Chapter 52

Chapter 52 [Wise Emotional Treasure-Hunting Robot · Wall-E]

From these conversations, it was not hard to see that after experiencing a block merger, the quality of the Train Captains had improved a lot compared to before.

At least when facing the things mentioned in the broadcast, they wouldn’t be too terrified.

The vast majority of people had long since prepared themselves for the need to increase their Train speed once again.

Moreover, upgrading the wheels or upgrading the Train wasn’t the only way to increase the Train’s speed.

At the Seventh Station, that Train Captain who used human power for acceleration had put a human-powered energy device he manufactured using a blueprint onto the Trading Platform, allowing him to increase the Train’s speed by 10 kilometers per hour by pedaling a power-generating bicycle.

For those who lacked the ability to upgrade the Train yet still wanted to survive, spending a Train Coin to purchase such a device was the best choice.

Of course, the consequence of doing this was overdrafting the future, making it even harder to improve the next time.

Ye Qiyan naturally didn’t worry about these things.

After hearing the broadcast, he consumed a bit of Mental Power through the Sunny Doll to find out tomorrow’s weather.

“A blizzard? Does that mean there will also be blizzard elements in tomorrow’s Ninth Station?”

Ding-ding—

Another message was sent over, and Ye Qiyan looked up to check it.

Shangguan Yingxue: [“Tell me tomorrow’s weather.”]

The Sunny Doll was traded to him by Shangguan Yingxue, so wanting to know tomorrow’s weather by asking him was completely normal.

Ye Qiyan: [“One Train Coin”]

Shangguan Yingxue silently cursed him as a profiteer in her heart, but she still traded over one Train Coin.

[“Happy transaction, tomorrow’s weather is a blizzard, remember to keep warm.”]

[“Oh.”]

The conversation ended, and Ye Qiyan suddenly thought of another friend of his.

“Right? Zhao Lin’s previous station was the Lucky Station, right?”

What kind of valuable things for him would that woman, whose life was intertwined with Bad Luck and good luck, obtain at the previous station?

[“There? How was the previous station?”]

The message quickly received a response.

[“Ah, it’s Brother Ye, pretty okay, hey, anyway, I’ve already upgraded to a Level 3 Train.”]

[“Congratulations.”]

Ye Qiyan was a little surprised. After all, Zhao Lin’s Level 2 Train had only been upgraded not long ago. It seemed her Eighth Station harvest was quite bountiful.

But relatively speaking, the degree of Bad Luck at her Ninth Station should be even higher.

[“Hehe, sheer luck, oh right Brother Ye, I was originally planning to look for you too. This, will you buy it?”]

[Shaved Ice machine]

[A machine used for making shaved ice]

[“On such a hot day, don’t you want to take a bite of delicious shaved ice? For just one Train Coin, I can also give you an extra large block of ice.”]

This girl actually turned the tables here and wanted to make money from him.

The corners of Ye Qiyan’s mouth curved into an arc.

[“It seems your harvest from the previous station was truly not small. The shaved ice machine is not bad, but buying it outright will do. I’ll sell you a piece of news, also for one Train Coin. Will you buy it or not?”]

[“Buy! Can I use this shaved ice machine to pay for it? Of course, with the ice block included.”]

Zhao Lin didn’t hesitate in the slightest.

In her heart, Ye Qiyan was a capable person. She had also lurked in the public Chat Room for a long time, and even among some seemingly quite formidable Train Captains, she felt none were as formidable as this Brother Ye.

[“Yes.”]

The shaved ice machine and a head-sized block of ice were sent directly over, and Ye Qiyan also informed Zhao Lin of the news about tomorrow’s blizzard weather.

[“Ah, it’s actually a blizzard? Thank goodness you told me, Brother Ye, otherwise I’d really freeze to death tomorrow!”]

[“I won’t disturb you anymore. I’m going to buy cold-weather gear right now. Brother Ye, you should also pay attention to keeping warm; the Train is very cold.”]

The chat ended.

Having obtained the shaved ice machine, Ye Qiyan made himself a large cup of shaved ice.

After crushing the White Forest Fruit and pouring it on top as jam, he scooped a spoonful with a spoon and shoved it into his mouth.

The sweet and fragrant flavor combined with that icy texture—this taste was simply invincible.

“Hoo~ Right, I almost forgot about this matter.”

Walking over to the Temperature-controlled carriage, Ye Qiyan brought up the Train details interface on the system Light Screen.

Above that, the upgrade options for the Level 4 Train still retained the last item.

[Smart Chip] (10 Train Coins)

Although Wall-E hadn’t brought him a Treasure Chest at the previous station, after selling the giant flesh chunks and trading with Shangguan Yingxue, his current number of Train Coins had returned to 17.

That was enough to buy the smart chip.

“Purchase.”

Ten Train Coins turned into specks of light in his hands and disappeared.

A chip about the size of an infant’s palm, with blue light constantly flowing across it and full of a technological sense, appeared in his hand.

Right now, there were two things under his command that needed Train chips for reinforcement: the automation of the planting carriage and the intelligence upgrade of Wall-E.

Who should it be used for?

That went without saying.

But before that.

“Sublimation.”

[Stamina: 104 → 64]

[Smart Chip → Emotional Smart Chip]

[The machine creation equipped with this chip will possess more realistic emotions.]

Ye Qiyan leaned over and gently tapped Wall-E’s iron skull.

“What I promised you, I certainly haven’t gone back on my word.”

The chip pressed against Wall-E’s head, turning into an azure stream of light that melted into Wall-E’s body.

Blue current flashed for a moment, and in an instant, Wall-E’s pair of surveillance camera-like eyes suddenly blinked.

[Wise Emotional Treasure-Hunting Robot · Wall-E]

[A treasure-hunting robot endowed with wisdom, it can consume one Train Coin to automatically search for precious items in the Platform and bring them back to the Train for you.]

[When not treasure hunting, it is in normal state, requiring no Train Coin consumption. By charging itself for long-term startup, it can follow any instructions given by its master.]

[Formerly a garbage collection robot, it might prefer collecting useless things]

The current Wall-E no longer underwent deep sleep.

It only needed electricity to maintain its most basic state.

Ye Qiyan familiarly tapped its iron skull.

“Go on, get me a glass of water.”

Unlike before, Wall-E after being tapped was no longer a cold machine, but aggrievedly covered its skull with its two mechanical claws, giving off the complete look of a bullied punching bag that still had to obediently obey.

Its tracks rolled, and very quickly it returned to Ye Qiyan’s side from the water reservoir carrying a cup of water.

“Pretty smart, not bad, not bad. I’ll hit you a few times less in the future.”

Wall-E quickly nodded in agreement.

Then Ye Qiyan tapped it once more. Looking at the little robot’s even more aggrieved expression, Ye Qiyan couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Pfft, alright, alright, this is the last time, okay? Even though tapping your skull is a lot of fun, I won’t tap it anymore.”

He stroked Wall-E’s head.

Now, he finally understood why Shaya would manufacture a puppet like Tina.

If even a little fellow like Wall-E could bring joy to his boring Train life, let alone a puppet like Tina who was just like a real young girl.

“I wonder if I will manufacture that kind of puppet in the future.”

“Maybe you can?”