Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 249 A Toothbrush

"The Second Priest, is he very strong?"

Su Huan asked with a hint of curiosity.

Ado is already at the first rank, so the second priest must be at least at the first rank.

It absolutely cannot be second order.

It wasn't that Su Huan was arrogant, but at this stage, it was impossible for a wilderness survivor to reach the second tier. Vitality, basic attributes, skill level, and general energy accumulation—none of these could be improved by chance.

Treasures like the Crown Pear Tree, which can directly enhance vitality, are still rare.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused so many powerful forces to carve up the territory across regions in the previous life.

Basic attributes and skill levels are acquired through long-term training and accumulation, or through high-intensity combat. To take an extreme approach, one can learn from the train conductor and put oneself in a near-death state to achieve a rapid breakthrough, but the side effect is that one will actually die.

Although the methods used by the survivors on Guanchao Island were barbaric, they actually proved quite effective in the end.

Ado subconsciously touched the horns on her head, and said with lingering fear, "The Second Priest is the person who has received the second most divine grace in the entire New Eden, and is the most likely person to set foot in New Eden."

Before I knew it, the charlatan had given his opinion again.

Su Huan's eyelids twitched, and he quickly discerned the meaning of most of the words.

"New Eden" is the name of their organization, and perhaps also represents some kind of ultimate goal, similar to "Utopia" or "Garden of Eden".

Divine grace is equivalent to "level of evolution".

Then this sentence is not difficult to understand.

"Is the High Priest the one with the most divine favor?" Su Huan speculated.

"No, the High Priest suffered a backlash from overusing divine grace last time, which is why he's weakened to this state. As for the first..."

Ado's voice suddenly became much more somber, "He is the high priest's son."

"...But for some reason, he betrayed us after the last ceremony and became the second priest's right-hand man."

Upon hearing this, a hint of suspicion flashed in Su Huan's eyes.

It's true that the apocalypse will destroy a lot of things.

But isn't it a bit much to turn a mother and son into enemies before they've even reached a desperate situation?

It's one thing for New Eden to fool people, but that's another.

Did they even manage to cripple their own son?

Looking at the silent high priest behind him, Su Huan's gaze became playful.

'This woman's got something special.'

"Let's skip the mundane details. How many people on the island are at your level?"

“Three, two for the second priest and one for the third priest. I know you may be very strong, but the second priest’s divine grace is very mysterious and has never been used in front of everyone. With three days left before the end of the ceremony, our first task is to test his abilities.”

Ado replied.

Su Huan turned his head and glanced sideways at Shu Wei, "Have you figured everything out?"

The latter nodded almost imperceptibly.

Su Huan glanced at the small hill on Guanchao Island and said gently, "When I get to the top, can you give me some good news?"

Shu Wei bowed slightly. "As you wish."

……

shore.

Armed trains, like a steel Great Wall, encircle the waters around the edge of Guanchao Island.

It was thrown more than a thousand meters away in a mighty procession.

Due to extensive damage to mechanical structures and the flooding of the riverbank, the area became a muddy mess.

Therefore, after discussion among experts, the train will not make landing for the time being.

Preliminary inspections and repairs of the train were carried out on the water near the shore.

Several small boats were thrown into the water and connected with chains and iron plates to temporarily build a floating bridge.

More than two thousand survivors, guided by armed soldiers, have set foot on the shore of Guanchao Island.

The other half of the people were on the secondary train, and it's unknown whether they escaped the vortex.

Most of the drones on the train have been destroyed, but some small ones remain, though the rain is too heavy for them to fly.

We can only wait for the rain to stop before conducting a high-altitude search.

People whispered the names of acquaintances, sharing their joy at surviving the ordeal.

Qi Tieshan jumped off the swaying pedal, his body wobbled, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xiao Dong was beside him and quickly helped him up.

"That's strange, that's strange. I wasn't dizzy in the car, but as soon as I landed, I felt dizzy and disoriented."

The old man tried to walk a couple of times, taking unsteady, duck-like steps.

Qi Zhenbang, who jumped down from behind, helped his father up and said in a low voice, "You're like this after being on a ship for a long time. You've gotten used to the swaying in the car these past two days, so you don't feel it."

"I never thought we'd actually survived..."

Qi Zhendong looked at the land with a complicated expression.

Although he was standing on solid ground, his heart was still filled with disbelief and astonishment.

