Chapter 172: The Remodeling Begins

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After his conversation with Ding Junyi, Lin Xian gradually formed a clearer, albeit still vague, understanding of the night.

Under the influence of this power, surviving humans, like Chen Sixuan, were undergoing unknown evolutions every day. This was also thanks to Teacher Chen’s increasingly strong heart and conviction, which allowed a seemingly weak woman to persevere until now.

Lin Xian also had a simple discussion with Chen Sixuan and Da Lou. It seemed that Da Lou’s evolution, like KIKI’s, was a phased evolution for Espers.

He had likely reached the ‘Evolutionary Grade’ mentioned in the old Angel Project, reaching a primary level where he could truly develop his own Esper ability. Even so, Da Lou’s strength and recovery were already at an incredibly powerful level from an ordinary person’s perspective.

Chen Sixuan, on the other hand, was changing subtly. The most significant change was her perception. After countless nights on watch, her observation of subtle movements and the darkness had become incredibly sharp, something Lin Xian had not expected at all.

With Ding Junyi’s research and analysis, the changes in Da Lou and Chen Sixuan, and the addition of a strong woman like Shu Qin, Lin Xian felt his confidence grow considerably.

After getting off the train, he quickly began the work of remodeling the train.

Although it was daytime, because they had to separate the cars and were in the wild, Lin Xian specifically arranged for Lu Xingchen and several convoy members to stand guard for safety. Even the little girl Shasha actively patrolled the area.

Hiss!

With the help of Chen Sixuan and KIKI, the Infinity began to separate each car.

This train refit and upgrade was different from before; it was a major project from the inside out. Fortunately, with the addition of Shu Qin’s convoy, they had a lot more manpower. Men and women alike were full of spirit, working in an orderly fashion under the arrangements of Lin Xian, Chen Sixuan, and the others.

Lin Xian had people move everything out of his No. 1 car, completely emptying it. He then moved this car to the back, preparing to turn it into a defensive car. The more comfortable and well-equipped passenger cars were used for the No. 6 dining car and the No. 8, 9, and 10 living cars. A high-end first-class car from among them was repurposed as his new No. 1 car for remodeling.

His first step was to remodel the car bodies. Cars No. 2, 5, 11, and 12 needed to have openings cut into their bodies to facilitate the later construction of lifting platforms, weapon mounts, automatic blast-proof doors, and lifting panels.

Then came the mass production of roof armor, side armor, and flap guards to reinforce the entire train, turning it into a complete steel fortress!

He was not short of these materials at the moment. He even built a simple gantry crane on the platform. After he manufactured the armor plates, Da Lou would lead people to use the gantry crane for assembly, welding, and bolting, which greatly saved his time.

On the other side, Shu Qin led people to unload the supplies from the more than thirty survivor vehicles. Lin Xian glanced over and saw that there were quite a few things: various firearms, bullets, food, equipment, and so on. The remaining heavy truck was fully loaded with daily necessities.

After these supplies were cleared, Lin Xian planned to use those vehicles for mechanical devouring, which would not only upgrade his Mechanical Heart but also provide more materials.

The 1130 close-in weapon system required a lot of advanced materials, as well as a large number of bullets. The same went for the PX-5 engineering robot. These were all advanced items he had never built before, not like a door panel that could be made on a whim.

Clank, clank, clank…

At this moment, Lin Xian was like a creator god. Heavy armor plates were created out of thin air by him, and they were lifted away by the crane while still radiating residual heat.

Next were the automatic blast-proof doors for cars No. 5 and 11. Lin Xian used the blueprint for the blast-proof doors from the spaceport’s internal garrison area.

With such doors, they had strong protective capabilities and also allowed for easy entry and exit, which was much more effective than the original method of only being able to enter and exit through the protective tailboard and the cockpit door.

Then came the lifting platforms for cars No. 2 and 5. The main purpose here was to create rooftop machine gun nests. However, since Da Lou used a mobile Gatling gun and Chen Sixuan used a sniper rifle, there was no need to create a separate machine gun turret.

Lin Xian’s idea was to create a flexible personnel entrance and exit. After the lifting platform came out, a switchable bulletproof canopy would rise, ensuring airtightness. If they needed to fire outside, they could just open it from the inside.

In car No. 2, Lin Xian reserved a large area for the future installation of the G3 electromagnetic railgun. This thing, like the 1130, was not small, and it had to be made into a hidden retractable type, which was quite troublesome.

In addition, Lin Xian also accepted KIKI’s suggestion and added some hidden firing ports on the sides of the other cars, which could be completely sealed from the inside.

These were all external modifications to the train. On the other side, Chen Sixuan and KIKI led people to empty the train from the inside out, preparing to re-inventory all the supplies and then lay out the cars according to the confirmed plan.

In the living area, they needed to build some bed frames, dining tables, chairs, storage cabinets, freezers, as well as the train’s internal bathrooms, water circulation system, heating system, and so on, all of which required Lin Xian’s mechanical manufacturing.

In the eyes of others, Lin Xian was like a creator god.

Those complex components in the cars that originally required industrial support were a piece of cake for him.

For example, in Shu Qin’s original team, eating, sleeping, and cooking were basically done in the car. Many things were either pieced together from scrap materials or fixed with ropes, all of which were simple facilities.

But Lin Xian didn’t need any of that. In car No. 2, the space-capsule-style bunk beds that KIKI wanted were actually the simplest mechanical structure for him. As long as he had the materials and drew a blueprint, he could finish it in a few minutes.

The most crucial thing was that it could be directly fixed to the train, just like it came from a factory, without any hint of shabbiness.

The newly joined convoy members watched, dumbfounded.

At the same time, when the No. 8, 9, and 10 living cars were remodeled, these people were even more excited.

Not only did the cars have thick armor on the outside, providing a strong sense of security, but the interior was also clean and tidy. Each compartment had a comfortable bed. For these survivors who had been crammed into cars for a long time, it was like heaven.

“Wow, living on this feels so safe.”

“Heavens, we actually have our own rooms…”

“I can’t believe it, Captain Lin is so amazing.”

“I absolutely love this train.”

In the living cars, the newly joined survivors were excitedly setting up their new homes, all of them incredibly proactive, men and women alike, working together in tacit understanding.