Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 1055 - 402: Sailor_2

Lin Xian shook his head: "It’s fine."

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian, who seemed a bit weary, with concern and said, "If we depart at dawn tomorrow, we can reach Taku Deep Water Floating Port in four hours, and Sea Rock Island in seven hours. We should be able to arrive before nightfall."

Lin Xian held his forehead, contemplating: "Do you think taking the ocean track is a good idea?"

Chen Sixuan listened to his question, then stepped in, closed the door, and sat on the sofa, saying: "Of course, it’s not a good idea. Although there’s only one Star Abyss in the ocean, recalling the Atmospheric Mica and Sky Touch, these Monsters inevitably make me think of the deep sea. Plus, with the train traversing the ocean, facing unforeseen disasters leaves us with no other choice—it’s riskier than being on land. And considering what you observed through the corpse chaser, it suggests that the ocean and Star Abyss 13 must harbor unpredictable presences. Combined, it indicates significant danger in our trip."

Lin Xian listened to her analysis, frowning: "But?"

"This is the Apocalypse." Chen Sixuan’s tone shifted, smiling slightly at Lin Xian: "We don’t have many choices, do we?"

"Traveling by land following the Dawn Center is certainly more reassuring, but the Phoenix Society’s rescue progress requires at least two months, and amidst the large convoy, there’s few opportunities for you to enhance your Mechanical superpower. Even if we disregard the ’Sword Holder’ identity, whether or not we reach the Polar region, the disaster impacting human survival still exists, so you’re considering not only survival supplies and train Armor, right?"

Lin Xian’s brows relaxed, admitting: "I always feel that this struggle between humans and the Dark Civilization is not that simple, not just a matter of pure military reserves or some crucial piece of information."

"Professor Ye once said a phrase, she explained that the distrust chain between civilizations is unbreakable, a foundational axiom of cosmic sociology. Just like in the Dark Forest, where the Hunters lurk, each civilization must regard others as threats—because survival is the primary need of civilization, and the universe’s total material remains constant, the difference between higher and lower civilizations is merely the firing range of their guns. Ants cannot comprehend why humans destroy anthills, just as we cannot fathom why Dark Creatures destroy human civilization like this..."

"From Apocalypse Day until now, humans are exhausted from surviving, frantically escaping, until we begin to feel we’re gradually uncovering the truth, finding the power to survive in the darkness. Yet we can’t bypass one issue: why did the Dark Civilization descend upon Blue Star, what is their purpose..."

Chen Sixuan said solemnly: "Do you think this balance won’t last long?"

"I’m not the only one who feels that way; the Phoenix Society, Professor Ye, they all understand, which is why there’s the Starfire Plan." Lin Xian shrugged: "I don’t believe a civilization with the capacity for space alteration is simply a bloodthirsty beast. What we’ve seen, what we’ve defeated, might just be the tip of the iceberg. We haven’t truly glimpsed this civilization’s existence, nor have we engaged in actual dialogue."

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan: "Suppose we replace the Dark Civilization with ourselves, what purposes would ’we’ have?"

Chen Sixuan shook her head, speaking softly: "Humans cannot stand from that perspective. What we can think of are just ’colonization’, ’occupation’, these motivations that we inherently know or have learned, but that doesn’t necessarily mean another civilization would think that way."

"You’re right."

Lin Xian smiled, then turned to the dark coast outside the window: "So, as I see it, either we seek the answer, or we follow the Vanguard Plan, get S-Class Armor and escape to outer space—it’s a viable option. After all, we already have the Sky Dome Train, and the Reproduction Armor Device..."

Chen Sixuan gazed deeply at Lin Xian. She noticed since Lin Xian connected spiritually with the corpse chaser, despite his relatively young age, there’s a noticeable heavy malaise on him.

She somewhat guessed that perhaps the ’Sword Holder’ identity left Lin Xian without excuses for standing aside, or perhaps after experiencing the defensive battle in Dawn City, he knows his Star Orbital plan must have an unavoidable end, which isn’t in the Polar region. The crisis of dark survival pushes him to either ignore the Phoenix Society and choose evasion or unite with humans to solve the greatest crisis.

This time, gaining control over planetary defense weapons like South Heavenly Gate, but Lin Xian wasn’t particularly happy about it, possibly for this reason.

As nightfall covered the port, the black as ink Heavenly Veil covering Blue Star didn’t obscure the starry sky, with thousands of stars still visible.

Lin Xian sat alone atop a port tower, below the containers and parking lot packed with cars continuously disappeared, transforming into materials for the Black Star Forge, creating a landslide of debris attracting numerous Zombies, yet they found no prey.

Every container held different contents—some contained rotten food, some were plastic crafts, some digital products, others were various junk items, along with assorted industrial raw materials, decayed grains, beans, etc.

In the sky, countless drones under Viola’s control searched for useful items, Lin Xian now had nearly 5000 drones, swarming like bees, wandering everywhere.

[I’ve already helped you locate the following devices with ’high degree of mechanization’ that you can manage.]