Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 162 Crew Reform

Two or three seconds later, Hu Shuo pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that everything was normal in the carriage, he stepped aside to let Lin Xia and the others, who were feeling a bit awkward, in.

Besides him, there was also a medic and Han Qin and her daughter.

The group greeted the train conductor before turning around to do their own things.

Hu Shuo brought the booklet to Su Huan's bedside and showed him what had happened on the train in the past two days.

As the number of people on the armed train increased, so did the number of things to do. With the addition of meticulous management, a large number of administrative matters required Su Huan to make decisions every day.

This was after Yu Jing had already processed it once.

Su Huan casually took the thick booklet from Hu Shuo's hand and pretended to hold it in front of his eyes, glancing at He Jie.

Honestly, his wife Han Qin is really pretty, and being a painting teacher at a university, she also has a great presence.

She has an unpretentious personality and is very generous in her dealings with others.

Within two days of boarding the bus, I got along quite well with everyone on board.

Although Han Qin is a few years younger than Lao He, she is a full twelve years older than Qu Hang.

Su Huan thought Qu Hang's incident was a misunderstanding, but who would have thought the world was so small.

The photo in Qu Hang's arms really is Han Qin.

With the train conductor's strong presence, it took quite some time to finally figure out the ins and outs of the matter.

When Qu Hang was in school, his former boss fell in love with his university teacher, Han Qin. Even though he knew she was married, he still pursued her. But Han Qin already had a grown child, so how could she accept her student? He rejected her, thinking it was just a momentary lapse of judgment. Later, Qu Hang joined the army, and the matter was dropped.

So nothing actually happened between the two of them.

But nobody's happy when this grass grows on their head.

If He Jie hadn't been such a kind person, he would have killed Qu Hang long ago.

Once Han Qin and the child left, the previously harmonious atmosphere plummeted to freezing point once again.

He Jie's smiling face instantly turned gloomy, and he stared intently at Qu Hang, who was resting with his eyes closed, facing the ceiling.

Qu Hang puffed out his cheeks and spat a clump of metal into the trash can.

"Tsk, Lao He, your wife is so virtuous. She even prepared spinach soup for you. I haven't had dehydrated vegetables for days."

The train conductor smacked his lips and sighed.

Yu Yue's beautiful eyes blinked, and she silently replaced the dried fruit in her hand with freeze-dried strawberries, which she then offered to Su Huan's lips.

He Jie was used to the train conductor's tendency to stir up trouble, so he ignored him and warned in a deep voice, "You better remember this, kid. I might even allow you to make a move on my daughter, but not my wife!"

Qu Hang crossed his arms and remained silent.

Seeing his expression, Su Huan knew he wouldn't be getting any excitement today.

Although his old boss was not old, he was quite calm and composed. He was not like Liang Kuan, who was outwardly kind but inwardly aggressive. Instead, he was like a stone, unchanging wherever he was, only revealing his sharpness when the enemy passed by.

Seeing that the train conductor had come to his senses, Hu Shuo carefully turned the booklet in his hand around.

Su Huan felt no embarrassment at being caught slacking off and continued reading.

Yu Jing and the others already knew him well, so they put the post-battle summary first, especially the spoils of war, and made a list.

It is divided into two parts: a list of supplies and a list of personnel.

"The enhanced train has ten carriages and a 10,000-ton locomotive."

"Three armored personnel carriers, equipped with 12.7mm heavy machine guns and mine-resistant V-shaped chassis."

"One modular bullet production line can produce various types of commonly used rifle bullets."

"Twelve large medical devices and twenty-six supporting smaller devices..."

"200 Iron Curtain-A2 assault rifles discarded by law enforcement, cannot be equipped with grenades, secondary weapons, tactical kits..."

"Ordinary universal energy crystallization is 10,000, first-order universal energy crystallization is 136, and second-order universal energy crystallization is 2."

"A total of 314 doses of various gene-based drugs."

"There are 74 types of first-order materials, 12 types of second-order materials, 35 types of mutant plants, and 22 types of novel synthetic materials. All of them come with cultivation instructions and synthesis formulas, while some are missing information about the corresponding researchers."

"..."

The list of supplies was divided into three long sections.

From weapons and equipment to evolutionary supplies and ordinary survival supplies, everything was available, which made Su Huan's brows relax a lot.

"Train conductor, there are detailed descriptions of each item on the back," Hu said respectfully.

Su Huan scrolled down further, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

As expected of a professional, he listed almost all the questions he wanted to ask.

