Chapter 241 Modified Vehicles

At 16 o'clock in the afternoon, the team arrived at Barsto.

The black cat is quite familiar with the terrain and customs of this area, and suggests: "Zhalin, if I remember correctly, there are many car repair shops, parking lots, hardware stores and gas stations nearby. We should search and maybe find a few cars available. ”

"Good idea." Lin Zaishan said to everyone: "You first guard on the spot, and I will investigate and search." ”

He cast Speed and returned to the party in less than 30 minutes by patrolling the town of Barstow.

Everyone asked, "Did you find anything?" ”

"There are no survivors in this town, only a small number of low-level zombies that pose no threat to us. The town's infrastructure is well preserved, and many vehicles and buildings are still in use. ”

The black cat said: "Can this town be a settlement?" ”

Lin Zaishan shook his head, "This place is surrounded by jungles on all sides, and the terrain is complicated, which is not conducive to holding; Buildings are generally low, lacking the ability to defend against high-level mutants and dangerous enemies; In addition, it is too close to Los Angeles, and it is easy to be found and attacked by corpses. ”

"In that case, then we will desperately loot and use all the resources here, and don't waste a single nail."

Lin Zaishan said: "I just had an idea, we can use the car repair facilities here to modify a few vehicles that are more adaptable to the apocalyptic environment." ”

"Great idea! How to modify? ”

"Everyone gathered around, and I will explain the plan for car modification." Lin Zaishan spent 10 minutes explaining in detail to make sure that everyone understood. "Alright, let's give you an hour to go around collecting vehicles, tools, accessories, weapons, ammunition, and food."

The black cat said: "There is a military base not far from here, and there should be weapons and ammunition in it." ”

"I've just noticed this military base, and it's obviously been ransacked more than once." "However, I believe that military bases generally have some secret weapons depots and other facilities, and scavengers and thugs may not be able to easily find and open them." I'll try my luck later. Okay, now it's time to go shopping, and don't go it alone but me. Meet at this car repair center at 6 p.m. on time, and be stationed here tonight. ”

"Understood!"

The group worked in small groups and reported progress from time to time.

"Found 1 working RV."

"I found the tire I was looking for."

"Found the steel plate."

"Found the drive chain."

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Lin Zaishan and Caroline came to the military base, passed through the gate that had been knocked over, and came to the main office building. In order to help, Caroline found a schematic diagram of the base structure and carefully read all kinds of scattered documents and files.

"Zalin, I haven't found the information you said about the secret arsenal."

Lin Zaishan smiled: "Don't worry. As long as there is, we will definitely find it. He left the building, touched the trees outside, and got a lot of useful information.

When Caroline saw him smiling at a tree, she asked curiously, "Does this beautiful palm tree show you love?" ”

"It's a pre-apocalyptic palm tree." Lin Zaishan said: "It can be described as well-informed. It told me that vehicles transporting weapons and ammunition were often parked in front of warehouse No. 3. ”

"So what are we waiting for?"

The two of them arrived at Warehouse 3. This is a huge building with a length of 120 meters * 60 meters * 10 meters, and it should be able to store a lot of goods. The doors of the warehouses are all open, with obvious signs of violent vandalism.

Inside the warehouse, you will see green canvas, boxes of various sizes, several lifting and unloading trucks, and 2 lattice huts, and the rest is empty.

"It's not like there's a secret arsenal here." Caroline said disappointedly.

"You can't just look at the surface of the problem." Lin Zaishan walked into a lattice hut and knocked it casually a few times, and suddenly a large crack opened in a corner of the warehouse, revealing an underground passage.

The two walked some distance along the underground passage and stopped in front of a heavy metal door. "If I'm not mistaken, behind this door should be the secret arsenal we're looking for." Lin Zaishan smiled and said to Caroline: "Beauty, why don't you pray that we can find some good things?" ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zarin, I can help you find a weapon, but you can't pray for it."

"Understood." Lin Zaishan used his ability to break open the metal door, and a strong smell of smoke and dust came to his face. "To be sure, this secret warehouse has never been opened since the end of the world."

After the smoke and dust cleared, Lin Zaishan took the lead in entering the secret warehouse, found the power switch, and turned on the lights. It is a small warehouse with an area of only 300 square meters, and more than a dozen large safes are erected against the wall.

"Okay, it's a cheerful draw time again." Stealing the safe is one of Lin Zaishan's biggest hobbies in the last days, and he has always had bad luck in the past, so he rarely gets any decent equipment out of the safe; But now, unlike in the past, he has been lucky.

"Let's see what's in cabinet 1." Lin Zaishan's safe doesn't need any tools at all, just activate the ability is enough.

With a "clang", the No. 1 safe popped open, revealing two rows of storage compartments, 30 oddly shaped pistols underneath, and 30 energy panels on top.

