Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 165 Barbecue
I had assumed her room would be in a warm and comfortable style.

I never expected it to be prison.

The room contained no decorations, including unnecessary furniture such as cabinets.

He had very few personal belongings; the bed was covered with a white blanket provided by the train, neatly folded, and an assault rifle and tactical vest hung on the wall.

It has magazines inserted inside, ensuring it can be fully loaded for missions at any time.

The cold-colored emergency lights shone down, creating a sense of oppression, as if a biological or chemical explosion could erupt at any moment.

Without any hesitation, Jiang Rong said softly, "I want to exchange for a Tier 1 job recipe for 'Energy Supplier'."

This was not beyond Su Huan's expectations.

"If you were to redeem normally, you definitely wouldn't have enough points. But consider this a gift from the train conductor. What skills do you currently possess?"

Jiang Rong thought for a moment and replied, "Level 2 'Universal Energy Conversion', Level 1 'Energy Fusion', Level 1 'Universal Energy Absorption'."

Su Huan rested his elbows on the small table, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Rong also awakened two skills without anyone noticing. One of them, "Energy Fusion," is the ability to combine various types of converted energy together.

He often used electric spears or fire spears, but never both at the same time, because he didn't have that skill.

As for "Pan-energy Absorption", it is a necessary skill for his second-order "Cyclic Vortex".

As far as he knew, these two skills couldn't be combined to form any profession, meaning that if one wanted to advance to the next tier, one of the skills would inevitably have to be discarded and put aside.

"I have quite a few Tier 1 advancement recipes for 'Power Suppliers' here, some geared towards detection, some towards charging, and others towards combat and energy reserves. Which one do you need?"

"fighting."

Jiang Rong quickly provided an answer.

Su Huan said in a deep voice, "I don't have complete first to fifth-order formulas for all types. Some can only be stopped at first or second order."

The woman in front of him gently shook her head, her gaze as calm as a pond at the village entrance, devoid of any complex or strange elements.

"Thank you for the train conductor's kindness, but I don't have many opportunities to evolve other abilities, so I'll stick with the combat type."

Even someone with the same profession as me?

"No."

Perhaps reality has worn down her edges, because Jiang Rong refused very decisively.

Su Huan was even happier to be rejected, clapping his hands and exclaiming, "You're definitely the one who will live the longest of all the captains!"

"Thank you for the train conductor's blessing."

"tsk"

……

After resolving Jiang Rong's first-tier professional issue, Su Huan arrived at carriage number 19, which was the independent carriage of the third combat team of the armed train.

The last exoskeleton was also given to Tong Zizhan. Although the quantity was insufficient, the sincerity was evident.

Subsequent rewards will be added gradually.

"These points are quite useful. You can find almost anything you want on the redemption list. If you don't find it, you can ask Chief Hu. Besides completing tasks, you can also earn points by redeeming certain supplies."

Su Huan explained with a smile.

Gao Yuan, who was standing to the side, asked as if by some strange impulse, "Can we exchange it for information?"

"Of course! As long as it's valuable intelligence, I'll definitely give you a satisfactory price."

Su Huan readily accepted good advice.

Seeing Tong Zizhan's unfriendly gaze, Gao Yuan's face twitched, and he said awkwardly, "I was just saying..." "Okay, if you have anything to say, talk to Hu Shuo, the head of the logistics team."

Su Huan stretched and turned to leave. Yu Yue, having written down the main points of their conversation, quickly followed behind him.

Tong Zizhan breathed a sigh of relief after watching the two leave.

Then he glared fiercely at Gao Yuan, "You're just a lucky survivor now, what kind of breaking news do you have?"

Gao Yuan awkwardly twirled his ring. "Didn't you say you wanted to find an opportunity to talk to the train conductor?"

"That depends on the timing," Tong Zizhan said irritably, pointing to the exoskeleton on the carriage floor. "The reward was delivered one minute, and the next minute you confessed to being an undercover agent. You're asking for death."

"What are we going to do with all this equipment and points?"

"Of course we have to use them. Not only the equipment, but also the points. We also need to recruit a few trusted men from the passengers behind us. We have to make it look convincing."

"Hmm, something feels off..."

"Let's go check out what good stuff the armed train has tomorrow, and use up all the points first."

……

The two men's capture of Li Tao was indeed a great achievement, answering the key question that had haunted him in his previous life.

Furthermore, the presence of Deep Blue data makes keeping the two of them in check more beneficial than harmful to the armed train.

By the time the two returned to the dining car, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

After driving around, Su Huan had resolved most of the problems that had accumulated on the bus. The only blind spot was the ordinary passengers in the back.

On the train, the train conductor is like an emperor, Xiao Ba and others are his ministers, the crew are his low-level officials, and the ordinary passengers in the back carriages are the common people.

Su Huan's previous attitude towards them was to let them do as they pleased, allowing them to remain in a state of chaos.

Because he lacked a solid foundation in governance, he was unable to effectively manage the grassroots level.

Even if they have some ideas, they can't put them into practice.

Now that things have stabilized, it's time to capitalize on the demographic dividend. Transforming a train with over a thousand people is definitely much faster than having a few hundred.

The points trading system has been working smoothly so far, and it's time to loosen it up.

Even if vulnerabilities appear, they can be gradually fixed.

Many members of the flight crew are skilled at designing rules.

By the time he came to his senses, the train had already entered a low-speed running state, and Liang Kuan, sitting in the dining car, only needed to glance at the track conditions on the monitor from time to time.

Xiao Zhao's drones are equipped with night vision devices, making it more accurate to see the screen than he can with his naked eye.

Professor Ma, Director Xu, Xiao Zhao, and others also arrived at the dining car one after another.

Because this was the first important gathering after the Battle of Xincheng, even Qu Hang, who was limping, was carried over by He Jie, with a goat following behind.

Lin Jin stood by the car window, leaning against the wall, his eyes fixed on the edge of the cabinet. There, a petite figure sat on a bar stool. The warm yellow kitchen light shone on her silver hair, making it seem slippery and swaying, turning the ends of her hair a bright gold.

Everyone who passes by will subconsciously slow their pace and pay more attention to her.

Yu Yue was busy preparing the seasonings behind the cabinet. Eating barbecue is a troublesome thing, and serving the train conductor is an even more troublesome thing. Su Huan not only needs dry seasonings, but also a wet seasoning.

Towards the end of the meal, some vinegar is added to stimulate the taste buds that have been masked by the greasiness of the barbecue.

However, the pretty young girl Su Huan brought back was strange; she kept staring at her.

Yu Yue tidied the stray strands of hair at her temples, took a piece of pork belly wrapped in kimchi from the plate, dipped it in some honey barbecue sauce, and held it to the little girl's lips, gently saying, "Want to try some?"

(End of this chapter)