Chapter 119: Chapter 119: The Assistant Engineer’s Terror, the Si Clan Actually...

A Tier Three Extraordinary Professional, even a tough-as-nails Knight Professional, could never withstand a direct hit from a nuclear blast.

Forget a Tier Three Knight; even a Tier Four might not survive at the epicenter of a nuclear blast.

Nuclear explosions are classified as S-Class threats not because their destructive power is limited to S-Class, but because High-tier Extraordinaries are simply too good at escaping, making them difficult to hit with a nuke.

As for Tier Three Knights, they couldn’t be considered "High Tier."

"Inspection complete. Confirming electronic signature."

Lin Qi glanced at the reactor, then ended his inspection.

This scared Liu Yi quite a bit. "Old Jiang, this..."

Lin Qi said, "You’ve already checked it many times. This thing doesn’t break that easily."

Liu Yi continued, "But..."

Liu Yi was cut off before he could finish.

The one who spoke was the train captain, seated at the control console.

A member of the Si Clan, Si Chunqiu.

"Old Jiang’s right. If this thing blew up so easily, how would the Modi Group have survived to this day? It’s only their smaller gadgets that tend to have problems; the big stuff is still usable."

"I was the one who personally made the final call to purchase the Modi Group’s reactor. There won’t be any problems."

Si Chunqiu walked up to the reactor, his large, A-Class prosthetic hands ringing with a metallic CLANG as he slapped the edge of the machine.

The sound made Liu Yi’s heart pound with terror.

Lin Qi looked toward Si Chunqiu and, following the suggestion given by Guang Ling, said, "Brother Chunqiu, the usual place after work?"

Si Chunqiu laughed heartily. "It’s been a while. I guess I’m getting old."

Guang Ling had predicted Si Chunqiu’s reaction with perfect accuracy. Lin Qi continued, reciting from the script: "What are you talking about, ’getting old’? Tonight, I’ll arrange for a few young guys to help us relax."

A sleazy look suddenly flashed in Si Chunqiu’s eyes. "Excellent, excellent!"

Nearby, Liu Yi looked as if he had just heard something he shouldn’t have.

He nearly fainted, his vision going dark.

’Goddammit!’

’So Old Jiang is one of those guys who gets by on connections!’

’No wonder he’s so bold and just holds a cushy, do-nothing position at the company.’

’Turns out he and the Si Clan’s Fourth Master are two peas in a depraved pod...’

At the same time, Si Chunqiu looked at Liu Yi and said, "Old Jiang, you were a bit eager today. It wouldn’t be good if outsiders found out about this."

Lin Qi waved his hand dismissively. "No matter. We’ll bring him with us!"

Hearing this, Si Chunqiu roared with laughter. "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! You live up to your reputation, Old Jiang. You really know how to have fun."

Lin Qi’s performance was spectacular. From beginning to end, Si Chunqiu never realized that Jiang Wenming had been replaced.

This was all thanks to the intelligence provided by Guang Ling.

However, while putting on this performance to get friendly with Si Chunqiu, Lin Qi was filled with utter disgust.

’These people from the Si Clan really have something wrong with their heads.’

’Si Ying and Si Ranran’s twisted love.’

’Si Chunqiu is an old pervert with a taste for men.’

’To think that the humble Si Pharmaceutical company managed to nurture so many of these... *special talents*.’

Looking at the satisfied Si Chunqiu, Lin Qi knew the hardest part was over.

Now that he had Si Chunqiu’s trust, any little tricks he pulled in the train car wouldn’t arouse suspicion so easily.

He glanced to his side. The lowly deputy engineer, Liu Yi, was practically petrified.

A thousand different scenarios were crashing through his mind.

’What do I do?’

’What in the world am I supposed to do?’

’Refuse?’

’That would be a death sentence!’

’On top of that, Old Jiang had just brought the whole issue with the Modi Group right to the boss’s attention.’

