Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 372 It's Alive
"Savior, me?" Lin Xian was caught off guard.

"Don't misunderstand," Jian Xuwei said, taking a deep breath. "This is just a mental preparation; you don't need to..."

“I know.” Lin Xian interrupted her, smiled and said, “I agree to your request. In fact, even if you hadn’t brought it up, I would have had the same idea.”

Lin Xian said to Jian Xuwei, "We've worked together before, so you should know me. I'm not a savior, and I don't have any desire for power or to command others. Essentially, I formed the alliance for survival, and everyone's goal is the same. So, logically speaking, I have no interest in being a leader or being above others."

"but."

Lin Xian's gaze sharpened, and his expression turned serious as he looked at Jian Xuwei: "Logically speaking, I must acquire this Sky Dome-class train, and only I can build it. Silent City needs to dock at Yongcheng Port, and to complete the subsequent construction of this train, I can only rely on my mechanical abilities. There is no other way."

Jian Xuwei frowned slightly: "You're already capable of building starships?"

"For me, having a blueprint is enough; it's just a matter of construction efficiency," Lin Xian answered directly.

"Okay, actually I didn't mean to be confrontational with you, it's just..."

Jian Xuwei exudes the aura of a strong woman. Lin Xian knew that this woman had high aspirations, so after expressing his intentions, he immediately changed the subject.

“It’s alright. You are still Chairman Jian. I simply can’t manage thousands or tens of thousands of people myself. My main focus is on the construction of our Doomsday Starship Fortress and ensuring survival. You are definitely more capable and experienced than me in terms of management.”

Lin Xian smiled and said, "However, let's not use the board of directors model anymore. Let's just do regional division of labor. In the apocalypse, we don't need to make things so complicated."

Upon hearing this, Jian Xuwei's expression faltered slightly, then she smiled and looked at Lin Xian with a relieved expression: "Okay, from today onwards, you are my captain."

As she spoke, she extended her hand to Lin Xian: "It's a pleasure to work with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

Having put aside their differences, Lin Xian asked Jian Xuwei, "What's the situation with Jiang Yun now?"

"He originally planned to bring his men to Silent City to negotiate with you and Shinji Mochizuki and share information, but there was a sudden change in Dawn City. His last message was three hours ago, and the city is under lockdown. He can't leave with his men before dawn."

Lin Xian nodded: "With so many people trying to escape Dawn City, the Federation is probably furious."

"definitely."

Jian Xuwei said, "Your methods are just a fuse. Originally, due to population and resource issues, the caravans and survivors in Dawn City had long harbored resentment. There's a saying that goes, 'People underground, ghosts above ground; hard labor within the walls, strange occurrences outside,' which describes this situation perfectly. Many people have long been dissatisfied with Zhou Mingyuan, this politician. Coupled with the crisis involving the Red Man and the Ghost, everyone is on edge. Now that this kind of thing has been exposed, coupled with the Star Abyss anomaly, it's perfectly normal for many large caravans to prepare to flee. It's already a blessing that there hasn't been a rebellion or gunfire."

"So Dawn City is currently beset by internal and external troubles, but why hasn't Chu Zhaonan made any moves?" Lin Xian asked.

Jian Xuwei said in a deep voice: "Chu Zhaonan rarely shows his face. Many people in the city even think that Zhou Mingyuan is the chairman of the Federation and the city lord of Dawn City. After all, he is in charge of all aspects of the city. As far as I know, there should be a factional conflict between Chu Zhaonan and Zhou Mingyuan."

"Except for the garrison troops."

"Yes, the garrison has 13 troops on its roster. It has expanded from the initial 4 to a considerable size. There are many evolved beings and ability users. It is well-equipped and has considerable combat power."

"What about the others?"

Jian Xuwei said, "There are several thousand city defense guards in the city, as well as an armed night patrol regiment with more than 20,000 people. They were all established by Zhou Mingyuan. As for the other bureaus, such as the Population Control Bureau, Finance Bureau, and Construction Bureau, they are nothing special. According to my intelligence, Zhou Mingyuan has always wanted to win over and recruit Lu Tianye. However, Lu Tianye has a very strange temper. Before the collapse of the Federation, he was the deputy commander of the Marine Corps. He was very good at fighting. He personally commanded the battle against the Gray Mist Monster. Moreover, he is not bureaucratic and only likes to kill zombies and monsters on the front line. Many people have a good opinion of him and consider him a pure soldier."

