Chapter 53: Corpse Driver (Seeking monthly tickets)

Lin Lin Xian's gaze reached, and indeed most of the cars were smeared with some colors, but it couldn't be seen whether it was paint or blood.

The human civilization group is like this. After the order collapses, it can spontaneously give birth to some new orders.

In the dark, these fragile orders are like faint firelight, quickly attracting the gathering of doomsday drifting groups.

In an unknown environment, wanting to plunder others, one must also be prepared to be plundered. Like the "Oasis" fleet before, which prepared to rob the road as soon as it left the city, it directly labeled the entire fleet as thugs. These people actually also belong to the destroyers of this kind of order.

"You gather so many people together, don't you worry about those monsters?"

Lin Lin Xian asked tentatively.

"Oh, you mean the Soul-Returning Value detector. That thing is very troublesome. It needs to use the power of red beans, and it's also a consumable. Before, the Federation Phoenix Society announced a manufacturing method for a simple harmonic wave detection device, which mentioned that this thing can be used for regional detection to improve the survival probability of survivors. Some survivors who are proficient in mechanical components have made some, and our Chasing Wind fleet has one, which cost a lot."

Once these words were out, Kiki's big eyes suddenly looked at Lin Lin Xian on the side, and then poked him with her elbow.

"Eh~"

Lin Lin Xian's heart moved slightly, and he gave Kiki a look. Of course, he understood Kiki's look.

Mechanical manufacture?

Isn't that his specialty? He didn't even need to hand-craft it. As long as there were materials and blueprints, Lin Lin Xian could even raise the precision to an industrial level!

"So this thing can also be used for trade?"

"Of course it can!" The young man's eyes widened and he said loudly. "Now this kind of detector is a hot commodity, with a market but no price. Unless you go to a large city or a survivor gathering point, where can you find such a god-man who can hand-craft a detector in this wilderness?"

"And now not only are supplies lacking, but it's freezing cold. Energy, heating equipment, water purification equipment, radios, medicines—which one isn't hard currency? Drinking rainwater in the dark night will kill you!"

"And the temperature has been continuously dropping. If this continues, without being bitten to death by zombies, you'll almost freeze to death."

The young man talked non-stop while walking on the snow, and soon he led Lin Lin Xian and the two to the gate of the factory.

"This is it. Brother Yun is over there. You guys talk. I have to go guard." He pointed toward the inside of the factory.

The original workshop factory inside had become a ruin, and a pile of firewood was lit by someone, rising a not-so-small campfire. The orange-red firelight reflected more than a dozen shadows flickering constantly.

Those dozen or so people turned their heads one after another when they saw Lin Lin Xian and Kiki walking over. They were scattered around the campfire, some standing, some sitting on the ground, some sitting on waste bricks, and some holding wine bottles.

These people, men and women, young and old, all were there. Jiang Yun, who was in the middle, saw Lin Lin Xian and greeted him with a smile.

"Over here, how should I address you?"

"Lin Lin Xian, Kiki."

"Hmm, your fleet?"

Hearing this, the other party seemed to be asking for the name of his fleet.

Lin Lin Xian thought for a while. "Infinite Fleet."

Infinite Fleet, but driving a train...

"OK." Jiang Yun made a gesture of invitation to Lin Lin Xian and Kiki. "You guys do whatever you want. There aren't too many rules. Just say whatever you need. If others want to exchange with you, they will also take out their own things. Of course, everyone can compete. The things are yours, it depends on your choice. However, it's not easy for everyone to gather together. Besides getting to know each other, it's best to exchange some situations or information encountered recently, have a few more points of vigilance and experience, and if there's a chance to meet in the future, we can also say hello."

"For example, you guys take the Jiang-Yu line into Yubei City. Some people here will go that way, and some people head toward Feng City and Star City. Although they are all running east, the routes are not the same."

Lin Lin Xian nodded.

"I heard you guys are driving a train?"

Just as Jiang Yun finished speaking, a short-haired woman in her 30s not far away asked Lin Lin Xian immediately.

Lin Lin Xian's gaze looked at her.

"Shu Qin, from the Big Foot fleet." Seeing Lin Lin Xian's gaze, the woman introduced herself first. "No other meaning. Our route detoured from Mount Dala Mountain to the south to here, and we will also go to Yubei next. Just want to say that we saw the Federation train transporting heavy equipment to Mount Dala Mountain a few days ago. It is estimated that a strange area or a big strange entity appeared. You guys taking the Jiang-Yu line might pass through that section, so remind you."

