I Have a Job

Chapter 252: Longshan Dilemma (Thanks to the Sad Leader)

[PS: Thanks to the leader of that sad moment for the reward during the New Year. He should have added more chapters, but because I was out for the New Year and didn't have any manuscripts saved, I can only owe it to the boss first. Coke will add more chapters to make up for it later. Thank you again! ]

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At the rear section of Longshan No. 1 train, the carriage door opened and seven or eight fully armed men rushed out. In the snow, the gun-wielding men who were pulled out by KIKI also struggled out of the snow. The woman who was fighting with Shuqin on the roof also stopped.

The three people stood in confrontation and looked at the group of people. Lin Xian's eyes fixed on the woman in the lead and he immediately felt that she looked very familiar.

"Don't do anything, it's a misunderstanding."

The woman was wearing a thick white down jacket and a high-tech cold-proof mask. She was tall and straight, and looked very elegant. She stopped her men and said to Lin Xian, "Captain Lin, I'm Ning Jing from Longshan No. 1. We met before at Yubei Airport."

Both sides are now wearing cold-proof clothing and helmets. Lin Xian really didn't remember it for a moment. When he heard what the other party said, he remembered that the person in front of him seemed to be the woman who followed behind Shi Diyuan before, Ning Jing, the deputy commander of Longshan No. 1, who had demonstrated outstanding strength in the defense of the airport.

Huh~

Lin took a deep breath in his cold-proof mask, and then he waved to Shuqin on the roof and KIKI beside him. The two of them put away their attacks. KIKI pushed the young man in her hand into the snow and said, "Oh, I remember you, but these two people don't look familiar. I thought your car was occupied by someone else."

"This is our new teammate." Ning Jing explained to Lin Xian: "I was careless just now and didn't receive your response message. By the time I reacted, the fight had already started."

"Ah Bai Xiao Qing." She looked at the girl in the car and the young man under the car, and said to KIKI and Shuqin: "Is everyone okay?"

The girl named Xiaoqing in the car shook her head indifferently without saying a word, and the young man who was left in the snow by KIKI got up at this time, hurriedly adjusted his sunglasses on his face, and said to Ning Jing a little awkwardly: "Sister Jing, it's okay, I'm fine..."

"This guy's eyes can shoot laser beams. Your new teammate is pretty powerful." KIKI clapped her hands.

Shuqin in the car also silently looked at Xiaoqing opposite. This girl did not use power armor, but her physical skills had evolved to a very advanced stage. The fight even made Shuqin feel some pressure. However, Shuqin knew that she was not very proficient in the operation of the power armor, which limited her performance to a certain extent.

Lin Xian glanced at the other party and asked directly: "What happened to you?"

The rear compartment was empty, the answering machine didn't respond, and Ning Jing's face looked heavy at the moment, so one didn't need to guess to know that something must have happened on Longshan No. 1.

Ning Jing looked at the Infinity in the distance. For some reason, she seemed relieved.

"Captain Lin, if it's convenient, let's get in the car and talk. It's too cold outside."

"Okay." Lin Xian nodded.

Seeing Lin Xian agreed, Ning Jing immediately said to the girl in the car and the young man under the car: "You two should also hurry up and get in the car. The other party is one of us."

The tense atmosphere was lifted, and Lin Xian, KIKI, and Shuqin followed Ning Jing into the rear compartment of Longshan No. 1. The temperature inside the car was not high. Lin Xian's power armor system showed only 12~3 degrees, but compared to the temperature outside of more than 50 degrees below zero, it was already very warm.

After taking off his cold-proof mask, Lin Xian looked around and saw that the carriage was completely deserted. The living carriage that was originally crowded was now empty. It was deserted everywhere and even the air had a cold smell.

"Have you been parked here for many days?" Lin Xian asked immediately upon seeing this.

"It's been almost two days." Ning Jing led the three of them to the rest area of ​​a living carriage. Several members of Longshan No. 1 quickly brought a few pots of hot water in thermos for them to drink.

