When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 227 - 193: Mechanical Train, Hijacking Incident

Chapter 227: Chapter 193: Mechanical Train, Hijacking Incident

Spring Daily was brought specifically for Chen Qing by Wu Xi, so she could be prepared.

Chen Qing had beaten those Mechanics from the Mechanical Association, and considering the pettiness of some Mechanics, things wouldn’t be easy for her going forward.

However, Chen Qing didn’t mind; this was exactly what she wanted.

Winning or losing didn’t matter; the important thing was what she could gain from these challenges.

Chen Qing kept Wu Xi and after having breakfast, they prepared to set off to buy an Alchemy Factory.

Wu Xi was quite interested in the Cooking Fruit planted on Chen Qing’s ship and asked to purchase a batch.

Fast, cheap, nutritious and surprisingly tasty.

Most importantly, it was cheap, offering a high cost-performance ratio.

However, there were not many Cooking Fruits available on Chen Qing’s ship, so she only allocated a small amount for Wu Xi.

Seeing Wu Xi’s reaction, Chen Qing figured that penetrating the survivor market with Cooking Fruit shouldn’t be hard.

When Chen Qing and Wu Xi walked out from the warm cabin, frost had already started to fall from the sky.

The sudden drop in temperature brought a chill.

"The weather this year seems a bit abnormal,"

Wu Xi gazed at the sky and sighed, leaving the rest of her thought unspoken.

Abnormalities often come along with calamities.

Even if she didn’t say it, Chen Qing understood.

Wars and severe winters together, it’s always the civilians who suffer the most.

For Chen Qing and Wu Xi and most high-level professionals, actually there wouldn’t be much change.

Even if the war broke out, they wouldn’t end up as cannon fodder.

The frost flowers that fell from the sky were light and cold, covering each rooftop, giving the entire world a grey coat.

"Let’s go."

Waving open her dark green big umbrella, Chen Qing handed another to Wu Xi and spoke lightly.

"Hmm."

Wu Xi nodded, a faint smile appearing on her face, thinking too much is useless.

All they could do was passively accept fate’s arrangements.

There were still many people coming and going in Clockwork Bay, as the increasingly bad weather forced more people out of their homes.

They needed to work harder to make money to get through the Cold Month.

Chen Qing and Wu Xi merged into the crowd with their umbrellas, without causing any stir.

Clockwork Bay was large, larger than any other island Chen Qing had visited, and with Chen Qing’s consent, Wu Xi chose a slower but scenic train.

Though called a train, it was different from the trains in Chen Qing’s original world, especially in terms of functionality, her world couldn’t match this one.

Wu Xi bought a ticket for a private compartment which allowed them to have a panoramic view of the scenery outside and to converse easily.

"Are those apprentices bothering you?"

Wu Xi had noticed them following Chen Qing since they boarded, having heard about them once from her assistant.

Those perennial apprentices from the Clockwork Bay division.

They certainly had persistence but clearly lacked any talent in mechanics.

With such persistence, they’d do better choosing another profession, maybe they could find their true path.

"Do you need me to handle it?"

Wu Xi inquired, not minding boosting Chen Qing’s favorable impression of her.

"Let them be; they’ll give up when they lose hope,"

Chen Qing shook her head, looking out the window.

Fairly speaking, the scenery of Clockwork Bay was indeed very beautiful.

Mechanics and nature coexisted harmoniously, seamlessly intertwined, as if it had always been that way.

Hills and lakes, the glistening surface frosted over lightly, as the train leisurely passed beside the water when suddenly a huge Fish Beast broke through the ice, eliciting gasps of amazement.

"It looks like our luck isn’t bad,"

Wu Xi said with a smile.

Chen Qing propped her chin and turned to look at Wu Xi, not saying anything but her eyes said it all.

"Alright."

Wu Xi shrugged her shoulders; it was an essential part of the train ride, not everyone knew this, but a certain group was aware.

What they saw was "manipulated."

Of course, it wasn’t just Fish breaking through ice; there were other "lucky" performances too,

like water rainbows, clusters of butterflies and the like, different Cold Months featured different types of good luck.

With these clever ideas, Clockwork Bay attracted numerous tourists.

In the Deep Blue Sea’s rank of the most suitable sightseeing islands, it also had a place.

Nevertheless, Wu Xi preferred a more natural scene; as a Mechanic, there were many things she had tired of seeing.