Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 58 - 54 Slightly Understanding Mechanics (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 58: Chapter 54 Slightly Understanding Mechanics (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Crackle, crackle.

In the vast abandoned factory, the space seemed rather empty. Around a pile of kindling and bonfire, the atmosphere turned a bit chilling.

The shrinking flames constantly devoured the dry wood, making crackling sounds, finally regaining their vigor, as the warmth spread around.

"Huff~"

Someone silently exhaled a breath of cold air.

KIKI grabbed onto Lin Xian’s sleeve, her eyes filled with fear and unease.

"What do you mean by ghosts? How are they different from zombies and other eerie things?" asked Lin Xian.

"I don’t know. The reason for such a description is mainly because these incidents often come with supernatural phenomena, just like that 1542 radio station we just talked about."

Lin Xian furrowed his brows.

Supernatural phenomena, just hearing about it was enough to give someone the creeps.

Jiang Yun, seeing the conversation turn cold, spoke up to break the silence,

"In these few months, all of us who are still alive have seen enough strange things. This information might be useful or it might just be chasing shadows. Survival is still the most important for now, let’s not waste time talking about other things. Everyone, if you have anything you want or wish to trade, let’s introduce it in turn. There’s no need to waste time. We’ll make our trades and then whoever needs to get moving, will move on."

"You’re right." A man in a shirt and bulletproof vest raised his head at this moment, his complexion somewhat gloomy,

"That Unlimited Fleet, you guys need red beans, right?" As he spoke, he carefully took out a single bean from his waist pouch and placed it in his palm, his expression somewhat numb, "Anything for trade is fine, energy, food, weapons, we’re short on all of them..."

Lin Xian nodded, "How much can this thing get me?"

"100 liters of gasoline, or enough supplies for 10 people for 7 days, as for weapons, it depends on the condition and demand," Jiang Yun spread his hands, "Other than that, everything depends on demand. It’s normal to trade more for less. However, this thing has now been standardized by the Federation Phoenix Association and various Wanderer organizations as a certain benchmark, so its value has been anchored, and it might even get higher."

"Is it that valuable?" KIKI said, "Isn’t this thing just used as an antenna, or does it have other uses?"

"You don’t know?" At this moment, someone in the crowd exclaimed, "This thing has a significant boosting effect on superpowers. The Phoenix Society believes it might be a material that promotes the evolution of superpowers, and also a key to researching the power of the extreme night. Of course, it’s very valuable."

"And you can only find this stuff on those monsters, you guys surely know how troublesome those monsters are," another middle-aged man with a face full of blood and disheveled hair spoke in a hoarse voice.

There were also people who nodded in fear, "A little carelessness, and a small fleet can be wiped out; I think even 100 liters of gasoline is cheap."

Lin Xian’s pupils constricted, immediately understanding the value of these red beads.

That red beast and the Fog Spider were both extremely troublesome, and unless you had heavy firepower, they were very hard to deal with, often resulting in heavy losses. frёeωebɳovel.com

If they were right, and this thing could help evolve superpowers, then a mere 100 liters of gasoline truly wouldn’t count for much.

Lin Xian said, "Okay, let’s do that. Energy, food, weapons, it depends on what you want, you can come to my car later to make the exchange."

"Great!"

The man in glasses nodded, put the bead back into his pouch, and remained stoic.

By the looks of it, he seemed to have just gone through some fierce battle, hence the sickly complexion and the lack of haggling with Lin Xian.

"Let’s stick to the old rules."

Jiang Yun immediately stood up to take charge, "First, state the special requests, and then exchange the other basic supplies."

Everyone nodded. Energy, food, and weapons were almost universally needed, everyone lacked something more or less. Except for those already in a life-or-death scarcity, all were left to the end for discussion, first laying out the most urgently needed demands.

"Let’s go in order," Jiang Yun looked at a middle-aged man wearing a padded jacket, "This Mr. Xu, you go first, start with you."

"Okay."

The middle-aged man sitting at the outskirts on the rubble, named Xu Jin, didn’t beat around the bush and directly said,

"My fleet now needs a water purifier, preferably a reverse osmosis one. Activated carbon is also okay, but the filter membrane has to be of the newer type. Who has one?"

As soon as he spoke, he glanced around the room and only one woman, named Shu Qin, raised her hand and said,

"We have a reverse osmosis one."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin’s eyes immediately brightened.

"But..." the woman shrugged her shoulders, "there’s a little problem, it’s not functioning right now, maybe something is broken, is there anyone here who knows how to fix it?"

As soon as these words were uttered, everyone looked at each other in silence for a moment.

A damaged device is worthless, and carrying it on the road is just a waste of space. Shu Qin’s convoy had a replacement, and the only reason they hadn’t discarded the broken one was that water purifiers were too precious. She had always hoped to find someone who knew how to fix it, even if it meant giving away some materials in exchange, to get it working again. Whether it was to keep it as a spare for themselves or to trade for more materials, it would be much more valuable.

"I know a little bit."

At this time, Lin Xian, who had been silent in the corner, suddenly spoke up.

"Really? You know how to fix it?" someone asked, surprised.

"If it’s mechanical, I do have some knowledge."

Lin Xian had no idea that his words seemed to ignite a fuse, as the suffocating atmosphere from their eerie discussion was instantly dissipated, with many surprised gazes turning his way.

"Can you fix cars?"

"We have a heating system that’s broken..."

"What about infrared detectors?"

"Can drones be fixed?"

...

Lin Xian didn’t expect this flurry of responses to his comment and was momentarily surprised.

"My teammate and I in my vehicle both know a bit about machinery, so if it’s a minor issue, we should be able to resolve it, but some repairs also require tools."

He did not disclose either the full scope of his abilities or the fact that he utilized his superpower for the repairs.

If the issue with Lin Xian’s mechanical superpower was just a component problem, then as long as he scanned the whole and found suitable materials in his Decomposition space for the repair, the problem could generally be fixed.

But if there was a core component missing, lacking both materials and blueprints, it would be impossible to just fix it out of thin air.

"Really?"

Not far away, Jiang Yun looked at him with interest, "It seems I have indeed invited the right person. Technical talents are extremely rare in this apocalyptic survival situation."

At this moment, KIKI, who was next to Lin Xian, heard his tall tales and her lips twitched slightly, feeling more difficult to suppress than an AK.

Lin Xian glanced at the little girl and deliberately cleared his throat,

"I only know a little, and I can’t guarantee that I can fix it, but you can let me have a look first."

Lin Xian humbly said, not wanting to present himself as a mere tool, "If I can fix it, then I’ll name my price."

"That’s no problem," Jiang Yun nodded, "In that case, everyone can discuss equipment-related issues with you privately later, saving us more time. Let’s bring up other needs now."

"Good, then I’ll talk about mine."

Lin Xian’s gaze swept across the room, and he spoke in a stern voice, "I know that some friends here might be superpower users, so I would like to know more about superpower evolution. Also...", he looked at Jiang Yun, "I’m very interested in your Soul Swinging Value Detector."

Jiang Yun frowned,

"Sorry, but I only have one set myself."

Lin Xian shook his head, "That’s not what I meant. Since I didn’t receive the information published by the Phoenix Society before, I just want to know the principle behind how this device is made, or you can let me study it."

At these words, Jiang Yun showed a look of surprise,

"You are not suggesting that you want to make one yourself, are you?"