"Master Mang, what level is your train now?"

"Level 10!"

Chen Mang nodded with satisfaction, stepping aside and pointing to the thick armor outside the train: "Not only is the train Level 10, but the armor is also Level 10. Ever seen Level 10 armor?"

"The kind that Level 10 monsters can't even break through."

"And we've killed countless Level 9 monsters. On the day the crisis erupted in Zombie Basin, countless monster zombies spewed out from underground, leading to the destruction of several trains. Of course, now the monsters at Zombie Basin have been mostly cleaned up by me. It won't be that dangerous if you go there now."

"Currently in the blue zone 'Crisis Valley'.

"If you have a chance, you can come visit me sometime."

"10...10 Level train?"

The dwarf man gaped, full of astonishment: "Last time we met in Neon City, Master Mang, wasn't your train at Level 7? How long has it been? How did it suddenly become a Level 10 train?"

"That's insanely fast!"

"And Master Mang, you're in a Level 10 train, so how come you're in this area?"

"I heard that high-level trains can't go to lower-level areas."

"It's okay."

Chen Mang chuckled, placing a hand on the dwarf man's shoulder: "It's just 15 carriages all with Level 10 armor, 10 Level 10 Doomsday Cannons, and a missile mounted at the back. Nothing much to talk about. Compared to those real experts, it's nothing."

"It's just like that."

"Hey, Ai, grab some nuts, cigarettes, clothes, and other trinkets for my buddy here."

"I'll give you 1,000 sets of clothes. These clothes aren't ordinary; not only do they have Lock Temperature effect, but they also have a built-in Space Pocket. Whether you use them yourself or sell them, you can get a good price."

"Alright, buddy, I've got something to do, so I'll leave first. Talk next time."

"Heaven-Reaching Tower" is still not the end of the Train Tunnel. He must go see what lies at the end, so he waved his hand, ready to leave.

At this moment—

A Level 4 train suddenly sped towards them, quickly stopping by the side. A young man jumped out of the train cabin, excitedly waving both hands to indicate he wasn't carrying any weapons.

"Master Mang, it's me, it's me!"

"You are...?"

Chen Mang frowned slightly, looking at the young man, having no impression of him.

"Weren't you the one who gave me that adult magazine?"

"Oh, I remember now, the one who gave me the Oxygen Generator blueprint?" Chen Mang grinned in sudden realization: "How about it, do you regret it now? The underground of Shahe Plain is full of mines. Without an Oxygen Generator, even if you get a Drill Blueprint, you can't mine."

"Hehe..."

The young man scratched his head excitedly: "No, I got the Oxygen Generator blueprint."

"Where from?"

"I exchanged the adult magazine you gave me for it," the young man pointed to the dwarf man beside him.

"Cough..."

The dwarf man awkwardly avoided Chen Mang's inquiring gaze: "Mainly, the protagonist of that adult magazine was the female slave Master Mang sold me last time. Watching her pre-Doomsday pictorials while, uh, feeling a bit more exciting..."

"Then I happened to have an extra Oxygen Generator blueprint and sold it to him."

"Couldn't you sell the Oxygen Generator blueprint to someone else and use the iron ore to buy the adult magazine from him?"

"I was impulsive then, felt urgent. Met him at a gathering, and since we had traded a few times before at Tieling Wasteland, we had some camaraderie. I thought, since we know each other, even if I take a loss, it's fine, and he indeed needed Oxygen Generator parts."

"And then we became friends."

"..."

Chen Mang was silent, not knowing what to say. This dude really gets impulsive easily, yet he's survived this long. Not sure how he did it, but he'd never exchange a blueprint for a magazine in his life.

That was a white blueprint!

Not to mention the magazine, even if it were Ji Chuchu... hmm... if it were Ji Chuchu, maybe he'd reconsider.

Then he remembered something and looked at the young man: "How did you know I was here?"

"I came for him," the young man pointed excitedly at the dwarf man: "We agreed to meet here and attend the gathering together. Didn't expect to run into Master Mang here."

"How did you recognize me? Do you know what I look like?"

"No idea."

The young man said seriously: "Although I didn't know the specific level of Master Mang's train, just from the appearance, it looked extremely impressive. That thick armor, those grim cannons, no train in Shahe Plain could compare."

"And he was standing outside talking to you."

"As far as I know, the only big shot he knows is Master Mang. Last time, after leaving Neon City, he bragged for quite a while about hanging out with Master Mang."

"Cough, cough..." The dwarf man awkwardly waved his hands: "Don't talk nonsense. I never said that."

"..."

Chen Mang looked at the dwarf man with a slightly strange expression: "I just sang a few songs on the first floor of Sun City and hung out for a bit. Didn't touch any woman. Don't go spreading false rumors about me, especially such yellow rumors."

"I only boasted a bit to him, didn't say anything to others..."

"Alright."

"Meeting is fate."

Chen Mang waved his hand, signaling Ai to bring down another storage box: "Inside are 100,000 units of iron ore. It's a gift. You gave me a blueprint before, and I'm giving you 100,000 units of iron ore."

"Next time we meet by chance, there'll be more meeting gifts."

"Thank you, Master Mang, thank you, Master Mang!"

The young man, not at all polite, happily accepted the storage box. Then he said somewhat emotionally: "Just got scammed out of 100,000 units of iron ore yesterday, and today ran into Master Mang to make it up. The best decision in my life was giving you a part blueprint back then."

"Scammed?"

"Yeah, he encountered a Black Market trader yesterday. Murphy Stone was only 10,000 units of iron ore each. Told me to hurry over, so I rushed, gave the trader 100,000 units of iron ore, and then the trader disappeared."

"I told him we were probably scammed, but he refused to believe it, saying how could a Black Market trader scam people, likely just left momentarily for something. Said he might return someday, just need a bit of time."

"Master Mang, you're well-informed. Do you think this situation is a scam?"

"..."

Chen Mang's mouth twitched slightly, remaining expressionless in silence. After a moment, he spoke quite seriously: "Definitely not a scam. That Black Market trader is probably just having a stomach issue and went home temporarily. Who knows, he might find you one day and deliver the Murphy Stone to you."

"Don't be too upset."

He even felt a bit guilty.

When there are more Murphy Stones in the future, have Mondo come over and give each of them 10 Murphy Stones.

This keeps bouncing back onto my own people.

It's like a pyramid scheme, where one pulls in another.

"It's fine."

The young man said cheerfully: "I'm actually quite happy because he didn't know that Black Market trader was a scammer. He told me about such a good deal first, which means he truly considers me a friend."

"Although we're short 10,000 units of iron ore,"

"But in this Doomsday environment, having a friend you can confide in and fight alongside is more important, I think."

"Far more important than 10,000 units of iron ore."

"What are you saying?"

The dwarf man pouted unhappily: "I told you, that Black Market trader will definitely bring us the Murphy Stone. He just left temporarily, not ran away."

"That's not a scam."

"Don't say things so harshly."

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