Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 413 Hunting Cooperation
Vanessa, seeing Lin Xian's reaction, spoke up.

"It requires a culture device to cultivate the selected blood essence and the DNA of the grower. After success, the blood essence is then consumed. The process is not complicated. First, this culture device is very precious. Second, the cultivation is not 100% successful. It may take many Grade 3 blood essences to succeed once. You also know the value of this grade of blood essence. Once it fails, the loss is heavy."

"And this blood essence also needs to be compatible with the person's special ability...?" Monica asked at this moment.
“Yes, so the difficulty and cost are quite high,” Vanessa said. “However, you can cooperate with us. There are two ways to obtain blood essence. The first is to hunt directly. Level 3 blood essence requires hunting at least A-level strange creatures. We, the Rangers, know which sea areas have suitable targets that are not likely to cause tidal disasters. The second is to exchange and purchase on the black market. The problem is that whether the compatibility is suitable or not is a gamble.”

"The compatibility you mentioned, are you referring to the commonalities between the abilities of the supernatural beings and those with special abilities? For example, the fire-breathing supernatural beings and fire-type ability users?" Shu Qin asked.

“Yes,” Gaddy said at this point, “but these are all rumors. There are many so-called ‘experiences’ about these things now, but they are not necessarily reliable.”

She looked at Ding Junyi and said, "You have professional scientists, you can consider it yourselves."

"What about the kind of culture equipment you mentioned?" Lin Xian asked at this moment.

Vanessa responded, "Don't worry about that. Our crew has people who can solve your problem. As long as it exceeds 5000 Destruction-level, there's at least a 9% chance of awakening the crystal lattice."

"OK." Lin Xian nodded and looked at her, saying, "Then tell me, what do you need me to provide?"

Vanessa looked at Lin Xian, a meaningful glint in her youthful face, and then said to him.

"We want to hunt down a group of exceptional individuals and would like to invite you to join us. If we succeed, we can get at least 5 level 4 blood essences!"

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes slightly: "A batch?"

He wanted to confirm if he had misheard the unit. Although Lin had killed more than one Special-level being on the battlefield of Dawn City, that was while piloting the Gray Mist Messenger. It was still extremely suffocating for a superhuman to face those massive Special-level beings that were as large as skyscrapers. For example, Xilan's Abyss Worm brought considerable disaster to the entire city.

"Yes, but it's not just us. There are other forces as well. There are at least seven or eight people with crystal lattice evolution abilities that have a peak value of over ten thousand. We also have heavy firepower. If you join us, we might be even more confident."

"and many more."

Ning Jing's expression turned to surprise: "You're hunting down special-level beings just to undergo crystal evolution for level four blood essences?"

“That’s right,” Gedi said. “Sometimes, we actively overcome danger so that we can evolve to be fearless in the face of danger.”

Ning Jing was speechless upon hearing this. Of course she knew this principle, but they didn't have such awareness about this crystal lattice. If it were a dark mark, she could fully understand the intention. At other times, the purpose of the caravan to obtain blood essence was to exchange it for supplies, so they would only hunt the most common D-level or C-level strange creatures. The special-level ones were often at the level of a dangerous city, and no caravan would bother to cause trouble for such big guys.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian said, "It sounds like you've been planning this for a long time. How many of these special-class creatures are there exactly? What kind of disaster situation are they facing? Have you considered the possibility of a monster tide?"

Lin Xian shared the same thought as Ning Jing: actively seeking out a special-level being was definitely not a rational thing to do. Although he was very interested in this crystal seed, Lin Xian was always clear-headed and needed to carefully consider the risks and benefits of such a matter.

"The specific situation..."

“Vanessa,” Gaddy interrupted Vanessa, gesturing to her with his gaze, “They don’t yet know exactly what a lattice is; they need to learn more about it.”

Seeing Lin Xian's expression, Gadi guessed some of Lin Xian's thoughts and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, there are many people from the Holy City and other organizations around Haiyan Island. You may encounter them after dawn. If you don't leave the island tomorrow, you can come to our maritime safe zone. You can get many answers there."

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian checked the time and said, "Thank you for providing a lot of useful information. We are still not out of danger. You can rest in the car, and we will discuss it again after dawn."

After saying that, he gestured to Chen Sixuan and Sun Yuzhen: "Teacher Chen, Yuzhen, please arrange a place for these two friends to rest."

