Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Chapter 18 Preparation before the war

No matter how much Su Li complained, he didn't hear the pleasant chime that usually accompanies the activation of the cheat system.

Looking at the top 5 people on the leaderboard, Su Li felt nothing but envy, jealousy, and resentment.

He felt that the first five people were definitely suspicious. Either they had encountered an extraordinary opportunity, or there was something fishy going on.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain this progress. Out of 128 billion people on Earth, only these five have reached level 6; the rest are at level 1, and there isn't a single person in the level 2 to 5 range.

Anyone with eyes can see there's something wrong here. It can't be that these five people are geniuses, while the other 5 billion are just unlucky idiots and mentally challenged.

It's like the damage output ranking; most people only have a few hundred thousand damage output, but the top few people have billions.

What was your first reaction?

Oh shit, there’s a cheat!

After envying her, Su Li returned to reality and started looking at the trading market.

"It's best to avoid getting hurt if possible, so the first thing to buy is armor, and the second is a convenient and practical ranged weapon, such as a crossbow. But I doubt I can buy a crossbow."

Su Li entered the chat channel and saw that there were still 6 people in the channel. With this number, some people had managed to obtain the blueprints for the armor.

There are many people discussing this in the channel.

—I'm so stupid, these people have ruined me!

—I can't even get a meal, and they've all leveled up to level 6. Isn't there something wrong with that?

—If there were several people who went from level 2 to level 5, I could believe they were amazing. But wow, not a single one went from level 2 to 5. @Lin Feng, could you tell me how you did it?

Why can't someone be a genius, one in a million?

—One in ten thousand? Out of 128 billion people in the world, only five such exceptional geniuses have emerged. Do you think I'm stupid?

—The game system hasn't said anything, so what are you babbling about?

—Exactly, if the official website doesn't say anything, that's normal; it means they're genuinely amazing. Otherwise, why wouldn't the authorities take action? It means the authorities have verified that they have no problems.

—Hehe, Lin Feng's Yanxia coin passed the banknote detector, but I just don't believe it. Guess why? Because its face value is 250!

Like Su Li, many people believe there's something wrong here. Those who think there's something wrong and those who defend her are arguing fiercely in the chat.

Su Li glanced at it a few times and then closed the chat interface. "No time to waste, I should hurry up and buy something."

Zurich quickly found a trade option.

[Wooden Armor*1 - Iron Ingot*10]

[Wooden Gauntlets *1 - Iron Ingots *10]

Su Li's first reaction was, "What kind of dream is this?"

But at this point in time, there's not much you can do. It's a complete seller's market; you can choose not to participate and gamble on whether you can avoid the attack.

After considering the potential losses, Su Li decided to buy.

If supplies are gone, you can still earn more; but if people are gone, then everything is in vain.

But if others can make money, so can I!

[Iron Axe*1 - Iron Ingot*10]

[Iron Two-Handed Sword *1 - Iron Ingot *25, Whetstone *2]

[Note: If you're interested in bartering, please bring pictures.]

The furnace is a basic blueprint that everyone has. Iron ore is also something everyone can mine; Su Li doesn't believe that she's the only one with iron ingots.

After both items were put on the shelves, the number of iron ingots in Zuli increased from 112 to 100.

After it was posted, Su Li's private messages exploded.

Su Li quickly set up a block, blocking all those without pictures.

Next, he began the selection process. He identified several individuals who wanted to barter.

I have iron gauntlets; how about I trade them for your iron two-handed sword? If so, I'll craft one and we can trade. [Recipe image]

Su Li clicked on the image; it showed an iron gauntlet, and currently, only one person was selling it. Su Li considered for a moment, then said, "My cost is two more iron ingots and one more whetstone than yours. If you make up the difference, we'll trade." [Recipe Image]

Both parties had needs, so they made a reasonable request.

His goods were unique, and so were everyone else's. At that time, weapons and armor were in short supply, so people were looking to profit from the price difference.

"Okay, let's make a deal."

