My Doomsday Train

A cigarette burned to ash.

Chen Mang lightly tapped his cane with his finger; only then did this 'Ground Burst Missile' slowly retract into the open-air carriage under the control of the lift, looking like an ordinary carriage from the outside, without even any armor.

He strode back into the train compartment.

It was currently level 1 and unable to inflict damage on level 2 monsters.

This was one of the most fundamental rules of this doomsday world: if your level is crushed, you cannot inflict damage. However, if it were raised to level 6, throwing one into the Kunlun Mountains area might have an interesting effect.

The level of all firepower components only determined whether they could break the defense of high-level monsters; the specific power depended on their grade and level.

The power of all firepower components would basically increase accordingly with level upgrades.

For example, the 'Train Blade,' 'Repeating Bed Crossbow,' and '40-Tube Cherry Blossom Rocket Launcher.'

Even the 'Three-legged Cat Heavy Machine Gun' was the same. Although upgrading the heavy machine gun itself only increased the rate of fire and range without increasing power, the corresponding heavy machine gun bullet production line could also produce higher-level bullets with greater power after upgrading.

At the same level.

A 'firepower component' of a higher grade would definitely cause greater damage.

For example, if both the 'Train Blade' and the 'Ground Burst Missile' were level 10, the power of the former would definitely be far inferior to the latter.

For example—

A level 10 'Train Blade,' according to the underlying rules of this world, could break the defense of a level 10 boss and cause damage.

But!

It could only break the defense; the amount of damage it could actually cause depended on the power of the component. When facing a level 10 boss, it might not even be enough to scratch an itch.

“Phew.”

Chen Mang took a deep breath. The most important thing was that although the 'Ground Burst Missile' was a ground-to-air missile, as long as the enemy's coordinates were known, it could be launched remotely for precision strikes.

The remote launch strike range was 20 times that of the 'Targeting Radar.'

His targeting radar range was currently 10,000 meters, which meant he could send this missile to the heads of enemies 200,000 meters away at most.

The main reason he spent a unit of iron ore to create this missile was the benefit brought by the job change mission.

Normally, producing a level 1 'Ground Burst Missile' required 10,000 units of copper ore.

He looked at the upgrade price.

Upgrading this component to level 2 would cost 50,000 units of iron ore, the most expensive he had ever seen. As red-grade components, the 'Wheel Changer' and the 'Earth Core Furnace' required much less for initial upgrades.

Go mining first!

At this time, Li Shiji had already cleared the maze. That carriage was not dismantled and was temporarily attached to the train.

Upgrading to a level 4 train required 18 carriages, and he didn't have enough carriages. He would build a few ordinary carriages later to make up for it. If he dismantled it now and had the 'Earth Core Furnace' devour it, he would have to build another one later.

A round trip would lose 50 units of iron ore.

Although not much.

But that's not how life is lived. Save when you should, spend when you should.

Chen Mang slowly pushed the control lever. Accompanied by the sudden sound of a large number of gears turning and the roar of the engine, the train slowly accelerated and drove towards the depths of the Shahe Plain!

First, find a few level 2 iron mines, and then successfully upgrade the 'Stellar Train' to level 4. Only after upgrading to level 4 can the effect of the Mechanical Train job change be formally manifested. After that, upgrade the 'Ground Burst Missile' and the open-air carriage.

He only had a little over 250,000 iron ore now.

He had quite a bit of copper ore, as much as 710,000.

Within half an hour.

“…”

Chen Mang's face gradually became a little ugly. The advanced mines in the green area were indeed higher level. He had already encountered 3 level 2 iron mines along the way, two of which were 1000 meters deep underground.

But...

These three iron mines already had owners.

Trains were already starting to mine next to them, even the two iron mines deep underground already had trains starting to mine.

In the white area, he was the only train with the 'Drill' component. The iron mines in the white area were all his, and no one competed with him. But when he came to the green area, many people went to the Kunlun Mountains area to find pangolins to obtain the 'Drill' component.

This led to even the underground becoming quite lively.

Finally, after driving for another 20 minutes.

“Phew.”

