Chapter 402 Planet Titan

In Shuguang City, north of Qingbo, a huge convoy of survivors was moving along the land and railroad towards the direction of Jinhe Tianji.

Under the sunshine, the convoy of millions of people made a deafening noise, raising clouds of dust as they moved, and slowly and orderly moved towards the horizon. This was not a rout, but a well-prepared migration.

All kinds of vehicles were packed with people. The cargo boxes of pickup trucks were filled with folding tents, buckets, solar panels and other supplies. The cab was packed with a family of four. The man driving was bandaged and holding the steering wheel with one hand, while in the other hand he held a half-smoked cigarette, the ashes drifting in the wind like tiny snowflakes.

A hanging basket made of iron sheets and old clothes was hung on the back of a modified off-road vehicle. A golden retriever was lying vigilantly inside it with its tongue hanging out. It had long been accustomed to traveling in the smoke and dust, and was watching all kinds of strange modified vehicles in the traffic.

Some large trucks modified with all-terrain tracks roared all the way, leaving layers of track marks on the ground. Along the way, supply vehicles and drones with Phoenix holographic lights were traveling with the team. They could directly contact the staff above using split-frequency communications to obtain medical or emergency assistance. All the blood essence obtained could be exchanged for new blood essence coins at the Phoenix, or stored in special identification cards for material purchases or transactions.

After a fierce battle, the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade marched in a mechanized manner, stretching out a marching line of several kilometers and advancing to the rear of the convoy. In the sky, the low-flying fleet and the Zhentian warship slowly passed over the convoy, blocking the sunlight and casting a large shadow.

In a special medical cabin, Chu Yan slowly opened her eyes, and saw a dim light, and then multiple medical tubes connected to her head and chest. The medical equipment beside the bed made a low heartbeat sound.

After being in a coma for ten days in a near-death state, Chu Yan finally woke up. This time it was she who appeared in Lin Xian's consciousness. However, this happened in the last few days. However, it was only after learning this from Lin Xian that Xu Zhenyue, Ye Lan and others felt relieved.

After waking up, just as Lin Xian said, Chu Yan found that there had been significant changes around her. She did not see her previous task force, but was replaced by a team of Night Walkers to protect her safety.

"Chu Yan."

In the office, Ye Lan, with gray hair, was wearing reading glasses and concentrating on checking several documents. He said to Chu Yan who came into the office, "Welcome back."

"Don't you need me to carry out the mission now?" Chu Yan asked.

Ye Lan shook his head: "After mastering the dark energy conversion technology, the elites of all our Night Walker departments can carry out the Star Abyss exploration mission. Although there are still many unknowns, and there are some technical problems related to communications and cold dark particles, the overall survival rate has been greatly improved."

She put down the document and looked at Chu Yan: "You and Lin Xian are the only two people in Blue Star who can contact Nantianmen. This defense platform is an important weapon for us before we break through the dark energy nuclear fusion technology. Even..."

"I also told Lin Xian that I hope he won't use the Nantianmen attack easily unless it's absolutely necessary."

Chu Yan took a deep breath and said, "I know that the corpse chaser has been greatly consumed by the Gray Mist Envoy and the entire army, and the Tong Shi Tower has restricted his recovery of dark energy. Only then did Nan Tianmen find an opportunity to kill him with one strike."

Ye Lan nodded: "Lin Xian is a very smart man, he also knows this. At present, the most destructive weapons of mankind, besides biological and chemical weapons, are only thermonuclear and high-energy confinement. But Operation Kedel tells us that even thermonuclear weapons with a TNT equivalent of 60 million tons cannot destroy the dominant creatures in Xingyuan. This may not only be a weapon problem."

Chu Yan fell silent upon hearing this. Ye Lan's words were similar to Lin Xian's idea. They both wanted to break through the current human technology to deal with the situation. This was certainly feasible. However, in Chu Yan's opinion, if it were not for the possible growth of mechanical superpowers that Lin Xian mentioned, it would be hard to imagine that humans could break through the shackles of physics in a short period of time.

Ye Lan seemed to see Chu Yan's doubts and said directly: "I know what you are worried about, Chu Yan, your idea is correct. The Emperor Plan is the limit of our current technology in the short term. However, this research on the flesh and blood colonization suits in the Crimson World has also given us a lot of inspiration, including the energy potential wells in the Star Abyss and the special defense force field of the dark creatures. These problems are also the main directions we are studying and conquering now..."

Chu Yan said: "We want to study the abilities of Xingyuan creatures?"

"Not only that." Ye Lan took off his glasses and wiped them, saying, "S-level, corpse chasers, abyss monsters, and the currently discovered world-class disasters No. 1-7. We must prepare to conduct exploratory research on these existences, such as the giant crustal parasite No. 01 [Planet Devourer] in the Siberian Star Abyss No. 1 and No. 03 that you previously tracked and investigated in Congjiang City..."

