Inside the changing room.
Because there was no electricity, the locker doors were unlocked.
Qi Xiao opened the locker doors one by one, searching through them. After finishing the men's changing room, he went to the women's changing room.
Ultimately, he found two towels, a pink yoga mat, and a mechanical watch.
Qi Xiao put everything into a tote bag he had just found, climbed the stairs back to the Train, and adjusted the watch against the time displayed on the screen.
After three minutes of comparison, confirming that there was no discrepancy between the watch time and the screen display, Qi Xiao felt relieved.
Excellent, with this watch, he wouldn't have to worry about missing the Train's departure when exploring outside anymore.
It was 9:50 AM, and the Train was scheduled to depart in just over an hour.
Now, in the gym, only those iron lumps could be moved.
And those iron lumps were precisely the materials needed for upgrading.
Qi Xiao clicked 'Upgrade', and it showed that he could freely set an area in the carriage as the feeding zone.
Upgrade materials required:
【Metal: 300 kg / 0】
【Plastic: 150 kg / 0】
【Wood: 100 kg / 0】
He could freely set an area in the initial carriage as the feeding zone via the screen.
Qi Xiao marked out a feeding zone, and after throwing an empty plastic bottle into it, the plastic bottle disappeared.
The plastic collection progress reached 0.02 kg.
Qi Xiao glanced at the gym equipment outside; weren't these perfect upgrade materials!
......
At 11:00 AM, the Train departed on time.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, Qi Xiao leaned against the carriage, sitting on the yoga mat, panting heavily.
“Damn it, why is this gym so big…”
The movable metal dumbbells were furthest from the stairs, and he also had to go up and down the stairs repeatedly. In one hour, Qi Xiao only managed to bring back some small dumbbells.
Qi Xiao set the area near the entrance as the feeding zone and threw the dumbbells he brought directly into it.
After throwing these dumbbells into the feeding zone, the metal requirement was completely met, with even some surplus.
Current material collection progress:
【Metal: 300 kg / 400 kg】
【Plastic: 150 kg / 5 kg】
【Wood: 100 kg / 0 kg】
Qi Xiao put the remaining few dumbbells aside, not rushing to throw them all in.
The 9999+ chatroom.
【Where did you all stop for your first station? I stopped in a grassland, damn it, nothing but grass.】
【I stopped in a rental house and only found a pack of biscuits and a few clothes.】
【Don't throw everything into the feeding zone! I've tried it; things thrown in won't disappear out of thin air like metal and wood!】
【Bro, what did you throw in?】
【I took a big dump. Oh, by the way, does anyone have toilet paper? I'll trade for a roll.】
【Awesome, I admire this big brother's spirit of exploring the rules! I'll sponsor him one leaf!】
This big brother was truly a marvel.
Compared to them, he was quite lucky.
He got thirty-eight bottles of water and collected quite a bit of upgrade materials.
【Are there any young ladies willing to trade original scent items? I'll exchange food for them.】
【Don't survival games always have pretty young ladies trading underwear for food? Come quickly.】
【Young man, I have some.】
【Damn it, you're old enough to be my grandma. I want a young lady, look closely, a young lady!】
【Brother, is a little boy-girl okay?】
Since it was the first day, everyone seemed to have no sense of crisis.
Qi Xiao shook his head and opened the trading platform.
He needed to trade for some food; drinking only water was indeed a bit unbearable.
He put up half a bottle of mineral water, choosing to exchange it for a pack of instant noodles.
Inside the carriage, a halo appeared.
Qi Xiao placed the mineral water into the halo, and after a flash of light, the mineral water disappeared.
Three minutes later, the screen showed a successful trade.
Qi Xiao clicked to collect.
Light flashed again, and a pack of instant noodles appeared on the ground.
A very convenient trading function.
......
【The Train will arrive at the station soon. Please sit tight and hold on.】
Huh? Was it already the second day?
Qi Xiao was awakened by the broadcast, pulled off the towel covering his stomach, and sat up from the yoga mat.
Because it was the first day, combined with mental tension and excessive fatigue from moving dumbbells, Qi Xiao had gone to bed very early.
Qi Xiao got up and went to the carriage screen to check the information for this station.
【This stop: Shayin Town (Single-person Station)】
【This station has large cactus forests and is infested with Vipers. Danger Level: 1.】
Viper, Danger Level One?
That thing, it's venomous, right?
If he got bitten, wouldn't it be game over?
As soon as he opened the carriage door, a wave of heat washed over him.
So hot.
An endless desert stretched out before his eyes. Qi Xiao stepped out of the carriage, shielding his eyes from the sun with his hand.
He squinted and saw a large cactus forest not far away.
On top of the cacti, there were also purplish-red fruits growing.
Cactus fruit!
Thinking of the sweet juice of the cactus fruit, Qi Xiao couldn't help but swallow.
But then, remembering the possibility of encountering Vipers, Qi Xiao calmed down again.
“Man dies for wealth, birds die for food.”
Qi Xiao sighed, picked up the tote bag he found in the gym yesterday, left the carriage, and walked towards the cactus forest.
Vipers usually come out at night; the temperature is high during the day, so it should be fine, he comforted himself.
......
“Oh my god, it's so sweet!”
Qi Xiao picked a cactus fruit, peeled off its purplish-red skin, and took a bite. The rich juice exploded in his mouth.
It tasted much better than dragon fruit.
Qi Xiao, under the scorching sun, transformed into a fruit farmer, harvesting ripe cactus fruits.
Once the tote bag was full, Qi Xiao carried it back to the carriage.
It was 9:35 AM, an hour and a half until departure.
He could go one more time, but the remaining ones were too high to reach.
If only he had a knife.
Qi Xiao opened the trading platform and searched for a machete.
The halo flickered, and Qi Xiao eventually traded half a catty of cactus fruit for a wood-cutting knife.
Although it was very rusty and the blade was a bit chipped, at this point, he couldn't be picky.
After emptying the cactus fruits in the carriage, Qi Xiao took the knife and the empty bag and set off again.
In the cactus forest.
Qi Xiao swung the knife, carefully avoiding the fallen tall cacti, and collected cactus fruits.
He glanced at his watch; it was 10:30 AM. Qi Xiao picked up half a bag of fruits and started walking back.
Qi Xiao was eating fruit and humming a song when he stopped just as he was about to reach the carriage entrance.
Gulp.
Qi Xiao swallowed.
Not far from the carriage entrance, a snake with a triangular head was flicking its tongue towards his carriage door.