Monster Dismantling Company

Li Lin ate potato chips until he got on the bus.

Although achieved solely through seasoning, each potato chip tastes different, and the flavors are remarkably similar. While this technique of using no real ingredients for seasoning isn't always perfectly precise, it's undeniably ingenious.

However, if we were to talk about what the most creative creations of humankind are, this train would certainly be one of them.

The coalition government's trains are different from those of the past because they use extra-wide gauge, 3 meters wide.

The massive double-decker train was parked on the platform, carrying a carriage twice the size of the previous standard-gauge trains—7 meters high and 6 meters wide. This was essentially the width of an old Boeing 747, with three rows of seats instead of two. If all carriages were equipped with hard seats, each carriage could carry a battalion of soldiers, and the entire train could transport an entire brigade to the scene.

The front of the locomotive was far ahead, its length exceeding that of the carriages. Even from over a hundred meters away, the deafening roar of the engine could be heard, for the engine driving the locomotive was a gas turbine engine powered by pyroxen. Even when stationary, the gas turbine maintained optimal operating conditions, its high-speed rotation supplying energy to the entire vehicle and charging the batteries.

Therefore, this enormous train also has a very high speed, comparable to the high-speed rail of the previous generation, and its speed will be adjusted to between 350 kilometers per hour or 450 kilometers per hour depending on the road conditions.

Moreover, this vehicle is actually an armored train. The entire vehicle is pressurized during operation to ensure stability when traversing miasma-filled environments. The light spears deployed on the front of the vehicle are level one weapons, the same ones used to hunt Taba, and are capable of directly clearing out miasma-infused beasts or other obstacles along the way with artillery fire.

This is the United Government's Z-series express trains, each costing as much as a battlecruiser. The engine, powered by dragon fat, is actually the same type used on warships. As long as these Z-series express trains are running, the United Government's influence can continue to spread along the tracks.

Li Lin noticed its unusual feature when he boarded the bus—and he also understood why there were no tickets.

Although this train has 16 carriages, only the first 4 are for passengers, while the last 12 are for cargo.

The sealed black carriage concealed its contents. However, Li Lin had previously learned from the colonel that these were supplies prepared for the campaign against Raize.

This train came from further south, collecting ammunition, fuel, and equipment along the way for the United Government's punitive expedition. It was scheduled to unload near Raize before continuing to Jin Gang State. Li Lin would also disembark at that time.

Before boarding, Li Lin paused at the front of the carriage. The train was to pick up military equipment and supplies for the defense forces in Ningzhou, with an estimated stop of thirty minutes. He didn't want to waste any time taking a good look at this industrial marvel of humankind.

This is indeed a symbol of the United Government's technological prowess. Although the old world has been completely transformed, and the United Government faces a difficult situation of a broken and devastated land, it relies not only on spiritual strength such as perseverance, courage, and wisdom to cope with all of this, but also on high-tech equipment brought about by high R&D investment—especially research on monsters.

The United Government's research on monsters is progressing rapidly. The train before us would have been impossible to build in the old days. That's because its engine was powered by monster grease, and the lasers, optical components, and even the energy source of the light spear all came from monsters.

[Li Lin, did you feel it? At the front of the car...]

"Hmm." Li Lin wasn't surprised, because he already knew about this—

At the front of the vehicle, besides the light spear and turbine engine, there was also a Dragon Ball. It was a core extracted from the body of a certain monster, used to guide the vehicle's energy circuit.

And that Dragon Ball was actually in an activated state.

This is practically a dragon!

The vehicle's power source is the dragon's heart, the dragon ball is the control core, and the entire vehicle is powered by the dragon's energy-storing oil. The principle behind activating the weapons is also similar to that of the dragon. Even the horn has a dragon-like roar.

If we use the duck test to judge—if something looks like a dragon, moves like a dragon, and its whistle sounds like a dragon's roar—then it might be a dragon.

I never imagined that human technology had advanced to this level...

"Isn't it beautiful?" A girl's voice suddenly rang out beside Li Lin.

Li Lin turned around abruptly. It was a girl wearing a black train crew uniform. Judging from her height, she didn't seem to be old enough to work, but the railway department of the coalition government didn't hire child laborers.

He could also notice that the badge on her collar, which indicated her rank in the railway department, was not the standard design used by the railway authorities, but rather a coiled dragon emblem.

"Hello, let me introduce myself. I am [Silver Dragon]. Welcome aboard this train. I will be happy to serve you and everyone else."

She was speaking directly to Li Lin, but she could clearly also see another invisible presence.

Can you see me?

"It's rare to see members of your kind as powerful as you two. I don't even know how strong you really are... So, you're not here to blow up the train, are you? I mainly wanted to confirm that. After all, this train is my body."

Dragons can be large or small, can rise or hide; when large, they stir up clouds and mist, when small, they conceal themselves—moving in the form of a train is also a life form of the dragon.

You're a dragon too?!

"Hmm. Is that strange? You sound like you've just come ashore. There are quite a few dragons working for the United Government."

You... you actually work for humans?!

"This one even transformed into a human, much more high-profile than me—so I still want to confirm, you two really aren't here to blow up the train, are you?"

Silver Dragon didn't come here to chat with these two. Mainly, she smelled their scent the moment they stepped onto the platform. To prevent her body from suffering irreparable damage during the subsequent operation, she decided to come and find out beforehand.

"I assure you, we absolutely did not mean that."

"That's good." Silver Dragon nodded. "Well then, have a pleasant journey. Oh, and if you can, remember to buy some train souvenirs later. You can get a discount by mentioning my employee number!"

After saying that, Yinlong bowed to them, then transformed into a ball of pixels and floated straight towards the front of the car—his previous body was clearly made of mirage energy.