My Doomsday Train.

Chapter 301 "The Geek Pirate Group" (Seeking monthly votes)
"Your Mightiness."

The young man, who was shielding his younger sister behind him, slowly took a few steps back and looked at the group of people with ill intentions in front of him. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you the train conductor?"

"hold head high."

Chen Mang nodded, took out a mirror from his pocket and looked at his refined face. Somewhat puzzled, he leaned on his cane and stood there looking at the boy: "I don't look fierce, do I? I seem quite kind. Why do you look so scared?"

soon.

He followed the boy's gaze, turned around and looked at the Zhang brothers standing on either side of him with cold expressions. He sighed softly, "You two relax, don't scare the child."

Zhang and Zhang Er were two burly men, each over two meters tall.

He is also strong and robust.

Each of them was also carrying a refrigerator on their shoulder.

Just standing there, he exudes a strong sense of intimidation, especially with his cold face; he doesn't look like a good person at all.

"call"

The young man took a deep breath, looked at Chen Mang with a serious expression, and said, word by word, "Are you trying to recruit me?"

"Eh?"

Chen Mang looked at the young man with some surprise, then smiled with interest and said, "Maybe I'm just here for a stroll. Young man, don't think too highly of yourself."

"Let me guess."

Before they met, the uninvited guest did not interrupt them. The young man continued to speak, his voice resonating slowly and deliberately in the cramped space.

“Train conductors are all high-ranking and powerful, they would never come to such a dirty place, so you must have followed me here. You must have seen me being thrown out of the company gate in such a sorry state.”

"This means you need someone to study the component blueprints for you."

"but--"

“I was neither famous nor a master, and I was publicly humiliated and thrown out of the company by the manager.”

"And you still find me attractive."

"This means your identity might not be legitimate. You might be a smuggler or a pirate, unable to recruit through legitimate channels. A vagrant like me, uncivilized and adrift, is just what you need!"

"Researching 'component blueprints' is an extremely resource-intensive project. It's quite normal for a single blueprint to go for over a decade without being developed. This is something a civilized society should do, not something an individual should do."

"The fact that you have this idea shows that your train must be quite capable."

"Judging from your rosy complexion and high spirits, it is clear that you are currently enjoying a successful period in your career and are not burdened by any trivial matters."

According to the news—

"Recently, the largest merchant guild of the 'Peace-Seeking Civilization' was robbed by the 'Philia Pirate Group' during a trade mission. This pirate group is ranked twenty-third on the entire 'Kasha Civilization Federation's' bounty list and is extremely powerful."

"This 'pirate group' wasn't originally from this star system; they migrated from another star system. Their purpose is unknown, but they certainly made a name for themselves with their very first shot."

"You must be the vice-train conductor of the 'Philia Pirate Group'?"

"Um"

After pondering for a moment, Chen Mang rested his chin on his hand and said, "Don't I look like the proper one?"

"It's common knowledge that the train conductor of the 'Philia Pirate Group' is a goblin."

"is it?"

Chen Mang didn't elaborate, but instead looked at the data on the screen and said softly, "What if I don't need you to develop new component blueprints for the time being, but instead need to remanufacture old component blueprints, such as the 'Refrigerator,' which is a white-grade component blueprint for the train?"

"I need you to recreate a blueprint for the 'refrigerator' components, and then test the blueprint multiple times to select the best supermodel effect."

"Can it be done?"

"Yes, but it requires a lot of resources and Murphy Stones. Each exploration is a major upgrade."

"Ignoring resources, how long would it take to achieve this?"

"It will only take a few months, but I need a lot of experimental equipment. If you are not planning to apply for R&D subsidies through PTT, but want to do something practical, I need a lot of high-precision experimental equipment, enough research chips, and I also hope to have an AI with high computing power to assist you."

Where can I buy those high-precision experimental devices you mentioned?

"It's not available on the market and cannot be purchased through official channels."

"What about unofficial channels?"

