Chapter 196: Preparations

“What about the chemical plant?” KIKI asked.

“Same as before, you and me. But to deal with unexpected situations, I’ll bring along Lu Chang, Miao Lu, and a few others to provide cover for us when necessary.”

“Huh?” Shasha’s eyes widened upon hearing this. “What about me?”

“Brother Xian.” At this moment, Da Lou also spoke up, “Tomorrow at the chemical plant, let me go with you.”

Lin Xian shook his head. “No need. I have an important mission for you and your sister tomorrow.”

“What mission?”

“Guard the train.”

“Huh?” Da Lou looked puzzled. “Brother Xian, didn’t you say it’s very dangerous over there?”

“It’s also very dangerous here.” Lin Xian’s expression was profound as he lowered his head and continued to manufacture bullets. “Our target is their base, but they might be thinking the same thing.”

“So Shasha, Da Lou, you two will combine with the close-in weapon system on the train to form the strongest firepower. If anyone tries to attack the train, blast them to death.”

Da Lou was stunned. Shasha beside him tutted and nudged her brother with her elbow. “Stupid, Brother Lin means it’s also very dangerous here on the train. Anyway, we just need to follow Brother Lin’s arrangements.”

Da Lou nodded. “Okay, Brother Xian. Don’t worry, I will definitely guard the train well.”

“And me.” Seeing that everyone had been assigned a role, Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian with a somewhat dim expression. “Am I still guarding the train?”

Lin Xian raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Sixuan. “No, Teacher Chen, you don’t have to guard the train this time.” As he spoke, he pointed to the warehouse not far from the freight station under the night sky. “The roof of that warehouse is the commanding height of this area. I need you to provide cover for all of us from there.”

Chen Sixuan’s eyes lit up. “Really? But…”

“Yay, Sister Chen is going to be a sniper!” KIKI said with an eager face. “This is your time to shine.”

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian, then nodded seriously and took a deep breath. “Okay, I understand.”

It was the first time Lin Xian had assigned her a combat role. For some reason, Chen Sixuan’s heart began to race with excitement, completely forgetting the fear in the darkness.

…

As night fell, the entire Infinity was sealed. Except for the personnel on duty, Lin Xian let everyone else rest early.

Having the experience of one night, he was already clear that no outside Aberrations would invade the station. The Vajra convoy would not run out to die at night either. The only trouble was the roaming Impersonators. However, from the current observation, after that wave of siege, the Impersonators had all returned to the town, with no signs of appearing.

Moreover, compared to the Aberrations, the biggest threat from these Impersonators came from infiltration. Their actual attack power was not even as good as the C-class Aberration, the red centipede, in Beiwan. With the current defensive capabilities of the Infinity, it could still hold on.

In car number 1, Lin Xian took a shower for himself, a hot one at that.

Since leaving Jiang City, such opportunities were truly rare. Although the Infinity had always had a bathroom, due to the tight water resources and the constant fleeing, there was basically no chance to take a shower. And later, after learning that the night had contaminated the world’s water systems, it became even rarer.

Now, with the Isomorphic Cube on the train plus Lin Xian’s special water purification system, the water problem was basically solved. The few girls on the train could also take a good shower, washing away the blood and hardship stained on their bodies from fleeing day and night.

After showering, Lin Xian took out a heavy object from the storage cabinet and placed it on the table. He then activated his Mechanical Heart and began to manually draw a blueprint.

On the table was a section of a mechanical arm that Shu Qin had taken from Guo Lao’er’s body when they entered Yubei City. Lin Xian had already scanned it. The blueprint was for [Genesis Industries HG55 Mechanical Prosthesis – Left].

This thing wasn’t a particularly advanced item. It was mainly for people with physical disabilities and could be used for ordinary industrial activities. However, because it was an industrial type, its torque and power were relatively large, and its all-metal structure was quite durable. An ordinary person’s combat power would be much stronger after installing it. Of course, compared to military-grade ones, it was far behind in terms of flexibility, functionality, and combat capability. However, this thing had been illegally modified by Guo Lao’er in the black market for weapon-grade use, and its threat was not small.

Lin Xian directly used his Mechanical Heart to open an embedded slot on its wrist, which contained a small metal bar. It was a miniature bomb. Lin Xian had tested it and determined that it should be a high-energy compound explosive like an all-nitrogen anion salt.

With Lin Xian’s level, it wasn’t a big problem to create such a bomb, but he needed to design a simple fixing and detonation device based on the metal preparation kettle in the chemical plant.

As for that mechanical arm, Lin Xian planned to scan it or devour it and take it away. Repairing it would be a waste of time. He could use it to add to the train later for some external operations.

“Right, that guy’s set of TRP-4 special industrial active exoskeleton power armor, I’d better find a way to get my hands on it.”

Lin Xian raised one hand, and the light of the fabrication center flickered. Countless materials were converted, and soon, a miniature bomb was created by him.

“With power armor, I can use it as a basis for weapon expansion. Then I won’t have to rely on the wind cannon and electric surge to fight enemies. The blueprint upgrades in my research center can also be developed around power armor. I can even equip Teacher Chen and the others with a set each.”

Thinking of this, Lin Xian’s heart burned slightly. He was originally a little regretful that he hadn’t scanned any military power armor. He didn’t expect to encounter such an advanced item in such a small town, which made him a little happy.

After making some preparations, Lin Xian came to car number 2 and checked the situation around the train on the sentinel system. After confirming that everything was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief. So he returned to car number 1. Because Shu Qin and others were on duty, he seized the time and rested for 4 hours. When he woke up, it was already past 2 a.m.

At this time, Teacher Chen, KIKI, and the others were already resting. Lin Xian was about to wake up Shasha, Da Lou, and a few good hands like Miao Lu and Lu Chang from the rear car to start preparing ammunition, and also let Shu Qin rest for a while.

But when he came to car number 3, he inexplicably heard a woman’s murmuring and panting sound. He glanced around but didn’t see Director Ding. His gaze then swept towards the rest room, and sure enough, the sound was coming from inside.

Suspicious, he walked over directly. Just as he was about to knock, Ding Junyi’s voice came from inside.

“Wait a moment.”

After she spoke, there was some rustling inside, as if she was getting dressed. A minute later, the door to the rest room opened. Ding Junyi stood at the door with a flushed face and looked at Lin Xian. “Is there something you need?”

Lin Xian frowned and looked at her. “Your schedule, shouldn’t you be asleep at this time?”