Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

He didn’t keep wildly guessing. Anyway, a mysterious boost to his spirit wasn’t the first time—it was, in any case, a good thing.

Thud-thud——thud-thud——

The train kept pressing forward through the lonely, endless wilderness.

After breakfast, Ye Qiyan walked into the locomotive.

He looked at the device that had once hung in the train system and reached out to touch it.

"Ha..."

Once again, he performed Sublimation; his train would be elevated to level 6.

He took a deep breath. The high sun overhead shone directly on his hand as he silently mouthed the phrase he no longer remembered how many times he had already spoken.

"Sublimation."

A cobalt stream of light enveloped the entire train.

Thud-thud——! Thud-thud!

The rolling wheels roared.

The whistle’s blast sent nearby monsters fleeing in fear.

When everything calmed and the blue light faded away, it meant this round of Sublimation had succeeded.

[Stamina: 120→60] [Spirit: 130→50]

[Train Upgrade Complete!]

[Current Level: 6]

[Materials required for the train’s next upgrade: Wood 1000 kg, Mechanical Parts 600, Metal 1050 kg, glass 40 kg, Electronic Components 500, Gold 15 kg, Mythril 20 kg, Storage Array ×1]

The special item needed to go from level six to seven is called a Storage Array.

Ye Qiyan noted the name.

Come to think of it, what special material was needed to go from level five to six? Back when he upgraded before, he’d been too focused on viewing the upgrade options to pay attention.

"Whatever. I’ll know when someone else upgrades to level five later."

Looking down, after the upgrade, the usual three systems had likewise reached level six, and the train’s speed had increased to 120 km/h.

The most important thing, however, was the content inside the upgrade options.

He rubbed his hands and washed his face—he liked the lottery-like feeling of it all.

[Open Upgrade Options]

[Upgrade options as follows]

[1: Increase train stop time by 5 hours (10 Train Coins)]

[2: Train Armament: Wealth Protective Barrier (20 Train Coins)]

[3: Mind Magic Cube ×1 (40 Train Coins)]

[4: Drum Washing Machine (5 Train Coins)]

“O_o？？？”

How much?

How many Train Coins did these upgrade options cost this time?

Seventy-five???

He pinched himself—was he dreaming?

Where was supposed advantage he’d been promised?

He had painstakingly saved up 76 Train Coins; if he bought everything this upgrade offered, he’d be down to a single miserable Train Coin!

Ye Qiyan sighed, pressed his palm to his forehead, then clicked into the reward details of the upgrade options.

No need to explain the extended train stop time.

The real information was in the latter entries.

[Train Armament: Wealth Protective Barrier]

[After equipping this armament, spending one Train Coin will grant the train a shield that blocks any external type of attack. The barrier has unique durability; once depleted, additional Train Coins must be spent to replenish it.]

"Train armaments... everything costs money? That drill last time cost money too, and this—this is expensive."

He skipped that for now and focused on the third upgrade option.

Mind Magic Cube—one of the items required by that Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon blueprint.

Ye Qiyan had intended to try his luck on the black market later, but he hadn’t expected it to appear directly in the upgrade options.

[Mind Magic Cube: A mysterious cube that can be used as material for certain Mechanical Constructs.]

Pure material—no special abilities beyond that.

That was all the description said.

That surprised him a little.

But this time, the Mind Magic Cube was a must-buy in the upgrade options.

As for the drum washing machine in the final slot, Ye Qiyan didn’t even need to read the description to know what it was.

It was actually useful—after all, whenever WALL-E did laundry, it tended to ruin the clothes.

"Options are a bit sparse. Hmm... I’ll buy the Mind Magic Cube first and decide later."

Forty Train Coins dissolved into specks of dim gold light and vanished.

A semi-transparent cubic construct appeared before him, exuding a beautiful cobalt glow.

"Pretty—could work as a nightlight, too."

He teased, then took out the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon blueprint.

He’d long since prepared all the other materials.

This Mind Magic Cube was the only thing missing.

He placed the cube onto the blueprint.

Cobalt light flooded every corner of the locomotive.

Ye Qiyan instinctively closed his eyes.

He felt the train shudder and heard the sound of glass cracking.

When the light faded and he opened his eyes, his pupils constricted.

A red-and-white mechanical dragon, its body engraved with colorless cloud patterns, was now clinging to the side of the train, hovering outside.

"A mech-dragon?"

Cool—that was Ye Qiyan’s first impression of the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon.

He extended his hand, and an invisible connection bloomed between him and the Mech-Dragon.

[Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon (Level 10)]

[Has a normal mode and three special modes. Switching modes consumes Train Coins; each special mode lasts one hour.]

[Normal Mode (1 Train Coin): Follows at the owner’s side for basic melee attacks]

[Guard Mode (3 Train Coins): Defends against any incoming non-spiritual attacks]

[Hunt Mode (5 Train Coins): Uses ranged weaponry to scout from the air and bomb designated targets with hunting missiles]

[Transcend Mode (80 Train Coins): Raises rank by 3 levels; after activation ???, can fire one Hunt Ultimate Warhead for widespread bombardment]

[Needs recharging after each battle; no self-awareness; must be controlled via owner commands]

"Hiss!"

Never mind whether it was strong—the thing was a total money-sink!

Putting aside that mysterious Transcend Mode, the other two special modes alone cost a lot of Train Coins every time and only lasted an hour.

But... all the drawbacks vanished in the face of its level-ten rating.

"Level ten? If I told people that, they’d think I’d photoshopped it."

Ye Qiyan couldn’t help gawking.

"So powerful—aside from the price, it has no flaws. No, my flaw is having no money."

Ye Qiyan reached out and stroked the dragon’s mechanical head beyond the window.

The cold, hard texture felt pleasing to the touch.

"It’s just too big."

The Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon was roughly over three meters long; placing it inside a carriage would take up far too much space.

Maybe he should build it a dedicated carriage?

"Oh—right?"

Ye Qiyan suddenly thought of something and touched the Mech-Dragon again.

Its silhouette vanished from outside the train.

"It actually works."

Because the Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon was classified as an armament, it could be stored in the armament space of the portable Armament Module.

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