Armed Train in the Apocalypse

In the astonished gazes of everyone and amidst He Jie’s angry curses, the train conductor spread his arms wide, bowed deeply, his long hair brushing the ground.

Then, without any hesitation, he retreated completely into the Eternal Night.

The corner of his eye caught sight of people rushing toward him.

”Su Huan, will you die?”

He asked himself this question.

...

On the Armed Train, Yu Yue, who had finally fallen asleep, woke up suddenly without warning, sitting up in a daze, and suddenly feeling her pillow somewhat damp. She touched her face instinctively, and clear tears had already streaked down her cheeks.

The fetus in her belly seemed to sense the mother’s sadness, its heartbeat growing faster, as if comforting her.

...

Yu Jing, who was doing experiments in the Cultivation Pod, suddenly paused, the wrench in her hand falling to the ground.

Beside her, Tan Yunxi leaned over and looked at her suspiciously, ”What’s the matter? Are you tired?”

Yu Jing shook her head, picked up the wrench, and placed it on the table, ”You do the remaining assembly and testing yourself. It’s all similar anyway; I have other things to do.”

Yu Jing passed through the back door and walked into her private laboratory, where a huge bathtub was already prepared.

As Yu Jing entered, two puppet-like guardians began to move, pouring barrels of nutrient solution into the tub. This time, the nutrient solution was no longer a pale yellow but was clear as water and sticky like glue.

Once the pouring was done, the puppets stood by the door, back to her, resuming their guardian poses.

The woman unzipped her white combat suit, allowing her beautiful body to be exposed to the air, sat into the tub, operating the instruments by her side. Streams of data flashed by until one particular piece of data stood out, allowing the woman to relax.

”Still active, the transformation effect is good, though I’m uncertain about how the nurturing state will be.”

A hint of nervousness and worry finally appeared in the corners of her almond eyes.

But when the instrument emitted a notification sound, she still slowly submerged her body into the bottom of the tub, letting the nutrient solution flow into her nostrils. Initially, there was some discomfort, but it soon became accustomed.

Once the liquid completely covered her, various prepared materials were added into the tub like seasoning, and more than five priceless Life Potions were utilized.

After everything was added, it was slowly sealed like pickling vegetables.

The entire laboratory fell into a dead silence.

...

Far away in the Gravity Zone, Lord Lian was in a bad mood today. Unfortunately, the Tier Three life forms within the jurisdiction had been completely eliminated previously, and the remaining ones were repeatedly worn down by the Heavy Armor Brigade and had lost their edge. Lian Jin wasn’t around either, so there was nothing sturdy to hit.

The woman’s gaze subconsciously moved across the desk to look at the obedient little secretary beside her.

The latter raised her head dumbfoundedly to look at her.

Lord Lian shook her head inwardly, this slender, willow physique couldn’t withstand a punch from her; she needed to find something sturdy, or perhaps something that she wouldn’t regret breaking.

But where to find such a person?

”Xiaoshui, has anyone recently been going around my parents saying things?”

Yang Ruoyu hesitated for a moment, ”The urge to marry has long since stopped, but there are still quite a few trying to gain experience for their offspring.”

”That’s human nature, never mind.”

Lord Lian waved her hand languidly.

Just as she sighed and decided to continue working, a subordinate rushed in respectfully, ”Leader, a Tier Three Evolver from the Rust Area wants to challenge you.”

Lord Lian’s eyes instantly lit up, ”Tier Three? Who?”

The slight aura she released immediately made the subordinate feel as if facing a great enemy, nervously saying, ”Indeed a Tier Three Evolver, he calls himself Cheng Zhan from Dragon Gate, and we are confirming with the Rust Area forces.”

The woman waved her large hand, ”What’s there to confirm? I’ll confirm it myself!”

Before the words even faded, only a cloak remained on the chair, the window wide open, and a thundering sound came from downstairs.

Yang Ruoyu pushed her glasses with a pen, sighed lightly, and continued processing the work left by the leader.

