Survive on the train, I can sublimate everything! Chapter 031

【Binding successful】

【Can be activated】

【Activated. Items in the current safe are:】

【First slot: Blazestone: 1 piece】

【Second slot: Gold: 10 kilograms】

【Third slot: Mithril: 10 kilograms】

【Fourth slot: Healing Lollipop × 3】

“So it’s level 4 upgrade materials, and… candy?”

The safe was similar to the storage unit; items placed inside were calculated by type, not quantity.

Looking at the items inside, Ye Qiyan couldn’t say he was disappointed. After all, Blazestone was an essential item for upgrading the train to level 4, and there had been no way to obtain it until now. For him, who had just leveled up, without the “Sublimation” talent, this would undoubtedly be an extremely important item for his current situation.

Shaya didn’t know what his talent was, so it was reasonable for her to choose these materials as a gift.

But what about the candy in the last slot?

【Shaya’s Healing Lollipop】(Level 8)

【Upon consumption, it forms a protective film that resists external damage. Within the protective film, stamina will continuously recover, and injuries will heal.】

【Note: A masterpiece by a certain Dark Nun. As long as you don’t die, eating it guarantees survival.】

【Ding dong ding dong!】

【(Villainess) Big Golden Retriever sent a message】

【“Opened it? How is it? Isn’t big sis good to you? Level 3 to Level 4 is a small threshold. Only after crossing this threshold can you truly be considered past the novice stage.”】

【“It’s very troublesome for new players like you to get Blazestone. Only after experiencing the tenth station will there be a very small chance of a platform with Blazestone appearing. You are currently level 3, even if your luck is good, you should reach Mystery Bell Town around the eighth station. With this, it saves you a lot of detours for many stations.”】

【“As for those three candies, eat them when you’re injured. Don’t be greedy.”】

【“Thank big sis properly in your heart. Go find the rest of the stuff yourself, upgrade early, live well, and also, when you gather that card, remember to tell me.”】

Her message was sent before the note could be changed back.

Seeing the long string of text above.

Ye Qiyan didn’t know what to say. The complex emotions could only converge into one sentence.

“Thank you.”

“Although I won’t need it.”

The latter words were hidden in his heart, no need to say them aloud.

This gratitude was not mixed with pretense. Although Shaya giving him one-third of the Blasphemy Card certainly had her own purpose, he also learned many things from her. Moreover, even if Shaya didn’t give it, wouldn’t he collect it himself?

Impossible.

If he saw the next one-third, he would definitely find a way to get it.

“Blasphemy Card…”

“What will happen if I really collect them all?”

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“It’s been a long time.”

The Night Angel was traveling through the wilderness. Shaya stood before the prayer platform, eating the Blessed Whitesense Fruit she had snatched from Tina, gazing out at the horizon, and murmuring softly.

“It really hasn’t changed at all. This world is truly boring.”

Ding dong—

A message notification sounded in her ears.

【“I’m back.”】

【“Aren’t you surprised?”】

【“No, this world is infinite. Since it’s infinite, there must be an unexpected event within the infinite that frees you from the seal. It’s just that only fifteen years have passed, much faster than I imagined. So, the one who opened the world, is that the other one-third?”】

【“Now it’s two-thirds.”】

【“…”】

【“What? Do you find it strange? I was sealed for fifteen years for that card, which means it really shouldn’t belong to me. But the person who helped me open the world only took a few days to get something I almost lost my life for. Don’t you think he should be the one who possesses that card more?”】

【“It’s fate’s doing. Such possibilities exist within the infinite, it’s not strange. So, what are you planning to do next?”】

Shaya’s eyes were cold as she typed a line of text on the light screen.

【“Revenge for grudges, vengeance for wrongs.”】

The person on the other end of the chat box was silent for a long time.

Shaya’s emotions gradually returned to normal, and she suddenly remembered what Ye Qiyan had asked her a while ago.

【“By the way, what is RUN Company? How can a force extend its reach to novice platforms below Level 4? Where are the inspectors of the Celestial Organization? Why didn’t they act?”】

【“…”】

【“Hey, where are you? Dead? Why aren’t you talking?”】

【“It’s just an unimportant express company, no need to worry about it. As for the Celestial Organization… those pathetic good people have disappeared.”】

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Stop countdown: 【 00:22:48】

Thanks to Ye Qiyan’s efforts, by dismantling the houses in the town that had been converted from train carriages, he indeed harvested a lot of resources.

Most of these carriages were damaged, and when recycled, they could only yield at most one-tenth of the materials used for construction.

