I Have a Job

Chapter 267 Monica

Chi~

The mechanical heart started to work, and Lin Xian opened the hatch of the electric locomotive. A strong stench hit him in the face. He frowned, and the mechanical arm automatically set up a flashlight on its shoulder. Lin Xian stepped on the pedal and climbed into the car, and found that the narrow car of the electric locomotive was in a mess.

The decayed bodies of a man and a woman were now frozen in the ice, which looked extremely strange.

Lin Xian glanced around and found that the narrow carriage was filled with a lot of finished food and garbage. There were sleeping bags and blankets on the ground, as well as some broken lighting equipment, pots and pans, etc.

Judging from the clothes of the two corpses, it seems that they were a couple of factory workers who had hidden here before, but they had died before the extreme cold vortex arrived, and their bodies were rotting quietly.

The ground was littered with paper boxes of various medicines. Perhaps due to illness and hunger, the two bodies looked withered and desolate.

During his escape, Lin Xian saw many survivors who died in despair. He just sighed in his heart, then directly activated the mechanical heart to start repairing several faults in the power system and tried to reactivate the battery cells.

Drop, drop, drop.

At this time, in the cockpit, the lights of various subsystems began to light up, the roar of the engine began to slowly sound, the iron wheels and brakes that had been frozen for a long time vibrated and whimpered, and the two huge locomotives began to move.

The snow kept sliding down from the locomotives .

Lin Xian began to drive the two trains back and soon stopped behind the Infinity's twin nuclear-powered carriages.

Many Longshan No. 1 engineers on the opposite side were also paying attention to Lin Xian's actions, and were quite surprised to see him driving back a large traction electric locomotive.

Lin Xian did not connect the carriages directly. He planned to arrange for his team members to clean out the two driving carriages after daybreak and then connect them. He was now preparing to start manufacturing new composite armor plates.

Over there, a large number of engineers from Longshan No. 1 looked at Lin Xian standing alone on the top of the train, and they didn't know what he was going to do. But the next moment, everyone was shocked, and those who were welding steel plates, lifting materials, and dismantling equipment stopped what they were doing.

With a rustle, the mechanical light in Lin Xian's hand flashed. A large amount of materials kept flying out and began to be combined for forging.

Soon, a hoisting frame and assembly ceiling began to be created out of thin air, covering the Infinity and blocking the howling blizzard.

On the rail hoisting frame, the two rail cranes on the left and right directly rose from the ground...

Clang clang~

On the side of Longshan No. 1, a man who was working hard to move a steel frame looked at the scene in amazement. The steel frame in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"This...did he build a temporary assembly workshop?"

"Oh my god, what kind of supernatural power is this..."

"Awesome!"

"..."

Lin Xian ignored these looks. He planned to make the frame required for assembly first, and then finish the armor plate. The rest could wait until daybreak. He would ask other team members to help dismantle and repair the carriage body before installing it. This way he could save a lot of time.

At this time, several car lights lit up in the distance, and several tracked polar vehicles roared through the wind and snow, speeding towards the freight platform.

Buzz~

Soon, these tracked polar vehicles stopped in the big square. Lin Xian glanced and found that Shi Diyuan, Qian Dele and a group of people in winter clothes got off the vehicles. They were all leaders of several convoys on the previous defense line, and a group of strangers got off the two vehicles at the back. The leader was a woman with long wavy red hair and an extremely tall figure. She was wearing high boots, which made her look taller than ordinary men.

"Brother Lin!"

Shi Diyuan spotted Lin Xian who was busy on the top of the train at a glance, and led a group of people over in a hurry.

"Hey, Brother Lin, how come you built a factory in just a short while?!"

"It's not that exaggerated." Lin Xian walked over with an armor plate in his hand: "Brother Shi, what is this?"

"Let me introduce you to a friend, haha."

Lin Xian couldn't help but smile silently when watching this scene. Shi Diyuan was really a warm-hearted person. He became familiar with others soon after arriving at a new place.

The woman stood among a group of men, with a strong aura. At this moment, she took a step forward and raised her head. Her deep eyes under the goggles swept towards Lin Xian on the roof of the car, sizing him up.

"Brother Lin, I heard from them that the city is very safe now and there is no need to be so nervous. They have a lot of information to exchange with you. After knowing that you have mechanical abilities, they also want to ask you for help with something." Shi Diyuan said casually.

Lin Xian put down the steel plate in his hand and looked at the woman. "What can I do for you?"

"Hello Captain Lin, my name is Monica. Are you interested in meeting me?" The woman's voice was bold and full of femininity.

This time Lin Xian guessed wrong. The woman named Monica was actually Qian Dele's old friend and the leader of another train team.

Lin Xian nodded when he heard this and jumped off the roof of the car: "Lin Xian, Infinite Team."

