Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 382 The Mechanical Ruler, Qin Feng (8 words)
Lin Xian and Zhou Jin's special forces team found a relatively secluded alleyway to park, and then went to a high-rise building to observe. Zhou Jin arranged for the special forces team members to disperse and make contact at several key monitoring points around the area. There were three other team members with him at this time: Xiao Yan, an agile female detective with superpowers; Tong Silei, a heavy machine gunner covered in weapons and wearing Iron Hunter power armor; and Li Su, a bespectacled and stern information expert.

"It really is the Silver Star." Lin Xian took out his binoculars, looked at the silver train engine, and couldn't help but say, "They actually used an all-terrain system to drive a permanent power central locomotive. They really went all out."

"There are also quite a few large convoys of people here." Jiang Yun said, his gaze sweeping over the crowded square and the various behemoth-like apocalyptic vehicles lining the surrounding streets.

"The Common Alliance, the Iron Wall, the Windtalkers, the Full Metal Frenzy, the Grey Falcons, and even the Dawnwatchers Alliance have come."

"You know quite a lot," Zhou Jin said in surprise when he saw Jiang Yun recognize many members of the caravan at a glance. "You must not have just entered Dawn City."

"No, it's been a while. They're all familiar faces, so I've dealt with them before," Jiang Yun said.

Ning Jing stepped forward, looking surprised: "Are these car convoys also here for recruitment?"

Jiang Yun shook his head: "It shouldn't be. These car teams or alliances are all units with tens of thousands of members, and their systems are well-equipped. The Dawn Watchers Alliance has 12 members. I heard that they may merge with Han Jun's Arctic Wind Alliance in the north. They are a force that even the Phoenix Society and the Federation cannot underestimate."

"The other convoys, even the smallest ones have over 20,000 people. Part of the area we just visited, the Dailiyou Club area, is under the control of the Grey Falcon convoy,"

"Han Jun?" Lin Xian remembered: "I know this person."

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "There's another person you definitely know, Shen Yao, from the North Wind Alliance. He and Han Jun joined forces in Xilan City, and after the North Wind Alliance's second convoy met in Jinhe, the number of members has exceeded 20. Now it's one of the major alliances officially supported by the Phoenix Society."

"Wow, you're really well-informed!" KIKI said, leaning closer.

"Humanity is in crisis, the world is in chaos. The more friends you have, the more information you have, and the more resources you have to survive," Jiang Yun said to Lin Xian.

"The Dawn Watchers Alliance has 12 members. The captain shares your surname, Lin Qingyu, and is a formidable figure. He has a core team of over 20 people, all of whom are experts and strategists. The entire alliance is managed with a military structure, and its logistics and resource teams are enormous. They have formed a partial resource cycle, including highways, railways, air transport, and even agricultural and production convoys. Of course, the water resource problem remains unsolved, but they use the ability value coefficient of the superhumans to allocate different levels of infected water, which controls the mutation rate very well. Many convoys are now using this model, which was originally developed by Lin Qingyu. It is said that this person was originally an environmentalist."

Lin Xian's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this: "You mean, those with powerful abilities drink water with low purification levels, while the weaker members of the convoy drink water with high purification levels that has been recycled by the ability users?"

"That's what it means."

“Risk hedging is quite clever.” Monica’s eyes lit up, and she crossed her arms. “But this balance also has huge drawbacks.”

“Of course, but this is indeed the best solution that a large organization can think of right now,” Qian Dele said with considerable approval.

Jiang Yun continued pointing to the south side of the square, where a row of heavy base trucks were parked. At this time, many survivors were crowding there in a queue: "The Common Alliance is said to have 8 members, but in reality, it is far more than that. The captain of this alliance, Lei Zhen, had been to prison before and was a truck driver. 40% of the members in this alliance are elderly people, children, and women, many of whom have families with them. But despite this, the alliance's combat power is terrifying. There are many experts on the front line, and they fight like their lives depend on it. The logistics are also very solid. The internal focus is on unity, and it has a very good reputation among many survivors. But it's not so easy to join."

