CHAPTER 503: CHAPTER 276: "XIAOYI, KEEP IT UP.

"Absolutely not!"

Ai’s screen on her cheek displayed the words "Seri" "ous": "To be on the safe side, I even made all the residents naked when creating the dream, so as to ensure that no clothes could be taken out."

"There are only three things in the entire dream."

"Iron ore, pickaxes, and people."

"Exactly."

Chen Mang nodded: "You’re more cautious than I am; I didn’t even think of the clothes issue."

"Send a message to that resident and tell him not to move around aimlessly for now. I’ll go over."

...

Chen Mang stepped out of Carriage No. 10, where all the residents were mining on the other side of the train, making this side quite quiet.

The train sat in the space like a boundary between movement and stillness.

"Oh Heaven..."

"I haven’t visited you in a long time, don’t take it the wrong way. I’ve just been really busy these days, and it only struck me today."

Chen Mang kneeled on the ground.

He lit three cigarettes and inserted them into the ground, clasping his palms together, muttering devoutly, "Bless me once again. I know you’ve always been the best to me, old one."

Three minutes later.

He returned to Carriage No. 10, took a deep breath, pushed open the "Cyber Mine" door, and looked at a resident sitting fearfully on the bed, gesturing gently with his hand to indicate silence and abstaining from speech.

The oxygen content in the air was low.

This was to ensure the residents wouldn’t suddenly wake up from their dreams.

He then approached the bed as quietly as possible, placing his hand slowly on the "Dream Stone" next to the bed. Soon, a small teleportation gate appeared beside it.

He reached into it.

When he pulled his hand out again.

He had a magnificent, transparent iron ore in his hand, a Level 9 Iron Ore.

"..."

There was no surplus expression on Chen Mang’s face; he simply waved his hand, indicated that this resident could clock off early today, and rewarded him with 1000 Fixed Star Coupons as per the rules, before striding out of the "Cyber Mine" and heading towards the train room.

His pace quickened.

Almost soaring.

Finally—

As Chen Mang nearly burst into the train room, he looked at the Level 9 Iron Ore in his hand and couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

"Awesome, it’s awesome!!"

"I’m truly a genius!"

Level 9 Iron Ore!

Level 9!

Seven days passed, and the Cyber Mine finally saw its first profit: one billion units of iron ore!

Equivalent to the total content of 10 Level 4 Iron Ores.

His Cyber Mine currently has 10 "Cyber Mining Machines", excluding the cost of creating the Gate of Space, the total cost is only 6 million, and after seven days, profits reach one billion. Is there a more profitable business than this?

"Neon City" is indeed his most correct project!

Without "Neon City," he wouldn’t acquire so many "Dream Stones."

Without that person exchanging the "Neon City Entry Ticket" for Murphy Stone with him, he wouldn’t get into Neon City, nor would he acquire Neon City.

Cause and effect.

It seems like sudden windfall profits!

But it’s actually the result of gradual accumulation along the way, the profit scraped from countless depths, the returns he’s entitled to!

It belongs to the Fixed Star!

Sitting in the chair, Chen Mang looked at the Level 9 Iron Ore in his hand, grinning nearly ear-to-ear, it’s mesmerizingly beautiful and makes people reluctant to let go.

"Ai, replace that Dream Stone, and embed a new one."

"Understood."

Ai’s voice echoed inside the train room.

The Dream Stone currently only has 5% capacity left.

Bringing things out of the dream consumes Dream Stone capacity, and different values are consumed according to the value of the things brought out.

A Level 9 Iron Ore consumes 95% of the capacity.

This Dream Stone can no longer be used anymore and must be replaced; if something happens to be brought out and then fails because the Dream Stone capacity was insufficient, he’d feel as though he’d smash the mining machine in frustration.

The remaining Dream Stones can be stored for later use when there might be a need for boosting Spiritual Power; they can be used to boost the Spiritual Power of the Train Guard.

Consider it a form of recycling.

Originally, there were only over 7 million units of iron ore in the train, now the iron ore balance has returned to billions. If the Fixed Star’s iron ore reserve were made into a graph, it would resemble a roller coaster.

He initially planned to add some roller coaster-like entertainment projects in the "Entertainment Space," but due to insufficient iron ore, it hasn’t been realized.

This bit of iron ore won’t be used for upgrading armor for now.

Tonight, after this batch of "Cyberminers" clock off work, he’ll expand the Cyber Mine, expanding it to 50 units!

There are just 102 Dream Stones, the remaining Dream Stone can be supplemented.

If this batch of Dream Stones can be consumed smoothly, he can gain 100 billion units of iron ore!

"Ai, inform Neon City on the other side that we need to continue purchasing Dream Stones!"

"Whatever amount, take it all."

"Understood."

If there’s enough Dream Stones, he can make the Cyber Mine larger, then the probability of obtaining one Level 9 Iron Ore a day would also be greater; given enough quantity, no matter how low the probability, it would be achievable.

...

"You’re kidding, right?"

Outside the train.

A young man saw the muscular man sharing the residents’ panel on the Iris Chip, and shouted incredulously, "Are you damn well cheating? I know you were a programmer before, you must have secretly changed your Fixed Star Coupon count; I’ll report you right away!"

"You’re damn bold to tamper here!"