The invisible force reappeared, but this time Ye Qiyan felt his stamina draining at several times the speed it had when sublimating the small knife.
"Huff."
[Stamina: 90→30]
He collapsed to the ground, watching the changes in the train with delight.
[Train upgrade complete!]
[Current Level: 2]
[Materials required for the next train upgrade: 200 kg of wood, 200 metal parts, 400 kg of metal blocks]
[Upgrade options available]
[Congratulations on breaking the record for the fastest train upgrade! You have received a Special Module Card.]
Calming his emotions, he carefully observed the current state of the train.
After reaching Level 2, the chassis, frame, wheels, and workbench all upgraded together, increasing the train's speed from twenty kilometers per hour to forty.
But that wasn't the main point. The key was that Ye Qiyan could clearly feel he could still sublimate the train further, unlike the small knife which had almost exhausted all its potential after one sublimation. However, with his current stamina, even fully recovered, it wouldn't be enough.
Unless he included his mental energy.
But the introduction to mental energy made Ye Qiyan temporarily set aside this idea.
Two special contents appeared after upgrading the train.
The upgrade options and the record-breaking Special Module Card were the things that truly mattered.
[Level 2 Train Upgrade Options are as follows]
[1: Basic Carriage Blueprint (zero Train Coins)]
[2: Basic Reservoir Blueprint (one Train Coin)]
[3: Train Burst Acceleration Device Blueprint (five Train Coins)]
[4: Increase train stop time by one hour (two Train Coins)]
[Options can be acquired with Train Coins]
"Train Coins, is that the currency of this world? I don't have any right now, does that mean I can only choose the first option?"
Ye Qiyan frowned slightly. If that were the case, wouldn't he be at a loss for upgrading early this time?
"Can I keep the options and choose later when I have enough Train Coins?"
[Yes, options can be retained for three station stops.]
He breathed a slight sigh of relief and extracted the blueprint that didn't require Train Coins.
[Basic Carriage Blueprint]
[Requirements: 100 kg of wood, 150 kg of metal, 60 mechanical parts]
[Optional submissions: 20 kg of glass, 10 kg of fiber for carriage modification]
The required materials were numerous and not easy to obtain at the moment. As for sublimating this blueprint, that would have to wait.
The resources needed for the basic blueprint were not yet available, and if sublimation required even more materials, it would be even harder to create.
"How special is the Special Module?"
Putting away the blueprint, a diamond-shaped card surrounded by pale blue particles floated above his palm.
[Special Module Card]: Upon activation, grants a Special Module.
A simple introduction, revealing nothing special. Only by using it could he discover what kind of module it would provide.
"Could this also be sublimated?"
Once this thought emerged, it couldn't be suppressed.
Although sublimating the train had consumed much stamina, he still had his mental energy.
Besides, after eating that bread and water, his stamina had miraculously recovered to fifty.
"Let's give it a try, it should be fine."
Ye Qiyan murmured softly, then silently chanted in his heart.
"Sublimate."
The invisible force appeared once more, and the card in his palm instantly emitted countless blue particles like shooting stars.
If someone could stand in the sky at this moment, they would see Ye Qiyan's train streaking through the sky like a comet, dragging a blue tail flame as it accelerated.
"Hmm..."
Ye Qiyan stared at the card in his hand, his brow furrowed.
Finally, when the light contracted and the invisible force dissipated, his body felt lighter.
[Current Stamina: 20 points]
[Current Mental Energy: 60 points (Mental Fatigue)]
[Sublimation successful!]
[Special Module Card] → [Exclusive Module Card]
"30 points of stamina and 40 points of mental energy, a total of seventy points? That's a lot of consumption, but what does this mental fatigue state mean? I don't feel anything."
Ye Qiyan lay on the ground, looking at the card in his hand, dismissing the doubts in his mind.
Perhaps it was just an illusion, with physical exhaustion overshadowing mental fatigue.
"Amen, Amitabha, Emperor bless..."
Regardless of its effectiveness, he prayed to all the gods and demons he could think of.
"Use the Exclusive Module Card."
A stream of azure light enveloped his entire body, and the light screen of the Train Control System appeared before him.
[Using Exclusive Module Card.]
[Congratulations, you have obtained the Train Conductor's Exclusive Module: Fork of Fate (Unique)]
[Fork of Fate]: Your path will always present a second choice. Different choices will lead to different destinies.
Before Ye Qiyan could examine it closely, the train's broadcast suddenly sounded above.
[Ding ding dong! Please sit tight and hold on, the train is about to reach your first platform. Good luck.]
"Huh? Has it already been an hour? I didn't feel a thing."
He looked up at the Control System's time, with only one minute left until the platform arrival.
At that moment, a second light screen appeared on the Control System.
[Fork of Fate triggered, please choose a platform to stop at.]
[Platform One: Swampland]
[Platform Two: Armory]
"So this is the power of the Exclusive Module?"
[Please make a decision, a random choice will be made when the countdown ends.]
"I choose the Armory!"
As the ancients said, if the neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns; the neighbor is my granary.
Ye Qiyan didn't know if other train conductors would become his neighbors, but he felt that nothing could provide more security than weapons at this moment.
[Platform selection complete]
[Please sit tight and hold on, the train is about to reach the first stop...]
[Armory]
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
A deafening roar sounded from the front.
Ye Qiyan saw the space ahead twisting and deforming, like a beast opening its bloody maw to devour him.
"Whoo!!"
The whistle blew!
As the train passed through the twisted space, the surroundings transformed completely.
[Current Platform: Armory]
[Docking countdown: 2:59:59]
[Good luck]
[This station, no danger]