Monica shook hands with him, and when she saw the steel plate that Lin Xian had just dropped, her eyes were subtle: "Mechanical ability, could it be that you built this entire train?"

Lin Xian looked at Shi Diyuan and Qian Dele with a strange expression, thinking how did you introduce me to her? From the tone of voice, do you want me to build a train for her?

"No, if I had this ability, I would definitely build a spaceship. Why am I still running on the ground?"

Hehehe~

Monica laughed at his words and waved her hand apologetically, "Sorry, I'm so abrupt."

"Monica, don't underestimate this handsome guy. Although he is young, if it weren't for him, our group, including the members of the Phoenix Society, might not be able to escape from the blizzard alive~" Qian Dele said slowly, and then he wrapped his coat and looked at Shi Diyuan: "Old Shi, let's go to another place. Didn't you say there is a good place to drink?"

"Yes, yes, yes, follow me." Shi Diyuan laughed.

Longshan No. 1 has a special dining and bar carriage, which, in addition to daily necessities, also stores a lot of alcohol in special storage cabinets. It can be considered a carriage that combines a restaurant and a bar. Longshan No. 1 has several entertainment carriages, and this is one of them. It is also a place for other passengers to relax.

The car was warm, and the welding sounds of the maintenance team outside continued. Inside the car, Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing, Qian Dele, Lin Xian, Monica and about ten other team bosses were sitting on the sofa. Shi Diyuan poured wine into large glasses for each of them. The clear wine was poured out in tons, and a strong aroma of wine immediately filled the air. Lin Xian then realized that what Shi Diyuan poured was actually white wine.

"This is our Longshan specialty, Longshan Shaodaozi, which is best drunk in this cold weather. Come on, everyone, try it!"

"Wow, white wine. It smells quite strong!" Captain Zhou was a rough man. When he smelled it, his eyes immediately lit up and he took a sip.

"Tsk tsk tsk, not bad, not bad~"

The woman named Monica also picked up the wine in front of her, put it in front of her and sniffed it, smiled lightly with a twinkle in her eyes, and then drank it down in one gulp.

This scene immediately stunned the other people. They didn't expect this woman to be so brave.

Qian Dele, who was standing next to him, was not surprised. He glanced at him, moved the wine glass in front of him a few inches away, and said proudly,

"You drunkard, don't get drunk again later. I can't hold you down."

"Nonsense, who's drunk?" Monica chuckled, and after taking a sip of strong liquor, her face suddenly flushed a little, but her eyes became clearer. She took off her coat directly, revealing a tight red wool sweater and... a magnificent bust, and said

"Brother Shi is right. Baijiu is best drunk when the weather is cold. I have all kinds of alcohol in my car, except Baijiu. I've missed this drink for a long time."

As she spoke, she poured another glass, looking like she was in a better mood.

"Hahaha, this girl is quite generous. I'll give you a box later!" Shi Diyuan said with a smile, and then he picked up the wine glass: "Come on, let's have a drink first, and then we can talk about business!"

"Captain Lin." Ning Jing noticed Lin Xian who was silent, raised her wine glass and smiled at him.

"good."

Lin Xian also picked it up and took a sip. Immediately, a sweet taste mixed with spiciness rushed to the top of his head. Within a few breaths, the remaining coldness on the surface of his body seemed to begin to dissipate. After drinking a few sips, he could even feel his ears and limbs beginning to warm up slightly. His whole body felt comfortable and warm, and very comfortable.

In this cold winter at the end of the world, they can still have a drink like this. Those who were fighting against the snow monster tide a few hours ago could not even imagine it.

After drinking a glass of strong liquor, everyone sitting together suddenly felt that the fatigue and coldness in their bodies had dissipated a lot.

"Brother Qian...how about letting this girl surnamed Mo introduce the situation in the city to us brothers first?" Shi Diyuan said, and then said to Ning Jing and Lin Xian: "This girl surnamed Mo is an old acquaintance of Brother Qian. Their convoy arrived several days earlier than us. They are more familiar with the current situation in Xilan City. In addition, she happened to ask Brother Lin for something, so we came together and let everyone feel at ease first."

Ning Jing nodded when she heard that. Longshan No. 1 was on edge, not daring to slack off at all. When she heard what Shi Diyuan said, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Just ask me directly~ There's no need for Lao Qian to introduce me. We saw your convoys rush into Xilan City late at night. You must have encountered a big battle."

Monica poured herself another glass skillfully, then held up the glass and crossed her legs, saying, "It's okay. Many of the newcomers are just like you. Especially since the cold wave came in the past few days, there have been fewer convoys coming. Most of them are those who have escaped from the snow monster tide."

"But don't worry, Xilan City is much safer now than the places you have been to before, so you can relax a little. Now that you are here, your life is saved for now."

