CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 268: SCIENTIFIC DEBATE (11,000-WORD SPECIAL)

"This truly follows the predator’s law of survival of the fittest, it’s just that the evolution is happening too fast..." Lin Xian murmured softly.

"What are you talking about?" Chen Sixuan asked.

"Nothing, why are you looking for me?"

Chen Sixuan looked at the densely packed armor plates on the roof and the platform below with a worried expression, then glanced at Lin Xian: "You’ve been busy all night, why don’t you leave the rest to us and go get some rest."

Hearing this, Lin Xian shook his head: "Not done yet, there’s still a lot to do. Don’t worry, I’m still feeling energetic. Once everyone else wakes up, I’ll get everyone to help out."

Seeing Chen Sixuan’s condition, Lin Xian decided not to wake up the resting teammates, allowing everyone to wake naturally. Such rest is incredibly rare, and it was apparent that it greatly benefited the physical state of everyone on the train.

At the same time, Lin Xian also mentioned the conditions inside the city to Chen Sixuan. After completing the armor upgrade, he planned to have everyone undergo testing with the Nightwalker Organization of the Phoenix Society, and take a tour around the city’s camps to gather intelligence and exchange some resources.

If the situation allowed, he even wanted to give some free time for the team members to move freely in this relatively safe city. Sometimes, psychological pressure could be bigger than physical problems.

These dozens of people have not relaxed much since they left Yu Bei Airport, even Sha Sha, a little girl, has become less talkative.

"We now have 41 Level 1 Blood Essence, 5 Second-level Blood Essence, and 1 third-level Blood Essence," Chen Sixuan said, upon hearing Lin Xian’s words, revealing the current reserves on the train: "As for supplies, we exchanged quite a lot at Hengshan Pass, so all the food and water are temporarily sufficient, but we might need some hygienic products for living, that’s about it."

Lin Xian nodded: "Right now, what matters most to us is the train problem and the issue of weapons and superpowers."

Once food and water were resolved, the problem turned to the living environment and defensive strength.

Faced with the monster tide, there was the concern of the train’s defense, power, and drive mode that wouldn’t be restricted by the tracks, and when facing the Abnormal Body and dark attacks, matters like personal physical fitness, spiritual power, and combat strength...

Clang~

Lin Xian placed the armor plate he manufactured onto the crane, then operated the crane to place it onto the platform below. Now each armor plate used for train protection, though made of composite armor instead of pure steel, weighed more than two tons each, and each sideboard of the carriage comprised nearly eight pieces of different types of armor plates.

In one night, he managed to handle about half of it, and was once again faced with the issue of materials, as the conversion and preparation of tungsten-titanium alloy demanded too much ordinary steel.

Sigh~

Gazing at the densely laid armor plates on the platform to the train’s right, Lin Xian exhaled deeply and said, "Let’s leave it like this for now; finish the right side today, and tackle the left side tonight."

The right side’s armor had the most damage, so Lin Xian prioritized the most urgent parts first.

Only a few hours of daylight remained, and he still needed to find Zhou Wuer and Monica. He kept his schedule tight, intending to directly procure some advanced armor materials to improve efficiency if necessary.

Buzz buzz~

At that moment, a few military snow vehicles in the distance suddenly drove through the wind and snow toward the direction of the Infinity.

"It’s the Phoenix Society people," Chen Sixuan, with excellent eyesight, spotted the vehicles’ emblem from afar.

Lin Xian’s expression changed, and he clapped his hands. He expected the Phoenix Society people might come looking for him, but didn’t anticipate they’d arrive before dawn.

"Let’s go down and take a look."

"Jump down?" Chen Sixuan asked instinctively; she had no doubt coming up here earlier, but now she started doubting her own capabilities.

Lin Xian smiled: "Teacher Chen, you can jump higher than me now."

Chen Sixuan opened her mouth; Lin Xian’s words indescribably gave her a sense of déjà vu of becoming a monster. Looking down at the snow beneath the carriage, she took a deep breath, suppressed the pressure in her heart, and leaped forward.

Whoosh~

With agility and focus, in a moment, she almost felt able to clearly perceive her movement speed, descent height, her entire body’s muscles were mobilized, and in the air, she perceived even the snowflakes seemed to slow slightly.

Upon landing softly, her nervousness entirely dispelled, and a sense of lightness emerged after transcending athletic limits, an inexhaustible confidence accumulated, pushing away the original timidity and frailty deep within, gradually strengthening.

She turned back, lifted her face, her gaze both warm and firm, looking toward Lin Xian.

Witnessing the scene, Lin Xian also smiled gently, stepped forward, and leapt off the train.

At this moment, the snow vehicles arrived, a slim middle-aged man with messy hair wearing thick glasses happily stepped off, immediately shouting to Lin Xian.

"Captain Lin!"

Lin Xian gazed over and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Wei Kexue?"

"It’s me, it’s me!!"

The unexpected reunion with an old friend took Lin Xian by surprise; memories of fixing gates and climbing elevators together with Wei Kexue at Yu Bei Airport still vividly lingered. After hearing from Zhou Wuer about the airport support team’s sacrifice, Lin Xian assumed Wei Kexue was gone too, but never expected to see him again in Xilan City.

Now, Wei Kexue’s appearance was entirely different from when at the airport, seeming much thinner, with a weathered face marked by unruly stubble, a stark contrast to the heated vigor in his eyes beneath the lenses.