For example, the parameters of the newly captured trains include detailed data on whether they can power armed trains weighing tens of thousands of tons, and what terrain they can pull with what weight of carriages.

The armored personnel carriers were not originally equipped with heavy machine guns, but rather with artillery shells. However, the Steel Council did not have the capacity to produce artillery, so they used heavy machine guns instead.

"If this bullet production line can replace molds, why can't it produce pistol bullets?"

Su Huan suddenly asked curiously.

Hu Shuo had clearly done his homework and immediately replied, "Pistol bullets (fast-burning propellant) and rifle bullets (slow-burning propellant) require different filling equipment. Current bullet production lines can easily do this through AI intelligent control, but the Steel Council's production line is of unknown origin and can only switch between standard rifle bullets."

Su Huan nodded.

Currently, after several battles with the Steel Council, the train has consumed the most ammunition, which is actually large-caliber ammunition of 12.7mm and above, followed by conventional rifle rounds. The number of pistol rounds consumed is even less than the number of armor-piercing rounds used by Yu Yue.

The existing stock is more than enough.

There is no need to worry about train ammunition issues in the short term.

There's no need for further explanation regarding the evolutionary resources; a quick glance is enough to estimate their full value.

With this batch of universal energy crystals and gene serums as a foundation, the previously piecemeal points system can now be implemented in a more comprehensive manner. Now that core members like Xiao Ba have reached the first tier, he no longer needs to suppress the passengers, and the armed train has fully entered the evolutionary era.

Although the battle was rushed, it unexpectedly brought in many talented individuals from the Steel Council.

In addition to the combat personnel led by He Jie, Qu Hang, and Shan Yang, there were also researchers that Director Xu had arranged to be on the vehicle in advance, totaling twenty-one people.

The survivors that Xiaoba rescued were of high quality, including a variety of talented individuals.

This also included more than thirty professional soldiers.

All of these people can be included in the cabin crew.

Perhaps it's time to further subdivide the cabin crew into different job levels...

Various thoughts flashed through my mind.

As the train conductor, he not only has to consider combat, but also how to utilize rules, personnel, and resources to generate new momentum and propel the train in the direction he intends. This is not something that can be easily considered simply because one has evolved. Now his mind is more agile than before, but he can also think of more details, and the process of constructing his thoughts is more complex.

If Li Tao were alive, he might be very suitable for this job.

Su Huan suddenly thought of something.

However, he only felt a little regretful. Even if Xiao Ba didn't kill him, he wouldn't feel comfortable using him.

The position of deputy train commander is extremely important.

It cannot be given to fools, nor to overly intelligent people, and certainly not to treacherous moles with ulterior motives.

Yu Jing was only temporarily sitting in this position. In the past few days, she had complained to Su Huan several times because she couldn't concentrate on researching evolutionary abilities and machinery.

However, he was also somewhat conflicted about the specific division of job levels.

Should we learn from the Iron Council and emphasize the individual Evolver, or should we emphasize the Evolver team?
The former's advantages are obvious: it can quickly form combat power based on a core, while the latter requires consideration of team composition, balance and constraints, etc. If there are combat losses, the former can quickly make up for them as long as the core is not damaged, but the latter is prone to gaps.

However, for Su Huan and the armed train, the former is difficult to control.

Even though these people initially obeyed the armed train.

Suppose Su Huan hands over the command of the goats to He Jie. A few years later, will these people be more accustomed to listening to Su Huan or He Jie?
The Steel Council is large and powerful, and there is overlap in various talents. They only need to control top talents like He Jie and Lin Jin. Others, such as the medic, the goat, and other soldiers, are just replaceable expendable resources.

But Su Huan can't do that; the armed train only has so much space, and the number of people it can carry is limited.

This includes Goat, Qu Hang, and even Huang Hai and his assistant Xiao Wang.

Everyone has a crucial role to play.

Throwing it out directly is no different from handing the initiative over to each of the team leaders.

After much thought, Su Huan had a general idea.

We still need to train captains like Lu Xiao in the back compartment to serve as a deterrent against external forces. As long as Lu Xiao is not lost, we won't care how many ordinary members are lost.

The cabin crew needs to implement a more detailed classification process.

'Level three? Level five?'

Su Huan thought about it and decided that Level 5 would be better, to give them more motivation.

Above the fifth-level flight attendant, there's a flight attendant supervisor. That's a position like that, where the flight attendant coordinates the crew members and acts as an assistant to the core members—it's practically perfect.