……

In the dead of night, the empty railway station was pitch black, with eerie sounds echoing in the shadowy alleys. The Infinite was quietly parked on one of the platforms, its armored body completely covered and cold to the touch. Because the lights were off, only a faint glow from a cold light bulb could be seen through the gaps in the sunshade.

Inside the carriage, more than twenty people were resting quietly. Qian Dele's team was on night duty, with Shu Qin, Lü Chang, Luo Yang, and others intently observing the darkness outside. In addition, Viola's AI was monitoring the entire train's sentry system. In carriage number 6, Vanessa and Geddy were resting. Looking at the well-equipped weapons and drone systems inside the train, Geddy said with a somber expression...

"This Infinite is indeed powerful. Among its 20 members, at least three are Angel-level, and I estimate the others are at least Berserker-level and Destroyer-level. The all-elite squad mode is indeed very survivable."

“I can tell.” Vanessa, wearing headphones and holding her handheld console to pass the time, said, “That fire-type ability user took down three Red Bones in one move. I immediately thought he must be an angel-level user. I could only do that if I activated the crystal lattice.”

“Vanessa, how did you come up with the idea of ​​inviting him to join the hunt?” Gaddy asked. “He’s no ordinary man; he’s the Swordholder of the Phoenix Order.”

"I know~"

Vanessa said with a relaxed expression, "I proposed this collaboration because I knew he was the Swordholder. He would definitely be very interested in improving this kind of power. After all, he has faced S-class people and corpse drivers, and the despair and pressure he has experienced is greater than any of ours. So, the Special level is not difficult for him at all."

“That’s not what I meant,” Gaddy said. “He is the Swordholder, possessing resources beyond our imagination, with the support of the Phoenix Force and the Star Force. How can you possibly think he would cooperate with a small Ranger Squadron like ours?”

Vanessa shrugged. "I don't know, but he saved us. He's a good guy, I like him, he's cool~"

"Have you considered that the Holy City might target them because of this?"

"Lin Xian should be able to think of this too. Anyway... I'll just take this opportunity to curry favor with the Swordholder. This will make the hunt much easier. And those arrogant guys from the White Night Knights, I wonder what they'll think. Ah..." She yawned, "If there's such an opportunity, I'll try to seize it."

Gaddy chuckled: "If that's really the case, Ryan must be crazy to have actually brought in Lin Xian, the swordsman of the Phoenix Society, as his backer."

Vanessa put down the handheld console and looked at Gedi: "Gedi, have you noticed Lin Xian?"

"what happened?"

"Have you noticed that, as the leader, he should be the one with the strongest spiritual energy among this group, but I haven't noticed anything about him?"

"Mechanical superpowers...are they really that mysterious?"

...In carriage number 2, Sasha was already asleep. Lin Xian, holding a cup of hot tea, kept an eye on the commotion outside the carriage while discussing what had just happened with Chen Sixuan and KIKI.

"A lattice...it sounds like human blood essence. I wonder who invented it, that they can actually cultivate lattice seeds in the human body." KIKI leaned back in her swivel chair, manipulating a bunch of small metal balls in her hands to train her fine motor skills. She shaped them into a sphere and then said...

"Will this thing have any side effects since it's inside the human body?"

“They are obviously not worried about such issues.” Chen Sixuan sat on the sofa and said calmly, “That makes sense. That girl’s ability peak of 7200 can break through to 14,000. If such strength is released, she can fight against special-level opponents. As far as survival is concerned, everything else is a minor issue.”

“Teacher Chen is right…” Lin Xian sighed deeply: “Back in Xilan City, Wen Zhuo’s group also explained that the density of the special-level spirit energy is 2. If one has a bio-force field, then the peak energy level of 2 should be easily broken. Relying on heavy firepower and ganging up on them would indeed make it much easier to fight.”

"In our car, Brother Huo has 12500, Little Girl has 12000, Monica has 10500, Ryunosuke has 10200, Sister Ning has 9400, Qian Dele has 9200, Xiao Qing has 7200, Shu Qin has 7000, Teacher Chen, A Bai has 6900, Luo Yang has 6800, Lü Changmiao Lu has 6500, Sun Yuzhen has 6000, and Xiao Yuan Shizhi is another story. Sasha and Mo Xiaotian are also quite high, and Director Ding's superpower is also growing. If these people undergo crystal lattice evolution, they will all be able to reach the angel level."

Lin Xian clicked his tongue: "With 20 angel-level enemies and the firepower of the Infinite, we might actually be able to go head-to-head with an S-class enemy."

