Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 375 Disappeared for 4 Months (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

17:00 PM, before dark.

Dawn City.

Last night's riot was temporarily suppressed by the strong crackdown by the city guard battalion and the night patrol group, which brought the public's anger to a head. However, after dawn, some medium and large-sized convoys, sensing the crisis, began to move. A large number of convoys began to leave the city, some heading towards Qingbo City, the base of the Phoenix Association's Tianjian, and others heading towards Yongcheng Port, the No. 3 construction base of Xinghua Heavy Industry. However, the expansion speed of Star Abyss No. 8 is extremely fast, and Yongcheng Port will enter the polar night in less than two months. Therefore, the main purpose of these people is to move closer to the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade that is heading towards Kangcheng. Only train convoys will attempt to enter the ocean track.

Inside the city, ground traffic was jammed from dawn until afternoon. In order to suppress this wave of evacuation and keep the residents in Dawn City, Zhou Mingyuan issued a seemingly straightforward but actually deliberate delaying order: in order to protect the safety of the evacuees and teams and increase the survival rate, all those leaving the city must undergo the latest model of the Spirit Invasion Value Detector. In addition to detecting dark marks, it is said to be able to detect the concentration of dark invasion in the human body.

This measure did have some effect. Survivors in the city lined up in long queues to leave, and the number of people in the queue was reduced by more than half after 16 p.m., since leaving the city at this time would definitely mean not being able to reach Kangcheng before dark, which was undoubtedly very dangerous for the survivors.

Furthermore, the so-called concentration of the Dark Invasion forced survivors who wanted to relocate to consider the unforeseen consequences of leaving Dawn City, which boasts "95% purified water." This genuinely alarmed some small convoys and organizations. In addition, the federal government continuously disseminated clarifications through Dawn City's intranet, and some private accounts even intentionally or unintentionally linked this event to the emergence of the Phoenix Society, attempting to stir up a conspiracy theory and seize the initiative in public opinion. After all, many survivors were extremely sensitive in the face of the apocalypse, and many dared not flee official protection unless their lives were in danger.

[Rumors or conspiracy? The technology to purify 95% of the Dark Invasion has just been developed. What are the intentions of Silent City and the Phoenix Society in making their move at this time?]

[World's First S-Rank Gray Mist Walker Kill: Whose Interests Did We Infringe Upon?]

The fortress has been forged; we fear no invading enemy!

On the intranet, a large amount of official and unofficial content filled the screen, and the comments below were in an uproar within a day. The debate was mainly divided into three factions: those who supported the Phoenix Society, those who supported Dawn City, and a group that considered themselves neutral, believing that humanity should help each other and that the goal was to thoroughly investigate the Crimson World incident and purge the upper echelons.

In a large private room at the Lynx Bar, more than twenty people were packed tightly together. These were all leaders of a large caravan with more than two thousand members, all members of the "Windwalker Alliance." Their expressions were solemn, and the atmosphere in the room was somewhat oppressive.

"The Federation is definitely doing this on purpose. There are plenty of useless people in the Population Control Bureau. When they were collecting money in the city, there were hundreds of sheriffs alone. But now they've only opened two exits. At this rate, we might not even be able to get out of the city in three days!" A burly man with a thick beard cursed. This man was named Wang Hongyuan, the captain of the "Hongyuan Business Alliance." He was 45 years old, had a thick beard, and had long since thrown away his gold chain. Now he wore a string of bullet casings. The convoy had more than 8000 people. Although the members came from all walks of life, this man believed in "post-apocalyptic rules" and had a typical chivalrous style.

"That's strange. There are more people leaving the city now, but even more are entering. The city is already overcrowded. Why is the Federation in such a hurry?" a female captain asked.