Moreover, dismantling these things required him to transport them. The only thing to be grateful for was that Shaya seemed to have thought of this, as the safe she gave Ye Qiyan could actually hold an entire carriage.

Compared to the storage unit, this level 9 safe had much looser storage standards. However, these carriages couldn’t be considered the same type of item to be placed in the same grid, otherwise Ye Qiyan would really have wanted to take away all the carriage houses in the town.

Another regrettable point was that the processing station took time to recycle. Only nine carriages were recycled in nearly four hours.

As the stop countdown was about to end, the remaining ones in the town could only be abandoned.

After putting the resources into the storage unit, Ye Qiyan had so far organized his materials.

【Wood: 645 kg】

【Metal: 770 kg】

【Mechanical Parts: 505 pieces】

【Glass: 180 kg】

【Rubber: 35 kg】

【Fiber: 60 kg】

【Gold: 10 kg】【Mithril: 10 kg】

【Blazestone: 1 piece】

These resources were already enough to upgrade his train to level 4. However, with the Sublimation talent, Ye Qiyan wouldn’t do that.

“Whoosh whoosh—”

The sound of the tracks passing over the ground made Ye Qiyan, who was half-lying on a chair waiting for the recycling, playing the role of a lazy fish, raise his eyelids.

WALL-E, whom he had almost forgotten, was wobbling towards him.

“I almost forgot about you, little guy. But there shouldn’t be any treasure chests at this station, right? After all, this town was built by Sister Shaya herself, so there’s no need for her to put any treasure chests here.”

After tapping WALL-E’s iron head a few times, Ye Qiyan noticed that its mechanical arm was holding an iron lump.

“What is this?”

Ye Qiyan took the iron cube and examined it for a few seconds, unable to discern anything special about it.

“It doesn’t look like ordinary iron either. What is this thing?”

Curiosity overcame laziness, and Ye Qiyan returned to the train, using the control system to identify the iron lump in his hand.

【Level 4 Treasure Chest】(Can be opened)

“Huh? A treasure chest? Wait, aren’t the things in this station made by Shaya? Does that mean this treasure chest was placed by her?”

“Was it intentional? But that’s not right, didn’t she say she wanted me to burn this place down…”

Ye Qiyan stroked the outside of the treasure chest, but had no intention of asking.

Anyway, she didn’t want it, and she hadn’t mentioned it, so it was a waste not to open it while it was here.

“Should I wait?”

A Level 4 Treasure Chest meant that after one sublimation, it could reach Level 5.

But the same question remained: could he really sublimate this Level 4 Treasure Chest?

His current stamina and spirit were both at max, 210 points. Sublimating a Level 3 Treasure Chest to Level 4 required 55 points. Would Level 4 to Level 5 require several times that amount?

Ye Qiyan casually took out a Whitesense Fruit and took a bite, suddenly noticing something was off.

“Strange, why do I always have this feeling that I can’t sublimate to Level 5?”

This feeling wasn’t new.

Before, he might have thought that the points needed for Level 4 to Level 5 were too great, and his stamina and spirit weren’t enough to support it.

But a Level 3 Treasure Chest sublimating to Level 4 only took…

But now, he learned from Shaya that treasure chests could go up to Level 12.

If he couldn’t sublimate a Level 4 Treasure Chest now, what about later? Wouldn’t the required points become astronomical?

This wasn’t right.

“How about I give it a try?”

Ye Qiyan’s heart was racing.

How would he know if he didn’t try?

Feelings were just feelings; humans were the best at deceiving themselves.

Having made up his mind, Ye Qiyan didn’t start immediately.

He had to fulfill his promise to someone.

He bought that barrel of diesel from the trading platform with a few biscuits. He had already connected several parts of the town with wood before.

The cold air and the smell of diesel mixed together.

The last ten minutes of the stop countdown.

Standing at the train’s door.

Ye Qiyan took out the windproof lighter he had obtained earlier.

Click—

Whoosh—

Flames followed the wooden path towards the center of the town.

A gentle breeze carried snow, and the fire, fueled by the wind, instantly consumed everything in Mystery Bell Town, starting from this simple platform.

In front of the train, the distorted void of departure appeared.

Ye Qiyan stood in front of the control panel and pressed the start button.

【Rights effective】

【Early departure】

In an instant, the world changed.

Ye Qiyan instinctively covered his eyes. The sudden rise in temperature around him reminded him that the wilderness’s tropical weather was still ongoing.

“After all this time, the temperature hasn’t dropped at all?”

Back in the constant temperature carriage, the surrounding temperature returned to a comfortable zone for humans.