"Is it because of the city defense system here?" Ning Jing frowned and

Monica nodded. "That's the reason. This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It also has very complete defensive walls and land-based heavy weapons. At first, the Federation was planning to build this place as a permanent city like Dawn City. However, after the government collapsed, their financial and personnel gaps were too large, so they had to give up and concentrate on repairing the underground city and Dawn City."

"Have there been no strange creatures appearing in the city after dark?" Lin Xian asked at this time.

"rare."

Monica looked at him and said with interest, "Even if they appear, there's nothing to be afraid of. There are tens of thousands of people in this city. If a few strange bodies appear, they won't be enough for the big teams to grab the blood essence. The other survivors don't have to worry about this problem for the time being."

Everyone's face changed slightly when they heard this. It was the first time they heard people fighting over the strange body. In the past, they didn't even have time to hide.

However, everyone can understand it if they think about it. If only a small number of C-level or B-level strange entities appear, they will not pose any threat to the tens of thousands of survivors who are fleeing in strong armies.

"So you can rest assured in the city these days." Monica said, "Regain your strength and recruit soldiers. The Phoenix Society and the Arctic Wind Alliance have a lot of supplies. Even if there is no blood and essence exchange, you can get some basic supplies and defensive weapons from the Phoenix Society for free. Or simply joining other caravans and the Phoenix Society is also a good choice."

"Recruiting soldiers and buying horses?" Shi Diyuan felt that the word was new to him. "Why, are they starting to snatch people away here?"

"It's not really a robbery." Qian Dele said calmly at this time: "When there are too many people, it's like this. Small teams want to find big teams to form a group, and people with special abilities also want to find a backer. The Phoenix Society is just a support and can't take care of such a large group. Moreover, joining the Phoenix Society is not only demanding, but also dangerous at any time. The mortality rate is not small, so it's better to follow the big teams for more comfort."

"That's right."

Monica smiled slightly: "Joining the Phoenix Society is not an easy job. Most teams choose to cooperate. After all, the survivors go to the place of rebirth, while the Phoenix Society goes to the place of death. Most people have to consider whether they have such courage."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present fell into silence.

At first, many people thought that joining the Phoenix Society meant finding a powerful backer, but this was exactly the difference between the Phoenix Society and the Federal Dawn City.

In fact, Lin Xian had figured this out a long time ago. Although Dawn City collected protection fees, the sheltered survivors did not have to bear the responsibility of protecting the city unless the city was breached and destroyed.

But the Phoenix Order has no city, they have no base, and they rely on the support of the whole world to guide the survivors towards the dawn. Their goal is to lead these survivors to resist the darkness rather than sheltering them. This means that joining the Phoenix Order is actually participating in the mission of saving mankind, which is not something that ordinary people can realize.

In fact, this is also the reason why the Interstellar Army has always been respected. After the Day of Apocalypse, the Interstellar Army became the only armed force that could protect the survivors. When the world was in dire straits, they were the only ones who chose to stand in front of the people without hesitation.

"The big teams recruit powerful psychics, genetic evolutionists, and some people with special skills. The other teams are the same. They accumulate and strengthen their own strength in order to gain more self-protection capabilities."

Monica continued to talk to herself while drinking, "Blood essence has become hard currency now. It can be exchanged for a lot of daily necessities and weapons and equipment from those big alliances, organizations, and the Phoenix Society. Anyway, Xilan City now looks like a survivor resettlement area, and it has started to have some temporary commercial flavor. You may even be able to buy spring on Tiannan Street over there."

Qian Dele rolled his eyes and spat at her, saying, "What's the big deal? We are just trying to survive. At this time, customs and laws are meaningless."

"That's not what I meant~"

Monica rested her wine glass against her tipsy face, and glanced at the men meaningfully, saying, "Those women are tough characters~ Have you ever experienced the prostitution services of people with special abilities?"

Poof!

As soon as the words fell, several team leaders who were drinking suddenly spit out the alcohol. Even Lin Xian and Shi Diyuan couldn't help but look stunned.

Special ability person...

Before Monica said it, Lin Xian had never even thought about this aspect.

The men looked at each other in bewilderment. Ning Jing crossed her arms and looked at Monica calmly, "Let's talk about something serious. For example, what we can use in the city, or the plans of the Phoenix Society."

Monica smiled faintly, took a sip of wine and said seriously

"Anyway, when it's daybreak, you can go to the several streets near Central Avenue where the survivors gather and hang out. Basically, you can find whatever you want there. As long as you have valuable supplies or hard currency like blood essence, you can find anything."

