Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Chapter 134 The next arrangements

It took some time to load all the supplies into the vehicle, and then the group pushed the vehicle to the train to begin transferring the supplies.

This round trip took quite a bit of time.

The expert didn't seem to care much about watching the "ants moving house." After putting down the supplies, he returned to his nest and lay down to rest.

After Zuli successfully transferred the last batch of supplies, he continued to drive the train away from the Great Rift.

After traveling for some time, the train finally stopped in an open area.

Zurich stopped the train, turned off the engine, and then gathered all his companions together.

"I don't plan to go any further."

Looking into the eyes of her companions, Su Li said, "Considering various factors, I think it's better to stop and rest. What do you think?"

Song Mingyu waved her hand, "The train is quite badly damaged, so it's better not to continue."

Ivan nodded in agreement. "That's right. On the other hand, we've gained a lot this time, and the benefits of continuing to explore are not as high."

“Yes, it would be better to let everyone stop and rest for a while,” Sofia added.

Seeing that his companions all agreed, Su Li made the decision that they would not continue forward and would all stay here to wait for the end of this exploration.

After that, Zurich began to arrange the work.

Next, they need to explore the surrounding monsters. The monster horde at the end of the exploration is basically "recruited" from the monsters living in the area. Only when there are no monsters around will the system refresh the horde. Knowing the surrounding monsters in advance will help them prepare.

Anyway, the system basically reshaped all the world fragments, spawning some monsters and that was it.

After Su Li presented the task, Song Mingyu raised her hand and said in a somewhat languid voice, "Can I not do this job?"

"What's the reason?" Su Li asked.

"It's not that I want to be lazy, but I'm currently doing some research on slimes and can't find the time," Song Mingyu added.

Su Li nodded. "Then the three of us will do this job. Is there anything else?"

All three shook their heads.

"Then it's settled. There will be three of us. Each time we go out to explore, two of us will go out, and one of us will stay behind to stand by. We'll figure out all the monsters around here, deal with the troublesome ones in advance, and leave the easy ones for the system to recruit later."

With no objections, the action plan for the next few days was quickly finalized by Su Li.

After the operational meeting ended, Su Li and the others did not leave, but instead ate and chatted together.

Ivan first asked Song Mingyu, "Sister Song, what kind of research are you talking about?"

"Eat the food in your mouth before you talk to anyone." Sofia slapped her brother on the head.

"Oh." Ivan quickly chewed a few times and swallowed it in one gulp.

“I’m trying to cultivate Pure Slime,” Song Mingyu replied with a smile. “Do you know what Pure Slime is?”

Ivan thought for a moment, then shook his head. "This monster doesn't seem to be listed in the monster encyclopedia."

"Pure slime is the common name for slime," explained Su Li, a low-level monster expert. "The most common slimes are basically lava slimes, venom slimes, grass slimes, etc., which are subspecies that slimes transform into after adapting to their environment. Due to different living environments, various different slime subspecies will be born."

"Slime, note that it is slime without any prefix, or also called pure slime, which is the most basic form of slime that has been almost completely undisturbed by external factors. This kind of slime is very difficult to see in the outside world; generally, it can only be seen in a laboratory."

Su Li sighed to Song Mingyu, "I remember that cultivating this thing takes a lot of time and effort. It requires analyzing the existing characteristics of slimes, then using materials with opposite elements to neutralize the characteristics of slimes, and then splitting and reproducing generation after generation in an environment of pure magic and no external interference."

“Yes, that’s right.” Song Mingyu nodded, then talked about what she had been busy with recently, “I’m trying to cultivate the slimes we originally captured, so that they can shed the shapes that they evolved to adapt to the environment and become the most basic pure slimes.”

"What's the point?" Sophia was a little confused when she heard this. She looked at her husband and saw that Su Li agreed wholeheartedly, so she asked, puzzled, "Why create pure slime?"

"It can be used as a kind of test strip."

Su Li provided the supplementary explanation again. He was the most knowledgeable in this area and immediately guessed Song Mingyu's thoughts.

Song Mingyu said with a smile, "That's right, my idea is to use slimes' instinct to adapt to their environment as a test strip."

"When we encounter a special environment, we can use slimes as test subjects, catalyze their splitting, and observe the adapted slimes."

"Slimes are very sensitive. After about five splits, they can evolve a posture that adapts to the current environment. Slimes are like amplifiers, amplifying the characteristics of the external environment. By observing slimes, we can better collect information that is difficult to detect in the outside world."

Ivan and Sophia understood.

"For example, in our previous misty world, if we used pure slime for adaptive cultivation, we could quickly analyze the energy properties of the mist. From the energy properties, we could deduce whether the mist came from biological creation or natural generation, as well as the energy properties of the organism. This could save a lot of exploration time."

“In that case, we must fully support Sister Song’s research,” Ivan concluded. “At this stage, our biggest enemy is actually the unknown.”

Su Li rubbed her little brother's head and agreed, "That's right. When we encounter a powerful enemy, we can fight back, or if things go wrong, we can just run away. These are visible enemies, which are relatively easy to deal with."

"However, when faced with an unknown external environment and an invisible, inconspicuous enemy, we have very few means. Therefore, obtaining information about the external environment is extremely important."

Song Mingyu continued to explain, "Not only that, I can also dilute the medicine and feed it to the slime to observe the drug's reaction."

Even Su Li found this claim somewhat strange, as his knowledge leaned more towards exploration and he wasn't familiar with such specific applications. "A slime's body is gel-like, right? That's quite different from us carbon-based lifeforms. Can it be used to measure the effects of drugs?"

Let alone the difference between gelatinous organisms and carbon-based organisms, even among carbon-based organisms, there are significant differences in the medications used for humans and fish. Can it really work?

But upon closer reflection, Su Li immediately understood the intention.

“It can be done. Don’t forget, we are now extraordinary beings.” Song Mingyu pinched her index finger with her thumb, making a flower-picking gesture, and a phantom flower formed from emerald green magic energy appeared at her fingertip. “Besides physical treatment, energy treatment is the next focus. Using pure slime will allow us to better observe and analyze the effects of the energy.”

"This is a common and inexpensive practice."

Su Li nodded, agreeing with his earlier thought. He wasn't entirely familiar with the specifics of how to proceed, but he valued respect for knowledge. So he told Song Mingyu, "Just send me a list of any materials you need. We should definitely give our full support to research that benefits our team."

Song Mingyu's eyes lit up immediately. "Then I won't stand on ceremony. I need some materials to accelerate the transformation of the slime. I was just about to discuss it with you later."

After saying that, he started working on his manual and sent the list he had prepared to Su Li.

Su Li opened the list and checked it; they were all common materials, nothing rare. The reason Su Li and his companions didn't have them was simply because the worlds they encountered along the way didn't produce these things, or they hadn't bothered to collect them.