Among the craftable accessories for a Level 2 train, "Armor" and "Windfire Wheels" were arguably the most expensive. The wheels were somewhat better—upgrading from Level 1 to 2 cost 1,000 units of iron ore, with each subsequent level increasing the cost by another 1,000.
The "Armor," that damn thing, he didn’t even want to talk about it.
From Level 1 to 2, it costs 5,000 units of iron ore. From Level 2 to 3, it costs 10,000.
Until he found a Level 4 iron mine, he wasn’t even going to think about Level 10 armor.
A Level 5 Windfire Wheel was good enough.
His speed was already fast enough; he didn’t need to be any faster.
After skipping over the "Windfire Wheels" accessory, Chen Mang looked at the others.
Many accessories didn’t need upgrading for now, like the "Single Bed" and "Pure Water Filter." He needed to focus on offense and defense first.
After some thought, he spent 4,400 units of copper ore to upgrade the "Generator" to Level 10.
Then he spent another 540 units of copper ore to upgrade the "Electrical System" to Level 10.These two accessories were built with copper ore, so naturally, they had to be upgraded with copper ore. The "Train Auxiliary AI" had already warned him that with the increasing number of power-consuming accessories on the train, the electrical system was already overloaded. These two accessories were essential for the train’s operation and should have been upgraded long ago.
Upgrading them straight to Level 10 meant he wouldn’t have to worry about them for a long time.
At the same time, he gained four more advanced effects.
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[Electrical System Level 5 Advanced Effect]: No manual adjustment required. The electrical system will be fully integrated into the carriages and can be freely adjusted on the control console screen.
[Electrical System Level 10 Advanced Effect]: Can handle a certain degree of overload.
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[Generator Level 5 Advanced Effect]:
Silent power generation, no noise.[Generator Level 10 Advanced Effect]: After the Energy Stone is depleted, it will continue to operate for twenty-four hours. Using this function will significantly reduce the accessory’s integrity.
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"..."
Chen Mang glanced at the four advanced effects, pursed his lips, and said nothing more. They were basically useless. The only useful one was probably the Electrical System’s Level 5 advanced effect. He no longer had to manually adjust the electrical system every time he added a new accessory, which saved him some effort.
But it didn’t matter.
He’d needed the base effects of these two accessories after their upgrades anyway; he hadn’t had any expectations for their advanced effects. It was hard for this kind of accessory to have any truly useful advanced effects.
Then he spent 30,800 units of iron ore to upgrade the remaining seven "Rapid-Shot Crossbows" to Level 10.
He then spent another 44,000 units of iron ore to upgrade the "Search Radar" straight to Level 10, increasing its detection range to a radius of ten thousand meters.
At that range, it was no exaggeration to say that it would be very difficult for any monster to sneak up on him without his knowledge. The incident with Duo Ba’s goblin train appearing out of nowhere would never happen again.
His Search Radar was Level 10.
Even if there were accessories that could evade radar, if their level wasn’t as high as his, they would be useless. In this low-level region, he didn’t believe any train could have an accessory of such a high level.
At the same time, he gained two more advanced effects.
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[Search Radar Level 5 Advanced Effect]: If a boss appears within range, its skills will be displayed on the control console screen.
[Search Radar Level 10 Advanced Effect]: If a train appears within range, its accessories and their levels will be displayed on the control console screen.
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"Ahem."
Chen Mang raised an eyebrow. These two advanced effects were very good. That forty-thousand-plus units of iron ore hadn’t been wasted; he’d gotten his money’s worth.
He glanced at the remaining accessories.
Basically, all the important accessories were now at Level 10. Once the two mines in the Apocalypse Abyss were depleted, he would start preparing to upgrade to a Level 3 train.
But the next moment—
"Hm?"
He froze slightly, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes. What was going on? He’d thought the "Apocalypse Abyss" was the safest area in the Ironridge Wasteland, a place almost no monster could reach.
In fact, he’d been at the bottom of the Apocalypse Abyss for so long, and besides the clueless Duo Ba, he hadn’t encountered any danger.
If he didn’t have to go to a high-level region, he might have even considered settling down here.
But after upgrading the "Search Radar" to Level 10 and increasing its detection range to 10,000 meters, the control console screen was suddenly filled with dense red dots. The beeping alarm rarely stopped. The hundreds of red dots were enough to trigger his trypophobia.
That was...
An underground river?
Six thousand meters below the Apocalypse Abyss, hundreds of red dots were slowly moving underground. They were aquatic monsters gathered in an underground river. Among them, there were five Level 3 monsters.
Named "Piranha."
After the radar upgrade, the information he received was more detailed.
"..."
Chen Mang looked at this scene with a slightly strange expression, but he didn’t take it to heart. He was just a little surprised, not expecting monsters to be in an underground river. He had no other thoughts, as these piranhas posed no threat to him.
The iron ore he’d accumulated over several days was almost all gone again.
It was truly a case of not knowing how expensive it was until you ran the household.
The food and treatment he gave his slaves now were something other trains could only dream of. The resources consumed just by eating weren’t even a fraction of what it cost to upgrade a single accessory.
Those slices of bread and steamed buns could improve physical fitness with long-term consumption. After all these days, he hadn’t felt any change in his own body.
He suddenly...
Planned to go to the "gathering" again. He should have bought that fitness equipment back then. Although the slaves didn’t need it, he could use it.
He didn’t have much to do daily.
Putting some fitness equipment on the train, he could work out every day when he was free.
Oh, right, and that Ji Chuchu.
He had to go to the gathering again.
Chen Mang looked at the Train Radio. The next "gathering" was in seven days. The last one was yesterday. So, in seven days. By then, the iron mine in the Apocalypse Abyss would be just about depleted.
Next, he had to think about where to find another high-level resource mine.
Having gotten used to mining Level 2 iron ore, he didn’t want to look at Level 1 iron ore anymore.
The iron ore he mined in the next few days would be just enough to upgrade the "Resource Detection Radar" to Level 10, giving it a larger detection range to make it easier for him to find high-level resource mines.
"..."
Chen Mang’s eyes narrowed slightly as he planned his future itinerary. He also had to go to Taiping City again. A few days ago, he’d asked Lao Zhu to see if there were any suitable couples among the slaves so he could use the Doomsday Marriage Certificate.
Lao Zhu had given him a candidate: Shanmaozi, one of the guards.
His girlfriend might be hiding in the suburbs of Taiping City. If he could find this woman, he would meet the conditions for using the "Doomsday Marriage Certificate." He just didn’t know if she was still alive.
After the Search Radar upgrade, he could see the specific information of each red dot, including gender, appearance, and the like. As long as he was willing, finding someone wouldn’t be difficult.
And while he was at it, he could grab...
Recruit some more survivors.
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