Chapter 11: Chen Sixuan’s Thoughts

Clang, clang.

Driving in the dark with unknown road conditions was clearly an extremely unwise act. The huge commotion attracted waves of zombie howls from outside.

Lin Xian realized that this was not a sustainable solution, so he quickly ran to the cockpit.

“We’re about to pass the elevated light rail line of the third ring road. We might be able to stop there for a while.”

As if sensing Lin Xian’s worries, Chen Sixuan immediately told him a feasible plan.

“Okay!”

Stopping on the elevated bridge would be much safer, as it was far from the ground and most zombies couldn’t follow.

However, what Lin Xian was most worried about at this moment was the white giant monster from earlier.

Screech~

After the train stopped on the elevated bridge, Lin Xian immediately turned off all the lights inside the train and at the same time, constantly observed the movements outside.

“What was that thing just now?” Chen Sixuan asked with a pale face.

Lin Xian shook his head. “Who knows. If we’re targeted by something like that, we’ll be lucky to escape with our lives.”

“Then what do we do? Do we leave the city during the day?”

“I have that in mind. There’s a freight warehouse at Jiang City Station. We’ll go check it out tomorrow, and then we can probably leave the city.”

Lin Xian actually had another purpose, which was to see if he could find an electric locomotive at Jiang City Station.

The industrial foundation of this era was basically electrified, but electric locomotives themselves did not have a prime mover. They relied on receiving current from the contact network as energy, and the traction motor drove the locomotive forward. So once the railway power grid was down, this mechanical beast could only lie dormant on the tracks, with almost no value.

Of course, it had no value for ordinary people, but it was a different story for Lin Xian.

Lin Xian had previously envisioned hooking up an electric locomotive as a backup power generation car. When he used his ability to drive the train forward, the electric locomotive could generate and store energy through kinetic energy. Even if the recovery efficiency was only 30%-40%, as long as it could still keep the train running and provide power for other things on the train while he was resting, it could basically achieve a short-term “infinite energy” cycle.

And Jiang City Station itself was a large station. If he had the chance to find one, it would save him some effort later on.

“Have you eaten?”

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan and found that her face was very haggard. Although she had finally eaten something today and recovered a little, she had been struggling in a dark house for more than two months, and her spirit was already on the verge of collapse.

This afternoon, she had witnessed Director Liang’s tragic death and was attacked by a monster. Now that she had relaxed, her whole person was in a bit of a trance.

“I…”

When Chen Sixuan heard Lin Xian ask her, her tone was a little humble. “I just sorted out the water and food. I roughly calculated that if we eat one meal a day, we can only last for about a month.”

When she said this, she felt a little guilty, because she had included both herself and Lin Xian in the category of ‘one meal a day’, and Lin Xian had not told her that she was allowed to eat one meal a day like him.

Lin Xian’s eyes moved slightly, and he looked at carriage 1. At this time, Chen Sixuan had already laid out the bed and sofa, and the pillows and quilts were also neatly arranged.

Except for the TV that she didn’t know how to install and the steel bed frame that hadn’t been welded yet, carriage 1 had been transformed from a homeless person’s den into a cozy one-bedroom apartment, making both of them, who had been ravaged by the fear of the apocalypse for months, feel like they wanted to lie down on the bed and have a good sleep.

Lin Xian walked over and took a can of fruit from the storage rack and handed it to Chen Sixuan.

“Eat it. After you eat, get some sleep.”

“Huh?!”

Chen Sixuan exclaimed in surprise. She looked at the can in Lin Xian’s hand, her eyes filled with both longing and a daze.

The sweet canned fruit instantly whetted her appetite, but the words “get some sleep” made her mind wander.

“Th… thank you.”

She obediently took it, then sat down on the sofa, opened the can of fruit, and took a sip.

It was incredibly sweet, and it seemed as if every cell in her body was shouting with joy.

At this moment, Chen Sixuan felt dizzy, and even her consciousness was a little hazy. She ate the canned fruit in large mouthfuls, her heart murmuring.

So sweet, so delicious, I really want to sleep.

Sigh… so what if he’s a student, so what if I’m a teacher? In this environment, he’s just a man, and I’m just a woman.

And he’s an ability user, and he saved my life. Even my life is his, so what does it matter? He can do whatever he wants.

This thought, like a demon’s whisper, echoed in Chen Sixuan’s ears, making her back tingle. She unconsciously clamped her legs together, feeling a sense of exhilaration after abandoning her three views.

Soon, she finished the entire can. Then she stood up, walked halfway, and then remembered something. She turned around, took her backpack, found a small item from inside, and clutched it in her hand. Then she silently sat on the edge of the bed.

Lin Xian was in carriage 3 at this time, using his ability to repair the damaged hydraulic tailboard. When he returned to carriage 1 and saw Chen Sixuan sitting on the edge of the bed with her head bowed, he frowned.

“What are you sitting there for? Go to sleep. We’ll take turns on watch tonight. You can get up later.”

As soon as he said this, Chen Sixuan looked up in surprise, her eyes flashing with a complicated expression. She hastily replied, “Oh, oh~ okay.”

After saying that, she felt both ashamed and annoyed. She quickly got up and went to the sofa, took off her shoes, lay down on the sofa, and stuffed the small item back into her bag.

Lin Xian took a bottle of water. He naturally saw Chen Sixuan’s embarrassment, but he hadn’t reached the point where his lust controlled his brain. He didn’t know if he had shaken off that white giant monster just now. At a time of life and death, only an idiot would be thinking about what’s in their pants.

At this time, Lin Xian came to carriage 2 and saw that the mysterious girl was still sleeping. He suddenly felt a little strange.

Logically speaking, she had been sleeping for too long. It had been almost 20 hours since last night, and she was still sleeping. Was she really asleep or pretending to be asleep?

Thinking of this, Lin Xian frowned, leaned in front of the girl, and pinched her tender little cheek.

“Hey, if you keep pretending to be asleep, I’ll throw you on the road.”

“Wake up!”

“I’m taking off your pants!”

“Wow, they’re pink…”

However, the girl was still sleeping peacefully, her face serene, her long eyelashes fluttering. Lin Xian felt a little helpless.

If it weren’t for the fact that this girl had some mysterious and unknown ability, Lin Xian would not have saved her at all. If she was just a burden, it would be fine, but who knew if she would be a help or a threat to Lin Xian after she woke up?

The temperature dropped sharply at night. He sighed helplessly, carried the girl to carriage 1. At this time, Chen Sixuan had also fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion. So he also placed the girl on the sofa and covered both of them with two new thick quilts.

“Hmm, raising a car full of beauties isn’t bad either.”

Looking at the two sleeping women, one with a beautiful face and a gentle temperament, the other delicate and exquisite, a little beauty in the making, Lin Xian felt a strange sense of rakish accomplishment.

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