Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

There are many possible answers to a question.

No matter which answer one gives, there are always both right and wrong sides.

But regardless of who speaks, the answers they give will never be the complete truth.

Only the answers one finds for oneself will be worth believing.

Ye Qiyan set down the camera Lisette had been using to film and calmly replied:

"The answer to that question is something you need to find for yourself. Perhaps after this war ends, you'll know."

【Ding, ding—】

Just then.

A system prompt rang in his ear.

"Hm?"

He called up the Light Screen and looked at the name displayed on it, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

【Zhong Mojing】

How had this old man managed to contact him?

"Oh right, I almost forgot this station's time flow is synchronized with the Wasteland."

He hadn't bothered to conceal the existence of the Wasteland, because there was simply no need to.

Snow White opened her eyes, curling up in the corner, a thought quietly taking shape in her mind.

【The Wasteland... what is that? Is it the home of these Heroes? If I could enter the Wasteland, would I too become a Hero...】

Her wish seemed to have undergone a subtle shift.

But that had nothing to do with Ye Qiyan.

He raised an eyebrow as he read the message Zhong Mojing had sent him.

Zhong Mojing: 【"Mr. Altos, you... are in the Wish Prayer Kingdom, aren't you? Abukado has received a mercenary contract. We're sending two Train Conductors under level 35 into that world to defeat you there."】

Mercenaries, huh.

Sure enough, ever since he entered this world, the bastards up in that Sky City had probably already gotten word of it.

Hiring Abukado—did they think Abukado's people could fight him to a mutual destruction, letting them swoop in and reap the benefits?

【"Time."】

【"Tomorrow. A total of nine Train Conductors within level 35. Two are Abukado's people; the other seven are sent by their Guild headquarters.

Mr. Altos, I'm sending you their intelligence now. This should offset part of the Karma debt, shouldn't it?"】

Karma, huh~

Ye Qiyan's fingers tapped rhythmically against the tabletop made of ice and snow, a playful smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

【Defiance × Bewitchment】

The Demon's Whisper pierced through the System, traveling along the Light Screen to linger in Zhong Mojing's ear~

【"Still a bit short. Keep gathering intelligence. About me, Emperor's Order, the Card Sequence, and your organization's large-scale operations—any of that will reduce this Karma debt. When the Karma is gone, you'll be free."】

【"Freedom... thank you... Mr. Altos..."】

The conversation ended. Ye Qiyan yawned, feeling a bit bored.

He was just about to close the Friends List Interface and lurk in the Public Chat Room when—

Another message came through.

"Am I really this popular today? Hm... why her?"

The sender was Zhu Xingshu.

【"Bro Ye~ You're in the Wish Prayer Kingdom, aren't you~"】

【"What business is that of yours? Besides, Boss, prying into other people's station information is pretty disgusting."】

【"Boo, don't be so harsh~ I just happened to overhear a little something about the Wish Prayer Kingdom while I was looking for that Mr. Order guy. And I just happened to hear a little intelligence from Abukado's side while I was talking to Gina~

I was chatting with her anyway, so I figured I'd pass the message along to you for her.

But... none of that really matters.

Heheh. Bro Ye~ You should know this very well, right? The Guilds control the path of advancement for lower-level Train Conductors. Without obtaining special items from them, upgrading your Train is practically a nightmare.

Train upgrades are meant to unlock upgrade options, and those options require more Train Coins. But because these people control the materials, many Train Conductors end up with hardly any Coins left after upgrading—nowhere near enough to buy the items they want from the options. All they can do is watch helplessly as the things they desire disappear with the passage of time.

So sad~

These special upgrade materials are just too damn evil."】

【"Is there a Card Sequence in the Wish Prayer Kingdom?"】

【"No, there isn't~ Do you really think I'm the kind of woman who does everything for the sake of a Card Sequence?! What if I'm genuinely thinking about the well-being of all Train Conductors..."】

【"Do you even believe that yourself?"】

【"I don't, heheh~ Okay, fine, joking aside. There's no Card Sequence in the Wish Prayer Kingdom. I'm not lying about that. But what I said earlier wasn't entirely a joke either.

A very, very long time ago—well, way before I even arrived in the Wasteland—Train Conductors didn't need all those strange, meaningless materials before reaching level 30.

And after level 30, the materials they needed were truly special, significant things.

So why has it become so damn hard for Train Conductors to get through the first thirty levels now?"】

She wanted to leave him hanging, but Ye Qiyan didn't respond at all. Finally, unable to hold it in herself, she continued:

【"Ahem! The reason is! A bunch of Train Conductors from the same generation as that insufferable golden guy, Mr. Order, worked together to suppress newcomers from obtaining Train-bound Modules too early.

They also wanted to make sure that later batches of Train Conductors couldn't easily catch up to their 'Seniors,' along with all kinds of other interests.

So they pushed through a System permission, adding all those meaningless materials between Train level 4 and level 30. Stuff like Flame Stones, and the Snow White's Hearts that are special to the Wish Prayer Kingdom.

Train Conductors are free~ But there are always people trying to use every means possible to put shackles on these free birds.

Fate whispers~ I can hear it. Those shackles are already rusted. Under the tide of the Golden Age, their existence will be shattered sooner or later."】

【"You want to remove the upgrade options before level 30?"】

【"No, and I wouldn't do that either.

Because now, thanks to System revisions, these materials are much easier to obtain from treasure chests in stations than in any previous era. All I want to do is accelerate that process.

Besides, even though adding upgrade materials was a rule inserted into the System by someone else's permission, since the System was willing to acknowledge it, that means the System itself recognized this rule.

Those materials may have no practical significance in terms of power.

But the Train's level itself has now established a conceptual relationship with them. That's a good thing."】

【"Hmph..."】

【"Ahem! Fine, I'll stop talking in riddles, alright?!

To put it a bit more simply: I want to cut down the System permissions of Mr. Order and all those old fossils from his generation."】

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