Chapter 12: Plan in Advance

Chapter 12: Plan in Advance

Chapter 12: Plan in Advance
[Current Mechanical Heart Level LV.1 210/500]

[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 27/50]

[Speed: LV1 8/50]

[Defense: LV0 18/30]

【Current Basic Skills】

[Mechanical Devouring LV.1 278/300]

【Mechanical Manufacturing LV.1 112/300】

【Mechanical Scan (Passive)】

【Mechanical Repair (Passive)】

【Mechanical Operation (Passive)】

[Special Skills]

[Wind Cannon LV.1 12/100]

"That's not right. I used the wind cannon twice on that white monster. How come it increased so much?"

Lin Xian looked at the wind cannon proficiency level that had reached 12, and suddenly began to doubt his life.

He thought it would increase by 1 point each time he used it, but he didn't expect it to suddenly take a big step forward.
"Could it be possible to greatly improve one's proficiency in skills in critical situations?"

After thinking about it, Lin Xian felt that this guess was more likely.

At the same time, the benefits brought to him by devouring a small-displacement truck were also enormous, 30 mechanical source points, 10 devouring proficiency points, and even an increase of 12 points in attributes!
It's really a great profit.

"Fuck, if you give me a parking lot, I'll work 996 without a break..."

Lin Xian said angrily in his heart.

But he knew that it was just a thought.

In the situation just now, if it wasn't for the smoke coming out of his ancestral grave, he really couldn't think of any other reason that could have allowed him to survive.

The monster must have been standing next to him for some time, because he did hear some noise in advance.

Perhaps it was because he remained focused and did not make any noise, so the monster did not attack immediately.

Otherwise he would have turned into a spicy skewers long ago.

Sure enough, that’s why we say high risk means high return.

It takes at least one and a half hours to drive a car. Not only does he have to stay focused, but he also has to expend a lot of physical strength. Currently, under the influence of the dark tide, the daytime hours in Jiang City are less than 4 hours a day.

There is not enough time and opportunity for him to devour it slowly. Once it gets dark, who knows what kind of ghost things will pop up.

"Can I pull a freight car and then slowly devour it at night..." At this time, an idea came to him.

But he quickly denied it.

"It seems... Tsk, no no!"

"An empty freight car is just a metal frame. It won't bring much profit unless it's used to pull a locomotive or something..."

"But it will take a long time to devour a locomotive that weighs several hundred tons. Whether it has enough stamina is still a problem."

Lin Xian has actually made a lot of assumptions in the past few months, but when he put them into practice, he found that it was not as simple as he thought.

15:00
The sky suddenly brightened, and Jiang City welcomed a brief dawn.

The whole city was desolate. Lin Xian looked toward the northwest from the city line. It was still gray and black over there, as if it was wrapped in some huge storm.

Lin Xian knew that the direction was Lucheng and Dingzhou, which was also the area where Tianqi Day first disappeared.

Because that is the center of "Xingyuan" No. 3!
Compared to the people there, Jiang City, which is now like a ruin, can even be considered lucky. At least it still has time for a large number of citizens to migrate, and there are still many survivors struggling to survive.

Lin Xian still remembers that he once traveled to Lucheng. The rice noodles and barbecue there were very unique and made him linger there for a while.

However, these cultural symbols of mankind instantly turned into ashes at the end of the world.

The light from the gap in the car window armor fell on Chen Sixuan's face. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Lin Xian welding the bed frame. She immediately turned over in surprise and apologized with a guilty look on her face.

"I'm sorry... Lin Xian, did I oversleep..."

"It's okay." Lin Xian said without turning his head, "I saw that you were not in good condition, and last night was special. That weird thing might come again, so I didn't wake you up."

Even though it was daybreak now, Lin Xian was still feeling frightened.

Even his iron fortress might not be able to stop the white giant. Even asking Chen Sixuan to stand guard would be of no avail.

The most urgent task for him is to continuously strengthen the protection of "Infinity" while also quickly improving his own strength.

"You...didn't sleep all night?"

Lin Xian welded the steel bed, stood up, took a bottle of water and handed it to Chen Sixuan. "Today we are going to pass by the freight loading and unloading point in Jiang City. The situation there may be a little troublesome. You should be mentally prepared in advance."

"Okay." Chen Sixuan, feeling guilty, nodded quickly and said, "I'll follow you today."

"No, I need your help with something else." Lin Xian took Chen Sixuan to the cockpit. At this time, he had already started the "Infinity" and began to move forward slowly. While moving, he said to Chen Sixuan
"This main road should not deviate from the turnout when it merges into the Jiangyu Line. If there is a chance, I plan to tow an electric locomotive onto the road today. I will get off the locomotive in advance to operate the track switch. When I dock the carriages, I need you to help me operate the docking command."

