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

The Devourer, maintaining a speed of two kilometers per hour, drove onto the old transfer platform.

The wheels rolled over the artificial white lines, producing short, muffled thuds beneath the wooden planks.

The platform is not wide.

Three unlit tracks branch off from the end: the left track, the middle track, and the right track, none of which have system markings.

Three kerosene lamps were hung above the turnout.

The flames were small.

The inside of the glass cover was covered in black and gray, and the lamplight cast shadows on the track, but the light did not travel far.

Luggage cart number 005 is still attached to the rear of cart number 013.

Below the outer beam, the lead-lined isolation box was suspended by two steel cables, with an old rubber pad sandwiched between the box and the beam. The tape looper had just finished playing Ji Yun's recording.

The person who was actually replaced was not the one in the boiler room.

It is the guiding force of Zhenshan.

No one responded on the platform.

The maintenance worker stood beside the track carrying a steel cable, while the medical staff stood behind him with a flexible tube on their back. The veteran engineer held a wrench, the tip of which was still pointed at the isolation box.

Beside the tailgate of No. 013, the young survivor lowered his headlight, the light only casting a dim red glow. He stared at the temperature patch on the right wheel of No. 005 and the isolation box; it had just reported a stable low temperature ten seconds ago.

In the third section, the veteran mechanic was guarding four water cups. The cup with the cracked bottom had just been refilled with water, and the edges of the tape were still wet.

Tang Lan stood next to brake lever number 013, her fingertips resting on the lever head, neither pressing down nor releasing it.

Shen Yuanzhou was strapped to a stretcher, his chest rising and falling very shallowly. Xu Shen knelt beside him, holding a bottle cap in his hand, but didn't hand him the water.

Deep in the left line, the soft sound from just now still lingered in everyone's ears.

Click.

It's very light.

It can even cover the slightest vibrations, like those from a wooden platform.

But nobody pretended it hadn't rung.

Su Yuan sat in the driver's seat of the Devourer, his right hand on the steering wheel, and the physical lens of his mechanical left eye turned one notch.

"Small fire."

"exist."

Record all three tracks.

The small torch lens was divided into three parts.

slope.

gauge.

Rust reflects light.

The flame of the kerosene lamp swayed.

There was a hollow sound beneath the wooden planks of the platform.

Each item was stretched into a separate curve and attached to the edge of the main screen.

"The gradient of the left track is four to six degrees downward, and the track gauge is two millimeters too narrow."

"The centerline slope is flat, and the track gauge is standard."

"The right track has a slight upward slope, the track gauge is standard, but two sections of the right-side guardrail are missing."

Xiao Huo paused for a moment and added a sentence.

"The flame of a kerosene lamp swings the most on the left, the least on the middle, and is unstable on the right."

Wang Hu stood by the side door, pressing his newly bandaged hand against his belt. The cloth strips were already soaked with blood, but he didn't look at them.

He stuffed the chalk dust container into his belt and then reached for a wrench.

"Boss, which one should we look at first?"

Su Yuan looked at the three tracks.

From left to right.

Shen Yuanzhou sat up a little while supporting himself on the stretcher.

Xu Shen immediately pressed down on his shoulder.

Don't force yourself to be strong.

Shen Yuanzhou stared at the three lights on the platform, his lips dry and chapped.

"Ji Yun left behind some rules."

Tang Lan switched the communication channel to the lead vehicle channel.

"explain."

Shen Yuanzhou swallowed, a grinding sound coming from his throat.

"A lamp is only half believable."

"The cards may not be complete."

"Watch where you're standing."

After he finished speaking, his chest heaved rapidly a few times.

Xu Shen held the bottle cap to his lips.

Shen Yuanzhou took half a sip and said nothing more.

Upon hearing this, the veteran engineer turned around and waved.

"Place things beside the tracks."

Several maintenance workers dragged bags of lime powder to the edge of the platform.

The old steel cable coil was lowered.

Wheel wedges, hand-cranked winches, cooling pipes, and several iron clamps were all piled inside the artificial white line.

