Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After busying herself for a while, Su Li finally finished making her dinner.

The dinner looked... well, let's just say it had a very Indian style.

Su Li took out her handbook, took a picture of herself, and then posted it in the chat room.

Zurich – [Zurich's Secret Recipe: Saline-Alkali Wilderness Style - Fel-Powered Bird Meat Set Meal!]

Zurich—eat, you wastelander, this is your destiny!

—I'm laughing so hard, but I'm also so hungry. This is so Indian! I'm craving it, but I don't want to eat it.

—Gul'dan?! Is that you?

—Huh? Our channel is supposed to be in saline-alkali land, right? I've never seen any of these things before.

—They used saltwort, right? This stuff can replenish salt, but it looks really bad. The juice is still green and has a strong evil smell.

—What are that bird and vegetable?

Su Li thought for a moment and replied that since they were all Chinese and didn't have to provide their own supplies, there was no harm in helping out.

Zurich—Yesterday, when the train stopped, some birds came to watch, so I tried my luck and knocked one down with a stone.

Zurich – the green one is saltwort, the kind of succulent that's everywhere; I use it as table salt.

Zurich – The brown vegetables are algae. If you see those yellowish-brown lakes, you can try to collect some. Filter them with your clothes; you can grab a handful at a time. They don't taste great, but they're edible. Remember to filter them in your backpack before eating to remove the salty water.

—Huh? There's food in the yellowish-brown lake?

Wow, I'm amazed! Space can be used like this! I've learned something new.

—Thanks for sharing. There's a yellowish-brown lake not far from here. I'll go and collect some.

—I don't lack food; I caught some birds with a trap, but I lack water.

—I don't lack food. Some of the trees in those groves have mouse nests, which are easy to catch. The only problem is water.

—Yes, I really am short of water. Right now, the only reliable source of water is probably from trades with Boss Lin Feng.

Lin Feng?

Su Li scrolled to Lin Feng's trading interface and found that there were still water transactions listed.

Su Li checked the transaction records and saw that this person had already traded over 100 liters of water.

"Holy crap, could this really be a protagonist with a system?"

Su Li memorized this man's name and appearance, and would run away whenever she saw him. What if one day he thought he had done the right thing and used a cheat to kill her?!

Su Li checked the regional channel again. Of the original 100,000, only 90,000 remained. These past three days had been a protection zone for newbies. After tonight, starting at 6 AM tomorrow, the protection would end. Coupled with those suffering from dehydration, they were probably already nearing their limit, and even more people would die in the coming days.

On the other side, Lin Feng was also eating and browsing chat channels for entertainment. Or rather, most people were eating at this time, because it was just getting dark. When it was still light, those with ambition were all working; they only had time to eat after dark.

Lin Feng saw the photo posted by Su Li and remembered Su Li.

"Damn it, what a despicable person who stirs up trouble! Sending pictures like this is disgusting!"

He took a picture of his dinner and posted it online.

Lin Feng—don't post disgusting dog poop made by trash dogs. Let me show you what a real feast is. [Image]

Su Li's expression was not good. Did Lin Feng hate her now? Why? Just because she said it wasn't worth it to exchange timber for his water?

He's telling the truth. This guy is incredibly corrupt; exchanging water with him is a complete loss for you. You sweat more than you get water.

Su Li, a recent high school graduate, still retained the straightforwardness typical of students, insisting on distinguishing right from wrong in everything. He felt he was right; this person was simply unreasonable.

This gave up his idea of ​​clinging to the 'protagonist's' coattails.

He clicked on Lin Feng's picture and looked completely bewildered.

Lin Feng's pictures include steak, red wine, king crab, and Australian lobster.

"No, how did you get all these things?"

No matter how you look at it, these things can't be collected from saline-alkali land, right? The only way is to open the box.

But how many boxes do I need to open to get all these items?

Su Li felt that the more likely scenario was...

"Damn it, there's something dirty here, guys!" Su Li was speechless. "Where's my cheat? When will I get my cheat?"

