Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Just as animals have magical creatures, plants naturally have corresponding products of magical evolution. These are various extraordinary plants, some of which have been domesticated and can be cultivated; these are called extraordinary crops.

Extraordinary crops can be used as simple secret foods, or to make secret foods and potions. They are very precious.

Most importantly, extraordinary crops are cultivable and can be obtained continuously. Su Li had been worried about what to do once she ran out of snake meat or it spoiled. Now the answer is clear: she can eat extraordinary secret foods.

There are a total of 4 planting boxes in the carriage, 2 boxes of each kind of extraordinary crop.

Zuli carefully moved the two items to her home's growing room and instructed Ivan to take good care of them.

Then the three of them began to continuously move supplies from the train to their own train.

The materials from these two individuals didn't contain many iron ingots, but they did contain large amounts of salt, fish, and quartz. Zuli speculated that their previous world was likely an ocean-based world.

After the transport was completed, Zurich began to dismantle their train.

Under the influence of Su Li's disintegration skill, the train turned into streaks of light and disappeared into the air.

In the end, some basic supplies and a crystal were left behind.

【Train Core · Blue Star: The Foundation of Civilization】

One of these items drops after each train is destroyed. No one knows what it's used for yet, but some people in trading groups are collecting them.

Su Li thought for a moment and decided not to put it on the trade list, but to save it. He wasn't lacking in basic supplies right now, so he'd keep it.

“The essence of civilization…” Su Li felt as if she had a flash of inspiration, but she couldn’t quite grasp it.

Su Li put the things in the storage room. She decided to stop thinking about it and avoid mental strain.

That's all for today's work. Su Li packed up her things and then continued processing and selling drinks with Sophia and the others.

The third day of the foggy city has ended.

That evening, after dinner, Su Li began her cultivation practice.

He could feel that the magical energy within his body had accumulated to a certain point, and he had a faint feeling that 'it's time'.

Su Li gripped the greatsword in her hand and began to practice the basic sword techniques of a swordsman slowly but accurately.

Wielding the greatsword, the force was in sync with the blade's edge. The muscles throughout his body steadily provided power, and as his stomach continuously extracted the food within, the magical energy activated by the secret food was integrated into his own magical energy, transforming it into his own unique magical power.

Upon entering the room, swords are slashed, swung, and swordsmanship and footwork are synchronized, footwork and breathing are coordinated, breathing and magical energy resonate, and then the magical energy boils up, breaking through that invisible barrier.

Su Li felt a boom in her brain, as if she had broken through some kind of limitation. The colors in the air seemed to become richer, and her brain's perception of elements became clearer.

The muscles within his body underwent a dramatic change; magical energy merged into them, transforming from being merely attached to the muscles to becoming an integral part of them. Su Li suddenly understood why Sophia's physique hadn't changed; despite appearing so thin, she was stronger than him.

Su Li's muscles, which had become somewhat bulky due to exercise, slowly contracted, and her body evolved into the muscular physique of an athlete, but her strength increased several times over.

Then, Su Li's magical energy began to collapse inward, and something was slowly brewing. A multitude of thoughts flooded Su Li's mind—sentences from novels and classical texts—the chaotic thoughts making her feel her brain tremble.

As Su Li's thoughts continued to surge, the color of Su Li's magical energy also began to transform, from the most basic blue to a very strange color. The inside was a white luster that looked like a burning flame, but the outside gradually turned into a black flame.

"Whoo~"

Su Li let out a long breath, and the black and white flames around her body dissipated.

With this, the breakthrough was successful, and Su Li successfully stepped into the extraordinary realm, becoming a Black Iron-level warrior.

Seeing that Su Li had finished her breakthrough, Sophia and Ivan came over. Sophia asked with concern, "How are you feeling?"

"Yeah, Su-ge, haven't you become super powerful? Just now you were dressed in black and white, it felt like the special effects were amazing," Ivan added.

"I've never felt so good. I'm itching to fight." Su Li joked first. "As for the light just now, I'm not quite sure either. When you break through to the Black Iron level, your magical energy becomes tinged with your personal characteristics. When I broke through just now, I was like I was possessed, thinking about all sorts of random things, but in the end, the main theme should be opposition and unity. That's why the black and white of Tai Chi appeared."

Su Li had read many novels in her past life, and the abilities of the protagonists in many of these novels were related to Tai Chi and the unity of opposites. The idea of ​​conflicting forces combining to create a stronger force, or the power of the sun and moon unifying, were common elements in novels.

The stories in these novels, at this time, affected his power attributes.

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. But in the short term, it won't have any impact."

Developing personal attributes is a matter for the future; for now, let's just use it as a dazzling magic power.

Having just gained power, Su Li was a little too excited and couldn't help but jump around to expend the extra energy. Little Brother Ivan watched for a while before leaving to tend to the four extraordinary crops. Only Sophia sat to the side, oiling her rifle while watching the giant monkey practice his swordplay.

Su Li was excited for a while. Relying on her physical fitness, she tried many sword moves she had seen in the game, such as the New Year's greeting sword technique and the wolf sword technique.

After I finished having fun and my mind calmed down, I saw Sofia smiling gently at me, looking at me like a kindergarten teacher.

Su Li blushed slightly. "Well, I'm going back to rest."

Watching Su Li slip away, Sofia remained silent for a moment, then took a deep breath, patted her cheeks, put away her gun, and returned to her room.

Tonight's shift is Ivan for the first half of the night and Zurich for the second half.

Su Li returned to her room, took a shower, and lay down on the bed.

Just then, the door to the room opened.

"Ivan, you...Sophia?"

Even without the lights on, Zuli could recognize Sofia by her scent.

But why is Sophia here at this time? Su Li suddenly thought of a possibility, and her heart started racing.

With a "click," the dormitory door was locked.

"Your heartbeat is so loud." Sophia slowly leaned closer. The dormitory lights were off, and with the train in the tunnel, the room was completely dark.

But Su Li could still feel Sophia's body leaning closer and her soft breath.

"Su Li..."

Su Li felt her hand being pulled by a pair of small hands and placed on something silky and warm.

That night, my younger brother Ivan stayed up all night on duty.