Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 323 Train Modification and Upgrade
buzzing.

In the basement of the Black Rose Bar, Lin Xian could clearly hear a low, faint crackling sound, seemingly caused by the strange bullet that Hu Lushou had taken out.

"Forbidden items? How did you know?"

Lin Xian was immediately puzzled. If what he was looking at was indeed some kind of forbidden object, then this would be the second such thing he had encountered in a short period of time.

Hu Lushou's expression was somewhat strange. He quickly closed the special storage box and waited until the surrounding space relaxed a little before speaking.

"Actually, I didn't know at first. After I got lost in the polar night of Star Abyss, one of the caravans tried to trade this for supplies with me. I could tell at a glance that this thing must have some kind of history. Although I've never seen a real forbidden object, this thing is very eerie as soon as it's taken out. The light around it will become very dim. I thought, could it be the legendary forbidden object?"

"But the rumors surrounding this forbidden item are either eerie or involve dead people, so who would dare touch it? But that person said that as long as it's kept in this lead box, it'll be fine, so..."

"So you think this might be some kind of treasure that you can use to exchange for some benefits with the Federation or other forces, right?" Lin Xian saw through Hu Lushou's thoughts at a glance. He didn't have the guts to suppress bandits, but he had plenty of guts to use the name of bandit suppression to make money.

Hu Lushou was well-informed, so he naturally knew that whether it was a disaster plant or a forbidden object, it had extremely high research value for the government or various organizations. Ordinary people would avoid it, but Hu Lushou was no ordinary person. Even if he didn't know what use it was, as long as someone else did, that was enough.

"Hey hey hey..."

Hu Lushou, whose thoughts had been guessed, didn't blush: "That's exactly what I meant, but..."

As he spoke, his face fell again: "I didn't expect that even though this thing was separated by a box, the power of the dark invasion was so strong. I'm afraid that before I find someone who recognizes its value, I'll be the one who kicks the bucket. So I was thinking that Captain Lin's side has a lot of influence and many capable people. Why don't you take it and study it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian sneered inwardly. This excuse was utterly ridiculous. This guy knew about the Emperor Project first, and then he even knew about the activities of the mysterious Adventist organization, Divine Revelation. How could he not find someone who recognized his worth? He guessed that this guy must have realized that he was being watched by someone and didn't want to cause trouble, so he wanted to pass this hot potato to Lin Xian, and also wanted to take this opportunity to repay Lin Xian for saving someone's life and make Lin Xian thank him. What a cunning scheme!

Forbidden objects are much more troublesome than calamity plants. He knows nothing about their characteristics, dangers, or how to contain them. He is still concerned about Brother Huo's golden bracelet and can't relax at all. He doesn't know what state the bracelet is in now. Moreover, when this thing was opened just now, the uncomfortable dark invasion almost filled the room. It is obviously not a good thing.

So Lin Xian hesitated for a moment.

"Open it again so I can take a look."

Thinking of this, Lin Xian asked Hu Lushou to open the box, as he was preparing to use his mechanical abilities to test it.

Hu Lushou nodded upon hearing this and quickly opened the lower box. Instantly, Lin Xian felt as if the surrounding space had become much darker. The dizzying sensation from the radiation and the chilling feeling of darkness invaded him again. Lin Xian gritted his teeth and immediately activated the Mechanical Heart to probe the silver bullet.

[Scan failed; non-mechanical energy detected.]

Lin Xian frowned; it was indeed a forbidden item…

Therefore, Lin Xian prepared to use the Devouring skill again.

This time, however, was different from before. As soon as he began to devour it, the silver-black bullet started to tremble violently. Black and red arcs of electricity rose on it like a solar corona, and the powerful air pressure caused the debris in the basement to fly towards the bullet, like a black hole.

At this moment, a terrifying notification appeared on Lin Xian's Mechanical Heart light screen!

[Failed to absorb; Mechanical Heart cannot respond to content!]

Lin Xian was startled and immediately stopped the operation of the Mechanical Heart.