Lin Zaishan picked up a pistol and sent it

Now this gun is not loaded with bullets, but with a special firing device. He picked up a battery plate and inserted it into his pistol, then pulled the trigger, and the muzzle of the gun sprayed a flash of lightning. "It turned out to be a gun-electric gun. This gun should be very effective against humans and mutants at close to medium range. The gun body also has an adjustment device that can control the intensity of the output electro-light. As long as you don't hit the eye at a small intensity, it will not be life-threatening. Nice weapons! ”

He then opened Vault 2, which contained five large-caliber sniper rifles and dozens of corresponding special magazines. Lin Zaishan picked up a big sniper and looked it up and down, "This gun can easily penetrate light armored vehicles and individual mechas, and only 1 bullet can break people in two." ”

Caroline said, "It's cruel! If possible, please try not to use such weapons. ”

"Among the various ways of death in the last days, a shot is already very merciful, at least it is much better than being swallowed by a mouthful."

"Zarin, if I'm unfortunate enough to fall into the wrong hands or monsters, I'd rather let you kill me."

"Don't say stupid things, with me, I will never let you fall into the wrong hands or monsters." Lin Zaishan took Caroline's hand and instilled a stream of life energy into her, "The most effective way to keep yourself safe in this cruel apocalypse is to improve your combat power and survivability. There is no contradiction between not killing and preventing being killed, and learning combat skills does not have to kill people, but also self-defense. ”

"I promise you that you will learn combat skills from now on. I don't want to be a burden to you, and you instill precious life energy in me every day. ”

"Caroline, aside from our long history of taking care of each other, you are a person of great strategic value in your own right. You have the ability to pray and bless that is the envy of countless individuals and forces, and you can use your prayers to bring luck and other benefits to others. You alone are more important than a team. So, please don't belittle your worth in the future. ”

"Really? Do I really matter? Am I important to you? ”

"Absolutely."

Caroline's face was full of joy, "Zarin, I want to tell you that you are more important. You have given me and so many survivors the chance, hope and courage to survive. If we hadn't met you, the last days of our lives would have been dark and hopeless, and we would not have been able to retain even the minimum dignity of being human beings. You are the angel sent by God to the mortal world to save us. ”

Lin Zaishan sighed, "I don't even have wings, where is the appearance of an angel?" Actually, I'm just a rescue worker with a hard life. My greatest dream for a long time is nothing more than to save all kinds of beautiful women, to win their love and respect, and to find an opportunity to spend money on the moon, up-down-the-hand, a little cheap, and enjoy some romantic fun. Essentially, I'm just a dick-silk with no position of power, a colored heart and no guts. ”

Caroline laughed, "You speak of yourself as a gentleman, but in fact, it is nothing more than to cover your divine light with earthly colors. This happens to be the strategy that any angel is likely to adopt. ”

"Your apotheosis of me once brought me death, and John and Fritch the Wise arranged for the Saints of the Last Days to ambush and assassinate me, almost killing me."

"Is this true? I'll definitely pay attention to it later. Zalin, what do you need me to do to compensate you? Caroline leaned closer to Lin Zishan and whispered, "I am willing to give up all laws for you." ”

Lin Zaishan said calmly: "Your greatest compensation for me is to make myself strong as soon as possible, so that I can not only defend myself well, but also be able to assist me in saving more people." ”

"I see!"

Lin Zaishan continued to open other safes, and found some highly skilled individual mechas, shields, melee weapons, etc., and he took the time to issue a notice to Mira and the others, asking them to come and move weapons and equipment.

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At 6 p.m., everyone returned home with a full load and gathered in the car repair shop. Everyone looked at the rich harvest and was full of joy.

"Everyone: I have already explained how to modify the vehicle, let's fight at night tonight, and strive to transform more than 5 cars with different functions but strong end-of-life survivability and combat effectiveness in 2 days, at the latest until the day after tomorrow. Then we can quickly step up our horses, cross the mainland of the United States, and seek development opportunities in the east. ”

"Good!" The crowd didn't bother to eat, and they started the modification work impromptuly.

Lin Zaishan personally handles the work, he is powerful, ingenious, fast-moving, and often completes the work in unexpected ways and efficiency.

"Mr. Zhalin, if we can have a powerful AI to uniformly dispatch various vehicles, then our action and combat effectiveness will be improved by a few notches." Mira suggested during her midnight break.

"You're right." Lin Zaishan thought of Lin Fuzi many times during the modification process, but it was a pity that he did not carry any copies of Lin Fuzi with him. "Although we are not equipped with this kind of powerful AI, as long as the relevant personnel are carefully trained, it is still possible to exert super synergy and action."

"You can contact Schwallonsen and borrow that command system from him on the RV."

"Thanks to your reminder, I also want to know the current situation of idols." Lin Zaishan immediately sent a telegram and soon received a reply:

"I've managed to meet my friends from the Knights. At the moment, we are still surrounded by a strong enemy, Bison Bill. The Buffalo Bill's men control the Colorado Bridge, and you're going to have to face them if you want to go east from there. They were a bunch of dehumanized and vicious men, more than the people of John's Castle

And. Please be careful. Your buddy Schwarronsen. ”

"Bison Bill?" Lin Zaishan frowned and asked Billy next to him, "Have you heard of this person?" ”

"I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it." Billy replied, "Hades once had a business with Bill, and it was a human trafficking in which more than 500 sturdy slaves were transported by Bill's men to the coast near Houston, and then Hades put them to serve on super warships. ”

"Did you see Bison Bill himself?"

