Chapter 403 Seaman

"It shouldn't be difficult to upgrade to level 7. I'll soon be able to figure out what this blueprint is..."

Lin Xian took a deep breath. He now had 6 construction sequences. He could completely build and improve the Sky Train while devouring and upgrading the Mechanical Heart. In the Battle of Dawn City, the Hell Black Chrysanthemum on the Infinity devoured a lot of dark energy. If it was a monster tide battle like before, Lin Xian would feel that he had gained more than other psychics by converting the mechanical source points through the Heterogeneous Rubik's Cube.

But this time, after the Dark Energy Identification Tower was lit up in the city, the dark energy spillage of the S-class and corpse-driving people was completely offset. The advantage was that that concentration of dark energy was not released to cause more people to mutate, and the disadvantage was that those top-level psychics did not gain much evolutionary gain.

But there is no way around it. Dark energy has always been more harmful than beneficial to humans. Lin Xian's Hell Black Chrysanthemum and Heterogeneous Cube are already very unique artifacts. However, after this battle, his blueprint library, with the help of the Phoenix Order and the Silent City, has almost perfected the existing power in the current human technological field. He can now focus on devouring machinery to enhance the mechanical heart, which is also a good thing.

Looking at the giant star floating in the Black Star Forge, Lin Xian sighed slightly. To upgrade his Mechanical Heart now, he could only devour starships, ships, and high-power trains. Fortunately, he got a Dreadnought-class in Dawn City. He estimated that this could at least obtain tens of thousands of source points, and maybe even some other skills...

Just as Lin Xian was about to exit the Black Star Forge's consciousness space, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill in the depths of the giant star body, so Lin Xian directly controlled his consciousness and walked towards the deepest part, and found that there was a dark and empty abyss, as if it was the deep space of the universe, and when Lin Xian came here, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end.

Because he felt as if he was being watched by someone.

“Grace?”

【I am here】

"Is there anything unusual in Nantianmen?" Lin Xian looked at the dark deep space and reacted immediately. His consciousness was connected to the flashing bullets and Grace. This feeling seemed to come from the deep space of Nantianmen.

Blue Planet’s stationary deep space orbit, South Gate of Heaven.

Main core module, control room.

Dozens of deep space corpses in space suits floated quietly in the messy control room. Grace used maintenance tools to restore the atomic system circuits while responding to Lin Xian's

[There are many unknown magnetic field forces and dark matter particle fluctuations here. The PandaX-4T liquid xenon detector detected an unusual dark matter message in the extremely low recoil energy region. It was sent on the day of the Apocalypse. The previous stationed scientific research team used gravitational wave decoding and seemed to have obtained some important information. I am trying to recover it. ]

[In addition, I found a large number of non-Blue Star microorganisms in the cabin, as well as some biological fluctuations with soul-shaking value reactions. They are not a threat to me at the moment. Is there any special task for me? ]

Lin Xian had told Grace before that the Phoenix Society and Chu Yan needed to contact her to attempt to communicate with the defense platform, but Lin Xian asked about it now for another purpose.

Because he felt as if there was an eye staring at him through the flashing bullet!

"Outside the platform, have you discovered anything in other deep space directions?"

[I have activated the external monitoring system of some defense platforms. After the last high-energy density launch, the orbit of Nantianmen has become extremely unstable. I can only adjust it through the power system. I am not sure whether it is the gravitational structure of the blue planet that has changed or whether Nantianmen as a whole is being pulled by some strong gravitational source.]

Lin Xian frowned when he heard this: "I think it should be the latter possibility. Check it immediately. Oh, by the way, shut down the backup nuclear energy cabin, deploy the solar panels, and leave the dark energy storm area and wait."

Grace understands

In the deep space orbit, the solar wing surfaces of the four energy compartments of the giant Nan Tianmen defense platform began to extend, and the wing surfaces folded and stretched out, like four giant wings of light, slowly unfolding towards the sun.

And in the dark direction of deep space, a two-dimensional dark surface was like an abyss, blocking the light of all the stars, like a huge mouth of the universe, which was also slowly opening...

"Lin Xian."

At this moment, the carriage door opened, and Chen Sixuan stood at the door and said to Lin Xian: "It's dark outside."

Lin Xian opened his eyes and looked out the window. The entire connecting port of the planet orbit was completely dark. Only the sound of waves could be heard from afar. In the dilapidated port, zombies were moving around and making strange howls outside the train.

Lin Xian glanced around and checked the time. It was 19:46.

