83: What is parallel operation?

Merging Tracks?!

Key Information Collection?!

The sudden announcement caused the entire Train Crew to explode into chaos.

"Hey, hey, hey! Did you hear that? The train is going to merge tracks!"

"Speaking of which, what exactly is Merging Tracks?"

"I don't know! Will it be like before? Will a massive number of carriages be eliminated in one go?"

"No! I just started living the good life!"

The Survivors discussed it incessantly.

But they never reached a conclusion.

What exactly was Merging Tracks, and what did it mean—

In the deputy car commander's office.

Shen Aoxue couldn't help but frown.

"I didn't expect the day of Merging Tracks to come so soon!"

Wang Feng immediately asked—

"What is Merging Tracks?"

Shen Aoxue replied—

"When a Great World is about to end, all trains will initiate the track merging procedure."

"At that time, the locomotive will separate from the carriages."

The locomotive separating from the carriages... this sentence caused a strong sense of unease to rise in Wang Feng's heart.

"Then, a new locomotive will come to tow them."

"Carrying the carriages... into another brand-new Great World."

"However, not all carriages are qualified to merge into the New Track."

As expected!

Wang Feng's heart sank.

He knew it would be like this!

Shen Aoxue continued—

"After the locomotive detaches, the carriages of all Train Crews will be completely scattered."

"They will compete with each other for the spots to merge onto the track."

"Each locomotive can only carry five hundred carriages."

"Once the carriages are full, the locomotive will accelerate into the New Track and head toward the New World."

"And those carriages that fail to merge with a locomotive in time will be left behind on the Old Track forever."

"They can either leave the carriage and struggle to survive in the Old World."

"Or they can slowly rot away inside the carriage."

A New Track, a New World... Wang Feng asked—

"Will the New World also be a new apocalyptic world?"

"Yes," Shen Aoxue answered very bluntly.

Wang Feng's hanging heart finally sank completely.

Indeed.

He knew it would be like this.

Train Survival would not give people a chance to catch their breath.

And the emergence of the concept of Merging Tracks made Wang Feng thoroughly understand the essence of Train Survival.

It would drag the Survivors through one apocalyptic world after another.

While the Survivors processed the materials collected in the instances into supplies on the train, the train would also collect key information from within.

As for why the train shuttled through one apocalyptic world after another to collect information.

Wang Feng had no way of knowing.

"Only one stop left."

"In other words, after the next instance, the Train Crew will initiate the track merging procedure."

"At that time, another large batch of carriages will be eliminated."

After pondering for a long while, Shen Aoxue nodded.

"The number of carriages eliminated this time will be many."

"Very, very many."

"Nearly half of the carriages will remain in the Old World forever."

"So Master, you must be careful."

Wang Feng remained silent.

He wasn't worried about himself.

With the two skills of Material Replication and Gene Amplification.

No matter how harsh the environment, Wang Feng had the confidence to survive until the end.

He was worried about the people in Carriage No. 83.

The carriage was a single entity.

No matter how strong an individual was, they needed a team to secure victory.

After the next instance, the Train Crew would start the track merging procedure.

In other words.

The next instance was the only chance to earn Points.

And Points determined the value of Gene Enhancement and the strength of the weapons in their hands.

More importantly, it determined whether the carriage could fight its way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood to successfully merge into the New Track.

It was conceivable.

The intensity of the next instance would be unprecedented.

A bloody slaughter was inevitable.

But the fatal part was that he currently could not enter the carriage as a player.

He could only participate in the next instance as an instance NPC.

As someone who played with tactics, Wang Feng understood one principle well.

Many factors determined the outcome of an instance.

Gene Enhancement, weapon strength, and teammate cooperation.

Off-field factors could also influence the outcome of the instance.

Just like that time at the Twin Towers.

Wang Feng used He Yang to lure Tong Zhixing and Zhao Xiao, making them walk step by step into the trap he had set in advance.

Wang Feng closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

The battle for victory began at this very moment.