Wow!
Paper scraps and dust flew all around. Hu Lushou stared in disbelief at the scene and hurriedly shouted to Lin Xian, "Captain Lin... something's not right!"

Lin Xian looked at the constantly shifting silver-black bullet, immediately closed the box, and in an instant, the arc of electricity disappeared, and the basement returned to calm.

Lin Xian let out a long breath, secretly alarmed. Whatever this thing was, it was currently in an unknown and dangerous state, and even the Mechanical Heart could not devour it.

The mechanical heart reacted differently each time it encountered the forbidden object, which made Lin Xian even more curious about it.

"How much do you know about forbidden items?" Lin Xian asked Hu Lushou.

Hu Lushou immediately shook his head: "These are all just bits and pieces of information. Only the Phoenix Society, the Federation, and organizations like Divine Revelation are studying them in detail. This thing is still very mysterious to us at the moment."

"it is good."

Lin Xian thought for a moment and then accepted the box. Even if he didn't, Hu Lushou's trip with them would have been the same. If they were really targeted by some Adventist organization, it wouldn't matter. Lin Xian already had more than one forbidden item in his car. He dared to confront the Federation because of the Hell Chrysanthemum incident, so being targeted by some Adventist organization wouldn't matter. He couldn't possibly give away the Heterogeneous Cube and Brother Huo's bracelet like Hu Lushou did to avoid trouble.

Seeing that Lin Xian accepted it, Hu Lushou's eyes lit up, and his expression immediately became much more confident.

After leaving the Black Rose Bar, Lin Xian held the special alloy box in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he made a lead box and planned to temporarily store it in the special box on the Gemini nuclear-powered locomotive. He planned to learn more about the forbidden object before dealing with it.

As soon as he got into the car, Lin Xian immediately used the Heterogeneous Cube to test it. Fortunately, the Heterogeneous Cube did not sound an alarm, indicating that the thing sealed in the box still had some function.

Many people on the train were sent out to raid the bandit stronghold. After Lin Xian put his things away, he immediately prepared to assemble and connect the Sun with Li Yi and the others at the Aksai station to facilitate team deployment later.

At this time, many people got off the trains at Aksai Station and on the United trains far outside the station.

This marked the first time the joint train had been free from danger since emerging from the polar night. Although it was only an afternoon, each train crew seized the opportunity to vigorously repair the damage in Xilan City and Yijin City. At the same time, after experiencing so much darkness, everyone needed to bask in the sun and cleanse themselves of the toxins inflicted by the darkness. Inside the city, several train crews were also busy cleaning up the battlefield and clearing out usable supplies left over from the battle with the sand bandits. This made the area around Aksai City, which had been abandoned and desolate, begin to bustle with activity.

On the Infinite, people were busy. Since Chen Sixuan wasn't there, Xiao Yuan helped lead the team to clean the inside and outside of the train. At the same time, dozens of middle-aged, strong male coworkers from Li Yi's side all came down to help Lin Xian with the train's reassembly.

Most of these people were Liang Lei's former coworkers in the mechanical engineering team. After the apocalypse, they brought their families together and formed the Running Camp. They were all honest people who could work hard and stand up for themselves. There were more than 60 people who could hold the line against the strange creatures. The entire team had 110 people. With the addition of Luo Yang's college student team, the Infinite had a total of more than 180 people, close to 200.

With so many people, and the train combined to form a line that is over 800 meters long with 27 carriages, Lin Xian has to consider many issues.

For example, the configuration of living quarters, catering services, sanitation, weapon station deployment, and personnel management in the quarters.

In this regard, Lin Xian and Shi Diyuan learned from each other and discussed the operation of the Longshan No. 1 train carriage with more than a thousand people. They then decided to divide the members into groups and manage them by function.

The first step was the allocation of personal belongings on the train.

Chen Sixuan was in charge of internal affairs, housekeeping, hygiene, medical care, and meals, while Miao Lu and Li Yi assisted with the allocation of carriages.

Electronic information, defense weapons, surveillance, intelligence, etc. are managed by KIKI, with Luo Yang and Xiaobai, two technical experts, providing assistance.

