Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Chapter 944: Chapter 529: All Rivers Flow to the Sea (Part 3)

The next day, Su Huan gathered all the forces stranded in the Wind Snow Zone together.

Without asking for any conditions, he directly told them about the Eternal Night Military’s predicament, and the reason for the apocalypse.

Otherworld invaders, a war that devours two million people every year, Tier Five Evolvers, the Rule of walking out of Eternal Night in three years…

He concealed his five rebirths and the details of patching the sky.

But even so, every piece of information he let slip was like a huge rock thrown into a lake, stirring up a raging storm in the depths of everyone’s hearts.

Everyone was half-believing, half-doubting, but whether it was true or not, they had to send the news back to their companies as fast as possible. If things were really as Su Huan said, how long the military could hold was an unknown. What if the military had already lost two years ago?

Could there be a terrifying Otherworld army already on its way here?

What if even the barrier of Eternal Night had failed?

The many forces that had set up arrangements in the Wind Snow Zone all changed expression.

Especially Changbai Pharmaceutical and the Iron Pine Forest Camp. In recent years, the former had extended its reach into the Gravity Zone through the trade routes opened by the Conductor, but its foundation was still in the wind-and-rust region. Once the Otherworld invaders arrived, wouldn’t they be the ones standing right at the front?

Before he could get any message from headquarters, the regional president of Changbai Pharmaceutical stood up and said gravely, “We all understand the principle of ‘when the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold’. I won’t waste words. I propose that we form a Doomsday Alliance in the Wind Snow Zone, with the Conductor as its head, to crush the invaders here in the Wind Snow Zone.”

There was no need to spell out the stakes, nor to stir up emotions.

Anyone who could make it here was no mediocrity. Even the greatest orators in history would break their spears and sink in front of them. The only thing that could move them was their own interests.

More than half of those present revealed a hint of intent.

Then, their gazes unconsciously turned to the Conductor seated at the head. He was, for once, sitting properly in his chair, one hand propping his cheek, the other playing with the Crystal Stone bracelet in his hand. It was something Yu Yue had recently recorded for him, filled with all his favorite songs.

The main material was an everlasting Tier Four Pan-energy Crystal, with a cord woven from the white fur on the Tiger King’s forehead. Just like the wolf-fur cloak he had given Lord Lian, it constantly emitted a faint pressure, was impervious to water and fire, and no mosquitoes or gnats would come near.

There were many other minor effects, but for him, being able to hear Yu Yue’s singing was enough; the rest didn’t matter.

Feeling everyone’s gaze, Su Huan belatedly lifted his head. “Hm? Where were we?”

Everyone: “…”

They couldn’t feel even a shred of life-and-death crisis from him!

The regional president of Changbai spoke respectfully, “We hope you can lead us in establishing the Doomsday Alliance.”

Many people secretly cursed “old fox” in their hearts. They hadn’t agreed yet, but if Su Huan accepted, then even if they had other ideas, they’d have to swallow them.

Before they could finish wrestling with their thoughts, they heard Su Huan’s slightly bored voice.

“Doomsday Alliance? If you want to set one up, do it yourselves. I still have to go pick up my kid.”

With that, he didn’t even look at them, pinched his bracelet, and sauntered off.

Leaving everyone behind, staring at each other in dismay.

Ge Mian let out a small breath of relief, scooted closer to Hua Zonglin, and asked, “Hua Zi, what does the Conductor mean by that?”

Hua Zonglin’s gaze was calm. “He means we should play by ourselves and not drag him in.”

“That’s not what I’m asking.”

“How should I know?!”

Hua Zonglin tugged at his collar. He’d just come back and had blundered straight into a beast tide, then hadn’t even managed to say a word before getting locked up for many days. Today was the first day he’d been let out, and his brain was still on vacation!

‘But… what exactly is that man trying to do?’

Hua Zonglin’s eyes darkened.

The regional president of Changbai’s expression shifted slightly; he hadn’t expected this reaction from Su Huan. But even if Su Huan couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to them, would they dare bypass a Tier Five Evolver like him?

Perhaps seeing his difficulty, Hu Shuo, who had been listening on the side, said gently, “Forming a Doomsday Alliance is very necessary. But since the Conductor said he doesn’t want to get involved, we can adopt a multi-person council system for managing the alliance. The specifics can be discussed.”

Hearing this, everyone’s thoughts began to stir.

They launched into in-depth discussion over how much effort each side would contribute and how much say they’d have, as well as preparations for war.

Completely dodging responsibility was impossible, but exactly how much effort to put in—that was where the art lay.

…

Although Liu Yu had never given the three kids any special treatment, their identities were right there, already placing them a cut above the rest.

Ever since the legendary Conductor started picking them up from school every day, they had practically become the darlings of the class. Even kids who hadn’t originally held much respect for them wanted to squeeze in close, just to hear more stories about the Conductor.

At first, with his dad picking him up, Su Yi was pretty happy. But Jiang Zhuo, who had been warming up to him, stopped talking to him again.

This annoyed him greatly, so the place where Su Huan picked him up shifted from outside the school to up in a tree.

Other parents could stand below and wait; as for him—the mighty Conductor—he had to hide.

Just hiding was boring, so now and then he’d drag over the sentries on duty nearby to shoot the breeze and brag.

At first, the sentries were all nervous and stiff, like quails.

“Conductor, you don’t know, that woman possessed by a demon almost kicked her leg into my head, but I didn’t even flinch. I held my Black Lion II, and with one shot, I blew up her [unspeakable part]!”

Everyone burst into loud laughter.

Su Huan’s focus, however, was different from the others’.

“They’re already producing the Black Lion up to the second generation? Boss is pretty prolific. How’s it perform in actual combat?”

A wiry soldier beside him handed over the Black Lion in his hands. “Very stable, and tough. In harsh environments it’s more reliable than a precision rifle, and it’s been modified to semi-auto. The brothers all like it a lot.”