Chapter 220: Team Exploration

Chapter 220: Team Exploration

Chapter 220: Team Exploration (Revised)

"Who is that person?"

After the armored vehicle left, KIKI walked up to Lin Xian and asked curiously.

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "It is an organization called SIID Foundation. It seems to be the investor behind the "Special Item Research Department" in the information you gave me before."

"Ah?" KIKI frowned: "Is it someone from the Federation?"

Lin Xian shook his head: "According to her, they are a neutral organization, and they must have noticed us when they were climbing the elevator."

"Is he noticing your mechanical abilities?" KIKI glanced at Lin Xian, blinking, and immediately understood.

"She is extending an olive branch to you, trying to recruit you?"

"Recruitment..." Lin Xian laughed directly: "We are bandits, so we will be recruited."

"By the way." Lin Xian asked, "Do you know if there are any large laboratories or military bases near Shijiu Lake?"

KIKI frowned when he asked her this: "As for military bases, according to the information I got before, there doesn't seem to be any. If it is newly established or has a high level of confidentiality, then I don't know. As for large laboratories, I have never heard of them. Such institutions should be able to be found on civilian maps."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Kaka~
Lin Xian crushed and swallowed a tiny metal bracket on his left hand. The bracket extended several meters from the ground, like a simple metal arm.

"Hey, what did you do?" KIKI noticed Lin Xian's little action and asked immediately.

"Nothing." Lin Xian narrowed his eyes slightly: "I just installed a communicator on the car."

KIKI's eyes widened when he heard that. "You want to use the communicator as a signal locator to track them? But this thing loses signal when the distance is far, and it is impossible to track and locate due to the influence of the dark tide."

"Simple usage has its own simple uses. Who told me to do tracking and positioning?"

Lin Xian turned and looked at KIKI: "You just need to help me confirm the direction of the car leaving the city, and it is better to be prepared than not. Maybe this car will follow us in the future, and we can find out one step ahead of time."

Although Hua Xiaoling said just now that they were neutral, Lin Xian knew that no matter what faction they were, they would definitely have some kind of interest orientation, so he still had to be on guard first. It was always a good idea to be more careful.

But then again, even if he wanted to cooperate, why not choose the Phoenix Society? Night was approaching, and the foundation laboratory of this private consortium might not even be able to guarantee its own safety, let alone other things.

"Good you~" KIKI stared at Lin Xian with a scrutinizing look: "Why do I feel that you are becoming more and more cunning~ like an old fox."

Lin Xian frowned at her and sneered: "Isn't this what I learned from you? In the apocalypse, everyone has to be on guard."

KIKI glanced at him unhappily when she heard this: "Oh, you're still trying to pass the buck, man."

……

Back on the train, Chen Sixuan finished counting the supplies that had just been traded in carriage No. 7. When she saw Lin Xian coming in, she said happily.

"Lin Xian, we exchanged a lot of supplies this time. I did a simple calculation. Even if more than 30 of us eat three meals a day, it will be enough for a month."

The weapons stacked in carriage No. 5 were almost cleared out, and a lot of useful supplies were exchanged. Chen Sixuan breathed a sigh of relief: "If it weren't for the Fu Lu Shou convoy, it would be smoother than expected."

"Hey, Sister Chen." KIKI came over with a smile on her face: "This group of people bought us so many weapons, doesn't that mean things will go more smoothly?"

Lin Xian was also a little surprised to hear this number. This was the first time he used his supernatural powers to earn supplies, and he didn't expect to reap such a bountiful harvest.

Shasha, holding a can of pickled cucumbers obtained in exchange, also laughed and said, "That idiot would never have thought that our Brother Lin is a weapons factory. Even if he moved all his belongings here, he still wouldn't be able to buy all of them."

"Yeah." KIKI looked at the dazzling array of supplies on the shelves, flew over and hugged Lin Xian's shoulders, and said happily: "I said, with Lin Xian's ability, we really won't have to worry about food in the future~"

"You treat me like a cow!"

Lin Xian glanced at her unhappily and said, "You're so smart. It takes time, energy and materials for me to make things. Besides, low-end weapons are not that easy to sell. It's not that easy to feed a whole car of people."

If the Fu Lu Shou convoy came to buy weapons with high firepower, Lin Xian really wouldn't be able to produce them in large quantities in a short period of time, which would be a bit troublesome.

KIKI smiled and said, "Hehe, then I was wrong. You are not a cow, you are a stud~"

"Sister KIKI, what is a stud?" Sasha asked curiously.

"A stud is just... woooooo."

KIKI, who was about to explain, was suddenly covered in the mouth by a slap. Lin Xian glared at her: "Do you know what a stud is? Just explain it. You are teaching the child bad things."

