Chapter 378: Interstellar Train (Seeking end-of-month monthly tickets!)

The crowd was filled with surging excitement. Lin Xian, Chen Sixuan, and Kiki exchanged surprised glances, then immediately headed toward the No. 1 Loading Line Factory. Before they even entered, dense swarms of robots were already moving in and out in an orderly fashion overhead, and the sounds of countless mechanical assembly and welding processes rose one after another.

The moment Lin Xian and his group stepped into the No. 1 Loading Factory, they couldn't help but hold their breath for a split second.

This factory was not just a workshop; it could practically be called a man-made canyon. The steel supports on both sides were like towering giant trees, holding up the arched dome, and in the center of the canyon, a behemoth with an awe-inspiring, epic feel rushed toward them!

The entire hull was made of black starship armor plating, and the pitch-black hull, over 2,000 meters long, spanned the entire assembly area. It was hard to see the word "train" in this; it was completely a large, floating starship.

What was most peculiar was that this behemoth was divided into four modules. Their sizes and shapes had some differences, but once fully connected, it looked like a star-faring heavy sword drawn from its sheath, making one feel intimidated just by looking at it.

"Wow, is this a train?" Shasha's eyes widened.

"This is even larger in scale than a Far-Star-class starship," Shu Qin said, shocked.

At this moment, whether it was Da Lou, Liang Lei, or Luo Yang, Li Yi, and the others, all were incredibly shocked. Young people like Miao Lu, Lv Chang, and Xiao Yuan were already so surprised they couldn't speak.

"Dominating enough. I like it." Lu Xingchen's eyes held a heroic spirit. With surging emotions, he said to Lin Xian, "Brother Lin, we should ride this ship, charge into the firmament, and sail toward those endless stars..."

"Stop acting crazy first."

Kiki raised a hand to interrupt him, looking at the black starship and asking, "Can this thing run on tracks?"

"It definitely can." Old Mo looked upward with emotion, pointing to two strange black energy-conducting grooves beneath the starship. "That's called an orbital bow. It can self-generate a levitation force field to adhere to the circum-planetary orbit for operation. The design of the circum-planetary orbit originally had standards for magnetic levitation and the use of horizon gateways. This is completely feasible."

"That's right."

The old engineer beside Jian Xuwei introduced at this time: "The initial circum-planetary orbit construction plan was to be erected into space, used for the construction of the Wangyue Planetary Ring. The Wangyue Planetary Ring, as a space city, also served as a transit station connecting to the moon, and the Sky-Dome Interstellar Train was used for material transport between the Earth and the Moon, with extremely high transport efficiency. However, due to limitations in the technology at the time and some issues regarding regional cooperation, the Wangyue Planetary Ring chose the equatorial space elevator plan for construction. The current circum-planetary orbit belongs to the first phase of the ground project, and through global magnetic levitation transport, efficiency has also been greatly improved."

"This current Sky-Dome-class interstellar mega-structure train, codenamed 'Ark-7,' has its core hull divided into four parts: the No. 1 core drive ship, which is where the defensive weapons and intelligent central control system are located; behind it is the No. 2 functional hull, which contains the orbital guidance, interstellar navigation system, and gravity ring. The Sky-Dome train's 5,000-megawatt 【Star-Driver】 class nuclear power hub is located here, but the gravity ring hasn't finished construction yet. At the same time, this is also the low-temperature hibernation cabin and civilization embryo room, which can preserve many materials. The No. 3 ship is the crew living area and also where the main bridge is located; this is mainly where the interstellar train maintenance and technical crew are. Finally, there is the No. 4 ship power compartment, which has 8 Eternal Starry Sky propulsion devices. You have to know that a 500,000-ton Far-Star-class starship only has 4!"

The old engineer pushed up his glasses and continued: "Besides this, because it is used for transport, including the floating engines and 2,000 propulsion arrays, this combined interstellar mega-structure train can connect to more than 1,000 of the standard hull modules you saw earlier behind it. If these hull modules are used for housing people, each one can hold at least a thousand people!"

"So, why is this thing called a train..." Lin Xian didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

"Didn't I say, it can run while sticking to the tracks." Jian Xuwei said calmly at this time: "To be extreme, as long as the structure allows, all your trains could be dragged into the sky by it directly."

"Wouldn't that be crazy?" Shi Diyuan said, laughing through tears: "Our trains don't have floating engines. Being dragged into the sky by this thing wouldn't it be like a piece of rope?"

"I was just describing it that way." Jian Xuwei said, looking at Lin Xian: "Although it can't go to the sky right now, using this as a traction vehicle for the circum-planetary orbit won't have any orbital problems. If possible, let's form an alliance and cross the Pacific together. Even if one day we break through the Sky-Veil Giant Screen, you will also have such qualifications."

