Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 312 Wasteland World (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets at the End of the Month!)

Drop drop, drop drop.

In the chaos, Lin Xian felt as if the watch notification sound was coming from afar in the darkness, gradually becoming deafening.

He realized he was awake, or rather, back in reality.

On the large bed in carriage number 1, Lin Xian felt his eyelids were very heavy. Before he could even open his eyes, a wave of heat accompanied by a noisy howling sound rushed into his brain.

The brain responded immediately.

Stifling, hot, dry, oppressive.

Lin Xian opened his eyes with dry lips. Next to his pillow was the sunshade of the Infinity Hotel, and the heat wave and howling sound were coming from outside.

Lin Xian concentrated for a moment, then first raised his hand to look at his watch.

"At 11 o'clock, I actually... slept for 9 hours..."

Rubbing his heavy head, Lin Xian recalled the experience of being invaded by darkness before falling asleep. His brows furrowed slightly. That feeling was unforgettable, and he really didn't want to experience it a second time.

He raised his hand and opened the sunshade.

Ugh!! Ugh!! Ahh!!

The next moment, the blazing sunlight made Lin Xian's pupils shrink involuntarily, and what appeared next were countless withered and rotting zombie faces outside the multiple bulletproof windows of the train.

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Xian immediately frowned and sat up. Outside the Infinite Train was a sea of ​​zombies!
Hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions! Endless, like a surging tide!
The horde of zombies, like countless magnetic particles, swarmed towards the Union Train.

Below the train tracks, the sounds of crushing and tearing were incessant. These zombies, due to long-term dehydration and bloodlust, were almost all covered in bluish-black, dry, and rotten flesh. Most of their original human clothing had turned into shredded pieces of cloth.

Under the scorching sun, the sky was cloudless, and yellow sand filled the air.

When Lin Xian woke up, the Infinite Train seemed to have been plunged into a wasteland!
Seeing the situation outside, Lin Xian was slightly dazed and quickly pressed the communicator to ask Chen Sixuan.

bang.

A moment later, the door opened, and Chen Sixuan, having taken off her Black Hawk armor and wearing only a light t-shirt and shorts, immediately spoke upon seeing Lin Xian awake.
"you're awake?"

"What's going on?" Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan and then at the zombies outside.

"Don't worry." Chen Sixuan looked at the zombies outside and quickly said to Lin Xian, "Since we left the polar night, there have been more and more zombies on the Gobi Desert. After dawn, it's even more like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​corpses."

"So many?" Lin Xian looked at the dense swarm of zombies outside the car and asked, "Is it troublesome?"

Chen Sixuan shook her head and replied, "Don't worry, the convoy is moving normally, and these zombies haven't had much of an impact on us."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian realized what was happening. He sensed the train's speed and understood why Chen Sixuan was so calm. These zombie hordes posed almost no threat to the armored train. The 15-kilometer-long steel dragon possessed the mass and kinetic energy of a mountain, and the combined power of the 22 train convoys was over a thousand megawatts. With the Infinite's current protective capabilities, there was indeed no need to worry about these ordinary zombies.

"Zombies are so pathetic, they can't even survive the polar night."

Lin Xian recalled seeing Chu Yan in Yubei City in his dream. There were very few zombies there, and even if there were, they remained still. The entire city was almost entirely occupied by dark creatures.

Chen Sixuan said, "So we all guess that this situation is caused by the zombies being driven out of the polar night area by the corpse drivers."

Corpse driver, corpse driver...

Lin Xian frowned upon hearing this, wondering if this was what the corpse driver meant.
I've never heard this officially on Phoenix Radio before, so it seems Phoenix doesn't have a clear explanation for this kind of phenomenon.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Lin Xian recalled his experience last night and immediately asked Chen Sixuan, "By the way, how are KIKI and Brother Huo?"

"them?"

Chen Sixuan said, "It's fine. I slept for a long time, just like you. You guys must have been exhausted from blowing up the mushroom tower."

Lin Xian immediately stood up and walked towards the back of the carriage with Chen Sixuan. As soon as they arrived at carriage number 2, they saw KIKI already sitting in front of the information center, operating a drone to observe the situation of the path on the Gobi Desert.

