Chapter 346: Silent City (120,000 explosion, seeking monthly tickets)

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On the Infinity, Old Mo's family, having tidied up their bedding and dealt with their injuries, obtained a place to live. For convenience, Old Mo moved directly into the carriage of the engineering team with Liang Lei and the others, and let Sun Sun Yuzhen take the two children to the living carriage with Li Yi.

Because there were so many things to do, Lin Lin Xian hadn't asked Old Mo and the others yet, nor had he arranged for them to do anything. However, Old Mo himself was an old man with character, speaking and doing things directly and not liking soft-hearted people. Plus, he was originally a senior engineer at Xinghua Heavy Industry, and his mechanical level was richer than that of Liang Lei, Luo Yang, and others. So, before Lin Lin Xian could arrange anything, he took the initiative to join the work of helping to repair the train.

On the living carriage side, Sun Sun Yuzhen looked at the compartment full of security that Chen Chen Sixuan had arranged for their family alone. Even though they were in the dark forest, she was full of tears. Surviving was more important than anything else; she knew this best.

Whether in the hands of the sand bandits or in the dark night, she faced disasters. No matter if life or death was unpredictable in the next moment, at this moment, she firmly believed that she could survive.

So she was very grateful for Lin Lin Xian's shelter. Having just experienced a great battle, she was now following Shu Qin and Li Yi to help with munitions and internal affairs without stopping.

But Shu Qin told her that Team Leader Lin had already assigned the task division, and munitions and internal affairs were arranged in groups. So Sun Sun Yuzhen immediately found Lin Lin Xian, hoping that Lin Lin Xian could arrange a task for her.

Lin Lin Xian was manufacturing relay communicators for Grace at this time. Seeing Sun Sun Yuzhen, he remembered her taking Chen Chen Sixuan and Ding Ding Junyi to scout the sky just now, so he said:

"You join the reconnaissance group with Teacher Chen later. Your flight ability is very useful to us."

"Eh! Okay!" Sun Sun Yuzhen's eyes shone with brilliance, nodding repeatedly, and then immediately ran to find Chen Chen Sixuan.

Lin Lin Xian watched her back, knowing that Sun Sun Yuzhen urgently needed his recognition, so he didn't stand on ceremony and directly pointed out the importance of the other party's ability. Because she had two children, if she didn't make a contribution, she would definitely feel bad in her heart, so Lin Lin Xian didn't say much more.

On the other side, in Carriage No. 13, Mo Xiaotian took his younger sister Mo Mo Xiaole and a group of children from Carriage No. 10 to help bring back the collected shell casings, which were sorted by Shu Qin's group. Those that could be used would be taken to directly reload primer ammunition, and those that couldn't would be left aside, waiting for Team Leader Lin to consume and convert them into materials.

Mo Xiaotian worked neatly and extremely hard. Despite his young age, he could carry a 50-60 kilogram iron ammunition box without any effort. Because the demand for ammunition was extremely high, Carriage No. 13 was crowded with people.

Suddenly, a slight sound of a bullet explosion rang out, scaring a group of people into stopping what they were doing.

Gao Ta and Shu Qin hurried over and found that Mo Xiaotian, who was picking out bullets, had blood overflowing from his hands. He looked at Shu Qin and Gao Ta with trembling hands and said nervously: "Aunt Shu Qin, this... this bullet exploded."

He protected his younger sister behind him. The expression on his face wasn't the pain of his fingers being blown and bleeding, but the annoyance and nervousness of having done something wrong.

"Don't be afraid."

Shu Qin held Mo Xiaotian's hand and immediately shouted to Miao Lu: "Miao Lu, hemostatic bandage."

"Okay!" Miao Lu acted immediately.

Gao Ta, who was on the side, was afraid he would be nervous, so he asked him in a low voice: "Kid, how did this bullet explode?"

"It just suddenly exploded." Mo Mo Xiaole behind him spoke for her brother, as if afraid her brother would be blamed, so she carefully explained again: "Brother was picking them one by one, very carefully."

