Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train

"It's really fixed?!" Xu Jin exclaimed, quickly using a prepared cup to catch the precious clear water, then brought it to his nose to sniff it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Clean and clear, no strange smell, it's really usable!"

"Of course." Shu Qin said excitedly at this time, "We've always used this water purifier before, if you boil it before drinking, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Good, good, good!"

Xu Jin nodded and immediately took out a walkie-talkie to call his crew over, preparing to start trading.

"Thank you."

At this time, Shu Qin gratefully hugged a big box of canned goods and handed it to Lin Xian, "You've helped me a lot."

Lin Xian directly took it and said, "It was a small favor, I heard you're also heading to Yu Bei City?"

"Yes," Shu Qin nodded, "Yu Bei City is an orbital city for Star Orbital, I've heard the Dazhu Mountain Tunnel is blocked, and many people here are planning to pass that way, then rush towards Star City."

Star City?

Lin Xian fell silent for a moment, it seemed that most people chose to flee to the major cities in Dragon Country first. Whether those cities had fallen or not, at least in such cities, the resources are not comparable to those of small towns.

At this time, several others who needed equipment repairs also came over. Seeing Lin Xian help Shu Qin fix the water purifier, they also sought help.

However, Lin Xian didn't completely solve their problems, he only fixed a set of infrared detectors for a large convoy and scanned the blueprints.

He planned to integrate this into the train's night watch system, and he also exchanged it for a box of antibiotics.

The conversation between Shu Qin and Xu Jin just now reminded him that medicine is also a very important thing during the escape.

As for the repair of the other two convoys and the drone, Lin Xian expressed his inability to assist.

Firstly, the repair was for a broken steering rod with an exploded engine, there's no way he could help weld a steering rod in public with just a screwdriver...

And that drone was just an ordinary model, not like the one on Qian Yu's armored vehicle, Lin Xian deliberately hid his skills, and after a check, he shook his head and refused.

Being skilled in mechanics doesn't mean knowing everything; after just fixing a water purifier, repairing a large vehicle's steering rod and a drone, people would expect him to fix solid-fuel engines next.

It's always good to leave some room; in this survivor gathering camp, Lin Xian showed a certain amount of goodwill.

"Train Captain Lin."

As everyone began preparing to leave for their camps and travel by night, Lin Xian and KIKI were also preparing to leave when Jiang Yun walked over with a smile. At the same time, one of his men came running inside with two strange devices.

"Brother Yun."

"Show it to them," Jiang Yun said casually.

So the underling stepped forward and handed the devices to Lin Xian.

One was a modified radio.

The other was something similar to a clock.

"This is the Spirit Vibration Value Detector, along with its blueprint."

Lin Xian took it and saw it was a hand-sized, copper-made hemispherical device, with thin iron wires coiled around it, a filter underneath, and it needed to be connected to a mobile power source.

"This is actually handmade, the difficulty must be quite high."

"Since there's a blueprint, I'll take a picture," KIKI said as she took out her phone and snapped a shot of the detector's blueprint.

Lin Xian didn't stop her. He only pretended to study it for a moment, while his Superpower Mechanical Heart had already scanned it almost instantly.

But he still went through the motions.

[An unknown signal detector blueprint acquired, Code N01]

He glanced at it, the difficulty wasn't high, the biggest issue was the filter, but as long as he had the chance to devour some household appliances and gather materials, it would be easy to make.

Another problem was that this detector required those red beads.

Jiang Yun explained that using this detector would consume resources, meaning the energy contained in those red beads was limited and they couldn't be used indefinitely, acting as consumables.

Jiang Yun noticed KIKI taking out her phone and a change flickered in his eyes. Combining it with Lin Xian and others being able to drive a huge train, he seemed to have guessed something, but kept it to himself and said instead,

"In a fully functioning city industrial system, such devices would be worthless, but now, all survivors are struggling day to day, not even guaranteed clean water. Creating something like this is extremely difficult."

Lin Xian nodded and returned the detector to Jiang Yun.

"Thanks, I'll research it back home."

Jiang Yun nodded, "Good luck."

Lin Xian looked at him and directly asked, "Captain Jiang, you initiated tonight's mutual aid bonfire, why didn't I see any particularly urgent needs of yours?"

"Are you also wondering why I would personally invite you to participate?" Jiang Yun seemed to see through Lin Xian's bit of confusion and asked with a smile.

Lin Xian was stunned, then smiled silently.

Hoo~

At this moment, another gust of cold wind blew by.

Jiang Yun stood in front of Lin Xian, suddenly reached out and grabbed, the cold wind stirred, like rushing airflow, instantly turning into a huge vortex in his hand. Then he clapped his hands, and the mighty airflow just disappeared.

