Chapter 76: Metal Construct
“Then your body, in order to survive, will begin to evolve madly.”
Yu Jing’s phoenix eyes lifted upward, “If it fails, it’ll be like Gao Zhe?”
Su Huan snapped his fingers, smiling faintly, “You’re so smart. Reward you with some meat.”
Then he picked up the wolf meat from Yu Yue’s bowl that had been poked into a mess and held it to Yu Jing’s lips.
Everyone’s complexions were strange, their lines of sight trying their best to avoid that piece of meat, focusing on their own bowls.
Although Yu Jing didn’t speak, her eyes clearly conveyed two words: ‘Nerves!’
She sighed helplessly in her heart. The train conductor’s retaliation had already begun; this should just be the appetizer.
Yu Yue beside her was already embarrassed to the point of curling her toes. She shouldn’t have let her imagination run wild; she should have just eaten that piece of meat earlier.
Who would have known Su Huan would do such a childish thing in front of everyone…
Seeing Yu Jing remain completely still, Su Huan regretfully put the meat back into her bowl, then turned to the blushing Yu Yue and said, “Look, she’s a bit disgusted with you.”
“Su, is Iron Sword Squire my next goal?”
The youth’s voice was clear and gentle.
The strange atmosphere at the dining table vanished in an instant, and Yu Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Ba saw that Su Huan was just joking around and generously helped the two resolve the awkwardness.
Only then did Su Huan shake his head seriously, “Your next direction is called ‘Metal Construct,’ a profession that quickly assembles and restores fortifications on the battlefield.”
This was Xiao Ba’s profession from his previous life, one with potential to reach Tier 5.
And it wasn’t even from the wasteland lineage; no one knew where he got it from in his previous life.
Later, he gave the full set of data to Su Huan.
If judging just by the naming convention, it was a bit like the company that produced ‘Firepower Specialist’ and ‘Dual-wield Wanderer.’
Xiao Ba chewed on these words for a moment, somewhat puzzled, and asked doubtfully, “Is this profession powerful? How does it compare to ‘Energy Storage Core’?”
Hearing this question, everyone pricked up their ears.
On the entire train, Xiao Ba was the only one bold enough to ask this. If anyone else asked, Su Huan would already suspect them of coveting the train conductor’s position by now.
Su Huan pinched his chin and chuckled lightly, “Although ‘Metal Construct’ is pretty powerful too, its specific use depends on the individual. As for you, I could take you down easily with one hand.”
The youth pretended to be discouraged and sighed, “I knew it. After all, I manipulate metal, which definitely conducts electricity. But my ability and Su’s are a perfect match. I use metal to control it for him, then you discharge electricity.”
“Even if we encounter monsters we can’t beat, I can form a protective shield with metal to enclose us all. This metal is perfect for quickly building defensive fortifications, very suitable for our team…”
Watching Xiao Ba happily gesture with his hands about the metal barrier, Su Huan unconsciously merged the scene before him with the memory of that steel barrier that seemed to connect heaven and earth.
The memory surged up too suddenly, and Su Huan felt his expression might not look good.
He quickly lowered his head to sip the beverage in his cup to cover it up.
But the cup was already empty, so he simply pushed the cup aside. “We’ve been busy all day; I’m a bit tired. Xiao Ba, I’ll explain the details of your profession tomorrow. Liang Kuan, you can drive tonight. The train smells too bloody and might attract danger, so proceed at low speed toward Qingchuan Province. We’ll research the specific direction tomorrow morning.”
“Yu Jing, we’re about to enter the acid rain area. Go check the water purifier again, as well as the water tanks in each carriage. Fill them all up by then.”
“Remember to bring crew members. Assign them basic work as needed. The two new manufacturers in the crew are under your management now. You can try large-scale production of the new material that couldn’t be popularized before.”
Su Huan assigned tasks to everyone.
Either ones mentioned earlier or things he thought of during the meal.
It didn’t matter how much work there was; the main thing was to help them find their positions on the train.
In the apocalypse, having a goal was more important than anything.
……
Carriage 19.
From the carriage number alone, one could see that ordinary passengers’ status was gradually declining.
However, because of the new passengers who came aboard tonight, everyone’s mentalities were good. A group of people gathered in a circle, inquiring about the outside situation.
“So how’s your convoy leader?”
Someone suddenly asked this question.
The man licked his dry lips and tapped the empty bottle in his hand. “Talking so much has made my mouth dry. Can you give me another bottle of water?”
The surrounding passengers hesitated for a moment, and someone immediately handed over a water bottle.
It was the reloaded purified water issued these past two days. Once drunk, it was collected, then refilled with purified water and distributed with the daily meals.
So passengers hadn’t lacked water these past two days and were naturally generous.
The man took the water bottle and took a sip, savoring it in his mouth like nectar for half a day before swallowing. Instead of answering, he countered, “What kind of person is your train conductor?”
The passengers immediately got excited and chattered on, listing all of Su Huan’s misdeeds amid various curses.
The man listened carefully, then paused. “And then? That’s it?”
“He forcibly drove us off the train to collect supplies for him. Isn’t that beastly enough?”
The man frowned, his face showing an expression of disbelief. “Didn’t you say that was your train ticket?”
“That was a three-day supplies train ticket!”
“Did you choose to board yourselves?”
These words were like twisting open the faucet switch; instantly, everyone’s pent-up complaints poured out.
“I didn’t have a car or a key. Was I supposed to run on two legs?”
“Exactly. The outside is full of zombies. How were we supposed to run?”
“My home is in Qingchuan. I came to Mo Jiang for work. This train was clearly heading north, so of course I had to board! Anyway, I’d get off once we reached Qingchuan.”
“I went out to find supplies, and zombies blocked me at home. I happened to see the train.”
“Someone pulled me aboard.”
“Someone told me about it too, and I wasn’t familiar with other places in Mo Jiang anyway.”
“The past couple days were freakishly hot. I didn’t dare stay home. As long as I could get out, I’d board any train.”
“My car is in the underground garage. I didn’t dare go start it.”
“You’re lucky. Thinking of my car pisses me off. Mine was parked on the roadside and some bastard crashed into it. The car door is all dented; I couldn’t drive it out at all!”
“That Su guy counted on that about us!”
“…”
The man’s brows furrowed tightly. “So you mean you boarded willingly and could leave anytime?”
The noise in the carriage suddenly stopped.
A few passengers exchanged glances and nodded.
“As long as the train stops, we can go out to find supplies or choose to escape. Su won’t care, because there are always new people boarding.”
“He took the train ticket and provides your meals?”
Someone immediately snorted coldly. “Su isn’t that kind-hearted. He’s just not stopping these past couple days, afraid we’d all starve and no one would collect supplies for him. Normally, everyone eats their own.”
