The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 59 Luxury Sightseeing Train (10)

"You know my marksmanship." Lian Xinyi was reluctant, but had to do as he was told.

"If you're bad, just practice more." Lei Qingya wouldn't let Lian Xinyi give up. He cocked his gun. "They can break through with their brains, but you don't. Besides this ironclad body, what can you contribute?"

"My contribution is huge!" Without waiting for Lei Qingya to respond, Lian Xinyi straightened his back and said righteously, "I've stepped into traps big and small just to give you some reference. Isn't that a big contribution?"

Lei Qingya was choked.

I guess so!
Being able to transform dullness into core competitiveness is a rare talent.

Thinking about how this guy was really tough and resistant to falls, she could only say sarcastically, "Yeah, right, right, without your contribution, the team would have disbanded sooner or later."

"It's good that you know now." Lian Xinyi said shamelessly, and looked at Shen Zhaoming and Su Ninglong guiltily.

It seems they all agree, which is great.

Su Ninglong and Shen Zhaoming got together and enlarged the screen of Sally's bracelet.

The route map Sally took was incomplete. It might be because she was trying to be secretive and in a hurry, so she only had time to take two photos.

"Where did you take the photo?" Su Ninglong asked Sally.

"The edge of the advertisement on the carriage."

There are indeed many inconspicuous advertisements inside the luxury sightseeing train.

The style fits the design style of the train very well, and it is so integrated that if you don’t look carefully, anyone would think it is a work of art that comes with the train.

The advertising placement is actually quite clever. Throughout the journey, those images will appear in the eyes imperceptibly, and passengers often do not realize that they have already been infiltrated by advertisements.

When buying a product, you will unconsciously consider it first.

Su Ninglong looked at the route map and realized that he had not noticed these details at all at first.

Kaibi Snowfield - Wancui Forest - Princess Lake - Water Curtain Bridge - Pinnacles Rock Forest - Kaibi Tide...

Above each place name is the train's travel time accurate to the minute, and below is a simple outline drawing.

The snowy plains are decorated with rime icons, the forests are painted with deer antlers, the lakes are filled with leaping fish, and a bridge spans the two lands...

Shen Zhaoming tapped the image, his cold fingertips tracing the route. "We should be in the final stretch of Wancui Forest now. Princess Lake is about forty minutes away, which means we'll probably complete the loop at the Water Curtain Bridge. What force controls this section of the route?"

His brow bones cast a sharp shadow in the daylight. "Logically, the Thousand Hands Spirit doesn't have that much ability to control open space."

Su Ninglong fell into deep thought because of Shen Zhaoming's analysis.

The bracelet suddenly vibrated, interrupting Shen Zhaoming's analysis.

Su Ning raised his head in surprise. The text message he had just sent received a reply, "Received."

"Have you thought of anything?" Shen Zhaoming asked.

"I just contacted the train conductor again and sent him a text message, telling him that we are preparing for rescue and asking him to wait patiently. He replied that he received it."

She turned the screen to Shen Zhaoming, her fingertips already pressing the number and calling back.

After two rings, the call was connected.

Because of the text message as a prerequisite, the other party's excitement eased a lot.

"Hello, hello... Thank God, someone finally showed up. I'm in the train control room." The conductor was a little incoherent. "I thought you couldn't come. I've been trapped for six hours, walking this same route over and over again. People outside kept shouting at me to open the door, and those things were imitating human speech. I was hallucinating... I blocked the door with everything... I even sealed the ventilation duct. You guys are not monsters too..."

Through the fragmented narration, they could imagine the helplessness of the train conductor.

The conductors of such trains are usually trained and often have access to people from various interstellar regions.

They knew that when strange things happened, it was best not to open the door. The door was his last refuge, and welding the door shut would increase the survival rate than randomly calling for help.

Unfortunately, the erosion of the secret spirit is like seawater reaching into the cabin, and those whispers can still penetrate everywhere.

Even if the secret order can be used to contain the secret spirit, it will still inevitably affect people's thoughts.

The Starless Secret Spirit Imitation Spirit is also an example. Even if it is locked in a house, it can still harm humans as long as the prerequisites are met.

The train conductor has been able to hold on until now, which shows that he has a very firm and strong will.

"Stay calm. I'm going to ask you a question. Can you describe the scene of the Water Curtain Bridge?"

There was a startled breath coming from the other end of the line.

The train conductor was stunned by the question that Su Ninglong suddenly asked. Is this question related to saving him?

