Chapter 45: A Great Harvest

On the train, Lin Xian opened the previous Mechanical Heart panel and looked at the data he had obtained after devouring the generator set.

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +200. Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +100. Bonus reward: Strength +15, Speed +10, Defense +10!]

[Congratulations, your Mechanical Heart has successfully been upgraded to LV.2, and you have obtained the passive skill Decomposition Space!]

[Decomposition Space (Passive)]: After completing Mechanical Devour, you will obtain 20% of the materials of the mechanical device, which will be placed in the (Decomposition Space, capacity: 100 tons). When manufacturing with a mechanical blueprint, you can directly use the materials in the Decomposition Space.

[Congratulations, your Strength attribute has been upgraded to Level 2 (Burst 200 kg class)]

[Congratulations, your Defense attribute has been upgraded to Level 1 (Tough Bones and Skin)]

[Strength, Speed, and Defense attributes have all been activated, opening detailed parameters.]

[Congratulations, your Air Cannon skill has been upgraded to Level 2, 6%]

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[Current Mechanical Heart Level: LV.2 (10/1000)]

[Tip: Upgrading the Mechanical Heart can grant special skill rewards. Reaching LV3, LV6, and LV9 will grant a mysterious awakening.]

Strength Level: 2 [17%] (Burst 200 kg class)

Speed Level: 1 [62%] (Limit 10m/s)

Defense Level: 1 [21%] (Tough Bones and Skin)

[Mechanical Awakening]: Not awakened

Mechanical Devour: 2 (208/500) Increases devouring efficiency

Mechanical Crafting: 1 (112/300) Increases construction efficiency

Mechanical Passive: Scan/Repair/Decompose

[Special Skills]

Air Cannon (Normal) (Level 2, 6%)

Ice Shield (Normal) (Level 1, 22%)

Devouring a complete 1900KW generator set was the first time Lin Xian had challenged such a big thing since he had the Mechanical Heart. Although it took seven or eight hours, the harvest was exceptionally considerable.

Lin Xian looked at the light screen in front of him. Not only had his Strength and Defense been upgraded, but his Mechanical Heart had also finally been upgraded to Level 2.

The most crucial thing was that after his Defense attribute was upgraded, his three-dimensional attributes had obtained a clear indicator parameter, and after his Mechanical Heart was upgraded, the skills he had obtained also had a level indicator!

This looked very intuitive.

“So Air Cannon and Ice Shield are both normal skills. That means there are more advanced skills. If I have the chance to devour that close-in weapon system or that ‘Iron Guard 3’ military assault armor, maybe there will be a surprise…”

“Strength burst 200 kg class, damn… I’m even better than a professional boxer.”

And this Decomposition Space skill, although it was passive, Lin Xian felt that its practicality was simply maxed out!

Originally, it was very troublesome for him to scan blueprints and perform mechanical manufacturing, especially material collection. Now, not only can he directly decompose materials by devouring, but he has also obtained a storage space similar to a material storage space. This is too heaven-defying.

The only drawback is that this space can only be entered by decomposing materials after Mechanical Devour, and cannot be directly used for some kind of storage. This is a bit of a pity, otherwise he might really be able to pull that close-in weapon system away.

Not to mention anything else, if he could do this, it would definitely be much more convenient for him to devour big things in the future. But he was also content. Lin Xian was now looking forward to what awakening skills he would get after he was upgraded to level three, or what more powerful abilities he would get through devouring.

Otherwise, he would be a bit shabby relying on only one Air Cannon to deal with those monsters.

…

With two more helpers, the “Infinity” was suddenly not so deserted. After eating something and drinking some water on the train, and recovering a little energy, Lin Xian also got off the train to help.

Lou Ye was now helping KIKI move computers and servers out of the air-raid shelter. She was preparing to turn carriage 2 into an information center, and also her own private space for sleeping. For this, she even got out the bunk bed frame from the air-raid shelter dormitory.

Chen Sixuan and Sha Sha, on the other hand, were wearing gas masks from the armory and collecting scattered weapons and supplies in the courtyard of the outpost.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xian was originally a little worried, because it was now night, and there were still many zombies around. The black insects on the ground looked extremely terrifying. But Chen Sixuan and Sha Sha were each holding a gun, and were very diligently searching for things. They took out the supply boxes stained with blood and mucus without even frowning. It had to be said that the psychological tempering of the extreme environment on people was too strong.

Lin Xian was thinking about how to take away the ‘Iron Guard 3’ military assault armor and the heavy TFV600 twin-barreled tank together, so that he could study them on the road.

