"Stellar Train": "Are you really not going to trade face-to-face? I want to see if you really have three heads and six arms, to see how it is that you claim I wouldn't dare speak loudly in front of you. Maybe I really wouldn't dare."
"Ziyun Train": "Bro, my dear brother, I truly know I was wrong."
"..."
Chen Mang lit a cigarette with a sense of boredom, leaned back in his chair, and glanced at the private messages from the Soda Train pleading for mercy before shutting off the Train Radio.
Too soft.
He really wanted to drive his Train and see whose Train could outlast whom in a collision.
Since both had completely softened, he lost interest in teasing them further.
He sat back and pondered for a while.
After confirming there was nothing left for him in the Iron Ridge Wasteland, he took a deep breath, looked straight ahead, and slowly pushed the control lever.
Shahe Plain, here I come!
Last time he ventured into a high-level area, he was chased back. This time, after completing the S-level difficulty Profession Change task, his first move would be to rush to the Kunlun Mountains area and wipe out the Rock Snake and that Tyrant King Dragon.
Just then—
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning streaked across the dark, cloudy sky, followed by a loud thunderclap, as a fierce wind began to howl.
Chen Mang glanced out the window to check the wind direction, suddenly thought of something, and grinned as he pushed the control lever to its limit.
"Well then..."
"Let's soar high!"
The next moment!
Boom!
With the roar of the engine, the Stellar Train, resembling a long dragon, gradually accelerated through the storm towards the edge of the wasteland, until a Wind-Fire Wheel suddenly seemed to ignite, engulfed in flames.
Almost instantly.
All Wind-Fire Wheels were ignited, wrapped in thick, orange flames!
The Train's speed was significantly boosted, its already fast pace increasing slightly.
From a distance.
It looked like a Hell Train charging out of a sea of fire, its blazing Wind-Fire Wheels spinning rapidly in the storm, creating a stark contrast of extreme ferocity!
Two hours later.
The Stellar Train arrived at the border between the Iron Ridge Wasteland and the Shahe Plain, where a massive light screen stood between the two areas, displaying four large glowing characters.
"Shahe Plain."
Moreover—
On the control panel screen, a line of bright red text scrolled across the top.
"Upcoming area is a green zone, Shahe Plain."
"Maximum possible presence of level 6 monsters, current Train level is 3, high danger coefficient, proceed with caution."
"..."
Chen Mang chuckled as he looked at the message on the screen. Last time he ventured towards the Kunlun Mountains, the message was "Strongly advise retreat." Now, it was just a caution to proceed carefully.
He... had already been as cautious as possible.
He had upgraded his Armor to level 6 before coming here, and he believed no one in the white zones was more cautious than him!
Without hesitation, he pushed the control lever again.
The Train, without stopping, drove straight through the light screen and smoothly entered the Shahe Plain.
Upon entering, what greeted him was a field of grass, somewhat yellowed due to the season.
The Resource Detection Radar and Targeting Radar showed no high-level monsters or Mines in the vicinity.
Only a few scattered level 3 monsters.
Not even a single level 4 monster was in sight.
Which meant it was absolutely safe within a ten-kilometer radius.
This confirmed a suspicion in his mind: not all green zones were as absurd as the Kunlun Mountains area. Otherwise, how could any Train survive in green zones? All Trains entering green zones for the first time must be level 3.
A normal level 3 Train would almost certainly perish in an environment like the Kunlun Mountains area.
This place was relatively safe.
He didn't venture further but immediately looked at the S-level difficulty Profession Change task on the Mechanical Train panel, took a deep breath, and with slight nervousness, chose to accept it.
Although he believed he was perfectly prepared.
But...
No one could say for sure how intelligent that robot really was.
The next moment!
A panel floated in front of him.
"You have confirmed the Stellar Train's Profession Change direction as Mechanical Train, and successfully accepted the S-level difficulty Profession Change task."
"Within one hour, a robot will land at the starting point of your Train's maze."
"Please wait patiently."
"Phew..."
Chen Mang exhaled slightly nervously, after all, it was an S-level difficulty Profession Change task. If he failed this time, his only remaining option would be that "D-level difficulty Profession Change task."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Shahe Plain.
