Chapter 240

Ugh, ah!!

2:00 AM, on the track line near a mountain forest by Shijiu Lake, the Infinite's blackout curtains had all been lowered.

Figures crossed inside the carriage, and busy sounds kept coming out. Outside, a large number of zombies wandered. With the cessation of gunfire, these zombies gradually became calm, surrounding the outside of the carriage, occasionally roaring and raising their sharp claws to scratch.

Some black insects drilled in and out in the shadows under the train, lurking, or looking for the train's air holes, trying to drill in.

But Lin Xian knew the situation awareness of all parts of the Infinite under his Mechanical Heart like the back of his hand. At this time, Lin Xian could clearly feel that the pressure of the surrounding attacks had dropped to the lowest point.

【Beep! Reflective detection using non-mechanical power is in progress.】

【Detection successful, no fear risk inside the train, dark side power invasion has been blocked.】

Every time he returned to camp, Lin Xian would use the Isomorphic Rubik's Cube to perform a full-train inspection. After confirming there were no anomalies, he immediately arranged for Shu Qin and Dalou to carry out personnel maintenance, replenish ammunition, check firearms and personnel injuries, etc. Huo Ge and Shasha had guarded the train all night, so Lin Xian let them rest first. In addition, there wasn't time to install the full-effect medical cabin, so he went non-stop with Chen Sixuan and the others to Carriage 3 to find Ding Junyi and confirm the situation of the 【Dark Mark】.

At this time, the Hell Black Chrysanthemum was emitting bursts of red light, but at the same time, a large amount of black smoke was also being continuously absorbed by it.

"Because there is no clear energy source for the mark, I am temporarily using the brightness of the disaster plant's red light as an evaluation unit." Ding Junyi's white research suit was stained with blood and various meat scraps, but she didn't care at all and immediately started testing work as soon as she got on the train.

"This."

She held up a mobile terminal and made the data from the previous few times into a simple table.

"Currently, I have observed a total of 5 levels of brightness changes. The brightest one was in Jiazhou City, which I defined as Level 5. I think this level should be the highest level we observed, where we were marked by S-level and a large number of bizarre entities at the Yubei Airport."

Chen Sixuan nodded upon hearing this. She remembered the night they first entered the dark night on the Yunjiang Plain; the scene where the entire train was suddenly surrounded by bizarre entities was undoubtedly suffocating.

"Indeed, our train was almost flipped over that night."

"Yes, so by analogy, we were Level 4 in Rain Town, Level 3 when we came out of Underground City No. 9, and it should be Level 2 when we escaped from Hengshan Pass. And a glimmer of light, including after we solved the trouble in Rain Town, I temporarily define as Level 1, which is a relatively safe and risk-free level."

Kiki said directly upon hearing this: "But I feel that the monsters we encountered when we wanted to break out of Rain Town that night were more powerful than those from Jiazhou City."

"This is the second point I want to make, which is that the distribution of bizarre entities in the dark tide has a certain regionality. This can be seen from the fact that the large bizarre entity in Rain Town has territorial awareness. We can treat this mark as a kind of fluorescent light or scent on our bodies. The larger the mark, the larger the attraction range for bizarre entities in the dark tide, just like lighting a torch in an unknown dark forest. But the problem is, if the forest we are in doesn't have any high-level bizarre entities, then there may not necessarily be fatal danger."

Lin Xian frowned slightly upon hearing this: "So, it's not just the level of the mark, but also related to the regional issue, or, luck?"

"Yes, that can be understood this way."

Ding Junyi continued: "Then there is the third point, which is entirely my personal speculation. I think that in areas where large or high-level bizarre entities are located, there will be fewer low-level bizarre entities. This is similar to the survival density of predators. So we came to the outskirts of Jiazhou City with an S-level mark, attracting a large number of low-level bizarre entities. Although the quantity is huge and they appear unexpectedly, they don't have the threat of a real S-level bizarre entity."

"Nonsense, if it were S-level, we would probably be dead already," Kiki stuck out her tongue, then asked: "Then the monster we encountered tonight, is it Level 3?"

Ding Junyi nodded: "About that."

After speaking, she looked at Kiki: "It could also be Level 4, and I think only the two of us were marked on this train."

Chen Sixuan looked at the brightness of the Hell Black Chrysanthemum: "But shouldn't the current brightness be Level 3?"

"It should be that we killed many bizarre entities tonight, and this mark level has been diluted a bit," Lin Xian let out a long sigh: "We killed at least 6 C-level bizarre entities tonight. I don't know if there were any B-level ones. In addition, human-like monsters, various insects, and the water ghosts below were probably killed by the hundreds."

Ding Junyi nodded: "Yes, the logic makes sense, and according to the current situation, it can also show that there should be no bizarre entities near the area where we are now; otherwise, the marks on our bodies should have attracted them."

Kiki hugged her chest and said: "Then that means we just killed them all."

