52: Don’t you like me?

Arriving at the cockpit, Luo Chen took out two purple cores and began to activate them.

“purification water tank Core (Purple): Grants one 10m3 purification water tank, capable of purifying any water source into drinking water and storing it. (Placed in the Train's overhead space, does not occupy carriage space.) Only one can be placed per carriage.”

“Not bad.”

Although it was still a duplicate core, he could never have too many containers for water.

The more, the better.

Now that there were many people on the Train, water was consumed particularly quickly. Although some water would be recycled and reused, some was still lost, making it difficult to maintain over time.

He placed it on the roof of his second carriage (0-2), next to the previous water tank.

Luo Chen took out another core and began to activate it.

“Terrestrial Rearing Carriage (Purple): Converts one carriage into a rearing carriage, containing miniature nuclear fusion sunlight lamps to provide simulated light.

Equipped with an independent air purification and ventilation system to reduce the risk of animal diseases and prevent odors from affecting other carriages.

Comes with rearing cages that can automatically adjust to the optimal rearing space based on animal size, ensuring your food has the most comfortable living environment.”

“Is this telling me to raise poultry?”

Luo Chen was slightly stunned. Was it too fast? There wasn't even enough food for people, let alone extra food for animals.

Just as Luo Chen was wondering where to place it, the broadcast began to play station information:

“The Train is entering a Fragment World.”

“Cai's Recycling Station (with treasure chest)”

“Note: This world is a single-track world, only one Train will stop.”

“Train stop time: 3 hours. Train Conductor, please board the Train in time.”

“Train access countdown: 60”

The information broadcast by the Train was consistent with Luo Wan Ning's prophecy, which did not surprise Luo Chen.

Putting away the core, Luo Chen grabbed his gun and went to the door.

The women had already gathered orderly in the outermost carriage. Seeing Luo Chen approach, they all made way for him.

Luo Chen walked to the door, turned around, and scanned the women. They all seemed fine.

Except for a few he had investigated, who were slightly yawning, everyone else was full of energy.

“But why does it feel like there are fewer people than before?” Luo Chen was a little puzzled.

In the crowd, Bai Ruowei looked nervous, constantly turning her head to look at the door leading to the other carriage.

“Huh?”

“Why didn't I see that fat woman?”

Luo Chen suddenly remembered and looked at Bai Ruowei, asking, “Bai Ruowei, why isn't Mu Sichun here?”

Bai Ruowei was startled by Luo Chen's words. Feeling the gazes of the other women on her, she stammered, “She... she had diarrhea all night and didn't sleep well. She seemed to have gone to the bathroom again just now?”

“Diarrhea?”

This excuse was practically worn out.

Luo Chen didn't quite believe it. “She wouldn't be trying to be lazy, would she?” he guessed.

“Is what she said true?”

Luo Chen looked at the others living in the passenger carriage. Seeing them all nod, he finally believed her and asked curiously, “What did she do last night?”

“She... she ate all the medicine you gave her last night.”

Luo Chen was slightly stunned, then said helplessly, “She's a fierce woman. Forget it, I won't bother with her.”

Turning his gaze back to the women, Luo Chen reiterated:

“Today, your task is to collect all metal, wood, and anything useful.

Then, you need to manage your time and don't stray too far. When the time is up, the Train will depart automatically, and no one will care about you.

My suggestion is that it's best to form teams of three, work together, and help each other.”

Hearing Luo Chen's words, the women began to whisper, looking for suitable teammates.

Luo Chen turned his head and surveyed the situation outside the carriage.

Outside the carriage was a flat open space. On the bare ground, there were several small mountains of metal piles, waste paper piles, and empty plastic bottles.

Empty plastic bottles.

That was a good thing.

Looking at the mountain of empty bottles, Luo Chen's eyes lit up. He quickly turned his head and said,

“Later, don't let go of the plastic bottles either. Collect all of them completely, one by one.”

