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

Chapter 17 Minimum Speed

"One hour left," he said. "Move."

The four people began carrying it down to the first floor.

Shen Wen carried three boxes by himself, moving with incredible speed.

Su Mu carried two boxes with steady steps.

Su Qingxuan and Jiang Youchu each carried a box and followed behind.

Three round trips.

On the last trip, Shen Wen carried the treatment machine down and placed it next to the pile of supplies at the entrance.

Jiang Youchu stood in front of the pile of supplies, hands on her hips, grinning: "What a bumper harvest!"

Su Qingxuan wiped the sweat from her forehead, a smile playing on her lips: "It's still because of the delayed stop."

Otherwise, at least half of these things would have to be thrown away.

Shen Wen nodded.

The normal stop is only three hours.

Looting, fighting, and transporting—the time was extremely tight.

The extra hour allowed them to search every corner and move out everything they could.

"We still have time." Su Qingxuan glanced at the platform. "Divide the attribute potion first, drink it, and then move it."

The four people formed a circle.

Jiang Youchu opened the metal box, and four pale blue vials lay side by side.

Shen Wen picked up the last one, unscrewed the cap, and poured it down.

The liquid went down my throat, slightly cool with a hint of sweetness, followed by a warm sensation, but it felt much less intense than the first time I drank it.

Shen Wen brought up the attribute panel.

Name: Shen Wen

[Constitution: 17→20]

【Spirit: 8】

He frowned: "Only three points were added."

Jiang Youchu blinked: "How could that be? We all get ten points at a time."

Shen Wen stared at the panel for a few seconds, then suddenly realized, "I drank a bottle before. Maybe the effects of the same potion will decrease over time."

Su Qingxuan nodded: "That makes sense. The first time adds ten points, the second time is discounted, and the third time is discounted again. Otherwise, you can drink it indefinitely, and your attributes will skyrocket."

Jiang Youchu scratched her head: "That's alright. Three points are still meat."

Shen Wen turned off the control panel and stood up: "Let's move it. There's less than an hour left."

The four began transporting supplies towards the platform.

One person, one trip; one person, two trips; one person, three trips.

Shen Wen was the fastest runner. With his 17-point physique boost, he carried three boxes and walked faster than Jiang Youchu when she was empty-handed.

Forty minutes later, all the supplies were piled up at the train door.

Shen Wen jumped into the car and dragged the boxes inside one by one.

Su Mu passed the boxes up from below, while Su Qingxuan and Jiang Youchu carried them over from the platform.

After unloading the last box, Shen Wen stood at the car door and glanced at the empty concrete floor of the platform.

Everything has been moved.

He closed the car door, leaned against it, and let out a long sigh.

[Distance until end of stop: 00:08:00 (Delayed stop in effect...)]

Eight minutes left.

Jiang Youchu plopped down on the ground, her forehead covered in sweat, but a smile graced her face: "I'm exhausted... but it feels great!"

Su Mu didn't speak, but sat down against the wall, still holding the long sword in his arms.

Su Qingxuan walked to the water tank, filled a few cups with water, and handed them over: "Have some water and calm down."

The four sat on the ground, drinking water and panting, without saying a word.

The carriage was quiet for a few minutes.

Shen Wen's breathing gradually calmed down.

His gaze swept over the mountain of supplies, and he began to plan his next move.

Suddenly, Su Mu stood up, walked to the porthole, and looked out.

"what?"

Her voice made the other three people look up.

"What's wrong?" Shen Wen walked over.

Su Mu pointed in the direction of the platform.

The electronic screen, which should have been displaying information about the next stop, was now completely black.

But on that dark screen, a few lines of text were slowly lighting up—

[Warning: The minimum speed requirement for the next leg of the journey is 30 km/h]

Current train speed: 20km/h

If the required speed cannot be achieved, the arrival time will be extended by 300%.

During the extension period, the train will be exposed to a hazardous environment.

Please increase train speed as soon as possible.

The few lines of text lit up for a few seconds, then slowly dimmed. The screen went black again, as if nothing had happened.

Shen Wen stared at the screen, his brows furrowing.

"Speed is below target, arrival time tripled?" He quickly calculated, "What was originally a twenty-hour journey will become sixty hours?"

"And you'll be exposed to a dangerous environment." Su Qingxuan walked over, her tone grave. "The train is your only refuge. What if we encounter an attack during this time..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was already quite clear.

Su Qingxuan paused for two seconds before speaking, "Then we need to upgrade the wheels."

She turned to look at the mountain of supplies and said quickly, "Perfect."

If you have enough resources, upgrade all the components that can be upgraded.

It will definitely be useful.

Jiang Youchu got up from the ground, patted her bottom, and said, "Then I'll break down everything that can be broken down first, and see what I'm missing."

She walked to the worktable and picked out the items she had brought back but couldn't use directly from the pile of supplies.

The damaged generator casing, the IV stand taken from the hospital, several rusted scalpels, half a box of broken test tubes and beakers, and the large X-ray machine that was brought back.

Although the whole thing was too heavy to move, Jiang Youchu disassembled the parts that could be removed on the spot.

One item after another was thrown onto the worktable.

The screen keeps popping up prompts—

[Decomposable material detected: Damaged generator (rotten wood level), decompose?]

[Decomposable material detected: IV stand (rotten wood grade) x8, decompose?]

[Decomposable material detected: Experimental equipment (rotten wood grade) x35, decompose?]

[Decomposable material detected: X-ray machine parts (rotten wood grade) x12, decompose?]

Jiang Youchu confirmed each point.

A faint light shone on the surface of the workbench, and the damaged, rusted, and unusable materials were torn apart, divided, and reassembled by an invisible force.

Five minutes later, the screen updated—

[Decomposition complete]

[Obtained: 156 kg of metal, 85 catties of mechanical parts, 22 catties of copper wire]

[Obtained: 24 kg of metal]

[Results: 68 kg of metal, 45 catties of glass shards, 15 catties of rubber tubing]

[Obtained: 43 kg of metal, 36 catties of mechanical parts, and 8 catties of rare metals]

Jiang Youchu stared at the string of numbers, her eyes growing brighter and brighter. She quickly did the mental calculation, and when she turned around, her voice rose eight octaves:

"A total of 291 kilograms of metals were brought in! 121 jin of mechanical parts! 22 jin of copper wire and 8 jin of rare metals!"

Those glass shards and rubber tubes aren't needed for now, let's just leave them there!

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow.

This is much more than expected.

He opened the train's properties panel and brought up the resource list.

Current supplies:

Timber: 580 kg

Metal content: 711 kg

[Mechanical parts: 329 catties]

He stared at the three lines of numbers and quickly went through the upgrade requirements for the three components.

[Frame: Level 1 → Level 2, Required: 150 kg of metal]

[Wheel: Level 1 → Level 2, Required: 100 kg of metal, 25 kg of mechanical parts]