Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 185 Wrestling
Besides basic physical training, as the first batch of officers in the armed forces, their most important task was to learn military theory and tactical command.

Usually, He Jie speaks personally, and Lick Rabbit adds supplementary information.

If He Jie isn't around, then it's Licking Rabbit who's in charge. Don't let his strange codename fool you; the title of deputy commander isn't just a joke.

Within the Steel Council, his position was equivalent to He Jie's deputy. If the main commander died or left, he could take over the battlefield command in order of seniority, with authority greater than the other five captains.

Among the captured prisoners, he was the highest-ranking besides He Jie; even Qu Hang, Su Huan's former superior, was not as high-ranking as him.

For a full hour, it was almost entirely a high-density indoctrination of knowledge.

Fortunately, everyone was an evolved being, with comprehension and memory abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

Lin Jin, for example, would even absorb energy while listening to lectures.

Halfway through the lesson, the train conductor walked in, arms crossed, and sat in the back row with his legs crossed, listening quietly and occasionally jotting down notes in his notebook.

Seeing this, the lecturing rabbit tightened its throat.

Suddenly, a noisy sound of footsteps came from outside, which disappeared a moment later. He Jie pushed open the door and entered the room. He was stunned when he saw Su Huan in the back row, and then pulled out the chair next to him.

I had barely sat down when I heard a casual question, "Have the recruitment process at the base been completed?"

He Jie wiped the rain from his head. "It'll take a few more days. These next two days will be a simple screening of people. Whether they're suitable or not will be determined after training and then a final assessment before the battle."

"Can you replenish it to five hundred?"

Su Huan asked.

He Jie hesitated for a moment before replying, "It's difficult. The base's personnel are generally older, so it's not certain that we can select that many. Besides, the recruits selected at the stations before were temporary, and many of them didn't actually meet the standards."

"I see." Su Huan's eyes reflected the words on the white screen in front of him. "Quality over quantity. Don't worry about wasting those few ordinary universal energy crystals. If someone doesn't meet the requirements, even if they become an evolved being, they will be screened out. Then put the officers in to train together. If anyone messes up, hand them over to me. I will train them myself."

He Jie grinned when he heard this.

This is equivalent to Su Huan personally giving him an imperial sword.

The armed train was Su Huan's personal fiefdom, and his position was even more secure than that of an ancient emperor.

After all, the emperor did not have the power to wield his sword and kill the treacherous officials and his army in a fit of rage.

But the train conductor does.

From the front of the car to the back, it probably wouldn't even need to catch its breath.

The pressure from Su Huan is becoming increasingly terrifying. If he hadn't asked him yesterday, he would have suspected that Su Huan had already entered the second stage.

Su Huan circled the matter of training troops in his notebook for the time being.

Now, all of his "energy storage core" abilities have reached level 5, and he's just one step away from the second tier.

Even to avoid depleting his life force by rushing too fast, he had to slow down his pace.

The second profession, "Fighter," has already reached level 4 in its main skill "Combat Factor," while the remaining skills, "Fighting Specialization" and "Super Speed ​​Nerve," have both reached level 3.
Without using his internal energy, he could easily defeat He Jie with his bare hands.

With his own strength not a concern, he can focus more on upgrading the train and building his power base.

Professor Ma, Director Xu, Yu Jing, Wan Xing, Huang Hai and other researchers also began to arrive at the room one after another.

Looking around, all the senior officers of the armed train, including all the chief sergeants and officers of the armed corps, were gathered together.

This also includes Wan Hao and Lao Yuan, the station chief and deputy station chief of Shunan Station, respectively.

The factory director, Vice President Deng, and another senior expert were also among them.

Because the next lesson was Su Huan's explanation of evolutionary abilities.

No one wants to miss the opportunity to increase their strength.

After Licking Rabbit finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Su Huan behind him, and everyone else silently turned their chairs around to look at the train conductor.

Su Huan quietly looked around. Now, the entire armed train was composed of evolved beings, which goes without saying.

However, there are only seven Tier 1 Evolvers in total, including Lin Xi.

Sorted according to their evolutionary progress, they are Su Huan, Lin Xi, He Jie, Lin Jin, Xiao Ba, Qu Hang, and Yu Yue.

Because Yu Yue has too many abilities, and she has just evolved, she was ranked last.

Others are currently stuck at the first level.

According to Su Huan's experience, most people who want to break through to the first tier only need to wait until a year and a half after the apocalypse. It wasn't until the second year after the apocalypse that a large number of "ordinary" first-tier evolvers appeared.

Aside from major powers like Gunfire, it was already three years after the apocalypse when even the Steel Council developed its own system of evolved beings.