"Right, that's how I was..."

To explain, Mo Xiaotian hurriedly picked up a 7.62 automatic rifle bullet nervously again. But as soon as he picked it up, a static electric arc that was extremely difficult to detect shot out from his fingertips, instantly piercing the bullet, and then with a bang, it exploded again!

At this, the people around retreated fiercely in fright. Shu Qin, who saw this scene clearly, immediately grabbed Mo Xiaotian's bleeding hands and said sternly: "Don't touch these bullets anymore. Quick, hurry to the medical cabin!"

After saying that, Shu Qin immediately let Miao Lu take Mo Xiaotian away. Then she looked at Gao Ta, who was equally shocked, and said:

"That seems to be a kind of ability!"

"Notify Team Leader Lin immediately!"

On Lin Lin Xian's side, 100 sets of small signal relays had been manufactured. They used the Phoenix Society technology scanned in Xilan City, carried high-energy lithium batteries, and had a very long battery life.

He manufactured a metal box, which was hoisted by 4 PX-05 robots. After Kiki edited the task module, she was ready to let Grace start setting off to 'scout the way'.

Chen Chen Sixuan and Kiki also followed with a group of people. Everyone looked at this robot that was about to carry out the reconnaissance plan with complex expressions, and at the same time, everyone was ready for battle. If the weird entities were disturbed, then the battle would break out again.

【Grace】 walked out of the carriage elegantly and said to Lin Lin Xian: 【I will survey the road conditions according to the lowest track standard you can manufacture, and follow up on your orders in real-time through signal relays.】

"If you disturb the weird entities, find a shelter and stand by yourself."

【Understood.】

Grace responded with a clear female voice: "I will not bring threats back to the camp formation. However, I still hope that those ugly things are not interested in my Plutonium-238 isotope nuclear battery array and motor neuron components."

Lin Lin Xian looked surprised upon hearing this, not expecting Grace to respond:

【A robot joke, hoping to alleviate some of your emotional anxiety.】

"Alright, thank you." Lin Lin Xian smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

【You're welcome. Given my learning of the known humans in the joint train fleet, you can set me to imitate a specific personality mode or voice to communicate with you, which might make you feel more comfortable.】

"Wow, can it be male or female?" Kiki became interested upon hearing this.

"No need, just like this." Lin Lin Xian said directly. Now he was in no mood for DIY. This AI robot had just been put to use, and he had to use it to execute a reconnaissance mission that was very likely to be a one-way trip.

For Lin Lin Xian, it was somewhat heartbreaking. He had originally wanted to use it to solve many planning problems on the train.

But in the current situation, there was nothing more important than escaping the Star Abyss. This plan was also the most reliable plan he could think of, so he had to try.

【Received. The upcoming mission is: Baicheng track path reconnaissance exploration. The current time is 23:15. While maintaining signal transmission, Grace will transmit an information node to you every 5 minutes.】

"Good."

After saying that, Grace turned around and walked slowly toward the outside of the position.

At this time, on the Infinity, all weapons had started the fire control program. Once an abnormality appeared, they would fire immediately.

As Grace gradually walked into the depths of the darkness until she disappeared, Lin Lin Xian's heart couldn't help but rise.

Di~

Five minutes later, on Lin Lin Xian's mobile terminal, the information for the first information node began to arrive. Looking at the first red light flashing on the misty dark map based on the train position, Lin Lin Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Got it!" Kiki also held a mobile terminal: "Although we can't observe it, the signal is indeed smooth."

"All relays use 1 kilometer as a fixed anchor point. This distance should be relatively safe." Lin Lin Xian said.

Chen Chen Sixuan on the side kept observing toward the depths of the forest with the Meteor No. 3 and also said: "No abnormal sounds found."

"Don't be happy too early." Lin Lin Xian took a long breath: "Finding the direction is one thing, but whether the road can be passed is another. In this deep mountain and old forest, as long as you encounter a slightly larger gully, it's not something a track-laying machine can handle. People must go out in person."

