Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 310 New Armor (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets at the End of the Month!)

Under the silent night sky, withered tumbleweeds roll in the wind on the Gobi Desert.

After leaving the extreme cold vortex, the temperature has returned to above 0 degrees Celsius, but the temperature difference in the Gobi Desert at night is huge, and the wind and sand are quite cold.

The large track foundations laid on the Gobi Desert are raised by hard stones, and there are no railway guardrails in this desolate and uninhabited area.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, a series of crisp vibrations from the rails gradually rose, the surrounding yellow sand trembled, and with a dazzling train light flashing, a black and green heavy armored locomotive roared in with ferocious force, behind which was a long steel dragon winding all the way to the end of the earth.

All 500-plus carriages were lit up with lights. The carriages were bustling with people. Some were sitting, some were standing, some were walking, and some were chatting. All of them were survivors of the apocalypse, exiles of civilization.

These carriages were covered with thick armor, riddled with bullet holes, claw marks, dried blood, and rotting monster limbs. The steel wheels and shock absorbers trembled violently as they sped past.

September 3, 2069, Apocalypse Day, D-97
The joint train, led by Longshan No. 1 and Infinite, escaped the polar night from the Great Transfer of Xilan City and Star Abyss No. 5. There are 3 days left until the 100th day of the Apocalypse.

In less than a hundred days, the population of Blue Star, which once numbered in the billions, has been reduced to 99%. The 13 Annihilation Abysses continue to expand, and the invasion of darkness has transformed humans into zombies and monsters. Natural disasters such as blizzards and black rain have swept across the land, causing the extinction of plants and animals. Human cities have been occupied by zombies and monsters, and the world is desolate. The survivors who have been on the run for months look at the Gobi Desert outside the train car. Some are confused, some are afraid, some are worried, and some remain positive and optimistic, constantly encouraging their teammates.

The Sun followed behind the Joker team and Queen Mo. This hastily assembled train team, like Qian Dele, was not yet fully accustomed to trains. However, adapting to vehicles was not a difficult task for this team that had fought their way through blizzards.

In the front carriage, Luo Yang, along with Amin Luoluo, Li Guangwen, Xiaobai, and other members of the original Chasing the Sun team, gathered in a carriage that used to be a passenger carriage, where all the seats had been removed and replaced with simple bunk beds.

A group of about thirty men and women were eating and chatting. These young people knew a lot, and the atmosphere was lively, but they also knew a lot of things they didn't know, such as cooking.

Everyone simply ate canned food and some biscuits, chocolates, and candies, and enthusiastically discussed a topic.

Join Infinite.

"Oh my god, I can't believe we're actually going to join Team Lin's convoy! This is amazing!" A girl sitting cross-legged on the upper bunk exclaimed loudly, holding a spoon and a can of food.

"Captain Lin is really amazing! He actually has mechanical abilities!" A talkative boy stood by the window, describing excitedly, "Did you guys see that? The armor on the Infinite is incredibly powerful, just like a mecha. And it even has a G-3 electromagnetic railgun on it, which is a Federal military model. Captain Lin built it with just one finger!"

"Yeah, yeah, I heard that when we were fighting the bugs, all the Gatling guns that the Infinity gave us were made by Captain Lin!"

"Brilliant!"

"I will regard this superpower as the number one superpower in the world!"

"Hey, do you guys think Captain Lin could handcraft a nuclear bomb?"

"Of course, definitely! Superpowers can evolve, you know? Maybe Captain Lin will even be able to build a starship someday!"

Wow, a starship!

"Yes, yes, and there's also Sister KIKI and Brother Fire from Infinity. One of them is a telekinetic and the other is a fire-type, they're amazing!"

"Li Guangwen, your explosive shock ability has met its match. You should learn from it carefully."

Li Guangwen chuckled irritably: "Zhou Chaoxian, are you kidding me? How could I possibly compare to these big shots? I might be able to fire a few shots, but not much."

Hahahaha... Everyone laughed.

