Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 86: In-Depth Investigation - The Train Station and Being Surrounded

Lu Sheng and Meng Lingshi continued forward, stepping over the pile of rubble.

Around them, shattered buildings piled up like small mountains.

When Lu Sheng placed his handprint on it, the text he saw indicated that a large amount of materials would be needed to repair these areas:

"A collapsed restaurant can be repaired and reinforced by consuming 5 units of steel and 20 units of wood."

The collapsed gym can be repaired and reinforced by consuming 10 units of steel and 5 units of wood.

The buried subway entrance, requiring 50 units of steel and 10 units of wood, can open a passage to the underground railway space and reinforce the entire passageway.

……

The two continued walking inwards.

Meng Lingshi initially thought Lu Sheng just wanted to wander around, but he soon realized that the two of them hadn't changed their direction much; Lu Sheng was heading straight towards a certain place.

"Boss, where are you going?"

"This doesn't look like we're just strolling around."

"TRAIN STATION."

Lu Sheng didn't play riddles with Meng Lingshi; instead, he directly gave her a specific location.

"I have a rare opportunity, and I want to see the most valuable building in this ruin that I have had the chance to restore so far."

"But it's a bit too deep inside the ruins compared to the entrance."

"It's okay, you'll protect me."

Hearing Lu Sheng's words, Meng Lingshi didn't know what to say.

But after a few seconds, he sighed slightly, decided to say nothing, and followed Lu Sheng.

As the two ventured deeper into the ruins, Meng Lingshi, who had initially followed behind Lu Sheng, began to walk alongside him, allowing him to better monitor his surroundings.

As Lu Sheng crossed a collapsed road sign, his bracelet vibrated; it was a notification from Zhao Cai.

"Boss, you're about to leave the radar detection range. I don't recommend you do that."

Once you leave the area, I cannot guarantee that I will keep you informed of the situation around you.

I don't know when it started, but Zhao Cai started calling Lu Sheng "boss" instead of "station master".

Lu Sheng always felt that he learned from Cheng Qiushui, Su Caiwei and their group.

"Don't worry, Meng Lingshi is with me. If necessary, I'll have her carry me back."

After entering the text into the sending field of his personal terminal wristband, Lu Sheng sent it out.

Seeing this, Meng Lingshi couldn't help but ask:

"Boss, aren't you trusting me a little too much? What if I abandon you and run away?"

"Well, I guess I'm just unlucky. Everyone has bad luck sometimes. Nobody's lucky all their life."

not to mention……"

Lu Sheng paused, then turned and glanced at her:

"When it comes to contingency plans for self-repair, surely consulting me is a bit more reliable than consulting Golden Sunflower?"

Meng Lingshi did not object to this statement, but she did not like the feeling of being manipulated.

So she hummed twice:

"I thought you trusted me more than anything else."

"I'm not one to hold back; feelings and interests can be discussed together."

There's nothing wrong with discussing interests, as long as there's loyalty and morality involved; in fact, it's more practical to talk about interests.

Lu Sheng smiled and continued walking towards his goal.

He climbed onto a small hill formed by the collapse of a concrete building.

After Meng Lingshi followed, he saw the train station not far away.

Perhaps because the materials used were more robust than those used in ordinary buildings, the waiting hall of the train station appears to be relatively well preserved.

In front of the waiting hall are four long railway tracks.

There is even an abandoned train parked on the railway tracks.

This train has a total of 10 carriages, like a giant steel dragon lying dormant in the ruins.

"It's been preserved much better than I expected."

Looking at the train station now, Meng Lingshi sighed with emotion.

She saw it last time too, but not as clearly as this time.

Her eyes were not equipped with telephoto capabilities, and her vision was not much better than that of ordinary humans when it came to looking into the distance.

"I know a lot about how human settlements were established in the early industrial era."

First, it was a train station, then various supporting facilities were built around the train station, and finally it became a small town, and then a city.

However, it would be even better if there were a mine nearby.

Lu Sheng recalled the descriptions of this area from his memory, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he remembered a small detail buried deep in his memory.

"You've reminded me of that."

There are no mines around here, but there's something else.

He pointed to the distance of the ruins, where some tall structures could be vaguely seen standing on the ground.

"What is that?"

"oilfield."

"There is an oil field near this transportation hub, so the railway station was probably built in the first place to extract oil."

It was then gradually expanded into a transportation hub until it was abandoned.

Lu Sheng's voice suddenly became more excited:

"Moreover, the abandonment of this place was not due to the end of oil extraction."

Although I don't know the exact reason, I can guess that the oil field is capable of continuing to be exploited.

Upon hearing this news, Meng Lingshi was also somewhat surprised.

This news is almost unbelievably good.

Oil remains the lifeblood of industry to this day.

If that oil field hadn't dried up, coupled with the powerful transportation capacity that the rebuilt railway station could provide, this place would undoubtedly have become a prosperous land.

But at this point, Meng Lingshi suddenly understood something.

"Boss, this matter is probably not going to be easy."

She reminded her:

"I noticed around me on the way here and found that there weren't many claw marks from ferocious beasts, but rather some fragments of weapons."

Based on what you've told me, I have a bold guess.

Even if you rebuild this place in the future, boss, what awaits you is another local war, as this is the place where the three forces meet.

Building an oil field and transportation hub here is tantamount to mining gold on someone else's doorstep.

To her surprise, Lu Sheng's expression remained calm after she said those words, as if he wasn't surprised at all.

"Boss, you guessed it?"

"I didn't expect that; I just had a solution."

Previously, Lu Sheng had discussed this issue with Cheng Qiushui, and the final conclusion was to set aside the dispute and develop the project together.

He was about to have a serious talk with Meng Lingshi about this when he saw Meng Lingshi's expression suddenly change.

"Boss, prepare for battle, something's coming."

Lu Sheng nodded and drew his revolver:

"That's enough for today. After we break through, just carry me and run, or carry me on your back. Whichever way you can run faster, that's what you do."

"Boss, actually, I'd be the fastest if I just threw you off."

"Haha, that's fine then. Should I tell you my last words?"

"No need for that. I'm just a loyal and kind person, and I'll make an exception for you today."

As Meng Lingshi spoke, he clapped his hands together, and then the five fingers of one hand began to transform into a long-handled battle axe.