Wang Feng was no longer in the carriage.

Before the next instance, Carriage No. 83 was highly likely to be targeted by various parties.

After all, instance resources were limited.

If someone took an extra bite, others would have one bite less.

Therefore.

Wang Feng spoke.

"Before the next instance, I'll leave Carriage No. 83 to you all."

Shen Aoxue replied with a serious tone.

"Please rest assured, Master. I will give the orders."

"I will also notify Qiu Churou's side."

Wang Feng no longer had any thoughts of continuing to fight hard right now.

He wanted to actively prepare for war.

But just then.

The announcement from above rang out once more.

"Ding—Dong—"

"This is Train Z2425."

"This is an announcement for all Attendants."

This time, it was Shen Aoxue's turn for her expression to become solemn.

An Attendant announcement?!

"After the next instance, the Train Crew will begin Merging Tracks."

"Next, the Train Crew will conduct a screening of the Crew Group to decide who is qualified to enter the new train."

Good grief!

Even the Attendants had to be screened!

It seemed that the competition brought by Merging Tracks was going to be even more intense than imagined!

"Next, please have eligible Attendants go to register."

"Those whose performance does not meet the standards will be automatically left behind."

"After the screening is over, Attendants who meet the standards will choose their assigned train themselves."

What?!

Wang Feng's heart sank.

After Merging Tracks, even the train's Attendants would be completely reshuffled?!

Once the reshuffle was successful, everyone from the deputy car commander to the Salesperson and the Minister of the Guard Department would be replaced.

All the privileges he had obtained so far would be wiped clean!

This was truly an unexpected disaster!

Shen Aoxue's expression was more serious than ever before.

"Please rest assured, Master."

"Although this track merge requires a reshuffle of the Crew Group."

"Ultimately, which train we choose is still for our Crew Group to decide."

"The performance records I have are sufficient; I will definitely get priority selection rights."

"So, Master does not need to worry."

According to the announcement.

The Crew Group could indeed choose which train to go to.

In the last instance, Shen Aoxue and Qiu Churou had gained a lot of performance credit.

Dai Yingying's side had also followed along and had a big share of the spoils.

At least on Train Z2425, their performance belonged to the top tier.

But Wang Feng didn't know the situation on other Train Crews.

Once Merging Tracks began, fierce competition would still exist among Attendants.

Hopefully... everything would go as planned.

Wang Feng took a deep breath.

The next instance was of critical importance.

From now on, he had to temper himself and make his combat techniques even more refined.

To deal with the crises that might arise.

As for the carriage side.

He would rely on Shen Aoxue and the others... "You all should know by now."

"The matter of the train Merging Tracks."

In the Survivor public lounge.

At this moment, the door was guarded by several burly men, preventing any unauthorized personnel from entering.

And inside the lounge.

Cai Yonghuai led a group from high-level carriages to discuss countermeasures here.

A large crowd of captains surrounded the Train Crew's announcement, analyzing every word and sentence.

"We've heard."

"I didn't expect that in Train Survival, there would actually be something like Merging Tracks."

Cai Yonghuai's gaze was cold.

"In this announcement, the most important thing is heading to the New World."

"I think you all should remember the matter of the Train Crew accelerating before, right?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

After scanning the room, Cai Yonghuai nodded.

He continued.

"The last time the train accelerated, ninety-eight carriages were eliminated."

"This time with Merging Tracks, even more carriages might be eliminated."

"So this time, we must rally together."

"We might not be assigned to the same instance. If we want to help each other establish an advantage, it has to be outside the instance."

"Therefore, I have a plan."

Everyone gathered around, listening intently.

And Cai Yonghuai slowly spoke.

"We are going to play dirty."

"Using the train's rules, we will injure and cripple all carriage members who do not belong to us."

"Destroy their competitiveness to lay the foundation for us!"

"Target Carriage No. 83 first; they are the biggest threat!"

"Then, we'll deal with the other carriages!"