My Doomsday Train

Green Zone, inside Kunlun Mountain.

“Hoo.”

Inside a train with cloud-like wheels floating in the low air, a bald man looked at the blueprint in his hand, his face full of emotion.

This was dropped after killing the Green Dragon boss.

The Green Dragon often randomly refreshes in various green zones, its踪迹 difficult to capture. After spending several days, he finally caught this Green Dragon. Only by going all out could he drop this blue-grade vehicle component in his hand.

「Deep Sea Shield」.

With this component, the train can dive underwater.

Of course.

Whether it can move forward in the water requires some special wheel components, such as the 「Bunny Cloud」 that his train is currently using.

He can finally return to his 「Sandy River Plain」 and explore what the 「Underwater Maze」 encounter is all about.

A few days ago.

He encountered a very special Level 2 train.

That Level 2 train, relying on the 「Spider Legs」 component, climbed unimpeded on nearly ninety-degree cliffs. That scene gave him a great shock. He originally thought that many big shots had come to this area, and many people would be competing with him for the Green Dragon boss.

But these few days, he discovered that this news doesn't seem to be known by many people.

That's what he thought.

The news he obtained at a great cost, how could it feel like it has become as common as cabbage, known to everyone.

Moreover, he hasn't seen that Level 2 train since, only a few flesh trains, a group of lunatics.

「Kunlun Mountain」.

A green zone without any mineral resources.

Besides monsters, it's just monsters. High-level monsters are everywhere. The threat to the area is far greater than other areas. No train likes to enter this area, except for the flesh trains that upgrade components by collecting monster flesh.

The man shook his head and didn't think much about it.

He just picked up a razor and carefully shaved off the stubble that had just grown on his head. This was a habit from before the apocalypse. Then he entered the coordinates of 「Sandy River Plain」 into the control panel. Along with the roar of the engine, the train floating in the low air shot towards the clouds in the distance!

Sky Train, traveling the world!

Several hours later.

The bald man had successfully arrived at the Sandy River Plain and drove the train to the lakeside. Immediately afterwards, along with a burst of gear turning sounds, the cloud wheels of the train stationed by the lake began to be slowly retracted into the carriage. Then, several robotic arms stretched out from both sides of the carriage, quickly twisting and hammering at the bottom of the carriage. Soon, several propellers stretched out from the bottom of the carriage.

This component, when paired with 「Train Auxiliary AI」, can complete some difficult actions.

For example — —

Replacing wheels.

Before having this component, each time the train wheels had to be replaced, it had to be stationed in place, and then the accompanying mechanical personnel would have to get out of the train to start replacing the connections between the carriages and the wheels. The more carriages, the longer it took.

Each time it would take more than ten minutes.

With this 「Mechanical Arm」 yellow component, he can complete the entire process in just one minute.

As a Level 5 train, he has many more rare components than other trains.

Almost all Level 5 train captains have the subjective intention of mining and developing. Almost all of their time is spent mining, trying to quickly upgrade the components and the level of the train. They avoid provoking those bosses as much as possible.

And he has always felt that sharpening the knife does not delay the work.

He likes to find those bosses when the train has sufficient ammunition, or to actively seek some adventures, in order to obtain more rare component blueprints, so that the train can develop in multiple aspects. What's the use of raising the train level so high? If the foundation is not good, it will still break with a single touch.

Just like the 「Underwater Maze」 encounter in the lake in front of him.

It is the goal he has been planning for a full month, and now everything is finally ready.

“Then let's begin.”

The bald man sat in the train compartment, looking at the calm lake in front of him with anticipation, and slowly pushed the control lever. The Level 5 「Auxiliary Omni-directional Wheel」 under the carriage began to roll slowly.

This is an auxiliary wheel, which cannot bring too much power to the train.

It is mainly responsible for assisting in turning. Using this wheel as a power source is equivalent to a small horse pulling a big cart.

But in this situation, it is still good as a power source to assist the train into the water. After all, he cannot rely on the 「Propeller」 wheels to send the train into the lake.

