"Moreover, according to your plan, Train Captain, isn't that the breeding carriage? If we slaughter them all, who will we breed..."

"True."

Chen Mang nodded in agreement and then chuckled, "But good news should always be celebrated. Let's initiate a poll on all the residents' iris chips, telling them that I'm in a good mood today and want to celebrate. Let's ask everyone how they'd like to celebrate."

"Should we watch a movie, or wait until I've upgraded to Level 12 armor to see if we can gather some living supplies from the city's ruins and treat everyone to a feast."

"Understood."

...

"What's up?"

In the resident carriage, Old Pig turned his head to the side to look at a rather handsome young man next to a laptop and casually asked, "What's up, speak up."

This young man was responsible for writing novels inside the train as a form of entertainment for the residents.

"Um..."

The young man hesitantly said, "A few days ago, I accidentally slipped in the shower and fell, hurting all over. I was enduring it at first, but it's been delaying my writing progress, so I was wondering if I could apply for some medicinal spray to treat my injuries."

"..."

Old Pig slightly furrowed his brows and waved his hand, "Go, just tell the staff at the Resident Store. I'll speak to President Ai later to give them the orders, go ahead."

He then turned his gaze to the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Aren't you a stand-up comedian? How's the script I asked you to prepare last time?"

"It's ready."

The middle-aged man hurriedly pulled a script from his pocket and handed it over, "This is a piece I completed in my free time, with Doomsday as the core theme. I've rehearsed it several times in private, Pig Train Captain, I can perform whenever you need me to."

"Not bad."

After briefly skimming through it, Old Pig looked at the man, "Can you do an impersonation? Give me an excited one."

The middle-aged man's expression immediately became excited, eyes wide, mouth agape, pressing his right hand on his jaw, his face quickly flushing red.

"Hmm..."

Old Pig furrowed his brows, "Lacks emotional tension, watch me and learn."

...

"Mr. Li."

The young man standing by the Resident Store door in the corner of the carriage, looked at the scene happening not far away and said, slightly puzzled, "Why does Pig Train Captain even know how to impersonate? Does being an aide nowadays require one to tell stand-up jokes to the chief leader?"

"Before the meeting, does he also have to say, 'Oh my, distinguished guests, what an authentic gathering!'"

"It's called mastering a wide range of skills."

"But doesn't he have too many skills? It feels like he knows everything."

"Did you think everyone is like you, a small-town youth?"

"Hey, Mr. Li, it's not right for you to say that. You know I particularly hate those four words. Just because I earn a little less and stay in a small county doesn't mean you should label us like that. I used to live quite happily, but it's because being labeled as a small-town youth that I started feeling a bit unhappy."

Mr. Li patted the young man on the shoulder apologetically, "Don't take it to heart, I didn't mean to look down on you."

"I always thought you had strong execution ability and a consistently firm goal."

"Many times, not being able to make money isn't your fault, it's the fault of this society. This society... never mind, given it's doomsday, talking about these makes no sense."

"No matter what others say about you."

"You've always been the bright, cheerful, and determined young man in Uncle Li's heart."

"Mr. Li."

"Hmm?"

"Your compliments are so gross, it reeks of middle-aged decay."

"Uh..."

...

"Can you even do this?"

After Old Pig finished his instructions, Biaozi came over and winked, "Did you just secretly learn this recently, planning to perform a solo stand-up for Master Mang?"

"..."

Old Pig was silent for a moment before quietly saying, "My mother is intellectually disabled, and my father is deaf-mute. Both tend to have exaggerated expressions because of the difficulty in communication. They're very worried that others won't understand their emotions or goodwill."

"Especially their smiles."

"Have you seen a deaf-mute person's smile?"

"They always smile broadly, coupled with various hand gestures. Because they can't express through words, deaf-mutes are very concerned about you not catching their goodwill, so their expressions tend to be exaggerated. In comedy, this technique is also called impersonation."

"The so-called impersonation is to convey one's emotions to the audience at a glance."

"Whether it's comedians or deaf-mutes, they all want to achieve this."

"If your father was deaf-mute, you'd also learn impersonation."

"Ah?"

Biaozi stood there startled, his smile quickly disappearing, he flusteredly stood up straight, stammering, "Um... my condolences, my condolences, I have something to do, I need to go first."

"Don't take my words to heart, I just said it casually."

"Um, stay positive, I need to get to work."

...

After passing through the long tunnel, Chen Mang did not head straight along the train tunnel to the mechanical train. Instead, he stopped at the edge of "Crisis Valley" and switched out the Bunny Cloud wheels, finding the hole he drilled out of.

He journeyed back from the depths of the earth to the surface.

Planning to rest and regroup for a while.

He didn't bother to block the hole; if someone detected it... then let them detect it, there's no way to completely seal it anyway. It's just unfortunate that his secret base risks exposure.

"Upgrade the armor first!"

The Constant Star Train was parked on the wasteland, just after nightfall, the sky recently darkened.

Chen Mang sat inside the train, looking at a series of data on the control panel screen. Naturally, the armor upgrade was prioritized, as it requires little effort. With Level 12 armor, he would be absolutely safe in this region, unafraid even of Level 12 monsters!

It's worth mentioning.

The supermodel effect of the Drill after reaching Level 100 hasn't changed: still getting harder and faster.

It mainly focuses on being hard and fast.

He hasn't yet found a perfect way to combine the "Drill" and "Train Expansion" into one; he wants to keep the Drill accessory while also turning the train into a heavy-duty train. He doesn't want to compromise, pondering if there's a perfect solution to have both.

To upgrade from Level 8 to Level 9 armor, the cost is 500,000 units of iron ore per carriage.

From Level 9 to Level 10, the cost is 700,000 units of iron ore per carriage.

Going from Level 10 to Level 11.

The cost is 1,000,000 units of iron ore.

15 carriages and a train head require 16,000,000 units of iron ore. After halving the required consumption, only 8,000,000 units of iron ore are needed!

After consuming 8,000,000 units of iron ore, the armor of the "Constant Star" train successfully reached Level 11!

And the Constant Star train has 32,210,000 units of iron ore remaining.

Almost just a scratch damage.

Without hesitation.

Upgrading from Level 11 to Level 12 armor, the cost per carriage is 1,500,000 units of iron ore.

A total of 24,000,000 units of iron ore is needed!

After halving the required consumption, 12,000,000 units of iron ore are needed!

After consuming 12,000,000 units of iron ore, all 15 carriages, including the train head, of the Constant Star train are now at Level 12.

Thus—

In this area, the blue zone "Crisis Valley," no monster can harm the Constant Star train.

Oh, the "Powerful Magnet" and "External Sound System" accessories can still be damaged, though.

Such a nuisance.

Every time there's a fight, these accessories get damaged and need constant repair. The repair cost for the "External Sound System" alone is enough to build several new ones from scratch.

Fortunately, they're all low-level accessories, so they don't cost much.

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