He hesitated for only two seconds before saying, "A bridge across the pinnacles and rock forest can effectively guide vehicles along this bridge, preventing accidents caused by flying vehicles while viewing the scenery at low altitude..."

"I mean, the visual features of this bridge." Su Ninglong had some guesses that needed to be confirmed.

The train conductor roughly repeated the appearance of the bridge.

Su Ninglong gradually simulated the appearance of the bridge in his mind. The large water curtain was like an extra-large liquid mirror.

Su Ninglong replied to the conductor: "Can you stop the train?"

"No, it's already impossible. When I contacted the rescue center, I discovered that there was a problem with the brakes. The anti-gravity thrusters were locked." The conductor asked, "Is there anything else I can do? I can still honk the horn, turn off the lights, uh uh... uh, I can even detach the front of the train from the carriage... Oh, sorry, I can't do that... What nonsense am I talking about? The anti-gravity thrusters are all locked..."

"Just wait patiently, we will rescue you within the hour."

"Thank you, thank you. The people from the Star Alliance are indeed reliable."

Su Ninglong smiled and said: Is this Zhisuan No. 1 praising the Star Alliance in disguise?

Lei Qingya, who was alert and listening attentively, noticed that Su Ninglong had ended the call and immediately asked, "Didn't they say there were still twelve hours left? Wouldn't it also loop after an hour? It should be able to restore the scene to when we first came in, making it easier to rescue people."

"Your logic is correct, but you've seen the actual situation. It's just a looping scene, not a looping time. What Zhisuan No. 1 provides us is just fragmented information pieced together by external intelligence officers to help the hunters understand the situation. Once entering the contaminated area, the hunters can't rely on this information as a basis for execution; they must adapt to the situation."

This is different from solving criminal cases.

Secret spirits do not follow the laws of human life, so they are not human.

Su Ninglong stroked her arm. That time, she was whipped until she bled.

The bloody lesson she'd learned in the Shadow Crawl dungeon taught her that intelligence about the contaminated zone was like a honeyed trap: the more detailed it was, the easier it was to fall into. Understanding the basics was all she needed; that was the foundation for entering the contaminated zone.

"I was mistaking my thoughts. Our current situation isn't exactly a time-space loop, but rather a spatial knot. Canary mentioned it before, and that's a more accurate description."

"You also know such complicated mathematical knowledge?" Lei Qingya looked at Lian Xinyi with suspicion.

Lian Xinyi was bewildered and touched the tip of his nose. "My highest achievement in mathematics is mental arithmetic within 100."

Su Ninglong: "If I explain topology to you, not only will you not understand it, I don't understand it either. It's too difficult. His explanation is much easier for us to understand."

Lei Qingya: "..." Well, if we put her on the same level as Lian Xinyi, it seems understandable.

She really doesn't know what topology is.

"The current situation is that the secondary space and the real space are intertwined. Through the mirror, the train repeatedly travels the same route. Time does not change, it keeps moving forward, but it keeps spinning in one place, and space is folded into a circular trap."

Su Ninglong tried to explain the situation in simple terms.

"The subspace is practically the base camp of the secret spirit, but it doesn't hold the key, and it can't completely take over the subspace. If you were in their shoes, what would you do if you wanted your prey to willingly step into a trap?"

Shen Zhaoming only thought for a few seconds before speaking out, "Disguise. The secret spirit is playing tricks."

"That's right." Su Ninglong continued, "It disguises the subspace as normal space, and reality has long been polluted by it. Only by completely polluting the train of reality can it make all its prey its prey."

Shen Zhaoming suddenly realized that this was correct. No wonder they always felt strange after getting on the train.

The greedy way people ate, the chefs cooking, the increasingly dull demeanor of the waiters and chefs, and when Lian Xinyi lost control, the mysterious spirit disappeared like an actor taking his final bow...

Only in subspace can the secret spirits have such a high degree of freedom.

Shen Zhaoming spoke clearly, "So, as soon as we log in, we're in subspace, not reality. It's stalling time. The longer we stay, the greater the mental pollution. Within two hours, we might become like the passengers on the train, completely becoming a part of it."

Su Ninglong nodded slightly, her eyes growing darker. "Although the pollution in real space is very serious, it hasn't completed the final stage of the pollution yet. At least the train conductor is still alive. Once it is completely polluted, the entire train will become its possession. By then, the pollution will be everywhere unless we take the initiative to leave the scene."

Lian Xinyi: "Jump out of the car?"

