Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 307 Are you a CS player?
With long faces, Liu Yu and his group boarded the armed train with the crew.

The first thing you see is a hall that is five meters wide and seems to stretch endlessly. The cold mechanical locks on the metal doors on both sides send a chill down your spine. Various hidden light strips illuminate the wood grain on the ironwood floor in every detail.

A row of four tables, spaced one meter apart, extends forward.

For a moment, everyone felt as if they had arrived before the end of the world.

Just a door separates the wasteland outside from the futuristic scene inside.

Liu Yu even forgot that he had been sold into the position.

"Please take your seats where you are closest to the examiner. No empty seats are allowed. No talking is permitted. Wait for the examiners to distribute the test papers. The exam will last one hour. The entire bus is under surveillance. Anyone who cheats, violates the rules, or disrupts the exam will be shot on the spot."

A calm voice wearing glasses came over the radio.

To prove his point, a dark gun barrel popped out from the roof of the car every ten meters.

The sight sent chills down everyone's spines, and they quickly found seats to sit down.

'And there's an exam!'

Liu Yu looked at the pen on the table and felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Looking up at our companions, we all felt a sense of absurdity, as if we were in another world.

Who can believe it?
One second you're speeding down an abandoned highway teeming with monsters and zombies, carrying a gun; the next you're pulled into a civilized train for a tense and exciting one-hour written exam.

This is absolutely unbelievable!
They had just sat down when a group of people rushed in from behind. Although their clothes were messy and unmarked, Liu Yu glanced at them and recognized several familiar faces—all junior leaders of the Jin Feng Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing their grief-stricken expressions, Liu Yu felt much better.

More and more people came in, which alarmed Liu Yu. There were more than two hundred people from the Jinfeng Chamber of Commerce alone, and many of them were clearly lone scavengers.

Unlike the four main members, these lone wolves were all filled with agonizing thoughts; instead, they all hoped to be selected to join the armed train.

However, when they heard the rules repeated on the radio, some of the charlatans panicked.

A group of flight attendants dressed in black began distributing thick stacks of papers; the only sound in the armed hall, which held hundreds of people, was the rustling of the papers being turned.

"I'm not taking the exam. I haven't taught any students in a long time, and I'm afraid I won't be up to the task..."

At the desk in front of Liu Yu, a disheveled man finished reading the exam paper and started yelling as he tried to run out.

The flight attendants distributing the test papers simply watched coldly, making no attempt to stop them.

"boom!"

The gun barrels overhead slowly turned back.

Liu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he abruptly abandoned the idea of ​​handing in his paper early.

The test papers were handed to him very quickly.

As his palm sank, Liu Yu's eyes went blank. There were a full eighteen of them, and they were both front and back.

One hour!
Liu Yu cursed inwardly again.

Recalling the exam secrets that seemed like a distant memory, Liu Yu first looked through all four exam papers.

The test paper was complicated. The first three pages were general knowledge questions, not any of the general knowledge he had learned in Chinese, math, or English, but rather general knowledge such as gun disassembly and maintenance, weapon recognition, wilderness survival, tool repair, zombie habits, and understanding of evolved beasts.

If a zombie is ten meters away from you, which cover would you choose to hide in?

What should you do if you are bitten on the buttocks by a bloodhound?

If you only have the following tools at hand, now imagine a scenario... how would you make a decision?

The next three pages contained his understanding of the theoretical knowledge, physics, arranged from easy to difficult, with no multiple-choice questions.

Then came mathematics, chemistry, biology...

Then came a mix of questions covering mechanics, biology, geography, metals, and so on.

How to build an engine by hand?

What steps are needed to create a post-apocalyptic ecosystem?

If you had a military off-road vehicle, how would you modify it?

What kind of contingency plan would you design in advance to deal with an attack by a large number of plants?

After reading these questions, Liu Yu calmly began to analyze which gun barrel in his head would kill him.

……

A strange scene unfolded in the wilderness.

A menacing armed train lies across all the highways leading to Zhijin City.

It stretches for more than a kilometer in a grand manner.

The convoy of tens of thousands of people was blocked in front of the train, with sporadic gunshots of strangling mutated beasts and zombies ringing out from time to time.

More scavengers are converging on this place from afar.

Several faction leaders gathered in the center, awaiting the results of their subordinates' exams.

Like parents waiting for their children to take the college entrance exam before the end of the world, they all had furrowed brows and were filled with anxiety.