"Hey, you're finally awake?"

As soon as KIKI saw Lin Xian, she smiled and said to him, "How was it? Were you scared by seeing so many zombies?"

Lin Xian asked directly, "Did you feel the effects of the darkness while you were sleeping last night?"

KIKI frowned, first shook her head, then nodded: "I had a nightmare, but it didn't have any lasting effects."

"what happened?"

Upon hearing Lin Xian's question, Chen Sixuan keenly sensed the implication in his words and couldn't help but ask him.

Lin Xian paused, his expression shifting, before slowly explaining, "Last night's explosion at the Heavenly Mushroom Tower likely infected us with a large amount of dark energy, but judging from the current situation, it should be fine."

To his surprise, KIKI reacted differently than he had imagined. He had thought KIKI would react the same way he did, but it turned out that KIKI's reaction was not as severe as his.

Lin Xian pondered to himself, it seems that it must be because KIKI and Brother Huo's superpower index is inherently due to their extremely high mental strength, while his own mechanical heart...

At this moment, Chen Sixuan said to Lin Xian, "By the way, good news, Liang Lei has woken up, and Brother Shi's injuries have also recovered a lot. Phoenix was right, Dawn is indeed of great significance to us."

Lin Xian's expression brightened upon hearing this; this was indeed good news.
“According to the Phoenix Society, we have accumulated too much dark power, so we need daytime or vegetable juice to neutralize it. If we stay in the dark all the time, we’re doomed,” KIKI said.

From Xilan City until now, the team has been in darkness. Even with the Heterogeneous Cube, everyone has absorbed a lot of dark power. This power urgently needs to be neutralized and digested, and if it goes on for too long, it may cause irreversible damage to their bodies.

Lin Xian's mind had cleared up a bit by now. He sat down on the edge of the bed, opened the blackout curtains, and looked at the densely packed zombies in the open field outside. He asked, "Have you received any messages from the Phoenix Society or other survivor radio stations?"

"We haven't received any messages from nearby radio stations yet, but we have received them from Phoenix Radio's global network."

Chen Sixuan took out the dark radio and played the recorded radio content.

"Buzz... Phoenix Society global notification: The Nightwalker Department and Xinghua Technology have jointly developed a new Spirit Value Detector, the [Spirit Compass]. By consuming Blood Essence, it can detect the peak of one's own Spirit Value and the concentration of [Dark Mark], and can also detect the fluctuations of eerie entities in the surrounding environment, helping all survivors find relatively safe areas to set up camp before nightfall. At the same time, Phoenix Society issues the following warning regarding [Dark Mark]..."

"1. Marking concentration is divided into levels 1-5. Levels 1-4 accumulate after being marked by different monsters, while level 5 is marked by an S-level monster. 2. All marks can be reduced by absorbing black energy by killing monsters. 3. Marking concentration and nighttime attacks are positively correlated, but not absolutely correlated. If you are in the territory of an S-level monster, even a level 1 mark will be locked on. Finally, the Phoenix Society has urgently manufactured 3 million [Spirit Compasses] for the Nightwalker Postal Team to airdrop into cities worldwide not covered by polar night. We urge all survivors to pick up [Spirit Compasses] and pass them on to others to jointly defeat the night!"

“We haven’t found this kind of [Spirit Compass] yet. We should have a chance to see it when we get to Quancheng or when we encounter other caravans,” Chen Sixuan said.

"Free?" Sasha, wearing gloves and fiddling with an arc pulse resonator excitation circuit, couldn't help but ask upon hearing this, "Would anyone be so kind as to give it to us?"

Upon hearing this, KIKI said, "These days, why would anyone give you something for free?"

"But isn't the Phoenix Society just a free gift?"

“That’s the Phoenix Society.” After saying that, she looked at Lin Xian: “Or you could have your brother Lin scan it, and he could create it himself, right?”

Lin Xian said, "We have the Hellish Black Chrysanthemum, so this thing is only useful for measuring the peak of supernatural abilities. Besides, the Phoenix Society can produce 300 million sets, and will produce more later. Trying to sell it at a high price because it's a rare commodity is pointless." Since the Phoenix Society can produce it, the blueprints have definitely been released to the public free of charge. At that time, organizations like Silent City, the Old Federation, and various organizations with research and manufacturing capabilities will definitely be able to produce it. It won't be too expensive.

