18: First time merging areas

In the evening, Luo Chen woke up from bed and went to the cockpit alone, intending to check the trading center for water pipes, and even better if there was a water pump.

Soon after he sat down, Chen Yujun walked in from outside.

“Train Conductor, these are the cores for me and Yu Yao, and also my star coins and train coins.” Chen Yujun stood beside Luo Chen and handed him a black plastic bag.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen immediately knew who had arrived.

Currently, Sister Yujun was the only one on the Train who called him Train Conductor.

He had originally wanted her to call him by his name, but she insisted on calling him Train Conductor, saying it would be convenient for future management, so Luo Chen just let her be.

Exiting the trading center, Luo Chen turned around and looked at Chen Yujun, slightly startled. Under the dim light, her face, flushed with a post-drink blush, exuded an alluring glow like a ripe peach, captivating Luo Chen unknowingly.

“Cough cough!” Noticing Luo Chen’s gaze, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across Chen Yujun’s face. Unaccustomed to red wine, she had taken a few sips at noon, making her complexion even rosier. Coupled with a few hours of sleep at noon, it became even more vibrant.

“My apologies! I didn’t realize Sister Yujun was so beautiful, I accidentally got lost in thought.” Luo Chen withdrew his gaze, chuckled awkwardly, then quickly regained his composure and explained frankly.

He took the plastic bag from Chen Yujun’s hand, opened it, and glanced inside, saying, “Then I won’t be polite. The cores will come in handy. You are all now members of the Train, so feel free to state any needs you have in the future.”

“Life is already very good! Thank you for your concern, Train Conductor. I’ll head out now!” Chen Yujun smiled charmingly and turned to leave the cockpit.

After Chen Yujun left, Luo Chen opened the bag and counted its contents, finding 68 star coins, 6 train coins, 1 green core, 1 yellow core, 3 orange cores, and 1 red core.

He opened the Train modification module.

“Passenger Carriage Modification (Green): Can transform one carriage into a passenger carriage, with options for bunk beds or soft seats. Bunk beds accommodate 40 people, with 2 * 1.8 specifications for upper and lower berths. Soft seats accommodate 120 people, with 20 rows of double-sided 6 seats.”

Luo Chen thought for a moment and decided to convert it into bunk beds, as lying down to sleep would be more comfortable.

He designated it for the newly acquired Carriage 0-3, which saved a lot of trouble by not needing to clear space.

“Explosion-Proof Glass Core (Yellow): Transforms all glass in one carriage into explosion-proof glass.”

Recalling how other people’s Train windows were smashed in the chatroom, leading to Train hypothermia, Luo Chen had always worried his Train would suffer the same fate.

Now with this, there was an added layer of security, though the quantity was a bit low.

After some thought, Luo Chen installed it in Carriage 1-1. This carriage was directly exposed to the outside world, making it very necessary.

“Train Bedroom Core (Orange): Can partition a 4 * 5m bedroom at a designated location.” * 2

Two more bedrooms appeared?

One was placed in Carriage 1-1; a single carriage could only accommodate three, so it was perfectly filled.

The other, he planned to put in Carriage 2-1, which was Dongfang Yuyao’s newly added carriage, near the inner side, to serve as a bedroom for her and Dongfang Shishi.

As for his own Carriage 0-1, he didn't intend to make it a bedroom, but rather a conference room for the future.

Although there were still few people on the Train, having a goal meant making plans in advance.

Additionally, there were one orange and one yellow core, which produced a Train interior and Train lighting, respectively.

The Train interior was a white romantic set, used in Carriage 0-1. The Train lighting was placed in Bedroom 1-1-1.

For convenience, he named each bedroom uniformly as Vice Train Captain Number - Carriage Section Number - Bedroom Number... 8 PM!

Luo Chen and the three women, Luo Wan Ning, each lay on a massage chair, easing the soreness from carrying water during the day.

As for Dongfang Shishi, she sat nearby, playing with Chen Tianxiang.

Luo Chen, who was enjoying a blissful massage, suddenly heard the Train broadcast:

“Good evening, Train Conductors! Given that the number of Train Conductors in each region has halved, the system will conduct the first regional merger of this session at 24:00 tonight. Four regions will be merged into one.”

“At that time, merger rewards will be distributed based on the actual circumstances of each Train Conductor.

The reward rules are as follows:

Reward One: Receive Train Level * 5 train coins;

Reward Two: Receive Train Carriage Count * 50 star coins;

Reward Three: Receive Train Carriage Count × 100kg of metal, wood, and gravel;

Reward Four: The top three Train Conductors in the comprehensive performance ranking of this region will receive a Gift of God reward: including one purple core and two white cores; Train Conductors ranked fourth to tenth in comprehensive performance will receive a Gaze of God reward: including one blue core and one white core;

Comprehensive performance evaluation criteria include, but are not limited to, Train Conductor level, number of carriages, and level of Train civilization.”

Merger?

The population halved so quickly?

Luo Chen sat up, a little surprised.

“There are rewards?” Luo Wan Ning also sat up from the massage chair: “I just don’t know what our current ranking is, or if we have any hope.”

“I’ll go to the cockpit to check!” With that, Luo Chen hurried to the cockpit.

Luo Wan Ning quickly followed suit.

“Sister Yujun, should we go too?” Dongfang Yuyao looked at Chen Yujun with some uncertainty.

“Let’s go! See if there’s anything we can help with.” Chen Yujun nodded and got up from the massage chair.

“Should we ask Qin Mengyue, that Train Conductor ECB08888? She seemed to have mentioned before that we should integrate more Trains to increase the number of carriages. The reward rules this time happen to align with what she said. She should know more information.” Luo Wan Ning asked as she walked.

“Let’s ask! See if she knows. If she doesn’t, then what she said before was very likely about something else. If she does, then let’s try to see if we can get more information.” Luo Chen thought for a moment and nodded.

Sitting in the driver’s seat, Luo Chen opened the chatroom.

He found that the number of online users was only 5122, a decrease of over two thousand people in just one day.

“There are actually rewards?”

“You just found out! Yesterday I played twenty times in a row and successfully unlocked a hidden achievement: Best Shooter. It rewarded me with a yellow core.”

“Really? Is it true? Can girls do it too?”

“Tsk! Just these few things, I don’t even care for them.”

“Level one noobs, don’t talk.”

“If you ask me, the game’s official team is too stingy! They should give each of us a whole bunch.”

“Support! Support!” xN

“I strongly suggest the game’s official team kick them out of the game! Let them return to their original places.”

“Your abacus is so loud, I can hear it from a light-year away.”

“Surely no one still thinks this is a game, right?”

“Wuwuwu! Is no one going to talk about today’s world difficulty? I finally found a bronze treasure chest, but I didn’t expect there to be a rabbit as tall as a person in the bushes behind it. It came out and bit off one of my hands.”

“You’re lying! How could a cute bunny bite someone?”

“Little one, don’t interrupt when adults are talking.”

“I also encountered a big cat, but as long as you don’t touch the treasure chest, they won’t attack proactively. And after you take the treasure chest a certain distance away, they also won’t attack you proactively.”