"Resources, combat power, logistics—at least one of them has to be satisfied," Lin Xian said.

Jiang Yun nodded, neither confirming nor denying, and continued, "The Wind Whisperer Caravan is led by Luo Heng, a former scout. He and I are both wind-type ability users. I've dealt with him before. He's calm and makes precise decisions. The caravan isn't large, only a little over 9000 people, but they're all lightly equipped, with virtually no large vehicles. Their mobility and marching speed are very high, and both their ability users and individual combat skills are strong. So, although the number of people is small, their survival rate is quite high among all the caravans in Dawn City."

"9000 people is not a large number." Lin Xian chuckled. His Infinite had less than 200 people after maintenance. Even if the United Train was included, it would not exceed 5000 people. Of course, if Jian Xuwei and Jiang Yun's Windrunner Alliance were combined, the team of more than 60,000 people would be considered huge.

“It’s different. The small caravans that come here will soon merge into large caravans. If they want resources, they need blood essence. If they want blood essence, they need to hunt down the strange creatures. Without a large combat team and firepower, it’s impossible to do that. Moreover, they need to develop production, planting, exploration and scavenging. All of these require people.” Jiang Yun said, “So caravans with hundreds or thousands of people are considered small caravans here. And most of them are forced to band together for warmth because they can’t join those large caravans.”

"So, does that mean the caravan is a gathering place for the weak?"

"There's no other way. Reality is harsh. These small caravans can only band together to increase their ability to withstand risks. These people are basically unable to leave Dawn City, or rather, they dare not."

Jiang Yun pointed to a convoy of fully armed vehicles on the north side of the square, with more cannons on their roofs than gun barrels: "Full Metal Frenzy, captain Han Tiege, former director of the Lancheng Mechanized Arms Factory, the convoy has 7 people, many of whom are militia groups from the southwest region. They have a large amount of ammunition and energy systems, and are doing business with the Phoenix Society in Silent City and Dawn City. They are known for having more guns than people, and they have more than 100 energy weapons such as electromagnetic railguns and high-energy pulse cannons alone."

"Then there's the convoy called Steel Barrier, led by Xu Yufei. It's hard to say what kind of person he is. His convoy has a lot of automated equipment, robots, and drones. The total number of people is only 1.2, most of whom have grown up after coming to Dawn City. They're quite impressive. I thought this guy should have left the city long ago. I didn't expect him to be here."

"I won't go into detail about the other small and medium-sized teams and the unfamiliar ones, but it seems that the number of people here is even more popular than online."

"They must have been affected as well, and they want to hire people and leave as soon as possible."

“My men have already checked the area. There are no night patrols here, not even any city defense battalions. However, we did find Seraphim troops on the outskirts, all in civilian clothes.” At this moment, Zhou Jin walked over with a heavy expression: “Such a large gathering, but the situation is a bit abnormal. It seems we guessed right. This Infinite Train Alliance is indeed related to the Federation’s high-ranking officials.”

"Team Leader Zhou, what are your plans?" Lin Xian asked.

“I’ve assigned a team to keep an eye on the Star City orbital station. We’ll assess the situation here for now. We’ve set up surveillance equipment in several locations. If we spot Wen Dong or any other Federation members, then we’ll take action.”

Lin Xian nodded, looked towards the square, and said...
"Let's take a look first."

The square was teeming with people, and everywhere you looked there were all kinds of exoskeletons and prosthetics. Even ordinary people in casual clothes were carrying weapons. It was like a large war square. But everyone seemed to have gotten used to such defenses under the apocalypse. Everyone was on edge, and many of the survivors in line even carried all their belongings on their backs.

In an instant, the survivors who came to join in the fun, the various convoys that took the opportunity to recruit, the densely packed crowds, and the various types of drones and manned aircraft in the sky created a scene that seemed grand but was filled with a strong sense of oppression.

"Wow, we've seen plenty of recruitment events, but this is the first time we've seen someone dare to hold a fight in broad daylight. This Infinite Alliance is quite powerful!" People were discussing among themselves.

