Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

Chapter 137: Building a Moving Castle! Level 4 Monster?

The next day, Shen Qinyin was awakened by the subtle chill on her skin.

She looked down and found that the quilt had fallen to the side at some point, with half of her body exposed.

If her legs hadn't lost feeling, she would have thought she had kicked the quilt away.

I guess it was because I didn't sleep well at night, and my hands were not honest, so I lifted the quilt.

The voices of Lin Qiutang and Chen Guanglin talking could be faintly heard from the lobby of the B&B through the door.

The sound was very soft and vague. Shen Qiyin couldn't hear it clearly and could only get the general idea.

It seems that Chen Guanglin plans to take Chen Xiao away from Huanglin City and head to the frontline area where Huaibei Province is located.

She put on her clothes, opened the door, and came to the lobby of the B&B. She just happened to meet Chen Xiao, who was wrapped in a blanket and looked a little pale, coming out of the room.

"Sister Shen, good morning."

Chen Xiao forced a smile, his still young face showing the weakness of someone who had just recovered from a serious illness.

"Good morning." Shen Qiyin also gave the other party a gentle smile, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

"I don't know, should I be okay?" Chen Xiao tilted his head and rubbed the skin on his forehead. "Apart from feeling a little dizzy, I don't feel anything particularly uncomfortable..."

The entity's cognitive pollution can cause permanent and irreversible damage to the human brain and nervous system. Shen Qiyin was worried about this, but judging from the fact that Chen Xiao could still communicate normally and did not show any signs of dullness, speech disorder, or mental disorder, she was able to dispel the entity in time last night and it should not have left any sequelae to her.

Shen Qiyin advised: "Then take a good rest during this period, and don't do anything that will strain your mind and brain."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Sister Shen."

Arriving at the lobby of the B&B, Chen Guanglin saw his daughter coming out. He immediately stubbed out the half-smoked cigarette in his hand and asked with a worried look on his face, "Xiaoxiao, didn't I tell you to sleep a little longer? Why are you up? Are you feeling better now?"

"I'm fine, Dad. I'm feeling much better now."

Chen Xiao gave the other person a reassuring smile, walked over to sit next to Chen Guanglin, and obediently rested his head on the other's thigh.

"I reek of cigarettes, why are you so close to me?"

"Be at ease, hehe."

"Ugh......"

Chen Guanglin rubbed Chen Xiao's head helplessly yet lovingly, then looked up and expressed his gratitude to Shen Qiyin again: "I really want to thank you this time. If it weren't for you, my daughter and I would probably have reported to the underworld."

"It's okay. There's no need to express gratitude. The world is already in such a state. One more qualified person on our side means more combat power. We can't just watch you die without helping you."

Shen Qiyin paused for a moment, floated over to sit next to Lin Qiutang, and then asked, "I seemed to hear you guys talking about going to the front line? Have you thought about it? The situation on the front line should be more serious than you imagined, right?"

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

Chen Guanglin's face showed helplessness and vicissitudes. He looked down at his daughter's profile and sighed, "Before, we had a stable source of food and means to prevent entities and strange beasts.

We had originally thought we could rely on the auto repair shop base, huddled together for warmth, and survive for a while while the military and the central government figured out how to deal with the Kuroshio disaster. But who could have imagined that within just a week, Huanglin City would see the emergence of multiple Level 3 monsters and new, unprecedented entities...

Now the auto repair shop has been wiped out except for us. I definitely can't take good care of Xiaoxiao by myself.

After losing the auto repair shop, I can no longer provide you with anything. I owe you such a big favor, so I can't just ask you to take us in and eat for free, right?"

"It's not like I'm just eating for free. As someone with talent, I still have a place to put my skills to use."

"Haha, thank you for saying that."

Chen Guanglin grinned, and after a moment of silence, his face darkened, and he continued, "Huanglin City has become increasingly restless recently. The Black Tide hasn't even approached this place, but those entities and high-level beasts, perhaps attracted by the frontline area, have all gathered towards the front line.

Huanglin City is a marginal city close to Huaibei Province. Even though it is some distance away from the front line, there is no guarantee that more powerful monsters will not "pass by" here.

I may not be good at anything, but my intuition is pretty good. I have a feeling that something big is going to happen on the front lines during this period, and it's very likely to spread to surrounding areas."

Shen Qiyin keenly caught the hint in the other party's words and asked, "I guess your premonition must have a basis, right?"

"You're really perceptive, but I can't really say for sure. It just feels off."

