34: Train Rally (Part 2)

10 AM.

In the open space in front of Jinyuan Farm, there were already over a hundred trains parked.

Within a few miles, various types of trains were everywhere.

They appeared as dense yellow dots on the enemy radar.

To avoid misunderstandings, the trains participating in the Train Assembly had all hidden their weapon systems in advance.

Aside from the paint and logo, they looked no different from the old green-skinned trains before the disaster.

In the distance, many more trains were still rushing to arrive.

The main exhibition area of the Train Assembly was as bustling as a second-hand flea market at this time.

Dozens of large stalls were selling all sorts of miscellaneous items.

There were products self-produced by trains, as well as many items salvaged from city ruins.

Things like projectors, movie discs, paper books, fitness equipment, still-functional cars, and some even sold the wreckage of mechs from before the disaster.

Before the disaster, the technology in Train World had advanced to the point where mechs could be built.

It's just that for some unknown reason, after the disaster broke out, the original armed forces quickly disappeared.

Not to mention tanks, armored vehicles, and cannons, even armed Train Police were rare.

Therefore, even though this mech wreckage had no power system or weapon system, and was just an empty frame, it still attracted many onlookers.

However, the stalls with the most onlookers were those selling female slaves and weapons.

The former could provide pleasure for the Train Captain, and the latter could ensure the Train Captain's survival.

Hence, they were the most popular.

At the Xinhuo Train's stall, Yang Kui was leading a few Train Police in selling Kuangfeng I Light Machine Guns.

Lu Yang didn't bring out the Ghost Killer Flintlock Rifle; a weapon that could deal with strange creatures was a double-edged sword, and he didn't want to attract too much attention.

The Harvester Individual Grenade Launcher was promised to Gao Feng, allowing him to show it off.

Anyway, once the advertisement was out, buyers would surely flock in.

Lu Yang wasn't worried about not being able to sell them, only about production not keeping up.

With this calculation, the only presentable product on the Xinhuo Train at the moment was the Kuangfeng I Light Machine Gun.

This light machine gun used common 7.62mm bullets, which every train could produce, ensuring worry-free after-sales service.

Moreover, its firepower was quite good.

So, there were quite a few people inquiring, especially the Train Captains of Level 2 Trains.

Level 2 Trains came with very few weapon-type vehicle accessories; many people were still using the basic three-piece set of Flintlock Rifle + Repeating Ballista + Vehicle Blade.

Seeing the affordable and sturdy heavy firepower of the Kuangfeng I Light Machine Gun, their eyes practically lit up.

Almost everyone who inquired placed an order.

Ranging from 1 to 5 units.

The price was a standard 500 units of Level 1 Iron Mine per unit, Level 2 was double the price, and Level 3 was double again.

However, in just over an hour, over a hundred units were sold, depleting more than half of the inventory Lu Yang had specially prepared.

And he earned tens of thousands of units of Level 1 Iron Mine.

Besides selling the Kuangfeng I Light Machine Gun, Lu Yang also had someone set up a steamed bun stall next to his, offering a '3 steamed buns + 1 bottle of cola' worker's meal to everyone who bought a Kuangfeng I Light Machine Gun.

Unless they possessed blueprints for additional food-type vehicle accessories, even if they upgraded their steamed bun production machine to Level 3, Train Captains could still only eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables.

Steamed buns with delicious fillings were only available after Lu Yang upgraded the steamed bun production machine to Level 5.

So, after tasting one for free, many people bought them in large quantities.

Allowing Lu Yang to make another small profit.

While his own stall was doing brisk business, Lu Yang wasn't idle.

Instead, he put on his You Neng Child Pendant and walked to the largest slave-selling stall at the exhibition, the Giant Whale Train's booth.

The Giant Whale Train was also an old Level 3 Train.

It had twenty-three carriages and was extremely eye-catching upon entry.

Carrying thousands of slaves, it was the largest slave trader at this Train Assembly.

Due to the large quantity, their slave selling prices were relatively low.

A healthy adult male slave could be bought for only 50 units of Level 1 Iron Mine.

But there were additional conditions: a minimum purchase of 100 units.

At the same time, an allocation of 10 female slaves also needed to be purchased.

Although the price of the female slaves they sold was not high at the exhibition, only 500 units of Level 1 Iron Mine per person.

However, their quality was generally mediocre, with very few exceptionally beautiful ones.

So many Train Captains left after inquiring, and not many successful transactions occurred.

After all, for most Train Captains, female slaves who weren't good-looking had low value.

Their labor capacity was inferior to men's, and the Train Captains weren't so desperate that they had to sleep with them.

With that money, wouldn't it be better to buy a few pretty ones from the Shiyuan Train?

Although the unit price at Shiyuan Train was higher, with the cheapest costing 3000 units of Level 1 Iron Mine, they were all trained, sensible, and docile, and most importantly, none were ugly.

Weren't they much more appealing than these country bumpkins?

When Lu Yang arrived at the Giant Whale Train's stall, Wu Dabao, the stall owner of the Giant Whale Train and the younger brother-in-law of the Giant Whale Train's Train Captain, Xing Haiyang, was being thoroughly scolded by his brother-in-law, Xing Haiyang.

The furious scolding could be heard clearly even through the headphones.

"Dabao, why can't you use your damn brain?"

"I told you not to bring back so many slaves, to let them fend for themselves, but you wouldn't listen. Now what? You haven't sold many in half a day."

"Do you know how much Iron Mine it costs to feed, clothe, and house thousands of slaves for a day?"

"If we can't sell them at this Train Assembly, by the next Train Assembly, thousands of people just eating will bankrupt us."

Hearing this, Wu Dabao felt as wronged as an ungrowing child: "Brother-in-law, you can't blame me for this; you were the one who insisted on bundled sales."

"If we could sell them individually, we would have sold hundreds by now."

Xing Haiyang: "Then you'll be left with all women to support?"

"Aren't you afraid your sister will skin you alive?"

"If it really doesn't work, we'll implement your 'Plan B.'"

"As long as we can sell more, a lower price is fine."

Wu Dabao nodded.

Seeing Lu Yang and others approach the stall, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Brother-in-law, I can't talk now, we have customers. Let's talk later."

With that, he immediately hung up the communication and greeted them with a smile.

"Greetings, everyone, welcome to the Giant Whale Train's stall! We are the largest slave selling point in the entire Train Assembly. We have all kinds: dark-skinned, light-skinned, local, foreign, young, beautiful, and even twin slaves. What kind of slaves are you looking for, esteemed guests?"

Hearing this, Lu Yang gave him a strange look.

Why was this guy acting like a pimp?

However, the Giant Whale Train indeed had the most slaves at the exhibition. Lu Yang had also checked out other slave-selling stalls.

Either the quantity was small, or the price was high?

Given the number Lu Yang intended to buy, it would be difficult to satisfy his needs.

That's why Lu Yang ultimately chose the Giant Whale Train's stall.

Bundled sales it is!

It would be good to buy more female slaves too.

Otherwise, with the development of the Xinhuo Train, as more and more male passengers came aboard, Zhang Hong and the other two would surely be exhausted to death.

The initial signs of this were already apparent yesterday after clearing the Level 2 Iron Mine collection point.

Many people had accumulated 100 work points.

They were eager to enjoy exclusive services.

This forced them to make everyone queue for limited time slots.

By the end of the day, they were practically numb.