Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Su Li took out the finished product she had just created, poured it out, and used magic power to control it, attaching it to her greatsword.

When the sword oil came into contact with the greatsword, it gave the greatsword a glossy sheen.

Sword oil is a unique form of enchantment for melee combat classes using cold weapons.

Most melee combat classes using cold weapons are poor and lack resources. Rune enchanting, which requires advanced skills, can overload the brains of reckless players, and the high price of enchantment scrolls makes poor guys hesitate.

The melee masters realized this and thought, "This won't do. Other classes have ways to add extra buffs, so we need to have them too."

Thus, thanks to the efforts of some skilled swordsmen who also practiced alchemy, the brutes developed their own methods of enchanting.

They hunt down the enemy's extraordinary organizations, extract and purify their power using methods such as alcohol and oil, and create an oily liquid to enchant their weapons with abilities that counteract these abilities.

For example, if I'm about to deal with dark creatures, I'll use the tissues of light creatures to create light-type sword oil, which deals real damage with every strike—it's incredibly satisfying.

However, this convenient method also has a drawback. First, the application of sword oil is generally very specific and not universal.

I applied Ghost Sword Oil, but when I encountered a mixed lineup of ghosts and zombies, I no longer received the bonus against zombies.

Secondly, sword oil has a very short shelf life, only about 7 days after it is manufactured. After that, the effective ingredients will be lost in a precipitous manner.

Furthermore, while the skill level for making sword oil has been lowered, it is still a technique where the more knowledge one has, the stronger one becomes. The more knowledge one has, the stronger the effect of the sword oil one can create, and the more focused the target effect will be.

"The finished product is good. All that learning during this time was worthwhile." Su Li smiled, her heart filled with satisfaction.

During this time, he acquired two divine books, "Soul of Weapons" and "Advanced Elemental Theory." He first showed "Soul of Weapons" to Ivan to strengthen his little brother, and then showed "Advanced Elemental Theory" to Sophia to further enhance the team's strongest point. Since the various skill improvements he had were not something that could yield results in a short period, he simply picked up sword oil, which he had studied for a while before, and combined it with his knowledge of alchemy and monster science, making rapid progress.

"Next, let's try converting the Sun Wheel Sword."

The greatsword in Su Li's hand burst into flames in an instant, igniting the sword oil on it as well. However, the power of the sword oil was only being used normally.

Even after the sword oil on the greatsword has burned off, the power within the greatsword remains.

"Very good!" Su Li nodded in satisfaction. He used to not use sword oil because once it was transformed into the Sun Wheel Sword, or even the Eclipse Sword, the sword oil would burn off immediately.

This time, he consulted Sophia about enchanting techniques and finally solved the problem.

After extinguishing the flames on the greatsword, Su Li put it down and began adjusting it on the workbench.

This was my first time doing it, and there are still many aspects that I didn't handle very well; there's room for improvement.

After working at her workbench for three hours, Su Li picked up a new bottle of sword oil.

This time, the damage bonus of the sword oil has been increased to 27%.

Su Li has ideas for further improvement, but it's no longer necessary. There's no room for a qualitative breakthrough.

Zuli wrote down the recipe on the workbench and then began making sword oil.

These sword oils can be prepared for Ivan and Sun Lili. Sophia doesn't need them; she uses enchantments, and sword oils conflict with enchantments.

Having taken care of all that, Su Li used the portal in the small world to arrive directly at the front of the car.

Right now, it's a sandstorm outside again, and the crackling sound of sand rubbing against the car body is so loud it makes your head throb.

In this noisy environment, Sun Keke, the staff member on duty, was working at her desk. Her delicate brows were furrowed as she pointed at the printed map. Sitting beside her, Ivan was also staring intently at the map, his face serious.

Su Li knocked on the door to announce her arrival, then asked Sun Keke curiously, "What happened?"

"Brother-in-law" *2

The young couple stood up. Without saying anything, Sun Keke waved to Su Li, "Brother-in-law, come and take a look, we seem to be lost."

This answer left Su Li somewhat dumbfounded. Lost? Train?

This is truly an unexpected answer.

Su Li glanced back out the window, but the yellow sand completely obscured her view, making it extremely difficult to see what was happening outside.

Not to mention, in this place, there is nothing but sand outside, and even without sandstorms obscuring the view, it is difficult to find your way.

The monotonous and highly similar scenery, coupled with the violent sandstorms, makes it easy to lose one's sense of direction when moving in such an environment.

But we're a train. Train tracks are fixed. Without using the track reshaping function, a train only has two options: forward and backward. At most, it can choose a branch line at intersections.

With a map in hand and all the forks in the road clearly visible, the fact that they still got lost under these circumstances suggests that Su Li could only consider the possibility that the two of them had been replaced.

Ivan led Zuli over, then pointed to the map and said, "Brother-in-law, look here."

Ivan tapped the map three times. These three locations were the three small oases on the map. Ivan continued, "According to the plan, we will encounter three oases in these three locations. We can gather some materials here and drink some holy spring water to alleviate the curse."

"But after driving for so long, we haven't seen any sign of an oasis. So we're starting to wonder if we're lost."

Sun Keke added, "We cannot rule out the possibility that a gold-level illusion-type monster casts a spell on us, leading us to dangerous places."

Suri nodded. This was indeed a bit strange. He had been focused on making sword oil and hadn't noticed this before. Now that he thought about it, they hadn't stopped along the way, and the speed had decreased significantly, to only 80 kilometers per hour. It must be that Ivan and the others noticed something was wrong and deliberately slowed down.

However, he still wanted to ask more specifically: "Could it be that you didn't notice the oasis and just passed by it?"

“We’ve considered that possibility. But it’s very unlikely. I’ve been keeping a close eye on things. Our eyesight is excellent, thanks to all the Eagle Eye Secret Food we’ve eaten. Even a sandstorm won’t obstruct our view.”

Sun Keke pointed to the next destination, "If everything goes smoothly before, we will soon arrive at the fourth oasis. This oasis is quite special; the railway runs directly through it. We won't miss it this time, will we?"

Su Li sat down on the sofa. "Then you guys continue. I'll wait for the results with you here."