Chapter 172
Chapter 172: The Twentieth Station, Leisurely Turtle Island
Time
[12:30:00]
The Crossroads of Fate manifests at this moment.
Ye Qiyan put down his controller and looked at the Light Screen that appeared before his eyes.
“Is it that time again?”
“Let’s see what today’s Platform will be.”
[Crossroads of Fate triggered]
[Please choose from the following Platforms.]
[Platform One: Glacier Valley (Level 7 Puzzle Platform)]
[Platform Two: Turtle Island (Harvest Platform)]
“Hmm? A Harvest Platform? Holy crap, has the Crossroads of Fate changed its nature? Is it the kind of harvest I’m thinking of? And there’s no Platform level?”
Without a doubt, his gaze was completely drawn to Platform Two.
A harvest was, no matter how one looked at it, much more appealing than solving puzzles.
“I choose Platform Two.”
An unhesitating choice.
He was tired of Level 7 Platforms anyway, and this was the first time he had seen one without a level.
[Platform selection completed.]
[The upcoming twentieth station is…]
[Turtle Island.]
[Please sit tight and hold on, the Train is about to arrive at the station~]
“Has it been twenty stations already…”
“Ha…”
“So I’ve already been to so many places.”
“Really…”
A smile spread across Ye Qiyan’s face.
Surely, no one else could have improved to this extent in just twenty stations, right?
“I suppose I’ve done pretty well?”
It was more than just “pretty well.”
If Ye Qiyan were to show off all the Modules and items he possessed,
just that single blasphemy card alone would be enough to drive people mad.
Not to mention the Hunting Mechadragon, and the Red Tear Demon carrying the sword of carved tears.
With these trump cards in hand, if someone said he was a newbie who had been in this world for less than a month,
likely, no one would believe it.
Ding ding—
A notification sound chimed in his ear.
He opened the friend chat interface.
The one sending the message was Shangguan Yingxue.
[“What level is your Train now?”]
Why was she suddenly asking this?
Since he had nothing else to do anyway, Ye Qiyan replied casually:
[“Just one level higher than before. Is something up?”]
[“…I left that guild.”]
[“Oh, you don’t really need to tell me this. If that’s all you have to say, I’m actually quite busy.”]
He was chatting while pressing the buttons on his controller.
He was indeed busy.
It would be a bit of a pity if he didn’t take down this boss before entering the station.
[“Do you want to buy this?”]
So she wanted to sell something.
Ye Qiyan glanced at the screenshot Shangguan Yingxue sent over.
[Firearm Modification Component (Level 4)]
[After use, performs a basic modification on a firearm, slightly increasing its firepower.]
It was only a Level 4 item, but it did catch Ye Qiyan’s attention.
“A modification component? It doesn’t specify any firearm level limit. Could this thing increase the potential of the skyhawk or Ebony?”
It wasn’t hard to figure out why Shangguan Yingxue had come to sell it to him.
Items above Level 4 were not allowed to be sold in those cities.
They could only be traded privately for Train Coins.
However, didn’t this woman pay a ransom for her life at the last station, Ten-Cang Rice City? To think she still had items left.
[“It’s a decent item, but where did you get it? I heard that at the last station, you handed over all your Train Coins and items to a certain… handsome guy. You hid it pretty well.”]
[“How did you know about that… Never mind, someone else must have told you. Yes, so this modification component isn’t something I got at the last station. I joined a pretty decent guild, and this was a newcomer benefit I got from a lucky draw after joining…”]
[“6.”]
[“6 Train Coins? No way, at least 10…”]
[“Deal.”]
He still had money. If this modification component could increase Ebony’s potential, spending another ten coins wouldn’t hurt too much.
His amount of Train Coins dropped to eleven.
The chat ended, and the transaction was complete.
The Firearm Modification Component looked like a toolbox.
One just had to place the firearm inside, and it would automatically complete a modification.
He set it aside for now.
His Stamina and Mental Power had not fully recovered yet. Even if they did, the first item he wanted to subject to Sublimation was that Limit: Mechanical Life Core.
Time.
[13:00:00]
Ahead, the void manifested.
The Train plunged into it.
Outside the window.
Lush greenery met his eyes.
[The twentieth station the Train is stopping at: Turtle Island]
[Stopover Countdown: 18:59:59]
[Good luck]
[This station: No danger.]
“No danger? Is this basically finding me a vacation Platform?”
Ye Qiyan opened the Train door with a light chuckle.
Wall-E couldn’t wait to leave the Train and start treasure hunting.
Of course, he didn’t want to spoil the fun. Releasing Wall-E, he gave his habitual reminder:
“Be careful.”
At the same time, he also got a clear view of the world outside the window—not only was it lush and green, but it was also shimmering with light.
Less than five meters outside the door,
there was a clear blue lake.
In the lake, he could occasionally see a few small fish leaping out of the water.
“A lake? Holy crap, can I finally fish?”
It wasn’t that he loved fishing that much; he just simply wanted to try it.
“Besides, this was a lake.”
The significance of it being a lake was that…
The Water Storage Carriage could finally start storing water.
Baths, swimming pools!
In the future, the recreational spaces for him to relax on the Train would increase once again.
Carrying his backpack, he stepped out of the Train.
He reached the lakeside in just a few steps.
Reaching out to touch it, the icy lake water felt as if it were kissing his fingertips.
“Harvest Platform, huh? Let’s harvest some water first!”
He spent two Train Coins on the Trading Platform to get a few long water pipes and a large water pump.
After connecting them to the water purification device, the water would flow from the purifier into the Water Storage Carriage.
Having done all this, Ye Qiyan pulled up a chair by the lake, took out the mechanical fishing rod he had bought who knows how long ago, baited it, and began to fish.
“Come out.”
Red Tears and the Raven Demon both appeared.
“Go scout the surroundings. If you encounter any monsters, deal with them.”
The two demons vanished in unison.
This station was indeed peaceful.
There was no danger on Turtle Island.
On the Sandbox, the most dangerous hostile entity detected at this station was merely a wild chicken about half the size of an adult male.
After being cleaved by Red Tears’ sword, it became a roast chicken in front of Ye Qiyan.
He also released Beedrill to gather nectar and various plants from all over the island to enrich his cultivation carriage.
As it turned out, that large rooster actually had quite a few of its own kind around.
He had the Raven Demon catch a dozen smaller ones and toss them into the breeding carriage. In the empty carriage, the Arcane Goshawk was also released to soar freely in the sky.
Once in a while, experiencing a Platform like this
was actually quite pleasant.
“Phew~”
Lying on the chair, basking in the sun.
Perhaps because the environment here was so relaxing, his Stamina and Mental Power were recovering at a faster rate than usual.
“I can already perform Sublimation now~”
