Chapter 1370: Chapter 530: Not Worth Saving (2)
To lift everyone’s spirits, Chen Sixuan had Miao Lu and Xiao Yuan pick lots of vegetables from the plant car, where a large meal was being prepared.
Miao Lu stood on tiptoe to pluck tomatoes from the hanging vine shelf on the car roof, and the bright red fruit with droplets fell into Xiao Yuan’s palm.
"Director Ding’s Disaster Plant nutrient solution is truly miraculous!"
Xiao Yuan wiped the water droplets off the tomato with her sleeve and bit into it crisply, juice splashing onto Miao Lu’s face beside her.
"Ah, be careful."
"Sorry, sorry."
"Quick, pick more kale and cucumbers, Da Lou and the others are setting up a barbecue."
"Barbecue?"
"That’s right, Captain Lin made a barbecue grill, saying everyone should have a different taste today."
...
"More heat!"
Inside Car No.6, Da Lou’s shout made the metal walls of the dining car hum; he held a half-meter-long steel skewer in one hand, and twenty chicken wings sizzled on a portable gas stove, the charred aroma mingling with chili powder rushing into the ventilation ducts.
Sha Sha squatted in front of the oven, staring at the cheese-baked sweet potatoes, suddenly jumped up to pat Luo Yang’s shoulder: "It’s burning, it’s burning, turn off the heat!"
Many of the frozen meat supplies were brought out, making the train car seem like a buffet scene.
"Sizzle—"
Sun Yuzhen slid potato slices into the hot butter at the bottom of the pot, red oil enveloping the vivid green spinach, swirling in the steam.
Chen Sixuan and Li Yi, along with others, gathered around using a large pot for hot pot; since it was a gathering, even those from Dragon Mountain No.1 and Silver Star came, Shi Deyuan guzzling beer, repeatedly shouting delight.
"Plenty of booze." Chen Sixuan laughed: "Lin Xian said if we don’t liven up, we’ll all freeze solid."
"That’s impossible." Ning Jing pointed at the car roof: "Even at minus 100 degrees we don’t fear, the train’s heater can definitely keep us warm."
Ah Bai tucked into his meal quietly and contentedly, while Xiao Qing silently drank beer while observing the crowd.
"Stop staring."
Chen Sixuan chuckled: "Brother Huo has been sent by Captain Lin to de-ice the Sky Dome Train."
Xiao Qing’s gaze flickered, and she said softly: "I wasn’t looking for him..."
"Ah, it’s been ages since I’ve eaten like this." Sha Sha stuffed a big chunk of meat into her mouth, looking utterly satisfied: "The time we spent in Colorado Canyon really dampened my spirits."
Chen Sixuan looked complicatedly at everyone, and said: "Then eat more, it’s not often we get such a peaceful time; it’s just that Qian Deli and Jiang Yun up there can’t easily come down, but their environment on the Sky Dome Train is better than ours, they even get to bathe."
"I don’t envy that." Sha Sha chuckled: "Actually, I still like my Car No.2, when I’m bored I play games with Sister Kiki, watch TV, it’s so interesting~"
Chen Sixuan glanced at Jian Xuwei who was tardy in picking up her chopsticks: "You don’t like spicy food?"
Jian Xuwei heard this and shook her head: "No, I’m just thinking about our current situation."
"Actually, Captain Lin is right." Shu Qin spoke up at this time: "Worrying now is useless, with the train’s 6000 cars linked head to tail, the road is clear—just keep moving forward, worrying about other things is redundant."
"I know."
Jian Xuwei said: "But what I’m wondering is, once we reach the Polar Region, how will we deal with the changes in the world."
"Oh well, we’ll deal with it when we get there..."
Shi Deyuan laughed heartily: "Now, living one day at a time, we should be glad we escaped the canyon hell and the jaws of chaos, our lives are spared; like me, I’ve long accepted it, our Dragon Mountain No.1 brothers have all accepted it too, it’s nothing too serious."
Jian Xuwei smiled weakly: "That makes sense."
Then she picked up a bottle of wine: "Then I’ll have a drink too."
Ning Jing looked at Chen Sixuan: "Now most of the car group people are taking refuge in Silent City; is the Sky Dome Train full yet?"
Chen Sixuan shook her head: "Liang Lei, Lao Mo, Qian Deli, Monica’s team, and Jiang Yun, Wang Hongyuan, Song Feng, Liang Hao, He Linqiu’s team are still in, just about full, over forty thousand people; Lin Xian is still expanding the basic cabin sections, his idea is to eventually bring all our Infinite Alliance, Silver Star, and Dragon Mountain No.1 people on board, at least if we need to break through the Sky Veil, we’ll have a fortress."