"I heard they have powerful connections. The federal high command has made arrangements to allow it as long as it doesn't result in disability or death."

"I don't think so. The Federation is in a dire situation right now and probably doesn't have time to deal with it!"

"Just who is this Qin Feng? I've never heard of him before. Is he really a mechanical superpower?"

A burly man with stubble said, "Who knows? Our team has only heard of Lin Xian from the Infinite Team. He can use a gas turbine train to pull thousands of cars and more than 30,000 people onto a high-altitude corridor. He's incredibly awesome!"

"Yeah, hasn't Qin Feng heard of Captain Lin's exploits on the Infinite? He even chose the same team name..."

"I saw someone say that this Qin Feng might be Lin Xian's apprentice."

"Bullshit! Can superpowers be taught? You've been reading too many novels. But if I had this superpower, I'd recruit a whole convoy and arm myself an army!"

"Yes, it can create electromagnetic cannons and Gatling guns out of thin air, and it can also create airplanes, tanks, and powered armor. This superpower is simply amazing!"

"In terms of potential, it seems to be stronger than lightning, fire, water, and wind types..."

"So a lot of people want to join. I heard that the Steel Bastion has already allied with them, so they're practically half-joined. More than ten thousand people, wow..."

……

Outside the square, some large convoys of vehicles temporarily gathered together, and some convoy leaders, like Lin Xian, stood on high-rise buildings, surrounded by people.

Inside a temporary camp with a rain shelter, a dozen or so members of the large car fleet alliance sat looking at the gathering with solemn expressions. Although they were not very familiar with each other, most of them had dealt with each other and cooperated in some way.

Lin Qingyu is 42 years old. He is dressed in a black combat uniform and Martin boots. His gentle face is covered by sunglasses, and he looks harmless. If he weren't sitting here, many people would not guess that he is the leader of a large alliance car team with more than 100,000 people.

"Berserker-level squad leader, Vajra-level unlimited recruitment... Who is this Qin Feng who suddenly appeared? Does he also have unlimited resources?"

The one speaking was Han Tiege, the leader of Full Metal Panic, who was sitting next to him. He was short and somewhat fat, but he wore a set of custom-made high-tech power armor with flight propulsion, making him look like a statue. Seemingly out of caution, he was always fully armed wherever he went.

“Mechanical abilities are too overpowered. They are a form of productivity, and ammunition and weapons are the current hard currency. Thinking about it this way, it’s not surprising.” 37-year-old Luo Heng looked sharply at the Silver Star in the center of the square and said, “Some people in our team have left to sign up. You should have some too, right?”

"Go if you want, I don't care if you don't." Lei Zhen, a hot-tempered, bearded man from the Common Alliance, said, "If I weren't planning to expand my numbers, I wouldn't bother coming here. What's so great about mechanical abilities?"

"You already have enough people. If you want to expand, just lower the bar, and you can break 20 today!" Xu Yufei of the Steel Barrier convoy said with a cold, mocking expression, "Anyway, you want all kinds of people..."

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

Lei Zhen immediately cursed, "Everyone is a person. If I had enough resources and ammunition, I wouldn't mind having a million people. But you, Xu Yufei, how many times have you even met Qin Feng before bringing your whole team to join us?"

"This is an investment for me." Xu Yufei sipped his coffee leisurely, glancing at the other team leaders: "Didn't you hear what Captain Luo said? Mechanical superpowers are productivity. In this world, bullets are hard currency. They have their own production lines, and the Phoenix Society and the Federation are vying to cooperate with them. Why can't I?"

These words elicited various reactions from the other dozen or so teams.

Lin Qingyu of the Dawn Watchers Alliance looked at him and asked with interest, "Captain Xu, you've met Qin Feng. What's your impression of him?"

“There’s nothing particularly special about him, but his superpowers are indeed powerful,” Xu Yufei said bluntly. “You’re all right, he’s cooperating with the Federation, and it’s a very deep cooperation.”

"Because of mechanical superpowers."

"Yes."

