Chapter 240: The Sword of Damocles
Chapter 240: The Sword of Damocles (1.1 to make up for the arrears on the 12th, monthly ticket requested!)
Boom~
Hu Lushou sat down on the stool. He looked back at his truck and then at the Gatling gun in front of him. Before he could say anything, Lin Xian said directly, "No need to guess. The batch of Spark 26 fully automatic tactical rifles I sold to you were made by me. I didn't rob the arsenal because I am the arsenal."
“Oh my god!!!” Hu Lushou was stunned and looked at Lin Xian in horror, hesitating, “You… your ability is too amazing.”
"good."
Lin Xian's face darkened slightly. He was in no mood to joke with him at this moment. He said, "Okay, here are the things. Tell me."
Hu Lushou's eyes changed, and he looked at Lin Xian silently. His expression was very interesting at this moment. He pondered for a moment, waved to Sun Chang, and then they walked over together and said, "Well, I don't know much. I was locked up in that research institute at that time, just like what you saw, and participated in the game of the Hatter. In that batch of games, only Sun Chang and I survived."
When he said this, Hu Lushou's expression lost its previous shrewdness and his eyes became a little heavy.
"So you took the supplies and formed a convoy together?" KIKI asked.
"Yes."
Hu Lushou seemed to be somewhat resistant to the response in the research institute: "At that time, I thought I was dead, but who knew that after we won, they actually gave us a lot of supplies."
He looked at Lin Xian and said seriously: "We were imprisoned in that research institute at the beginning. There are many survivors there. As far as I know, not everyone is doing the same games or experiments as us. That research institute is very weird. The things they are researching are very mature, such as superpowers, strange bodies, human ghosts, and night invasions. They seem to be much more advanced than the underground city laboratory of the Federation. We all have a feeling..."
Hu Lushou said seriously: "That means they have been studying darkness for at least more than 10 years."
Lin Xian and KIKI's eyes narrowed when they heard this. He remembered what Director Ding had said to him inside, and now what Hu Lushou said seemed to confirm this even more.
"How could that be? The Apocalypse has only happened for less than half a year. How could they have studied it for more than 10 years?"
Hu Lushou shrugged and said with a wry smile: "I don't know, we are just guessing. Such a large research institute is completely unknown in our federal system. This also surprises me."
"What's so surprising about this?" KIKI asked.
Hu Lushou said seriously, "As a military unit, our Yunxiang ship has the highest airspace rights in the Federation, but it crashed into the sky of the research institute at a low altitude. Isn't it strange enough that such a large base is not in our system? You can't tell me that the base was built in three months."
Lin Xian was silent for a moment after hearing this. He had asked Hua Xiaoling this question before, and the other party told him that this research institute used to be a large-scale military project in cooperation with the Federation. In fact, he always felt that something was wrong. When he heard Hu Lushou talk about it, he realized that the collision of the Dragon transport ship did look very strange, and a federal ship could not be unaware of the location markings of such a cooperative unit.
It now seems that the SIID Foundation is not an organization at all on the same side as the Federation and the Phoenix Order.
"As for the girl named Tan Meng you mentioned, I really don't know her. What happened to her?" Hu Lushou said.
KIKI said: "She was placed in some kind of submersible and entered Shijiu Lake for experiments. From what I know, she should be a person with special abilities."
Hu Lushou frowned and shook his head.
"What kind of a hell of an experiment is this? Since she won the game, didn't she leave?"
"So I'm here to ask you." Lin Xian said speechlessly.
"I really don't know about that." Hu Lushou spread his hands and said, "In fact, I also find it a little incredible that we can leave. Maybe they think she has other values. After all, you also said that she has supernatural powers. Maybe she is also very beautiful, hehe."
Lin Xian's eyes narrowed when he heard this. Come to think of it, the woman named Tan Meng was indeed quite pretty and had a good temperament. She also had the ability to fly.
"And that's all?"
"That's all." Hu Lushou said directly, "I've told you everything I know."
He looked at Lin Xian: "Now I know why they invited you, brother. With such a supernatural power, you must have great potential. Logically speaking, you should know more than a prisoner like me. Is what I know useful to you?"
Lin Xian stood up and said, "It's really useless. Let your people prepare the supplies I want and send them to the freight terminal."
When Hu Lushou saw Lin Xian leaving, he immediately became anxious: "Hey, we agreed on four Gatling guns, don't go back on your word. Since we're making a deal, we Dragons won't fool Dragons!"