Chen Mang breathed a sigh of relief. He finally saw two level 2 iron mines next to each other 5000 meters deep underground in front of him. His brows finally relaxed, his luck was not bad.

Upgrading a level 4 train required 100,000 units of iron ore.

He currently had this amount in the train, but he didn't dare to use it. He had to save some for backup, such as 'food,' or sudden combat damage to components, manufacturing 'mechanical nano-spiders,' or manufacturing energy stones.

This was equivalent to.

The consumption ability of residents did not actually depend on the amount of existing deposits, but on the expected future income.

Only when he stayed next to these two level 2 iron mines and started mining would he have the confidence to consume the iron ore stored in the train.

Immediately, without the slightest hesitation.

The huge drill slowly extended from the train head and began to rotate at high speed. Like a pangolin martial soul possessing him, it quickly drilled out a short and temporary tunnel, and the train quickly drove towards the depths of the ground.

The target was directly pointing at the two level 2 iron mines.

Just then—

“Hmm?”

Chen Mang suddenly frowned slightly. The 'Targeting Radar' showed a level 4 train more than 9000 meters away, and the target seemed to be the two iron mines deep underground as well, and it was slowly driving underground, much slower than him.

His speed in the underground could reach 170km/hour.

The speed of the other train was only a little over 60km/hour.

He looked at the detailed component level information of the other train displayed on the targeting radar screen of the control panel.

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「Unknown Level 4 Mechanical Train, a total of 19 carriages.」

「The detailed components and levels of the train are as follows: Green-grade component Steel Armor level 3 covering all carriages, Yellow-grade component Energy Shield level 2 covering all carriages, Blue-grade component Hell Machine Guns 6, all level 5.」

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It was just short of displaying the color of the other party's underwear on the targeting radar.

This was the supermodel effect of his level 10 targeting radar.

If a train appeared within the radar range, it would clearly display the components and their levels of the train on the control panel screen.

“…”

Chen Mang glanced at the information on the screen, his face expressionless as he pushed the control lever again, showing no intention of backing down. In fact, his speed seemed to increase slightly. He and the Level 4 train were heading towards the two iron mines deep underground from different directions.

He needed to be faster.

A few minutes later.

He had already successfully arrived at the two Level 2 iron mines in the cavern. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, being fast is good. According to the rules of the wasteland, first come, first served."

Just then!

The train radio suddenly crackled, and the screen flashed red.

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「Forced private message from a nearby train」: “Get lost!”

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“…”

After seeing this message, Chen Mang, who was about to grab the walkie-talkie to give Old Zhu instructions, suddenly smiled. He looked at the red dot on the enemy-seeking radar, about 3000 meters away, slowly moving through the depths of the earth.

It seemed that the other party's enemy-seeking radar only had a range of 3000 meters.

Without hesitation.

He pushed the control lever again and drove straight towards the train that was heading towards him from the depths of the earth!

Speed was reduced to the slowest.

“What does this guy mean?”

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Deep underground, inside a Level 4 train, a man looked at the red dot rapidly approaching his train on the enemy-seeking radar. His face was gloomy. “I told him to get lost. Does he want to bump into me?”

“He's just a Level 3 train. Why does he dare to bump into me?”

Those were two Level 2 iron mines, not something a Level 3 train could get its hands on. He had every right to tell him to get out of the way. Although he didn't know why this train could travel so fast underground.

But…

A cruel glint flashed in the man's eyes. He looked at the red dot rapidly approaching on the screen and suddenly smiled. “Remember, in the Shifting Sands Plains, the weak are meant to be humiliated!”

“Getting angry out of humiliation is just asking for death.”

Immediately afterwards.

A light blue shield quickly covered the entire train. On the top of the carriages within the shield, the muzzles of six Hell Machine Guns slowly rotated, preparing to unleash a fierce and terrifying attack at any moment.

And the red dot was getting closer and closer!

The next moment—

The soil in front of the train suddenly loosened, and countless visible fragments of rock appeared. A train with a high-speed drill appeared in front of him. The man grinned and went to meet it. “As expected, not even an energy shield…”

However.

