So that’s how it was… From the message attached to the last friend request, Lu Xingyuan guessed the truth of the matter.
Ignoring all these friend requests, Lu Xingyuan entered the chat channel.
At first.
The Train Masters were still discussing the disappearance of the Novice Protection Period.
“Without the Novice Protection, does it mean my train will be attacked by those monsters?” “I strongly demand the game extend the Novice Protection Period to seven stations!
Three stations is far too short; I haven’t even properly familiarized myself with this world yet!” “It seems there’s no way to keep hiding in the train anymore.
No matter what, we’ll have to face those ferocious monsters!” “Wahh… I don’t want to!
This is just too cruel for a girl like me!” But soon, someone noticed something strange.
“What the hell?
Am I seeing things?
Why is there already a Train Master who reached level two?
I just wanted to check how many people were online, and then I saw this mind-blowing sight!” “What?!
Level two???
Are you freaking kidding me!
The upgrade materials are so hard to collect; how could anyone reach level two this fast!
Holy shit…?
It’s actually true!” “Lu Xingyuan?
Why does this Train Master’s name sound so familiar?
Isn’t he the one who traded cola for Train Coins yesterday?” “Damn, this is a real pro!
Reaching level two so quickly, his strength is insane!” “I’m crying!
How can the gap between people be so huge?
I haven’t even gathered one-tenth of the materials, and he’s already upgraded.” “I bet he must have a really powerful talent, that’s why he managed to level up so fast!” Who is this guy, deliberately saying things like that.
Lu Xingyuan frowned.
Talents are like a girl’s underwear—unless absolutely necessary, you shouldn’t easily tell others what color it is.
This bastard is clearly trying to stir things up.
Among the dense stream of messages, Lu Xingyuan also saw an old acquaintance, Wang Tianhua.
He was cursing furiously: “Is it because of the Train Coins that you leveled up so fast?
Damn you!
I was supposed to be the first Train Master to reach level two!” Faced with everyone’s curiosity and questions, Lu Xingyuan didn’t respond.
He simply quietly posted a trade message: [Those with Train Coins can still come to me to exchange for water and food.] However, after this incident, the number of Train Masters willing to trade their Train Coins dropped significantly.
Even if there were any, the prices they quoted were much higher than before.
Lu Xingyuan didn’t mind.
He stepped directly onto a silver electric scooter parked in the first carriage.
What was the brand of this scooter again?
It seemed to be called Ninebot.
Lu Xingyuan used to often see “ghost fire” youths riding these things, speeding and popping wheelies all over the streets.
Of course, that wasn’t the main point.
The main point was that every blond-haired guy riding one of these seemed to have a young, pretty girl sitting behind them, with legs that were both pale and slender.
As for how smooth they were, he didn’t know—if he had touched them, he could have told you all about it.
“Never thought that one day, I’d be riding one of these things too.” Electric scooters are crucial strategic resources—they boost your travel efficiency, meaning you can explore a much wider area.
The only downside is there’s no way to recharge them; once a battery runs out, it’s gone for good.
“When the time comes, I’ll ride the scooter with one hand and shoot with the other.” Since the throttle is on the right, he’d have to hold the gun in his left hand.
Fortunately, he often practiced left-handed shooting in European and American servers, so he got the hang of it easily.
“Not bad, not bad.
It’d be even better if I could have a young, pretty girl riding behind me.” Just as he was thinking that, a message popped up in the trade window.
[Train Master Gu Wanqing: One Train Coin for a bag of cucumber-flavored chips and a chicken-flavored sausage.
Deal?] Lu Xingyuan glanced at the profile picture.
It was a young girl with an oval face, big eyes, long hair, and fair skin—just her photo gave off a fresh, vibrant vibe.
Lu Xingyuan couldn’t help but feel a stir.
They say in every survival world, there’s always a lucky girl like this.
They don’t have to do anything yet effortlessly obtain resources others can’t.
Could this one be the lucky girl of this world?
“Too expensive.
At most, I can give you a bag of cucumber-flavored chips and 100ml of mineral water.” “I’m a college student.” “And I’m a little beast.” “How about this: I’ll give you two Train Coins, and you give me a bag of cucumber-flavored chips, a chicken-flavored sausage, and a can of cola.
Sound good?” That’s more like it, that’s more like it.
Offering two Train Coins so casually—you can’t tell me you’re not the lucky girl.
“You’ve got quite a few coins, huh?” “What do you want!?” “No need to be so tense.
I’m not a bad person.” “Don’t you think saying that makes you sound like a bad person?” Aren’t college students supposed to be easy to fool, naive and foolish?
Why is this one so wary?
“Alright, how about this: I’ll trade you a bag of cucumber-flavored chips, a chicken-flavored sausage, and an important piece of intel for the two Train Coins you have.
What do you think?” “Pfft!
Intel?
Important intel?” What kind of tone is that… Lu Xingyuan frowned slightly.
“Tell me what kind of intel it is first.” “It’s about the correct way to use Train Coins.
Aren’t you interested?
I think I might be the only one in this entire zone who knows.” The other side fell silent.
No immediate reply.
Seems like she’s tempted.
“Fine, let’s trade as you said.” The chips and sausage were sent over, and Lu Xingyuan smoothly received two Train Coins.
He kept his word and immediately told her the correct way to use Train Coins.
Gu Wanqing: “..” “I feel like I got scammed by you.” “Even if you hadn’t told me, I’d have found out naturally once I leveled up.” “Isn’t it good to know in advance?
At least you’ll have some expectations.” “…Still feels like a loss.” “Well, I don’t care.
The trade is already done.” Luckily, she wasn’t one of those difficult “little fairies” and didn’t say anything more.
That night.
Lu Xingyuan lay on the comfortable, oversized bed he’d spent one Train Coin to upgrade.
The soft touch of the Simmons mattress relaxed every muscle in his body.
“That coin was well spent.” The next day.
9:30.
[Train Operation Notice] [Next Stop: Single-Person Platform · Liangliang Fruit Wholesale Market] [This station is a: White Platform.] [Please prepare accordingly.] A Single-Person Platform—luck is fairly decent.
While Lu Xingyuan did not fear encountering other Train Masters, avoiding it was naturally preferable.
10:00.
The train arrived on schedule.
At the same moment, a Prismatic Orb dropped into the carriage.