11: Add a friend

“Sizzle... sizzle...”

“Is anyone there? Are there any Train Captains nearby? I am A-Long, the Train Captain of the Amethyst. The Amethyst is currently being hunted by a Level 2 Iron Centipede. If any brothers can lend a hand, we are willing to offer generous rewards once we successfully escape danger.”

Train Radio.

In the nearby channel—

The urgent voice of Train Captain Chen Feilong, the Train Captain of the Amethyst, came through.

After the radio message, Lu Yang listened to the message that had been sent three minutes ago, a playful smile on his face.

The Train Radio, a vehicle component unlocked by a Level 2 Train, allows communication with other Train Captains.

There are two channels: the Nearby Channel and the Regional Channel.

The reception range of the Nearby Channel is a hundred kilometers, while the reception range of the Regional Channel covers the entire Donglin Plain.

Receiving messages does not cost any resources.

However, posting messages on the radio requires additional Iron Mine.

Each message on the Nearby Channel costs 50 units of Level 1 Iron Mine.

Each message on the Regional Channel costs 200 units of Level 1 Iron Mine.

Each message will remain in the corresponding channel for one day.

Any Train Captain who has built a Train Radio can view it.

Lu Yang drove the Xinhuo Train, chasing hard, and after more than half an hour, finally closed the distance with the Amethyst to within 100km.

Train Captain Chen Feilong’s radio voice message was followed by his location coordinates from three minutes ago.

If a Train Captain passed by and happened to be willing to help, he could add him as a friend.

Private chat to share real-time coordinate information.

Friends have 10 free message opportunities per day.

This way, they could quickly approach each other.

Lu Yang was a good person!!

Of course, he sent a friend request to the Amethyst immediately. And in the friend application, he noted a coordinate thirty li away.

“Brother, hold on!! Drive this way, I’ll help you.”

Train Captain Chen Feilong must have been constantly monitoring the radio.

Seeing Lu Yang’s friend request, he accepted the friend application in less than 3 seconds.

At the same time, he sent a message with coordinate information.

“Brother, can you rush over here? I’m a bit far from your location, and I’m afraid I won’t last until I get there!! Bang~”

At the end of the voice message, it sounded like something had crashed into the train.

Lu Yang immediately typed a reply on the radio: “Brother, that’s a Level 2 Iron Centipede, not a Level 2 zombie. If I don’t set up in advance, do you expect me to be chased by the Iron Centipede with you?”

“If you want to come, then come. If not, I’m leaving. Also, send me the list of rewards first. I’ll see if it’s worth it. If it’s not, I’ll leave directly.”

On the Amethyst, Train Captain Chen Feilong’s face turned from green to purple as he read the message Lu Yang sent.

Seeing this, Chen Feihu quickly asked, “Big Brother, what’s wrong? Is that passing Train Captain unwilling to help?”

Train Captain Chen Feilong shook his head: “No, he’s willing to help, but we have to rush to the coordinates he sent. That place is 80 kilometers from our current location, near the Yellow Wind Sandy Land. We don’t have track wheels. If we accidentally drive into a quicksand area and get stuck, then we’ll truly be doomed.”

“It’s not much better now!!” Chen Feihu said irritably.

“He also asked me to send him the reward list so he can weigh whether it’s worth his effort.”

“Send it! Send the most valuable things. I think we can even include that purple-grade vehicle component blueprint. As long as we truly escape danger, these are all external possessions.”

“Moreover, when that time comes, whether he has the ability to take it is still a question mark. The Iron Centipede is not that easy to deal with,” Chen Feihu suggested.

“That’s right, Xiao Hu, you’ve truly enlightened me. I’ll bluff him first. As long as we escape danger, then it’s up to us what happens.”

“Maybe we can even make up for some losses from him.”

“I’ll reply to him right now!!”

After speaking, Train Captain Chen Feilong opened the radio dialogue box with the Xinhuo Train and sent a voice message.

“Brother, you’re right, I was too anxious!! I’m heading over there right now. And I won’t let you work for nothing, brother. As long as I escape danger, I’ll give you 3000 units of Level 1 Iron Mine and 3000 units of Level 1 copper, plus a purple-grade vehicle component blueprint. I can’t use this blueprint, so I’ll give it to you then.”

At the end of the voice message was a screenshot of a purple vehicle component blueprint. Its name and function were blurred, with only the ‘Purple’ quality clearly written in that column.

On the Xinhuo Train, Lu Yang scoffed when he saw the message Train Captain Chen Feilong sent: “As expected, he’s planning to renege on the debt. He even dares to use a purple blueprint as a reward.”

“Fortunately, my goal wasn’t to actually save you.”

“When you get here, I’ll take you out first, then shake off the Iron Centipede. I’ll have plenty of opportunities to find that blueprint.”

Lu Yang had never been to the location he sent to Train Captain Chen Feilong; he just randomly picked a nearby spot.

As long as he arrived before Train Captain Chen Feilong’s Amethyst and made some arrangements, he was confident he could use the Level 5 Repeating Ballista to shoot down the Amethyst, which had already been hit by three arrows.

When he arrived at the location, Lu Yang observed the terrain from a high vantage point and couldn't help but exclaim.

“Heaven truly helps me!!”

This place, close to the Yellow Wind Sandy Land, had two steep high slopes over a hundred meters high, stretching for several kilometers.

Between the two steep high slopes was a river valley several kilometers long and more than ten meters wide.

The ground was covered in pebbles, showing signs of a river changing its course.

From the direction the Amethyst was coming, it could only pass through the riverbed, and its speed couldn't be too fast.

Otherwise, it would easily crash into the cliff walls of the high slopes at several sharp bends.

If he had really encountered a Train Captain who wanted to save him, and that captain had planted explosives in advance at the river bends, then detonated them immediately after the Amethyst passed, it might really help him escape the Iron Centipede’s pursuit.

However, unfortunately, Lu Yang was not that person.

As long as the Xinhuo Train adjusted its position and stood on high ground, the Amethyst would always be within its attack range.

With the Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI helping now, he could fire at least three or four rounds.

If the Amethyst could still escape with its front filled with giant crossbow bolts over a meter long,

Lu Yang could only say: “You’re amazing, you’re the Son of Destiny, you win!!”

Of course, this didn't mean Lu Yang would let him go.

He would immediately start the Xinhuo Train and continue to pursue the Amethyst until he blew it up.

There was no other way, because he had always believed in only one principle, and that was—

A gentleman’s revenge is best served tonight!!

Otherwise, his thoughts wouldn't be clear!!