"By leaving the scene, I mean exiting the simulator. This train is the territory of the secret spirits. If you dare to jump out, you could end up in any corner of the train in the next second."

The Mystic Spirit doesn't have the ability to take over the entire open scene, but it can completely block the space around the train and form a cage.

After analysis, the strange things that had always puzzled me were explained.

Whenever she passed by the mirror or the lake, she could feel a sinister malice. Why was it malice, not an ominous aura?

Because all this malice comes from deformed humans.

The secret spirit is more about hidden peeping, endless greed, gloomy aura, and twisted and disgusting appearance. This is the essence of the secret spirit.

Their attitude towards humans is more like higher-dimensional creatures looking down on ants. Their malice is not strong, but their murderous intent is quite strong. After all, the "ants" are coveting their power.

As for those deformed humans, they were already very close to the state of secret spirits, and devouring their former kind had almost become an instinct.

"Humans are gone, and everything has become part of the Thousand-Handed Spirit. This means that the next time the scene changes, there is a high probability that the survivors will die." Su Ninglong made a decision. She continued to edit the information and sent it to the intelligence personnel noted on the bracelet.

Sure enough, communication was still possible at this time. The text message had just been sent, and no matter how weak the signal was, the other party could receive it. Otherwise, the train conductor would not be able to call for help.

For subsequent actions, she needs external people to cooperate with her to ensure that the survivors are sent out of the "loop".

Su Ninglong clicked her tongue. These were details that she shouldn't have ignored. Not making use of them was a big mistake on her part!

But it doesn’t matter. No one can be perfect. Su Ninglong is very optimistic and accepts the small flaws in his actions.

She was very excited now, and now it was time to verify her reasoning.

"Everyone, get on the roof and go to the front of the car. Confirm the number of survivors."

Sally, who had remained silent the whole time, finally asked: "Isn't the conductor the only survivor?" Why do we need to confirm the number of survivors again?

"Not all people on board are passengers. Don't forget, there's also the carrier experiment. How could such a sinister and secretive experiment be conducted without observers?" Su Ninglong asked, "Can someone who knows the entire plan really fall into the hands of the secret spirits as easily as the goateed man? We haven't even entered Carriage 1 yet."

Yes!

"Bang bang bang..." The carriage door was completely deformed, and the arm inside the carriage squeezed out along the gap in the door. If they didn't leave now, they would not be able to leave.

Su Ninglong is a man of action, and he does what he says. "Judge, you go up to the roof of the car first and meet them."

Lei Qingya nodded, and she quickly responded to the instruction, took a sprint, and then jumped into the car nimbly.

"Green Goblin, come here!" Sally's body became lighter, she also took a run-up and jumped up. Her outstretched hand was caught by Lei Qingya and lifted to the roof of the car.

Next came Lian Xinyi and Shen Zhaoming, and finally Su Ninglong. The spiritual fire was hanging on her palm. She wanted to seal the door, but when she thought about how it would consume too much spiritual energy to completely seal such a large metal door, she decided to do nothing.

They all climbed onto the roof of the car, and the door below was knocked open. It didn't matter that it was knocked open, they could actually stick out from the windows on both sides of the car.

The pollution instantly expanded its scope, "Run, don't look back."

Arms followed behind them, and eye-polluting arms emerged from carriage after carriage.

Lian Xinyi jumped up and dodged the hand that was sweeping across his feet like jumping rope.

Sally was led by Lei Qingya and rushed forward, while Shen Zhaoming followed closely behind them. The wind was very strong above the train, and his physical strength was not as good as Lei Qingya's, so she had to lead the way.

When I jumped over the roof of the fifth carriage, my true self mirror felt slightly hot.

Su Ninglong didn't understand the reason.

She had no choice but to take it out and input spiritual power.

There was a thunderous roar from carriage number two, and the next second, everyone in the carriage fell.

The metal roof was torn like tinfoil, and a fishy wind blew metal debris in the face.

The monster occupying the carriage revealed its full appearance. It was a mountain of flesh made up of countless human limbs, with arms of varying lengths growing wildly from its swollen torso.

The most horrifying thing is that at the end of each arm, there is a human face, and all the facial features are moving in sync.

Lei Qingya was grabbed by the ankle by one of the monster's arms and thrown upside down towards the front of the car. The back of her head hit the ground and she died on the spot.

Sally's falling trajectory was facing the broken metal support. She instinctively curled up and hugged her head, but she could not avoid death. Her scales flew and fell mixed with blood.