They were initially unwilling.

Unfortunately, the resources offered by the armed train were too abundant.

The resources were so abundant that even conquering Zhijin might not have yielded such terrifying wealth.

They had never even heard of large quantities of evolutionary resources, especially.

After receiving Mr. Shu's "gift," it is no exaggeration to say that the armed train is a treasure trove for moving through the storm zone.

Ordinary gunpowder weapons are already provided to all vehicles, and advanced electromagnetic weapons have been fully equipped to the troops as needed. Snipers, marksmen, medics, demolition experts, communications specialists... all personalized individual equipment is provided.

More advanced technologies, such as individual soldier exoskeletons, individual soldier drone combat swarms, and electromagnetic stealth cloaks, have also been adopted.

The train has now begun to be equipped with customized equipment based on the five combat functions of the new system: fire suppression, perception and reconnaissance, medical collection, close combat, and mechanical repair.

Not to mention the dozens of evolution potions, hundreds of profession recipes, and nearly a thousand kinds of strange and unusual evolution materials.

The current technological level of the Armed Train is probably only slightly better than that of a force like Jin Feng, but the level of resources it possesses surpasses that of top forces like Black Kite, reaching the level of a great power war.

This created a terrifying generational gap between them and forces like the Black Star Caravan.

So after seeing this exchange list, even the most arrogant Li Xinlong changed his attitude.

From beginning to end, only Black Kite remained silent.

Because 70% of the supplies on the list came from them.

"Boom——"

An eerie silence fell over the entire scene in preparation for the exam.

This made the loud noises coming from the edge of the convoy seem even more resonant.

President Jin Feng suddenly stood up and, through the sandstorm, saw a gluttonous pig, as big as a small mountain, rampaging along the edge of the convoy, overturning many vehicles.

"That looks like... a bald guy?"

Old Xie said uncertainly. President Jin Feng steadily squatted back on the car, "You scared me."

Old Xie gloated, "To be trampled by a pig, Baldy has really lost face today."

Before the two could enjoy their moment for long, they saw a pale blue ribbon of light emerge from the roof of the train, tearing through the sand and crashing down on the Gluttonous Pig. Everyone could see the pale blue light overhead, like a comet streaking across the sky.

Anyone who disrupts the examination will be shot.

The bespectacled man narrated calmly over the radio.

Old Xie looked up at the fading light trail, then frantically searched through the list in his hand, pointing to the words "Electromagnetic Railgun" and saying to his old partner, "Change to this one, we have to change to this one!"

President Jin Feng glanced at it and said speechlessly, "150,000 points. Even if you were sold as a college student, you couldn't raise that much money."

Old Xie squatted back down dejectedly.

He didn't really want to change it; he was just expressing his shock in this way.

"I feel the gap between us is widening."

"The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs, but you're right about one thing: we overestimated ourselves before."

President Jin Feng spat and said quietly.

"Oh, is that the division of power you mentioned last time?"

"We originally thought we were a major force, but it seems we'll have to move down two floors."

Two floors? That many?

President Jin Feng pointed to the heavily armed train ahead and said, "Only those who can dominate an entire province can be called a major power. If we can build up this base city and gain control of the discourse, we might be able to advance to a mid-level power."

Old Xie looked surprised. "You mean we're still a small force? Then what are they?"

Jin Feng followed Lao Xie's finger and pointed out each one: "Bald Head's Fuyuan convoy is fragmented and insignificant. Tie Jiancheng is stuck in one place and is also insignificant. Black Star, on the other hand, has mastered the concept of a convoy. The ratio of large, medium and small vehicles is just right, and they have long-term experience in moving around. They can be considered a small force."

"As for Black Kite... based on your information, it is at least a major force on par with Armed Train."

……

In the heart of Zhijin City, countless hordes of corpses thronged the narrow streets and buildings, howling day and night.

As far as the eye could see, there were only outstretched arms and pitch-black pupils.

Two Tier 2 Butchers are teaming up to beat a Tier 2 Skullbreaker, while a group of Tier 1 Night Demons and Jumpers hang from the surrounding buildings, their dark eyes following the movements of three zombies below.

The lower-level zombies, however, lacked the agility and intelligence required for such an encounter. Each collision between the three could crush and kill large numbers of the lower-level zombies.

"Level 2 zombies have already shown obvious intelligence; they can cooperate and utilize and store tools."