Luo Yang sat to the side eating canned food and smiled along. His eyes were full of anticipation and excitement. He and his classmates loved tinkering with weapons. His classmates, including himself, were either mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, laser engineering, or power engineering. Their admiration for Lin Xian grew day by day, especially after seeing the towering Evangelion Unit-01 battling the S-class giant sea urchin in Xilan City. Lin Xian had completely become their mechanical war god!

Luo Yang glanced at Luo Luo and Amin beside him, and then asked, "Amin, is your abdominal injury any better?"

Amin nodded: "It still hurts a little, but it's much better now. Sister Chen told us that it's best if we don't do any strenuous exercise for the next 48 hours."

Luo Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, now everyone has power armor, so let's train more and improve. In the future, it won't just be the two of you fighting alone."

Lolo smiled upon hearing this: "But Amin and I work together very well. You forgot, our limit coefficient is 1.7. Even with the peak index of 600, we've broken through the 1000 berserk level. Now that we have new armor, we're definitely even more powerful. You agree, right, Amin?"

Amin nodded defiantly: "That's right, from now on, the two of us will still be the main fighting force. When sisters go out, one of us is worth two!"

Luo Yang nodded in agreement.
"Of course, Team Leader Lin acknowledges your abilities, it's just that..."

As they were talking, the crowd suddenly became noisy. Luo Yang looked up and saw that Li Yi was leading several middle-aged men and women carrying two large soup pots in.

"We cooked some meat soup, let's all have some together." Li Yi, who was heavily pregnant, noticed that none of Luo Yang's group had prepared any cooking utensils, so she cooked two extra pots and brought them over.

Cooking hot food doesn't necessarily mean stir-frying dishes or making a big meal. It's not that Luo Yang and his group don't know how to make simple soups. The main problem is that these young people are used to eating takeout and now they're used to eating cold canned food. Also, for the sake of convenience during marches, no one thought about getting some pots and pans to cook in the field. So when distributing supplies in the permanent warehouse, Luo Yang and his group only took canned food and those simple self-heating foods. They didn't take rice, flour, oil, or meat.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

As soon as the two large pots were brought in, the young people, who were used to eating cold canned food, immediately smelled a strong aroma of meat. In an instant, the cold canned food in their hands suddenly didn't taste so good anymore.

Upon seeing this, Luo Yang quickly stood up and said in surprise, "Sister Li, we're already eating."

"I know." Li Yi smiled, her gaze sweeping over the group of young people: "The conditions on the train are much more convenient than when we drive. Since you're all eating cold food, I'll cook some for you too. Let's eat as much hot food as possible; it'll give us energy!"

"Really? That's great! I want to drink it! Thank you, Li Yi's mom!"

"Thank you so much, I haven't had cooked food in so long."

So touching~

"I'll have a bowl too."

Upon hearing Li Yi's words, everyone immediately gathered around, each person taking a bowl of meat soup. They carefully held the bowls, took a sip, and a wave of warmth swept over their bodies, making them feel incredibly satisfied. It was as if most of their fatigue had been relieved in that instant.

"Don't be so polite. We've all come this far together, and we'll all be family from now on."

While busy serving soup with the people around her, Li Yi smiled and said, "It's okay if you young people don't like cooking hot food. There's a division of labor in a team. From now on, we'll take care of washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning. Those guys over there may not be good at weapons research, but they know a lot about mechanical equipment. We'll all work together then."

"Alright!" Luo Yang smiled happily and ladled a bowl of soup from Li Yi's hands. He felt a warmth in his heart as he watched Li Yi, heavily pregnant, bring them food. He said, "From now on, we'll all follow Captain Lin together. As the team grows bigger and bigger, and everyone brings out their strengths, our team will definitely survive this apocalypse. Don't you all agree?"

"Yes!!" the young men and women echoed.

Suddenly, the train carriage, where everyone was eating cold canned food, felt like a big family, with a touch of warmth permeating the steel carriage under the dark apocalypse.