"There are many possibilities, such as smuggling and robbery. 'Sanshui Feiyang Technology Co., Ltd.' is the company I used to work for. As far as I know, higher-ups are coming down to inspect recently, and the company's management urgently purchased a large batch of high-precision experimental equipment through legitimate channels. The exact arrival time on Qiuhe Star is unclear, but I'm sure you're more knowledgeable about this kind of information than I am."

You mean we can steal it?

"If pirates don't rob, are they going to buy?"

"Good."

Chen Mang laughed, his face full of smiles as he looked at the young man standing in the shadows. He pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed it to him: "You don't mind joining the pirates?"

"I'm a little hesitant, but I think I'd find it hard to refuse."

"That's true."

Then he turned and walked outside, saying, "Let's go, let's buy you and your sister some clothes."

"Xiao Ai should like you."

"Let's go."

Old Pig, who was left behind, patted the young man on the shoulder and asked in confusion, "What are you still standing there for?"

"what?"

The young man paused for a moment, then pointed to the two burly men not far away who were stuffing all of his and his sister's daily necessities into the refrigerator. He said somewhat bewilderedly, "I thought that since you are so strong, you would let me throw all these things away and travel light."

"Oh, don't worry about them, they're both a bit of a collector."

"Brother, what position do you hold in the group?"

"Deputy train conductor, I'll introduce you to the train later. I'm leaving now, the stench here is so bad I can barely keep my eyes open."

The young man hurriedly nodded in agreement, took his sister's hand, and followed behind the old pig. He looked at the dim light shining from the manhole cover in front of him, his expression gradually becoming dazed. This was his life.

A drowning person will not let go of even a straw.

This group of people were like a faint ray of light in front of him, pulling him out of the dark sewer.

He didn't know what the future held if he joined this pirate group, but he knew he had no choice but to refuse.

He doesn't want to die.

At least I don't want my sister to die.

That man was actually the train conductor of the "Philia Pirate Group." It seems the goblins were just spreading rumors to conceal their true intentions. So, which pirate group did he belong to? Another powerful pirate group nearby is the "Geek Pirates." This pirate group is also a newcomer and extremely powerful.

next moment--

The previously dim light suddenly brightened, and the manhole cover, which had been partially covered by the ground, was fully opened. Biaozi poked his head out and said impatiently, "Can you hurry up? Are you hiding in the back to take a dump?"

The young man was slightly taken aback, then quickly strode after him.

"I'm coming."

Inside a clothing store in a shopping mall called Impression City in Sanshui City.

Chen Mang led Biaozi and the others into the clothing store. After looking around, they found that the prices were not cheap. One coat cost 2 units of iron ore, which was outrageous.

"You two go and pick out something that suits you."

"Just buy one set, don't buy more. We'll get you both better ones when we get back."

What trashy clothes.

There isn't even a "space bag". The clothes he makes in his train all come with their own space bags, and they only require 1 unit of wood. Even high-quality clothes only require 500 units of wood, which is much better than this place.

Although he was rich, he was unwilling to spend his money on such wasteful things.

This is a clothing store located on the first floor.

It should be considered a luxury brand.

However, when he saw the somewhat apprehensive expression on the young man's face, he still laughed. The simplest way to win over such a down-on-his-luck young man was to take him to some high-quality places and then gradually shatter his worldview.

A jacket for 2 units of iron ore, not bad, the money was well spent.

"Alright, you two, this way."

The sales assistant warmly ushered the young man and his sister to a sofa and began introducing the styles one by one: "This is the latest style this year, featuring elements of starry seas and starships. How it looks when worn..."

at this time--

A middle-aged man walked into the store with his arm around a woman.

Suddenly!

The other employees in the store swarmed around it with excited expressions, like flies seeing dog poop.

"Seventh Master, why did you come in person? I was just about to send all the latest models to your residence for you to see."

"It's Seventh Master. Why didn't you say you were coming sooner? We haven't even had time to clear the area yet."

