Chapter 34 A New Place to Stay
"Let's stay here for one night and see what the surrounding situation is tomorrow morning."
Jiang Qian placed the box in her hand on the middle table, and the family gathered around the table to look at the transparent ball.
"Is this the magic crystal you mentioned?"
Jiang Qian nodded, "Probably."
"Dig it out from a zombie?"
Jiang Qian nodded again.
Jiang Dong: "Then how do we determine whether this is a magic crystal?"
Huang Liping patted his head and said, "Are you stupid? You'll know after you try it."
Jiang Dong touched the place where he was hit and muttered softly, "Mom, even if I'm not stupid, you'll make me stupid after hitting me like this."
Huang Liping ignored him and asked, "Where should I try this?"
"There's an energy groove here." Jiang Weimin pointed to the side of the driver's seat. "Should we throw it in?"
Jiang Qian carefully read the train description in the system again and nodded, "It should be here."
She was about to throw it in when her arm was grabbed.
An unexpected person.
Ren Ru met her puzzled gaze and withdrew her hand embarrassedly.
"Sister, Dongzi just said that this car can fly. Should we wait until night to try it?"
After hearing what she said, the whole family finally realized what was going on.
If the car is put in, it might fly up, or some strange phenomenon similar to when it was upgraded would occur. It would be too conspicuous in broad daylight.
"I really can't try it now."
Huang Liping nodded, looked at her daughter-in-law, smiled, and praised, "Thank goodness Xiaoru thought of it, otherwise we would have been exposed today."
"It's true that I didn't think it through." Jiang Qian also withdrew her hand.
"Xiao Ru is so thoughtful." Jiang Dong said proudly, "She is worthy of being my wife."
…
Since they had agreed to do the experiment in the evening, the family didn't plan to waste the afternoon.
They loaded the car with everything they wanted to take away, almost emptying the house.
These were the assets she had saved for most of her life, and she didn't know if she would have the chance to get them back in the future, so Huang Liping was reluctant to leave any of them behind.
Jiang Dong and Jiang Weimin moved the cabinets and divided the carriage into three rooms according to Jiang Qian's previous plan.
"Dad, have you become stronger?" Jiang Dong put the cabinet away. "Why do I feel like moving the cabinet has become much easier than before?"
"I think you've gotten stronger too!" Jiang Weimin said unimpressively, "Of course you have strength after having a full lunch. Okay, stop talking nonsense and get moving! Don't think you can be lazy just because you praise me."
Jiang Dong didn't expect his father to misunderstand him, so he explained, "Dad, I really feel like moving things has become a little easier."
"Okay, I got your flattery, but stop talking and move quickly. There's still a lot of stuff to move!"
“…”
After being criticized, Jiang Dong curled his lips and continued to work hard without complaint.
After a busy day until the evening, the family had their last dinner at home.
When the last ray of light from the earth and the sky disappeared, the whole world seemed to have fallen into silence, and the only sound could be heard was the sound of the river flowing in front of the door.
On nights without electricity, everything is pitch black.
Jiang Weimin locked the door of his courtyard. The family took a last look at this house that carried all their happy memories, turned around and boarded the train in front of them.
The train lights automatically turned on when Jiang Qian stepped on the pedal. The inside of the carriage was as bright as day, and the outer outline of the train also lit up with a dark red light.
No matter how many times they see it, the Jiang family members are still amazed.
Especially since the lights are on inside the train, you can't see anything from the outside. The windows are still dark, so you don't have to worry about being seen through the windows.
"This privacy is protected too well." Jiang Dong moved closer to the window, but could only see his blurry reflection.
Ren Ru brought the child into the car and saw that he was still looking, so she pulled him away.
"Stop looking and get in the car."
"Here I come."
After Jiang Dong got in the car, the door closed automatically.
Because they had to do the test first, the family didn't go to the back of the car, and all gathered in the driver's seat. As soon as Jiang Dong entered, he saw his father surrounded in the middle.
Huang Liping held Jiang Mingchen's hand and huddled aside, afraid of getting hurt.
"How do I drive this car? It doesn't even have a steering wheel. It feels weird."
"Alright, alright, you guys stand back first, be careful not to touch the buttons in the car." Jiang Dong squeezed to the front and pushed the onlookers back, "Dad, you sit."
Although Jiang Weimin had learned it, he was still a little unsure. "Dongzi, why don't you drive it?"
Jiang Dong was already itching to do something, and he was more than happy to hear this.
"Then I'll go first."
As soon as he sat down, a pop-up window popped up simultaneously on the large screen in the cab and the system page in Jiang Qian's mind.
[It is detected that a driver who has passed the simulation test is in place. Would you like to hire him as a train driver? If so, please set the salary for the current driver in the train operation settings.]
Jiang Qian didn't expect there was such a process. She followed the prompts to open the train operation setting module, and saw a line of information about the train personnel settings at the top. After clicking it, there was a personal information table of Jiang Dong and his father, and even the results of the previous simulation test for learning train driving methods. However, the column for filling in salary at the bottom was still empty.
