Chapter 175

The outer armored electric blade device was Lin Xian's own conception. There was no blueprint; it purely utilized the principle of the GK03 electric knife. But after having the electrical power supply from the nuclear locomotive, he could completely and crudely make this simple high-voltage blade device onto the train's armor.

When refitting the entire train's armor just now, Lin Xian had pre-reserved a metal-embedded ceramic groove between the flap plates and side plates of the steel plates. Now he only needed to manufacture the vehicle body armor blades, embed them, and then connect the discharge module.

It seemed simple, but Lin Xian thought the effect and power shouldn't be any worse. That electric knife could cut through the defensive skin of a human-eerie like Tang Hai. Even if an eerie entity rammed into it, it would definitely tear off a layer of skin if it didn't die.

*Swish, swish, swish! *

Silver electric blades, ten centimeters wide and several meters long, were manufactured by Lin Xian section by section, then embedded and fixed. It took a few helpers and himself over an hour to finally finish the installation, Lin Xian sweating profusely.

*Ssh~*

The automatic door opened, and Kiki walked out excitedly. Seeing Lin Xian still busy, she couldn't help but say:

"Wow, you've worked hard, busy man."

"I was the only one who rested in the high-altitude corridor, and you all didn't sleep. Naturally, I have more energy than you."

Lin Xian said to Kiki after finishing the installation.

Kiki looked at the long blades Lin Xian had installed and nodded happily: "Is this the electric blade device you mentioned yesterday? You really managed to build it."

Lin Xian reminded: "Just test the retraction and extension; don't turn on the power."

"Got it~"

Kiki returned to Carriage No. 2 and operated the system. Instantly, a secret motor sound rang out. On the side flap plates of the "Infinity," a circle of silver sharp blades slowly extended. Cold light flickered, making people's backs feel cold.

Lin Xian was very satisfied seeing this: "Not bad. Although it's a bit simple, cold weapons might have miraculous effects at critical moments."

【Congratulations, Mechanical Manufacturing has successfully upgraded to Level 3.】

The light screen in front of him flashed. Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief. He checked the time; it was already 4 PM. He looked up and saw the 30-plus cars of the Fireline fleet still parked neatly on the side of the road, the supplies on the cars having been cleared by Shu Qin and her people.

"Let's handle these cars first."

If they encountered trouble after dark, these dozens of cars wouldn't be able to be taken away and would be a complete waste. The train was mainly passenger carriages and didn't have the previous flatbed trailers, and taking so many cars along was useless. It was better to let him decompose them into materials for use.

So Lin Xian took a bottle of water from the car and gulped down a few mouthfuls, then started devouring the cars without stopping.

Except for one heavy truck that was driven away, there was one left. Lin Xian walked to the side of the car and started devouring from the largest heavy truck directly.

【Devouring progress 1%】

The light screen appeared. Lin Xian calculated the time and found that it would take less than 20 minutes to complete the devouring of this heavy truck. In fact, his mechanical devouring had already reached Level 3 when in Yuchi. Running all the way from Mount Dala No. 9 Underground City to Yubei, he had only devoured his own Circumstellar 7F electric locomotive in the middle, and the devouring level hadn't had much progress.

【Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Points +20, Mechanical Devouring skill proficiency +10, Extra reward: Strength 2】

【Decomposition: Obtained High-Manganese Steel*10, Hot-Rolled Forged Steel*10, Cold-Rolled Dual-Phase Steel Plate*5, Ordinary Carbon Steel*20, Non-metallic Foam Material, Non-metallic Composite Material...】

"Phew~"

"A refitted heavy truck can only increase 20 Mechanical Source Points. Looks like it's about the same as the previous dump truck, except the engine doesn't have a very advanced mechanical structure."

Without hesitation, except for leaving two armored off-road vehicles in good condition, the other cars were all devoured by Lin Xian one by one. Each car took almost only about 5 minutes, and some cars were even faster.

By the time the sunset was about to fall, all thirty cars had been devoured by Lin Xian. The road was empty, leaving only bloodstains and tire tracks on the ground.

Lin Xian opened his Mechanical Heart panel at this time.