Lin Lin Xian's face changed slightly upon hearing this. "I know, thank you."

Shu Qin's words made him lower his defense against this campfire meeting a lot, and he also had a bit more favor for this female captain.

"Okay, let's continue." Jiang Yun looked at Lin Xian seriously. "Just now everyone has discussed some things. Since a new friend has come, I will repeat the important news. These messages might be helpful to everyone's survival, and it is also one of the purposes of our gathering at the risk of danger." "Currently, besides this information from the Big Foot fleet, there are two main ones. One is that a strange 1542 radio frequency appeared in the area of Ping'a Lake to Congshan, Beiwan, and Mount Dala Mountain. 3 fleets here have received it in the middle of the night, and there have been personnel missing. We all guess that this might be related to the strange area just mentioned by the Big Foot fleet."

Personnel missing?

"Is the radio you mentioned the one you modified with red beads?" Kiki asked curiously at this moment.

Jiang Yun nodded. "Yes, I suggest you guys also equip one immediately; otherwise, it will be very troublesome if you can't receive the warning information from other nearby fleets or the official side. If you want this red bean, many fleets here have it. You can see what to exchange for it later."

"Then, it's the second piece of information."

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and looked at Lin Lin Xian. "There are corpse drivers appearing in the No. 3 Star Abyss Eternal Night area!"

Once these words were out, it seemed that even the air dropped by a degree. Although the other 12 fleet captains had already learned of it, hearing it from Jiang Yun again, their faces still changed slightly.

"Corpse driver?" Lin Lin Xian frowned. Hearing this name, he didn't know why, but it gave him a chilling feeling.

"Yes."

"Is that a human or not?" Kiki frowned and said.

!

Jiang Yun shook his head. "Don't know, and no one knows what it is. All information comes from the dark frequency of the radio, and it was transmitted from the nearby area."

He said, pointing to a middle-aged man opposite.

"Our Chasing Wind fleet and their Black Sword Ranger Corps have just escaped from the Eternal Night and confirmed it. On that radio, we heard the hellish crying described by the Phoenix Society. It is said that that is the sign of the corpse driver's appearance..."

Crying?!

Lin Lin Xian was shocked upon hearing this.

Speaking of which, when they killed that red centipede that night, he heard hellish crying when he approached the black gas. He was startled at the time. Hearing Jiang Yun's words now, he recalled it.

"This corpse driver is said to be some kind of evil existence bred by the Star Abyss. It didn't appear during the first Eternal Night, but since the second Eternal Night began, many reports have appeared in areas close to the Star Abyss. A heavy Iron Guard Brigade once carried a large amount of drones, armor, and kinetic weapons to try to enter the Star Abyss for reconnaissance, but the result was total annihilation. Only countless crying sounds that seemed to come from hell were transmitted through the radio of the dark frequency. According to rumors from some survivors, it is some kind of humanoid creature, but it is not necessarily credible. It's just that this statement has been spread, and now it is called a corpse driver by the Phoenix Society..."

"Wow, so terrifying, even mecha are useless?" Kiki said in panic.

"Little sister, if they were useful, would we still need to run?" A bearded brother smiled bitterly at this moment. "Now, not to mention us, even the Federation Phoenix Society doesn't know what kind of things are in the Eternal Night. Every day, countless sighting reports and attack reports are transmitted on the radio. For example, have you seen a jellyfish?"

"What's strange about a jellyfish..." Kiki frowned.

"I'm talking about a jellyfish as big as a mountain." The bearded brother pointed upward with a solemn face, his voice cold.

"And it's in the sky!"

"Yes... it seems that survivors have witnessed it over the Ping'a Lake area." Shu Qin's face was gloomy. "Too terrifying..."

Lin Lin Xian's face changed slightly upon hearing this. "As big as a mountain? Is that the big strange entity you mentioned?"

"Yes." Jiang Yun nodded, his face ugly. "There are all kinds of terrifying strange things in the dark night. Not to mention bug monsters, the most troublesome thing is encountering some indescribable things."

"Indescribable?"

Quite a few people looked at Lin Lin Xian at this moment, their eyes either complex or uneasy. Jiang Yun responded in a low voice,

"For example, ghosts."

Once these words were out, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew, and the flickering campfire seemed to respond, the flame shrank rapidly, and the whole space darkened.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Seeking monthly tickets and follow-up reading, thanks to all the people in the city, I am infinitely grateful!

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