Worried that the women might crush them, Luo Chen emphasized, “They must be intact, don't flatten them. We can use them to hold water and sell it later.”

Luo Wan Ning also rejoiced when she heard Luo Chen's words.

She had been troubled by the lack of bottles to hold water before, and now there was finally a solution.

The women nodded in understanding.

Luo Chen turned his head and continued to look out the window.

Further in the distance was a small red brick shack.

According to Luo Wan Ning's prophecy, the only Common Iron treasure chest in this Fragment World was inside.

The Train slowly came to a stop, and the voice in the broadcast counted down to zero.

Opening the door, Luo Chen, gun in hand, walked directly towards the treasure chest.

The other women, led by Luo Wan Ning and Chen Yujun, collected supplies.

Arriving in front of the red brick shack, the main entrance was an old double wooden door, locked from the outside with an iron chain.

Luo Chen kicked the door open, and a pungent stench of decay suddenly assailed him.

Not far from the main entrance, two decaying corpses lay, both with white hair, appearing to be in their seventies.

Based on the degree of decay, Luo Chen estimated the time of death to be about three days prior.

The inside of the house was a mess, with all sorts of trash carelessly strewn on the floor. Anything valuable had been almost completely looted.

It seemed that it had been raided by other Train Conductors, who had even killed the survivors in this world fragment.

“Rest in peace!”

Luo Chen bowed slightly and said a word. Then, gun in hand, he cautiously walked towards the inner room.

The inner room seemed untouched by looting; everything appeared clean and tidy.

The room's layout was very simple, with only two pieces of furniture.

At the very back was a low bed, and to the left was a black lacquered three-door wooden wardrobe, its doors tightly shut.

Above, the ceiling was only half-finished, one half white, the other half directly revealing the roof tiles.

Looking at the bed, on the messy bedding lay a white Common Iron treasure chest. Its metallic texture glowed faintly in the sunlight filtering through the window.

Seeing the treasure chest, Luo Chen didn't rush forward to open it. Instead, he said blandly, “Come out!”

However, as Luo Chen's words fell, the room remained silent, without any movement, as if he were talking to thin air.

“Do I have to say it a second time?”

Luo Chen frowned, his voice hardening. Then he pulled out his gun and fired a shot at the wardrobe not far from the treasure chest.

“Ah!”

A piercing scream came from inside the wardrobe.

Immediately, a young woman with an ordinary appearance but provocatively dressed, stumbled out, her mouth agape.

She lay on the ground, hands clutching her thighs, twitching uncontrollably.

“It's you?”

Luo Chen was slightly surprised, looking at the woman lying on the ground.

This woman was his landlord's daughter, rumored to be a foreign student. He hadn't expected her to be in the same area as him.

“Pervert Luo Chen?” The woman looked up, saw Luo Chen, and immediately cursed:

“You damn pervert, what are you shooting for? Hurry up and help me up.”

At this moment, she was still trying to escape her disadvantaged position by expressing anger.

“Hmph! These simps, as long as she showed a little anger, they would immediately grovel to make her happy.”

If she shed a single tear, they would instantly look helpless.

They were just too easy to deal with. She still preferred her black daddy, who was rough enough to make her feel completely at his mercy.

“You don't seem to have recognized the situation yet?” Luo Chen said with disdain, firing another shot at the woman's other leg.

The woman froze, thinking, “Why isn't my skill working?”

She immediately put on a pitiful expression again and said, “You... how can a big man like you hit a woman?”

After speaking, the numbing sensation from the adrenaline gradually faded, and her legs throbbed with intense pain. For a moment, she didn't know which foot to cover.

“Why can't a man hit a woman?”

Luo Chen pouted. “When fighting for benefits, they demand equality. When at a disadvantage, they demand men be gentlemen. A typical confident woman who wants to have her cake and eat it too.”

“Don't you like me? Before, when I went back to my mom's house, you always stole glances at me.”

The woman blinked, displaying an expression of entitlement.