Chapter 182: The Small Town

(PS: Many friends have said that the data panel is just padding the word count. Actually, it’s not. The main reason is that this mechanical Esper ability is quite complex, and I usually only release it every few dozen chapters. The last time an upgrade appeared was in chapter 120… The content of the upgrades is relatively small. But since everyone thinks it’s padding, I’ll try to simplify it in the future. Thank you all for your tolerance and understanding.)

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At 10 AM, the sky was already bright. After a night of anxious vigilance, the light had finally arrived, and the tense atmosphere inside the Infinity had finally eased a bit.

Because the car doors were not opened, Chen Sixuan began to lead a group of people to continue assembling the living area inside the cars, while also distributing water and food.

Shasha had slept for a night and had gotten up early to organize the arsenal in car number 5 with her brother.

Lin Xian had slept for three hours and had recovered some energy. When he came out of the living cabin, he saw that KIKI was already sitting in front of the computer in the information center, munching on bread while operating the drone to observe the information about the small town.

Seeing Lin Xian walk into car number 2, KIKI glanced at him, a meaningful smile playing on her lips. Then she turned her head back and looked at the screen as if nothing had happened.

Lin Xian saw that the look in this little girl’s eyes was a bit off, and he immediately felt a little awkward. He thought to himself, could it be that she found out about him stealing a kiss from her last night?

If that was the case, then his image in KIKI’s heart would probably be that of an unshakeable beast.

“You’re awake?”

At this moment, Chen Sixuan also walked over and said to Lin Xian, “Did you only sleep for a few hours?”

Lin Xian was about to say something, but when he saw Chen Sixuan coming over, he cleared his throat and replied to her, “It’s enough. I can’t sleep for too long. It’s daytime now, and I’m preparing to take some people to the town to have a look.”

“I want to go too! I want to go too!”

Shasha ran over from the corridor, looking eager to try.

“You shouldn’t go. We need to leave some people on the train for defense. If you really want to get off, you can search the area around this freight station with them and see if there’s anything.”

“Ah…” Shasha was immediately a little disappointed. “Alright then, you guys be careful.”

“By the way.”

Lin Xian remembered something. He mobilized the materials from the preparation factory and began to manufacture quickly. Ten minutes later, a black Thunderstorm A1 grenade launcher was created.

“Wow!!”

Shasha’s eyes widened. She took it from Lin Xian’s hand, her face full of surprise. “Heavens, Brother Lin, when did you learn to make this?”

The small Shasha holding this big guy looked a bit out of place, but Lin Xian found that this big guy didn’t seem so heavy in her hands, and he was immediately a little surprised.

“You seem to be holding it very easily?”

“Is it heavy?” Shasha weighed it in her hand. “It’s a little heavier than my old one, but this one can hold six rounds at once. It must be a lot more powerful.”

The disappointment from just now seemed to have been swept away. Shasha’s eyes were shining at this moment, and she couldn’t put it down.

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian at this moment. “Then how should we arrange the rest of the people?”

“You take some people to clean the outside of the train. Shasha, take Brother Huo to check the freight station. Collect any good supplies you find. Kiki, Shu Qin, Da Lou, and I will split into two groups and go to the town to check the situation first.”

There were still Ding Junyi and some women from the living area on the train. Lin Xian felt a little more at ease leaving Lu Xingchen, this fire-based Esper, behind. Anyway, this guy didn’t like to wander around. He only liked to sunbathe and make tea, and his strength was very strong. He was an excellent choice to guard the train.

And Shu Qin was extremely skilled, cautious, and sharp. Lin Xian planned to have her take Da Lou to check the situation around the small town.

He wanted to know if there was anything special about the area and range of this small town that could block the entry of Aberrations.

“Also,” Lin Xian glanced at the direction of the cockpit and said to Chen Sixuan, “pay attention to the transponder and the communicator. Let me know if anything happens.”

“Mmm.”

“By the way, the weapon station has been deployed now. You can use the automatic firing mode if necessary. Director Ding has entered our personnel’s facial and physical information into the friendly forces system. If you don’t know how to use the target acquisition, you can ask Shasha. I taught her this morning,” KIKI said to Chen Sixuan.