"As for the Phoenix Society, I currently only know that the person in charge is called Zhao Yu, and the Seventh Survey Corps is under his command. The current plan is to prepare to evacuate Xilan City before dawn on the 31st, which is the day after tomorrow. In other words, everyone has two days and two nights to rest. In addition, the Night Walker Organization is organizing psychics and genetic evolutionists to conduct psychic tests at Michelle Church on Central Street. If the psychic is above the evolution level or the genetic evolutionist is above level 3, the Night Walker Organization will also give some supplies as a reward for participating in the test, and the King Kong level will get more."

"But I have to remind you."

Monica looked at everyone and said, "There are many powerful characters in Xilan City. Both the big teams and Phoenix City are keeping an eye on them. If our people test out strong strength, they will definitely be targeted by some teams. These big teams offer a variety of conditions. In other words, there are many temptations. People from our team go for tests but never come back and then jump to other teams. This happens every day and it's nothing new."

"Oh~ I don't care." Unexpectedly, Shi Diyuan looked indifferent when he heard this: "If they are willing to go, it's natural for them to have good conditions and live well. If my people can find a good place to enjoy the shade of a big tree, I will be very happy, and I won't be under so much pressure, hahahaha."

Shi Diyuan seemed to not care about it at all. Lin Xian, who was standing by, could actually see that most of the people on Longshan No. 1 were ordinary people. Except for the initial residents of Longshan, the rest were survivors rescued along the way.

These people were sheltered by Longshan No. 1 on their way to escape, and people like Shi Diyuan and Ning Jing mobilized these ordinary people, trained them, and armed themselves. Although in terms of individual combat power, the more than 1,000 people of Longshan No. 1 cannot compare with those elite fleets, but for such a large orbital fortress to survive until now, naturally there are some things that are not easy.

"Since it's safe here, that's perfect. We can let those bastards go out for a walk during the day and pick up some supplies. It would also be good for Abai and other psychics and enhancers to go and arrange for testing and bring back some supplies." Shi Diyuan said to Ning Jing at this time.

Ning Jing nodded: "Yes, I promised them when we were on the train. We are now partners of the Phoenix Society. Letting them go for testing can also help us increase our strength and boost morale. Supplies are not the most important thing."

Hearing this, Lin Xian thought to himself that it seemed that the people from the Night Walker Organization should not only come after him, Infinity, but also Longshan No. 1. So it seems that Shi Diyuan must have also obtained a Red Phoenix Order, but he didn't know whether he got the Cold Dark Reagent.

Hearing this, Monica looked at Shi Diyuan curiously: "I thought that Brother Shi's large array of doomsday fortresses was to recruit more elite soldiers, why does it sound like that is not the case?"

"Yes, we don't actively recruit."

Ning Jing said bluntly: "We will help those who can be helped, and we will not keep those who want to leave. The guys on this bus are like a family. We are all fighting together to survive, and there is no such thing as treatment."

Ning Jing's words also resonated with several other teams. They were all a group of survivors who had gradually banded together along the way. They shared food and drink among themselves and had never discussed any treatment.

"What about this handsome guy?" Monica looked at Lin Xian at this time and said with interest: "I heard Lao Qian and Brother Shi talk about your deeds earlier. For a capable person like you, even the Phoenix Society would extend an olive branch to you. Have you ever thought about recruiting soldiers and expanding your power to seek more chances of survival?"

"I?"

Seeing that the topic suddenly turned to himself, Lin Xian said calmly: "I don't need more manpower now, so I don't have such an idea. It's okay to exchange other things or buy some supplies and weapons."

He said this actually to reject the troubles of those who came to seek shelter because of his mechanical abilities. Lin Xian knew that he could not shelter so many people, but if there was a suitable partner, he would consider it.

Monica let out a sigh and said in a slightly disappointed tone, "Is that so? That's a pity. I was completely shocked when I heard about your deeds before. I admired you so much that I even thought about taking my motor train to join you."

After saying that, she looked at Qian Dele complainingly: "Old Qian, look, no one thinks highly of me at all."

"Oh, taking a train with you, that's great!" Shi Diyuan's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he said to Lin Xian: "Brother Lin, I advise you to think about it carefully. This girl surnamed Mo has an intercontinental train. It's an elite train. The carriages are automated weapon carriages with all-terrain systems. The weapons on the train are all managed automatically. It's awesome. Even though there are only twenty people on the train, it's equivalent to the firepower of two hundred people!"

"She was joking, Old Smith."

Qian Dele crossed his arms and glanced at Monica impatiently: "Tsk tsk tsk ~ Didn't I tell you to drink less? You drank too much again, didn't you? Didn't you still ask others for help? If you say a few more words, people will think you are a crazy woman and I can't speak for you."

Lin Xian was speechless after hearing this. This woman drank one glass after another. After chatting for a while, the bottle in front of her was empty. She had drunk at least half a pound.

But she seemed to be becoming more and more sober, and her speech became more open.