Chapter 25

"You've barely driven a hundred kilometers and already been robbed twice. Do you really think you'll have such good luck every time? Besides, there are only two of you. That lady probably can't even beat a single zombie. What will you do if you run into a zombie horde? Do you have heating equipment? Do you have a radar system? After parking, for safety, don't you need a sentry system? A defense system? Moving supplies is simple, but don't you need transport machinery to move equipment?"

"And another thing! People are fragile. With the global plague raging, what will you do if you get sick or infected? You'll need doctors and antibiotics. You'll need vegetables and fruit for long-term vitamin deficiencies. Do you have a medical system? Do you have industrial exoskeletons, maintenance systems, or drone reconnaissance systems? Do you have an ice-breaking shield for glaciers? If you need to repair tracks, you'll need steel, small railcars, and rail-hoisting systems. Can you handle all that? Do you believe me? Your Infinite Train plan will likely fall apart, crash, and burn before you even hit a thousand kilometers!"

The more kiki spoke, the angrier she became. She glared with wide eyes, her chest heaving, and she bit down repeatedly on her neat little teeth. Hearing that Lin Xian was actually dismissive of the Dawn Plan and insisted on driving the train, she suddenly grew anxious.

Seeming to be pushed to her limit, her gaze turned serious, and she looked at the blade above her head, saying urgently,

Lin Xian was dumbfounded. Far from being angry, his eyes grew brighter and brighter. He said with great interest,

"Wait... slow down. Sentry system, defense system, radar system, transport machinery, medical system, industrial exoskeletons, maintenance systems, drone reconnaissance systems... what else?!"

Lin Xian was intrigued now, feeling that he had suddenly gained a lot of inspiration for his mechanical ability.

kiki's mouth hung slightly open, her eyes wide. She was even more bewildered now. She hadn't expected that after she had poured cold water all over the plan Lin Xian was so proud of, he wouldn't fly into a rage but instead be full of interest. Looking at him, it seemed as if he were really preparing to plan things out just as she had described...

kiki said in a fit of pique, "Do you even understand what I'm saying?!"

"I understand. I need to prepare these systems so my train can run fast and far!" Lin Xian said with a serious face. "Are you going to say that when necessary, I should also add railguns and symbiotic mecha devices to the train?"

"You!"

"Nothing else? Alright then, bye!" Lin Xian's expression suddenly turned cold, the change so fast it was completely heartless.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Seeing Lin Xian stand up and make a move to kick her off the train, kiki completely lost her previous composure. She looked up at him in panic. "Big Brother, Big Brother, can we still negotiate? If nothing else, I... I... I... I can sleep with you just like that lady!"

Hearing this, Lin Xian's brow merely furrowed.

"What did you say?!"

kiki's eyes flickered, and she stammered, "But you have to wait a few months, until after my 16th birthday. Otherwise, it's molesting a minor!"

"Sorry, you've got no chest and no butt. I'm not interested." Lin Xian's expression remained unchanged.

"You!?"

The "Infinite" sped along the Jiang Yu Railway. The sunset glow spilled over the galloping train, reflecting a streamlined mechanical beauty.

In Carriage No. 3, the air became somewhat frozen at this moment.

Clang-whoosh~

The sound of the hydraulic plate rang out. Lin Xian gritted his teeth in anger, opening the hydraulic tailboard while the train was still moving. He then grabbed the girl and hoisted her to the back of the carriage like a chick.

"The wilderness should be safer than the city. You're on your own."

Lin Xian made a move to throw her off.

"Wait!!"

kiki was panicked, having no strength to resist in Lin Xian's hands. Her face turned pale with fright, and she cried out, "Handsome, handsome... whatever conditions you want, we can negotiate!"

Lin Xian let go and looked at her coldly.

"Do you think you have any value to my team? You stole food and ambushed me. It's already humane of me not to have killed you outright."

Although he said this, throwing her off the train now was tantamount to sending the girl to her death.

But that had nothing to do with Lin Xian.

"I do!" kiki said with wide eyes. "Didn't I tell you my identity? If you keep me, you can trade me for a lot of supplies."

"I said," Lin Xian said with a sinister smile, looking completely unmoved.

