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

Shen Wen glanced at it but didn't reply.

He is waiting.

It's not that no one has star stones, it's that no one is willing to sell them. The price isn't high enough, or there's a lack of trust.

He didn't know if a potion that added ten attribute points was enough to cover the price. But he didn't lack potions; what he lacked were starstones.

A private chat notification popped up.

Shen Wen clicked on it and saw a familiar ID—Cao Lin.

[D3927 Train Conductor Cao Lin: Hey boss! I have a starstone!]

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow.

This girl is pretty good.

He replied: 【Do you have one?】

Cao Lin replied instantly: 【Yes! We got it from Xingguang Lake at the group's market. The quantity wasn't large, but it's definitely more than a pound!】

Shen Wen stared at the message for two seconds, going over it in his mind.

Starlight Lake.

It makes perfect sense that a platform with "starlight" in its name would produce starstone.

[Change. Constitution Potion, one pound of Starstone.]

Cao Lin paused for a few seconds, as if checking inventory. Then she replied: [Deal! Wait a moment, I'll complete the transaction right away!]

A transaction request popped up, and Shen Wen clicked "confirm."

Inside the metal box in the storage room, there was an extra stone the size of a fist.

It is entirely silver-white, with fine patterns covering its surface, like solidified starlight, giving off a soft glow in the dimly lit carriage.

Shen Wen picked up the stone; it was icy cold to the touch and much heavier than it looked.

He put the starstone into the storage room and opened the train's attribute panel.

[Train upgrade required: 400 kg wood, 400 kg metal, 150 kg mechanical parts, 5 catties gold, 25 kg copper, 1 catties starstone]

We have enough materials.

He clicked "confirm".

The carriage jolted.

It wasn't the slight tremor we experienced during previous component upgrades; the entire train was shaking, from the floor to the ceiling, from the wheels to the frame, with every screw humming and resonating.

The light patterns on the workbench surface flickered wildly, alternating between light and darkness as quickly as a police siren.

The metal boxes in the storage room emitted a low hum.

A layer of pale gold patterns appeared on the surface of the container, spreading along the edges to the ground and embedding themselves into the carriage floor like tree roots.

The light outside the porthole distorted for a moment, as if something was spreading out from inside the train, squeezing and deforming the surrounding space.

ten seconds.

Or twenty seconds.

The tremors finally subsided.

Train number: D5612

[Level: 3]

Speed: 60 km/h

[Workbench: Black Iron Grade (Uses blueprints; can be used for repairing and making black iron grade tools)]

[Chassis: Level 3 (can defend against attacks from Iron-level creatures), Durability 400/400]

[Wheels: Level 3 (60km/h)]

[Base Plate: Level 3 (Sanity recovery speed 3 points/hour)]

[Facilities: 2/4 (Soilless cultivation greenhouse, fully automated kitchen)]

[Module Cards: Dock Delay (Iron Tier), Salesperson (Iron Tier)]

[Train Upgrade (Modules Available): Upgrade Requirements: 800 kg Wood, 800 kg Metal, 300 kg Mechanical Parts, 10 catties Gold, 50 kg Copper, 2 catties Starstone, 100 kg Refined Iron, 1 Thunderstone]

Before Shen Wen could take a closer look, 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 (Iron Level) → Special Train Module Card (Bronze Level)]

Shen Wen's eyelid twitched.

Black iron is transformed into bronze.

Author Renjian Zhengdao Shicangshang presents "Train Survival: Me and My Goddess Get Treasure Chests by Sticking Together" for you.

This was a good deal.

A card gleaming with a silvery-white light popped up on the screen. The surface of the card was engraved with fine runes, like some kind of ancient protective magic circle.

[Mental Barrier (Bronze Level)]

[Effect: Within the train's area, all passengers and the train conductor are immune to mental pollution/sanity erosion below the silver level.]

Shen Wen stared at the line of text for two seconds, about to say something, when another notification popped up.

Special item detected: Beast God's Finger

[The current holder has been detected as the train conductor, and the train module card "Mental Barrier" has not yet been finalized.]

[Would you like to consume "Beast God's Finger" to upgrade the module card "Mental Barrier" to "Beast God's Blessing"?]

[Changes in effects after upgrade:]

[Mental pollution below the gold level of immunity/SAN value erosion]

[Each time you leave the train to explore the platform, you will gain the "Blessed Beast God" status: Strength +20%, Speed ​​+20%, lasting until the end of this exploration.]

[When creatures of Silver rank or lower actively approach within 100 meters of the train, they will be subjected to mental suppression and will most likely actively avoid it.]

[Note: This upgrade is irreversible; the "Beast God Finger" will disappear after it is consumed.]

Shen Wen was stunned.

He stared at those lines of text, quickly going through them in his mind.

Beast God's Finger.

He didn't know how to use it at first. Jiang Youchu's investigation was full of questions. Celia said she would take it back to the capital for the Queen to deal with.

I never expected that the train itself would have a way of being used.

And the extent of this upgrade—

Mental pollution below the gold standard for immunity.

Leaving the train grants an additional 20% power and speed.

Creatures below the silver level dare not approach the train.

He glanced at the still-unsolidified mental barrier module card, then at the pitch-black finger in the storage room.

No hesitation.

"upgrade."

[Confirmed Consumption: Beast God's Finger]

[Module card upgrade in progress...]

The train carriage shook again.

The jet-black finger floated out of the metal box in the storage room and hovered in mid-air.

The dry, shriveled skin began to crack, and a dark golden light shone through the cracks, as if something was burning inside.

The finger slowly rotates in the air, shrinking a little with each rotation, and the light grows brighter and brighter.

In the end, the finger shrank to the size of a soybean, a mixture of dark gold and silver-white, like a miniature star.

The light drifted toward the module card that shone with a silvery-white light in front of Shen Wen and disappeared into it.

The runes on the card's surface began to change.

The original fine protective array patterns were replaced by more complex designs.

Beast heads, claws, wings—various ancient totems appear and disappear on the card, finally settling on the outline of a giant beast raising its head and roaring.

The card's luster shifted from silvery-white to dark gold, then slowly settled, becoming a calm, understated bronze.

[Module card upgrade complete!]

[Mental Barrier → Beast God's Blessing (Silver Level)]

[Current Module Cards: Dock Delay (Iron), Salesperson (Iron), Beast God's Blessing (Silver)]

Shen Wen stared at the bronze-colored card and remained silent for two seconds.

"nice one."

It's not just that the effect is improved, it's equivalent to having an extra buff every time they leave the platform, this 20% is actually a direct increase in their combat power.

Furthermore, the final monster below the silver level will not approach their train.

Although they haven't encountered this situation yet, who can guarantee that the carriages themselves have durability?

That means there's a possibility of the enemy attacking the train.