Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 157 Terrain Magic (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
The train crossed the mountaintop and continued forward, its speed increasing again. Hanster and Kira followed the speedometer lever, and the clanging sound of the rotating wheels gradually quickened.

The front of the car pressed down with the terrain. "Gentlemen, I really don't want to bother you, but shouldn't we brake?" Hanster felt a bad feeling as he saw the long downhill road ahead and the gradually increasing speed.

Reminded by him, Su Ming also noticed the problem. "Reset the handle to zero! Apply the brakes!" he hurriedly said.

The steep downhill slope in front of us is definitely more than 80 percent; this is extremely dangerous!
Hanster immediately pulled the brakes to the stop, locking the brake wheels of both locomotives and leaving deep grooves in the snow with their tracks. But the rear carriage immediately crashed into the steam locomotive, veering to one side and overturning on the snow slope, followed by another carriage.

With a series of crashes, the rear of the motorcycle was pulled to one side, and it looked like the whole vehicle was about to overturn and roll down the hillside.

In that instant, Su Ming realized his mistake: the car body didn't have brakes. His original plan was to use the car's resistance to stop itself, but that didn't include downhill driving!

"Release the brakes! Full acceleration!" His mind raced as he instructed Hanster, while simultaneously activating the Bone Mark.

The thirty-odd carriages that hadn't yet collided with the rear of the train quickly lost traction to the front section. The bottom of these carriages, which were still sliding vertically, deformed and developed blades, which, under the action of the blades, caused them to turn sharply to the right and pass by the side of the overturned carriages.

The locomotive accelerated again, and Su Ming disconnected the steam locomotive from the rear carriage, causing it to turn left.

"The motorcycle is yours!" he said to Hanster and Kira, activating the flight spell on the crystal on his wrist and flying out of the cockpit.

Long before he emerged, Zijin had already rushed out of the driver's cab and soared into the night sky, closely following the twenty-odd carriages that were rolling down the steep slope. Su Ming glanced at her, then rushed towards the rear half of the train that hadn't yet overturned.

The scene immediately split into three!
Su Ming caught up with the thirty-odd carriages that were accelerating and sliding forward, and once again used Shadow Jump to stick to the first carriage. He manipulated the Bone Mark, and brake blades began to appear on the bottom of each carriage.

The vehicle began to twist violently, like a winding snake, and Su Ming quickly adjusted it.

"It should be front steering and rear braking." He placed the steering blade at the front of the carriage to stabilize the direction, and then inserted the brake blade at the rear of the carriage. Sure enough, the train's gliding began to stabilize.

He carefully avoided the rugged terrain, maneuvering the huge multi-linked sled beneath his feet, gradually slowing down on the snow slope.

On the steam locomotive, Hanster and Kira, one manipulating the front guide wheel and the other the rear guide wheel, finally managed to veer sideways and avoid the tumbling carriages. But the locomotive continued to slide diagonally downwards.

Even more dangerously, a huge, protruding rock suddenly appeared on the ground ahead. Because it was nighttime and the rock was not on the searchlight's axis, the two men only noticed it when they were already very close, about to crash into the center of the coupled motorcycle.

"Su Ming, unhook the motorcycle!" Qi Luo quickly contacted Su Ming.

Yunier heard it through her earpiece, and she was startled. She quickly ran to the junction of the two motorcycles.

Su Ming disengaged the anchoring device between the two locomotives as instructed, causing them to separate to the left and right, immediately severing the pipes and data cables. Control of locomotive number two was taken over by the local system, but the brake air pipe ruptured, causing a massive leak of high-pressure air.

The air pressure in the pipes of both locomotives dropped sharply, and the brakes began to lock. They were still leaning on the snow slope; if they braked at this speed and locked up, they would definitely overturn immediately!
At the critical moment, Yunier arrived at the location and closed the angle plugs at the rear of the two locomotives, stopping the depressurization of the pipeline!

Seeing this, Qi Luo breathed a sigh of relief, "Hanster, it's all about skill!"

"No problem, Miss Holy Beast!"

Two locomotives hurtled past the boulder from either side, and Hanster steadied the number one locomotive. He opened the exhaust valve on the left, creating an imbalance of power between the two sides of the locomotive and causing it to twist. Only after the locomotive was straightened did he cut off the power and apply the brakes to slow it down.

On the other side, Kira had just released the brakes and resumed gliding on the motorcycle. Then came a jolt and a sound as motorcycle number two scraped against the edge of the boulder.

The right track broke upon impact, flew off and disintegrated, and the wheel immediately sank into the snow. The motorcycle, which was originally tilted to the left, suddenly swerved sharply to the right.