Some people even brought half a can of engine oil, with the bottle opening plugged with a cloth.

The old engineer squatted down to inspect the hand-cranked winch, twisted it twice, and it got stuck.

He cursed, poured in engine oil, and tapped the bearing with a wrench.

"Don't block the lead car's view."

"Open the lime powder."

"Don't leave the steel cable lying around, or I'll twist it if someone trips you."

The support team dispersed.

The movement wasn't fast, but no one was looking at the system screen.

Wang Hu wrapped the cloth strip around his palm again, bit the end of the cloth with his teeth, and pulled it to tie a knot.

Tang Lan glanced back at carriage 013.

"Check the fixation strap again."

"No one is allowed to stand near the unhooking pole."

The young survivor immediately kicked the toolbox next to the tailgate half a foot away and fastened his securing strap back to the door frame.

Click.

He looked up at Tang Lan.

"I'm watching the tail end, not touching the stick."

Tang Lan didn't nod, but instead turned her gaze back to the watch face.

Su Yuan spoke.

"Left line."

Wang Hu picked up the chalk dust container and leaned out of the side door.

Before he could even scatter the message, the system loudspeaker inside the platform wall suddenly went live.

The electrical hum was very short.

Then, a calm, formal tone filled the entire channel.

"Great Wall Access Pre-verification Initiated".

"The center line is the only certified access rail."

"The left line is the abandoned test track."

"The right line is the dismantling pit return rail."

"Connection completed within 30 seconds."

"Overdue temporary lead vehicle permissions will be re-verified."

The iron plate below the kerosene lamp in the center line has been flipped over.

The sheet metal makes a creaking sound when it rotates.

New characters are revealed on the back.

001 First car access section.

Below the centerline rail, two rows of guide wheels slowly rise.

The wheel surface is clean.

The bearing has oil.

The guide wheels did not collide with the wasteland; they were simply arranged beside the track, leaving a standard wheel spacing.

Several technicians spoke simultaneously on the control room channel.

"The format is the Great Wall access format."

"The track gauge matches."

"The slope is also correct."

"There are no abnormalities in the centerline load-bearing feedback."

The moment the words left his mouth, the control room fell silent.

Lu Mingyuan remained silent.

The veteran engineer glanced up at the screen, his lips tightening.

Inside carriage 013, the one-armed soldier stared at the center line plaque.

A wounded soldier nearby whispered something.

"This time...it feels real."

He immediately lowered his head after saying that.

No one answered him.

Several pairs of eyes turned to the feed from the cockpit of the Devourer.

The countdown has jumped to twenty-seven.

26.

A low, rumbling sound came from a boiler in the distance.

This time it's no longer a fixed 0.5 seconds.

The frequency is disordered, there is a trailing effect, and there are variations in intensity.

Even the tail of the little fire paused for a moment.

"The voiceprint closely resembles the Zhenshan pressure relief record."

Wang Hu frowned.

"Here we go again?"

The old engineer lowered his voice.

"This time his breathing is irregular."

He did not draw a conclusion.

There is very little wind on the platform.

The flame of the kerosene lamp flickered against the wick, then settled.

Su Yuan did not change direction.

"Sprinkle powder at the base of the center guide wheel."

Wang Hu paused in his movements.

"Should we check the midline first?"

"Um."

Wang Hu flipped onto the side beam and flicked his wrist.

Lime powder fell at the base of the centerline guide wheel.

The powder was not absorbed.

There was no sinking along the seam.

It forms a thin ridge in front of the guide wheel, with the edges spreading out, so the dust settles naturally.

Several maintenance workers at the edge of the platform exchanged glances.

This doesn't look like a trap.

At least it's not like those fake slopes and fake return lines that have been abandoned before.

The system countdown has jumped to twenty-two.

The boiler in the middle section surged three more times.

thump.

dong dong.

thump.

The flames did not change significantly.

The old engineer frowned even more. He stared at the kerosene lamp, not daring to speak.

Tang Lan looked at the tail beam gauge.

"Tail beam number 013, number twenty-three."

