My military branches can Evolve Infinitely

Experience tales at empire

The Steel Train whooshed across the vast expanse of land, with rolling mountains and lush forests flashing by the observation windows.

The sky was clear, with not a wisp of red mist to be seen, and in the distance, a few birds... or small flying monsters were swooping down toward the Steel Train.

The staccato of machine-gun fire sounded like a symphony, periodically bursting close by.

This was only Mu Yuan's second time on the Steel Train, but he felt much more relaxed compared to his last trip, finding even the snarling, claw-waving monsters that wanted to pounce from afar almost cute in his eyes.

'After all, I am a Legendary Realm now.'

Even if the train were suddenly ambushed by a premeditated attack from monster powers, even if this high-speed train completely derailed, flipped over, and broke apart, he would still survive unscathed and have the strength to save most of the people around him.

Riding the train was, of course, a lot more comfortable now.

There were numerous Lords on the train, like Mu Yuan, each accompanied by their troops. Some Lords would choose to store their troops in the Mark Space, but many others bought train tickets for their elite forces.

This was based on one kind of rumor.

Providing a life closer to that of normal humans could enable their elite to sprout intelligence earlier and more likely awaken consciousness.

This rumor was probably not false.

Mu Yuan knew very well that warriors with self-awareness did not like entering Mark Space — though they didn't put up much resistance to it, either.

...

On the way from Shiling City to Pan Shi City, the tapping of machine-gun fire almost never truly stopped.

Compared to the heartland, the environment in the perimeter territories of the Alliance was just so harsh.

The Steel Train was not absolutely safe either.

The train rarely ended up in complete ruin with fatalities, but there were frequent occurrences of casualties resulting from stealth attacks by powerful monsters. Once the train was impacted by a large group of powerful monsters, the Lords and Profession personnel on board had the obligation to assist in defense.

For the Blue Star People during peaceful times, this danger was enough to make one shudder, and they would not ride such an insecure mode of transport unless absolutely necessary.

But for old Profession explorers who had been adventuring for years, it was quite ordinary.

In Eternal World, the greatest danger was mediocrity.

Not once did the alarm sound on the train until it reached the north station of Pan Shi City.

Mu Yuan led his elites off the train, making a beeline for the transfer to Tianze City. Only in Tianze City was there a special train for cross-realm travel.

At this north station of Pan Shi City, there were plenty of Lords with troops following them, and some rare, high-order troops with distinctive features were also occasionally visible.

"Pointy ears, green hair, those are Nature Elves!"

"Giants! A full twenty giants!"

"Inside this troop, are there actually over a hundred Thunderbolt Warriors?"

Passing travelers discussed among themselves.

Mu Yuan's troop also drew the frequent gazes of many people. They couldn't recognize what kind of elite troops these were, but they were undoubtedly rare to start with, especially the Black-armored Warriors who stood three meters tall like iron towers.

Isloa, who was traveling with them, quickly completed the transfer procedures; they had booked an entire carriage for themselves.

"This train seems much fancier, eh?"

Duo Lai observed the interior and exterior of the train.

The train from Shiling City was almost just a metal box, with steel plates welded over the windows, leaving only bullet holes and a few observation windows. There was no point in talking about comfort in the carriage interior – many seats were damaged, and dry bloodstains and a lingering stench of blood could be seen in many areas.

The train from Pan Shi City, on the other hand, had neatly arranged leather seats, and the carriage was clean and tidy, a stark contrast to the train they had just been on.

However...

"It doesn't mean this train is fancier."

Mu Yuan said, aware of the reasons behind this, "The two types of trains serve different purposes. The Steel Train running between Shiling City and Pan Shi City is constrained by environmental factors, where priority is given to the train's defense and combat capabilities, with everything focused on practicality.

That Steel Train could even navigate the wilderness during the early stages of the Red Fog Disaster Moon."

"From Pan Shi City to Tianze Great City, that route has been opened and cultivated by countless Lords over many years. The danger is far lower than in the Alliance's peripheral regions. When trains no longer need to withstand the shock of Monster Tides again and again, naturally, comfort becomes a priority."

"Oh."

Duo Lai blinked, not sure if it had understood.

Mu Yuan wasn't just speaking for Duo Lai, but also for the elites present. These elites possessed self-awareness but were almost blank slates in terms of experience and information they had absorbed.

This time, since he was leading a group of elites to the Capital for the military parade, Mu Yuan intended to educate them consciously.

It wasn't long before this Steel Train whooshed out of Pan Shi City.

As expected.

Initially, while still within the territory of Pan Shi City, the train encountered several monster attacks, but as it traveled further into the heartland of Tai Xuan's Twilight Dominion, the assaults on the train became less frequent, and the machine guns' rattle shifted from "tatatatatatata" to "tata, ta, tata."

It went from rapid to gradual.

Mu Yuan looked through the spotless glass windows at the outside world – the mountains, trees, sky, and rivers were similar to before, except there were far fewer monster carcasses in the view.

Occasionally, they could even see some small towns and city territories in the distance.

Curling smoke, towering buildings.

The traces of human civilization grew increasingly prevalent.