Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Regrettingly putting the manual away, Ivan took out an iron pickaxe and poked it into the ground. A layer of mud floated on the ground, and the dirty ground was immediately cleared away, revealing ice inside that looked like ice spikes.

“Candle ice…it’s very thin. Strange, at this depth, why isn’t it frozen?” Ivan used his iron pickaxe to hook up a bit of ice, held it in his hand, and sensed it. “It contains water element, which keeps it in a liquid state…a very useful material, it would definitely be good for quenching weapons.”

"As for the area... I'm not sure how big it is..."

Discarding the icy water from his fingers, Ivan took out his pickaxe and continued to poke at the ice.

As the pickaxe was slowly pressed down, Ivan felt a tremendous force coming from underground after reaching a certain depth.

"There's air a certain distance beneath the ice, then flowing water... Was it caused by an earthquake?"

Ivan didn't know, but he was well aware that finding his brother-in-law in the short term was unlikely.

Falling into such an underground current, no one knows where they will be swept away.

Ivan pulled the rope and climbed onto the train.

"...Then we can only give up looking for my brother-in-law for now and go back to Blue Star City first."

Ivan remained remarkably calm. It would be incredibly difficult for him to care for his sister and search for her husband all by himself. As a human shield, he could only rely on guesswork to find his brother-in-law.

To gamble on the odds of winning by guessing blindly is to show no regard for your companions' lives.

Try to find some tools for searching for people.

Ivan opened the manual, found Zheng Hongyuan's contact information, and then opened the chat window.

Ivan—Uncle Zheng, do you have any tools or spells for large-scale search operations? My brother-in-law and Sister Mingyu have fallen into the underground currents.

After a while, Zheng Hongyuan replied.

Zheng Hongyuan—I can't get in touch with Su Li. Is he injured?

Ivan – not in good condition.

Zheng Hongyuan – I looked around and found two props. One needs to be worn beforehand, which isn't needed in this situation. The other is a radar accessory. Do you think it will work?

Ivan – no use, our train has been bombed.

Zheng Hongyuan—That's troublesome. The only remaining option is to use skills to find them.

Ivan—I understand, thank you for your help.

Closing the manual, Ivan felt annoyed and wanted to yell.

"But there's no use in being anxious. Calm down, calm down."

Ivan took a deep breath to calm his agitation.

The only option now is to go back, heal my sister, fix the car, and then find someone to help me use my skills to search for and borrow Uncle Zheng's radar parts. However, I don't know how long the void travel between going back and the second exploration will take.

Based on my experience these times, going to the new world is very fast, but going back to the previous world takes a bit longer.

Ivan estimated that it might take half a month, or even longer.

Can my brother-in-law really hold out for that long?

Ivan really wanted to believe that his brother-in-law could do it, but the place was fraught with danger, with silver-level monsters and a harsh environment. He didn't even know if his brother-in-law was injured... It was really difficult.

"But this is the best way. It's better than me, a meat shield, guessing blindly. All that's left is to wait and hold onto hope."

At least my brother-in-law can be resurrected, but as for Mingyu... well, it all depends on her luck...

After making his decision, Ivan considered the next question.

What help can he leave for his brother-in-law?

Ivan put himself in Zurich's shoes. "If I were my brother-in-law, after escaping, I would definitely try to get here. Then I would wait here for the next exploration cycle."

"What I can do is... prepare some props for my brother-in-law."

Ivan returned to the carriage and first checked on his sister, Sophia, who was still unconscious, her forehead covered in cold sweat. Ivan wiped the sweat from Sophia's brow with a towel, then took the props to the train's workshop.

Ivan threw the materials on the ground. Finally, he picked up a piece of pine wood.

Ice-element wood... has better resistance, but it's very ineffective for forging fire-element enchantments.

【Then let's use it to make a tent for outdoor use.】

Ivan placed the wood on the workbench and began working with his tools.

Titanium can't be processed yet, so let's use iron instead. We'll use iron for the frame, then combine it with pine wood... and then oilcloth...

Ivan kept hammering and tinkering on the pine wood and anvil, and before long, he had finished building a tent.

Next, Ivan took out a metal chisel and began processing various parts. He then ground up the Uruluk Beast's crystal core, poured in some oil, infused it with his own magical energy, and began stirring rapidly.

As Ivan stirred, the crystal nuclei slowly fused with the oil, forming an alchemical paint.

Ivan took out the paint and a brush from the workbench. He dipped it in the paint and began painting on the tent parts.

Ivan painted very slowly, while maintaining a steady output of magical energy.

After a long while, a blue light flashed across the entire tent.

Alright, a simple resistance activation. Sleeping inside this tent will provide some protection against external elemental damage.

After setting up the tent, Ivan glanced at the time. In the blink of an eye, the time was up, and the vortex outside opened.

"More than 5 hours left..."

Ivan took a deep breath. "Believe in yourself, Ivan, you can do it!"

Ivan took out a piece of steel, put it into the furnace, and began to heat it.

After a long while, he took out the red-hot steel and placed it on the felt.

Then he raised the hammer, his body surging with magical energy, and slammed it down onto the steel.

A beam of light entered the iron ingot with his hammer blow.

Then, another hammer blow. Ivan's eyes were as calm as a still pond as he focused entirely on controlling his magical power, enchanting the steel with each strike.

In this situation, he forced himself to forget everything and focus all his attention on the forging in front of him.

After noting this down, Ivan put the iron ingot back into the furnace and began grinding a fire elemental crystal and a ruby.

Just as the gemstones were finished being ground, the iron ingots were also finished burning.

Ivan sprinkled a large amount of powder onto the iron ingot and then continued to hammer it.

The rhythmic clanging of metal being struck echoed through the train until after 4 a.m.

Ivan's right arm was swollen and noticeably thicker from the hammering. To avoid affecting the effectiveness of the attack, Ivan didn't use magic to heal it, but instead endured the pain.

He used tongs to hold the completed piece and slowly placed it into the water tank next to him.

With a hiss, a large amount of water vapor rose up.

When he felt it was about time, Ivan took out the props he had made.

[Unnamed Mini Heater]

[No grade]

[Warmth: Adding a Magic Crystal will provide warmth. Adding a Fire Elemental Shard will additionally dispel ice elemental damage.]

Ivan slammed his fist on the anvil. "Still no good!"

This item hasn't yet reached the threshold of the Iron rank. It can be called a semi-Iron rank.

But there's not enough time, so this is the best we can do for now.

Ivan named it "Fire Element Mini Heater" and then placed it in his inventory.