Chen Guanglin considered his words for a moment before continuing, "Didn't I go to the military district these past couple of days to look into your heavy weapons needs? Oh, let me apologize first. Heavy weapons are very troublesome to bring out. They're under strict control, and we civilians aren't allowed to trade privately."

"For now? So, you still have a way to get it?"

"Of course, don't underestimate my methods, little girl. The problem is that the situation is a bit complicated now. I need to first understand the situation in Huaibei Province and the frontline areas.

I'll pay you this debt for now. If you decide to stay in Huanglin City, I'll find a way to get some heavy firepower for you.

Regarding the frontline areas, I heard some rumors there. It seems that the central government has suspended its support for the frontline areas of Huaibei Province, and the attitude of the military region remains unclear...

"Suspend support..."

Shen Qiyin and Lin Qiutang looked at each other, and the latter lowered her head, carefully chewing on the meaning behind these words.

Generally speaking, such a "near-abandonment" decision will only be made when encountering a disaster beyond the ordinary, when the central government finds it difficult to cope with it, or when the cost of coping far exceeds the cost of giving up.

If these rumors are true, does it mean that the central government intends to give up Huaibei Province?

It's impossible to judge such large-scale military mobilization and strategic planning based on just rumors, right?

Huaibei Province was initially positioned as the first line of defense to block the Kuroshio Tide and buy time for a counterattack in the rear.

If Huaibei Province is really abandoned, then this line of defense will collapse. What will the rear do?

Or is the central government confident that after giving up Huaibei Province, it can rely on other means to resist the Kuroshio disaster?

Lin Qiutang was very afraid of encountering another extreme situation, that is, Huaibei Province would be unable to stop the black tide attack, and the country would have to retreat again and again, using the capital as the last line of defense, until even the capital was destroyed, there was no room for retreat, the country fell, and the country was completely destroyed.

It's no wonder that Lin Qiutang is pessimistic and anxious. At least judging from the threat posed by the Kuroshio Tide and the response measures taken by humans, this possibility is very high.

"Could it be that we really can't stay in Huanglin City anymore? Then, besides joining the provincial military region and the capital, where else can we go..."

Lin Qiutang's low murmur suddenly made an idea pop up in Shen Qiyin's mind:

From the beginning of the apocalypse until now, we have been trying to find ways to avoid the attacks of entities because we are too weak.

If only I could create a safe house that would provide us with shelter and be completely safe.

Such a safe house needs to be able to withstand fog and physical attacks, have heavy firepower weapons, have the means to attack strange beasts, and preferably be movable, like Howl's Moving Castle, so that it can escape the engulfment of the black tide.

Moving castle... Well, can I really build this thing?

Shen Qinyin held her cheeks and tried hard to think about the direction in which to build a movable fortress.

Suddenly, she had an idea and a new idea emerged in her mind: an iron fortress that can carry, fight and run...isn't that Gundam?

What if I could upgrade the power armor into a fortress as tall as a building, and divide it into living areas, farming areas, and entertainment areas...

In this way, my mobile fortress is built, right?

After this idea popped up, Shen Qiyin began to feel itchy.

But she soon calmed down.

To build such a Gundam, a lot of materials are definitely needed. Not to mention anything else, the steel alone would have to be calculated in thousands of tons.

And equipment such as nuclear power reactors, rocket propulsion devices, neural unit operating systems, plasma cannons, etc. that only appear in science fiction works are even more difficult to deal with.

Even if it is possible to upgrade through a laptop, those complex raw materials cannot be obtained without official personnel.

However, contact with the authorities would be very risky.

If they could truly achieve win-win cooperation, then of course everyone would be happy, but no one could predict what kind of outrageous behavior those people inside would commit after knowing their secrets.

Shen Qiyin didn't dare to gamble. If she had, she would probably have become an "upgrade tool" for the provincial, ministerial and military regions.

"It's getting late. I have to go."

Chen Guanglin glanced at the time on his watch and said goodbye to everyone: "I have to rush to the provincial military region as soon as possible during the day when there are no attacks from those guys. I will remember your kindness in my heart.

When I get to the military region, I'll try to apply for a position as a sentry on the railway line along Huanglin City and as a liaison officer connecting various intelligence stations. That way, I can also provide you with information about the battle situation on the front lines and analyze your next move."

"Well, let's say goodbye then."

"Haha, Miss Shen, there's no need to use such words that you'll never see in your life. I, Old Chen, came from a reconnaissance company. I can't say anything else, but I'm quite good at gathering intelligence.

I believe we will have many opportunities to cooperate. You heroines, please live well and live until the end of the world."