"A giant floating corpse."

Chu Yan frowned slightly. "Since we discovered the floating giant corpse, we have never found any biological fluctuations or any signs of awakening. This thing has been flying eastward at an altitude of about 3,000 meters. There is a huge amount of dark invasion radiation and chaotic space force fields around it. Even the most elite psychics find it difficult to get close to investigate."

"So I sent out the Night Walker Unit 2 to start a comprehensive investigation of the floating giant corpse. Creatures 1 and 3 are currently not showing any aggressive behavior except for the dark invasion, and..."

Ye Lan looked at Chu Yan and said, "Our frontier observation team has discovered that the floating giant corpse has arrived over Longjiang three days ago. According to the estimated speed, it will pass through Shuguang City within two weeks at the fastest. This is a big hidden danger for us."

Chu Yan immediately said, "Teacher Ye, can my team join this investigation plan?"

"Can't."

Ye Lan refused directly: "Lin Xian should have told you that he is now heading to the Pole via the Ocean Orbit. We must ensure your safety, so I have discussed with General Xu that you will not do any field work for the time being. In addition, your body has experienced considerable sequelae from this crisis, and you need time to rest."

Chu Yan wanted to say something, but seeing Ye Lan's unquestionable calm expression, she could only nod.

"Okay, I'll follow the organization's arrangements."

…

Yongcheng Port, the ocean shore docking port of the circumstellar orbit, this once huge offshore orbit port is now deserted. Many zombies can be seen standing everywhere in the loading and unloading area and the port, and occasionally some wind will cause a few howls.

The red sunset was like a dying charcoal, burning the high clouds in the sky red above the horizon.

The Infinity was quietly parked on a loading platform near the coastline. Outside the window was the Pacific coast sparkling at dusk. The remains of other freight trains parked on the installation platform and the offshore traction platform had all been abandoned. The iron sheets of those trains had been eroded by the sea breeze, leaving mottled scars, like the skeletons of stranded giant beasts. The huge ocean track was supported by giant ocean ridge columns, extending from the port to the depths of the sea.

At the port dock, containers were stacked crookedly with paint peeling off, revealing the long-rotted cargo inside. Several zombies wandered slowly in the shadows, their steps dragging, occasionally bumping into overturned forklifts, the sound of metal collisions being particularly harsh in the silence.

[The second round of inspections on the ground and in the low-altitude areas were completed, and no high-threat creatures or other humans were found. ]

Viola operated several mobile mechas and aerial drones to search around the port. Chen Sixuan and Ning Jing had already prepared the train for the night. In carriage No. 2, Shasha looked out the window at the endless Pacific Ocean and said with a twinkle in her eyes.

"This is my first time riding a train into the ocean track section. It looks so scary. How did the Circumstellar Orbit build these in the deep sea?"

"You've asked the right person." KIKI sat on the swivel chair with his legs on the table, twirling a black pen with his fingers and said to Shasha, "Do you know the original design concept of the circumstellar orbit?"

Sasha shook her head.

KIKI raised one finger and drew a spiral in the air, then continued to expand the spiral.

"To put it simply, it is to build a channel along the equator that can circle the entire blue planet and reach the low-Earth orbit in an increasing manner. You can imagine it as a yo-yo spiral line. The ultimate goal is the planetary ring. A permanent aerial track can directly carry out Earth-Moon industrial transportation through tractors."

"Ah? Then why not just use a space elevator or aircraft for transportation?" Sasha asked.

"You don't understand. That's called the Century Plan."

KIKI smiled and said, "Have you heard of the Dyson Sphere Project?"

Shasha nodded: "I've heard of building a giant artificial structure to wrap the entire star to obtain sustainable energy?"

"That's right, but what our Blue Star wants to do is not just this. We want to build this energy ring around ourselves in the Blue Star's low-Earth orbit, creating a space mechanical ring for energy capture. However, this plan is difficult to achieve within a few hundred years, so it is divided into several preliminary steps. The first is to build the Moon-Watching Planetary Ring, and then build a high-altitude orbit through a suspended orbit, just like the one in Yubei City."

"4,800 meters?" Shasha pondered, "But there is a limit to the orbital height. It is limited by the materials. This is much more difficult than a space elevator."

"It's not that difficult. Materials are one thing, and cost is another." KIKI said, spinning a pen. "If we want to build the orbit above 5,000 meters, we can't build foundation columns. We have to think of the orbit as a cable, extending from the surface to the synchronous orbit of the blue planet. In addition to its own weight, it also has tensile strength. This turns it into a spiral cable released through the balance of centrifugal force and gravity. The Moon-Watching Planetary Ring is that kite."

"The ultimate goal is to create a planetary ring?"