There was a reply immediately.

After the transaction, Su Li received the iron gauntlets, but also discovered that her iron axe had been traded away.

After carefully storing the iron ingots and crafting a two-handed sword, Su Li continued his search.

It turned out that someone selling wooden armor had also sent a transaction request.

After some haggling, Su Li finally agreed to trade the wooden armor for 15 iron ingots and 2 whetstones in exchange.

The reason for this price is that, at present, there are more than a dozen people selling wooden armor. The only materials needed for wooden armor are wood and rope, and the output volume is very large. However, there are only a handful of people selling genuine iron weapons.

The others mostly sold weapons like iron axes.

Zuli sold five more iron two-handed swords, and then business stopped.

Because Lin Feng found that his bows and arrows weren't selling well, he started lowering the price.

Compared to two-handed swords, everyone still prefers the bow and arrow for ranged attacks. Su Li shook her head, thinking, "Are bows and arrows really that easy to use? There's a learning curve to them, you know. Swords and sabers, even if you don't know how to use them, you can still wield them a couple of times."

These people are really out of their minds.

Seeing that they couldn't sell them, Su Li stopped making two-handed swords.

He sold a total of 7 two-handed swords. After deducting the cost of 2 barter transactions, he now has 245 iron ingots left.

After collecting the supplies, Su Li began to put on her gear.

First, put on the wooden armor.

To put it simply, this wooden armor is just a few planks tied together with rope to form a suit of armor. Su Li studied it for a while and felt that it could be made by hand using rope and planks.

However, those made by the system are of better quality, more comfortable to wear, and don't hinder movement too much.

Then put on the iron gauntlets

These hand protectors don't have separate fingers; they're like the thick cotton gloves you wear in winter.

The handguard extends all the way to the elbow, protecting the forearm and hand. Su Li tried it out; gripping the sword was fine, but she wasn't as agile for other tasks.

Zuli got dressed, ate a meal of roasted bird meat and roasted bird eggs, and then drank a whole 500ml bottle of clean drinking water.

After eating and drinking her fill, Su Li sat on the floor and set an alarm clock.

"A beast tide, it must be wild beasts coming to attack me. So I need to take advantage of this time to take control of the camp."

Su Li glanced at the materials in her hand: 124 stones, 667 pieces of wood, 141 branches, and some coal and charcoal. She put all of these in her inventory box.

Su Li thought for a moment, then took out a large amount of stone and began to pile it outside.

A piece of stone is a 0.5 x 0.5 x 1 cm cube. Zurich stacked them together to form a wall 4 meters high and half a meter wide, which was then reinforced with wood from the inside.

Thanks to the space bar function, otherwise he would have worked himself to death and still couldn't have moved all these stones.

Instead of surrounding the entire train, he chose to create a semi-circle around the train doors, leaving only a one-meter-wide passage.

The walls on both sides of the passageway are made thinner and are not vertical, making them somewhat unstable.

He didn't completely block the wall; instead, he left a hole so that people could observe the outside from inside.

Then, he started digging a hole inside with a shovel.

Su Li originally wanted to dig a pit 2 meters deep and 2 meters long, but after digging for a while, he checked the time and realized it was already 7 o'clock, and he had only dug 1 meter deep.

This is definitely impossible to complete! And it's incredibly tiring; he's afraid he won't even be able to chop down wild animals after a while.

Su Li quickly stopped, looked at the pit below, took some coal, and started a fire.

Resources can be earned back, but people are truly gone once they're gone. We won't feel bad about using this little bit of wood and coal.

After lighting the coal, Zuli threw in some wood and then placed some torches around it to ensure light.

Then they built a staircase out of wood, which allowed them to walk up to the top of the wall.

Finally, Zurich tied a makeshift net across it with ropes to prevent vultures from swooping down or hyenas from climbing up and suddenly appearing.

With everything settled, Su Li leaned on her sword, drank the last bottle of nutrient solution, and sat down to recover her strength.