The next moment — —

“Boom!”

The train slowly plunged into the lake. At the moment of contact with the water surface, a light blue light curtain enveloped the entire train.

This is the effect of the 「Deep Sea Shield」, which can help the train resist water pressure and prevent water from entering.

At the same time.

The several propellers under the carriage began to rotate frantically, and the dazzling headlights formed two ultra-long beams of light illuminating the front. The train began to dive all the way, the target being the coordinate marked with 「?」 on the control panel screen.

Twenty minutes later.

The train finally arrived at the bottom of the lake and saw a golden and magnificent palace located in the center of the lake bottom. At the entrance of the palace, there is a long road, and at the end of the road is a circular archway.

There are also guide signs on the road surface.

Several huge white light characters are also floating above the entrance of the palace.

「Underwater Maze」.

The train slowly landed on the road and drove all the way into the palace. The magical thing is that although this palace is built in the water, there is no trace of water in the palace, and there is also sufficient oxygen.

Immediately afterwards — —

A line of words appeared on the control panel screen of the train.

「Please, Train Captain, get off the train and choose your maze difficulty.」

“So magical.”

A trace of shock flashed in the bald man's eyes. This was the first time he had encountered this kind of encounter located in the water. He didn't dare to delay and walked out of the train compartment, standing in the palace with a soaring height of more than ten meters.

The empty and huge palace.

Behind him, this originally huge train seemed a little inconspicuous.

The next moment!

In the air of the palace, five huge light curtains appeared, and there was also a light curtain on these five light curtains.

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「Welcome, Train Captain of ‘Azure Dragon Train’, to become the first explorer of the Underwater Maze encounter.」

「Perhaps one day, mankind will scatter into stars, taking root and sprouting in the corners of the galaxy, but no matter how far they go, the adventurers with the spirit of exploration, their spirit will be forever engraved on the Monument of Civilization.」

「Set out for the unknown, not because it is easy, but because it is difficult.」

「True belief is not believing in inevitable success, but knowing that failure is possible, and still willing to give everything for one in a billion miracles.」

「As the first explorer.」

"Whether you successfully navigate the maze or not, you will receive a consolation prize. If you succeed, there will be a regional announcement to grant you reputation points, along with additional rewards."

"Please select the difficulty level of your maze."

"Once you have made your choice, it cannot be changed."

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"Uh..."

The bald man looked somewhat embarrassed at the lines of text on the giant light screen. Was he really that great? He was even a little shy from the praise. Then, he looked at the maze difficulty options on the next five light screens.

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S-Level Difficulty Maze: Your consciousness will descend into a robot body and appear on a random train. The train conductor will meticulously set up a static maze for you. If you reach the destination within half an hour, you will successfully clear the maze.

PS: The components and armed personnel on the train cannot attack you, and you cannot attack any components or personnel on the armed train. The 'Train Auxiliary AI' on your train will be attached to the robot, granting you extraordinary thinking abilities. The robot will have the running speed of an adult male, and the train will be limited to a maximum of 18 cars.

Reward: 30 Murphy Stones.

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A-Level Difficulty Maze: You will fall into a deep sleep and be trapped in 99 layers of dreams. If you wake up within 24 hours, you will successfully clear the maze.

PS: If you do not wake up within the specified time, you will be forcibly awakened.

Reward: 20 Murphy Stones.

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B-Level Difficulty Maze: After your four senses are blocked, you will enter the underwater maze behind the palace, which has 999 nodes. If you reach the destination within 6 hours, you will successfully clear the maze.

PS: The four senses lost are sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Only one sense, touch, is retained.

Reward: 10 Murphy Stones.

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C-Level Difficulty Maze: Your consciousness will be attached to a goblin monster and enter an extremely dark place. You need to grope in the darkness to find a pickaxe and a mine, and mine 12 units of iron ore within 24 hours.

PS: If the beep... beep beep search fails, this task difficulty cannot be selected.

Reward: 5 Murphy Stones.