But just as he took two steps, he heard a rustling sound from the distance behind the railway.

He frowned and immediately moved to investigate. Not far away, he suddenly saw a limping black shadow on the railway, fleeing in panic into the depths.

Tang Hai?

Lin Xian’s face turned cold. Didn’t he just kill him? How could this guy not be dead…

“Is his vitality so tenacious?”

He raised a finger and was about to blow this scum who had killed hundreds of survivors’ head off. Who knew that at this time, a few zombies in the shadows suddenly walked out slowly. Just as Lin Xian thought this guy would be startled, Tang Hai just turned his body and walked straight through the gap between the zombies.

Tang Hai’s strange reaction caught Lin Xian’s attention. Why couldn’t the zombies see him?

After the few zombies took a few slow and staggering steps, they seemed to smell some blood, and then turned and pounced on Tang Hai.

“No, no… shouldn’t you animals not be able to see me?!” Tang Hai, who was fleeing, suddenly said in horror.

Hearing this, Lin Xian’s face was even more surprised as he held up his finger. Tang Hai actually thought that the zombies couldn’t see him. Was his brain broken?

But just now, he did see Tang Hai calmly walk past the zombies. Except for a sideways movement, he didn’t look scared at all. It was obviously not a fluke.

“What’s going on…” Lin Xian’s face sank slightly.

At this time, the few zombies finally went berserk. They pounced on Tang Hai and began to bite him.

“Ah!! No!!”

Tang Hai screamed and struggled for a moment, and soon there was no sound.

Lin Xian frowned slightly. In order to not cause a chain reaction, he raised his hand and sent a few Air Cannons to send all the zombies away. And to be on the safe side, he walked directly towards Tang Hai’s body, preparing to eliminate future troubles.

At this time, something even more strange happened.

Tang Hai’s still warm body suddenly began to tremble violently. The blood of the dead zombies next to him began to flow towards him in a visible fluid state, and soon his whole body turned blood red.

Gradually, more and more blood gathered, and it gradually turned into a blood cocoon.

Lin Xian’s pupils narrowed slightly. His subconscious told him that this was not a good sign. Could it be that Tang Hai’s subconscious action of not being noticed by the zombies just now was actually some kind of special ability of his?

This thought just flashed through his mind, and Lin Xian’s heart was shocked. So he no longer held back and directly shot several Air Cannons at the blood cocoon.

I don’t care what you are, a dead Tang Hai is a good Tang Hai!

Puff, puff, puff!

The upgraded Air Cannon was even more powerful, carrying a strong sound of breaking through the air. It immediately pierced several blood holes in the blood cocoon, and even some gray-white flesh flew out.

“There’s really something strange!”

Lin Xian’s face changed, and he raised his hand again to shoot an Air Cannon.

But the next moment, the blood cocoon seemed to sense the danger. It struggled a few times, and then exploded with a bang. A gray-white, extremely thin figure suddenly rushed out and disappeared into the thick fog in an instant.

Damn it!

Lin Xian, who noticed that something was wrong, chased after him for a few steps, but saw that there were no living creatures in the black fog. He thought that Professor Chen and Sha Sha, who had no abilities, were still in the courtyard not far below, so he quickly retreated.

At this time, the night and thick fog were shrouded. Even zombies were easy to appear in the dark. For the sake of caution, Lin Xian decided to let the others get on the train in advance.

Clang, clang~

The “Infinity” soon drove back to the platform of Beiwang Station. Lin Xian did not delay for a moment and immediately cooperated with Chen Sixuan to prepare the carriages.

Lou Ye was also a good hand at using tools. With the cooperation of the three, they quickly completed the redeployment of the train.

The Giant Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive and the Star Ring 7F electric locomotive were still at the front. Carriages 1 and 2 were unchanged. Tang Hai’s two passenger carriages full of supplies were placed after carriage 2, becoming the new carriages 3 and 4. The original carriage 3, which stored tools and had a tailboard, became carriage 5.

In addition, there were four flatbed trailers behind, carrying 2 military jeeps, a heavy-duty off-road vehicle, and Qian Yu’s armored car.

The last original short-distance freight electric locomotive was pulled at the end. This thing did not have a tandem carriage and was heavy to carry. Lin Xian was prepared to devour it after leaving the fog, and maybe there would be a big harvest.

In order to facilitate the care of the tool carriage, Lin Xian asked Lou Ye to stay in carriage 5, while Lou Shasha lived in carriage 2 with KIKI, and the two of them happened to have a bunk bed.