Xiao Huo continued reporting.

"Right wheel of No. 005 is stable, and the isolation box is stable at low temperature."

Shen Yuanzhou leaned against the stretcher, his eyes fixed on the center line plate.

"Don't rush."

His voice was hoarse and not loud.

"Ji Yun's brand may not be complete."

Nineteen days to go.

The system voice sounded again.

"Refusing access will result in the destruction of the tail train."

"It is recommended to uninstall unnecessary tail anchors."

Behind the platform, two low limit posts were raised.

The location is very accurate.

It blocked the rear wheel of vehicle number 005 from retreating.

At the same time, the centerline guide wheel moved inward by half an inch, gently touching the outer edge of the front wheel of the Devourer.

The movement wasn't forceful.

It's more like a pre-takeover adjustment.

After the front wheels of the Devourer were caught, a slight resistance was felt on the steering wheel.

Wang Hu immediately cursed.

"It got stuck in the wheel."

Xiao Huo reports the number.

Section Three: Poison Gas Insurance (19)

"Tail beam number 013, number 25".

"The limit stop is stuck on the rear wheel of No. 005, preventing the rear from moving backward."

Inside room 013, several wounded soldiers closed their eyes.

The young survivors instinctively reached for the toolbox next to the tailgate.

There are spare cutting pliers in that box.

He stopped halfway through his hand.

Tang Lan didn't look at him, and only said one sentence.

"Put your hand back."

The young survivor withdrew his hand and gripped the door frame.

"Yes."

System countdown sixteen.

"The temporary lead vehicle is about to lose its access window."

In the control room, a technician stared at three curves, his throat tightening.

"The centerline bearing capacity is still correct."

Lu Mingyuan looked at him.

The technician shut his mouth and took his hands off the keyboard.

None of the maintenance workers on the platform said a word.

All the pressure was on the engine of the Devourer.

Su Yuan did not move the steering wheel with his right hand.

He looked at the kerosene lamp in the center line.

The boiler started to heave and make noise.

This time, the trailing effect looks more like a real car.

The flames did not tremble.

Su Yuan spoke.

"The flaw lies in the lamp."

The small fire was immediately replayed.

Three surges.

Three flames.

The flame's amplitude curve is almost flat.

Wang Hu looked up.

"With such high sound pressure, why isn't the light moving?"

Su Yuan said.

"The sound isn't on this line."

He handed the wrench to Wang Hu.

"Tap the base of the guide wheel."

Wang Hu rolled down, half-kneeling outside the side door, and swung the wrench.

when.

when.

when.

Three sounds landed on the centerline guide wheel base.

The echo from the platform is very short.

Immediately afterwards, a series of low echoes, half a beat late, came from the depths of the left line.

Two waveforms overlapped on the small fire screen.

"Echo delay of 0.4 seconds."

"The reflection point is deep on the left line, not on the center line."

It pulls out the waveform from the speaker inside the wall.

"The speakers inside the wall are only for amplification."

"The sound source of the boiler in the center line comes from a vehicle in the darkness on the left line."

Wang Hu's eyes darkened.

"The fake panting is hidden on the left side."

Su Yuan said again.

"cold water."

Wang Hu lifted the cooling pipe and poured a stream of cold water into the center rail gap.

The water did not flow down the slope after it hit the track surface.

It stopped two inches inside the guide wheel, with a very flat edge.

It's like being blocked by a thin layer of material.

Small flame zoomed in on the image.

"Water boundary anomaly."

"There is a thin steel plate under the rail surface."

The veteran engineer rushed to the edge of the platform and lay down to take a look.

He pressed his face almost against the wooden board, then swept the light across it for half a second.

He then stood up and yelled into the control room channel.

"The center line is a covered bridge."

"It's empty underneath!"

"The guide wheels are mounted on the cover plate, not on the actual rail."

The control room technician immediately started typing on the keyboard.

"The center line is highlighted in red."

"Access format highlighted in red".

"The centerline load-bearing data has not been verified."

The injured man who had just said it looked real looked up, saw the edge of the cold water and the echo waveform, and his expression changed.