"Hurry up! Seventh Master is here, why aren't you clearing the area? Don't you have any sense of propriety?"

"Need not."

The middle-aged man waved his hand cheerfully, nodded to Chen Mang and the others standing to the side, and said with a smile, "We should share the joy with the people from time to time. Besides, you shop owners have no reason to turn away customers. They are all customers and should be treated equally."

"Seventh Master's vision!"

"It has to be Seventh Master!"

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Chen Mang sighed softly, avoiding the middle-aged man's gaze. Based on his experience, if he dared to meet the man's eyes at this moment, the man would probably ask him what he was looking at. Being new to the place, he really didn't want to cause trouble.

The other party looks like a local powerful figure, so it's best to keep a low profile.

However, this scene was witnessed by a young man who was secretly observing from the side. When he saw his new master avoiding Seventh Master's gaze, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and the excitement on his face faded considerably.

Even if he joined the pirates, he hoped to follow a strong enough master so that he would have enough resources for his research.

But as a pirate, he didn't even dare to provoke a local nobleman, so he must have been a small-time pirate.

Are there really enough resources for his research?
"Eh?"

Standing to the side, Biaozi looked at the middle-aged man's clothes and paused slightly: "Brother Mang, look, isn't that sun logo on that guy's clothes familiar? We have one too, do you remember, Brother Mang?"

"you also have?"

The beautiful woman beside the middle-aged man glanced at Chen Mang and his group's clothes, then looked down at her manicured nails and chuckled, "Do you know what kind of clothes these are? This is Lieyang, the top luxury brand of 'Mechanical Civilization'!"

"At the height of mechanical civilization, a piece of clothing worn under the blazing sun was extremely expensive."

"Besides, mechanical civilization has now perished, and every piece of the Blazing Sun Garment is a one-of-a-kind item. Any one of them could be auctioned off; they are truly priceless masterpieces. You say you have one?"

"You don't even deserve it?"

"alright."

The middle-aged man glared angrily at the woman and rebuked her, "How can you talk like that?"

He then walked apologetically to Chen Mang and his group, took out a business card from his pocket, and handed it over.

"My subordinates aren't very good at speaking, which may have startled you."

"This is my business card."

"As compensation, just put the two pieces of clothing you bought in the store today on my tab."

"The person in charge of Sanshui Port."

Zhou Shen.

There is no contact information, only job title and name.

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Chen Mang looked at the business card in his hand, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly laughed. Sometimes it's just a coincidence: "Old Pig, check up on Zhou Shen."

"Yes!"

Old Pig, standing to the side, quickly started searching with his tablet.

The port manager is probably the one who knows best when the shipment from "Sanshui Feiyang Technology Co., Ltd." will arrive. He needs these high-precision experimental instruments to build his own R&D team.

The "research and development team" is something used to raise the bar.

It won't have much effect in the short term, and may even waste resources.

But in the long run...

What a sight it would be if all the parts of his train were washed to a perfect supermodel effect.

"I found it."

Old Pig, who was standing to the side holding a tablet, said, "The official website shows that Zhou Shen will take office as the head of Sanshui Port in three days. It's still the last three days of the public announcement period, and tonight Zhou Shen will invite relatives and friends, as well as all the presidents of the chambers of commerce in Sanshui City, to his private residence for a 'promotion banquet.'"

"The profits from this position all come from the Chamber of Commerce."

"It seems that he should make contact with the presidents of various chambers of commerce before taking office."

"Dare to buy luxury goods during the public announcement period? And even bring your mistress to buy them?"

"The civilization that seeks peace has a relatively lax approach to this aspect of governance."

"Good."

Chen Mang looked at the young man and his sister beside him: "Have you made your choice yet?"

"It's picked."

"Let's go now that we've made our choice."

After saying that, Chen Mang led Lao Zhu and the others out of the shop.

"Sir, you haven't paid yet." The shop assistant hurriedly chased after him.

"Didn't you hear me? It's on Zhou Shen's account."