"No, I'll give it to you. If we have the chance in the future, I'll look for you to cooperate with me." After Lin Xian said this to KIKI, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Hu Lushou suddenly stopped Lin Xian at this time: "Wait, I, Old Hu, don't like to do business that cheats people. It just so happens that I have some information here. You want to go to the Northeast and the two lines. Although it has nothing to do with the foundation, it will definitely be useful to you. I'll give it to you for free. How about it?!"
Lin Xian stopped and asked curiously, "Oh, what information?"
Hu Lushou came over at this time, his eyes flickering, and in front of Lin Xian and KIKI, he lowered his voice mysteriously and said
"Do you know what the Phoenix Society is doing in Parma Prairie this time?"
"Isn't it just about blocking the S-level weird body?" KIKI crossed his arms and said, "Is this what you want to say?"
"Don't worry."
Hu Lushou looked mysterious and chuckled, "As far as I know, this operation in Parma Grassland is a large-scale experiment by the Phoenix Society against S-level weird entities. It is said to be one of the resistance operations, called... the Emperor Project!"
"The Emperor's Project?"
"That's right!"
Hu Lushou said, "Before the federal government was dismantled, there were two doomsday plans, which are now known to many people as the Underground City Dawn Plan and the Superpower Angel Plan. But there is actually another plan, which was originally proposed by the Interstellar Military Group Command. It plans to mobilize all human technological resources to manufacture powerful war weapons, thereby dealing a devastating blow to dark creatures. This Emperor Plan is divided into two directions, namely, mass production of drones - Iron Swarm, and manufacturing of super-large human war weapons - Planet Titans!"
Hu Lushou looked at Lin Xian: "Recently, I have specially collected the content of the operation on the Parma Grassland. The original purpose was to prepare for migration and evacuation, so I found that the operation on the Parma Grassland this time is very likely to be an experiment to release super-large human weapons!"
Lin Xian's expression changed when he heard this: "Super-large human weapon? How big is it?"
"Who knows." Hu Lushou shrugged: "But given the current situation, I think it has failed."
He looked at Lin Xian and said, "Brother, with abilities like yours, you are definitely the perfect candidate for the Emperor's plan. I think if you find the Phoenix Society, you will definitely be highly regarded. With such an opportunity, why would you still run around everywhere? Hehe, how about it, isn't this information more valuable than the previous one?"
Lin Xian looked at Hu Lushou with interest. He didn't expect that this seemingly snobbish guy was actually quite principled. This information was a complete extra gain.
"This is very useful information, thank you."
"Okay, I'll have someone load the cold-weather supplies for you right away. Brother Lin, can we say that we have a pleasant cooperation?" Hu Lushou stretched out his hand to Lin Xian and said with a licking smile.
Lin Xian shook hands with him and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."
After saying that, he rode away with KIKI.
Seeing Lin Xian leave, Hu Lushou put away the smile on his face and said to Sun Chang beside him: "I didn't expect that in addition to the telekinesis system, there is another such an awesome supernatural power."
"It seems that the Foundation's Research Institute also has taken a fancy to this point." Sun Chang said directly.
Hu Lushou nodded: "With this kind of ability, no matter which force it is, they will definitely compete to recruit him. Damn, he can create a Gatling gun out of thin air. He is more powerful than a production line!"
Sun Chang suddenly looked at Hu Lushou: "Why did you tell him about the Emperor's plan?"
"Isn't he a mechanical superpower?" Hu Lushou shrugged: "It's better to make a friend than an enemy, and this friend is very special."
After saying that, he immediately said to Sun Chang: "Prepare the convoy and leave the city before dark."
"Leave now? Which direction?"
"Let's go south and chase after Silent City." Hu Lushou licked his lips, his eyes flashing with cunning: "That huge mobile mechanical city has cooperation with the Phoenix Order and the Federation, so I'm sure they are also interested in this information..."
"And a mechanical mutant!"
……
Infinity, the cold-resistant supplies have been delivered to the car for loading. Now the team members in the living area have begun to lay thick quilts in their nests, preparing for the upcoming extreme cold weather. Winter clothes and snow boots have also been distributed. Chen Sixuan was called by Lin Xian to car No. 2.
Lin Xian gathered everyone together, synchronized the information just obtained, and prepared to discuss the next route.
"It can now be basically confirmed that the marking bait at the station last night is related to the Foundation." Lin Xian said: "This may be an experiment, or it may be a warning. This means that the crisis facing mankind may not only be darkness itself."
"Are we being targeted?" Shuqin frowned.
"will not."