……

On the Infinite, unlike the other convoys, there was no gathering for a meal. Due to the busyness of the Zero Element Center and the escape, and in order to take over from Lin Xian after dawn, Chen Sixuan was taking the time to rest in the master bedroom of carriage number one. In the comfortable luxury cabin of the shelter, Chen Sixuan slept soundly. She knew in her heart that as long as Lin Xian was there, she could completely let down her guard and vigilance. Even if there were hordes of zombies outside, she would not panic.

Carriage 2, KIKI and Sasha's private space, features two specially designed wraparound sleeping pods staggered and alternately positioned, both of them fast asleep. The only light on in the entire carriage is in the information center, where, in addition to the radar monitoring system, the analysis program set up by KIKI is constantly running [Grace's] system data on the screen.

In carriage 3, after finishing the last experimental process, Ding Junyi put away all the experimental equipment, put away the Hellish Black Chrysanthemum and Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes, took a change of underwear, went to the toilet in carriage 1 to take a shower, and then turned off the lights and returned to her rest room. She took off her glasses, stripped naked, and lay flat on the bed. She slept meticulously, because she had high requirements for her sleep quality due to her work. Moreover, she was the only person on the train who did not have to worry about taking turns to rest.

Apart from Lin Xian's arrangements, she maintained her standard habit of going to bed at 9 pm and waking up at 7 am, just like before the Apocalypse Day.

However, she changed one habit: she used to always lock the door when she slept, as it gave her a sense of security and peace. But now, even if the door to her rest room has a lock, she doesn't lock it. To her, locking the door wouldn't help if robbers or supernatural beings broke in; death was a peaceful thing for her.

But if she locks the door, making it inconvenient for Lin Xian to come in, it would be an unbearable betrayal for her!

So for her, it's a simple matter of logic; this habit can be corrected because in Ding Junyi's mind, Lin Xian can come in whenever he wants...

Carriage No. 4, after being modified and enhanced by Ding Junyi's plant-based superpowers, has been transformed into a green forest. Neatly arranged aerial vegetable cultivation troughs are filled with lush green grass, spinach, and seedlings that do not require sunlight, such as water celery and kale. On both sides of the carriage, a row of green ivy and pothos plants have been planted by Lin Xian for water and oxygen circulation and for aesthetic purposes, as well as moss walls, maidenhair ferns, and so on. The entire carriage No. 4 now has the feel of a green forest.

These plants are not only ornamental, but more importantly, they also play a role in air circulation. After the team members use the purified water in the vehicle, it goes through a circulation mechanism to support the plants' growth. After a second circulation, it can be used for hygiene supply. Then, multiple water purifiers manufactured by Lin separate the water, removing dirt and waste, and recycling the water back to drinking water for relief.

Although it sounds disgusting, this is the only way to cope with the post-apocalyptic world. Clean water resources that have not been invaded by darkness are extremely scarce. In fact, according to the filtration standards of the A1-level subcritical reverse osmosis water purifier manufactured by Lin Xian, coupled with the shielding of the dark invasion power by the heterogeneous cube, the water that the members of the Infinite have been drinking has always been of the first-level pure water standard, and it has little impact on how many times the water has been circulated.

Even so, the Infinite is now facing some pressure regarding its drinking water. The snowmelt from the extreme cold vortex is highly toxic, and the Infinite has not replenished its fresh water supply for a long time since Clearwater Town. With the black rain and the invasion of darkness, the concentration of darkness invasion on land water resources is becoming increasingly serious. At present, the basic filtration problem can still be solved in various parts of the world, but the invasion of darkness remains a major problem.

Carriage 5, where the building staff were on duty in the middle section, was where he routinely maintained all the weapons, including the new G3-electromagnetic railgun that Lin had equipped, as well as the elevator gun turret.

At this moment, Lou was wiping the machine gun, and there was a pot of hot tea on a small table next to him. Lou would pick up a cup from time to time, sip it, and sigh, which was a way to relieve the loneliness of the night watch. Since becoming roommates with Lu Xingchen, drinking tea has become one of Lou's few hobbies and habits.

Tea leaves are not a scarce resource in the apocalypse. Although they circulate among survivors, most of them are used to mask the stench of drinking water. For someone like Lu Xingchen to actually use them for tea is a luxury.

