Train Survival: Can I get a treasure chest by touching my goddess?

Shen Wen leaned against the carriage wall, rummaging through the storage room to find any usable props, and put the Book of Forbidden Things into his backpack.

Although he's not too afraid of that peak Bronze level player now.

But it's still best to play it safe, so it's advisable to bring this along.

"I'm only bringing the two of you this time." Shen Wen reached out and ruffled the three-tailed fox's head.

The rest of the spiders remained in the car, mainly because there were people from the Aurora Club present, and he was worried that they might try to sabotage the operation.

The [All-Spirit Breeding Farm] now has a special effect: if someone attacks the train, it can directly attack the enemy.

It can be said that this adds an extra layer of defense to the train.

The three-tailed fox squeaked, its three tails swayed, and it jumped off his shoulder, landing on the back of the Thousand-Limbed Demon Spider and settling down.

Su Qingxuan glanced at the pile of spiders: "Afraid the Aurora Society will raid our base?"

"Just in case."

[Distance to arrival: 00:05:00]

"Upgrade the train first. We have enough resources."

Shen Wen nodded and opened the train's attribute panel.

Wheel: Level 4 → Level 5, Required: 800 kg of metal, 200 kg of mechanical parts, 100 kg of refined iron, 5 Thunderstones, 1 Wind Spirit Crystal.

confirm.

Wheel upgrade complete! Current speed: 100km/h

【6级升级所需：精铁200公斤，智能零件200公斤迅雷石10块，风神结晶1块】

It didn't stop.

Keep going.

Wheel upgrade complete! Current speed: 120km/h

【7级升级所需：精铁500公斤，智能零件500公斤迅雷石20块，风神结晶2块】

Shen Wen nodded and changed to the baseboard.

Base plate: Level 4 → Level 5, Required: 800 kg of wood, 400 kg of metal, 5 Spirit Stones, 1 Moon Crystal.

confirm.

[Base upgrade complete! SAN recovery speed increased to 16 points/hour]

[Required for Level 6 upgrade: 200 kg of Mystic Wood, 200 kg of Refined Iron, 10 Spirit Stones, and 5 Moon Essence Crystals]

[Base upgrade complete! SAN recovery speed increased to 30 points/hour]

[Required for Level 7 upgrade: 200 kg of Mystic Wood, 200 kg of Refined Iron, 20 Spirit Stones, and 10 Moon Essence Crystals]

Then replace it with a frame.

Chassis: Level 4 → Level 5, Required: 1200 kg of metal, 400 kg of refined iron, 10 pieces of obsidian.

confirm.

[Chassis upgrade complete! Current durability: 1600/1600, capable of withstanding attacks from Black Iron level creatures]

[Required for Level 6 upgrade: 1000 kg of refined iron, 20 pieces of obsidian]

[Chassis upgrade complete! Current durability: 2000/2000, capable of defending against bronze-level creature attacks]

[Required for Level 7 upgrade: 1200 kg of refined iron, 30 pieces of obsidian]

Shen Wen glanced at the remaining resources. There were enough, but there was no need to upgrade further. It seemed to be at the Bronze level for now.

With so many spiders around, there's no fear of anyone messing with the train.

"Now we need to figure out how to get the train core." The train's bronze workbench has been stuck, and the train upgrade has added another train core.

This suggests that incorporating this technology should bring about a qualitative change in the train.

After upgrading the train, he walked toward the Furnace of All Laws.

The facility stood in the corner of the fourth carriage, its entire body a dark gold color, about the height of a person, with flames rolling inside the furnace, yet emitting no heat.

Shen Wen opened the furnace panel, which listed all his abilities, but he discovered that only those he could learn from ability books were available.

For abilities like Sequence Ability that arise on their own, there are no options at all.

"Let's try the fusion capability first."

Shen Wen explained the four bronze-level abilities in the Butcher's True Solution.

Throat severed, bone shattered, heart pierced, armor cracked—drag them all into the fusion tank.

[Four similar capabilities detected; fusion success rate: 98%. Fusion?]