"So you've decided to cooperate with them?" KIKI turned her swivel chair around and tilted her head to look at him.

"There's no rush yet."

Lin Xian then said, "We've just arrived on this island, and there are many things we haven't figured out yet. We don't know anything about their Falcon Sea Group, or that Holy City organization. Let's observe for a while."

He lifted a sunshade to look out at the dark platform, frowning as he spoke.

"The city is shrouded in darkness, and corpses are hidden on the seabed. There are too many troubles in the deep sea. Hunting down a special-class enemy is not an easy task. The other party knows that I am the Swordholder, but celestial weapons are not for making money by killing blood essence."

“Yes.” Chen Sixuan nodded: “They know you are the Swordholder, which means they want to take advantage of that.”

KIKI smiled slightly and looked at Lin Xian: "I think you're just worried about being used as a weapon by others, but only getting a small piece of cake."

"of course!"

Lin Xian suddenly stood up, smiled and said, "How can I suffer a loss in this kind of thing?"

After saying that, he immediately set off towards carriage number 1.

"What are you doing?"

"What can I do? Take a shower and go to sleep," Lin Xian said.

KIKI's eyes widened as she pointed at the monitor screen and exclaimed, "Wow, there are monsters all over the outside world, how can you sleep like that?"

"What's there to be afraid of? I can sleep even with the corpse driver lying next to me. Besides, with so many people watching, it won't affect the structure." Lin Xian stretched and then walked straight to carriage number 1.

Looking at Lin Xian's back, Chen Sixuan said helplessly, "After he connected with the S-level neural network, it seems that he has seen too many terrifying things, so he is immune to these strange entities. As long as there are no dark marks and he is not attacked, he can sleep well."

"Really? This guy..."

Chen Sixuan smiled and said to KIKI, "He also said that he sleeps better when there are zombies scratching at his armor plating outside, saying that..."

"ASMR?"

"Correct."

“Perverted,” KIKI chirped.

Chen Sixuan smiled but didn't say anything.

Lin Xian didn't turn on the lights. He took a hot shower and then went straight back to his bedroom to lie down. He turned on the radio to try and listen to something, but there was nothing but static.

The heavy armor of the Infinite Train gave him a great sense of security. The train car had everything he needed for living, entertainment, and even a car with green plants. Many of the cars he had wanted to build had been achieved. If it weren't for the requirements of the Ocean section, Lin Xian would definitely have brought in more cars to renovate, such as gyms, swimming pools, entertainment rooms, and clean kitchens.

Although he had all of these things in the Sky Train, this train was the one he used to escape Earth. After leaving the tracks, he no longer had that feeling of being on the ground. So Lin Xian still preferred being in the steel carriage. Outside the carriage next to his pillow, zombies roamed, but his own carriage was fully equipped with living supplies. When the engine started, it roared forward, escaping the darkness all the way. He had a strange sense of safety and comfort after the apocalypse.

Before falling asleep, Lin Xian's consciousness sank into the Black Star Forge, intending to find Chu Yan to learn about information about crystal lattices. The Phoenix Society must also be involved in this area, but he was unable to contact Chu Yan. The Black Star Forge space was quiet, and the weapon modification work of the Sky Train was proceeding in an orderly manner under the construction sequence. Other equipment and weapons that Lin Xian had made were quietly displayed.

At this moment, Lin Xian noticed the metal die, took a closer look, and couldn't help but frown.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the number on the dice seemed to have changed. He clearly remembered that the last time he touched it, the number facing up was 3, but this time it had changed.

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Lin Xian turned his head slightly. He knew that the Black Star Forge was rotating. In this weightless environment, the items were also slightly floating. Lin Xian didn't know if he was overthinking it, but since he saw it, he kept an eye on it and made a small support to fix it in place. Then he prepared to leave.

Just then, a strange fluctuation arose slightly, and Lin Xian was surprised to find that his mechanical heart inexplicably started to rotate.

But this time, it wasn't because of the metal dice.

Lin Xian turned his head and saw a cylindrical device in the corner emitting a faint red light. At that moment, the mysterious container containing the heavy suspension fluid, which had been taken from the SIID Foundation laboratory, emitted a fluctuation of energy.

Lin Xian frowned, his consciousness moving closer, and he discovered that the item inside the container had touched the edge, revealing an irregular, dark shape. Then, a glowing character suddenly appeared on the device's coded screen, which read:

Hello, Lin Xian

(End of this chapter)