"It's not that we don't want to leave, but we underestimated the size of the snowstorm. There wasn't this much snow when we got here two days ago."

The middle-aged man standing next to Ning Jing was named Lu Yong, and he was also a familiar face that Lin Xian had seen before. He said, "The current situation is that we can't start at all. The track is frozen, and the train is too big and too long to speed up. The most important thing is that one of our drive motors has a problem, and we have been trying to find a way to repair it these two days."

"Ah? It can't move? What about all of you?" KIKI asked in surprise. Originally, she and Lin Xian thought that Longshan No. 1 had encountered some huge attack, but they didn't expect that the train couldn't move?

"Also, where is Shi Diyuan?" Lin Xian immediately asked the key question.

"He led the team to the northeast in the direction of Tracamar Ice Valley." Ning Jing said at this time: "Two days ago, we received a high-frequency distress signal wave in this area. It was from the Phoenix Order. Old Shi decided to lead people to rescue them, and we waited there for 6 hours. The original plan was that if they did not return after the time limit, we would drive to Xilan City on our own and wait for news."

"It's just that the extreme cold vortex came too quickly, and all communications were interrupted. We were also attacked by a large number of snow monsters. The traction locomotive in front of us broke down, and there was ice and deep snow, so..."

Ning Jing sighed: "We are completely stranded here."

"Bring people to rescue?" Shu Qin beside Lin Xian was puzzled: "Drive?"

"No." Lu Yong explained: "Our No. 2 and No. 3 power traction locomotives have been modified with Triangle Track strong magnetization all-terrain drive modules. Captain Shi drove the backup energy locomotive, traction locomotive and three heavy firepower weapon station crews."

When Lin Xian heard this, he recalled Shi Diyuan's behavior at the airport and thought that this was something he could really do. This big brother was very chivalrous in times of crisis.

"What? You modified it to an all-terrain drive?" KIKI was surprised when she heard it. "Where did you modify it?"

"That's not the point right now." Lin Xian interrupted KIKI, looked at Ning Jing and asked anxiously, "How long have they been missing?"

Ning Jing shook her head: "We lost contact after they left. Normally, our communication equipment has a coverage range of about 20 kilometers. We don't know how far it can go. In addition, due to the extreme cold vortex, the radio frequency has also failed, so we can only wait for 6 hours as originally planned."

"I didn't expect the blizzard to come so quickly, and with the snow monster, I couldn't leave even if I wanted to."

"Two days ago, I sent people to search in the northeast direction, but the snow was too strong. People couldn't even find the direction in the heavy snow, let alone encounter the snow monster. I was worried about more casualties, so I withdrew the people."

Ning Jing said in a deep voice: "Now, in order to reduce the attacks of the snow monster, I have gathered all the passengers in the front car. There is also central heating there, and our combatants can be relatively better protected there."

"Oh, I was wondering why there was no one there, it turns out they all gathered in the car in front."

KIKI said at this time: "Then there's nothing behind you, aren't you afraid of the weird creature rushing in?"

"We have combat personnel on patrol here." Ning Jing looked at the three people and said, "Don't you know that those monsters can sense the presence of living people? That's why they only attack carriages with people in them. They are not interested in carriages without people."

"That's true..." KIKI wanted to say it was related to the mark, but now she thought that Ning Jing was right. Regardless of whether there was a mark or not, monsters would not attack empty areas.

Ning Jing finished speaking and looked at Lin Xian. Seeing that Lin Xian didn't say anything, she took the initiative to say,

"I had originally planned to abandon 20 carriages and try to break through the snow layer and move forward. At the same time, I sent an advance team to Xilan City to seek assistance. I didn't expect to meet you..."

Ning Jing knew Lin Xian's ability, and in this situation, Lin Xian's appearance was like a savior from heaven!

In Lin Xian's opinion, abandoning the extra weight of the car in exchange for the power of the rush was indeed a wise choice.

