My Doomsday Train.

Chapter 17: Mining makes you a slave?

"Star, that's a good name."

Sitting in the train cabin, Chen Mang repeated the name "Star Train" several times with satisfaction. It was grand enough, and in the future he might be able to control this train to fly out of the universe.

By then, the Star will be domineering enough even in the universe.

in fact
He wanted to name it "Fuck Everything", but after thinking about it, he felt that the name seemed a bit embarrassing.

at this time--

There was a knock on the door outside the train. Chen Mang casually pressed a button on the control panel, and the train door opened quickly. The person who came was Lao Zhu.

"Brother Mang."

Lao Zhu seemed to have something to hide. He approached cautiously and said carefully, "I have some suggestions, but I don't know if I should tell you."

"You said."

Chen Mang sat on the chair and looked at Lao Zhu seriously. After all, Lao Zhu had been a deputy train conductor, and many of his suggestions were very useful.

"That's right." After getting Chen Mang's permission, Lao Zhu organized his words and said carefully, "First of all, I must admit that I have met many train conductors, but Brother Mang, you are the most generous of all the train conductors I have ever met."

"I think we can go very far, and maybe we can actually build a completely safe train for the apocalypse."

"If an organization wants to develop far enough, it first needs cohesion. This isn't just for the conductor and assistant conductor, but for all the passengers on the train. When everyone is focused on a common goal, the organization will move forward like a carriage, swiftly."

"If you, Brother Mang, were to work hard alone, it would be very tiring."

"At the end of the world."

"Trust is a luxury. For example, many train conductors are worried about their deputies or thugs betraying them, or about slave riots. Therefore, they create many harsh rules. If anyone breaks the rules, they will be shot on the spot. They rule the entire organization with iron-fisted methods."

"but--"

"I've always felt that these are unnecessary. It's difficult to get someone to be completely loyal to someone, especially in an environment like the apocalypse."

"For example, Brother Mang, would you completely trust me, or completely trust those thugs?"

“It’s hard to do.”

"Your trust in them comes entirely from the fact that the weapons they possess are all made from trains and cannot harm you."

"Everyone knows this. You don't care about the casualties of those thugs. Knowing this, how could those thugs devote themselves wholeheartedly to the train? How could they dare to step forward in the face of such a drastic battle? When passengers on a train are all separated by a belly, things like betrayal and rioting are almost inevitable."

"I understand what you mean." Chen Mang frowned slightly. "Just tell me your suggestion."

"Of course."

Lao Zhu hastily added that as a qualified subordinate, he knew very well that what leaders hate most are those who only raise problems but do not propose solutions. They are just looking for trouble. Everyone can find problems, but the main thing is the solution.

"Making everyone loyal to you, Brother Mang, is something that is very difficult to achieve and also very difficult to materialize and demonstrate."

"But it's easy to make everyone loyal to the 'train', to make everyone feel like they're part of it. That way, whether they're fighting or mining, they won't feel like they're being exploited, but rather like they're fighting for their own future."

“I feel more identified and motivated.”

"Step One: Transform the Class Gap."

"Many trains would deliberately mix sand into the fresh water for the slaves, creating a class gap and giving the thugs a sense of superiority. They would also not feed the slaves enough when they were not mining, thus reducing the chances of slave riots."

“I used to agree with this approach, but now…”

"After being a slave for a while, I found that slaves didn't have that many thoughts. Most slave riots were caused by train conductors killing people at will and not feeding them. We gave them purified water to drink and a full meal every day."

"We want to create a gap with other trains."

"Let the slaves' meals be like those of the thugs on other trains, and let the thugs' meals be like those of the conductors on other trains."

"It makes them feel superior to the slaves on other trains, so that they can develop a sense of identity with the train."

"Step 2: Change the name."

"Thugs and slaves are the same terms used on almost all trains."

"But this name is inherently insulting and easily creates an antagonistic relationship between the train and the slaves. We protect their safety and provide them with food every day. This is clearly a good deed in the apocalypse, so why use such an insulting name?" "To be more blunt, even in peacetime, it's hard to find a job that provides food and shelter."

"Especially at the end of the world."

"We are clearly doing good things, why should we be blamed?"

"'Slave' becomes 'passenger', 'thug' becomes 'guardian'."

"The change in title will make them more receptive to the train itself, and by providing them with a clear enough path for advancement, both the current slaves and those who will come in the future will have clear goals to strive for."

"Add one more carriage to give the slaves enough space to move around. Building a normal cargo carriage only requires 100 units of iron ore."

“Step 3: Value Recognition.”

"Brother Mang, you might have noticed that after the victory just now, those ten thugs were actually very excited. They already felt a sense of identification with the train, but they acted weakly because they knew that you, Brother Mang, didn't care about them."

"But if you, Brother Mang, are willing to guide this sentiment, and I can publicize it to them more often."

"Soon, everyone will have a strong sense of identification with the train."

Lao Zhu spoke a lot in one breath, his lips even turning slightly pale, and he danced with excitement as he said, "Brother Mang, think about it, when everyone's hearts and minds are working together."

"Those slaves will also be more efficient in mining."

"Thugs will fight harder when faced with dangerous battles."

"And we won't even have to capture slaves anymore. As long as we spread our reputation, a large number of survivors will come to us."

"certainly."

"All of this is premised on the fact that we need sufficient food resources. In the apocalypse, food is still relatively scarce, so these are just ideas for now. But if you think this is feasible, we can take the other steps first."

"When every slave and thug has a deep sense of identity with the 'train,' the chances of betrayal and riots will be much lower."

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Chen Mang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked Lao Zhu up and down. He had to admit that Lao Zhu did have some ideas. He looked like an ordinary bald man, but he had quite a few ideas in his head.

Although it was a bit crude, it seemed that he was the only one who could try this plan.

Lao Zhu is right about one thing. Why are they called slaves? If they just mine, they are slaves?

Don’t you work in peacetime?

the most important is!

This plan may be difficult to implement on other trains. After all, a very important point in this plan is the need for sufficient food, but this is the easiest to achieve here.
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Moldy Bread Production Line: White-grade accessories to produce the required 100 slices of moldy bread.
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At level 1, this accessory can only produce moldy bread slices.

But what if it is level 10?

Wouldn't the resulting bread be delicious and stuffed? A survivor of the apocalypse who eats this kind of thing every day would hardly be tempted to riot or flee.

Food is not a problem for him. If that is the case, then this plan is completely feasible!

After a while.

Chen Mang looked at the ten thugs patrolling outside the train and chuckled, "Old Pig, I'll leave this matter to you. I think it's feasible. Don't worry about the food. I'll take care of it."

"But there's no need to rush. We'll have to wait until things develop in the future before we can fully implement it."

"By the way, the train has a name."

"It's called the Star."

Before that, he needs to use the "Car Blade" blueprint first.

In the end times, organizational cohesion can only be said to be a side dish.

The main dish still has to be the strength of the train. A "train" without sufficient offensive and defensive power will be useless no matter how strong its cohesion is. He has to first see what changes the level 3 "Car Blade" has.

(End of this chapter)