"No wonder. I heard Lin Xian of the Infinite Caravan is already a collaborator of the Crimson Phoenix Order. The Federation must be trying to capture this kind of [Civilization-level] ability user to be giving him such strong support," a member of the caravan said. "And to even have the same name as someone else, really..."

"The story of Lin Xian's caravan has spread throughout the city. Now, many mechanical ability and Infinite number of admirers are resisting the Federation's propaganda about the 'first kill of an S-class hero,' causing a lot of negative impact," said Luo Heng of the Wind Whisperer Caravan. "I suspect it might be related to this."

"First kill of an S-rank, huh." Lin Qingyu sneered: "The Arctic Wind Alliance transported over 1000 tons of corpse tissue from the Black Thorn of the Clouds from Xilan City for collaborative research with the Dawn Center. At least 50 research labs have received experimental specimens. This kind of political propaganda is just fooling ordinary people."

After saying that, he looked at Xu Yufei and said in a calm voice, "Captain Xu, I advise you to be cautious. The Federation cannot be relied on. Even if this 'New Infinite Car Team' is formed, do you think the Federation will let this force that it has helped to build up leave Dawn City?"

Xu Yufei's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't seem to care and said, "It doesn't matter. Let's make friends first and see how things go later."

"Tch, fence-sitter." Lei Zhen scoffed.

Xu Yufei glanced at him coldly, but said nothing more.

Luo Heng, the Wind Whisperer, glanced at him indifferently. Based on the intelligence he had gathered, Xu Yufei's choice was not surprising at all. This guy was a doomsday opportunist with a reclusive and selfish personality. His caravan followed an all-elite development model, clinging tightly to any petty gains. After entering the city, he was a staunch supporter of Dawn City and even joined the Federation Survivors Mutual Aid Organization. However, upon realizing the critical situation in Dawn City and the arrival of the Phoenix Society's Zhen Tian Ship, he immediately changed his tune and prepared to find other caravans to join forces with the Phoenix Society and leave.

While survival-oriented, Xu Yufei's behavior is understandable, but his attitude makes it difficult for him to get along with some people in large caravans. He also looks down on small caravans, and even with more than 10,000 men, he doesn't dare to take risks. Therefore, Lei Zhen of the Common Alliance completely despises this person.

The recruitment event was proceeding in a chaotic yet orderly manner. Outside the square, the 'Infinite Silver Star' convoy had set up multiple recruitment lanes, and dozens of recruitment officers were busy dealing with the queuing lines. Individuals and small teams were participating in the recruitment, and the requirements for recruitment were very simple.

First, the minimum requirement is that the peak ability level must exceed 500. This is not just a requirement for the Vajra level, because the limit coefficient is not calculated at all. Therefore, those who originally thought they were Vajra level could not even pass through the automatic detection channel and were driven away by the guards. The queue entrance was chaotic, and physical conflicts and cries broke out from time to time.

Secondly, there are special ability users. If an ability is special and has strong potential or functionality, then even if the ability index does not meet the requirements, they can still join. This allows some children who have awakened their abilities to meet the requirements. However, the problem is that the requirements for the 'Infinite Silver Star' team are very strict. Only those of the Berserk level can bring one [family member], while those of the Destruction level can bring three.

The fact that family members are not limited to the elderly, weak, sick, or disabled is incredibly cruel, because someone who has reached the Berserker level can form a caravan of over a hundred people, but choosing to join the 'Infinite Silver Star' caravan only allows them to bring three people.

Even so, a large number of people still came to join, even at the cost of leaving their original train crews. The most direct reason is that after a long period of darkness and apocalypse, trains, as a vehicle with a high safety factor and excellent living experience, have gradually gained widespread popularity.

Although the conditions for use are harsh, many large convoys are now starting to combine trains and convoys to pursue dawn along the orbital lines. Whether they travel on planetary orbits or ordinary trunk lines, the efficiency and survival rate are much higher than traversing mountains and valleys.

The current Dawnwatchers' caravans also have their own train alliances, cooperating with each other and providing mutual support.