"Hahahahahahahaha!!!"
An exaggerated laughter echoed inside the Azure Dragon Train, where a Bald Man with striking dark circles under his eyes, hands on hips, looked excitedly at the walkie-talkie in his hand flashing red, and said passionately.
"Finally, I've waited for this!"
"I knew it, this world never lacks hard-headed fools!"
"Mom!"
After taking a deep breath, he resolutely looked at the control panel screen: "Wish me luck, when I come back with 30 Murphy Stones, I'll use two on you to awaken a level 5 Supermodel Effect."
"Good luck."
The AI's mechanical voice sounded in the cabin.
Then.
Without hesitation, the man firmly pressed the red button on his walkie-talkie, and his body suddenly slumped into the chair, eyes closed, clearly his consciousness had left his body.
Inside the Stellar Train.
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
A sharp noise sounded above the Stellar Train, and then Chen Mang saw a huge drone flying over the Stellar Train, and his control panel screen was flashing red frantically.
"Do not attack, do not attack!"
"This drone is a task objective, this drone is a task objective!"
"Attack will result in task failure."
Below the drone hung a square iron box.
The next moment!
The square iron box suddenly detached from the drone and fell heavily to the ground, its sides quickly spreading out to reveal a curled-up robot.
"Well, well..."
Chen Mang looked up at the drone flying away and muttered in awe, "I thought it would be something like a portal... Turns out it's just drone delivery?"
Meanwhile.
The robot that had fallen to the ground had already gotten up and, as if knowing the route, quickly ran towards the entrance of the maze in the 14th temporarily built carriage without any pause. The moment it landed, the countdown had already begun!
"Phew..."
Chen Mang exhaled lightly, looking at the half-hour countdown on the control panel screen and the real-time maze footage from the robot's perspective, slightly nervous as he began to watch.
This robot perspective footage automatically appeared on the control panel screen after the task started.
Allowing him to directly observe the robot's way of navigating the maze.
"Wait!"
The robot, filled with excitement as it rushed into the maze, looked at the hundred-square-meter space before it, neatly arranged with 10 Refrigerators, and suddenly felt confused.
A—a hundred-square-meter space?
He remembered there wasn't such a large space in the Train, was there?
He suddenly turned towards the maze entrance, only to realize that this hundred-square-meter space was actually inside a Refrigerator?
Wait, a Refrigerator?!
"Whose damn Refrigerator is a hundred square meters?!"
He couldn't help but roar loudly, his voice, amplified by the robot's speakers, lacked emotion but carried a mechanical tone.
But there was no time left to think about this!
Only half an hour remained.
He looked at the 10 Refrigerators in the space before him, a sense of unease rising within him, and quickly walked towards the first Refrigerator on the left. Just as he was about to open the door and step in, he saw a piece of paper stuck on it.
It read:
"As expected, when faced with choices, you still instinctively choose the first one on the left, right? Actually, the first one on the right is the correct path."
The man was momentarily stunned.
He instinctively opened the Refrigerator door, and sure enough, behind it was another hundred-square-meter space, still neatly arranged with three Refrigerators!
"Mom, any ideas?"
Luckily, the Train Auxiliary AI had descended into this robot body with him.
Soon, a crisp and decisive voice sounded in his ear.
"Nope."
"Then what the hell are you good for?!!"
The man clenched his teeth and pondered for a while, just about to stubbornly charge into this Refrigerator again, when he suddenly noticed a very hidden Refrigerator in the corner.
Only a few beams of light shone on the 10 Refrigerators, creating a play of light and shadow that made him overlook the hidden Refrigerator in the corner.
He suddenly laughed.
And strode towards the hidden Refrigerator in the corner.
The rule was that a path from the start to the finish must be set, so the Train Conductor must have hidden the correct path. It was just unfortunate that, although well hidden, he had still found it.
He wasn't sure what was going on with this Train, why it had a Refrigerator with such a large space.
But... he could do it!
Fortunately, with a robot body, he wouldn't feel tired. He ran towards the Refrigerator in the corner and pushed the door open, and sure enough, behind it was another hundred-square-meter space.
And in the deepest corner of this huge space, there was still a Refrigerator.
He headed straight for it again.