Longshan No. 1 has a total of 68 carriages and more than a thousand passengers on board. It is like a mobile rail fortress. If such a large train is trapped in the wind and snow and cannot move, it will become an iron coffin in the blizzard, which is the same crisis that Lin Xian had worried about before.

"Are there any specific coordinates?" Lin Xian asked at this time.

"have."

Ning Jing said: "The Tracamar Ice Valley is about 80 miles away from here, but the problem is that the wind and snow are too strong and the information is blocked. Once you leave the orbit, it is difficult to even distinguish the direction. Moreover, those snow monsters..."

"So Mr. Shi's plan is to drive the all-terrain train directly over there, just to be on the safe side."

Lin Xian's eyes were stern, and he said in a deep voice: "The people from the Phoenix Society sent out a request for help. I believe that the situation they encountered is not something that ordinary survivors can solve. Brother Shi is really righteous."

He was not speaking in a sarcastic way. If it were Lin Xian, he would have no choice in this situation. The train was stuck on the track in the blizzard. The only choice he had was to speed up and get out of the wind and snow. If he wanted to change course to other places to rescue people, he would have to have the conditions to do so.

Under such deep snow cover, the several cars on the train were completely useless. The only ones with mobility were KIKI and the Vulcan mecha. It was impossible to let KIKI and others fly across the vast sea of ​​snow to find someone.

"I don't know the details."

Ning Jing relayed the distress signal they had received to Lin Xian: "When we first entered the Parma grassland, we witnessed a giant mecha being hoisted by multiple transport planes to the southwest hinterland in the snowstorm. I guess this should be some kind of weapon test project that the Phoenix is ​​conducting. Two nights ago, a strong earthquake broke out near Yaze Lake. Other survivors were also seen near Sufeng Village and Yaze Lake. It is said that there may be S-level weird bodies. So Lao Shi also speculated that the rescue signal may be related to this operation, because normally, Phoenix would not easily release such a distress signal..."

"Giant mecha?" KIKI widened his eyes and immediately looked at Lin Xian.

Lin Xian also understood. It seemed that the information given by Hu Lushou was true. The only problem was that the Phoenix Society's regional radio station had previously reported that an S-level monster appeared in the Yunwang Swamp. That was in the southern part of the Parma Grassland, close to the direction of the Wei River on the eastern line. Now it has appeared near the Yaze Lake on the northern line. Combined with this, either the unknown creature is moving towards Xilan City, or there is more than one S-level monster on the Parma Grassland!

"I think I understand." Lin Xian stood up after hearing this. He looked at Ning Jing and said, "Take me to see the damaged traction locomotive first."

The most urgent task is to quickly resolve the problem of Longshan No. 1 being trapped so that Infinity can continue to move. According to the current situation, the two teams can only cooperate to rush out of the snowfield and head towards Xilan City.

Fortunately, the two teams were old acquaintances, and Ning Jing knew Lin Xian's abilities, so there was no need to say much. She immediately took Lin Xian towards the train ahead.

"Lin Xian, what do you think?" KIKI whispered to Lin Xian on the way.

"If the problems here are easy to solve, and the weather conditions don't deteriorate before we set off, I would like to go and take a look." Lin Xian said frankly.

No matter who it was, Stefan Yuan, the Phoenix Society, Lin Xian felt it necessary to help, but he also knew that the situation in the Tracamar Ice Valley must be dangerous and complicated. Stefan Yuan drove a heavy weapons station train there and never returned, not to mention that he could only travel light. Even if he had a powerful psychic like KIKI, he might not be of any use under the influence of bad weather.

So Lin Xian was a little entangled. KIKI understood Lin Xian's thoughts very well, so she said: "Just now she said to send an advance team, which means they must have a small all-terrain mobile vehicle, and they must also want to find Shi Diyuan. I think we can cooperate and send a small team to go to that ice valley to have a look. If we really encounter any danger, we can run away. It's daytime now, and if we travel light, it shouldn't be a problem to get away with our mobility."