Chen Sixuan was confused and looked at Lin Xian. “That big cannon?”

Lin Xian nodded. “Just in case, you guys on the train also have countermeasures.”

Although it was daytime, since the on-board weapon station had already been built, the personnel guarding the train still needed to be able to use it. If they encountered trouble, the people on the train could also use the close-in weapon system for cover.

“Okay, I know.” Chen Sixuan nodded, feeling a little emotional in her heart.

Previously, when she was guarding the train, she could only hold a wrench and wait anxiously for Lin Xian to return. But now, not only did she have an armed team, but she also had an on-board close-in weapon system. Both her defense and firepower had been greatly improved.

Under Lin Xian’s arrangement, the entire crew was ready to go. The combat personnel were all armed and stood behind the automatic doors of cars 5 and 11, waiting for Lin Xian to open them.

“Everyone, pay attention. There may be other survivors here. It’s unclear whether they are friends or foes. Be cautious.”

Lin Xian said on the public channel using the communicator.

Hiss~

The automatic explosion-proof doors opened quickly. Although the sun was shining brightly outside, a cold aura blew in. The temperature inside the car was higher than outside because there were more people living there.

Everyone got off the train with their guns raised. Lin Xian waved his hand, and Lu Chang, Miao Lu, and a group of other evolved experts agilely dispersed, beginning to screen the situation on the platform around the train.

Shasha, holding her new weapon, also got off the train with Lu Xingchen, one in front of the other.

The lifting platform of car number 11 lowered, and Da Lou drove a bulletproof off-road vehicle onto the platform. Shu Qin got into the passenger seat and said to Lin Xian, “Captain Lin, be careful. Those who hide in small towns are likely to be lawless people.”

“I know.” Lin Xian nodded and pointed to the back of the railway. “Da Lou, Shu Qin, you guys search from the area we came in from, along the outskirts of the town. It’s best to determine the general range.”

If there was an area that could block Aberrations, then there must be something special about that area. It could be in the town or on the outskirts. To be cautious, Lin Xian had split into two groups to investigate. It was also because of the strange situation in this place that Lin Xian did not let the ordinary team members go into the small town to search for supplies first. He did not want to use these teammates as cannon fodder.

“Okay, Brother Xian,” Da Lou replied, then started the engine and drove out of the station.

Vroom~

“Let’s go too.”

KIKI also drove down the motorcycle that hadn’t been ridden for a long time, carrying Lin Xian along the road towards the town.

The entire Infinity was guarded by combat personnel. After Lin Xian and Shu Qin left as the reconnaissance team, Chen Sixuan also began to lead people off the train to clean the bloodstains and flesh from the battle with the Aberrations last night with a high-pressure water gun. These things gave off a foul smell, and Lin Xian was also worried that this smell was one of the reasons that attracted the night Aberrations. Since the beginning of the apocalypse, he had always had the habit of cleaning and deodorizing his shelter. This point was also recognized by Chen Sixuan, who would always try to clean the train as much as possible.

“Let’s go, let’s go check those warehouses.~”

Shasha, small but acting like a big shot, wearing a pair of sunglasses and holding the Thunderstorm A1 grenade launcher, said to Lu Xingchen with great style.

At this moment, Lu Xingchen was carrying a stool down, preparing to guard the train while leisurely sunbathing.

Tsk~

Shasha glared at him. “Stop slacking off. Didn’t you want to find tea leaves? Are you still looking or not?”

Lu Xingchen crossed his arms, glanced at the sealed warehouse door, and chuckled. “Stupid. This venerable one can see at a glance that this is a place for storing chemicals. How could there be tea leaves~”

Shasha was immediately furious. Just as she was about to explode, her eyes suddenly rolled, and she muttered slyly, “Alright, since you’re not going, I’ll go with them myself. Anyway, if I run into any bad guys and get killed, it doesn’t matter. People will at most just say that you, this fire god, are all talk and no action, strong on the outside but weak on the inside, all for show…”