Therefore, Qin Feng's recruitment plan caused a sensation as soon as he released the powerful Eternal-class train, the Silver Star, because the train was too advanced, with automated weaponry, ultra-high defensive armor, and all-terrain drive.

Another very important point is Qin Feng's mechanical superpower!

This superpower, which many people initially didn't understand or even scorned, gradually became touted as a "civilization creation" level ability in both the public and official circles after the stories of Lin Xian's Infinite voyage spread. It was even rumored that Lin Xian could create starships and aircraft carriers with his bare hands and travel the world, and that he used unlimited ammunition to wear down an S-class enemy to death in the battle of Xilan City...

At this moment, a commotion suddenly broke out in the square, and the gazes of tens of thousands of people changed. The originally noisy scene quieted down considerably.

"Should we start?"

"Qin Feng is coming out!"

hum.

The park square, which had been covered with dry grass, suddenly began to shake violently. The ground began to crack open, and a huge circular gate slowly opened. No one expected that there would be such a huge underground mechanical structure beneath Galag.

Amidst the astonished gazes of countless people, a brand-new mechanical platform slowly rose, and hundreds of armed personnel clad in Ghost Wolf and Iron Hunter power armor stood in neat rows, front and back, as they slowly ascended from below the horizon.

These people stood in neat rows with perfect formation. The two front formations consisted of men who looked as powerful as Iron Man on one side and women with sculpted bodies in power armor on the other, with blue energy lines flowing slowly across their bodies. Their styles were completely consistent, giving them a very futuristic look. Behind them were two groups of heavily armed personnel in Iron Hunter armor, each of them resembling a giant bear, exuding a ferocious mechanical power.

At this moment, hundreds of drones took off from the ground and formed a huge spiral in the sky. Then, a figure wearing red nano-space power armor slowly floated up from the center of the formation. He did not use thrusters, wind-type abilities or wings. He just floated up like a god, which was extremely shocking!

At the same time, the armed personnel in power armor, as if they had rehearsed in advance, all activated their propulsion devices simultaneously, took off with a roar, and their Mach rings tore through the sky, creating a sonic boom.

Wow!
In an instant, the square, which was filled with tens of thousands of people, was shaken. This extravagant entrance ignited the entire scene, and even the captains of the large convoys under the canopy were speechless with varying expressions.

"Is this guy putting on a show at a press conference? This is way too over-the-top!" Fatty Han Tiege couldn't help but open his power armor visor and stare at the scene in disbelief.

"It looks like an entrance, but it's actually an arms display." Luo Heng quickly took notes with his instruments. As a former reconnaissance soldier, he was particularly sensitive to equipment. While recording, he said, "100 sets of Ghost Wolf/Iron Hunter power armor. That's enough to arm a mech squadron. And this underground device, I don't know if it's a Federation military facility or something this guy made..."

"That's really impressive, making such a big fuss." Lei Zhen cursed as he looked at Qin Feng in the air: "How did he get up there? The detectors didn't detect any propulsion device in operation. Can mechanical abilities defy gravity and levitate?"

Lin Qingyu narrowed her eyes slightly: "I don't know. Let's see what he's up to. If the price is right, I might want to buy a few sets of this equipment for my team."

The grand entrance caused a huge sensation. Qin Feng, who was hovering in the sky, waved his hand lightly, and all the power armor guards landed. Then, the drones arranged themselves into a square formation in the air and began to project a huge holographic projection, which showed the scene in the center of the square.

At this moment, Qin Feng slowly descended to a lower altitude area, but did not land. His nano-powered armor quickly disassembled, and a handsome young man who looked about 27 or 8 years old appeared in everyone's sight.

Tall and slender with sharp eyes, his handsome face and neck showed signs of mechanical modification, giving him a small holographic screen in front of his eyes, like a monocle, making him look very futuristic.

On a tall building not far away, Lin Xian, KIKI, Monica, Jiang Yun, and their group were somewhat taken aback by this incredibly extravagant entrance.

But what surprised Lin Xian was not the power armor and drones, but the huge mechanical structure beneath the plaza.

