"Hiss, my head hurts so much…"
Bai Cheng sat up from the ground, rubbing her still-dizzy head. "It seems I had a strange dream, dreaming that I transmigrated again."
She laughed wryly, "Haha, how could that… What the f***?!!"
Bai Cheng jumped up in an instant, startled. Her back no longer hurt, and her legs weren't sore.
"What a joke!"
Bai Cheng looked around and found herself in a vast, dimly lit indoor room.
The wall-mounted lamp emitted a faint yellow light, illuminating a wooden table directly below it. On the table was a simple black backpack.
Besides that, directly behind Bai Cheng, connected to three walls, was a huge triangular screen, but it was motionless, more like a wall.
And below it was an incredibly dilapidated human-powered railcar.
Seeing the segment of railway under the wheels, Bai Cheng's pupils contracted, and the dream she just had immediately became clear.
"Damn it, I really did transmigrate."
Since she had already transmigrated once, Bai Cheng accepted it quickly. She sighed, deciding to make the best of the situation.
"Survival game? Infinite Train?" Bai Cheng carefully re-examined the room. Besides the so-called Newbie Gift Pack (beginner's gift pack), there was nothing else helpful in the room.
She stepped forward and opened the black backpack. Inside were two packets of compressed biscuits, two 500ml bottles of mineral water, a small dagger, and a box of only twenty matches.
Bai Cheng shook the backpack, not believing it, and indeed, there was nothing else inside.
She remembered that the safe period was five days in total, but this food was clearly only enough for one day.
"This initial Platform has nothing. It seems I can't waste any more time here." Bai Cheng immediately put on the backpack, grabbed the only wooden table with one hand, and walked towards the human-powered railcar.
She remembered clearly that everyone had to reach the First Station, five hundred kilometers away, within the five-day safe period, or else their train would be destroyed, and they would die.
Every second spent here was a waste of life.
Stepping onto the decaying wooden steps, Bai Cheng struggled for a while before managing to lift the table onto the human-powered railcar.
The railcar's space wasn't large, estimated to be about six square meters.
On the car, there was only a single, fixed power lever and a brake lever. The floor was entirely constructed from steel frames and fasteners, so much so that one could even see the wheel hubs and tracks below through the flat panels.
And in front of this simple, rust-covered human-powered railcar, there was a hyper-modern screen.
"The Infinite Train's system?" This was not difficult for Bai Cheng, who was well-versed in web novels, to understand.
She stepped forward to inspect it, and the screen automatically lit up.
What greeted her eyes were several minimalist modules: [Channel], [Trade], [Prompt], [Mail], [My Train], and [Personal Information].
"It has that vibe." Bai Cheng immediately checked them out one by one, full of curiosity.
First, she clicked on the Channel, and a screen full of messages immediately flooded in.
"Where the hell did they take me? Is this still my country?!"
"No, brother, I was just taking a shit, didn't even wipe my ass. What do I do now, air dry?"
"Sigh, a paralyzed mother, an alcoholic father, an unaccomplished younger brother, and a cheating girlfriend. Maybe coming here is a good thing…"
"Damn it! I begged my girlfriend for ages, and she finally agreed to give it to me. I just pushed her down, hadn't even gotten in, and you tell me I transmigrated?!"
"Ahhh, I just received my Chunfeng Elf and haven't even had a chance to use it yet!!!"
"…"
It was clear that everyone was complaining the moment they transmigrated, apparently without any sense of urgency for survival.
The chat messages scrolled by rapidly. Everyone's avatars were their own headshots, and it was a real-name system.
Bai Cheng looked at the bottom right corner, which displayed [Regional Channel: 10000 people], and the bottom left showed [Daily remaining Number of speeches (speaking opportunities): 10 times].
"It seems there's a chance to meet acquaintances if I'm lucky."
She wasn't in the mood to chat and turned to look at the remaining modules.
Trade was also regional trade, and as soon as Bai Cheng opened it, many people had already listed their items.
[Trader: Cai Zhongfen]
[Item for Trade: One pair of overalls]
[Demand: One 500ml bottle of mineral water.]
Besides that, there were useless items like compressed biscuit wrappers, hair ties, and so on. She didn't see anything like 'original flavor' items.
Bai Cheng also saw several people selling tables, specifically the small wooden table that was currently on her railcar.
"Hmm, in a sense, this can also be considered part of the Newbie Gift Pack (beginner's gift pack)."
Bai Cheng then opened the [Prompt] module, which clearly displayed two pieces of information.
[1. Remaining time in safe period: 5 days.]
[2. Please arrive at and defend #1 Platform before the safe period ends.]
[Reminder: If #1 Platform falls, your train will begin self-destructing!]
Train self-destruction, train destroyed and people dead—this clearly meant Bai Cheng would face death.
The [Mail] module, as its name suggested, was empty upon opening. The only additional function was adding friends.
Bai Cheng continued to open [My Train], and detailed information about the human-powered railcar immediately appeared on the screen.
[Train: Dilapidated Human-Powered Railcar]
[Level: Cannot be upgraded!]
[Armored Core: None yet]
[Crew: None yet]
[Advancement Conditions: 0/50 Fine Leather, 0/100 Fine Wood, 0/200 Iron Ingots, 0/1 Steam Engine.]
In addition to displaying this information, the screen also showed a dynamic view of the railcar that could be swiped left and right. Each position was marked with components that could be added or modified.
For example, walls, floors, and even the power lever and brake lever could be replaced.
In the bottom right corner, there was also an item compendium, which Bai Cheng guessed was used to unlock building options.
"I feel like there are quite a lot of upgrade materials…" She pouted and clicked on the final personal module.
It was essentially the same as [My Train], except this time it displayed Bai Cheng's own detailed and digitized personal information.
[Train Conductor: Bai Cheng]
[Level: Not yet unlocked, experience points can be gained by killing monsters.]
[Strength: 3 (Standard 10)]
[Physique: 4]
[Spirit: 5]
[Talent: cheng book (Any item without an upgrade path can be strengthened through use.)]
"What is this?" Bai Cheng looked at the Talent in the last column, a puzzled expression on her face.
But with a thought, an ancient book with a black cover and yellowed pages immediately appeared in Bai Cheng's hand.
"Oh, wow?" Bai Cheng's face lit up with joy. "It seems this is my cheat!"
She eagerly opened the cheng book, and the first page that met her eyes was a strange item selection page.
"Items without an upgrade path?" Bai Cheng looked at her box of matches. "Does this count?"
At the same time, an image of the box of matches immediately appeared on the cheng book, with a line of small text below it.
[There is a 24-hour cooldown after changing the upgrade item.]
"...???"
[Matches: 0/20]
Bai Cheng roughly understood. Her talent was to gain enhancements after using an item a certain number of times.
But the key was, this box of matches only had 20 sticks in total!
Wasn't this telling her to use them all up?
Before even starting the train, she would use up her fire source. Was she implying her survival difficulty was too low… "Damn it, I don't care!"
"If something as outrageous as transmigration can happen, my talent can't be a trick!"
Bai Cheng immediately pulled out a match and started lighting it.
The 20 matches ignited quickly with friction, and the matchbox was completely empty in no time.
And the progress on the cheng book successfully reached 20/20.
The next second, the matchbox in Bai Cheng's hand flashed with a white light, transforming into a white lighter.
"What the f***?!"
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