Considering the scale of Star Abyss No. 8, it is already very late. According to the observations of the Phoenix Society in recent days, the expansion of Star Abyss No. 8 seems to have become extremely slow. This is undoubtedly good news for the survivors, but the Phoenix Society has not relaxed its vigilance. After all, 13 star abysses are still entrenched on the Blue Planet, and human gathering places are still desolate and in a state of doomsday.

Wow.

Seeing several zombies surrounding him, Lin Xian immediately pulled down the sunshade and asked Chen Sixuan, "Has there been any information from the Phoenix Society?"

"No." Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian and saw that his expression was not right, so she asked quickly, "What's wrong?"

Lin Xian shook his head: "It's okay"

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian, who looked a little tired, with concern, and said, "If we set out at dawn tomorrow, we can reach Taku Deepwater Floating Port in 4 hours and Haiyan Island in 7 hours. We should be able to arrive before dark."

Lin Xian pinched his brows and said, "Do you think it's a good idea for us to take the ocean track?"

After hearing what he said, Chen Sixuan walked in, closed the door, sat on the sofa and said, "Of course it's not a good idea. Although there is only one Star Abyss in the ocean, when I think of the monsters such as Atmospheric Mica and Sky Touch, I can't help but think of the deep sea. In addition, the train is traveling in the ocean. If we encounter natural disasters or strange things, we have no other choice. The danger level is definitely higher than on land. And what you saw through the corpse chaser shows that there must be something unpredictable in the ocean and Star Abyss No. 13. All these add up to show that our crisis is not small."

Lin Xian listened to her analysis and frowned: "But?"

"This is the end of the world." Chen Sixuan turned her tone and smiled at Lin Xian: "We don't have much choice, right?"

"It's certainly safer to go by land and follow the Dawn Center, but the Phoenix rescue progress will take at least two months, and you won't have many opportunities to improve your mechanical abilities with the large convoy. Even if you don't consider the identity of the 'Sword Bearer', whether we reach the pole or not, the disaster that will ultimately affect the survival crisis of mankind still exists. So you are not only considering the issue of survival supplies and train armor, right?"

Lin Xian's brows relaxed when he heard this, and he said frankly: "I always feel that this struggle between humans and dark civilization is not that simple. It is not just a matter of military reserves or some key information."

"Professor Ye once said that the chain of suspicion between civilizations cannot be broken. This is a basic axiom of cosmic sociology. Just like a hunter lurking in a dark forest, every civilization has to regard other existences as threats - because survival is the first need of civilization, and the total amount of matter in the universe remains unchanged. The difference between high civilization and low civilization is nothing more than the difference in the range of a hunting rifle. Ants cannot understand why humans want to destroy anthills, and we cannot understand why dark creatures want to destroy human civilization in this way..."

"From the day of the apocalypse to now, humans have been struggling to survive and have been fleeing in panic. Now we feel that we have gradually seen through the truth and found the power to survive in the darkness, but there is one question we cannot avoid, which is why the dark civilization came to the blue planet and what is its purpose..."

Chen Sixuan said solemnly: "Do you think this balance won't last long?"

"It's not just me who thinks so. The Phoenix Society, Professor Ye and the others all know this, which is why they have the Spark Project." Lin Xian shrugged, "I don't believe that a civilization capable of space transformation is just a bloodthirsty beast. What we have seen and what we have defeated may only be the tip of the iceberg. We haven't really glimpsed the existence of this civilization, nor have we really had a dialogue with it."

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan: "Suppose the dark civilization is replaced by us, what will be the purpose of 'us'?"

Chen Sixuan shook her head and said calmly, "Humans cannot stand at that angle. All we can think of are 'colonization' and 'invasion', which are the motivations for behaviors that we already know or have learned about. But this does not mean that another civilization will think in the same way."

"You are right."

Lin Xian smiled, and then looked out the window at the dark coast. "So in my opinion, we should either find the answer, or follow the Pioneer Plan to build an S-class colonization suit and escape to outer space. Anyway, we already have the Sky Train and the colonization suit..."

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian deeply. She found that since Lin Xian connected with the corpse driver through his mental power, although he was not very old, he had a heavy and decadent look.

She probably guessed something. Perhaps it was the identity of the 'Sword Bearer' that made Lin Xian no longer have an excuse to stay out of it, or perhaps after experiencing the defense war in Dawn City, he knew that his circumstellar orbit plan had to have an inevitable end, and that end was not the poles. The dark survival crisis pushed him to either ignore the existence of the Phoenix Order and choose to escape, or to unite with humans to solve the biggest crisis.

