Chapter 159: "Sleep, it's getting late."

Perhaps seeing that Lord Mang and the Guardians hadn't intervened, the Train Residents, who initially didn't dare to make a fuss, couldn't help but stand up and crane their necks, cheering loudly under the atmosphere's influence.

"That kid."

Outside the crowd, Biao Zi, sitting on the shoulder of the "Leech" mecha driven by Li Shiji, looked with emotion at Shan Mao Zi, who was dressed in a suit on the red carpet. "That kid looks much more dignified when he's formal, I must say."

"Train Conductor Zhu is quite dignified too," Li Shiji's voice came through the mecha's loudspeaker.

"Train Conductor Zhu?"

"His belly is almost bursting through that suit, where do you see dignity in that?"

When Mei Jia and Shan Mao Zi walked down the red carpet to the stage.

Only then did Lao Zhu pause and look at the two of them. As the surrounding cheers gradually quieted down, he glanced at the card in his palm and then at the couple.

"Two newlyweds."

"Mei Jia and Shan Mao Zi."

"If you are fortunate enough to survive until dawn, please sow the seeds of your love after the dawn."

"If you die tonight, do not resent it, for you will be buried together and a tombstone will be erected, so that hundreds of years later, people will know that humans once used love to fight against the cold of the night."

"Now, please accept this 'Doomsday Marriage Certificate,' a symbol of your love."

Shan Mao Zi, also with teary eyes, took the marriage certificate with Mei Jia.

The next moment—

"Bang, bang."

With several sounds, the Ground Burst Orbs placed around the red carpet exploded, and hundreds of colorful balloons floated into the air.

Following that.

Hundreds of Rocket Launchers were also fired into the air, exploding continuously, releasing dazzling lights like fireworks. Then, the missile on car 14 roared into the sky without hesitation!

It exploded in the air, with countless orange flames gushing out at high altitude.

The music reached its climax at this moment.

The atmosphere of the entire banquet was pushed to its peak.

The marriage certificate in Shan Mao Zi's hand also turned into white light spots, exploding and dissipating on the spot, leaving only a small heart mark on the back of each of their hands.

"Then, let the feast begin!"

As the words fell.

All the Train Residents, with teary eyes and runny noses, looked at the radiant newlyweds on the stage, clapping and shouting loudly. They didn't know what to say, just suddenly felt like crying.

Marriage.

Such a long-lost and unfamiliar word.

Memories from a year after the apocalypse surged back into everyone's minds.

And the most severe emotions were those of the Slaves from the other two trains, whose eyes, originally numb and fearful, were now filled with tears.

"Is the apocalypse... over?"

A Slave, who was originally in a daze, withdrew his gaze from the plate of minced meat and vermicelli on the table, craning his neck to look at the newlyweds on the distant stage, muttering in a trance.

But at this moment, the Slave at the same table, upon hearing the words "feast," immediately reached into the plate, grabbed a handful of minced meat and vermicelli, ignoring the heat, and stuffed it into his mouth, wolfing it down.

The Slave who had just been emotionally moved immediately reacted, his face changing drastically, and without a second thought, he threw the iron chopsticks aside and started grabbing with his hands.

Clearly, the apocalypse wasn't over yet.

"It's really nice."

At the table closest to the stage, the Train Conductor of the "Only Love One Person" train looked at the semi-transparent panel that had popped up in front of him with a complex expression.

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"Shahe Plain Area Broadcast": Congratulations to the Stellar Train for being the first train on the Shahe Plain to host a wedding for Survivors. In the eternal night, only love and courage can await the dawn.

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Just as he was about to say something, he turned to look at the banquet scene and immediately his face darkened.

He saw the Slaves from the Stellar Train, sitting around the table, using chopsticks to pick up the vermicelli and eat, while the Slaves from their two trains were grabbing with their hands, looking just like bandits.

He immediately felt embarrassed, but he didn't say anything. He couldn't have the Thugs beat the Slaves now, it wasn't appropriate for such a joyous occasion.

He just looked at Chen Mang with some awkwardness, "Sorry for the embarrassment, brother, these people lack discipline."

"It's fine."