"Nope. It was only one of Bill's subordinates who transferred the slaves, and even the Immortal King himself did not see Bill. According to legend, Bill was a sturdy, murderous thug who was more brutal than Hades and John. He often launched attacks on other survivor settlements and mobile groups, and resorted to brutal murderous tactics to intimidate his opponents when resisted. He once filled the corpses of his captives with crosses between two cities in Texas, known as the Road to Hell. He was also extremely harsh with his subordinates, and anyone who dared to question his authority would be executed or maimed in the name of a duel. Legend has it that he is not only physically strong and intellectual, but also has superb swordsmanship, and has a variety of abilities such as speed, telekinesis, and electric shock, making him a formidable enemy that no master of the end world wants to encounter. His influence spans Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas, and he controls 1 port, 1 airport, 2 farms, 3 mines, and 1 castle. Legend has it that his castle is his lair, but no one knows where. ”

"Sounds like a vicious and difficult guy, and hopefully Schwarronsen will get out of his hands."

"Looks like we can't count on Schwallonsen's help anytime soon, what about AI?"

"Let's put it aside for the time being, the basis of this vehicle modification is still based on personnel operation."

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After two days and two nights of overtime, on the third day of arrival at Barstow, the modification of 5 cars was completed as scheduled:

The first is a lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that can fly drones, is equipped with night vision equipment, has a 360-degree rotating shooting platform on the roof, is loaded with a heavy machine gun, and the hull is equipped with protective steel plates to protect against small arms attacks.

The second is a high-horsepower bulldozer with a cutting and shoveling device installed on the front of the vehicle, whose main function is to clear trees and various roadblocks, and can be used as a traction and excavation device when necessary. In addition to the driver's seat, a special platform is also set up on the bulldozer, and one modified mecha can stand firmly on the platform and play a variety of combat effects.

The third is a schwarnsen design modeled after Schwarronsen, with a small kitchen, bedroom, toilet and command room. In addition to the addition of steel plates, there are also shooting holes and heavy machine gun platforms in some key parts, which can be said to be a mobile fire fortress.

The fourth is an armored bus, with shooting holes and shooting platforms on both sides of the roof and body, and is equipped with protective steel plates and protective nets, which can carry up to 100 people.

The 5th car was an armored truck, which had a metal cargo box that could store a large amount of cargo. The hull is also reinforced and equipped with a heavy machine gun platform.

These five modified cars have different functions, complement each other and strengthen each other, forming a powerful combat force that should not be underestimated.

In order to enhance the cooperation of people and vehicles, Lin Zaishan did not rush to the road, but ordered a day of adaptive training in Barsto. In addition to these 5 vehicles, the team also has 2 Reaper mechas, and how to make the vehicles and mechs work together is also an important issue in front of everyone.

Thanks to the use of crystal energy batteries, the Reaper mech gained unprecedented endurance (of course, this required the team to hunt mutants frequently to obtain a constant supply of crystals); Modified cars still only use fuel as an energy source. With a limited supply of fuel, the value of every drop of fuel must be squeezed more fully.

Lin Zaishan selected the best driver for each car, not only the main driver, but also the co-pilot; Several sets of operational strategies were developed around the vehicles in question.

After a day of adaptive training, the quality of personnel, the ability to operate the vehicle and the level of cooperation with each other have improved by leaps and bounds.

On the 4th day after arriving at Barstow, the team was regrouped and set off towards the Colorado Bridge with a new look. He and Caroline were in a converted RV.

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Lin Zaishan knew that although he was capable, if he always took on all kinds of the most dangerous tasks, then the rest of the team would not be able to exercise and grow well, and they would suffer a big loss one day; In this case, it is better to let go and train their abilities in all aspects when it is too late. The so-called "give it fish, three meals needed; Give it a fish, for a lifetime". In order to improve the survivability and combat effectiveness of everyone, it is necessary for them to experience various situations and deal with various risks, and what Lin Zaishan has to do is to provide on-site guidance.

Based on this idea, he gave Mira the task of going forward in an off-road vehicle to reconnoitre.

10 minutes later, Mira's SUV sped back, and she shouted as she shot behind her, "There are a large number of enemies chasing the SUV head-on." We are going to adopt the A3 combat strategy and get ready for battle! ”

Everyone in the convoy has been trained in advance, and they immediately set up a position and come to fight.

Only a noisy roar of engines could be heard, and dozens of motorcycles appeared at the bend of the road ahead, and the riders on them were wearing mecha of different styles and colors, with amazing skill, controlling the handlebars in one hand and holding guns in the other, rushing and shooting towards Lin Zaishan's convoy. The rain of bullets hit the thick baffle of the bulldozer and the steel plate on the front of the RV, sending sharp sparks.

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