Ning Jing nodded: "Currently, the high-altitude situation is somewhat harsh; except for a few large starships and the Sky Dome Train and Silent City, it’s hard to maintain a stable flying state."
"Yes, but no worries, our Sky Dome Train and Silent City haven’t been affected much yet; now we’re considering lowering altitude, but only once we enter the plains." Chen Sixuan said.
"Oh my, stop talking, eat the meat, it’s all overcooked." Sha Sha shouted: "Quick, grab the veggies~"
"Alright, alright, everyone dig into the hot pot!"
The atmosphere inside the train carriage was warm and pleasant, with car number 6 now resembling a self-service buffet.
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"Open—now!!"
Lu Xingchen stood on the Heaven-Burning Fire Wheel, suspended outside the bridge of the Silent City ship, a crimson flame erupting from his palm in a thousand-meter fire dragon.
The ice layers cracked and exploded on the ship’s portholes, the melting ice water vaporized into white mist before it could drip down.
A vast ice crust fell like an avalanche from the deck of the Sky Dome Train below, disappearing into the thick fog.
"Well done."
Jiang Yun’s voice echoed in the fleet channel: "With no ready-made de-icing device, we can only rely on you."
"Brother Jiang, you’re too kind."
...
In the cockpit, snow dust fell like a gray curtain outside the window, a blue light streaming in Viola’s eyes:
[There’s a track subsidence 3.2 kilometers ahead. Recommend snow removal followed by reinforcing the foundation of the bearing columns.]
"Got it."
Lin Xian hadn’t finished speaking when a warm body suddenly collided into his embrace. KIKI tugged at his collar, tilting her head up for a bite, the cool mint mixing with cucumber-flavored lipstick instantly invaded his mouth.
Telekinesis surged like a transparent tide, tearing open a gap in the hundred-meter snow curtain outside the train, exposing the rusty tracks.
With KIKI in his arms, the two kissed while KIKI used her telekinesis to help with large-scale snow removal because damaged tracks were detected ahead. KIKI cleared the snow, Lin Xian employed his mechanical superpower for repairs, with drone assistance, it wasn’t a problem—both focused solely on their kiss.
[Body temperature rising by 0.7°C, heart rate increased to 112 beats/min.] Viola’s flat palm projected a maintenance diagram
[Kissing can sustainably stimulate dopamine secretion, which helps to raise adrenaline levels, increase the secretion of hormones and peptides, and reduce feelings of despair. I recommend thrice daily...]
"Enough, enough."
Lin Xian laughed muffledly against KIKI’s forehead, his right hand grabbing at thin air.
The drone swarm carried steel beams into the frozen soil, the Mechanical Heart roared to life, reshaping broken sleepers with a silver stream.
KIKI’s teeth gently grazed his chin: "Hey hey, the track’s bent, Captain..."
The Telekinesis Field suddenly contracted, the almost tilting steel pillar stood straight with a crack.
"I’m fixing the track, but with you nestled in my arms, how can I focus?"
KIKI giggled, tightly clutching Lin Xian’s neck: "Didn’t you ask me to clear the way for you? That’s the only way you can repair the track ahead of time, or are you gonna repair blindly?"
"Then clear the path ahead, why are you facing me?" Lin Xian said helplessly.
"Such simple operations, do I need to watch?" KIKI bit down on Lin Xian’s chin.
"What I meant was..."
"Cough." A light cough interrupted, Lin Xian and KIKI’s gaze slowly shifted to find Chu Yan standing quietly in the cockpit at some point, arms crossed watching them.
"Am I interrupting?"
KIKI’s face went red immediately, she flew off Lin Xian as if escaping, "Hey, I was helping him..."
"No need to explain. She knows we were kissing, our consciousness is connected," Lin Xian chuckled helplessly.
At these words, KIKI’s face flushed red hotly, she glared fiercely at Lin Xian, snorted, and turned to flee.
"She’s a nice girl."
Watching KIKI leave, Chu Yan said calmly, turning to Lin Xian, "You’re quite lucky with women."
Lin Xian raised his hand to weave the damaged track ahead with mechanical superpower, ensuring the train wouldn’t stop, while saying: "Thanks to the apocalypse, relationships can be freely developed."
Chu Yan laughed: "It’s because under the apocalypse, societal constraints are gone, making sex and love straightforward."
Lin Xian shook his head: "Sex, I agree. Love, I don’t."
"Do you think love still exists?" Chu Yan asked.
Lin Xian looked ahead, his expression calm as water, speaking slowly: "If it doesn’t, this world isn’t worth saving."
