Nine thousand eight hundred twelve people.
Since the merge until now, according to the time displayed here, about ten or so days had passed.
The number of deaths within the Sector had surprisingly been kept at under two hundred.
And among those, there were probably a few Train Conductors who had originally been in the E-3 Sector and had died in some Station World.
Looking at it this way, the casualty rate for these newcomers, after passing through the Novice Ten Stations, had actually dropped to a level that could be called a miracle.
Ye Qiyan casually shut off the system interface.
He began sorting through his final gains from the last Station.
Aside from those two items hanging on the [Record Wall].
In Miranda City, what he had obtained was probably only three things.
Second, Asmodeus's Scepter of Kingship.
Third, the Heteromorphic Module.
Beyond that, there were the spoils collected by the Raven Demon leading the Nano-Bee Swarm throughout the city.
There were items, materials, and a few measly Train Coins.
Plus the daily five coins from the [Great Dragon Card · Wealth].
Ye Qiyan's current wealth was as follows:
Train Coins: 801 coins.
A lot, right? At least for an ordinary Train Conductor, this was an astronomical figure.
But for him, it seemed like it wasn't even enough to afford a certain option from the last Sublimation.
"Forget it, I'll just toss all the collected spoils to the black market."
He took out the black market Invitation Card and swiped it across the Light Screen.
A black screen appeared.
The familiar voice of that customer service lady came through.
Ye Qiyan packed up the vast majority of those spoils and dumped them all into the black market.
After deducting the handling fee, he received a total of five hundred ninety-seven Train Coins.
Adding that to the previous amount, that made one thousand three hundred ninety-eight coins.
Upgrading the train once... well, that should be enough, right?
He kept a small portion of spoils worth about one hundred Train Coins and didn't sell them.
He planned to wait until after the train upgrade, buy the upgrade options, and then sell them to the black market, keeping some Train Coins for daily use.
This time, there was absolutely no problem!
The advantage was mine~
He chuckled inwardly.
Taking a step forward, he walked to the locomotive section and began preparing for this Sublimation.
"Sigh..."
He took a deep breath.
[Celestial Comet Drive · Crimson Radiance] equipped to the train.
[Eternal Night Reactor] ready for overload.
[Red, Horned, Triple Speed] bullets loaded.
At this speed, if it were like the state during the last Sublimation.
The current train speed couldn't catch up to Ye Qiyan's [Sublimation].
Then he would have to use [Surpass the Stars].
But now~
He didn't need to.
[Train Armament · Super! Mega! Imminent Demise Drill]
[Costs 10 Train Coins to activate. Upon activation, rotation speed increases based on train velocity. After killing enemies, converts their remains into energy to feed back into the train's speed.]
So this time, he didn't equip the [Witness of the End].
Let the monsters chase, let them obstruct.
Let them become nourishment for the drill, and in turn, feed the train.
"Let's begin."
He murmured to himself.
A wisp of azure blue flowed at the tip of Ye Qiyan's finger.
The moment it touched the train!
[Talent Activated—]
["Sublimation!"]
Countless monsters surged like rolling waves from all directions.
All acceleration devices activated simultaneously.
The train's speed began to skyrocket wildly.
The Imminent Demise Drill also started to grow, speed up, and strengthen at the same time, a massive golden spiral breaking through everything ahead.
Monsters were ground into dust the moment they were sucked into the drill, becoming nourishment for the drill to feed back to the train.
Forward, forward, forward!
No matter what obstacles lay ahead, none could stop Ye Qiyan's train, not even for a moment.
[Ding dong!!!]
[Congratulations, Train Conductor: Ye Qiyan]
[Your train level has been raised to: Level 17]
[Your train speed has been increased to: 340 km/h]
[Overall train quality improved]
[Required for next level: Metal... Snow White's Heart]
[Opening upgrade options for you now.]
[Please wait.]
When this familiar broadcast sounded.
When the azure stream of light faded.
The massive monsters chasing the train gradually slowed down.
They were left behind, letting out unwilling, mournful howls.
They couldn't catch up anymore.
"Tch..."
The train had completed its Sublimation, but this time, Ye Qiyan wasn't very happy.
[Stamina: 320→100] [Spirit: 340→40]
Five hundred twenty points.
This time's consumption was a full hundred points more than last time, right?
This sudden, unpredictable increase had disrupted Ye Qiyan's plans.
Five hundred twenty points... If the next time still had this level of consumption increase, he could still withstand it by taking Spirit Potions.
But the time after that, and the one after that...
This didn't seem to be purely a matter of spiritual quantity.
It was the limit.
There was only one way to reduce the cost of Sublimating the train.
[Sublimation Talent]
But, no.
Ye Qiyan knew very well.
To Sublimate himself again, he needed both his Stamina and Spirit limits to break through the four-hundred-point mark.
For now, that was still a little too far away.
"Forget it, let's check the upgrade options first. I'll worry about the future later."
Pushing those thoughts aside, a smile reappeared on Ye Qiyan's face.
He rubbed his hands together and eagerly opened this time's upgrade options.
"Let me see what we've got this time."
[Ding dong~ Your train upgrade options are as follows]
[The content of the train's offerings will certainly be worth every coin]
"Huh?"
Ye Qiyan suddenly had a subtle premonition.
Worth every coin? Why did that prompt suddenly appear?
[Options are as follows]
[Option One: Dragon Blood · Dragon Meat Mapo Tofu (300 Train Coins)]
[Option Two: Carriage Interior Fabrication Gem · Gentle Wind Pasture (600 Train Coins)]
[Option Three: Fire Demon · Cremation Flame (500 Train Coins)]
[Option Four: No Entry Barricade (100 Train Coins)]
[The current upgrade options are as shown above. Your current Train Coin count is one thousand three hundred ninety-eight coins. Purchasing all upgrade options requires one thousand five hundred Train Coins.]
[Given your outstanding purchasing history, the System offers an exclusive tip: "Perhaps you could sell some unneeded spoils."]
The corner of Ye Qiyan's eye twitched a few times.
He took a deep breath...
"...Sigh..."
One thousand five hundred coins.
Well, if he sold all the final spoils from the last Station, he would have just barely over one thousand five hundred Train Coins.
He could buy all the upgrade options and even have a little left over in the end.
Congratulations, congratulations...
"Sigh..."
He took another deep breath but couldn't help complaining anyway:
"Is it that easy for me to save up some money? Can't you just leave me a little, at least leave me a hundred coins? That last barricade is just filler, isn't it! Hey!"
[Ding dong—]
[Ding~]
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