The Storage Matrix module for stowing away the train was indeed a useful ability.
Many times, the places where trains stopped weren't safe, whether in Station Worlds or cities.
Being able to summon the train at any time was also a reassuring prospect.
After all, as long as nothing went wrong, summoning the train, boarding it, and departing meant being able to escape dangerous situations.
But, the enhancement for this module, which he'd obtained a long, long time ago, was actually worth 1,000 Train Coins?
Ye Qiyan was curious.
He wondered just what kind of form this thing could be enhanced into.
"Let's look at the fourth option first."
He continued scrolling.
[After consumption, grants resistance to holy-type abilities and permanently increases stamina cap by 50 points.]
"Looks like you're not just a money-grubbing scam after all, huh? You actually gave me an item that increases stamina. Hey, but the real effect of this thing is increasing resistance, right? Increasing the stamina cap is just a side effect?"
[Yes]
Ye Qiyan fell into thought.
"So that means... I probably understand one of the sources of high-level Train Conductors' stamina and spirit... Is it that these special potions all have additional effects that increase the stamina and spirit caps?"
[Ding dong, insufficient authority]
"Or rather, some potions are like that. Huh, so that means..."
Ye Qiyan pulled up Eve's treatment compartment.
He quickly found an empty bottle.
[Heavenly Organization Mental Stimulation Elixir! (Level 11)]
[After consumption, increases spirit cap by 100 points for one hour and restores 100 spirit points]
[Consumed]
This was also a potion he'd obtained a long time ago, from the same place as the cube containing the [Surpass the Stars] talent.
"This thing is still Level 11, yet the recovery and increase effects are only temporary... System, are you sure your level evaluation is correct?"
[No issue]
The System didn't say anything more.
Ye Qiyan knew that even if he kept asking, he probably wouldn't get any more answers.
But then again, if he made a careful comparison, the potion he'd already drunk long ago seemed average in effect, but in the end, it was only because Ye Qiyan's spirit recovery speed and spirit itself were somewhat peculiar.
For anyone else, there would never be this kind of problem.
50 points of stamina and 50 points of spirit - if these two were to be measured in Train Coins, the higher the value, the more the latter's worth would probably grow exponentially.
"A consumable item costing a thousand Train Coins per bottle is truly extravagant."
Ye Qiyan once again felt his own poverty.
Three thousand nine hundred Train Coins, and that was buying within the upgrade options.
It was hard to imagine what those who obtained large amounts of Train Coins through various means, like city taxes, outright gifts, or other methods, would have to spend to improve themselves. It was probably astronomical.
And more importantly, it simply couldn't be bought.
After all, only Train Conductors who kept advancing could obtain high-level, powerful items.
Even those with the ability to craft equipment and items needed materials that had to be obtained through the production of those who advanced through the Wasteland.
Those who advanced would sell their gains for proper Train Coins, then obtain precious items and modules from the upgrade options that Stagnant Ones couldn't get, thereby growing stronger, then continuing to advance, obtain, and grow stronger...
Except for facing unknown dangers ahead and the constant risk of death.
This was an absolute virtuous cycle.
And what about the Stagnant Ones?
In order to obtain things that had been eliminated or were no longer needed from those who advanced, they had to spend more Train Coins. But spending more didn't necessarily mean a greater improvement, and to gain more improvement, they had to obtain even more Train Coins.
Where did Train Coins come from?
Those who occupied a Station World squeezed the world.
Those who built cities imposed heavier taxes on the city.
This was a vicious cycle in the fullest sense.
But, the benefit was that after stagnating, they wouldn't die from failure in a Station World before their lifespan ran out... right?
Ye Qiyan stepped down from the bed and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window of this suite.
This was the highest point on the Alphart.
Here, he could overlook this entire city.
He opened his palm.
A Demon Card silently materialized.
[Demon Card · Arrogance]
Second ability.
Perspective shift.
He overlooked every corner of the city.
Regardless of which city it was, those people who feared the unknown and feared death, after leaving the Novice Ten Stations or nearly failing to escape after a crushing defeat in some Station World, would sell their train at a ridiculously low price in exchange for the permanent right to live in the city.
These people were Drifters.
No one would sympathize, no one would pity them. Especially the native humans, who would hold even deeper contempt for these Drifters.
Were they pitiable?
No.
Because this was their own choice, wasn't it?
"I'll keep the first two options for now. The third and fourth can be used directly, and... the third option is even a card."
Ye Qiyan withdrew his gaze.
He had no interest whatsoever in the fates of others' choices. If these guys had items worth obtaining on them, or something else...
That would be another story~
The first two of the four options both needed to be used on train carriages, so there was no rush to buy and take them out until they returned to the Wasteland.
But the third and fourth were different.
Especially, that card.
"It's been quite a while since I last sublimated, but I'm still a bit short on money... Huh, come to think of it? Doesn't that Guild Tournament give 300 Train Coins? And the participation limit is for Train Conductors below Level 20, so that means..."
The Guild Tournament was prepared for newcomers.
Wasn't he a newcomer too?
Although he hadn't joined a guild, who said non-guild members couldn't participate in the Guild Tournament?
Three hundred Train Coins - sometimes, adventuring in an Advanced Station World didn't even yield three hundred.
This number would make many Train Conductors green with envy.
Ye Qiyan carefully read the latest rules of the Guild Tournament released by the Nation on Ships.
They really didn't require participants to be guild Train Conductors.
No...
On closer inspection, it wasn't hard to notice.
This Guild Tournament didn't even have a restriction on being from the most recent two batches of Train Conductors?
What exactly was that City Lord Joel trying to do?
Something was strange.
"Never mind, let's just buy the third and fourth upgrade options first."
Two thousand Train Coins were released from the Storage Unit onto the bed.
As Ye Qiyan pressed the purchase button, these Train Coins transformed into dark gold specks of light and merged into the option Light Screen.
Then, after he extracted them.
Two palm-sized items landed right in front of him.
[Module Enhancement Card·Space Matrix]
[Holy Blend Nectar (Level 10)]
The former was a card with a square imprint.
The latter was a tube of honey radiating a sacred glow.
Ye Qiyan picked up the honey and glanced at it.
"Come to think of it... after drinking this, my stamina and spirit can both reach 400 points, which means..."
"I can perform another self-sublimation."
He murmured to himself.
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