This was even less of a challenge for him; he could now scan remotely and replicate mechanical structures with ease.

After speaking, Lin Xian pressed the communicator and began communicating the situation with Longshan No. 1 and the other teams.

"Brother Lin, we estimate we'll reach Lob in two or three hours. I wonder if there will be fewer zombies there. If things go well, I'd like to stop and send someone out to find some water."

Just as Lin Xian finished asking his question, Shi Diyuan's voice came through.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian asked, "Are you short of water?"

“We don’t need it right now.” In the cockpit of Longshan No. 1, Shi Diyuan looked at the water level lines of the train’s various water tanks and the bottled water reserves in the supply cars, and said with a slightly serious expression, “It’s just to be on the safe side. After we cross the Gobi Desert in the west, there is the Tagan Desert. We might encounter some unexpected problems and have to stop. At that time, water shortages can be more fatal than food shortages.”

Hearing Shi Diyuan's words, the captains of the other teams also expressed their agreement. Lin Xian then looked at Chen Sixuan, who frowned and nodded.
"Yes, our current water situation is not very optimistic."

The last time the Infinite was replenished with fresh water was in Clearwater Town. At that time, the water tanks were fully replenished, and there were also many bottled waters in the supply wagons.

However, after they left Hengshan Pass, they never replenished their water resources. The snow water from the extreme cold vortex had an extremely high concentration of dark toxins, so high that even the Heterogeneous Cube would have to sound an alarm. Therefore, there was no difference between being in the snowfield and being in the wasteland.

While in Xilan City, Chen Sixuan managed to get some fresh water back to the car, but water was becoming increasingly scarce.

Chen Sixuan had also mentioned this issue to Lin Xian at the time, but back then, facing the city's impasse, the water resource problem was the least of their problems.

Now, after rushing out of Star Abyss No. 5 and entering the Gobi Desert in the west, all the convoys, which have not replenished their freshwater supply for a long time, are starting to face water shortages.

Lin Xian immediately reviewed the current water resource situation on the Infinite with Chen Sixuan, and the result was even worse than he had expected.

The Mugen has already achieved water and oxygen circulation, and all the grey water on board enters the circulation and filtration system together, including bath water, sanitary water, and even the urine of the men and women on board. After being filtered, it is supplied to the No. 4 green plant carriage to achieve ecological circulation. After being filtered three more times, it is connected to the drinking water pipeline.

With the presence of the Heterogeneous Cube, the water in the car will not be affected by the secondary dark invasion. However, when the water is first injected into the car, the Heterogeneous Cube and the filter do not have the ability to filter the dark invasion. They can only maximize the isolation of germs. Only after being absorbed and neutralized by the human body will the water in the car gradually become 'clean'.

Water cannot be used indefinitely. It is consumed by human evaporation, train consumption, the cooling system of nuclear-powered carriages, and even green plants and vegetables. The Infinite is already in a better situation among many train fleets, with fewer people and more storage, but the water problem is still getting more and more serious.

“We get bottled water from Xilan City and the Zero Su Center. I’ve controlled each person’s supply to half a bottle a day. If we run out, we start drinking recycled water.”

In the No. 7 supply storage car, Chen Sixuan reported to Lin Xian: "There are still two major water users, one is the nuclear power car, and the other is our No. 4 car planting room."

"These zombie hordes are also affecting our progress. According to Brother Shi, it will take us another two or three hours to reach Lob. If we don't stop, we won't reach Aksai before dark. As for Quancheng, it will probably be the day after tomorrow. We have more food resources than water, which is indeed a problem."

Chen Sixuan said with some worry, "The Western Gobi Desert is too vast. Judging from the current situation, if we reach Quancheng without supplies, we'll be in trouble."

“Even if there is, according to the Phoenix Society, the concentration of toxins in the water will be higher every night,” Chen Sixuan said. “Currently, there is no better way to isolate and filter the invasion of darkness; we can only rely on the human body to absorb and resist it.”

