“A city that can accommodate ten thousand people... So that’s how it is.”

Under the lamplight, Bai Cheng also clearly saw the true appearance of the stronghold before her, and couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

The mountain was incredibly tall, divided into seven layers, upper and lower, gradually decreasing in size. If each layer was part of the stronghold’s area, then accommodating ten million people would indeed be reasonable.

At this moment, countless trains were approaching the mountain, with railway tracks automatically forming and winding upwards.

Bai Cheng only saw some trains entering the first or second layer. She wasn't sure how the divisions worked, but their train was heading straight for the mountaintop.

The mountaintop area was small, but still as large as a few football fields. The largest building there was naturally the Station.

There was no triangular screen here, and the Station was quite simple, but it couldn't suppress the excitement of every Survivor who arrived.

At this time, Bai Cheng was still looking at her personal panel.

【Train Conductor: Bai Cheng】

【Level: Commander Nine-Star】

【Experience: 99%】

【Strength: 85】

【Physique: 85】

【Spirit: 130】

【Talent: cheng book】

“Just this much short?” Bai Cheng was speechless.

She knew her experience wasn't enough, but she didn't expect it to be just that tiny bit short.

Noticing the information on the screen, Yu Nian immediately comforted her, “It’s okay, we’ll just buy a few more things in a bit.”

“Anyway, Xiao Cheng, you must break through to Town Guardian Level before entering the Station.”

It must be said that the advantage of having a stronghold was now apparent.

Originally, when the train was docked at sea, they had to worry about Merfolk Clan attacks. Now that they were at the stronghold, they could trade with more peace of mind.

But Bai Cheng believed the situation shouldn’t be this optimistic. Otherwise, if the so-called travelers always hid in the stronghold, what difference would that make from settlers who hadn’t abandoned their trains?

“Let’s first see how long we can stay, or if there’s a cooldown period or anything.”

As Bai Cheng finished speaking, the train also came to a steady stop inside the Station.

The moment the train doors opened, Yu Nian impatiently got off.

Bai Cheng silently looked at the information on the screen, which had indeed updated, like a routine notification for their entry.

【Esteemed leader, welcome back to your stronghold city!】

【Friendly reminder: The maximum time you can stay in the Station each time is 24 hours, and you can enter once every three days.】

【Inside the stronghold, some of your functions will change. Please go to the City Lord’s Mansion to check the details.】

Bai Cheng immediately understood, then turned and stepped out of the train.

The open-air Station was built in a corner of the city. The ground, paved with bluestone, was very spacious, and the two-story wooden houses on both sides were neat and orderly, as if built by a program.

Although the construction materials for the city were somewhat shoddy, it was still better than drifting and wandering on the train. At least it gave the Survivors here a home.

At this moment, because it was Silent Night, the entire seventh layer was exceptionally dim, and the Station only had Bai Cheng and her companions’ train.

The entire stronghold was empty; to be precise, only Bai Cheng and her companions had arrived on this layer.

And looking around, besides the standardized buildings, the most conspicuous feature was a seven-story castle located in the center.

Clearly, that was the location of the City Lord’s Mansion.

The three of them, Bai Cheng, headed straight for their destination and soon arrived in front of the castle.

“This isn’t going to be as eerie and terrifying as those castles we encountered at the Station, is it?” Yu Nian looked up and scanned around, involuntarily shrinking her neck. “If it is, we might as well sleep on the train.”

“It shouldn’t be, right? Since it’s a basic facility within the stronghold, it should at least be complete, shouldn’t it?”

Upon entering the castle, the wall-mounted fireplaces inside were lit, and the dim yellow light illuminated the spacious hall.

Yu Nian was both scared and excited, so she could only drag Leng Ningxue to check the other rooms together.

As for Bai Cheng, the first thing she needed to understand was her functions as a City Lord.

At the end of the hall was a set of tables and chairs. A screen was embedded in the table, displaying functions completely different from those on the train.

Of course, after a summary, they were roughly divided into two parts: 【Defense】 and 【City Construction】.

Among them, the defense functions were relatively simple, mainly to form a team to protect the stronghold’s safety, and at the same time, a sub-leader could be selected from each layer for stratified management.

As for City Construction, it was relatively more complicated. It contained many diverse functions, such as building power Stations, powered railcar Stations, upper and lower layer transfer passages, house renovations, and so on.

Moreover, Bai Cheng could even customize the layout of these buildings on the screen, giving her a strong sense of playing a city-building simulation game.

“This...” These buildings made Bai Cheng dizzy, but their names didn’t clearly indicate their functions.

She tentatively clicked on the powered railcar Station.

【powered railcar Station: Settlers can take a powered railcar out of the city to obtain certain survival supplies.】

“Indeed,” Bai Cheng immediately showed a look of realization. “So many buildings, it seems this Station should be built first.”

But when she went to check the building materials, she was instantly dumbfounded.

【Required for construction: Iron Ore * 1w... heart of immortality * 1】

Bai Cheng: “???”

She didn't believe it and clicked on other buildings one after another to check, and the results were all the same, making her instantly lose heart.

“Damn it, I still don’t know how to get this thing, and you’re telling me that every new building in the stronghold requires a heart of immortality?”

“What a joke!”

Alright, she had completely lost interest in this place.

Bai Cheng’s original idea was to first build a powered railcar Station so that settlers could still obtain magic crystals even when they could leave the city.

But now it seemed she had thought things too optimistically.

At this time, Yu Nian and Leng Ningxue had also explored the entire castle. From their smiling faces, it wasn't hard to tell that they were in a good mood.

“Xiao Cheng, the facilities in this castle are all complete, we can really live here.”

However, overall, it wasn’t much different from their current living environment on the train, and not enough to be astonishing.

Bai Cheng nodded, her gaze turning outside the castle, then she said, “Let’s go check the other layers. Once we settle things here, we need to leave quickly.”

After all, she was the City Lord designated by the system. If she let go, the prestige she had built up over such a long time would also disappear.

Most importantly, the stronghold city would definitely play a big role in Bai Cheng’s future development, so she had to pay close attention.

The group walked out of the castle together, only to unexpectedly run into a few other people.

Upon closer inspection, it was Liu San.

“Miss Bai Cheng, long time no see!” He greeted enthusiastically, “I knew you would be here!”

“Oh, you’re on the seventh layer too?” Yu Nian asked, puzzled.

Liu San nodded, “I guess it’s probably divided by strength.”

With that, he immediately took out a ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) crystal shimmering with a red halo and handed it over.

“Miss Bai Cheng, I also looked at the materials needed for facility construction. This thing will definitely help you!”

Bai Cheng was stunned at the sight.