Armed Train in the Apocalypse

The woman carrying an axe didn’t reply. She tilted her head, looking at the protrusion faintly visible through the other person’s black fishnet clothing, and suddenly reached out to poke it.

”Can you make money with this?”

The woman in lace stockings didn’t dodge. It’s common for eager customers to want to inspect the goods, but the other’s eyes clearly lacked desire, and the cold fingertips made her hair stand on end.

The woman carrying the axe frowned; the reaction was much weaker than she had imagined.

But if someone like her could earn money, why couldn’t she?

Thinking of this, her frown relaxed again.

The woman in lace stockings found it a bit strange, crossed her arms, and asked with a hint of probing, ”How do you intend to make money?”

The other woman thought for a moment and decisively said, ”Do business, earn a lot of money!”

The woman in lace stockings looked at the other’s dirty yet inherently good face, paused, and replied with some peculiarity, ”Do you want to be like me?”

”Yes!”

Seeing the other’s resolute determination, like facing death, the woman in lace stockings seemed to see her past self. The dissatisfaction from being offended was quickly dispersed, replaced by a trace of pity.

Actually, it wasn’t much of an offense. Over time, this kind of touch felt no different from other parts.

Her gaze softened, her fingers brushing aside the dried blood adhered to the other’s bangs, asking softly, ”What’s your name?”

The woman blinked blankly.

She smelled the cherry-flavored nail polish on the other’s fingernails, suddenly recalling that it had been a long time since anyone called her by her name. That group called her by a string of numbers; what was her name again?

Painful red filled the woman’s eyes, and she couldn’t help but rub her head.

Something in her memory flashed brightly, like sunlight reflecting off a blade.

”Mirror,” she suddenly said.

”What?”

The woman in lace stockings was taken aback, wondering why the name was so odd.

”My name is Mirror. Now, I want to know how to make money and where my battlefield is.”

The woman in lace stockings rejected two random business inquiries and gently led the woman upstairs by the hand. ”Of course, in bed.”

...

Inside the armed train, carriage number one.

As Mr. Shu stood up, Su Huan, sitting at the desk, smiled and said, ”I hope we cooperate happily. Do you need me to see you off?”

Seeing that the other didn’t even bother to get up, Mr. Shu could only sigh and turn to leave.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Shu Wei walking in, holding a stack of documents.

Whether it was an illusion or not, he felt that Shu Wei exuded more femininity.

The latter merely nodded, ”Finished talking?”

”Are you doing well on the train?”

Mr. Shu asked somewhat complexly.

An outsider might easily mistake this for Mr. Shu’s concern for his daughter’s situation,

but Shu Wei, who understood him, knew this was about her identity on the train.

Perhaps there was concern, but it occupied a very small fraction.

The little parental care was divided into dozens of parts, how much could remain?

Moreover, she wasn’t a newcomer after twenty years; if he was going to care, he would have done it earlier. Why wait until now?

”Not bad. I’m now the train conductor’s secretary and life assistant, that is, a bed partner, though recently upgraded to lover, a position much higher than Su Reya’s. She can’t even climb into Su Huan’s bed now.”

Shu Wei’s voice was cold, yet laden with rich irony.

Even with Mr. Shu’s thick skin, he wouldn’t want to talk about such matters with his daughter, so he could only change the subject, ”Want to go for a walk with me?”

Shu Wei shook her head, saying, ”Before the auction starts, there’s a lot of goods trading. It might help you stabilize your position in the Black Kite, but I have things to do, so I won’t accompany you.”

Mr. Shu could only watch complexly as his daughter’s silhouette vanished into carriage number one.

...

”Knowing you were so sharp-tongued, I should’ve let you negotiate earlier.”

Su Huan said blandly.

Shu Wei’s mouth curled into a faint smile, ”Just from being around it.”

Su Huan’s actions paused, a difficult-to-decipher look in his eyes, ”You really want to send Su Reya to my bed?”

Shu Wei neatly arranged the documents beside Su Huan, tucking a stray hair, ”If you don’t mind that my father has used her, I’ll call her over. She’ll be thrilled.”

Shu Wei spoke with calm detachment, not minding placing women on the train conductor’s bed, the more the better.

”These are matters to handle tomorrow, ordered by priority.”

Su Huan glanced at the thickness of the documents. Even if subordinates reported with minimal wording as required, finishing this many files would take at least two hours, processing them another four at least.

A force generates various issues daily. Though his patience is still very poor now, it’s not as irritable as at the beginning.

”Leave them be, tomorrow then.”

