NOVEL NEXT Chapter 300: Convoy Upgrade!
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In the massive hive center, countless life-support robots slowly flew by. Above, a white-painted high-tech robotic arm, driven by an automatic program, continuously rotated along each layer's partition, pausing to operate.
In the ring-shaped monitoring hall, inside the cabin elevator, a woman shaking violently as if suffering from drug withdrawal was trembling on the floor. Some broken hyphae fell from her body to the ground, shattered when her head struck them, seemingly no longer viable.
KIKI's words surprised everyone, including Luo Yang. Lin Xian looked at her, "Do you know her?"
KIKI nodded, her brow furrowed, "If I'm not mistaken, this woman should be named Tang Yun." She glanced at Lin Xian, a bit displeased as she said, "She's my... that father's brother's wife."
Lin Xian asked, "Blood brother?"
"Yes."
"So that makes her your aunt?" Lin Xian said.
KIKI shrugged, "Sort of. I don't have much of an impression of these people, but this person... she's alright, I guess."
Due to her background, KIKI held no affection for the Wen Family and disliked interacting with them. The Wen Family also spoke coldly to her as a child born out of wedlock. However, because this second aunt maintained a relatively kind demeanor, KIKI recalled her somewhat without aversion.
Hearing this, Lin Xian understood. He knew KIKI's background: her biological father was the chairman of the Linglong Group, the head of the largest conglomerate in Jin Hai. Before Apocalypse Day, Linglong Group was one of the largest real estate companies in Dragon Country and among the top ten shipping groups worldwide. Strictly speaking, although she was born out of wedlock, if Apocalypse Day hadn't happened, KIKI would certainly be considered an upper-class lady in Dragon Country.
And if this woman named Tang Yun before them was KIKI's aunt, she must have been a core member of the Wen family. It was quite suspicious to see such a figure here.
The woman convulsed and shook continuously on the floor. She wore something white; to call it clothing would be inaccurate, as it was more like two pieces of fabric resembling a lab coat that covered nothing, leaving her almost completely exposed while she convulsed.
At this moment, KIKI elbowed Lin Xian and glared at him, "What are you looking at?"
Lin Xian maintained a serious expression, indicating to KIKI, "There are still some hyphae on her head, so she might already be a person-fungus."
"Then... kill her?" KIKI directly said.
Lin Xian observed for a moment and noticed that, although the woman was convulsing, she exhibited normal vital signs. Seeing an 'apocalyptic relative' appear out of nowhere, Lin Xian remained somewhat cautious and then addressed everyone.
"Stay away from her for now."
Lin Xian then raised his hand, a mechanical light flickering, swiftly producing a transparent mechanical isolation cabin. He said to KIKI, "Put her inside."
KIKI understood his intention and used her telekinesis to place Tang Yun inside. Lin Xian then pressed a communicator and called Ding Junyi over.
After everything was done, Lin Xian said to KIKI, "Your dad joined the Dawn Plan, yet your second aunt became a member of the Descent Faction's Deep Red World, coming here to seek eternal life. Don't you find it strange?"
"It's a bit strange, but I'm not interested in them." KIKI turned to look at Lin Xian, her eyes cunning, "But I know what you mean."
Lin Xian nodded slightly. He, along with Chen Sixuan and KIKI, had already discussed that if they successfully escaped from Yijin City and Star Abyss No.5, his next plan was to separate from the Joint Train and head towards Jin Hai. This was because he needed to prepare multiple strategies before entering the Oceanic Orbit, among which upgrading the train's drive was crucial. Although upgrading to an all-terrain drive would increase energy consumption and reduce speed, it would allow the Infinity to break free from track limitations and move more freely.
Furthermore, if they were to enter the Oceanic Orbit, he might have to consider surface, underwater, or even flying travel, as there are only two routes to the Poles. The Dawn Center route involves going through the Qionggu Strait, passing several continents in North America, and then traveling from the Black Ocean to the Poles. This route would require crossing a strait and an ocean. Lin Xian estimated that if the track was damaged by then, a giant ferry would likely be used for transportation.
The other route involves directly crossing the Pacific Ocean on the Oceanic Orbit. This transoceanic route covers a wider range and relatively greater risks, primarily because the current state of the Oceanic Orbit, due to lack of maintenance, is unknown.
Jin Hai is one of the world's largest Ring Star Train manufacturing bases and home to Dragon Country's Nuclear Atomic Physics Research Institute. It is also KIKI's hometown, where her father, Linglong Group's headquarters, is located.
Whether upgrading the train's drive or fulfilling the 'robbery couple' plan with KIKI, he must make a trip there.
Soon, Ding Junyi arrived, and for safety reasons, Da Lou and Shu Qin, who had just rested, also appeared in the monitoring hall.
"Perfect timing. I went back to study the monitoring center's data and found some issues," Ding Junyi said briskly as she quickly approached. When she heard Lin Xian talk about the mysterious woman emerging from the cabin, she immediately brought over a mobile terminal and a neural wave detector from the full-effect Medical Cabin, while Da Lou followed behind, carrying the Hell Black Chrysanthemum.
"I brought this too, just in case."
"What issues?" Lin Xian immediately asked.
Ding Junyi walked directly to the isolation cabin Lin Xian created. She picked up a multi-frequency bio-ray light and scanned it over the woman's head. Then, she put away the equipment, opened the isolation cabin, indicated for Shu Qin to hold her down, and began attaching the neural wave detector to the head of this woman named Tang Yun.