Armed Train in the Apocalypse

I thought her room would have a warm and cozy style.

Didn’t expect it to be prison style.

The room had no decorations, including cabinets or any extra furniture.

There were barely any personal items, only the white blanket provided by the train, neatly folded on the bed, and an assault rifle with a tactical vest hanging on the wall.

Magazines were inserted inside, ensuring readiness for any mission deployment.

The cold light from the emergency lamp cast a suffocating atmosphere as if a bio-disaster could erupt at any moment.

Jiang Rong, without any hesitation, softly said, ”I want to exchange for a Tier One formula for the ’Power Supplier’ profession.”

This did not exceed Su Huan’s expectations.

”If you exchange normally, your points would definitely be insufficient. However, this time, consider it a gift from the train captain. What skills do you currently have?”

Jiang Rong thought for a moment and answered, ”Level 2 ’Pan-energy Transformation,’ Level 1 ’Energy Fusion,’ Level 1 ’Pan-energy Absorption.’

Su Huan rested his elbows on the small table, a gleam in his eyes.

He hadn’t expected Jiang Rong to silently awaken two skills, one of which, ’Energy Fusion,’ combined multiple transformed energies together.

He often used electric spears or fire spears, but never both simultaneously, precisely because he lacked this skill.

As for ’Pan-energy Absorption,’ it was a necessary skill for his Tier Two ’Circulating Vortex.’

As far as he knew, these two skills couldn’t form a coherent profession, which meant that to advance to Tier One, one of the skills would definitely have to be discarded.

”I have quite a few Tier One advancement formulas for the ’Power Supplier.’ There are ones focused on detection, charging, combat, and energy storage. Which do you need?”

”Combat.”

Jiang Rong quickly gave an answer.

Su Huan said in a deep voice, ”Not all types have complete formulas from Tier One to Five, some can only reach Tier One or Two.”

The woman in front of him gently shook her head, her gaze calm like a pond by the village entrance, devoid of anything complicated or treacherous.

”Thank you for the train captain’s kindness, but I don’t have that many opportunities to evolve other abilities. I’ll take the combat type.”

”Even if it’s the same profession as mine?”

”No.”

Perhaps reality had worn away her sharp edges, Jiang Rong’s refusal was quite straightforward.

Instead of being discouraged by the refusal, Su Huan was even happier, clapping his hands and praising, ”You’re definitely the one who can survive the longest among all the captains.”

”Thank you for the train captain’s blessing.”

”Tsk.”

...

After settling Jiang Rong’s Tier One profession issue, Su Huan went to Carriage No. 19, an independent carriage for the third squad of the armed train.

The last exoskeleton was also given to Tong Zizhan. Although the quantity was insufficient, the sincerity was there.

Subsequent rewards would gradually be supplemented.

”These points are very useful; you can find almost everything you want on the exchange list. If not, you can mention it to the train chief Old Hu. Besides doing tasks, you can also exchange some materials for points.”

Su Huan explained with a smile.

On the side, Gao Yuan impulsively asked, ”Can we exchange information for points?”

”Of course! As long as the information is valuable, we’ll definitely give you a satisfactory price.”

Su Huan was accommodating.

Seeing Tong Zizhan’s unfriendly gaze, Gao Yuan’s face twitched with embarrassment, ”I was just asking...”

”Alright, if there’s anything, communicate it with the logistics team chief Hu.”

Su Huan stretched lazily, turned around, and left. Yu Yue noted down the main points of today’s conversation, quickly following behind him.

Watching them leave, Tong Zizhan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he glared fiercely at Gao Yuan, ”You’re just a lucky survivor; what scoop do you have?”

Gao Yuan awkwardly fiddled with his ring, ”Didn’t you say you wanted to find an opportunity to be frank with the train captain?”

”That also depends on the timing.” Tong Zizhan pointed at the exoskeleton on the carriage floor, responding irritably, ”The awards were just delivered, and you immediately blow your cover as a mole. That’s not how you get yourself killed.”

”Then do we use these equipment and points?”

”Of course, use them. Not only should we use the equipment, but also the points. We also need to recruit a few close aides from the rear passengers, even if it’s just for show.”

”Ugh, I always feel something’s not right...”

”Tomorrow go check what good stuff the armed train has and spend all the points first.”

...

Catching Li Tao was indeed a major achievement, solving the key mystery for which he was pursued in his past life.

Plus, with the presence of the deep blue data, keeping the two of them steady was more beneficial than detrimental to the armed train.

When they returned to the dining car, it was already 9 PM.

For this round, Su Huan had resolved nearly all the accumulated issues on the train, the only blind spot being the regular passengers in the rear.

On the train, the train captain was akin to an emperor, with Xiaoba and others being his ministers, while the train crew were his lesser officials. The normal passengers in the rear carriages were like commoners.

His previous approach towards them was laissez-faire, allowing them to maintain a certain level of disorder.

Because he lacked a solid ”administrative foundation,” he couldn’t deeply manage the grassroots level.

Even if he had some ideas, they couldn’t be implemented.

Now that the front is stabilized, it’s time to tap into the demographic dividend at the rear. Transforming the train with over a thousand people would be much faster than with just a few hundred.

The points exchange system hadn’t encountered any issues so far, so it’s time to open it up.

Even if loopholes appear, they can be gradually adjusted.

There were quite a few capable people in the train crew who were skilled at designing rules.

By the time he recovered his senses, the train had already entered a low-speed state, and sitting in the dining car, Liang Kuan had only to glance occasionally at the track status on the monitor.

Xiaozhao’s drones were all equipped with Night Vision Goggles, providing screen imagery more accurate than what the naked eye could observe.

Professor Ma, Director Xu, Xiaozhao, and others also gradually arrived at the dining car.

Because it was the first significant gathering after the New City Battle, even the limping Qu Hang was brought over by He Jie, trailed by Mountain Goat.

Lin Jin stood by the carriage window, leaning against the wall, his eyes fixed on the edge of the cabinet, where a petite figure sat on the barstool, the warm yellow kitchen light reflecting off her silver hair as if slipping, wobbling and turning the tips into a bright gold.

Everyone who passed by would subconsciously lighten their steps and glance at her a few more times.

Behind the cabinet, Yu Yue was busy preparing condiments. Eating barbecue is a cumbersome task, and serving the train captain is even more demanding. Su Huan not only wanted dry seasonings but also a portion of wet seasonings.

Midway through the meal, some vinegar would be added to stimulate taste buds dulled by the greasy barbecue.

However, the pretty little girl Su Huan brought back was peculiar, always staring at her.

Yu Yue tidied her fringe, picked a piece of pork belly with kimchi and some honey barbecue sauce from the plate, and offered it to the girl’s mouth, gently saying, ”Want to try?”