As Chen Mang walked out of the mall, he looked down and entered the phone number Qiu Yisao had left on his wristwatch, and the other party answered quickly.

"senior."

A respectful voice came from the wristwatch.

"Hmm, Zhou Shen, the port manager of Sanshui City, is hosting a victory celebration banquet at his private residence tonight. Did he invite you?"

"Huh?" Qiu Yisao's voice clearly carried a hint of surprise: "Senior, your information is so good. I only received the invitation an hour ago. This guy is a newly appointed one. Tonight is a trap. He obviously wants to give us a hard time and talk about the cut of profits."

“I was just thinking about how to deal with it. The previous person in charge took 2% of the total value of the goods, and I heard that this one is even more greedy.”

"If the pumping capacity is insufficient, they can just put some contraband in the cargo during inspection and usually won't swallow the goods. That would be too blatant. But if the goods are stuck in the port for a year or two, a chamber of commerce will basically collapse as a result."

What gift are you planning to give?

"Not ready yet."

"Come find me before you go to the banquet tonight, and I'll go with you."

"This"

Qiu Yisao's voice on the other end became noticeably hesitant, tinged with unease: "Senior, the Qiuhe Civilization's firepower is not weak. If something unexpected happens and causes a star to be sealed, it could lead to a major disaster."

"Ok, I know."

After hanging up the call with Qiu Yisao, Chen Mang breathed a sigh of relief, stretched lazily, and chuckled as he looked up at the darkening sky above.

He's always been lucky.

When you feel sleepy, someone brings you a pillow.

at this time--

Old Pig leaned forward and whispered, "President Ai has investigated all the relevant intelligence about the Peace-Seeking Civilization in recent years. So far, the Peace-Seeking Civilization's firepower organizations are as follows."

"Law enforcement bureaus in various cities."

"Generally speaking, a city's law enforcement headquarters will be equipped with a level 10 train. Its main means of attack are level 10 doomsday cannons and level 10 armor. Law enforcement personnel are equipped with standard weapons, and their attack intensity is basically level 1."

"Go further up."

"These are the base weapons in various cities, such as the anti-aircraft guns around Sanshui City and the anti-aircraft guns in the port. These are basically around level 30."

"besides--"

"The most powerful are the 'Star Cannon' and the 'Train Army.'"

"The former is mainly for protecting the planet. The Qiuhe civilization has three of them, all with an attack strength of level 50, used to defend against invasions from alien civilizations and meteorite fragments that break through the defense network and collide with the planet at high speed."

"In addition, there are a large number of robot troops, a small number of armored ground combat troops, and the main 'train army,' with 1600 trains in service, the highest-level military train being level 30."

"The most powerful weapon it carries is the level 99 'Akanon Photon Main Cannon'."

"The mainstream weapon is still the pink accessory 'Sidewinder Wave Cannon,' which is a secondary weapon and generally has an attack power of level 50."

"but."

Old Pig paused for a moment before continuing, "Of the 1600 mechanical trains in service, 1086 belong to the private armies of various families within the 'Peace-Seeking Civilization.' The Peace-Seeking Civilization's policy is that as long as a family places its train in the army, the government will cover half of the upgrade costs."

"Normally, the family trains are used by each family, and they are only requisitioned during wartime."

"The civilization of seeking peace has not had a war for many years."

"Ah."

Chen Mang nodded slightly, took the tablet from Lao Zhu and started flipping through it. Upgrading the seven-color grade accessories to level 100 required a lot of resources, but a civilization could still afford it.

However, after level 100, the resources required for leveling up become astronomical.

The strongest weapon of the "Peace Civilization" is a level 99 "Akanon Photon Main Cannon," meaning that even with all their methods, the Peace Civilization could not break through the defenses of its train.

Little Karami. Old Pig only reported the attack strength, not the defense strength, simply because there was no need to report it; even the strongest train only had a defense level of 47.

It's nowhere near as good as the Stellar.

