MDT Chapter 156 Part 1 (Patreon)

Chapter 156 Part 1: The Goblin Merchant’s Mission

As the screen flashed by, Chen Mang saw a suit of armor and a healing spray on the table.

"Mm..."

Chen Mang looked with some emotion at the screen, at Biaozi who had once again rushed into the map. He didn't stop for a moment. From dying at the beginning to now being quite fluid.

It looked very enjoyable.

This map was really difficult. Even the "normal mission" was this difficult. Was the extreme completion something a human could pass?

Extreme completion was not only more difficult, but you also only had one life.

If you died on the map, you would be truly brain-dead in the outside world.

"Train Captain."

Xiao Ai, who had been watching with him, spoke up. "Biaozi's power exertion is becoming more and more standard. Every time, the force is just right, and he subconsciously protects his vital parts. When he needs to trade blows with the enemy, he can quickly judge whether the trade is worth it."

"Biaozi's combat experience is rapidly improving."

"If he can really pass it three times, it's equivalent to being reborn."

"That's true."

Chen Mang nodded in agreement, pulled his gaze away, and looked at the 3D stereoscopic image of the train on the screen. His "Hive Platform," the accessory that controlled the drones, had already been upgraded to Level 10. The two corresponding advanced effects were both "None."

Besides that—

The "Vehicle-Mounted Zombie Perception Blocker," a green-grade accessory, had also been upgraded to Level 10 by him, consuming 45,000 units of iron ore.

The effect after upgrading to Level 10 was that it could immunize the train against the perception of zombies up to Level 10.

Compared to the effect, the iron ore spent was very cost-effective.

It was just that most of the time, it was useless. After all, he wasn't afraid of zombie hordes. It didn't matter if they found him. Unless he encountered a Level 80 or 90 zombie and couldn't beat it, then this accessory would be very useful.

It was worth noting that this accessory required the special item "Handheld Zombie Perception Blocker" to be crafted.

He had two of these special items.

He had used one, so he still had one left.

If he hadn't traded it in the Ironridge Wasteland back then, he would have had three.

The handheld version could only block the perception of Level 1 zombies, which was basically useless. It was only useful in the novice stage. Many times, you could rely on this thing to save your life. But the vehicle-mounted version had far more uses.

He now had 12 Mofei Stones.

The harvest these past few days was substantial. He would rest for a day to process these gains.

He looked at his train panel balance.

He still had 525,000 units of copper ore and 470,000 units of iron ore.

"Have Duo Ba and that Black Market Merchant come over."

"Understood."

…..

"Great Human Prophet."

Duo Ba and the Black Market Merchant stood in the control car with serious expressions and bowed to Chen Mang.

Chen Mang took a few Red Heart Nuts from a plate on the side and handed them to the two of them with a smile. "I heard this is your goblins' favorite snack. Later, have Xiao Ai take you to the production carriage to get some. You can eat them as a daily snack."

He had a special plate in his control car filled with Red Heart Nuts. When they were almost gone, Xiao Fang would refill it for him.

It wasn't that he needed to supplement anything.

It was just that he genuinely felt these tasted pretty good. It was good as a snack—crisp and crunchy.

"This..."

Duo Ba and the Black Market Merchant, the two goblins, froze when they received the Red Heart Nuts. Their eyes reddened, and they shakily put the nuts into their mouths. They could no longer hold back their tears, which streamed down their faces as they said in a trembling voice:

"This... this is the taste of home."

"I haven't seen Red Heart Nuts in so long. I never thought I'd be able to taste them again in my lifetime."

"Mm."

Chen Mang wasn't too surprised by their reaction. After all, if he had eaten food unique to his previous world, he would have had a similar feeling. These two goblins appearing on this planet were basically equivalent to being far from home.

This world originally didn't have such things as goblins.

But this wasn't the purpose of calling them here. He took out ten "Goblin Tickets" and handed them to Duo Ba.

"These are Goblin Tickets. No matter where you are, as long as you crush the ticket, you can return to the Stellar."

"Give them to him."

"Let him teleport randomly, and then crush the ticket to come back. There's no mission. It's best if you can gather some information."

"For example, when you teleport to other regions, what did you see? What monsters are there..."

"Wait."

Chen Mang paused for a moment, then created a Mechanical Eye and a Level 2 Energy Stone, and then used the Heart of the Machine to create something like a black box. He connected the two and got a head-mounted camera.

"Tie this to his head. The main mission is to bring back various information."

"Do you understand?"

"Understood."

Duo Ba nodded with a serious expression.

"Alright, if you understand, then go."

Chen Mang waved his hand.

The price of a Goblin Ticket was more expensive than a Train Ticket. A Train Ticket cost 100 units of iron ore, while a Goblin Ticket cost 500 units of iron ore.

He didn't talk directly to the Black Market Merchant.

This goblin didn't seem very smart. The lines he had said when Erdan was in the train were the same as when he had first met him, not a single word different, as if he had been programmed.

It was better to have Duo Ba arrange it.

Among all the goblins, only Duo Ba seemed somewhat intelligent.

So when they first met, Duo Ba had said he was the smartest of the goblins. This was actually not a lie. He was a good kid—never lying.

"You do this, then this, and finally this. Understand?"

Duo Ba stuffed the ten Goblin Tickets into the Black Market Merchant's arms, then fixed the camera to the Black Market Merchant's chest, and stuffed a handful of Red Heart Nuts into his pocket before instructing him.

"You can teleport randomly up to ten times a day, right?"

"This time, you use all ten teleportations, and once you run out of teleport energy, you break a Goblin Ticket to return."

"Do you understand?"

"I do."

The Black Market Merchant's cheeks puffed with Red Heart Nuts he was reluctant to chew, holding them like a squirrel, his words slightly slurred. "I'll go first, King Duo Ba."

"Go. May you return triumphant and bring glory to the goblin race!"

Duo Ba placed his hands on the Black Market Merchant's shoulders with a solemn, reverent expression, like a king knighting a general.

Then, in the next moment, a flash of white light appeared, and the Black Market Merchant vanished without a trace.

…..

"He's a good helper for exploring the map."

Chen Mang looked at the control console screen. At this time, the Black Market Merchant was no longer on the train. He didn't know where he was. He could only tell from the train members' panel that he wasn't dead. He didn't know if he was still in the Sand River Plains region.

So far, his knowledge of this world was basically limited to the four regions of "Sand River Plains," "Kunlun Mountains," "Snowy World," and "Ironridge Wasteland." He knew nothing about other regions.

But with the Black Market Merchant, he could know some things that happened in other regions. Although even if he knew, he couldn't go there. But it could make him understand this world more clearly. He just didn't know if the Black Market Merchant could teleport to all regions at will, or if he could only teleport randomly within one region.

He would know after trying.

When the Goblin Merchant returned tomorrow morning, he would be able to know a lot of information through the camera he carried.

As we all know, in any strategy game, the importance of exploring the map is often extremely high.

"..."

Chen Mang looked at the mineral resources on the train panel. If he saved up a little more iron ore, he could basically prepare to upgrade to a Level 6 train and go to the yellow zone.

He had originally wanted to leave the Sand River Plains and go to the "Undersea Labyrinth" encounter map to get some more Mofei Stones.

Now it seemed that he probably wouldn't have a chance for a while.

He had asked Erdan.

To dive in the sea, you had to have the "Deep Sea Shield," a blue-grade vehicle accessory. This accessory's grade wasn't too high, but it was extremely rare.

It could only be dropped by killing the "Green Dragon" monster.

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