Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

Ain didn't sit down. Instead, with the demeanor of a sunny big boy, he walked over to Ye Qiyan and spoke in an apologetic tone:

"Sorry, I think I scared your little sister."

The corners of Ye Qiyan's mouth lifted slightly as he raised his hand to press against Sherry's icy-cold hair.

"It's fine, my little sister~ She's just recovering from a serious illness and hasn't had cake in too long. Heh, but you don't look like you're from around here."

"I'm from somewhere else. Recovering from a serious illness, huh? Congrats. Um... I don't know if you'll believe me, but this city is about to become very unsafe. Especially at night. Remember to stay away from the city center, and it'd be best if you left this place soon."

Ye Qiyan feigned surprise as he picked up the newspaper.

"You don't mean the news about the gas pipe aging and possibly exploding is true, do you?"

"Uh... More or less?"

He clearly wasn't good at lying.

"Anyway, leave as soon as you can. Trust me, the city will be evacuated soon. Oh, right! Here, little miss, this is for you. Congrats on your recovery. You have to live well, okay?"

Ain placed a flower in front of Ye Qiyan.

[Nanxi Flower (Level 1)]

[Originating from a certain low-level station world, in that world, this flower represents hope.]

It had no special abilities.

Just a simple, pure white blossom.

Ain flashed a grin full of white teeth, waved at the silent Sherry, and then returned to sit across from the young woman named Koleira.

Koleira's gaze swept over to Ye Qiyan, as if she sensed something strange, yet couldn't quite put her finger on what was off.

She blinked, and that strangeness vanished as if it had never existed.

"Is it... my imagination?"

She shook her head slightly, raised her hand, and spread a sound-dampening barrier that enveloped both her and Ain.

Ain looked puzzled.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I just think if the natives overheard our conversation, especially yours, they'd take you for a lunatic."

"Uh, fair enough. After all, they don't know about the Wasteland. Ah... not knowing might be for the best too. Being able to live in a peaceful world and survive is a good thing for a lot of people. Mm, once I get stronger, once I become the greatest Train Conductor one day, I'll make sure every weak human in every Station World gets the protection of a Hero!"

Koleira stared at Ain like he was a lunatic, completely unable to comprehend his wish.

"You're insane..."

"No, it's not insanity. It's a wish."

And indeed, it was a wish.

A very difficult one to fulfill, at that.

Ye Qiyan handed the flower to Sherry, propped his chin on one hand, and rested his elbow on the table.

The dampened sound was already inaudible to ordinary people.

But who said he was ordinary~?

"A talent for punishing evil, a wish to protect the weak, becoming a Hero, huh..."

Ye Qiyan wouldn't mock Ain's wish like that young woman did.

Sure, he wouldn't become a Hero who protected the weak himself, but he also wouldn't mock someone willing to lend a hand to those in need.

The Heavenly Organization...

If someone really did rebuild that organization, which had already been destroyed by some unknown entity, and if they really kept being a bunch of good people in this always profit-driven Wasteland...

He might even respect someone like that.

"Insane. No wonder no one else in the organization wants to go on missions with you. Whatever, I don't care. Do whatever you want. But don't forget our mission."

The Boss brought over the cake.

Koleira took a bite, and even her ice-cold face couldn't help but reveal a genuine smile.

Clearly, she too was someone who loved sweets.

"Of course I won't forget. Find Altos, defeat him when he's only using one or two powers... But come to think of it, can we actually win? And even if we do win, so what? This so-called Wish War doesn't seem all that meaningful either."

Ain also took a bite of cake as he voiced his confusion.

"I don't know. Don't ask me. I'm only participating in the fight for the organization's points. And besides, being able to fight Lord Altos... even if he only uses a fraction of his power..."

"Lord?"

Ain looked at Koleira with suspicion.

"No, nothing."

The young woman silently put away the little doll hanging from her waist-long blade back into her space, and a certain wanted poster she'd bought at a high price flashed through her mind from her train carriage.

The corners of her mouth curled up into a smile.

It was the exact same smile she'd had when she ate that bite of cake just now.

Ain found it a bit strange, but he couldn't pinpoint why. Since the two of them weren't very close, he didn't ask any further.

"Anyway, as long as we run into that Lord Al... ahem, that Demon from Emperor's Order, and team up to beat him once, we'll get our organization points. I only need a few more points to exchange for the item I want."

"Yeah, me too. What I want is the coordinate fragment of the Heavenly Organization's headquarters. Though, honestly, I'm not all that keen on fighting Mr. Altos.

After all, he's also a good person.

He saved so many Train Conductors and ordinary people in Suoluo City and the Hanging Gardens... How wonderful... If I had power as strong as his, I'd definitely follow his example and help even more people!"

A good person?

Ye Qiyan silently pulled out a small mirror and looked at his own face.

Mm, handsome.

But did he really have anything to do with being a good person?

He carefully recalled all the good deeds he'd actively done since entering the Wasteland...

Mm... None at all.

Everything he'd ever done was always for his own benefit.

A good person...

He'd pass on that~

Still, even so.

Openly and aboveboard eavesdropping on others talking about him, and getting positive reviews at that, was pretty amusing.

From Ain and Koleira's conversation, it wasn't hard to see that the organization Abukado was different from Emperor's Order.

At the very least, judging by the whole "do missions, earn points, exchange for rewards" thing, it was a lot more legitimate than that Charlatan Zhu Xingshu always using words to freeload off others' labor.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiyan curled his lips, feeling even more disdain for Zhu Xingshu.

But Abukado and Emperor's Order did share some similarities.

At the very least, it wasn't hard to see that this organization's management of its members wasn't based on strict belief. They too had joined because of benefits.

The organization also had people like the centipede woman Barr, and this kid named Ain who yearned to become a righteous ally and rebuild the new Heavenly Organization.

["They only want to defeat me, not kill me, huh?"]

["But that makes sense. If they really wanted to intercept and assassinate me, they'd have sent stronger Train Conductors."]

["Looks like someone wants me to lose this Wish War. Is it to prevent something from happening?"]

["Materials... or... something else?"]

Ye Qiyan fell into thought.

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