Triangular Core]

A prop roughly the size of an adult male's palm, pyramid-shaped.

Touch, appraise.

The light screen appeared.

Before Ye Qiyan, its introduction information surfaced.

[Triangular Core]

[After use, can specially enhance a single effect of one special train carriage.]

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