Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 343 Heading Towards Distant Stars!

The Baicheng West Mountain underground nuclear fortress, the lowest level main control room, seems to be where all the equipment and energy of the entire fortress are integrated and controlled.

Lin Xian initially thought that Mochizuki Shinji was a manager, but he never expected that he himself was the 'brain' center here.

Not only that, he is also the core of wisdom in the entire Silent City.

This surprised the exploration team; who would have thought that a former global billionaire would actually digitize his life?

However, after scanning, Lin discovered some differences between Mochizuki Shinji and Grace. He inexplicably felt that the Mochizuki Shinji in front of him might not be a complete robot.

Because it's impossible for a robot to have fluctuations in spirit energy.

In the huge control room, the lights were bright and countless cables converged. Shinji Mochizuki had a drone bring over an exquisite tea table, and several service robots gracefully served tea. In this underground fortress in the midst of the Star Abyss Crisis, the arrangement made the exploration team feel a little strange, as if Shinji Mochizuki was not so afraid of death.

Lin Xian and the others removed the face armor from their power armors. He looked up at the robot in front of him who was serving him tea. Its face was exquisite, with the typical style of a Japanese Kabukicho maid. He suddenly thought that if Shinji Mochizuki was a robot like Grace, he probably wouldn't have to worry about dying.

"Is someone trying to prevent us from leaving?"

Lin Xian looked at Shinji Mochizuki, who was wearing a plain Taoist robe with the sleeves drawn up and his eyes slightly narrowed, and couldn't help but ask, "You mean the Crimson World?"

“NO, NO, NO,” Shinji Mochizuki shook his head and said in a corrective tone, “This is a prediction, not a specific one, so my wording is existence, not a particular person or organization.”

He looked at Grace behind Lin Xian and said directly, "If it's convenient, could you please exclude this robot from our discussion?"

“Okay.” Lin Xian was well aware of Shinji Mochizuki’s concerns, but it didn’t matter. For safety reasons, he had Grace leave the control room.

Shinji Mochizuki was very satisfied and continued speaking with a smile.

"Hmm, let me guess. You have mechanical abilities. The Doomsday Rail Train is indeed a good plan. In my opinion, it can at least be in the top five of the 'Doomsday Survival Plan'. And now you are trapped in the Star Abyss. You also sent a Crimson AI robot to scout White City. Oh, and of course, it also scouts my Silent City. So, combined with your mechanical abilities, I guess your plan must be related to Silent City, such as using the aircraft, propulsion engine or some other device."

He paced back and forth as he spoke, as if deep in thought, then turned back and looked at Lin Xian with his deep, quantum-like eyes.

"However, I don't know much about your mechanical abilities. I've heard that you can devour machines and create them out of thin air?"

Lin Xian was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He looked at Mochizuki Shinji, who appeared to be a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, and said directly, "Okay, but my plan is a superconducting levitation magnetic anchor array device."

To everyone's surprise, Shinji Mochizuki's gaze faltered upon hearing this. He stared intently at Lin Xian, then opened his mouth, nodding and praising him with great admiration.

"The train is equipped with an EDS distributed magnetic levitation coil, and then launched to Baicheng to connect with the track and leave? Wow... I can only say, good idea, brilliant! How to describe it? Hmm, I like this bold and creative solution!"

"But in the current situation, if the orbit wants to leave White City, it must pass through Wangshankou, which is where Silent City is located. If you can't deal with the Star Abyss Overlord, your plan can only be considered to have completed the first stage."

He walked over and squatted down in front of Lin Xian's table, looking at Lin Xian with great interest.
"So, let's work together and escape, okay?"

"Are we supposed to take down that monster that's above S-rank?" Qian Dele took a sip of tea and said, "I don't think we have that kind of power."

"How do you plan to cooperate? Don't you already have a plan?" KIKI's eyes lit up as she asked directly.

Chen Sixuan looked at Mochizuki Shinji with a slight frown. For some reason, she felt that Mochizuki Shinji was not simple at all. Not only her, but the others also had doubts at this moment.

According to the other party, only a few hundred people in the entire Silent City stayed in the Star Abyss for nearly two months. This was definitely a huge test. Given the concentration of darkness invasion, without effective measures, it would be impossible for humanity to survive.

Keep in mind that the first polar night wiped out 99% of humanity, let alone the interior of this Star Abyss.

But at the same time, Lin Xian was also very curious about what Shinji Mochizuki was doing if he had really stayed in the Star Abyss for so long, so he asked directly.

"Are you referring to that Star Abyss Beast, or the entity that's been eyeing us?"

"Good question."

