When Ye Yuan woke up, she found herself entangled by someone clinging to her like an octopus.
However, she didn’t feel tired at all from this sleep.
Thanks to the effect of her “power bank,” she was full of energy the moment she opened her eyes.
The Little White-Haired One was sleeping soundly against her chest; her faint breathing was very clear within the quiet Train.
“Little Mu Bai, it’s time to wake up.”
She called out softly twice.
Seeing that the other girl had a slight reaction, Ye Yuan reached up and rubbed Mu Bai’s head.
Perhaps because she had been tossing and turning under the blanket while sleeping, Mu Bai’s hair was messy and felt fuzzy to the touch.
“Ugh… what time is it?”
Mu Bai said, half-awake.
“Four o’clock. It’s time for breakfast.”
They hadn’t eaten dinner last night, so they needed to replenish their energy as soon as possible.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have the strength when entering a Station later, and might even suffer from low blood sugar.
Although they woke up at four, they weren’t actually sleep-deprived because they had gone to bed very early.
Mu Bai didn’t linger in bed.
Feeling inexplicably embarrassed by her posture, she woke up quickly and climbed out of bed in just half a minute.
It was strange.
She was clearly the one being held when they first fell asleep, so how did it flip while they were sleeping?
She must have treated the other girl as a body pillow in her dreams.
Sigh, this was such a bad habit; it made her look like a very loose person.
Mu Bai secretly observed Ye Yuan’s state.
Fortunately, the other woman didn’t seem to mind much, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
For breakfast, they opened a can of bread and ate it with canned fruit to quickly replenish their sugar levels.
The bottled pure water she had previously traded wood for had finally run out.
From now on, they would have to drink the bathwater provided by The Train.
To make it more psychologically acceptable, Mu Bai used an electric kettle to boil a full pot of water in advance.
This way, she would have cooled boiled water to drink when needed later.
Her own drinks naturally had to be different from others’.
While waiting for the water to boil, Mu Bai, looking for something to do, opened the System Interface.
Hm?
Why was there a red dot on the mailbox?
She had only checked this feature once when she first arrived on The Train; she hadn’t used it since.
If it were a private conversation between players, they would use private chat.
The mailbox should contain system messages.
She didn’t know what kind of information it would be this time, whether it was good or bad…
[Announcement: In three days, The Train will close the Newbie Protection Mechanism. After entering a Station, the doors of The Train will be closed until the final tenth of the docking time. Before this, players will be unable to return to The Train.]
[Station difficulty will gradually increase as time progresses. To strengthen confrontation and cooperation among players, after the Newbie Protection ends, the system will open mandatory Trial Stations. Trial Stations contain abundant rewards, and you will certainly encounter other survival teams.]
[Note: Once the number of people in the Chat Room drops to a certain level, the system will open Slaughter Stations. Only after players have eliminated each other down to a specific number will they be able to return to The Train. Slaughter Stations must be entered; death is elimination!]
[Please give full play to your wisdom and will. In this Survival Game, do your best to survive!]
Mu Bai’s heart sank.
After carefully browsing the announcement, she looked at Ye Yuan.
The other woman was also frowning at her System Interface, obviously having seen the latest announcement as well.
After a moment of thought, Mu Bai opened the Chat Room to see what most people thought.
— Chatroom c0721 (8526) —
User A: “Holy crap, did you guys see the latest announcement? What the hell is this? It gives people no way to live… I finally managed to not lack food, and you tell me players have to kill each other now?!”
User B: “It’s likely a mechanism to prevent players from slacking off. It’s meant to push players to upgrade their trains and strengthen themselves, but it’s a bit cruel…”
User C: “Waaaah, The System has no heart!”
User D: “You guys might not be very clear about the current situation. Actually, players are already hunting each other. Once, after entering a Station, I saw an abandoned train. The Light Screen on the train door had disappeared, and it was covered in blood… I guess players can enter each other’s trains. Even if you escape back to your train, it might not be safe if you encounter a malicious player team.”
User E: “Holy shit, if that’s the case, what if someone raids my home while I’m out exploring? I have a pile of supplies in my train.”
User F: “It’s fine, brother. Last time, I saw another player team try to enter my train and they were blocked by the Light Screen. I estimate you can only enter when someone is inside the carriage. This should be some kind of balancing mechanism by The System.”
User G: “Even so, it’s still terrifying. In the future, bad people will just hide near your train while you’re out. You can’t just not go back to your train, right?”
User H: “There’s no other way. Plundering is inherently the fastest shortcut to obtaining resources, bar none…”
Perhaps because the announcement was too shocking, a lot of useful information exploded in the Chat Room for a while.
Even a few players with the Level 1 train icon appeared in the Chat Room.
Mu Bai and Ye Yuan both quickly memorized this content just in case.
Since confrontation between players was unavoidable, there would eventually be a use for this information.
However, even if they both thought this way and tried to face it all positively, the atmosphere inevitably became heavy.
Life was clearly getting better, but because of irresistible external forces, the peace had been shattered.
Their ability to quickly upgrade The Train to Level 1 and unlock the restroom and bathroom was certainly because they hadn’t given up even in a desperate situation; courage had been rewarded.
But to a greater extent, it was due to luck.
If that Zombie Apocalypse Station hadn’t had so many food resources, their very survival would have been an issue.
If they hadn’t encountered the Gym Station after that, the train wouldn’t have accumulated such massive upgrade resources so quickly.
In fact, when it came down to it, they had survived until now because of Ye Yuan’s [Weapon Master] and the crossbow they got from the Beginner Station.
Mu Bai couldn’t help but think: once the advantage of Infinite Water passed, if her future luck wasn’t as good, would she and Ye Yuan still be able to easily survive in this Survival Game on The Train?
…No!
I shouldn’t think that way; I’m really being influenced by this body.
Even though she hadn’t gained the ability to protect herself yet, and indeed lacked a sense of security, she considered herself a reliable adult.
How could she be frightened by a small setback?
For now, she still needed to rely on Ye Yuan.
If her own mindset as a mature man started having problems, what would happen to Ye Yuan’s mental state?
To prevent Ye Yuan’s mindset from becoming unstable as well, Mu Bai composed herself and said, “Don’t worry too much. You have [Weapon Master], and my [Chosen of Heaven] will definitely be top-tier in the later stages. How many survivors have better talents than us?”
Her delicate voice carried a hint of steadiness.
Even though she sounded very weak, she seemed to possess a power that could calm people’s hearts.
Ye Yuan stopped reading the chat messages, raised her head, and met Mu Bai’s gaze.
“So…”
Mu Bai continued to deliberate,
“The desperate situations others face are just minor difficulties for us. As long as we maintain our current lead, even if bad people want to deal with us, we won’t fear anyone… Don’t you think so?”
She hoped her words could give Ye Yuan some energy.
To Mu Bai’s hopeful eyes, Ye Yuan suddenly burst out laughing.
Seeing that the little sister in her eyes was so worried about her and even took the initiative to comfort her, a wave of warmth flowed through Ye Yuan’s heart.
How long had it been since someone cared about her this much?
She was so happy.
Would you like me to move on to their arrival at the next station?