"So, the real leaders of Dawn City are still Chu Zhaonan and Lu Tianye?" Lin Xian asked.

Jian Xuwei nodded: "Yes."

Lin Xian frowned slightly upon hearing this: "So, you're saying that Jin Hai's withdrawal and overall retreat were all arranged by Chu Zhaonan, and have nothing to do with Zhou Mingyuan?"

"Yes."

"That makes sense then." Lin Xian sneered. "Chu Zhaonan is also cooperating with the Crimson World. Now, we just don't know what else they're planning besides their operation against Star Abyss No. 5?"

“No matter what we do, the anomalies in Star Abyss No. 5 have affected the survival status of survivors all over the world. The Phoenix Society has already intervened, and just then, the matter of the Crimson World has been brought up again. So, whether it is Dawn City or the Phoenix Society, they will definitely take corresponding actions.” Lin Xian’s eyes were burning: “I feel that we need to hurry. If a conflict occurs, with such an unstable factor as the Crimson World, it is very likely to make the situation in this region extremely complicated.”

“That’s what I think too. Those convoys that left also sensed the crisis. Dawn City has seven million people, and it’s being eyed by the three Star Abysses, 5, 7, and 8. If they can’t get into the underground city, the high walls alone can’t change anything. Now that they’ve colluded with the Adventists, then leaving in advance is the best option.”

Lin Xian nodded: "Then let's hurry up and build standard ship carriages, repair the train, and prepare ammunition. I think the fire in Dawn City might get bigger after dawn, and if necessary, we may have to choose to detour through Zen Pass."

"Okay." Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian: "Then, Captain, are you planning to transfer the people from the Infinite to this ship first?"

"No rush." ​​Lin Xian looked up at the surrounding cabins and said, "I'll first connect the entire interstellar train to my mechanical abilities for control, and then I'll make the arrangements."

Jian Xuwei softly replied "okay," then turned and left.

Lin Xian walked out of the passage and looked at the wide cabin passage with an eager expression. Although the "Sky Dome Interstellar Train" was a bit narrower in width, it was designed for Earth-Moon orbit transportation and looked like a train several times larger.

Aside from its unique shape, the interior is completely standard for a starship, even more powerful in terms of defense and propulsion than ordinary starships. As a space vehicle used for 'transportation', it has extremely high durability requirements and needs to frequently enter and exit the atmosphere. The outer shell is made of armor made of supercarbide alloy and composite heat insulation layer, which can withstand continuous ablation at 2000°C. There is even a self-healing gel sealing layer in the middle layer for airtight space protection, and then there are various structural inner layers.

However, a problem arose. This interstellar train was sturdy, but not sturdy enough. The composite heat insulation layer did not take into account the situation of being bombarded by the strange creatures. Therefore, Shinji Mochizuki suggested to Lin Xian that a high-strength armor plate of pure defense be installed on the outside. This should be a big project. However, Lin Xian now has dozens of manufacturing drones, and Silent City is still here. He plans to solve the armor problem first, otherwise it will be quite troublesome to repair the interstellar train if it is damaged.

Passing through the passage, Lin Xian entered the main bridge. According to the management standards of the Federation starship, this is the core command center of the entire ship, where the captain, first mate, helmsman, tactical officer who operates the weapon systems, security chief who manages shields and security defenses, as well as the engineering team, information officer, communications officer, and so on, manage the operation, offense, and defense of the interstellar train.

In addition, there are other personnel responsible for the management of the living area, such as the scientific officer, chief engineer, medical officer, internal security, and so on.

Looking at the large bridge that could accommodate more than ten people, Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sat down to conduct mechanical exploration. After completing the exploration, his mechanical heart could connect to the entire "Sky Train". Every corner, every pipeline, and every weapon was under his control. He could repair remotely and directly control the floating flight.

The interstellar train is at least 3 to 5 times larger than the Infinity. The length of the four main ships alone exceeds two kilometers. According to Jian Xuwei's engineers, the unfinished Sky Train already weighs over 820,000 tons. It is equipped with an ionized air sheath, which can ionize the air in front of it into plasma through microwave transmitters in the bow array, forming a low-density plasma sheath about 0.5 meters thick. It is mainly used to reduce air friction when cruising at high speed within the atmosphere and when passing through the atmosphere.

