They really are quite useless accessories.

No wonder that "2D Train" left them behind to be sold. However, whether this stuff can be sold is hard to say, unless the price is cheap enough as there's no blueprint that can't be sold if the price is low enough. Even if it's the worst blueprint, it's still another accessory.

Chen Mang leaned back in his chair, looking over at the fridge filled with vacuum-packed spicy ducks, hundreds of bags in total, all with a spicy flavor. It's a good thing; when the train's food gets tiresome, it offers a change of taste.

He opened a bag, tore off a duck leg, and put it in his mouth.

Hmm?

Not bad. Chen Mang's eyes gleamed slightly. Maybe it's because he hadn't had it for a long time. The meat was dry-fried, leaving no moisture, and had a rich taste as he chewed, albeit a bit spicy, but quite addictive.

No idea where that guy got this from; is there a spicy duck factory in Zombie Basin?

But after taking more than a dozen bites,

Chen Mang's cheeks flushed slightly red. He tossed the spicy duck aside and quickly retrieved a chilled bottle of mineral water from the fridge, drinking it all in one go, but it did no good; damn, that spicy duck was insanely spicy!

All he felt was his mouth burning with an intense pain coming through!

Initially, it just tasted pleasantly spicy, no big deal, but after a dozen bites, the heat hit full force. He even felt as if his tongue was about to lose sensation.

"Shh..."

Chen Mang inhaled deeply several times. The pain did not lessen; looking down at the spicy duck packaging on the ground, the flavor line indeed said spicy, not extra spicy.

"Damn it!"

Without delay, he headed quickly toward the "Medical Cabin" in carriage number 2. He couldn't take it anymore; it was too spicy, he needed a reboot!

...

After rebooting, Chen Mang returned to the train room fully recovered and gave the half-eaten spicy duck to Fang standing at the door, before continuing to focus on his other gains.

He definitely couldn't enjoy these spicy ducks; they might work as interrogation tools.

Only give spicy duck, no water allowed!

Of course, that was purely nonsense, and he took out ten or so packs to put in the resident carriage, leaving the rest for the guards to try.

The confiscated cigarettes naturally got thrown into the resident store, along with various supplies kept in the carriage fridges. There were plenty of fridges, no worries about fitting things in, even the two or three hundred figurines.

"They are quite good-looking."

Chen Mang thought to himself while picking up a figurine about the size of a phone, fiddling with it for a bit before tossing it into the pile of figurines. Although these things were not very useful, it felt a waste to throw them away, so he put them in the resident store to see if anyone needed them.

It's worth mentioning—

According to information from Biaozi, there were no women on the 2D Train, all were men.

And according to the slaves from the 2D Train, they learned that not long ago, the train's "Built-in Fire Control System" suddenly fired at night without any sign, killing all female members.

Not even the sow was spared.

Although every train had a "Built-in Fire Control System," almost no train had ever used it. The accessory's role was mostly of deterrence. Once activated, it's not as simple as killing one or two people. With such dense crowds, chaos makes precise point targeting impossible.

At that time, quite a few males on that 2D Train also ended up accompanying them in chaos.

The only ones who had genuinely witnessed the power of the "Built-in Fire Control System" were the 2D train's slaves, making them highly obedient, especially after seeing those 10 heavy machine guns in the carriage. They obediently went into the fridge, without any resistance.

In contrast, slaves in several other carriages were more rebellious, but of course, under the suppression of the third squad, these rebels were also completely cleared.

"More than 1900 survivors added."

Almost none of them were the rebellious type; they were all very docile or maybe just numb.

"..."

Chen Mang slightly furrowed his eyebrows; adding these 1900-plus survivors, the train's total population had reached over 3300. The daily consumption of various accessories, along with food, water, and other expenses, had reached nearly 6000 iron ore units.

Blink an eye, and starting today, 6000 iron ore units have vanished.

This is normal recovery or mining status.

Whenever there's a battle, an unexpected event, the consumption spikes, and it isn't just iron ore. Copper and other resources also get consumed.

"Alright."

He shook his head slightly, a bit helpless but soon smiled again. Despite the daily expenses growing, mining efficiency had also quickened; he couldn't say it's advantageous or disadvantageous, only that the scope had broadened.

Bigger scope meant bigger harvests.

But if there's a lull period, without iron ore coming in for a while, the whole setup could crumble.

He didn't overthink it but consumed 190,000 iron ore units to equip the 1900 survivors with Iris Chips, having Ai implant them one by one, while also using over 1900 wood units to tailor clothes for each one.

Certainly.

Orange.

This was the standard outfit for the Fixed Star Train; in a dreary doomsday environment, wearing bright clothes looks more cheerful.

...

"Am I that important?"

Inside the "Gate of Space" named the Mecha Research and Development Center in carriage number 2, Ai was fiddling with those experimental instruments brought back from the Earth Core Nuclear Bomb Adventure Map when he received instructions from Master Mang.

To implant Iris Chips.

This was something only he could do, after all, his hands were steady enough.

Ai looked expectantly at the simple robot fixed in the middle by a rack. He was in the process of creating himself a new body so he could move around multiple places simultaneously in the future.

He didn't dare to delay.

Immediately left the Gate of Space, packed the produced Iris Chips and clothes into a fridge, and carried the fridge towards the rear resident carriages.

...

Carriages 10 and 11, which were originally goblin carriages, were housing over 100 goblins.

But Doba had already brought all the goblins to reside and install themselves into the "Gate of Space" on carriage 11, goblins all lived inside a fridge, leaving these two carriages empty for now.

However, the resident store was housed inside the fridge in carriage 11.

Old Pig placed 10 fridges one by one in carriage 10; these fridges would act as dormitories for these 1900-plus survivors over the next period, 200 people per fridge.

Starting from tier-three resident treatment.

Ai stood at the fridge door, individually implanting the "Iris Chips"; everyone who got the chip would mimic the person before by taking their clothes hanging nearby. All those queuing to enter the fridge, regardless of gender, were completely naked, without any clothes.

Yet nobody spared extra glances.

For one, they were all a bit grimy, and secondly... in such circumstances, who cares.

The difference between humans and dogs is that humans appreciate a bit of atmosphere; in doing that deed, at least there should be some ambiance, a private space, gentle music, and the luxury of having the liked person giggling.

"Not there?"

Biaozi frowned, standing with a team beside him, tasked with deterrence and also hoping to pick a few individuals, maybe ones with high physical comprehensive quality and spiritual power, to train as a squad of reserve guards.

With so many train residents, guards need to expand too, otherwise when on an expedition, if the casualties are high, there's nobody to replenish. Training a batch of reserve guards should be essential, right?

"None."

Ai, like a robot on a conveyor belt devoid of emotion, kept implanting the Iris Chips one by one.

"Due to frequent mining, their overall physical comprehensive quality is decent, but compared to existing train residents, it falls short."

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