Ding Junyi's analysis gave Lin Xian a deeper understanding of dark creatures. It seems that the dark tide is more like an alien space superimposed with the world area. During the day, those bizarre entities might be around them, and until the dark night appears, these bizarre entities will suddenly appear. If they are close, they will be directly discovered and preyed upon, or surrounded and hunted by bizarre entities within a certain range because of the marks on their bodies.

"Then if you say so, is there an S-level bizarre entity under the research facility?" Chen Sixuan frowned at this time.

Kiki nodded repeatedly, her eyes wide: "Chen Jiejie, you didn't see it, it was such a big fish, it drilled out directly from the ground, and it actually grew two human-like lures on its head."

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly looked at Lin Xian: "By the way, not only that, Sister Ding and I also have an important discovery."

After speaking, she told the two of them about the discovery she and Ding Junyi made in the decompression chamber.

Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan showed shock on their faces after hearing it: "Human-like lures?"

"Yes," Ding Junyi replied: "Otherwise, it's hard to explain why people were sent into the deep lake and brought back, all through remote control. I think the Foundation must know that there is an S-level giant monster under Shijiu Lake, and it obtains 【Dark Marks】 in this way. And the one that marked me and Kiki tonight was that monster!"

Lin Xian's expression sank upon hearing this: "That woman named Tan Meng... I remember she should be an ability user with flight capability."

"Yes, that's her. Didn't she win the game at that time?" Kiki said.

"It's enough to be sure of this point. As for why she was there, perhaps one person knows the answer," Lin Xian said.

"Who?"

Lin Xian looked at Kiki: "Didn't I tell you that Hu Lushou must have participated in the Foundation's death game and won the game?"

"Oh, right," Kiki's eyes lit up: "Then this guy might know quite a bit about the situation inside the Foundation."

Lin Xian nodded: "Since we have a Level 3 mark now, don't run around tonight. Let's go back to Hengshan Pass to find him after dawn."

"Then aren't we clearing this mark?" Kiki regretted it as soon as she finished speaking, and hurriedly said "Peh, peh, peh": "Oops, I'm confused. We can't handle the big monster in the lake."

"Let's leave it at that."

Lin Xian said in a deep voice: "Now we are maintaining a safe critical point. Later, as long as we don't break into the lair of any A-level or S-level bizarre entity, we can clear our marks by killing some ordinary bizarre entities. Everyone be cautious tonight and do some maintenance. Wait for me to come back."

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian upon hearing this: "Where are you going?"

Lin Xian pointed outside the train: "I'm going back to that Dragon-type transport ship in Qingshui Town. There's a good thing still there, can't waste it."

Chen Sixuan frowned slightly: "But you just said we have a Level 3 mark now, don't run around?"

"It's them, not me," Lin Xian said calmly, raising his face to look at Kiki and Ding Junyi: "Speaking of which, among all the people on the entire Infinite tonight, I should have the fewest marks. I was solving that Vulcan mech the whole time, and the monsters were all killed by you."

"Hey!" Kiki looked at him worriedly upon hearing this: "Are you so sure? What if... what if something happens?"

"It's okay," Lin Xian said in a deep voice: "I trust Director Ding."

Devouring the "Night Star No. 2" nuclear-powered turbine processor on that Dragon-type transport ship was just for Lin Xian to upgrade his Mechanical Heart. Compared to his life, it seemed less important. However, the reason he still decided to do it, besides wanting to take the risk to upgrade, was to thoroughly confirm the impact of 【Dark Marks】 on individuals and groups. This point was very important.

"I'll go with you!"

At this time, Kiki and Chen Sixuan said in unison.

Just after speaking, the two looked at each other, both with some inexplicable feeling.

Lin Xian didn't notice the atmosphere was wrong and said directly: "Kiki has a mark on her, Teacher Chen, you take people to count the supplies and take care of the wounded. I'll go alone this time, you all just guard the train, and it's not far from Qingshui Town."

"Then what if you encounter danger?" Kiki said.

"It's fine," Lin Xian squeezed the power armor on his hand: "Director Ding also said just now that there won't be too many other bizarre entities in the territory of an S-level monster. Even if there were, they were almost all killed by us just now. I won't go into the lake, and if I encounter any trouble, I think I have a lot of confidence in getting away."

Having been running away for countless dark nights, Lin Xian was no longer a stranger to the dark night. After the 【Dark Mark】 gradually became clear, his decision-making also became more adventurous.

And his Mechanical Heart had been stagnant for a long time. The last upgrade was in Underground City No. 9. Next, no matter which route he took, he would enter the edge of the Star Abyss. He must accelerate the development of his abilities!

"Alright, then take the PX-05 robot with you, it can also help you keep watch," Kiki knew Lin Xian had made a decision and said no more.

Lin Xian nodded and then said to Chen Sixuan: "You all take care."

There were really too many things on Lin Xian's shoulders now. The G3-electromagnetic railgun's extreme energy capacitor hadn't been manufactured yet, the full-effect medical cabin hadn't been installed, the Vulcan mech was just placed in Carriage 11, the mech repair station hadn't been built, the extreme cold vortex storm was coming, and the train needed upgrades to its heating system and snow removal system...

