After lunch, Qi Xiao and Xi Jian continued to purchase metal and plastic on the trading platform.
At the same time, Old Six and Li Huizi moved the empty treasure chests from the last carriage and threw them into the feeding area Qi Xiao had designated.
These treasure chests were made of metal, plastic, and wood, all of which could be converted into upgrade materials.
Items that could not be accepted by the feeding area, such as shells, cloth bags, and sacks, were all collected by Qi Xiao into the golden hammer.
The usage of this sachet-like golden hammer was slightly different from the jie bracelet.
The jie bracelet, once worn on the hand, allowed items touched by the hand to be stored within it according to the user's will.
The golden hammer, however, required opening its mouth and pointing it at the item to be collected.
A few seconds later, items with a volume smaller than the golden hammer's remaining storage space would be sucked into it.
The retrieval method was also different.
With the jie bracelet, the user only needed to think of it, and the stored item could be retrieved.
It could appear in the hand or at a specified empty spot nearby.
Before retrieving items from the golden hammer, one had to open its mouth.
Then, by inserting a finger, one could perceive what was stored inside the golden hammer.
Afterward, by pointing the mouth at an empty spot, the selected item would be 'spit' out.
Compared to the jie bracelet, it was very inconvenient.
The more he used it, the more Qi Xiao felt that the jie bracelet was truly a divine artifact.
However, this divine artifact required a large number of train coins to truly demonstrate its divine qualities.
Watching Old Six throw a suitcase-sized box into the feeding area, Qi Xiao clapped his hands.
"Let's take a break."
Old Six took the soda Qi Xiao tossed him, pulled the tab, and took a big gulp.
"Gulp ~"
"Chief, why are we disposing of these boxes?"
"They're worthless."
Before a treasure chest was opened, it was bound by rules, making it indestructible.
Qi Xiao had used the eight-star treasure chest he obtained from Brother Monkey multiple times to defend against fatal enemy attacks in combat.
But once a treasure chest was opened, it would revert to a normal container.
For example, that shell, before its restriction was lifted, couldn't be broken even by cannons.
But after using a key to remove the restriction, Qi Xiao could easily crush it with a light kick.
During lunch, Qi Xiao was browsing the trading platform to check the market price of these empty treasure chests.
Some people on the trading platform were indeed looking for them, but the offered prices were not high.
Moreover, the transaction rate was very low.
There was no need to waste that time at all.
Crucially, Qi Xiao also discovered a locator in a treasure chest's interlayer.
The locator was the size of a soybean, black in material, and placed extremely discreetly.
Who knew how many more of these locators there were? After the boxes were dealt with, the shelves also had to be dismantled; nothing would be left!
The discovery of the locator further solidified Qi Xiao's determination to dismantle this carriage.
As soon as they docked at You'erdan tomorrow morning, he would dismantle this entire carriage.
The main goal was to leave no trace.
The Team Tianba, with over a dozen people, men, women, old, and young, still had so many opened empty treasure chests and three six-star treasure chests, which showed how strong they were.
It was only in that stadium, with Yao Yao present, that all abilities and items were unusable, and everyone reverted to ordinary people.
Leaving that place, once these people's abilities and items could be used again, they would become extremely dangerous.
If it weren't for the fact that carriages couldn't be dismantled while the Train was in motion, Qi Xiao would want to dismantle it right now.
Anyway, the treasure chests had already been acquired; it was just one carriage.
By afternoon, with the materials fully collected, Xi Jian's account successfully leveled up to twenty.
And Qi Xiao's Train added five more carriages.
During this time, Qi Xiao selectively modified some of the upgrades that Xi Jian's account had rolled out.
The most satisfying modification for Xi Jian was the 'Lazy Person's Essential' that came with the account.
It cost 10 train coins.
It could turn the screen into a light curtain that could be summoned at will.
Lazy Person's Essential.
Not only was Xi Jian satisfied, but Qi Xiao was also very satisfied.