Su Huan’s attention shifted to the screen, displaying progress on various projects.

Including Zhijin Construction, zombie clearance, and progress in major laboratories, most would conclude in two months.

The room plunged into silence.

This was their usual interaction routine. A topic started aimlessly vanishes abruptly, followed by long silence until the next issue.

But today some part of the routine was missing, Shu Wei sensed it in her marrow and muscles.

”What did he talk to you about?”

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[What follows are filler data, don’t read.]

[What follows is data]

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[Three main concepts of evolution: Environmental inducement, life force, bearing]

Embarking on evolution means burning life to seize treasures. When carrying too much, one cannot bear it; existing treasures must enhance oneself, the protagonist has Death Breakdown, discard as needed.

Genealogy: Main series and sub-series

Series: Comprises complete Tier One to Tier Five

Xuan Huang System: Deep Blue Data’s ability series, power supplier Blazing Sun Patrol Angel, manipulator Kui Ba

Gospel System: Mechanical God Cult’s ability series, power supplier Eternal Motion Mechanism, Firefly Apostle

Wilderness Genealogy: Mechanician, metal construct

Gunfire Lineage: Defender Firepower Hand, Precision Marksman, Dual Gun Wanderer, Sentinel, Doctor

Iron Curtain Commander, War Lord,

Gunfire

I. Defender

Firepower Hand

Firepower Hand - Furious Veteran - Trench Breaker - Storm Overseer - Celestial Fire Commander

Firepower Hand - Gunpowder Expert - Master of Firearms

Sentinel

Precision Marksman

Dual Gun Wanderer-

II. Gatherer

Doctor

Wilderness

I. Manipulator

Metal Construct - Steel Stronghold - Master of Battlefield Works - Iron Wall Lord - Eternal Bastion

Mechanical Apprentice - Mechanical Expert - Master Mechanician

Mechanical Apprentice - Motorcycle Modifier

Mechanical Apprentice - Gunsmith

Deep Blue Data

I. Defender

Soldier - Steel Body Shield Guard - Iron Viscera Captain - Fierce Captain - Steel General

Lancer - Wandering God

[Beastification]

Golden Eye Patrol

II. Gatherer

III. Manipulator

Cold Abyss Guard - Abyssal Water Spear - Abyssal Tide Controller - Abyssal Tide Master

Purity Guest - Deep Abyss Tyrant

IV. Power Supplier

Blazing Sun Patrol Angel

V. Maker

Mechanical God Cult

I. Power Supplier

Energy Storage Core - Circulating Vortex - Fusion Core - Entropy Reduction Engine - Eternal Motion Mechanism - Catastrophe Hub

II. Manipulator

Firefly Apostle

Steel Council

I. Manipulator

Seed of Hatred - Sprout of Resentment - Web of Grudge - Tree of Sin - Undying Wither and Flourish

Sensory Synchronization - Empathic Network - Group Consciousness Resonance

II. Gatherer

Cartographer - Soul Singer

Armed Train

I. Gatherer

Pharmacist

Trace Expert

Decomposer

Data Gatherer - Data Analyst

II. Maker

Bodhi Artifact - Iron-blooded Brahma Form - Five Aggregates Rakshasa - Blood Fury King - Lifeborn Bodhisattva

III. Manipulator

Gravity Scholar - Gravity Expert - Master of Gravity - Universal Puller Gravity Laws

Ordinary Zombie

Description: Basic form, slow-moving (Volume 1, Chapter 2; Volume 2, Chapter 138)

Tier One Zombie

Butcher: Strength type, uses weapons (Volume 1, Chapter 18)

Night Demon: Agile type, flexible joints (Volume 1, Chapter 19)

Skull Smasher: Hands evolved into hammer shape (Volume 1, Chapter 40)

Slaughterer: Tier Two Zombie, bone knife + bone whip, covered in corpse armor (Volume 1, Chapter 52; Volume 2, Chapter 108)

Water Ghost: Aquatic zombie, gray-white skin (Volume 2, Chapter 222)

Jumper: Strong jumping ability (Volume 2, Chapter 158)

Earth Ghost: Tumor bomb, can attract zombies

Octopus: Tenacious vitality, bullet-resistant skin, sound wave

Special Mutated Zombies

Corpse Pupa: Tier One Zombie incubation form (Volume 1, Chapter 15)

Spine Dog: Spine extends into bone spikes (Volume 2, Chapter 307)

Tentacle Zombie: Vine-like limbs (Volume 2, Chapter 241)

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