"Heh, those leaving the city are all big convoys, those coming in are all small fry. Do you think Zhou Mingyuan is stupid? Besides, the ability users in big convoys have a lot of influence, especially those who are on that Human Light Evolution Ranking. Which one of them doesn't have influence? The departure of even one of them is a huge loss of combat power for Dawn City!" The speaker was Song Feng, the leader of the "New Era Engineering Corps," a 36-year-old tech fanatic. He wore black-rimmed glasses, and his gentle, scholarly appearance was quite different from the two specially made tungsten-titanium alloy mechanical arms full of weapons on the back of his power armor. He was known as "Four Hands." His convoy came from the south and had more than 5000 people.

"Yes, and the loss of high-level combat power will also cause a panic effect. Once the fire starts, even if Minister Luo Ming of the Seraphim Department personally leads people, he will not be able to stop it."

"So what? The collusion between the Federation and the Crimson World is a done deal. What's the use of trying to suppress public opinion? This is a matter of life and death, and no one can pretend they don't know." Liang Hao, the captain of the "Iron Shield Convoy," was wearing a full set of interstellar military tactical power armor. He was 35 years old, had a buzz cut, and looked like a retired soldier. However, the large scar on his face did not diminish his imposing righteousness at all!

The "Iron Shield Convoy" was also a large convoy, managed under military discipline. Liang Hao trained civilians according to the standards for veterans. The convoy was divided into three columns: outpost, main force, and medical, with a total of more than 3000 people.

“Not necessarily.”

A light, cheerful voice broke the argument, and everyone turned to see the door to the private room open. Jiang Yun and Ren Huiyan entered and immediately spoke.

"Dawn City is just muddy right now, but it won't be so easy for the Federation to collapse completely."

"Why? Can Dawn City forcibly detain people? Is it practicing slavery?" A middle-aged captain immediately frowned and asked.
The crowd dispersed, and Jiang Yun sat down in the middle of the group. With a sharp expression, he said to the person who had spoken earlier, "It's not that simple. That video just stirred things up. However, if there isn't more concrete evidence in the short term, or if Phoenix doesn't take any action, the situation will quickly return to normal."

“Yes.” A cold female voice responded from the corner. Everyone looked over and saw a woman who looked to be in her thirties wearing power armor with her arms crossed. She had short, neat hair and a calm expression.

He Linqiu, 36, is the captain of "Burning Phoenix," the largest female captain in the Windwalker Alliance. Rumor has it that she started as an ordinary person with a young daughter who had fallen on hard times. She survived countless life-or-death nights, fought her way out of a prison van belonging to a thug convoy, and built up her power along the way, taking in the weak and expanding her force to 6000 people. Most of her convoy now lives in the outer city and strengthens its power by trading resources in the city's black market. She can be considered a very capable and heroic woman.

At this moment, she said, "Don't be fooled by the fierce arguments now. Everyone has their own stance. Those who seem to support the Phoenix Society may not necessarily leave. Many are just using this turmoil to vent their oppressed emotions. And those who are fanatically support Dawn City may not really believe that Zhou Mingyuan is colluding with the Crimson World. These people just don't want to leave, and they don't dare to leave. They only have one life. They finally have a safe zone to protect them. They just recently dealt with an S-class enemy. These are the people who least want Dawn City to be in turmoil."

“That’s right.” Wang Hongyuan said in a rough voice, “For survival, stance doesn’t matter. The convoy that really has ideas and feels the crisis will only think about how to get away quickly. Those who are arguing on the Internet are the ones who won’t leave. Am I right, Captain Jiang?”

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and nodded, "Yes."

"So, is there any news from Phoenix now?" The mechanical arm behind Song Feng automatically adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and asked with a deep look in its eyes.

"The Zhen Tian warship has returned to its base in Qingbo City and is currently at rest. There is no news coming from it yet, and global broadcasting has also stopped." Ren Huiyan, who was wearing a leather jacket next to Jiang Yun, took out a mobile terminal and operated it. A holographic light screen suddenly appeared in the private room, and everyone's eyes followed it.

"Currently, the Phoenix Alliance's Zhentian Ship is stationed north of Qingbo, Silent City and Infinite are in Jinhai, and the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade is approaching Dawn City from Yongcheng Port. Several super-large forces in the city are preparing to evacuate, and most of the Wanderers Alliance has moved to Changuan, with their target being the Dawn Center. This is the current distribution of forces around Dawn City."

