Become a god from scratch

Chapter 107 The Train Conductor's Decision
"He, he's dead?"

The man who had been sitting next to the burly man asked stutteringly.

"Didn't I say he was dead a long time ago? He was just a puppet assimilated by the disaster, just like a ghost." Lin Long obviously had no patience for such a stupid question and rolled his eyes.

"As a human, he was already dead when he left this carriage, but as a puppet controlled by the disaster, he was not destroyed, because now he himself can be said to be a part of the disaster." Lin Xuan pondered.

After he had just "killed" the sturdy man with Paiyun Palm, the progress bar of Paiyun Palm did not increase, which undoubtedly proved that he failed to kill the other party.

But the sturdy man indeed turned into a pool of black water in front of everyone and disappeared, which proved that the sturdy man who was part of the Earthbound Evil was only temporarily repelled.

Although everyone still couldn't fully understand the situation, they could see that Lin Xuan and his brother were not ordinary people, and immediately asked:

"What do we do now?"

"Will the disaster enter the interior of the carriage? Should we go to the front carriage together?"

"Didn't you see that the guy was controlled after leaving the car? Why don't we wait here? What do you think?"

Although everyone's opinions may not be the same, in the end they all hope that Lin Xuan and others can give some suggestions.

"Let's wait and see. There's no need to act rashly. Don't forget that there are strong men hired by the railway company on this train." Lin Xuan shrugged.

"Little brother, what you said makes sense. How could you have forgotten this?" A middle-aged man with a big belly clapped his hands and said, "I heard from my son that railway companies usually hire at least three generals to sit on the trains... Do you know what a general is?"

In order to show off his knowledge, the middle-aged man with a big belly asked the people around him in a ostentatious tone.

"Nonsense, what era is this? Have you ever seen a pig run even if you haven't eaten pork?" The timid man next to the strong man immediately retorted, "Besides, it's not like your son is a general, why are you pretending?"

Upon hearing this, the others agreed with the man's statement.

Before the pioneering era, people really didn't know much about the old land.

But as the pioneering era came to an end, Taixia not only built four main cities in the Old Land, but also had so many small town-level territories, and the number of people who had been to the Old Land had long been countless.

Many things about Jiutu can be found on the Internet, but most ordinary people are not that interested in it.

Just like most ordinary people on the blue planet may not know how many types of warships there are and how many categories of tanks there are.

If it were a year ago, most people present might not be able to distinguish between concepts such as soldier level and general level.

But after the Second World Declaration, everyone understood that one day in the future, the originally one-way "bridge" might become a two-way channel, and by then, the danger of the old land might come back to the Earth Origin Star.

It was also at this time that most people who originally had little knowledge of and interest in Old Soil began to catch up on their knowledge about Old Soil.

Therefore, things like the rank of creatures in the old land are basically known to everyone on the Earth Origin Star today.

The middle-aged man with a big belly wanted to show off this, but he really chose the wrong topic.

However, although he was slapped in the face, he was not discouraged, because he firmly believed that the warriors on the train would be able to resolve the crisis soon.

Most of the other passengers also had this expectation.

But Yang Jian had a different reaction at this time, because he had also experienced disasters when he served in the old land, but the disaster he experienced that time did not look as strange as this time.

Moreover, the team he was in at the time also had more than one general-level officer, but many of his comrades still died on the spot.

His past experiences made him realize clearly that a general-level warrior could indeed be considered a strong one on Earth Origin Star.

But when faced with disaster, it may not be possible to save others.

He is very pessimistic about this.

However, he also knew that at this stage there was nothing he could do except wait for rescue. After all, the experience of the strong man before had proved this.

After just leaving the carriage for a short while, he was assimilated by the disaster and turned into a puppet. It is really hard not to be terrified.

Lin Xuan didn't care what these passengers were thinking. The reason he didn't act rashly was that he didn't want to attract fire.

