The "Survival on the Train" game has bugs, it's really laggy!

Su Yuan was certain that this was neither an illusion nor a trick of his eyes.

Just now, he was 100% certain that those scarecrows were facing the fields and with their backs to the farmhouses.

But now, in the short few minutes since he finished reading the diary, all the scarecrows he could see in the fields and around the house have turned around in unison.

Their sack heads, pinned with thumbtacks and bearing photographs, were now precisely aimed at the farmhouse, at the window of his second-floor study!

The smiling faces of children, which should have been innocent and radiant, took on an indescribable eeriness and sinister air in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Su Yuan felt a chill run from his tailbone straight to the back of his head, and goosebumps instantly rose all over his body.

Even though they know they are inanimate objects, monsters that hunt by hearing, who wouldn't feel uneasy being "stared at" by dozens or even hundreds of identical smiling faces?

"It probably didn't see me, but rather heard the noise and sensed my location."

Su Yuan took a deep breath and forced herself to look away from the window.

The intelligence clearly states that they are dormant during the day and only awaken at night.

Su Yuan quickly calculated in his mind.

Tonight, a battle with these monsters is inevitable.

I can't give up this platform just because I'm afraid.

The canned goods in the farmhouse are just an appetizer; the real bulk is in the barn! Those agricultural machines are the iron that the train desperately needs to upgrade!

The current gains are far from enough.

Su Yuan's gaze swept across the room, finally landing on the huge bookshelf that occupied an entire wall.

The bookshelves were crammed with all sorts of hardcover books, mostly about agriculture, mechanical repair, and some classic literary works, which seemed quite normal.

However, Su Yuan's perception, which was as high as 100 points, detected a slight discord.

On the third row of the bookshelf, to the right, there is a thick Bible. It is inserted into the bookshelf a few millimeters shallower than the books next to it.

Something's fishy!

Su Yuan walked to the bookshelf and reached out to pull out the Bible.

The book is genuine; the paper is yellowed and there are some notes on it.

But the moment the book was pulled out, Su Yuan immediately saw what was hidden behind it.

That wasn't a wall, but a metal knob that looked like the mechanism of an old-fashioned safe.

Su Yuan was delighted.

"There really is a secret door. This old pervert has quite a few tricks up his sleeve."

He tried to grasp the knob and turned it clockwise.

no response.

He then tried turning it counterclockwise.

"Click!"

With a crisp click of a mechanism, the entire massive bookshelf jolted violently before slowly rotating inward, opening a dark entrance just wide enough for one person to pass through.

A chilly, damp smell, a mixture of earthy and rusty odors, wafted from the entrance.

Su Yuan peered inside and discovered that behind the bookshelf was not a secret room, but a vertical spiral staircase that went straight down, dark and bottomless.

This should be the entrance to the basement.

The locked basement mentioned in Intelligence 4.

Just as Su Yuan was hesitating whether to go down and take a look, a faint but clear sound came from the depths of the darkness.

"Splash... splash..."

It's the sound of chains being dragged!

The sound was heavy and rhythmic, one beat after another, as if something enormous was being slowly moved below, bound by chains.

Su Yuan: "..."

Without the slightest hesitation, he turned the mechanism and slowly closed the bookshelf, restoring it to its original state.

He put the Bible back in, as if nothing had happened.

The hidden information already indicates that there is great danger here. I'm not stupid, so it's best not to go in and provoke them now.

Soon, Su Yuan felt a barely noticeable latch on the inside of the crossbeam at the bottom of the table.

Press it down hard.

"Clatter".

A perfectly disguised wooden board popped out, revealing a hidden storage compartment.

In that storage compartment, a box gleaming with a bronze luster lay quietly.

[A 'Bronze Treasure Chest' has been detected. Do you wish to open it?]

"Another treasure chest, and it's bronze too, even better than the wooden ones!"

Su Yuan was overjoyed and immediately recited it silently in his heart.

"Activate!"

As Su Yuan confirmed his thoughts, the ancient patterns engraved on the surface of the bronze treasure chest instantly lit up, shining much brighter than when he opened the wooden treasure chest before.

The lid of the box popped open automatically with a "click".

This time, only three things flew out of the box: train coins, food, and a special item.

Congratulations! You have received 5 Train Coins!

Congratulations! You have received 20 'Nut Black Bread'!

Congratulations! You have obtained 'Mithril Cross' x1!

In addition to the train coins, there were also twenty black bread rolls.

These breads look like bricks, dark and hard, with a terrible appearance. However, a small amount of nuts were added during the production process, so they are undoubtedly good in terms of nutrition and satiety.

Su Yuan picked up a piece and smelled it. It had a faint sour smell, and the taste was hard to guarantee, but at least it was a staple food that could fill his stomach. He could eat it with stewed canned food later.

Most importantly, this stuff is plentiful and filling, which can greatly alleviate his food anxiety.

So, are there only 5 train coins?

