CHAPTER 141: CHAPTER 111: "SUPERMODEL EFFECT QUANTITY RANKINGS"_2

If resources were unlimited, he could easily create 9999 supermodel effects for you.

But...

His gaze turned to the "World-Hating," which ranked fourth on the "Number of Supermodel Effects Leaderboard." It was a Level 5 Mechanical Train with A-level potential. Among the top ten on this list, only two were Mechanical Trains.

One was his, and the other was this World-Hating.

The other eight were all Flesh and Blood Trains.

After all, Flesh and Blood Trains have been hunting monsters for years, with a higher probability of dropping "Murphy Stones." You can’t expect a Murphy Stone to just pop out while mining. What interested him was mainly this World-Hating.

Not just because they were the only two Mechanical Trains in the top ten of the leaderboard.

But also because the other party had A-level potential.

The A-level difficulty transfer task for the "Mechanical Train" was something he remembered very clearly. It required you to train the AI to have human emotions and even fall in love with it. That guy was ruthless.

He admired people who were willing to put their lives in someone else’s hands.

What if one day there’s a breakup?

It would be amusing if the AI directly pressed the "immediate self-destruct" button. After completing this transfer task, the AI would have all the highest permissions within the train, equivalent to the Train Captain’s permissions.

But...

This sacrifice was not without reward. Being able to outperform a host of Level 6 trains while being a Level 5 train on the leaderboard indicated that the return was quite considerable.

...

"Mechanical Trains" and "Flesh and Blood Trains" are different carriers of the train. The only distinction is that Mechanical Trains are more sci-fi, while "Flesh and Blood Trains" look a bit terrifying, even more like monsters than some actual monsters.

Flesh and Blood Trains don’t need mining, nor do they need slaves.

They require monster flesh and blood for train upgrades and accessory upgrades. As long as they keep killing monsters, they can keep leveling up. The train can even run perfectly with just one person, as long as they don’t feel lonely.

Mechanical Trains cannot do this; a Train Captain alone can’t run it normally. It requires a bunch of people.

In terms of mortality rate,

Mechanical Trains are much lower than Flesh and Blood Trains. Mechanical Trains can avoid danger. Just stay away from terrifying monsters. However, Flesh and Blood Trains don’t have that option. If you avoid it this time, will you avoid it next time? If you keep avoiding it, how can the train level up?

Thus,

all Flesh and Blood Trains on the "Shahe Plain" only stop during rest periods on the plain; at other times, they dash into the monster-filled Kunlun Mountain region.

By killing more bosses.

The naturally dropped "Murphy Stones" and "yellow-grade accessory blueprints" are higher, so on the supermodel effect leaderboard, their ranking is naturally higher than others.

Mechanical and Flesh and Blood Trains actually get along quite well.

After all, Flesh and Blood Trains don’t need mines or slaves, so there’s no real contest of interests with Mechanical Trains, except for occasionally whispering behind their backs that Flesh and Blood Trains are a bunch of lunatics.

...

Chen Mang took a glance at the "Train Radio" and then withdrew his gaze, not paying much attention nor having any intent to speak. His current thinking was to develop steadily.

Strive to survive.

And... live a little better.

And then—

Someone took the initiative to message him privately.

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"Azure Dragon Train": "Hello, I’m the one who couldn’t tell my mom’s voice apart in your train today. I went to an underwater maze adventure and chose an S-level difficulty maze task, luckily arrived in your train, but of course, the task failed."

"But it’s not important, I found a new adventure, are you interested in exploring it with me?"

-

"..."

Chen Mang gazed with a slightly strange expression at the person privately messaging him, realizing that the consciousness in that robot at the time was actually a real person’s consciousness. The other party intercepted an S-level difficulty maze task from somewhere and then ran to his train?

"What is an adventure?"

"Well... how to say it, they are hidden maps, often with tasks in them. After passing, you can get a lot of rewards. I’ve discovered this adventure for more than a month, just haven’t found a suitable candidate. You’re the best candidate."

"Why?"

"The train traveling on the nearly ninety-degree cliff of Kunlun Mountain that day, was that yours?"

"Was that you flying in the air?"

"Yes, it was me. The adventure map is called the Heaven-Reaching Tower, only your train can get up there; others can’t."

"Can’t you fly?"

"...My maximum flight height is 3000 meters; that map is at 5000 meters altitude. You can tow my train up there. I’ll provide the coordinates, you provide the means. If it’s a collaborative type, we split fifty-fifty, if it’s individual challenges, each depends on their means."

...

On the Shahe Plain.

The bald man sitting in the "Azure Dragon" train room sighed with emotion, didn’t expect it really was that guy. When he heard that the Constant Star Train completed the S-level transfer task and entered the Shahe Plain, he knew these two trains were the same train.

If they were in different areas, it would be fine.

But nearby in a few adjacent areas, how could it not be the same person?

That guy...

He sneakily calculated it, at least needing to upgrade the "Spider Legs" accessory to level 13 to have the ability to navigate cliffs, where did that guy get so many Murphy Stones?

Moreover, he knew more than those in the Train Radio.

That guy had upgraded at least a hundred refrigerators to Level 5 or Level 10, consuming more Murphy Stones than that data wiz in Train Radio guessed.

Oh!

He suddenly slapped his forehead, knowing that the other party must be extremely vigilant now. After all, his S-level task failed because of the Constant Star Train, and with the other party having so many Murphy Stones, he’s bound to suspect he’s preparing to make a move.

But he actually didn’t have such an idea.

His only joy was exploring adventures, unlocking those hidden maps.

Rewards are one aspect; another aspect is that it gives him a rare sense of joy in this lousy and cursed world. The "Heaven-Reaching Tower Adventure Map," he discovered it a long time ago, but always couldn’t get up there. Finally catching the Constant Star Train, he naturally didn’t want to miss the chance to explore the top.

Just when he was preparing to say something more, hoping to dispel the other person’s concerns,

he quickly received a reply from the other side.

"Constant Star Train": Okay, but wait half a month.

"Uh..."

This time, it was his turn to be a little dumbfounded. He agreed so readily, but he’s only a Level 5 train. Isn’t the guy afraid? Unless he’s either exceptionally skilled or incredibly foolish...

Then,

he recalled the half hour of torture he experienced on the other person’s train, and his first impression of this never-met Train Captain.

The other party indeed wasn’t intimidated by him.

Just tough.

Now, it seems the one who should worry about betrayal might be... him.

...

After replying and setting the time, Chen Mang no longer looked at the train radio.

This "Adventure Map" he did want to see what it was about, as he hadn’t seen one in any white area. He was also curious. There were special places in the "Tieling Wasteland," like the Doomsday Abyss, but they didn’t seem to be adventure maps.

But not now.

His train had just upgraded to Level 4, and many things hadn’t been built. His armor was already Level 6. By then, upgrading that "Earth-Burst Missile" to Level 6, he wanted to see...

who would dare betray him!

He was even eager to test the power of the Earth-Burst Missile.

Of course, before that, he needed to craft those few optional accessories from the Level 3 train to Level 10. The half month’s effort should be sufficient to create a nearly fully equipped Level 4 train, and then venture out again.

The Constant Star Train had accumulated so much copper, needed to find a chance to fire it up to see its effect.