And Lin Xian's Mechanical Heart, mechanical manufacturing, and mechanical devouring were also in urgent need of upgrades. After strengthening his abilities, he could quickly upgrade to manufacture combat armor and mechs, and improve the combat power of the Infinite's team members.

Thinking of so many things, and the team encountering indiscriminate poisoning from dark marks, which buried many hidden dangers for the future, Lin Xian had no intention of sleeping at all. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity, he had to seize it.

After making arrangements, Lin Xian took the PX-05 robot, rode a motorcycle, and rushed out of Carriage 11 of the train, attracting the attention of a dozen zombies and black insects outside the train, who rushed toward the distance.

Inside the Infinite's carriage, Chen Sixuan saw Lin Xian riding away alone, her face full of gravity. Then she remained silent and began to lead people to clean up the supplies obtained from the research facility.

With Lin Xian away, she had to take on the role of the head of the family and handle all the internal affairs on the train for him.

And Ding Junyi continued her research with a calm expression. This time she found a lot of research materials from the Foundation's research facility. At this time, her eyes were filled with a bit of fanaticism for science, and there was no sign of fatigue on her face at all.

After Chen Sixuan left, only Kiki was left walking back and forth in Carriage 3. Looking at the bloody mess on Ding Junyi, she couldn't help but say: "Sister Ding, why don't you go wash up? Don't you think it smells very strong?"

Unexpectedly, Ding Junyi didn't even look up and said: "Your emotional expression is very restless now, which shows that you are very worried about Lin Xian. However, such worry is meaningless. I suggest you get a good rest. As the strongest combat power on the train, your state has a huge impact on the life and death of the team. If you can't sleep because of him, then you can choose to perform self-comfort, which is of great help in regulating the excessive overflow of female hormones."

Kiki didn't expect Ding Junyi to say such explicit words seriously. She was stunned, her face couldn't help but turn red and white. Then she quietly suppressed the panic in her expression and said calmly:

"Peh, peh, peh, who is worried about him? Who has excessive overflow of female hormones? This girl is worried that if he dies, our train will lose this free military factory and vehicle energy."

"We have the Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive, and we are not short of energy at the moment. As a telekinetic ability user, you don't need hot weapons either," Ding Junyi looked up at her calmly: "Comprehensive conclusion, there is a girl in spring in front of me. By the way, given the rigorous expression of the word girl, are you an adult?"

"I can't hear! I can't hear!"

Kiki felt that she had been completely defeated, directly covered her ears, and fled Carriage 3.

She took a shower, returned to Carriage 2, and lay on her special Kiki bed. At this time, Shasha had fallen asleep, but she tossed and turned and found it difficult to fall asleep.

Whoosh~

Kiki pulled open the blackout curtain of the porthole by the bed. At this time, there were a few hideous zombies standing outside. Seeing the light shoot out, they immediately began to roar continuously, their rotting palms scratching the grid armor outside the window with a creaking sound.

Kiki lay on her side on the pillow, looking at the zombies outside with a heavy heart. She stretched out her fingertips and tapped lightly on the window, not knowing what she was thinking.

"That guy, wasn't he quite cautious before..."

Clang, clang, clang~

She tapped her fingers lightly, looked at the zombie outside that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, and couldn't help but mutter softly: "Right, you also think that guy is an idiot, right?"

"Ugh, ah!" the zombie responded.

"Exactly, it's so late, and he still makes people worry. Why don't you go see him for me, and scare him by the way, so he comes back early?"

"Ah, ah! Ugh, ah! Wa-bi-ba-bu~" the zombie continued to roar.

"Hmm?" Kiki's big eyes blinked, and then her expression changed: "Forget it, you can't go, you're not allowed to add trouble to him!"

After speaking, she pinched with two fingers, and the zombie's head outside was instantly pinched into a ball and exploded.

After that zombie fell, the second zombie continued to lean over.

Hum~

Under the dark night, a motorcycle traveled rapidly on the wilderness road.

Lin Xian carried the PX-05 robot and entered from the street northeast of Qingshui Town. To avoid attracting the corpse tide, he parked the motorcycle directly on the outer street, then drove his power armor to run rapidly in the dark on the rooftops of the street buildings.

Just now he had traveled a few kilometers, and he didn't encounter any bizarre entity ambush on the road. Looking at it this way, either he didn't have a mark on his body, or there were no bizarre entities in this area. But no matter what the result was, this almost confirmed Ding Junyi's theory.

Clang!

A black shadow leaped from the high sky and landed directly on the deck of the crashed Dragon-type transport ship. Then he landed on the spot and remained motionless. After confirming that he hadn't attracted the attention of any unknown creatures or zombies, Lin Xian quietly touched in all the way.

Jumping into the inner cabin, Lin Xian immediately turned on his flashlight. This transport ship had one advantage, which was that ordinary zombies couldn't get in. However, he wasn't sure if there would be anything else inside after dark, so he immediately observed cautiously as soon as he entered.

