27: Chatterbox

But very quickly, Lu Yang somewhat regretted upgrading the Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI.

Who would have thought an AI could also be such a chatterbox?

"Train Captain, do you want to know what your two little maids are doing in the third carriage?"

"They're shaving their leg hair!"

"Train Captain, oh my, one of your passengers went to the restroom and didn't wash his hands, then sniffed them under his nose. Does he have some special Hobbies?"

"Train Captain, based on the limited data in the database, I think a bathroom is urgently needed on the train. The passengers' dirt and grime could be rolled into balls."

"Train Captain, the pure water filter's effect is not obvious enough. I suggest that next time you encounter a wild lake, you can build a few storage boxes for water storage. This way, the daily consumption of drinking water resources can be reduced by 78%."

"Train Captain..."

Xiao Xin, the intelligent AI, continuously outputted voice at a rate of about 500 words per minute.

Its tone contained doubt, surprise, and plain narration... the imitation was very strong.

It gave Lu Yang a massive headache.

What annoyed Lu Yang even more was that this guy could even read expressions.

When Lu Yang's expression became increasingly impatient, on the verge of exploding...

The Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI, Xiao Xin, suddenly fell silent, as if muted.

Lu Yang was fuming, but had nowhere to vent his anger.

He could only call for the Yun Chuchu sisters.

He calmed his mood down properly.

As soon as the Yun Chuchu sisters left, the voice of the intelligent Auxiliary AI, Xiao Xin, rang out again in the Train Captain's carriage.

"Train Captain, according to facial analysis, during the recent activity, your little maid Yun Qiqi was far from reaching her limit. Her remaining physical strength is estimated to sustain the same intensity of activity for another three hours. Your little maid Yun Chuchu was slacking off, keeping her eyes closed the entire time and not fully invested. The intensity of training can be increased. Recommendation..."

Before Xiao Xin could finish speaking, Lu Yang used his Train Captain authority to instantly shut off the dynamic speakers.

He lit a cigarette.

Then he muttered to himself, "What the hell does an AI know? This is exactly the feeling I want."

"Also, next time, unless it's a work-related report, you are not allowed to exceed 500 words of idle talk per day, or I'll uninstall you, understand?"

"My ears are going to get calluses from listening."

After speaking, Lu Yang took a deep puff from the cigarette in his hand.

But before he could exhale a smoke ring, the personal terminal on his wrist suddenly vibrated.

This was a new message notification.

On the unread message, a cute cartoon girl's avatar appeared, with the username 'Xiao Xin'.

Large words, taking up most of the screen, scrolled across it, displaying:

"Yes, honorable Train Captain!!"

Lu Yang was so angry he almost threw his wristband away.

Sometimes, this Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI being too intelligent isn't a good thing!!

It talks too much!!

However, apart from this drawback, Lu Yang was quite satisfied with it in other aspects.

At the very least, several of its suggestions were highly feasible.

So, after some self-counseling, Lu Yang ignored the intelligent Auxiliary AI, Xiao Xin, and continued with the work of upgrading vehicle accessories.

For example, the coarse bran bread slice production machine, pure water filter, single bed, storage cabinet, and other vehicle accessories.

These items weren't expensive, but they significantly improved the quality of life on the train.

Especially the steamed bun production machine; Lu Yang found eating only steamed buns for a long time quite choking.

Once other miscellaneous upgrades were almost complete, Lu Yang pulled the upgrade interface to the Gale Wheels and Vehicle Shock Absorption Suspension.

"I was so focused on improving living quality, I almost forgot these two."

"For the train to live long, it also needs to run fast."

"System, immediately upgrade the Gale Wheels and Vehicle Shock Absorption Suspension to Level 5 as well."

"Congratulations, Train Captain! Consuming 8000 units of Level 1 Iron Mine and 7000 units of Level 1 copper, the Gale Wheels and Vehicle Shock Absorption Suspension have been successfully upgraded to Level 5. The Gale Wheels' normal speed increases by 60%, gaining the characteristic 'Riding the Wind'; the Vehicle Shock Absorption Suspension's normal speed increases by 30%, gaining the characteristic 'Short-term Levitation'."

"[Riding the Wind: When the train travels with the wind, speed is additionally increased by 50%, and energy consumption is reduced by 100%.]"

"[Short-term Levitation: For triple the energy consumption, the train can briefly levitate. Maximum single duration is 60 seconds.]"

"(150 × (1 + 60%)) × (1+30%) = (??)"

This math problem was simple; Lu Yang could get the answer 312 in one go.

However, a regular top speed of 312 km/h was something even a Level 3 train couldn't achieve.

A Level 3 train's base speed is 200km/h. Even if the Gale Wheels were upgraded to Level 3, increasing speed by 40%, the top speed would only reach 280km/h, which is 15% short of 312km/h.

Not to mention, when traveling with the wind, the Xinhuo Train's top speed could additionally increase by 75km/h.

Now, within the Donglin Plain, whether for fighting or fleeing, no train would be a match for the Xinhuo Train.

Furthermore, the 'Short-term Levitation' characteristic was also extraordinary.

When a train is traveling, if it encounters short-distance obstacles ahead, such as lakes or cliffs, it usually has to detour.

But with 'Short-term Levitation', the Xinhuo Train could completely avoid detours and fly over them.

At critical moments, this could be the difference between life and death.

Unconsciously, the characteristic effects of the vehicle accessories had comprehensively improved the Xinhuo Train's survival capabilities.