Although Lin Lin Xian possessed manufacturing capabilities, even if it was a simple bridge, it wasn't impossible to solve through the efforts of him, Kiki, and a group of engineering teams.

But the problem was also this: if a large number of people needed to be dispatched, then the reconnaissance significance of Grace wouldn't be that great.

"I just think, if Grace reaches Baicheng, at least it means... we are still on the Blue Star." Chen Chen Sixuan looked up at the dark blue night sky and the bay fragments floating on the dome, saying in a comforting tone.

"Team Leader Lin!"

At this time, Shu Qin's voice rang out in the communicator.

In the medical cabin of Carriage No. 4, Lin Lin Xian was surrounding Mo Xiaotian with Chen Chen Sixuan and others at this time. Old Mo and Sun Sun Yuzhen also hurried over anxiously. Mo Mo Xiaole lay on the transparent cabin lid of the medical cabin, waving at Mo Xiaotian, who was lying inside with a nervous expression.

"Is my brother... sick?"

"No, don't worry, Mo Xiaole." Sun Sun Yuzhen pulled her daughter over.

At this time, Shu Qin picked up a broken shell casing on the side and handed it to Lin Lin Xian, saying:

"It might be a kind of ability. Xiaotian doesn't know how to control it yet."

"Wow, what ability? Exploding a bullet?" Kiki looked surprised.

"Xiaotian?" Old Mo also looked at the bullet and then at his grandson in astonishment: "That can't be. Xiaotian is the same as other children. Their genes are evolving, and their strength is indeed much greater, but I have never found that he has any ability?"

Sun Sun Yuzhen also nodded: "Could it be a mistake?"

"It shouldn't be." Gao Ta, who was always taciturn, said at this time: "I saw with my own eyes when he pinched the bullet, electric arcs radiated from his fingers."

He said, looking at Lin Lin Xian: "It's very similar to the electric arc ability that Brother Lin Xian used before."

Lin Lin Xian's eyes flickered upon hearing this: "Electric ability?"

Lou Shasha in the crowd heard this and stared with envy: "No way, such a powerful ability, can it discharge electricity?!"

"Whether it is or not, just test it and you'll know."

At this time, Mo Xiaotian's finger injury had been repaired by the school medical cabin, but it was still a bit crimson. Lin Lin Xian opened the medical cabin, reached out to Mo Xiaotian to pull him up, and said by the way:

"Xiaotian, follow the feeling just now and try discharging electricity at me. Don't be nervous."

"I'm not nervous, but I'm afraid of hurting... hurting you."

Sun Sun Yuzhen on the side looked at Lin Lin Xian and hurriedly said: "Team Leader Lin, why don't you let me try it?"

"Electric arc?" Lin Lin Xian smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I also have electric ability."

For Lin Lin Xian, releasing surges and controlling mechanical currents was completely under his control.

Mo Xiaotian looked at Lin Lin Xian with some fear, then slowly raised his hand and grabbed Lin Lin Xian's finger.

Lin Lin Xian encouraged: "Try it. Ordinary electric shocks shouldn't be able to hurt me... I think."

As soon as the words fell, a brilliant electric arc suddenly burst at Lin Lin Xian's fingertips, with astonishing power, making Lin Lin Xian only feel his fingertips go numb fiercely, and even his AT Field Shield almost responded spontaneously. In an instant, Lin Lin Xian felt his fingers ache and couldn't help but frown tightly.

"Your ability is not small."

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Lin Xian took back his hand and blew on his fingertips, then said to Sun Sun Yuzhen: "It seems it really is some kind of electric ability, but what specific nature it exhibits remains to be observed."

After saying that, he turned around and looked, as if looking for something:

"Where is Brother Huo?"

"Oh, he is..." Gao Ta scratched his head. Before he could finish, Lin Lin Xian said:

"Hand him over to Brother Huo. When there is free time, follow Brother Huo to learn and develop this ability. Maybe it will be very powerful."