He placed the safe in the corner of the carriage, three of its slots filled with carriages from Mystery Bell Town.

The remaining slot, of course, was for the Blasphemy Card.

The original items in the safe were thrown into the storage unit.

“Another station ended, the broadcast didn’t say anything this time.”

Throwing himself onto the bed, Ye Qiyan looked at the ceiling and raised his hand to hold the Level 4 Treasure Chest in mid-air, smiling for no reason.

“I didn’t expect the first Level 4 Treasure Chest I got without sublimation wouldn’t be the biggest gain from this station. If others knew, they’d probably die of envy.”

At this station, Ye Qiyan learned a lot about this world. Although not much, it would prevent him from running around like a headless fly when encountering certain things in the future.

And the Blasphemy Card.

Shaya never told him what this card was in the end, but Ye Qiyan probably guessed that her being sealed in Mystery Bell Town was related to the Blasphemy Card.

The more he knew, the more he wanted to know.

A bit tired.

In fact, from the very beginning of choosing to escape until now, even though Shaya showed her goodwill, the deep tension in Ye Qiyan’s heart had never dissipated.

It wasn’t until he returned to his train that the tension finally disappeared.

With his body and mind relaxed, Ye Qiyan really wanted to treat himself as a lazy fish, no longer worrying about the next station, just rotting away.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t.

Sublimation had to continue.

The station wouldn’t wait for him.

The Level 4 Treasure Chest was tossed around in his hand. Ye Qiyan gazed at the box, even though an inexplicable feeling in his body told him that his sublimation wouldn’t succeed.

But he just wanted to try.

【Stamina: 89】【Spirit: 110】

Stamina wasn’t full, but it didn’t matter.

Ye Qiyan took out the healing lollipop Shaya had given him and put it in his mouth.

A sweet aroma filled his nasal cavity, and his stamina recovered at a rapid pace.

In just one second, it went from 89 points to 100.

At this speed, his stamina would recover at least ten points per second.

Without wasting time, Ye Qiyan placed his hand on the Level 4 Treasure Chest.

Sublimate—

In an instant, stamina and spirit flowed away like water from an open floodgate.

The power of the healing lollipop continuously replenished them.

But it was still a drop in the bucket.

It was as if the talent of sublimation was never meant to reach Level 5.

At this moment, Ye Qiyan finally understood what he had been feeling all along.

It wasn’t that his stamina and spirit weren’t enough; it was that above Level 4, whether it was treasure chests, buildings, or anything else.

They were all resisting sublimation.

If that was the case, should he give up?

If he gave up now, it would still be in time.

Otherwise, his stamina and spirit might be completely drained.

But on the other hand, if he really gave up, wouldn’t his sublimation talent stop there?

Shaya had said that once a talent was acquired, it could never be changed.

If he stopped now, sublimation would also be stuck at the Level 4 threshold.

He was unwilling, and he didn’t want to.

“Can’t be changed, huh?”

Ye Qiyan was smiling, his other hand pressed against his chest, where his heart was.

“Then I’ll have to try.”

“I want to sublimate my own sublimation talent!”

This crazy act seemed to trigger a switch.

Countless dazzling red light screens continuously appeared. If viewed from the outside, his train was now enveloped in red.

Everyone in the entire train world felt an indescribable fear at this moment.

And the instigator of all this, surrounded by red light screens, fell into a coma.

——————

“Ugh…”

【Arriving at the sixth station soon】

【Fork in the road of destiny triggered. Please choose a station to stop at from the following two options:】

【Station 1: …】

【Station 2: …】

【Error occurred, correcting.】

【Correction failed.】

“What’s that sound?”

【Fork in the road of destiny triggered. Please select a station within five seconds, otherwise the station will be automatically updated.】

“Can’t wake up…”

【Selection countdown: 5…4…3…2…1】

【Timeout. Module: Fork in the Road of Destiny re-randomizing stations.】

【Station selection complete】

【Please sit tight and hold on. The sixth station the train will arrive at is…】

【Hope Valley (Level 4 Slaughter Station)】

The train was accelerating.

The environment was changing.

Passing through the void, the wilderness outside the window turned into a forest.

【Departure countdown: ∞】

【Error!!!】

【Clear interference!】

【Revision complete, correct!】

【Departure countdown: ….】

【System forcibly revised! Interferer annihilated!】

【Annihilation successful!!!】

【Departure countdown: 09:59:59!】

【This station: Extremely dangerous!】

【Please be careful, wish you survive.】

【Special note: After this station, there will be a special reward. Please try your best to survive until departure time.】

In the quiet train, Ye Qiyan’s consciousness gradually returned.