Su Li, who had originally intended to engage in a heated debate with Lin Feng, decisively backed down. This man seemed strange; it was best not to provoke him.

This whole situation has dampened Su Li's appetite.

After hastily finishing her mediocre dinner, Su Li discovered that her makeshift smelting furnace was also ready.

Su Li took out the furnace and placed it in a corner of the room. The furnace looked like a gasoline drum; after adding ore and fuel, it could be smelted into ingots.

In the real world, it certainly wouldn't be this simple, but that's the power of games—they simplify the process.

Zuli first checked the user manual.

[Simple smelting furnace: can melt some ore into ingots]

Zuli tried it and found that she could put wood in and use it as fuel. Every 10 minutes, one charcoal could be produced. One unit of wood could produce 5 units of charcoal.

Put the iron ore in, and use firewood as fuel. Because the firewood is not strong enough, the progress is very slow.

However, switching to coal as fuel yielded excellent results.

Zurich put all the iron ore in, and then added the coal.

Each unit of coal can be burned into 2 iron ingots. Each iron ingot requires 2 iron ore.

Zuli put in 40 iron ore and then 10 coal.

I have no idea how they managed to put so much iron ore into this 1*1*2 thing.

Don't ask, the system is just awesome.

It takes 10 minutes to heat an iron ingot. Su Li checked the time; it was only 8 o'clock. She simply took out the beginner's monster encyclopedia and started looking at it by the fire.

Su Li has almost finished a quarter of this book and has learned quite a bit about the extraordinary. She is no longer completely ignorant of the basics of the extraordinary.

However, these things are not needed at this stage.

By the light of the furnace, Zuli began to read quietly until the alarm clock on her watch went off.

Su Li waited a while longer, and the fire inside the furnace went out. Su Li quickly opened the furnace and took out 10 iron ingots.

Open the manual and start building the plugin.

[lv1 train enhancement plugin]

Upgrades the train to level 1 after use.

Wood*100, Stone*50, Iron Ingot*10, Rope*20

[To produce or not?]

Of course, I'd choose yes!

After selection, a 6-hour countdown appeared on the manual.

Su Li closed her eyes with anticipation and fell asleep.

I wake up promptly at 5 a.m.

Zuli opened the manual and received the completed plugin.

[Level 1 Train Enhancement Plugin: Used on level 0 trains, it can enhance the train to level 1.]

Zuli eagerly went to the train's control panel to operate the train.

The 10-square-meter room on the train was still too small. His numerous supplies were piled up inside, leaving no room to even step.

This is only the third day; in the future, even more items will pile up.

"I hope we can expand the space; it would be great if we could have more carriages!" Su Li prayed silently. "A train can't just have a locomotive."

[Train under maintenance...]

Before Zuli, the entire train emitted a faint glow. Then, the train walls seemed to digitize, beginning to blur and expand.

The train was originally 10 meters long and 2 meters wide. The first 5 meters were the steam-powered structure, and the last 5 meters were the passenger compartments. The entire passenger compartment was essentially a thin sheet of iron, only 1 millimeter thick, with the floor being a relatively thick steel plate. Su Li felt that she could punch right through the passenger compartment.

Now, in front of Zurich, the entire train began to widen, from the original 2 meters to 3 meters. The length remained the same, but the usable space in the carriage increased to 15 square meters.

Next, the carriages changed.

The floor remains the same as the original steel plate, with no changes except for some added textures to prevent slipping.

The walls and ceiling have undergone significant changes. What was originally a thin sheet of iron has been replaced with iron-clad wood. An additional layer of wood support has been added, making it considerably sturdier than before. The height has also increased by 1 meter.

"I didn't see any stone structure, but with so many variations, 10 iron ingots definitely wouldn't have been enough for its construction. They probably collected stone materials to make it easier to gather them, but used iron for the construction?"

"Thinking about it this way, this system is actually quite considerate."