"Really!?" Mo Xiaotian's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he said with an incredible expression.

At this, Old Mo and Sun Sun Yuzhen were both a bit confused. How could it be that so long after the Apocalypse Day, the ability only just appeared?

However, in Lin Lin Xian's view, this was a good thing. After the great battle, under the influence of the Hell Black Chrysanthemum and dark power, everyone on the train was benefiting and evolving. It wasn't strange that someone had mutated an ability. For example, Ding Ding Junyi was a perfect example.

"Wow, that's great. My brother has an ability." Mo Mo Xiaole said with surprise repeatedly.

For a time, the news that Mo Xiaotian had developed a powerful ability spread to every carriage of the Infinity, and soon it even spread to other train fleets of the joint train. And it was only then that Lin Lin Xian discovered that five or six people in the entire joint train fleet had awakened new abilities. Not only that, many ability users and genetic evolutionists had undergone huge changes. The situation he had originally envisioned was too conservative. This was even more obvious than after the great battle in Xilan City. Many people noticed it, and this must be related to them being in the Star Abyss at this time.

This included Gao Ta, Shu Qin, Chen Chen Sixuan, Lv Chang, Miao Lu, and others, whose strength could be called evolving rapidly. And Shu Qin discovered that her skin and bones could actually reach the degree of pinching steel after accidentally crushing the handle of a rifle. This was simply unbelievable.

Thus, the joy and novelty of evolution and strength improvement dispelled some of the oppressive fear under the dark night. People from various train fleets began to relax a lot in the camp. Especially after the camp had maintained a safe state for so long, the hearts of many people were considered to have dropped by half. Leaders of various train fleets also began to arrange for personnel to rest in batches to deal with the changing situation.

However, Lin Lin Xian didn't intend to rest here because the Heterostructure Cube was still converting!

【Non-mechanical energy converted, obtained 1000 mechanical source points.】

After his energy was replenished to a certain extent, Lin Lin Xian prepared to continue consuming the remaining train carriages. There were still two nuclear-powered carriages waiting for him to solve. How could he be in the mood to sleep? In this environment, once he fell asleep, maybe the camp would be blown up when he woke up.

Grace was right. Lin Lin Xian was very anxious and very cautious. He hadn't slept well for a period of time. He was either consuming, manufacturing, or fighting.

He was constantly craving for the improvement of his strength and the guarantee of safety.

Although there were many people on the train fleet, fortunately, he had Chen Chen Sixuan, Gao Ta, Shu Qin, Luo Yang, Li Yi, and others to help him. Now the engineering team had a senior engineer, Old Mo, who could directly help him solve many train problems. Plus 【Grace】, Lin Lin Xian could already be considered to have freed up a lot of energy.

Of course, the premise was to survive from the Star Abyss.

Kiki knew that Lin Lin Xian didn't intend to rest, so she also ran to Carriage No. 21, holding a mobile terminal to help him observe Grace's progress and movements, and by the way, to rest.

However, Lin Lin Xian knew that although this little girl said so, she actually just wanted to rest by his side.

Because Kiki at this time was already curled up on his lap and almost asleep...

In the dark Carriage No. 21, Lin Lin Xian planned to start manufacturing MK-66 roll-on cantilever missile launchers, Guardian 86 anti-aircraft missiles, and large Storm Eye F12 supersonic air-ship missiles here while consuming. This was a bold attempt. With this stuff, the Infinity would possess large-scale air-to-air and air-to-ground explosive weapons like the Warhawk-class aerial gunship or the Fearless-class sky mothership, especially when facing some tricky weird entities. This stuff might help Kiki and Brother Huo solve the problem of firepower suppression.

Kiki now liked to stick with Lin Lin Xian, especially in such a corner where no one was around, listening to the heartbeat of him manufacturing and consuming items, which made her feel peaceful inside.