"Are Star Abyss No. 7 and No. 8 expanding so fast? In less than a month, Longjiang is almost gone?" Liang Hao of the Iron Shield Team couldn't help but frown as he looked at the latest Star Abyss map.

"Shuguang City is now surrounded on all sides, and the situation is worrying," said Wang Hongyuan, who had a thick beard.

“It’s pretty much the same everywhere. Right now, apart from North America, the Eastern Continent, South America, and parts of Europe, the ocean is the only place with the widest expanse.” Jiang Yun said at this moment, “Chairman Jian has already sent word that we have formed an alliance with the Infinite, and the Sky Dome-class is already under emergency construction with the help of Silent City.”

"As expected of Boss Jian, he really got Silent City under control," Song Feng said.

“It wasn’t her who took care of Silent City,” Jiang Yun smiled. “It was Silent City that formed an alliance with us.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"What! Silent City has allied with us?!"

What is their purpose?

"Did I hear that right? You mean we're joining Silent City?"

"..."

Upon hearing this news, everyone was shocked and began to discuss it.

Jiang Yun immediately raised his hand to interrupt, saying, "It's not what everyone thinks. We are allied with Infinite, and Silent City is also allied with Infinite. There is no joining or merging involved; we simply have two more powerful allies."

“Infinite.” He Linqiu looked at him: “Is that the convoy that Xilan City and the Phoenix Society successfully annihilated the first S-class anomaly, the Black Thorn in the Clouds?”

"Yes, like us, they are collaborators of the Crimson Phoenix Order of the Phoenix Society."

Jiang Yun said, "Captain Lin is a mechanical ability user. According to my information, Shinji Mochizuki chose to ally with Captain Lin and provide assistance because Captain Lin rescued Silent City from the Star Abyss, based on... the Sky Train."

A gasp of surprise erupted from all sides!

"Rescue Silent City?"

"Is this person really that capable?"

"So, Captain Lin has taken over the Sky Dome Interstellar Train now?"

“Yes, this is the best choice.” Jiang Yun took a deep breath, recalling the man who turned the tide at the airport, and couldn’t help but smile. “With the assistance of Silent City and the improvement of Team Leader Lin’s mechanical abilities, this interstellar train can be put into use. Currently, there are about 5000 people there, including the Finger Group’s engineering team.”

"Using superpowers to build a complete starship?" Song Feng looked astonished. "What do you mean? He built a starship all by himself using his superpowers?"

"You don't believe me?" Jiang Yun asked.

"I..." Song Feng opened his mouth, "No... I... what kind of superpower is this? Isn't it too unfair?"

“I received some information about Infinite Number in the information packets from Xilan before.” He Linqiu said with a solemn expression, “It is said that his mechanical ability can not only create the G-3 electromagnetic railgun, but also repair a super-giant war weapon in conjunction with the Phoenix Society’s Emperor Project. It was his key move that killed the S-class in the Xilan battle.”

"I heard that battle was extremely fierce. The total strength of Xilan City, including the Survey Corps, was no more than 10 people. They actually held off the attack of billions of Snow Demons for two days and two nights, and even killed two Special-level Abyss Worms and that S-level Cloud Black Thorn. That's really amazing!" Wang Hongyuan couldn't help but click his tongue and said with emotion, "The Dark Mark was also a result of the battle in Xilan City. Tsk, when I heard this news, I was moved to tears. It was really inspiring!"

Liang Hao said with a resolute look in his eyes, "Yes, this battle was indeed well fought. He Zhen, the commander of the Seventh Garrison Legion, is my old commander. This Infinite is definitely not an ordinary person. To form an alliance with them, no matter what others think, I, Liang Hao, am 100% in favor!"

Upon hearing this, the various teams from the Windrunner Alliance in the private room became excited, and the atmosphere instantly became heated.

