#216 - Chapter 216: Caution

Not only Huang Er, but also the lackeys and thugs around him holding wooden sticks were stunned. Looking at the black train in front of them, a hundred meters long and like a steel behemoth, none of them had the arrogance they displayed just now. These thugs could use wooden sticks to drive away ordinary people, but how could they have the guts to deal with transcendents who owned trains?

"Boss, what do we do? This slave has become a transcendent with a train." Some thugs were at a loss.

"This brother, let's talk things over. Don't resort to violence. We're all transcendents, all train captains. What's the point of fighting and killing? You bastards, put down your wooden sticks! And you! The one who was cursing just now, show some respect to this train captain!" Huang Er reacted, readjusted the cigar in his mouth, and said to Lin Changqing with a smile. He was a smart man. After so many years of struggling in the apocalyptic world, he had long learned to be flexible. The situation was obvious: the slave in front of him had somehow gotten lucky and summoned a new train with a train blueprint.

Obviously, Huang Er had to resolve this matter peacefully. Otherwise, if the two trains clashed, even if Huang Er won, it would be a pyrrhic victory, since they were both Level 1 trains.

So at this moment, Huang Er's words to Lin Changqing were initially arrogant but later respectful, even a bit fawning. One could even see Huang Er starting to scold the thugs, who fearfully put down their wooden sticks. Some even ran up to Lin Changqing to apologize.

There was no choice. Train captains held a transcendent status in this world.

It could be said that when Lin Changqing tore open the train blueprint and summoned the Ironclad, his status had already changed. He had become a transcendent being in this world.

"Sir, please have mercy and spare our lives. I was rude just now." Some of Huang Er's underlings knelt in front of Lin Changqing to apologize. Lin Changqing looked at them coldly, then turned to Huang Er.

"Now, you have no objections to me taking these people away, right?" Lin Changqing pointed to the slaves in the carriages behind him.

"Of course, I have no objections. You can take these people away now." Huang Er said with a smile, "From now on, we're brothers. We're both in this apocalyptic world, both train captains. If there's any danger in the future, we can help each other. These slaves aren't worth much. Take them away as you please."

Huang Er acted very generously.

Lin Changqing nodded, then exchanged a few more pleasantries with Huang Er before leaving with the people.

To be honest, Lin Changqing really wanted to kill Huang Er right now and directly devour his train.

There were two ways to upgrade a train. The first was to find various rare resources and train parts to install on the train, allowing it to upgrade slowly. This method was very slow.

The second method was to fight each other and devour the opponent's train. For example, if Lin Changqing killed Huang Er now and used the Ironclad to devour Huang Er's train, it could grow rapidly and advance to a Level 2 train.

But Lin Changqing thought about it and didn't act immediately.

First, Huang Er was indeed sensible. When he saw Lin Changqing's train appear, he immediately conceded, giving Lin Changqing no excuse to attack.

Second, Lin Changqing wasn't confident that he could completely kill Huang Er and seize his train. His current Ironclad was still a novice train and didn't have an overwhelming advantage over Huang Er.

In this case, taking these people away now was the best choice. He would slowly upgrade the train later and make further plans.

[And so, you took these people onto the Ironclad and left. A black, hundred-meter-long train roared across the wasteland. Some of Huang Er's underlings watched your departing figure with envy. They felt like they were in a dream. A slave had actually turned the tables in just one day and become the highest-level train captain.]

"Boss, are we just letting that slave go? Your train is only a little away from becoming a Level 2 train. If you devour this kid's new train, you can definitely reach Level 2! Moreover, this kid is a newbie train captain and probably doesn't know how to operate it yet. Your chances of defeating him are very high!" At this time, a middle-aged man wearing glasses said to Huang Er. The middle-aged man with glasses was named Huang Si, a cousin of Huang Er and also his confidant.

"Fool, if I didn't let him go, what could I do? The first principle of survival in the apocalyptic world is to be careful and cautious!" Huang Er glared fiercely at his cousin. "You only saw the benefits of me devouring his train, but what about the risks? You also know that I haven't reached Level 2 yet. We're both Level 1 trains. If I fight him, even if I win, my train parts will definitely suffer great damage. Don't you see where we are now? There are zombies everywhere!"

Huang Er scolded his cousin fiercely. Huang Si shrank his head and didn't dare to say anything. Then he muttered, "I just think it's a pity. Boss, if you devour this slave's train, you'll become a Level 2 train captain. Your status in the base city will also be different, and you'll be able to become one of the giant figures. We'll be able to get priority access to some of the good resources in the apocalypse."

The base city that Huang Si mentioned was a huge city located in the northwest of this wasteland, a place where some ordinary people lived. Some train captains gathered here. The top figures were several Level 2 train captain giants, who possessed the best resources in the base city.

"A pity? I also think it's a pity, but we must be careful in everything!" Huang Er took a hard puff of his cigar and said, "Huang Si, let me tell you, the first goal in this world is always to survive. Don't think about how to become a giant. Your boss here is self-aware. It's good enough if I can lead you people to survive."

"Always remember that there is danger in conflict with others. If there is danger, you may not survive. If you lose your life, everything is fake. Don't keep saying what a pity it is. If you have the ability, go kill that kid now and take back that train. If you don't have the ability, then shut up!"

Huang Er smoked his cigar while educating his cousin. Huang Si stopped talking after listening. He suddenly felt that what his boss said made sense.

Indeed, surviving in this apocalyptic world was the top priority. Moreover, he suddenly realized that the kid wasn't an ordinary person either. If his boss and Lin Changqing clashed and failed, and the train was devoured by the other party, then his good days would be over!

Thinking of this, Huang Si felt that it was better to maintain the current life. Although his boss hadn't become a Level 2 train captain, he was still the cousin, and he was still second-in-command on the train. If he clashed with that slave and failed, then he would have nothing!

[And so, your conflict with Huang Er subsided. You took away nearly a hundred carriage slaves and began to survive in the wasteland.]