Chapter 24 24 Chapter - Drive Device Upgrade!
24 Chapter - Drive Device Upgrade!
Tang Yan: "At most, one more."
Bai Cheng: "Deal!"
This time, Bai Cheng didn't play any tricks; instead, she truthfully told him the information, as it was all useless anyway.
Of course, she was still certain about the news that two pieces of scrap iron smelted into one iron ingot.
Otherwise, what if this guy exposed her?
Bai Cheng wasn't stupid!
After receiving the message, Tang Yan reverted to his aloof demeanor and stopped replying.
Looking at the two employee cards sent by the other party via mail, Bai Cheng smiled with satisfaction.
Although they were just a mouse and a weasel, belonging to a roadside employee, they were crucial to her.
Bai Cheng immediately checked all her employee cards; currently, she had ten white ones and one green one, meaning she was only four cards away from synthesizing a golden one!
"How about... I completely upgrade the employee cards today?"
It just so happened that cheng book could now change its upgrade items.
And ever since Lin Qiuyue told her that employees could help pull the cart, Bai Cheng no longer wanted to travel so strenuously.
But then again, employees weren't fixed. What if the golden employee couldn't pull the cart after being synthesized?
Bai Cheng shook her head: "The employee card can definitely be upgraded to gold before the safe period ends; there's no need to rush."
Frequently changing cheng book's upgrade items would only lower the fault tolerance.
Although this pulley transmission device looked like a trick, Bai Cheng believed that it alone would be enough to reach First Station.
"For now, I'll continue upgrading the drive device. If I really can't get any more employee cards, I'll use iron ingots to exchange for them."
Bai Cheng made up her mind and began to focus on traveling.
Several hours passed in a flash, and through channel chat, Bai Cheng also confirmed her suspicions.
The rain outside had stopped, and the whole world was wet and pitch black.
The screen still displayed the four large characters for Silent Night descending, but the actual time was only four o'clock in the afternoon.
"It seems the danger level has intensified again," Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow.
She only chose to stop and rest when she felt resistance while moving forward.
"The safe range should only be one meter left," Bai Cheng cautiously got out of the car, holding a lantern, her entire body almost pressed against # Nоvеlight # the edge of the railcar.
Only after igniting the black viscous liquid in front of the car did she look up at the dark forest around her.
Countless pairs of crimson eyes lurked in the darkness, and even on the treetops, an unknown giant bird was perched, seemingly staring intently at her.
The entire forest was terrifyingly silent; the rustling sounds from a few days ago had completely vanished.
"These beasts have become smarter," Bai Cheng concluded.
They would no longer be foolish enough to blindly launch attacks and then give away heads to the survivors.
"Tomorrow night's safety barrier will probably only be the space inside the car."
Bai Cheng retracted her gaze and re-entered the small cabin.
During the several hours of daylight, Bai Cheng focused on traveling while also managing the furnace. The pulley transmission device's efficiency greatly increased after being upgraded.
She had traveled a total of 66 kilometers.
【Distance to next station: 387km】
"The daytime is getting shorter and shorter, and I don't have much time left to travel at full speed."
However, Bai Cheng's railcar now had a top speed of nearly thirty kilometers per hour, so reaching the station within two days was completely feasible for the remaining distance.
If it hadn't been for the stormy weather and managing the furnace today, Bai Cheng could have traveled much further.
Of course, the pulley transmission device had also been upgraded again, becoming a blue excellent-grade device.
【Name: Manual Piston Pressurization Drive Device】
【Grade: Excellent】
【Description: Powerful drive, special mechanical assistance allows you to save a lot of physical strength.】
【Evaluation: Although it's a half-baked attempt, at least there's some hope.】
【Manual Piston Pressurization Drive Device: 37 / 200】
The manual piston pressurization drive device, once upgraded, had undergone a complete transformation compared to before.
Complex mechanical gears interlocked and connected to the operating lever at the bottom. Although the foot drive had reverted to a hand drive, and it required more strength than before.
However, Bai Cheng could clearly feel that once the railcar started moving, its speed increased very quickly; the only difficulty was the initial push.
Yes, another drawback was that the drive device had become larger, occupying almost one square meter of space, making the already small cabin even more cramped.
"This thing... it doesn't look like it should be human-powered, does it?"
Bai Cheng guessed that the next level of upgrade should bring about a qualitative change in this drive device.
This way, the time it would take her to reach First Station would be even shorter.
Bai Cheng was too lazy to bother with these things now. While igniting the viscous liquid and waiting, she also prepared her dinner.
While eating the roasted meat, she submitted all the produced iron ingots to the train.
【Advancement Conditions: 50 / 50 Refined Leather, 100 / 100 Fine Wood, 10 / 200 Iron Ingots, 0 / 1 Steam Engine.】
This was her first time submitting iron ingots.
During the three hours of daylight, Bai Cheng had smelted a total of 60 pieces, plus the 10 pieces from her previous experiments, all of which she used for trading.
And in Bai Cheng's backpack, there were still a full 200 pieces of scrap iron!
As long as all of them were smelted, the most difficult-to-collect iron ingots would also be successfully acquired.
"I have enough scrap iron," Bai Cheng showed a hint of a smile, "It really is most profitable to be a profiteer!"
"Now it's time to reduce orders, otherwise, I won't have time to smelt my own iron ingots."
As Bai Cheng ate her roasted meat, there were many people on the screen urging her about her unlisted orders. She opened the channel and explained:
"Brothers, the speed of subsequent orders might slow down because I'm running out of fuel. But don't worry, every half hour I'll get coal by burning roadblocks and continue to supply everyone."
But as soon as she said this, many people immediately couldn't sit still and replied.
"No fuel? Two pieces of coal should be just enough to smelt two pieces of scrap iron, right? It's useless to keep them anyway, I'll send them directly to you!"
Even faster hands had already initiated trades with Bai Cheng without a word.
Bai Cheng herself was surprised: "No way, are they that crazy?"
It was a pity that the furnace was a blueprint building, and only one could be built, otherwise, she wished she could immediately open a factory.
More critically, Bai Cheng's resources were already saturated. She hadn't even fully dealt with her own iron ingots, so how could she have the mind to keep supplying iron ingots to others?
The output was fixed, and a reduction in trade volume was necessary, but she still decided to agree to these people first.
After all, who would complain about having too many resources!
At this moment, Lin Qiuyue also sent a private message to Bai Cheng.
Lin Qiuyue: "I've collected half of the scrap iron, sister. When can you help me smelt some iron ingots (please)?"
Lin Qiuyue trading her four employee cards was already considered a low-price sale, and she had also revealed so much information to Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng owed her a favor and had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, even if those three useless employee cards were cheap, the rhino employee card was indeed a high-priced item.
Bai Cheng's head was spinning now; she felt as if all the scrap iron in the entire regional channel was flowing into her hands.
It was hard to refuse, so she could only agree for now.
However, before she could speak, Lin Qiuyue's message came first.
"Sister, quick look! Another guy got a furnace!"
Bai Cheng was immediately startled.
It was over, her profiteering behavior was about to be exposed!
"Wuwu, I'm about to become a rat that everyone wants to beat."
At this time, the channel had exploded again. The survivor who obtained the furnace blueprint naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to get rich.
He kept speaking:
"The purity of scrap iron is indeed not enough. My price is the same as Miss Bai Cheng's. If you are in a hurry, you can include fuel, and I will smelt it urgently!"
Bai Cheng: ???
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