Lin Xian pointed to several operating buttons and patiently explained to Chen Sixuan.

"This is for release, this is for alignment, this is for gate docking, and this is for passage testing..."

These professional terms were not unfamiliar to Chen Sixuan. She had been exposed to railway knowledge from her father since she was a child and knew that this was the operating procedure for connecting rail train carriages. However, she had only heard of it, and this was her first time to actually operate it.

So she listened to Lin Xian's explanation very attentively, afraid of missing any details.

Connecting the carriages is also a very complicated matter for Lin Xian. The main reason is that he cannot control two carriages at the same time using the mechanical heart to drive them, and in order to change tracks, he must get off the car and actively operate the track switch machine.

But as soon as he got off the train, the "Infinity" lost its power source. The only way was for him to push it forward by hand from the outside, while the gate and buffer coupler of the other electric locomotive had to be released.

In this situation where he lost his energy, he had to run back and forth...

Another point is that if such an electric locomotive is found, he has to place it behind the gas turbine and in front of car No. 1.

Because the front of this Giant Whale 03E has been equipped with a layer of armor, and the heavy gas turbine is tougher than the electric locomotive, it can only be placed in the second section.

In general, this operation is rather complicated, and it would take Lin Xian at least a whole day to complete it alone. Now with Chen Sixuan, he can save at least half a day.

Bang, bang, bang.

The train slowly drove out of the main urban area and headed towards Jiangshi Station.

Coming out of the city, the view suddenly opened up, and several main roads out of the city suddenly appeared in front of the two.

But in just a moment, Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan's expressions changed.

Several main roads were completely blocked by tens of thousands of cars. Blood, body parts, burning car frames, and luggage and clothes scattered on the ground all told the two that the road out of the city was a living hell.

After the darkness, there was no living person left, and the mountains and plains were filled with wandering zombies.

"Those who should have run away have already run away, and the rest can't escape anymore."

The road out of the city has been completely blocked. Unless you are driving a tank or taking an unknown path, the only way to escape from the city is with your legs.

But the polar night is getting closer, and there are only more than three hours left in the day. How far can you walk on foot?

In other words, even if we get out of the city, what will we do after dark?

Even Lin Xian, a person with special abilities, felt helpless against the monster in the dark, let alone ordinary people.

Looking at the tragic scene on the main road, Chen Sixuan's eyes trembled slightly, and then she looked at the clear railway ahead. At this moment, she was extremely glad that she knew Lin Xian, and even more glad that she could board this train.

The slowly moving train also attracted the attention of some survivors hiding at home beside the railway. A few silent glances fell and some people began to whisper.

"Train? How is that possible!"

"Where did you come from..."

"Stop! Stop!" Someone shouted in a building.

"Take one with me, I have supplies...!"

"Keep your voice down, or you'll attract the zombies!"

"Close the window quickly!!"

Dang~
Some people even threw stones at the train and shouted like crazy
"Stop and let me get on the handlebars!!"

"Will they... come to steal our things?" Chen Sixuan asked nervously after hearing the sound of rocks falling.
"Anyway, I'm not here to show my affection." Lin Xian responded calmly.

It is not uncommon to fight to the death for survival and supplies in the doomsday.

The third rule of survival: I would rather die than let my friends die.

"Student Lin, look..." Chen Sixuan's voice was very pleasant. Every time she spoke, Lin Xian felt that his choice to save people became clearer. Having such a woman with him during his life-and-death escape would make him feel better. It always reminded him of the time when Chen Sixuan wore black-framed glasses, frowned, and explained words to him seriously in school.

Lin Xian heard the voice, looked up, and his pupils shrank.

Snowing.

Outside the train, snowflakes were flying, falling on the windows and turning into water spots.

"Is winter here?" Chen Sixuan stared blankly at the snow falling outside the window with her big eyes and said to herself.

Judging from the seasons, winter should still last for several months.

But the city of Jiang has been getting colder these days. At this moment, when the snowflakes were falling, Lin Xian felt a chill in his heart. It seemed that his worries were not groundless.

In addition to darkness, zombies, and weirdness, another disaster is also beginning to come with the climate change in the area.

Natural disaster!

If extreme cold weather such as ice and snow comes, the trouble will not be as simple as the cold. It means that people will need more food to maintain their body temperature, and more energy will be needed to drive trains.

If the temperature is extremely low, you may even need a heating system in your car.

"Fuck..." Lin Xian cursed inwardly. He was planning to find a refrigerator to store food, but now it seems that he doesn't need it anymore...

　Please read the new book!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)