The dormitory gradually fell silent.

The two of them drifted off to sleep amidst their conversation. They occupied only a very small space in the Constant Star Train, which now housed over 5,000 residents and thus were hardly noticeable.

But...

They were a microcosm of all the train's residents.

After a year of hardship in the apocalypse, everyone cherished the life they had and hoped for a better future, reigniting a spark of hope deep in their hearts.

A small flame born from the despair and oppression of the apocalypse.

Although very faint, over time, this spark would grow like a prairie fire, burning brighter and brighter.

Indeed.

Among these residents, some bad things would certainly occur, but that is human society. Everyone has their own thoughts, and it's impossible to ensure that everyone is perfectly kind and beautiful, especially survivors who have lived through a year of apocalypse.

However... it is enough, as long as the overall direction is good, individual differences can be fully embraced and accommodated.

...

Soon—

The day dawned, and the train had stopped beside two Level 2 iron mines. The residents, greeted by the morning sun, carried their pickaxes and disembarked from the train in orderly fashion, entering the mines to start their work for the day.

Next, sixty robots also jumped off the train, forming a protective line outside the residential area to slay approaching monsters.

Teams two and three also disembarked from the train.

A new day began again.

Everyone was already in work mode.

Chen Mang, who had slept all night in a chair, woke up groggily and stretched, only to find a blanket on him at some point. He furrowed his brows slightly, checked the Train Log, and asked Ai.

"Did you put this blanket on me?"

"No, it was Fang who came to bring you breakfast this morning. She saw you sleeping on the chair and was worried you'd catch a cold, so she covered you with it. After all, last night the lowest temperature dropped to minus four degrees—quite cold indeed."

"Aren't you worried she covered me not with a blanket but with a dagger?"

"Train Captain, your train room ceiling has a total of 10 Three-legged Cat Heavy Machine Guns. If she made any move, I guarantee not even a fist-sized body fragment would remain of her, like a stone rolling over an egg, all casings. So, Train Captain, you are overthinking this."

"Hmm."

Chen Mang nodded without saying much, just glanced at the portion of rice noodle rolls on the table, turned off the Train Log, freshened up, and then sat back on the chair, eating the rice noodle rolls while watching the Supermodel Effect of another white component from yesterday.

Everything was normal in the Train Log last night, with no major issues, and all aspects were operating smoothly.

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"Band-aid Production Line Level 5 Supermodel Effect": Can quickly stop bleeding.

"Band-aid Production Line Level 10 Supermodel Effect": Size at Will, the larger the size, the more iron ore consumed.

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"Size at Will, no limit?"

Chen Mang thoughtfully nodded, considering the bleeding-stopping function to be quite ordinary, since the Simple Medical Box was more useful. However, the Level 10 Supermodel Effect, Size at Will, could be quite handy in certain special situations.

But not necessary for now.

Begin a new day's work.

He picked up the Train Radio to contact the Traveling Frog, intending to check the progress, but after sending several messages, there was no response, clearly indicating it was out of contact.

"Is it really that efficient?"

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. It was only a few days ago, and the Adventure Map had been found already. Was it that easy to find?

"By the way—"

Chen Mang suddenly remembered something, turned his head, and asked Ai: "How's the research on those matters I mentioned to you last time?"

"The progress is quite fast."

Ai's voice came through the train room speakers: "This S-level Mechanical Train career transition task includes a robot, and although its body material is quite ordinary, there is an extremely special component inside that allows AI to control this robot in a parasitic manner."

"Rather than by operating the components."

"However, it requires careful disassembly. I have yet to locate the position of that component. Once found and decrypted, I can transfer part of the AI code into this body and control this robot even outside the Target Detection Radar range."

"Then I can stay in the refrigerator and accompany Train Captain to the Adventure Map in Neon City."

"Very good."

Chen Mang nodded with satisfaction: "Keep up the good work. I am counting on you."

Done!

His tasks were completed.

It was that simple yet unpretentious. He immediately stretched out his muscles and once again headed towards the Combat Training Virtual Space. Last time, the Doomsday Paradise was attempted several times, all ending in failure, and this time he would try again.

...

Ten days passed.

During these ten days, the Constant Star Train did only two things.

Mining, and monster killing.

Elevating all resources within the train to a high level.

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"12.98 million units of iron ore, 1.87 million units of copper ore, 2.39 million units of wood, 4.48 million units of Red Heart Rock."

-

The quantity of iron ore had exceeded 10 million units.

This was the most iron ore ever stored on the Constant Star Train; the Zombie Basin had far fewer trains, and much unclaimed iron ore was available for extraction. However, it also meant there were significantly fewer people to buy life supplies from him.

Evidently, following this event, all trains prioritized upgrading defensive and offensive components.

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