Chapter 1: Infinite Train Project

Chapter 1: Infinite Train Project

Chapter 1: Infinite Train Project
In Jiang City, in the afternoon, the breeze is gentle and warm.

A tiny glare flickered on the balcony of a high-rise apartment. The man looked up at the direction of the sun, then looked at the time on his watch, and immediately closed the sunshade of the astronomical telescope.

In the distance, the city beneath the clouds was dead silent, while in the sky, the huge mass of cloud stood still like a mountain.

Beep, beep, the watch beeped.

It’s 17:00 in the afternoon, and there’s still an hour and a half before dark.

The man pulled up an iron chain, and a special alloy iron gate rose outside the original floor-to-ceiling window, and the light in the room was gradually swallowed up.

The sunlight shines through the gaps between the alloy plates into linear strips of light, illuminating the living room filled with supplies.

buzz~
A strange sound was heard, and the man stopped what he was doing and listened attentively.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

He took his short knife for self-defense and put it on his waist, then went out carefully and climbed up to the rooftop via the stairs.

A helicopter was flying low in the distance, and the sound of its huge rotors gradually became deafening.

Whoosh!

The man took out a long water pipe from somewhere, with an orange rag tied to the top, and waved it quickly towards the helicopter.

In the helicopter, the girl wearing headphones saw the orange color and silently stroked the window with her fingers.

"Mr. Wen?"

The captain in the front row also noticed the orange color on the roof and turned around to ask tentatively.

Mr. Wen was a middle-aged man in a suit. He glanced out the window and closed his eyes indifferently. “What a fantasy! Who cares about the lives of these poor people?”

The captain was silent.

The middle-aged man noticed the girl's gaze and asked aloud, "Why, are you showing too much sympathy?"

"Remember, they are different from us. If tomorrow is the end of the world, we will be the last to die. Do you understand?!"

"嘁~"

The girl had a cold expression on her face, looking out the window, and was very disdainful of the middle-aged man's words.

Woo~
A helicopter roared past in the sky.

The man on the roof in the distance looked at this scene, put down the long pole, and looked leisurely.

"Damn it, what a great plane it was, what a shame..."

……

Oh oh oh!
A few minutes later, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded on the helicopter.

Stall Danger - Stall Danger

"What's wrong!!"

"The sudden loss of lift may be due to an unknown cyclone." The young co-pilot's expression changed drastically, and he tried anxiously to maintain the flight attitude.

The sudden situation made everyone panic.

"We are in the air. Did we encounter something weird in broad daylight?" The middle-aged man in the back row who had been calm was the first to shout.

The captain looked at the onboard radar but found nothing unusual. At this moment, the light in the cockpit suddenly changed, as if covered by a shadow. He noticed something and quickly looked up at the sky.

This sight made his pupils shrink and his whole face turned pale.

I saw a strange black shadow looming in the huge clouds above my head, covering the sky and the sun!
The clouds rolled in and the wind suddenly rose!
The helicopter was caught by a huge suction force and was rising uncontrollably.

"Warning! Warning!"

"Oh no! Captain! What should I do!"

The confused co-pilot looked at the captain in panic, only to find that the other party was attracted by something at this time, so he also looked in the direction.

The thin clouds continued to dissipate, and as the altitude continued to rise, the two people in the cab finally saw the black shadow in the clouds.

The black shadow in the clouds was actually... a giant human-shaped mummy!

The human-shaped mummy was floating in the clouds in mid-air at a downward angle, blocking out the sky and the sun. Only half of the torso that was visible through the clouds was at least 10 kilometers long according to visual observation!

The giant corpse floating in the sky was motionless. At first glance, it looked like a floating continent. Its entire body was gray and black, and one could even clearly see the dry wrinkles on its skin like the deep ravines in the valleys. Its dark and empty eyes were lifeless, and it floated high above the city with a strange sense of oppression.

"Ahhhh~!"

At this moment, screams suddenly arose from the out-of-control helicopter!
The girl in the back row had a pale face, and her pupils were gradually invaded by darkness.

The hurricane tore the helicopter's fuselage, and this industrial product weighing several tons was like a speck of dust in the air.

The invisible suction force instantly swallowed it upwards, and soon it disappeared into the clouds.

On the rooftop in the distance, Lin Xian looked at this scene with a slightly gloomy expression.

hum~
At this moment, a mysterious light flashed on the skyline. Lin Xian reacted, spat "fuck", and immediately set off back to his residence.

Close the window shutters, spray deodorizer in the corridor, and close the iron door.

Wait for the night to come.

Drop drop, drop drop.

At 18:45, a mysterious light flashed outside the window shutter for the second time, the sun set, and the entire city was swallowed up by darkness.