Lin Xian turned around and looked at KIKI, whispering, "Girl, are you particularly curious about that giant mecha?"

KIKI crossed her arms and said, "You are a mechanical mutant. This kind of thing is like a nuclear bomb to you. Aren't you curious?"

Lin Xian remained indifferent. Of course he was interested, but Lin Xian's personality was such that he preferred to look at things from a pragmatic point of view. Now that the Infinity was trapped, the top priority was to solve the current predicament first. The blizzard could come again at any time, and if even the Infinity could not be saved, all other ideas would be just fantasies.

But after all, it involves the Phoenix Order and his old friend Stewart, so if the issue of principle can be resolved, he thinks the risk is worth taking.

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There is a very embarrassing problem with a train that is too long, which is that it takes a long distance to walk from the rear car to the front car. The Infinity now has 14 cars, and it takes at least one or two minutes to run from the front car to the rear car, which is still fast.

As for Longshan No. 1, not only was the train long, but it was also quite crowded inside. Although it was obvious that the middle corridor had been specially controlled for the convenience of dispatch, it still took several people nearly seven or eight minutes to walk forward quickly.

Along the way, Lin Xian, KIKI and Shuqin saw all kinds of internal facilities, including living carriages like honeycomb sleepers, a double-decker carriage that can accommodate more than 80 people, supplies and weapons carriages, as well as medical aid stations, radio broadcasting centers, weapons stations, entertainment carriages, and separate manufacturing carriages equipped with industrial lathes, intelligent presses for reloading bullets, and various 3D mechanical printers for the manufacture of basic mechanical items.

Going further, there are special carriages that can be used for meetings and classrooms, psychological counseling carriages with customized interior scenery, and even an internal supermarket where passengers can use some of their stored items to exchange for other urgently needed items in the supermarket.

Lin Xian was secretly amazed at what was happening. It had to be said that this train had become a small society.

Passing by the living compartment of the front car, many curious passengers poked their heads out of their sleeping cabins, looked at the three strangers passing in the corridor below, and began to whisper curiously.

"A new member?"

"Isn't that the boss of Infinity? I saw him at the airport."

"Infinity? I really met them again..."

"What are they doing here?"

"have no idea..."

The closer they got to the front car, the warmer the car became. In addition to the heating system, there were also many people crowded here. Ning Jing concentrated almost all her firepower to make up for the difficulty in providing support to the front and rear when trapped in the snow.

If they were moving, there would be no need to gather in this situation, but now not only are they trapped, but Shi Diyuan has also taken away a group of combat forces and heavy weapons stations. It has become very stressful for Ning Jing to protect these more than 1,000 people.

Ning Jing and Lu Yong brought Lin Xian and his party to the front car. In addition to an intercontinental nuclear-powered carriage, Longshan No. 1 also has two electric traction carriages, similar to Lin Xian's previous Huanxing 7F electric locomotive. Due to its high power consumption, the integrated power system in the car needs to accurately supply energy to the various power needs of the carriages.

In order to ensure sufficient energy, Stewart drove away one of the small nuclear-powered carriages, a traction electric locomotive and three weapon stations, and took more than 60 people to the Tracamar Ice Valley.

And if there were no sudden accidents, the remaining power sources and traction locomotives would be more than enough to drive the more than 60 carriages of Longshan No. 1 to Xilan City.

"This is it."

Ning Jing took Lin Xian into a large electric locomotive. To the front was the largest intercontinental nuclear-powered locomotive, which was also the front of Longshan No. 1. Like the Infinity, it was equipped with a large armored shield, which was mainly used to break through the tide of zombies or obstacles, and act as an ice-breaking shield in icy and snowy weather.

Shi Diyuan only modified the No. 2 power core with the Triangle Track strong magnetization all-terrain drive module, while the No. 1 intercontinental power group remained unchanged. This made Lin Xian feel a little confused and he didn't know what his intention was.

"I'll take a look first. I hope the problem isn't too serious."

