Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 20 The Perpetual Motion Cardinal
Qi Xiaoba paused for a moment, then said firmly.

"I choose the second option!"

Su Huan smiled with satisfaction. Eighth Master, a disabled fifteen-year-old boy, was able to survive the apocalypse and protect a group of people. This was not just due to his saintly heart.

"Remember, you must do acts of compassion with swift and decisive measures!" Su Huan returned to him the evaluation others had given of the Eighth Master in his previous life.

Qi Xiaoba was taken aback, silently repeating the sentence in his mind as he fell into deep thought.

Su Huan stood up, his smile fading. "Tonight's shift is on. Wan Xing, you go to the front of the train. Also, tell Liang Kuan to slow down and switch from the Wenshi Line to the Mojiang City Line as planned. Keep an eye on the water plants and the movements of the zombie hordes in various locations."

Wan Xing glanced at Xiao Ba, then got up and left.

Su Huan turned to Yu Jing and her daughter, "Xiao Ba and I will keep watch for the first half of the night. I will come to wake you when it's time."

Just as the two were about to leave, Su Huan suddenly remembered something and called out, "Oh right, get me another chair."

The mother and daughter then left.

Su Huan picked up two cans of yellow peaches from the shelf and tossed one to Qi Xiaoba.

The boy instinctively wanted to refuse, but Su Huan opened the can of food in his hand and stuffed it into his hand.

"Eating some food will speed up the recovery of your overall energy."

Qi Xiaoba paused for a moment, then took the small fork and slowly ate a bite.

The smooth texture made the boy's eyes light up, and he moved much faster.

Su Huan smiled to himself. He had only found out by chance that Xiao Ba loved canned yellow peaches.

However, resources were scarce in the apocalypse, let alone such premium canned fruit, so he distributed most of it to the children.

"There's a proper order to eating canned yellow peaches; the first bite should include a sip of the juice from the can..."

Su Huan explained patiently.

A short while later, Yu Jing and her daughter brought over a chair, and also his sniper crossbow.

Su Huan lay on the chair, holding his sniper crossbow, listening to the rhythmic clanging sounds around him, his mind half-closed.

The sounds of movement are much more reassuring than complete silence.

……

Of course, Su Huan wasn't entirely idle either.

If you don't think about anything in this state, you'll fall asleep in a little while.

His main concern was the direction of his own evolution.

Once your main ability, or general ability conversion, reaches level 3, you can start thinking about your profession.

Different skills can be combined, and with the stimulation of suitable gene drugs or special conditions, evolved individuals may form professions.

At this point, the evolved individuals are also known as first-tier professionals.

Its combat strength is about the same as that of a Tier 1 zombie locked outside the carriage.

Whether it's high or low, it mainly depends on the individual's combat skills.

Most evolved beings rely on generalized abilities, while zombies rely on mutated bodies, which is why some people say that zombies represent another path of evolution.

Su Huan possessed several important pieces of information regarding the evolutionary direction of energy providers.

So I got caught up in that dilemma.

One of them was developed by Deep Blue Data. Its fifth tier is called "Blazing Sun Archangel". It is geared towards large-scale battles and energy bursts, and can be considered a deterrent weapon for large forces.

However, he only has this method of synthesizing evolution potions from level one to level three.

The last two stages are locked by Deep Blue data, making them difficult for outsiders to see.

There are two more: one is "Light Energy Explorer," which can only reach the second tier, and the other is "Alchemist," which can reach the third tier.

Because the drugs were developed by different companies, there can be significant differences in their naming.

These two are very functional, but the subsequent professions haven't been developed yet, so they can't be selected.

The only complete evolutionary path he possessed, from the first to the fifth stage, was called "Perpetual Motion Cardinal." According to the madman, once this evolutionary path reached the fifth stage, the evolver would become a perpetual motion machine with infinite omnipotence.

This was developed by the Cult of Mechanism, and no one has verified it yet.

If it were developed by Deep Blue Data, Su Huan would have done it without hesitation. But the Mechanical God Cult members were second only to those who played with forbidden techniques in terms of danger.

A group of mentally ill people with serious brain disorders are already dangerous enough to believe they are not sick, but what's even more terrifying is that they also engage in research and development!

Su Huan was also caught in this dilemma.

The first-tier profession of "Perpetual Motion Cardinal" is "Energy Storage Core". The conditions are not complicated: lv3 general energy conversion + lv3 high energy compression + lv1 energy shaping. During the evolution process, it absorbs all the general energy of a first-tier zombie.

Of course, the latter conditions are not absolute.

If you have a Deep Blue Data bracelet, you can monitor your own energy level, and when it reaches "10" units, you can evolve.

It's impossible to monitor accurately right now, and Su Huan estimates that his energy levels are also insufficient.

Just follow these conditions and operate directly.

Judging from the first-order "energy storage core", this evolutionary direction seems quite reliable.

How about... Try it?
The knocking interrupted Su Huan's dangerous idea.

Looking up, Gao Zhe's gloomy face was visible through the gaps in the three door locks.

"open the door."

Su Huan stood up and said calmly.

"Crack! Clang!"

A series of mechanical sounds rang out.

Qi Xiaoba unlocked several locks, and the door was pulled open, revealing the No. 6 storage compartment completely to Gao Zhe.

Looking at the abundance of supplies in front of him, Gao Zhe's expression grew increasingly grim, and he threw the Night Demon's corpse onto the floor.

He said coldly, "They've already been killed. I don't need a ticket to get on the train anymore."

Su Huan glanced at Gao Zhe's severed left arm, then at the Night Demon at his feet, whose head was a blurry mess, and gasped.

Close combat against a level one zombie, what kind of invincible war god is this?!
He quickly grabbed a first-aid kit from the shelf, stepped forward, and said with a warm smile, "The Armed Train will serve Mr. Gao wholeheartedly from now on!"

The two were practically touching, but looking at the smile on his face, Gao Zhe felt at a loss for what to do.

His intuition told him that if he tried to fight Su Huan in the current situation, he would only be doomed.

He gave Su Huan a deep look and picked up the medical kit from his hand.

He squatted down on one leg, picked up a 50-centimeter-long steel bar from the ground, and limped back to the carriage behind.

The workers respectfully made way for them.

Both Su Huan and Gao Zhe are people they cannot afford to offend, but the former is more terrifying, while the latter can help them resist terrifying zombies, so he is more respected.

As for the train that helped them fend off even more zombies, that was thanks to the train itself, what does it have to do with the man surnamed Su?
Su Huan watched Gao Zhe's figure gradually disappear into the darkness, a hint of regret in his eyes.

He killed a Tier 1 Night Demon with just a short stick.

I've never heard of such a formidable person in my past life. He must have been unlucky and met his end somewhere.

"Close the door."

The iron gate was closed, and the locks were locked layer by layer.

Su Huan felt like he had become the villain, betraying the hero and sealing him away.

But there's nothing we can do; reality is just that cruel.

Su Huan is unlikely to allow him to come to the front carriage in the short term.

With such a formidable individual brought into the team, Su Huan himself wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully, let alone anything else.

The power provider is too weak in the early stages. Before becoming a high-level evolver, it can only rely on the train under its feet.

Liang Kuan, Wan Xing, Yu Jing, and Yu Yue—they each have their own value.

But the most important thing they had in common was that they posed no threat to Su Huan.

The only one, Qi Xiaoba, was someone he knew very well.

In the short term, these will be his criteria for selecting team members.

(End of this chapter)