Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Chapter 342: Chapter 237: Supercomputer_2

Seeing Su Huan looking somewhat tempted, Old Hu asked in a low voice.

”Should we prepare to go to Jingchao Lake?”

Su Huan thought for a moment and said, ”Who knows how long we’ll be delayed over there. Let’s first load up the stuff here, check the progress back home, and only then consider going to Jingchao Lake if necessary.”

”That first and second shop is set on Jingchao Lake, right?”

Su Huan shifted the subject.

The nearby secretary, Shu Wei, immediately responded.

”New Eden, a newly established religious organization, has had a couple of clashes with the Iron Mountain Shelter, and its strength is slightly inferior to the shelter.”

”Inferior to the shelter, huh? Then we don’t need to worry about it. Old Hu, speed up the progress. Can we get the remaining materials ready by tomorrow?”

Su Huan turned and looked at Old Hu.

He bowed slightly, ”Tomorrow, that means the morning of the 12th, I will bring them to stock all the materials.”

...

Soaked with the smell of water, Xiaodong followed Iron Old Man onto the train deck.

Lao San, leading armed soldiers, acted as guides, dispersing two thousand people into the carriages.

The large space freed up after the train upgrade was once again crowded with people.

”Xiaodong, stick close to me.”

Iron Old Man turned back to grab Xiaodong’s arm, pulling the young man to his side.

Brothers Qi Zhenbang and Qi Zhendong squeezed to the front, standing on either side.

The armored train could only take two thousand people, Iron Old Man decided to personally lead the team, while Qi Jian Country stayed behind with the rest at the shelter.

Officers, each with a loudspeaker, shouted on either side of the crowd.

”Everyone move to the center, don’t stop unless you’re told!”

”No personal items allowed on the train!”

”Throw out anyone carrying a bag.”

”Backpacks aren’t allowed either!”

”Cut the nonsense, there’s no school anymore, what are you studying for?”

”...”

As the survivors poured in, the armed hall turned into a noisy market.

Fortunately, this place, serving as an extended space for the train, had no partitions or permanent equipment, just a wide straight line, and all they had to do was keep moving forward.

The well-prepared logistics personnel would direct them into different carriages.

These two thousand Evolvers had been busy with work since the 11th, but Old Hu had long since numbered and archived everyone.

Of course, it’s not based on something like an ID card.

The main information representing an Evolver is naturally their ability, supplemented with some brief additional information, ensuring precise identification of each individual’s identity.

The crowd, as they advanced and dispersed, gradually shifted from initial chaos to silence.

Xiaodong walked at the front with Iron Old Man, a sense of awe rising as he observed the high-tech train compartments on either side.

Iron Old Man and his two sons became increasingly silent.

Mountain Goat, walking at the front, stopped and pointed to the right compartment, ”This is where you’ll live.”

Though the carriage had large windows for natural lighting, the low-color-temperature warm white light strip at the top stayed on, casting a soft ambiance between dusk and dawn over the dark gray metal floor.

For the Iron Mountain Shelter, an exceedingly valuable resource, was just a mundane element for the armored train.

”It’s really bright.”

Iron Old Man remarked softly, ready to move forward.

Unexpectedly, Xiaodong rushed in even quicker.

He let out an excited shout.

The sound of water gushing came from the bathroom.

”Wow! There’s really water!”

”And it’s drinkable purified water!”

”Is there a charge for this water?”

”It’s amazing, but is this sofa for real? Can I sit? Never mind, my clothes are too dirty...”

”Grandpa Tieshan, come quickly!”

Listening to Xiaodong’s exuberant cries, Iron Old Man felt no annoyance.

Instead, against all reason, he recalled a phrase.

”The world is yours, and ours, but ultimately it’s yours...”

Iron Old Man smiled, his face wrinkling like mountains and valleys folding together.

Broadly he stepped inside.

Though their current status on the train wasn’t exactly honorable, in the future, young people like Xiaodong would lead the Guan Chong People to a greater world.

All he had to do was believe.

...

A massive circle with a diameter of thirty-five meters lay flat atop the generator manufacturing plant.

It covered an area of 962 square meters.

There were three circles in total, nested within one another.

A black dot was moving from the outermost circle towards the center.

The heavy exoskeleton’s foot fell on the ground, causing ripples in the puddles.

The porcelain-white tactical suit wrapped tautly around long legs; if not for its distinct color, the suit would be nearly invisible.

The high elasticity provided a tight fit, the 0.3-millimeter-thick tactical suit acted like a second skin for the wearer.

Subtle scale patterns crisscrossed the tactical suit’s surface like the belly of a snake.

As the wearer lifted her leg, the scales at the knee rose slightly like the tail of a rattlesnake, revealing the honeycomb structure of the cooling vents beneath.

The discussing factory director and Professor Ma turned their heads, looking up to greet her.

”Xiaojing is here, how are the materials?”

”Click—”

The diamond-shaped helmet of [Engineer-I] snapped open, revealing Yu Jing’s calm and beautiful face.

Yu Jing maneuvered the mechanical arms in front of her, holding a piece of material about a meter in size, with doweled depressions on its back.

”The new material lacks sufficient strength. It’s okay for internal framework use, but no matter how adjusted, it can’t reach the level of blue steel. If used as armor in large patches, it would easily break.”

Seeing Yu Jing arrive, the round-faced Vice President Deng, also hurried over with a group.

He said happily, ”There’s good news. Just now, I interfaced with Director Xu. That kid named Li Han’s ability is pretty impressive, effectively delaying the withering of the Crown Pear trees, which extends our time quite a bit. What are you all discussing?”