Combined with the eight space thrusters of the "Sky Train," this behemoth can cruise at speeds exceeding Mach 4.2 within the atmosphere, faster than Silent City. After entering space, it also has an electrostatic field generator that can resist charged particle streams, high-energy heavy ions, and secondary radiation.

The mechanical heart seemed to expand its domain, rapidly embracing the entire main bridge. In an instant, all the information equipment and the main framework extended continuously in Lin Xian's consciousness. The dense integrated circuit system unfolded rapidly like a spider web, leading from the work passage all the way to the second ship. The massive star navigation system gradually appeared, and then, moving forward, he saw the cryogenic hibernation pod area.

Then, his consciousness entered the core power layer. The 5000-megawatt "Star Chaser" nuclear power center exploded in the mechanical heart like a blue supernova. The helium-3 fusion storm was tamed by the beryllium alloy confinement ring. The 5,000-megawatt energy torrent surged along the superconducting channel. Then he saw the precisely manufactured magnetic levitation rail bow, which resembled a horizon gate. This was the 'landing gear' used by the interstellar train to run close to the rail.

As Lin Xian's mechanical heart moved on, he arrived at the living area. Numerous honeycomb grid-like living pods flashed by. The living pods were designed according to the standard spaceship design, varying in size, but all of them were brand new, giving people a great sense of security.

Finally, Lin Xian felt his consciousness enter the engine power compartment. Instantly, the magnificent star thruster slowly unfolded its profound blueprint like a nebula. Wherever Lin Xian touched, a huge mechanical scene appeared in his vision.

"It's a huge thing. Just exploring it almost drained my energy. Luckily, Jian Xuwei has the complete blueprint, so I don't need to scan it again..."

With his eyes closed, Lin Xian suddenly felt a surge of energy. The star thruster roared to life, unleashing a powerful surge of energy. The superstring reactor phase ring behind Lin Xian seemed to have a strange connection with the "Star Chaser" nuclear power center. In an instant, Lin Xian inexplicably felt that the energy of the entire "Sky Dome Interstellar Train" was gathering in his hands. With just a thought, this super starship, weighing over 80 tons, could explode and launch, soaring into the sky!

At this moment, everyone in Factory No. 1 felt the tremor and turned their gazes toward the behemoth.

"What's going on? The interstellar train has started moving!?"

"It must be Captain Lin who's behind this."

"Now we should call him Captain Lin!"

"Isn't he the leader of the alliance?"

"What alliance leader? You've been reading too many novels."

"I'm referring to the alliance..."

On the main bridge of the "Sky Train," Lin Xian, his heart pounding with excitement, had already redeployed the tasks.

Aside from himself serving as the supreme leader, responsible for decision-making and emergency response, Lin Xian delegated the management of the numerous people on the starship to Jian Xuwei, much to his delight. The original core members of the Infinite, along with Monica, Qian Dele, Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing, and others, would continue to operate with him as a strategic elite team. There would be no need for complex management systems, as most of them, except for a few, lacked the skills of professional starship crew members, and forcibly assigning them would be pointless. For example, the helmsman, essentially a train operator, was currently unknown to the team. While training might allow Luo Yang and others to quickly master the role, Lin Xian also had Grace, and the entire ship would subsequently be controlled by Lin Xian and the Grace AI.

As for the chief engineer, Lao Mo and Jian Xuwei's mechanical engineers are perfectly capable of handling the job, and for logistics, Lin Xian has Li Yi, Xiao Yuan, Miao Lu and others who can be relied upon.

After all, Shi Diyuan, Qian Dele, Monica, Shu Qin, Da Lou, Liang Lei, Huo Ge, KIKI, Xiao Qing A Bai, and even Hu Lu Shou and Sun Chang are all, strictly speaking, combat elites in the fight for survival in the apocalypse.

They will face survival crises in the future. Compared to that, these internal problems are minor, and Lin Xian does not want to complicate things too much.

"Huh, why does this place look a bit like Silent City?"

