System: My Doomsday Train Chapter 377 - 227: "Are you crazy... planning to sell a Murphy Stone as a family heirloom?
"Traveling Frog": "It’s not very hidden, there’s another train mining Level 3 iron ore right next to it."
"Fixed Star": "...You mean he’s ignoring the Level 4 ore and mining Level 3 ore instead?"
"Traveling Frog": "Yeah, but that train is now forcefully private messaging me to leave immediately."
"Fixed Star": "Got it, continue with what you were doing."
...
"..."
Chen Mang narrowed his eyes slightly, withdrawing his gaze from the Train Radio. He suddenly remembered something from when he was in the Zombie Basin and encountered an opportunity— a safe buried underground.
Inside was a Level 4 "Red Heart Rock" Mine Refresh Coupon and a blue-grade Mecha Blueprint "Thunderbolt".
These two opportunities allowed the train to achieve mecha freedom for a long time, never lacking Red Heart Rock, and to this day, it hasn’t run out.
He didn’t think much of it at the time.
He thought that these two things were a set.
Ensuring the train wouldn’t lack materials for building mechas.
But now he suddenly realized one thing: the "Pickaxe Production Line" is a green-grade component, meaning it can only be upgraded to Level 3 at most, and the Level 3 pickaxes it produces can only mine Level 3 ore, not Level 4 ore.
Neither the Level 4 Red Heart Rock Ore nor the Level 4 iron ore discovered by Er Dan can be mined by a normal train.
You must use Murphy Stone to upgrade the "Pickaxe Production Line" to Level 4 to produce pickaxes that can mine Level 4 iron ore.
Clearly.
The train next to the Level 4 iron ore probably ran out of extra Murphy Stone and is very anxious, constantly driving away trains approaching the Level 4 iron ore, eager to mine but unable to, almost dead with worry.
"..."
Chen Mang’s expression turned slightly quirky. It really is urgent; the more he thinks about it, the more urgent it seems. If it were him, he would probably be anxious too, but this person is lucky to have met him, as he’s always been kind.
He immediately pinned a message in the Train Radio chat box.
"Fixed Star": "Murphy Stone for sale, limit 1 piece, 2 million units of iron ore, fixed price, remote trading available."
Soon—
Several replies appeared on the Train Radio.
"Are you crazy... do you plan to sell a Murphy Stone as a family heirloom?"
"At this price, it won’t sell; there’s no way anyone would buy it."
"Is that the point? Shouldn’t the point be how his message got pinned? And it’s with a colorful border, did he upgrade to VIP?"
"Hey, didn’t you guys get the first charge gift pack before Doomsday? The 9.9 first charge gift pack gives a blue-grade component and a Train Order, the 648 noble gift pack gives a Rare Train Order and 100 Murphy Stones, plus a separate 648 resource mega pack with 10 million units each of iron, copper, and wood."
"Huh? Are you joking or serious, man? I always thought everyone started on the same level, why do you get a first charge gift pack?"
"The guy talking about the first charge gift pack is a Level 11 train, doesn’t seem like he’s joking."
"I kind of believe it now, to be honest. Along my journey, I’ve encountered many opportunities, but I’m only a Level 10 train, yet there are many trains of higher levels than mine. I think they must be using cheats."
...
"Huh?"
Chen Mang looked somewhat surprised at the Train Radio, wondering if it was because of the region; why does he feel that people in this area seem a bit friendlier?
Could it be because the regional risk has decreased, leading to less intense competition and thus making people friendlier?
Possibly.
Selling a Murphy Stone for 2 million units isn’t feasible. Although it’s rare, it’s not worth that much.
However...
This thing doesn’t have a specific market price. Given its limited supply, most people, even if they have it, would use it themselves rather than sell it. Such rare products with limited stock are often priced according to the urgency of the buyer’s needs.
million is a lot.
But for a train eager to mine Level 4 iron ore, it’s not much. Mining a Level 4 iron ore could easily yield eight or nine million units of iron ore without any problem.
The train is still in repair state, and that coordinate is a bit far from him, so he doesn’t plan to go there for the time being, but that guy... definitely needs this Murphy Stone.
million vs. 2 million.
Which is heavier is easy to see.
As expected.
Soon, a Train Captain came to inquire about the price.
"1 million, confirmed for remote transaction, deal now."
"Not in a hurry to sell, 2 million, I’ll sell when I find someone suitable."
"...1.5 million."
"2 million."
"1.7 million, brother, you know the going rate for Murphy Stone, honestly speaking, 1 million units of iron ore is already overpriced; I once bought a Murphy Stone for 600,000 units of iron ore."
"I know, I’ll sell when I find someone suitable, I’m not in a rush, just waiting for the right person, 2 million fixed price."
"1.88 million, for good fortune."
"Alright, deal."
Accompanied by the appearance of the balance on the control panel, the remote transaction was completed, and the train is now one Murphy Stone less, with only 17 Murphy Stones left.
"Advanced regions really are better..."
Chen Mang, satisfied, sat in his chair with a smile, sending a message to Er Dan to check whether someone was mining the Level 4 iron ore now. In a lower-level region, selling a Murphy Stone for 1.88 million units of iron ore would be impossible; the buyers simply wouldn’t have that kind of money, even if they wanted to buy it, they couldn’t.
He originally planned to stubbornly hold for 2 million.
Because he knew that even if he insisted on 2 million, the person would still have to buy it; there’s no other choice, as by the time they tried to get one at a gathering or from the Train Radio or Adventure Map, it would be too late.
The reason he relented at 1.88 million is because he felt the number was quite auspicious.
In advanced regions.
There is an unwritten rule that is particularly prevalent.
That is, "all mines adhere to a first-come, first-served principle."
This is not about etiquette or rules.
It’s about survival.
After all, all trains are typically configured for high attack and low defense. Attacking a train often leads to mutual destruction or mutual demise, as both sides can’t withstand each other’s attacks.
In such an environment, this unwritten rule is observed by most people.
Most trains coming to this area understand one thing.
In this world, no opportunity is more important than survival itself. Everyone becomes more cautious, and some basic survival laws can help everyone maintain a certain degree of order in this lawless and chaotic environment.
It’s worth mentioning—
This area has very few Flesh and Blood Trains, only one-twentieth of the Mechanical Trains.
...
"Can’t always rely on Murphy Stone to upgrade the ’Pickaxe Production Line’, right?"
Chen Mang rapidly browsed through the Train Radio, checking the chat content of the Train Captains over the past few days. Not every train has the opportunity to obtain a Murphy Stone, which means... if they upgrade a few more levels, like to Level 11, or Levels 12 and 13, there should be new mining parts available.
Of a higher grade.
Ensuring that those trains without Murphy Stone can still mine advanced ores.
Can’t let these trains hit a dead end.
Although trains in this area have a much higher chance of obtaining Murphy Stone than those in lower-level regions.
Didn’t find any useful information.
Mostly just banter.
He withdrew his gaze from the Train Radio and once again looked at the Train Panel. Currently, the train still has—
16.54 million units of iron ore.
Renovating the Resident Carriage, the Gate of Space, those flowers and plants, creating 100 Level 10 refrigerators sporadically, totaled 1 million units spent. Plus, the profits he just earned.
Now the train’s iron ore units are back to 16.54 million.
He suddenly understood why wealthy people never run out of money, simply because they have more than enough.