Chen Sixuan's Thoughts

Clang, clang.

Driving in the dark with unknown road conditions was clearly an irrational act. The huge commotion attracted waves of zombie howls from outside.

Lin Xian realized this couldn't go on, so he quickly ran to the cockpit.

"We're about to pass the Third Ring elevated light rail line. Maybe we can stop there for a bit."

Chen Sixuan seemed to see Lin Xian's worry and immediately offered him a feasible plan.

"Okay!"

Stopping on the elevated bridge would be much safer, keeping them away from most of the zombies on the ground.

However, Lin Xian's biggest worry at the moment was still that giant white oddity from earlier.

Screech~

After the train stopped on the elevated tracks, Lin Xian immediately turned off all the lights inside the carriage. At the same time, he continuously observed the movements outside.

"What was that thing just now?" Chen Sixuan asked, her face looking grim.

Lin Xian shook his head. "Who knows? If something like that sets its sights on you, you'll lose a layer of skin even if you don't die."

"Then what do we do? Wait until morning to leave the city?"

"That's the plan. There's a cargo warehouse at Jiang City Station. We'll check it out tomorrow, and then we should be able to leave the city."

Lin Xian actually had another objective: he wanted to see if he could find an electric locomotive at Jiang City Station.

The industrial base of this era was basically electrified, but electric locomotives themselves didn't have an original power unit. They relied on the current supplied by the overhead catenary network as their energy source, with traction motors driving the locomotive forward. Therefore, once the railway's power grid failed, these mechanical beasts could only lie dormant on the tracks, having almost no value.

Of course, they had no value to ordinary people, but it was different for Lin Xian.

Lin Xian had previously considered attaching an electric locomotive as a reserve power car. When he used his abilities to propel the train forward, the electric locomotive could generate and store power through kinetic energy. Even if the recovery efficiency was only 30%-40%, as long as it could keep the train running while he rested and provide power for other systems on the train, it could essentially achieve a temporary "infinite energy" cycle.

Jiang City Station itself was a large station. If he had the chance to find one, it would save him some effort later.

"Have you eaten?"

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan and noticed how haggard she looked. Although she had finally eaten something and recovered a bit today, she had been struggling in her dark home for over two months, and her spirit was already on the verge of collapse.

This afternoon, she had witnessed Director Liang's tragic death and then encountered a monster attack. Now that she had relaxed, she was somewhat dazed.

"I..."

Chen Sixuan heard Lin Xian ask her and replied with a hint of humility, "I just organized the water and food. Roughly calculating, if we eat one meal a day, we can only last about a month."

She felt a little guilty saying this because she had included herself and Lin Xian in the 'one meal a day' category, and Lin Xian hadn't told her that she was allowed to eat one meal a day like he did.

Lin Xian's eyes flickered as he looked towards Carriage 1. Chen Sixuan had already made up the beds and sofas, and the pillows and bedding were neatly arranged.

Except for the TV, which she didn't know how to install, and the steel bed frame that still needed welding, Carriage 1 had transformed from its previous state as a vagrant's doghouse into a cozy one-bedroom apartment, making both of them, who had been tormented by the doomsday fear for months, feel like lying down and sleeping soundly.

Lin Xian walked over, took a canned fruit from the storage shelf, and handed it to Chen Sixuan.

"Eat this, then get some sleep."

"Ah?!"

Chen Sixuan exclaimed in surprise. She looked at the can in Lin Xian's hand, her eyes showing both longing and a hint of realization.

The sweet canned fruit immediately whetted her appetite, but the words "get some sleep" made her unable to help but daydream.

"Th-thank you."

She obediently took it, then sat on the sofa and took a sip from the opened canned fruit.

It was incredibly sweet, making every cell in her body seem to let out a joyful cry.

At this moment, Chen Sixuan felt dizzy, her consciousness becoming hazy. She ate the canned fruit in large gulps, murmuring to herself.

So sweet, so delicious, I really want to sleep.

Sigh... What does it matter if I'm a student, or if he's a teacher? In this environment, he's just a man, and I'm just a woman.

Besides, he's an ability user, and he saved my life. My life is his, so what does it matter? Whatever he wants, let him have it.

This thought echoed in Chen Sixuan's ears like a demon's whisper, making her spine tingle. She unconsciously clenched her legs, feeling a sense of liberation after abandoning her values.

Soon, she finished the entire can. She then got up, but halfway there, she remembered something. She turned back, picked up her backpack, took out a small item, and clutched it in her hand before silently sitting by the bed.

Lin Xian was in Carriage 3, using his abilities to repair the damaged hydraulic tailboard. When he returned to Carriage 1 and saw Chen Sixuan sitting by the bed with her head bowed, he frowned.

"What are you sitting around for? Hurry up and sleep. We'll take turns on watch tonight, you can get up later."

As soon as he said this, Chen Sixuan looked up in surprise, her eyes flickering with complex emotions. She hastily replied, "Oh, okay."

After saying that, she felt both shy and annoyed. She quickly got up and went to the sofa, took off her shoes, lay down on the sofa, and put the small item back into her bag.

Lin Xian grabbed a bottle of water. He naturally saw Chen Sixuan's awkwardness, but he wasn't so horny that he couldn't think straight. He didn't even know if they had shaken off that white oddity. In a life-or-death situation like this, only an idiot would be thinking about that down there.

At this moment, Lin Xian went to Carriage 2. Seeing that the mysterious girl was still sleeping, he felt a bit strange.

Logically speaking, she had been sleeping for too long. It had been almost 20 hours since last night, and she was still asleep. He wondered if she was really sleeping or just pretending.

Thinking this, Lin Xian frowned, leaned in front of the girl, and pinched her soft, tender cheek.

"Hey, if you pretend to sleep any longer, I'll throw you out on the road."

"Wake up!"

"I'm taking your pants off!"

"Wow, they're pink..."

However, the girl continued to sleep peacefully, her face serene, her long eyelashes fluttering, which made Lin Xian feel a bit helpless.

If it weren't for the mysterious and unknown ability the girl possessed, Lin Xian would have had no intention of saving her. It would have been fine if she were just a burden, but who knew if she would be a help or a threat once she woke up?

As night fell and the temperature plummeted, he sighed helplessly and carried the girl to Carriage Number One. Chen Sixuan had also fallen into a tired sleep, so he placed the girl on the sofa as well and covered both of them with two brand-new thick quilts.

"Heh, keeping a carriage full of beauties isn't too bad."

Looking at the two sleeping women, one with stunning beauty and gentle demeanor, the other delicate and charming, a budding beauty, Lin Xian inexplicably felt a sense of decadent accomplishment.

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