Ding Junyi stood in the back and said, "For the Adventists, all survivors may be enemies who prevent them from building a new civilization. They are unacceptable from the standpoints of the Federation and the Order of the Phoenix. As for Lin Xian, they probably took a fancy to his abilities and may be recruiting him for more purposes."
"It doesn't matter."
Lin Xian said bluntly: "We have encountered convoys of thugs who target survivors before. For us, survival is the first priority."
"So what should we do now?" Chen Sixuan said, "KIKI and Director Ding have level 3 marks on their bodies. We are likely to be attacked tonight."
Lin Xian nodded: "So I will fix the electromagnetic cannon this afternoon, and I will also supplement the firepower of the mecha. KIKI~ you pick a few people and start the mecha to test the mecha co-modulus coefficient later. Let's practice in advance."
He is now wearing power armor, which can greatly enhance his combat power. If he only drives the mecha, it is equivalent to having one less person, so Lin is now preparing to find a suitable person to drive the mecha, especially a teammate who does not have special powers.
Ordinary people drive war mechas, while those with special abilities or those who evolve wear full-coverage armor. In this way, everyone can become a strong combat force. This is Lin Xian’s long-term plan.
"Great!" KIKI immediately became excited when he heard that he could drive a mecha.
"Lin Xian, which route should we take tonight?" Chen Sixuan nodded, her expression becoming determined.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xian opened the map on his mobile terminal with a serious expression.
The direction in which the team moves has a direct bearing on life and death.
"At present, the southern route has the lowest risk factor. It is far away from the extreme cold vortex. The biggest hidden danger is that it will be close to the spreading edge of the No. 7 Star Abyss. If we follow the original plan and take the main route of the eastward ring orbit, we will be close to the Egret Plain Swamp. According to intelligence, there are S-level strange bodies. We have a level 3 mark on us and have not yet removed it, so the risk is the greatest."
"The last one is the northern route, which is also quite dangerous. First of all, there is the extreme cold vortex. Both routes have entered the blizzard disaster. In addition, taking the northern route does not mean that you can definitely avoid the S-level weird body..."
Since the dark mark appeared, the escape route is no longer just a simple line of running to darkness, or escaping to wherever is safe.
There is no absolute safety in the darkness, and the dark mark on his body forces Lin Xian to make a choice.
Once you have the dark mark, you can't just run away. If you can't deal with some solvable strange entities with decisive means, then the mark will be like a sword of Damocles that is always suspended above the Infinity, constantly stacking up and increasing the risk of destruction. No one knows that after escaping this darkness, the next time you are in the area will attract some kind of terrifying and unknown existence because of the mark.
When must you escape and when must you fight? If you can find this dark pattern, Infinity might be able to have peaceful and safe nights just like it did when it left Yu Town, and gain a lot of benefits.
But if the wrong choice is made, the outcome may be like the fire convoy that disappeared out of thin air, with hundreds of people not even leaving a sign of struggle.
At this time, in Carriage No. 2, everyone's eyes were on Lin Xian, and the air became a little quiet.
Call ~
Lin Xian exhaled lightly and broke the silence.
"I've decided to take the northern route, pass Xilan, bypass Star Abyss No. 5 and pass through the Western Gobi Desert to enter Quancheng."
"Northern line? Is it because of the Phoenix Society?" Chen Sixuan immediately understood Lin Xian's purpose.
"That's one of them." Lin Xian nodded and said in a deep voice, "First of all, Xilan is the closest to us among all the official doomsday bases of the Phoenix Order. In addition to the matter of the [Dark Mark], we also need to exchange many things from the Phoenix Order. I think the Night Walker Organization in Parma Grassland is likely to move closer to Xilan, so if we can contact the Night Walker Organization, we may be able to obtain information related to superpowers and blood essence."
Another point is that Lin Xian is indeed very interested in the Emperor's Plan that Hu Lushou mentioned, the super-large human weapon. He can even feel his mechanical heart trembling.
This plan does sound reasonable. In addition to relying on supernatural powers to fight back, the most important thing for humans is definitely to rely on their own industrial technology to launch an all-round counterattack. Mechas and drones are definitely a powerful weapon. As long as the industrial fire is protected and drones are manufactured in large quantities, arming humans with mechas and armor seems to be the most practical of all routes. Therefore, Lin Xian is not surprised that Phoenix will have such a plan.
So he did not choose the safest route. In addition to the Phoenix Society, he also had some expectations to get in touch with the high-end combat power of human technology. Even Hua Xiaoling once said to him, "Artificial intelligence and high-tech fields are the only remaining will of human civilization." After obtaining the Vulcan mecha, Lin Xian recognized this more deeply.
