Chapter 278: Free Time (10,000-point explosion!)

The ability testing concluded, and the Infinite fleet reaped a massive harvest: 5 Rampage-class, 4 Diamond-class, and 1 Evolution-class, thus obtaining a large quantity of supplies and weapons supported by the Phoenix Society.

After providing blood samples as requested, Lin Xian's team obtained a total of 5 pickup supply trucks, 13 crates of general daily necessities, 5 vials of Cold-Dark Reagent, 4 heavy machine guns with 4,000 rounds of ammunition, and 5 YJ-03 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns with 1,000 shells from the Phoenix Society.

This YJ-03 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun is a medium-caliber 80mm weapon, balancing firing height (3,000-7,800 meters) with damage performance. Its standard range is -10° to +85°, capable of engaging both low-altitude and ground targets.

For an average fleet, this counts as heavy firepower. While it doesn't compare to the 1130 or rail-based electromagnetic cannons, its advantage lies in its compact size and ability to perform automated target acquisition and firing. The only trouble is reloading the ammunition, so if Lin Xian wants to deploy these on the Infinite, he must build several more PX-05 robots.

The Longshan No. 1 side has a large number of people: four Rampage-class, over a dozen Diamond-class, plus dozens of Evolution-class. Although most are gene-evolvers, their combat strength is extremely formidable. The entire team obtained a large batch of supplies from the Phoenix Society, leaving Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing, and the others overjoyed.

Because they obtained an extra 5 vials of Cold-Dark Reagent, Lin Xian did not intend to trade the blood essence in his possession with the Phoenix Society for more Cold-Dark Reagent for the time being. Instead, he had Chen Sixuan take people to find other survivor fleets to trade for some survival supplies. There are many fleets in Xilan City now, and basically, anything one can think of can be obtained through trade with the various fleets.

The Infinite's carriage is not small; previously, they had scavenged a bit here and there, but the main harvest came from Tang Hai and the trades made at the Hengshan Pass station.

Having finished the ability testing, Lin Xian changed his previous plan and divided the team into three groups.

Chen Sixuan, Da Lou, Miao Lu, and Xiao Yuan took a few people to be responsible for purchasing supplies. Lin Xian didn't let Lu Xingchen stay idle either; he had Shu Qin and Lv Chang take him and Shasha to be responsible for "escorting" the supplies obtained from the Phoenix Society back to the Infinite. The armor welding work on that train should be nearing completion.

Furthermore, because of the matter involving He Kun of the Jincheng fleet, Lin Xian gave Shu Qin and Lu Xingchen a heads-up in advance, telling them to be responsible for guarding the Weilong-class electric locomotive he had dragged back.

However, after the ability testing at the Michelle Plaza, the Infinite fleet's reputation should be thoroughly spread. Moreover, the Infinite is parked right next to Longshan No. 1, with Shi Diyuan's side of over a thousand people watching over it, so it is estimated that the Jincheng fleet wouldn't have the guts to come and offend them.

As for Lin Xian, he had Kiki take him to a place alone.

The Xilan Weapon Manufacturing Factory.

Tonight, he plans to perform a comprehensive upgrade of the Infinite's armor, weapon systems, and interior. Because he has the blueprint for the "Queen Mo," he has better plans for the integrated power, air circulation systems, including the elevators, weapon bays, and even the blast-proof doors. He must get it done quickly while there is time.

Therefore, he wants to search this abandoned weapon manufacturing factory to see if he can secure some large-scale equipment, devour and convert the materials, and make some preparations for the train's upgrade work.

At Michelle Church Plaza, Mo Nika originally wanted to wait until Lin Xian came out to have a proper interaction. After the car repair and the ability testing just now, she was pleasantly surprised to find that this Lin Xian is indeed an extraordinary figure. Moreover, the Infinite and her "Queen Mo" are both train groups, so from Mo Nika's perspective, this friend is worth getting to know deeply.

Who would have thought that as soon as the testing plaza dispersed, the members of the Infinite, including those of Longshan No. 1, were all busy scattering to carry out their tasks, and Lin Xian flew away directly with Kiki, leaving her waiting in vain.

