Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 361 Subservient to Others
"you sure?"

Lin Xian was somewhat surprised. The organization Divine Revelation had never revealed its true form. Apart from knowing that the organization was a fanatical group that highly revered dark forces, they knew very little else about it.

Having just obtained the instrument capable of detecting forbidden substances, Lin Xian felt that this organization was not only mysterious but also possessed considerable expertise, having learned more about the characteristics of forbidden substances than the Phoenix Society, the Federation, and even the Crimson World.

Unexpectedly, the "Old Ghost," the member of the Divine Revelation who controlled Zhou Lei, fell into Monica's hands without a trace.

However, considering that the other party was a member of the Divine Revelation and possessed the power of forbidden objects, Lin Xian cautiously exchanged a glance with KIKI.

KIKI understood and immediately used her telekinesis to search the man's body. Sure enough, she found a special metal box on him. When she took it out and looked at it, Lin Xian's pupils shrank, because this box was the same type that Hu Lushou had given him when he gave him the flash bullets!
"Interesting. It seems that this divine revelation has indeed done a deep study of forbidden objects, and even has special storage devices for them."

Lin Xian picked up the box and opened it. Instantly, a dim light rippled out from the box, making the originally bright train carriage seem as if it were covered with a layer of gray. When he looked up, even Monica's red lips across from him seemed to be a shade lighter, which looked very strange.

Inside the box lay a black candle, less than 10 centimeters long and about the thickness of a finger, which appeared to be half-burnt. Apart from the tinder being charred black and giving off a metallic sheen, it was just an ordinary candle.

In this day and age, candles are a rare sight. Apart from being used as art pieces or collected by enthusiasts, they have little practical use.

Upon seeing the candles in the box, Zhou Lei, who was locked in an isolation pod not far away, nearly popped his eyes out. Pointing at the black candles in the box, he said urgently, his words slurred, "It's...it's this thing. I found it in that underground warehouse, but those guys stole it!"

Because of the flashing bullets, Lin Xian didn't touch the black candle directly. Instead, he held it up to it and examined it closely before speaking.
"Didn't you say you'd die if this thing went out? It doesn't look like it's still burning."

Zhou Lei was clearly stunned as well: "Hey, yeah, that's what he told me. This candle was always lit before!"

“It’s very simple.” Monica glanced at one of her men standing behind Old Ghost and gestured. The man immediately turned the knob on the stun gun and then thrust it directly into Old Ghost’s ribs.

hiss!
A painful hissing sound rang out, and the old ghost, who was being held up, jolted and screamed in agony.
"what!!"

He screamed and snapped out of his daze. His gaze swept across the room, finding himself in a tightly sealed train carriage, held in place and unable to move. He glared angrily at Lin Xian and the others, but when his eyes fell on Zhou Lei, who was locked in an isolation pod, his expression changed drastically, as if he had witnessed something terrifying. His eyes flickered for a moment before he finally looked at Lin Xian and spoke.
"Who are you, and why are you arresting me?!"

"Oh, pretending not to know me." KIKI crossed her arms and took a step back. "Look closely, do you know this person?"

Old Ghost shook his head and immediately denied it, saying, "How the hell would I know this fat guy surnamed Zhou? Who are you people, arresting people for no reason? I'm a legal resident of Silent City, I want to file a complaint! Where's the mechanical patrol?!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian and KIKI were shocked. Why did this guy seem... not very smart?

"Old ghost! You don't recognize me?! You're kidding me! I'd recognize you even if you were ashes!" Zhou Lei was extremely agitated. He was on edge, afraid that Lin Xian would think he was lying and then crush him with one finger. So when he saw the old ghost lying through his teeth, he lost his temper and exploded.

"Are you fucking an idiot?!" Old Ghost frantically winked at Zhou Lei, "Why did you betray me? You've forgotten the first rule of the Divine Revelation doctrine, haven't you? How am I supposed to save you now?"

