Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Upon entering the Blue Sky Base, Su Li and her group immediately sensed the chaos and overcrowding. The base was packed with people; some were moving supplies, some were repairing equipment, and others were arguing. The air was thick with a nauseating stench of sweat and decay.

"This place is really...lively. But mentally, it's quite peaceful." Sun Lili wrinkled her nose, clearly dissatisfied with the environment. Her newly developed mental spectrum ability gave her a certain degree of emotional recognition and perception. Although the group's living conditions were poor, their mental state was not bad. However, some unpleasant emotions were still mixed in.

"Stop complaining, let's hurry up and gather the materials and leave," Su Li said in a low voice, her eyes scanning her surroundings warily. This place was a melting pot of all sorts of people.

The track stops at a height of about 100 meters, which appears to be the boundary between the market area and the planting area.

Zuli looked up and saw some open-air planting platforms high in the sky, covered with vertical planting structures. These structures looked very advanced; the roots of the plants were soaked in nutrient solution, and each plant had its own independent lighting system, clearly designed to maximize yield with limited resources.

“These planting platforms look quite advanced,” Su Li whispered to Song Mingyu.

Song Mingyu nodded, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes: "Indeed, this technology was cutting-edge in our original world. I didn't expect to see it here."

As Su Li was watching, a young man ran up to her and politely said, "Excuse me, explorer, do you need a guide? I can be your guide with just a little food."

Su Li glanced around; several people were still running towards them. It seemed that his use of the train tracks to enter the base had caught them off guard. "Okay."

Su Li took out a few cans of food and tossed them to the guide.

The guide noticed the can with its markings worn off and couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, what kind of can this is?"

“Canned meat, hairy pig meat,” Su Li said. This hairy pig is a unique farmed animal in this world; judging from its appearance, it's a pig with long hair. She found this information in the library.

"Thank you so much." The guide quickly put the canned food into his backpack, a grateful smile on his face. In this post-apocalyptic world, canned meat was a scarce resource, as protein and fat were extremely valuable.

"Tell me about this place first." Su Li pointed to the vertical planting area next to her. "This looks really advanced."

The guide proudly said, "This is something our leader brought back from outside. Thanks to this, we are able to eat now. This hydroponic technology only consumes 2 kilowatt-hours of electricity per pound of vegetables."

Su Li raised an eyebrow, inwardly admiring the technology. He had encountered similar questions on his biology exam and remembered that on Earth, the cost of similar technology had dropped to 6 kilowatt-hours of electricity per pound of vegetables, while the efficiency here was clearly much higher.

"Do you have enough electricity?" Ivan couldn't help but ask. "The fuel in the city isn't unlimited."

The guide gave Ivan a strange look, seemingly puzzled by his question: "What does electricity have to do with fuel? Fuel-fired power generation is outdated; nowadays, only cars have fuel-fired power generation facilities. We use crystal-stone generators, which are very powerful. We often trade with the military base in the south, and the crystals we get are enough for our daily electrical needs."

Su Li stroked his chin. "The dazzling crystal generator is interesting. Could I install it in my car and bring it into the electric age?"

After reaching level 6, he had already planned to install the generator himself. If he didn't do it himself, he would have to wait until the train was upgraded to an electric train, which would take forever.

However, the supply of crystals is a major problem. Let's get some first, bring it back to examine its workings, and see if we can modify it into a usable generator.

They also have a lot of high-energy items, various elemental fragments, and plenty of magic crystals.

Su Li chatted with the guide as they followed the map toward the supply market at Blue Sky Base. The supply market was located in the center of the base, spanning seven floors. The plaza was filled with various stalls, piled high with all sorts of supplies, from food to weapons.

Zurich found that the supplies here were quite limited, with various kinds of packaged food and fresh food being very expensive.

In terms of weaponry, most of them are melee weapons; firearms are nowhere to be seen.

Seeing that Su Li lingered at the weapons stall for quite some time, the guide said, "If you want to find weapons like firearms or laser emitters, you can only go to the defense department on the lower level and exchange them with the quartermaster."

"Can outsiders also exchange them?" Su Li asked.

"Yes, that's fine, as long as you hand over the white mist crystals," the guide said.

The term "white fog crystals" is what the locals call the virus crystals that condense in the white fog.

Song Mingyu just got back to the car and examined the crystals.

In essence, it is a kind of magical energy polymer of the zombie virus. When superhumans consume it, these crystals will strengthen the zombie virus within their bodies.

On the surface, it's about enhancing the abilities of those with superpowers; in reality, it's about strengthening the virus within their bodies.

This design feels too heavy on the sense of reality. Su Li thinks these superhumans are like animals raised in a farm, and the virus crystals that the white mist condenses periodically are their feed.

In this way, the scheming and infighting among the survivors becomes particularly comical. It's nothing more than a group of farm animals forming cliques, while the farm owner, when in a good mood, can casually suggest a big shot like the "Northern Lord of the Chicken Farm" to kill and make chicken soup for his grandson—after all, these lords are the fattest ones.

Song Mingyu said that these local supernatural beings don't seem to have discovered the trickery involved yet, because they haven't started to delve into the magical energy patterns behind the virus.

In their naive understanding, viruses come from the unknown, and human superpowers come from viruses. Eating viral creations to enhance one's strength makes perfect sense.

"What do you think of the white mist crystals and superpowers?" Su Li asked the guide.

"That's the key to human evolution. What else could it be?" The guide looked at Su Li and the others strangely. This group of guests was the strangest he had ever brought. It was as if they had never encountered survivors before. They didn't know many common-sense things.

Su Li and her group began searching the market for the materials they needed. Ivan was in charge of finding steel and metal materials, Song Mingyu was responsible for finding local medicines and rare plants, while Su Li and Sun Lili inquired about the dazzling crystal in the market.

However, their actions quickly attracted the attention of those in power at the Blue Sky Base.