Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

The atmosphere fell into silence.

Clearly, such an explanation wasn't enough to make Ye Qiyan lower his guard.

"Interesting, a hidden storage device? Hmm... is it that bracelet on your wrist?"

"That doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, senior."

"Ha, fair enough."

Puffing on his cigar, the middle-aged man snapped his fingers, and a friend request notification sound transmitted to Ye Qiyan's system interface.

"My name is Fan Huo, everyone calls me Old Fan, you can call me that too. No need to be so nervous, I mean you no harm. I just happened to come to the City of a Thousand Stars for some business. That Smiling Tiger at the church said that crazy woman Shaya seems to get along quite well with a newcomer, even sending someone for the organization's annual train maintenance. I got curious and came to check you out."

"By the way, to invite you to join our organization."

"Sister Shaya never mentioned any organization to me."

"That's normal, after all it's an organization, not exactly a place with strict rules. It's just that everyone came together because we share similar goals. Over time, we've achieved a bit of influence and results."

Tap—

A dark green flame ignited at Fan Huo's fingertip.

Pulling out another cigar from who knows where and lighting it, his gaze swept over Ye Qiyan's Black Ebony, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Your gun is good."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Ye Qiyan returned to the hot spring.

He could sense that this man called Fan Huo meant no harm.

Moreover, his Train Conductor level was definitely not low. If he really wanted to do something to him, why waste time talking here?

"How did you find me? Did that person at the church plant a tracker?"

"Not that complicated. In the City of a Thousand Stars, there's nothing you can't buy with Train Coins. There are surveillance cameras everywhere on the roads, not just for fining those vehicles."

"Really? But I heard this city doesn't allow selling props above Level 4. Having money doesn't necessarily mean you can buy everything, right?"

Watching the cigar in Fan Huo's mouth get drained yet again, Ye Qiyan seriously suspected this man's lungs were entirely made of smoke.

Wasn't he afraid of choking to death?

"That's just because what you've encountered is too low-level. You'll understand when your train level gets higher."

Fan Huo rose from the hot spring and casually tossed over a card engraved with a faceless saint.

"Take this. If you're willing to join the organization, open it. If not, then forget it. The reason for inviting you is only because of that crazy woman Shaya. Speaking of which, you're the one who released her, right? Heh, quite capable. Can you tell me how you did it?"

"Senior Fan, everyone has their own secrets, don't you think?"

Fan Huo shrugged and lit another cigar.

"You're right."

For some reason, Ye Qiyan always felt Fan Huo's gaze carried a hint of mockery.

"What do you mean by 'crazy woman'?"

"Literal meaning. You'll understand naturally in the future."

For some reason, Ye Qiyan suddenly remembered the scene in Mystic Bell Town's church where Shaya crushed a doll's head bare-handed.

Crazy woman... seems like this title was quite fitting.

"I have things to do, goodbye."

Fan Huo left the hot spring.

His arrival and departure were like a puff of smoke, so fast it was suffocating.

Ye Qiyan played with the card in his hand, pulling up his interface to appraise it.

【Imperial Sequence Organization · Invitation Card】

【After use, can become a member of the Imperial Sequence Organization and enter its exclusive chat room】

"Imperial Sequence... card sequence?"

He thought about what Shaya had told him not long ago about card sequences, and how Shaya had been sealed because of one-third of the Blasphemy Card.

"Could this organization's purpose be to collect those cards?"

Should he join?

Ye Qiyan fell into thought.

From what Fan Huo said, this guy didn't know he possessed the Blasphemy Card, meaning Shaya hadn't told others that he was the new Blasphemy Card owner.

Then if they really were collecting card sequences...

Weighing the pros and cons, Ye Qiyan felt it would be more reliable to ask a professional.

Ye Qiyan: 【Sister Shaya, do you know Fan Huo?】

A moment later.

Shaya, who was making lollipops in the church, heard the notification sound from her friend interface and frowned slightly upon seeing Ye Qiyan's message.

【"That chain-smoker?"】

【"Well, yes, a chain-smoker."】

【"Oh, then he probably invited you to join the organization, right? Did that guy give you an invitation card?"】

【"Yes."】

【"Tch!"】

【"?"】

Shaya crossed her legs, feeling annoyed at Fan Huo's meddling.

【"I was originally going to give you the invitation card when I came to the City of a Thousand Stars. That guy actually beat me to it. Strange, that chain-smoker rarely sends out invitation cards. Has he changed after not seeing him for over a decade? Well then, looks like I'll have to give you something else."】

So what Shaya meant earlier about having something to give him when she came to the City of a Thousand Stars was this invitation card.

【"Then should I use it?"】

【"Yes, but let me tell you something first. The Imperial Sequence Organization doesn't have many people. I just checked the chat box - excluding those dead people and counting you, there are only eighteen total. You don't need to talk in the chat room after joining. Other than me, there isn't a single normal person in there, especially someone called Zhu Xingshu - that one's a complete charlatan. Listening to her talk will drain your sanity."】

Ye Qiyan silently recalled the chain-smoker from earlier and the things Shaya had done.

Seemed like... he could remove the "other than me" part without any problem.

【"Are you thinking something very rude right now?"】

【"How could I? I'm thinking about where we should meet after you come, Sister Shaya. This city is quite big."】

【"I'll find you when the time comes. That city should be the same as before - as long as you have money, you can buy everything there."】

That phrase again.

Ending the chat, Ye Qiyan raised his eyes to look at the artificially created virtual starry sky above.

"Still too weak, but whatever, now is time to enjoy."

Sinking into the water, the sounds from outside were completely isolated.

The world before his eyes turned completely dark, the comfort spreading throughout his body causing his mind to empty.

But....

"(#*@%……)"

"??"

"Whoosh!"

He abruptly sat up, the inexplicable sound that had echoed in his ears disappearing as if it were just an illusion.

But that was definitely not an illusion.

It was... real.

Swish—

The Blasphemy Card was taken out from the storage unit.

Looking at the Anchor on it, for some reason, he always felt like this thing was speaking.

But this was clearly just an inanimate object.

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