CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 55: "ISN’T THIS TECHNOLOGY WAY TOO SHADY?

Constant Star Train.

After consuming 4400 units of iron ore, Chen Mang upgraded the refrigerator placed in his train compartment to Level 10 and received two Supermodel Effects.

Not all components will have corresponding enhancements after upgrading.

Whether it’s the "Car Blade" or the "Wind-Fire Wheel," each upgrade brings corresponding improvements and changes, but the Level 1 refrigerator and Level 10 refrigerator have almost no changes. It’s still just a refrigerator, the size hasn’t increased, and there’s little change in the cooling and freezing temperatures.

That makes sense.

After all, a refrigerator is still a refrigerator even after upgrading.

And the two Supermodel Effects are respectively:

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"Refrigerator Level 5 Supermodel Effect": Ultimate Preservation, any food placed in this refrigerator will be preserved at an ultimate level, and the taste and quality will remain almost unchanged when taken out again.

"Refrigerator Level 10 Supermodel Effect": Inner Universe.

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"..."

Chen Mang furrowed his brow slightly. The first Supermodel Effect is very clear, but what does the second Supermodel Effect mean?

But then he suddenly thought of something, quickly opened the refrigerator door, and glanced inside, slightly taken aback.

Not much different from what he guessed.

From the outside, the refrigerator still looked ordinary, but inside held an inner universe, with a storage space the size of a 100-square-meter cold storage. The original refrigerator was divided into two layers, the top for chilling and the bottom for freezing.

After the upgrade,

the two doors of the refrigerator merged into one, more like an entrance door to a cold storage rather than a refrigerator door.

The interior of this cold storage is pure white, with a black line in the middle. The left is the freezing area, and the right is the chilling area, with waves of cold air drifting out.

"Phew..."

He took a deep breath, murmuring, "This technology is just too advanced, isn’t it?"

He casually picked up a few bottles of Coke and stuffed them into the cold storage’s chilling area. It’s worth mentioning that the brand of Coke in his hand is "Coca-Cola," produced by the Coca-Cola production line itself.

He had also seen others selling Coke of the "Coca-Cola" brand at gatherings.

This world originally had the Coca-Cola brand.

The world in his previous life also had this brand, with two possibilities.

The first possibility is that the Coca-Cola company from his previous life is actually a hidden giant, expanding business to other planets and becoming an interstellar tycoon.

The second possibility.

This planet likewise unintentionally birthed the Coca-Cola brand, coincidentally with the same trademark and logo. It’s not an impossibility, and he’s more inclined to believe this possibility. When viewing from a large enough perspective, finding two identical leaves in the universe isn’t such a difficult task.

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On the Tieling Wasteland.

The "Hometown Train" is parked beside a mine. As night falls, the slaves are returning to the train swinging their pickaxes, and the train is stationed on the spot.

Inside the train compartment,

the Train Captain is frowning, counting today’s harvest: a total of 881 units of iron ore, slightly less than yesterday. Lately, his slaves have been mining fewer and fewer units each day.

Some troublemakers always find chances to slack off daily, managing to mine only six or seven units of iron ore at the end of the day.

He wanted to make an example of them.

But... currently, these troublemakers still contribute dozens of units of iron ore daily. If he kills them, even those dozens of iron ore units will be gone, so he hasn’t been ruthless yet.

However, seeing that he hasn’t disciplined those troublemakers, others started to follow suit.

As a result, his daily harvest of iron ore is decreasing.

"This can’t continue."

The man’s eyes flashed with anger and ruthlessness. These slaves, perhaps under someone’s instigation, realized their importance to the train and, knowing the Train Captain wouldn’t dare to kill them randomly, wouldn’t commit obvious mistakes like rioting but would make small sneaky mistakes.

He now regrets letting those troublemakers live till now. By first light, he’s going to eliminate them.

Not now.

The slaves are sleeping, and disturbing their rest would affect their work efficiency the next day.

"Damn!"

Frustrated by this thought, the man couldn’t help but slam his fist on the control panel, feeling somewhat constrained as the Train Captain.

This won’t do...

Better not kill them. Instead, sell them at the next gathering. At least that would recoup some losses, and just killing them would be a waste.

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That night,

hundreds of trains were either stationed, fleeing, or searching for mines on the Tieling Wasteland. The wasteland is vast, making it rare for trains to encounter each other. That night, some lucky survivors became Train Captains by acquiring a Train Order, while some trains were engulfed by a Corpse Tide and annihilated.

Such events occurred over countless days and nights.

Meanwhile, Chen Mang, seated inside the control panel of the Constant Star Train, was unconcerned with such external matters, instead focusing on the "Train Assistance AI," which he upgraded to Level 5. This green-grade component required relatively fewer resources compared to other green-grade components for upgrading.

Upgrading to Level 5 only consumed 2000 units of iron ore.

The effect of the component’s upgrade is to enhance the AI’s level of intelligence. In other words, it better understands his intentions and possesses a certain level of intelligence. Unlocking the Level 5 Supermodel Effect slightly amazed him.

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"Train Assistance AI, Level 5 Supermodel Effect": Cluster Thinking, allowing up to 20 individuals’ consciousness to connect into the Train Assistance AI, enabling instant, unobstructed communication and dialogue. The connection automatically disconnects when leaving the train by ten thousand meters. Long-term connection is not possible as it would cause excessive mental exhaustion.

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This Supermodel Effect is truly remarkable.

This means that the next time Biaozi and others need to go out to search for resources, he can completely rely on this Supermodel Effect to achieve instantaneous, seamless communication with Biaozi and others. Thus, whether they need the train to provide remote firepower support or to respond for pick-up, the information can be conveyed accurately and promptly.

Moreover, for Biaozi and others, their coordination during battles away from the train will be more seamless under Cluster Thinking.

He finally understood why it’s called a Supermodel Effect.

Because each effect is indeed supermodel-like.

Just then—

A mechanically unemotional voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

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"The current number of trains exceeds fifty million."

"Meeting the conditions to initiate the first stage."

"The first stage is about to officially commence. Before it begins, all trains will receive a comprehensive Influence Value evaluation based on their train levels, component levels, and survivor quantities."

"The Influence Value Leaderboard will be launched."

"Based on the Influence Value differences, all Train Captains will receive a certain loan amount, from a minimum of a thousand units of iron ore to a maximum of a hundred thousand units of iron ore."

"The loan must be repaid with double the amount in three months."

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