Because that means you need a safe and clean environment, as well as the time and opportunity to enjoy tea.

While sipping tea, Lou glanced at Lu Xingchen's room from time to time, knowing that the guy was probably still studying the golden bracelet. At the same time, he was also thinking about his own ability improvement. After Xilan City and a series of events, many team members had improved their combat power, especially after acquiring power armor. The genetically evolved teammates, led by Miao Lu and Lü Chang, had seen a huge increase in combat power. Shu Qin was even more impressive. Although he and Shu Qin were evenly matched during the ability test, Shu Qin was a genetically evolved individual, and naturally had the advantage of using power armor to multiply her strength.

But Da Lou couldn't do it. Firstly, he couldn't wear it. Even if he could, his special ability required blood energy to continuously improve his combat power. So Da Lou was also troubled. He was tall and strong, ate a lot, and occupied a lot of space. He also had a 12-year-old sister with him. Although Sasha was also capable, Da Lou always felt that he had to stand up and become Lin Xian's right-hand man in order to repay Captain Lin for saving his brother and sister's lives and taking care of them along the way.

Thinking of this, Lou's eyes narrowed. After cleaning the last gun, he resumed his physical training, doing push-ups and the like.

"Add 20 more sets!!"

He thought to himself, remembering Lu Xingchen's reminder. In the next battle against the monster tide, he planned to try to get close to the black smoke from the monster corpses without using a gas mask or anything like that. Even though the power of the darkness would cause great physical pain, he was confident that he could endure it!
In dining car number 6, the lights were already off, but a bright, warm light still shone from one of the electric stoves. A small iron pot on the stove was bubbling away, emitting a sweet aroma. Xiao Yuan stood quietly beside the stove, watching the pear soup bubbling inside, like a dutiful wife. This was a modified version of pear soup; thanks to supplies obtained from the permanent warehouse, Xiao Yuan had specially added red dates and goji berries to it, making it not only thirst-quenching but also cooling and detoxifying.

After cooking, she carefully placed the food in a bowl, left the lid off, and wanted it to cool down a bit first.

As she waited, knowing that Lin Xian was still busy in carriage 12, she frowned and anxiously blew on the pear soup.

Unbeknownst to her, Shu Qin, who was on patrol and guard duty, was watching this scene from the aisle of the dining car, her face showing a hint of helplessness.

Many of the team members could see through Xiaoyuan's feelings, but it wasn't a big deal. Precisely because it was the end of the world, men and women were more likely to develop feelings for each other when they were in danger and suffering together. Shuqin had seen this kind of thing many times. Even without talking about the cliché of love, satisfying one's physical needs in the end times is a big deal for humans. It helps to release psychological stress and relieve depression. Even the pleasure of love between men and women can be beneficial in resisting the invasion of darkness.

Shuqin was somewhat helpless because Xiaoyuan liked Captain Lin. In fact, many women in the team had a bit of a crush on Lin Xian. After all, Lin Xian was the team captain. He was not only young, handsome, and capable, but also had the demeanor of a leader and savior. It was hard not to develop feelings for such a person when you felt a sense of belonging. But while they might have these feelings, only Xiaoyuan could express them so directly. Everyone knew about Lin Xian's relationship with Chen Sixuan, and he also had the beautiful and capable KIKI as his right-hand woman.

She couldn't say much about this, since there were no marriage customs in the apocalypse. Shu Qin just realized that Lin Xian might not have those kinds of feelings for Xiao Yuan, and she was worried that Xiao Yuan would be unhappy about it later.

However, looking at Xiaoyuan's expectant expression as she blew on the bowl of pear soup again and again, Shuqin could only smile helplessly.

"Yeah, that's true. As long as she's happy, that's all that matters."

……

Inside carriage number 12, mechanical lights flashed continuously, and countless materials were forged and gathered in the air.

