[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-367":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Apocalypse: I Built an Infinite Train",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2262131,4414,"Chapter 367: Zhou Quan","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-367",367,"\u003Cp>Dawn City, 5:30 AM\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold raindrops hung like silver threads, refracting into hazy halos through the neon-drenched air; the entire city seemed submerged in an electronic ocean of indigo and crimson, the old district below a hundred meters crowded and noisy as a beehive, while the inner-city skyscrapers above stood like silent giants, overlooking this steel jungle scarred by apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuwēi stood on the balcony of a curved high-rise in Xinggang District, the hem of her black trench coat lifted by the cold, damp night wind, revealing the tactical bodysuit beneath lined with dark silver metal fibers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood motionless, body taut, the bodysuit accentuating the graceful curve of her hips, her long, beautiful legs straight and upright, her full chest lifting the collar wide open, pale and deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yongcheng Port was attacked for the second time today by a Red Person ambush; the target’s psychic energy exceeded Destruction Level.\" A deep mechanical hum came from behind; a man clad entirely in dark red powered armor spoke from behind his mechanical mask, energy lines slowly flowing through the armor seams: \"It killed for half an hour, then died. We lost four engineers. Phoenix Society lost over sixty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you capture the launcher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same as before—sourceless drone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t turn, only tapped the balcony railing with the index finger of her black tactical glove; the sound of metal against leather triggered the armored man’s silent command—he bowed his head and withdrew, hydraulic joints grinding out mechanical groans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuwēi frowned slightly, gazing at the distant city silhouette: two colossal walls, like cliffs of the world, completely separated the inner city, the old district, and Dawn City’s outer zone; on the walls, dense weapon towers and outpost signal lights blinked like breathing, stretching to the horizon—Wall One resembled a heavenly abyss, keeping zombies and ordinary ghostly entities out, yet seemingly imprisoning the city’s inhabitants forever within this end-time metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neon lights flickered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow plunged from high above, carving an arc through the rain, landing steadily on the railing beside Jian Xuwēi; the shadow stepped into the light—a handsome face, young yet weathered by countless storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine hours ago, Jingjing City in Luling Forest activated. Your people in Jinhai should’ve received the news,” Jiang Yun shook raindrops from his windbreaker, speaking quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jingjing City has already emitted regional radio waves; the main city and Jingjing Metropolis have connected. Wang Yue Zhenji actually pulled that city out of the Star Abyss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t just him who pulled it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yun smiled: “There was also a massive train convoy—but Jingjing City seems to have sheltered it, kept quiet, yet everyone inside already knows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Jian Xuwēi: “It’s Longshan No. 1 and Infinity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian and Shi Di?” Jian Xuwēi finally turned her face; a giant holographic billboard on the building’s exterior splashed red light across half her face, leaving the other half in shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuwēi’s gaze flickered: “Just received word—Zhou Mingyuan is inviting me to Jingjing City tomorrow, supposedly to discuss a major manufacturing project. The Wen family is involved too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yun chuckled immediately: “The Federation moves fast. Looks like not just your Fenger Group—they’re not letting Jingjing City slip away either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuwēi’s expression darkened slightly, then she looked to the night sky: “No. 5 Star Abyss is drawing closer. Phoenix Society is gradually evacuating. In time, the Federation will seize evacuation points in Luling, Baisha, Changuan, Xilin, Jinhe, Kangcheng, and Quancheng. Yongcheng Port is inevitable. But strangely, since Jingjing City emerged, people in the underground cities seem… more tense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” Jiang Yun frowned: “Could it be because of Lin Xian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think the Deep Red World has targeted Lin Xian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One hundred percent,” Jiang Yun blurted, tilting his neck and exhaling deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mechanical psychic ability, tied to Jingjing City—Lin Xian must’ve clashed with Deep Red World agents already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we meet him? But he probably won’t want to show up under the Federation’s gaze,” Jian Xuwēi said, looking at Jiang Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yun nodded: “Then before they enter Jinhai, I’ll have to pay this old friend a visit first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jinhai…” Jian Xuwēi’s frosty brow furrowed slightly: “Phoenix Society’s people should be arriving soon. No. 5 Star Abyss’s abnormal expansion has triggered disturbances in twelve other Star Abysses. Do you think Phoenix Society will clash directly with Dawn City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yun sighed, gazing into the distance, helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows? Natural disasters are bad enough—now human ones too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky remained shrouded in darkness; Jingjing City, just escaped from danger, pulsed like a city that never slept, everywhere bustling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Cloud District, He Feng Courtyard—the former residence of Zhe Ji Feng—was now empty; all four walls had become holographic screens, thousands of surveillance feeds from Jingjing City’s districts converging into countless blue dots, all processed rapidly by Wang Yue Zhenji’s quantum core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yue Zhenji stood at the center, watching vehicles and convoys gradually enter Jingjing City’s docking zones and ground shelters, as if lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old fisherman retracted his rod, sitting quietly in the hall’s corner, trimming dead flowers with scissors, producing a soft rustling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You shouldn’t hesitate,” the old man suddenly muttered, voice hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I possess independent thought. ‘Hesitation’ is merely a measure of my computational duration—it doesn’t imply emotion or stance,” Wang Yue Zhenji replied coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did Dawn City send word? What’s your assessment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Initial calculation: probability of Jingjing City successfully entering Yongcheng Port is under 8%.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yue Zhenji stared at the holographic screen: “This doesn’t include dark-related interference factors. The Deep Red World’s expansion of No. 5 Star Source is another variable. The conservative approach would be to bypass Dawn City and ally with Phoenix Society. But I ran 360,000 trajectory simulations—the probability of Jingjing City reaching the polar region is identical to entering Yongcheng Port.