However, if this trend continues...

Perhaps in addition to the Xuanhuang and Gospel systems, there will be another train system.

Su Huan clicked his tongue lightly, ending his daydream. "I don't know what to say. Do you have any questions?"

Lu Xiao's expression shifted slightly in the crowd, but after glancing at the people around him, he held back.

Prepare two questions before asking them.

"Does fighting make evolution faster?"

A clear voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, came from the corner.

Su Huan looked up and saw Yu Jing standing in the corner, wearing a pair of very tight, high-elasticity jeans on her lower body, and a large, conspicuous exoskeleton on the outside, which perfectly outlined her slender legs.

He was wearing a white sleeveless shirt, his pale arms were crossed, and his brows were furrowed.

"That's a tricky question." Su Huan scratched his chin.

In the past, he would have answered yes without hesitation.

But now that he has become the Primarch, and after a lot of fighting, he has a completely new understanding of evolution.

"Combat is just one way to promote evolution, direct but not the only one. Different fields have different ways to promote evolution. The most suitable for combat-based evolution is only for 'Defenders,' while 'Creators' are necessarily related to creating something. What skills do you have now?"

"Level 3 'General Energy Erosion' + Level 2 'Mechanical Mastery' + Level 1 'Materials Manufacturing'."

Su Huan raised an eyebrow. The mechanical apprentice had already mastered all three skills, and theoretically, all that was missing was an opportunity for advancement.

But Yu Jing is a complete workaholic. Whenever she has time, she's in her studio, researching all sorts of new materials and exoskeletons. She should seize this opportunity.

What's wrong with it...?

After a moment's thought, he said, "As far as I know, the requirement for a mechanical apprentice to be promoted is to create a mechanical work."

"Does it have to be a mechanical work? Are there any other conditions, such as a complete work, or that no one can assist with it?" Yu Jing asked again.

"uncertain."

Su Huan shook his head.

He's lucky if he can even remember the promotion process for mechanical apprentices, how could he possibly remember such details?

If he weren't a motorcycle enthusiast, he wouldn't even have paid attention to this route.

After thinking for a moment, Su Huan looked at Director Xu.

The latter changed into a clean white lab coat, her short, silvery-white hair was neatly combed, and although her hairline had receded, every single hair was properly placed in its proper position.

Feeling Su Huan's gaze, he shook his head regretfully. "The company's original research leaned towards the 'Defender' field. Only after Lin Xi joined did we begin researching Collectors and Manipulators. Experiments on Manufacturers have made the least progress."

He paused for a moment, then continued to recount all the information he knew.

"While 'Pan-Energy Erosion' isn't as effective as the other four domains in the short term, its growth potential is second only to 'Combat Factor.' Besides altering some material properties, it can also change itself, stimulating organ mutations." "However, the process of eroding oneself is very dangerous. Currently, no stable skill has been developed, and given the high value of 'Creators,' not many related experiments have been conducted; it's only been used for informational purposes."

Sitting to the side, Yu Yue's mind flashed back to the bloated, inhuman steel council soldier, and she looked at Yu Jing with worry in her eyes.

"Evolution can be understood as a kind of gene leap, compressing the gene iteration process of hundreds of millions of years into a very short time. Therefore, evolved individuals have some variations that are different from ordinary people, such as pupil color, traits, hair color, etc., as well as some latent ones, such as a few extra bones in the joints, changes in the position of nerves and blood vessels, etc."

"But these changes don't seem abrupt; a person is still a person, they won't suddenly evolve into a lizard covered in scales. However, the changes caused by 'Pan-Energy Erosion' will be enormous!"

"It's as if it has broken free of some kind of shackles, and its evolutionary direction has also gone out of control."

"The president has a third hand?"

The third brother scratched his head and asked.

Director Xu thought for a moment and replied seriously, "Theoretically, it is possible. Not only a hand, but even an eye could grow on the forehead."

Everyone gasped.

Those with slow brains might find this thing a bit creepy.

Those who reacted quickly subconsciously compared it to some ancient myths.

Su Huan secretly observed everyone's reactions. Tong Zizhan and the other two were very calm, which meant that Deep Blue Data had also done research in this area, and it should be much more in-depth than that of the Steel Council.

Wan Hao and Lao Yuan looked solemn and excited, as if they had opened the door to a new world.

'It seems Wan Hao has truly been eliminated...'

Su Huan thought regretfully, then continued, "Just listen to this. Those who only play with flesh and blood die quickly and aren't very strong in combat. They just have weird methods, like being able to send their hands flying out to hit people and regenerate flesh and blood, but their actual combat strength is still relatively weak. They end up looking like neither human nor ghost, so it's not worth it."