Number 1 looked at the battle below and said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two butchers used a metal sculpture in the city center to tear the skullcrusher apart, and then each of them tore off the skullcrusher's hammer and howled excitedly.

As the butcher raised his hammer, the surrounding horde of corpses roared deafeningly.

Like enthusiastic fans in the stands, waving their arms and roaring rhythmically in sync with the movements of the Tier 2 Butcher.

The building's vibrations made the assistant feel slightly uneasy.

"Perhaps a qualitative change will occur at the third stage..."

The image of Zhong You entering through the door appeared on the glass in front of Number 1, his handsome face frosty and his brows furrowed with anger.

"You're going to tell me some bad news, aren't you?"

Number 1 asked calmly.

Although Zhongyou was furious, his salute was still precise. "The convoy was stopped by an armed train, so it did not arrive on time."

Number 1 nodded. "Although there's only a 2.3% chance, given the train conductor's 92% randomness, it's not surprising that something like this happened. What are they doing?"

"The armed train used supplies to exchange for talent with various smaller factions."

"That's good. It retains some talented people with knowledge and skills, and it doesn't affect the normal operation of the base city plan."

Zhongyou suddenly looked up. "But this plan shouldn't have been carried out. This is a war between Black Kite and the Armed Train! What do you want to do by bringing these 200,000 people to the battlefield?"

Number 1 said calmly, "As you know, this is war. And I need to remind you that even if you advance to the Golden Kite level, you still don't have the authority to question me."

Zhongyou's eyes burned with rage, and the cylinder nozzle behind him trembled slightly.

"That's two hundred thousand people! A full two hundred thousand people!"

Several auras of the same level as his suddenly appeared in the empty room. Although they did not show themselves, they were locked onto him.

"To be precise, it's over 50,000 evolved beings. Only with this number of evolved beings can enough killers be born from their emotions, giving them a chance to break through the train's defenses and completely overwhelm it. Ordinary zombies don't have that..."

Number 1's tone remained completely flat, as if he were simply stating some ordinary parameters.

This attitude turned Zhongyou's fair skin crimson.

Zhongyou stepped forward, his tone fierce, "We can kill them, we can use them, but we absolutely cannot feed them to the zombies."

However, No. 1 did not understand Zhongyou's meaning and was even somewhat puzzled by the other party's intense emotions.

"They have no knowledge and are of no benefit to human development, not even to the reconstruction of civilization. On the contrary, they will only exacerbate the waste of resources. Moreover, they will die in the wilderness sooner or later and become zombies. As for whether we guide them or they choose for themselves, what difference does it make?"

Looking into the inhuman eyes of Hei Yuan, the highest-ranking director, Zhong You felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

All the arguments and anger couldn't be organized, and in the end, they all stammered out as a question.

"Are you an animal?"

As soon as those words were spoken, the air seemed to freeze into frost.

Several auras secretly protecting the board members all lingered for a moment.

But Director No. 1's gaze remained calm. "If you are referring to physiology, and humans are just more advanced animals, I will answer yes. But your statement has a clear aggressive tendency. My judgment system classifies it as an insult. According to company regulations, insulting or attacking the top director will result in execution. Given that you are a senior executive of the company and a high-value evolver, I will give you a chance to correct it."

Do you take back what you just said?

Zhong You stared into Number 1's eyes, standing still without saying a word. The atmosphere in the entire space became extremely tense, and a chill spread silently.

“Zhongyou, don’t make things ugly over some trivial matters. I don’t want to harm my own people.”

A man with a gold iris pinned to his collar stepped forward, twirling a revolver in his hand.

From the corner directly opposite, a figure dressed in a tuxedo, looking like a butler, stepped forward and warned, "Your strength is not bad, but it's not enough."

After a long while, Zhongyou slowly exhaled, white mist condensing at his lips before silently dissipating.

He took a step back.

Just when everyone thought it was over, Zhongyou ripped off the iris brooch from his collar and slammed it to the ground amidst everyone's astonished gazes.

With a crisp sound, the floor shattered, and a flash of cold silver light disappeared in mid-air.

Zhongyou turned and left.

The voice of Number 1 behind him was as steady as a machine: "Strip Zhong Youyinyuan of his identity and take him back to the company headquarters. His mission will be taken over by Jin Yuan Dai Lang."

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(End of this chapter)