Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 62 - 58 Preparation (Second release, requesting monthly ticket)

Chapter 62: Chapter 58 Preparation (Second release, requesting monthly ticket)

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Lin Xian, along with two others, drove back to the platform, reloaded the jeep onto the train, and returned to the carriage. Then, he immediately started the train. The engine rumbled deeply as the wheels rolled, beginning their departure from Qugu Station.

"I thought you guys would stay for a long time."

On the train, Chen Sixuan saw Lin Xian start up promptly and asked.

"We can’t stop for now..." Lin Xian sighed in relief, looking out the train window at the dense blackness. He needed to hurry and devour those few cars and the big train he had captured.

He glanced at the firearms on the ground, his gaze turning to Chen Sixuan in surprise.

"Are you learning how to shoot with Sha Sha?"

Chen Sixuan’s face froze for a moment, then she nervously nodded, "I often can’t be of much help. Seeing how Sha Sha, although so young, knows how to use guns, I also wanted to learn."

Lin Xian nodded; under the apocalypse, it’s always good to learn some means of self-preservation. Now, having acquired several weapons, Chen Sixuan didn’t want to simply be a pretty face and a burden, so she started learning firearms knowledge from Sha Sha.

Lou Shasha, though also a novice, was extremely smart, precocious, and mature beyond her age. Initially, she learned from the elders and then gradually became more adept.

She didn’t like to carry handguns or rifles all the time, always wielding a Grenade Gun. However, she only had a few VOG-25, 40 mm artillery rounds left. Lin Xian had scanned the blueprints but lacked many of the ammunition materials, especially the high-explosive all-nitride anion salt, so he couldn’t replenish her ammunition for the time being.

"Bad guy, hurry up and get that radio working."

KIKI urged eagerly.

Lin Xian nodded, took out his own radio, launched his Mechanical Manufacturing panel, and followed Jiang Yun’s method to create a simple frame device.

Soon, Lin Xian finished drawing the blueprint, and also covered it with a layer of hard plastic material.

With a hum, a flash of white light appeared, and copper and black plastic materials flew out from the Decomposition space, quickly forming the outer frame of a radio. Then, he took out a dark red Mysterious Blood Essence.

Everyone looked surprised and then at the red bead.

"Is this what remains after the death of a night monster?" Lou Shasha asked with a look of horror.

KIKI picked it up and examined, "It’s chillingly cold, and it seems like there is some energy flowing inside."

"Be careful." Lin Xian warned, "Since it’s not of human origin, we must be vigilant. The Phoenix Society only publicizes the benefits of this stuff, but who knows if there are any side effects?"

Hearing this, KIKI stuck out her tongue and hurriedly put it back into Lin Xian’s hand, "You’re right, let’s get the radio fixed first."

Lin Xian took it back and directly inserted the Mysterious Blood Essence into a slot he had designed in advance. Then, under everyone’s gaze, he turned on the radio.

At that moment, a strange energy fluctuation flashed by, sending shivers down their spines.

"Zzz..."

"Zzz..."

"Federation... Federation Radio Yu Bei Area announces, intense Spirit Swinging Value fluctuations have been detected around the northern slopes of Daluo Mountain. Survivor caravans traveling along G1523, X556 routes towards Yu Bei, Feng City please take a detour. This message is provided by the Federation Phoenix Association’s rescue organization..."

"Wow, it really works!" KIKI exclaimed.

"Zzz... Zzz... City warning alert, the number one port around the perimeter of Yu Bei City has ceased operations and is congested with a large number of survivor caravans. All survivor caravans are advised not to gather towards the city center. A large number of zombie hordes and Abnormal Bodies are present in the city, it is very dangerous, it is advised to take a detour!"

Chen Sixuan, standing aside with a surprised expression, covered her mouth, "Lin Xian, the JY3365 railway line from Jiangyu seems to pass through the northern slope of Daluo Mountain. There are several tunnels."

"I know," Lin Xian nodded.

"Right, Brother Lin, if the climbing channel of the Star Orbital No. 1 port has stopped, even if we lower the horizon traction brake, can we still not use magnetic traction to ascend to the high-altitude track?" Sha Sha also sounded a bit worried at this time.

The Star Orbital is a planetary-scale human engineering project established by the Federation Government on Blue Star, which is not a simple railway track but a super project including sea, land, and high-altitude passages. These high-altitude corridors have multiple tracks and motor vehicle traction elevators for fast transit routes cutting through Wanyuan Canyon and Dazhu Mountain Range.

"Don’t worry." Lin Xian’s eyes were sharp, but he looked at Chen Sixuan, "I’ve already considered this point. We don’t have to worry about how to ascend, but the risk in the north foothills of Daluo Mountain might be more troublesome for us."

Sha Sha looked curiously at Chen Sixuan, noticing her somewhat nervous expression, but she nodded back.