"You? Save me?" Zhou Lei looked like he'd just seen something, and sneered, "What does divine revelation have to do with me? Didn't you say I was your servant? I was captured by you and acted as a spy 32 times in 7 days. I was made to explore zombie dens and bizarre creature nests, to find forbidden objects for you, and even to rip open the tattered underwear of a few female zombies for you to see. Now you want to talk about doctrine with me? You want to save me? You really think I'm a fool? I wouldn't be surprised if you were the exhaust pipe of this train someday! Idiot!" Zhou Lei became more and more agitated as he spoke. If it weren't for the isolation chamber between them, there was no doubt he would have rushed up and spat on them.

"Zhou Lei, I'll fuck your mother!" Old Gui's face turned red with anger upon hearing this, and he retorted furiously.

"Go ahead and use the exhaust pipe, you teddy bear lighting candles, what the hell are you pretending to be!" Zhou Lei retorted without backing down.

Suddenly, the two started hurling insults at each other on mic. The content of their exchange made Lin Xian's eyes twitch, and even Monica couldn't help but frown. "Pulling down a female zombie's ripped pants, fucking a train's exhaust pipe—this guy is something else..."

"Hey, shut up."

KIKI couldn't hold back any longer. She pinched the old ghost's mouth shut with two fingers, instantly silencing him, leaving only his muffled, angry roars.

Zhou Lei was no longer so panicked. The black candle and the old ghost had been captured, and the candle was even extinguished. This meant that the old ghost had most likely lied to him before, so he wouldn't die for the time being. In terms of situation, the old ghost was in a more troublesome situation than him, so what did he have to worry about?
Lin Xian also observed Zhou Lei. Judging from the guy's long-held resentment, what he said was very likely true. He was curious about the true nature of the black candle. If he could obtain this ability, would he be able to avoid being discovered by zombies and strange entities to some extent?
"Are you done arguing?"

Lin Xian walked up to Lao Gui, conjured a metal stool with shackles, and had Monica's two men handcuff him. He then removed them from the carriage and began questioning Lao Gui.
"Did you confess voluntarily, or were you forced to confess?"

Old Ghost stared in disbelief as Lin Xian conjured a metal stool out of thin air, his eyes widening in shock. He sat on the cold stool, looking at the chain on his hand, and frantically tried to explain, "Explain what? Hey, brother, I haven't done anything to you guys, have I?"

"Really?" Lin Xian turned around and looked at KIKI and Monica.

“Strictly speaking, we haven’t actually had any dealings with the people of Divine Revelation,” Monica said.

“But they’re cooperating with the Crimson World, so they’re definitely not good people. We should kill them!” KIKI said proudly.

"But we're still cooperating with the Phoenix Society!!!" Old Ghost immediately retorted loudly, "We're also cooperating with the Federation, and even the North American United Front. What does that mean? We only care about forbidden items and disaster plants. We didn't do those heinous things!"

"Oh?" Lin Xian frowned upon hearing this: "So the Merlion statue in Star Abyss No. 5 has nothing to do with you either?"

"Of course!"

Old Ghost retorted without hesitation, "We are only responsible for testing its characteristics. We can't contain that thing either. What business is it of ours if the Crimson World uses it to harm people?"

“How do you know what the characteristics of a forbidden item are?” Monica asked.

"How could I tell you that?!" The old ghost puffed out his chest and said disdainfully, "Our Sacred Revelation naturally has its own unique methods. This is a trade secret. Do you think you can just tell others your trade secrets?"

"Captain Lin!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lei immediately retorted, "Don't listen to his nonsense. None of the members of the Divine Revelation are good people. They're accomplices to evil, treating the bizarre entities as gods. Do you think this bastard looks like a good person?"

"You, you, you fucking..."

"Shut up." Lin Xian cut off the old ghost's counterattack directly, and said impatiently, "So you're not going to confess voluntarily? Fine, Monica, do you have any good ideas?"

Monica swept her cold gaze over the old ghost: "Simple, castrate him first."

Upon hearing this, Old Gui shuddered and his face turned pale: "No, no, no, let's talk this out, don't hit me, don't hit me!"

Lin Xian glanced at Monica and thought to himself that this woman really got straight to the point. From Zhou Lei's words, this old ghost was obviously a lecherous man, and with just one sentence, he directly turned the old ghost into a eunuch.

"First, tell me what you're looking for here?"

Lin Xian took out the detector and asked him a question.