Old Pig continued his report: "Boss Ai also mentioned some intelligence. There is a record in the history of war that a civilization accidentally hit a level 2 zombie with a level 1 Akagan solar cannon. It could not break through the defenses and the zombie did not die. However, when a level 101 Akagan solar cannon was used to shoot at a level 102 zombie, the zombie died."

"in conclusion."

"Level 100 is a threshold in the universe. Once you pass this level, the strict protection system for core energy will no longer exist, and everything will be calculated based on the intensity of energy attacks."

"For example, the level 101 Akagan's solar-powered main cannon will deal some damage to level 110 armor. However, because the armor has high defense, the damage is not very high. But if the number of attacks is frequent enough, it can slowly wear down the armor instead of being absolutely impossible to break through."

"The 'Kasha Civilization' stipulates that no Level 1 civilization is allowed to possess weapons with an attack power exceeding 99."

"If we go beyond this range, once we are discovered, we will face the overwhelming force of the Kasa civilization."

"There's no 'peace-seeking civilization' outwardly, but whether it exists behind the scenes is unclear."

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Chen Mang narrowed his eyes slightly. This news was very important. It meant that once you passed level 100, massing troops would become extremely important. If you had enough troops, even ants could kill an elephant.

but
The mass production of troops in this range should be within the battlefield scope of at least level three or four civilizations.

Even for the then-dominant "Mechanical Civilization," the existence of a level 100 attack power made it difficult to mass-produce. This is probably why the Mechanical Civilization kept refining the overpowered effect of the "Robot Research Center" accessory to reduce all consumption by half.

Each attack of this intensity requires a large amount of resources.

His level 50 "Akanon Light Energy Main Cannon" requires 50 billion units of iron ore to fire a single shot.

This can be used to deduce the result.

The resource consumption of a level 100 "Akanon Photon Main Cannon" is at least 200 billion units of iron ore. This level of civilization war is entirely about consolidating resources. Once resources are depleted, death is inevitable.

The highest level of the train of the peace-seeking civilization is level 30.

Even the highest-level trains in the former "mechanical civilization" numbered no more than a hundred.

It seems that train class is not a requirement, at least most of the time it is lower in priority than "parts class".

"Ready to go back."

Chen Mang handed the tablet to Old Pig, who was standing to the side, and said softly, "Go back and prepare for the banquet tonight."

He wouldn't be able to experience the major battles after level 100 for the time being; his immediate priority was to attend the banquet.

He walked toward a hotel by the roadside.

A double room was opened.

He waved his hand, signaling Biaozi and the others to cover the young man's eyes. When they opened their eyes again, they were already inside the "Hengxing" train cabin.

"This"

The young man stared at the scene before him, slightly stunned, finding it hard to believe how he had suddenly appeared there, but before he could say anything...

Chen Mang then sat down and waved his hand: "Take this little guy downstairs first so Xiao Ai can have a 'resident chip' implanted, and then we can talk to her."

"Yes."

Old Pig nodded respectfully, looked at the young man and the little girl hiding behind him, clutching her brother's clothes with anxious eyes, and said with a smile, "Welcome to the Stellar, follow me."

After a few people left.

Chen Mang then picked up "Little Green," who was sleeping soundly on a chair, and hugged her, rubbing her gently. Little Green, who had been half asleep, opened her eyes and, upon seeing Chen Mang, affectionately rubbed her head against his palm a few times.

It's covered in fur.

Extremely cute.

"Little Green, Little Green, you've consumed so many of my resources, it's your turn to perform tonight, do you hear me?"

Chen Mang looked down at the little green creature in his arms, constantly fiddling with its pink lips and laughing, "You must be the fastest-growing star beast in the entire universe."

A colossal beast in the starry sky.

Legend has it that it is the darling of the universe.

Once they reach adulthood, they will possess unpredictable and extremely powerful abilities, making them children of the universe.

This is an ability that no other civilization possesses, and the Starry Sky Beast does not belong to any civilization.

