Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Chapter 320 The Crisis Behind the Magnificent Parade

This spectacular jellyfish parade lasted for an entire day.

Fearing that starting the train abruptly would anger the jellyfish, Zuli and his group did not set off.

Of course, after admiring the jellyfish and having a battle in the bedroom, Zuli still had to face a question—what happened to trigger this jellyfish parade? And what problems would arise after the jellyfish parade?

If Zurich and his friends are tourists, then they can simply relax and appreciate the wonders of nature.

But they are explorers, and they must figure out the issues behind these things.

In fact, the moment Su Li saw the group of jellyfish, only one thought came to her mind—the big ones were coming.

Before the jellyfish parade ended, Su Li and his team split into three groups and began gathering intelligence outside. By the time the jellyfish parade ended, it was already the early morning of the seventh day.

That evening, Su Li and his team began to compile the intelligence they had gathered.

The first group is the tracking duo of Sun Keke and Ivan.

Ivan posted several screenshots: "Coco and I rode on the Ember Shadow, following the jellyfish, heading upstream along the river."

Ivan has strong defense, Sun Keke has strong control, and with the fast-moving Ember Shadow, they are best suited for going out to gather intelligence. In case of any situation, Sun Keke can take control, Ivan can raise his shield, and Ember Shadow can unleash his power to quickly escape the battlefield.

"Jinying led us for more than 100 kilometers to a river branching point upstream."

"Here, we discovered that the jellyfish migration covered a wide area. The upstream river split into two rivers at that point, and jellyfish were swimming upstream against the current in each tributary."

Ivan slowly recounted their discovery.

The branching point was a huge lake where the current was much calmer. Ivan and his group then noticed that the exhausted jellyfish had stopped mating.

The male jellyfish begins to release its essence in the water, which is then absorbed into the female jellyfish's body—a process exactly the same as that of jellyfish on Earth.

But the next step is different; the female jellyfish will produce 1-5 eggs inside her body.

Male jellyfish use water magic to dig holes in the ground, place their eggs in the holes, and fix them in place with mucus.

These jellyfish will then die naturally.

Ivan and his companions risked being attacked to bring two eggs and give them to Song Mingyu.

Song Mingyu took the eggs and then began to recount their discovery.

Song Mingyu's group, consisting of Song Mingyu and Sun Lili, was mainly responsible for observing changes in the elemental field.

Song Mingyu took out some plant samples. "Please take a look at these."

Su Li and the others looked at the two samples, one dark green and the other dark brown.

“These two samples are from the same plant at different times.” Song Mingyu pointed to the dark green one. “This is the plant sample I collected on the first day, and the other one is the one I just collected.”

"Such scenes are playing out all over the rainforest right now!"

"The wood elemental force here is undergoing some kind of change. I don't know what caused the change in the elemental force, but this change is affecting the entire jungle."

"When we arrived here, we found that many plants were bearing fruit. This was not a coincidence, but some kind of omen."

"The plants that have not borne fruit are being rapidly transformed by the influence of the elemental force field. Their bark is drying out, locking all the moisture into the trunk. They are also becoming more drought-resistant and acid-resistant."

Song Mingyu pointed to the dark brown plant tissue and said, "I'm afraid an unusual disaster with a very wide impact will occur here, and it is very likely to manifest as some kind of strong acid."

After listening to Song Mingyu's words, Su Li continued, "Then let's talk about our discovery."

Zuli and Sophia's group has the strongest combat power and is mainly responsible for observing the surrounding monsters.

"Sophia and I walked around the area and found that the situation with the monsters was very chaotic."

"Some monsters have begun to overhunt and stockpile food."

"Some monsters with shells and scales have started eating certain plants, and their bodies secrete some mucus and oil. I hunted a few of them. After testing, I found that this mucus and oil have strong resistance to poison and corrosion."

"The monsters started fighting over caves and crypts as habitats. We killed a few and found that their caves were mostly U-shaped to prevent water from getting in."

"There are also some monsters that dig holes and enter a state similar to hibernation."

"The remaining small monsters, regardless of race, gathered around some tree-type monsters."

Su Li placed her hands on the table, her expression grim. "Based on the information from all three sources, I agree with Song Mingyu's idea."

A large-scale natural disaster characterized by poison and corrosiveness is about to erupt here.

Zuli looked at Ivan, who had become nervous, and asked, "Ivan, how well does our train resist corrosion?"

"The corrosion resistance of our trains is mainly provided by the factory-installed full-vehicle seals and the properties of our car body materials themselves."

Ivan listed two material lists, then pointed to the material list for the entire vehicle seal, "Our entire vehicle seal is mainly made of plastic and resin. These plastics are not specifically designed to hold acids; their acid resistance is not strong enough, and they can only protect against weak acids. Fortunately, our high-temperature resistant composite steel has relatively strong acid resistance."

Su Li handed over the plant tissue that Song Mingyu had brought, saying, "Take a look at this, how does it compare to this?"

Ivan picked up the document. "Wait a moment."

After saying that, he rushed to the laboratory with the materials. After a few minutes of anxious waiting, Ivan returned, panting. "No, the acid resistance is a bit weak. And this material has strong resistance to wood elements. I really didn't expect this stuff to be plant material."

"How is the wood resistance of the steel used in our train?" Su Li asked hastily.

"Very strong. The steel used in our trains has such good high-temperature resistance thanks to its abundant fire attribute. Fire attribute is a natural counter to wood attribute, so it is not afraid of wood attribute attacks."

“Very good.” Su Li nodded. “Then the next step is simple: we need to improve the acid resistance of our vehicle body. Do you have any good ideas?”

Song Mingyu immediately said, "Remember those trees we encountered before that sprayed green liquid?"

Su Li certainly remembered. "Wasn't it said that thing had strong fire resistance?"

Song Mingyu added, "Its sap has excellent corrosion resistance after being dried. I happened to find a forest while I was exploring. We were able to collect quite a bit of sap from it."

“Good idea, but we need to be prepared. Sophia, contact Zhang Qiang and ask them for some acid-resistant coatings or plastics. They are developing their industry and have built several sulfuric acid plants; they have plenty of these materials.”

"Then, Mingyu, give me a portion of the tree sap you collected. I'll see if I can make some small props."

"Apart from me and Sophia, the rest of you, hurry up and collect the tree sap!"