MDT Chapter 144 Part 2 (Patreon)

Chapter 144 Part 2: The Goblin Ticket

"…"

Chen Mang looked at Biaozi with a speechless expression and said impatiently, "Get up. Why is a grown man always crying like a woman?"

"I'm not asking you to set up your operation."

"This is a green zone. If you think you can set up your operation with just a Train Token, you won't even know how you died."

"Take this card too. I have a mission for you. Later, I'll take you to the 'Goblin Ruins' encounter map. Insert this card into the control console, and you'll qualify to enter this encounter map."

"After you go in, you'll encounter five missions of different difficulty levels."

"The most difficult mission is the S-rank mission. The reward is a Civilization Order. The requirement is for the train to shelter 50 goblins. Later, you go find Duo Ba and have him take 60 goblins to squeeze into your train."

"After you complete that S-rank mission, you can come back to the Stellar."

"You're the only one on the train who's been a Train Captain. You're the most suitable candidate. Do you understand? Any questions?"

"That… that…"

Only then did Biaozi understand. He raised his sleeve and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, then asked tentatively in a small voice, "Um, Boss Mang, after I come back, can I still be the captain of Sentinel Team One?"

"Nonsense. As long as you don't die in there, it's still yours."

"No problem, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

"Go on."

After Chen Mang came out of the Goblin Ruins map, he had activated the Civilization Order. After coming out of the Goblin's Tomb, he was still in the same place. The entrance to the "Goblin Ruins" encounter map, that small mountain, was right behind them.

Soon.

A brand-new Level 1 train was built. It was extremely simple, with only a locomotive and two carriages. Each carriage was filled with 30 sleeping goblins. Even Duo Ba was in a daze.

Goblins weren't machines. After digging for 48 hours straight, even an Iron Man couldn't take it.

"Whew."

Biaozi sat in the chair of the control console, controlling this Level 1 train with his thoughts. But for some reason, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, especially with the Stellar behind him. It was an uncomfortable feeling.

He didn't care about anything else. He inserted the card into the control console. Soon, the small mountain in front of him split open, revealing a passage for the train to enter. He then slammed the control stick and drove the train in.

"I hope it works."

Chen Mang looked at the once-again-opened "Goblin Ruins" map and turned his head to look at the pile of Train Tokens in the drawer beside him. In these 48 hours, besides the iron ore, they had also dug up quite a lot from the ground.

But there was only one intact blueprint, that "Mech Blueprint."

They had dug up quite a few blueprints, but they were all in a scrapped state. There were also some other miscellaneous, scrapped things. He hadn't thrown any of these things away but had collected them all. What if there were an accessory that could repair blueprints in the future?

Anyway, he had plenty of refrigerators.

As long as it wasn't absolute garbage, he collected it all. Maybe it would be useful someday.

But he had dug up quite a few Train Tokens. Including the ones he had before, there were now a full 14 Train Tokens on the train.

Pretty good.

If only these things could be combined into one, he would probably have a top-tier Train Token by now.

If Biaozi returned successfully, then these 14 Train Tokens could be exchanged for 14 Civilization Orders. That way, he could stay in that "Goblin's Tomb" all day, digging to his heart's content!

Thirty minutes later.

The "Goblin Ruins" encounter map slowly opened again. The train built by Biaozi slowly drove out and parked beside him. Soon, he saw Biaozi jump off the train and kneel on the ground with a face full of guilt.

"Boss Mang, the mission was a failure."

"Failed?"

Chen Mang's brow furrowed. He pushed the door open and walked down, looking at Biaozi with confusion. "Didn't I have you take 60 goblins? How could it fail?"

"That S-rank difficulty mission shows that it has already been completed and cannot be selected again."

"There are only four options from A-rank difficulty to D-rank difficulty."

"Mm."

Chen Mang paused for a moment, but he wasn't too disappointed. He just helped Biaozi up and patted his shoulder casually. "It's fine. It was just an attempt. If it failed, it failed."

