Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The Silent Night
Bai Cheng was unsure of the surrounding environment where he parked.
But after the wolf howls, a rustling sound began to come from all around.
"Is it a forest around here?" Bai Cheng frowned.
The night was so dark that she couldn't see her hand in front of her face, making it impossible for her to see her surroundings.
Bai Cheng pressed the lighter, but the blue flame did little to dispel the darkness.
She then stacked the remaining four pieces of wood on the vehicle together and lit them next to the railcar. The warm, orange-red flames spread out, and Bai Cheng finally saw her surroundings clearly.
Surrounded by trees as thick as a person, even the light was completely blocked by the scattered trunks not far away, and the dense shade overhead completely blocked out the sky, reflecting a bleak and eerie green.
At this moment, Bai Cheng felt as if he were in a cage built by a natural forest.
Deeper into the forest, shadows swayed, and pairs of scarlet eyes flickered, moving back and forth with a rustling sound.
Seeing this scene, Bai Cheng was stunned and stood there.
Before dark, she did see a forest not far ahead, but it was nowhere near as dense as this, and the trees were certainly not as thick as they appeared!
Moreover, the entire route was through unobstructed plains; there were no forests to be seen.
The only explanation is... Bai Cheng's eyes darkened: "The so-called arrival of the silent night, did it just mean the environment has changed?"
This is not good news.
Moreover, at night, it's impossible to have a clear understanding of the unfamiliar surroundings.
To venture out rashly is absolutely foolish and deadly.
Despite the presence of wolves outside, Bai Cheng was absolutely certain of his safety, having learned from the experience of the hyenas during the day.
She has no plans to explore the outside world for the time being; solving her basic needs for food and clothing is the most important thing.
After all, the railcar didn't have much wood, and it wouldn't burn for long.
Bai Cheng used whatever was available, smoothly slicing a piece of hyena meat with a dagger, and then skewered it on a stone spear and grilled it over a fire.
She estimated the weight; the hyena meat weighed about one kilogram.
Based on her portion size, one serving would be enough for a whole day.
"This hyena must weigh at least 30 or 40 kilograms, so why did it only lose 6 kilograms of flesh?"
But Bai Cheng immediately shook his head: "What's going on? Why try to reason with this damn world..."
Food is enough now, but water has become a problem.
Bai Cheng only has a little over one bottle of mineral water left, which won't last much longer.
"Why isn't there a condenser?!" she wailed in frustration.
However, this amount of hyena meat was still too much for Bai Cheng, and besides, it couldn't be stored for long, so she could easily trade it.
At least for now, supplies are not so scarce that we need to tighten our belts.
Soon, the rising flames sizzled and grilled the hyena meat until it was dripping with oil, and the aroma of the meat wafted through the air.
In the pitch-black forest, the wild beasts seemed to have smelled the fragrance and began to stir restlessly.
Bai Cheng ignored it completely, held the grilled meat to his nose and took a deep sniff. "Mmm, it smells so good!"
She blew on it, then began to devour it with gusto.
The meat was very tough and chewy, with little flavor and a faint fishy smell.
It actually doesn't taste nearly as good as it smells.
"It tastes good, but it's tasteless!" Bai Cheng tilted her head back, forcing herself to swallow.
She kept telling herself that even if it tasted awful, it was still better than compressed biscuits...
After gulping down half a bottle of water to help me swallow, I finally managed to finish dinner.
"I feel like throwing up... I hope I don't get diarrhea..." Bai Cheng looked like she was about to cry.
Meanwhile, the campfire burning beside the track car was almost extinguished. Bai Cheng then picked up the employee card and Infinite Coins he had obtained earlier and began to look through the prompts that had already been given on the screen.
The Infinite Coin comes without any prior notice. It is about the size of a one-yen coin and has the words and images of the Infinite Train printed on both sides.
It is obvious that this must be some kind of currency.
To prevent losing it, Bai Cheng put it in the box before turning back to look at the screen.
【Name: Employee ID Card (Class Hyena)】
【Quality: Average】
【Description: Defeating a creature of a certain species for the first time in an infinite world will grant you an employee card for that species. Using this card will add one employee to your train.】
【Comment: Who would like a hyena?】
【Note 1: Only one employee can be bound to each carriage. Once bound, the employee cannot be changed or abandoned. Furthermore, if the employee dies, your carriage will be damaged.】
【Tip 2: Without any preconditions, employees will be absolutely loyal to you; their lives will be tied to yours!】
【Tip 3: Employees will gain experience points and become stronger as the train conductor's abilities increase.】
Recommended train staff configuration: white, green, blue, purple, purple...
The simple and easy-to-understand explanation made it clear to Bai Cheng instantly.
"Employees cannot be replaced at will, which means that there will be similar restrictions if we want to add more carriages in the future; and under certain conditions, employees may also betray us."
Bai Cheng rubbed his chin. As for this employee recommendation configuration, it seemed to indicate that it was absolutely impossible to obtain a green employee card in the early stages.
At the very least, without the help of staff, dealing with an elite-level beast would be an impossible task.
In short, the system's recommended configuration is definitely correct and suitable for most people.
Bai Cheng examined the employee card in his hand. The front had a picture of a hunting dog, and the back had the words "Infinite Train" written on it.
It is about the size of a playing card and is made of very hard material.
"This thing doesn't seem to have any upgrade path, right?" Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly, then immediately summoned Cheng Shu.
With just a thought, the image of the item on the first page of the book instantly transformed into the shape of an employee card.
【White employee ID card: 0/1】
"Need to combine employee cards of the same color?" Bai Cheng was taken aback; this upgrade method was incredibly simple and straightforward.
What surprised Bai Cheng even more was that she originally thought that the 24-hour cooldown for Cheng Shu to change items would take into account the upgraded items.
However, it seems that upgraded items are not considered as replaced items.
Although writing is Bai Cheng's talent, she hasn't fully understood this ability yet, just like she can't turn to the next page.
The previous actions of killing hyenas, carrying supplies, and pushing carts were clearly considered as simply doing tasks, and therefore no notification was issued.
However, this is undoubtedly good news for Bai Cheng.
"Wouldn't that allow me to upgrade the quality of my first employee to gold level?"
Given that everyone can only choose white quality for their first employee, there will inevitably be redundancies among these employee cards.
By acquiring these employee cards through transactions, Bai Cheng can upgrade the employee cards he already possesses.
The problem is, what bargaining chips does she have to offer in exchange?
Meat is definitely out of the question. Survivors who obtained employee cards must have killed wild beasts, so they wouldn't be short of meat.
Bai Cheng shook his head. "Employee cards are probably still quite scarce right now. Let's exchange them in a couple of days. Right now, let's take care of what we need to do first."
As I was pondering this, several white wolves with gleaming scarlet eyes quietly approached the train from the dark forest.
Bai Cheng laughed: "Oh, the employee card has arrived."
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