"Expensive? Do you know the value of a high-power electric locomotive?"
Song Hao, surprised by the sudden appearance of Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan, immediately retorted upon hearing the skeptical voice.
"I actually do know." Before Monica could speak, Shi Deyuan responded loudly: "In good condition, an ordinary 70,000-kilowatt electric locomotive is worth at most 10 Blood Essence, and not necessarily anyone would want it."
"What did you say?!"
"Shut up."
Monica harshly interrupted Song Hao, turning with a slight apology to the two and said,
"Brother Shi, Captain Lin, I apologize, I was just venting some anger. This is the repair technician on my train. Iâll bring you on board to take a look, would you like something to drink?"
"No need, no need~"
Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan, unceremonious, boarded the train directly. Upon entering, they couldnât help but show a look of amazement as they started examining the interior.
Song Hao and Zhu Pang looked at the two passing by with confusion: "Sister Mo, who are they?"
"Friends, here to help with repairs."
"Repairs?!" Song Haoâs eyes widened in shock upon hearing this: "Just... just the two of them?"
"Sister Mo, didnât we contact those people from the Golden City Team? They have the best mechanical engineers in the city, so why do we need to find others?"
Monica shot him a cold glance without explaining anything, and followed Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan into the compartment.
Song Hao swallowed his words due to her look and awkwardly lowered his head.
But as Monica passed by, he raised his eyes to the retreating figure, a flicker of coldness in his gaze.
"Letâs see what theyâre here to do first."
Zhu Pang nudged him with his elbow and gave him a look, whereupon Song Haoâs expression shifted, turning silently to start organizing the repair tools.
From the outside, Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan didnât at all resemble mechanical engineers or repair technicians. If anything, one wore a grizzly coat and the other high-tech Power Armor, more like high-ranking members of a team, and they brought no tools, arriving empty-handed, making it impossible for Song Hao to believe they were here to repair the train.
At this moment, Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan, as if seeing something novel, were intensely focused on scrutinizing the inner space of the âQueen Mo,â both usually residing within a train compartment, but the interior of âQueen Moâ was entirely different from the ordinary train structure, giving Lin Xian a first impression more akin to a spaceshipâs cabin!
The integrated function compartment didnât appear too spacious, thanks to abundant automated equipment, and due to the fully enclosed form, there were no windows except for the portholes at the front and rear of the train; all external situations were monitored by a 360-degree Sentinel System, providing those inside a profound sense of security. Beds in the living area were embedded in honeycomb-like compartments, the main control roomâs circular screen plastered with snowfield maps, and the advanced air circulation and heating systems gave an immediate sensation of springtime warmth upon entering.
Sss~
Arriving at the largest driving compartment of the first section required Monicaâs iris recognition to open the hatch.
Because this was not only the energy compartment but also Monicaâs personal living area, this compartment exceeded 60 meters in length, encompassing energy, power, and main control; it housed an intelligent AI system capable of directly monitoring the entire trainâs condition, faults, and remotely controlling and automating its operationâeverything was under Monicaâs control.
"This is my private living area, usually, others arenât allowed in,"
Monica led the way with a smile: "Our train only has 26 people on board, of which five are responsible for vehicle control and driving, even though itâs fully automated, someone still needs to monitor road conditions 24/7, and the radar is always on."
"Whoa, Sister Mo, you live quite spaciously here."
Upon entering, Shi Deyuan couldnât help but exclaim.
Despite the compartmentâs vastness, incorporating numerous core systems, Monicaâs living area remained very expansive and luxuriousâa spaceship-level bathroom, a large wave-massage bathtub, a spacious bedroom, and even a dedicated dressing room, wine cabinet, and spa space capsule...
It almost felt more like a vacation spot than an apocalypse.
"Not surprising for a 2 billion apocalyptic schedule," Lin Xian witnessed this scene and couldnât help but smirk; say itâs ostentatious, the trainâs defense, survival, sustainment, and weapons were worthy of a fortress, and say itâs unrealistic, living in such a luxurious fortress during the apocalypse was comfort compared to those welding scrap steel to sleep in the stinking backseat of their vehicles.
"Indeed!" Shi Deyuan replied seriously, "Shouldâve known, Iâd have brought some of the engineering team to see thisâforget anything else, thereâs something to learn from the interior layout. Just the air circulation and greywater systems here, if applied to my Dragon Mountain No. 1, could solve major issues."
Shi Deyuanâs words werenât exaggerated; with over a thousand people on a train, the hygienic issues in an apocalyptic escape were significant; neglect could lead to the compartments reeking, and just the toilet cleaning alone was enough to give compartment supervisors headaches.
Lin Xianâs Infinity hasnât encountered this issue yet; the men and women in the living compartments were hygiene-conscious, and a few support staff led by Xiao Yuan actively took charge of the compartment cleaning, presenting the living compartments in a comfortable state, relieving Lin Xian of this particular concern.