Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

Removing the ventilator and eating the tomato, Nate's sister appeared to be feeling much better than before.

Standing by the window of the small building, Ye Qiyan silently observed below, watching those modified humans who had been easily eliminated by Lisette's Chrono-Mechanical Armament.

Each of these people possessed devices identical to the ventilator used by Nate's sister.

They came in various sizes, with the most distinctive feature being the constant emission of grayish-white steam from an opening.

[Steam Drive]

[Core product used to power steam machinery.]

A core product, yet even impoverished thugs could obtain and utilize it.

This truly was a strange world.

Creak—

Lisette returned to his side, handing over a mechanical torso she was carrying.

[Steam Prosthetic]

[Distributed by the Steam King to the lower class]

A line of somewhat blurred text was engraved on the prosthetic.

[In my kingdom, steam shall be shared!]

"Steam King?"

Ye Qiyan softly spoke this name, just as Nate, who had stepped away from his sister, overheard him.

"Sir, nobles like yourself can visit the palace to see His Highness the Steam King. If you wish to go, I can take you there."

When Nate uttered the words "Steam King," his eyes filled with admiration.

That admiration bordered on fanaticism.

As if the "Steam King" were a hero destined to save the world.

"I've inhaled quite a lot of fog recently, and my memory has developed some gaps—specifically regarding His Highness the Steam King. Could you help me recall?"

Bewitchment~

Nate instantly became "convinced" by this power and quickly began recounting the origins of the Steam King to Ye Qiyan.

After the Steam Civil War ended, the entire Fog Nation plunged into extreme chaos.

Eighty percent of the population became displaced due to the conflict.

Many people suffered physical disabilities from inhaling excessive waste fog.

At this time, a being calling itself the Steam King emerged.

Nate didn't know its exact appearance.

He only knew that this entity open-sourced the simplest and most efficient manufacturing methods for steam drives to every person in the Fog Nation.

It also distributed prosthetics to many to help them sustain their livelihoods.

Although increased steam usage caused the Fog Nation's thick fog to become even denser.

No one ever considered this a problem.

"Sir Ye, would you like to see a doctor? There's a hospital in the city center specifically for treating noble lords. I've been to their trash bins and often found some uneaten chicken legs..."

"No need, I've figured things out well enough. So, where is the Steam King's palace?"

Following Nate's directions, Ye Qiyan roughly compared the coordinates on the Sand Table.

"Is this Steam King the target on the coordinates?"

"Kill it, mission complete?"

"No, if it were truly that simple, this shouldn't be a mission platform but a hunting platform instead."

Ye Qiyan pondered silently to himself.

There was still too little information.

Having just entered this Station World.

He hadn't even figured out what needed to be done yet.

Better to stay for now.

Over the next two days, guided by Nate, he witnessed all sorts of bizarre steam machinery.

Like the super-giant steam giants, standing a hundred meters tall, walking through the city.

Or humans whose lower bodies were completely replaced by six steam spider legs.

And the various steam machinery factories located right in the city center.

Even through the Wandering Star Holy Sigil, Ye Qiyan could imagine how foul the black smoke billowing from those massive factories must smell.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop! What are you doing here? Ahead lies the palace of the great Steam King,"

While moving through the city, at the perimeter of the largest steam factory ahead, Ye Qiyan and Nate were stopped.

The ones stopping them were humans responsible for guard duty, their bodies extensively modified with steam prosthetics.

The scale of modification was so extensive that it was impossible to imagine what they looked like before the transformation.

Essentially, apart from their heads being their own.

The rest of their bodies consisted entirely of steam mechanical prosthetics.

Their towering stature made Nate somewhat fearful.

"This noble lord beside me has come from another city and wishes to tour the central factory of our excellent Steam King, brother, if you could..."

The soldier scrutinized Ye Qiyan and Lisette beside him.

Noticing they could walk freely without wearing gas masks, his tone became considerably softer.

"You've come at a very unfortunate time. His Majesty the Steam King has refused entry to the central factory for anyone today—even we aren't permitted inside. So, my apologies, please return tomorrow."

Just as the soldier finished speaking.

From within the thick fog, a strange clattering sound approached their location.

The soldier's expression turned grim, the aura emanating from his steam prosthetic making the surrounding airflow noticeably denser.

"Ah?! It's the Rebel Machines! Sir, we must leave quickly!"

Rebel Machines?

What were those?

Curious, Ye Qiyan looked toward the direction of the sound.

The Demon Card·Arrogance ability activated.

Piercing through the dense fog, he saw massive numbers of mechanical devices haphazardly assembled together, bizarre machines driven by copious amounts of steam, piling up like an approaching flood.

They advanced forward.

Everything in their path—whether human or structure—would be completely devoured.

"What is this? Mechanical garbage coming to life?"

Nate anxiously wanted to flee, seeing that Ye Qiyan still showed no intention of leaving, he looked like he was about to cry from desperation.

"Sir, I'll explain everything when we get back, I beg you, let's go quickly! They'll devour everything! We absolutely cannot stop them alone!"

Ye Qiyan still had no plans to leave. He smiled faintly, gently patted Nate's shoulder, and said:

"Don't panic."

Then.

"Scoundrel."

A beast-like roar echoed through the thick fog.

Within the Armament Space.

The pure white mech soldier, holding two shields transformed from divine cores in each hand, slammed them heavily onto the ground.

Boom—!

The violent tremor caused Nate to fall onto his backside.

A gale swept through, and with Scoundrel's appearance, the surroundings became considerably clearer.

The two massive shields faced the surging, flood-like mechanical garbage.

"Push them back."

Command issued.

Before Scoundrel, the two shields began advancing toward the direction from which the mechanical garbage surged.

Decay—Scorch—

Advance—!

"So, have you calmed down now?"

"Tell me."

"What exactly are these so-called Rebel Machines?"

[Tide of Steam Machinery]

[They can appear at any time, devouring everything to become part of their bodies.]

[They can disappear at any time, like an urban legend, impossible to verify.]

This was the system's appraisal result.

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