[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-infinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir":3,"chapter-infinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir-infinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir-chapter-2":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Infinite Train Survival Apocalypse (But I'm a Girl Now?!)",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},512809,772,"Chapter 2: Talent is a Must!","infinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir-chapter-2",2,"\u003Cp>\"Ugh, my head hurts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Cheng sat up from the ground, rubbing her still-dizzy head. \"Feels like I had a weird dream. I thought I transmigrated again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled dryly. \"Haha, as if that could— What the hell?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Cheng leaped to her feet in shock, her back no longer aching, her legs no longer sore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve got to be kidding me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked around and found herself in a vast, dimly lit indoor space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall-mounted lamps cast a faint yellow glow onto a wooden table below it, on which sat a simple black backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her was a massive triangular screen connected to the room. It was motionless, looking more like a wall than a screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath it was a hand-powered rail cart1 that looked utterly decrepit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of the rail tracks under the cart’s wheels made Bai Cheng’s pupils constrict. The dream she just had suddenly became crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, I actually transmigrated for real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had transmigrated once before, Bai Cheng accepted it quickly. She sighed and decided to make the best of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survival game? Infinite train?\" She carefully inspected the room again. Aside from the so-called ’starter pack’, there was nothing useful inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked over and opened the black backpack. Inside were two packs of compressed biscuits, two 500ml bottles of mineral water, a small dagger, and a box of matches containing only twenty sticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Cheng shook the backpack skeptically, but nothing else came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered that there was a five-day safety period, but the food here would barely last her one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This initial station has nothing. Can’t afford to waste time here.\" Without hesitation, she slung the backpack over her shoulder, grabbed the lone wooden table, and headed toward the hand-powered rail cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly remembered that everyone had to reach Station One within the five-day safety period. Otherwise, they would face certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second spent here was a second of her life wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping onto the rotting wooden steps, Bai Cheng struggled to haul the table onto the rail cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cart wasn’t very spacious, roughly six square meters in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a single power lever, a brake lever, and a floor made entirely of steel frames and fixtures. She could even see the wheels and tracks below through the gaps in the planks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its crude, rust-covered appearance, the cart had an ultra-modern screen at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Infinite Train’s system?\" This wasn’t hard for Bai Cheng to grasp, given the number of webnovels she had read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She approached, and the screen lit up automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It displayed a minimalist menu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Regional Channel], [Trade], [Notification], [Mail], [My Train], and [Personal Information].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now this feels familiar.\" Curious, Bai Cheng immediately started checking each one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, she opened [Regional Channel], and a flood of messages poured in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where the hell are we!? Is this still in the country!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, I was taking a dump! I didn’t even get to wipe! What now, air-dry it?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... A paralyzed mom, an alcoholic dad, a useless younger brother, and a cheating girlfriend. Maybe ending up here is a blessing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck! I begged my girlfriend for ages, and she finally agreed. Just as I was about to get in, you’re telling me we transmigrated?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaah! My brand-new ’Spring Breeze Elf’ just arrived, I didn’t even get to use it yet!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, everyone’s first reaction after transmigrating was to complain. No one seemed to feel any urgency about survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messages scrolled rapidly. Everyone’s profile picture was their real face, and the real-name system was in full effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Cheng checked the bottom right corner, which displayed[Regional Channel: 10,000 people]. The bottom left showed: [Remaining Daily Messages: 10].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess there’s a chance I might run into someone I know if I’m lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no interest in chatting and moved on to the other options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Trade] option was also region-locked, and many people had listed their items by the time Bai Cheng opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trader: Cai Zhongfen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item: One pair of overalls]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Request: One 500ml bottle of mineral water.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other listings included useless things like empty compressed biscuit wrappers and hair ties. Fortunately, there were no ’original flavor’ items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Cheng also spotted a few people selling tables, the same small wooden table now sitting on her rail cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh. In a way, I guess this counts as part of the starter pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then opened the [Notification] option, which displayed two clear messages:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1. Remaining Safety Period: 5 days.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2. Reach and defend Station One before the Safety Period ends.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reminder: If Station One falls, your train will self-destruct!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Train self-destruction meant death. Plain and simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Mail] option was self-explanatory. It was empty, with the only additional feature being a function to add friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Bai Cheng opened [My Train], and the screen immediately showed detailed information about her hand-powered rail cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Train: Dilapidated Hand-Powered Rail Cart]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grade: Cannot be upgraded!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Armor Core: None]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Employees: None]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Advancement Requirements: 0\u002F50 Refined Leather, 0\u002F100 Fine Wood, 0\u002F200 Iron Ingots, 0\u002F1 Steam Engine.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from this, the screen displayed a dynamic, rotatable 3D model of the rail cart, with annotations on parts that could be installed or modified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, walls, flooring, and even the power lever and brake lever could be replaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bottom right corner was an item index, which Bai Cheng guessed was for unlocking blueprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These upgrade materials feels like a lot...\" She pursed her lips and opened the final module: [Personal Information].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like [My Train], this one displayed Bai Cheng’s own detailed, quantified stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Train Conductor: Bai Cheng]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: Locked (Earn EXP by killing monsters.)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength: 3 (Standard: 10)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Constitution: 4]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spirit: 5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent: Book of Cheng4 (Any item without an upgrade path can be strengthened through usage.)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\" Bai Cheng stared at the last entry, baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as she willed it, a weathered book with black cover and yellowed pages materialized in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh ho?\" A grin spread across her face. \"So this is my cheat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eagerly, she flipped open the Book of Cheng. The first page displayed a strange item selection interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Items without upgrade paths...?\" She glanced at her box of matches. \"Does this count?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, an image of the matchbox appeared in the book, followed by a line of small text:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Replacing the upgrade target will trigger a 24 hour cooldown.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Matchstick: 0\u002F20]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Cheng roughly understood that her talent strengthened items after using them a certain number of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this box only has twenty matches!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this forcing me to use them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t even started moving, and she’d have to use up her only source of fire? Was she trying to make it harder for herself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screw it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If something as absurd as transmigration can happen, this talent can’t be a scam!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she struck the matches one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty matches were lit and extinguished in quick succession, leaving the box empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The progress in the book was also updated to [20\u002F20].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the matchbox in Bai Cheng’s hand glimmered with white light and transformed into a white lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WTF?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-05-30T12:49:13.744Z","2026-06-01T04:31:15.945Z",1,"novelbin.me","a23e399e14005eb23eb73aa473a8b1d2919c16a6b2ffc177488ca6a6ad5709f5","infinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir-chapter-3","infinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir-chapter-1",80,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finfinite-train-survival-apocalypse-but-i-m-a-gir-cover.jpg"]