With Windrunner and Finger Group already present, and now Silent City and Infinity joining forces, these like-minded convoys are all invigorated. In the current chaotic situation, aligning themselves with these powerful forces is definitely a wise choice. "So, what are our plans now? Should we head straight to meet up with Infinity?" He Linqiu asked Jiang Yun eagerly.

Jiang Yun shook his head: "The original plan was for us to all move to Qingbo and then wait for Jinhai and the Silver Star to join us, but now there have been some changes."

"What changes?"

"Stand still."

He Linqiu's eyes narrowed: "You think the Phoenix Society is going to join forces with Silent City and Infinity?"

“It’s entirely possible.” Jiang Yun shrugged and said, “The Phoenix Society must have come here with some purpose, whether it’s targeting the Federation or the Crimson World. They will be making big moves soon. Since the Zhentian Ship is here, it means that the Federation and the Phoenix Society must have a disagreement on a survival issue that must be resolved. So the best thing to do now is to do nothing.”

"The Wanderers' Alliance retreating to Zen Pass is probably the same thing you're thinking." Song Feng adjusted his black-rimmed glasses. "Shouldn't we temporarily withdraw from Dawn City?"

Dawn City is currently in the midst of a whirlwind of events, so evacuating from Dawn City might be the safest option.

Jiang Yun looked at everyone, pointed to the holographic screen and said, "The situation is complicated now. Although many large convoys are evacuating, the population in the city is actually increasing. Many of them are the last survivors from the outer city and the three directions of northwest, south and north who are being forced into the city by the polar night. Dawn City will not be peaceful in the future. The Wanderers' Alliance is because there are too many people, and Yu Huai'an is a cautious person. I estimate that he will definitely stay in Chan Pass for the time being and will not move to the center of Dawn immediately."

“But now that we’re allied with Captain Lin of Infinite, all deployments must be made according to his orders, including mine. So, Chairman Jian and I have discussed that until Captain Lin makes any arrangements, we need to stay in the city, hold our streets, and keep quiet. Moving to Jinhai now won’t be of any help.”

He Linqiu and the others nodded in agreement: "That makes sense."

“Alright, we’ve already paid the city entrance fee, so staying a few more days is fine too,” Wang Hongyuan nodded and smiled.

Song Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "You're right. Actually, it would take several days to get out and queue up now. Why don't we see what kind of trouble Zhou Mingyuan is up to next?"

"I agree," Liang Hao said.

From that moment on, the Windrunner Alliance was renamed the Infinite Alliance. After a brief meeting, everyone left. Jiang Yun poured himself and Ren Huiyan a glass of wine and said...

"Have some drink. Aren't you thirsty after traveling all night back from Yongcheng Port?"

Ren Huiyan lowered her eyes to look at the wine in her glass and said to Jiang Yun in a cold voice, "Do you really think Phoenix will go to war with Dawn City? I'm telling you, Yongcheng Port is not only home to the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade, but also the Emperor Project. Those two Celestials don't seem to be used to deal with Lu Tianye's Dawn City garrison."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun remained calm, put down his wine glass (which he had just taken a sip from), and said...

"How could that be? If we were to attack Dawn City, a 30,000-strong Iron Guard Brigade wouldn't be enough. Ye Lan and Li Heping would need to bring in at least half of the interstellar fleet. Besides, if we were to fight, we would have done it when the Federation collapsed. Dawn City has 6 million people, and that's just those inside the walls. According to the Phoenix Society's principles, it's impossible for them to start a war against humanity at this time."

"So what do you think?"

Jiang Yun flicked his fingers, and a precise whirlwind swirled the wine in the glass, transforming it into a small, golden tornado spinning at the bottom. "Mmm~"

"Some inhuman beings."

……

Zhentian Ship, Conference Room No. 1.

Lin Xian looked at Ye Lan, pondered for a long time, and then spoke.

"The cleanup plan? You mean I'm going to deal with those Adventists?"

"Yes," Ye Lan replied.

"Why me?" Lin Xian asked a strange question.

"It's not just you."

