125: Anti-detection mimicry paint

Over the next few days, the Xinhuo Train collected resources while engaging in arms deals with other Train Captains.

At night, a long, narrow, shadowy figure rapidly approached Wanlong Town, located near the Longhe Valley.

It wasn't until it was two kilometers from Wanlong Town that a loud "toot" of a whistle sounded.

This startled Train Captain Train Captain Lin Jun of the Armed Thug, who was parked outside Wanlong Town.

"What's going on? Why isn't the enemy detection radar reacting at all?!"

"Is the equipment malfunctioning?!"

Fortunately, the voice of the Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI sounded in time.

"Esteemed Train Captain, it is the Xinhuo Train, a Level 3 friendly train with whom you have an agreed trade plan. Do you wish to activate the weapon defense system immediately?"

Train Captain Lin Jun: "The Xinhuo Train?"

"No need to activate the weapon defense system. That's not what I meant. What I meant was, why did the Xinhuo Train get so close without the radar reacting? We only discovered it when it whistled. I was constantly monitoring the radar, and there was no display at all until the moment the whistle sounded, when a green dot finally appeared on the radar."

The Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI of the Armed Thug was briefly silent, then replied with a somewhat mechanical tone a few seconds later.

"Apologies, Train Captain. Insufficient data in the database prevents me from providing a relevant answer."

Train Captain Lin Jun: "..."

This broken Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI is not intelligent at all.

Sometimes, it truly infuriates him to the point where he wants to smash it.

Last time, he asked the Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI why the weapons on the Xinhuo Train could damage a Level 4 Ghastly Zombie King.

The answer he received was—

According to the rules, only Level 4 weapons can damage Level 4 monsters.

Train Captain Lin Jun was stunned by this reply.

Of course, he knew that only Level 4 weapons could damage Level 4 monsters.

But the key was, he wanted to know why other trains could only possess Level 3 items, and even Level 4 items traded from the Intermediate Zone would degrade to Level 3 upon entering the Donglin Plain.

Yet, the Xinhuo Train had Level 4 weapons.

The answer was as good as no answer.

This time, Train Captain Lin Jun decided to ask Lu Yang directly. If he truly had Level 4 weapons, Train Captain Lin Jun resolved that he would buy a batch, even if it meant selling everything he owned.

Regardless of their power, at the very least, when facing Level 4 monsters again, he wouldn't be utterly defenseless.

He could even venture into the Intermediate Zone.

If he was lucky enough to hunt one or two weaker Level 4 mutated creatures and acquire a few Level 4 mutated creature blood essence.

The blood and flesh resources needed to advance a biological train could be mostly gathered in one go.

It might even be possible to gain an additional talent during bloodline awakening or advance to a rare race.

At that point, the sky would be the limit for him.

For this trade, to show his sincerity, Train Captain Lin Jun personally went to the Xinhuo Train.

Anyway, with the Xinhuo Train's firepower, if it truly intended to harm him, it would only take a few cannon shots.

Moreover, just now, Lu Yang could have approached completely without warning, instead of sounding the horn a few miles away to alert him.

So, Train Captain Lin Jun approached with great confidence.

He had no psychological burden whatsoever.

Lu Yang received Train Captain Lin Jun in the small reception room of his Train Captain's carriage.

This was the first time he had met Train Captain Lin Jun in person.

Nearly two meters tall, with solid, taut muscles.

He was wearing a crisp suit.

Before the transmigration, seeing someone like this, Lu Yang would have walked around him.

It's not that muscular men are necessarily bad people.

It's just that they exude too much pressure.

Especially those who are both taller and stronger than you; standing in front of them is like facing a wall.

But now—

Lu Yang only wanted to say, with a sharp weapon in hand, heroism naturally arises.

Although he was only 1.85 meters tall and his physique didn't appear as imposing as Train Captain Lin Jun's, beneath his tailored Zhongshan suit were extremely well-built muscles.

If Train Captain Lin Jun harbored ill intentions, to put it bluntly, Lu Yang could punch his head open like a watermelon.

Not to mention, he also carried the Storm Shield Ring and You Neng Child Pendant with him.

He wasn't intimidated at all.

"Train Captain Lu Yang, long time no see!!"

"Long time no see!!"

Upon their first meeting, the two shook hands warmly.

However, contrary to Train Captain Lin Jun's expectation, he felt as if his hand was tightly clamped by a human-shaped iron vice. Unless Lu Yang let go, he couldn't open his hand at all.

Fortunately, the handshake was brief.

The two then sat on the sofa in the small reception room. Yun Qiqi and Yun Chuchu each brought a freshly brewed cup of fragrant tea and placed them before the two, then gracefully departed in their qipaos.

During this process, Train Captain Lin Jun didn't spare them a second glance.

As an experienced Level 3 Train Captain, he had enjoyed many luxuries and was not so easily captivated by a pair of exquisitely beautiful twins.

Let alone twins, he had even encountered untouched, stunning triplets twice.

Women, after a certain point, are all the same.

So, after the two left and closed the reception room door behind them, he smiled and complimented Lu Yang.

"Train Captain Lu Yang has excellent taste; even the service staff on the train are extraordinary. And this aged Jingmai Pu-erh tea, it must be at least a dozen years old. The aroma alone is invigorating."

Lu Yang smiled: "Haha, Train Captain Train Captain Lin Jun, you truly are knowledgeable. This is my first time drinking this tea; I only knew it was of good quality, unlike you, Train Captain Lin, who can immediately discern that this is aged Pu-erh from Jingmai."

After exchanging a few compliments, the conversation gradually moved to business.

Train Captain Lin Jun: "Speaking of which, Train Captain Lu, I've had a question on my mind since I boarded, and I can't keep it in. Would you be able to answer it?"

Lu Yang: "Please ask."

Train Captain Lin Jun: "Train Captain Lu, when you first arrived at Wanlong Town earlier, for some reason, my train's enemy detection radar didn't react at all. It wasn't until you actively sounded the horn that I suddenly noticed you, but by then, you were already two kilometers away. Why was that?!"

Hearing this, Lu Yang took a sip of the red tea. Seeing Train Captain Lin Jun waiting for his reply with bated breath, he put down his teacup and smiled: "Actually, it's nothing rare. It's just the effect of a special blueprint called [Anti-Detection Mimicry Coating], which can temporarily shield its own radar reflection signal."

"When I was traveling through the wilderness earlier, to avoid making too much noise, I activated the device's effect. When I was close to the town, the coating effect happened to end, so I naturally pressed the horn to alert Train Captain Lin, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."

Train Captain Lin Jun nodded noncommittally.

In reality, what Lu Yang said was only the effect of the coating's low-level form.

Although this blueprint, awarded for completing Train Captain Mission Three, was only blue-grade, its effects were undeniably excellent.

After upgrading to Level 10, it gained two characteristics: 'Signal Concealment' and 'Mimicry Stealth.'

Not only was its signal permanently hidden during travel, making it difficult for other trains' radars to detect, but it could also refract light, blending in with the surrounding environment.

At night or under sunlight, if Lu Yang hadn't actively revealed the train's form, and Train Captain Lin Jun used binoculars to observe, even if the Xinhuo Train drove within five hundred meters of him, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.