Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 442 - 271: Yes, I Did It. Want to Kill Me? (13,000 Explosion!) (Part 2)

"Pardon the sight," Monica said with a wistful tone, arms crossed. "I’m the only woman on the whole train. Even if one day I’m destined to die in some dark night, I want to meet death in a clean and comfortable environment."

Hearing this, Lin Xian was slightly surprised. Only one woman in the whole train and she’s the leader of the team—this configuration sounded a bit odd. Moreover, judging by Monica’s earlier attitude towards her subordinates, she didn’t seem like someone with an amiable personality.

From this, Lin Xian guessed that Monica’s control over the entire team might not only stem from her authority over the train but also her formidable personal strength.

Otherwise, how could she keep in check those heavily armed guards in Power Armor behind her?

"So, Captain Lin?" Monica looked at Lin Xian after speaking.

"Give me some time."

The tour concluded, and Lin Xian wasted no time. He went straight to the main console, sat down, placed his hand on it, and began activating the Mechanical Heart.

As the domain of the Mechanical Heart unfolded, Lin Xian quickly made an initial assessment.

"3 hours."

Monica’s eyes lit up hearing this: "Three hours to... fix it?"

Lin Xian didn’t make any guarantees, simply saying, "There’s hope."

The three-hour timeframe was roughly just for him to complete the train’s scan. Though the train had only eight carriages, it was full of subsystems. Thankfully, he had previous experience scanning nuclear power systems. Besides, the most advanced mechanical component on this train should be the AI control system, with its chip manufacturing being the most time-consuming. While he could bypass these systems, the train’s integrated design, with the main control system connecting all subsystems, meant bypassing would take even more time.

Hearing Lin Xian’s words, Monica suppressed her excitement, a hint of hesitation in her eyes. She couldn’t help but glance at Lin Xian and then Shi Deyuan, probingly saying,

"Captain Lin, I think I don’t know your terms yet?"

"20 Blood Essences." Lin Xian replied immediately before she finished speaking.

"Only 20 Blood Essences!!?" Shi Deyuan couldn’t help but exclaim upon hearing this: "People repairing electric locomotives dare to ask for 40, and you’re fixing a whole train for only 20. Brother Lin, you’re generous."

Lin Xian chuckled; naturally, Shi Deyuan wasn’t mocking him, but criticizing the absurd price of the so-called Golden City Team.

It’s noteworthy that Lin Xian’s previous Ringsun 7F electric locomotive was picked for free since the nuclear-powered rail locomotive itself is an extremely high power traction unit. Trains like Dragon Mountain No.1 could actually be driven by just one. However, Shi Deyuan had backup plans. Without a nuclear-powered locomotive, a regular electric traction locomotive wouldn’t serve any purpose, let alone a discarded and damaged freight electric locomotive?

So, upon hearing the 40 Blood Essence repair price, Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan immediately recognized it as an exorbitant price, designed precisely to exploit Monica’s predicament, set at such a high mark knowing she had no other options.

"Is it really 20 Blood Essences?" Monica almost thought she misheard. If such a price could solve the train’s current fault, it would be an incredible bargain.

Thankfully, Monica knew Qian Deli to be extremely cold and critical. If Lin Xian didn’t have some real skills, why would he gain Qian Deli’s approval?

Thinking of this, Monica felt a bit relieved.

So she said nothing and went to the liquor cabinet, opening a bottle of her prized red wine.

Soon, Monica brought red wine for both Shi Deyuan and Lin Xian, her eyes scrutinizing Lin Xian’s movements yet detecting no fluctuations in Spirit Vibration Value, calmly saying, "Captain Lin, you’ve really done me a big favor."

"It’s no big deal," Lin Xian responded lightly.

For Lin Xian, not only could he earn 20 Blood Essences, but he could also gain a complete blueprint of this apocalypse train. Many critical structures, such as the integrated electric comprehensive system, the automated weapon bays, the design of bathrooms and living carriages, various lighting, air circulation systems, water circulation, etc., were more valuable than Blood Essences because, fundamentally, he couldn’t find any design blueprints for these things. Currently, Infinity’s automatic blast doors still used the internal passages from the Airport.

And both the train’s electrical integration, various lift compartments were also externally adapted and forcibly installed on the train using his unparalleled mechanical superpower. While functional, they couldn’t compare to specialized designs like those on Queen Mo, akin to fitting a house door into a car door—functional, but not refined.

With structures specifically designed for trains, future modifications on Infinity could be much more reasonable, solving the overall framework issue of the train for Lin Xian in one go. That’s what interested him the most.

Shi Deyuan took a sip of red wine and then said to Monica: "Sister Mo, while Brother Lin is busy, if you don’t mind, could you show me the weapon systems on the train? I’d like to learn about the firepower layout."

Dragon Mountain No.1 also planned to purchase a large number of weapon systems from various teams and the Phoenix Society for upgrades. Starting with only blindly amassing firepower, after going through many hardships, Shi Deyuan deeply understood the importance of staggered firepower layouts. Ammunition supply for each carriage was also a major headache. Although Monica herself wasn’t proficient, her train was designed by a former military collaboration, offering many valuable insights.

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