In the city under the veil of darkness, eerie whispers sound in the dark alleys, shrill roars echo in the darkness, terror is coming, weirdness is coming!

inside the house.

The record player was playing soft jazz music. Lin Xian, wearing an apron, was slowly opening a can of beans in the kitchen. On the electric stove, the tomato and beef brisket soup was emitting an enticing aroma.

A piece of green coriander on the chopping board is a gift from the Tiantai Botanical Garden today. On a day like this, green always makes people happy.

Sprinkle the chopped coriander into the pot, even the small piece that got stuck on the knife.

Outside the window was a hopeless and empty night. There was a sound of footsteps coming from under the floor. Something strange seemed to be breathing deep in the dark corridor...

As if he was used to it, Lin Xian calmly prepared dinner and ate quietly under the candlelight.

"The sunrise time has been extended to 12 o'clock, and there should be less than 5 days left until the next polar night."

On the table, Lin Xian was eating while recording something in his diary.

The batteries and generators in the storage room are mainly used to keep the refrigerator working, as well as the alarm system.

Lighting would be a hindrance, after all, the glow of lights in a dark city would undoubtedly turn his shelter into a guiding beacon.

After dinner, Lin Xian began to sort out today’s harvest.

"Two cans, two bottles of water, oh, and a bag of expired potato chips..."

The strange thing is that the huge backpack did not contain much food and water, but was filled with some strange miscellaneous items.

Several broken cell phones, a speaker, a broken razor, and a hair dryer.

These wastes were treasures in Lin Xian's eyes. He raised his lips and put his hand on the speaker. Suddenly, a faint fluorescence appeared in his hand and pupils. His hair moved without wind, as if a strange power appeared. After a while, the fluorescence disappeared, and the speaker he touched suddenly decayed into a small handful of brown ash and fell to the ground.

[Swallowed successfully, Mechanical Source Points +1, Mechanical Swallowing Skill Proficiency +1, Additional Reward: Your Strength Increases by 1]

[Current Mechanical Heart Level LV.1 176/500]

[Tip: Upgrading the Mechanical Heart will give you special skill rewards. When the Mechanical Heart reaches LV3, LV6, and LV9, you will get the Mystical Awakening.]

[Basic attributes]

[Strength: LV1 22/50]

[Speed: LV0 28/30]

[Defense: LV0 15/30]

【Current Basic Skills】

[Mechanical Devouring LV.1 265/300]

【Mechanical Manufacturing LV.1 112/300】

【Mechanical Scan (Passive)】

【Mechanical Repair (Passive)】

【Mechanical Operation (Passive)】

A familiar light screen lit up in front of his eyes, and Lin Xian's eyes lit up with joy. He didn't expect that a broken speaker could actually gain 1 point of power increase.

Don't underestimate this 1 point of strength attribute.

Ever since his strength was upgraded from LV.0 to LV.1, he had undergone a tremendous change.

Originally, he was just a college nerd with skinny arms and legs who had difficulty even carrying a bucket of water, but now, he can almost complete a hundred one-handed push-ups in one breath. The change is so great that it is astonishing.

At first, Lin Xian thought that his ability was useless, but now he feels that there is a lot of room for development in this ability. If his strength and speed can be continuously upgraded, then in the future, his combat power alone may not be inferior to those psychics with mutated bodies.

[Swallowed successfully, mechanical source point +1]

[Swallowed successfully, mechanical source point +1]

The attribute values ​​of the following broken mobile phones did not appear again.

"It seems that a more powerful one will bring better results..."

He sighed. He had tried to devour a car engine before, but he only succeeded once. That time, he directly increased his mechanical source points by 20 points and gained a 5-point attribute bonus.

But the reason why he chose to start with these small things and must take them back to the apartment was very simple.

The larger the mechanical structure, the longer it takes him to devour it, and it takes a lot of energy.

The time when the car engine was devoured was like encountering a terrifying ghost wall. Not only did it take more than an hour, it also almost exhausted him. Lin Shi was really glad that he was not bitten to death by zombies or ghouls in that situation. It was already a blessing in disguise.

Since that incident, Lin Xian has understood that haste makes waste, and he has always adhered to the principle of safety first and survival by circumstance.

However, what he didn't expect was that after he swallowed the hair dryer, the light curtain in front of him suddenly flashed with golden light.

[Swallowed successfully, Mechanical Source Point +1, Mechanical Swallowing Skill Proficiency +1, Extra Reward: You gain the Wind Cannon skill! ]

[Wind Cannon LV.1, condenses air at the fingertips and releases it instantly, causing certain damage.]

"Skill?!!"

Lin Xian's pupils shrank. This was the first time he gained a skill from mechanical devouring.

"I didn't expect that swallowing ordinary things could actually give me skills?"