"I think that's very good." Qian Dele was the first to walk up, smiling as he looked at Lin Xian: "Lin Xian, take me with you. I want a room with a porthole."

"Then I'll operate the Orbital Star-Quaking Cannon!" Shasha excitedly raised her hand, looking eager to try.

"Then I'll still be in charge of the information center!" Kiki giggled.

"I'll be responsible for the helmsman!" Luo Yang volunteered.

"Haha, then I'll be the chief engineer!" Old Mo said with a smile.

"Sigh, with a guy like this, I don't have to worry about upgrading Longshan No. 1 anymore." Shi Diyuan crossed his arms and looked at Lin Xian: "Brother Lin, let's all form an alliance. There's strength in numbers. What do you think?"

For a time, everyone was incredibly excited. After seeing this huge interstellar train, everyone was filled with longing.

The people here had all experienced the despair of being trapped under the tracks in the Star Abyss, but the current world was covered by the Sky-Veil Giant Screen. Under these circumstances, this interstellar warship, which could run on tracks and float in the sky at critical moments, while also possessing incredibly powerful firepower and functions, was simply a doomsday safety city tailor-made for them!

Lin Xian looked at this scene, his brain feeling a bit heated.

Just the day before, at Wangyue Zhenshi's banquet, he had mentioned that he wanted a vehicle that could fly in the sky, go underwater, and run on tracks. He didn't expect this interstellar warship to appear before him just like that, making him doubt his life a little.

"How many of those standard hull module cabins were there just now?"

"3, and there is one under construction, but it's about to stop work too." Jian Xuwei watched as everyone pushed Lin Xian to form an alliance, her expression changing slightly. She said: "This is also the reason why I want to seek help from the Silent City and form an alliance with you."

"You want him to help build a few more?"

Jian Xuwei nodded: "And the weapon systems and gravity ring. The problem now is that all the resources have been withdrawn by Dawn City. My original plan was to build at least 10 standard hulls, but at this rate, it's definitely not possible."

"10? Do you have 10,000 people now?"

"My alliance with Jiang Yun currently has over 60,000 people in Dawn City." Jian Xuwei said.

"You have 60,000 people!!!?" Lin Xian said in surprise: "Are you planning an uprising?"

Jian Xuwei smiled and said: "Besides the people from our Fenge Group, some joined along the way from the Yubei Airport, and most of the others joined together in Jinhai and Dawn City. Everyone formed an alliance for the purpose of dealing with the Deep Red World. So, if we leave Dawn City, I will unify the actions of all the alliance convoys of the Fenge Group and then enter the polar region. You forgot, I still have the Silver Star."

Lin Xian nodded: "I'm not surprised you mentioned Jiang Yun."

Come to think of it, Lin Xian still admired Jiang Yun very much. This guy could make friends wherever he went, and being able to build such a large alliance was definitely not simple.

"How about it?" Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian at this time: "Now that the Star Abyss disturbances are intensifying, time is running out. If the Dawn Center crosses the Qionggu Strait, our fastest way is to cross the ocean orbit and enter South America, but to enter the polar region, we can only cross the sea or fly. Your Infinite should not be ready yet, right?"

"I do have that intention." Lin Xian shrugged: "It sounds good too. Even if people can't live in it, they can temporarily follow in the ordinary trains. Plus, with the Silent City helping to build along the way, the expansion capability of this interstellar train can be continuously improved."

"Not bad."

"But Wangyue Zhenshi and the others are not planning to cross the Pacific." Lin Xian said.

Jian Xuwei frowned slightly: "What?"

Lin Xian briefly explained Wangyue Zhenshi's thoughts. After hearing this, Jian Xuwei took a deep breath: "I understand. Then at least now you can help us complete the fourth standard hull, right?"

"Yes."

Before Lin Xian could speak, a holographic light screen on his communicator lit up. Wangyue Zhenshi's leisurely face appeared inside, and he said.

"Not only will we help you build the standard hulls, but the weapon systems and gravity ring are also no problem. I promised Lin that I would help him get this train done."

"You planned this long ago?" Jian Xuwei looked at Wangyue Zhenshi and asked.

"Yes. Strictly speaking, the Silent City and Lin are allies forever. Whatever he wants, I will complete for him."

"Hey, this is a favor you owe me. Why are you saying it like we have an affair?" Lin Xian curled his lip: "Hurry up and come over to study that colonial armor. Also, Jian Xuwei just mentioned that the underground construction factory connects to many areas, so you'd better let Qian Suxun's mecha army and drones search the whole city. Otherwise, we won't feel at ease staying in Jinhai."

"Alright, alright, alright~ I'll be there soon." Wangyue Zhenshi said faintly, then closed the communication.

Jian Xuwei on the opposite side looked at Lin Xian in surprise. She originally thought that Lin Xian's joint convoy entered Jinhai under the protection of the Silent City. How come now it looks like Wangyue Zhenshi still has to listen to Lin Xian's arrangements.

