After climbing onto the dining car and luxuriously washing his hands again, Silas pulled out a bottle of mineral water, took a big gulp, and then pulled out two more bottles, throwing them to Leon and Jade.
"Have some water and take a break."
The two drank water and slowly recovered their strength.
Silas slumped onto the sofa, drenched in sweat. "Leon, go turn on the air conditioning in the dining car. The other cars don't need it."
A few minutes later, cool air blew out from the air conditioner.
Feeling the refreshing sensation of every pore on his body opening up, Silas lazily looked out the window.
Although the explosion-proof netting divided the view outside the window into small squares, it actually made him feel better.
"Ask whatever you want, while I'm in a good mood right now."
After considering for a moment, Jade asked, "I want to know what exactly happened in the world."
Silas slightly raised his eyelids; she had indeed asked the right question.
They were indeed quite clever.
"I don't know much about the apocalypse either, but I'll just tell you a little bit."
"Eight days ago, an unknown energy appeared. Let's call it
Silas looked around, picked up a small radio from the shelf behind him, turned it on, and randomly tuned to a few channels.
There was only a tearing, ripping sound.
Seeing that Jade still seemed eager to try, Silas simply tossed the radio to her and told her to tune it herself.
But no matter how she fiddled with it, she never received any meaningful sound.
"I have a few radios in my room. You can try them yourself later if you don't believe me," Silas said calmly.
Jade didn't doubt Silas; she just didn't want to accept the outcome.
With a sigh, she put down the radio.
"So where are we going?"
"In the north, the temperature is lower and there is room to survive, but I have a feeling that the current high temperature is just the beginning. Our only chance of survival is the train we are on. If the apocalypse continues, this will be the only shelter we can rely on."
After their conversation, both of them looked somber.
"Therefore, we must be prepared to survive on the train for a long time. I not only need to collect supplies and upgrade my armor, but I also need to build a water purification system, an air circulation system, a farm in the carriage, a defense system, an attack system, and a complete medical and supply system..."
Silas paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, a building isn't built in a day, and a train won't be fully equipped in a day either. I'm saying this so that you can have a realistic expectation."
There was another reason why the train kept heading north, which Silas didn't mention.
In his past life, he always had a feeling of being driven, like a giant hand driving them to keep evolving and heading north. If they stopped, they would face an even more terrifying disaster.
As for what lies at the northernmost point, he had no idea.
But if you want to survive better, you have to prepare for the worst, like a hibernating bear that needs to eat itself to get fatter and stronger!
They made the train's armor thicker and its firepower more intense.
What he needs to do is not to escape death in the face of crisis, but to bite back more fiercely!
Silas narrowed his eyes, raised the mineral water bottle in his hand, and said, "So, let's toast to how we've survived until now and to how we'll live even better in the future."
The two of them raised their hands in unison.
After a pause, seeing that neither of them intended to speak, Silas raised an eyebrow, "I thought you were going to ask me about
Leon seemed not to hear him, and Jade calmly said, "We will let you know when you need us."
Silas smiled. Right now, the most important thing is to arm the train. As for the
With his mind focused, Silas concentrated on his own thoughts.
<[Energy Supplier]> {Skill 1: Level 1 Universal Energy Conversion | Skill 2: Level 1 Energy Compression | Skill 3: Level 1 Universal Energy Sensing} [This is not a system, but information etched into genes after evolution. It does not require learning. The moment evolution is complete, the evolved being can instinctively drive and understand these abilities, just like "swallowing" or "raising a hand".]
Like a lion cub swinging its paw, it may not know the consequences, but it won't forget the action of "swinging." If you have a bracelet produced by DeepBlue Data, you can also see some basic data.
For example, the total amount of energy in the body, the recovery speed, etc., but in his previous life, Silas played with it for two days and then sold it.
He didn't want his data to be secretly studied by a group of people. Although it was all data that fluctuated at any time, it would be too dangerous in the apocalypse.
Moreover, losing accurate data doesn't affect anything.
Although
There is an estimate of whether one can handle a certain skill.
Moreover, this feeling comes faster and more directly than data.
...
"Do you need lunch prepared?" The woman's weak voice interrupted Silas's thoughts.
Looking up, he saw Jade's mother standing there quietly, looking both calm and anxious.
Her personality is the complete opposite of Jade's.
Jade and the other person had already gone to rest.
"What's your name?"
"Yvette."
"Let's cook the perishable food in the refrigerator first."
Silas gave a casual instruction and got up to walk towards the back of the carriage.
A somewhat disheveled figure stood outside carriage number five.
The black high-waisted jeans were worn and frayed, and she was wearing a large black hoodie that she had somehow acquired. She was carrying a black backpack with difficulty, and her eyes were full of flattery.
"Hey, isn't this our little beauty? You've already collected six sets of supplies so quickly?"
Silas never hesitates to smile at valued passengers.
The young woman blushed slightly, but seeing the smile on Silas's face rekindled her hope. She tentatively asked, "Brother Silas, the supplies I've collected might not be enough. Could you perhaps..."
Silas's smile faded, and he frowned. "How much is it short?"
The girl took off her backpack, held it up with both hands, and waited anxiously for Silas's judgment.
Silas emptied everything out of her backpack.
There are quite a few scattered items.
"Two loaves of bread, four potatoes, ten cloves of garlic—that'll be a day's worth of food, oh wow, and potato chips too. But those don't keep you full, so four bags count as one meal. Add five packs of instant noodles and a four-pack of sausages, and all that's only two and a half portions of food..."
Silas counted them, his tone unfriendly.
The girl quickly pointed to a few other items, "And that one, didn't they say a tool could be used as a ticket?"
Silas picked up a screwdriver with a playful expression. "You want to use this instead of a train ticket?"
The girl's smile was stiff, but she still nodded with a forced smile.
Silas's smile remained, but his eyes had turned completely cold. "You mean you want to trade a broken screwdriver for a precious train ticket that will allow you to sleep peacefully during an apocalyptic crisis? Are you stupid, or am I?!"
Yvette, who was washing dishes nearby, felt a chill and lowered her head to work silently.
The girl's face turned pale. The thought of being forced off the bus and facing those terrifying zombies in an unfamiliar place made her tremble, and large tears rolled down her cheeks.
With a sob in her voice, she pleaded, "But I really have no other choice, Brother Silas. Just let me get in the car, and I'll do whatever you say."
(End of this chapter)
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Author - 莽签
Translator and Editor - Husband
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