The research and development of superpowers is a completely unfamiliar field, and genetic evolution is still in its exploratory stage, but the mechanical industry is the most powerful and promising means of human civilization!
"Wow~" Sasha rubbed her hands excitedly, "I heard there are a lot of uninhabited areas over there. It looks like we're going to have a long adventure."
Shuqin had just taken the northern route to scout the route, and now said: "The track out of the city on the northern route is unobstructed, and there are more zombies gathered there, but once you leave the city, the terrain is more open."
Chen Sixuan nodded: "We have enough supplies now, so we are not afraid of a snowstorm." She took out her driving record and said
"We now have all the cold-weather supplies. If we have two meals a day, we can last at least 42 days. We also have a medical cabin. In addition, we have clothes, snow goggles, temperature maintenance devices, gloves, masks, goggles, soap, shampoo, sanitary napkins, toothbrushes, toothpaste and other hygiene daily necessities. We even brought back some entertainment items such as playing cards, books, music players, etc. In general, we have basically everything we need in the car."
Lin Xian was a little surprised: "So many, it seems that everyone has considered it very carefully."
"Where's the water?" Ding Junyi stood up and asked.
"The car already has a water circulation and purification system, so we don't need to store extra water, right?" KIKI said with a puzzled look on his face.
Lin Xian looked at Ding Junyi: "Director Ding, is there any problem?"
Ding Junyi raised her glasses and said, "The information I've been paying attention to these past two days is that the snowstorm brought by the extreme cold vortex is unprecedented. There are a few problems we need to pay attention to in advance. The first is deep snow. The snow accumulation in some areas has exceeded 1.2 meters. At present, because the snowstorm is still increasing, some convoys are completely buried and cannot pass at all. Except for crawler vehicles and our rail vehicles, which can barely pass, basically no one can pass. Although we have ice shields, we definitely can't drive fast because of the road conditions and snow."
"Second, there are unknown creatures in the blizzard, which some survivors call snow monsters. It is not clear what kind of existence they are and what kind of threat they pose. We must pay special attention to them."
"Third, the snow water that was attacked by darkness is polluted. Although we have a water purifier, the information I received from the survivors' radio station seems to be much more serious than the previous snowstorm on the Dazhu Plateau. I suggest that we use the bottled purified water we had before to reserve more in case we cannot get water and the drinking water in the car runs out."
Ding Junyi's analysis made everyone's expressions become complicated. Chen Sixuan nodded and looked at Lin Xian: "Director Ding is right. I have the same feeling. This snowstorm may be much more serious than we thought."
"Ah."
Lin Xian groaned for a moment, "That's great. Let's store more drinking water and fill up the water tank. Also, based on our actual situation, we can adjust the water rationing every day to avoid shortages."
It's more than 14 degrees below zero, and heating is also a big problem. If the nuclear-powered locomotive breaks down now, Lin Xian's Mechanical Heart alone can't supply heating to carriages for even an hour. Moreover, heating the entire car will inevitably lead to faster water loss. The demand for drinking water and sanitary water is also not small. These are all things that need to be taken into consideration.
"Let's arrange it this way."
Lin Xian looked at his watch and said, "We need to hurry up. There may be another fierce battle tonight. Teacher Chen, you and Shuqin will be responsible for the preparations. KIKI, you pick a few people to start the mechas and conduct the mecha co-modulus test. Let's practice in advance. I need to get the electromagnetic railgun out now, and I need to get some more ammunition."
"it is good!"
"understand!"
After all the arrangements were made, everyone felt a sense of urgency that a storm was about to come, and they began to act according to Lin Xian's arrangements.
Although the sun was shining brightly in the temporary camp at the freight terminal, there was not much warmth. A bleak cold wind began to rage in Hengshanguan City. The temperature dropped several degrees overnight, and the Infinity crew also put on thick clothes.
After Lin is ready to manufacture the extreme energy capacitor of the G-3 electromagnetic railgun, he will also have to upgrade the sealing of all the joints of the train to ensure the warmth inside the carriage. In addition, bullets are a big consumer of bullets. The 1130 close-in defense gun, the Vulcan mecha, and the several Growler K23 electric rotary machine guns in the car are all big consumers of bullets.
Just thinking about Lin Xian makes him feel the pressure of having a long way to go.