Opening this Refrigerator door, it was yet another hundred-square-meter space, and in the far right corner, there was still a Refrigerator.
"Oh no..."
The man suddenly felt an intense sense of unease, a glimmer of despair in his eyes as he looked at the Refrigerator about ten meters away, feeling something was off, and prepared to run towards it.
"Look to your left, there's a Refrigerator there."
Hearing the AI's voice, the man quickly turned his head to the left, and sure enough, a Refrigerator was quietly placed there, and he couldn't help but grin: "What a blind spot... Lucky I have my mom with me."
He ran towards the Refrigerator on the left and pushed the door open.
Inside was still a hundred-square-meter space, and in the corner, there was still a Refrigerator. He ran over and yanked open the Refrigerator door, but this time, instead of a space, it was just an ordinary Refrigerator.
Inside the Refrigerator was an A4 paper.
"Did you happily think you'd discovered some secret?"
"Pure clown."
"Bang!"
The man angrily slammed the Refrigerator door shut, turned around, and walked back to the Refrigerator door he came from, returning to the previous layer, and ran towards the Refrigerator in the far right corner again.
This time, opening the Refrigerator door, behind it was still that huge space, and in the deepest corner, there was still a Refrigerator.
After entering three huge Refrigerators in a row.
The man once again pulled open the Refrigerator in the corner, and this time, it was still an ordinary Refrigerator.
On the shelf inside was a bottle of cola and an A4 paper.
"Thirsty? Have a drink?"
"Look at you, I told you the first Refrigerator on the right was the correct path, but you just had to run off to that hidden little Refrigerator in the corner."
"People always think that what they've secretly discovered is the absolutely correct answer."
"Good boy, quickly run back to the first layer, time's running out."
"Go to hell!"
The man, on the verge of a breakdown, slammed the Refrigerator door shut, turned around, and ran back towards the way he came. Finally, when he returned to the first layer and immediately went to the first Refrigerator on the right.
There was still a piece of A4 paper stuck on it.
"You believe everything people say?"
"No brain."
And this time—
The man charged in without a care, since there were only these 10 Refrigerators on the first layer, he just needed to try each one, as long as he ran fast enough.
Ten minutes later.
"..."
The man, on the verge of a breakdown, found himself going in circles and ending up back on the first layer, with the 10 Refrigerators neatly arranged in the middle, illuminated by the beams, and the hidden Refrigerator in the corner.
Even the notes on the Refrigerators were the same.
"This isn't the first layer, it's a replicated maze."
The AI's voice sounded again in his ear.
The man quickly turned around to look behind him, and sure enough, he didn't see the maze entrance, which meant he was still on the path of the first Refrigerator on the right in the first layer.
He took a deep breath.
And strode towards the first Refrigerator on the left, it's okay, there are just many paths, he'll explore each one.
Soon, the first Refrigerator door opened, and an A4 paper fell out, with one word written on it.
"Idiot."
Opening the second Refrigerator door, it was still an ordinary Refrigerator, and another A4 paper fell out.
With another word written on it.
"Moron."
Opening all ten Refrigerator doors, they were all ordinary Refrigerators, and even formed a sentence.
"Idiot, go back, wrong way."
"..."
The man suddenly laughed in extreme anger, said nothing more, and quickly ran back towards the first layer path.
Finally!
With only thirty seconds left on the countdown.
The man stumbled and opened a Refrigerator door, with the last bit of hope in his eyes, looking into the space inside the Refrigerator. If there was no finish line in this Refrigerator, his task would be a complete failure. He could only hope for a miracle, that this Refrigerator would lead to the finish line he had been desperately searching for.
And then—
He saw dozens of Refrigerators quietly placed in various corners of the space.
His body trembled slightly, the last glimmer of hope in his eyes instantly disappeared, and he suddenly gave a bitter laugh, his body going limp as he knelt on the ground.
Looking at the dozens of Refrigerators before him, and at the nearly finished countdown, his eyes filled with despair. He completely broke down mentally, slammed his head on the ground, tears in his eyes, his voice filled with intense sobbing and despairing screams.
"I can't tell..."
"Mom, I can't tell, I really can't tell!!"
"I really can't tell, Mom, I want to go home..."
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