Chapter 214: Wandering Blue Star

When she said this, Chen Sixuan, KIKI, Da Lou, Shasha, and the others all looked astonished, their gazes turning to Lin Xian.

Lin Xian was also a bit stunned. He was indeed somewhat cut off from outside information on the Infinity. As soon as they left Jiang City, they had collected a large amount of supplies from the Oasis convoy—Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan had spent over half an hour carrying it all. Later, at the outpost, they took the supplies Tang Hai had painstakingly saved for a long time. Along the way, he had felt that maintaining two meals a day was already living frugally. He never expected that other survivors were gnawing on tree bark and eating dried rats…

He looked at Shu Qin. He now realized that when he repaired the water purifier for her and she offered a case of canned food in exchange, it was already of immense value to her, yet Lin Xian hadn’t thought much of it…

“I thought eating two meals a day was already very little.” Lin Xian gave a wry smile and looked at Chen Sixuan. “So the living conditions on our Infinity are actually this good.”

Now, with the A1-grade subcritical reverse osmosis water purifier and water circulation system, plus the Isomeric Cube on the train, they could drink clean water anytime and even take showers. They had large beds to sleep on, heating, and a sturdy fortress-like armor for defense. They could even have canned food and snacks with every meal. Looking at it now, it was practically the life of gods.

Lin Xian was even considering growing some green vegetables to improve their overly meat-heavy daily diet…

“Oh my god, if word of this gets out, everyone will want to get on our train,” Shasha’s eyes widened. “I don’t want to eat dried rats, but if I were starving, I’d have no choice.”

Lin Xian nodded, feeling a great sense of crisis, but also a huge opportunity.

“Don’t worry, Brother Lin won’t let you eat dried rats.”

“I happen to have a plan.” Lin Xian looked at KIKI and said, “Didn’t you suggest before that we manufacture weapons and machinery to trade for supplies with other survivors? We just got a radio. I think it’s time to start broadcasting.”

“Are we really going to broadcast?” KIKI hugged her legs and looked at Lin Xian. “Aren’t you afraid of being targeted now?”

Previously, when KIKI was seriously injured and in a coma, Lin Xian had wanted to find blood essence but had no way to contact other survivors. He was forced to go to Yuchi City to set traps and kill Aberrations. He had barely managed to get one blood essence after a life-and-death struggle and was captured by the Aberration radio as a result. If it weren’t for his mechanical Esper ability, he would have had no way to escape from the Aberration frequency. The thought still gave him lingering fear.

After crossing the high-altitude corridor, survivors all over the world were in a great migration. Lin Xian had also considered it carefully. His mechanical Esper ability could be used to trade for supplies. He dared to say that the A1-grade subcritical reverse osmosis water purifier he made could be traded for five level-one blood essences and still be considered a super value.

But a gentleman is not guilty; his treasure is. Although his mechanical Esper ability was powerful, his team was small before, and he didn’t dare to actively contact other armed groups. Now, with KIKI, Shu Qin, Da Lou, and Lu Xingchen as strong combatants by his side, the firepower of the entire train was enough to overturn a large Aberration. With his courage bolstered, he naturally needed to leverage his mechanical Esper advantage to obtain more resources. Otherwise, once they entered deep mountains, old forests, swamps, or deserts and couldn’t find supplies, having an Esper ability would be useless, and they’d be left to eat dried rats.

“We need to be proactive when it’s time to be proactive. And when we broadcast, besides trading for supplies, we also need to gain attention.”

Lin Xian said to KIKI, “Didn’t Wei Kexue give us an emergency code before? After we enter Hengshan Pass, we can use the survivor frequency to broadcast. We might be able to contact people from the Phoenix Society. The movement of the S-class Aberration in the Parma grasslands is currently unknown. We might have to stay in Hengshan Pass for a day to observe the situation and try to avoid it. What do you all think?”

Chen Sixuan nodded: “I’ll listen to you.”

“Captain Lin, you just make the arrangements.” Shu Qin looked enthusiastic.

The others also nodded. With Lin Xian’s mechanical Esper ability, the train was not short of firearms and ammunition; there were more guns than people. But for other survivors, firearms were life-saving tools. Trading them for some survival supplies was indeed a very rational choice.

