Chapter 169: Train Upgrade Plan 1

“Oh yeah!”

KIKI cheered. “We’re finally upgrading the train.”

Although Shu Qin’s group knew that Lin Xian was a mechanical Esper, they still looked at each other in confusion when they heard him say he was upgrading the train.

An idea sparked in Lin Xian’s mind. He raised his right hand, and a fluorescent light glowed in his palm. Several materials flew out, coalescing, shaping, forging, and assembling!

Clank, clank, clank!

A Roarer K23 electric rotary machine gun was created out of thin air. Thud! The massive gun body landed on the ground in front of Da Lou.

“Da Lou, a new toy for you.”

Watching this magical scene, everyone in Shu Qin’s convoy jumped in shock. A Gatling gun like this was a major weapon for a convoy, usually only seen in medium to large-sized groups.

They never expected Lin Xian to ‘conjure’ one with a raise of his hand. It truly stunned everyone.

“Wow!”

Shasha and Lu Xingchen stared with wide eyes. Da Lou’s eyes widened as he bent down and picked it up from the ground.

Click~

The heavy feel, the six barrels exuding a destructive aura, combined with Da Lou’s own tower-like physique, instantly gave him the air of a war god.

“Bro! So cool!”

“Heh.” Da Lou licked his lips, holding the massive weapon with delight. He said to Lin Xian, “Thanks, Brother Xian.”

“What’s there to thank?” Lin Xian pointed to the Infinity. “Since we have time now, let’s give our fortress train a good upgrade. We’ll install weapons where they’re needed and renovate the cars where they need it. With so many people, shouldn’t we make our living environment a little better?”

“Yay!” KIKI said excitedly. “My car number two is getting an upgrade too.”

“Captain Lin.”

Shu Qin’s face was full of joy. “Just tell us what you need.”

Lin Xian nodded. “You take some people and get all the useful things from these cars, including your own. Then have Teacher Chen take inventory.”

“Understood, I’ll get right on it.”

Lin Xian then looked at Lu Xingchen. “Fire God, you take a few good hands and help me find some good vantage points here for sentry duty. If there are any zombies or other troubles, take care of them.”

“No problem,” Lu Xingchen said cockily. “Leave it to me.”

“Da Lou, Shasha, you two organize all the weapons and ammunition.” Lin Xian pointed to an empty space. “Lay out our firepower.”

“Okay, Brother Xian.”

“YES!” Shasha was energized.

“The rest of you, help me clear out those passenger cars. KIKI, Teacher Chen, let’s re-plan the layout of the cars.”

“Alright,” KIKI and Chen Sixuan agreed.

Lin Xian looked at the Infinity. Now that he had the manpower, time, and a location, it was a rare opportunity that he had to seize to properly upgrade the vehicle.

Thus, under Lin Xian’s command, everyone began to move.

This time, he planned to first create the train’s combat car, car doors, lifting platform, as well as the external armored electric blade device, the sentinel system, and the 1130.

In car number two, Lin Xian, KIKI, and Chen Sixuan were studying the car layout on the computer.

“The Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive as the head, and the Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive as the tail. These two will remain unchanged, but there are two problems that need to be solved.”

KIKI pointed to the rough model of the train on the computer and said, “It’s best to connect the control system of the nuclear-powered locomotive to my station, so I can monitor the entire train’s operational status. Then, connect the sentinel and radar systems, and integrate the water, air, heating, electricity, and information systems. Wa-cha-cha~ Our Infinity will become a smart train.”

“And the second problem?”

“That would be the armed firepower, of course.” KIKI pointed to the last car. “After adding five cars, excluding the power units, we’ll have 12 cars. With such a long train, we can’t just run back and forth with walkie-talkies to defend ourselves when we encounter danger, especially since this nuclear-powered locomotive needs protection. So I think car number 12 should be converted into a weapon station. The 1130 close-in weapon system you want to build should be placed here.”

Lin Xian nodded. KIKI’s idea coincided with his own. “That’s what I was planning too. With more people, if there are no accidents, our nuclear-powered car will be closed off during normal times. Converting car number 12 into a defensive car can also protect our power unit.”

“Should we add more protection like the Dragon Mountain One?” Chen Sixuan said. “I observed the layout of the Dragon Mountain One’s cars last night. The light and heavy firepower and anti-air defenses are very evenly distributed, basically covering the entire train.”

“Hmm, that makes sense. In that case, car number five will be a flexible defensive car. We’ll add a retractable Gatling gun on the roof and an entry/exit point for personnel. Da Lou and Lu Xingchen should have no problem guarding the middle section.”

“Eh?” KIKI stared at him with wide eyes. “I thought you were going to install another 1130.”

Lin Xian gave her a speechless look. “Do you think I’m a mobile armory? I can just build things on a whim? I don’t even know if I can finish that one with all the materials in this maintenance workshop, and you want me to build two.”

KIKI stuck out her tongue and glanced at him secretly. “Is that all the stock you have on you?”

Lin Xian: “…”

Why did that sound a little strange?

“By the way,” KIKI pointed to the roof. “Didn’t you promise to give car number two an armed roof too?”

“I was planning to.”

Lin Xian said in a deep voice, “I’m planning to install a G3 electromagnetic railgun and a bulletproof firing cabin here.”

“Wow, really…” KIKI’s eyes lit up, and she was about to stand up, but her expression suddenly changed. She pointed at Lin Xian and said, “Is there a ‘but’?”

“But…”

Lin Xian smiled. “It’s the same. I can only build the bulletproof firing cabin first. The electromagnetic railgun will have to wait due to material issues.”

With the preparation center, the material problem was theoretically solved, but only in theory. When it came to high-level materials like level 2 or 3 materials, if Lin Xian could only use low-level materials to convert them, the efficiency would be very poor, and the output would not be much. It would probably take a long time to gather enough materials for the electromagnetic railgun.

“Also, if this electromagnetic railgun is installed in car number two, your living space will be much smaller,” Lin Xian shrugged. “After all, this thing is quite large. For driving safety, it must have an embedded lifting platform, and it also needs a set of high-energy capacitor units underneath, which will take up a lot of car space.”

“What’s the big deal?”

KIKI sat on the swivel chair with a nonchalant expression. “Shasha and I just sleep in a bunk bed. Most of car number two is empty. One car is almost 30 meters long. We don’t need that much space.”

As she spoke, she gave Lin Xian an annoyed glance. “Do you think we’re like you two, who like to mess around?”

Chen Sixuan didn’t expect KIKI to suddenly say something so out of the blue, and her face immediately turned red. “What are you talking about? Aren’t we talking about serious business…”

Lin Xian smiled helplessly. “Fine, then it’s settled for car number two. The server, the drones, the sentinel system, the nuclear-powered locomotive’s central control, all integrated here for you. Satisfied?”