Chen Mang didn't mind, instead, he smiled with satisfaction. This effect was quite good, serving as another political lesson for his Train Residents.

At this moment.

Shan Mao Zi and Mei Jia came over with glasses to toast.

"Alright."

Chen Mang stood up, took the glass of beer handed to him by Mei Jia, drank it in one gulp, and then looked at Shan Mao Zi with a smile, "Did Lao Zhu arrange the house and everything for you?"

"Everything's arranged."

Shan Mao Zi, with teary eyes and a trembling voice, said, "Lord Mang, I—"

"Alright, go rest, no need to say more."

"Yes."

"Ahem."

At the banquet, a man who had just picked up a strand of vermicelli with his chopsticks, about to quickly stuff it into his mouth, suddenly noticed the Slaves at the nearby tables, grabbing and wolfing down food with their hands. He coughed lightly, then leisurely picked up the vermicelli and put it into his mouth.

Several nearby Train Residents, noticing this, also subtly made their eating actions look more elegant.

"Look at them, probably haven't had anything good to eat before."

"Indeed, look at how thin and pale they are, probably the bread they eat at most isn't moldy, but it doesn't do anything for their physical health."

"More than that, they probably don't even get enough bread to eat, their Train Conductor doesn't even let the Slaves eat their fill, does he?"

"Pity, indeed."

"Are those women not your Lord Mang's women?"

The Thug leader from the "Only Love One Person" train, standing next to Biao Zi, looked at the table of women dressed quite beautifully, chirping like birds, and asked in disbelief, "These women dressed so nicely? They're not your Lord Mang's women, just selling their bodies?"

"Selling their bodies and still so happy?"

"High salary, why wouldn't they be happy? Not many on the train earn more than them," Biao Zi rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Lord Mang's women are much prettier, didn't you see the two sitting over there? Those two are Lord Mang's women."

"High salary...?"

The man was stunned, tilting his head to look at the thin and pale women among his train's Slaves. Every train has a small number of women and men engaged in stress relief work, but the women on their train all looked dazed and numb, lacking the vitality of these women.

He hadn't indulged in a long time.

They had dead fish eyes, like corpses, just looking at them was a downer.

None of them had the vitality of these women, and among them were a few minor celebrities he recognized. As for Lord Mang's two women...

Ji Chuchu and Yan Yao.

How could he not recognize them? They were top-tier stars before the apocalypse!

"If..."

The man glanced around, gritted his teeth, and whispered, "If we defect, would your Lord Mang take us in?"

"Of course not."

Biao Zi shook his head, couldn't help but grin. "Don't think about it, no chance. Do you think just anyone can join the Stellar Train? It's all about fate."

"And you guys are so quick to defect, Lord Mang wouldn't feel comfortable using you, right?"

"I was just talking... don't take it seriously."

The man looked with envy and jealousy at the women and the Stellar Train parked there. Women he couldn't have were being enjoyed by Slaves on the Stellar Train? As a Thug leader, how could the gap be so big!

The banquet soon ended.

This "Doomsday Wedding" came to a close.

The other two Train Conductors, reluctant to part, bid farewell to Chen Mang before returning to their trains, taking their Slaves and Thugs back the way they came. But for some reason, they felt that the looks their Slaves and Thugs were giving them had started to become strange.

"Those two poor kids."

Er Dan, standing in place, sighed as he watched the two trains drive away. "Hope there won't be any riots. I didn't bring anyone down, not even Thugs. Those two fools even brought their Slaves down."

"It's just that you, brother, don't have any ulterior motives."

"Otherwise, those two might not have made it out alive today."

"You wouldn't even need to lift a finger, just a promise from you, and the people below them would probably rush up and kill them."

"What's your plan next?"

Chen Mang, leaning on his cane, stood in place, looking at the setting sun on the horizon. "We'll rest for a day tomorrow, then head to the yellow zone, the Zombie Basin. Want to come with me?"

"Sure." Er Dan couldn't help but laugh. "I was waiting for you to say that. Going with you, brother, suddenly makes the yellow zone seem not so scary after all."

"Alright."

Chen Mang waved his hand in annoyance. "See if you have anything else to do. If not, we'll rest here tonight and head to the Zombie Basin tomorrow."

