Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

Aishara never expected that her random guess would actually hit the mark regarding the other party's identity.

A mage who had slumbered from ancient times until now?

No wonder the summoned beasts by this young man's side were completely different from those of ordinary summoners.

From the caravan leader's description, the spells used by this woman—so beautiful it even made Aishara a little envious—were also of a type she had never heard of before.

But if the other party was a mage from ancient times... then everything seemed to make sense... right?

"S-so that's it, you... you've actually seen Nefeti before?"

"I've seen it, and interacted with it quite a few times. I'm pretty familiar with it, actually."

This wasn't a lie. Nefeti's remains were stored right in his train's storage unit. Not only had he interacted with it, he was even thinking that if, in the end, this guy couldn't achieve Nirvana...

Grinding these bones into powder and feeding them to the Goshawk and that stupid bear cub might actually make them a bit stronger.

"Sir, please save the desert! Return Nefeti's Garden to the path it should be on!"

Nefeti's Garden.

Ye Qiyan finally heard the name of this station world from the mouth of a native of this world.

"That so-called Heavenly God right now is an outsider! He suddenly appeared, was saved by the merciful Nefeti, yet chose to betray Nefeti when it descended with a miracle to save the people!"

"Matmu! That despicable traitor! He was the one who killed Nefeti! Sir! Please avenge Nefeti, defeat that hateful traitor! Return Nefeti's Garden its true name!"

Aishara was extremely agitated, so agitated she was practically about to jump up and down.

But suddenly, her ears twitched, her expression instantly turning cold. She turned and pushed the door open, seeing a young boy slumped on the ground, looking at her with a face full of terror.

"P-president, I didn't hear anything, really, I swear!"

The boy turned to flee, but was hit by a ball of flame Aishara threw. He screamed and collapsed.

"Sir, I will handle this cleanly. I only ask that you save Nefeti's Garden. This is... a necessary sacrifice."

The door closed.

Ye Qiyan, with a playful expression, took out that feather that looked like a blade studded with gems.

"Do you... want help?"

Lisette asked softly.

"We didn't come to this world to be some savior, nor to fulfill other people's wishes~"

"But... an outsider, huh?"

Ye Qiyan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Is it an outsider False God, or something else?"

"I didn't sense much divinity on that dog-headed fellow at all."

[One Who Angers the Gods]

This title he wore not only increased damage against divine entities significantly, but also allowed him to vaguely sense the concentration of divinity on others.

Although that dog-headed, human-bodied guy only appeared as a phantom projection.

The divinity on him was countless times weaker than even the weakest Goblin God that Ye Qiyan had killed before.

The feeling he gave Ye Qiyan... was actually more like a human?

A human, an outsider?

Then that would be...

"A Train Conductor?"

"Huh? Could it be an old Train Conductor hiding out at this station?"

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The temple believers' massive search operation lasted an entire night.

Every room, every area of the town was searched by them with extreme fanaticism.

However, even if Ye Qiyan had truly appeared right in front of them, these guys would have been completely unable to recognize him.

That cat-woman president named Aishara announced on the morning of the second day that Ye Qiyan had become a patron of the Merchant Guild, and that all his commands were to be absolutely obeyed.

Incidentally, she also spent a large sum of money to acquire a registered identity within the temple for Ye Qiyan and Lisette.

Now Ye Qiyan could really swagger right through the front gate, in broad daylight, and go to that temple again without being discovered.

In the following days, Aishara introduced Ye Qiyan to many more believers who still had faith in Nefeti.

These people were old and young alike, their common point being that they all harbored deep resentment towards the dog-headed Heavenly God Matmu.

There were quite a few such people. Combined with the army and intelligence network the Merchant Guild had built over more than a decade in other cities and tribes using money...

They were preparing to take action.

And Ye Qiyan, this [Ancient Powerful Mage Who Has Slumbered Until Now], gave Aishara and the other followers of Nefeti confidence.

The confidence that they could defeat Matmu.

The time for the war was set for nine days later, on the day the Matmu Heavenly God Festival began. At that time, other tribes and desert cities would use pilgrimage as a pretext to gather these tens of thousands of rebels.

They would head to Matmu Holy City, the first temple built by the dog-headed Heavenly God Matmu, and also, in his legends, the "first stop" where he descended to the mortal world, defeated the evil divine beast, and saved the world.

As for whose holy site they would be paying homage to... that wasn't certain.

The caravan set off on the third day. This time, Aishara and that caravan leader traveled together. They brought almost all their assets, hiring a large number of mercenaries who did not believe in the Heavenly God Matmu.

Added to the guards they themselves kept, the group of several hundred people marched forward under increasingly violent gales, heading grandly towards Matmu Holy City.

They encountered quite a few sandstorms and various wind-induced dust storms along the way. Ye Qiyan specifically checked the Sunny Doll's weather forecast.

The strong wind was turning into a storm.

He didn't know what the time ratio was between this station world and the Wasteland.

But this change in stormy weather most likely meant the wind in the Wasteland was also intensifying.

The desert wasn't only inhabited by desert bandits; there were also many magical beasts called the Eyes of Matmu.

Things like wyverns, desert giant scorpions, giant-mouthed sand worms...

These things should normally be kept away by the believers of Matmu through prayer.

But this time, the prayers had completely lost their effect.

The dog-headed Heavenly God Matmu allowed these magical beasts to slaughter the people traveling through the desert.

And this was the so-called punishment of Matmu.

As they got closer and closer to that Matmu Holy City.

Ye Qiyan discovered that the ineffective spirit jade and that Nefeti feather were both resonating because of something.

He roughly understood why Matmu had hidden this feather far away from himself.

He also roughly knew what needed to be done to complete the mission for this station.

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At the very top of the colossal, thousand-meter-tall statue of the dog-headed Heavenly God in Matmu Holy City.

Here, a train without any carriages was parked.

The dog-headed Heavenly God, Matmu, took off his dog head, revealing a human face beneath.

"Has it finally come? Other Train Conductors..."

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