Chapter 369 Train Loading Factory
The night wind was bleak, riots broke out in Dawn City, and anxiety and anger were everywhere.
The city defense guard battalion and the night patrol group were almost mobilized in full force. Serious blockages and riots occurred at the three main entrances and exits of the city walls. Large convoys ran out, and some small teams seeking survival supplies and shelter took the opportunity to sneak into the city. The alarm lights of the Population Control Bureau resounded throughout the night sky.
The suburban streets are blocked by iron walls, and billions of zombies are surging like a tide.
In addition to the iron wall barrier, Dawn City also has three defense lines, namely City Wall No. 1, City Wall No. 2, and the Star Port Defense Base. The underground city is currently the safest shelter, located underground in the Twin Star Tower Star Port.
At the top of the Twin Towers, the huge viewing platform is empty and dimly lit, and the high-quality floor-to-ceiling windows seem to completely block out even the sound of wind.
Ye Lan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. The dense traffic lights were flashing in the streets of the inner and outer city areas. Although the distance was far, the noise of the riot seemed to be right in front of him.
"The last time I left this city, it was in the same chaos. It seems that humans never learn lessons and always forget that destruction starts from within."
Ye Lan's voice was extremely calm, like that of a bystander telling a story.
Chu Zhaonan stood in front of a window not far away, listening attentively, and responded
"Because most people don't know that destruction is inevitable, just like a book, it is just there. No matter how many times you read it and how much you understand it, the ending is always the same."
Ye Lan said, "In the past three months, we have made great progress in our understanding of Xingyuan, and we have also found a breakthrough in shielding the invasion. Have you changed your mind at all?"
Chu Zhaonan: "I said it the day the Federation collapsed. There is no moral or political standpoint between us. It's just that the means of survival are different. You and I both know that humans have used all their technology and armed forces in this natural disaster. However, at present, we still don't know what we are facing. High-dimensional life? Multiverse overlap? Dark world disaster? These are all conjectures. Do you know what it means when a civilization uses all its strength but annihilates 99% of its population in an instant?"
He looked up at the sky and said calmly, "With human power, we can't even kill 99% of a certain type of insect in the natural ecosystem. From this perspective, you should have more say than me, Professor Ye."
Ye Lan paused for a few seconds and looked at the magnificent Night City below: "So you are pushing forward the underground city plan on the surface, but secretly developing the Eternal Class Cryogenic Hibernation Chamber, forming the Broken Curtain Plan, and allowing Zhou Mingyuan to use political tactics to win over others and create an illusion of hope, just for this moment?"
Chu Zhaonan's eyes became stern: "The essence of the ideological stamp is to keep humans hopeful in a war that is doomed to fail." He looked at Ye Lan and said, "But hope is the real shackle!"
The room was silent and quiet. Two figures stood on the left and right, but the sound was like a loud bell, echoing in the room.
"I recognize your rationality, Chairman Chu."
Ye Lan continued, "I came here this time to remind you that you already have the result of this meeting in advance. The reason is that there is communication and understanding between us. We have known each other for 26 years. The deeper the understanding, the less biased the result will be. But the problem is that there is no such communication between humans and darkness."
"I know."
Chu Zhaonan's eyes flickered slightly. "So for humans, this is a war that is doomed to fail. The Vanguard Plan is the fastest response we can make. Professor Ye, oh no, Commander Ye, you and I both know that the Phoenix Club and Dawn City are essentially the same. We are both taking a gamble. The only difference is that I am more objective and you are more idealistic. Since you know the result will not change, you choose to take the risk and come to Dawn City. Do you have any suggestions for me?"
Ye Lan: “No.”
Chu Zhaonan: "Xingyuan expansion?"
Ye Lan: "It is impossible to control it. Humans cannot even control themselves. Otherwise, the things in Dawn City and Crimson World would not exist."
Chu Zhaonan: "Existence is reasonable. There is only one law of survival in the universe: abandon the old morality and survive by any means necessary. Whether it is the Adventists or the Salvationists, the so-called faith is nothing more than a moral limiter created by individuals for themselves in order to survive. I have also thought about it. If all human beings are destroyed, and the Crimson World really survives in a special form of existence, who can say that this is not a continuation of human civilization?"
