Chapter 178 178 Chapter - Ancient Gold Mine Improvement
178 Chapter - Ancient Gold Mine Improvement
Bai Cheng was startled.
The number of magic crystals was at least several hundred, enough to match her previous stock before she used it.
She couldn't help but ask, "This is...?"
The other party replied almost instantly: "These are some magic crystals that we Pioneers pooled together, hoping they can be used to enhance your strength..."
"Why?" Bai Cheng was a bit confused.
It couldn't be because she was merciful and didn't kill them, could it?
But in reality, it wasn't hard to imagine that after she killed Boss Liu San last night, the first thing they did upon receiving the news was to start the train and flee.
Even if Bai Cheng had truly wanted to eliminate them all at that time, she couldn't be 100% sure she could find them.
So why was he flattering her?
Soon, Liu San gave his answer: "Because you are our leader now, and before this, Wang Gang also asked us to do the same."
Wang Gang was the leader of the original #748 channel.
Seeing this, Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow and continued to ask, "Do you know some information?"
This was hard not to arouse her suspicion.
"You're joking, if you, as the leader, don't know about this, how could small fries like us possibly understand?"
"But these are all just guesses."
Bai Cheng's gaze sharpened, and she shook her head.
"You're right, not everyone can have the talent for prophecy."
She continued to tell the other party: "I appreciate your kind intentions; what happened last night is [N O V E L I G H T] water under the bridge."
"Thank you for your understanding..."
Bai Cheng closed the chat, looking at the magic crystals scattered on the ground, she couldn't help but feel happy.
After all, they were free resources. With these magic crystals, she could now specialize in strengthening one employee, creating a super combat force.
At this moment, Huang Yu's voice came from behind her.
"Miss, breakfast is ready."
Bai Cheng nodded upon hearing this, then casually started the train before turning around.
In carriage number four, Leng Ningxue and Yu Nian were also very tired after a night of intense fighting, having expended too much energy.
Huang Yu had prepared meat soup for the two of them, while Bai Cheng's table had a normal nutritious breakfast.
"Once you're done eating, get some rest. We'll continue grinding tonight."
Upon hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yu Nian instantly lost all her strength.
"Ah... again!" She looked utterly dejected, "How long do we have to grind for? No, let Qing Niao just replace me."
Leng Ningxue, on the other hand, seemed very excited, because after her efforts last night, her speed of becoming stronger was as fast as riding a train!
"At least to War General-level, right?" Bai Cheng emphasized, "We can't let our employees open up a big level gap, can we!"
"Remember Station #4? In the future, there might be times when we need to rely on our own strength. It's always right to be strong yourself."
After Bai Cheng finished speaking, she swallowed the bread on her plate in one bite, then waved her hand.
"You two hurry up and rest, I'll take care of things during the day."
"Okay..." Yu Nian still sounded weak and listless.
After returning to the locomotive, Bai Cheng first checked the new buildings and tools unlocked by the ancient gold mine.
This time was different from before; this kind of scorching ore brought about an all-around strengthening of the train.
Other than that, no other new equipment was added to the train.
As for the tools, only pickaxes and axes were somewhat useful to Bai Cheng; the others could basically be described as useless.
Of course, relatively speaking, Bai Cheng was more looking forward to the overall improvement that the ancient gold ore would bring to the entire train.
【Steam Engine Improvement: Upgraded equipment, takes up less space, higher efficiency.】
【Required for modification: 100 ancient gold ingots, 100 unlimited coins, 10 magic crystals.】
【Armor Improvement: Increased defense, capable of absorbing a certain amount of elemental impact, and can use elements to directly repair the armor.】
【Required for modification: ...】
【Window Improvement: Automatically opening and closing fully enclosed windows. When closed, they can block external gases, liquids, etc., from entering the carriage, while also enhancing the train's overall defense.】
【...】
Bai Cheng looked at the information on the screen and couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "This is a bit expensive!"
Each of the three improvements above required the exact same cost.
But the problem was that one improvement actually consumed 10 magic crystals, which was a waste!
Of course, Bai Cheng was just complaining; in reality, each of the above technologies improved the current train.
Moreover, if she didn't improve it, she might suffer a big loss when entering the next terrain.
Since the minerals collected last night were sufficient, Bai Cheng chose to improve without any hesitation.
The next second, as a white-tinged red light enveloped the train and then flashed away, the entire process was already complete.
The space inside the locomotive did indeed look much wider; the bulky machinery no longer occupied half the carriage as before.
Bai Cheng clicked on the train information to view it.
【Train Max Speed: 85km/h — > 105km/h】
"The top speed increased by 20 kilometers directly!" She was stunned; this improvement was even greater than she had imagined.
One must know that the train's maximum speed usually only increased slowly by 5km/h with each upgrade!
"What about the windows?" Bai Cheng then looked at the windows beside her.
The original windows were protected by a protruding iron mesh grille on the outside, which allowed for ventilation and effectively blocked some attacks.
The glass windows that Bai Cheng later upgraded were parallel to the original windows.
However, after the upgrade, the glass windows were still there; only the outer metal mesh was affected.
It, like the inner glass window, had become a metal window that slid up and down.
Simply pressing the switch at the top would cause the metal window to instantly drop and firmly protect the opening.
"It's hard to imagine that this kind of window can be waterproof..."
Bai Cheng tried pressing the switch, and the light coming in from outside was instantly blocked. With a clunk, only a cold metal plate remained.
Then Bai Cheng reopened the window and poked her head out to examine the train's overall armor.
The original thick, bluish-white armor now had a slightly different overall color, turning into a platinum-like hue.
The bluish tint that had always been present in the external armor since the train's construction was now completely gone.
It was not hard to suspect that this improvement was definitely a leap forward.
Bai Cheng's palm caressed the carriage wall, feeling the active elemental power within the cold armor.
"Silver ore has the effect of exorcism, but this ancient gold ore can directly absorb elements."
There wasn't enough ore left now; to upgrade the carriages, she would have to continue mining.
Bai Cheng changed the upgrade target of the cheng book to the silver pickaxe in her hand.
Throughout the day, the train moved on and off.
Every time a buried mine was detected, Bai Cheng would take her employees and directly sweep up the minerals underground.
During the day, because the train could move and all the employees were helping, the efficiency was many times faster than last night.
Soon, the sky grew dark again.
By this time, Bai Cheng had already collected a large amount of ancient gold ore, completely enough to upgrade all the carriages.
As the last swing of the pickaxe fell, the ancient gold pickaxe in her hand suddenly flashed with a golden light!
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