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When critical information is too scarce, computation becomes meaningless,” the white-haired old man murmured, trimming dead branches: “Troublesome. Extremely troublesome. You can evade the Dark Mark, but not people. Dawn City won’t relinquish control of Yongcheng Port—it’s the foundation of production. By revealing your intent to enter Yongcheng Port, Dawn City will assume you’re seeking negotiation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trade, resources—irrelevant,” Wang Yue Zhenji said, expression calm. A mechanical column rose slowly from the floor, revealing a cryo-capsule holding the rust-red organic tissue: [Dark Erosion Cells]. He stared at the petri dish, whispering: “The Deep Red World is conducting dangerous research. If they’re collaborating with Dawn City, there must be a condition outweighing the survival risk from No. 5 Star Abyss’s expansion. That may be the key.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head, nanoscopic pupils contracting, and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Current factors: Phoenix Society is gradually evacuating the Asia-Pacific region. Without existential threat, they won’t intervene in Dawn City’s radiation zone. No other variables exist. Jingjing City cannot avoid this storm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…” The old man grunted, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think my analysis is emotional?” Wang Yue Zhenji asked the old man, calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. You added some emotional embellishments, but you’re still a cold machine,” the old man replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yue Zhenji smiled, raising one finger: “Let me try again. I’ll rephrase.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed energized, his face solemn, speaking in a heavy, analytical tone: “Dawn City retained Fenger Group to develop the Sky Dome Project and starship manufacturing. Now, the moment we exit the Star Abyss, they send a cooperation offer. Could this be linked to our interference with White City’s Deep Red World research? Hmm—this hypothesis is the most detached from reality, yet the most critical.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even rationally, Jingjing City itself is a major production asset to Dawn City. How could Chu Zhaonan possibly let us enter Yongcheng Port easily? Let me think—could Dawn City be offering us a massive order for starship carriers we couldn’t complete in time? Maybe even granting us part of Jinhai’s industrial base? Oh, perhaps even letting us use Yongcheng Port—but our No. 2 City would have to dock first at Dawn City for some reason. That alone would be a headache, wouldn’t it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not learning,” the old man continued trimming branches: “Do you know why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yue Zhenji walked forward, hands tucked in his sleeves, smiling as he crouched before the old man: “My analysis has no flaw?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Humans can’t be that thorough. Every thought carries bias,” the old man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yue Zhenji nodded solemnly, as if about to speak, then held back, stood, and turned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian is thorough. At the brink of disaster, with strategies of certain death—he’s more inhuman than I am, beyond even his displayed emotions. Wow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s scissors cleanly snipped a dead branch, paused slowly, then resumed trimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the train docking zone, over a hundred engineers from Longshan No. 1 were already busy. Jiang Shuxun, head of Tech Research Metropolis, led a team of Jingjing City engineers and hundreds of various drones and construction vehicles, preparing to repair and modify the trains for Shi Di and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With over a thousand lives to manage, Shi Di and Ningjing were pragmatic—they immediately launched full-terrain drive modifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Longshan No. 1, several other train convoys also underwent Jingjing City’s modifications—though all charged fees. Other convoys, suffering heavy losses, opted against drive upgrades, redirecting funds to weapon modifications instead; after all, once they reached Jinhai, they planned to head north directly toward Dawn Center. This route passed through several coastal metropolises, relatively safer than the Star Abyss’s fringes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Mo Queen’s Train, free of such concerns, remained quiet. Its technologized train exterior stood unique among all post-apocalyptic trains, silently docked in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Car No. 1, all other cars were dark and resting—but within those darkened cars, countless whispers stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you believe it? We actually survived the Star Abyss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not? Following Mo Queen means you’re lucky…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Man, it’s so lonely. You think why she brought on a dozen beautiful women but won’t let us talk to them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. Those women are all used goods. At least let us chat as teammates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Boss said she has a cleanliness fetish—no sex on her train, that’s why she banned it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit. She’s doing it on purpose. I heard from Little Ma in the next train—men holding back their yang energy evolve faster. She’s definitely doing this for that reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavens, Mo Queen is doing this for our health…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, you’re sucking up too hard. You’ll suffocate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Boss says we’ll get free time tomorrow. Heard there’s a dedicated pleasure street inside Jingjing City…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, we gotta check it out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go. My heart belongs only to Mo Queen—she’s the perfect woman. Body? Unmatched. Breasts? Ass? Face? Fuck, I’d die happy just once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True. Her body’s too illegal. Can’t take it anymore…” Someone rolled over hastily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the sycophant spoke again: “What I can’t stand is her look—like I’m garbage. It’s just so…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a pervert?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Car No. 1, Mo Nika bathed naked in a luxury tub, red wine beside her, steam rising. Her eyes closed, she ignored the lewd whispers. She activated her psychic ability because one car held a single prisoner—Zhou Lei—undetectable even by Lei Da.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika wasn’t just a woman with extreme control; she was also fiercely principled. Having taken responsibility for Lin Xian, she would never let anything go wrong and tarnish her Mo Queen reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft music played in the car. Mo Nika enjoyed her bath, recalling every detail of their escape from the Star Abyss. Even her calm heart stirred with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her half-closed eyes, Lin Xian’s face surfaced. She parted her lips softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian… Lin Xian. I always say—I never misjudge men. So… how do I win a man like you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted the wine, but her thoughts were abruptly shattered. Mo Nika, lying in the tub, suddenly stiffened—her body slipped from the water like a silent serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sonic blade psychic ability had sharply detected a stealthy figure approaching the outside of Mo Queen’s Train!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2000,"2026-06-19T18:20:06.633Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","efe07425474a9fbea6e1fa09440ce1107d84519e5963b803544f4c5749f5ec60","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-368","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-366",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]