The young survivor stared at the center guide wheel, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Tang Lan loosened the brake lever by half an inch and then pressed it down firmly again.

She scanned the people in the carriage.

"See that?"

"Don't worry about the lead car."

No one responded.

The system countdown stopped at thirteen seconds, and then started displaying garbled characters.

"Access window... Access denied..."

The centerline guide wheel suddenly increased its force, trying to pull the front wheel of the Devourer towards the centerline cover plate.

Su Yuan stopped abruptly.

The front of the car paused slightly.

The clamping force of the guide wheel is pushed back.

He didn't struggle, but simply let the front wheel of the Devourer press against the outer edge of the guide wheel, and then loosened the throttle by half an inch.

The vehicle's weight shifts forward.

Click.

The first guide wheel bracket on the right side of the center line is bent by half an inch.

The second one followed suit.

The clamping angles immediately shifted.

Wang Hu picked up a wrench and fixed it.

when.

The guide wheel tilted to one side, and the front wheel of the Devourer broke free from its grip.

Report from Xiaohuo.

"The peaceful takeover has been lifted."

The stress in tail beam No. 013 decreased from 25 to 23.

The third section, "Poison Gas Insurance," returns to section eighteen.

Someone on the platform let out a sigh of relief, then immediately shut up again.

Deep in the left lane, the train without lights started moving.

It's not about moving forward.

It means moving backward.

Click.

Click.

The sound of wheelsets pressing against the rails receded deeper into the left track, as if severing the connection of the previous echo.

Wang Hu grabbed the chalk dust container.

"Chase it?"

Su Yuan shook his head.

"Don't chase."

He looked at the third pillar of the platform.

The post was wrapped with old cables, and there were hand-reinforced welds at the bottom. The anchor holes next to it were still there, but they weren't completely covered with sludge.

"The old traction cable is wrapped around the third post."

Wang Hu dragged the old steel cable from the side of the platform over.

Two maintenance workers immediately stepped in to help.

The steel cable looped around the post and got stuck in an old pulley next to the ground anchor hole. The pulley was half-stuck, so the old engineer used a wrench to pry it open and then cranked a winch to connect it.

"The secondary cable is attached to the centerline guide wheel."

Su Yuan continued to issue orders.

Wang Hu glanced at the bent guide wheel bracket and immediately understood.

"Use it as a hook point."

He swung the secondary cable over, and the grappling hook gripped the base of the support.

Although the guide wheel is ruined, the base is still connected to the edge of the cover plate. When subjected to force, it will pull out the lateral force between the thin cover plate in the center line and the left entrance.

Su Yuan cut to number 013.

"Tang Lan, half-hug to death."

"receive."

Tang Lan pressed down the brake lever.

Track No. 013 got caught on the rail under the platform's wooden plank.

"Do not cut the tail anchor of No. 005, press the rear section."

"clear."

The young survivor immediately reported this at the tailgate.

"Right wheel No. 005 is stuck behind the wheel wedge, with minimal wobble."

Drag the triangular force model to the main screen.

The locomotive of the Devourer.

The third pillar of the platform.

Centerline guide wheel.

Number 013 is half-dead.

Tail anchor No. 005 is used to press down the tail.

Several lines form a closed force frame on the screen.

The veteran engineer looked at the model and his eyelid twitched.

"Use the fake control wheel to tow the car hidden on the left lane."

Wang Hu tightened the steel cable and braced his shoulder against the old pulley next to the pillar.

"Boss, what's next?"

Su Yuan glanced at the lead-lined isolation box.

"Voiceprint backup, play it out for half a second."

The small fire is rising.

"Not continuing with the main storyline?"

"I won't answer."

"Use only an external speaker."

Little Fire's paws paused for a moment.

"The tape recirculator broke through the drive belt. The remaining fragments can be manually adjusted using a rotary dial."

Wang Hu looked at the isolation box.

"This thing moved by itself just now."

Su Yuan said.

"So I'll only give it half a second."

The young survivors immediately tensed up at the tailgate.

