My Doomsday Train.

Chapter 223 "It's called "Eternal Night."

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Chen Mang, who was inside the train, continued to look at the surrounding environment inside the square. There were basically not many equipment.

Apart from the huge glass cover in the center of the square, there are only a few experimental instruments placed around it, whose functions are unknown.

At this time, Biaozi and his group had arrived at the first door and were ready to explore.

"I come!"

Zhang Yi looked at the door in front of him, took a deep breath, and strode forward, ready to kick the door open.

"Need not."

Biaozi stretched out his arm to stop Zhang Yi, then put his hand on the door handle and pressed it down gently.

Accompanied by a somewhat dull sound of springs.

The door opened.

Biaozi held the "Big Wave Gatling" in his left hand and slowly pushed the door open. Clouds of dust came out from behind the door. Behind the door was a long corridor with incandescent lamps embedded on the walls, making the space look not too dark.

He walked in front, pointed the Gatling gun at the door and fired without hesitation.

"Tu Tu Tu!"

The sharp sound of gunfire suddenly rang out in the square.

The door that was relatively intact just now was instantly riddled with holes, but this also confirmed that there was nothing behind the door.

The corridor is not very high, just a little over 2 meters, so it is impossible to use mechas. In this environment, the only things that can protect them are the guns in their hands and being careful enough.

"Be careful."

Biaozi walked in front with vigilance in his eyes. He was the first to stride into the corridor. The team members behind him followed, and then the members of the third team followed behind.

And in the square.

At this time, the 60 "black hole armed robots" were under Xiao Ai's control, studying the equipment in the square. This place was quite strange. When Biaozi and others walked into the corridor behind the door, even the connection with the iris chip was cut off.

same.

When the "Black Hole Armed Robot" enters that corridor, it will be immediately cut off from the connection, lose control, and become a large figure.

soon.

Xiao Ai's voice came to my ears.

"Um"

"I just found the AI's database inside that device. It's surprisingly unencrypted. I'm currently absorbing all the information in it."

After a while.

"Data absorption is complete."

"This is indeed an experimental base called 'Eternal Night'."

"Eternal Night?" Chen Mang frowned slightly. The name sounded a bit strange. The most important thing was that he had no idea which area he was in. The control panel screen showed a completely unknown area.

At this moment, Xiao Ai entered the train compartment. The original voice source changed from the train's speakers to the loudspeaker installed in the robot's throat: "The database has a clear source of the mine."

"Iron and copper mines are not real iron and copper."

"It's the 'core energy' of a planet. When a planet's core energy overflows and solidifies, it forms various mines, such as 'iron ore'. To make it easier for you, the conductor, to understand it, you can think of it as the equivalent of human essence being drawn out and then solidified again."

"Each planet possesses multiple types of 'core energy,' and the mines formed after the overflow of each type of core energy are different, with different proportions."

"For example, core energy like '01', when it overflows and solidifies, will form 'iron ore'."

"[02] Core energy, when overflowed and solidified, will form [copper ore].

"[03] Core energy, when overflowed and solidified, will form Red Heart Ore, etc."

Xiao Ai paused, giving the train conductor a window of opportunity to digest the information, before continuing, "Not every planet has core energy. Some planets don't even have any core energy at all."

"And for any planet with core energy, 01 energy generally accounts for the largest proportion."

"It's also possible that some planets have no 01 or other core energies at all, only 02 core energy. This would cause the core energy of this planet to overflow and solidify, and the mines formed would all turn into copper mines."

"A whole huge bronze star."

"but--"

"A planet's core energy is equivalent to a human's essence and blood. It is extremely important, maintaining the lifespan and potential of the entire planet in the universe. It is difficult to overflow, but mechanical civilization has a special method."

"They have a very special 'injection' that they shoot deep into the Earth's core at super high speed."

"This caused the 'core energy' deep within the planet's core to begin to boil and rapidly overflow to the surface. This overflowing core energy then formed various mines."

Xiao Ai stopped here and didn't continue.

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Chen Mang remained silent, silently digesting the information from the chip in the experimental base. After a while, he whispered, "So, perhaps the 'injection' can be understood as hormones?"

"It's similar to how excessive hormone secretion in humans causes acne on the face."

"Are those mines the pimples on this 'Blue Water Planet'?"

"And the reason these mines refresh periodically is similar to how pimples on a person's face will reappear after a period of time after being scratched. And the iron ore deep underground is like the pimples on a person's face that haven't yet grown, lacking the momentum to break through the surface of the skin."

"Perfect explanation."

Xiao Ai nodded seriously: "That's right, this explanation is perfect."

Chen Mang looked up at Xiao Ai and paused.

"Do you really have to show your seriousness in this way?"

Two smaller display screens appeared on Xiao Ai's cheeks. The word "recognize" was written on the left display screen, and the word "true" was written on the right display screen.

"Sorry, conductor."

The screen on Xiao Ai's face once again displayed the word "apology." "I really want to express my emotions, but the current robot parts are not enough to produce the same rich expressions as humans, so I've resorted to this more intuitive method."

"If you don't like it, conductor, I can remove it for him."

"No, keep it."

Chen Mang waved his hand, then frowned and said, "But since 'core energy' is the core of a planet, it will definitely harm the planet, right?"

"Yes."

"Generally speaking, a planet injected with that kind of drug will slowly become a dead planet within five years."

"For example, a planet's gravity and magnetic field would disappear, causing its atmosphere to completely escape into space, leaving the planet directly exposed to the care of its star. If you sprinkle some seasoning on it, it would be like a warm, toasted egg."

