It seemed I could survive without fire in the firebox—which is good, since I didn’t want to waste fuel.

  After I saw my stats, I wanted to know a little more about this world I was in. So I opened the system, and it said:

  SYSTEM:This world is a world where technology hasn’t advanced yet. People still use medieval technology because they think science and technology aren’t needed—since they have magic. There are multiple kingdoms and races. Would you like to know these?(Yes/No)

  I clicked Yes.

  SYSTEM:List of Countries

  List of Races – The main race of this world

  Alright… seems I need to discover it all myself. Hooray...

  But first—I needed to figure out how to get out of here. Because I was kinda… derailed.

  As I thought about how I could rerail myself, I saw something move in the distance.

  "OI!" I tried to say—but since trains don’t have mouths… I just said it in my head.

  Turns out it was a hedgehog. But... purple?

  It came closer, kind of scaring me. Then something weird happened: my headlights turned on and my vision started flickering—blurry, then sharp, then blurry again—over and over.

  After about four minutes of this, the system popped up again.

  SYSTEM:Scan complete. New animal found.Poison Hedgehog

  What? Is this Australia or something?

  Should I kill it?

  It might help me build my stats up... eh, fine. Whatever.

  I used telekinesis to pick up a nearby rock and... squished the hedgehog.

  Ew.

  I immediately questioned why I did that—but I got a new thingymobob thanks to my Skill Steal ability:

  Poisoned Steam