50: Wait a minute, I want to get in the car

“Then, you relied on your Level 3 strength to escape from them?” Liu Ling'er tried to change the subject; she didn't want to be shocked anymore.

Xiao Shen stroked his chin and said indifferently, “Actually, it wasn’t me who escaped; they were the ones who couldn’t get away.”

“What do you mean?” Liu Ling'er felt like a curious child now.

“I killed them all. The leader and the other three mercenaries, none of them managed to escape,” Xiao Shen said.

Liu Ling'er:!!!

“You... aren’t you only Level 3?”

“Yes.”

Liu Ling'er: “...”

Xiao Shen raised a hand and patted her head, smiling as he said, “Alright, I’m not teasing you anymore. I killed them to eliminate future trouble. Since they wanted your lives, I took theirs. There were two other injured mercenaries earlier; I was in a hurry to find you, so I didn’t bother with them. They’ve probably escaped by now.”

“But it doesn’t matter. Next time I see them, I won’t let them off.”

Xiao Shen’s gaze was incredibly gentle when he looked at Liu Ling'er, but it turned extremely cold when he mentioned those people.

Liu Ling'er also had hatred in her eyes, but more than that, there was a sense of satisfaction: “Thank you, Xiao Shen.”

If it were up to her, seeking revenge would probably take an eternity.

“Why speak of thanks between us? Since fate brought us together here, why don’t we pick a good day next month and get married?”

Liu Ling'er’s face stiffened: “Is this the time to be talking about that?”

Zheng Jinfeng was still grieving over Brother Chu’s death, and Liu Ling'er, considering herself the instigator, was also deeply saddened.

Hearing the sound of stir-frying from the kitchen, Liu Ling'er suddenly said, “Don’t tell Sister-in-law about those people dying yet. The only thing keeping her alive right now is revenge for Brother Chu. If she finds out, I’m afraid she’ll collapse.”

“Alright.” Although Xiao Shen wasn't clear about what kind of person Chu Feiyue was, in this man-eat-man apocalypse, there was always a sense of shared sorrow… Guild, Maple Tree Road, No. 121, Su Duo’s house.

“Cousin, are we not going to be able to ride the tin train today? My mom found out I snuck out last night and lectured me quite a bit. I definitely can’t go out tonight.”

Su Duo shook her head and sighed, regretting that she hadn’t been clever enough to avoid going out at night.

Zhuang Sanming’s reaction wasn’t as dramatic as hers: “If we can’t ride today, isn’t there still tomorrow? We’ll leave early tomorrow; maybe there will be even more people riding the tin train in the morning.”

Upon hearing this, Su Duo perked up again: “You’re right! We’ve never ridden the tin train in the morning. Those people must all ride in the morning, which is why we always miss them.”

Zhuang Sanming looked at Su Duo, who had suddenly become happy again, and shook his head helplessly.

Actually, sometimes he envied his cousin; she was carefree and did everything based on her preferences, even if she sometimes spoke without thinking.

If his parents were still alive, would he have the same personality?

“Cousin, what are you thinking about? I called you several times just now, but you didn’t hear me.” Su Duo reached out and poked Sanming’s arm, standing in front of him and tilting her head to look at him.

“Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about what to eat tonight.”

“Oh, right! That is a big problem.” Su Duo thought for a moment and said, “I don’t really like synthetic meat, but synthetic meat is cheap. Ferocious Beast meat is super expensive, and Mom definitely won’t buy it for me.”

After the apocalypse, technology had a resurgence, and synthetic meat was now a staple on most people’s tables. After all, fewer people raised animals, and Ferocious Beasts were difficult to kill, so ordinary families could only afford synthetic meat.

Su Duo found the taste of synthetic meat very strange; eating it was like chewing wax, so she disliked it.

Ferocious Beast meat was delicious, but it was difficult to prepare and took a lot of time, so they usually bought pre-cooked Ferocious Beast meat from the guild.

“That’s true. What to eat for dinner doesn’t seem to be something we two can decide.” Zhuang Sanming laughed. Su Duo’s mother was always the one who cooked, so they ate whatever she made.

It was the apocalypse; picky eaters wouldn't survive.

Actually, Zhuang Sanming knew that Su Duo’s mother also didn’t want Su Duo to always eat synthetic meat, so she occasionally bought some Ferocious Beast meat. However, Ferocious Beast meat was more than ten times more expensive than synthetic meat, so they could only have it occasionally.

Thanks to Su Duo, Zhuang Sanming also got to have a few bites occasionally.

No matter the era, being broke made life difficult.

Su Duo’s mother had joined the guild years ago and received a monthly salary of three thousand spirit stones, which helped with household expenses even without taking on missions. Su Duo’s father also worked at the guild, which was why Su Duo could spend her pocket money freely.

“A’duo, come help me peel some garlic.” Su Mother was busy in the kitchen and called out when she saw Su Duo outside.

“Oh, coming! Cousin, I’m leaving now.” Su Duo told Zhuang Sanming and then ran into the kitchen.

Zhuang Sanming didn’t wait around but went to help with the fire. Su Mother asked the cousins how their cultivation was going, and they both said it was alright. Su Duo actually wanted to tell Su Mother about their tin train rides several times, but she eventually held back.

Never mind, she wouldn’t say anything. She had ridden the tin train so many times and still hadn’t leveled up. Without proof, Mom wouldn't believe her.

Of course, if her mother’s salary next month could be a bit more, giving her a thousand spirit stones for pocket money, then she could buy an Martial Enhancement Pill and immediately increase her Qi Vortex by two.

Zhuang Sanming knew what she was thinking just by looking at her.

His cousin was good in every way, except that she was too naive, always thinking everything would turn out for the best.

But it didn’t matter; with him by her side, he would face all the dark things… The next day.

Ferocious Beast Forest, Outer Circle.

Early in the morning, Lin Feng’s tin train had no passengers, so he wandered around the Outer Circle by himself.

So far, he only had three Advancement Pills left unsold. Once they were sold, he could upgrade, and then he might even be able to venture into the Inner Circle.

Little Snow Fox’s death was just a minor interlude for Lin Feng. He only felt a brief moment of sorrow for a fellow creature before returning to normal.

However, when Little Ice Fox would recover from Little Snow Fox’s death was unknown.

It was only at times like this that Lin Feng truly felt how fortunate it was to have transmigrated into a tin train.

The apocalypse was full of dangers; one could lose their life in an instant. But none of that concerned him, because he was just a tin train.

It was still early morning, just after dawn. If it were before his transmigration, Lin Feng would definitely refuse to get out of bed. But now, day and night were the same for him; the only difference was that sometimes he needed to undergo maintenance for a period of time.

As a tin train, he didn't get tired or hungry.

Lin Feng walked aimlessly, about to enter the Inner Circle, when someone suddenly appeared and waved to flag down the tin train.

“Wait, I want to get on!”

Ximen Chuifeng had gathered information by asking various Ferocious Beast ants and ordinary ants in the forest, finally locating the tin train.

They said that those who got off the tin train were all very happy. Ximen Chuifeng believed the tin train must hold some secret beneficial to them, so he decided to board it himself and see what was so magical about this tin train.