Thinking about this, Lin Xian suddenly realized that Silent City didn't have many management personnel. Qian Su Xun and Amano Ran were just doing simple tasks. The entire Silent City was almost entirely operated and maintained by drones. Including the operation of Silent City, or more directly, it was controlled by Mochizuki Shinji, the AI. Therefore, Silent City didn't have various management departments like Dawn City. Lin Xian had the same abilities as Mochizuki Shinji, so even if the number of people increased later, he only needed to communicate with the core team. He had absolute control over the entire Sky Train.

Wow.

The Mechanical Heart detected and withdrew, and Lin Xian let out a heavy sigh. He opened the light screen to check the current information.

[Current Mechanical Heart Level: LV.5 (17640/20000)]

Mechanical Devouring: 5 (2065/3000) Increases devouring efficiency

"The entire Dragon-class transport ship has gained so many mechanical source points. We're really rich now."

Looking at the panel, Lin Xian realized that he only needed a little over two thousand mechanical source points to complete his second mechanical awakening. Now that he had the "Sky Train," he was going to redeploy the weapon systems on it. This also meant that he could completely absorb the United Train, including his own Infinite, and upgrade it quickly!
"By the way, the train hasn't been equipped with weapon systems yet. After the fourth standard hull and the second layer of armor are built, I'll have Shinji Mochizuki get me an orbital seismic cannon and a Hyperion directional restraint cannon. I'll build the rest on the way, which will save me a lot of time."

At this moment, under the command of Jian Xuwei and the original team leaders, a large amount of supplies were moved onto the supply storage compartment of the Sky Train. Other team members, including the children from the original No. 10 carriage and other trains, were also moved onto the standard hull section under the arrangement of Li Yi and Sun Yuzhen. For a time, excited voices rose and fell in the docking area of ​​the maglev berth.

"Wow, a spaceship!!" Mo Xiaole's eyes sparkled.

Are we going to fly into space?

"Bravo!"

"Wow, it's huge! Will there be an amusement park up there?"

"Don't speak, be quiet."

……

At the same time, all the core backbone groups also moved onto the No. 3 main ship. The transfer of thousands of people was a huge project. Although the four standard living hulls could accommodate four thousand people, Lin Xian felt that there was no need to rush it now, because the Sky Dome-class did not yet have weapon systems. If they were all moved on at once, it would be a waste of the weapons on the Joint Train.

So, on the Infinite, Lin Xian left Shu Qin, Da Lou, Li Yi, and others behind. On the Dragon Mountain One, Shi Diyuan also temporarily continued to oversee things. To facilitate deployment, Ning Jing, Xiao Qing, and A Bai boarded the Sky Train first, while Qian Dele took the lead. He directly gave the train to Lin Xian and then led his team of more than a hundred people to stay in the standard carriages. He and Xiao Meng stayed on the No. 3 main ship.

Monica was even more carefree. She left all her male subordinates on the Queen Monica, awaiting Lin Xian and Jian Xuwei's further arrangements. Then she handed over the female team members she had trained to Lin Xian for deployment, and moved into the main ship alone. In her words, she finally didn't have to worry too much...

"If we swallow up Qian Dele and Monica's train, that should be enough..."

Lin Xian looked at the status of each section on the holographic screen and pondered in his mind. At this moment, Chen Sixuan walked into the main bridge and said to him, "Lin Xian, the construction progress here in Silent City is very fast. Qian Suxun said that the unfinished section should be completed within 24 hours."

"So fast?" Lin Xian exclaimed in surprise.
"We were already 60% complete. Shinji Mochizuki deployed 6 robots. That's a decent pace, isn't it..."

KIKI came up from behind. The two looked at Lin Xian with different expressions. Chen Sixuan said with some emotion, "We've made too fast since we came out of Xingyuan. Now we shouldn't have to worry about the orbit anymore, right?"

“Yes.” Lin Xian nodded. “I was thinking about how to modify it, but after Lao Mo told me about it, I knew that the Infinite could only be modified to have all-terrain drive. If we wanted it to fly, we would have to rebuild it. This big guy is a godsend, giving us thousands of people a chance to survive.”

“And just like Silent City, it can also travel on the ground.” KIKI said with some pride, “It’s much safer than a starship, and we can definitely go out into space in the future.”

Chen Sixuan smiled and looked at the two of them: "I remember when we first came out of Jiang City, KIKI talked about a lot of ideas. Most of them have come true now, right, Lin Xian?"