KIKI broke free from his hand and said to Shasha seriously, "A stud is a horse that is responsible for sowing seeds. It's very hard work, like your brother Lin."

"Oh, then Brother Lin really works very hard." Sasha nodded.

Chen Sixuan blushed all over, and Lin Xian was speechless, not knowing where this girl came up with these inexplicable words.

At this time, KIKI suddenly came up and whispered in Lin Xian's ear, "Some people are especially diligent at night~"

"Really? It seems you are too idle at night." Lin Xian responded unyieldingly, "Then come and help me in the future."

"I won't!" KIKI's face turned red when she heard that. She hurriedly took a step back and looked at Lin Xian fiercely.

"Lin Xian."

Seeing that KIKI was about to start talking nonsense again, Chen Sixuan quickly interrupted and said to Lin Xian: "What are the arrangements for the next step? Do you want to arrange for the team to go out and explore?"

"want."

Lin Xian suppressed his smile and said, "We have to wait for the situation report from Parma Grassland before leaving Hengshan Pass, so we must hurry up and collect more supplies in case of emergency."

A train is like a mobile city. For the people on board, supplies are not just food and water. Various daily necessities, useful furniture and equipment, clothing, water cups, toothbrushes, underwear and even toilet paper are very important. What's more, for Lin Xian, he also needs the team to help him collect mechanical items, whether for swallowing or for scanning blueprints for manufacturing. The more the better.

Chen Sixuan nodded: "Then I suggest that we split the team to explore along the way, just like we did in Yuchi, and by the way, we can also observe the intersections and threats out of the city in advance."

"Yes."

Lin Xian agreed with Chen Sixuan's suggestion.

"Lin Xian." KIKI was holding a mobile terminal at this time, using the vehicle information system to locate the communication device that Lin Xian had installed on the armored vehicle just now, and said: "I checked and they left to the south, but the range is only 10 kilometers. I don't know whether they left the city."

Lin Xian nodded. "That place is almost out of the city. Just know the direction. Set the serial number of the communication device as a reminder target. If it approaches us from behind, give us a warning."

"This is easy." After finishing this task, Lin Xian began to gather everyone to the information center of carriage No. 2 to discuss the team going out for exploration.

"It's just noon now, so I have plenty of time. So I want to split my forces into three groups. One is along the main line of the railway, where there are several large shopping malls along the way. The second is along the northern line of the railway, where there is an industrial zone. The last is the south of the city, which is relatively remote, but there are many residential areas. We can try our luck there."

"Me!" KIKI raised her hand first and said positively, "I'm going to the shopping mall. I haven't been there for a long time. I want to bring back more things this time."

"You don't have to go." Lin Xian looked at her and said, "Come with me to Qingshui Town on the southern line. That's the direction of Shijiu Lake. Let's follow the direction that the person from the foundation left just now to investigate."

"Oh~" KIKI's eyes lit up: "Do you want to go and see the crashed transport ship?"

"Right on my mind."

"Then I'll go to the main line. I have more experience in searching." Shuqin also volunteered.

"I can go anywhere, Brother Xian." Dalou said directly.

"Okay." Lin Xian thought for a moment and said, "Shuqin, Dalou, Shasha, take a few more people with you to search along the main line. Also, search those large shopping malls and bring back everything that's useful. There are enough carriages now and they can hold more."

"No problem!" Sasha agreed excitedly.

A search mission like this under the afternoon sun sounds quite pleasant. With the strength of these people, zombies will basically not pose any threat. It can be said that they are just going shopping.

However, a city like Hengshan Pass, which is a transportation hub, has been searched countless times by survivors from countless routes, so it is probably difficult to find any valuable supplies.

"Then Brother Huo, you lead the team to take the northern route. The industrial area is relatively open, so it will be convenient for you to use your special abilities when encountering any situation."

Lu Xingchen always liked to sit in the car, drink tea and bask in the sun, but after hearing Lin Xian's arrangement, he nodded directly, and then spread his hands: "Am I going alone?"

KIKI glanced at him and said, "Why, are you scared?"

"Ridiculous." Lu Xingchen stood sideways with his hands behind his back, looking aloof and said in a deep voice, "Slaying demons and monsters is easy for me, but searching for items..."

"Oh my, okay, okay, I'll go with you." Sasha frowned and interrupted, "Brother Lin, this guy has a poor sense of direction. Last time he couldn't tell east, west, south, or north in the warehouse, let me go with him."

Cough!

After saying this, Lu Xingchen coughed twice, trying to cover up his embarrassment and said, "Actually, that's not the case. My heart is between heaven and earth, so it doesn't matter where I go..."