After assigning the tasks, Lin Xian did not waste a single minute and started manufacturing the subsequent systems of the electromagnetic gun in carriage No. 2. Only % of his physical strength had recovered, but he had no time to rest.
Who knows what kind of emergency will happen tonight? Knowing that the Dark Mark is in the car, the feeling of dealing with the crisis makes everyone feel a little uneasy.
Kaka~
Materials from the preparation factory and decomposition center kept flying out, and various precision circuits were quickly manufactured and printed in front of Lin Xian according to the blueprint of the Mechanical Heart. A large-scale extreme energy capacitor device gradually took shape.
This thing occupies a large area and has a lot of high-voltage wire pipes, and the demand for materials is even greater. In order to configure this thing, Lin Xian had to arrange an isolation device in carriage No. 2 to block ionizing radiation. After all, KIKI and Sasha still live here.
Although the electromagnetic railgun is a big electricity consumer, it is still within the tolerance range for the Infinity, which has a Gemini nuclear-powered locomotive. However, Lin Xian is also considering backup plans for this issue while manufacturing it.
After coming out of Underground City No. 9, Lin Xian believed that Infinity had almost solved the problem of energy sustainability, but now he also had to worry.
Once a nuclear-powered locomotive breaks down or is damaged, Lin Xian's mechanical heart alone will not be able to support the long-term endurance of such a large train. The internal systems of traction, electric knife, power supply, heating, weapon station, and water circulation are becoming more and more complicated. It is no longer as simple as when he just came out of Jiang City and only needed to drive the train forward and then light a lamp.
"Energy needs a backup subsystem." Lin Xian thought as he made the high-energy capacitor.
"There is also the issue of the drive system. Modifying polar all-terrain tracks is a huge project. Although it can avoid the hidden dangers of tracks, the energy consumption is much greater than driving on tracks..."
"It seems that these problems can only be solved by either contacting the Phoenix Society or going to Dawn City."
Lin Xian calmed down and simply freed up one hand to start making bullets and ammunition, trying to improve his efficiency by doing two things at the same time with this simplest product.
hum~
A fluorescent light also appeared in the palm of his left hand, and as the mechanical heart turned, bullets began to fall.
Lin Xian gritted his teeth and tried to adapt to this operation. Because of his distraction, he couldn't make bullets faster, and even the speed of making the capacitor was affected. He suppressed the confusion in his mind and tried his best to stay stable. Sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Gradually, the manufacturing speed of both hands began to increase a bit, returning to 9% of the normal speed. Even so, he was now manufacturing with both hands, and the overall efficiency had been greatly improved.
A large number of bullets began to be produced, and at the same time, the energy capacitor also reached the final stage.
Ding.
[Manufacturing completed - G3 electromagnetic railgun extreme energy capacitor group]
Lin Xian opened his eyes and looked at the large black equipment group in front of him with excitement. He let out a long sigh: "Finally~"
So he stopped the bullet-making work on his left hand and connected and debugged the equipment group and the electromagnetic main gun first.
It didn't take long.
Woo~
The top hatch of the weapon station in carriage No. 2 opened, the electromagnetic gun slowly rose, the acceleration track line began to light up with a blue light, and a surging power seemed ready to be unleashed!
"Wow, the electromagnetic railgun configuration is complete!!"
On the open space outside the platform, a dozen young people were surrounding the Vulcan mecha. When KIKI, Shasha, Miao Lu and others heard the movement of the train, they looked back and were all surprised and spoke with joy.
"Our firepower is strong again."
"Captain Lin is awesome!"
"Of course!" KIKI looked at the cannon with a proud look on his face: "Someone did a good job, what an efficiency~"
"Okay, okay, whose turn is it?" KIKI glanced at them and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, everyone who wants to drive a mecha, come and try it."
As she spoke, her eyes caught a busy figure in the distance and she flew over immediately.
"Sister Chen, do you want to try and test your common mode coefficient index?"
Chen Sixuan was busy cleaning the water tank of the train with her team. When she heard what KIKI said, she turned around and looked at the huge war weapon. She quickly shook her head and refused, "I don't need it. I'm not very good at this and I'm definitely not qualified. I won't waste your time."
"Okay~"
"How did your test go?" Chen Sixuan asked when she saw that she had called a lot of people.
KIKI looked back and sighed, "Most of them are unqualified, only Lü Chang, Miao Lu, and Xiao Yuan are better. Driving a mecha is different from wearing a battle armor. Driving a mecha is more troublesome and puts a heavier burden on nerve control."
