Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

While the two men were talking, Sofia had already jumped off the train, checked herself over, and returned to her carriage.

Sophia spoke only after the two had finished talking.

"The train has been inspected. There are some scratches and paint chips on the left side, which may affect its corrosion resistance."

"Huh? There's such a thing?" Su Li was surprised; he hadn't expected this hidden danger at all. "So that's why the factory offers painting services. I'll be more careful next time. We discovered it too late this time; all the money was spent, and there was no time to trade survival coins."

Sofia nodded, sat down in a chair, and looked out the window, seemingly lost in thought. She herself was like a painting.

After thinking about that, Su Li remembered her own situation. She hadn't showered for several days, and the smell was... thankfully, neither of the other members seemed to mind.

After all, he was resurrected, so he was very clean, and even his clothes were repaired.

Sofia was dressed in loose jeans and a sweater, with leather boots on her feet. It was clearly an outfit she was dressed for work.

Ivan was dressed a little better, in casual clothes.

Compared to this, Su Li, who was covered in tattered clothes, felt rather embarrassed.

He originally wanted to take a shower, but he was too short of survival coins, so he didn't go to the hotel to shower.

"Alright, everything is ready, let's get going."

At 6 o'clock sharp, a black vortex appeared in front of Su Li, and then new options appeared on the train's control panel.

[Time's up. Players, please select the world fragment you wish to enter within one hour.]

[In the final game, the following changes have been made to world selection.]

1. Each time, players need to choose one of five worlds to enter. Four of these worlds are randomized, and one is the world explored last time.

[2. Players can use Survival Coins to anchor themselves to a specific world. They can re-enter the world before its destruction, with no limit on the number of times they can do so; each entry still requires 7 days of survival.]

[3. The maximum number of anchored worlds is 3, and this number cannot be increased. Each time an anchor is established, the price increases, with a maximum of 1 million Survival Coins.]

[4. Apart from the anchored world fragment, a world fragment can be entered a maximum of 3 times. After 3 times, it is no longer possible to enter that world fragment.]

5. During the World Selection period, the trading and chat functions will be disabled.

6. These rules are included in the manual and can be reviewed repeatedly.

Su Li told the two people the news, and they glanced at it. Then Sophia asked, "Are we going to the previous world? Is it safe?"

Su Li pondered for a moment, "No, resources were scarce in the last world, with a shortage of water and food. Although it was safe, development was difficult, and the game progress was pushed too fast. We also have to risk collecting more resources, otherwise we will be dragged down to death by those level 6 guys."

"I'm a little interested in the mountains I haven't been able to reach before, but I'll pass. I don't really feel they're worth it."

[And I already know that our civilization is being watched. We must accelerate our development.] Su Li thought to herself.

“Then let’s choose the New World.” Sophia nodded. Then she fell silent.

Su Li shrugged and tapped the screen.

The rules disappeared, and five vortexes appeared on Su Li's screen.

The first vortex, surrounded by constantly falling red particles. [Scorching Saline-Alkali Land]

The second vortex, surrounded by drifting snowflakes.

The third whirlpool, surrounded by splashes of water.

The fourth whirlpool was surrounded by silt.

The fifth vortex, surrounded by swirling blue winds.

"What should we do? Which one should we choose?" Su Li turned to look at the people around her. "We won't go to the saline-alkali land. The second one is snowflakes, which should be a very cold place. The third one is waves, which may be the seaside or even the sea. The fourth one is silt, which I guess is a tropical rainforest or swamp. The fifth one is wind, which may be a place with strong winds."

"Let's use the process of elimination." Su Li glanced at the three people's attire. "Snowflakes are out of the question. We don't have warm clothes. What can we do inside? Keep burning firewood to keep warm? Pass!"

Sofia and her brother nodded. They had been in the frozen world before, and keeping warm had always been a major problem that was difficult to solve.

"Then there's the beach, and the sea. Can you swim?" Su Li asked.

“I can, but not very well; Ivan can’t,” Sophia replied.

"I can swim a little, but I'm a bit scared to go swimming in the sea," Su Li thought to herself, "If only I could chat, so I could check the information after others have gone in."

"Let's pass on the waves for now. None of us are very good swimmers, and there are so many situations in the sea that we might not be able to handle them."

This isn't a survival raft at sea where you can use a hook to haul in trash. This is a train; to collect supplies, you have to go to islands or underwater.