The "Beast Carriage" is a great invention of mechanical civilization, which greatly shortens the cub stage of "Starry Sky Beasts" so that they can quickly enter adulthood with combat capabilities.

Adults can reach level 180 and possess extremely strong attack and defense.

At this time, Little Green had reached level 100 and had passed most of its cub stage. Of course, this also consumed a lot of its resources. Every time the carriage was upgraded, a portion of the upgrades was spent on Little Green.

I'm going to a banquet.

He needed to have a powerful weapon to completely control the situation. The train was making too much noise, so he planned to keep things quiet and try not to alert anyone, only interrogating Zhou Shen.

Little Green is the perfect choice.

Although it is currently only a level 100 cub, its attack and defense strengths are already at level 100.

His "Akanon Photon Main Cannon" is currently at level 50 and has not been upgraded further, but
Each time his main gun fires, the resources consumed are enormous.

Each time Little Green makes a collision, the resources it consumes are equivalent to a meal.

Good quality and low price.

He tried it. It was in its cub stage and didn't have many attack methods yet. Its only attack method was Savage Charge, which sounded rudimentary, but it was Savage Charge from a level 100 Starry Sky Beast.

If all 9398 Level 1 civilizations in the "Kasa Civilization Federation" abide by the rules, then given enough time, Xiao Lü could defeat all of them by herself.

With the power of a single beast, it slaughtered nearly ten thousand civilizations.

To be precise——

The specific rule of the Kasa Civilization Federation is that the highest attack strength range of all Level 1 civilizations must not exceed "9900".

9900.

This range refers to the power that a level 99 rainbow-grade firepower accessory can generate.

As for the level 200 "repeating ballista", it will not be affected.

Even level 400 doesn't matter, since the power of a level 400 rapid-fire ballista can't possibly reach that range.

Below level 100.

Due to the protection mechanism of "core energy", as long as the level is significantly higher, no matter how strong the attack is, the defense cannot be broken.

But the protection period has expired.

Everything is calculated according to the "energy range". As long as the energy range is high enough, the ballista can kill a god. However, generally speaking, the attack power of a rapid-fire ballista cannot reach such a high energy range.

Chen Mang then prepared some chariot blade fragments and kept them in the refrigerator.

The powerful magnet allows him to unleash a barrage of swords while within the range of enemy detection radar.

And
He turned his gaze to the "Robot R&D Center" and "Armed Black Hole Robot Production Line" displayed on the train screen.

It takes only 7 units of copper ore to build a standard level 10 robot without armor.

It has level 0 armor and level 10 attack power.

Of course, this was the price before. Back then, with two units of halved consumption, and after upgrading the "Robot Research Center" to level 200, the price to create a level 10 armed robot was only 4375 units of copper ore.

Extremely cheap.

Using only 4375 million units of copper ore, 10,000 level 10 "Armed Black Hole Robots" were created, with 100,000 units of copper ore placed in the head of each robot to ensure sufficient ammunition.

This low-level attack doesn't consume much ammunition.

Level 10 armed robot.

On the battlefield, they wouldn't even qualify as cannon fodder.

But it's more than enough to deal with a minor official in a peace-seeking civilization. Although Little Green is very strong, it's not very visually impressive. It's far less visually striking and imposing than ten thousand armed robots wielding Gatling guns.

Under normal circumstances, less than 10,000 are needed.

But let's prepare first.

In case of any unexpected event, you can simply walk out through the refrigerator door.

The evening passed.

A sky full of stars appeared.

In Sanshui City, Chen Mang and his group successfully met Qiu Yisao outside a manor.

"That manor not far away is Zhou Shen's private residence. Due to some issues years ago, the ownership of this manor remains unclear, and it's been implicitly agreed that every 'port manager' of Sanshui City can reside there upon taking office."

"Zhou Shen's promotion banquet will be held here tonight."

Qiu Yisao stood to the side and began to introduce the topic.

"Ah."

Chen Mang stood in the shadows, leaning on his cane, and paused for a moment before saying softly, "Qiu Yisao, I've discovered that the internal corruption within your peace-seeking civilization is far too severe."