Quancheng, a forgotten city located in the Tagan Desert, is a place even more desolate than the Gobi Desert in western China.

Continuing east from there, you have to cross the Tagan Desert, which stretches for over 6,000 kilometers, to reach Jinhe. Another option is to head south to Luling or Baisha, but both are located in the desert and it would be difficult to leave in a short period of time.

Therefore, water has become a major problem facing all the teams at present!

"Then let's look for water resources along the way."

Lin Xian smiled helplessly: "As for the toxins of the Dark Invasion, those who have survived until now should be able to resist them through their physical evolution. Filtering them a few more times is better than dying of thirst. At least for the time being, we will not be swallowed by the Dark Tide for a long period of time."

Ugh! Ugh!
Countless zombies, their faces covered in black blood and their hair withered, surged toward the high-speed Union Train, instantly turning into a cloud of blood mist under the immense kinetic energy and mass.

"Oh~"

In one of the carriages of the Sun Train, a group of children were peering out the window, watching the exploding zombie corpses along the way, and couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

The person in charge of guarding the carriage was a bearded man named Lao Dong. He chuckled and said, "How about it? Isn't it bursting with juice? Kids, don't watch too much, or you won't be able to sleep at night."

As the train moved along, the sides of it were stained with dark red blood, as if it had emerged from a sea of ​​blood.

Lin Xian arrived at the No. 4 planting carriage and looked at the lush greenery, his expression somewhat complicated.

Seeing this patch of green amidst the endless yellow sand is undoubtedly refreshing, but the water problem also makes Lin Xian start to worry.

If the concentration of darkness encroaching on global water resources continues to increase, one day, even freshwater pumped directly into the Infinite will trigger an alarm in the Heterogeneous Cube. The polar night has not yet fully covered the world, and this serious problem is already facing all of humanity.

Lin Xian didn't know how many people were left in the world, nor how many people died every day. Looking at the densely packed zombie army, which one of them wasn't once a vibrant human being on Earth...

Clang, clang~
The train sped along, and everyone on the Infinite was in good condition. Fire Brother had opened all the sunshades in his carriage. Wearing the Infinite Bracelet, he floated in the center of the carriage, occasionally using his fingers to breathe fire to adjust his position and maintain parallel speed with the train, completely ignoring all the zombies and enjoying a pleasant sunbath.

Since obtaining this strange item, he felt enlightened and had a sense of freedom to roam the world, completely forgetting about the previous incident with the thermal underwear.

"Everyone, we may need to stop at the town of Lop Nur ahead to look for supplies, especially water. Everyone, please get ready."

Lin Xian's voice rang out in the car's communication channel. Upon hearing this, everyone began to put on their power armor and prepare their weapons. Maintaining caution at all times was ingrained in everyone's blood.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen immediately pressed the communicator button.

"Brother Lin, I am willing to undertake such an important task!"

After learning that this guy could fly, Lin Xian was itching to try it himself and replied directly, "Okay, I'll send you as the advance team. Just be careful not to cause any trouble."

"Don't worry, Brother Lin!"

In carriage number 1, Lin Xian had already brought the Black Hawk armor over, and at the same time, 20 Thunder Falcon 2000s were neatly parked on the ground, charging.

Chen Sixuan looked out the window and let out a long sigh of relief.

"It seems we guessed right. The further we go, the less dense the zombies become. They were all driven out by the corpse drivers."

"Now that you mention it, I'm starting to empathize with the zombies a bit..."

Lin Xian picked up his black gun and adjusted the power value of the magnetic control engine.

With a hiss, Chen Sixuan put on her armor and removed her mask, speaking through mechanical transmission: "The further we go, the closer we get to the Federation's territory. We heard at Hengshan Pass that the situation here is very complicated, and the cost of entering Dawn City has increased from 3 Blood Essences to who knows how much."

Three blood essences...

Lin Xian opened a small drawer, inside which was the iron box that Wei Kexue had given him, containing three blood essences.

For someone like Wei Kexue, collecting three is no easy feat, especially considering he's still part of the Phoenix Society. For the other survivors, one can only imagine the difficulty of slaying three white giants or crimson centipedes without a powerful figure by their side.

"Attention everyone, we're entering Robe ahead."

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)