Old Gui licked his lips, glanced at Zhou Lei, and said guiltily, "Of course I'm looking for forbidden items. This device is for that purpose. I really have no hostility towards you..."

"Really?" Lin Xian smiled and pointed directly at the black candle. "Then tell me, what's the use of this?"

"This is a forbidden item!" Old Ghost's expression immediately turned serious, and he said solemnly, "Once you get this thing and ignite it, you can contain it, and then you can hide in the shadows, making it difficult for others to find you. You will also be less vulnerable to dark invasions, and the probability of being discovered by strange entities will be reduced!"

"Hey, how come you can hide your tracks without lighting it?" KIKI asked directly.

"It...it doesn't need to be lit all the time, just once...that's it," the old ghost hurriedly explained incoherently.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lei, inside the isolation pod opposite, nearly popped his eyes out and immediately shouted, "Holy crap, didn't you tell me that people would die after the candle burns out?"

"Nonsense, if I didn't say that, would you have listened to me and gone into the Star Abyss?" Old Ghost's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.

"Fuck you..." Zhou Lei was about to get passionate again when he heard this, but Lin Xian immediately raised his hand to interrupt him.

Looking at this scene, Old Ghost glanced at Zhou Lei with a hint of mockery and said, "This guy isn't a good person either. You're not going to make enemies of our Holy Revelation because of him, are you?"

"So by lighting this candle, I can hide my tracks, right?" Lin Xian asked, looking at the black candle in the box.

"Yes, yes, yes." Old Ghost nodded repeatedly and said very seriously, "However, there are side effects, so I suggest you don't try it lightly."

"it is good."

Upon hearing Lao Gui's words, Lin Xian immediately closed the box and put it away.

"Hey, don't you want to give it a try?" Old Ghost didn't expect Lin Xian to be so obedient. He really didn't want to try it after being told not to. Why doesn't this guy play by the rules?

To become invisible in the apocalypse—that ability is so powerful, could anyone possibly resist it?
"Didn't you say there are side effects?" Lin Xian smiled.

"My that..."

Before the old ghost could come up with a reason, Lin Xian suddenly raised his hand and conjured a pistol. The dark muzzle was pointed at the old ghost's forehead, and then his finger pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Old Ghost hadn't expected Lin Xian to suddenly attack; his pupils contracted, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. *Bang!*
Gunshots rang out in the carriage, but no bullets were fired; it was a blank. However, as the gunshot was fired, the old ghost who was sitting on the stool and shackled suddenly disappeared, leaving only an empty stool.

"Huh, it disappeared?!" KIKI exclaimed in surprise.

Monica, standing nearby, subconsciously focused her gaze and scanned her surroundings, discovering that the old ghost had indeed vanished without a trace.

"Holy crap, does he know how to teleport?!" Zhou Lei exclaimed in disbelief.

Lin Xian, however, remained calm upon seeing this and said leisurely, "What space transfer? This guy is sitting right in front of us."

Having said that, he raised his hand and swallowed the pistol. Then, with a grabbing motion in the air, a high-voltage arc suddenly erupted from the dangling shackles, momentarily flashing a bluish-gray, transparent figure. The old ghost reappeared with a horrified expression, but this time, his gaze no longer held the panic and mockery of before. Instead, he looked at Lin Xian with extreme fear and said in a trembling voice...
"You...how do you know?"

"Stop pretending." Lin Xian said in a deep voice, "If lighting a candle can contain it, then the candle belongs to Zhou Lei. It seems that you are trying to create some kind of deterrence and control by tricking others into lighting candles. The real method of containment is definitely not like this. Am I right?"

Lin Xian found it strange from the beginning: how come the candle that Zhou Lei picked up was controlled by someone else? Could it be that the forbidden objects had some kind of subordinate relationship? This logic just doesn't make sense.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lei looked terrified and exclaimed, "Damn it! This bastard is even more cunning than me! I really thought he had some special way of controlling forbidden objects, but it turns out this candle was originally his! You son of a bitch!"

Old Ghost looked at Lin Xian warily, his expression suddenly becoming anxious. He tried to break free of the shackles while saying...

"Hey Lin, we have no grudge against each other, so you'd better let me go right now, or when our people come looking for you, those three forbidden items in your car won't be safe!"