Weapons, ammunition, and equipment are managed by Shuqin and the building, with Sasha, the little arms prodigy, also involved.

The train engineering department and maintenance team were led by Liang Lei, who was part of the engineering team from the original Benpaoyuan Camp and a group of technicians from the Zhui Ri team. Lü Chang and a few others who had learned about the train's condition from Lin Xian also joined in to assist.

Finally, there's the research and planting carriage. Normally, all the research and medical work on the train is managed by Ding Junyi, but now that there are enough people, Lin Xian assigned Xiao Yuan and several young people from the Infinite and Sun Chasing Teams to Ding Junyi. At the same time, Lin Xian also plans to expand the train with a carriage for planting.

The reason is simple: under the influence of the current dark invasion, the team members have a greater need for green plants and vegetables. Experiments have also shown that the planting carriages of the Infinite can play a certain role in resisting the dark invasion. Although it is not as effective as the Heterogeneous Cube, Lin Xian felt that this was crucial. Even Longshan No. 1 followed the experience of the Infinite and set up some plant cultivation equipment in each carriage.

It wasn't just them; ever since the news of the Phoenix Society's vegetable juice spread, growing plants had become a pursuit and obsession for almost all the survivors. It wasn't just for the vegetable juice; it was an obsession. It seemed that as long as greenery continued to grow, people would not despair in the face of the apocalypse and would be filled with courage to chase the dawn.

So for a time, even in the midst of a desperate and suffocating escape, countless caravans around the world were trying to collect the few remaining plants and seeds on Earth, using simple containers to filter water and soil, and planting seedlings of hope.

Next was the battle sequence of Infinite. Lin Xian also grouped the team members according to their experience of escaping the apocalypse and their characteristics, abilities, and special powers, so as to facilitate subsequent deployment.

First and foremost was the technical team led by Lin Xian KIKI, responsible for tasks such as electronic information technology, hacking, mechanical devices, and radar. Luo Yang and Shasha also joined.

Then the train needs to have a team responsible for reconnaissance maneuvers.

The reconnaissance team was led by sniper Chen Sixuan and her deputy Miao Lu, and included several skilled operatives such as Luo Luo and Amin. When needed, they were responsible for piloting aircraft to conduct area reconnaissance.

The mobile team consists of Shu Qin and Lü Chang, along with demolition expert Li Guangwen and 20 other skilled fighters in power armor. Their characteristics include strong climbing/parkour abilities and adaptability to different environments. Lin Xian will make special arrangements for their equipment, including grappling hooks, high-fiber ropes, and reconnaissance drones. Their main responsibility is to provide rapid support and mobility.

Next, Lin Xian divided the remaining main combat forces on the Infinite into two assault teams!
Led by two towering war gods, Da Lou and Liang Lei, the team is divided into two assault teams, each with around 50 men. They are all equipped with Lone Wolf S tactical-grade power armor, individual arc pulse guns, Howler K23 electric rotary machine guns, Thunderstorm A1 grenade launchers, rocket launchers, and various pre-explosives. They are the main force of the Infinite in dealing with crises. Lin Xian plans to equip them with all the heavy weapons that can be carried by an individual soldier, making their firepower frenzy!
Lin Xian also arranged a flying assault team, led by Huo Ge (Lu Xingchen). Lin Xian plans to expand this team after he is able to manufacture individual flying vehicles. Currently, it only consists of Huo Ge.

However, after Lin told him, Huo Ge looked confident and claimed that he alone was an army, so it was no problem!

Finally, there's KIKI and Lin Xian. Strictly speaking, the technical team is more focused on internal and defensive aspects, but Lin Xian will still flexibly allocate KIKI, Luo Yang, and Sasha depending on the situation.

Take KIKI for example, she's so well-rounded. Whether it's technical skills, reconnaissance, or mobile assault, this girl is absolutely versatile...

Luo Yang himself is a long-range combatant, and even if he stays in the vehicle, he is comparable to a heavy weapon.