Because if Lin Long's judgment is correct, it means that someone on the train is carrying an old and strange object.

Anyone who can hold such a treasure is definitely not an ordinary person.

Since the disaster was caused by the other party, the brother and sister have no obligation to take the blame for others. They just need to protect themselves.

"Do you want to watch the fun?" Lin Long suddenly asked Lin Xuan in a low voice.

"Hmm?" Lin Xuan didn't quite understand what Lin Long meant.

"Let me teach you a little trick. The alliance contract can also be used." Lin Long whispered in Lin Xuan's ear.

And with Lin Long's teaching, Lin Xuan soon gained a new skill, called [Heart Chain Lv.1 (1/100)].

This skill may be useless to others, because it can only be used through the three major contracts as a medium, allowing oneself to observe everything around from the perspective of the contract object.

Lin Long was not aware that the contract between Lin Xuan and the Toad King was actually a master-servant contract, but the skill she mastered obviously did not have so many restrictions.

Lin Xuan also quickly understood Lin Long's meaning, and immediately connected with the Toad King with the [Heart Chain], and indeed an extra perspective appeared in his mind.

It's like trying to do two things at once.

So, although Lin Xuan and Lin Long remained in carriage No. 8 without moving, what everyone did not notice was that two afterimages had quickly passed by them and disappeared directly at the aisle leading to carriage No. 7.

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Carriage No. 5 is the center of the train, and all trains still in operation today have been changed to 9 carriages.

Each carriage has a fixed capacity of only 10 passengers, and this includes the train staff and the three fixed warrior guards.

Because according to the rules of the Old Land, a gathering of less than one hundred creatures is only considered a small-scale gathering, and even if a disaster occurs, it will not be too exaggerated.

Just like the disaster that Lin Xuan and his friends encountered during their last outing, it was a most common disaster.

Although it seems that it can constantly arouse people's anger and then control it, as long as you realize the existence of the disaster in the process and check it carefully, it is actually not difficult to find out "Wang Bingyao".

Moreover, Wang Bingyao's strength was not that strong. Even if the Toad King did not take action, Director Huang could still kill him. Under normal circumstances, the total number of people on a train was no more than a hundred, and the disaster that could be caused was probably similar to what Lin Xuan and his team encountered last time.

Therefore, even if one is unlucky enough to trigger a disaster, the three lower-ranking general-level guards should be enough to deal with it in theory.

As for whether there will be some innocent deaths and injuries in this process, there is nothing that can be done about it.

After all, the general-level guards are not cheap. It's not that the railway company can't hire stronger guards, but the cost of a trip will also increase.

If the cost is spread evenly among each passenger, even if the ticket price is several times more expensive than it is now, it may not be affordable.

Therefore, the current arrangement is relatively the most reasonable.

At this time, in carriage No. 5, Gao Lie, the train conductor, was holding a walkie-talkie with a grim face, trying to restore contact with the driver's cab and carriage No. 9.

"Don't try, Lao Gao, we are in big trouble." Sitting next to him was a middle-aged man who looked a little lazy.

"Sun Yu, you are not here to hitchhike. Don't forget that you also have escort duties on this trip!" Gao Lie glared at the lazy middle-aged man.

This lazy middle-aged man named Sun Yu is one of the three generals responsible for guarding this train. However, he is not a regular guard hired on a regular basis. He happened to be traveling from Longjiang to Dijing, so he took on the job of guard part-time and got paid for it.

However, it was not difficult to hear from the conversation between Gao Lie and him that they were obviously old acquaintances, and this was indeed the case.

Because Sun Yu was once a train conductor, but now he has been transferred to other departments in the railway company, so he and Gao Lie are old colleagues.

It is worth mentioning that many people are actually unaware that there are always more than three generals on each train, because those who can still be train captains at this juncture all have outstanding strength without exception.

For example, Gao Lie is a genetic warrior at the lower general level.

Just over a month ago, the train he was in charge of had suffered a disaster.