Shinji Mochizuki seemed to have caught everyone's questions. He slowly stood up, crossed his arms, and said leisurely.

"First, you have expressed doubts about being trapped in Silent City and how we were able to survive here for two months."

"It's actually very simple." He explained decisively, counting on his fingers in front of Lin Xian: "In terms of supplies, we transport them from Silent City using robots. As for survival, I analyzed the pattern of the inner tide on the first day we arrived here, and everyone strictly adhered to it. The reason we are dealing with the dark invasion is because we have three treasures: a special disaster plant, the mental ability user Hoshino Shiori, and a reflective material that I am currently developing. The progress is currently at 10%, but it has already had some effect."

"Secondly, the reason why I've been staying here with hundreds of people for so long, besides my Silent City, is that time flows quickly here, which greatly helps me solve the dark particle dimension formula for the Dark Invasion. Of course, if we disregard the dangers and consequences, we don't really have much time left. Due to various factors and those damned Adventists, our current calculations show that we don't have 1 year and 96 days left, and perhaps soon we won't even have 1 year left."

"Because under the current circumstances, global darkness is even secondary. If the problem of darkness encroaching is not solved, based on current water resources and toxin concentrations, human civilization as a whole cannot even last three months."

Shinji Mochizuki spoke at an extremely fast pace, bombarding Lin Xian with one bombshell after another.

That means the other party not only possesses disaster plants, but has also made progress in resisting the invasion of darkness. In fact, this guy even used time dilation to accelerate his research calculations.

It has to be said, this is definitely a ruthless person.

Lin Xian frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Are you using the time dilation effect here for scientific research?"

“In fact…” Shinji Mochizuki raised a finger, his mechanical pupils rapidly contracting and dilating, and said to Lin Xian, “Besides these, we’ve discovered some interesting things here, such as forbidden objects, Crimson Ghosts, oh right, you got your hands on a Crimson AI, so you should know that these guys are making faster progress than the Phoenix Society and the Federation, right?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"You mean, the Crimson World is also accelerating its research in the Dark by using this time principle?" Lin Xian was shocked, but at the same time, he felt that something was wrong.

"That's impossible. The Crimson World is just a human organization. How could they have survived in the Star Abyss for so long..."

Ning Jing and the others looked on in astonishment: "Could it be that they also have some kind of calamity-causing plant or forbidden object?"

"Disaster plants, forbidden objects, are essentially a form of darkness. They are a double-edged sword and cannot completely shield against dark disasters, especially since this is the lair of the strange entities." Qian Suxun spoke up at this moment, "If such a thing existed, humanity would not have an apocalypse. Even we would have to evacuate in a short time."

Lin Xian remained silent upon hearing this. Qian Suxun's words were, in a sense, commendable. His Heterogeneous Cube was obtained through mechanical abilities to achieve heterogenization, and it could only shield against the terrifying power of darkness. It had no way to defend against strange entities or various physical forms. Furthermore, it was combined with the Hellish Black Chrysanthemum, which transformed some of the negative energy of the forbidden objects on the train. The combination of these two factors allowed the Infinite to obtain a relatively safe environment.

But once it's flagged, the outcome isn't much better.

“How could the people of the Crimson World possibly conduct experiments here?” Monica asked.

Shinji Mochizuki stood up and walked to the center of the control room. Everyone heard a hissing sound, and then huge chambers filled with transparent liquid suddenly rose from the ground, one on the left and one on the right. As the liquid chambers gradually rose, two corpses appeared in front of everyone.

There were two corpses, a man and a woman, whose limbs had been cybernetically modified into mechanical prosthetics. The man's leg prosthetic was torn apart, and there was a large hole in his chest. The woman's head had been bitten off by some kind of strange creature. Strangely, both the man and woman's heads had been fitted with a mechanical device at the back of their heads, and people could see some kind of white mycelium-like substance covering the brain in the broken skull.

Upon seeing the mycelium, Lin Xian and the others immediately realized that it was the mycelial network they had encountered in Yijin City.

"What the hell is this thing, a mechanical AI and mycelium?" KIKI exclaimed in surprise.

Qian Dele also asked, "Are they all from the Crimson World?"

"Yes and no." Shinji Mochizuki smiled helplessly: "I'm sorry, friends, please forgive my way of speaking. These two are researchers in the Crimson World organization, responsible for conducting various experiments in the secret research institute in the Star Abyss. But from another perspective, they are not people from the Crimson World."

Shinji Mochizuki's words were quite puzzling, but his next words immediately caused everyone's expressions to darken. "Strictly speaking, these people are all 'people' temporarily assembled from various places captured by the Crimson World using a converter of dark mycelium and digital memory."