"This handsome Lin is incredibly busy. I suggest you don't go out of your way to curry favor. He was able to fix your car, which means he thinks you're alright, unless you want to turn the tables and eat him up~"

Qian Dele walked over slowly with his men. Seeing Mo Nika standing by the roadside waiting, as an old friend who had known her for many years before the apocalypse, Qian Dele guessed the other party's thoughts immediately.

Mo Nika smiled leisurely: "If I wanted to eat him, would it be my turn? You didn't see that this Team Leader Lin has quite a few beauties by his side. And as a woman, I can naturally tell that he is not the type to easily change his principles because of a woman."

Regarding mechanics, Mo Nika might not be very skilled, but in looking at men, as a former top socialite queen in the wealthy circle, her eye is incredibly sharp. From the intentional and unintentional contact last night to bringing Lin Xian to her private space today, this man spent far more time looking at the equipment, weapon caches, power components, and even the mechanical doors and wiring conduits on her train than he did on her bed, bathtub, or the various scattered undergarments.

This wasn't Mo Nika doing it on purpose; after all, she didn't have the habit of bringing people into the No. 1 carriage. However, she was skilled at observing these details. She didn't believe a man in the apocalypse would be completely indifferent to a beauty like her, including her group of subordinates. Mo Nika was fully aware of which men in that group often let their gazes wander over her.

"I'm telling you, Mo Nika, I've told you so many times, in this kind of world, you should put away those methods of playing with men's hearts you used to have." Qian Dele crossed his arms, his gaze wandering leisurely over the group of guards behind Mo Nika, then he stepped forward and lowered his voice.

"The whole train is full of men. Are you trying to make them love you, or make them fear you? It's the end of the world; who is really willing to treat you as a queen? Haven't I told you that some of your subordinates have long been restless~"

Upon hearing this, Mo Nika's expression sank slightly. She lifted her eyes to look at Qian Dele, the corners of her lips lifted without a word, and then she turned and left.

Qian Dele had given her a reminder; in fact, Mo Nika was very clear about it in her heart. However, in her view, most women in the apocalypse are appendages, but she insisted on making men serve her.

Because she not only had this idea but also the ability. As an ability user, Mo Nika's strength was not even weaker than Qian Dele's. Therefore, even though she knew some of her subordinates were dissatisfied with her, she was not worried about her status being affected. To her, it was she who gave these people a chance to survive, gave them shelter and food, so these people must be grateful to her!

Therefore, some of her subordinates were also crazily infatuated with her. This group of supporters became her "personal guards" in the apocalypse. This is Mo Nika's way of managing people.

These people were willing to sacrifice everything for this train and for her, so why should she mind these cute men secretly using her as a fantasy object in the dead of night to solve their physiological needs?

Men, after all~

It's human nature.

On the other side, Han Jun of the Arctic Wind Alliance and Qin Xueming of the Universe fleet also came up empty-handed. A large group of people stood by the roadside, looking at the plaza where the crowd was gradually dispersing, feeling somewhat helpless.

"This Infinite fleet only has 10 people in total, yet they all split up to act. I don't know if this Team Leader surnamed Lin is naive or confident."

Green Wind's gaze swept over the crowd, and he said sternly: "With so many Rampage-class and Diamond-class, they must have attracted the attention of quite a few fleets, especially those two Rampage-class near 2,000. I estimate the number of fleets wanting to poach them is at least in the double digits."

"I think it's just confidence." Qin Xueming crossed his arms: "His own ability assessment level is 2,100, and he is also a holder of the Phoenix Society's Crimson Phoenix Order. His doomsday train group follows an elite route. With over thirty people enjoying so many supplies, under such conditions, I think it's hard for other fleets to have the ability to poach his people. Team Leader Han, what do you think?"

"Poaching people is unnecessary; such a fleet is worth getting to know. Being able to rush out of the snowfield with over thirty people, their skills must be significant. Maybe there will be mutual support in the future," Han Jun said indifferently, then looked at Qin Xueming.

"Alright, there are still things to do in the alliance. The cooperation with the Universe fleet is settled for now. After we rush out of the No. 5 Star Abyss, let's go to that place together."