"Thank you, too."

Chen Guanglin carried Chen Xiao on his back as he walked to the door of the guesthouse. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned around and said to Shen Qiyin and the others who came to see him off:

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. Lanxiang City, as the only port city still arranging voyages and exchanges with other countries, has also completely closed its ports.

This means that our country’s last sea-land transport node has become ineffective. In other words, there will no longer be any ships going to other continents and countries.”

Everyone who heard this looked puzzled.

Lin Qiutang quickly pressed the issue, "Do you know the reason? Was it shut down proactively to prevent risks, or was it shut down passively?"

"It's probably both. I heard from an old comrade in charge of communications that a few days ago, a huge ship that had just left the port of Lanxiang City sank inexplicably due to some unknown circumstances.

According to the intelligence sent back by the on-site investigation team ahead of us, the huge ship was 'sunk' by a ramming accident."

Shen Qinyin's pupils suddenly contracted, her jaw muscles tensed instantly, and her heart trembled unconsciously.

She controlled her emotions and tried to speak calmly and calmly, "Really? Is the information reliable? What sank it?"

Chen Guanglin shook his head helplessly. "That's the problem. The investigation team made their findings based on analysis of the remains of the giant ship. They are currently recovering the black box of the giant ship and trying to reconstruct the original maritime accident."

At this point, a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on his face, and then he asked meaningfully, "Do you know what makes me most nervous about this incident?"

"what?"

"The ship that sank was the Lanxiang Pearl, one of the largest ships in our country!

Its total deck area is equivalent to 10 football fields, it can carry more than 8000 vehicles at a time, and its full load displacement is as high as 5 tons!

The keel of this thing was broken directly and it sank instantly. Can you think about what this means?

This means that it would take a super creature weighing at least 5,000 tons to sink this giant ship!

The force required for this collision is almost equivalent to the force generated by more than 80 humpback whales colliding with each other at the same time, comparable to the impact effect caused by removing the concrete dam of a large dam and using it as a battering ram.

What kind of creature could cause such horrific destructive power? Even the Level 3 giant beast that landed in the northern part of the Western Ocean and was only destroyed by the United Nations using earth-penetrating bombs and cobalt bombs until sunrise wasn't this exaggerated."

Just as Chen Guanglin said this, he felt cold sweat breaking out.

He just hoped that all this was just his unfounded imagination and would never be proven true. Otherwise, if there really was such a terrifying beast, he didn't know how humans would deal with it.

Drop a nuclear weapon?

Those guys can be resurrected infinitely. You can deal with one, ten is barely enough, but what about a hundred or a thousand?

The strange beasts are like dumplings, they are released in a batch at a time. Can your nuclear weapons be released in a batch like dumplings?

What's more, the nuclear pollution caused by the large-scale dropping of nuclear weapons is simply not something that humans, who are already in an extreme doomsday environment, can bear.

After saying this, Chen Guanglin took Chen Xiao away, leaving Lin Qiutang and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.

They didn't think Chen Guanglin was the kind of guy who would seek trouble. Since he said so, there must be something fishy about the sinking of the ship.

However, tens of thousands of tons of strange beasts...

Then I guess I have to reach level 4...?

It's hard enough for humans to even deal with a level 3 monster, so how can they handle a level 4 monster...

While Lin Qiutang and the others were worried about this issue, Shen Qinyin's thoughts also fell into memories.

That dream...

A few days ago, she had a dream in which she turned into a giant sea monster and sank a huge ship.

That thing, isn't just a dream after all...

Chapter 138: Build the Titan Plan, Ronin Trader?

Chen Guanglin left, and the survivor base was completely wiped out. Now, apart from Shen Qinyin and the others, there are probably no other survivors in Huanglin City.

Although Chen Guanglin entrusted himself with the "secret" of the survivors' food source, this amount of black soil was definitely not enough to meet the planting needs.

Cultivating black soil also takes time. Before the black soil reaches a certain scale, they will not be able to achieve food self-sufficiency.

After much thought, Shen Qinyin decided to go to Chen Guanglin's auto repair shop while it was still daytime.

That place was attacked last night. Maybe there are still some resources left that haven't been affected. Collecting those resources can also cope with the blank period when the black soil has not been cultivated.

After making a plan, the group quickly arrived at the auto repair shop.

Inside the auto repair shop, half a corpse was hanging on the rolling shutter door that had been torn into barbs. The wind whistled through the hole like a leaky bellows. Scattered intestines were entangled on the lift cables, and the machines and the floor were dyed crimson purple by the seeping blood plasma.