"Yes, from a cable to a track, and then gradually build a space city, the logic is the same as the Moon-Moon planetary ring, so the problem of transportation capacity needs to be solved for the planetary orbit. If we want to build such a large space megastructure, the transportation capacity of the space elevator is still not enough." KIKI opened his hands and said loudly: "We need a highway to low-Earth orbit, a track!"

In carriage No. 1, Lin Xian closed his eyes and thought, his consciousness had already entered the Black Star Forge.

[Current Mechanical Heart Level LV.6 (5520/50000)]

【Mechanical Awakening】: Mechanical Lord

Mechanical Devouring: 6 (300/5000) Increases devouring efficiency

Mechanical Manufacturing: 6 (1560/5000) Improves construction efficiency

[Special Skills]

Mechanical Energy Cannon【Amplification】

AT Field [Amplification]

Superstring Reactor Phase Rainbow Ring [Amplification]

Flashback (Rare) (Level 3)

Magnetic Shock (Rare) (60% at level 1)

Gravitational Lens (Legendary) (50% at level 2)

[Currently amplifiable skills]

Flashback (rare) (level 3, maxed out): can be amplified to: [Energy Transition]

Amplification material: titanium alloy*100, hot-rolled forged steel*100, super carbon yne alloy*100

Amplification time: 29 hours

"Energy transition?" Lin Xian frowned slightly: "It sounds good."

What surprised Lin Xian was that this amplification did not require too many demanding materials, so he chose the amplification directly.

[Start flashback—mechanical amplification]

[Mechanical amplification begins: Flashback 28:59:59]

Flashback was a very important skill for Lin Xian in his previous train survival journey. It helped him avoid countless dangers. However, this skill seemed a little powerless when facing a large-scale monster wave later. However, Lin Xian still urgently needed a skill to quickly maneuver and dodge danger. After all, he didn't have the flash bullet now. This thing was with Grace. If he teleported to the South Heaven Gate, he couldn't come back...

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Star Raider XR01 mecha (blueprint)]

The lights in the R&D center were flashing. Lin Xian opened them and took a look, his face couldn't help but darken.

"really……"

He had been looking forward to the upgrade blueprint of the Vulcan mecha for a long time. If he had the blueprint of this interstellar raider before the battle in Dawn City, he would have been extremely happy. But now he has even obtained the blueprint of the Emperor Project super-large mecha and the Crimson World Flesh Colonization Suit. This set of blueprints is better than nothing for him.

"With the assistance of Shinji Mochizuki and Professor Ye, I already have the blueprints for the most powerful mechas in the world, including the interstellar nano-powered armor and the current Emperor Mecha. If the Phoenix can make some more improvements, the Emperor Mecha should be close to being able to fight against the S-class. The only problem is the defensive force field. Apart from that, it should be difficult to make any breakthroughs."

In the Black Star Forge, Lin Xian sighed and looked towards the giant space. A huge interstellar train was suspended in it and six manufacturing sequences were running at full capacity. Shinji Mochizuki helped him design an improved blueprint for an arsenal ship, and Lin Xian was using existing resources to manufacture it. In addition, Lin Xian was also preparing to build a set of flesh-and-blood colonization suit suppressor devices in case of emergency.

In the battle of Dawn City, the Phoenix Order and all the survivors obtained a large amount of blood essence. The blood essence in the mountain of corpses outside the city was almost piled up like a mountain. Countless psychics also received tremendous improvements. Lin Xian obtained 5,000 mechanical source points just through the transformation of the Infinite Hell Black Chrysanthemum, and this was just obtained in the battle. Now there is a crashed dreadnought-class in Lin Xian's Black Star Forge, which he took from Ye Lan and planned to use to devour it to obtain materials and upgrade.

“Eh…”

Just as Lin Xian was about to exit the Black Star Forge Space, he suddenly saw the blueprint of the Star Raider XR01 mecha still floating in the R&D center.

"That's not right. Isn't this blueprint over yet?"

Normally, the mecha blueprints that have been developed to the limit cannot be put into the R&D center anymore. At this moment, Lin Xian's heart trembled and he opened it tentatively.

As a result, the next moment, a light curtain appeared that made Lin Xian gasp.

[This blueprint has reached the [God-level], and for [Planetary-level] research and development, it requires the Mechanical Heart and Mechanical Manufacturing Level to reach 7]

[Planetary Titan Mecha (Blueprint) Development Time: ****]

[Requires computing power of 6000 qubits to join]

"Did I...see it wrong?"

Lin Xian rubbed his eyes. After awakening at level 6, he had not paid attention to the research and development progress of the unfinished Vulcan mecha. He only knew that the research and development time had been greatly shortened. But now, he suddenly discovered that the entire research and development center seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes. Not only were the levels of power armor and mecha clearly defined, but they even required access to computing power. This made Lin Xian's hair stand on end.

"【Planetary Level】..."

Lin Xian looked dazed

"Has mankind already developed mechas of this level?"

(End of this chapter)