Lin Xian sat cross-legged in the corner, his expression focused. In front of him, a silver-black Ghost Wolf-class full-body battle armor gradually took shape. Although it was the male version of the Black Hawk-Silent Hunter, Lin Xian changed the material of the outer armor, using the composite battle armor configuration he had previously scanned of the Evangelion Unit 01's arm, which was also the material of the Evangelion Unit 01.

Therefore, it took a little longer to use than the set given to Teacher Chen, because Lin Xian considered that he often needed to rush into groups of monsters, which was different from Teacher Chen's long-range sniping, so he also upgraded the outer armor material of the mecha.

At the same time, Lin Xian also installed two retractable hooks on his shoulders, which are strong magnetic attachments, so that he can use the Thunder Falcon 2000 to hoist himself into the air later. The power of the two Thunder Falcon 2000 Hall thrust engines will not be a problem to lift him into the air.

Of course, the drawback is that the speed won't be very fast, and the power consumption of the unmanned attack aircraft is also relatively large. However, this armor also has a low-altitude leap thruster, and the combination of the two basically solves the problem of its maneuverability in the air.

Rub rub rub.

With the last piece of armor completed, Lin Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and looked at the full-body power armor designed to fit him, his expression incredibly agile.

"Finally, it's starting to feel a bit like Iron Man."

Having said that, he couldn't contain himself any longer and immediately activated the power armor. A holographic spectrum automatically lit up on the armor, scanned Lin Xian's face, and then the chest plate in front of the power armor opened automatically. At the same time, the bolts and retainers of the leg armor and each armor unit began to automatically 'release', emitting a series of hissing mechanical sounds that made people's hearts surge.

Lin Xian walked straight in and stood inside the fully covered armor.

[Black Hawk-Silent Hunter Armor 01 activated, performing program self-check]

A cold, mechanical female voice rang out.

Chichi~
The head armor slowly closed, and a light screen flashed in front of Lin Xian's eyes. A progress bar was displayed, and various subsystems such as motion, defense, radar, situational awareness, and life support appeared on the light screen interface. Then, the armor units on his body began to retract, and the bolts tightened automatically.

In an instant, he felt himself enveloped by a powerful mechanical construct. The cushioning lining of his entire body perfectly bound him. Lin Xian raised his hand and looked at his mechanical arm through the holographic vision. Then he slowly clenched his fist. As the hand power unit output torque with almost zero delay, Lin Xian immediately felt a powerful force. This hand seemed to be able to crush steel with ease.

The system is currently detecting the driver's vital signs.

[Vital signs are good, heart rate... body temperature...]

[Common-mode system enabled]

[Current combat system training value: 0]

[It needs to learn the 'loop' through motion and real-world parameters to better match the driver's driving habits.]

Lin Xian, currently inside his power armor, his eyes reflecting the light of the power armor's holographic vision, exclaimed excitedly.

"There's no need to spend time importing the motion parameters of that TRP power armor; let this armor relearn them."

Teacher Chen was able to master it in a very short time, which shows that the power armor is highly intelligent. Although it is a full-body armor, Lin Xian's feelings at this moment are significantly different from those of Unit-01.

Unit-01 weighs 10,000 tons, has more than 4,000 engines and muscles, and requires two people to interact with it in a neural synchro mode. It has the strength to lift up the sky and the earth, but its agility is definitely far behind that of a personal battle suit. Even compared with Sasa's Sally, there is a huge delay between its movements.

This is due to the laws of physics and there's nothing that can be done about it. The advantage of personal armor is that it's as responsive as an extension of one's own arm, with almost zero delay in reaction. It's like one's own armor and skin, solving the problem of humans' poor defense.

Especially for gene enhancers, wearing armor is like adding wings to a tiger. Their agility, reaction, strength, and even combat experience can be perfectly adapted to the mechanical platform. A powerful suit of armor can greatly improve the combat power of gene evolvers.

From this perspective, the Phoenix Society's ability assessment index can only be considered a very basic reference for the combat power of genetically evolved individuals.

Human technology and machinery, when matched with human evolutionary power, can indeed reach a level comparable to that of superhumans to some extent. This is one of the reasons why the 90% of survivors without superpowers were able to survive in the darkness!

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