Lin Xian's eyes turned cold upon hearing this: "Do you know that I have three forbidden items in my car?"

Seeing Lin Xian's expression, Lao Gui knew he had made a grave mistake by speaking too quickly, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "So what if you know? Otherwise, how do you think you were so coincidentally swept into the Star Abyss by the Merlion?"

"You designed Aksai?" Lin Xian's tone gradually turned icy.

Old Ghost closed his eyes and cursed himself under his breath. Seeing the growing murderous intent in Lin Xian's eyes, he began to threaten incoherently, "So you know how powerful we are now? Our boss can wipe out your entire army with just a few tricks. If you know what's good for you, let me go now, and I'll pretend nothing happened. You guys should run away too, or you might still have a chance to survive."

"Oh, so you've set your sights on my forbidden object, so you joined forces with the Crimson World to drag us into the Star Abyss, intending to wipe us out and then retrieve the forbidden object. And now you've personally delivered yourself to me, even planning to threaten me into releasing you so you can go back and report back, and then continue to cause me trouble?" Lin Xian looked somewhat puzzled as he earnestly repeated what the old ghost had just said.

"I...this..." Old Ghost swallowed hard, clearly panicked: "Aren't you scared?"

Monica stood to the side, coldly watching Old Ghost, her eyes full of amusement.

"I'm truly amazed by how good a negotiator is. The Divine Revelation organization is full of hidden talents."

As an observer, Zhou Lei watched Lao Gui's actions with disbelief, muttering to himself, "I actually got outsmarted by this idiot... What a damn bad luck."

Lin Xian slowly straightened up, raised his hand, and his fingertips mechanically transformed, a bright energy ray began to gather energy, aiming at the old ghost's brow.

"Then thank you for giving me such a good reason to kill you."

“Don’t don’t don’t!!!”

At this moment, Old Ghost seemed to truly smell the scent of death. His face turned pale instantly, and he trembled like a leaf. He hurriedly shouted, "If you kill me, you'll never know how to contain this candle!"

"I know, killing you will suffice," Lin Xian said calmly.

"How did you know?" Old Ghost was suddenly taken aback.

"Did you come here because you're curious about why Zhou Lei is still alive even though the candle went out?" Lin Xian asked again.

"How did you know?!" Old Ghost was starting to have an existential crisis.

"Just guessing," Lin Xian blurted out.

"Lin Xian, I'll fuck you..."

call out!
The mechanical cannon pierced through the old ghost's forehead, and just as he was about to curse Lin Xian's family, everything went black before his eyes, and he said goodbye to this world forever.

“Finally…” Seeing this, Monica seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Lin Xian clapped his hands: "You're worried I'll ask you to lock this guy up again, aren't you?"

Monica stared indifferently at the old ghost's corpse: "Although I don't mind helping you, I'm really worried about the exhaust pipe of my Queen Monica."

Upon hearing this, KIKI frowned in disgust and turned to look at Lin Xian: "Lin Xian, how did you know how to contain this candle?"

Lin Xian shrugged, looking helpless: "When will you guys start listening to me properly? Didn't I already say I was just guessing?"

"Huh? You really guessed?" KIKI looked incredulous. For a moment just now, she felt like Lin Xian had become a god.

drop.

The surveillance cameras inside the carriage then detected Zhou Lei's presence. Monica used the power armor radar to scan and discovered that Zhou Lei no longer had the ability to hide, which meant that the power of the black candle had disappeared.

"This guy was already out of his mind. I was just thinking of bluffing him to test his strength, and I didn't expect to be right," Lin Xian said.

The last two questions, though not offhand, were indeed guesses. First, he knew that the candle could not have been contained by lighting or touching. Before Zhou Lei picked up the candle, the black candle had already been contained by the old ghost. He guessed that the old ghost had used this method to make Zhou Lei his servant.

Another point is that since Lao Gui knew there were three forbidden items and a detection device on the Infinity, he came to the Queen Mo's first ship to find Zhou Lei. The problem is that there were no forbidden items on the Monika truck. So Lin Xian guessed that Lao Gui might be able to sense Zhou Lei's presence through some kind of connection with the black candle. The most likely reason he came here was to confirm whether Zhou Lei was dead, which was extremely important to him. It was Lao Gui's shock when he saw Zhou Lei that gave Lin Xian this idea, and he was right.