Ye Lan: "I'm surprised you can think from this perspective."
"Surprising?" Chu Zhaonan said calmly, "76 years ago, this was the original intention of the Phoenix Society. You shouldn't be surprised about this."
"What about Chu Jing?"
Ye Lan looked at him: "In your opinion, is he a moral person or a means?"
Chu Zhaonan's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice
"He's a smart kid. From the moment he took over the Curtain Breaking Project, he knew clearly that he and I were human beings, not father and son."
Ye Lan nodded and said softly, "Okay."
"So, what is the purpose of Phoenix Club's coming here?" Chu Zhaonan put his hands behind his back and looked sideways at Ye Lan.
She turned her head and disappeared into the shadows. The neon lights of Night City swept across Ye Lan's calm face. She said to Chu Zhaonan:
"Clean up the mess."
After saying this, he walked away, and his tall, thin figure quickly disappeared into the shadow of the viewing hall.
…
Jinhai.
Considering the safety factor, the Silent City slowly landed on an open space in the western suburbs of the city. The huge jet stream created an impact zone in the dead wood and land within a radius of 20 kilometers.
Inside the main bridge of the Cloud Region, voices of discussion were heard everywhere.
The Crimson World did not launch any attacks tonight, which was both within Lin Xian's expectations and unexpected. In short, it was very contradictory.
In his opinion, the reason they were able to restrain the Crimson World must be due to the pressure from Dawn City. However, judging from the current situation and Jian Xuwei's contacts, Dawn City was divided into two factions. Zhou Mingyuan was within their expectations. They did not dare to take action against Silent City easily, and even advocated protection and peace talks. The purpose was to quell the riots in the city and reduce the threat posed by rumors to the federal rule.
But the large-scale evacuation of Jinhai Star Port was incredible. Lin Xian couldn't understand it, and others were even more confused.
"As far as I know, since Star City was renamed Dawn City and Doomsday City was established, Chu Zhaonan has not managed government affairs and people's livelihood issues too much. All his energy has been invested in the Far Star Project. Except for the Far Star Fleet, engineering research, Lu Tianye's Star City garrison and underground city defense, all other rights are in Zhou Mingyuan's hands. So I don't know whether Chu Zhaonan has cooperated with the Crimson World, but one thing is certain..."
"Chu Zhaonan knows about it." Lin Xian looked at Jian Xuwei in the picture and responded.
Jian Xuwei nodded: "So I guess it was the arrival of the Phoenix Order, plus your timely exposure of the collusion between Dawn City and Crimson World to the sun, that touched the Federation's crisis red line, so they took such a large-scale action, which means that Dawn City will definitely take big actions next."
Everyone looked slightly stern when they heard this. Lin Xian frowned slightly and said with a sigh: "Phoenix Society...it seems that we are really lucky."
KIKI looked at him helplessly and said, "Do you think Dawn City is going to give up?"
"That's very possible!" Shi Diyuan said loudly, "Otherwise, why would Dawn City be so nervous? Why would it just give up its own industrial base?"
"You didn't say no, did you?" Ning Jing said at this time: "At present, it seems that they are just transferring a large number of resources and built starships and vehicles. Except for the Interstellar Orbital Train Factory being seized by Miss Jian's armed forces, there are still guards stationed at the star port."
"This is almost the same as running." Qian Dele crossed his arms and said, "This operation has confused us. We were ready for a big fight, but now we don't know what to do."
Monica said: "Does this mean that we are not important in the eyes of Dawn City and Crimson World?"
"It seems like that." Chen Sixuan also frowned.
Shinji Mochizuki was standing far away at this time, and he spoke loudly: "I think it's not a bad thing if the eyes of Aurora City and the Crimson World are not on us, right?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Xian.
Lin Xian nodded and said in agreement: "You are right. Dawn City is in turmoil now. The Phoenix Society is coming at this time. Dawn City must be highly nervous. As for the Crimson World, oh, it doesn't matter. They will take action sooner or later anyway. The collapse of the sky has nothing to do with us for the time being. Now that we have arrived in Jinhai, it is just right..."
