Chapter 67 67 Chapter - The Approaching Train
67 Chapter - The Approaching Train
【Distance to next platform: 1266km】
Clink, clink!
A rhythmic clanging echoed through the snowy mountains.
This area was at the foot of the mountain, relatively open.
After being burned by flames, the surface snow had already melted, and the frozen soil beneath was no longer hard.
As the bronze pickaxe continuously struck, the ground gradually caved in, and the white-haired figure above slowly sank with it.
Soon, a deep pit was dug into the relatively flat ground, and the blue light emitted by the Explorer’s Ring on Bai Cheng’s finger flickered more frequently.
Clink!
A blinding spark suddenly flashed as the bronze pickaxe heavily struck a exposed black rock.
Bai Cheng wiped the sweat from her forehead and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Finally, I’ve dug up coal!”
Indeed, while the snowy mountains were scarce in resources, without even a single tree for making charcoal, they were rich in minerals!
Iron ore, copper ore, ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) tin ore, and even coal were all abundant!
However, they were all buried deep underground; to find them, one first needed the assistance of the Explorer’s Ring, and secondly, they could only be mined during Silent Night.
Risk and reward were directly proportional.
But Bai Cheng had two employees guarding outside, so she didn’t need to worry about risk.
Soon, Bai Cheng cleared away all the frozen soil around the coal mine, and she began the most labor-saving and rapid mining phase.
The underground minerals varied in size; it was possible to find as little as a dozen pieces or as many as over a hundred.
As the final strike landed, the coal mine immediately scattered into a pile of coal, and at the same time, the bronze pickaxe in Bai Cheng’s hand flashed with a purple light.
【Silver Pickaxe: 0/100】
Bai Cheng didn’t pick up the coal in the pit, instead, she climbed back to the surface.
She held the pickaxe in one hand and raised the other to carefully examine the Explorer’s Ring on her finger.
But no matter which direction she pointed, the ring no longer glowed.
“It seems all the surrounding resources have been dug up,” Bai Cheng sat down by the train door to rest.
Zi Yuan was also thoughtfully massaging Bai Cheng’s shoulders.
Crimson Flame naturally went to pick up the coal in the pit, but the opening was a bit small. He frowned and tried to ask, “How about you go down and pick it up, Zi Yuan?”
“No,” Zi Yuan flatly refused, “The more capable should do more.”
Ever since Crimson Flame broke through, Zi Yuan always found various excuses to refuse him, leaving all the physical labor to Crimson Flame.
However, she wasn’t idle; besides her responsibility to protect Bai Cheng, she was becoming more and more like a thoughtful little maid.
By this time, two days and one night had passed since Crimson Flame’s promotion to Immortal.
During this period, Bai Cheng had been focused on traveling, hardly stopping on the way except for mining.
The charcoal stored in the carriage was now almost completely depleted, but with the successful replenishment of coal, there was no need to worry about fuel.
Bai Cheng had also collected a good amount of various minerals.
All the boxes in the carriage had been upgraded to bronze boxes, and with the backpack storage space, it had reached 2000 units.
Most of the materials required for train upgrades had also been submitted.
【Upgrade requirements: 100/100 Clay, 0/200 Fine Wood, 200/300 Bronze Ingots, 1/2 Train Core.】
She originally thought clay was some high-level material, but it could be collected from the surface of the frozen soil in the snowy mountains, without even needing to dig a pit.
Compared to the hard-to-collect bronze ingots, wood was completely impossible to gather in the snowy mountains.
However, Bai Cheng was not in a hurry to trade, because she still lacked quite a bit of material to upgrade the train.
As for the Train Core, because Yu Nian also needed to develop, she couldn’t copy this item all day long.
Currently, she could only guarantee copying one Train Core per day, and she needed to use some herself.
So, Bai Cheng received one Train Core every two days on average.
All the bronze ingots had been submitted, and currently, the main stock in the carriage’s boxes was coal.
Of course, Bai Cheng also collected some iron ore along the way.
In the Frigid Snow Mountain, everyone had clearly entered the Bronze Age, so why would iron ore still be spawned?
Bai Cheng always felt this point was very suspicious, so just in case, she still filled a box.
Soon, Crimson Flame finished collecting all fifty pieces of coal from the pit.
The train door closed again, and after a whistle, the three set off once more, leaving behind several uneven patches of ground that were gradually buried by the wind and snow.
Bai Cheng habitually checked the channel chat every day to learn about the latest progress of the Pioneers.
Watching more and more Pioneers enter the snowy mountains, she showed no surprise.
At this moment, Yu Nian’s advertisement information was still scrolling across the screen.
“Cotton coats sold at the platform for 100 unlimited coins, too expensive! Here, not 99, not even 88, only 66! Limited quantity, discounted price, first come, first served! 3, 2, 1, link is up!”
Just right, Yu Nian could also get rich from cotton coats.
Now, the two of them had basically finished developing in this snowy mountain area. While other Pioneers were still exploring here, they were ready to travel at full speed and face their Pioneer trial!
Bai Cheng withdrew her gaze and began to prepare dinner.
Crimson Flame and Zi Yuan had killed quite a few magic beasts these two nights; the former, after being promoted to Immortal, was even completely immune to cold erosion.
Zi Yuan’s current level had also reached Elite Rank Eight, about to be promoted to the final rank.
As for Bai Cheng, her level had reached Ordinary Rank Seven, but there was still some distance to the peak.
Because she hadn’t upgraded any items these two days, her three-dimensional attributes hadn’t changed much.
【Strength: 22】
【Physique: 22】
【Spirit: 27】
Her level was increasing too slowly, Bai Cheng even began to consider using magic crystals on herself.
But in the end, she decided to wait until after completing the Pioneer trial and the second loot mission.
After finishing dinner, Bai Cheng also planned to rest early.
Collecting another batch of coal tomorrow night would provide enough fuel for her to reach the next platform.
Upon returning to the carriage, Bai Cheng stripped off her clothes and slipped into bed.
The wolf head cape had also yielded a good harvest, but this time she deliberately left two pieces to use as blankets for herself.
However, before Bai Cheng could fall asleep, she heard the alarm from the detection station inside the locomotive through the carriage door, and she instantly became wide awake.
“A train is approaching?”
“Is it an Infinite Marauders or a Pioneer?”
Bai Cheng remembered clearly that the Frigid Snow Mountain was a public area.
But perhaps because she entered here too early, or perhaps her luck was too bad, she had never encountered any other trains.
Bai Cheng quickly put on her clothes and rushed to the locomotive to check.
Outside the window, the wind and snow raged, and it was pitch black, so she couldn’t see anything. She could only look at the detection station.
At this moment, on the map, a flickering light point at the eight o’clock direction always remained parallel to her train and did not abruptly attack the train like the previous Infinite Marauderss.
Bai Cheng kept her eyes on the screen, and soon her pupils contracted.
Her train was currently traveling at full speed, but the light point at eight o’clock was moving even faster than her, slowly approaching her train’s direction.
“It seems to be an Infinite Marauders, alright,” Bai Cheng curled her lips. This was simply resources being delivered to her doorstep.
But she couldn’t control the train, and the other party’s approach speed was too slow.
Bai Cheng didn’t plan to wait any longer. She looked at Crimson Flame: “It’s up to you.”
“Yes, Miss.”
But until dawn broke and Silent Night receded, the other party still maintained a distance of at least 3km from her.
Bai Cheng looked out the window, and she could almost see the shadow of the other train.
It was a train covered in ice, with only one carriage.
And at this moment, on the corridor outside the locomotive, a figure was also looking in Bai Cheng’s direction.
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