Thanks to his efforts, although several passengers were injured, there were no casualties in the end.

The railway company also commended him and recorded a great achievement for him.

But he also understood that it was just the beginning. After all, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.

But he didn't expect that less than two months later, the train he was responsible for would encounter a disaster again, and the situation seemed to be much more serious than the last time!
You should know that generally speaking, the three warrior-level guards hired on the train will be arranged in carriages 1, 5 and 9 respectively.

That is, one each in the front, middle and back, so as to be able to respond to unexpected situations at any time.

As the train conductor, he has considerable abilities and stays in carriage No. 5 most of the time.

But this time, after entering this strange station, he had just used the radio to inform everyone in the car a few words before he completely lost contact.

He kept trying to reestablish contact, but it was obviously no use.

He was already extremely anxious, and when he saw the lazy man Sun Yu standing next to him who seemed to have nothing to do with the matter, he naturally became furious.

"Of course I know my responsibilities, but I think it's better for you to calm down first." Sun Yu said slowly, "I have just checked, and what we are facing is very likely the Earthbound Bane..."

Sun Yu tapped his temple with a finger and explained to Gao Lie.

"How is this possible?" Gao Lie's face suddenly changed when he heard this.

It is almost impossible that there are generals on the Earth Origin Star who have never been to the Old Land.

Especially for these public officials, they have more or less been rotated to serve in the old land. When serving in the old land, no matter which small town or one of the four main cities they were in, it is impossible that they have not encountered disasters.

Although the probability of Earthbound Evil appearing in the wild is very small, it is not uncommon in gathering places.

So Gao Lie naturally knew what being bound meant.

Even the most common earthbound curse is enough to cause many small town-level settlements to become overwhelmed.

But what he didn't understand was why the train he was in charge of could bring about the Earthbound Disaster. This was simply unreasonable.

But he also understood that although Sun Yu was a bit lazy, he would not joke about such things.

As for what Sun Yu said about checking, he was naturally referring to the conclusion he came to after searching his own database, because Sun Yu was a general-level mechanical transformer and one of the senior executives of the railway company's information department.

His database is much larger than that of most unofficial general-level mechanical users.

"I know this is a little strange, but according to the information in my database, the probability that we are encountering an earthbound curse is 83.7%."

Sun Yu shrugged and said, "Although I don't want to admit that this is true, the facts are the facts. There is no need to deceive yourself."

"How could this happen... Do you have any way to ask for help?" Gao Lie asked immediately.

If he had hired other guards, he might not have any hope, but as a war general-level mechanical energy user, perhaps Sun Yu could find a way?
"Don't think about it. We have been swallowed by it and no signal can be transmitted." Sun Yu shook his head.

Gao Lie was not depressed when he heard this. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you saying that our signal has been completely blocked?"

"That's about right." Sun Yu nodded.

"This is not necessarily a bad thing. The command center will definitely detect that we have lost contact, and they will probably send someone to check on the situation. As long as we can hold on until then, it will be fine!" Gao Lie said, clapping his fists together.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be so optimistic." Sun Yu poured cold water on him, "Have you ever thought about why you encountered the Earthbound Evil?"

Gao Lie was surprised and asked, "Do you know the reason?"

Sun Yu shook his head and said, "There is indeed some information in the database, but I am not sure what the specific situation is... The only thing I can be sure of now is that there are troublesome guys on this train. If we don't find out whether they are enemies or friends, we may not be able to hold on until the headquarters sends people over."

Gao Lie's expression became more serious when he heard this. "So what do you mean?"

"Let's choose one side to meet up and gather everyone together." Sun Yu suddenly stood up, "But even if you find something, try not to alert the enemy. What we need to do is to delay time as much as possible and wait for rescue."

"Okay." Gao Lie decisively agreed to this plan.

After discussing with Sun Yu again, the two called together everyone in car No. 5, and then chose to gather in car No. 1 first.

(End of this chapter)