Because this could greatly reduce the risk of Xi Jian exposing the Special Module.
After all, a display screen facing the opposite direction was quite conspicuous.
Everyone else's display screens were on the right side of the carriage door.
But the extra display screen from the multi-threading modification was on the opposite side.
In addition, there was the Simmons mattress; Xi Jian's account and Simmons truly had a connection.
Two appeared consecutively.
Qi Xiao modified both of them.
The Simmons, combined with the 'Home Builder's Skill,' was a simple 'teleportation device' inside the Train.
Now Qi Xiao was happy, and Xi Jian was also happy.
Her bed would no longer be 'ruined' by Qi Xiao.
...
The Train was extremely stable during its journey.
That stability even gave a feeling of walking on flat ground; there wasn't a single tremor.
In the evening, in the bedroom.
Old Six was engrossed in playing a zombie game.
Qi Xiao had given him a Train coin, which was the reward he had promised him earlier.
Old Six used this Train coin to unlock a new game.
The famous tower defense game—Plants vs. Zombies.
Now he was trying hard to clear the levels.
Meanwhile, Xi Jian and Li Huizi had already gotten into bed early.
"Hui Hui, we'll be at You'erdan tomorrow morning."
"You'll be able to see your brother soon."
"Didn't Qi Xiao say he met your brother and even fought zombies together?"
"Anyway, your brother's car is gone, so why don't you let Qi Xiao persuade your brother to join us?"
"You're so good with a knife; your brother must be very good with a knife too, right?"
"Oh, by the way, what does your brother look like? How tall is he? Is he at least 1.8 meters?"
Li Huizi secretly glanced at Qi Xiao's bed.
The bed was empty; there was no one on it.
Qi Xiao was still training in the gravity carriage at this time.
"...Fifty-eight...Fifty-nine...Sixty!"
Under double gravity, Qi Xiao was doing squat training.
To achieve high and sustained bursts of power, leg training was indispensable.
"Phew..."
Qi Xiao sat on the dummy and wiped away sweat.
Five kilometers and two sets of squats completed.
Ten minutes of rest, then combat training.
Qi Xiao smiled; he had never worked so hard on Earth.
It seemed that life-and-death crises truly made people progress.
Although Qi Xiao had the Station Announcement, which provided general information and dangers of the next stop, allowing him to avoid many dangers.
But some dangers could not be avoided by knowing them in advance.
One must be strong to forge iron; only by being strong enough oneself could one live longer in this dangerous world.
...
The next day, at 7:50 AM, Qi Xiao's Train docked at You'erdan.
It was still in the South City, but not in the same location as last time.
The moment the Train stopped, Qi Xiao directly waved his hand and dismantled that black carriage.
It was the one he had won from Yao Yao, filled with empty treasure chests.
After this carriage was dismantled, the subsequent carriages seamlessly connected to the front ones.
Not long after Qi Xiao docked, the familiar inspector walked over.
"Zhang Lin! Captain Zhang!"
Qi Xiao proactively opened the carriage door and stepped forward to shake hands and greet him.
Although Zhang Lin had a smile on his face, Qi Xiao could tell he was not in a good mood.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, Zhang Lin affixed the 'inspected' light to Qi Xiao's Train, and then left.
Just like last time, he didn't even enter the Train.
What's wrong, running so fast, afraid I'll ask him to pull the hose again?
Qi Xiao shook his head, looking at Zhang Lin's retreating back.
According to the original plan, Old Six and Black Wind Monster stayed on the Train to guard it.
Xi Jian accompanied Li Huizi to see her brother.
Qi Xiao, on the other hand, went to Dream Palace alone.
The technological level of You'erdan was far inferior to Pi City in Zu'an.
The feeling it gave Qi Xiao was like Earth in the 20th century.
It was even somewhat worse.
There weren't as many towering buildings lining the streets, nor dazzling electronic billboards.