Inside carriage 666, Wang Zhifan was equally surprised when he heard the broadcast announcement.
"The train crew is upgrading my carriage to a luxury type? How come I don't see any changes?"
He wasn't particularly surprised to be the first to clear the ghosts from his carriage, but he was curious about the special privileges that came with the luxury upgrade.
Just then, as Wang Zhifan and the equally shocked female player beside him glanced around, a young woman in a train attendant's uniform suddenly appeared in carriage 666.
She focused directly on Wang Zhifan, clearly aware that he was the leader of this carriage, and with a smile on her face, she said:
"Captain of carriage 666, it's a pleasure to serve you. Which style of luxury carriage do you prefer? Modern opulence? Classic ancient style? Futuristic tech style? Or eerie old mansion style?"
It turned out that she came to inquire which style Wang Zhifan wanted to transform carriage 666 into, offering him several options to choose from.
"Are the differences between these styles only in appearance? Are there other differences as well?"
Wang Zhifan was rather calm, having grown accustomed to unexpected appearances on the train, and he wasn't in a hurry to choose, planning to ask a few more questions.
"Dear guest, besides the interior configuration, different luxury carriages have distinct special privileges."
The young woman in the train attendant's uniform nodded and began to explain:
"The modern opulence style carriage has the privilege of direct travel to your mission destination. You can use this privilege to have the train go directly to your intended platform without any stops for any reason."
"The classic ancient style carriage has the privilege of fortune-telling. If you use this privilege, we will allocate precious resources to perform a divination on something you wish to know, though it is not guaranteed to be effective."
"The futuristic tech style carriage has the privilege of accessing the database. You can freely browse information you wish to know on the computer within the carriage, possibly including details of your upcoming tasks."
"The eerie old mansion style carriage has the privilege to summon exclusive ghostly servants. These servants possess decent combat capabilities and can assist you in battles during your mission."
"I'll choose the futuristic tech style."
Upon hearing her out, Wang Zhifan quickly made his choice without much hesitation. His reason was simple: he currently lacked relevant information about the mission target, while saving time and gaining helpers weren't as important to him, and fortune-telling didn't match his way of doing things at all.
"Alright, we'll arrange it for you immediately."
After getting Wang Zhifan's response, the staff member on the Death Train promptly replied and then disappeared as abruptly as she appeared.
Soon after, Wang Zhifan saw visible changes occurring in his carriage. The not-too-large windows began to quickly expand, almost occupying eighty percent of the carriage's sidewalls. The plain flooring transformed into a smooth mirror-like special material, reflecting light sources everywhere, making it a bit dazzling. Rows of seats disappeared, replaced by two rows of rather far-back, avant-garde white sofas, with a huge hanging screen appearing in front of them, displaying "Train AI at your service."
"This carriage has really transformed, feels more like a conference room now."
The sports-clad female player beside him couldn't resist commenting twice upon seeing such drastic changes around them.
Wang Zhifan ignored her remarks, and after a brief contemplation, spoke to the huge hanging screen in front:
"Train AI, help me find all information about the Evil Spirit Building."
"Alright, request received. Please wait a moment."
True to his expectations, his direct inquiry was immediately met with a response, given by a neutral synthesized voice, coming from above, likely using broadcast speakers.
A few seconds later, the enormous screen showed the information Wang Zhifan requested to review.
"Evil Spirit Building, located deep in Area 17 platform, has had 21 teams sent on missions there. None were successful, all wiped out."
"According to feedback from teams passing by the area, the Evil Spirit Building appears as a dilapidated 31-story building. Its front doors are always open, with several damaged floors, but there have been no reports of ghost sightings..."
"The location has been classified as extremely high-risk, only the most elite teams may be dispatched there..."
After spending some time reading the information on the screen, Wang Zhifan quickly frowned, realizing that this data was essentially useless, lacking any substantial detail he needed!
"Train AI, check if I can apply to change my mission."
Thinking it over, he decided to pose the question anyway, even though he was confident in his abilities, he would prefer to change the mission if possible, rather than stubbornly proceed with a high-risk task.
"Request received, searching..."
"Dear guest, changing carriages can change the passenger's mission, but the captain is excluded. The captain cannot leave their carriage to join other teams, unless they are demoted and relieved from captaincy to execute tasks in other carriages."
"Then check how I can be relieved from the captain role."
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