He looked at Jian Xuwei and said, "Can we borrow your factory to prepare our train?"
In the main control building, Jian Xuwei looked out the window at the huge magnetic levitation parking area and said to Lin Xian
"Actually, I have a better plan, but it requires the assistance of Silent City."
"Let me guess, it's the Sky-class?" Mochizuki Shinji said with interest.
"And other things."
Jian Xuwei's face was solemn: "It will definitely open your eyes."
Boom!
When the Silent City landed, zombies suddenly appeared on all sides, and strange creatures continued to pour out in the dark night. However, the hundreds of electromagnetic rail guns and thousands of self-attack and defense pulse-level weapons on the outer edge of the Silent City main deck fired in a circular manner in all directions like a star-destroying battleship. The powerful firepower wiped out the zombies and sporadic low-level strange creatures without even the need for armed personnel to take action.
The berthing area on the lower deck was bustling with people. After two days of rest, the United Train Team was busy again. This time, there were many changes in the personnel. Two train teams, as well as the Windrunners and the Aksai Brotherhood that had followed from Aksai were incorporated into the Silent City. For this reason, they had sold all their vehicles to other teams in exchange for resources.
As for Lin Xian and Shi Diyuan, the next goal of Silent City is to stop at Yongcheng Port to carry out construction and upgrades for star navigation, which means they have no choice but to set out again and enter the planetary orbit to begin their escape journey.
Lin Xian could actually fully understand those people from those two train convoys and other convoys who chose to leave.
Many people are already tired and desperate of fleeing. A safe mobile city is in front of them, so they no longer want to run. Many residents of Silent City are staunch digital life believers, which makes sense that they have subtle differences in their cognition and feelings about crisis and death from other people.
Chi, woo~
The huge deck of the parking area slowly opened, and below, amid the tide of corpses, was Jinhai's spare freight track section. They could directly merge it into and transfer into the train factory in the industrial zone, and then drive directly into the ring star orbit from there.
Lin Xian led the Infinity train crew back to the Infinity. The engine started, the lights were shining, and the crews in each carriage were on full alert. The children returned to the carriage safely under the care of Li Yi and others. Standing in the cockpit, Chen Sixuan had a complicated look in her eyes: "After Jinhai and Yongcheng Port, we will reach the Pacific Ocean. This should be the last stop for our train maintenance."
Lin Xian nodded: "Don't forget, if this is the lair of the Crimson World, it won't be so easy to prepare smoothly, but..."
He looked at Chen Sixuan and said, "Fortunately, the big tree of Silent City can be relied on for the time being."
Chen Sixuan responded to his gaze when she heard this: "If Silent City goes all the way east, have you really thought about joining Silent City?"
"Of course."
Lin Xian smiled and said, "I'm not stupid. We have enough firepower here, a large team, and my mechanical ability allows me to lie down easily. Why not consider it?"
"You won't lie." Chen Sixuan grinned.
"Why?"
"Because even if you build another Silent City, it won't solve your sense of crisis. You and Shinji Mochizuki want the same thing, to fly out of the blue planet, right?"
Lin Xian sighed helplessly: "I don't want to worry too much, but this character is innate and can't be changed."
"Otherwise, why would you plan the interplanetary train to soar into the sky during the first polar night?" Chen Sixuan looked at him: "You know, only by running can you have a chance."
Lin Xian's eyes narrowed slightly and he nodded.
Immediately he pushed the lever down to start the train, and at the same time he pressed the communicator to communicate with Shinji Mochizuki in the main bridge of the Cloud District.
"We will first build the defense line of the Huanxing Train Loading Plant and then notify you."
"OK, no problem."
Shinji Mochizuki's leisurely voice came: "I have sent Shun and others to Jinhai Star Port to investigate. We will meet again later. It shouldn't be long before there will be news from Dawn City and the Phoenix Order."
"Hopefully it's good news."