So Lin Lin Xian let her sleep, and she simply slept on Lin Lin Xian...

【Consumption successful, mechanical source points +30, Mechanical Consumption skill proficiency +5】

In the carriage, Lin Lin Xian leaned in the corner and finished consuming another empty carriage of the Ocean. Seeing the materials entering the decomposition center, his confidence increased by a few points inexplicably.

"Lin Lin Xian~" Kiki muttered in her sleep.

"Hmm."

"You say, if you could consume from a distance from the beginning~ then when those thug train fleets attacked us, could you have made their cars disappear all at once..."

Lin Lin Xian replied without thinking: "It can be done."

Puchi~

Who would have thought that Kiki, who was curled up on Lin Lin Xian's lap like a cat, suddenly giggled. Lin Lin Xian asked her what she was laughing at, and she said: "I just thought of those bad guys, driving and driving when their cars disappeared, and a group of people rolling on the ground. Just thinking about it makes me laugh to death..."

Lin Lin Xian smiled: "If I have a chance, I really want to do that."

"Lin Lin Xian~" Kiki took a breath in his arms and continued: "We will definitely be able to survive. Don't worry~"

Don't know why, hearing Kiki's words, Lin Lin Xian's originally tangled emotions settled down a bit. He took a deep breath and then said: "Good."

After saying that, he prepared to continue consuming the carriages, but suddenly remembered that Luo Yang told him that several arc pulse string vibrators on the train had burned out. So Lin Lin Xian simply consumed them by the way, and then manufactured new ones for Luo Yang to install.

Who would have thought that just after he finished consuming one of the arc pulse string vibrators, the light screen of the Mechanical Heart actually lit up after a long time.

A flash of purple light!

【Consumption successful, mechanical source points +10, Mechanical Consumption skill proficiency +3. Congratulations, you have obtained the Magnetic Storm Oscillation skill!】

【Magnetic Storm Oscillation: Releases a megavolt-level magnetic storm discharge field with a diameter of 6 meters from yourself. The skill level and the energy level of the Mechanical Heart directly affect the discharge field range and instantaneous voltage.】

"Holy crap!"

Looking at the light screen, Lin Lin Xian cursed silently. He didn't expect that after such a long time and consuming so many machines, he finally obtained a new skill again.

Although it wasn't a golden super-characteristic skill like the gravitational lens, this purple skill was also very powerful. If it were amplified by machinery later, it would be simply unimaginable.

"Skill level affects range. What does the energy level of the Mechanical Heart mean? Is it my output power?"

At this time, Lin Lin Xian couldn't help but think of his AT Field Shield. As long as the power was sufficient, the field could be enlarged. This sounded like it meant the same thing.

"Eh... then if my Superstring Reactor Phase Rainbow Ring upgrade is successful, wouldn't that mean..."

Thinking of this, Lin Lin Xian realized that the development of his Mechanical Heart was becoming more and more large-scale and high-power. It was far stronger than when he could only fire wind cannons and drive engines to run away at the beginning.

Lin Lin Xian wanted to test this skill, but thought better of it. It wasn't suitable to make such a big commotion now.

So he suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to consume the train carriages of the Ocean, while starting to manufacture missile launchers in Carriage No. 21.

【Consumption successful, mechanical source points +30, Mechanical Consumption skill proficiency +5】

An empty carriage was consumed by Lin Lin Xian.

【Consumption successful, mechanical source points +200, Mechanical Consumption skill proficiency +50】

An hour later, the traction locomotive of the Ocean was consumed by Lin Lin Xian.

1:00 AM, all empty carriages and traction locomotives of the Ocean and the Parrot had been consumed. At this time, only the last two nuclear-powered locomotive sets remained.

And at this time, on the mobile terminal, Grace's path points appeared in the predetermined area. In the eerie and dark dark forest, a small signal relay would appear on the ground or trees every kilometer. The signal light flickered, stretching for more than 80 kilometers. And Grace, under everyone's waiting, entered an unknown area.

Di.