"Wow!"

KIKI exclaimed, "You can catch the wind?"

"This superpower has a benefit, running fast, and can go to many places." Jiang Yun looked at KIKI, then at Lin Xian with slightly solemn eyes, seeming to be unintentionally hiding, and said, "I totally understand how you feel, racing with life and death with a train full of people, staying defensive and vigilant about everything is a good thing. Surviving in the apocalypse isn't easy."

"You asked me what the purpose of initiating a mutual-help bonfire was, actually, it's quite simple."

"Rationally speaking, first of all, I really like trains. If my superpower weren't Windwalker, I might really want to build a mobile fortress like you. So, no matter what kind of superpowers you have, having such means to break out of the night, I truly admire your courage and strength."

"From an emotional angle, in this uncertain end of the world, everyone is worried. Having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy." Jiang Yun said frankly.

Lin Xian was surprised, "Just to meet more survivors?"

"That's right. Living between life and death every day, useful information and assistance often save you between life and death." Jiang Yun spoke candidly, "This might be what differentiates us humans from those ghostly things."

Jiang Yun turned around and pulled a little follower over, ruffled his hair, "These guys following me all the way, they're not always lucky enough to survive; we've received quite a bit of help along the way."

"Yeah, everyone helping each other through difficult times!" That little follower looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, his eyes full of optimism.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian's expression softened, Jiang Yun's words had touched him.

"Thank you. If I encounter your initiated bonfire in the future, I'll definitely participate."

Jiang Yun smiled and spread his hands, "See, haven't I just achieved my purpose?"

The conversation ended, his gaze swept over, and he turned to walk away.

"Good luck."

...

They obtained the blueprint of the Soul Swinging Value Detector, a piece of mysterious blood essence, and also gathered lots of useful information. This journey for Lin Xian and his companions counted as quite fruitful.

Just as he was about to leave, Jiang Yun's disciple riding a mountain bike suddenly came up to his car window.

"Hey, Brother Yun asked me to remind you, when using the dark radio, don't tune the frequency to 1542!"

Lin Xian's expression turned grim, "Is that the mysterious radio you guys were talking about?"

"That's right, be careful yourselves."

After saying this, the young man rode away again.

"1542..." KIKI sitting in the backseat looked puzzled, "A radio, could it really cause monsters to appear?"

"Advice is like a free meal." Lin Xian signaled Da Lou to drive, while saying, "There's no need to be curious about such things."

"I'm not curious, I'm afraid of ghosts..."

KIKI shivered, "Now, after hearing this, I'm afraid to even use the radio."

"Let's go back first."

Lin Xian thought for a moment, planning to continue his journey through the night, first to devour what needed devouring, and then figure out how to gather materials to manufacture that Soul Swinging Value Detector.

Moreover, he only had one mysterious blood essence, so the primary goal definitely was to connect the radio, or else he might miss out on a lot of useful information.

Buzz~ buzz~ buzz~

On the empty field around the abandoned factory, hundreds of cars started their engines one after another, beginning to leave for afar, some diverging at various intersections, some worried about danger, several convoys following together, rapidly plunging into the darkness.

The noise stirred some zombies in the forest areas of the outskirts, and many howling sounds started echoing through the night.

Jiang Yun's car, a modified big-wheel off-roader, had that motorcycle mounted at the back.

In the driver's seat, Jiang Yun watched the tail lights of Lin Xian's departing Jeep in the distance, casually remarked, "Seems like they, as us, want to enter the Star Orbital passage through Yu Bei, crossing the high-altitude corridor over Wanyuan Canyon."

The leather-clad Ren Huixian, sitting in the passenger seat, spoke,

"The climbing passage has long lost power, survivor cars can't get up without towing, not to mention such heavy rail trains?"

Jiang Yun chuckled lightly,

"Ha, there's a Big Strange Body around Pinga Lake, the Dazhu Mountain Range Tunnel is blocked, to cross Wanyuan Canyon, you can only bypass by climbing over a thousand-kilometer-long Dazhu Mountain. Now, with extreme night approaching and corpse chasers blocking the way, I estimate there are quite a few people in Yu Bei City trying to take the Star Orbital One high-altitude corridor section. Moreover, I think that Train Captain Lin must have a way to get up."

"You are so certain?" Ren Huixian asked.

Jiang Yun put on his sunglasses, his lips curling with confidence,

"Five people driving three locomotives charging through the night are absolutely tenacious, and indeed, I have great faith in this person!"

Then he revved the engine and drove away with flair.