Chapter 78 – The Mileage Leaderboard Is Revealed

The items produced from these two Supply Crates were much more ordinary.

Only the Ice-type Crystals, Level 3 Medical Pod, and Bulletproof Glass Blueprint held some value in his eyes.

The Ice-type Crystals could be used on the Mad Dragon-X Ice-Fire Launcher.

The Level 3 Medical Pod was somewhat useful to him, but not significantly so.

However, with the Level 3 Medical Pod, he could derive more advanced medical pods.

Bulletproof Glass was also very practical; with the blueprint, he could manufacture it.

The remaining items weren’t of much value—either firearm ammunition or some common daily supplies.

Opening so many ordinary items clearly indicated that these two individuals truly didn’t possess many good things.

Comparing the two, Xiao Wuwang couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: as expected of the former owner of the King of Chests, opening high-level treasure chests really does yield good items more easily.

With the Instance Event concluded, it was now noon.

Xiao Wuwang prepared himself a lavish lunch, with the main dish naturally being Crimson Flame Bear Meat.

Crimson Flame Bear Meat could give him an early advantage over others, and he certainly wouldn’t pass up this opportunity.

Moreover, after today, the Novice Protection Period would completely end, meaning the environment they would face next would be more dangerous and their enemies stronger, because… the enemies he would encounter next might not necessarily be from his own Server Zone!

As time passed, after the first Instance Event ended, the respawn rate of treasure chests along the wilderness roads had already been adjusted to normal probability—meaning there was no longer the Novice Period bonus. By the afternoon, Xiao Wuwang had only harvested: Wooden Treasure Chest4, Black Iron Treasure Chest3, Bronze Treasure Chest1, Silver Treasure Chest1—a total of eight treasure chests.

And this was the result under the conditions of Xiao Wuwang having traveled a sufficiently long distance and still benefiting from the King of Chests bonus.

For an ordinary person, the yield would likely be halved!

It could be said that both the quantity and quality of treasure chests were plummeting drastically.

Regarding this, Xiao Wuwang felt not the slightest bit of regret or discouragement.

He was now waiting.

Waiting for midnight, when the Mileage Leaderboard would be announced.

Finally, as the midnight bell tolled, a system voice simultaneously echoed in the minds of all players—

[Ding!]

[The Novice Period for Server Zone 3052 has officially ended. Players will no longer enjoy any Novice Period benefits!]

[The Novice Protection Shield is canceled. The train will no longer possess invincibility functionality, and while traveling in the wilderness, you may also be attacked by monsters.]

[Treasure chest respawn rates have returned to normal levels.]

[The Environmental Stability System is canceled. Various extreme weather conditions will be faced in the future, including extreme heat, extreme cold, sandstorms, acid rain, violent storms, and other disasters that will occur irregularly. Please all players prepare accordingly!]

[Platform challenge difficulty adjustments are canceled. The difficulty of Platform challenges entered in the future may exceed the High Risk level.]

[The Trading House has discontinued the barter method. Transactions will uniformly use Infinite Coins, with a 10% commission charged.]

[A Reclaim System has been added. Players can sell idle items to the system to obtain corresponding Infinite Coins.]

[To encourage players to continuously advance, the Infinite Train Survival World will publish a Mileage Leaderboard each cycle. The farther the distance traveled, the higher the ranking, and the richer the rewards.]

[The first cycle’s Mileage Leaderboard has been announced. Players can enter the leaderboard to claim their exclusive rewards!]

[The next cycle’s leaderboard announcement will be in one month.]

[Final reminder: Please do not stop the train. Advance, continue advancing, advance ceaselessly!!]

The system voice concluded, and Xiao Wuwang quickly opened the mileage leaderboard.

On the leaderboard, his name stood prominently at the top:

First Place: Wuwang Kuangzun – 586 kilometers

Second Place: Hu Tutu – 491 kilometers

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Seventh Place: Yun Feifei – 392 kilometers

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Tenth Place: Si Shui Liu Nian – 385 kilometers

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Eighty-Second Place: Death Gun God – 354 kilometers

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Ninety-Sixth Place: Wangzai Little Brat – 331 kilometers

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As expected, Xiao Wuwang had taken the top spot originally held by Hu Tutu.

Additionally, four others from the Terminus Camp group had also made it into the top hundred.

The rewards for the top hundred were still quite generous.

Xiao Wuwang opened the option to claim the rewards next to his ranking.

After confirming, a ripple of space flickered, and three items appeared before him.

—Appraise!

Item Name: Thunderstorm Mother Crystal

Description: Can absorb free-floating thunder and storm energy from space, condensing it into pure energy crystals.

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Item Name: Magnetohydrodynamic Accelerator Module

Description: Can be loaded into a locomotive expansion slot or compatible module. Consumes electrical energy to increase train speed by an additional 20%.

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Item Name: Plasma Shield Device Module

Description: Can be loaded into a locomotive or carriage expansion slot or compatible module. Consumes electrical energy and, when triggered, generates a high-temperature plasma shield capable of defending against both physical and energy attacks while also damaging nearby enemies.

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The two modules could be loaded into the Continuously Variable Transmission Module and the Composite Shield Matrix Module, respectively.

The reward item that excited Xiao Wuwang the most was the Thunderstorm Mother Crystal!

With it, it was equivalent to obtaining a mine that could continuously produce rare energy crystals!

In the mid-to-late stages, the demand for energy crystals would be immense. Whether for upgrading and modifying trains, powering various powerful modules, or crafting special equipment and weapons needed to handle extreme environments and formidable enemies, energy crystals would be indispensable.

Now, with the Thunderstorm Mother Crystal, thunder and wind elemental crystals would no longer be a problem for Xiao Wuwang in the future.

Having successfully secured the top spot, Xiao Wuwang let out a long sigh of relief.

Second-place Hu Tutu was no slouch either. Although his level was lower than Xiao Wuwang’s, he still managed to cover 491 kilometers.

Xiao Wuwang remained confident he could continue to suppress Hu Tutu in the next round.

Not only was he one level ahead of his opponent, but more importantly, he had the Continuously Variable Transmission Module. With turbocharging combined with the Magnetohydrodynamic Accelerator, his train’s speed could increase by 30%.

He simply couldn’t find any reason for Hu Tutu to surpass him!

After claiming the rewards, Xiao Wuwang could finally get a good night’s sleep!

However, before sleeping, he gave strict instructions to Lao Tie, Xiao Wu, and Han Xing to stay vigilant on the road, autonomously launch attacks if they spotted monsters, and only notify him to wake up in case of emergencies.

Logically, the first day shouldn’t see too many powerful monsters appear. After all, the novice period had just ended, giving players some buffer time.

As a top-tier powerhouse in this region, he likely wouldn’t encounter any problems that Lao Tie and the others couldn’t handle.

As expected, the night passed peacefully without any disturbances.

After waking up the next day, Han Xing’s report gave him a general understanding of the previous night’s situation.

Last night, they experienced a total of three waves of monster attacks, but the monsters were not particularly strong and were easily repelled by Lao Tie, Xiao Wu, and Han Xing.

After breakfast, Xiao Wuwang instructed Han Xing and Lao Tie to keep an eye out for treasure chests, then he headed to Living Carriage No. 2.

Living Carriage No. 2 had been upgraded to level 4 yesterday and transformed into a fitness and cultivation room.

With a dedicated space for cultivation, Xiao Wuwang’s practice became noticeably more focused.

After completing a set of the Azure Dragon Sinewed-Bone Body Art, Xiao Wuwang opened his panel as usual to check his attributes.