Needless to say, Sasha has practically turned the Vulcan into a Vulcan Arsenal. This little girl is always looking for Lin Xian to learn all sorts of mechanical knowledge. She has studied every weapon on the vehicle, and she's almost taken apart the electromagnetic cannon. Lin Xian not only didn't stop her, but he also granted her every request and showed her great care. If she wanted something, as long as Lin Xian had a blueprint, he would make it for her. Don't underestimate her because she's only 12 years old. When she drives the Sally and wreaks havoc in the monster tide, her ruthlessness is even greater than her brother, Building.

Therefore, Lin Xian thought that if he could manufacture more powerful mechs or mass-produce a few, he could learn from the 7th Survey Corps and form a mech regiment. With such a steel barrier, the safety level of the entire vehicle could be raised to a new level.

After the personnel were assigned, Lin Xian began to prepare the configuration of the carriages for the Infinite. This was a bit of a headache for him, as the Infinite was not quite the same as the Longshan No. 1. There were too many functional carriages. There were two nuclear-powered carriages: one Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive (intercontinental class, 290 MW) and one Linglong engineering-class nuclear-powered electric locomotive (200 MW).

In addition, there are two Mighty Dragon-class electric traction locomotives, one Huanxing 10, and one Big Baby Giant Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive...

Lin Xian sat in carriage number 12, his face grim as he adjusted the carriage layout using a mobile terminal. Grace stood beside him. He glanced at the graceful robot and sighed inwardly. He had originally thought that if he could use the Crimson 3 AI to design a train layout for him, it would save him a lot of trouble. However, the computer in the information center was taking several days just to analyze the AI's program, and there was no guarantee that it would be perfectly resolved. The thought of this gave Lin Xian a headache.

"To perfectly solve this problem, the Mighty Dragon-class traction locomotive and the Gemini 11R nuclear-powered locomotive must be modified..."

"The Mighty Dragon-class is simple, but the nuclear-powered vehicle would require the entire driver's cab to be removed. Rather than that, it would be better to place both nuclear-powered vehicles at the back for traction. I would open up the Mighty Dragon-class and place it at the front, so the traction would not be unbalanced."

For the Infinite, both power and electricity are extremely important right now, and Lin Xian won't easily consume them. Perhaps there will be a better solution after going to Jin Hai, but given the current situation, this might be the best option.

"That's it!"

Lin Xian fixed his gaze and immediately picked up his mobile terminal to begin arranging the new layout of the Infinite train carriages.

The locomotive still features the Giant Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive with thick shields, equipped with driving radar, active phased array radar, photoelectric sensors, sentry system, and horizon gate.

Lin Xian will open up the two Mighty Dragon-class traction locomotives obtained from Xilan City behind the No. 2 and No. 3 cars, and reinforce the passageway armor. With a power of up to 7 kilowatts, combined with the gas turbine locomotive, it will be enough to pull the joint train even if the hundreds of cars behind it do not output power!

The roofs of these two tractor locomotives are now equipped with YJ03 anti-aircraft guns and an automated Vulcan machine gun turret, all under the unified control of the information center's integrated fire control system.

The fourth carriage is still the main carriage where Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan live, and the information center where KIKI and Sasha live in carriage number 2. In addition to the two girls living here, there is also the integrated circuit system of the entire train and a G3-rail electromagnetic gun.

Cars 3 and 4 were originally the Cole 3 type biological science research car cabins that opened up from the No. 9 underground city. They were also Ding Junyi's residence and research car, as well as Lin Xian's planting car. Lin Xian planned to put the Sun's dining car behind car 4 and add a planting car to supply the needs of the whole train.

In this way, the building and Huo Ge's original carriage number 5 became carriage number 6 (the 9th carriage of the Infinite). Lin Xian successfully built a G3-electromagnetic railgun here when he was in Yijin City. At the same time, Lin Xian also plans to install a 1130 here to make the [Weapon Station] truly have strong firepower coverage. However, as a result, very few people can live in the weapon station.