"The Silent City owes you a favor. What does that mean?" Jian Xuwei asked at this time.

"Oh, nothing."

Lin Xian said casually: "It's just that I saved the Silent City from the Star Abyss and incidentally let the Silent City escape a disaster, so counting it up, Wangyue Zhenshi owes me a favor."

"What did you say? You saved the Silent City!?" Jian Xuwei's cold and arrogant face rarely changed color at this moment. Mo Mo Nika in the crowd saw this scene, the corners of her lips lifting slightly.

"This part is quite exciting. Chairman Jian must listen to it." Being told this by Mo Mo Nika, Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian, her gaze flickering slightly, her mood becoming somewhat complicated for a moment.

Yubei Airport, rushing out of the snowfield, the Xilan Great War—Jian Xuwei had obtained intelligence on all these from the Phoenix Order, but she never imagined that Lin Xian had actually rescued the 100,000-person Silent City and the joint train from the No. 5 Star Abyss.

This man, what exactly is extraordinary about him?

"Modular standard hull, it sounds really good." Lin Xian didn't notice Jian Xuwei's gaze at this time, but said: "So we can tow the joint train together. In that case, we won't need all-terrain drive, right?"

"That's definitely not needed anymore!!" Hu Lushou's eyes lit up, and he excitedly leaned in: "Since we can fly now, we don't need to worry about any slopes or obstacles at all!"

"Makes sense."

Lin Xian took a deep breath. The subsequent upgrade direction for the train suddenly became clear. Compared to modifying or adding to ordinary train carriages, this tailor-made vehicle that could run on tracks and float was simply perfect. With this Sky-Dome-class, he basically didn't need to worry about track problems in the future. Moreover, the huge hull could also support him in carrying out a large amount of weapon expansion. Things like 1130s, electromagnetic railguns, plasma cannons, orbital star-quaking cannons, long-range missiles, and even space-based weapons could be fully equipped.

With a 5,000-megawatt nuclear power hub, he wouldn't need to worry about electricity even if he opened a farm and breeding ground inside.

"So what do you say, Brother Lin!" Shi Diyuan approached with an eager expression: "How about we form a big alliance!"

"I agree." Ning Jing nodded.

"I also agree." Qian Dele said.

"I agreed long ago." Mo Mo Nika said with a smile.

For a time, along with the captains of more than a dozen other train convoys, everyone excitedly expressed their willingness to join. Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian from the crowd, her gaze serious as she said: "Can my Silver Star join, Captain Lin?"

"I couldn't ask for more." Lin Xian looked at her with a smile: "If it weren't for you, this Sky-Dome train would have been taken away by the Federation people. I should thank you instead."

Jian Xuwei shook her head: "In times of crisis, cooperation is greater than division, and each must exert their own strength. There are some things I can't do, but if we cooperate, we can do it."

"Good."

Lin Xian nodded thoughtfully: "Then please, Chairman Jian, introduce us to the detailed parameters and functions of the Sky-Dome train, and then we will discuss the division of labor for the alliance. This interstellar train will be ours from now on!"

"Yay!" Kiki smiled excitedly.

For a time, the people of the joint train were all boiling with excitement.

Hum, hum, hum—at this moment, a huge roar from heaven and earth came. In the sky of the circum-planetary train loading factory, a giant floating city arrived with a momentum that blotted out the sky and sun. Countless people looked up and saw a giant deck full of heavy weapons come into view.

Silent City.

Immediately after, a large number of transport ships descended continuously, and countless drones entered the factory in swarms.

On one of the transport ships, the cabin door opened, and Wangyue Zhenshi led the core members of the Silent City, such as Qian Suxun, Tianye Lan, Long Zhijie, and Shizhi, down from the transport ship.

"I know you don't like wasting time, so let the construction start now."

Wangyue Zhenshi smiled, then signaled to Qian Suxun: "Xun, the underground search work is left to you."

"Okay."

Qian Suxun tapped his body, and the nano-armor quickly covered him. At the same time, with the assistance of ACS robots, a large number of silver mechanical dogs and search drones swarmed out from the various transport ships behind, followed into the previous underground colonial armor construction factory, and then began to search along the freight passage.

Lin Xian, on the other hand, along with Jian Xuwei and a group of members of the "Infinite Alliance," boarded the main bridge of the Sky-Dome train from the connecting passage to discuss the joint plan and detailed division of labor.

This was not complicated. The core backbone was still these people, only some adjustments were made to the arrangement of crew living quarters, separating combat personnel from technical backbone, and then managed by graded management personnel.

It was just that before a large number of modular standard hulls were built, the original joint convoy remained unchanged and continued to follow on the train. Because the time cycle was uncertain, Lin Xian could not know from Wangyue Zhenshi how much construction progress could be made. However, this didn't matter much to him. After leaving the Silent City, he could also start construction on his own. This was also the reason why Lin Xian was confident in the Sky-Dome train plan.