"Good!"

Qin Xueming shook hands with him immediately, then took his people and left.

The Xilan Weapon Manufacturing Factory is located in the industrial zone in the east of the city. According to the data Lin Xian collected, this manufacturing factory was the first to possess a 100,000-ton CNC forging press.

As the western weapon industrial base of the Dragon Kingdom, the first generation of heavy TFV600 twin-barreled tanks came off the production line here.

Although with the progress of the times and changes in national strategy, the main industrial base has moved overall to the eastern coastal city of Yongcheng Port, it still reserves the strategic assets of the heavy industry of the past.

Therefore, Lin Xian prepared to try his luck here to see if he could get a fully automatic shell stamping machine back. At that time, he could completely add a weapon carriage, collect shell casings to provide ammunition for bullet reloading and remanufacturing, which would greatly increase the speed of ammunition production and save him from having to keep his hands busy all the time.

The cold wind was biting. The defensive city walls in the distance of Xilan City had the sound of artillery fire from time to time. The Seventh Investigation Corps' Demon-Resisting frontline stood guard 24 hours a day. The Phoenix Society in Xilan City had sufficient ammunition supplies. It is said that the military logistics of the Dawn Center had continued until the extreme cold vortex covered the area three days ago. For this major transfer, the Phoenix Society had already accumulated quite a bit of power and gathered all the support combat resources in the surrounding area.

"These monsters are attacking in turns day and night, and the frequency and intensity are increasing. It looks like it has to do with the approach of the polar night."

High above, Kiki looked at the war city walls in the distance and said.

Lin Xian looked at the extreme cold vortex getting closer and closer above his head, like dark clouds looming. In the center of the vortex, wild thunder exploded from time to time, reflecting a cobalt-blue storm sky, like a cosmic giant beast, pressing down heavily on the snowfield and Xilan City, which was heart-palpitating.

"It might have something to do with this vortex."

Lin Xian frowned. Although the city was peaceful, a trace of unease always lingered in his heart.

Perhaps it was the terrifying, eerie entity Ah Bai saw, or perhaps it was the unpredictable snowfield monster tide, and that strangely cleared mark. All of this made Lin Xian feel that something was very wrong.

Therefore, even though there was a little less vigilance among many survivor fleets in the city, Lin Xian still dared not relax his mind.

"Hey, don't you think those Night Walkers are much more powerful than we imagined?" Kiki recalled Zhou Wuer's strike at this moment, which couldn't help but make her feel a bit shocked inside. Perhaps it was because Long Dahei's attack method was somewhat similar to hers, so she naturally substituted herself into it.

Lin Xian looked at her and said: "This is normal. The main point where Night Walkers lead other ability users is information. Although it has only been 92 days since the Apocalypse Day, human evolution has been developing rapidly. And we, who have been walking blindly and feeling our way across the stones along the way, how can we compare to the data aggregation of more than 40,000 Night Walkers globally? Their understanding of abilities is at least very advanced compared to other survivors."

"In addition, they are already using items like Cold-Dark Reagent to enhance abilities. Coupled with the high-intensity training of Night Walker missions, it is not surprising that they have such strength."

Kiki nodded in agreement upon hearing this: "Hmm~~ You're right."

"You should be surprised why Long Dahei was defeated so quickly, right?" Lin Xian asked rhetorically.

"A little~"

Lin Xian let out a long breath, his gaze then sharpening slightly: "Don't let Zhou Wuer's grinning face fool you. Judging by his strikes, this man is extremely decisive in his actions. Every move he makes is with full force. Aside from pulling back at the very end, he treated it entirely as a life-or-death struggle against a strange entity. Although Long Dahei was also cautious, he had already lost in terms of momentum."

After speaking, Lin Xian also pondered in his heart. From this point, it can be seen that the life-and-death situations Zhou Wuer had faced must be far more numerous than those Long Dahei had faced...

"However, if he were to face you, it wouldn't be that simple." Lin Xian looked at Kiki: "Your telekinesis system has all-around defensive means. It wouldn't be easy to subdue you."

"That's for sure~"

Kiki lifted the corners of her lips: "However, I also learned a lot of things this time. I feel that this ability of mine still has a lot of room for improvement."