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D-Level Difficulty Maze: You will enter the underwater maze behind the palace, which has 999 nodes, with all five senses retained. If you reach the destination within 24 hours, you will successfully clear the maze.

PS: It is recommended to wear a 'smartwatch'. This maze will make your daily step count reach a new high.

Reward: 2 Murphy Stones.

"Huff, huff..."

Standing next to the Azure Dragon train, the bald man looked at the different maze difficulty levels displayed on the five light screens above his head. His attention was immediately drawn to the generous rewards. His chest rose and fell, his breathing unconsciously quickened, and his eyes were filled with greed.

This is a big win!

He had been to so many 'Train Encounters' and had always heard that 'Personal Encounters' would have many special items as rewards, but he had never encountered one. He never expected to encounter a Personal Encounter today.

Moreover, the reward was the precious Murphy Stone!

If he could complete the S-level maze difficulty task, he would receive a full 30 Murphy Stones. He couldn't imagine how many top-tier accessories with supermodel effects the Azure Dragon train could upgrade if all 30 Murphy Stones were used on it!

Even the lowest difficulty level had 2 Murphy Stones!

Not only that, but he was also the first train conductor to explore this area. This meant that if he could successfully complete the task, he would also gain reputation points and additional rewards through regional broadcasts.

This time, he really hit the jackpot!

The bald man carefully looked at the five difficulty levels. He was very familiar with the first S-level difficulty. The S-level task for the 'Mechanical Train' job change quest was to set up a maze. Could it be that the consciousness inside the robot was a real person?

Then, when other trains were doing this S-level job change quest, were the robot's also controlled by real people's consciousness? And are there other secret realms with the same S-level maze task as this one?

This...

Although it's an S-level task, it seems to be the easiest!!!

As for the S-level job change quest for the 'Mechanical Train', he knew that several trains had tried it, but none of them succeeded. He had never seen a Mechanical Train with 'S-level potential' on the rankings.

In other words!

The failure of these train conductors meant his success!

"Damn it!"

The bald man's eyes were red, filled with intense greed. He had been wondering why the train that had always been inferior to him on the 'Supermodel Effect Quantity Ranking' suddenly had four or five more supermodel effects in an instant.

Could it be that they got lucky and went to an encounter similar to the 'Underwater Maze', then completed this S-level difficulty maze task and took away 30 Murphy Stones?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that was the case!

He didn't even want to pay too much attention to the remaining difficulty level tasks. Moreover, the remaining tasks were really difficult.

Unlike this S-level difficulty task, which was simple and had generous rewards.

Without the slightest hesitation.

He immediately and resolutely chose the S-level difficulty maze task.

Afterward, he couldn't help but let his thoughts drift into the distance, and he began to giggle foolishly with a dazed look in his eyes.

30 Murphy Stones, regional broadcast, reputation points, additional rewards...

This encounter was worth it!

It was worth it that he had been planning for the 'Underwater Maze' encounter for a full month!

It's worth it, it's all worth it!

After he made his choice, the several light screens inside the palace slowly dissipated and finally merged into one light screen.

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"The Azure Dragon Train Conductor has successfully selected the S-level difficulty maze."

"Searching for a corresponding train... Search failed. No train is currently available for descent."

"Issuing a one-time special item, 'Consciousness Transporter'."

"When a train suitable for descent is found, the 'Consciousness Transporter' will emit a piercing alarm and flash red. Press the button on the Consciousness Transporter within one hour, and your consciousness will be transported to the robot's body, officially starting the S-level difficulty maze, regardless of your location."

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Immediately afterward, several rays of light in the air slowly converged into a solid object, and a device similar to a walkie-talkie fell from the air to the ground.

"What the heck!"

Seeing this.

The bald man hurriedly rushed forward, quickly picked up the 'Consciousness Transporter' that had fallen to the ground, anxiously checked it several times, and muttered after confirming that it had not been damaged.

"Be gentle, don't break it for me."

"This is my great opportunity!"