Because the blueprint was already there, he didn't need to consider the problem of modification, but rather building on the modules, which was much easier than the original autonomous design.

So after discussion, for the time being, the core backbone led by Lin Xian, plus the engineers and technical personnel needed for the interstellar train, would board the main ship to carry out interstellar train operations. As for the residents, children would have priority, and other train members would remain unchanged. Because each train carriage needed combat personnel to support it, and in the case of insufficient living module hull cabins, letting combat personnel move up would mean fewer people.

After this, Lin Xian would gradually reduce the length of the joint train, constantly letting more people move onto the interstellar train, and at the same time, he would be able to perform mechanical devouring on the original vacated joint train.

Time quickly reached 7:00 in the morning. The sky was still dark, and the sound of the zombie tide outside the industrial zone had decreased a lot.

The captains of the various train convoys who had completed the alliance discussion returned to their cars excitedly, passing the good news to their teammates. Upon learning that they were about to step onto the interstellar train, thousands of people were excited and expectant.

Lin Xian got off the interstellar train, preparing to return to the Infinite to rest, but Jian Xuwei called him alone into a factory room for a talk.

"Seizing this Sky-Dome-class from the Federation was just my plan for self-preservation, and it was also a fallback. I didn't expect you to cooperate with me before." Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian: "To be honest, the feats you accomplished along the way make me admire you very much. I highly approve of your decision as a leader."

Lin Xian looked at this cold and arrogant woman with a surprised gaze, frowning: "Is there something you want to say to me?"

Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian with flickering eyes. After a long while, she spoke.

"From the perspective of starship management system, you are not a captain now, but a ship commander."

"It doesn't matter, you can call me whatever." Lin Xian smiled: "We are just an alliance united for survival under the doomsday, so there is no need to do that set."

"You didn't understand what I meant."

Jian Xuwei raised her chin slightly and said in an unquestionable tone.

"If you are the ship commander, please allow me to be your first mate."

"Why?" Lin Xian smiled slightly.

In fact, he had already seen Jian Xuwei's thoughts before, because when Jian Xuwei led them into the factory, Jian Xuwei initiated the alliance with Lin Xian with herself as the core.

Lin Xian could fully understand this point.

Jian Xuwei was the head of the Fenge Group, and even one Silver Star managed thousands of people. And for this Sky-Dome-class, her team was also the main force of construction. Coupled with her alliance with Jiang Yun now, there were a full 60,000 people. Under these circumstances, Jian Xuwei opened her mouth with the direction of 'recruiting' Lin Xian. It was just that after a discussion, everyone supported Lin Xian as the leader. Lin Xian saw that Jian Xuwei was a bit surprised, but he didn't say anything during the whole process. The Sky-Dome-class needed to be built and controlled, and only the Silent City and Lin Xian could do this. Under the doomsday, this "Sky-Dome Infinite Train" only needed one person to have the final say, so he wouldn't go to please or cater, just waiting for Jian Xuwei to propose it directly.

And Jian Xuwei was indeed caught off guard by the achievement and division of labor of the alliance. However, when she learned that Wangyue Zhenshi of the Silent City was Lin Xian's ally, and even that the Silent City was rescued by Lin Xian, Jian Xuwei recognized this point. Coupled with the fact that she had seen Lin Xian turn the tide at Yubei Airport before, it shocked her.

So for Jian Xuwei, this person Lin Xian had something special in her heart. Jian Xuwei didn't think this was a low-level interest like admiration or affection, but rather that appreciation hidden in pride, a trace of curiosity in rationality. But for her, the most important thing also involved the 60,000 people of the Fenge Group plus the Dawn City Windwalker Alliance to account for. So the premise of her willingness to form an alliance was that Lin Xian treated her as a core, rather than a marginal person.

Of course, Jian Xuwei was very confident about this. However, as a merchant by origin, a group head, she was not used to communicating through hints or guesses. She needed to make a direct decision with Lin Xian and express her needs.

"First of all, we have cooperated through life and death. You can trust me and my people. At the same time, I am the head of the Fenge Group. I will assist you in strategic decision-making and coordinate the operation of various departments. You can also rest assured in terms of execution and ability. Then, as a partner of the 'Wind and Cloud' alliance, I need to be responsible for my alliance members. Although they are not here now, based on interest needs, I must strive for..."

Jian Xuwei saw Lin Xian's smiling expression and knew that the other party had guessed her thoughts, but she did not show any weakness, still facing Lin Xian's gaze and saying proudly.

"Finally, I am a woman who enjoys power. I only accept being under you alone because I told myself, and tried to make myself firmly believe... you"

"Are the savior!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 379 =====