Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

Early the next morning.

Ye Qiyan finished breakfast and was just about to search for some information on Miranda City.

He pulled up the Public Chat Room, but before he could even start a keyword search.

The System's broadcast rang out at that very moment.

[Ding-dong!]

[The population of the Sector you are in is too low, therefore the train system will soon perform a Sector merger for all of you.]

[Ding-dong~ Based on the current strength ranking of Train Conductors within this Sector, the merged Sector will be designated as E-3.]

[All Train Conductor numbers will not change, only the E-3 prefix will be added in front.]

[The original Train Conductors of the E-3 Sector will not increase.]

[The Sector is about to merge.]

[3...2...1...]

An intangible fluctuation erupted in the sky above every train, emanating from the depths of the Wasteland.

Immediately, Ye Qiyan saw the originally over two thousand people in the Public Chat Room begin to increase wildly.

Three thousand, six thousand...

[10000/10000]

No more, no less, exactly ten thousand!

Exactly the same as during the last Sector merger.

The chat room exploded.

The vast majority of people from the original Sector had no idea about the appearance of the new batch of Train Conductors.

After those seven thousand-plus people joined, the Public Chat Room, which had been quiet for a long time, finally became lively.

["Holy crap! What's going on? Why did it merge all of a sudden?"]

["Seniors, we are the new batch of novice Train Conductors. Since we've joined here, we hope you all can give us some guidance."]

["I am the Great Dragon Knight Don Quixote. If any of you have monsters you cannot defeat, just tell me! As a knight, I will never shrink from battle!"]

["What on earth is happening? I remember our guild's President saying that a new batch only appears every three years?"]

["Seems your guild boss doesn't know much. This batch is special, and very strong. They might even be stronger than us who have conquered so many stations."]

["Huh? How is that possible? Aren't they newcomers?"]

["They are newcomers. Forget it, you wouldn't understand."]

["Verdict: the person above doesn't understand either."]

Two messages were pinned to the top.

["I am Zhao An, President of the Mutual Aid Society. New friends, if you haven't decided which city to rest in temporarily, you can come to Sea Kite Island. The Mutual Aid Society will prepare a banquet for you, along with information about the Wasteland, the cities, and the intelligence you need."]

["The Mutual Aid Society possesses the vast majority of the powerful Train Conductors in this Sector. Joining our guild will allow you to upgrade your train to level 4 in the shortest possible time."]

Zhao An, that young man with the plant-type talent.

He probably knew about this matter long ago, and most likely knew this batch of newcomers was quite strong, which is why he posted the message the moment after the merger.

But that wasn't Ye Qiyan's focus.

"Great Dragon Knight... and that tone... that's Don Quixote, right?"

It had to be him.

What a coincidence. Ye Qiyan knew he had become a Train Conductor and possessed the [Ally's Blessing] item.

He had also always known Don Quixote wasn't among the hundreds of thousands who died at the Novice Station.

Ye Qiyan smiled, not taking the initiative to send a friend request. Just as he was about to continue searching for Miranda City using keywords.

[Ding-ding—]

A friend message popped up.

And the person sending the message.

Was named [Mo Shi].

["Ye Qiyan, long time no see. So, are you pleasantly surprised to see me in the same Sector?"]

"I knew it..."

Ye Qiyan facepalmed in exasperation.

This was the most troublesome one.

[Death] the True God, now [Mo Shi].

["Something up?"]

["Nothing. Just letting you know I'm here. Hmm, also, I will become stronger than you as a Train Conductor."]

["Then good luck with that."]

["But before that, can you tell me what a Flame Stone is? I took a little peek at the memories of a human Train Conductor from a very, very long time ago.

It seems she didn't need such materials to upgrade her train back then.

Only after level thirty did she need special materials."]

["How long ago?"]

["Can't remember. Slept too long, can't recall. So, what is a Flame Stone?"]

Ye Qiyan frowned slightly.

Flame Stone, or rather, special upgrade materials.

He hadn't thought too much about it before, after all, he never needed materials to upgrade his train.

But Mo Shi had no reason or need to lie about such a thing. So, these upgrade materials needed for low-level trains...

Seemed a bit... peculiar.

Could it be... a man-made result?

["A type of stone, quite hot. If you want to get it, either rely on luck, find a way to buy it, or... join a guild."]

["I see. Well, thanks then. Hmm, I owe you a favor."]

["No need."]

He got new information from Mo Shi, so he traded it with the information about Flame Stones.

The two could be considered equivalent, no debt owed.

The chat ended, and Mo Shi indeed didn't bother him further.

Ye Qiyan watched the rather interesting spam in the Public Chat Room for a while longer before finally having time to prepare to search for Miranda City.

However...

[Ding-ding—]

"So many people today?"

["Brother Qiyan, Brother Qiyan! Quick, look at the Public Chat Room! What's your ranking?"]

["?"]

["Ah, you don't know? That Zhao An guy somehow got a System permission, seems he bought it at a high price from the guild he's attached to, to rank the strength of Train Conductors in the current Sector.

That guy clearly wanted to show off his own strength and the strength of his Mutual Aid Society. Pfft, but he didn't expect the top ten names to all be hidden, completely unrelated to the people in his guild!"]

["I'll go take a look."]

Ranking?

Ye Qiyan frowned slightly, only now noticing a dialog box pinned to the most prominent position displaying a ranking list.

Clicking in, just as Zhao Lin said, the top ten were all hidden. Zhao An's name was in thirteenth place, and Shangguan Yingxue was eleventh.

Ye Qiyan looked up and saw the name of the hidden number one.

[Ye Qiyan]

No train level, no other information, just a simple name.

In fact, only a very few people displayed their ranking, whether at the top or the bottom.

["Brother Qiyan, hehe, I'm second. You must be first, right~"]

Zhao Lin was second? Then what about Mo Shi?

How could that troublesome one be weak?

Ye Qiyan quickly dismissed that thought.

He still considered Mo Shi as [Death].

But this ranking listed the Train Conductor Mo Shi.

Mo Shi was following the rules. All her original abilities as [Death] had been sealed and stripped away. Apart from occasionally cheating a little, her current strength indeed shouldn't be very high. Among the Train Conductors in this merged Sector, she probably wouldn't be at the top.

["A boring list. Putting your name up high will only get you harassed all day, without even a single Train Coin's worth of benefit."]

["Mhm, I knew Brother Qiyan would say that. Exposing your own name is too stupid, right? Would anyone really do that?"]

There would be. And more than one.

[Rank 4: Forgotten] [Rank 6: Don Quixote]

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