Chapter 78 Riverside Avenue
"The conditions for setting up the new site have been met."
Everyone who saw it was a little surprised and rubbed their eyes to confirm that it was not an illusion.
"What's going on? Why is this car here?"
As they approached with confusion, some careful people noticed the change in the content displayed on the nearby sign.
"Hey, look!" the man exclaimed, "It seems the departure time has been changed!"
The others looked in the direction of his finger and also saw that the bus stop sign was different from before.
"Why change the time?"
"Who knows? But I think changing the schedule is a good thing. This way, we can have two flights a day. Maybe we can even come back in the evening, so we don't have to stay overnight at the airport."
"I used to worry that if something happened at night, I wouldn't be able to get back in time. So my brother and I have been taking turns going to work. If he could come back at night, we could both go to work or take shifts together. It would also bring in more money for the family."
"Not only that, you see, there are two more doors on the car."
Some people also noticed that the train was different from the previous ones. In order to find out the situation, they bought tickets and got on the train first.
A few seconds later, the person who got on the bus quickly walked to the door and spoke to the people who were still outside.
"Hurry up and get on board! There seem to be two carriages now, and they look like they can hold over 200 people. Maybe we won't have to line up so early in the future!"
When the others heard this, they were all surprised. After buying tickets and getting on the bus, they found that what the person who had just gotten on the bus said was true.
"Really? It's really expanded inside! Even though it looked like nothing had changed from the outside just now."
"There really are two carriages! Do I need to queue up so early if I want to ride next time?"
The train can accommodate up to 120 people, but perhaps because the rescue team has arrived and the safety of the surrounding area has been guaranteed, more and more people want to go out and take a look, and the number of people riding the train has not decreased at all recently.
Because the last twenty people to board the bus had to pay an additional five magic crystals, most people would line up early, striving to get into the first hundred. After all, five magic crystals now represented not only the danger of having to kill zombies, but also roughly the equivalent of a box of instant noodles.
This was the case with those who arrived early today. They had thought they would wait as usual this morning, but they hadn't expected that their early arrival would allow them to discover the changes to the train in advance.
"Then I have to tell my friends quickly and ask them to hurry up and take the bus. Their homes are far away, and they're worried that if they get late there won't be seats. They weren't planning on coming with me today, but now there are so many new seats, there will definitely be enough for them."
When others heard this, they also sent messages to their acquaintances.
In a short time, the news that the train had changed its departure time, added a carriage, and would run twice a day spread quickly in nearby chat groups of all sizes.
After sending the message, those who had already boarded the train turned their attention back to the train.
The newly added carriage was no different from the previous one except that it had one less vending machine. Even the interior decoration was exactly the same. The only difference they could tell was the number displayed in the carriage.
One is marked "01" and the other is marked "02".
They looked back and forth between the two carriages twice, and when they found nothing different, they sat down.
At the same time, people who received the news or saw the news online were also rushing to the train station.
The rescue team’s command center and temporary camp are located in an empty house not far from the train station.
They also saw the news online and have sent people to investigate on the spot.
The leader of the rescue team looked at the images on the screen in front of him and marveled at them.
"It turns out the interior of the carriage can be expanded further!"
Although they had been keeping an eye on the movements of the trains at the train station, they usually only paid attention to the time when the trains left and arrived. They did not expect that the trains could change in this way.
But if you think about it carefully, a vending machine can be added to the car, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to add another car.
The leader of the rescue team tapped the table with one hand and stroked his chin with the other. Thinking of his boss's private advice to him, he whispered, "If we keep going like this, maybe the stations for this car will really be spread all over the country!"
"What did you say?"
A question from a subordinate beside him interrupted his reverie. The rescue team leader snapped out of his thoughts and made arrangements, "Aren't there a bunch of people heading to City A? Check to see if there are any empty seats on the bus. If there are, leave early!"
Previously, the train had limited seats, and it was difficult for them to occupy most of the seats. Basically, they could only get the extra 20 high-priced unreserved tickets each time. This time, the train has increased the number of seats and flights, so perhaps there will be more seats left for them.
"yes."
…
The sudden increase in train carriages was not only a shot in the arm for the rescue team, but also for the citizens of City A and City B.
If they can add one carriage, they can add a second one, and the third and fourth ones will be just around the corner. There may be other upgrades in the future, and they may be able to take the train to other places instead of just traveling around these two cities.
City A didn't stir up any commotion because they knew that the number of citizens on the train was limited. However, the Internet in City B was in an uproar because of the news, and it didn't calm down until two or three days later.
Jiang Qian was originally worried that the sudden increase in the number of trains and carriages would result in a large number of empty seats in the carriages. However, she did not expect that although she provided more seats, the proportion of passengers did not decrease at all.
The carriages weren't always completely packed, but they were still about 70% full. Add to that the fact that rescue teams from City B were often dispatched to City A, and there were even fewer empty seats.