The Infinity Dragon-class electric locomotive engine pulled the subsequent carriages, winding out from the huge track platform like a dragon, and then rushed down the slope of the loading and unloading deck. At the rear of the joint train, Hu Lushou and his men followed in a doomsday train that was used for material exchange. He stood in the cockpit with a nervous look on his face, praying to God.
"God bless me, God bless me, please help me, Old Hu, to follow the right person!"
"You have nowhere to go." Sun Chang pointed out in a cold voice: "Mochizuki Shinji doesn't like you, and you are afraid that the car will not be able to keep up with the joint train when it is like Axel, so this is our only choice."
Hu Lushou curled his lips when he heard this, looked at Sun Chang unhappily, and then said to himself
“That’s true…”
"Then pray that nothing will happen along the way with Captain Lin, and that every time we go to a city, we will be safe and sound, and that we will earn a lot of supplies~"
Sun Chang looked at him in surprise and wanted to say something, but swallowed the words back.
Well, she hoped for the best.
Wow!
Infinity was in the lead, followed by Queen Mo, Joker, Longshan No. 1, and 16 other trains. The Horizon Gate tightly clung to the rails as it rushed down from the Silent City. Under the illumination of the car lights, a tide of corpses with hideous faces and a foul smell was rushing towards them from below.
The combined train rushed in with a violent momentum, instantly setting off a jet-like rain of limbs and blood. Countless zombies were crushed by the iron wheels, and sparks flew on the freight track loading line.
In front of the Infinity train, dozens of flying drones were accompanying it, quickly clearing out the zombies ahead while also helping the train change the route switches in advance so that the combined train could enter the correct track.
At the weapon station, three 1130 and three G3-electromagnetic railguns have all been raised and are firing violently. This huge steel dragon slams into the Jinhai and rushes through the dense tide of zombies. The full metal bullet storm plus the electromagnetic gun breaks the tranquility of the night.
Squeak, squeak~
Not only the speeding train tracks, but many of the doomsday train carriages also made disturbing sounds at this time. These should be the hidden dangers left over from the previous Xingyuan leap. Among them, the problem of Longshan No. 1 was quite serious. Therefore, for this all-terrain transformation, Shi Diyuan considered it again and again. In addition, due to time constraints, he could only transform a small number of important carriages first.
"Hold on tight. Pay attention to the changes of the dark mark in each carriage. Lock it down and solve it at any time!"
"clear!"
"Jian Xuwei said that there are other survivor convoys stationed in the industrial zone in the city, and there are also many armed guards at the starport. We have to be careful."
Shi Diyuan's voice came: "These armed guards may not be more powerful than the weird bodies, but they pose a great threat to us."
Lin Xian responded in agreement: "Okay, she has already sent us the defense layout map of the loading factory. Later, we will quickly occupy the key defense points and outposts according to the division of labor discussed in advance. Jian Xuwei's drone will cover us."
Watching the countless corpses in front being smashed and blown away by the ice-breaking shield of the Giant Whale 03E heavy gas turbine locomotive, Lin Xian controlled the speed of the train and kept alert to the surroundings with Chen Sixuan.
If it were before, Lin Xian would let Grace assist in train control, and she could coordinate with the driving radar and drones at the same time, but now this intelligent computer has been turned off by him, and it can only be controlled manually in this zombie tide.
Ugh! Ugh!
In other carriages, the team members held weapons and looked at the horrific zombie faces that were swept by the lights outside the armored windows, with serious and calm expressions.
They came out of Star Abyss No. 5, and not only their strength has evolved a lot, but their ability to withstand pressure has also been further improved. The zombie tide will not pose much threat to the joint train except for causing derailment. What they are worried about is the chain reaction of dark marks caused by the appearance of the strange body.
However, the United Train rushed out of the massive tide of zombies without encountering any attacks from strange entities. Even when it arrived outside the armored high walls of the Huanxing Train loading plant, the soul-draining value detector did not light up.
Everything went more smoothly than expected tonight, which surprised many people.
A few minutes later, the United Train drove into the industrial zone defense line in the city center via the freight track. Sharp yellow lights flashed on the high armored walls, and the huge metal gates slowly opened to allow the United Train to enter.
