Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Collecting Corpses, Harvesting Train Coins
After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Qiyan’s mind became active again.
This kind of Slaughter Station looked like it could only provide passive defense, but that did not mean nothing could be done.
If the corpses left behind by the monsters picked off one by one by the vigilant sentry could be collected and recycled at the Processing Table, it would still count as a harvest.
No sooner said than done.
Ye Qiyan bought a large bamboo basket on the Trading Platform and tied it to his back with a few ropes.
He also tied a dagger to the top of a wooden stick to make a simple hook sickle.
Taking advantage of the gap when the monsters were eliminated, Ye Qiyan rushed quickly to the monsters’ corpses and dragged them back.
[Black Horn Hound] Level 2
[Swift Fierce Snake] Level 3
[Assassination Lizard] Level 3
…
One monster corpse after another was taken by him onto the Train Processing Table to begin recycling.
[Obtained: Black Horn Hound Meat × 10]
[Swift Fierce Snake Meat × 5]
[Lizard Meat × 10]
[Obtained Assassination Lizard Skin × 1]
[Slightly reduces presence when carried]
[Obtained Black Horn Hound Canine Dagger × 1]
[Canine Dagger]
[A dagger used by Black Fang Hounds, possessing corrosiveness]
Apart from various chunks of meat, recycling the monster corpses could also yield special materials related to their traits.
Ye Qiyan quickened his pace, wantonly collecting within the 150-meter safe range.
As long as he did not leave this range, these monsters had no way at all to harm him under the sentry’s lock.
Up to now, this Slaughter Station had not brought Ye Qiyan much trouble; instead, the harvest was quite bountiful.
A Level 5 vigilant sentry dealing with monsters that were at most Level 4 was a complete dimensional-reduction strike.
Even if there were occasionally a few excessively massive beast hordes that broke through the 150-meter safe distance, he only needed to activate the sentry’s Overlimit Mode to repel them.
Furthermore, Ye Qiyan’s Trial by Gunfire Module made him a sharp shooter as well.
The Black Light Pistol paired with armor-piercing bullet effects could break through even Shaya’s puppets, let alone a group of flesh-and-blood monsters.
Five hours of time turned this place into a slaughterhouse where he could pick and choose at will.
As for danger.
If he really had to say, the consumption of bullets genuinely made his heart ache with pain.
The original ammunition count of nearly a thousand rounds, after five hours of consumption, now had less than four hundred rounds remaining, and this was under the condition that both he and the sentry could hit every shot.
Was the Slaughter Station just like this?
Although those monsters had no brains, the corpses all over the ground and the smell of blood in the air reminded their instincts not to enter that area.
The monsters stopped attacking and instead wandered around the surroundings.
It seemed they were waiting for something?
The color of the sky gradually turned dark.
Ye Qiyan took out his pocket watch, and the time on it was 18:12.
It was getting dark soon, and he did not plan to continue taking risks.
He lit a bonfire with a lighter, took out a piece of snake meat, washed it with water, pierced it with a wooden stick, and roasted it over the fire.
In five hours, he harvested a total of 810 kilograms of various beast meats, occupying four storage grid units.
With the properties of the storage carriage, he didn’t need to worry about it rotting and stinking from being placed too long.
While grilling the meat, Ye Qiyan summoned the system light screen in front of him.
Chat Room [2044 / 10000]
Everyone else besides him should have already left the sixth station.
Just like usual, quite a few people remained there forever.
[“Are we going to have night survival again tonight?”]
[“Right, the last broadcast said the next night survival would be in three days, which is three stations later. Isn’t that right now? What? You haven’t upgraded to Level 2 yet? Then you’re dead for sure. Last time those monsters were just a hair’s breadth away from catching up to me.”]
[“Pls give resources! Pls give metal! I’m only short 30 kilograms of metal! I’ll trade food! Water! All my supplies!”]
[“Save it. At a time like this, upgrade resources are more important than anything else. After tonight, who knows how much speed will be needed next? Who would trade upgrade resources?”]
[“Friend, why don’t you try joining the Alliance? Li Xiaosheng of the Alliance seems to have a lot of upgrade resources.”]
[“To the person above, you’re overthinking it. That fellow Li Xiaosheng is extremely selfish. Buying resources from him right now costs a sky-high price—only 15 kilograms of metal for a single Train Coin. Screw that! Even if I die, I won’t buy from him!!”]
[“Why overreact so much? Then just go die. Besides, the current price has already been updated; a single Train Coin can only be exchanged for 10 kilograms of materials or 10 mechanical parts. If you don’t buy now, when night survival starts, the prices will be even more expensive. Let me tell you, the only one daring to bring out materials to sell right now is Brother Li.”]
The person saying this should be a member of Li Xiaosheng’s Alliance.
There were only just over two thousand people left in the Chat Room now. Ye Qiyan observed for a while; about one-tenth of the Train Captains still hadn’t completed their first upgrade.
Among them, some missed out on resources because they didn’t get off at certain stations.
Others simply had abysmal luck. In the time span of six stations, they hadn’t entered a single station with basic resources at all. Surviving until now was already the greatest effort they could make.
Just for the threshold from Level 1 to Level 2, eight thousand people had already been directly filtered out by this threshold.
At a time like this, they probably wouldn’t be stingy with their Train Coins or some special props in their hands to exchange for resources.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaosheng seemed to be selling as well, but the price was too high, causing not everyone to be able to afford it. Moreover, this guy seemed to be intentionally preventing some people from completing their upgrades.
He currently still had 16 Train Coins. It seemed like a lot, but by the time of the upgrade options after the next Train upgrade, it was unknown how much would be consumed.
If there was a chance to harvest more Train Coins, Ye Qiyan would not give up.
He thought about it for a moment and sent a message into the Chat Room.
[“Selling upgrade materials. One Train Coin can be exchanged for 30 kilograms of metal, 30 kilograms of wood, or 20 mechanical parts. Limited quantity, first come, first served. No bargaining accepted.”]
[“!! Big shot, I want to buy!”]
[“Holy crap, isn’t this Brother Gun-Seller? Brother Gun-Seller is actually selling resources again? This price, heh, is quite a lot cheaper than that bunch of trash Li Xiaosheng.”]
[“Save me, save me! Big shot, I have Train Coins, I private messaged you, please reply to me quickly!”]
[“So expensive, only a fool would buy.”]
[“Damn it, what a bunch of flesh-eating vampires. Is a pile of trash resources even worth a Train Coin? Buy now, and let’s see what you do when you don’t have Train Coin purchase options left after upgrading!”]
[“What are you barking for? Are you turning green with envy because someone else has resources to sell while you lack the ability? Bark again and I’ll blow your head off!”]
[“Aren’t you just Li Xiaosheng’s dog? Seeing that someone else sells cheaper than your master makes you upset? This daddy is buying right here from Big Shot Ye!”]
[“Who are you calling a dog!? Damn it! I’ve remembered you! When we meet face to face, I’ll definitely hack you to death!”]
The Chat Room exploded with commotion.
Some people who had bought materials from Li Xiaosheng at a higher price felt unjust in their hearts after seeing the prices announced by Ye Qiyan, and they started arguing with the others in the Chat Room.
Ye Qiyan didn’t care about their quarreling. The materials hanging on the trading interface were sold out in just a split second, turning into 10 Train Coins that fell into his hands.
