"But we can’t get out either, isn’t that terrifying?" Miao Lu frowned with worry, "Moreover, they say there might be monsters out there more terrifying than the Abnormal Body. Oh my, the Abnormal Body is scary enough, what could be more terrifying than that..."

Xiao Yuan, however, paused with her shovel in hand, looking at a green fruit on the tomato vine, her eyes sparkling as she said,

"On the contrary, I don’t find it scary at all; I find it rather thrilling."

"Thrilling?" Miao Lu looked at Xiao Yuan with bafflement, "What’s gotten into you? Are you lovesick and feverish, addling your brain?"

"Think about it!" Xiao Yuan muttered while gazing ahead, "Outside, it’s like hell covered in scarlet, but on our Sky Dome Train, it’s an incredibly safe absolute fortress, a safe harbor, with the armor, weapons, and Taboo Items made by Captain Lin protecting us. Those demons and ghosts are completely kept outside, and we keep moving forward, with wild storms outside, laughter inside the train, a complete water and oxygen cycle, plenty of entertainment, and no lack of food resources or leisure activities. Plus, we can learn and improve with Director Ding, evolve our superpowers with Captain Lin; it’s simply wonderful..."

"I even hope that the track never ends, that our Steel Fortress just keeps going endlessly..."

As she spoke, Xiao Yuan became more engrossed, her eyes twinkling as if filled with dreams.

"Endlessly, and then the inside of the train becomes an independent world, an independent kingdom. Then you can help Captain Lin have two children, after all, it’s the end of the world, and Captain Lin has to take on the responsibility of saving the world, so it’s absolutely necessary and obligatory to find a few more wives and have some more children, right?!" Miao Lu looked at Xiao Yuan with a teasing smile.

"Go, go away~" The dreaming Xiao Yuan was flushed beet red by Miao Lu’s words, but she was already used to Miao Lu’s teasing, so she retaliated by spraying her face with a spritz bottle, "I think you’re like the parched land meeting a rainstorm; let’s sprinkle some water on you. At the world’s end, how many are you planning to have to bear the responsibility of reproduction?"

"I’m not afraid, the more the merrier, hahahaha..."

The greenhouse resounded with laughter.

In his dream, Lin Xian saw many things: the helicopter crash in Jiang City, the White Giant Monster roaring, the Red Slug in the freezer, the Fog Spider crawling across Beibei Town, the terrifying three-headed spider of Yushan City, the eerie screams from the Mysterious Radio, narrowly escaping from Underground City No. 9 under the chase of the Earthquake Catfish, and then ascending to the kilometer-high corridor under the pursuit of Atmospheric Mica and corpse chasers in Yu Bei City...

Beyond were Hengshan Pass, Qingshui Town, a blizzard on the Palma Prairie, Abyss Giant Worm in Ice Valley, to the snowstorm watch battle in Xilan City, the explosion of the Heavenly Mushroom Tower in Yijin City, to the nighttime great escape from Star Abyss No. 5...

He seemed to see the hundred-meter walls of Dawn City collapsing in battle and the faces of each sacrificed resister. He remembered Julius’s wild laughter, Zhou Mingyuan’s chilling gaze, and the parting sight of Chu Zhaonan’s spine as sharp as a sword when he left the office.

Scenes flickered quickly like a kaleidoscope in his mind, colliding, flashing, and overlapping like fragments.

Then they dissipated, turning into a slow tide.

Tick-tick, tick-tick.

The alert sound chimed, and after calibrating overnight, the timing of nightfall became accurate again.

Lin Xian lay sideways on the bed, the nano maintenance device for his Power Armor by the window. He wore only a pair of shorts, having not slept so ’lightly’ on a cool bed for a long time.

Opening his eyes, outside the porthole was a golden sunset, with the residual light warmly casting over his body. It was indeed an incredibly comfortable afternoon suitable for sleep.

The radio had not been on for a long time; after the scarlet, global radio was jammed, and humanity had to struggle for survival under the shadow.

Lin Xian remained motionless, looking at the sunlight outside, 18:42. Time ticked by, and for some reason, he had a strong premonition that this might be his last chance to sleep so comfortably or watch the sunset.

He reached out, trying to grasp the golden afterglow with his fingers, the beam at his fingertips intensely bright, like heaven.

Yet the next moment, a glare flashed, and the once-clear sunset sky instantly turned dark, as if the light had been extinguished. The scarlet sunset became a white dot on a black screen, slowly descending into the sea level, then the sky was shrouded by a nebula and a black blur in the air.

Shoo~

"It’s dark."

Lin Xian sat up, and Viola’s voice came through the communicator.

[I detected that you’ve woken up. It’s now night, and nothing unusual has occurred.]

"Got it," Lin Xian responded, getting up to start his tasks. He had slept for over four hours, and once his Mechanical Manufacturing Level reached level 7, he could stop making drones and start outfitting the Sky Dome Train with the unfinished weapons, waiting for the first batch of teammates to complete the Crystal Grid Evolution.

Based on time estimates, perhaps before dawn tomorrow, everyone could complete the Crystal Grid Evolution.

This was also to ensure enough preparation for the upcoming crisis.

"Teacher Chen, are they all back?" Lin Xian donned his Power Armor, pressed the communicator, and spoke.

"All collectible resources have been stored in the supply warehouse of the Sky Dome Train. According to Viola’s calculations, these supplies are enough for 1,000 people to survive for six months, and most of them are very high-grade food, like the steak and bread you had for lunch."