“Yay!”

KIKI’s eyes lit up. “So what should we say in our broadcast?”

“Just keep it low-key,” Lin Xian said.

“Low-key, huh…”

KIKI gave Lin Xian an interested look, then picked up the microphone of the radio.

*Ahem, ahem~*

“Hello everyone, this is the Infinity Convoy. We will arrive at the Hengshan Pass train station in 3 hours. Our convoy has plenty of guns, plenty of bullets, and we also provide advanced water purifiers and various mechanical equipment, as well as mechanical repair services. We will be stopped for 1 day. We accept all kinds of food, snacks, small potato chips, chocolate, drinks, and biscuits in exchange. The more, the better! A Spark-26 fully automatic tactical rifle plus 120 rounds of ammunition can be exchanged for just one box of biscuits~”

Chen Sixuan frowned at KIKI. “Isn’t that too cheap?”

“Aiya, Sister Chen, didn’t you hear that some Fu Lu Shou convoy is also selling machinery? If we don’t set a competitive price, how can we snatch the business!” KIKI said with a grin.

Shu Qin was also a bit taken aback and said, “I think what Captain Chen means is, if you’re so cheap, will people even dare to come?”

A box of biscuits for an automatic rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition was, in Shu Qin’s view, an incredible deal. In this apocalypse, being too cheap could also arouse suspicion. Moreover, they were only staying for one day and had no fixed shelter. Who knew if they were a mobile bandit convoy setting a trap.

“It’s fine.” Lin Xian smiled, seeing Shu Qin’s concern. “This kind of automatic rifle isn’t difficult to make. Exchanging it for a box of biscuits is already very good. Two for a case of canned food is also no problem. It’s not easy for survivors to live now. Firearms are life-saving tools. Since I can make them, there’s no need to exploit these people.”

Shu Qin’s expression froze slightly upon hearing this. She looked at Lin Xian with a hint of fervor and admiration in her eyes and nodded. “Mmm.”

In fact, Lin Xian wasn’t just trying to be some kind-hearted do-gooder. It was just that for him, making ordinary rifles was indeed not difficult. He felt there was absolutely no need to be an apocalyptic profiteer when it came to those struggling survivors.

KIKI crossed her legs, saying enthusiastically, “Also, according to my vision, our fame hasn’t spread yet. Back at the climbing passage, so many survivor convoys saw Lin Xian as a savior. Even mobile cities like Silver Star and Longshan One, and even the Phoenix Society, have acknowledged us. Maybe it won’t be long before our name is known throughout the world, and lots and lots of Espers and beautiful women will be scrambling to join your Infinity. You’ll definitely be spoiled for choice, and 1000 carriages won’t be enough to hold them all…”

The more KIKI spoke, the more excited she became, her eyes curving into crescents. “By then, we’ll have a thousand carriages, equipped with starship thrusters and electromagnetic railguns. We’ll fly right out of Blue Star, taking human civilization with us, continue to accelerate in outer space, fly towards Proxima Centauri, escape the solar system’s orbit, fly towards our destination, accelerate uninterrupted for 500 years to five-thousandths of the speed of light, then glide at that speed for 1300 years, and finally spend another 100-plus years to enter Proxima Centauri’s orbit, find a new planet, arrive at a new human homeland, and begin to prosper and continue the new human civilization…”

Lin Xian shot up and poked the little girl on her smooth forehead. “It’s 2069, are you playing ‘Wandering Blue Star’ here?”

“Ouch!” KIKI clutched her head, gritting her teeth. “Weren’t you the one who said we should soar to the clouds?”

“Mmm, mmm~” Lu Xingchen, who had been quietly sipping tea in the corner, finally spoke slowly like a grandmaster. “A man born between heaven and earth should naturally have such grand ambitions.”

Da Lou raised his hand at this moment and said with a serious face, “Brother Xian, I… have a fear of heights.”

“Aiya, you idiot~ We’d be flying in outer space. Are you still afraid of falling to the ground, my dear brother?” Shasha was very excited by KIKI’s words and now looked at Da Lou with a bit of disdain.

“Alright, then let’s work towards that goal.”

Lin Xian looked at the time and gave instructions to the group. “It’s almost dawn. Let’s get ready to depart.”

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