Although the island's area wasn't as exaggerated as the islands Bai Cheng and the others had seen on their previous journey, it certainly wasn't too small.

Even though it was just a solitary island standing in the vast ocean, it could easily accommodate thousands of trains.

There was no vegetation on the island; all that could be seen were exposed, damp, brown rocks.

With Lan Xiaoyu's help, the three successfully landed on the island.

Feeling the sensation from the ring in her hand, Bai Cheng looked forward and said, "The ore should be deep within the island. Let's go."

Zi Yuan and Lan Xiaoyu accompanied her, while the others were responsible for guarding the train.

The situation this time was completely different from what Bai Cheng had imagined; the ore wasn't hidden by other rocks or buried deep underground, but was simply scattered across the island.

The surroundings were desolate, and the white platinum ore emitted a silvery, translucent luster, shimmering brightly under the sunlight, making it easily distinguishable at a glance.

Bai Cheng tossed the pickaxe in her hand to Leng Ningxue, who was beside her, then said, "Let's hurry."

Everyone nodded and immediately sprang into action.

With a solitary island suddenly appearing in the vast ocean, even a fool would understand that they must have already attracted the attention of the Merfolk Clan.

But these ores had to be obtained, so they had to take the risk.

Bai Cheng's scythe could cut through ore, and as War General-level employees, Lan Xiaoyu and Zi Yuan naturally had no difficulty. Leng Ningxue held a mining pick, while the unoccupied Yu Nian was responsible for transporting the ore and also keeping watch on the island.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Through the efforts of the four, over two hundred pieces of ore had been collected, and the entire island had become completely barren, with nothing else remaining.

"Only this much?" Bai Cheng looked around, her expression ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) quite displeased.

The white platinum ore scattered on a single island was simply too little.

"Nian Nian, is there anything?" Bai Cheng then asked. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Everything looks normal around here. Should we retreat?"

"Let's go. This is not a place to linger."

Bai Cheng waved her hand, and everyone immediately returned to the train.

As the train started, the small island behind them grew smaller and smaller in their sight.

"We might have already been discovered by the Merfolk Clan, but thankfully, such a short amount of time shouldn't be enough for them to gather," Leng Ningxue said, looking out the window without turning her head.

"But this ore isn't enough to upgrade the train and carriages, is it?" Yu Nian was a bit puzzled. "Should we go dig further ahead later?"

But Bai Cheng shook her head: "No, the two locations are too close. If those Merfolk Clan members really react... as we delay with mining, they will only get closer to us."

Knowing that the Merfolk Clan's strength was beyond their current ability to defeat, they absolutely could not allow themselves to be deeply surrounded by the enemy.

Bai Cheng continued to add, "We'll go a bit further, preferably with a planned approach to mining, such as once in the morning and once in the evening."

This way, the distance between the two mining trips would be very far, and even if the Merfolk Clan reacted, they wouldn't have time to form a encirclement around them.

What Bai Cheng was worried about now was whether the whirlpools currently appearing on the sea surface would persist.

In any case, they would be staying in the Nameless Sea for the next few days, and collecting the white platinum ore needed for upgrades would surely be easy.

"Wouldn't once in the morning and once in the evening be too long an interval? What if..." Leng Ningxue had clearly also thought of Bai Cheng's concern, and she further optimized this method.

"How about we mine every 700 kilometers?" she suggested.

"According to the train's speed, that's about five hours. We can mine three times a day, which is 600 white platinum ore ingots. In three days, we can gather all the upgrades needed, and it will be just about time to reach the next Station."

"Seven hundred kilometers, huh." Bai Cheng nodded.

Even a War General-level magical beast probably couldn't cover that distance in an hour, could it?

Of course, if it were a Town Guardian Level, that might be a different story.

However, Bai Cheng didn't believe the Merfolk Clan would easily dispatch a Town Guardian Level; a combat power of that level, even if not their clan leader, would be an absolute high-ranking member within their tribe.

"That's what we'll do!"

There were no resources in the vast ocean; it looked calm on the surface, but a terrifying Merfolk Clan was hidden beneath the sea.

There was no land here, no place to set foot, so for most Survivors, they could only keep moving and leave this terrain as quickly as possible.

The enormous orange-red sunset gradually met the horizon, painting half the world pink, and the sea shimmered, like a beautiful masterpiece.

Inside the rapidly moving train, Yu Nian was sitting at the back, swinging her feet while eating delicious grilled fish.

Leng Ningxue also sat leaning nearby, enjoying the rare tranquility.

Good news, the whirlpools created by these Merfolk Clan members had not disappeared.

However, as the train gradually moved, the three also discovered a shocking fact.

The Nameless Sea was boundless, and the whirlpools created by the Merfolk Clan were almost everywhere.

In other words, the sphere of influence of this magical beast tribe had probably already covered the entire ocean!

Perhaps their strength had long exceeded the trio's imagination, but correspondingly, it would also be easier for them to collect white platinum ore.

At this moment, they were still a bit short of the estimated 700-kilometer distance from their last mining location, and Silent Night would completely descend in an hour and a half.

This was going to be the last mining trip of the day. So far, everything was normal; they hadn't suffered collective retaliation from the Merfolk Clan, as if these guys were still unaware after they had killed some of their kin.

The train had begun to slow down, and Leng Ningxue at the rear immediately opened her eyes, got up, and walked towards the front of the train.

Yu Nian, beside her, also finished her grilled fish in one bite, but as she was about to turn around, she noticed a black dot moving rapidly on the distant sea horizon.

"Wait, Ningxue, what is that?"

Yu Nian immediately spoke, and her shout caused Leng Ningxue, who had entered the carriage, to pause, returning to the rear balcony.

The two strained their eyes, discovering that the small black dot in the distance was indeed moving rapidly towards their train.

"That doesn't look like the Merfolk Clan, does it?"

Leng Ningxue picked up her elemental sniper rifle and looked forward through the scope.

But because of the great distance, even the target in the scope was just a larger black dot.

She continued to hold the sniper rifle motionless, because as the train decelerated, the distance between them and the target was rapidly closing.

And this time, Leng Ningxue finally saw the target clearly.

It was a train with black livery. So, it was a leader from another channel.

But just as Leng Ningxue thought this, she saw an incredibly familiar figure emerge from the target train.

That slightly plump physique, that striking short silver hair, instantly overlapped with a figure in her memory.

"It's Lin Qiuyue!"