"That goes without saying. You are only Rampage-class now; the space is naturally very large."

While talking, the two had already arrived at an industrial zone. The first thing that came into view was a group of rusted steel buildings. The shadows of the giant chimney group pierced into the snow curtain like inverted black sharp swords. The open space of the factory warehouse was parked with many fleet camps, with blue smoke from burning firewood for warmth rising here and there.

This area had at least a hundred fleets. Lin Xian and Kiki even saw many large vehicles cutting various steel plates and materials moved out of the abandoned factory for vehicle modification.

Useful things in the entire industrial zone had long been moved away, and even the relatively complete iron doors had been dismantled, except for the towering lava towers, forging hammers, and various conveyor belts.

This kind of area is almost the first place survivors will visit. Lin Xian had long guessed that this would be the scene, so his goal was to find the "guys" that the survivors couldn't move.

The two swept directly from the air and started searching through various large factory buildings to find their targets.

As a result, not long after, they found quite a few good things in the steel workshop of the weapon factory, which was full of rust deposits.

Arc melting furnaces, CNC forging presses, three-defense system filling lines, ceramic insert sintering furnaces, Kevlar weaving machines, gun barrel deep-hole drilling machines, and the fully automatic shell stamping machine Lin Xian wanted to find.

But the problem is, they are huge.

The scale of the Xilan Weapon Manufacturing Factory far exceeded Lin Xian's imagination, and even the 6-axis robotic arms in the welding workshop were like giant objects.

"No wonder no one is interested. It's stuff for building tanks or pedestal railguns. You can't move it, and you can't break it down. Even if you want to make it work, not only do you need intelligent system debugging, but these guys also need at least hundreds of engineers to maintain and operate..."

"Hey~"

Kiki pointed to the 6-axis robotic arm on the loading line: "You can handle that one first. Start with the small things."

Lin Xian sighed helplessly upon hearing this. Small things? That thing looks like at least a dozen tons, and it is more precise than ordinary cars and trains, so the difficulty of devouring it will be higher.

"Alright, let's handle this one first..."

At present, this 6-axis robotic arm should be the easiest to handle. And if he is lucky enough to obtain the complete blueprint, he can set up two in the No. 11 carriage, specifically used for hoisting mechs on and off the train, which can be considered to solve a difficult problem of mech loading and unloading.

Besides that, there are some other small machines, but Lin Xian's purpose is to get materials. He is not very interested in the materials and blueprints of those injection molding machines. After he handles the robotic arm, he will see if he can handle that arc melting furnace.

The arc melting furnace is made of high-grade silicon carbide and high-temperature alloy steel, and the complexity is not high, making it suitable for obtaining materials. As for that fully automatic shell stamping machine, the size is slightly large. He will see if he can simplify some subsystems to use after scanning it later. Without a blueprint, Lin Xian knows nothing about this thing.

No sooner said than done. Looking at the time, it was already close to 16:00, and there were about 2 hours left until dark. He had to hurry.

So Lin Xian directly drove the power armor, jumped from the maintenance ladder of the loading line to the side of the robotic arm, took off his gloves, reached out, and began to scan and devour.

【Scanning progress 1%】

Just as he started, Lin Xian realized that this thing would probably take more than an hour to finish scanning. Adding the devouring, it would take at least another hour. If he still had to handle the arc melting furnace and the fully automatic shell stamping machine, it would definitely be after dark.

Seeing Lin Xian start working, Kiki said, unable to stay idle: "Then you get busy, I'll look around?"

"Don't go too far. I cannot be disturbed."

"I won't~" Kiki naturally knew that Lin Xian needed protection at this time, so she just flew around in the large workshop factory, curiously looking everywhere.

In the communicator, Shu Qin's voice came, reporting to Lin Xian that the supplies obtained from the Phoenix Society had all been moved back to the Infinite. At the same time, the armor plates on the right side had been installed, and Chen Sixuan, who was responsible for purchasing the train's necessities, had also returned, asking Lin Xian what the next arrangements were.

Lin Xian thought for a while and decided to let the team members have free time before dark, which could be considered as relaxing their moods.

