Nether Breath Dagger

[Nether Breath Dagger]

[Category: Extraordinary Creation]

[Level: 2]

[Description: Shadow magic erased the sound of its passage through the air. Once its grip rests in your palm, killing intent slips into the shadows. Its thrusts are silent, its armor-piercing strikes traceless, leaving only an instant of spectral cold that seeps into the bones.]

The dagger measured 24 centimeters overall, with a 15-centimeter blade, narrower and thinner than a conventional dagger.

Its blade was forged from matte dark steel. Near the grip, a ring of dark silver markings as fine as hair was engraved around its base.

The grip was made of polished ebony, wrapped with thin, wax-soaked deerskin cord.

Its matching hard leather sheath had a soft lining, making drawing and sheathing the blade almost silent. The whole thing was minimalist and understated, without any flashy decorations.

"Another Extraordinary Creation, and a level-two one at that..."

Lu Xingyuan's heart gave two embarrassingly hard thumps.

I seriously hit the jackpot this time!

Extraordinary Creations were incredibly rare to begin with, let alone level-two ones!

Lu Xingyuan drew the dagger and carefully got a feel for it, then found an iron plate to test its power.

It sliced through the iron plate with ease!

Just as he had expected, this dagger was more powerful than his submachine gun. Its level spoke for itself, after all. Not everyone was Xiao Huohuo, capable of fighting enemies above his level.

"If I'd had this weapon when I faced that strength-type zombie, I could've finished it off in two or three strikes."

Of course, melee weapons had their limitations. Fighting at close quarters meant a greater risk of injury.

In most situations, he would still rely on his submachine gun to spray enemies from a distance, giving the monsters no chance to approach him.

The dagger was something he would use only when he had no other choice.

Those were the only two items in the level-three treasure chest.

That left Lu Xingyuan torn.

After all, as Gu Wanqing had said, without her information, there was no way he could have obtained this chest so easily.

"Fine."

Gritting his teeth, he finally put the five Train Coins into the trade window.

"Don't let me down!"

Gu Wanqing accepted them without any hesitation.

Damn! At least pretend to be polite!

Lu Xingyuan grumbled and swore.

"So generous? Looks like you got something pretty special out of that level-three chest."

After some thought, Lu Xingyuan sent her a screenshot of the dagger's stats.

"Ah, well! We're allies who can trust each other to watch our backs, after all!"

"Damn! It really is good stuff! I knew you bastard wouldn't be this generous for no reason!"

Gu Wanqing grumbled and swore.

"You're not getting any ideas about it, are you?"

Lu Xingyuan asked tentatively.

"Do you think your Sister Qing is someone who doesn't know where to draw the line?"

Lu Xingyuan automatically pictured her rolling her eyes.

"Then I can rest easy."

Still, did she have a suitable weapon? Without one, surviving in this perilous Train World would be difficult.

The main thing was her talent... if his guess was right, it was insanely good!

So nothing could be allowed to happen to her!

Besides, all the Train Conductors were frantically banding together now.

She was one of his few allies!

"Sister Qing is touched that you care so much about her. But Sister Qing isn't happy that you're underestimating her!"

She sent him a screenshot straight away.

[Lily-of-the-Valley Light Crossbow]

[Category: Extraordinary Creation]

[Level: 2]

[Description: The moment you grip it, the warm, smooth feel of its wooden body fits seamlessly against your palm. It requires little force to operate, delivering precise, steady shots, while its weak vine-binding power controls the battlefield and subdues enemies!]

Lu Xingyuan: "Holy shit, Sister Qing, you're amazing!"

Gu Wanqing: "That's more like it."

Immediately afterward, the trade window lit up again.

Gu Wanqing sent him a brand-new tube of toothpaste and a toothbrush.

It turned out that the platform she had visited today was an inn. Not only had she encountered no danger, but she had also enjoyed a lovely shower inside.

"My skin's all smooth now. You have no idea how good it feels!"

She hadn't showered in several days. It was easy to imagine how miserable that was for a girl who loved being clean.

"The only shame is that I don't have any clean clothes to change into."

Something occurred to Lu Xingyuan. After rummaging around for a while, he finally dug out that box of size-S women's underwear.

"Holy crap, don't tell me these are used panties you collected from other girls?"

"Are you blind? Can't you see they're brand-new and unopened? Besides, am I that kind of person?"

"Aren't you?"

A while later, Gu Wanqing sent another message.

"They're a little tight."

Lu Xingyuan: "..."

Tell me more.

The ceramic planter was round, roughly 50 centimeters in diameter and only 20 centimeters deep.

The soil was loose and moist, dark brown in color. A light squeeze formed it into a clump that crumbled as soon as it hit the ground. It neither stuck to his hands nor compacted. One glance was enough to tell it was top-quality soil!

Meanwhile, Lu Xingyuan had soaked the Delicious Mushroom seeds in water, where they were now steadily releasing streams of tiny bubbles.

According to the White-Nosed Dwarf, they needed to soak for eight hours before planting.

"It won't be long before I can eat some delicious mushrooms."

Lu Xingyuan was looking forward to it.

"I'll give Sister Qing a portion when they're ready, so she can taste these delicious mushrooms too."

Before that, though, he had to solve the problem of cookware.

He could start a fire by drilling wood, or, failing that, trade for a lighter on the Trading Channel.

As for cookware, after some haggling, he exchanged a portion of his food for a whole assortment of brand-new pots, bowls, ladles, and basins.

The other person would have preferred Train Coins, but Lu Xingyuan refused.

Train Coins were too precious. He had to save them wherever possible and avoid casually trading them away.

"Okay, everything's ready. Now all I have to do is wait."

Just then, Lu Xingyuan saw someone tag him in the chat channel.

"Boss, you really screwed me over. You said there was a secret passage in Doggie Park, so I went there, but there wasn't any dog locked up inside. There was just an empty dog cage."

He had nearly been torn to pieces by the zombie dogs because of it!

No dog?

Something stirred in Lu Xingyuan's mind, and a possibility occurred to him.

"You're saying that Doggie Park was a White Platform?"

"Yeah."

"But when I went there, it was a Green Platform."

"What do you mean? I don't get it."

"That means platforms can change. They don't reset after I leave them like they would in a normal game."

After he rescued that dog and obtained its fang, the platform's level had naturally dropped... no, there was another reason for the drop: he had already killed most of the zombie dogs there. Otherwise, this guy would have died at that stop. After all, the zombie dogs were vicious, and there had been so many of them!

By that logic, the platform he had just visited—Pilas's Magic Castle—would also drop in level because he had taken the level-three treasure chest.

Although he wasn't entirely to blame, Lu Xingyuan still compensated the other person with a loaf of bread.

The other person gladly accepted it and thanked him repeatedly.

With that, the matter was settled.

Then a bombshell dropped in the chat channel.