Due to the limited space in the loading plant, all trains were uncoupled in advance by Lin Xian. After rushing into the loading plant, they were driven into different track lines by automatic switch devices.
After entering, Lin Xian found that the platform was littered with the bodies of many armed men in power armor. As the Infinity had just stopped, Lin Xian immediately arranged for the building, Liang Lei's two assault teams and Shu Qin's mobile team to attack, quickly familiarizing themselves with the environment and construction of the defense line of the factory garrison area. As other trains stopped, more and more team members in power armor were sent out to reinforce the defense line.
At this time, a group of people walked out slowly from the factory with guns in hand. Lin Xian looked over and found that most of these people seemed to be engineers and technicians. A woman in power armor walked in front with her head mask open and her long hair falling. Jian Xuwei walked towards Lin Xian quickly, her eyes swept over the dense weapons and heavy armor on the Infinity, and she spoke to him first.
"Long time no see. Your journey must have been no easier than ours."
Lin Xian's expression changed when he saw this scene.
"Where are your people?"
"Most of them are in Dawn City." said Jian Xuwei.
At this time, Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing, Qian Dele, Monica and others also came over.
"Chairman Jian, long time no see." Shi Diyuan spoke proudly at this time.
At Yubei Airport, Longshan No. 1 is working together with the Yinxing. We have had a foundation of life-and-death cooperation and there is still trust between us.
"Hello, Captain Shi." Jian Xuwei looked at Monica and frowned slightly.
"Monica?"
"Do you know each other?" Lin Xian asked doubtfully.
"The eldest princess of the Cartier family, how could I not know her?" Jian Xuwei said.
Monica smiled and glanced at Jian Xuwei: "Miss Jian, you are too polite. I can't compare with you. You are the head of a chaebol, and I am just the captain of a car team in trouble."
"It's the end of the world. Are there still chaebols?" Jian Xuwei said calmly. Then she glanced at Lin Xian and said, "You are with Captain Lin. Do I assume that we are allies?"
"My pleasure," Monica responded.
When Lin Xian heard this, he always felt that there must be some story between the two women, and it sounded a bit contradictory.
But right now he didn't have time to care about those old events. After all, Jian Xuwei also said that it was the end of the world and those things didn't matter anymore.
"What's the situation in Dawn City?" Lin Xian asked.
Jian Xuwei immediately turned around and said, "Time is urgent. Both Dawn City and Crimson World may attack at any time. I won't waste any more words. Just follow me."
Lin Xian made some arrangements and asked Chen Sixuan and KIKI to follow him. The group quickly followed Jian Xuwei into the factory.
It was pouring rain as we passed through the parking and loading area. Not long after we walked, a huge mechanized steel factory appeared under the night sky.
Afterwards, Jian Xuwei took Lin Xian and the others into an elevator car that looked like a car, and drove quickly towards the underground at an inclined angle.
After descending for hundreds of meters, the high-speed elevator finally stopped slowly. Lin Xian was puzzled. He thought he would see the Sky-class train first, but he didn't expect Jian Xuwei to take them underground.
Just as Lin Xian was about to ask, the elevator door suddenly opened, revealing a large underground project.
Instantly, everyone's eyes were shocked.
Because when they looked up, a huge mecha stood in everyone's sight!
Compared with the previous Unit-01 in Xilan City, that mecha was not that large, and it looked to be only more than fifty meters long. But the strange thing was that it was not a real mecha, because Lin now saw biological skin tissue in many parts of this "mecha". The skin of this huge humanoid creature was gray-brown, dry and stiff, and the air was filled with a rotten stench mixed with a strong smell of disinfectant. It was actually a huge humanoid monster!
And those mecha devices are more like armor worn on the strange bodies.
"Isn't this the strange humanoid creature we encountered in Xingyuan?!"
"Dead or alive?"
"Strictly speaking, he is dead." Jian Xuwei said in a deep voice
Everyone's face changed color after hearing this. Lin Xian's face darkened and he said in a stern voice:
"Don't tell me this is something from the Crimson World... a flesh-and-blood costume!?"
(End of this chapter)
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