They actually survived that terrifying storm and eddy.

"Wait, what's that?!"

Before they could even marvel at the sturdiness of the armored train, they were drawn to the enormous "small mountain" before them.

Its bluish-gray body resembled a section of severed city wall, with lightning-shaped burnt yellow markings and a blackened center.

What's strange is that even after death, raised, dark blue veins remain beneath the body, like patterns formed by some kind of force, or like a wave solidified and sealed within the body.

A chorus of gasps and gasps rose from the surrounding area.

"Blue Whale!"

"That's a blue whale!"

"Are you kidding me? Blue whales can grow to over a hundred meters long?"

“I was a sailor when I was young, and I saw it with my own eyes, although it was much bigger.”

The three members of the Qi family and Xiao Dong were so shocked that their mouths dropped open.

"This... could it be that the armored train was designed to hunt down this troublemaking blue whale?"

The stars in Xiao Dong's eyes almost seemed to burst forth.

Although they weren't used in the underwater battle, these survivors witnessed the frenzied fighting from different perspectives.

Most of the time we were in violent jolts, and it was pitch black outside the window.

A fleeting glimpse, perhaps.

Only then can one see the scales and claws of the battle under the light.

But no one expected it to be such a huge whale!

Qi Zhendong's pupils dilated, and he took a half step back. "We survived last night because of this thing?"

"The train conductor saved us!"

Xiao Dong said firmly.

Qi Zhendong instinctively wanted to say something, but then he saw soldiers running towards him with guns in the distance, so he quickly shut his mouth.

The old man glanced at his son and said, "You can doubt your own eyes, but they do have methods. You should behave yourself."

"Based on the previous grouping, Group 29, line up in front of me and begin the task of dismantling and collecting materials immediately!"

Hearing the soldier's shout, Old Man Tie led Xiao Dong to stand in front of him.

Qi Zhendong looked at the giant whale that resembled a small mountain in front of him and suppressed his resentment deep in his heart.

……

Just as the meerkat was about to gather its gathering group, it heard a soft voice beside its ear.

Teng paused in mid-air, then somersaulted forward.

Land smoothly.

"You don't need to go this time. A sacrificial ceremony is being held on Guanchao Island. The train conductor is giving you and Lao Wu a chance. The higher the ranking, the better. There will be an extra reward for whoever gets first place." A fighting spirit flashed in the meerkat's eyes, and he stood still and gave a new military salute.

"Yes!"

The same order was also passed on to Lao Wu of the combat team.

After reporting, the latter also stopped his fieldwork, informed the third brother, unloaded his equipment, and quickly began to venture deeper into Guanchao Island.

Furthermore, a new task, "Winning the Battle of Guanchao Island," has been added to the task section, which had not been updated for a long time.

However, it did not cause any disturbance on the train.

Only the officers are qualified to take on the mission, and they are all extremely busy right now, so naturally they have no time to pay attention to the new mission.

Because of habit, Gao Yuan quickly obtained this information.

Tong Zizhan: "...Do you think our military ranks aren't high enough?"

Gao Yuan: "Is there a treasure like the Crown Pear Tree on Guanchao Island?"

Tongzi rolled his eyes. "If you have even the slightest desire for the girls the company provides, you shouldn't be looking at this stuff."

Gao Yuan twirled his ring. "I was wondering, if we pass this message out, will the higher-ups transfer us back?"

Tong Zizhan sighed.

"If you have two subordinates who don't consume company resources, are self-sufficient, and consistently achieve great things, would you prefer them to continue shining in their positions, or would you let them go back to rest and take a vacation?"

Gao Yuan pondered for a long time.

So, are there really girls' colleges?

……

Yu Yue only notified the parties involved and their respective superiors.

Most of the soldiers had to stay behind to maintain order.

The armed train may seem to have a lot of people, but the armed corps, including the recently recruited ones, only has a little over 500 people. Adding the combat teams and all the officers, the number can barely reach 600.

Now, because the train has split in two, only two hundred people remain.

Normally, according to the standard for train field operations, one group performs the task, one group waits for support, and one group rests and takes turns working.

But now, managing a total of five thousand survivors, he's so desperate to use each person that he'd rather split them in two, and he doesn't care about any rules anymore.

It took twenty minutes for officers like He Jie to forcefully separate the chaotic crowd.

Work assignments will be made based on different abilities.