The stench still came out of the deck passage in bursts. Because it was a sealed space, this smell became more intense. Lin Xian had long been accustomed to these smells, and at this time, he didn't even frown.

"Heaven helps me, it seems the trouble has really been attracted away."

"It wasn't in vain that I spent so much ammunition output on the whole train..."

Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he hurriedly rushed into the rear energy power cabin along the deck and found the nuclear-powered turbine processor cabin.

"It's you."

Lin Xian took out the PX-05 robot, used a patrol program Kiki had set up inside, and activated it.

Woo~

The little robot's flight engine started and began to execute Lin Xian's instructions. The range he arranged wasn't large, mainly to patrol this rear cabin and corridor for him.

"I'll rely on you to keep me company tonight."

Lin Xian patted the little robot, and then the thing flew out wobblingly, starting to perform a 3D scan of the scene, and then set a patrol route.

Lin Xian didn't care about it anymore, walked to the energy power cabin, and prepared to start devouring.

"Devouring nuclear power, the first time in my life, I hope it gives some surprises."

With a faint sigh, he first made a beautiful wish, then jumped onto the nuclear-powered turbine processor, sank his mind, and began to devour.

【Devouring progress, 1%】

Because he had performed a scan before, Lin Xian could immediately feel the progress of devouring this time. Instantly, a huge pressure surged over. His expression sank immediately, and he couldn't help but secretly say:

"Damn, underestimated it..."

Before, he estimated it might take 4-6 hours. Now he found that this was definitely less. Not only the time, but the extraction of his mental power by this thing was also like a flood. In the first minute, Lin Xian was already sweating, and his Mechanical Heart was running at high speed.

Lin Xian gritted his teeth: "Rare opportunity, must get you done today!"

From this moment on, every minute of devouring was a huge pressure for him, and he had to persist for several hours.

Time passed minute by minute, and the clothes on Lin Xian's body were completely soaked. Even the power armor's life support system felt the wearer's abnormality and began to issue warnings in his ears.

【Abnormal heart rate detected.】

【Abnormal electrolyte loss rate detected.】

【Warning: Brain wave activity is abnormally active.】

One hour, two hours...

Five hours, seven hours...

Because of the approach of the Star Abyss, the dawn time at Hengshan Pass had been delayed to 11 o'clock. On the Infinite's side, after a night of maintenance, the state of the team members had recovered well.

Kiki didn't know how long she had slept. She tossed and turned until dawn, and Lin Xian hadn't returned. So she hurriedly found Chen Sixuan: "Chen Jiejie, it's dawn, I'll go to Qingshui Town to find him."

Chen Sixuan hadn't slept all night either. At this time, she nodded and agreed: "Okay, take care. It's not far, and it's dawn now. If you contact Lin Xian on the way, you can send me information via the communicator first."

"Hmm." Kiki nodded, then directly opened the carriage door, pinched a zombie to death, and flew toward the high sky.

"Zzz..."

"Zzz..."

"Federation... Phoenix Society radio global announcement, the dark tide boundary of Star Abyss No. 3 will merge with Star Abyss No. 5 in the Quancheng and Tagan Desert areas in 35 days. Survivors transferring along the northeast direction, please escape in time. The Phoenix Society has specially set up Xilan and Quancheng stations to provide assistance services. The tide boundary of Star Abyss No. 7 will merge with Star Abyss No. 5 in the Weihe, Longjiang, Jinhai areas in 28 days. Survivors transferring along the east direction toward Xingcheng, Kangcheng, and Yongcheng Port, please escape in time. The Phoenix Society has specially set up Jinhai and Yongcheng Port stations to provide assistance services..."

"Zzz... Federation Phoenix Society global announcement, the current position of the Dawn Center is the northern foothills of Yun'an Ridge, coordinates 116.3913447°, 39.9053937°. The Dawn Center will arrive at Tianji in 3 days..."

"The Phoenix Society Xilan station informs the Yunjiang Plain area that an S-level bizarre entity discovered in the depths of the Parma Grassland disappeared yesterday near the Bai Lu Plain swamp in the south..."

"The Phoenix Society Xilan station informs the Yunjiang Plain area that the super extreme cold vortex caused by the dark tide natural disasters of Star Abyss No. 5 and No. 7 is rapidly increasing the blizzard level from Weihe to Xilan and Longjiang to the Western Gobi. The minimum temperature has reached minus 45 degrees, the maximum average wind speed near the center of the storm has reached level 12, and a snow disaster has broken out, with a large number of unknown creatures in the snow layer."

"Zzz..."

"Survivor frequency, this is the North Wind Survivor Alliance. We warn all survivor vehicle teams heading north from Dalat Town in the Yunzhou Mountains that the snow disaster here is very serious. Without sufficient supplies and heating equipment, it is recommended to take the east line as soon as possible. A large number of vehicle teams and survivors have frozen to death. It is not recommended to go without tracked or rail-type vehicles, and there are many unknown creatures in the extreme cold vortex. Repeat, do not touch the snow in the extreme cold vortex!!"