"The temperature inside the isolation chamber is stable at low temperatures."

Tang Lan looked at him.

"Keep a close eye on it."

"clear."

Xiao Huo removed an old external speaker and connected it to the outside of the isolation box, without going into the vehicle's wiring or the Great Wall main interface.

The lid of the lead box was slightly ajar.

Wang Hu used insulated pliers to clamp the magnetic tape reel.

Countdown on low heat.

"three."

"two."

"one."

The tape reel was turned half a turn.

The external speaker emitted a powerful, half-second-long sound effect.

This is not a complete broadcast.

It was just a brief, traction-based confirmation pulse in the brain.

Low frequencies roll out of the platform cavity.

There was no response from below the centerline cover.

There's no right line either.

Deep in the left lane, two sets of wheelsets are rotating simultaneously.

Click click.

The small fire screen captured two points of ground micro-vibration.

"Twenty-three meters deep on the left side."

"Wide-body frame".

"Two sets of wheels, with the front facing the platform."

"Braking delay of half a second."

Su Yuan spoke.

"That's it."

In the darkness on the left, the car reacted, its wheels immediately locked, and it started to roll backward.

But it had just responded to the confirmation pulse, and the braking was half a second slower.

Half a second is enough.

Su Yuan stepped on the gas pedal half an inch.

The Devourer did not rush the center line, nor did it switch to the right line.

The locomotive, using the lateral pull of the third column cable, presses diagonally onto the remaining rail outside the left track entrance.

The edge of the steel wheel scraped against the rail edge, making a short scraping sound.

At the same time, Wang Hu swung a wrench and smashed it against the centerline guide wheel bracket.

when.

when.

On the third fall, the support broke.

The support, which was held in place by the secondary cable, suddenly snapped back.

The rebound force traveled along the secondary cable and the upright steel cable, pulling the car body deep in the left line where the wheel pressure had just been exposed.

A heavy, dragging sound came from the darkness.

The car without lights was dragged into a shadow half a meter deep.

"lamp."

Su Yuan said.

The young survivors immediately lowered the tailgate lights.

The small flame was only turned on for half a second with low-power illumination.

The light swept across the left line.

Everyone saw the front of the car.

There is no boiler for the Zhenshan locomotive.

There is no main traction structure.

It lacks a thick, heavy nose.

It was a trailer covered in old, welded-on horns, fake connectors, and tow hooks.

Three old megaphones were mounted on the front.

There is a disconnected data socket on the side.

The vehicle is equipped with two sets of drive wheels, the rims of which are polished to a high shine.

There are hand-welded letters on the side panels of the car body.

Temporary replacement part for the traction brain in Zhenshan.

The platform was so quiet that it was practically idling.

The old engineer dropped the wrench onto the wooden board.

thump.

In the control room, all the technicians stood up at the same time.

Someone's chair fell over, and no one helped it up.

Lu Mingyuan stared at the transmitted video feed, his face grim.

"Repost across all channels."

The screen was switched to the Base 04 Survival Channel.

The front end of the fake tractor, the horn, the fake interface, the towing hook, and the line of welded lettering were all marked.

Lu Mingyuan's voice drowned out the channel noise.

"All previous town broadcast routes are now invalid."

"The white light return line is invalid."

"The right-line unloading ramp is now invalid."

"The central access section is invalid."

"Based on the actual test results of the lead vehicle."

This time, no one added a statement about the system's reliable format.

The maintenance team has started work.

"The lime powder was delivered first."

"Push the second roll of steel cable over."

"Move the hand-cranked winch to the left end."

"Don't put the medical cabin cooling pipes at the back, give them to number 013."

"Two iron wedges."

"There are three wooden wedges left."

The old engineer picked up the wrench, turned around, and started cursing.

"Don't pile them up in one go."

"Leave someone at the left entrance."

"If anyone stares at the light again, I'll take it down."

People on the platform started running.

It's not running around randomly.

Some people carried powder, some pulled cables, some inserted wheel chocks into the side of the rails, and some lay down to check the rail gap at the left track entrance.