"I have zero interest in your suggestion."

"Everything I said is true!"

"Not needed." "Goodbye." Lin Xian closed his eyes and took a deep breath, losing all patience. He activated his Mechanical Heart, instantly causing the "Infinite" to begin decelerating.

Screech~

Not long after, the train slowed to a stop. Lin Xian, with a gloomy face, forced kiki to slowly back toward the door.

"Go on."

Seeing Lin Xian really stop the train, kiki was finally frightened. Her large eyes misted over. She glared at Lin Xian with hatred, struggling for a moment before turning around with a stubborn expression. But when she reached the edge of the carriage, she suddenly stopped, looked back at Lin Xian in panic, bit her lower lip, and said,

"Are you testing me?"

Lin Xian frowned. "What did you say?"

kiki's gaze turned slightly cold. "Are you testing my ability?"

Lin Xian's pupils constricted, and he remained silent.

Seeing him not speak, kiki's expression suddenly relaxed, the fear in her eyes replaced by a hint of cunning. She looked at Lin Xian with interest. Even with tears in her eyes, she giggled. "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it from the start. You're actually testing me, aren't you?"

The young girl seemed to have realized something and suddenly gained spirit. She walked right up to Lin Xian, her little face tilted up, looking at him very proudly, and said, refusing to be outdone,

"You know I have an ability, don't you?"

"Do you have an ability?" Lin Xian asked back with a smile.

!

"Of course I do." kiki said very seriously. "You know I survived the helicopter crash and was able to find your shelter in the dark of night without a scratch. My ability must be very powerful, maybe even capable of resisting the big monsters and big bugs at night. So, even though you want to kill me, you're actually both curious and wary of me. You deliberately kicked me off the train to test me, right!?"

Lin Xian looked at the girl who appeared to be no more than fifteen or sixteen with a calm gaze. Although his expression didn't change, he was already calculating rapidly in his heart.

She really had guessed it right.

If it had been anyone else, he would have killed them with a blade long ago.

That night, when the girl asked him for help, Lin Xian hadn't been moved either.

The fact that this girl could survive the night full of monsters and walk to his shelter was simply inconceivable. The shockwave that night had also left him deeply stunned!

If the girl hadn't suddenly displayed a powerful ability that destroyed his gate, he wouldn't have risked bringing her onto the train.

So, seeing that the girl didn't use her ability to counterattack him immediately, Lin Xian found it even stranger. Although he wasn't interested in sleeping with a flat-chested girl and had little interest in the so-called Dawn Plan, he was full of interest in the ability kiki had suddenly unleashed. Of course, there was also a bit of wariness.

That was why he hadn't struck hard immediately; he was deliberately testing her to see what she was really up to and why she was pretending not to understand her ability!

Thinking of this, Lin Xian's tone deepened, losing that lighthearted smile from before.

"Aren't you testing me too?"

"W... what do you mean?" kiki's smile froze upon hearing this.

"You first pretended to be innocent to see if I was really a pervert who would harbor lustful thoughts toward you. When you found it didn't work, you brought out a set of profit-based arguments to trade with me. To put it bluntly, you were worried I had ill intentions toward you, so you wanted to test my bottom line."

Lin Xian slowly took out his short blade, his expression indifferent.

"Well, I'm telling you, my bottom line is right here!"

After saying this, his expression turned cold, and he suddenly rushed toward kiki with the blade, preparing to end her life with one strike.

Seeing Lin Xian rushing over with murderous intent, kiki's face turned pale, and her pupils constricted violently. With nowhere to retreat, just as Lin Xian reached her with the blade raised, she suddenly closed her eyes, raised her hands to protect her face, and said in terror,

"Stop! Stop! I was wrong! I'll confess! I'll confess everything!"

Whoosh!

The surroundings went quiet. kiki felt her breathing stop for a split second. She carefully opened her eyes, only to see the cold blade hovering right before her eyes.

Lin Xian's expression was cold. He had held nothing back just now and had even secretly gathered a wind gun, but at the moment of death, the girl hadn't used her ability to counterattack, which immediately filled him with suspicion.

So, he suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and stopped his hand.

"Speak!"

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(End of this chapter)