Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 434 Independent Incident
The geothermal magma well before us was surging with incredible power, and the enormous extraction device stood like a pillar of strength. Seeing the scorching magma below, it was hard not to connect this place with the underwater volcano that Ryan had mentioned before.

Lin Xian even immediately wondered if this thing might be directly related to the unusual activity of the underwater volcano.

"KIKI, based on the Phoenix Society's previous calculations, how long would it take for Star Abyss 8 to expand and cover Sea Rock Island?"

In the scorching geothermal cave, Lin Xian leaned against a corner of the implantation device, performing a mechanical scan, when he suddenly remembered something.

KIKI floated in the air and, upon hearing Lin Xian's words, immediately replied, "As for Haiyan Island, 9 days and 18 hours, calculated up to now, this shouldn't be a threat, right?"

Lin Xian fell silent upon hearing this. All the data had been calculated in advance before setting sail. Lin Xian's mind was a bit troubled. He tried to find something related to the countdown he had seen, but after hearing what KIKI said, it seemed that there was no connection.

"Lin Xian, is something wrong?"

KIKI deactivated her nanotech armor and looked at Lin Xian with keen insight, asking, "What did Chen Yanxiu do to you at the beginning? Why did you suddenly faint?"

Lin Xian also deactivated his power armor, took a deep breath, and then said...

“I don’t know what he did, but it seems like I’m experiencing the same strange radio station situation as before.”

Upon hearing this, KIKI was immediately surprised: "What? What space have you been teleported to this time?"

Lin Xian shook his head: "No, it's just somewhat similar. They're all related to forbidden objects. My consciousness was pulled by the flashing bullets, and it was as if I saw something in the universe. Then... a countdown appeared in front of my eyes."

Scanning the Deep-3 nuclear thermal implanter is a huge project. It would take at least 7 to 8 hours to fully understand its structure. However, Lin Xian wasn't planning to sleep. Since KIKI brought it up, he simply told her about the current situation.

"Countdown?!"

"Yes, I've been studying it for a while. There are about 34 hours left. I don't know what this countdown means or who put it in my eye, but it doesn't seem like a good omen. Also... do you remember that 1000-ton metal die we found at Takow Deepwater Port? I noticed that its numbered sides kept flipping uncontrollably. I paid attention, and I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the four numbers I saw were exactly the countdown time: 34:14. It's unbelievable..."

KIKI's expression changed slightly after hearing this. She quickly moved closer to Lin Xian's face, staring intently into his eyes with her large eyes for a while before saying...
"I don't see anything unusual. Are you sure it's in your eye?"

Lin Xian shrugged: "It's either in my eyes or in my brain. In any case, it's not a temporary illusion."

“I understand.” KIKI frowned, crossed her arms and thought for a moment, “Given your personality, you wouldn’t consider any coincidence a coincidence, right?”

Lin Xian nodded.

"Yes."

"Do you know how often that metal die flips?" KIKI suddenly asked.

Lin Xian was taken aback by this, as he hadn't really thought about it: "I haven't paid attention to it, I just check it whenever I think of it, at different times, I just happened to notice what I saw."

"That's strange?" KIKI immediately said, "Then why don't you take it out? I'll keep an eye on it for you."

"why?"

KIKI tilted her head: "You've got the next number. Just check if this number is synchronized with your countdown. If it is, we'll discuss them together. If not, they might be two separate events. That way, you've at least solved one problem, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian understood immediately and looked at KIKI, saying, "Hey, you're smart. My attention was completely focused on this countdown, and strange things kept happening, making me a little dizzy."

After saying that, he immediately used the magnetic control mechanical arm to take out the metal die. KIKI took a look and immediately used her telekinesis to catch it. At this moment, the two of them looked at it and found that the number on the metal die had changed again.

Last time it was 4, this time it's 6.
"6."

KIKI looked at Lin Xian, while Lin Xian looked at the countdown timer in his line of sight. 33:48:01
This time, the number was no longer related to Lin Xian's countdown. Lin Xian was stunned. Could this really be a coincidence?

"The numbers don't match up this time."

“That means there are two things.” KIKI looked at the metal die floating in her hand and said cautiously, “Now we need to consider why this supermassive metal die, which is clearly not a creation of Earth, is changing direction. Could someone be remotely manipulating it?”

"Also, the dice have a maximum of 6 sides and only 6 numbers, so they shouldn't match the countdown. What if 7, 8, or 9 appears?"

Lin Xian smiled and said, "I had thought about it before, but when I saw that the number matched, I found it a bit unbelievable."

"Lin Xian, don't you feel unsafe carrying this on your person?" KIKI asked Lin Xian.

Lin Xian took a deep breath: "If it's not safe to put it in my mechanical space, then I don't know of any other safe method."

"Ok."

KIKI's eyes flickered, and she said, "I think this countdown might not necessarily be a bad thing."

"How so?" Lin Xian asked.

KIKI raised her finger: "First of all, in your words, if a dark civilization wanted to kill you, logically they wouldn't give you a countdown, right?"

"Yes." Lin Xian nodded.

"The end of the world countdown?" KIKI asked.

"I'm not sure, but can this apocalypse get any worse?" Lin Xian countered.

“So,” KIKI said confidently, her eyes sparkling, “since you’ve seen this countdown, it means it’s meant to foreshadow what will happen after the countdown ends, and you’re probably wondering what that will be. This is probably a reminder for you.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian's expression slowly froze, and he immediately understood the meaning behind KIKI's logic.

An omen, a warning!
What does this foreshadow?
Remind what?
Lin Xian's mind went blank. He looked at the scanning screen in front of him and said in a low voice, "This time is the morning of the day after tomorrow. Judging from the time, it is very likely that it will be just dawn."

"Where are we at this time?" KIKI asked.

“We…” Lin Xian looked at her, “I have to find a way to leave this island tomorrow…”

After he finished speaking, he paused slightly. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the internal and external changes caused by the time dilation effect inside the Fifth Star Abyss.

However, he first needs to figure out the device, and then he plans to try to find some traces of the Falcon Group after dawn, and look for that Ryan, so that he can get some new information.

He thought for a moment and said, "But it's possible we can't leave."

"What?" KIKI was puzzled when she saw Lin Xian talking to himself.

Just then, when Lin Xian said what he had just said, neither of them noticed that the metal die in KIKI's hand had subtly changed.

The number suddenly changed from 6 to 5!

(End of this chapter)