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

Everyone opened the regional channel, and they all started wailing about the third station.

[D4011 Train - Train Conductor - Liu Feng: Did anyone come back alive? Those two platforms looked very strange; I didn't dare get off the train.]

[D2304 Train - Passenger - Li Sisi: We got off the train, but two of our teammates had zero sanity and were biting anyone they saw.]

The train conductor and I personally pushed them out.

[D8812 Train - Passenger - Zhang Wei: We went to the Village of Vengeful Spirits. There were only three spirits of the Rotten Wood level. One person died. Three remain.]

[D5601 Train - Train Conductor - Zhao Yaoyao: Drowning Pool, Water Ghost, also a Rotten Wood level. Four people went down, and I came back alone.]

[D5200 Train - Train Conductor - Zhao Xun: I'm alive too. But all my teammates are dead. They were all killed by our own people. Spirits can possess.]

[D1923 Train - Passenger - Wang Mei: I'm so scared, I don't want to die, someone please save me...]

The messages kept coming in, all filled with despair.

Shen Wen glanced at it and frowned slightly.

These station names include: Village of Vengeful Spirits, Drowning Pool, Cemetery, Mortuary...

They're all supernatural.

However, their levels are not high; they are mostly of the "rotten wood" level.

Even so, the casualties were still heavy.

Possession, hallucinations, sanity dropping to zero, and infighting.

Those low-level spirits were slaughtering the unsuspecting passengers in the most primitive way.

Just as Shen Wen was about to turn off the channel, a new message popped up.

[D3327 Train - Train Conductor - Zhang Yang: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm back alive.]

The regional channel was silent for a moment.

[D5200 Train - Train Conductor - Zhao Xun: Zhang Yang? The mayor of Long'an City?]

[D3327 Train - Train Conductor - Zhang Yang: It's me. Not only did I come back alive, but I also upgraded the train to Level 2, and all components were upgraded to Level 2 as well. Now there's an extra carriage.]

[D5601 Train Conductor Zhao Yaoyao: Holy crap... Boss!]

[D1923 Train - Passenger - Wang Mei: Mayor, can you help us? We're in such a terrible situation...]

[D3327 Train Conductor Zhang Yang: Of course we should help.]

His messages continue to roll.

As you've probably all noticed, this game isn't one where you can survive alone. Resources are limited, and battlegrounds are dangerous; even the strongest person can't hold out alone.

So I'm thinking, instead of fighting alone, let's unite. My train has been expanded and can accommodate more people.

If the opportunity arises, you are all welcome to board my train. Let's survive together.

Unlike some people who have resources but hide them and watch others die!

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow.

Get on his train?

This guy has big ambitions.

Before he could even speak, Jiang Youchu had already exploded.

[D5612 Train Passenger Jiang Youchu: @D3327 Train Conductor Zhang Yang, are you talking nonsense?]

[D3327 Train - Train Conductor - Zhang Yang: ? ? ? ]

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: If you're going to say something, just name names. You're all so effeminate and sarcastic. Yes, yes, yes, everyone who can't survive is blamed on us.]

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: Your parents' divorce is also my fault! I cheated on your mother! And I gave birth to you!]

[D3327 Train Conductor Zhang Yang: His language is full of foul language. I just wanted to help everyone!]

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: Help everyone? Then you should bring out your resources!]

Aren't you the mayor? Set an example! Distribute the supplies to everyone!

Jiang Youchu continued.

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: Why aren't you saying anything? Oh, I get it, your "helping everyone" just means getting everyone on your train to be your slaves, right?]

[D3327 Train Conductor Zhang Yang: Don't be misled by her.]

It's precisely because people like Shen Wen are selfish and unwilling to contribute resources that so many people died while supporting him!

[D3327 Train Conductor Zhang Yang: If they had distributed their weapons back then, everyone would have been able to defend themselves. Would so many people be dead now?]