The team members on the Infinite who learned the news were all overjoyed. After all, everyone had not been in such a safe environment for a long time. Now that they had time to relax, everyone felt their tense heartstrings loosen.

Even for the team of over a thousand people on Longshan No. 1, Shi Diyuan also let the crew members walk around in safe areas in the city and exchange some things they needed with each other.

However, for the sake of safety, Chen Sixuan required the team members who went out for free activities to be in groups of at least three and report back before dark.

And so, the team members on the Infinite gathered into small groups of three or five and headed into the city together.

As for Fire Brother, he indicated that he would guard the train. After all, this guy wanted to take the opportunity to sunbathe well and study the ability growth manual he got back from the Phoenix Society.

On the streets around Central Avenue, the densely packed fleet camps all set up stalls directly, displaying some items they wanted to exchange. Although blood essence is a hard currency, its value is too high, so some small things are traded in the form of barter. As long as both parties are willing, such a simple transaction is reached.

Besides bartering, many craftsmen also took the opportunity to earn some extra money in the apocalypse. Shaving and haircuts became popular. There were also doctors providing simple medical services, as well as various mechanical repairs, massage and bone setting, and "camp bars" selling alcohol, etc., including what Mo Nika mentioned before, prostitution services were not uncommon.

"Tire mushroom skewers, lizard oil-fried blue algae cakes, green bark crisp, melted snow salt crystal lizard, asphalt scorpion chips, beef soup stewed bat, freeze-dried slug..."

"Oh my god, what is all this."

Miao Lu and Xiao Yuan followed Chen Sixuan, Da Lou, and Shasha to a camp street selling supplies. Looking at those miscellaneous doomsday foods, the few girls were frowning the whole time.

These things were even more "creative" than the lizard jerky, rat jerky, and cockroach protein bricks they had experienced before.

Chen Sixuan looked at these foods and had to sigh at the creativity of humans in the apocalypse. And judging from the expressions of Miao Lu and the others, the Infinite's food was indeed luxurious among the many survivor fleets.

The Infinite didn't have many people, but it possessed a large amount of supplies and food. Coupled with what was obtained from the Phoenix Society this time, the allocation to individuals could almost be described as rich.

The group relaxed their physical and mental fatigue from the doomsday escape with a "window shopping" mentality. Da Lou followed behind like a bodyguard, but for him, who could eat canned food every meal following Lin Xian, he couldn't help but frown looking at the asphalt scorpion chips.

Just as the others were strolling among the stalls of various fleet camps, Chen Sixuan saw something somewhat familiar on a small stall using a car hood as a display rack.

So she stopped her steps.

The person running the stall was a woman wearing a thick down jacket. Her fleet was gathered together, with a burning oil drum rising in the back.

The woman noticed Chen Sixuan's gaze and immediately pointed to the object in the corner: "Brand new, there are 5, ultra-thin, trade for 4 cans, how about it?"

Few people would think that an item like a condom would become a hard currency not weaker than food after the apocalypse. Chen Sixuan looked at it with deep meaning, then directly took out canned food from her backpack to exchange.

"I'll take it."

"Alright~" The woman smiled. She saw Chen Sixuan had a pretty face, so after handing the condoms to her, she added quietly as if she were very experienced: "As long as it's not broken, you can wash it clean, hang it to dry, and then add some Vaseline to use it again. There's no problem using it five or six times."

Hearing this, Chen Sixuan's originally cold and serious face couldn't help but feel a bit hot. She barely smiled at the other party and quickly reached out to take it and put it in her bag. "Nothing to be shy about. We women already live a difficult life. In this environment, if we get pregnant again, isn't that a sin?"

"Thank you." Chen Sixuan said with a smile, then turned and left.

At this time, she discovered that a strange man was chatting with Miao Lu and Xiao Yuan. However, because Da Lou was standing by the side, the man didn't get too close. After Chen Sixuan walked over, she realized that the man was introducing something.

"Diamond-class gets 1 bottle of Cold-Dark Reagent per month, 2 bottles of vegetable juice, one can of meat every day, and various snacks. If you are a gene-evolver, there will be a set of passive protective exoskeleton armor."