As Yunier was returning to the cab, she crashed heavily into the outer wall of the motorcycle and was thrown off.

Qiluo leaned out of the left window, a flash of green light appeared, and Yunier was enchanted with a defensive spell. Then, another sharp light flashed, and she deliberately severed the left track of the steam locomotive!

Since it's asymmetrical, let's actively make it symmetrical!
Just in time, the second locomotive managed to straighten itself. With both tracks missing, the wheels on both sides of the locomotive were stuck in the snow. The speed dropped sharply, the rear of the locomotive lifted up due to the violent deceleration, and the front of the locomotive sank into the snow, creating a large pile.

Fortunately, the steam locomotive was extremely heavy, so it didn't tip over and quickly came to a stop. The rear of the locomotive landed back on the snow, creating a large crater.

Ice shards flew everywhere, and the unicorn let out a long breath, wiping the cold sweat from its forehead.

****
In the final battlefield of the central area, a vast expanse of yellow light illuminated the darkness. Amidst thunderous roars and shaking, the ground rose, snow slid away, revealing the brown soil beneath.

And just like that, a huge, sloping, upward-curving earthen platform appeared!
"Terrain magic, truly worthy of the Chestnut Owl, amazing!" Qi Luo's eyes shone with admiration.

The rolling carriages were stopped, leaving deep marks on the earthen platform. Several carriages broke apart in the impact, scattering black coal all over the ground, while the others gradually came to a stop rolling.

Even so, Violet still couldn't stop all the carriages. Two carriages rolled over the edge of the earthen platform she had created and continued downwards.

Those were the library carts containing documents and books, and the alchemy carts containing a large amount of valuable materials; they could not be lost!
With her eyes closed, Zijin's body, which had been flying, suddenly lost its strength and fell, tumbling into the snow.

In the extended carriage behind Su Ming, the wall panels suddenly ripped open, and amethyst ore bricks collapsed one after another. The bone dragon stretched out its long legs, stood up, and more skeletons continued to deform and recombine, forming a body, wings, and head in turn.

Under the cover of night, the bone dragon completed its transformation, stretched its body, and then spread its wings and flew towards the still-rolling carriage. Magical starlight danced with its wings, leaving traces of light dust in the night sky.

The bone dragon spared no magical energy, accelerating to fly above the carriage before grabbing down with its feet. It forcefully pulled the library carriage to a stop, and the bone dragon crashed onto the snow. It spread its wings to slow down and quickly came to a stop.

The bone dragon then rushed to the next carriage, attempting to grab it again. However, the alchemy carriage was significantly heavier, and the spinning body immediately flipped the bone dragon over, causing it to roll together. She used her wings to protect the carriage, carving huge tracks in the snow, and rushed for over a hundred meters before gradually coming to a stop.

The world suddenly fell silent, and the once smooth and beautiful snow slopes were now covered with crisscrossing deep gullies.

****
"Miss Sacred Beast, depressurize the boiler and shut it down!" Hanster reminded her while flipping through the operation manual.

"Ah, okay!" Qiluo, who had been staring blankly for a while, quickly snapped back to reality.

Following the instructions in the operating manual, the two stopped the steam boiler. The sound of water being drained echoed across the snowfield, and a large plume of white steam rose up, enveloping the locomotive.

The moment the long line of sleds beneath his feet came to a stop, Su Ming sprinted towards where Elisa had fallen. He frantically dug through the snowdrift at the end of the skid track and quickly pulled the girl, curled up in a ball, out.

Having emerged from the warm motorcycle, Violet was only wearing a light-colored blouse. The girl was pale and silent. There were marks on her forehead, and her hair was dyed red.

Su Ming brushed the snow off her face, then quickly checked the bloodstains on her forehead. He searched for a while but couldn't find a wound, so he carefully parted her hair. A cough sounded, and Zi Jin switched back, opening her eyes.

Finding herself completely embraced by Su Ming, the girl, fiddling with her hair, pushed him away with her right hand and sat up. "Again, taking advantage of me." She was breathing heavily, having been completely suffocated in the snow.

"I saw blood, but I couldn't find a wound—does your forehead hurt?"

“I’m not injured, I have defensive spells.” Zi Jin slapped away Su Ming’s hand that was reaching for her head again. “Let’s see if you’ve hit or killed any animals.”

The sound of flapping wings rang out, and the unicorn landed beside them, carrying two coats in its beak. Qiluo tossed the coats aside. "See? I told you I never let you down!"

Meanwhile, Hanster found Eunice in the snow. The little girl had sustained some injuries, but was otherwise unharmed.

Su Ming put on his coat. "You all performed very well. It was my negligence!" He looked somewhat gloomy.