"Among the three of them, I thought Lü Chang had the best conditions, but I didn't expect Xiao Yuan to be even better. She actually tested out a level 2 common coefficient, which means she is very talented. Lü Chang and Miao Lu are both level 1, so I can only say that there is no problem with normal driving."
"What about you?" Chen Sixuan looked at her: "Aren't you the one who wants to open the most? Aren't you qualified too?"
"How is that possible!"
KIKI put her hands on her hips, raised her little face, and said proudly: "Sister Chen, you underestimate me. I am a genius girl, so of course I am the first one to be tested."
She raised three fingers and waved them in front of Chen Sixuan's eyes: "I'm rated level 3 in common coefficient, what do you think? Awesome, right?"
Chen Sixuan's eyes widened when she heard this: "So amazing, what is level 3?"
"To put it simply, it's about matching and sensitivity. Mechas are machines after all, and they're not as flexible as humans. The larger the mecha, the more difficult it is to control. There are many integrated systems, and there are several engine units on one leg. The higher the neural matching requirements for flexible control, for example, some people are born with a weak sense of direction or undeveloped motor nerves, so they can't drive a mecha at all, and driving is a big hassle." KIKI explained proudly.
Chen Sixuan nodded. She herself didn't have a strong idea about this mecha, but at this moment she could still feel the genius side of KIKI.
"KIKI~" Chen Sixuan looked at the large mecha in the distance and said to KIKI, "If that's the case, will you be the one driving this mecha from now on? I think your abilities are so strong, wouldn't it be a bit of a waste if you drive a mecha?"
KIKI smiled and waved her hand: "Oh~ I just like to play. It's okay to drive occasionally, but I usually like to fly everywhere."
For KIKI, she is interested in these things as if they were game toys, full of novelty. Of course, she also knows that her telekinesis ability is more cost-effective when used alone, but she is troubled by the fact that there is no mecha pilot with a higher commensurate coefficient assessment level in the team.
Woo~squeak! Bang-bang!
At this moment, the Vulcan mech suddenly made a sound of movement. KIKI and Chen Sixuan looked over and saw that the Vulcan mech was moving quickly, retreating, turning around, and raising its arms. It was very agile.
After becoming proficient for a while, he even tried to sprint, and then completed a very smooth jump!
Bang!
Smoke and dust rose up, and the surrounding team members were all amazed and applauded.
"Who is this?" KIKI widened his eyes and flew over quickly. Even Chen Sixuan looked over there curiously.
Chi~
After the mecha landed smoothly, the heavy hatch was slowly lifted up. At this time, a little face full of joy appeared in everyone's sight.
[New driver neural connection commonality coefficient evaluation level: 4]
A loud metallic sound rang out at the same time. Sasha stood up from the cockpit and looked at KIKI who was flying over with a look of surprise.
"Sister KIKI, I got 4 points!!"
KIKI saw Sasha sitting in the cockpit at this time, and couldn't help but open her mouth with surprise. She stood directly at the cockpit door, stretched out her hands and pinched Sasha's face: "Good for you, at such a young age, you are even better than your sister KIKI. I asked you to try and you climbed up?"
She lectured him, but her eyes were filled with joy: "Come on, I'll take you to find your brother Lin."
"Oh~ I was wrong, I just wanted to give it a try~" Sasha begged for mercy immediately after hearing that, but KIKI didn't care at all, he just picked her up and walked excitedly into the car.
In carriage No. 2, Lin was packing the manufactured ammunition into boxes and letting the PX-05 robot tow them away for assembly.
At this time, KIKI was seen running in with Sasha.
"Lin Xian, look, I found you a level 4 genius mecha pilot~"
Lin Xian was very surprised when he heard that and looked over, only to see that the person behind KIKI was Sasha.
"Sasha?"
"Yeah, this little girl is even better than me!"
Lin Xian looked at Sasha. The little girl glanced at him secretly, then quickly looked away and giggled.
"If I remember correctly, this Vulcan mecha belongs to the heavy mecha series. To be able to use this mecha to test and reach level 4, it is definitely a genius level."
Moreover, Sasha is only 12 years old. She has not received any special mecha driving training, but she can have this level of commonality coefficient performance. Just thinking about it, you can tell that she is full of talent.
"Yes, yes, how about letting her drive this mecha?" KIKI suggested directly.
Lin Xian looked at KIKI thoughtfully, and then said to Shasha: "Shasha, do you want to drive a mecha?"
"Me? It's all right. I'll follow your arrangements, Brother Lin." Sasha looked at Lin Xian with a sensible face.
Lin Xian nodded: "Well, it's possible, but isn't Shasha too young..."