"Take these goblins back."

"That…"

Seeing that Boss Mang wasn't blaming him too much, Biaozi stood up and carefully handed over an accessory blueprint. "That C-rank difficulty also can't be selected. Only A, B, and D can be chosen."

"I thought that even if the S-rank difficulty mission couldn't be selected, since we were already here, we couldn't come back empty-handed."

"The A and B missions are too difficult. I'm not confident. So I chose the D-rank mission."

"Although the reward is the lowest."

"But I think it's better to have something than nothing, to try to salvage what we could."

"…"

Chen Mang expressionlessly looked down at the white-grade accessory blueprint in his hand. After a long silence, he looked up at Biaozi, patted his shoulder again, and said softly, "Biaozi…"

"You've given too much for the Stellar. You don't have to do this…"

"It's what I should do."

"You've worked hard. Go get some rest."

"Yes!"

After Biaozi left, Chen Mang looked at the white-grade accessory blueprint in his hand and couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh. Biaozi's logic was correct. Since the mission had failed, he couldn't come back empty-handed.

He should try to get something back.

But…

Was Biaozi being a bit too hard on himself?

Anyway, if it were him, he wouldn't have paid such a great price for a white-grade accessory blueprint. At least it would have to be something like another Civilization Order to make him consider it, right?

[Accessory Name]: Red Heart Nut Production Line.

All the accessories obtained in this map were exclusive accessories for the Goblin Train. "Red Heart Nuts" were a snack that goblins liked most. He had never seen them, but after he built it, he could give Duo Ba and the others some snacks. He didn't know if they would have the effect of enhancing physical fitness.

But Biaozi's situation reminded him of something.

He called Li Shiji again and stuffed another Train Token into his hand.

"You, go in and complete that B-rank difficulty mission."

Ten minutes later.

He looked at the train with only a locomotive and nodded with satisfaction. If he remembered correctly, the B-rank difficulty mission was to watch a cutscene of the goblins before their demise, then remember some information from the cutscene, and answer four out of five questions correctly to pass.

This kind of thing was perfect for Li Shiji to do. It was his specialty.

Trading a Train Token for a "yellow-grade" vehicle accessory was still worth it.

As for the A-rank difficulty mission, forget it. Not to mention the difficulty, it mainly required 30 days. He didn't have that much time to waste here.

Thirty minutes later.

Li Shiji successfully came out of the Goblin Ruins and handed a yellow-grade accessory blueprint to him.

Everything went smoothly.

And according to Li Shiji, the S-rank and D-rank missions inside had been completed and could no longer be selected.

"Pretty good."

Chen Mang looked at the yellow-grade accessory blueprint in his hand and smiled, then controlled the Stellar to devour the two trains parked beside it.

The same encounter map.

The "Babel Tower" and "Goblin Ruins" were different.

The Babel Tower encounter map was a one-time pass. After coming out of the Babel Tower, that encounter map directly became a restricted area. And the "Goblin Ruins," as long as you found its coordinates and had the key, you could enter repeatedly.

But any difficulty of a mission, once completed, meant that trains entering later could not choose this mission, such as his S-rank mission, Biaozi's D-rank mission, and Li Shiji's B-rank mission.

As for the original owner of this key card, that person should be the first to enter this encounter map. Erdan had told him that the first person to enter an encounter map had preferential treatment. So even if that person completed one of these five missions, the completed mission would not disappear.

And the yellow-grade accessory blueprint in his hand was also an exclusive accessory for the Goblin Train. It could only be obtained in places related to goblins, such as the Goblin Ruins. The rarity was extremely high.

"Goblin Ticket."

The effect was equivalent to a train ticket.

The difference was that a train ticket had a range limit. Only within ten thousand meters of the train could you crush the train ticket and teleport back to the train. A goblin ticket was different. No matter where you were, you could teleport back to the train.

However, it was limited to goblins.

Humans could not use it.

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