For a long time, the structure of the Constant Star Train will remain unchanged.
Unless there is new population growth.
After consuming 32,000 units of iron ore and crafting Level 3 armor for the two new wagons, Chen Mang looked at the cost of upgrading from Level 3 armor to Level 4 armor.
Upgrading from Level 3 armor to Level 4 armor requires 30,000 units of iron ore.
The Constant Star Train currently has 13 wagons, plus one train head, totaling 14 sections.
Upgrading all to Level 4 requires consuming 420,000 units of iron ore.
Seeing this number, Chen Mang’s mouth twitched slightly. Although he had long known the cost, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache when it came time to upgrade; the price was rather steep.
But this expenditure on iron ore was necessary.
The Constant Star Train, with 13 wagons and the train head, all had their armor upgraded to Level 4. The cost of upgrading from Level 4 armor to Level 5 armor required 50,000 units of iron ore, totaling 700,000 units.
After the 700,000 units of iron ore were thrown in again, the train armor was successfully upgraded to Level 5.
And the train panel showed the previously astronomical figure of iron ore units instantly shrank, from 3,654,000 units of iron ore down to 1,652,000 units.
He once said that unless the armor was upgraded to Level 6, he would not set foot in Kunlun Mountain. Without Level 6 armor, going to the green area was a definite lack of security. Upgrading from Level 5 to Level 6 armor for one wagon requires a full 100,000 units of iron ore.
After investing 1,400,000 units of iron ore.
The balance was only 252,000 units of iron ore left.
Almost overnight poverty.
Chen Mang walked out of the train room, standing on the side of the wasteland with both hands clutching his cane, looking at the train covered in heavy armor in front of him, filled with pride in his eyes.
The sense of security brought by Level 6 armor is unmatched by other components.
With this, even entering the green area, he can continue without obstruction. No monster can stop his path. What did he spend so many days in the Tieling Wasteland for, if not just for this?
Upon reaching Level 6 armor, the most expensive green-grade component, "Wagon Steel Armor," finally gained its first Level 5 Supermodel Effect.
"Wagon Steel Armor Level 5 Supermodel Effect": Immune to corrosion from liquids, fog, swamps, etc.
This effect is quite good.
The first time encountering the Level 3 spider boss, it happened that during the battle, he accidentally came into contact with some venom, causing a bit of energy leakage from the train. Although it wasn’t much and no big deal, it still took considerable time and effort to troubleshoot the issue back then.
With this Supermodel Effect,
encountering monsters capable of spraying venom won’t cause corrosion anymore.
Chen Mang exhaled deeply, looking at the remaining 252,000 units of iron ore. After leveling up to a Level 3 train, those buildable components haven’t been upgraded yet, and leveling up to a Level 4 train still requires consuming 10,000 units of Level 2 iron ore, which is a total of 100,000 units of iron ore.
The remaining iron ore is simply insufficient.
It’s no big deal anymore.
Level 6 armor may sound down-to-earth, but these four words mean he can mine in the green area without any restrictions. Why stay in the "Tieling Wasteland"? There are higher-grade mines in the green area!
Finding mines in the green area is just a matter of time. It’s been days of digging plenty of copper ore, allowing the train to store up 710,000 units of copper ore, and his "40-barrel Sakura Fall Rocket Cannon" hasn’t been fired yet. When he gets to the green area, he should find a boss to test it.
His rocket cannon is currently Level 1.
But those 4 "Three-legged Cat Heavy Machine Guns" have already been upgraded to Level 5.
Then he looked at the "Regional Rankings."
"Tieling Wasteland Influence Value Rankings."
"Top Rank": Constant Star, Level 3 train, Influence Value: 5412.
"Second Rank": Survival, Level 3 train, Influence Value: 2789.
"Third Rank": Profound Turtle, Level 3 train, Influence Value: 2621.
"Fourth Rank": Purple Cloud, Level 3 train, Influence Value: 2212.
Level 3 train base value adds 500 points.
Each survivor on the train adds 1 point. His survivors increased the score by 1012 points.
His component level sum is 313, adding 3130 points.
Two high-grade red components, adding 200 points.
He owns a total of 57 Supermodel Effects, adding 570 points.
It’s mainly the sum of his component levels that adds considerable points. His component total is a full 313 levels, whereas leveling up to a Level 4 train requires only a total component level condition of 80. He significantly exceeded it by 313!
This achievement hit a score that a Level 3 train shouldn’t logically reach!
Twice the evaluation score of the second rank.
The discussion about this matter in the "Train Radio" was extremely popular.
"Asshole Train": "Brothers, let me do some calculations; the train scoring algorithm is transparent, right? It’s not the case that scores mysteriously increase by hundreds or thousands. If scores can increase, either there are more slaves, higher component levels, or more Supermodel Effects."
"But the Constant Star’s 5412 evaluation score is entirely unreasonable. The component level limit is basically Level 3, at most you might get a yellow-grade component, a full Level 5."
"But the buildable yellow components for a Level 3 train are only a few, and even if you build them all, how much level can it achieve? The Constant Star can’t possibly have a large blueprint for yellow-grade components, right?"