In front of the Teleportation Gate.
“I’m sorry… We’ve almost used up all the extra Train Coins.”
Mu Bai lowered her head in apology, feeling embarrassed.
Although it didn’t really matter who spent the money since it was all for the team’s development, an apology was still necessary.
They had initially agreed that the two small groups would buy things they were interested in separately.
However, she and Ye Yin had almost spent all the Train Coins, which felt a bit disrespectful to the other two.
“It’s fine, we both agreed.
After all, ammunition for the Assault Rifle is really important…”
Mo Cha waved her hand dismissively.
Seeing that neither Mo Cha nor Tang Shifu seemed displeased, Mu Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
‘I didn’t expect the Assault Rifle bullets to be twice as expensive as pistol ammo.’
At a price of 50 rounds for one Silver Coin, it cost a full eight Silver Coins.
She even had to use her charm to get a tiny discount to afford a whole case of 420 rounds.
This meant they could only look longingly at other interesting equipment…
It was only because the useful equipment at the Weapon Shop wasn’t any cheaper than the items at the Potion Shop that Mu Bai even considered giving up on resupplying the Assault Rifle ammo.
The four of them passed through the Teleportation Gate and returned to The Train.
Mu Bai placed the 50 Train Coins into the Material Stacking Area, and the upgrade resource progress bar finally filled up.
[You have met the conditions to start the Upgrade Mission. Start now? Yes / No]
[Selecting ‘Yes’ will anchor the next Station stop as a Promotion Site. There is a probability of matching with other Players who have also chosen to start the mission!]
[Promotion Site difficulty is not fixed and will not be lower than the Train Level. Please consider carefully! The site is guaranteed to contain a Train Upgrade Module and will definitely have rich treasure!]
Mu Bai looked back at the others and asked, “What do you think?”
She wanted to select “Yes” directly.
They had rested for a long time, and continuing in comfort could easily lead to a loss of vigilance.
However, since the teams merged, they hadn’t gone through a normal, dangerous Station to properly work together.
Waiting another day or two also had its merits.
So, she decided to get the others’ opinions.
At that moment, Ye Yin, Mo Cha, and Tang Shifu were standing behind her, able to clearly see the information on the screen.
“I choose yes.”
“Agreed~”
“Same here.”
The three of them answered one after another.
“Alright then.”
Mu Bai no longer hesitated and immediately pressed the button.
It wasn’t like they had no experience cooperating.
Besides, with three major DPS characters and herself, a God Support, their team composition was top-tier, right?
After developing for so long and finally having such good skills, why should they hesitate when facing a challenge?
The interface disappeared.
Inside The Train, it seemed as if nothing had changed.
But all four of them knew that they were likely about to face a tough battle.
Mu Bai stopped the Irrigation Device in the Cultivation Carriage for a day.
She mixed the potions she bought in the morning, diluted them with water in the correct proportion, and watered the cucumber and tomato seedlings that had just sprouted tender shoots.
She watched for a while.
The growth speed wasn’t yet at a level visible to the naked eye, but if she zoned out for a few minutes and looked again, they had clearly grown a little bigger.
With this Medicine Powder, they wouldn’t need to waste resources making two more rows of Cultivation Devices.
Two rows of fruits and vegetables were enough for the four of them to eat for several days.
After those days, another batch could grow using the Medicine Powder’s acceleration.
A cycle was achieved.
At noon, the fresh ingredients they brought into The Train the previous day weren’t used up yet, so Mu Bai continued her role as the little cook.
This time, she couldn’t slack off.
The main meal needed to be a bit better, especially since they were entering the mission site in the afternoon.
The kitchen stove was a bit too high, completely disregarding the user experience for Players of Mu Bai’s height.
Mu Bai had no choice but to bring over a small stool to stand on.
The other three stood by watching Mu Bai cook, making her a bit nervous.
She could only force herself to ignore them.
There was no helping it; she really didn’t want to get her clothes dirty.
After searching high and low, the only suitable thing turned out to be that Tiandong Alice Maid Outfit cosplay, which conveniently came with an apron…
This was very eye-catching.
‘Darn it, why won’t this apron come off… It’s actually sewn directly onto the dress.’
‘This design is so inhumane!’
However, since this was the outfit Mu Bai felt she absolutely couldn’t wear outside, she didn’t mind if it got dirty.
The little maid bustled about busily.
Finally, the meal was done.
No longer being observed like a rare animal, the four of them gathered around the dining table to eat lunch together.
Mu Bai adjusted the maid dress’s skirt, which draped down to her ankles, before sitting down.
Since everyone had gotten used to eating together these past few days, there wasn’t much new to talk about.
They each looked at their own System Interface, lurking in the Chat Room.
Only a short Train day had passed, but the Chat Room was already down to just over 8,000 people.
This was a terrifying fact.
It seemed many Level 1 and Level 0 Players who had barely survived the massacre site couldn’t hold on any longer.
Many people in the Chat Room were discussing how the difficulty of the recent two Stations had clearly increased, and the probability of Trial Stations seemed to have risen as well.
Of course, these were all unavoidable things.
Knowing this information didn’t really help with survival.
But Mu Bai saw a very useful piece of information.
Someone had communicated with a group of experts and summarized three patterns:
First, ordinary Stations, regardless of difficulty, seemed to only yield Bronze Treasure Boxes.
Second, the treasure in a Trial Station wasn’t necessarily a treasure box, but if it was a box, it would definitely be Silver level.
Third, Station difficulty seemed to influence the value and abundance of the treasure.
The higher the difficulty, the more Train Coins obtained from the box, and the items were always more powerful.
Not just Mu Bai, the others saw it too.
After so many days, getting such useful information from the Chat Room was still very unexpected.
Looking at the publisher, it was a girl with blue hair.
She was quite good-looking and was quickly dubbed “Little Angel” by a group of people who still had the leisure to chat in the group every day.
When Mu Bai noticed this avatar, she was shocked.
Luo Huang?
Wasn’t that the girl she met on the high-speed train?
Knowing the other person was a Player, Mu Bai recalled the news she saw that night on the train about a certain public figure’s mysterious death.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt it might be related to Luo Huang.
Although Luo Huang didn’t seem like a bad person from their brief meeting, appearances could be deceiving.
Speculating in this direction, the other party was at least not a pushover.
Would someone like that really be kind enough to compile such important information for everyone for free?
What could her purpose be…
***
Mu Bai and the others ate a little something to tide them over, treating it as dinner.
Their Portable Spaces were packed full.
Everyone carried a few pieces of Beef Jerky that could boost strength.
The two Metal Agents were allocated to Mo Cha and Tang Shifu, one each.
Mo Cha needed some means of self-protection for scouting.
Tang Shifu wasn’t skilled at ranged combat either, but her close-quarters strength was maxed out.
With the Metal Agent, she could offset the disadvantage of range, being prepared so she wouldn’t be sniped from afar.
Mo Cha wanted Mu Bai to keep one for her own protection, but Mu Bai insisted that with the protection of the other three, she didn’t need to waste such a resource.
Mo Cha could only relent.
Ye Yin gripped the Glock 42 in her hand.
The Beretta, with its relatively low ammo reserve, was swapped to Mu Bai.
With Mu Bai’s current strength, she could barely use that gun now.
Everything was ready.
The announcement sounded—
[The Train’s next destination is a Promotion Site. Matching you with a worthy opponent…]