Carriages 7 and 8 remain the core supply and dining car of the entire train. In fact, the dining car on the Infinite is mostly used to store supplies, because there are relatively few times when large-scale meals are needed. Most of the time, the food is prepared in the dining car or directly supplied in canned form, and the crew takes care of their own needs.

Starting from carriage number 9, the living quarters were also equipped with YJ03 anti-aircraft guns and an automated Vulcan machine gun turret. Shuqin, Miaolu, Lü Chang, and their group mainly lived here, totaling 26 people. Shuqin herself had a large single room.

Carriage number 10 is quite special. Lin Xian arranged for Duo Duo and 22 other children to be in this carriage, which has been thickly armored.

Lin Xian arranged for Li Yi to stay in carriage 11, which would be more convenient for some of the women in their team who had families with children.

Carriage 12 remains the weapons station, equipped with a 1130 close-in weapon system. Lin Xian also plans to manufacture another G3-electromagnetic railgun here. He has also assigned Luo Yang and Xiao Bai, a key technical member of their team, to guard the weapons station.

Carriage 13 currently has an empty tool car, which is intended to be used to manufacture a fully automatic bullet press and to store all the weapons and ammunition on the train. This location will be more suitable in the middle of the train.

Carriages 14-18 are all living quarters, housing nearly 100 people. Carriage 14 was arranged by Lin Xian for 16 girls, including Luo Luo and Amin, from the original Luo Yang team. Carriage 15 was for 18 boys, including Li Guangwen. Carriages 16, 17, and 18 were for members of the Running Camp team, most of whom were Liang Lei's former coworkers, as well as some families rescued along the way. So, they weren't all men.

Although things might happen between men and women in this apocalyptic world, especially among single people, and that's their freedom, Lin Xian still tries to separate men and women from families for the sake of convenience. He also takes into account the deployment of combat personnel. The women in charge of internal affairs and housekeeping are mostly located closer to the dining car, along with the children and the supply cars, in the central area protected by the Infinite.

Next, in carriage number 19, Lin Xian converted the previous tool carriage into a vehicle carriage to house the two Night Star hypersonic aircraft. Lin Xian needed to modify this carriage to be fully automatic and open to facilitate the aircraft's takeoff, but at the same time, he also had to consider the armor, which was quite troublesome.

Carriage number 20 was previously the mech hangar, where Sasa's Sally and the 6-axis robotic arm used for hoisting were located.

Carriage 21 is the final weapon station carriage of the Infinite, used to protect the Silver Star 10A traction locomotive and the Gemini 11R and Linglong nuclear-powered locomotives behind it. Similarly, Lin Xian also needs to manufacture a 1130 and a G3-electromagnetic railgun here.

Car number 21, together with 6 power cars, forms the new 27-car train set of the Infinite. Except for the gas turbine car, each of the other power cars and weapons station is equipped with a PX05 maintenance robot for routine maintenance, inspection and ammunition supply.

After completing the carriage configuration, Lin Xian decided to immediately begin the modifications. He estimated that he could finish modifying the train in the afternoon, including the Dragon-class train, the armor of the new planting carriage, and the storage carriage for the No. 19 spacecraft. The rest he could only work on slowly on the way. Lin Xian hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and he absolutely had to rest tonight. Tomorrow the train would enter the no-man's land, and he had used the gravitational lens today, so he was really running out of energy.

“6号车厢缺一台1130近防炮，21号武器站缺一台G3-电磁轨道炮，12号武器站还是空的两套都要造……”

"Then the Sun's original armor needs to be upgraded to the level of the Infinite, but that's not urgent. We need to get the fully automatic bullet press for car number 13 working first, and then we need an ultra-high temperature plasma beam wire cutting array to replace the electric blade device on the outer armor..."

"And the vehicle's power supply, water supply, information system..."

Lin Xian simply closed his eyes. Expanding the team was no easy task. Fortunately, he now had partners like Luo Yang and Liang Lei who were skilled in both engineering and mechanics to help him. Lin Xian only needed to complete the manufacturing, and everyone else could handle the rest, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Lin Xian glanced at the time on his watch and immediately stood up.

"Let's do it!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)