"Piece together?" Lin Xian hadn't expected that this simple word would give him such a chilling feeling: "You mean, the people of the Crimson World have taken over their brains?"

Shinji Mochizuki pointed to the air and said approvingly, "This conclusion is very accurate."

"To be more specific, the researchers in the Crimson World copy their uploaded memories and then use a converter to 'iterate' captured superhumans into their own containers. These copies then enter the Star Abyss for research. Typically, a Vajra-level evolved being can only survive for two to three days in the Star Abyss. Upgrading their prosthetics can improve this survival rate, while a Berserker-level being can survive for about a week. This efficiency is quite high. Through this method, they conduct large-scale, seeding-like investments. Combined with the time flow rate involved, the experimental data they obtain appears to advance by leaps and bounds in the outside world. However, it has no impact on the researchers themselves, as they are fanatics."

"What!?" Chen Sixuan was so surprised that she couldn't speak. "They...they used captured superhumans as vessels to conduct experiments in the Star Abyss?"

“I don’t understand, why don’t they just use robots?” Ning Jing asked.

Shinji Mochizuki shrugged: "This friend from Ryuzan-1 obviously has little knowledge of information engineering in the current world. As I just said, there are only a handful of brain-level processors in the world that can form the initial deconstruction level of human consciousness. Even AI robots can only demonstrate 'intelligence' through large computing power and cloud networks. Ordinary terminal computing power cannot achieve very deep intelligence, let alone be used for super experiments."

"So the advantage of the mycelium brain scheme developed by the Crimson World is that it can quickly replicate the consciousness memory of a professor-level researcher in the form of a digital life at an extremely low cost. Although the lifespan is extremely short, if there are a thousand engineering professors, a thousand biology professors, and a thousand physics professors, wouldn't that be very fast?"

Shinji Mochizuki's words echoed in everyone's ears like a devil's whisper. Lin Xian frowned slightly. He finally understood why the bandits in Aksai had set prices for kidnapping people with superpowers. What kind of experiment required so many people? Lin Xian never imagined that the purpose of kidnapping people with superpowers in the Crimson World was not just for research, but to use living people as consumables!

"Furthermore, this mycelium is not entirely controllable in the Crimson World, so the mortality rate is still very high," Shinji Mochizuki continued.

"Of course, there will also be some 'cowards'. After all, after the memory body uses the human brain as a processor through the mycelium, it will inevitably cause some changes in thinking or influence the original ability user's thinking. This shows that the Crimson World's research and mastery of this mycelium is still in a very early stage..."

At this point, Shinji Mochizuki tucked his hands into his sleeves, his brows furrowing slightly, and said with a touch of melancholy.
"Oh, to my shame, the Digital Life Project was initiated by me. Although I never anticipated that the Crimson World would use mycelium to possess living human bodies, the technologies of consciousness uploading to memory and human-circuit iteration are all related to our Mochizuki family. Therefore, I bear an undeniable responsibility for this. Hmm, 30%? 20%? Perhaps..."

"So White City has a research institute from the Crimson World. Are you monitoring them and trying to directly intercept their information and data?" KIKI said bluntly.

“That’s right.” Shinji Mochizuki made no attempt to hide it: “This young lady is very intelligent.”

Monica's gaze was scrutinizing: "So you're saying that the purpose of all this is to quickly develop technology to resist the invasion of darkness, to benefit humanity, and to alleviate your own guilt?"

Her words were sharp and to the point. Lin Xian knew a little about this Silent City before. After the apocalypse, it had been expanding its influence by cooperating with various organizations through its industrial strength. He didn't believe that the other party was taking such a big risk for the greater good of humanity. Therefore, in his opinion, Shinji Mochizuki must have some other purpose.

To everyone's surprise, after Monica spoke, Shinji Mochizuki merely smiled and did not answer directly. Instead, it was Shun Sensaku, the head of the Technical City, who broke the silence first.

"As humans, isn't it a consensus among all mankind to quickly develop technology to resist the invasion of darkness? Since the goal is the same, is there a difference between saving humanity and saving ourselves?"

After Qian Su Xun finished speaking, Lin Xian noticed that Mochizuki Shinji was looking at him calmly: "Captain Lin, I have a question for you. If your squad were to use light vehicles and now know the patterns of the inner tides, you would have at least a 4-5% chance of escaping the Star Abyss. So why did you choose... oh, to launch your train using a superconducting levitation magnetic anchor array device?

Lin Xian understood his meaning and said bluntly, "Just like you said, the end of the world may still be a year away, but without my train and teammates, I won't live for more than a few days."

