CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: BLOODTHIRSTY BULL TRAIN.

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"Bloodthirsty Bull Train": "It’s normal, I guess. After all, some aggressive vehicle accessories consume quite a bit of energy. I’ve heard of someone using up three Energy Stones in a battle. But... you just upgraded to level 2, and the level 1 train accessories basically don’t need energy support, which is a bit abnormal."

"Infinite Train": "It’s indeed not normal, but I don’t know the specifics either."

"Hell Train": "Some monsters have attack methods that can cause the Train Head Energy Stone to degrade, like the poison of that level 3 Cannibal Spider boss. I recommend building the ’Train Assistance AI’ sooner, which will show you detailed monster information on the radar, it’s quite useful."

"Infinite Train": "Surely that’s not the reason, this guy’s train just reached level 2, to be hit by the level 3 Cannibal Spider’s poison spray means it can’t be far. A newly upgraded level 2 train can’t outrun a Cannibal Spider, it’d be certain death."

"Hell Train": "But as far as I remember, in the Desolate Wilderness, this is the only monster with a method to degrade Energy Stones."

"Infinite Train": "There has to be another reason, just not clear yet. If worse comes to worst... get another Train Order, switch trains, restarting is historically the best solution to all problems."

"Bloodthirsty Bull Train": "Let’s sleep first, see you at the gathering in a few days."

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"..."

Chen Mang silently watched the constantly scrolling messages in the chat room, his mind roughly having an answer. It should be that some poison was inadvertently smeared during the attack, causing the Train Head Energy Stone to degrade.

As long as there’s an answer, that’s all that matters.

After all, one Energy Stone is just 500 units of iron ore, he can afford it.

Sleep.

At this time, sleepiness surged up again, and after undressing, he collapsed into bed.

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In the blink of an eye, it was daylight.

After Chen Mang rinsed simply with mineral water in the train cabin, he sat at the nearby table, swallowing hot buns with spicy sauce, while watching the slaves outside who had already risen and were preparing to mine.

Truly a group of lovable worker ants.

He needed more slaves.

He was silently planning in his mind, that once his level 2 train was fully equipped, he would go gather more slaves.

Population is the primary productivity in the wilderness.

Outside the window, Biaozi was training a group of thugs. He listened to the training content, which was roughly dividing the nine thugs into three groups, three people per group. Biaozi would say which group should attack in the direction of a specific clock position to ensure that the fire coverage range did not overlap.

He didn’t get involved since he was not a professional in that area.

He just left it to Biaozi.

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Soon—

A day passed, and the slaves came out of the mine again with picks, bringing back 1208 units of iron ore for him.

Today was another uneventful day.

Apart from a few scattered monsters around, there was nothing else present.

But just as the iron ore had been loaded onto the second cargo car, Chen Mang suddenly felt the ground shaking, not a small vibration, like an earthquake. He even saw the dust on the wilderness ground dancing.

Before he could react to what was happening, a piercing alarm suddenly blared from the train cabin’s speakers. On the radar screen, he saw numerous red dots rapidly appearing around the perimeter.

Chen Mang quickly grabbed his telescope and looked into the distance, seeing a massive Corpse Tide converging and gradually forming a siege.

"Get on the train!"

Having experienced this several times, the slaves and thugs were somewhat used to it, immediately running back to the train. With the roar of the engine, the "Fixed Star" train slowly started, heading at full speed to a weak point in the forming siege!

As for the few dozen scattered zombies in the way.

They were almost instantly knocked high into the air, and the high-speed rotating train blades on both sides chopped any zombies that got close into two pieces.

As long as they weren’t blocked completely, the Corpse Tide wasn’t really that dangerous.

About ten minutes later.

The shadow of the Corpse Tide was no longer visible, as Chen Mang’s body leaned out of the rooftop sunroof, holding the telescope and looking back. Tonight they would have to camp here, and by morning those zombies should be gone, then they could go back to mining.

However...

"..."

Chen Mang slightly frowned. The detection range of this Target Detection Radar was only 1000 meters in radius, which was too short. If the slaves were still in the mine, it wouldn’t be easy to leave with them.

The Target Detection Radar also needs to be upgraded sooner.

Just then—

He suddenly noticed a series of messages scrolling quickly across the Train Radio chat room screen.

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"Hometown Train": "Is it an earthquake? The ground is shaking unusually?"

"Infinite Train": "Seems like it."

"Bloodthirsty Bull Train": "It’s that Doomsday Abyss area again. I just happened to pass by there and saw that abyss violently shaking again, which is causing the Desolate Wilderness to shake."

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"..."

Chen Mang gazed curiously at the messages scrolling across the chat room screen. From the chat room conversations,

he learned that after Doomsday, a chasm like an abyss appeared in this Desolate Wilderness, almost perpendicular to the ground, with no visible bottom, its depth unknown.

Because this place frequently shakes, every time it shakes, it feels like the Gate of Hell is about to open, and people named it "Doomsday Abyss."

It’s said that someone used a "Resource Detection Radar" to detect that there is a level 2 iron mine and a level 1 copper mine below.

It’s considered a high-density resource point.

In the Desolate Wilderness, level 2 iron mines are rare, and copper mines are even rarer.

What’s more, all bullets need to be made with copper ore.

It’s a consumable, no matter how much you have, it’s never enough.

The two mines being together is even rarer.

Hence, someone tried to use devices such as ziplines found in urban ruins to lower slaves into the chasm to mine, but the depth was too great, and no one has seen the bottom, so there has been no further development. Those resource points remain unexploited.

Moreover, there are also level 2 iron mines and level 1 copper mines elsewhere in the "Desolate Wilderness."

However...

"..."

Chen Mang’s eyes narrowed slightly, his mind began to race. While others couldn’t go down, he could.

His "Spider Legs" can already travel at a 45-degree angle, and when upgraded further, they can move freely on a 90-degree angle, making this Doomsday Abyss not just a resource point for him, but a safe haven.

The Corpse Tide definitely can’t get in.

No longer would he be chased around by the Corpse Tide.

But, upgrading the "Spider Legs" accessory requires a lot of "Fine Spider Silk."

Just then—

He saw a message pop up in the chat room.

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"Bloodthirsty Bull Train": "I have a green-grade Rare Vehicle Accessories Blueprint ’Nitrogen Tail Spray’. Anyone want to reserve it? I can trade it for slaves, women, resources, blueprints, tobacco, or any valuable items. We can trade during the gathering, feel free to private message to discuss price in advance."

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"Gathering?"

Chen Mang slightly frowned. From the chat room discussions, he learned that this was a trading event spontaneously organized by the train captains, and the location of each gathering was different, relying on consensus to maintain it.

This gathering is in seven days.

His train had just upgraded to level 2, joining in this event didn’t feel very secure.

But he could inquire first.

"Fixed Star Train": "Does anyone have Fine Spider Silk materials?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone replied promptly.

"Bloodthirsty Bull Train": "Yes, brother, got plenty. How much do you need?"