Ye Lan calmly replied, "If we were facing darkness, all we could do was unite all the forces that could be united, because that is our common enemy. But this time it's different. The enemy is not only outside, in the approaching Star Abyss and Polar Night of 5, 7, and 8, but also inside. We cannot launch an attack on the survivors or our own city, but for the sake of human survival, we must thoroughly cleanse the Crimson World to buy ourselves time."

Lin Xian frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Is it because of the anomaly in Star Abyss No. 5 that other Star Abysses are expanding at an accelerated pace? May I ask, how much of the polar night is left globally?"

“In less than 10 months, this cycle is accelerating,” Ye Lan responded.

"We've lost four months!?"

Lin Xian was taken aback: "What exactly is Dawn City after?"

“This is exactly what we’re worried about,” Ye Lan said to Lin Xian with a serious expression.

"Calculated from the date of the announcement, Dawn City should have come into contact with the No. 5 Star Abyss Polar Night Zone in 72 days, and then be swallowed by the No. 7 and No. 8 Star Abysses in 189 days and 168 days respectively. However, 40 days have passed, and due to the changes caused by the No. 5 Star Abyss, as of today, the time it takes for these three Star Abysses to swallow Dawn City has become 41 days, 62 days and 48 days respectively."

“你的意思是，他们从5号星渊那里获得了9天的时间，但因为这9天，7号和8号星渊加快了120天？！”林现当即道。

"Yes."

"What can you do in 9 days?" Lin Xian's expression was stiff, and his tone could not hide his anger.

“For Chu Zhaonan, every extra day or every extra hour is meaningful,” Ye Lan replied calmly.

Lin Xian couldn't understand: "Just so that Dawn City can live for one more hour?"

No, you misunderstood.

"He did this not for Dawn City, nor for his position as the Federal Chairman, nor for his personal survival."

Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian: "Perhaps based on your views of the Federation and Dawn City, this conclusion will be very different from what you think, but I can tell you the truth: from the perspective of this Federation Chairman, his starting point is for... the civilization of all mankind!"

Lin Xian was speechless.

"The collapse of the Federation is not simply a matter of ideology or political interests, as people believe. Of course, I must admit that these certainly exist, but the biggest disagreement stems from the judgment of the end times."

Ye Lan looked in Lin Xian's direction and slowly said, "Since the Apocalypse Day, 85% of the world's cities and regions disappeared overnight. The Federation Interstellar Force and all global organizations and forces also went out of control. The polar night gave us no time to react or prepare. The anomalies occurred in every country, region, city, and even every family. All order was out of control, as if we had returned to the primitive era. Everything we have now was rebuilt after the first polar night, including the paralyzed interstellar force. But after the first polar night, the celestial curtain appeared, and we completely lost our satellites and communication networks. At the same time, we also lost the sky..."

"Even now, as the leader of the Phoenix Society, I can only tell you that we have no strategy or direction that can completely save human civilization. Superpowers, Dark Reagents, Spirit Dispelling Values, Dark Marks, and Dark Creatures are all things that all surviving humans have gained through sacrifice and effort. We understand the darkness, but these are just the tip of the iceberg."

"Therefore, with the collapse of the Federation, Dawn City and the Phoenix Society were not in a survivalist or a salvationist camp. Strictly speaking, apart from the Adventists, we and Dawn City were all salvationists. The only difference was whether we held absolutely pessimistic or relatively pessimistic views on how to continue human civilization."

Hearing this, Lin Xian felt extremely heavy-hearted and said slowly, "The Phoenix Society is relatively pessimistic, but Dawn City is absolutely pessimistic?"

"Yes."

"As the Federation Chairman and the supreme ruler of all mankind after the Apocalypse, Chu Zhaonan knew better than anyone what forces and methods humanity had used to deal with the darkness. Global nuclear arsenals, biological weapons, and even triggering geothermal disasters had all been tried before the Federation collapsed. A star fleet with the most advanced armored technology did not resist for more than 48 hours after entering the Star Abyss. Despair often does not appear at the beginning..."

Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian with a calm expression, as if she were telling a sad story, but her tone was deep and her eyes were like the sky.

"But only after resistance."

(End of this chapter)