After Kiki went out, in Carriage 2, Chen Sixuan, Shu Qin, and others who hadn't slept all night were paying attention to today's doomsday radio information.

"Kiki went to find Lin Xian, there should be news soon."

Seeing that Lin Xian hadn't returned, everyone was very worried. The team had lost its backbone, and for a time, everyone could only look at Chen Sixuan.

Chen Sixuan suppressed the anxiety in her heart and said calmly: "This information is very important for our subsequent actions."

Chen Sixuan looked at the map: "Bai Lu Plain swamp, near the Weihe direction, it seems we can't travel along the main line."

Shu Qin nodded: "Unless we take advantage of the daylight today to rush over."

"We can only wait for Lin Xian to come back," Chen Sixuan said: "He might have other arrangements."

Dalou stood out: "Why don't I drive and go with Huo Ge?"

Chen Sixuan waved her hand and said decisively: "Kiki has already gone, her mobility is the strongest, and she went with Lin Xian yesterday. We just need to wait patiently for news."

Just as she was speaking, Kiki's voice came through the headset:

"Chen Jiejie, I've contacted him, he's fine."

Hearing this, Chen Sixuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the fatigue in her eyes also eased. Then she said to the crowd: "Alright, I'll arrange for food first. We'll set off when Lin Xian comes back."

On the other side, Kiki flew in the air and looked at Qingshui Town in the distance. Hearing Lin Xian's voice at this time, she finally breathed a big sigh of relief and couldn't help but curse:

"What is this guy doing that takes so long? Does he want to devour that transport ship?"

While talking, her body accelerated continuously, flying rapidly toward Qingshui Town.

Soon she arrived above the Dragon-type transport ship, scouted around, and pressed the communicator: "Lin Xian, are you inside?" "Yes..."

Lin Xian's voice sounded very tired.

Kiki frowned slightly, flew in directly, passed through the corridor, and came to the lower power cabin. As soon as she entered, she saw Lin Xian sitting in a corner, his face pale and weak, soaked all over, panting continuously. The PX-05 robot flew beside him, stopping quietly.

"Hey, you..."

Looking at this scene, Kiki's expression changed immediately. She flew over and landed beside Lin Xian, looking at him in surprise: "What... happened to you?"

Lin Xian closed his eyes and took a deep breath. His face was full of fatigue, but a satisfied smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "Got a big guy, took some effort."

"Why do I feel like you've been sucked dry by a vampire?" Kiki approached Lin Xian, reached out to touch his forehead, and then touched her own: "Hey, are you really okay?"

"I'm fine!"

Lin Xian struggled to sit up and adjusted his breathing. At this time, the golden afterglow was still shining in the light screen in front of him.

【Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Points +1000, Mechanical Devouring skill proficiency +400, extra reward: Strength +20, Agility +20, Defense +20!】

【Congratulations, Mechanical Devouring skill evolved to Lv. 4】

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【Congratulations, Strength level increased to Lv. 4 (obtained extra physical fitness increase)】

【Congratulations, Agility level increased to Lv. 3 (obtained reaction force increase)】

【Mechanical Devouring: 4 (241/2000)】

【Congratulations, obtained extra super-characteristic skill from this devouring: Gravity Lens!】

【Gravity Lens: Create a large-scale star cluster gravity source, bending and enhancing light passing nearby!】

"Gravity Lens..." Lin Xian looked at this name and couldn't help but be stunned. His previous skills were nothing more than wind cannons, ice walls, and electric surges. How did he suddenly rise to a star cluster gravity source?

Nuclear-powered turbine engine... has it already involved this kind of technology?

Lin Xian was incredibly excited at this time, feeling his blood pressure soaring. 1000 source points was definitely a huge profit. He didn't expect to get a new skill, and this skill sounded so awesome.

"Hey... hey!"

A hurried voice pulled Lin Xian, who was in a daze, back to reality. His gaze slowly focused, and the sound in his ears became clearer and clearer. He only saw Kiki staring at him with her pair of big eyes, looking at him strangely, and constantly waving her hand in front of his eyes, very anxiously saying: "Hey, what are you in a daze for? What exactly happened?"

Because she was very close, Lin Xian could feel her nasal breath hitting his face. He looked at Kiki, and because he was very excited, his brain suddenly twitched. He stretched his neck, raised his chin, and pecked at the little mouth that was chattering.

Peck~

The sound was crisp.

Instantly, the scene seemed to freeze.

Kiki was stunned, her eyes slowly widening. She touched her little mouth in a daze, then looked at Lin Xian in shock, her eyes full of disbelief. Her expression began to change continuously, from dazed to shocked, and then she began to... get angry.

Lin Xian realized that he was a bit too excited and hurriedly explained: "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding?"

Kiki's face turned red and white. This guy suddenly 'ambushed' her to her face, and actually said it was a misunderstanding?

