"But regardless of the level of intelligence, as long as it is a Giant Beast wagon, it will be loyal to the Train Captain. However, this loyalty is in its bloodline, not absolute loyalty."

"There is still a possibility of defying orders, or even killing the Train Captain."

"After all, patricide and matricide are rare occurrences, but not impossible. In most cases, as long as the Stellar Giant Beast is not abused, it will not resort to such extreme actions."

"Ai."

"Here."

"Only when you suddenly talk to me do you need to flash white light to remind me. If I initiate the question, there's no need to flash white light."

"Understood."

"And in case of emergency, you can remind me directly, no need to flash white light."

"Understood!"

Then Chen Mang looked down at the furry little thing in his arms. Having suddenly gotten such a thing, he was naturally happy. It's a pity it can't be traded; otherwise, he would want to sell this thing and exchange it for iron ore...

Just think of how much iron ore that could get...

Unimaginable.

Moreover, how did such a rare A-grade potential Stellar Giant Beast cub appear on the "Water Blue Star"? A Stellar Giant Beast would generally not casually abandon its offspring. Stellar Giant Beast cubs are often seized through violent means. This planet doesn't seem to have the capability to seize a Stellar Giant Beast cub.

Did it fall from the sky?

Or was it Master Kun's golden touch... daily sign-in rewards, something like that.

He's increasingly convinced that Master Kun definitely has some cheat code in hand.

Just a bit dull in the head.

If, back then, he hadn't approached so rashly and challenged his train, maybe he wouldn't have died so miserably...

Poor unfortunate child.

Having a cheat code but not using it well.

...

After fiddling for a while, Chen Mang placed Xiaolv on the chair beside him. This little guy wouldn't move, always in a state of slumber.

He had just examined it.

Found no sexual organs.

No idea if it's female or male, difficult to distinguish between the two, just like people from certain regions in his past life.

No detectable smell, neither foul nor fragrant.

Didn't find any excretory organs either, as if it doesn't need to defecate at all, just a round ball with a nose, mouth, and eyes, not even ears...

It doesn't seem like a creature that could exist in the real world.

"Just sleep quietly."

Then he turned to look at the Train Panel, which originally had 3.2 million units of iron ore. Adding the 7.5 million obtained from selling level 1 iron ore and other miscellaneous items like cigarettes and nuts, after deducting costs, he gained 700,000 units of iron ore.

Currently, the train has a total of 11.4 million units of iron ore.

However, the Constant Star Train requires a total of 14 million units of iron ore, a bit short. This time, he looked closely; the expansion cost calculation was for 14 carriages plus 1 locomotive, excluding the Giant Beast wagon.

This little guy doesn't need expanding.

But...

The control panel screen still displayed that the Built-in Fire Control System had 1,600 heavy machine guns in total.

This means there are 100 heavy machine guns in the Giant Beast wagon as well.

And the Giant Beast wagon is just a little Xiaolv lying on a chair beside him.

His expression turned slightly odd as he glanced at Xiaolv; is it possible that this little guy has 100 heavy machine guns inside its belly... If so, the wagon blades exist too?

If he guessed correctly.

The "Giant Beast wagon" isn't just to shorten the growth period of the Giant Beasts but also possibly to equip the beasts with some Firepower Accessories? Perhaps, later, large "Firepower Accessories" could be installed on the back of mature beasts?

Like the Comet Main Cannon?

He's a bit eager to upgrade the train to level 12 to see what this little guy looks like when it awakens.

"Hmm..."

Chen Mang glanced at the conditions for upgrading to level 11.

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"Upgrade Conditions": All 3 required Vehicle Accessories must be fully constructed, consume 20,000 units of level 3 iron ore, and all accessories in the carriage must exceed level 200, with ten Supermodel Effects.

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The conditions aren't too harsh.

20,000 units of level 3 iron ore, which is 2 million units of iron ore.

He hesitated for a moment, whether to upgrade the train to level 12 in one go or expand the train first. Most of the people attending this gathering have expanded their trains.

Not enough iron ore, only 11.4 million units.

If there were a bit more, it would be better.

Just then—

His Train Radio suddenly received a private message.

"I'm the one who attended your gathering just now. I didn't bring enough iron ore at the time, but now I've collected enough. I have 1.5 million units of iron ore. Do you still sell that level 1 iron ore?"

"Yes, same coordinates."

"Alright, I'll be there soon."

"Eh?"

Chen Mang's expression turned slightly odd, wondering if they're here to give money or cause trouble, but he was confident and indifferent.

He decided.

Forget about Train Expansion or train upgrading for now.

Upgrade the Train Armor one more level.

Though this area is a blue area, where monsters are only up to level 12, and the armor suffices against monsters, it's insufficient against those trains. The price of upgrading Firepower Accessories for those trains is much lower. As the Steel Dragon Train's captain said, several trains have level 13 firepower weapons.

One more level of armor gives a sense of security.

Even if level 13 firepower weapons could break through the defense, it wouldn't instantly dismantle the armor, which can still last a while, but having impenetrable armor feels more secure.

Upgrading from level 12 to level 13 armor for one carriage costs 2 million units of iron ore.

To upgrade armor from level 12 to level 13 for 15 carriages plus one locomotive costs...

32 million units of iron ore.

With half consumption, that's... 16 million units of iron ore.

Still not enough.

"..."

Chen Mang's mouth twitched slightly, glancing at those trains outside still mining his level 1 iron ore. Once they're done, he needs to hurry to find level 4 mines, as the iron ore supply is running low!!

If only 100 million units of iron ore could drop from the sky right now.

Patiently waiting.

Suddenly, a crazy idea formed in his mind.

How are iron deposits formed?

As core energy leaks from a planet's depths, it crystallizes into physical form, forming iron deposits. Stellar Giant Beasts who roam the universe also consume core energy that escapes from planets.

The so-called Insect Race attacks furiously for core energy as well.

Cola, cigarettes, and bread are all formed from core energy.

Everything revolves around core energy.

Core energy is the existence everyone in this world is plundering!

And where is the core energy? It's in the core of the earth!

If he could drill directly to the core of "Water Blue Star" and mine core energy from there, it might actually solve the problem, right?

Other trains can't directly convert core energy into "iron ore," without proper parts or ability, but he can, since he has the "Cosmic Receiver." Since it can convert scattered core energy in the universe into iron ore, it should also convert core energy deep in the earth into iron ore, right?

Wouldn't that conversion speed be much faster than on the surface!?

Immediately.

He told Ai this genius idea and asked Ai to evaluate its feasibility through data.

Going straight to the core of the problem!

...

"Hmm..."

Ai's voice swiftly emerged inside the train room: "Train Captain, this is a great idea, but there is some data I need to supplement based on information from the library in the ruins of the last city."

"The radius of Water Blue Star is 28,371 km, or 28,371,000 meters."

"The deeper we go, due to the firmness underground, the train's speed diminishes. Based on data from surface to 70,000 meters underground speed degradation, the train can at most reach... 280,000 meters underground."

"Calculating in this way."

"We still need to penetrate 371,000 meters deeper to touch the core of 'Water Blue Star' and proceed to gather core energy."

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