Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After waiting for a while, the mining machine was finally finished.

After receiving the mining rig from Ivan, Su Li couldn't wait to move it to the mining area.

This mining machine is huge, standing 2 meters tall. Because it's so large, it can't be traded or stored in your inventory. This is a system limitation; otherwise, if you could just store an aircraft carrier in your inventory and then drop it whenever you meet someone, it would be too unbalanced.

Equipment of this size can be installed in the vehicle's storage compartment. If it were larger, becoming a large piece of equipment, it wouldn't even fit in the vehicle's storage compartment and would have to be installed in a dedicated vehicle compartment.

When Su Li fought Lin Feng, the various ritual altars inside the train were large-scale equipment.

Su Li took out several low-grade magic energy crystals and put them into the machine.

This device looks like a pile driver on a construction site, with a four-cornered base and an energy device standing on top.

Su Li first read the user manual next to the device before turning it on.

The industrial-style machine emitted a soft buzzing sound, and Su Li sensed that the machine was rapidly connecting to the earth elemental magic within the earth.

The crystal rod standing upright on the base emitted an earthy yellow light, and soon the energy was fully charged.

The crystal at the center of the machine suddenly flickered, and then a yellowish-brown halo spread outwards from the machine's base.

The ore pile within a 200-meter radius suddenly trembled.

Su Li and the others, who had run to the outside of the area early on, only felt the ground suddenly shake and make a deafening sound.

Then, the machine continued to store energy and fired a second shot.

Ivan immediately messaged me, "Brother-in-law, what are you doing? It's so noisy downstairs."

"It's all thanks to that mining rig," Su Li said, both amused and exasperated. "That thing is so noisy."

This noise wasn't just auditory; it was a massive disturbance on a magical energy level. Earth-type monsters generally possess some ability to sense energy fluctuations, and this thing was like a giant megaphone shouting, "Clang! Scissors, sharpen the knives!"

Sure enough, after running for a while, Su Li saw movement in the lava lake not far away.

"Be on guard!" Su Li shouted immediately.

A moment later, a long neck stretched out from the center of the lake, looking in the direction of Su Li and the others.

However, the monster merely watched without making a move. Su Li met the monster's gaze and found it filled with apprehension.

"This is the territory of the Mountain-Eating Beast. It knows we killed a Mountain-Eating Beast, so it's wary of our strength?" Su Li guessed at the other party's thoughts.

The machine vibrated three more times and then stopped.

Sun Keke slowly backed away to inspect the machine.

The ore within a 200-meter radius was completely shattered, waiting for Su Li and his group to collect it. Meanwhile, inside the machine, a low-grade magic energy crystal that had just been placed inside had already turned into dust.

Seeing the results, Su Li nodded, "The consumption is acceptable. The denser the minerals, the more cost-effective it is."

It's a device with both advantages and disadvantages, but overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

There are a total of 3 dense mining areas around here. Zuli remained vigilant against the monster in the center of the lake and began mining with the transport machines.

After collecting the densely packed areas, Zu Li and his team also selectively collected the scattered minerals.

The monster in the lake remained motionless until the harvest was complete. It feared Su Li, and Su Li feared it. The monster had too much of a terrain advantage. Dying while swimming in lava is something you can experience in Minecraft, but don't do it in real life.

Only after Su Li and the others left the lakeside did the monster in the lake begin to lie dormant again.

Zuli and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

The next step is to move the equipment and the ore.

Over the past three years, after each beast tide battle, most of the time I received a selection pack of items and chose to expand my personal backpack. Currently, everyone has 20 slots in their personal backpack, making it very easy to move supplies.

Back on the cliff, Sophia and the others came to greet them. Sophia's face was still a little pale, and Su Li touched her cheek tenderly. "Don't worry, we killed the Mountain-Eating Beast, they won't dare to make any rash moves."

Sofia instinctively wanted to rub against Su Li's hand like a kitten, but seeing Ivan behind her, she quickly stopped herself and awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "Shall we continue on?"

"Yes, let's go a little further ahead. The map shows there's a cave over there. We can go take a look."

Several people began dismantling the crane and then entered the train.

Zurich installed the radar plug-in on the vehicle's radar.

Next, a map appeared on the radar interface. It was the kind of map commonly seen in games, where explored areas were visible, while unexplored areas were completely black.

The map shows a cave 5 kilometers ahead. Because the cave is underground, Zurich's other radars are not powerful enough; they can only explore 5 kilometers in open areas, but their exploration capabilities will be greatly reduced once there are obstacles.

Therefore, only a few hundred meters of the cave entrance were explored. However, even from those few hundred meters, some clues could be gleaned.

“Too straightforward,” Sofia concluded.

Yes, the path in this cave is too straight. Absolutely straight; it doesn't look like it was formed naturally.

"Let's get out and take a look. If something's wrong, we'll run." Su Li stopped the car. "Such a large, unnaturally formed cave must either contain a giant beast or indigenous people."

Sun Lili asked, "Which one do you hope to choose?"

Su Li rolled her eyes. "I hope it's neither of them, and that we're just mistaken."

Obviously, that's unlikely.

"Ugh, they're all terrible." Song Mingyu slumped onto the table, burying her head in her chest. "Let's get lucky and open a treasure chest that gives us a level 6 upgrade item."

"What are you thinking? You're not hanging up." Su Li rolled her eyes.

Seeing Song Mingyu's actions, the neurotic Sun Lili tried to imitate her, but slipped and fell, slamming her nose onto the table, rubbing it and howling.

"Sigh, sister, can't you be a little more mature?" Sun Keke looked extremely worried.

The train stopped, and several people collected their equipment and disembarked.

The train was still above the canyon. This time, instead of using a crane, it jumped down directly.

In mid-air, Sun Lili transformed, manipulating gravity to slow her descent.

Su Li and the others used the cliff for leverage several times to land safely.

Next to them was the cave.

The cave is 10 meters high, semi-circular, and the rock walls are generally smooth, only becoming a bit rough over time.

Several people examined the cave, using their eyesight, hearing, senses, divination, and various other methods in turn, but they couldn't find anything amiss.

Su Li approached the cave wall and touched it. "There are signs of mechanical polishing. It seems to have been done by the natives of this world. Do they live underground?"

“But…” Su Li looked outside at the world under the bright lights, somewhat puzzled, “Why live underground? Is something wrong out there?”