The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

[Selection successful. Materials consumed: 2 Venomous Cat Demon Teeth, 100 Cat Demon Teeth.]

The cable car upgrade's additional feature has been locked: "Venomous Shell".

[Cable car upgrade in progress... Remaining time: 11 hours and 58 minutes.]

Su Mu looked at the two notifications and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He used to think those cat demon teeth were taking up too much space, but now he realizes that he's been hoarding the good stuff all along. If the system hadn't detected it, he might never have known that those teeth could be used in this way.

He glanced at the remaining hundred or so ordinary cat demon teeth in the corner... Without the addition of venomous fangs, they could only apply "weak venomous stings," which were far less effective. But it was good to keep them; they might come in handy later.

Su Mu withdrew his gaze, leaned against the wall, and let out a long breath.

I had a pretty good day. The cable car was upgraded to level four, and I even got a free poison reflection trait.

After doing all this, Su Mu opened the trading channel and posted a purchase request:

[Collect timber. Buy in bulk, as much as you can. Can be traded for food and ammunition.]

Timber isn't hard to collect. Chen Jun used to collect timber in the channel for a long time, and some people cut down a lot of trees to exchange for food, so they stockpiled a batch of timber.

However, Chen Jun's individual consumption was limited, and he was worried about where to dispose of those people since they couldn't sell them. As soon as Su Mu accepted the offer, more than a dozen private messages flooded in.

He looked through the list one by one, picked out a few reasonably priced items, and traded them for a batch of timber. The sixty-odd pieces of timber were piled in a corner of the cable car, taking up a small space.

The reason Su Mu collected timber was to make planks.

White wooden board

Armor: 1

Weight limit: 100 kg

This thing has negligible defensive capabilities, but it has one irreplaceable function that other materials cannot replicate... it extends outwards.

Laying planks outside the cable car creates a temporary platform, effectively expanding the cable car's usable area. Arrow boxes, animal traps, and planting platforms can be placed on the platform; and with better materials in the future, a second or third layer can be built.

Moreover, he's about to upgrade the cable car to level four, which will further expand the space. Stockpiling some wood now will come in handy later.

Su Mu stacked the timber, stood up, and stretched his limbs.

I had just stretched when the cable car suddenly lurched violently.

It wasn't the slight swaying from the wind like before; instead, the entire carriage felt as if it had been pushed forward by something from behind, lurched forward, and then glided steadily forward.

Su Mu leaned against the wall and glanced at the time... 7 p.m.

The cable car started moving.

He walked to the window and looked outside.

The thick fog persisted, obscuring everything, but the feeling of moving at a steady pace had definitely returned.

The cable car is moving slowly at a speed of about five kilometers per hour, just like before.

Just then, a cold, mechanical sound echoed throughout the cable.

[Announcement for Area 886 (Cable Number)]

[It has been detected that the distance between this cable and the adjacent cable (number 3266) is less than 500 meters, which meets the channel merging requirements.]

[Channel merge complete. You can now communicate with the survivors in cable 3266.]

[Attention: Forced teleportation is about to begin. Please prepare accordingly.]

Su Mu frowned slightly.

Channel merger? In other words, there's now a new group of people in the chat channel... survivors of the other cable.

He opened the chat channel, and sure enough, the number of people in the upper right corner jumped from over 700 to over 1,500. The messages in the channel were clearly divided into two camps.

One group spoke Chinese; it was the group of people he was familiar with.

The other group mixed various languages ​​together... English, the system's built-in translation function, all of which were converted into text that he could understand.

Su Mu quickly scrolled through the chat history of that cable.

Then his face darkened.

The people on that cable were discussing how to deal with them.

"We'll be forcibly teleported tomorrow, and everyone will be thrown into Ash City. This is our chance for revenge."

"Yes! They just killed so many of us, they must pay with their blood!"

"I heard they have people with guns over there too, but their firepower isn't as good as ours. As long as we're careful, we can definitely fight them."

"I've already noted down a few IDs; I'll shoot them if I see them tomorrow."

Most of these messages were sent a few minutes ago, and they were arrogant and menacing.

But just before the channel merger announcement was released, these discussions noticeably subsided... probably because they hadn't expected the two cable channels to be merged so suddenly, catching them off guard.

However, though he may have restrained himself, he has already said what he needed to say.

Soon, some people couldn't hold back and went directly to the merged channel to make a public statement.

A Russian user with the ID "Иван" (Ivan) posted a message in an extremely arrogant tone:

"Listen up, you bastards from the 886 cable line. You just caught us off guard and killed more than thirty of us. We'll settle this score with interest tomorrow in Ash City."

As soon as the message came out, Su Mu's channel exploded.

"Bullshit! You guys started it!"

"That's right! Just now at the evacuation point, it was your men who fired on our men first!"

"One of our girls was shot through the chest by one of your men, right in front of the evacuation point! How dare you say that?"

Public outrage is palpable. Yesterday at the evacuation point, those foreigners lurked in the woods, specifically targeting lone individuals, killing over a dozen and stealing a large amount of supplies. Everyone knows about this, and now they're turning the tables on us—who can tolerate this?

But Ivan quickly replied, his tone even more vehement:

"You attacked first? You attacked our people with heavy weapons during the evacuation! More than forty people were killed or wounded! And you still have the nerve to say we attacked first?"

After this message was sent, Su Mu's channel suddenly went silent for a moment.

Heavy weapons? More than forty people?

Most of them exchanged bewildered glances. They did know that a battle had broken out at the evacuation point that afternoon, with gunfire and explosions carrying far. But they had assumed it was Zhou Zhenguo leading his men in a firefight with the enemy, resulting in casualties on both sides.

But the other side said there were more than forty casualties... This number far exceeded their expectations.

"Wait...we have heavy weapons on our side? How come I didn't know?"

"I heard an explosion, it was quite loud, but I didn't expect so many people to die."

"Could it be that a hidden big shot on our side has made a move?"

"Could it be the Talented Ones Guild? Didn't they say they were going to organize a counterattack?"

As soon as this speculation was made, the sentiment in the channel immediately changed.

"Yes! It must be the Talented Ones Guild! They have a lot of people and good equipment. They said before that they would teach those foreigners a lesson."

"I knew it! What are those foreigners so arrogant about? We have people here who can fight too!"

"The Talented Ones Guild is awesome! Guild Leader Xiang is awesome!"