In less than a week, the profits that had shrunk due to the carriage exchange increased again like a balloon that was inflated, and were much larger than before.
Jiang Qian calculated the revenue and prepared to add two more carriages.
Although the magic crystals they have earned so far are enough for them to exchange for more than ten carriages, Jiang Qian does not plan to exchange all of them for carriages.
After all, the population of City A and City B is limited, and the current safety zone is not very large. There are only a few people traveling by train every day. Even if all of them are replaced by carriages, most of the carriages will not escape the fate of being empty.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to keep this magic crystal and use it on the blade to exchange for something else in the future.
She calculated the number of people who were always moving between the two places and felt that changing two more carriages would be enough.
But just as she was about to ask the system to submit the application, the long-silent system suddenly came online and reminded her, "The conditions for setting up a new site have been met."
"?"
It took Jiang Qian half a minute to realize what this meant.
Previously, the system said that the interstellar regulations require that the current route's mileage exceed 5,000 kilometers before a new route can be opened. They paid close attention to it at the beginning, but after a while, they knew that there were system reminders, and even Jiang Qian rarely calculated the mileage anymore, and only roughly estimated that it would take about a month.
Now that she thought about it, it had indeed been almost a month since she last set up the site.
When Jiang Qian learned that a new station could be set up, she immediately forgot about adding carriages.
"Can we set it up now?" she asked as she opened the system map.
The map information for the area within a hundred miles of City B Railway Station has already been collected, and the system even thoughtfully marks the current conditions of roads and rivers.
The water that originally caused the flooding in N City has long since receded into the river, and the blocked and dangerous roads have returned to normal traffic.
“You can plan now, but you must complete all the schedules set for today before you can start.”
Once the shifts and times are fixed, if they are not modified, the next day will default to continuing with yesterday's plan.
It's only morning now. Even if you want to go to City N, the earliest you can do so is after all your schedules are finished at nine o'clock today.
After hearing this, Jiang Qian's impatient heart calmed down again.
She thought about the rules she had heard the system explain before and asked, "Now that the mileage on this route exceeds 5,000 kilometers, can I turn on the automatic driving function?"
【Yes. 】
"Then just turn on the automatic driving! I need to discuss the matter of going to N City with my family."
After she said that, she gathered the whole family in the lounge with the news.
…
Their whole family had been looking forward to going to City N. When they heard Jiang Qian say that they could go, they were first in disbelief, and then ecstatic.
Even though Jiang Qian said that we had to wait until the evening at the earliest, it did not affect the family's good mood at all, because they had really waited long enough.
Ren Ru has been crying non-stop since she heard the news, and she is hiccuping while crying.
After she calmed down, the whole family began to discuss going to City N.
Jiang Weimin and Huang Liping had lived in City A almost their entire lives and had rarely visited City N. Jiang Qian, on the other hand, knew very little about the city. The only family members who had visited Ren Ru's sister's home in City N were Jiang Dong and his family of three. The children didn't remember much, so the only ones who had any inkling of what was happening in City N were Jiang Dong and Ren Ru.
Jiang Qian projected a map of City N onto the screen and asked, "Sister Ren Ying's family lives in Hepan, right?"
Ren Ru nodded, "Building 21, Unit 1, 5th floor, east unit."
Jiang Qian looked around the neighborhood and found no large open areas.
The scenery along the river is beautiful and the views are superb. The land auction prices were high back then, and many river view houses were built later. The housing prices here can be said to be the most expensive in N City.
In addition to the high-priced residential areas, this is also the famous CBD of City N. Dozens of commercial buildings are built along the river all the way to the downstream section. A new cultural square is built at the end when the river is about to leave the city.
The square was large and remote, but it was too remote. Not only was there little traffic, but it was also quite a distance from the residential complex where Ren Ru's sister lived. If the bus stop was set up there, getting off the bus and then going to Ren Ying's house wouldn't be easy.
The family searched the map but couldn't find a suitable parking place near the community like before.
Ren Ru looked at the map and felt equally troubled.
Although they went to City N to find her relatives, she had seen too much suffering in the world during the apocalypse and knew that her family wanted to use this train to help others as much as possible.
Although she thought that the closer to her sister's house the better, the location of the bus stop could not be chosen according to her will.
"or……"
She was about to say something, but was interrupted the next second.
I saw my sister-in-law pointing her finger at the screen and said, "Or, let's stop here!"
The others looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jiang Qian pointing her finger at the avenue along the river not far from the outskirts of Ren Ying's residential area.
That road was called Binhe Avenue. It ran along the mother river of N City from northwest to southeast, running through the entire city. It was very wide. On one side of the road was the river, and on the other side was a residential area. It was also very close to the residential area where Ren Ru's sister lived.
【Author’s words】
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