Just as Su Huan had finalized this grading system, he saw a report below.

The report essentially states that Yu Jing abused her power to designate carriages 9 and 10, as well as the entire second floor, as part of the newly established "manufacturing group."

'Finally caught her red-handed.' Su Huan pinched his chin with interest.

Hu Shuo understood what was going on as soon as he saw the train conductor's expression and glanced at the paper.

The stack of papers in Su Huan's hand contained a bunch of applications for the use of various supplies, but only this "manufacturing group" had acted first and asked for permission later.

Logically speaking, this would be considered a violation of the rules.

But the train conductor is the biggest rule on the train, and as long as he doesn't say anything, whatever Yu Jing does is reasonable.

Su Huan flipped through a few more pages. Yu Jing mainly mobilized a batch of supplies, and then gathered the manufacturers of the crew in carriages 9 and 10 to carry out the overall development of new materials.

The approach is similar to his; we just need to refine it based on that.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Later, go and count the ability types of all the evolved members in the crew, and then divide them into four groups: 'Manufacturing Group,' 'Combat Group,' 'Research Group,' and 'Logistics Group.' Wang He's worker group will also be included in the Logistics Group. All workers will be rewarded with one Pan-Energy Crystal."

"Back then, when Bao Ta was disassembling and installing the water purifier, Wang He obtained five more first-order universal energy crystals."

"Logistics is basically about repairing vehicles and guns, cooking and building... you know what I mean, right?"

Su Huan raised his eyelids slightly.

The latter replied respectfully, "According to your thinking, I should also be in the logistics team."

Su Huan nodded approvingly, "You are the chief flight attendant of the logistics team."

"Then those who can't do research will be assigned based on the situation. Those who can fight will go to the combat group, and those who can't will be sent to the manufacturing group. But the manufacturing group mainly consists of 'manufacturers' and 'gatherers,' responsible for train production and manufacturing. Don't stuff a bunch of 'defenders' into it."

"clear."

Shaking the papers in his hand, the train conductor became a little impatient again. "What else is there? Just briefly tell me, pick out the important parts."

Hu quickly sorted out his thoughts and said.

"Director Xu applied to continue research on evolutionary capabilities, Professor Ma applied to expand the research lab area... The order of reorganizing the armed train carriages, the classification and storage of living supplies, evolutionary materials, and weapons and ammunition, and Team Leader Yu Jing asked me to ask you whether to speed up production, speed up the second phase of the train's renovation plan, or improve the existing problems of the train?"

"The points system has been successfully piloted so far. Have the team leaders redeemed their reward points? And is the points redemption system now open to the entire vehicle?"

Su Huan's lips twitched. "What about things that aren't important?"

"That requires us to start with the specific equipment and personnel..."

"Never mind, let's not talk about it then."

Su Huan, feeling exasperated, quickly interrupted him.

None of the problems mentioned earlier can be solved immediately. Although Director Xu has been nominally subdued, he is not like Qu Hang and his group who only need to fight. Su Huan has not yet had time to understand his research content, so he cannot be allowed to start rashly.

Then Professor Ma's proposal to expand the laboratory also proved to be a troublesome matter.

To be honest, although the train has added ten carriages, there are no extra empty carriages left.

We can only wait for the second-floor renovation, but that will be after the second phase of the train's renovation is completed.

The points system is more complex. He needs to study the data from this period carefully to see if there are any loopholes before considering its implementation.

The only thing that can be resolved now is the issue of rewards for the team leaders.

Lu Xiao paid a heavy price to kill an elite soldier, and Jiang Rong drove him back from the horde of zombies. The two poorly acting undercover agents from Deep Blue Data were also rewarded.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao, who was standing to the side, also perked up his ears.

He's just waiting for those points to pay his medical bills.

"We'll send it anyway." Su Huan waved his hand.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he continued, "Captain Lu's pickup truck is nice, so we'll compensate you with an extra five hundred rounds of ammunition."

After writing it down, Hu tentatively asked, "What about the rest..."

Su Huan narrowed his eyes, looked around the carriage, and finally landed on Yu Yue, who was secretly eating his freeze-dried strawberries.

The latter noticed his scrutinizing gaze, a look of confusion flashing in her almond-shaped eyes. Then, she looked down at the strawberry she had bitten off, and almost unconsciously handed it over.

Su Huan glanced at her disdainfully, "Leave the rest to Yu Yue. She can choose and then give it to me."

(End of this chapter)