"What do you mean small? How can she be small? She's better than the others." Seeing Lin Xian's hesitation, KIKI became anxious: "I'm only level 3, Xiaoyuan and Lu Chang are only level 1 or 2. Shasha must be the most suitable. When she usually goes out to fight zombies with a howitzer, why don't you think she's small?"
Shasha didn't expect KIKI to be so excited, and quickly took her hand and said, "Sister KIKI, I'm not a child anymore~"
Lin Xian smiled faintly, and naturally saw through KIKI's thoughts. In fact, she just wanted Sasha to fight in a heavily armored mecha so that she could be safer. Lin Xian completely understood her desire to protect her child.
However, he did not expose it. Since Sasha could reach the level 4 commonality coefficient rating, Lin Xian would of course give priority to Sasha to drive. He had even thought about this before. Sasha was clever, proficient in weapons, and brave. Lin Xian would feel more at ease if he let her drive the mecha to support from the rear. It would be much safer than having her run after him with a howitzer backpack on her back.
"Okay, let Sasha drive then."
Lin Xian said directly to Shasha: "Shasha, you should take advantage of the daytime to get more familiar with the driving system. I will restock the ammunition of the Vulcan mecha before dark."
"Really? Yeah!!!"
Sasha's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she jumped up with joy.
"You have good vision." KIKI was satisfied and blinked at Lin Xian. Then she immediately prepared to take Shasha to practice mecha operation.
But halfway through the walk, she suddenly turned back.
"By the way, you drove it last night. What was your eumorphic coefficient level?"
"Level 5."
Lin Xian lowered his head to tidy up the wiring harness of the electromagnetic gun and said seriously.
KIKI's eyes widened when he heard that and he was stunned.
Lin Xian looked up at her and said calmly, "Have you forgotten my mechanical ability? All the mechas can be operated just like the clothes on my body. If the mechas are not flexible enough, it must be a problem with the power, drive, and materials of the mechas, not my problem."
The co-modal connection of mechas has always been a complex issue in the military industry. The difficulty of selecting an excellent mecha pilot is no less than that of a hypersonic fighter pilot. Although the mecha's intelligent integrated drive system has been continuously improved, robots cannot replace the battlefield combination efficiency of humans + mechas, especially large mechas with powerful firepower. The problems to be dealt with on the battlefield are often multi-situation, multi-perception, and extremely complex.
Therefore, level 4 or even level 5 mecha pilots can be said to be extremely valuable talent assets for the interstellar army.
However, this difficult problem in the mecha industry is of no difficulty to Lin Xian. Once his mechanical heart covers the entire body, he can use it as easily as using his own arm.
Just as he said, if he couldn't do the moves he wanted to do, it must be the mecha's problem, not his.
The Mechanical Heart is like billions of nerves covering the machine, turning it into a living being, which is freely controlled by Lin Xian. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Lin Xian, who possesses the Mechanical Heart, must be the best mecha pilot in the world.
KIKI opened her mouth, then let out a long sigh, and looked at Lin Xian meaningfully.
"That's true, you cyber-pervert."
"What the hell?!"
"Let's go, let's go test the mecha." KIKI left as if escaping.
……
In carriage No. 2, the G-3 electromagnetic railgun was manufactured, with a firing frequency of 15 seconds per time. After the configuration was completed, Lin Xian quickly began to manufacture ammunition for 1130.
At the same time, he began to cover the carriages with the Mechanical Heart. Some of the damage from the battle last night had not been repaired yet, and he also needed to patch some gaps to prevent air leakage in the train carriages.
Chen Sixuan walked into the carriage at this time. She knew that Lin Xian had been busy, so she brought him a bottle of water and some food.
However, Lin Xian couldn't free his hands at this time. He had turned into a spring water ox or horse, supplying the operation of the entire train.
"It would be nice if we could have a few more mechas like this." Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian who hadn't rested for a moment, and said with some concern: "You can rest more."
"step by step."
Lin Xian raised his chin towards Chen Sixuan. On the ground in that direction, there was a Meteorite No. 3 sniper rifle. He had made it in advance when he came to carriage No. 12 just now. But Chen Sixuan was busy outside, so he did not disturb her and concentrated on making bullets.
Chen Sixuan was startled when she saw it, and walked over to pick it up, her eyes wandering over the beautiful gun, and said
"Made for me?"
"It's lighter than the previous one and is equipped with an intelligent muzzle brake system. It should be more useful. You can try it." Lin Xian said lightly.