【Salary can be in cash or in kind】
Jiang Qian clicked on the blank space, thought about it, and then filled in a 0 in Jiang Dong's column.
And the moment she finished filling in the form, the picture on the big screen in the cab changed.
[You have been hired as a train driver. Please drive carefully and pay attention to driving safety.]
The pop-up window lasted for fifteen seconds, and after it disappeared, it turned into the train control page that Jiang Dong was familiar with.
He rubbed his hands and pressed a button first.
The next second, the road ahead of the train was suddenly illuminated.
The bright lights shone on the asphalt road and shot very far away.
"This headlight is really nice. I've wanted to try it before." Jiang Dong glanced at the position representing the train's energy in the upper right corner of the screen and clicked it.
"It seems some of the afternoon sunlight has been converted into energy for the train. It's estimated to be able to travel 50 kilometers. Sister, quickly put that magic crystal thing in there and see how much it can increase."
"good."
Jiang Qian took something out of her pocket and put it into the small hole in the groove.
The ball fell straight down, and then everyone watched as the horizontal column representing energy on the display grew... a little.
"What? I thought it would increase by that much?"
Jiang Dong was a little disappointed.
Jiang Weimin said, "It's much more efficient than spending an entire afternoon in the sun. Don't be ungrateful."
"It seems that if I want to go far, I still need to collect more magic crystals."
Jiang Dong regained his spirits and said, "Everyone, please stand still. Otherwise, find a place to sit down. I'm about to leave."
After hearing this, everyone hurriedly looked for something to hold on to. Huang Liping and Ren Ru each held one of Jiang Mingchen's hands and held the child tightly between them.
Jiang Dong slowly slid down a wrench on the dashboard, and the next second, everyone felt a push from under their feet.
The lights in front of the car gradually left the ground and slowly shone into the air.
They looked out the car window and watched the familiar houses and trees gradually move downwards, getting smaller and smaller until they could no longer be seen in the darkness.
The familiar mountains, rivers, lakes and seas were all left under their feet, and they just floated in the air with the car.
Huang Liping looked at the moon growing bigger and bigger outside the window and still couldn't believe it. "Are we really flying?"
"Of course it's true!" Jiang Dong controlled the rudder, and the front of the car slowly turned in a circle in the air. "Now it's about fifty meters above the ground. If we move soon, we can fly even faster!"
He turned to look at his family, "Where's our first stop?"
Jiang Qian called up the map page from the system, and the image was displayed synchronously on the large screen in the cab.
"The train's current energy source can't sustain long-term travel. We first need to find a place to stop and store enough energy, or magic crystals. But relying on our family to kill zombies and obtain magic crystals is far from enough. The best way is to operate the train to collect magic crystals from the public. So I have to set up stations first and complete the task. Only after obtaining free carriages can the train begin operation. The train station needs to be open and safe, and there must be people, but not too many people, otherwise it will pose a threat to us. Everyone, think of a better place."
After hearing Jiang Qian's request, the whole family focused their attention on the map in front of them.
"Let's not consider the city for now, it's definitely the hardest hit area."
"Even places with densely populated villages are not suitable. It's too dangerous."
"We also need to avoid major roads like national and provincial highways. There will definitely be a lot of people driving to the base on these roads. Until we have enough energy to protect ourselves, we can't let anyone see this car."
Jiang Dong adjusted the size of the map while analyzing.
Suddenly, he saw a place.
"Is this okay here?"
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and their eyes lit up when they realized where it was.
"Okay, here it is."
After determining the new destination, the train set off immediately to save energy.
According to the system's information, the train can reach a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour in the air, but for safety reasons, the first-time driver Jiang Dong did not dare to drive that fast.
But even so, they arrived at the chosen place half an hour later.
The train stopped above the empty field and slowly descended.
The Jiang family members looked out the window and watched the ground getting closer and closer to them. Then, the train slowly landed on the ground.
The headlights on the car were still on, illuminating the front of the open space, but there was no one in sight and no buildings. Only several excavators could be vaguely seen not far away.
And where there is no light, it is still dark.
Jiang Qian looked through the window and asked Jiang Dong to turn off the lights in front of the train.
"Let's stay here for one night and see what the surrounding situation is tomorrow morning."
"good."
Although they were staying in a new place, they were not overly worried because they knew the car was protected and slept well in the newly arranged carriage.
Sleep till dawn.
【Author’s words】
Guess where their new destination is?
I couldn't help it and opened two new books without CP for pre-collection.
One is [Making a Fortune in the 90s], and the other is [Reborn into a Fan Fiction Written for Me by a Fan]. The introduction hasn't been written yet, but the title is the core plot.
After a quick calculation, I found that there are already fifteen or sixteen pre-sales books that need to be filled. It seems that I need to renew the "indenture" with Jinjiang.
It's painful and happy at the same time. The only pity is that my typing speed can't keep up with my brain which is full of inspiration.
【Tears】
The short story I wrote before has been put into the library. I asked the editor how to put it into the library. I didn’t expect that I could just apply directly. I thought it was quite simple, but I didn’t expect that the answering questions on the 15th would take me an hour to complete. [crying]
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