Hmm? There's also the fusion success rate. It seems that abilities that are too different cannot be fused together.

confirm.

The flames in the furnace suddenly shot up, and four dark red lights swirled, collided, and intertwined within the flames.

Ten seconds later, a new spot of light emerged from the flame.

[Fusion successful! New ability gained: Annihilation (Bronze Rank)]

[Effect: Upon hit, the attack inflicts the following effects simultaneously: Throat Severing, Bone Crushing, Heart Piercing, and Armor Crack. All effects last for 30 minutes, during which the target cannot regenerate health. Cooldown: 1 hour.]

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow.

Four become one, but the effect is not diminished, and there is an additional contraindication to treatment.

"This facility is pretty good."

Jiang Youchu also came over and dragged all her ice-type abilities into the fusion tank.

Ice Arrow, Frost Impact, Frost Storm, and Ice Blade—four ice-based abilities spun and collided within the furnace, finally condensing into a cluster of icy blue light.

[Fusion successful! New ability gained: Ice Age (Bronze level)]

[Effect: Creates a persistent frost field within a designated area, 200 meters in radius, lasting 60 seconds. Enemies within the field continuously suffer various types of frost damage, have their movement speed reduced by 80%, and are frozen once every 5 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.]

Jiang Youchu grinned: "Awesome."

The others saw this and came over, which allowed them to combine their various abilities.

Su Qingxuan walked over and dragged the Enchanting Eye and the Eye of Pain into the fusion tank.

Dark pink specks of light intertwined in the furnace, eventually coalescing into a cluster of dark purple specks.

[Fusion successful! New ability gained: Soul-Stealing Gaze (Bronze Level)]

[Effect: Focuses on the target, inflicting a triple status effect of fear, charm, and pain for 15 seconds. Ignores mental defenses below Silver rank. Cooldown: 1 minute.]

Su Mu and Lydia didn't have much ability to fuse, but Bai Shuiyao did try.

After trying out the fusion ability, Shen Wen then looked at the enhancement ability.

His abilities were listed one by one, like goods on a shelf. Shen Wen glanced at them and dragged his first silver ability, [Iron Body], into the furnace.

After trying out the fusion ability, Shen Wen then looked at the enhancement ability.

His abilities were listed one by one, like goods on a shelf. Shen Wen glanced at them and dragged his first silver ability, [Iron Body], into the furnace.

The flames in the furnace flickered, and a new option popped up on the panel.

[The Steel Body can enhance: Constitution, Defense, and Recovery.]

Shen Wen touched his chin.

He clicked on the "Physical Enhancement" button, and a notification popped up on the panel: "[Materials Missing]".

He checked the defense again, and this time the prompt was different: [Requires 1 Immortal Stone. Enhance?]

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow.

He thought this stuff could only be used to upgrade the train, but he never expected that these materials could also be used to enhance abilities.

He had no problem with it, since the Stone of Immortality was no longer needed.

confirm.

The flames suddenly shot up, and a dark golden spot of light rose from the furnace and disappeared into his chest.

[Iron Body Defense Enhancement: Added effect "Defense Boost x2".]

Shen Wen felt it and noticed that his skin had gained a subtle resilience, not the hard, rigid feel of before, but rather an elasticity similar to rubber.

He opened the panel and saw that it could be upgraded; three pieces would be needed next time.

I've already used it, might as well use it.

The flames shot up again.

[Defense Boost x2 → x5]

The third time, it will cost ten yuan.

Shen Wen nodded and put the panel away.

I can definitely feel that the defense has become stronger.

Unlike the Steel Body which grants immunity to physical attacks below the Silver level, the Defense Boost also provides a bonus to defense against energy attacks.

He used to rely on his physical strength to tough it out, and he still relies on his physical strength to tough it out, but the effect is much better.

This is truly a golden facility; it's practically a sustainability upgrade card.

However, the ability upgrade card is much more powerful than this, as it does not require any materials.

"You guys give it a try too." Shen Wen stepped aside to make room. "If you have enough materials, take as much as you can."

After the women tried it for a while...

The train's announcement system came on.