Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After releasing the steam mining machine, Zuli carefully examined the strange object.

The style of this thing is very similar to that of a Western fantasy game. Looking at the mining machine, Su Li had a feeling that there should be a goblin hiding inside.

Of course, the fire-breathing Poppy works too.

Overall, it looks like a tracked vehicle with a robotic arm. It has a rugged feel to it.

Zuli opened the water tank, added some water, then added coal to the boiler and lit it.

After ignition, the steam mining machine began operating. Su Li didn't know how it worked, but it did pinpoint the location of the ore, then huffed and puffed its way to the crystal mine and began mining.

After collecting the ore, it will not gather any more ore; instead, it will move on to the next location to collect more.

"This is our reward?" Sophia leaned closer. "It feels quite amazing. How does it work?"

"I don't know, maybe it's magic? I saw some runes inside the boiler. Anyway, it's not our technology." Su Li shrugged. "Good news, we have another charcoal-eating miner."

"By the way, I wanted to ask you, Sophia, what path have you decided to take in the future?" Su Li asked Sophia.

"So, are you planning to use a crossbow or a firearm? The two are pretty much the same in the later stages; the core is the same, only the weapons they specialize in are different."

Sofia pondered for a moment and said, "It's best to use firearms. I don't really like using bows and arrows."

“Okay, I understand.” Su Li nodded and then selected the reward.

"Here you go with this old-fashioned rifle and 20 bullets."

Choosing this weapon is a good choice, because there are currently no firearms available for purchase in the store.

"...I will use it properly."

Sofia solemnly accepted the old-fashioned rifle and began to adjust it. "It's a great gun. My grandfather had an even older one, which I used to use a lot when hunting. But that model would get stuck in your fingers when you were reloading."

"When I get back, I'll buy another bullet blueprint so I can make my own bullets later. Buying bullets directly is too wasteful. By the way, do you need scopes, stocks, or anything like that?"

“A scope is fine, a stock isn’t necessary, the one that comes with it is enough. By the way, could we add a bayonet?” Sofia asked.

"Of course, at this stage, you will be our team's main damage dealer."

"Okay, then I'll continue moving supplies."

Watching Sophia leave, Su Li kept the last gift pack for later. She wanted all the remaining rewards, but decided to save them for when she needed them.

He then got busy. It was around 8:12 PM. The portal would open at midnight, 100 kilometers away. He had to leave the portal before 6 AM the next morning; otherwise, he would be stuck here, and the next chance to return to the city would be 7 days later.

During this time, they can also collect more crystals, which are all valuable items that can be sold. Not to mention, there are also elemental fragments inside the crystals.

The three of them were busy collecting supplies and recycling materials.

They worked until 1 a.m. before stopping, as they had already collected most of the crystals from the outer perimeter. Moving further in, they would face the remaining cubs.

Su Li glanced inside and saw at least 200 cubs, as well as several older individuals. It was really not advisable to confront them head-on.

After packing everything up, Su Li took a look at the spoils of this trip.

While mining, 11 Storm Crystal Feathered Serpent hatchlings were killed. The beast tide killed 21 hatchlings, 2 older individuals, 3 wild boars, and 4 wolves.

reward

[Storm Crystal Feather Serpent Meat*68, Broken Crystal Feather Serpent Head Crystal*21, Complete Crystal Feather Serpent Head Crystal*2, Crystal Feather Serpent Fine Crystal Skin*35, Storm Crystal Feather Serpent Core*1]

[Wild boar meat*50, wild boar tusks*4, wild boar hide*3, wolf meat*32, wolf teeth*4, wolf hide*4]

[Stone 631 (Damaged section during defense)] [Stone 78 (Damaged stone)]

[247 Broken Crystals, 83 Complete Crystals, 61 Lower-Grade Magic Crystals, 5 Water Elemental Shards, 3 Fire Elemental Shards]

Having not seen any other elemental fragments, Su Li learned from the "Guide" that the basic elements of this world are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, as well as elemental fragments of other attributes, but these five are the most common.

Su Li guessed that the gold and earth elements were probably beneficial to the growth of the Crystal Feather Serpent, so it ate them. The wood element needed to be collected in forested areas, as it was difficult to collect underground.

After everything was settled, Su Li and the other two got back into the car and drove towards the portal.