"Rampage-class gets 2 bottles of Cold-Dark Reagent per month, 4 bottles of vegetable juice, a set of pan-dynamic outer armor, specially supplied meals, meat every meal, and a modified living carriage for sleeping and resting alone."

"In addition, our Night Wind fleet has a very high safety factor. The whole team has over 600 people, there are 10 large supply trucks, and there are anti-aircraft ones, and there are many heavy weapons..."

After the man finished speaking, he said to Da Lou: "Like this big brother with an ability level of 1120, our fleet has several pretty girls who can be chosen to be your sleeping partner to solve some physiological needs. It's not expensive, as long as you treat them well and have food. Rampage-class, they are dying to pay to be with you. Even if you want two or three at a time, they are willing."

Hearing this, Miao Lu and Xiao Yuan suddenly looked a bit embarrassed. Miao Lu directly covered Shasha's ears. Who knew Shasha pushed her hand away directly and said to the man with an unconvinced face.

"He is my brother. He has this treatment, what about me?"

The man frowned upon hearing this and scratched his head: "You are so young, you also want a sleeping partner?"

!

"Fart!" Shasha suddenly got anxious: "I'm asking if I have Cold-Dark Reagent, vegetable juice, and meat cans?"

"This..."

The man immediately took out a mobile terminal. It seemed to be the data collected at the ability plaza before. He searched for a long time before finally finding it.

"Oh, so you are that genius girl with a 1.8 limit coefficient. You are Diamond-class. Of course, you have Diamond-class treatment." He said with a face full of joy, squatted down, and said to Shasha in a seductive tone: "Is he your brother?"

Shasha nodded.

"Then if you two siblings join together, I can apply to increase your treatment a bit more. How about it, will you consider it?"

Shasha pretended to think for a while, which made the man's eyes light up. Who knew the little girl had a sly look on her face and said to the man quietly in return.

"What to do, my brother and I are currently sleeping in a 30-meter-long luxury carriage each, eating meat three times a day. Brother Lin lets me eat snacks, snacks, and fruit cans as I please. I also have a T8-Z Vulcan mech. With your conditions, it seems hard for my brother and me to agree~"

The man's expression froze upon hearing this: "You live in a train carriage by yourself?"

Shasha shook her head.

"I knew it..."

"Two people."

"Ah?"

The man was completely stunned. Two people living in one carriage, eating meat three times a day, eating snacks, snacks, and fruit cans as they please. Is this fleeing for their lives or out on vacation?

Miao Lu and Xiao Yuan knew that Shasha was deliberately teasing him, and both of them couldn't help but chuckle.

The man knew that his conditions probably wouldn't work, so he could only smile awkwardly and leave quickly.

At this time, Chen Sixuan also walked over: "Rampage-class gets 2 bottles of Cold-Dark Reagent per month, 4 bottles of vegetable juice. I heard Zhou Wuer say before that the Night Walker organization also has this treatment."

"Then it seems this fleet is indeed quite large." Shasha said: "2 bottles of Cold-Dark Reagent must be at least 20 blood essences."

Da Lou nodded: "Under the same conditions, going to the Phoenix Society is more dangerous, so many people should choose this kind of fleet."

"No wonder these fleets are getting bigger and bigger. It seems there are quite a few powerful people in them." Miao Lu said at this time.

This was not the first time they had encountered someone coming to poach them. Since the end of the ability test just now, several groups of the Infinite had encountered it. The conditions offered were strange, but most of them were friendly communications, so it didn't cause any conflict.

And it wasn't just Rampage-class like Da Lou, Shu Qin, and Lu Xingchen. Even Xiao Yuan, who was only 260 points, with ordinary ability peak and limit coefficient, had people coming to the door. It seemed that as long as they had shown their faces in the testing plaza, they were targeted by some fleets among the thousands of fleets in Xilan City.

And the one who came to Xiao Yuan was the captain of a small fleet. The reason was even more bizarre, saying that he felt Xiao Yuan looked very much like his first love, and the conditions offered were surprisingly good.

Although it felt very inexplicable, Xiao Yuan refused without hesitation.