"The fourth one... silt, tsk, silt, swamps, rainforests are not to be trifled with, there are cunning crocodiles and all kinds of poisonous insects, and mosquitoes everywhere, just thinking about it makes my skin itch. Poisonous insects are even harder to accept than the ocean."

"Fifth, strong winds... I think this is a good option."

Zuli set the tone, "Strong winds or the sea, choose one. I personally prefer strong winds. But we have a map, so we can plan our route in advance at sea and collect supplies from the islands, so the sea is also an option."

“I have no objection,” Sofia replied.

Ivan hesitated for a moment, then tried to say, "I don't really want to choose the ocean. I can't swim, and I'd be a burden there. At least I can be of some help in the Wind World."

Su Li glanced at Ivan, then considered the risks they might face at sea, and clicked her tongue. "Forget it, let's go to the Great Wind World instead. The sea is too dangerous for us. Don't forget we'll be facing the beast tide eventually. What if it's some kind of sea monster? It'll be tough to fight them."

Su Li made the decision, and neither of them had any objections.

Zuli clicked on the world of strong winds on the screen.

Then, the vortex in front of the train changed, becoming a vortex with swirling wind.

Ivan lit the fire, the boiler started, and after a long whistle, Zurich started the train.

With the three of them feeling uneasy, the train entered the vortex.

As usual, after a few minutes of darkness, the area in front of Su Li and the others suddenly opened up.

As soon as I entered, I could hear the wind whistling in through the cracks in the window.

Su Li looked at the display screen on the control panel, which showed the situation in this world.

You have entered a new world.

Howling Valley

Current global energy level: 0.4

Challenge Level: 1

"An energy level of 0.4 means there are very few creatures here capable of using supernatural powers. We're lucky; it didn't exceed 0.5, indicating that the strongest beings in this world haven't reached the Silver level. Thankfully, the energy level didn't randomly drop to 1. If it had, creatures with supernatural powers would have become very common."

"Challenge Level 1 means that only well-trained Earth soldiers with weapons can survive here. The challenge is quite difficult."

The intensity increased immediately.

Under normal circumstances, at this time, only world fragments with an energy level of 0 and a challenge level of 0-0.5 would appear on Earth.

"Damn it, I hope those five die soon!"

Zuli cursed, slowed the train down, and then took out a map.

This is Sofia's starting item: the basic map.

After Zuli used the map, large areas of yellow-green appeared in the previously blank areas.

This map looks a bit like a satellite image.

Su Li first looked at the map's scope. "Each side of this map is equivalent to 20,000 kilometers long. Our car's maximum speed is 100 kilometers per hour. If we drive non-stop for a week, we'll only cover 16,800 kilometers. Including stops, that's roughly our two-week journey."

Su Li exclaimed with delight, "Great props!"

The three of them carefully examined the map; Zuli's train was at the very bottom, running from south to north.

The information on the map is rather blurry; only some obvious things on the surface can be seen.

For example, large forests, large rocky areas, as well as lakes and rivers.

Su Li looked at it carefully for a while and suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a rather strange place on the far left of the map.

It was in the middle of a mountain range, and on the map, it was a bluish-purple area.

"Is it a lake?" Zuli murmured to himself.

Ivan looked at it. "It doesn't look like it. It's too blurry."

"I have a feeling there might be something good... Let's go check it out, and if it's not good, we'll run!"

Su Li made a decision: the current situation didn't allow for complacency. She needed to choose a world where she could truly shine, leaning towards stability, but in terms of strategic direction, she had to be greedy whenever possible to quickly increase her strength.

"If we go this way, let me see... Hmm, it would take almost day and night to reach our destination on the last day... Is it worth it? Oh well, let's go and see for ourselves first."

“But once we get here, there’s a section that seems to lead into the mountains,” Ivan noticed the blind spot. “It’s not in the mountains, it’s underground!”

“Let me see…” Su Li looked at the railway line on the map. “Hmm~ It really is. But there’s a place that looks like a town before we enter, and there’s a fork in the road. Let’s check the situation. If things don’t look right, we’ll go somewhere else.”

"Then there are rest stops along the way... Let's go this way first, then this way..."

The three of them, mainly Zuli and Ivan, were constantly planning the route and calculating the journey. Zuli even carved a ruler out of wood and kept measuring on the ground.