"The company blatantly used PowerPoint presentations to defraud research and development funds."

"These corrupt officials are even more openly and brazenly taking advantage of the system."

"It's as if no one has ever cared about the development of civilization."

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After a long silence with a complicated expression, Qiu Yisao finally spoke: "I apologize for making you laugh, senior. Actually, there was no other way. After all, the upper limit of civilization has been set. The Kasa Civilization Federation does not allow a Level 1 civilization to be too strong and unable to continue developing, so it can only turn to internal corruption."

"The civilization that seeks peace may seem to have been at peace for many years, but in fact it has always been under high pressure."

"You might not know this, senior."

"Recently, a 'Philia Pirate Group' has appeared near this star system, constantly robbing the merchant guilds of various civilizations in this system. The pirate group's most powerful weapon is a level 100 'Akanon Photon Main Cannon'."

"It's well known."

"The pirates' main source of profit was not robbery, but rather demonstrating their strength through robbery, thereby collecting protection fees from merchant guilds and smugglers of various civilizations. This was their main source of profit."

"If it weren't for the rules of the Kasha civilization, how could so many merchant guilds from different civilizations be bullied by a group of pirates?"

"Civilization is bound by regulations, while pirates are left unchecked."

"This has led to many pirates becoming increasingly powerful, even creating firepower components that surpass the strongest trains of many civilizations. These pirates, despite upgrading their 'Akanon Photon Main Cannon' to level 100,..."

"But I've never used a light-powered main cannon with an attack strength of 100."

"Never fired a shot."

"After all, what train has defensive components that are level 100? There's no need for level 100 at all; level 50 is more than enough."

"They're simply created to show off."

"The entire Civilization Federation is in an extremely oppressive state, and something bad is bound to happen sooner or later. Under these circumstances, everyone can only muddle through."

"Let's focus on living well in the present first."

Chen Mang nodded slightly: "Actually, there are methods. Civilization can also send people to create its own pirates, severing ties with civilization and avoiding responsibility."

"Indeed."

Qiu Yisao said in a low voice, "Otherwise, where did that 'Geek Pirate Group' that suddenly appeared recently come from?"

"No civilization will ever willingly accept restrictions. Even if the Kasa civilization tries its best to suppress it, the desire to seek the Dao will never die."

"That's precisely why there are more and more chaotic pirates in the Federation. I'm worried that the 'Kasha Civilization' will eventually carry out a major purge, at which point countless billions of lives will perish."

"Moreover, most of the resources of the peace-seeking civilization are concentrated in the hands of various aristocratic families, making it difficult for the leaders to exert much restraint. Without the restrictions of the Kasa civilization, the leaders could build a sufficiently powerful train to ensure their absolute power and thus concentrate resources. But in the current situation, both strength and resources are extremely dispersed."

Chen Mang didn't say anything more, but patted Qiu Yishao on the shoulder to indicate that he could go in.

In the suburbs of Sanshui City, there is a manor located here.

People entered the manor one after another.

Chen Mang, along with Lao Zhu and the others, followed Qiu Yisao into the manor.

The road was brightly lit and decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

There were people taking attendance at the entrance.

It was extremely lively.

Interestingly, the names weren't registered; instead, someone at the entrance held a small notebook containing the names of all the chambers of commerce in Sanshui City. When the head of a chamber of commerce arrived, they would cross out that chamber's name in the notebook.

In the end, a group of people who didn't come will remain.

This might make it difficult to count who came, but it will immediately tell you who didn't come.

Follow the path through the manor to the end, and you'll see a luxurious villa. A middle-aged man with a big smile is standing at the door greeting each guest. This middle-aged man is the "Sanshui Port Manager" they met in the mall today.

at this time--

The middle-aged man noticed them, abandoned his conversation with the other guests, strode over to them, looked Chen Mang up and down and said with a smile, "We've met today, but I didn't expect you to be involved in the Chamber of Commerce as well."

