Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 844 - 356: Leather Ropes and Whips (Part 3)

"Like you?" As Lin Xian heard this, an image of Grace’s graceful female form came to his mind, placing his consciousness inside it felt truly peculiar.

Mochizuki Masashi said flatly, "Amplify your intelligence by a million times, and you’ll get unexpected results."

"I’d rather not. I prefer her to be a bit more like a robot."

After speaking, Lin Xian waved his hand and, under Mochizuki Masashi’s gaze, stepped out of the hall.

For Lin Xian, having Grace as a robotic assistant to handle various affairs and help with drone management was quite sufficient; anything more seemed unnecessary.

However, Mochizuki Masashi’s reminder made Lin Xian a bit more cautious as he exited the tower, came to the upper deck, and looked down at the neon-lit mechanized city below. The holographic curtain walls flowed with the cold light of advertisements, drone trails wove a luminous net at low altitudes, and various flying devices soared by, leaving fleeting iridescences across the metallic walls.

Around the deck, various large transport ships hovered or docked, making the entire mechanical Floating City appear abruptly like a fragment of space from another world in this nighttime forest.

"What took you so long?"

As soon as he stepped out, a clear voice sounded from afar. Lin Xian looked over and saw KIKI leaning against the deck railing, a lollipop in her mouth, dressed in denim shorts, a black bustier, and a bright-colored baseball jacket. Her purple hair danced lightly in the night breeze, and her eyes seemed to reflect the clear radiance from the sky, making it unclear whether it was stars or the flicker of superpowers.

"Did you wait for me specially?"

KIKI rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, saying, "Hmph, Sister Chen was worried that Mochizuki Masashi might swallow you, so she asked me to stay here and watch over you."

Lin Xian walked over with a smile: "How could that be? My superpower as shown so far, is of more research significance than practical use for large organizations. Whatever I can build, Silent City can also build. What reason would he have to swallow me?"

KIKI tilted her head with a glance at him: "That’s not necessarily true. Even large factories need electricity to manufacture things. If they captured you, giving you two buns per meal, your cost-effectiveness would be higher than a production line. Besides, your ability to devour and recycle is practically a masterstroke for post-apocalyptic industrial reconstruction. If it were me, I’d tie you up with leather straps, then whip you to make you constantly devour and manufacture every day."

Lin Xian frowned: "Leather straps, whip, why?"

"Because you can devour chains," KIKI said with a straight face.

Lin Xian: ...

"Haha, just kidding." KIKI gave a bright smile: "Sister Chen and Sister Miao Lushuqin Sun went to the mechanical city to procure supplies and replenish resources. Isn’t there a water shortage now? This issue is quite pressing. I’ve heard that although Silent City has abundant water resources, the concentration of dark invasion is rising by the day. If not for this No. 2 city being parked outside the Star Abyss, who knows how many people would die just from mutations alone."

"By the way, was Mochizuki Masashi trying to recruit you into Silent City?"

"Quite the opposite."

Lin Xian came to the railing, gazing at the silhouette of this gigantic Mechanical City in the night wind, saying, "Mochizuki Masashi wants to maintain an alliance with me, looking to place some bets on me. But this aligns perfectly with my thoughts. Now that Silent City has developed this far, it only serves two purposes for me: either to sleep a lot inside or devour it to enhance our train. Clearly, neither seems realistic."

Devouring Silent City to build a train sounds like a beauty that smooths the folds of the cerebral cortex.

Mochizuki Masashi’s description was incredibly apt. Lin Xian’s mechanical superpower abilities were equally possessed by the entire Silent City system, and its production capacity was vastly stronger. While Lin Xian currently takes about 15 minutes to manufacture a single Thunder Falcon 2000 drone, Silent City’s industrial system can produce a thousand in the same time if all resources are fully mobilized!

That’s why Mochizuki Masashi wanted to invest in Lin Xian rather than simply incorporate his team. Firstly, he’s interested in the future potential of his abilities, and secondly, if all global industrial systems were shattered, Lin Xian would theoretically be the key to rapidly advancing humanity from primitive to planet-level civilization.

Admittedly, Mochizuki Masashi’s foresight extends farther than Lin Xian himself. Without his mention, Lin Xian might not have realized this point at all.

"There’s indeed some reasoning to that." KIKI nodded: "So, Lin Xian, do we plan to rob the ’Sky Dome Level’ train from Jin Hai, drain the Wen family’s money, and then make a getaway?"

Lin Xian chuckled: "It’s not that simple. Given the current situation, connections undoubtedly exist between the Deep Red World and Dawn City. Didn’t Fatty Zhou mention that Dawn City’s upper echelons are colluding with the Descent Faction? Moreover, Jin Hai is an essential industrial base for Dawn City, accounting for at least sixty to seventy percent of its infrastructure, including starships, Sky Dome Trains, and various weapon systems. Trying to rob resources in such a place means facing not only Dawn City but also Linglong Group and the Deep Red World..."

"So..."

"It’s fine. Let’s just watch and wait." Lin Xian stretched His arms and said, "Anyhow, this proposal came from Mochizuki Masashi. If conflicts arise, Silent City can handle it. Right now, the Deep Red World also has its eyes on us, and Star Abyss No. 5 isn’t stable. In this situation, we’ll just follow the flow, use Silent City’s facilities to fully arm Infinity, and deal with the rest as it comes."