Lin Xian looked at the time. It was almost 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The daylight was getting shorter and shorter. He was not sure whether this ship weighing hundreds of tons could be repaired before dark. But there was no way. Longshan No. 1 was lying on the track, and his Infinity could not fly directly over it.

Without saying a word, Lin Xian directly activated the Mechanical Heart and began to scan the entire electric locomotive.

Soon, sophisticated electric traction transmission systems, traction motors, microcomputer network control systems and other mechanical structures began to appear in front of Lin Xian in the form of a light curtain. As the scan gradually expanded, a blueprint of a high-power electric locomotive also appeared in front of Lin Xian.

After the inspection, Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not bad, it should be resolved in 30 minutes."

When Ning Jing heard this, her expression immediately relaxed and she said, "That's great, it looks like we're not destined to die."

"Don't you have a repair engineer on such a big car?" KIKI asked immediately when she saw Ning Jing's relieved look.

"have."

Ning Jing said helplessly: "Our engineering team also found the problem, but they said..."

"Two sets of asynchronous/permanent magnet synchronous motors have failed, and the active swing mechanism is damaged." Lin Xian said directly: "In this case, the car body needs to be dismantled. It's okay in other environments, but it won't work here."

Active tilting mechanisms can only be replaced with kits or disassembled and recast. If it were in other places, Lin Xian believed that a track fortress like Longshan No. 1 must have a corresponding plan. But the problem is that it is extremely difficult to disassemble and assemble the vehicle body in this icy and snowy environment, and it is also facing attacks from snow monsters at any time.

No one dared to work outside the car in this situation, but for Lin Xian, it was not a problem.

What he was most worried about was the missing of some key parts or core components, which he couldn't even scan out the blueprint for and had no idea how to repair.

"We tried it yesterday and three people died." Lu Yong sighed and said, "But it's strange. From last night till now, none of the beasts in the snow have appeared. I wonder if they are all dead."

"You too?"

KIKI was surprised and said, "We killed a lot of them at nightfall yesterday, but since then, not a single one has appeared. It's really strange."

"Perhaps this creature moves in groups and has moved to another place." Shu Qin also analyzed at this time.

"I hope so." Ning Jing said, "But I'm also worried about the worse situation. After all, the disappearance of these clusters of monsters often indicates that a higher level of weird entities have appeared, but they haven't appeared in front of us yet."

Lin Xian frowned when he heard this and said,

"You mean, territory?"

Lin has already encountered this situation in Yu Town. Except for those fake people and the upside-down ghosts hiding in the cinema, those strange entities from the outside world are isolated outside the range. What seems safe on the surface often hides greater risks.

So Lin Xian no longer believes in the term "good luck".

"Yeah." Ning Jing looked at Lin Xian and said, "It seems that you have also encountered that kind of large-scale weird entity with a territory, so this situation is not necessarily a good thing in my opinion. Maybe Lao Shi and the others have encountered this kind of trouble."

Hearing this, Lin Xian said, "Sister Ning, do you have any snow vehicles?"

"There is a spare all-terrain polar vehicle, how..." Ning Jing frowned slightly: "You want to?"

"After I fix the car, I want to see if I can find Old Shi."

Lin Xian looked at his watch and said, "It will take about half an hour to repair this traction locomotive. If our two trains want to rush out together, I will add a supporting traction frame between the two cars. With the help of the superpowers to clear the way, we should be able to move out."

"Now that the snowstorm is not here, it should take no more than two hours to go to Trakama Ice Valley by quickly maneuvering. Maybe we can find some clues."

Ning Jing was shocked when she heard that: "Okay! Actually, I've thought about that too. Then I'll bring someone with you so that we can take care of you on the way."

Lin Xian nodded, and immediately began to make arrangements decisively.

He contacted Chen Sixuan directly through the communicator, and planned to ask Brother Huo to park the car in front of Longshan No. 1 and prepare to clear the way. Chen Sixuan would be in charge of Infinity, while he and KIKI would drive the polar vehicle with Ning Jing to Trakama Ice Valley.