"No problem!"

After the wedding.

The scene was a mess.

The trusses needed to be disassembled and sent back to the "Mecha Research and Development Center." The artificial flowers, iron chopsticks, iron tables, and the like needed to be collected and fed into the Geothermal Furnace to recover some resources. But he didn't need to worry about these things; Lao Zhu would arrange for someone to handle it.

Chen Mang didn't linger either, heading to the train room to check the gains from the wedding.

The sky quickly darkened, and the scene was left without any garbage. All the trash had been stuffed into the Geothermal Furnace, which was a great tool for cleaning up.

All the Train Residents returned to their cars, but recalling the wedding earlier that day, they felt a lingering sense of incompleteness.

In car 7, the Guard car, there was a Refrigerator. This Refrigerator was the wedding chamber Lao Zhu had prepared for Mei Jia and Shan Mao Zi.

In the middle was a large bed made from three Single Beds pushed together.

Next to it were simple furniture like a Refrigerator, tables, and chairs.

"Mei Jia."

Shan Mao Zi, with tears in his eyes, picked up Mei Jia and carried her to the bed, placing her on the bed. Propping himself up on the bed, he looked down at Mei Jia in his arms, his eyes burning with excitement, and whispered, "We're finally married, even in the apocalypse."

"I..."

Mei Jia, lying on the bed, feeling the rush of hormones from Shan Mao Zi flooding her mind, her cheeks flushed, her eyes dodging, struggled slightly and whispered, "I... I'll go take off the wedding dress first."

"Don't."

Shan Mao Zi looked at Mei Jia in his arms, pulled out a handful of Redheart Nuts from his pocket, stuffed them all into his mouth, then grinned ferociously. "This time, let's see if I can do it!"

Thirty minutes later.

Mei Jia, with beads of sweat on her nose, lay in Shan Mao Zi's arms, her fingers gently tracing circles on his chest, and whispered, "Does wearing the wedding dress make it feel better?"

"Mhm."

"That..."

"Go on."

"Can we buy more Redheart Nuts in the future?"

"What do you mean!?"

Shan Mao Zi immediately flipped over, pinning Mei Jia beneath him, and started tickling her armpits, pretending to be angry. "Are you looking down on me!?"

"No, no." Mei Jia, her scheme successful, giggled as she dodged Shan Mao Zi's tickling.

After some playful fighting.

The two finally settled down again. Mei Jia, happily leaning on Shan Mao Zi's chest, dreamily imagined their future life. "Let's earn more Stellar Coupons in the future, buy some pots and pans, and I'll cook for you here."

"Separating the meat sauce and buns to fry them will make them more flavorful, much tastier."

"If we have a child in the future, we can buy another small bed for the child."

" Hehe."

Shan Mao Zi just chuckled without saying a word.

"Shan Mao Zi."

" Hm?"

" When you go out on missions in the future, be extra careful, don't die, okay?"

Shan Mao Zi was silent for a long time before he softly replied.

" Mhm."

" Sleep, it's getting late."

In the Stellar Train's control room.

Chen Mang looked at the Train Panel. The Area Broadcast from earlier that day had added 20 Reputation Points, and successfully hosting the wedding had earned him 500 Inheritance Value and 20 Reputation Points.

He now had a total of 120 Reputation Points and 600 Inheritance Value.

He hadn't found any use for the Reputation Points yet, but he already had plans for the 600 Inheritance Value. He immediately said softly, "Xiao Ai, have Doba and Mundo come over."

" Yes."

Every time he called Mundo, he had to call Doba too. When Mundo didn't understand something, Doba would step in to translate.

While waiting for Mundo, Chen Mang looked at the three items on the table.

A green-grade blueprint, a card, and a Badge.

These were the gifts Er Dan and the other two trains had prepared for the banquet. Honestly, he was quite surprised. He really didn't expect them to bring gifts, which made him feel a bit embarras

sed.

Before they left, he gave each of them a set of high-end custom-made clothes as a return gift.

The weather was getting cold.

They would come in handy.

During this period, the Central Air Conditioning on the train was basically running all day, along with accessories like the Oxygen Machine, which were also on almost all the time.

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