The unicorn smelled the blood and began searching for the animal in the snowdrift.

Violet looked at the devastated snowfield and suddenly burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Su Ming asked, puzzled.

"What a spectacular scene! Aren't you proud?" The scholar brushed aside the blood-stained stray hairs from his forehead with his uninjured hand. "It's been so long since I've had this much fun!"

Su Ming was also somewhat moved; he knew that Zi Jin was comforting him.

He exhaled a puff of white breath, responded with a smile, and then activated his flight skill to fly towards the motorcycle. "I need to quickly develop an improvement plan and procure parts. I'll leave this to you."

Yes, regardless of how the mistakes were made, there's no point in wallowing in self-pity. The important thing to do is to correct them!
Violet gave an OK sign and then patted the unicorn. The unicorn's eyes gleamed as it pulled a roe deer that was still half-dead from the snow.

“Take Yunier back to treat her wounds, then we’ll clean up the mess.”

"Okay!"

****
It was a busy night. Violet activated her Bone Dragon form, moved the carriages related to daily life back, reconnected them with the steam locomotive, and restored the operation of power supply, heating, and basic equipment.

They set up the kitchen facilities and used the roe deer that had been bumped by the violet to make a sumptuous dinner. The group ate and drank to their hearts' content.

After the three humans and one beast finished eating, they set up a living area to rest, leaving only the skeleton servants on guard and activating the radar for surveillance.

Su Ming continued working.

The issues revealed during road tests, such as brake deficiency, insufficient steering ability, and vehicle sway, all require the addition of corresponding systems to address.

Su Ming arranged for the studio to work overtime overnight to design three brand-new subsystems: snow braking components, motorcycle steering mechanism, and snow travel correction system.

He stayed online the whole time, reviewing the plan and making adjustments as needed. It wasn't until the next morning that he handed over the long list of parts he had compiled to Miao Xin.

"Most of the items are purchased as finished products, such as cylinders, valves, high-pressure air pipes, hydraulic systems, and laser sensors—the quantities are huge. Plus, with the year-end approaching, there will be additional difficulties," Su Mingdao said. "There are also parts that require machining; I need to order a large number of cutting blades and irregularly shaped connectors."

Although these are all very routine items, today is the Little New Year, and normally the processing plant would already be closed for the holidays.

"I've contacted them, and the factory manager kept his promise; he left the foremen waiting," Miao Xin replied. "I'll get on with it immediately; there won't be any problems."

【I'll go rest for a while. Call me anytime if you need anything.】

【it is good! 】

Su Ming stood up from his seat, his body swaying slightly. He had drunk quite a bit of coffee and eaten a lot of biscuits, so he didn't feel hungry. However, the long hours and intense mental exertion had left him extremely exhausted.

Hanster was the first to get up and immediately took him to the room that had been prepared the night before to rest.

****
Su Ming fell asleep immediately, and when he groggily opened his eyes, he found that he had slept until dark. He quickly contacted Miao Xin and was told that everything went smoothly.

The factory manager was very trustworthy; after accepting the deposit, he actually kept a few workers there waiting for orders. It was a little slow, but delivery could still be completed within two days.

"That's good." Su Ming felt relieved.

He felt dizzy and his throat was dry. He touched his forehead and realized he had a fever. Last night, when he rushed out to intercept the train carriages, he was also only wearing a thin layer of clothing. The dark-elemental shield could block the cold wind, but it couldn't prevent hypothermia.

However, it's just a minor cold; in this other world, there are light-based spells that can cure it.

[Violet, I'm awake. Are you alright?]

I'm fine. We're having dinner in the dining car, come quickly!

Su Ming stepped into the food cart and immediately smelled the aroma of food. In the soft light, Qi Luo leaned out from the side of the table and waved to him.

"Hey, we worked so hard today, collecting all the carriages and the coal scattered on the ground." She held a small basin in her hand, poured all the remaining mushroom soup into her mouth, and continued, her words muffled, "We also arranged more than a dozen carriages into a circle and built a work shed."

Su Ming sat down next to Zi Jin and was relieved to see that she looked alright. Unlike Su Ming, the girl couldn't receive light-based healing spells, which would cause much more trouble if she got sick.

"Huh, are you sick?" Noticing that Su Ming's condition was unusual, the scholar cast a detection spell. "It's alright, it's a minor issue."

She summoned a spellbook, flipped through it rapidly, and searched for the corresponding spells.

"What, you need to consult a book for such a small problem?" Su Ming teased.

"There's no way around it, all my treatment experiences so far have been with you." The former saintess found the modified version of the healing spell for colds and completed the spell.

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