【Current Mechanical Heart Level Lv. 3 (565/5000)】

Strength Level: 3 【30%】 (Burst 300kg level)

Speed Level: 2 【40%】 (Limit 13m/s)

Defense Level: 2 【26%】 (Iron Bone)

【Mechanical Awakening】: Mechanic

【Awakening Skills】: R&D Center, Preparation Factory

Mechanical Devouring: 3 (466/1000) Improve devouring efficiency

Mechanical Manufacturing: 3 (10/1000) Improve construction efficiency Mechanical Passive: Scan/Repair/Decompose

【Special Skills】

Wind Cannon (Ordinary) (Level 3, Max Level)

Ice Shield (Ordinary) (Level 2 09%)

Flashback (Rare) (Level 1 30%)

Electric Surge (Rare) (Level 1 23%)

【Prompt, VOG grenade launcher blueprint is undergoing upgrade R&D, 3:15:34】

Devouring the cars increased a total of 320 Mechanical Source Points, and the mechanical devouring proficiency also increased by 160. In terms of attributes, he cumulatively gained 20 points of strength, 15 points of speed, and 18 points of defense.

What made Lin Xian feel surprised was that with so much devouring, he didn't gain a single skill.

"Speaking of which, devouring cars seems to have never gained any skills?"

Lin Xian looked at the panel and frowned: "Wind Cannon is also maxed out, and the means are getting fewer and fewer. Looks like I have to find a way to speed up the progress in mechanical combat."

At this time, approaching dark, the train's external assembly work was basically finished. With many people, it was fast, and his mechanical ability was also exaggeratedly efficient for refitting.

Currently, the armor plates, sentry surveillance, and electric blade armor for the 12 carriages had all been installed. The automatic explosion-proof doors for Carriage No. 11 and Carriage No. 5, and the roof lifting platforms for Carriage No. 5 and Carriage No. 2 were also completed. Only the water and oxygen circulation pipes inside were still in progress, and many fleet personnel in the living carriages were still busily organizing their small homes.

!

Besides this, only the machine gun turret on the roof, the 1130 close-in weapon system for Carriage No. 12, and the PX-05 robot hadn't been handled, plus the two intercity train heads and several material carriages dragged behind the Infinity.

However, Lin Xian planned to do these on the train, focusing on safety.

*Beep, beep. *

The watch's prompt sounded. Lin Xian sighed, wiped the sweat off his face, and immediately summoned everyone to board the train.

The dark night was coming!

*Ssh~*

The heavy cockpit cabin door, and the explosion-proof automatic doors of No. 5 and No. 11 slowly closed at this time. Figures were busy on the train, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of the dark night.

"Worked hard."

In the cockpit, Chen Sixuan saw Lin Xian walk in and said immediately: "This should be our first night entering the Yunjiang Plain, right."

*Woo~*

Lin Xian started the train and nodded: "Daybreak will be earlier. Just hope for less trouble at night."

"Do you want to reach Hengshan Pass tonight?"

"Yes, that's a large transfer station with multiple branch lines. We don't need to detour. If the situation is clear, we can rest there. The weapon station hasn't been built yet, and I'm always a bit worried." Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan: "In a transfer station like this, there should be quite a few trains, supplies, and machines. We have manpower now, so we should collect what we can. You can't find anything to eat in the wild."

Chen Sixuan nodded. As the train gradually accelerated, she said: "What do you think about the pack-hunting effect that Zhou Yixuan mentioned during the day?"

"There is such a possibility. Actually, I had similar guesses before." Lin Xian sighed and sat in the driver's seat, looking at the road ahead that was gradually darkening: "Before we entered Mount Dala, I had no such thoughts at all. I just felt that the appearance of eerie entities in the dark night was too abrupt, as if the dark night was some kind of spatial overlap. As long as it reached the dark night, they would suddenly appear. Even, they are in a higher dimension. They can see us during the day, but we can't see them..."

After Lin Xian accidentally saw that fallen demon on the 1542 frequency, this thought had been lingering.

These eerie entities didn't look like they came out of some nest at all. If one had to say a nest, the Star Abyss that conducted the Dark Tide might be it.

Chen Sixuan was surprised by his thoughts and frowned: "If that's really the case, then it's too scary."

"It's possible it's just because people gathered in Yubei City, so it triggered many attacks by eerie entities. It's also possible that these eerie entities were all hunters chasing those survivor convoys before, but after entering the dark night of Yubei City, they all came out?"

Lin Xian shrugged: "After entering Yubei Airport, I originally thought I was wrong. After all, after nightfall, so many survivors gathered together, but those eerie entities didn't directly appear at the airport. However, now hearing them talk about that pack-hunting effect, I started to feel that this seems to be explainable."

"If that's the case..." Chen Sixuan took a deep breath, her gaze looking at the time on the train screen. At this time, it was still a few minutes until dark.

Then she looked at the long corridor behind the train and said: "We have expanded the team now, so the danger..."

"Is also about to upgrade."

(End of chapter)