Lin Xian's words were very true. Everyone on the United Train was bound together for survival, including Hu Lushou and others. In times of dire straits, humans always believe that unity can unleash greater power. This survival instinct is ingrained in their genes.

"Bingo!"

Shinji Mochizuki replied very seriously, "We are the same as you, except that I think further ahead. My goal is not just to open the Silent City out of the Star Abyss and then survive for a year."

He pointed at Senju Shun: "My companions and the 10 residents of Silent City have even greater ambitions. Only if we can unravel the secrets of the Dark Invasion and the Star Abyss might my Silent City have a chance..." As he spoke, Mochizuki Shinji looked at Lin Xian and said leisurely...
"Breaking through the celestial curtain, carrying humanity's brilliant civilization, we sail towards the distant stars!"

Everyone's expression changed upon hearing this. Lin Xian looked at Mochizuki Shinji with a meaningful gaze. The words spoken by this seemingly sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy made him feel a surge of heroic passion.

Shinji Mochizuki stood there, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his gaze serene. He was like an unshakeable mountain. People often feared having their thoughts read, but this seemed meaningless to him. His eyes were like an abyss, unfathomable, yet astonishingly open, as if saying, "Look, this is my path. Why hide it?"

The fact that he could attract powerful figures like Senju Shun and Ryunosuke to follow him, disregarding the mere year, and actively intervene after discovering the secrets of the Star Abyss and the Crimson World, shows that his vision is no longer confined to a small space.

After hearing Shinji Mochizuki's words, Lin Xian inexplicably felt his anxiety calm down a lot, so he said.

"Tell me your plan."

As soon as Lin Xian spoke, everyone in the exploration team focused their attention.

Shinji Mochizuki smiled faintly and looked at Lin Xian and the others, saying...
"The first problem is that I have my eye on the Crimson World, and the Crimson World has also its eye on my Silent City. So if we want to complete the transfer, we must deal with the Consumables Research Institute in White City, otherwise they will definitely ruin our departure plan. There are three difficulties in dealing with them."

"These are the Red Man Ghost, the protective device for the inner tide and mycelial memory."

"What kind of protective device?" KIKI asked at this moment.

Qian Suxun replied, "We have attacked the clones they sent in more than once, but every time we succeed, the clones' mycelial memory self-destructs, preventing us from obtaining any information or data."

"Disgusting." At this moment, two people spoke at the same time, both of whom had been silent since they came in.

Huo Ge and Xiao Qing.

Huo Ge crossed his arms, his eyes filled with rage: "To harm one's own kind and use such despicable means, I don't understand. Could it be that dark creatures would collude with these people?"

“That’s impossible,” Shinji Mochizuki said calmly. “They’re just self-righteous. Do you even know what the ultimate goal of the Crimson World organization is?”

Everyone looked at him.

"Fusion."

Shinji Mochizuki smiled with narrowed eyes: "They believe they can create a new world, to live in the Dark Dimension as a new race with eternal life."

KIKI looked surprised upon hearing this: "They want to become dark life forms???"

Qian Dele suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I understand..."

Monica chimed in, "You forgot, they don't consider it a monster."

“Superpowers, genetic evolution, dimensional breakthroughs.” Chen Sixuan nodded and said solemnly, “They call them gods.”

"Stupid."

Just then, a very soft voice came from behind. Everyone looked over and saw that it was Ah Bai who had quietly uttered the words. He didn't expect his whispered curse to be so loud, so he immediately shrank back, picked up the teacup on the table, and pretended that nothing had happened.

Lin Xian smiled and looked at Shinji Mochizuki: "The inner tide, time is limited, the city is too risky, and the mycelium memory self-destruct device can solve both of these problems. Now let's talk about that Red Man Ghost."

Lin had heard the term "Red Man Ghost" several times since he came in, and had always been curious about it. Now that the topic had come up, he asked directly.

"You can solve all of these?" Qian Suxun was somewhat astonished upon hearing this. They had spent so much time trying to solve it, but you came in and immediately had a solution within half an hour.

However, Shinji Mochizuki raised his hand to stop Shun Sensaku from speaking and directly addressed Lin Xian.

"The Red Human Ghost is quite simple. As I mentioned earlier, their replication researchers used the bodies of superhumans, the consciousness memory of the Crimson World researchers, and the mycelium converter. The Red Human Ghost, on the other hand, is a combination of a mutated human ghost and a special inhibitor. I guess this thing wasn't their original purpose, but it has become a big problem."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian's pupils constricted sharply, he stood up abruptly, his hair stood on end, and he shouted loudly.
"You mean the Crimson World implanted flesh and blood into the Unseen beings?!"

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