Chapter 32 – The Terrifying Artisan Workbench

A Basic Portable Space Expansion Card, a carriage, a Planting Carriage Expansion Card, a Golden Treasure Chest, and finally, even a Diamond Treasure Chest!

Every single item was a good one!

Xiao Wuwang installed the newly acquired carriage in the second-to-last position, with the Armament Carriage still placed at the very end.

After installing the new carriage, Xiao Wuwang triggered his Talent on it, upgrading it to Level 1. Once an Expansion Slot was available, he installed the Planting Carriage Expansion Card onto it.

A Level 1 Planting Carriage only had 5 units of planting space, which could be used to grow crops.

He hadn’t eaten any vegetables in the past few days. Now, with a Planting Carriage, he could grow his own as long as he found seeds.

In the Survival World, vegetables and fruits were even scarcer food items than meat. As long as you had them, selling them was never a problem.

This was because if people went without vegetables and fruits for a long time, their bodies would lack various vitamins and dietary fiber, leading to a series of health issues such as weakened immunity, rough skin, and constipation. In this perilous Survival World, once your body ran into problems, danger lurked everywhere.

And Planting Carriage Expansion Cards were not easy to obtain. Even in the mid-to-late stages, many people still couldn’t grow their own vegetables and fruits and had to acquire them through trade.

As for those who managed to obtain Planting Carriages, by the mid-to-late stages, they generally grew high-level crops, with few willing to plant low-level vegetables for sale.

Thus, vegetables and fruits had always been in high demand in the Survival World.

Now, Xiao Wuwang had acquired a Planting Carriage, further strengthening his foundation.

Next, he also used the two Basic Portable Space Expansion Cards and the Train Storage Unit Expansion Card.

After use, the Storage Carriage’s storage cells increased to 60 slots, while the Portable Space expanded to 20 slots (including 5 slots of Stasis Space).

Xiao Wuwang returned to the locomotive and opened the Train Panel to take a look:

Train Conductor: 【Wuwang Kuangzun】

Level: Level 3 (Upgrade Requirements: Wood5000, Iron2000, Copper1000, Rare Metal200, Mechanical Parts100, Alloy Axle1, Train Upgrade Card*1), Current Level Privileges (Expandable)

Speed: 30 km/h

Durability: 400/400

Expansion Slots: 3

Carriages: Level 1 Living Carriage1, Level 1 Storage Carriage1, Level 1 Armament Carriage*1, Level 1 Planting Carriage

Modules: None

Modules: Radar, Viper-S Autocannon

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The materials required to upgrade from Level 3 to Level 4 had skyrocketed, with an additional Alloy Axle needed.

Furthermore, Train Upgrade Cards could be synthesized from Train Upgrade Shards, with 100 Train Upgrade Shards required to synthesize one Train Upgrade Card.

Next, Xiao Wuwang expanded the Current Level Privileges:

1. Train speed increased by 10 km/h (Infinite Coins*20)

2. Platform Docking Time +1 hour (Infinite Coins*10)

3. Artisan Workbench (Infinite Coins1000, Iron1000, Copper500, Rare Metal200, Mechanical Parts100, Electronic Components100, Intelligent Chip*1)

4. Ecological Water Recycling System (Infinite Coins100, Iron200, Copper100, Rare Metal50, Mechanical Parts20, Electronic Components20)

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After reading the four privileges, Xiao Wuwang’s eyes widened instantly.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, finally confirming that the third option was actually real!

Artisan Workbench!

If the Crafting Station was an essential Item in the Survival World, then the Artisan Workbench, the progenitor of all crafting stations, was a Divine Artifact coveted by every player!

It could even be said that its function was more important than that of a Divine Artifact!

The Artisan Workbench was compatible with all the functions of a Crafting Station.

Additionally, the Artisan Workbench had the following Traits:

First, products produced by the Artisan Workbench had no Grade restrictions, with the probability of finished products as follows: Common 20%, Excellent 30%, Fine 30%, Superior 15%, Perfect 5%;

Second, the Level of the Artisan Workbench increased with the train’s Level;

Third, as long as there was a finished Item, the Artisan Workbench could consume Spirit Energy to Derive its production Blueprint.

Xiao Wuwang’s heart suddenly raced, his hands trembling slightly with excitement.

The Artisan Workbench—this was practically a game-breaking existence in the Survival World!

Whoever possessed it would have limitless potential for future development!

However, even for Xiao Wuwang, gathering the terrifying amount of resources required would likely be difficult in a short time.

But as long as he could Activate the Artisan Workbench, he would completely turn his fortunes around!

Imagine, the Artisan Workbench combined with his Talent…

His Talent could upgrade Crafting Stations, and the upgraded workbenches could then have their Blueprints Derived through the Artisan Workbench. He could then produce higher-level Crafting Stations, and as long as the produced Crafting Stations weren’t Common Grade, he could upgrade them again with his Talent, which would allow him to Derive even higher-level Crafting Stations…

Repeating this cycle, as long as Xiao Wuwang’s Fatigue Points could hold out, he could infinitely produce Items of all Grades!

This… was simply too overpowered!

Faintly, Xiao Wuwang felt that the reason he had obtained the Artisan Workbench Privileges at this moment was likely related to him Breaking a Record three times in a row.

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And indeed, that was the case.

In a boundless, pitch-black void, a brilliant light suddenly tore through the darkness, like a sharp blade slicing through the chaotic curtain.

Then, a train track abruptly took shape, and with a “woo” sound, a train adorned with multicolored streams of light and pulling over twenty carriages sped past.

Behind the train, a large swarm of Bone Demons shrouded in thick black mist pursued relentlessly.

Each of these Bone Demons had two wings sprouting from their backs, and their arms had evolved into a pair of bone scythes. Every swing seemed capable of tearing through the void, but unfortunately, all these terrifying attacks were blocked by the energy shield surrounding the train.

At the same time, various modules extended from the train—some shaped like cannons, others like towers, and some gathering beams of eerie blue light…

“Hum~~”

Suddenly, space trembled violently as dozens of various projectiles and energy beams, carrying an earth-shattering momentum, shot toward the Bone Demon swarm.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Wherever the attacks passed, all the Bone Demons instantly turned to dust!

“Screech! Screech!”

At that moment, an incredibly sharp shriek echoed from the dark void behind the Bone Demon swarm, a sound that seemed to pierce the soul and sent chills down the spine.

Then, a massive figure gradually solidified in the void.

And just then, the train’s head suddenly emitted a blue light, followed by a distortion in the space ahead. A massive, eerie blue-glowing portal appeared out of thin air.

The train showed no hesitation, charging straight into the portal like a fearless giant beast, its momentum unstoppable.

The moment the void figure solidified, it appeared above the portal as if teleporting, then extended a massive, black-scaled claw directly toward the train.

The train acted decisively, immediately detaching its last two carriages.

In the next instant, with a “Boom,” the two carriages self-destructed the moment they separated from the main body of the train!

The light from the explosion instantly illuminated the entire dark void.

Simultaneously, a terrifying shockwave of energy erupted from the blast point, surging outward like a raging tide. Wherever it passed, space twisted violently, forming web-like black cracks as if the entire void were about to be torn apart by this force.

The giant claw extended by the massive Bone Demon was instantly shredded into a bloody mess by the terrifying shockwave.

And in that brief moment of obstruction, the train successfully vanished into the portal.

The portal flickered violently, then, with a “pop,” disappeared without a trace like a bursting bubble.

“Roar!!”

Darkness reclaimed the space, leaving only the Bone Demon’s earth-shaking roar echoing in its wake!