Inside cell 013, the young survivor stared at the fake brain traction trailer, his face still pale, but his hands were steady.

He reports every ten seconds.

"The isolation chamber is stable at low temperatures."

"Right wheel number 005 is normal."

"Twenty-two tail beams."

Tang Lan listened without interrupting.

Su Yuan didn't look at the fake traction brain for too long.

"Wang Hu, stop the wheel wedge."

Wang Hu grabbed the iron wedge and the wooden wedge and flipped over to the left entrance.

The fake traction tractor was still trying to reverse.

Its wheelset was dragged off course by the previous movement, with the front end protruding from the edge of the kerosene lamp and the wheel flange pressing against the outer rail of the left line.

Wang Hu smashed the first iron wedge into front of its front wheel.

thump.

Another wooden wedge was placed on the side of the rear wheel.

"stuck."

Su Yuan said.

"Don't destroy it."

Wang Hu patted the prologue.

"Isolate first, then review."

Tang Lan maintained a half-hug on number 013.

The No. 005 tail anchor continues to hold down the rear section.

The triangular support frame was not removed.

The dummy traction tractor got stuck at the left lane, unable to move forward or backward.

In the control room, the veteran engineer stared at its wheel pressure curve.

"This thing has active traction."

"Don't let it bite the main hook."

Su Yuan said.

"All traction should be kept physically isolated."

"Fake interfaces will not be accepted."

"Voiceprint line not connected."

"Using only steel cables."

The small torch displays these three items on the entire car screen.

Wang Hu tugged at the auxiliary rope.

"Then let's use it as a test vehicle?"

"Temporary counterweight".

Su Yuan looked at the darkness on the left.

"Let it lie in front first."

The veteran engineer, who was standing by the platform, heard this and his lips twitched.

"Using a brain substitute to pave the way."

He didn't laugh.

They just pushed the second roll of steel cable even faster.

"Bring it up."

"Add an extra layer of insurance for the lead vehicle."

The support team pushed the hand-cranked winch to the left line.

Two maintenance workers squatted down to secure the ground anchor.

Another person took a bag of lime powder and sprinkled a white line in front of the left track seam.

The dust fell but did not disappear immediately.

But two meters deep on the left side, the edge of the white powder began to sink slightly.

Recorded by Xiao Huo.

"Two meters ahead of the left track is solid rail."

"There is a slight negative pressure two meters away."

Su Yuan tapped the steering wheel.

"Continue testing."

Just then, a very faint mechanical sound came from the No. 005 external isolation box.

Click.

The young survivors immediately approached, but did not touch the box.

"There's movement coming from the isolation box."

Cut the screen with a small flame.

Inside the lead box, the magnetic tape circulator had its drive belt disconnected and its external wiring cut off.

But the tape reel spun half a circle on its own.

Click.

A short cassette tape emerged from the crack in the box.

Ji Yun's second recording was squeezed out from the fragments of an old loudspeaker.

The sound was lower than the previous one, and it had a noticeable weariness.

"Don't destroy the brain."

All actions on the platform paused for a moment.

"It knows where the real Zhenshan Mountain is."

The tape got stuck.

A hissing sound swept across the channel.

"But what if it starts knocking the short code three times?"

"Disconnect all traction immediately."

The recording stopped.

There was no extraneous noise.

At the same second.

Three short, metallic knocks came from under the dummy tractor that was wedged into place at the left-hand entrance.

when.

when.

when.

Wang Hu's hand stopped on the steel cable.

Tang Lan slammed on the brake lever.

The young survivor touched the lamp to the ground; the lamp cord trembled slightly, then stabilized.

On the small screen, the tension of each steel cable of the triangular support frame simultaneously turned red.

Su Yuan raised his hand.

"All traction."

"Sever."

As soon as Su Yuan finished speaking, all the taut steel cables snapped.

The broken support frame on the center line bounced off and landed, causing the dummy trailer to suddenly vibrate.

A chilling wind surged from the depths of the left track, and the entire track emitted a menacing hum as if it were on the verge of breaking.