"Wow, there are so many fleets stationed in this area. I guess we won't be able to finish walking until dark. Let's go ahead and take a look." Shasha was particularly relaxed today, and the smile on her face hadn't stopped.

After the small episode, the group started again on this "commercial street" organized by various survivor fleets, looking at all kinds of novel things.

Xilan Weapon Manufacturing Factory, No. 3 Loading Workshop.

【Scanning progress 65%】

Lin Xian closed his eyes, concentrating on operating the Mechanical Heart, not wasting a single second. At the same time, he was also paying attention to the news in the communicator. Although it was free time, as the "parent" of this group, he was concerned about everyone's movements.

Except for Fire Brother guarding the train, the people on the Infinite were divided into several groups and went out for a stroll. According to Shu Qin, Lv Chang, and Chen Sixuan, quite a few people in the team had encountered situations of being poached, and some were fleets inquiring about the Infinite's treatment, looking for Lin Xian, and wanting to cooperate and join.

However, because the fleet leader Lin Xian was not there, these people could only leave in disappointment.

Hearing these news, Lin Xian was also calculating in his heart whether to add more people. From a rational point of view, the Infinite had many supplies and a large space. Coupled with his mechanical ability, if he strengthened the team members' combat power, the team members' survival rate would also be very high.

But he was actually very conflicted. Besides having to bear more responsibilities, he didn't want to be like Longshan No. 1, where dozens of people died after every major battle...

The most important point is that Lin Xian feels that the terrifying pressure encountered by the Infinite is often beyond imagination and even close to a desperate situation!

From Jiang City all the way to now, he has the heaven-defying mechanical ability, Kiki with S-class telekinesis ability by his side, plus the heavy-duty defensive Infinite. Such a configuration has been a narrow escape many times. He can hardly imagine how other fleets persisted relying on a few Spark automatic rifles or light machine guns. Even after discovering the phenomenon of ordinary people like Shu Qin evolving into strong combat power, it cannot be completely explained, because Shu Qin's pressure now is no less than before...

It's just that a large part of it is borne by Lin Xian.

Therefore, what Lin Xian worries about is that the people accepted may bear greater dangers than before. Under this contradictory psychology, he has become more cautious about expanding the team, and even less wants to recruit survivors in the form of "treatment," letting them become cannon fodder, or the "5%" who die every day...

"Hey, so boring~"

Kiki flew past Lin Xian quietly, then sat on the edge of the robotic arm, her two legs swinging in the air.

"I walked around outside just now. These fleets are either dismantling things or cutting, welding, and repairing. I heard that Sister Chen and the others are shopping. I haven't been shopping for a long time~"

Lin Xian smiled slightly: "Tonight, after I finish the train assembly work, tomorrow you can have free time."

"Really~" Kiki squinted and smiled at him: "Then you are not allowed to stand me up."

"Why would I stand you up?"

"Aren't you going with me? How boring it is to go shopping alone..." Kiki looked at him with her big eyes, full of expectation.

Lin Xian: "..."

"It depends on the situation." Lin Xian took a deep breath and looked outside the factory: "These people are also seizing every moment to improve the fleet's defense. Maybe with one more steel plate, a train of people can live one more day. The tail needles of those snow demons before could pierce my armor. If I don't upgrade the armor, I won't be able to sleep or eat in peace."

Kiki looked at him with watery eyes and said leisurely: "Yes, yes, yes, I know you have a heavy responsibility and care about our safety. Team Leader Lin, you have worked hard. Do you want this young lady to knead your waist and beat your legs?"

"And then give me a stick, right?" Lin Xian said with a smile.

Kiki sneered: "Still remembering this, stingy ghost."

Since Lin Xian and Kiki came in here, personnel from some survivor fleets would walk in from time to time to look for something, but after seeing that they were all large machines, they would leave in disappointment while cursing.

Things that could be dismantled didn't even have screws left. And because Lin Xian and Kiki were staying on the robotic arm high in the air, no one saw them, so they just enjoyed the quiet.

"Tsk tsk tsk, these people are really amazing. Everything that could be dismantled has been dismantled, and even the chandeliers were not spared."

