Chapter 56
Chapter 56 Hunting Mechadragon Crafting Blueprint
Three hundred years ago, hunter.
No, it should be Train Captain.
This box was left behind by that Train Captain?
But according to the Train System’s detection, this is truly a Level 5 Treasure Chest.
A Treasure Chest left by a Train Captain? How could anyone be so kind?
Furthermore, there was another thing he had been thinking about ever since he first heard that a Train Captain had arrived at this Platform 300 years ago.
Three hundred years—according to Sister Shaya, a batch of survivors appears every three years. Wouldn’t that mean this Train survival game has had at least 100 batches of survivors?
No, it probably isn’t like that. Shaya had said that not many Train Captains from batches before hers could be seen. Unless she was lying, given that woman’s Train level of over fifty, no matter what, she would know much more about the Train Captains of previous batches than a newbie like him who hadn’t even survived the first ten stations.
He couldn’t figure it out.
Ye Qiyan silently cast this matter aside.
Then he would not think about it anymore.
“I passed through this village precisely to find this wooden box. Don’t process the things inside as very precious; it’s this thing that attracted those Blood Kindred. Now that I’m taking it away, this village will be completely safe.”
He still had the ability to spout nonsense casually. Otanli didn’t doubt it in the slightest and believed the story.
“Thank you! Great Lord Hunter! On behalf of everyone in the village, I thank you for your help!”
Otanli bowed deeply toward Ye Qiyan. Watching his back as he was about to leave the village, he hesitated for a long time before suddenly shouting loudly,
“Lord Hunter!”
Ye Qiyan, who was about to return to the Train to open the Treasure Chest, stopped in his tracks, turned around quizzically, and looked over.
“Is there anything else?”
Wading through the thick snow, Otanli ran over to him with all his might, swallowed hard, and said cautiously,
“Lord Hunter, there is only me left in the village now. I… Can I…”
“My Train only has one seat.”
Ye Qiyan knew what he wanted to say and chose to refuse without the slightest hesitation.
He wasn’t the type of personality who liked living and adventuring with others. He wouldn’t let anyone else board his exclusive Train now, and he wouldn’t in the future either.
At most, like Shaya, he would use doll-making or other technologies to create partners that belonged exclusively to him.
He never trusted strangers.
Otanli’s words were blocked in his mouth and couldn’t come out. Standing in the wind and snow, he was stunned and somewhat at a loss.
Ye Qiyan shook his head inwardly, pondered for a moment, and continued speaking:
“Go somewhere else and don’t stay here. Since you are the only one left in the village, you must live on for them.”
“If you encounter danger again like this time, use this kind of coin to search outside. Perhaps other ‘Hunters’ will come to help you.”
Ye Qiyan took out a Train Coin, waved it in front of Otanli, and then put it away again.
“As for how to find them, that will depend on your own luck.”
Having said that, he didn’t stay any longer, braving the increasingly fierce wind and snow as he headed toward his Train.
This damned weather made him immensely miss the comfortable life inside the Temperature-controlled carriage.
Returning to the Train and deducting the departure privilege, there were still two and a half hours left before he could leave this station.
Ye Qiyan burrowed into the Temperature-controlled carriage, took off his thick cotton clothes that were almost frozen solid, and immediately threw himself onto the soft, large bed.
“Hoo~ This bloody weather is too lethal. Hey, Wall-E, go to the storage room and find a piece of beef to roast.”
“Alright, stop looking at me with such a pitiful gaze. I said I’d let you charge and I won’t break my promise. Go bring the meat over, and I’ll roast it myself.”
Wall-E happily accelerated and headed toward the storage carriage.
Although it couldn’t put things into the storage unit, as long as Ye Qiyan granted permission, it was indeed capable of taking items out of the storage unit.
After throwing a piece of beef onto the grill and resting for a good while, Ye Qiyan’s body warmed up considerably, and only then did he cast his gaze onto the second of the two harvests from this station.
[Level 5 Treasure Chest] (Can be opened)
This was the first time he had obtained a Level 5 Treasure Chest from a Platform. As long as he completed Sublimation, it would turn this Treasure Chest into Level 6.
Thinking of the Level 6 items he currently possessed, Ye Qiyan was filled with infinite anticipation for the rewards inside this Treasure Chest.
“Sublimation.”
[Stamina: 85 → 45] [Mental Power: 67 → 37]
70 points.
It was 20 points more than going from Level 4 to Level 5; not too much.
[Level 6 Treasure Chest] (Can be opened)
[Open Treasure Chest]
Without hesitation, Ye Qiyan opened the Treasure Chest. To his surprise, inside the Treasure Chest, aside from the Train Coins that ought to be there, there was only a single item—to be precise, a blueprint.
[Obtained: 24 Train Coins]
[Obtained: Hunting Mechadragon Crafting Blueprint (Unranked)]
[Hunting Mechadragon Crafting Blueprint (Unranked) (Phase 1) (Crafting times available: 1 / 2)]
[Required: mind cube × 1, Metal: 1,000 kg, mechanical parts: 800, emotional intelligence chip × 1]
[Note: This is a blueprint crafted by a ? ? ? before falling]
[Note 2: This is an object snatched by a Train Captain who barged into a low-level station right before dying. Because they could not reverse their own death, adhering to the principle that if they couldn’t have it, no one else could either, they threw it into a low-level Platform, forming a Treasure Chest at this Platform]
[Note 3: This Treasure Chest was originally a Level 5 Treasure Chest, but was affected by a certain Talent and promoted to Level 6. Because the contents inside the Treasure Chest could not be changed, the Train Coin reward was increased to 24]
“Ha?????”
Seeing the description of this blueprint, Ye Qiyan thought he hadn’t woken up yet. He rubbed his eyes hard, and after confirming he hadn’t read it wrong, his mouth widened in shock.
“A thing that requires 1,000 kg of Metal and 800 mechanical parts to build? And there are so many notes. System, since when did you become so diligent?”
[The Train System upholds the philosophy of serving everything for the Train Captain. When facing items that surpass your current level, more annotations will appear to make it easier for Train Captains in the newbie period to understand.]
“A blueprint made by three question marks, and then snatched by a senior Train Captain? That’s really interesting. Heh, then I’ll just have to build it and see. But where do I get this mind cube?”
Rubbing his chin, this thing was most likely something the Train Captains in his district couldn’t understand. If he wanted to figure out what this mind cube thing was, the best way to get information was still from Shaya.
However, he temporarily suppressed this thought.
The next station would be the tenth station. Once he survived the tenth station, the newbie period would also end. He didn’t know what would happen by then, so it wouldn’t be too late to ask after observing the situation.
Judging from the quantity, the harvest from this station wasn’t much. A race-transforming Blood Kindred Baron’s heart could definitely sell for a good price, and the Hunting Mechadragon Crafting Blueprint was overflowing with a sense of mystery, making Ye Qiyan very much look forward to the day he crafted it.
Coupled with the 24 Train Coins in the Treasure Chest, his Train Coin reserves reached the number 31.
Although it seemed like quite a lot, Ye Qiyan felt that this quantity probably wasn’t enough yet to buy the upgrade option for a Level 5 Train. Therefore, he should save up a bit more; there was no rush.
All thoughts ended here.
Ye Qiyan came back to his senses and licked his lips as he looked at the beef sizzling with oil on the grill.
Nothing could make him happier than eating roasted meat in a blizzard; if there was anything, it would be hotpot.