Chen Sixuan reached out and stroked the gun for a while, and said happily: "You have considered everyone?"
"That's what I had planned." Lin Xian opened his eyes, looked at Chen Sixuan and said, "After we get through tonight, I will start equipping everyone with power armor, which will directly improve our combat effectiveness and mobility, and will also further increase our survival rate."
He now has a team of more than 30 people, and most of them are psychics and genetic evolvers. Lin Xian only needs to use his mechanical abilities to upgrade the entire team into weaponized and armored ones, which will increase the overall risk resistance of Infinity.
Moreover, this can help improve his proficiency in [Mechanical Manufacturing], and the improvement of manufacturing level can also speed up the [R&D Center]'s research and development progress on new blueprints.
That's why Lin Xian decided to develop his mechanical abilities without stopping.
Faster to devour! Faster to create!
Build a mechanized combat force and lead the entire Infinity into a glorious evolution!
Mechanical manufacturing: 3 (960/1000)
Looking at the proficiency of mechanical manufacturing in the light curtain in front of him, the speed of improvement has been much faster than before. The manufacturing of the extreme energy capacitor has improved a lot. In addition to manufacturing automatic rifles and Gatling machine guns for Hu Lushou, Meteorite No. 3 for Chen Sixuan, and a large number of bullets, he estimated that he could directly rush the mechanical manufacturing to level 4 before dark.
[Wind Cannon—Mechanical Amplification]
[Mechanical amplification begins: Wind cannon 12:44:22]
【R&D Center】
[TRP Fourth Generation Special Industrial Active Exoskeleton Power Armor (Blueprint): 13 days and 4 hours]
"After reaching level 4, the R&D center will probably be much faster."
"The wind cannon also needs to be upgraded."
Lin Xian looked at the time. It was already 16:50 in the afternoon, and there was still more than an hour before dark.
"Teacher Chen, gather everyone in the car and prepare, and arrange dinner in advance. We will depart from Hengshanguancheng at 17:30 and stop at a relatively open place before dark. There are many people in the city, and there are also many strange entities and marks gathered, so we will try to stay away from the city to prepare for the battle!"
"Okay!" Chen Sixuan nodded and started to act immediately.
Inside the freight terminal camp, the Infinity outposts received orders and began to withdraw in batches. KIKI also sent the Vulcan mecha back to carriage No. 11.
Lin Xian was looking at the Vulcan mecha that was lifted in by KIKI's telekinesis and lying horizontally, and was still thinking about how to put this thing later.
KIKI gave him a very awesome plan, which used the interstellar army's standard orbital mecha delivery car.
This is a rail carriage specially used to load mechas. The sides and floor of the carriage can be opened. A whole row of mechas are directly mounted in the mecha hangar, with only a very narrow passage in the middle.
This type of carriage is specially made and has very complex mounting, charging, and boarding systems, which can perfectly solve Lin Xian's problem.
However, KIKI only had a photo of this thing, and even if he had the blueprint, he couldn't build such a large mechanical carriage out of thin air. Unless he captured one, it would probably take a long time to realize the rail mecha delivery carriage.
Rub rub rub.
As Lin Xian produced batches of bullets, shells, explosives, and spare magazines, [Mechanical Manufacturing] was finally pushed to level 4 by him.
Ding
[Congratulations, your mechanical manufacturing level has been upgraded to LV.4 (manufacturing scale and efficiency have been greatly improved)! ]
In an instant, Lin Xian felt that the smoothness of his hands' manufacturing had instantly improved a lot, and the speed had also become extremely fast, which directly led to a significant increase in the speed at which he consumed materials in decomposing space and preparing factories.
He immediately opened the R&D center, and when he saw the updated progress inside, his face suddenly changed.
【R&D Center】
[TRP Fourth Generation Special Industrial Active Exoskeleton Power Armor (Blueprint): 3 days and 16 hours]
"Fuck, 13 days turned into 3 days!"
"What is productivity upgrade? Awesome!"
The improvement of the level of mechanical manufacturing directly affects his manufacturing efficiency and the efficiency of blueprint research and development, which is crucial for him to upgrade the machinery of the entire vehicle!
With this efficiency, he can then manufacture the MK-66 roll-on cantilever missile launcher scanned from the Dragon transport ship, and then manufacture a batch of missiles as the train's killer weapon!
At the same time, he was also looking forward to the blueprint of the newly developed power armor. Lin Xian could first equip several key members with power armor.
Carry out the first phase of mechanical upgrades for all personnel!
(End of this chapter)