“BOOM!!!”

When the two trains collided violently deep underground, a look of horror flashed in the man's eyes. He suddenly sat up from his chair. Almost the instant the two high-speed drills touched, his drill shattered!

And the energy shield covering his entire train was covered in cracks at the first moment of contact with the other party's drill, on the verge of shattering!

How was that possible!

His Level 3 armor plus Level 2 energy shield had a total of Level 5 defense, but why was it on the verge of shattering the moment it came into contact with the other party's drill?

But there was no time for him to think about so many things.

The six Level 5 “Hell Machine Guns” on the top of the carriage began to rotate, and as the amount of copper ore in the train rapidly decreased, countless shells with orange-red trails completely engulfed the train!

Three seconds later.

The man looked expectantly at the tunnel in front of him, shrouded in smoke. That train should have exploded, right?

However!

Immediately afterwards, he saw the cracked energy shield completely shatter. The train passed through the smoke almost undamaged and crashed straight into his train. In the last moment before losing consciousness.

He saw that the armor of the train's head offered almost no resistance under the other party's high-speed drill, and a piece of armor fragment was shooting towards his chest.

The man sat in front of the console, looked down at the armor fragment piercing his chest, his eyes gradually losing focus until his consciousness completely disappeared.

If—

If—

Unfortunately, there were no ifs.

“BOOM!!”

Amidst the roar of the engine, Chen Mang almost pushed the control lever all the way to the end, until he had completely stuffed the drill into the train's head. Then, he controlled the train to retreat a short distance, casually lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and picked up the walkie-talkie.

“Activate hive mind.”

“Biaozi, take the men to take away the survivors from that train, as well as any detachable parts and anything else you can carry.”

“Understood.”

Soon.

Thirty guards in black combat uniforms, led by Biaozi, carrying Tenglong assault rifles, quickly jumped out of the carriage and strode towards the train ahead in the tunnel. Then, they entered the completely damaged train head in single file!

Immediately afterwards, the angry roars of Biaozi and the others faintly echoed inside the train.

“Don't move, hands on your head!”

Twenty minutes later.

Biaozi returned, having perfectly completed the mission, bringing back 400 survivors and a large amount of supplies. The supplies were temporarily piled up in a refrigerator. There were no detachable parts on the train. Everything that could be taken was taken.

Only an empty train shell remained.

Normally speaking.

In a train, when the train captain is killed, everyone in the train, including the thugs and slaves, will not resist. After all, everyone in the apocalypse is just trying to survive together. Who would be so loyal to the train captain?

The train captain is dead, what's the point of resisting? Just change trains and continue living.

Moreover, if they can destroy their original train, then this train must be stronger and the safety factor is also higher.

But…

Nothing in the world is absolute. In case there are relatives or children of the train captain who want to take revenge, it is extremely dangerous. Therefore, Biaozi and the others are extremely careful, so as not to encounter any accidents during the search of the train and capsize in the gutter.

And this group of survivors was also temporarily detained in two refrigerators.

They were all reviewed once, and after confirming that there were no relatives of the train captain, the process would continue.

When Biaozi and the others had all boarded the train.

Chen Mang pushed the control lever again, retracted the drill, temporarily spent 11,000 units of iron ore to upgrade the “Geothermal Furnace” to Level 4, and activated it. The train slowly moved forward and opened its internal blood basin mouth composed of countless gears.

As the train moved forward.

The body of the battle-damaged Level 4 train gradually shortened, and the ear-piercing sound of gears squeezing armor echoed in the tunnel. A minute later, only the Stellar train could be seen in the tunnel.

Immediately, he switched back to the drill.

The control lever was reversed, and the drill charged towards the side of the tunnel, preparing to circle around and head towards the two Level 2 iron mines again. The world was quiet now.

And the screen on the console showed.

Devouring this Level 4 train yielded a total of 70,000 units of iron ore.

“Not bad.”

Chen Mang smiled with satisfaction. The drill shattered the rock in front of him, the train re-entered the cavern, slowed down, and stopped next to the two Level 2 iron mines.