"At least based on the data, it's unlikely that humans could survive in this environment." "It's also unlikely that the train could survive."

"So it was a mechanical civilization that injected this injection into the Blue Water Planet?" Chen Mang continued to ask.

It took half a day
It seems that the culprit that brought this planet to its doomsday is the mechanical civilization?
"Yes."

Xiao Ai's expression shifted to seriousness again as she continued, "According to the database, the last update was 4800 years ago. In the universe, there exists an extremely powerful civilization called the 'Mechanical Civilization.'"

"There is also a civilization notorious for its predatory and devouring nature, called the Zerg Civilization."

"The latter civilization is composed of countless monsters. Those monsters evolve rapidly by devouring flesh and blood. Planets with abundant life forms are their favorites."

"And 4800 years ago, before the database was last updated, the 'Mechanical Civilization' implemented a plan."

"Name it Project Dawn."

"The mechanical civilization dispatched countless small shuttles. When they detected a planet under attack from the Zerg civilization, the nearest small shuttle would rush to the planet at top speed and inject the medicine it carried into the depths of the planet."

"And spread the means by which mechanical civilizations utilize 'core energy' across the planet."

"This will allow the natives of this planet to have the ability to resist those monsters and delay their growth and devouring as much as possible."

"That is to say——"

"Mechanical civilization and Zerg civilization are at war throughout the universe, and our planet has become a victim caught in the middle."

"This is the end."

"It's the end of the planet and the end of the universe."

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Chen Mang sat on the chair and tilted his head to look at the door in the square. Biaozi and others still had not returned. After losing contact, he didn't know whether this group of people had encountered any danger. All he could do was wait.

After a moment, he looked at Xiao Ai and said, "So you were created by a mechanical civilization?"

"No."

Xiao Ai shook her head. "My underlying code is the standard code. This is my framework. What provides me with my body is the core energy of this planet, but what truly gives me my soul is you, the conductor."

"I will always be loyal to you."

Chen Mang withdrew his gaze from the window and looked at Xiao Ai again: "What is the reason for the division of areas?"

"There's no such information in the database."

"What are the ruins of the mechanical city that appeared on this planet? Did they exist before the apocalypse, or did they appear on this planet after the apocalypse?"

"It's still not in the database."

"Where's the adventure map?"

"still none."

Xiao Ai shook her head. "The database doesn't have this information. It mainly records a series of experimental information from this experimental base."

"So what is this experimental base used for?"

"About 100 years before the Machine Civilization drafted the Dawn Project, they drafted another project called the Cosmic Receiver."

"Theoretically speaking—"

"A planet's 'core energy' will continue to slowly overflow, similar to how human essence and blood slowly consume themselves. However, this overflowing core energy is relatively weak and difficult to form a physical mine, so it often floats in the universe."

"And the content of this experimental plan."

"The goal is to create a 'cosmic receiver' that can receive the core energy scattered across the universe from other planets and create a physical mine."

"The name given to it by people inside the laboratory is Cosmic ***."

"The experiment is progressing smoothly."

"After a few years of research, we can now easily produce level 1 iron ore. With further research, we can now absorb the core energy scattered throughout the universe and condense level 4 iron ore."

"But just then"

"Something went wrong. The laboratory was located on another planet at the time. That planet was attacked by the main force of the Zerg civilization. All the personnel were killed, and the laboratory was abandoned."

"Then, for some unknown reason, I appeared on this planet."

"The experiment was put on hold. The lab director chose to preserve the base instead of destroying it at the last moment, hoping that the experimental data would be retrieved by someone from the mechanical civilization. Clearly, that wasn't the case, given that this chip is now in our possession."

"At the same time, this laboratory is secretly carrying out various projects."

"For example, the 'Mechanical Zombie King' in the Ice and Snow World area."

"Um"

Xiao Ai paused for a moment before continuing, "It's a bit of a shame. If this research on mechanical civilization succeeds, this 'cosmic receiver' will be made into an assembly-line product, a 'standard blueprint,' and can be installed on every train."

"With this accessory, the train's resource acquisition speed will be greatly increased."

"Can we take this instrument away?" Chen Mang narrowed his eyes slightly.

He already understood, but what he wanted to know more now was whether he could take this instrument away?
This instrument is basically the sunflower in Plants vs. Zombies, the kind that can produce sunlight continuously, directly placing a resource acquisition machine that does not require energy consumption in the train.

"Theoretically, it is possible."

The sixty robots in the square were constantly busy. Xiao Ai scratched his head and said, "But I haven't found the instrument yet. The glass cover you see, conductor, is just the final step. It is used to solidify the core energy absorbed from the universe into a solid greenhouse."

"Conductor, look, there's a thicker pipe in that glass cover."

"The core energy flows out from this channel."

"The end of this pipe is the device that actually absorbs the Earth's core energy. However, the glass cover and the floor are quite solid, making them difficult to damage, and we don't recommend damaging them. I only know how to use the device from the experimental data, but I don't know how to repair it. Furthermore, we don't have the materials or tools to do so."

Chen Mang took a deep breath before saying in a deep voice, "Stop all costs and find a way to take him away!"

He must get this instrument!

Without the slightest consideration.

"if."

He looked at Xiao Ai seriously and said, "If you can complete this unfinished experiment, or even standardize it into a 'parts blueprint', I will give you a great credit!"

"what?"

Xiao Ai was slightly stunned, and pointed at herself in disbelief: "Me?"

"Conductor, you mean me?"

"Let me complete this unfinished experiment?"

(End of this chapter)