Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After clearing out the crystal serpents, Su Li and the other two headed into the nest.

"Let me tell you, as soon as we arrived here, my treasure radar started beeping non-stop," Su Li boasted, leading the siblings deeper into the lair. "This place is 100% guaranteed to have a treasure chest."

The existence of a treasure chest is almost certain. Zu Li had read "The Guide to the North," which stated that certain areas on the map almost always contain treasure chests.

This area in the Howling Valley, a region unique to the map, is undoubtedly the lair of the Crystal Feather Serpent.

Su Li and the other two cautiously entered the nest, where there were still some living cubs, which they easily dealt with.

After they finished, they took out the steam mining machine and began mining the surrounding minerals.

Su Li gritted her teeth and redeemed the last selectable treasure chest.

They switched to a different cargo transport plane.

[Supply Transporter: Contains 10 slots, each capable of holding 20 materials. Automatically transports materials after reaching the designated location. Consumes one lower-grade magic crystal every 5 round trips.]

There aren't many things piled up yet, so Su Li decided not to put them away for now.

After setting up the mining rig, Zuli began to loot the nest.

This nest is a new nest, relatively small in size, and there doesn't seem to be much stuff in it, nor are there any dead Crystal Feather Serpent skeletons.

Reaching the very center of the lair, Su Li spotted her target: three treasure chests arranged in a triangular shape, conspicuously displayed.

"Let's go, let's open the treasure chests!" Su Li ran off happily. "There seem to be special treasure chests too!"

Su Li walked up to the treasure chests and examined them.

One is a normal silver treasure chest. Opening it will grant you 3 basic resources and 2 special resources.

One was a rather ornate-looking, purple treasure chest. Su Li stepped forward to examine it; it was a [Furniture Treasure Chest].

The last one is a crystal-shaped treasure chest that looks somewhat like the head of the Storm Crystal Feathered Serpent. Let's take another look: [Storm Crystal Feathered Serpent Nest Treasure Chest]

Su Li had never seen this kind of treasure chest before, nor did she find it in the compass. So she guessed, "Furniture chests should only yield furniture, and nest chests should be similar to boss chests in games, only yielding monster-related items. Guessing is useless, might as well open them!"

Su Li glanced at it and decided to open the furniture treasure chest first.

Furniture doesn't seem to improve strength, it's pretty useless, so I'll just open this for now.

You have opened the furniture treasure chest.

You have received the blueprints for a standing crystal chandelier, an ornate wooden bookcase, and a comfortable single sofa.

Su Li snapped her fingers, a look of delight on her face. "Not bad at all. The blueprints for the standing crystal chandelier, the bookcase, and the sofa. I've been thinking that chair was uncomfortable for a while now. Once we make a sofa, it'll be more comfortable for my night shift."

I've studied all the blueprints, but the sofa still needs cotton. Once the cotton is planted in a few days, I can start making the sofa.

Then Su Li opened the nest treasure chest.

[You have opened the Storm Crystal Feather Serpent Nest Treasure Chest]

[You have obtained the two-handed sword Storm Crystal Sword, the Agility Potion recipe, and the skill book Magic Charge.]

Su Li was shocked; she had actually obtained a skill book!

Su Li quickly picked up the skill book.

[Skill Book - Magic Charge: Records the skill and training method for Magic Charge. Envelop yourself in magic energy and ram into the enemy with full force.]

The "point-adding" type allows you to directly consume this book for learning.

Those focused on cultivation can study the principles themselves by reading the text.

"We can use it to read and study. We're cultivation-oriented, so we can read books all the time. Even if we don't use them for attacking, they're great for escaping."

After putting the skill book into her backpack, Su Li continued to check the agility potions.

[Agility Potion Recipe: Requires a brewing table. After use, movement speed increases by 10% for 10 minutes.]

This is a good item, a percentage-based potion that still has some use even in the later stages of the game. Su Li decisively learned it himself. He learned all these blueprints on his own, since he could share them with his teammates anyway.

The siblings had no objections.

They can still tell who is the leader of this team.

Let's continue unpacking.

This time, the treasure chest was a silver one.

This was Su Li's first time opening a silver treasure chest, and she was extremely excited.

You have opened the Silver Treasure Chest.

You have obtained 5 Train Fuel, 5 Gold Element Fragments, 3 Silver Pickaxes, a Silver Pickaxe Blueprint, and a Beginner Workbench Blueprint.

Su Li's eyes lit up, "Workbench blueprints!"

With this, the original basic workbench can be upgraded. The basic workbench is quite functional, coming with many tools. Later, I can buy a bullet and gunpowder recipe and then make bullets.

Having learned the blueprints, Su Li then disassembled the silver treasure chest, turning it into silver ingots.

After collecting the treasure chests, it was time to start mining. Su Li and the other two worked together to dig.

By noon on the second day, they had dug up the entire nest.

After finishing the excavation, they continued on their way.

This time, their planned route involved mining underground for the first five days, and then going outside for the last two days to replenish water and timber.

During this time, they kept exchanging ice with others to keep the snake meat fresh.

There's not much to say about this period; every day was just mining, smelting, mining, and smelting. Su Li also bought some bricks and built another smelting furnace. The two furnaces smelted the ore and produced metal ingots without stopping for a moment.

On the 7th day, Su Li and the others returned to the ground. By this time, the Crystal Feathered Serpents outside had returned to their nests to lay eggs, and the storm had subsided, gradually decreasing to a force 6 gale.

Zurich and his companions found a forest near the river and stopped there.

After refilling the water tank, Su Li and the others continued to gather supplies in the surrounding area, especially weeds and various wild vegetables. They also took a good shower.

In the evening, they ate potatoes harvested a few days ago and strawberries picked yesterday, along with snake soup, a staple of every meal.

During this time, they also killed some animals, and with the experience gained from the more than 200 Crystal Feathered Serpent cubs in the nest, all three of them leveled up to level 3.

Because they chose the cultivation type, they didn't gain any attribute points or skill points, but rather potential and comprehension.

Congratulations on reaching level 3!

Your physical fitness has improved slightly, and your life potential and comprehension have also increased.

The potential enhancement effect is very good. When they train, they can clearly feel the increase in cultivation speed and their perception of magical energy has become more acute.

"Roughly speaking, I could beat five times myself when I first entered the game," Su Li said, giving an example.

"I feel like I need to work on my lower body. Mining every day is making me feel unbalanced," Ivan said, making a bodybuilding gesture.

“That makes sense, Ivan. You’ve grown really fast lately.” Su Li nodded in agreement, then added some more food to Ivan’s plate. “Eat more. You’re at the peak of your growth spurt. Back in my day, I set a record at our school by growing 17 centimeters in a year. My legs ached every day during that time, and now I have stretch marks on my thighs from growing so fast.”

"Okay." Ivan ate the added food in one bite, then pursed his lips in satisfaction. "Fresh potatoes are so delicious~"

“That’s right. What we used to eat was all wild vegetables. Real vegetables are much tastier,” Su Li nodded in agreement.

Sofia finished her snake soup, put down her bowl, and said, "Perhaps we can grow more rice and wheat."

"Well... rice and wheat are cheap and have long growing cycles, so I think it's better to just buy them at the store. We've made a fortune this time, so we can trade with others or buy them at the store."

“Homegrown food tastes better,” Sofia added.

"That works too. Then we can plant more crops that can be harvested continuously. By staggering the planting times, we can have fresh vegetables to eat every day."