’Once it all blows up, given Old Jiang’s relationship with the Si Clan’s Fourth Master, I’ll definitely be the one left holding the bag.’

Events were unfolding too quickly for Liu Yi to react.

’Since it has come to this, my only choice is... to follow Old Jiang and see this path through to the bitter end!’

’Worst case scenario, I’ll just have to get a new Divine Iron Bull set from the Liu Clan afterward.’

’As long as I can get over the mental block and play along with the Si Clan’s Fourth Master, I might even have a shot at making it big in the future.’

’But will I be the one doing the "charging," or the one getting "charged"? That remains to be seen.’

His heart felt bleak, but he forced a few laughs.

Si Chunqiu checked the time and said, "It’s about time. Prepare for departure. Both of you, get back to your posts."

As he spoke, Si Chunqiu gave the young deputy engineer, Liu Yi, a pointed look.

’Old Jiang really has a unique eye, pulling a newbie into our circle already.’

’Good, very good!’

In high spirits, Si Chunqiu failed to notice anything amiss with Lin Qi and walked toward the driver’s console.

Lin Qi sat down beside the reactor.

Of the chief and deputy engineers, the chief was responsible for the front of the train, and the deputy for the rear.

Liu Yi passed through the first car, heading toward the rear of the train, his heart trembling in fear.

Not long after Lin Qi took his seat, the train slowly began to move.

He didn’t act immediately; it was still too early.

According to Guang Ling’s calculations, the train would need at least thirty minutes to travel beyond the limits of Greenfield City.

The place of death Guang Ling had chosen for these Knights was quite clever.

The explosion was set to occur as the train passed through the Iron Curtain Passage.

A nuclear explosion inside the Iron Curtain Passage would inevitably deal a massive blow to the Iron Curtain System, tearing an opening in the Iron Curtain and throwing the situation inside Greenfield City into even greater chaos.

Furthermore, the containment provided by the Iron Curtain would reduce the force of the nuclear shockwave, preventing harm to Lin Qi, the one orchestrating the explosion.

Lin Qi waited quietly.

After about ten minutes, Lin Qi began to act.

First, using Spiritual Power Materialization, he remained perfectly still while causing a loud, abnormal noise to erupt from inside the reactor.

Si Chunqiu, who had been completely confident in the reactor, saw his expression change instantly.

"Old Jiang, check it, quick!"

Lin Qi immediately stood up and began a show of inspecting it.

After a lengthy inspection, Lin Qi offered his conclusion: "There’s nothing wrong with the structure. I suspect it’s an issue with the purity of the reactants supplied by the Modi Group. Most likely, the reaction is running out of energy."

Si Chunqiu asked, "Is there a solution?"

Lin Qi assured him, "Yes. I have at least five ways to solve this."

As he spoke, he used his Spiritual Tentacles to stir things up again, making the abnormal noise even more intense.

Si Chunqiu was somewhat relieved, but his face darkened with annoyance. "Well, hurry up and solve it!"

Lin Qi went to a corner at the front of the car and took out a metal canister.

"The reactant purity isn’t high enough, so we just need to add more. It’s a cold-core reactor; it’s perfectly safe."

With that, he placed the metal canister into the reactor’s fuel intake port.

The reactor automatically drew it inside.

An alarm immediately sounded from the reactor.

Lin Qi immediately canceled it manually, performed both an electronic and a mechanical override, and selected the ’force add’ option.

A moment later, the abnormal noise from the reactor stopped.

Si Chunqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

’Thank God,’ he thought. ’The Modi Group’s products may be shoddy, but at least their quality isn’t completely outrageous when it comes to high-risk items like reactors.’

But...

A moment later, the abnormal noise returned.

This time, it wasn’t Lin Qi’s Spiritual Tentacles. The reactor was now genuinely malfunctioning.

Before Si Chunqiu could ask, Lin Qi explained, "There might be a problem between the reactor and the energy conversion system. I’ll go to the rear of the train to check it out."

With that, Lin Qi picked up a toolbox and walked out of the front car.