Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

"These are the useful props."

Ivan first pulled out a roll of blueprints that gleamed with a metallic sheen. "This is an item from the Silver Treasure Chest, a blueprint for a furnace."

Su Li took the blueprints and began to examine them.

Heavy-duty electric arc furnace

Silver Level

[It consumes electrical energy to rapidly smelt ore, increasing the ore extraction rate.]

"Good props. Our smelting equipment also needs to be modernized."

Zurich was very happy.

The smelting furnace they are currently using is a heavy-duty, high-efficiency furnace, capable of smelting one piece of ore per hour, and two pieces of ore can be smelted into one ore ingot. Coke is also required during the smelting process.

With this new smelting furnace, smelting speed and ore extraction efficiency can be further improved. However, as far as Su Li knows, this thing consumes a lot of electricity.

Fortunately, the train that Zuli and his crew are on currently generating enough electricity to power this power-hungry customer.

If you find a suitable world, such as one with abundant geothermal energy, then electricity is free, and ore can be smelted with zero energy consumption.

Meanwhile, heavy-duty smelting furnaces can only smelt ores of up to titanium and platinum. Higher-grade golds, such as 7-degree gold and palladium, require even more powerful furnaces to smelt.

We got this smelting furnace ahead of time, which saves us the trouble of acquiring it later.

Then, Ivan took out a suit of armor.

Royal Gel Armor

Silver Level

[Gel Buffer: Reduces blunt force damage by 30%, and increases cut damage taken by 10%]

[Royal Guard: Can summon slimes to protect the user]

[Royal Command: Summoned beast abilities are enhanced by 20% for 2 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours]

"A great piece of equipment for summoners." Su Li picked up the gel armor and looked it over from left to right. "Well, how should I put it? If you put this design in a game, you'd immediately recognize it as the work of a veteran player."

Only veteran players who have played the game for a while and have developed their own unique aesthetic understanding will wear this water balloon-like outfit that can be used to cosplay as a colorful Baymax.

"Let's find someone to trade with. Summoning equipment is mostly accessories, staves, and there are relatively few armor pieces."

After accepting the equipment, Ivan took out another prop.

[The Devourer's Touch]

【Gloves】

Silver Level

[Form Changes: Three Modes Available]

Acid Whip: Ranged attack with corrosive effect.

Gel Blade: Melee slash, leaves a slowing slime after attack.

Absorption Shield: Can block and absorb some acid/toxin damage.

[Devour Evolution: Temporarily increase attack power by 1% for every 10 enemies defeated (maximum 20%, resets after leaving combat)]

These are gloves covered in active gel that can freely change shape, offering high flexibility. They are well-suited for assassin-type or agile warrior players who need to adapt to different situations on the field.

Su Li originally intended to trade the item, but Ivan said, "Brother-in-law, keep it. Let me disassemble and analyze the forging techniques on it. I'm very interested in the last one, the ability to devour and evolve."

"Sure, you can take it and study it."

Ivan put the glove away and then took out the last prop.

This is a piece of furniture, which looks like a display stand. It has a base that is more than 1 meter high, and on the base, there is a golden crown in gel.

[Proof of Slime Friendship]

Silver Level

【furniture】

[When placed in a train, the slime inside will not be hostile to the train passengers.]

Su Li's lips twitched at the sight of the name.

Overall, this piece of furniture seems to have no flaws.

But if you think about it carefully, what is the purpose of players raising slimes?

It's for collecting materials and conducting experiments. This treatment doesn't seem like the kind of treatment friends should receive.

This is like this: the slimes treat you like friends, and you just say, "Friends, delicious~"

Oh no, I've become Gazort!

I'm speechless, but the stuff is good stuff.

With this item, Song Mingyu no longer needs to use the contract to restrain the slime. Maintaining the contract with the slime indefinitely puts a certain burden on Song Mingyu's mind.

After putting away the props, Su Li looked at Ivan expectantly, signaling him to continue taking them out.

“That’s all,” Ivan said, shrugging. “That’s all I got.”

"So little?" Su Li clicked her tongue. "What a waste of such strong abilities and the status of a king."

Ivan reassured him, "Although I didn't find much in the treasure chest, I did find a large amount of crystallized bone marrow in the nest. There was so much that my inventory couldn't hold it all."

The player's personal inventory has a maximum stack size of 10 per slot. Ivan's inventory contained quite a few consumables, and there weren't many empty slots, so he didn't bring them back.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry over and collect the bone marrow."

Su Li called to the remaining teammates. They abandoned the jade meat and drove straight to the nest.

Compared to crystallized bone marrow, jadeite meat can be completely discarded.

Guided by Ivan, the train soon arrived at the slime's lair.

It was inside a huge crater of crystallized bone. There were many traces of slime life around it, as well as various colorful gels that the slimes had spat out.

In the center of the nest, there is a mound made of crystallized bone marrow, which, judging from the marks on it, should be where the Slime King lived.

Su Li and her group got out of the car and started the drone on board. The crystallized bone marrow had already been collected; all that was needed was to load it in, and the drone would handle that.

Zuli and his group then began to explore their surroundings.

About 1 kilometer from their lair, they discovered another mountain of flesh. As usual, they cut it open and mined the aged meat inside.

While the mining was underway, Sun Keke, who was keeping an eye on the drone, sent a message.

[Beneath the Slime King's crystallized marrow, a large pit was discovered, leading straight underground. Its destination is unknown. Would you like to come and take a look?]

Su Li and the others exchanged glances, then decided to go back.

Upon returning to the slime's lair, Zuli immediately spotted the large hole. The hole was approximately 20 meters in diameter.

Sun Keke pointed to the large hole and said, "When the drone was collecting the crystallized bone marrow, this area suddenly collapsed, revealing this large hole."

Su Li approached the cave entrance and peered down. "It's such a deep cave, and I have this creepy feeling about it."

After taking inventory of the supplies, Sofia walked over and said, "The drones collected the bone marrow, damaging the original supporting structure of the bone marrow. A lot of bone marrow fell in."

Su Li pressed further, "Approximately how many?"

"Two-thirds of it fell in, about 400 units."

“400 units is no small number. We need a lot of this material for our train upgrades.”

Su Li did a quick mental calculation and realized it was about enough for one level up.

"The loss is too great. Let's go down and retrieve all the bone marrow that fell in."