"It seems we'll be dealing with each other quite a bit in the future."

"Come in, please."

"Good."

Chen Mang greeted him with a smile as well, but before he could finish speaking...

Zhang Yi, who was standing nearby, had already strode forward carrying the refrigerator. He opened the refrigerator door and slammed it down on the middle-aged man's head. After the refrigerator crashed heavily to the ground, the middle-aged man had already disappeared from the spot.

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Qiu Yisao stared blankly at the scene before him. Before he came, he knew that his senior was going to cause trouble tonight, and he was prepared. He just didn't expect that his senior's trouble-making was too extreme.

Couldn't you at least find a secluded place?
There are people everywhere around here, how could no one have noticed this place?
He looked around and realized that no one was paying attention to this place.

Is it possible to do without cameras?
He looked around again.

There really aren't any cameras. Nobody would install cameras in this manor, as that would be like leaving evidence of their own crimes. Although the peace-seeking civilization doesn't care too much about this, if it were really brought up, it wouldn't be left unattended.

The young man following behind Chen Mang was also completely bewildered. During the day, he thought that his new master might not be very powerful and dared not offend the local powerful figures. How did he end up kidnapping someone from their home tonight?

And in public.

So arrogant?

Are pirates really this audacious these days? Kidnapping a "port official" is a serious crime. Apart from a few powerful pirate groups, how could other pirates possibly withstand the wrath of the peace-seeking civilization?

Even the "Philia Pirate Group" dared not provoke the peace-seeking civilization.

After all, although it possesses a level 100 light-powered main cannon, its defense is weak. If the peace-seeking civilization were to send out a large army, the Philia Group would have no choice but to flee in disarray.

"."

Chen Mang, who was standing in place with a smile on his face and had just extended his right hand to shake hands, looked at the scene in front of him and his smile gradually froze on his cheeks. He looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, looked up at Zhang Yi Er and said hoarsely, word by word.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?"

"I"

Perhaps sensing that he had done something wrong, Zhang Yi lowered his head in a somewhat panicked manner: "Brother Mang, didn't you say that if you said 'pretty good' when you saw Zhou Shen, I would put him in the refrigerator?"

Did I just say that?

"said."

Chen Mang turned his head to look at Old Pig beside him, a questioning look in his eyes. Old Pig said in a slightly embarrassed voice, "Master Mang, you did say that."

"."

After a long silence, Chen Mang sighed softly: "When making plans in the future, remind me not to use catchphrases as secret codes."

"Really are."

"Since things have already started this way, let's continue with the plan. Let's find a place to hide and ask Zhou Shen a few questions."

Inside the Stellar train.

Zhou Shen stood on the wasteland, completely bewildered. He looked up at the orange-red sun overhead, then at the deserted wasteland around him and the lonely refrigerator beside him. After a long while, he couldn't help but shout.

"Where the hell did this come from?!"

"Is this still the planet of peace?!"

"Is anyone there?! Hello, hello!!"

The sun on Qiuhe Star is pink and extremely beautiful, while the planet here is orange-red. Although he doesn't know where he is, he is certain that this is definitely not Qiuhe Star.

The main thing is.

The planet He is currently in darkness; the sun has just set, and it's not yet dawn.

All he remembered was meeting a man he had met at the mall during the day. As he went up to say hello, a burly man carrying a refrigerator rushed towards him. The next moment, he found himself here.

Zhou Shen, somewhat skeptical, opened the refrigerator next to him.

It's just an ordinary refrigerator.

There is nothing inside.

No one is empty.

He was just put into this refrigerator, and when he pushed the door open again, he ended up here.

"This can't be a kidnapping by the Kasa civilization, can it?"

Zhou Shen sat on the ground, feeling somewhat helpless. This ability to instantly teleport to an unknown planet should only be possessed by the Kasa civilization. Could it be that the Kasa civilization was preparing to attack the peace-seeking civilization and had him act as an internal traitor?

(End of this chapter)