Fortunately, most of the dormitories for the research and manufacturing teams are located on the main train, so maintenance work can be carried out quickly.

Inside carriage No. 12.

Professor Ma stared intently at a partially disassembled device.

This thing is three-tenths similar to the original universal communication device, but its size has not only not decreased, but has actually increased three times.

The already ample research space was further compressed by this device.

Precision screwdrivers, heat guns, multimeters, snap ring pliers, and other tools floated in mid-air, forming a wall around Professor Ma in the center.

Near the edge of the carriage, the metal shelf was torn in two by a terrifying force.

Various hardware and materials were packed in small boxes and neatly stacked next to the device for Professor Ma's easy access.

"It's almost done. Let's try activating it," Professor Ma said, taking off his insulated gloves.

Suddenly, I realized that something was off about the atmosphere.

Looking up at the fully armed students on both sides, he asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Led by Xiao Hezi, the students, all wearing bulletproof vests, stood warily three meters away.

The little box's lips twitched as it pointed at the box Professor Ma was sitting in, "Where did you get that explosives box?"

Professor Ma then realized what was going on and said with a smile, "There are plenty of them at the front of the car. I just happened to need a chair, and I found this thing to be the right height, so I picked one up and sat on it. It's quite suitable. Do you want to try it?"

Everyone was silent for a long time.

The little box sighed, "Teacher, do you know that your experiment has an explosion risk?"

When the experiment was mentioned, Professor Ma's expression immediately became serious. He held up two fingers and said, "I assure the god of science that this time it will absolutely not explode. This is a communication device that I have meticulously calculated and built. It can cover an area of ​​20 square kilometers, and it can even cover Guanchao Island before the end of the world. There will be no problem with the current one."

"The problem is who starts the device."

The little box wouldn't give up.

Professor Ma shrugged helplessly, "Then I'll have to do it myself."

"Teacher, could you please take that explosives box under your butt back to the armory first?"

Twenty minutes later.

"This is the deputy train of the armed train. I am Goat from the Armed Corps. Calling the main train. Calling the train conductor..."

"I told you this time it would work, right?"

Professor Ma smiled and showed his communication device to the students around him.

Each energy crystal acts like an indicator light, emitting a faint glow, and is strung together on a special material filament.

A slight tremor accompanied the goat's call.

"Is this Professor Ma?"

Professor Ma immediately replied, "This is the main carriage of the armed train. First, make some simple adjustments to the equipment you have as I instructed, otherwise it might break down. Disconnect the communication. The steps are as follows..."

After the two trains made contact, they had a brief exchange.

The goat and the others escaped from the secondary compartment because the vortex weakened, and since they didn't fight the giant whale, the carriage was preserved even more intact.

With the purpose of their trip in mind, Goat and the others decided to drive the armed train toward the center of Jingchao Lake.

They are now on the other side of Guanchao Island.

It is about 17 or 18 kilometers away from the main train.

Yu Yue informed the other party of the current situation of the train and the matter of the New Eden sacrifice, letting Goat and the others decide for themselves whether it was time to meet up.

……

Goat hung up the communication device, looked at his brothers standing or sitting around him and breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness this thing is okay, otherwise Boss He would kick me to death when we get back."

The girl standing to the side gasped softly, her big eyes blinking, "Daddy did something so outrageous?"

Someone murmured, "This is already the gentlest way to die."

"I once worked with Boss He on a combat mission, and because of a mistake, I used a toothbrush to clean the toilet for a month."

"what?"

He Zhenzhen frowned, disgusted.

This was the first time she had ever heard of these things, and the one who started them was her father.

"Did you use it?"

He Zhenzhen asked subconsciously.

The man said dejectedly, "Of course not, I didn't brush my teeth that month."

The girl was about to say something when someone gently tapped her shoulder.

Turning around, I saw the calm and collected Qu Hang.

"Brother Qu."

The latter nodded and looked at Goat and the others, "In that case, let's advance inland according to Major Yu's orders and try to rendezvous as soon as possible."

The girl, feeling slighted by being ignored, was a little disappointed.

She was a little scared at the time, so she came to find Qu Hang, but unexpectedly the trains were about to separate, and she was forced to stay here.

The goat paused for a moment, then asked, "When do you plan to leave?"

"Now."

"In such a hurry?"

Qu Hang turned around, stared straight at the goat, and said quietly.

"I only have one toothbrush."

(End of this chapter)