CHAPTER 527: CHAPTER 282: "PRESIDENT AI, THE 1ST ONE!"_3

He only had just over 100 million units of copper ore in total.

However, most advanced trains and Doomsday Cannons are at most Level 10. There won’t be enough Murphy Stones to level them up to Level 20, which means only getting the Half Consumption effect twice. It would take 175 million units of copper ore. But a Level 10 Doomsday Cannon isn’t enough. If using other Firepower Accessories to level up to 20, the copper ore consumption would be significantly higher.

If there aren’t that many units of copper ore in the train.

There’s no way to pass this first hurdle.

"Huff..."

Chen Mang let out a small breath. He didn’t immediately destroy the remaining three glass pods but lit a cigarette to calm his mood, ready to face the secret behind the answer, mainly due to the significant sunk cost effect.

This Adventure Map allows you to exit if you fail without any penalty.

When he shattered seventy to eighty thousand units of "glass pods," and they kept coming, he was actually a bit desperate. He had already poured tens of millions of copper ores, yet still saw no end in sight.

To give up now.

Not only would this Adventure Map visit be in vain, but he’d also lose tens of millions of copper ores for nothing.

He had actually made up his mind at that time.

To tough it out.

If copper ore ran out at the end, he would urgently launch a session of Neon City, adjusting the exchange rate of copper ore to Fixed Star Coupon to 1:3, exchanging as much copper ore as possible to get through this.

But in the end, he managed to endure. It didn’t even take 100 million copper ore units, just 87.5 million units were enough, a precise number.

"..."

Chen Mang looked at the 50-level Doomsday Cannon on the control panel. After firing a few hundred shells and sensing something wrong, he upgraded a Doomsday Cannon to Level 50, hoping for the fourth Supermodel Effect, which would halve ammunition consumption.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t.

It was just enhanced power.

This stage not only tests one’s judgment and observation of information but also tests the train’s potential. The train must have at least a Level 10 "Doomsday Cannon," 175 million units of copper ore, and one Train Order.

Or, like him, with a Level 20 Doomsday Cannon and 8,750 units of copper ore.

There’s only a chance to pass this stage then.

If even one is missing, passing is impossible.

Without the Doomsday Cannon, other Firepower Accessories would also work as long as they have an attack strength of 20. It’s just that the "Doomsday Cannon" is the most economical. Using other Firepower Accessories would be an astronomical number.

He didn’t stay any longer but chose to destroy the last three "glass pods."

The next moment—

The clean ceiling suddenly appeared with countless cracks like a spider web, and strong light seeped through the cracks, which increased in number.

A few seconds later.

The shattered ceiling turned to dust and dissipated in the air, replaced by a gigantic gear. At this moment, the entire gear was slowly rotating. Countless smaller gears connect through drive rods to the giant gear, covering the entire ceiling.

The entire scene was filled with a desolate, doomsday-like sense of ruin.

"Found it, this is the main gear."

Chen Mang looked up at the large gear on the ceiling. There were also two buttons next to this giant gear.

"Fast."

"Slow."

Apparently... it also consumes copper ore. He genuinely was a bit worried about running out of copper ore. He was less worried about others surpassing him unless those high-level trains had mined one or two Level 5 copper mines before entering this Adventure Map; otherwise, they definitely wouldn’t have so much copper ore.

"Boom!"

A shell blasted onto the "Slow" button. If it could bring the gear completely to a halt, it could also smoothly pass the stage, but a single shell resulted in no reaction; clearly, this was the fastest speed.

Another shell was blasted onto the "Fast" button.

The big gear only sped up a fraction, barely perceptible to the naked eye, but the small gears connected through drive rods could faintly reveal an actual increase in rotation speed.

The various steel blades on the bridge also adjusted speed accordingly.

Now it was a matter of slow trials.

When the twenty-third shell was fired.

"Clang!"

A clear sound echoed throughout the square.

Next was the sound of numerous gears spinning rapidly. The steel blades on the bridge completely unified their speed. At first glance, it seemed as if the entirety rotated together, becoming slower and slower, gradually and gradually... until the steel blades ceased movement and formed a steel bridge.

...

"Huff..."

Chen Mang slowly exhaled, gently pushing the lever to move onto the steel bridge, which was a bit challenging.

This stage primarily tests the train’s foundation and information capture skills. Without a Train Order, it’s still possible to pass, but without it, there would be no reminder. As long as one can judge that what’s overhead is similar to Connect-the-Dots, not needing a Train Order is also possible.

The Fixed Star traveled over the hundred-meter-long steel bridge, smoothly reaching the other side of the cliff.

This was also a square.

When they arrived here, the white fog gradually faded away as if a maiden shed her skirt, revealing the beautiful scene in front of them.

Chen Mang glanced around.

The square had only one train, with no other roads leading to the square. He didn’t know if the 19 other trains that participated in the challenge with him had arrived here. He didn’t know the progress of the others.

Surrounding the square were walls built tens of meters high reaching the ceiling, encaging the Fixed Star like a prison at the center.