She was both angry and furious, staring at Lin Xian through gritted teeth, fluorescence flashing in her eyes, and shouted: "Go! Die!"

Boom!

The Dragon-type transport ship crashed on the street of Qingshui Town shook violently, and a large amount of smoke and dust flew up~

The zombies in the dark alleys all turned around in unison to look at the direction of the transport ship...

High above the sky, the weak and tired Lin Xian was grabbed by Kiki with her ability and flew toward the Infinite, without even taking his motorcycle.

Lin Xian looked at the blue sky and white clouds above Shijiu Lake in the distance, feeling comfortable in his heart. This adventurous devouring was simply a great value. Although it took nearly 8-9 hours, it completely improved Lin Xian's mechanical ability by a large margin. He was still a few hundred points away from breaking through to a Level 4 Mechanical Heart, which looked like it would take two or three locomotive engines to get done.

"Flying is actually so comfortable," Lin Xian felt the breeze on his cheeks and couldn't help but say comfortably.

Kiki flew in front with a cold face, hugging her chest. Hearing this, she turned back and rolled her eyes at him: "If it weren't for seeing you like this, I should have let you run on the ground."

Seeing Kiki's sulking face, Lin Xian felt a headache.

He thought to himself, why can't he help but kiss this girl? Last time was the same, and this time too. Is this little mouth really a must-kiss? It was fine that he secretly kissed her last time and wasn't discovered, but this time he directly attacked her to her face, making the scene awkward and raising the relationship between the two to a subtle degree.

Kiki secretly glanced at Lin Xian. Finding him looking over, she immediately withdrew her gaze and secretly exhaled.

She pressed her chest. At this time, her little heart was still beating non-stop.

"Kissed me again..."

Her eyes were filled with a bit of resentment, and she cursed in her heart: "Bastard... next time I'll bite your mouth off, see if you dare to kiss randomly, humph!"

Ssh, the Infinite's carriage door opened, and Kiki and Lin Xian returned from outside. Unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Xian entered the carriage, the light screen of his Mechanical Heart suddenly popped up automatically.

【Non-mechanical energy converted, obtained 1000 Mechanical Source Points.】

Whoosh!

In an instant, an extremely powerful warm vitality surged into Lin Xian's body. He felt his exhausted mental power recovering rapidly.

"Isomorphic Rubik's Cube?!"

Lin Xian realized it and hurriedly rushed toward Carriage 1.

"Hey, didn't you have no strength just now?!"

Kiki, who had just come in, saw that as soon as Lin Xian returned to the train, his exhausted appearance suddenly became full of life and spirit. She reacted immediately. Was this guy pretending just now?

Lin Xian didn't know Kiki's inner thoughts. At this time, he quickly came to Carriage 1, found the Isomorphic Rubik's Cube, and started it to look:

【Beep! Reflective detection using non-mechanical power is in progress.】

【Detection successful, no fear risk inside the train, dark side power invasion has been blocked.】

【Non-mechanical energy converted, obtained 1000 Mechanical Source Points.】

"Sure enough!"

It seems that the harvest of the whole team firing at full capacity last night was more than that. So many bizarre entities and human-like monsters killed, including the black centipede at Hengshan Pass, were absorbed and converted by the Hell Black Chrysanthemum at night, turning into evolutionary power.

"Lin Xian!"

At this time, Chen Sixuan, Shu Qin, and others rushed over. Lin Xian looked back and saw that everyone was full of spirit, with no fatigue from the battle last night. He was overjoyed and asked:

"How do you feel about your physical condition now?"

Chen Sixuan didn't expect Lin Xian to ask such a question and said with confusion: "Pretty good, why?"

On the contrary, Shasha on the side saw some clues: "Chen Jiejie, didn't you not sleep all night?"

Everyone looked at her in unison. Chen Sixuan shook her head:

"It's strange, I really don't feel particularly tired."

"Speaking of which, I also have this feeling," Shu Qin also stood out at this time: "I didn't rest for too long, but I feel very energetic. Could it be that we obtained evolution after killing bizarre entities?"

"That's natural."

Lu Xingchen stood out with a profound look at this time: "Eliminating the evil spirits of the dark night is inherently helpful for improving cultivation."

"Not entirely."

Lin Xian nodded. Looking at everyone's situation, the energy conversion of the Hell Black Chrysanthemum indeed brought benefits to the people on the Infinite. However, he didn't explain the Hell Black Chrysanthemum and the Isomorphic Rubik's Cube. On one hand, it was difficult to understand, and on the other hand, Lin Xian himself hadn't fully figured it out, only knowing that it was a good thing for everyone at present.

【Congratulations, Mechanical Heart successfully upgraded to Lv. 4, and obtained passive skill Mechanical Amplification!】

【Mechanical Amplification (Passive)】: Perform mechanical amplification on special skills (full level) to become mechanical exclusive skills. Requires consumption of mechanical materials for amplification casting. Tip: Using mechanical amplification skills will no longer have proficiency levels, and can obtain Mechanical Manufacturing (Active) proficiency.