This time, although he gained control of planetary defense weapons like Nan Tianmen, Lin Xian was not that happy, perhaps because of this.

At the docking port, the sky was as dark as ink. The huge curtain of sky covering the blue planet did not block the starry sky, and thousands of stars could still be seen.

Lin Xian was sitting alone on top of a port tower crane. The containers and the densely packed cars in the parking lot below kept disappearing one by one and turned into materials for the Black Star Forge. The debris that fell to the ground attracted a lot of zombies, but they didn't find any prey.

The contents of each container are different. Some are rotten food, some are plastic crafts, some are digital products, some are some waste items, as well as various industrial raw materials, rotten grains and beans, etc.

In the sky, countless drones were searching for useful items under Viola's control. Lin Xian now had nearly 5,000 drones, roaming around like a swarm of bees.

[We have located the following equipment with a 'high degree of mechanization' for you, which can be managed. ]

"OK."

Lin Xian looked at the message sent by Viola, and then began to devour remotely, increasing his own mechanical source points.

His current mechanical devouring level has reached level 6. It only takes him 1 minute to devour an ordinary car. If he is given one night, he can empty the entire port's parking lot.

There are still several abandoned and unmanned cargo ships in the port, and many half-sunken and stranded ships on the distant coast. Some of them have shelters built on them, but they are all dead silent at this time.

"If I were the ruler of the dark civilization, the first thing I would do now is to assassinate you."

Just as Lin Xian was quietly devouring all kinds of equipment, a leisurely voice came from behind him.

Lin Xian turned around and found that Monica, wearing an elegant cheongsam and a windbreaker, was standing on the tower crane behind him, looking at the night view.

"Why? Do you think Nantianmen really has the power to destroy the dark civilization?" Lin Xian responded in a calm voice.

"No."

Monica took a few steps forward and looked at Lin Xian: "Military weapons have the greatest deterrent effect before they actually fire. I don't know if you have heard that a nuclear bomb that has not been launched is a nuclear bomb. Once launched, it is a comparison between the destructive equivalent value and the limit of human survival ability."

Lin Xian shrugged: "That's the truth."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You and Ye Lan may have different ideas, but the reason I was able to get into your car is that I naturally know what you're betting on."

Monica said meaningfully: "You and Chu Yan are both being spied on by the darkness, so if you are really targeted and eliminated, it means that Nantianmen is really a threat to the dark civilization. On the contrary, it is the most troublesome thing for the two of you to live in peace, because this sword is likely to be useless, right?"

Lin Xian frowned, paused, and then smiled helplessly: "Then why are you still following me?"

Monica smiled happily: "Because I want to."

Lin Xian: …

"Don't think of me as noble. I just have no choice." Lin Xian said with a deep breath, "I also hope that Nantianmen really has deterrent power. That way things will be much simpler. At least we have a certain degree of initiative for the time being. Now we have gained some time, right?"

Monica nodded: "Then if everything goes well, you can reach the Pole in the fastest time. Ye Lan must have promised you that he would gather the strength of Xinghua Heavy Industry to help you quickly improve your mechanical abilities, right?"

Lin Xian turned around and looked at her in astonishment: "Wow, so impressive, you eavesdropped on our conversation?"

"snort."

Monica crossed her arms and stared at him, "Do you think I need it?"

Lin Xian curled his lips and turned his head to look at the dark night: "Really, at this point, what choice do I have? So I just thought, treat this as a deal with the Phoenix Order, make a lot of money, and gather the power of the Phoenix Order and the Interstellar Army to help me improve my superpowers and build a team of emperor mechas. It can be considered a psychological balance."

Click, click.

Lin Xian did not hear Monica's response, but heard her approaching. So he turned around and found that Queen Mo was already standing next to him, with her arms folded across her chest, looking down at him.

“Are you stressed?”

"I didn't say that." Lin Xian smiled slightly, moved to the side to make room for Monica, and then continued to devour the cars in the parking lot below.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a faint fragrance wafted towards him, and Lin Xian suddenly found a pair of silk feet directly hooked his chin.

Lin Xian's eyes were startled and he immediately turned back along the hook of the silk foot.

"what?"

Monica took off her high heels at this time, hooked one leg around Lin Xian, looked at him leisurely and deeply, and then spoke to him in the tone of a superior.

"You know, before going out to sea, seafarers always release stress, otherwise life at sea..."

“But it’s very hard.”

(End of this chapter)