Chapter 170: Train Upgrade Plan 2

“Hee hee, that’s more like it.”

Seemingly enjoying the feeling of being in control, KIKI giggled and continued, “So what about the remaining cars? How are you planning to arrange them?”

Lin Xian looked toward the train corridor. “My idea is this: cars number one and two will remain unchanged. I promised Director Ding that car number three would be a research car, so that won’t change either. I’m planning to slightly modify car number four into a planting car. Da Lou and Lu Xingchen are living in car number five. Since it’s a defensive car and needs to be equipped with light and heavy firepower, I’m planning to store some of the train’s weapons there, and I’ll also install an automatic blast-proof door for armed personnel to enter and exit.”

“Then there’s car number eleven, which will be used for storing tools and miscellaneous items. We can keep our armored vehicle and two high-configuration vehicles from Shu Qin’s side. I’ll design a large lifting door for easy loading and unloading of vehicles. Sometimes we’ll need these cars and motorcycles for exploration and mobility.”

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan. “The remaining cars are mainly for living. Teacher Chen, do you have any suggestions?”

Chen Sixuan’s expression brightened slightly upon hearing this. Feeling Lin Xian’s respect for her, she was happy and didn’t act coy. She began to speak seriously, “Cars number six to ten, these five cars, can all be used as living cars. However, my suggestion is to convert car number six into a dining car and car number seven into a supply storage car. Shu Qin has a few women who know how to cook and can be in charge of logistics. Now that we have so many people, we can arrange to supply food for the entire train. The food supplies for the whole train can be concentrated in the dining car and car number seven. This centralized management will allow us to accurately know our food supply situation and also avoid hygiene problems.”

“Then for cars number eight, nine, and ten, we can directly modify the sleeper cars from that passenger train. Each of those cars has 12 compartments, and each compartment can accommodate at least four people. With our current number of people, it’s enough for everyone to have their own room.”

Chen Sixuan continued, “There’s also the matter of shifts. Although you said you’re setting up a sentinel system, I think we still need to arrange for people to be on duty in shifts every day. There are too many unpredictable dangers in the night now. Sometimes, people are more sensitive than machines.”

Lin Xian and KIKI listened with amazement.

“Wow, Sister Chen, you’ve thought of everything.”

Lin Xian also nodded. “Not bad, I agree with this arrangement. Each car has a gate system, and with the information call system inside the cars, it will be more convenient for us to dispatch. If we have a dining car, we won’t have to look for a place to eat everywhere, and it will also be convenient to manage the food.”

“There’s one more thing,” Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian. “You haven’t arranged for Director Ding yet. Are you just going to let her live in the lab?”

“I’ll go ask her later,” Lin Xian said after thinking for a moment.

“By the way,” KIKI also said at this moment, “I have a suggestion. Firing ports. We have a lot of people and guns now. We can’t design retractable firing cabins for every car, right? So, for the living cars at the back, we can design some closable firing ports for defense. Speaking of which, Teacher Chen can even use a sniper rifle now. It would be best to have one in car number one too.”

Chen Sixuan quickly waved her hands and said anxiously, “Car number two has a bulletproof firing cabin on the roof. I can just use that. It’s more convenient. And I’m not very… proficient yet, so you don’t have to specially give me one…”

“Not proficient?”

KIKI looked shocked. “Sister Chen, you turned that Esper into a phone stand. You call that not proficient?”

Phone stand…

Lin Xian was stunned for half a second, then he realized it was somewhat of an apt description.

After some discussion, Lin Xian preliminarily confirmed the train’s upgrade and modification plan. Although there were still many problems, one couldn’t get fat from one bite. The modification work of twelve cars was not a simple matter. Fortunately, they had enough manpower and time now, as well as various tools, which was very suitable for modification work.

The final confirmed plan was that, besides the head and tail power units, car number one would be Lin Xian’s living cabin. However, the current space was relatively empty, so Lin Xian also decided to give it a good renovation. He gave up the original car and prepared to modify a new luxury passenger car. It had an independent, enclosed first-class living area with good privacy, and a clean and bright large bathroom, which would be convenient for the girls to bathe. In addition, there were many usable storage areas for storing some more important supplies.

Car number two had already been built into an information center, so the car itself would not be changed. Since there were many things to be integrated, the empty spaces could be designed and utilized. The beds for KIKI and Shasha, the two little girls, would be converted into more enclosed cabin spaces like those for crew members. Because a bulletproof firing cabin needed to be designed on the roof, and space for the electromagnetic railgun had to be reserved, the complexity of this car was the highest in this train refit.

Cars number three and four were originally Kohl-3 biological science research cars, which were very technologically advanced. Lin Xian only needed to manufacture a series of plant cultivation chambers or some soilless cultivation racks for the modification of car number four. At the same time, the water purification system and the car’s air circulation system had to be integrated here, making it the second most troublesome car.

Car number five was mainly for modifying the automatic blast-proof door and the lifting firepower platform, to facilitate Da Lou’s fire suppression. Then, some gun racks would be designed to store the convoy’s weapons.

Although cars number six and seven were to be converted into a dining car and a storage car, it was much simpler for Lin Xian. They had obtained a lot of kitchen utensils and appliances in Yuchi before, and Shu Qin’s original convoy also had some. Lin Xian only needed to build some simple dining tables, chairs, and food storage cabinets. At the same time, he also had the blueprint for the Bing’er TG-56 commercial freezer that he had obtained in Jiangshi. Building a few of these would allow them to store some food with a shorter shelf life.

For cars number eight, nine, and ten, Lin Xian would directly use the sleeper cars from that passenger train for simple modification. Adding armor to the outside would basically be enough. At that time, Shu Qin’s convoy members could all live here, and there would still be a lot of space left, so it wouldn’t be crowded for the time being.

Car number eleven was Lin Xian’s original car number five, the tool car. It was used to store tools, motorcycles, and three modified armored vehicles. With the addition of an automatic door and a large lifting side panel, people and vehicles could get on and off flexibly.

Finally, there was car number twelve. Lin Xian planned to build a 1130 close-in weapon system here. He still didn’t have enough materials at the moment, but they had towed two intercity transport train locomotives and cars from Jiazhou, plus the more than 30 cars parked outside and Shu Qin’s vehicles. If he devoured all of these, it should be enough after conversion through the preparation center.

If he could get this major weapon, the Infinity would be much more at ease when encountering corpse tides or C-level and B-level Aberrations in the night.

In addition, there was the equipment of this batch of survivor convoys. Shu Qin was still leading people to collect and organize it, so there should be a considerable harvest.

Besides these, Lin Xian also planned to install explosion-proof surveillance cameras on the outside of the train and an active phased array radar at the front to form a sentinel system for 24-hour monitoring of the entire train’s exterior. At the same time, he would design the blade module of the previous GK03 electric knife onto the train, installing it near the flap armor to provide extremely strong protection against zombies and thugs trying to climb the train.

In this way, with the exterior armor, the sentinel system, the external armored electric blade device, plus the internal protection artifact, the Isomorphic Cube, and the Spirit Fluctuation Value detector, the Infinity’s defense and safety would reach a whole new level.