【Currently amplifiable skills.】

Wind Cannon (Ordinary) (Level 3, full level): Can be amplified to: 【Mechanical Energy Cannon】

Amplification materials: Titanium alloy * 100, hot-rolled forged steel * 100

Amplification time: 20 hours

Ice Wall (Ordinary) (Level 3, full level): Can be amplified to: 【AT Field Shield】

Amplification materials: Super carbon acetylene alloy * 10, tungsten-titanium alloy type I * 50

Amplification time: 30 hours

"Damn!"

Surprises came one after another. Lin Xian was directly dumbfounded. He originally planned to return to Hengshan Pass station and get two locomotive engines to complete the upgrade. He didn't expect that as soon as he returned to the Infinite, he would obtain non-mechanical energy from the Isomorphic Rubik's Cube converting the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, allowing his Mechanical Heart to directly rise to Level 4.

And this new skill of the Mechanical Heart simply understood his needs. In the battles during this period, he felt that his wind gun was completely useless, and he was worried about not having new skills.

As a result, not only did he obtain a new skill by devouring the nuclear-powered turbine processor, but he could also mechanize his previous wind gun through mechanical amplification, completely turning it into a mechanical exclusive skill. This wasn't just sleepiness giving a pillow—it was exactly what he wanted!

【Start Wind Cannon—Mechanical Amplification】

【Mechanical Amplification start: Wind Cannon 19:59:59】

The materials in the decomposition center were being continuously consumed. Lin Xian took a look. He could only upgrade the Wind Cannon first because he didn't have a scan of the super carbon acetylene alloy required for the Ice Wall at all, and even the preparation factory couldn't perform conversion work, so he had to shelve it first.

"Lin Xian." Seeing Lin Xian return safely, Chen Sixuan synchronized the information collected from the radio recently and looked at how Lin Xian would arrange it next.

"Dalat Town?" Lin Xian asked.

Chen Sixuan replied: "It's about 900 kilometers from Hengshan Pass on the north line to the Yunzhou Mountains. Dalat Town is a small town. The track line doesn't go there, but it's not far."

Lin Xian nodded and said seriously: "It seems that the extreme cold vortex is about to approach Hengshan Pass. If we take the east line to Weihe, although we don't pass through Bai Lu Plain swamp, it's also relatively close, and there's a risk of encountering an S-level bizarre entity."

"Looking at it this way, perhaps taking the south line is the safest," Shu Qin said at this time: "We are in Qingshui now. If we go from Lancheng, pass through Yunlan, and then to Jinhai, we can return to the Ring Star main line."

"Where is it safe?" Kiki was sitting on the sofa on the side, biting a lollipop, and studying the map on the mobile terminal: "The south line is too close to the edge of Star Abyss No. 7. Unless we don't have any situation along the way, we will definitely enter the interior of the Star Abyss extreme night."

"It's all the same," Lin Xian said: "Taking the north line detours around the north region of Star Abyss No. 5, taking the south line detours around the south region of Star Abyss No. 7, and taking the east line means passing through the middle of the two Star Abysses. If it weren't for that S-level bizarre entity, the safest and fastest route would be the Ring Star track east line. But no matter what route we take, as long as we set off from Hengshan Pass, the dark tide will get closer and closer to us, and the dark night will get longer and longer. This may be a very dangerous stage for us."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the carriage began to become heavy. Heading toward the direction of the Star Abyss was the first time for the people on the Infinite.

After enjoying a few days of short sunny weather since coming out of Jiazhou City, they had to explore the darkness again. Only by rushing out from the cracks between Star Abyss No. 3, No. 5, and No. 7 could the team gain a new breathing opportunity.

"No matter which line we take, Brother Lin makes the call."

Seeing that everyone looked worried, Lu Xingchen didn't care. He stretched, looked at Lin Xian, and said freely: "You discuss, while the sun is good, I'll go sunbathe~"

Shu Qin nodded upon hearing this and looked at Lin Xian: "Yes, Team Leader Lin, we all listen to your arrangements."

Dalou, Shasha, and Chen Sixuan also looked over.

Lin Xian looked at the map and said directly: "I already have a plan, but before we set off, we have to go back to Hengshan Pass to find someone."

Woo~

Instantly, the Mechanical Heart operated, and the engine of the Infinite's Giant Whale 03E heavy gas turbine locomotive began to roar. The iron wheels on the track emitted tremors and rotations, pushing the train to start moving in the opposite direction toward Hengshan Pass City.

The zombies that had wandered around for a night saw the steel fortress move and began to roar and chase again.

"Back to Hengshan Pass? That train station might have been destroyed," Chen Sixuan said to Lin Xian at this time: "Then our speed might have to be a little slower, pay attention to the road conditions."

Lin Xian nodded: "Hmm, also, you and Shu Qin count the cold-weather gear in the living area. We might need to exchange for more."