However, Su Yuan laughed. As long as he could coax the money-guarding spirit out, five coins would be enough. Tell me if that's a good deal or not.

He stuffed the train coins and black bread into the warehouse, his gaze finally settling on the last item.

It was a cross no bigger than the palm of your hand, made entirely of an unknown silvery-white metal, with a simple and ancient design, and its surface shimmered with a soft halo in the dim light.

Su Yuan reached out and picked it up.

It feels cool to the touch, but not icy; instead, it has a warm and smooth texture.

A familiar hidden note then appeared before his eyes.

Item Name: Mithril Cross

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect: This is a cross imbued with mysterious power. When you wear it, all your attacks will be inflicted with the 'Purification' attribute on evil, undead, and eerie creatures, causing additional burning damage.]

[Hidden Note: Mithril, a magical metal with excellent energy conductivity, is particularly adept at conducting holy and light-based powers. This cross appears to have been worn by a clergyman for a long time, and retains traces of pure faith power.]

"Holy crap! It caused burning damage to evil creatures?"

Su Yuan's eyes lit up instantly after reading the introduction.

This thing is practically tailor-made for him!

Aren't those scarecrows outside typical "evil, undead, and bizarre creatures"?

Intelligence indicates that they have extremely high physical resistance, but their cores are afraid of fire.

Su Yuan originally planned to make some simple torches using heavy oil seaweed and strips of cloth, or directly use the precious shotgun bullets.

Now, with this mithril cross, everything becomes simple.

"I can't believe I got equipment! No wonder it's from a bronze treasure chest!"

Su Yuan touched the cross on her chest with great affection, her heart filled with joy.

He suddenly remembered the wooden treasure chest he had opened in the forest park.

That time, what was obtained were snake traps and snakeskin bags, which corresponded perfectly to the venomous snakes that were everywhere in the dungeon.

This time, the item obtained was a Mithril Cross, which is specifically designed to suppress evil creatures, and it also corresponds to the Scarecrow in the dungeon.

A bold guess formed in his mind.

"Could it be... that the key items found in the hidden chests within each platform instance are related to the monsters or environment of that instance?"

The more Su Yuan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

As long as you can find the treasure chest, you can get powerful items that greatly reduce the difficulty of conquering the dungeon!

Besides the two-story villa, there is also a warehouse, and the basement has not been explored. This instance definitely has more than one treasure chest, after all, two treasure chests were found even in the forest park.

"It seems each station should have its own unique aid for clearing the level. Besides collecting the necessary supplies, we also need to find the treasure chests!"

After calming his excited emotions, Su Yuan turned his gaze to the now empty bronze treasure chest.

[Bronze Treasure Chest: 15 storage slots.]

"Fifteen slots! Three times the size of a wooden treasure chest!"

Su Yuan was once again pleasantly surprised.

The wooden treasure chest only has five slots. Although it can hold a lot of things, it is still a bit cramped, especially when it comes to supplies like canned goods, which come in many varieties and in large quantities, it fills up very quickly.

Now that he has this fifteen-slot bronze treasure chest, his storage capacity has tripled!

That makes things much easier.

Su Yuan stood up and looked around.

Desk, bookcase, lamp, chair...

In his previous view, these were all useless "backdrops".

But now, he will never let go of anything he can take with him!

Su Yuan first walked to the heavy oak desk, opened the treasure chest, and saw if he could put it directly inside.

Unfortunately, that's the message from above.

[Note: The target item is too large to be stored directly. Please disassemble it first.]

"So, I can't exploit the bug after all."

Su Yuan pursed his lips, but this was within his expectations.

He picked up the axe and swung it hard at one of the legs of the desk.

"Snap!"

Suddenly, a notification came.

[Should it be stored as logs or compressed into standard timber units?]

Su Yuan was taken aback and chose to compress it into standard timber units.

Wood chips flew everywhere, and a corner of the table disappeared. Su Yuan realized something, and after opening the treasure chest, he found that the wood had been automatically compressed and collected into a unit.

One kilogram of wood is a unit.

Each unit can store a maximum of 99 kilograms of wood, meaning this bronze chest can hold a maximum of 1485 kilograms, or 1485 units of wood.

"I see. Wood is different from iron. This thing can be collected like this. I knew it couldn't rely on an energy core. If you give it a small fire, it will burn to ashes!"

Many early-game players simply moved the wood back to the train and stored it using the train's built-in storage system, only to encounter a notification.

In reality, as long as you have items that can store items, you can achieve this.

After making this discovery, Su Yuan quickly dismantled the oak table with a dozen or so axe blows, ultimately obtaining 25 units of wood.

However, this is not a secret, and it is very likely that after a period of adaptation, the price of wood will drop significantly after arriving at the second or third station.

Realizing this, Su Yuan collected a little bit and decided not to waste any more time. He jumped out of the window and headed straight for the farm's warehouse.

"Our primary goal must still be ironworking!"