"Not yet." Lin Xian shook his head, took a deep breath and said, "Right now we just have a bigger vehicle, a flying vehicle, but the armor and weapons need to be reconfigured. Also, with more people, the internal living area, research area, and planting and breeding haven't been set up on a large scale yet. I want to make this place a fortress where we can live safely, where we can escape when we encounter danger, and greatly improve our survival rate."

"However, we can't just be optimistic; we also need to think pessimistically. Even if we have a starship, we're not safe. A 30,000-ton Dreadnought-class spaceship crashed, and the Azure Phoenix Floating City with 400,000 people sank into the Pacific Ocean. Since the Apocalypse Day, the Federation has had a large number of starships trying to escape Blue Star, but none of them have succeeded. So, we are still vulnerable to the Darkness." Lin Xian looked worried. "I need to fully arm this behemoth, making its weaponry comparable to that of the Silent City. Our primary goal is to confront S-class enemies. Even if we can't defeat them head-on, we should at least have the ability to retreat unscathed."

KIKI looked at Lin Xian with a grin: "Hey, I've been nagging you for ages. We've gotten through this whole ordeal without any major mishaps. Worrying about things so far away won't help. Why don't you go check out your captain's cabin? It's right across from me~"

"Have you all moved in?"

Chen Sixuan nodded: "It's very spacious up here, with four decks. Following the original layout of the Infinite, a group of people will live on the first deck, not too far apart. There aren't many people who can live on this main ship. As you said, most of the core members are here, while the others are in the standard living quarters."

Lin Xian became interested and followed Chen Sixuan and KIKI to the core living area. There were dozens of living pods here, all of which were extremely luxurious. Pushing open the door, one could see that the space was not only huge, but also had a clean feeling of interstellar travel.

"See that? What a big bed!" KIKI said.

"Speaking of which, your family originally had a share of this too," Lin Xian said, looking at KIKI.
KIKI rolled her eyes at him: "I don't care, these are all yours, and they're all mine too~ Great, what a huge bathroom~"

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian: "Each room in the core residential area has a private bathroom. There's not only a dedicated kitchen, but also a dining room and even a gym where you can swim..."

"I never thought we could live a good life even in the apocalypse," Lin Xian said with a smile.

"Actually, you've always given us a good life."

Chen Sixuan said, "Before Shuqin and the others boarded the Infinite, they were living on dried rats. Our Infinite has protected us very well, and we have a lot of living space."

Lin Xian nodded, somewhat reluctantly saying, "Yes, if it weren't for the track issue, I really wouldn't want to part with it."

"Don't be sad, this biggest room is yours."

KIKI walked ahead and opened an automatic door. Instantly, a spacious captain's living quarters appeared before Lin Xian. This room was the closest to the main bridge, and there were only four rooms on the entire floor. As it turned out, besides Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan, the other three rooms were occupied by KIKI and Sasha, Jian Xuwei, and Monica...

Apart from Lin Xian, they were all women...

He could understand why KIKI and Sasha, as well as Jian Xuwei and Monica, had also moved here.

KIKI looked at the large room with a look of contentment and enjoyment: "Outside, zombies are roaring and monsters are everywhere. We are staying in a luxurious room on a starship. It's so comfortable. I hope there will be more peaceful days like this."

"By the way, where is Director Ding?"

"She's still doing research on the Infinity. It seems she's made some discovery, and she hasn't slept at all this time," Chen Sixuan said.

"Okay, I'll go check right away." Lin Xian checked the time. He had been busy all night and had originally planned to get some sleep, but now that he had found Ding Junyi and was planning to find Mochizuki Shinji to check on the giant bio-engineered suit, it seemed like he didn't have any time at all.

On several aerial connecting passages of the interstellar train, the people of the joint train were busy carrying things. Lin Xian quickly got off and returned to the Infinity. As soon as he entered the third carriage, he saw Ding Junyi wearing goggles, dripping some kind of chemical solution into a glass container, inside which was a piece of black biological tissue.

"Are you done?"

"Not yet. What did Teacher Chen say you discovered here?"

"Do you remember the piece of Dark Corrosion cell tissue we brought out from the Star Abyss?" Ding Junyi asked.

Ding Junyi then took off her goggles and said to Lin Xian:

"It's alive."

(End of this chapter)