"Okay," Chen Sixuan nodded: "I'll do it right away."

"Kiddo," Lin Xian shouted to Kiki.

"What?" Kiki didn't even look up while eating the lollipop, looking like she didn't want to pay attention to him.

"Come with me to install that full-effect medical cabin."

"Oh~"

Lin Xian looked at her and thought for a while: "I didn't let you drive that Vulcan mech yesterday. I'm going to find a few more people to try it later to test the mech co-state coefficient. How about you go first?"

Kiki, who was eating the lollipop, had her eyes light up upon hearing this and tilted her head:

"Really?"

"Really."

Shasha on the side looked at Lin Xian with some confusion: "Brother Lin, what is the mech co-state coefficient?"

"The mech co-state coefficient refers to the co-state signal of the pilot through neural connection with the mech operating system. The higher the coefficient, the stronger the control over the mech. This is very dependent on talent. Generally, people who are sensitive to perception, have strong athletic talent, and are psychologically stable are more suitable to be mech pilots. It is divided into 5 levels. Reaching Level 1 is considered a qualified mech pilot. But to operate a large military mech, especially a combat type, you need at least Level 3 or above."

Shasha widened her eyes upon hearing this: "What about Level 4 and Level 5?"

Kiki snapped her fingers and said to Shasha: "Level 4 is already a genius mech pilot, and Level 5 is even rarer."

Lin Xian nodded and looked at Shasha: "Shasha, you can try it too. I heard that the younger you are, the more suitable you are. Your reaction is fast enough, and you receive less interference. Maybe you will be very suitable."

"Really?" Shasha was immediately interested upon hearing this: "Wow, driving a mech, it sounds nice!"

"Don't be happy too soon~"

Kiki stood up and pinched Shasha's little face: "Your Sister Kiki hasn't driven it yet, where is it your turn?"

Shasha hurriedly said: "Sister Kiki, you can already fly, why do you still need to drive a mech?"

"Why can't I drive a mech if I can fly? It's so cool!"

"Let's go, let's go, do the right thing," Lin Xian said directly to Kiki.

The full-effect life surgical medical cabin brought back by Kiki and Dalou was placed by Lin Xian in Ding Junyi's Carriage 3 research cabin. There was enough space here to place it. The most important thing was that the research carriage was well-protected, had no windows, was very clean inside, and had a special air circulation system. Lin Xian felt it was most appropriate to install the medical cabin here.

Because it was a complete instrument, Lin Xian only needed to manufacture the base matched with the original equipment, and then connect the lines, and let Ding Junyi and Kiki configure the system, and this medical cabin could be used.

After configuration, Lin Xian called the injured Lv Chang over for the first time.

This guy was a little nervous when he saw that he was going to enter the medical cabin for treatment.

"Team Leader Lin, about how long will I die if I go in?"

Kiki on the side said directly: "What do you mean how long will you die? This is a medical cabin, not a hibernation cabin. You'll be done after lying in for a while."

"No," Lv Chang scratched his head: "I mean, does this need general anesthesia?"

"No need," Ding Junyi explained: "The medical system will perform local anesthesia according to your injury, but it doesn't use drugs, but uses neuron oscillation technology."

"Oh, oh~"

As soon as Director Ding spoke, Lv Chang immediately understood. He untied the bandage on his hand and lay in.

At this time, Ding Junyi pressed the program command, and the medical cabin's hatch slowly closed.

【Performing vital sign scan】

【Detecting injury and illness】

【Detected Level 3 fracture of the left forearm ulna, and laceration of muscle and epidermal tissue.】

【Starting treatment program, full-area disinfection】

Ssh!

In an instant, white smoke appeared in the medical cabin, and then a blue light screen scanned over.

【Local neuron oscillation anesthesia】

Beep!

At this time, the crowd watching saw several precision mechanical arms extend, shining some kind of laser toward Lv Chang's arm, and then quickly repaired his bones and outer skin tissue as if performing laser printing.

Lin Xian's eyes narrowed. He saw that the wound on Lv Chang's hand was actually being repaired and smoothed at a speed visible to the naked eye. There was no bleeding, and not even a scar. It was as if the torn wound had been sutured with new flesh, and his arm was magically restored to its original state just like that.

"Done?"

After a few minutes, the hatch opened, and Lv Chang sat up in horror, looking at his left arm in disbelief: "My go, it's like I grew a new one."

"How do you feel?" Lin Xian asked.

Lv Chang nodded excitedly: "Uh... except for still being a little numb, there's no problem at all. Team Leader Lin, this thing is so magical."

Lin Xian smiled: "This was something only rich people could afford before the doomsday. It will be very fast to solve injuries in the future."

"Alright, alright!"

Kiki couldn't wait: "The medical cabin is done, Lin Xian, let's go try the mech quickly!"

This girl couldn't wait to drive it. Lin Xian pointed outside: "Wait until we enter Hengshan Pass and stop, then try it. Now that mech can't even stand up, how can you try it?"

"Oh~ that's true."

(End of chapter)