Chen Sixuan naturally understood what Lin Xian was referring to in his preparations because she knew that the Giant Whale 03E heavy gas turbine locomotive was originally designed for the Star Orbital.

As Lin Xian’s Mechanical Heart started, woo~, the Giant Whale 03E’s front-end power turbine slowly rotated and began self-checking. This design, once deemed crazy, was mainly employed for early high-speed corridors or complex sea conditions and was gradually phased out after the electromagnetic traction system matured.

Hearing the beast-like sound coming from below, Sha Sha and Building exchanged glances, seemingly surprised by Lin Xian’s planning.

"Bad guys, listen to this..."

At that moment, KIKI eagerly pressed down on everyone’s voices, switching to the AM07 frequency mainly used by the Wanderer Alliance, and at that time, a man’s hurried voice came from the radio.

"This is Iron Fortress Caravan, warning Qu Guan, Yuchi, Ping Ah Lake, people in the mountains to the east of Hengxi Village, we’ve spotted traces of the Black Crow Four-man Team, all survivors here have been slaughtered, nearby caravans must be careful, reconfirming, there are four modified off-road vehicles with green and black graffiti, spiked tires, all these people are thugs, and 3 of them are superpower users, please be extremely cautious..."

"Goodness, 4 people, 4 vehicles, and 3 superpower users?!" Sha Sha’s face showed genuine shock, "Such bad seeds!"

Lin Xian’s expression slightly darkened hearing this, and he looked towards KIKI,

"Going to the Underground City No. 9 that you mentioned seems to be troublesome."

"You’ve got it wrong!" KIKI guessed Lin Xian’s reaction, busily swiping on her phone to pull up a map, then handed it to Lin Xian, "Look, this is a detour from Yuchi that bypasses Daluo Mountain from the south, but here the map cuts off, with no further details marked. And there’s a large cargo hub between Yuchi Station and Yu Bei, a side line going in a southeast direction, guess why?"

Lin Xian frowned and looked towards Teacher Chen for guidance.

"This situation is common." Chen Sixuan replied, "If it’s unmarked, it usually might be a military area like North Bay or some private railway lines of enterprises or mines. But, there aren’t any minerals in Daluo Mountain, could it be..."

"No need to guess." KIKI directly said, "Underground City No. 9 must be near Daluo Mountain; maybe the former Federation Government hollowed out the entirety of Daluo Mountain underground, and such a huge project would definitely require rails for transport. So, if it’s a new line, not being marked or deliberately hidden by the Federation Government makes sense, especially considering..."

She looked towards Lin Xian, "If we take this south line of Daluo Mountain, isn’t it perfect for avoiding the area reported by the Federation Radio? As for whether it’s Underground City No. 9, with such a large project, a little exploration would reveal everything immediately."

"Hmm?!"

Lin Xian’s eyes lit up, immediately grasping KIKI’s intention. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if that line is a dead end, he could completely backtrack. This segment is at most a two hundred kilometer journey. If it’s as KIKI mentioned, with good luck they could scout out the Underground City No. 9 and avoid the strange area reported by the Federation Radio.

It was an excellent plan!

Once they entered the Star Orbital, Lin Xian knew there would be many different orbital areas—high-altitude corridors, deserts, primeval forests, uninhabited zones, deep oceans, Star Abyss Region—that simple steel tracks could not solve alone. Therefore, upgrading the entire train’s power and drive modes would need to be considered.

And to achieve this, Mechanical Heart is the foundation, but Mechanical Scan Manufacturing is the key. If he couldn’t access those cutting-edge technology systems to scan into blueprints, he would only be left to manually craft some firearms and small appliances—utterly useless.

Just as KIKI mentioned, those power source systems, high-energy weapons, self-armor, propulsion systems—though Lin Xian had never seen them, just hearing about them made him eager to immediately scan a set of blueprints!

So this Federation Government’s Underground City No. 9 was definitely a place he wanted to explore!

"I agree too," Chen Sixuan said at that moment, "However, the rails in the unknown segment might be complex, so I suggest we travel that segment by day."

Lin Xian nodded and then slowly stopped the entire train, parking the ’Infinity’ on an open field. freewёbnoνel.com

"That settles it. Let’s rest tonight, stick with the previous arrangement, Teacher Chen you take the first half of the night."

If they were to detour from Yuchi and it was an unknown segment, it’d be best observed and traveled by day. Lin Xian planned to first devour the last electric cargo locomotive, which could take a considerable time and effort as there wasn’t enough reserve power in the Star 7F electric locomotive. Instead of proceeding blindly in the dark, it was better to dispose of the redundant units, conserve energy, and then move along the unknown southern line of Daluo Mountain after daylight.

Once everything was arranged, everyone began dividing the tasks, those who needed rest took it; Chen Sixuan and Sha Sha organized the exchanged supplies and canned goods, then began turning off the lights in the carriages, while Lin Xian directly opened the rear gate of carriage number five, moving towards the last cargo electric motor to start engulfing this hundred-ton behemoth!