Hair dryer...air cannon? ?

What kind of logic is this?

Lin Xian suppressed his excitement, concentrated his thoughts, raised his fingertips and pointed at the sofa in the distance, and pointed lightly!
cluster!
A very subtle sound of breaking air was heard, and the pillow on the sofa seemed to be hit by something transparent and suddenly exploded, and the cotton wool inside scattered like snowflakes!

"My grass!"

Lin Xian's heart beat faster. He had deliberately not used too much force and air just now, for fear of causing too much noise. He conducted a simple test at this time, and thought that if he used all his strength, it would definitely have a certain degree of lethality.

……

In 2069 AD, the day of apocalypse arrived, and thirteen "swallowing areas" with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers appeared in various parts of the world, officially called "Star Abyss".

From that day on, "Xingyuan" spread the black curtain radiating to the surroundings like some unknown life form, which was vividly called "Dark Tide" by the world. Every other day, the area engulfed by the dark tide would expand by hundreds of kilometers, and the daytime would begin to shorten. After reaching a certain cycle, the covered area would enter the polar night!
Under the polar night, the climate and natural disasters change abnormally, biological infections occur, zombie tides break out, and unknown weirdness descends from the abyss!
Humanity is forced to embark on a great migration to escape the dark tide!

After the end of the world, a small number of people were affected by the radiation from the Xingyuan annihilation zone and developed various superpowers, which gave them a great advantage in the test of survival. Lin Xian was one of them.

Soon, survival groups consisting mainly of people with special abilities began to emerge like sparks.

"Jiang City reports that the six monitoring teams in the northwest and southwest have all disappeared. Notify all survivors to flee to the east!"

"The Oasis team, founded by the supernatural Liu Wei, will depart at 16:16 tomorrow from Walmart in Baicheng District. Only people aged 50- with good physical fitness will be accepted. The elderly, children and women are not accepted. However, those who carry firearms or a large amount of supplies can bring an additional family member..."

"【Jiangcheng Bunker】welcomes all superpowers and beauties. We are based in the bunker of the Jiangcheng military nuclear facility. There are more than 300 people with clear division of labor, and we can withstand the polar night..."

"I'm at 1304, Building A, Mingwang Community. I have plenty of supplies and the house has been specially renovated. I only take in beauties between 16 and 30 years old. Ugly ones are not welcome..."

"Ananda is the messenger sent by the Creator God to cleanse the evil thoughts of the world. As long as you have a repentant heart, you can join our Paradise Religion to avoid disasters. If you sincerely offer water, food, and pure girls, the Savior God will not harm the innocent. If you are seeking salvation from suffering, you can contact 139..."

"I'm Professor Wang from the Jiang City Research Institute. According to calculations, Jiang City will be swallowed by the polar night again in five days. This time, there will be no sunrise... Hahahahaha, it's over, physics... is so ridiculous. There's no escape. No one can escape... Hahahaha!"

In the darkness, Lin Xian slowly adjusted the radio. There were more and more extreme contents. It seemed that after experiencing the first polar night, most of the survivors in Jiang City had fled.

The polar night that lasted for twenty-one days has turned Jiang City, which originally had a population of over one million, into a living hell. And who knows how long the next polar night will last, and whether their supplies will be able to last until dawn?
"Infinite Train Recruitment Plan - Build a fully armed heavy train and rush along the 32-kilometer orbit around the star!"

Lin Xian opened his phone and looked at the post he had posted on the local forum before the last polar night. Most of the few replies were sarcastic.

"You've watched Snowpiercer too much..."

"Brother, the global power grid is basically paralyzed. How can we run without electricity?"

"Even a gas turbine car consumes at least 50 liters of fuel per hour. With so much fuel, wouldn't it be nice to drive an off-road vehicle?"

"People who like to have fun in the end times will immediately become obedient when they encounter a broken track..."

"Ideals are perfect, a mobile iron fortress that is not afraid of zombies. Unfortunately, fantasy is just fantasy after all. There are too many unrealistic things."

"Stupid 13."

The post said that he was building a fortress train that included living carriages, material carriages, medical, planting, energy, production and other functional carriages. He was recruiting members one after another, and the requirements for members were extremely high. They either had to have special abilities or be professional people who could match these carriages.

A fully armed and unstoppable heavy train escapes the polar night eastward along a 32-kilometer circumstellar orbit. Even if it stops halfway, the fortress-like body armor can resist the tide of zombies and strange attacks in the dark!
This is romantic enough and crazy enough!
However, after the polar night, most of the Internet and power facilities have been paralyzed, and no one has responded to this post for a long time.

In addition to the survivors who could be heard on the radio station,

The whole Jiang City was filled with loneliness.

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(End of this chapter)