"That's all." Lin Xian nodded in agreement and looked at Lu Xingchen. He was not surprised at all that this guy always liked to stand with his back to people and couldn't tell the front from the back.

"Then you can bring a few people with you."

Sasha looked at Lu Xingchen with disdain and nodded.

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan: "Okay, Teacher Chen, you and Miao Lu will be in charge of guarding the car. We just exchanged so many supplies, we need to spend some time to sort them out, and also..."

As he spoke, he looked out the window. At this time, there were still a few survivors stationed in the Hengshanguan Station, and the green train Night Phantom was parked on the track not far away. Although they had just dealt with each other, Lin Xian still asked Chen Sixuan to pay more attention: "We are out exploring, you just need to take care of your own business, there is no need to deal with others."

"Yes, I know." Chen Sixuan nodded in response.

In fact, before entering Hengshan Pass, Lin Xian's original plan was to send Shuqin and Lu Chang to explore the residential area. Shuqin and the others are all experts in physical evolution and are relatively experienced, so they would have an advantage when operating in densely populated areas.

There are still several abandoned trains on the platform of Hengshanguan Station. Compared with going out to search, upgrading the devouring machinery is a higher priority for him. He also has to find time to complete the extreme energy capacitor of the orbital electromagnetic gun. Now that the team has grown in number, he can completely hand over the work of going out to search.

But after hearing the news about the Dragon transport ship, he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to go to Qingshui Town to take a look. Even if he could not completely devour such a large machine, it would be valuable for him to scan some blueprints of some of its subsystems and bring them back.

By the way, let's go and take a look at the foundation organization. A large organization like this might have a lot of powerful equipment. In addition to equipping the team with mechas, Lin Xian is also planning to install an automated medical cabin.

Generally, advanced automated medical cabins can quickly treat external injuries. There are only some common medicines, disinfectant iodine and bandages on the train. If you really encounter a serious injury, there is no way to deal with it. Doctors are not easy to find, but an automated medical cabin would be a relatively good choice.

After the teams were determined, they began to take action.

Shuqin, Dalou, Lu Chang and two team members drove an off-road vehicle to explore along the eastern line.

Shasha, Lu Xingchen led a few team members and drove the armored vehicle along the north line to the industrial zone.

As for the southern route, because the goal was reconnaissance and exploration, Lin Xian and KIKI each drove a motorcycle and set out lightly.

On the Infinity, Lin Xian left Chen Sixuan to guard the car. Director Ding, Miao Lu and a few good guys were also in the car. Chen Sixuan took these people to sort out the large amount of supplies that had just been traded.

"Let's go~"

It was the first time that Shuqin and Dalou went out together. They signaled to each other, and each of them drove a car and led the team members out of the station.

On Sasha's side, Lu Xingchen was driving. Sasha was sitting in the passenger seat holding the Thunderstorm A1 grenade launcher and her ammunition backpack. The vehicle rushed out of the exit and headed towards the north line.

"You must follow me closely this time. Don't get lost just because you see some broken futon. This is a big city, not a small warehouse~" Sasha gave Lu Xingchen a heads-up in advance.

Lu Xingchen wore sunglasses and looked at the post-apocalyptic city forest in front of him. He said casually: "Broken futon? Don't you know that these artistic conception objects are very important for the tea ceremony?"

"Tsk~" Sasha rolled her eyes at him: "Can't I drink tea with a thermos cup?"

"Summer insects can't talk about ice." Lu Xingchen shook his head helplessly and glanced at Shasha: "But later I can find you something that you like at your age, such as a doll, skates, etc."

"Pfft, pfft, pfft~ I like this."

Shasha raised her grenade launcher in a domineering manner: "The more firepower the better. It would be best if it could turn your broken futon into ashes with one shot."

Lu Xingchen: ...

hum~
On the other side, Lin Xian and KIKI both rode on motorcycles. The convoy of survivors who were originally stationed in the station watched the Infinity people go out in waves and all cast their eyes over.

That night, Cao Hong, the boss of the Mei, saw Lin Xian riding on the bike, and leaned over the window and said to him with a puzzled look on his face.
"Hey, now that you have all these supplies, you still want to go into the city and explore?"

"This city has already been searched a hundred and eighty times. I advise you not to waste your time."

Lin Xian glanced at him without saying anything, then rode away on his bike. KIKI rolled his eyes at him with disdain and followed him on his bike.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Cao Hong felt a little annoyed. He curled his lips, glanced back and forth at the several carriages of the Infinity train, and then closed the window.

　Brothers, the double monthly tickets will be valid until the 7th. Please give me the monthly tickets at the beginning of the month. Thank you very much!

　
(End of this chapter)