In different places in this world, the hardships of secretaries are much the same.

Shu Wei didn’t know how long she had been sitting in this chair. Although she forcefully took over Mr. Shu’s personnel, the integration had just been completed, and gaining trust required more time, resulting in many matters needing her personal attention.

Thanks to the experience and energy developed on the train, she handled them expertly, executing each task efficiently.

But just now, this efficient working state was suddenly interrupted, and she inexplicably fell into a state of trance, lasting for a full minute.

”Click.”

The tip of her metal pen was pressed and broke, the giraffe lying on the sofa in a mock sleep quietly opened its eyes, and the room filled with a murderous aura.

After searching for a while and finding no expected danger, it looked confusedly at Shu Wei, ”Secretary-General?”

The latter was startled awake, shook her head, ”Perhaps you should go to the back lounge and rest, I might have to pull another all-nighter tonight.”

Since assuming power, Double Deer had not relaxed their protection of Shu Wei; instead, they developed into a 24-hour standby, with one on mission and another always by her side to ensure she always had someone she could rely on.

The giraffe knocked on his combat suit, ”Wearing this, it doesn’t matter where I sleep.”

Then lay back on the sofa, speaking with slight boredom, ”I wonder how far the train conductor and the others have gone. I hope by the time I return, those brats haven’t all risen to the rank of Colonel General...”

”Secretary-General, when do you think we can go back?”

The office was filled with only the rustling sound of Shu Wei flipping through documents; the giraffe was long accustomed to this. He was just voicing his complaints idly, not expecting any reply from her.

Now, Black Kite had a lot of things going on here; she couldn’t leave.

He certainly wouldn’t abandon the Secretary-General here and run back alone.

”Soon.”

While working, Shu Wei surprisingly answered him.

The giraffe was taken aback, sat up in surprise.

”We can really go back?”

Shu Wei said casually, ”But we need to be prepared, to play a crucial role at the most critical moment. Otherwise, you’ll have to salute them when you return.”

The giraffe punched the air fiercely, ”No way, tomorrow I’ll have Bai Lu return, and I’ll go have a few fights, maybe I’ll reach Tier Two.”

Shu Wei’s attention had long returned to the documents at hand, which were not about Black Kite’s administrative work, but rather a photo from the Armed Train.

The photo was taken in a corner of the dining car, using a wide-angle lens that slightly distorted the edges but included more people.

Lin Jin transformed into a barbecue chef, carefully controlling the flames to roast the meats, while Xiaoba, with two children, focused intently next to the grill, He Jie, and a group of officers raised their glasses high, Lin Xi rested her chin in her hands, all eyes unanimously directed towards Yu Yue, who was celebrating her birthday in the center of the scene.

The warm firelight softened the woman’s beauty even more.

Yet, what Shu Wei gazed at was the black spot beside Yu Yue, though he didn’t occupy the main position of the photo, he attracted more attention than anyone else in the light, like a black hole, absorbing all tangible or intangible objects.

The man spread his arms on the sofa, though his specific features weren’t clear, everyone who saw the photo felt the man should be smiling.

”Will he... miss me?”

The former Secretary-General, now the dignified Miss Black Kite, pondered wistfully.

...

Entering the Eternal Night Zone was not lengthy; to Su Huan, it was just the blink of an eye.

However, the light before his eyes and He Jie’s angry curses disappeared instantly, even the wind and snow vanished, and the whole world became quiet.

Compared to the Wind Snow Zone, the temperature in the Eternal Night Zone was clearly rising. Based on his experiences traveling far and wide, this was due to the juncture of the rules of the two major zones; if he were to move slightly northward, the climate might be even warmer.

Su Huan lay sprawled out in the snow, his back even touching a hard texture.

The snow here was not deep, only twenty to thirty centimeters.

Pitch-black, silent.

This was the first impression the Eternal Night Zone gave the train conductor.

[Why does a stomachache always come with a headache? I was painfully awakened this morning, truly amazing.]