Everyone understood.

Although Su Huan said "you all," it was clear that he was referring to Yu Jing.

The latter remained silent, his phoenix eyes calm and undisturbed.

It's impossible to tell what he's thinking.

Su Huan cleared his throat. "Any other questions?"

Lu Xiao couldn't help but ask, "I want to know which Tier 1 profession I'm best suited for."

Su Huan sensed the energy fluctuations within the other party's body. "How many skills? Two, three?"

"Three: lv2 'Combat Factor', lv1 'Firearms Proficiency', and lv1 'Melee Proficiency'."

Su Huan looked at him in surprise. Lu Xiao had been injured a lot lately, so he hadn't paid much attention to him. He hadn't expected that Lu Xiao would develop two specialized skills under his care.

Upon hearing these skills, He Jie raised his eyelids slightly.

When they were hospitalized together, Su Huan knew this guy was good for being a soldier, so when Su Huan asked him how to reform the system, this guy immediately popped into his mind, and he made opening up promotion channels his priority.

That was a way of giving him a boost.

Now that the armed train has been restructured, the most obvious beneficiaries are the squad leaders Lu Xiao, Jiang Rong, and Tong Zizhan.

Although the work is similar to before, the treatment is different now that we're considered one of our own.

Lu Xiao wasn't qualified to attend these small meetings in the past.

"Let's go with the 'Dual Pistols Wanderer' from the gun-based lineage. Simply focusing on gunplay or melee would be a waste."

Lu Xiao's eyes lit up. "Is this a very strong profession?"

Su Huan thought for a moment, then pointed at He Jie and said, "When it comes to handling guns, he's weaker than his 'firepower specialist'."

Then, pointing to Liang Kuan, who stood like a small mountain, he said, "In terms of hand-to-hand combat, he's weaker than his 'soldiers.'"

Lu Xiao's expression stiffened, his eyes flashing. "So, to put it another way, I'm better than He Jie in close combat and better than Liang Kuan in ranged firearms?"

"Oh, no, not really."

Su Huan poured cold water on his enthusiasm once again.

He Jie was also taken aback. "Then why did you recommend this profession to him?"

Su Huan glanced at him. "He only misspoke the second half of his statement. The 'Dual-Pistol Wanderer' can indeed dominate you in hand-to-hand combat, but he might not be able to beat Liang Kuan at range."

"Eh?!"

He Jie rubbed his spiky buzz cut, his eyes bulging like bull testicles.

He was clearly somewhat unconvinced.

"This doesn't seem to be a matter of profession, does it?" the third brother asked suspiciously.

“Of course,” Su Huan said calmly, crossing his legs. “This is Liang Kuan’s problem.”

Looking at the imposing figure of Liang Kuan, everyone was already seven or eight parts convinced, especially Wan Hao, who had witnessed how ferocious and violent Liang Kuan was in battle, was completely convinced.

He Jie asked curiously, "Old Liang, how far have you gotten?"

Everyone pricked up their ears.

Liang Kuan shook his head, his deep, thunderous voice rolling from his chest, "Not yet at the first level."

The elite soldiers, including the goats and rabbits, gasped in shock.

I thought Liang Kuan was so powerful because he evolved quickly, but I didn't expect him to not even have a professional role.

A non-advanced evolver is dominating a first-tier evolver?

"Is it even possible to skip levels?!"

The first person to question him was none other than Director Xu, who had been studying evolution the longest.

At this moment, the old man frowned deeply, his face full of disbelief.

"Skipping a level, I wouldn't say that."

Su Huan smiled.

He Jie stood up solemnly and extended a hand, "Come on, Lao Liang, lend a hand."

Liang Kuan didn't hesitate either, and directly grasped it with his large, fan-like hand.

The two fleshy palms collided, producing a dull thud.

It felt like holding a firecracker in the palm of your hand.

The two men competed in the most direct form of physical exertion.

The two men remained still, but their forearm muscles bulged instantly, followed by their shoulders, and even the clothes on their upper bodies were stretched taut by the muscles, releasing waves of heat.

The exposed skin had bulging veins, and the muscles twisted on the arms like writhing dragons.

The blood had completely drained from his hands, and his bones were cracking.

It made everyone's teeth ache.

He carefully observed the expressions on their faces.

Liang Kuan remained calm and composed, while He Jie's expression remained solemn.

(I had a fever at 9 pm yesterday, which subsided around 5 am. I only managed to get the minimum 4k. I'll write more tonight and catch up in the early morning.)
(End of this chapter)