“That looks like some kind of military launch channel, top-secret,” Zhou Jin of the Iron Guard Brigade said. “The Federation has really gone all out to use this kind of place for publicity.”

"The more they emphasize this, the more likely their purpose is not simple." KIKI crossed her arms and said calmly, "I think the main purpose of this recruitment event, besides the basic team members, is to attract experts above the Destruction level. They want to attract popularity through the competition and quickly build their own core team. They have a perfect plan."

Lin Xian nodded: "Yes, if you want to recruit people, just offer them good benefits. There's really no need for competitions or anything like that. It's just a gimmick to get as many skilled people as possible into the team. But if you only offer benefits, those devastating level experts all have teams with them, and they'll have to test his ability as the team leader."

"So he pulled this stunt because he didn't want to do it himself?" Ning Jing frowned upon hearing Lin Xian's words.

“Not bad.” Monica said leisurely, “But people who can reach the Destruction level are not fools. If Qin Feng doesn’t come up with some explanation, the ‘Infinite Silver Star’ team will definitely not be able to be assembled.”

“That’s true. Let’s see just how capable this mechanical ruler really is,” Jiang Yun said.

Lin Xian glanced at Lu Xingchen and Shizhi beside him. The two of them were watching the square intently. One had a sharp look in her eyes and a rather unconvinced expression, seemingly very interested in the superpower competition. The other looked like she hadn't seen a show in ages, standing behind KIKI with her neck craned and her eyes wide open, looking over there like a simple, socially awkward girl.

At this moment, in the center of the square, Qin Feng, who had caused such a great reaction, remained calm and composed, as if he was not surprised by the scene and the reaction. Listening to the murmurs, he remained silent for a few minutes before finally speaking.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the apocalypse where stars have fallen and civilizations have collapsed, we humans are like ants crawling on scorched earth, like mayflies struggling in a desolate stream. The world has collapsed, the social order has been destroyed, morality has been lost, and order has turned to ashes."

“We were once towering towers, now only ruins remain; we were once torches, now only ashes remain.”

"but--"

"As long as there is a breath left, one should not give up in the abyss; as long as there is a glimmer of light, one should not kneel in the long night."

"With the responsibility of survival and the will to pass on the torch, I, Qin Feng, the mechanical ruler, hereby proclaim to the thousands of heroes in Dawn City that we shall form an apocalyptic alliance to save humanity from extinction. This is not only for survival, but also to accumulate the strongest power of mankind. In this desperate situation, human relationships are tragic, families are torn apart, faith is extinguished, and hope is extinguished."

"But as long as we have faith, even if we are now enduring humiliation and fleeing for survival, one day we will strike back with the force of a prairie fire!"

No one expected that this guy would start with a passionate speech that stunned tens of thousands of people in the square, and even made many of them excited and eager, stirring up their previously suppressed emotions.

"Therefore, I will form a train alliance, using my mechanical abilities to build nuclear reactor carriages, water circulation and purification carriages, vertical farm carriages, green plant cultivation carriages, weapons manufacturing, medical pods, ability training, and a large number of comfortable living carriages, as well as a series of functional carriages such as train schools, maternity and childcare, entertainment systems, and civilization storage. We will continuously build modules, develop and improve them, and use steel armor to defend against endless zombie hordes, rushing along the 32-kilometer ring star orbit!"

"I believe that as our superpowers grow and technology advances, one day we will be able to soar into the sky, break through the dawn, and embark on a journey to distant stars!"

boom!
These words ignited the entire venue. Not only the audience, but also countless live streams on the Dawn City intranet went wild. This guy's speech seemed to possess an overwhelming magic, inspiring everyone.

Meanwhile, on Lin Xian's side, after listening to Qin Feng's boastful words, everyone's eyes turned to Lin Xian in unison, their expressions carrying a deeper meaning.

KIKI looked utterly bewildered, staring blankly at Lin Xian, her face flushed, a mixture of wanting to laugh and trying hard to hold it in.

Lin Xian then slightly opened his mouth and silently mouthed a sentence.
WCNMD……

It seems like this guy is using all my words...

(End of this chapter)