He turned to look at Zhou Lei and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

This guy is really lucky. The candle went out and he was still alive. Lin Xian could only think that it was related to their experience of crossing the Star Abyss Space, but he didn't know whether it was because of the Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes or the Merlion Colossus. However, the fact that Zhou Lei has lost that characteristic means that he has escaped the influence of the black candle.

Standing in the isolation pod, Zhou Lei was also dumbfounded, staring at Lao Gui's corpse. He was somewhat dazed. Just because the other party had a taboo item, he, such a clever and cunning person, had actually been manipulated by such a fool. Thinking of this, Zhou Lei couldn't help but want to laugh, but he couldn't. Then he looked up at the surveillance camera in the carriage and laughed again when he thought that he had escaped the threat of the candle. But then he remembered that he had lost his ability to hide, and not only had he become an ordinary person again, but he had also become a prisoner. So he couldn't laugh anymore.

KIKI watched this guy laugh one minute and stop the next, rolled her eyes at Monica and said, "Another one gone crazy. You're right, this organization really has hidden talents."

chapped.

Monica snapped her fingers, and the isolation pod where Zhou Lei was being held instantly turned black, obscuring both sight and sound. She then spoke to Lin Xian.
"It seems he's no longer of any use. What are your plans for him?"

Lin Xian scratched his head and then said, "He has been monitoring those clones in White City for so long, he probably knows a lot. This guy is a bit strange to have survived all this way. Let's lock him up for now. If it's inconvenient for you, I can hand him over to Shinji Mochizuki. There are plenty of prison cells in Silent City."

“Then let’s keep her locked up here.” Monica crossed her arms. “I like to keep the uncertainties under control.”

"Well."

Lin Xian looked at the box in his hand and the old ghost's corpse, and sighed: "Now it's clear. The Divine Revelation and the Crimson World have their eyes on us. We are too honored."

“So what if they’ve got their eyes on us?” KIKI said coldly. “These Adventists are enemies of all humanity; they deserve to die.”

“I agree.” Monica looked at Lin Xian with interest and said, “Lin Xian, now that the various continents of humanity are under the siege of the Star Abyss, they have gone from chaos to order. The darkness has forced humanity to band together. The convoys of thugs who used to plunder and act independently are becoming fewer and fewer. In the face of an absolute survival crisis, there is no point in scheming against each other. Any normal person would want to cooperate with each other to form a force and head to the polar regions. The European Storm Alliance, the North American United Front, Dawn City, Silent City, the Arctic Wind Alliance, and the Wanderers Alliance are all the same. The Phoenix Society represents the direction of the end of the day. So, don’t you have any interest in building your own force?”

Lin Xian turned to look at her and said with a smile, "You really want to join me that much? Your personality doesn't seem like one that likes to be subordinate to others."

Monica smiled and said, "First of all, you are someone I approve of. In addition, I am very interested in that giant space train that can fly to the stars."

After saying that, she walked towards the car, but stopped again as she passed Lin Xian and whispered something in his ear.

"And...who says being subordinate to someone always means being subservient? What if you're actually quite happy?"

Lin Xian turned around and watched Monica's graceful figure get out of the car, then smiled speechlessly.

I really don't understand this woman. She's used to being the queen, so why does she seem to enjoy being under me?

After disembarking from the Queen Mo, Lin Xian put away the black candle and prepared to go with KIKI to the upper transport ship berth to find Lao Hu. If he were to devour that Dragon-type transport ship, at the very least, the nuclear power engine and propulsion equipment alone could increase his mechanical source points by several thousand. This could potentially boost his mechanical heart significantly, and it's even possible that he could directly upgrade it to LV.6 and complete his second awakening.

Next, he needs to go to Jinhai, which is already under the jurisdiction of Dawn City. In addition, as Zhou Lei said, the headquarters of the Crimson World is also very likely to be there. With such a large scale as Silent City, it is impossible for it to go unnoticed. Therefore, he must make the most of every minute and second while he is hiding in Silent City these two days to improve his Mechanical Heart.

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