[D3327 Train Conductor Zhang Yang: Shen Wen, dare you say that among those who died this time, none should have survived?]

Shen Wen stared at the messages, his eyes turning cold.

Follow the vicissitudes of life in the author's writing and embark on an adventure together in "Train Survival: Me and the Goddess Get Treasure Chests by Sticking Together".

Moral kidnapping?

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: We have no morals, we're kidnapping your grandmother!]

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: Who are you? Do you even deserve to talk to us?]

[D5612 Train - Passenger - Jiang Youchu: If you want to get something for free, just say so. What's with the righteous airs? How disgusting!]

Zhang Yang did not reply.

In the regional channels, some people started to follow suit.

[D5200 Train - Passenger - Wang Qiang: Actually... Zhang Yang's words make some sense. If we could have bought cheaper weapons before...]

[D1923 Train - Passenger - Wang Mei: Exactly! You guys are so powerful, why don't you help us out?]

Just as Jiang Youchu was about to continue her tirade, Su Qingxuan pressed down on her shoulder.

"Ignore them." Su Qingxuan's voice was calm. "The more you pay attention to these people, the more they'll get worked up."

Jiang Youchu snorted and closed the input box.

But Su Qingxuan's brows remained furrowed.

She looked at Shen Wen: "When Zhang Yang said 'Get on my train,' did he know something?"

Shen Wen was also thinking about this problem.

In the regional channel, everyone was talking about their own things, and no one mentioned "getting on board".

How did Zhang Yang know that other people could board the train?

unless--

"His talent," Shen Wen said, looking at Su Qingxuan. "Or perhaps he obtained some kind of tool that allows him to know the information about the later platforms in advance."

Su Qingxuan nodded: "That's what I think too."

He dares to say that because he's confident that a group of people will support him later.

He recalled Zhang Yang's words—"Get on my train," "Let's live together."

This guy wants to be a local tyrant.

Shen Wen opened his train attribute panel and his gaze fell on the second carriage.

"Without passengers, meaning there are no available seats, boarding means being a dependent, even worse than a passenger!"

Su Qingxuan said calmly, "So this is what Zhang Yang was planning."

"Bring a group of people onto the bus, give them the most basic necessities for survival, and then make them work like slaves?"

"At that time, he will be a local tyrant. Those who get on his carriage will be his slaves."

Shen Wen's lips curled into a cold smile: "Quite ambitious."

"But he's overthinking it. He's not the only one in a second carriage, and someone will expose him soon enough."

"This has nothing to do with us, but his leveling up reminded me! I should level up to level 3 first and get the stuff first."

Su Qingxuan nodded.

Shen Wen did not hesitate and clicked the vehicle upgrade option.

[Do you wish to use the following resources to upgrade the train?]

[200 kg of wood / 200 kg of metal / 150 catties of machine parts]

[Confirm/Cancel]

The carriage jolted.

The tremors that came from deep within the floor reappeared, more intense and longer-lasting than during the previous upgrade.

The light patterns on the surface of the worktable flickered wildly.

The light outside the car door's porthole was distorted into a jumbled mess.

Ten seconds later, the tremors stopped.

Train number: D5612

[Level: 3]

Speed: 40 km/h

[Workbench: Rotten Wood Level]

[Chassis: Level 2]

[Wheels: Level 2]

[Base Plate: Level 2]

[Facilities: 1/3 → 1/4 (Soilless cultivation greenhouse)]

[Module Card: Dock Delay]

[Train Upgrade (Modules Obtainable): Upgrade Requirements: 400 kg Wood, 400 kg Metal, 300 catties Mechanical Parts, 5 catties Gold, 50 catties Copper, 1 catties Starstone]

Shen Wen glanced at it and was about to close it when the system notification sounded again.

Congratulations! Train D5612 has become the first train to be upgraded to Level 3!

[You are the first person to upgrade, your reward is being upgraded...]

[Train Module Card (Rotten Wood Grade) → Special Train Module Card (Iron Grade)]