"Lights are key things, especially high-power ones. Many fleets will turn on the headlights when camping at night, saying that it can avoid eerie entities to a certain extent."

"Will it really be useful?" Kiki frowned slightly: "Turning on a light in the dark night, isn't it like a lighthouse, waiting for those eerie entities to come to the door."

"That's not necessarily true."

Lin Xian said in a deep voice at this time: "Those night monsters don't necessarily judge by vision. Have you forgotten the monsters we encountered before?"

The white giant monster appeared for the first time and stood beside Lin Xian for a long time.

The three-headed spider monster appeared strangely above Lin Xian's head.

The crimson centipede also started to go berserk only after the Infinite fled.

The monsters in the No. 9 Underground City captured Lin Xian and Kiki on the Gemini only after the nuclear-powered locomotive started.

These monsters have eyes, but their attacks on humans seem to be different from zombies and human-eerie entities.

"I know what you said, the dark mark is used for identification, but I just think it's impossible not to see it when standing in front of it. If you can't see it, how do you mark it?"

Lin Xian nodded: "So, we still have to wait for the Phoenix Society's research results. We currently only know that there is such a mark. For deeper things, we still need more time to crack it."

"Hmm, also, then it seems..."

"Shh."

At this time, Lin Xian suddenly asked Kiki to be quiet. He heard someone coming into the factory. To avoid unnecessary trouble, the two decided not to expose themselves if they could. Once they were done, they would leave immediately.

Kiki heard this and quickly stopped talking, flew up and landed beside Lin Xian, sitting down, waiting quietly for this group of people to leave.

But who would have thought that the people who came in this time were different from the previous ones. Just from the movement, they were a bit sneaky.

"Let's do it here~" In a certain corner, a man pulled a woman in, his tone sounding very urgent.

"You are too impatient. It's broad daylight now, aren't you afraid of someone coming in~"

The woman said with dissatisfaction in her tone.

"Can't hold it anymore. I have to keep watch tonight. Come on, wifey, take off your pants quickly~"

"Oh my, it's such a cold day, my butt is frozen to death. You didn't even pick a warm place."

"Then let's go back to the car?"

"No, everyone is there, and the car is not soundproof."

"What are you afraid of? We are an old married couple. Old Wang and his wife are the same. The shock absorbers make a clanging sound in the middle of the night. Let's not talk about each other. Let me touch it quickly~"

"Go away, oh, don't touch it, it's shameless~ Just come directly."

"Let me touch it for a while. If I don't touch it, my brother won't react."

"Really useless, stand still, I'll help you."

On the robotic arm of the loading line, Lin Xian was speechless. Running to this kind of place at minus fifty degrees for husband-and-wife life, he really wasn't afraid of getting frostbite.

However, thinking deeply, the physical fitness of the current enhancers has evolved significantly. Xiao Yuan can easily lift a weapon box of more than 100 catties. This kind of "activity" really can't stump these dry-wood-and-raging-fire men and women.

Suddenly, Lin Xian felt his arm getting heavier and heavier. Turning his head to look, he saw Kiki's little face flushed red, with a gnashing-teeth expression of hatred, pinching his shoulder, and muttering in a low voice.

"Really shameless..."

Lin Xian smiled upon hearing this and leaned over to whisper: "Didn't you hear that they are a couple? Why is it shameless?"

"Shut up!"

At this time, strange sounds of "hmm" and "oh" began to come from the corner below, echoing in the empty workshop.

Kiki's face turned even redder. She actually directly propped up a telekinesis shield, trying to isolate the sound that made her face flush and heart beat, and then covered her ears and buried her face in Lin Xian's shoulder.

One minute later, the sound below ended.

Amidst the woman's cursing, the two left again.

Now it was Lin Xian's turn to be dumbfounded, muttering in his mouth: "It seems that this evolution doesn't cover the kidneys..."

"What did you say?!" Kiki raised her head, looking at him with suspicious eyes.

Lin Xian immediately became serious: "Nothing, there is still a little time."

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"Alright, then hurry up." Kiki looked up at him, her eyes changing subtly, looking at him with a teasing smile:

"Look at how fast they are."

Lin Xian:?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 279 =====