Along the way, they disturbed several elderly Crystal Feathered Serpents, who spat out several wind blades at them. They sustained several injuries on the train. Fortunately, they were unharmed.

Su Li is a little heartbroken; I just bought the car two weeks ago! You bunch of idiots, just you wait!

They arrived at the portal without incident and successfully entered the transfer station.

You have entered a new world.

【Self-service transfer station 4399】

Current world energy level: /

Challenge Level: /

The train stopped at the platform.

Su Li got out of the car and checked the time: 2 a.m.

"That's all for today. Let's rest first, and tomorrow we'll take a closer look at what we need to buy."

The three men went to the platform, used some clothes as pillows, spread fur on the ground, and then went to sleep.

The fur extracted by the system has already been processed; it is clean, soft, and odorless. It is extremely comfortable to sleep on.

Before going to sleep, Su Li naturally hung up the construction information first.

[Level 2 Train Upgrade Plugin]

[100 Wood, 100 Stone, 50 Iron Ingots, 30 Copper Ingots, 10 Silver Ingots, 5 Fire Element Fragments, 5 Water Element Fragments]

Construction time: 12 hours

At 6 a.m., Su Li's alarm clock rang. He had no choice but to get up.

He needs to visit the factory again and carefully plan how to improve the trains on his side.

After getting up, Sophia went to cook, while Zuli and Ivan went off separately to look for something. After looking around, the three of them held a meeting.

Su Li concluded, "Let's build a new carriage first. We have too little space to move around."

The current train is 10 meters long, with 5 meters for the locomotive engine and 5 meters for the living space. The width is 3 meters, and the total living area is only 15 square meters, which is really too small.

Ivan immediately sent the screenshot to the group.

[New Train Carriage 01: The basic train carriage is 15 meters long and 3 meters wide]

【Consumables: 200 Iron Ingots, 500 Wood, 500 Stone, 500 Survival Coins, 1/1 Carriage Slot】

Not having enough Survival Coins, Su Li went to the pawnshop to sell some items. First, she checked the price of the crystals she had just acquired. Su Li planned to keep the materials from the Crystal Feather Serpent for later use in crafting equipment.

[Sharded Crystal - 2 Survival Points/each]

[Complete Crystal - 5 Survival Points/each]

The recycling prices for both broken and whole crystals are quite good, but the system stipulates that a maximum of 100 of each type of material can be recycled at a time, which is a bit annoying.

Su Li first sold 100 broken crystals, exchanging them for a total of 200 survival coins. Then she sold 73 complete crystals, exchanging them for 365 survival coins, leaving her with only 10 complete crystals. She also exchanged 100 pieces of wood for 50 survival coins.

After opening the new carriage interface and clicking "OK," Su Li watched as the train automatically started and entered the factory.

A large number of machines in the factory started up, and robotic arms continuously processed materials into parts, which were then assembled onto the workbench.

It does have a unique aesthetic appeal.

Su Li watched for a while and had a sense of déjà vu, like watching someone trim cow hooves or operate an excavator.

Shaking her head to come to her senses, Su Li then began installing the equipment.

"Next, install the pumping device."

[Water pumping device: Works with the train's water tank to pump water]

[Consumables: 10 Plastic, 20 Iron Ingots, 20 Wood, 10 Survival Coins]

After pumping the water, there's also a lighting fixture.

[Fire-powered lighting system: Vehicle-mounted lights fueled by coal]

[10 Copper Ingots, 30 Stone, 10 Complete Crystals, 30 Survival Coins]

This type of fire-powered lighting system burns coal. Once lit, the headlights are about the same level as the low beams of a small car. They're not great, but they're sufficient for underground use.

Before we entered the electrical age, we could only make do with this kind of lamp.

After completing these tasks, Su Li and her team had 375 survival coins left. They then sold the broken gems, gaining another 200 survival coins. Their total was 575 survival coins.

Zuli plans to use these survival coins to buy some books.

[The Foundation of Extraordinary Skills - The Use of Magic: 100 Survival Coins]

This book explains some basic knowledge about magic and its simple applications.

[Gods: 70 Survival Coins]

This book details the taboos of various gods and the intricacies of worship. The blessing of a deity is a powerful buff, and Zuli will definitely make use of it.

Then they bought a training course for Ivan, the young man who decided to take the path of the Guardians.

[Basic Guardian Training: 200 Survival Coins]

After this, Su Li only had 5 Survival Coins left.