Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

While Sofia was fretting over the culinary challenge of creating her secret recipe, Zurich was making rapid progress.

This type of crystalline gunpowder requires the purification of magic energy crystals to obtain a new type of gunpowder that is extremely stable and has a very strong explosive power.

Crystal gunpowder

[Recipe: Any Magic Crystal*1, Magic Extract*1, Resin*1, requires Chemical Furnace]

Magic energy extract is an organic solvent that can extract magic energy. Generally, it is made by processing various magical materials that contain magic energy.

Su Li herself can prepare this magic energy extraction fluid. She often takes unused monster materials and processes them into this universal material.

With the help of the workshop, Zurich produced some crystal gunpowder.

"One low-grade magic energy crystal plus one magic energy extract can make 10 batches of crystal gunpowder." Su Li picked up the finished crystal gunpowder and examined it in front of her. This gunpowder looked like a finished acrylic sheet, with a hemp-like filling inside that reflected various lights; it looked quite nice. If she took it out and displayed it as a small ornament, most people wouldn't recognize it.

"One serving of magic energy extract requires two servings of black iron-grade monster materials to make, so the production cost is not low."

"The safety is good. During the production process, the maker's own magical energy was incorporated, which is equivalent to setting a magical energy lock. To activate the bomb, the corresponding magical energy signal needs to be activated before it can be detonated."

After finishing the gunpowder, Zuli began making new bullets.

He started by preparing the gunpowder according to the original bullet size, and then processed the bullet on the lathe in the workshop. In order to activate the crystal gunpowder, Su Li remade the primer using a small crystal. When the primer is struck, it releases a corresponding magical energy signal, igniting the gunpowder inside.

It's a bit troublesome, but this kind of operation is no problem for Sofia.

"Let's stick with this for now, and we can think about optimizations later."

Soon, the rifle bullets and grenade bullets that Sofia usually used were ready.

"The amount of propellant in a bullet, for pistols and rifles, is basically 1 unit of crystal gunpowder, while Sofia's grenade launcher requires 16 units of crystal gunpowder per shot. Tsk, grenades are big consumers of ammunition."

Su Li scratched his head in frustration. "Let Sophia use the howitzer less for now. Everything will be fine once our little world starts producing goods."

Su Li picked up a few bullets she had just rolled and went to the shooting range at the training ground.

The squad kept a few grenade launchers and a few rifles. These were the ones they used when practicing marksmanship. Firearms are such useful weapons, we definitely need to practice with them and use them as secondary weapons.

Who knows, maybe in the future we'll get some powerful weapon blueprints, and everyone can get a gun to shoot people and supplement our ranged attack capabilities.

Su Li picked up her pistol, removed the magazine, and loaded new bullets. Fortunately, when the Blue Star civilization entered the Eternal Game, its civilizational will standardized the ammunition specifications, preventing a chaotic mix of types. Everything was standardized to XX-type bullets. Consequently, the firearms players obtained from various world fragments and treasure chests also adhered to a unified caliber.

After loading the magazine, Su Li aimed at the distant target and pulled the trigger.

The first shot exploded in the barrel.

"Holy shit!" Su Li cursed aloud. He had considered the recoil, but he never expected it to explode.

Su Li held the pistol, half of which had been blown off its barrel after the explosion, in front of her and immediately saw the problem: "The power was too great; it blew right through the cartridge case?"

"It seems I underestimated this crystalline gunpowder... No, this gunpowder contains magical energy, which enhances its explosive power. Ordinary bullet casings, without the enhancement of magical energy, would require a very high strength to withstand the explosion of the gunpowder based solely on their material properties."

Simply put, the explosion of this crystalline gunpowder is a combination of physical and magical damage. The bullet casing only has physical resistance, not magical resistance, so it can't withstand it.

“The manufacturing process for bullet casings also needs improvement…” Su Li scratched his head, but his face showed an eager smile.

His profession of crafting was specializing in various material processing and small tool making. Because his teammates were so versatile, he had never really stood out. Now, however, he was the only one in the entire team who could improve and manufacture these bullets, and the sense of accomplishment suddenly surged within him.

It's like practicing dragon-slaying techniques for decades, and finally seeing the dragon.

Su Li licked her lips. "Let me sort out my thoughts. Using elemental metals directly is naturally the easiest solution. However, the inherent properties of elemental metals will interfere with Sophia's enchantment. What I need is a metal without any attributes, one that has its own magical energy."

"Well then, it's your turn to make your appearance, Infusion Platform."

The enchanting platform can enchant metals with elemental properties, transforming them into magical metals. When their train was upgraded to level 6, it used a considerable amount of enchanted iron ore.

Su Li returned to the workshop and retrieved various elemental fragments and metal ingots. The recipes on the enchanting table could transform metal ingots into elemental metals. However, what Su Li needed was a metal without any elemental properties. He wanted to research the recipe himself and create a magical metal without any elemental properties, one that wasn't recorded on the enchanting table. Ideally, it would be a magical metal suitable for enchanting.

Su Li took out a laptop, opened an electronic document, and said, "Let's get started. It'll be some time before we reach Blue Star City, so let's try to achieve some initial results!"

……

In Blue Star City, a boxy train pulled into the station.

The staff on the platform knew very well that this boxy appearance was proof of a level 6 train. They all crowded forward, eager to witness the style of a top human player.

Zuli saw what people looked like through the car window.

During this exploration, they spent 18 days in the zombie world and 11 days traveling in the void, totaling nearly a month.

Within a month, the Blue Star government's post-disaster reconstruction efforts had yielded significant results. Because it was premeditated, the destruction in Blue Star City was relatively concentrated, and thanks to the players' powerful production capabilities, the ruins in the city had already been rebuilt.

Subsequently, the Blue Star government began to appease the residents, purge the gang members involved, and deal with the unstable factors that had emerged within the organization during this period.

A month has passed, and the entire Blue Star City has returned to the early days of creation, a scene of vibrant life and flourishing vitality.

You could tell from the people on the platform. There were far fewer people with sorrowful expressions on their faces.

Su Li stood in front of the car door and subconsciously straightened her collar, which amused Sophia.

Sophia walked up to Su Li, straightened Su Li's collar, and said gently, "What's wrong, feeling self-conscious about your image?"

“Just a tiny bit.” Su Li gestured with her fingers as if she were talking about the universe between her fingers. “Our train used to be a steam locomotive. This is the first time we’ve returned to the platform since it was upgraded to level 6. I didn’t know that everyone was so interested in level 6 trains.”

"Alright, you're really handsome. Let's go." Sophia patted Su Li's chest.

The train doors opened, and the Zurich team stepped off the train.