When fleeing the shelter, the ark accommodated 843 people. In addition to the original 382 people in the old medical clinic camp, there are also some friends made by survivors of the old medical clinic. Because Liu Lian formulated a policy of continuing to maintain contact and communication with the old members, they were not easily brainwashed by Shen Liansheng's propaganda machine.
For most of the year, they have been surviving the apocalypse outside, giving them a mindset of being prepared for danger and not being deceived by the appearance of prosperity and stability inside the shelter. Especially those who have experienced the incident of enticing survivors to feed insects in exchange for crystals, they have a natural distrust of the various rules set by the senior management of the shelter.
Liu Lian asked Lin Meiqi to distribute the chip communicator made by Lin Meiqi to the 400 people in the old clinic, and in the end, 382 people chose to pursue Liu Lian and escape.
After Lin Meiqi issued an emergency gathering signal, they arrived at the meat factory in an orderly manner, thanks to Liu Lian's constant prevention of their training and familiarity with the surrounding environment, which enabled them to complete the gathering so efficiently.
Among these more than 800 people, in addition to those from the old medical camp, there are also some colleagues that Ouyang Haotian met in the security department. Among them are Dao Ge, who helped Tom convey information into the Eighth Courtyard, and his lover who was saved by Tom and others from the mouth of the mutant Yue Zhenghui.
After escaping from the shelter, under Tom's command, the ark sailed to a secret stronghold outside the shelter, pulling away the survivors Chen Zhensheng and others who had fled from the mutant camp, along with a giant truck. Later, it encountered several survivor camps, gradually accommodating more than 100 people, causing the population inside the truck to exceed a thousand.
When it comes to the Ark, the renovation of the RV began in an orderly manner before the Miniature Cataclysm. However, after the micro disaster occurred, they found that the electrical signal had significantly decayed, so that the control signal of such a large car could not be transmitted from the front to the engine position at the rear. Therefore, the use plan of the Ark had to be stopped and temporarily sealed, and instead the technical strength was transferred to the development of the Tianlong monorail train.
After the Jinrui Hotel operation, the mass production of the Tianlong spacecraft entered the right track, and Dr. He, who was originally in charge of the research and development of the Tianlong spacecraft, was quietly transferred back to the improvement work of the Ark by Shen Jiayi.
The attenuation of the telex signal makes the 13 meter long remote control system of the RV unable to coordinate, but with the psychic connection abilities of Shen Jiayi and Lin Meiqi, this is not a problem.
Dr. He's modification is very simple, transforming the position of the engine at the rear of the car into a control cabin, and the output control of the engine is the responsibility of the people here. Through the connection from the driver's cab to the engine compartment, Shen Jiayi can achieve a shallow spiritual connection between the driver and the power officer, allowing them to have a "heart to heart connection".
When the driver needs to accelerate the ark, the power officer immediately understands and controls the engine to run to the appropriate power through the control valve. When the driver needs to turn and slow down, the power officer can also cooperate to reduce the engine power accordingly.
This also means that only with the assistance of awakened beings who have the ability to connect with their souls, can the ark move perfectly. Otherwise, the driver can only verbally give power instructions to the driver through a loudspeaker, and the speed cannot be given too fast.
Mind connection is a branch of the "super brain" ability. Currently, in addition to Shen Jiayi and Lin Meiqi, there is also a woman named Ruan Qingqiu in the ark. When Shen Jiayi was driven away by the mutated Yuanbao chicken at the meat joint factory, she passed by the battery factory. Coincidentally, Ruan Qingqiu awakened the superpower of the super brain at that time, so she attracted the mutated Yuanbao chicken to her.
At that time, Shen Jiayi could have taken this opportunity to escape from the pursuit of the mutated Yuanbao Chicken and escape to a safe place. However, she still chose to use her stronger super brain abilities to lure the mutated Yuanbao Chicken away, otherwise Ruan Qingqiu would have been targeted and eaten by the mutated Yuanbao Chicken.
Afterwards, Shen Jiayi asked No.1 to secretly find Ruan Qingqiu and bring her back for secret cultivation, because such abilities are very beneficial for the shelter.
It was precisely upon learning of Shen Jiayi's act of sacrificing herself for others that Ruan Qingqiu was very loyal to her. Moreover, since Ruan Qingqiu's abilities were not exposed and Shen Liansheng and others did not particularly control her, she naturally followed her on the ark when she fled. Therefore, most of the time, Ruan Qingqiu is in charge of assisting the pilot of the Ark.
During Shen Jiayi's journey to gain control of the ark, she was attacked by soldiers from the security department. While Natasha's formidable strength was terrifying, she was still restricted from playing when faced with a large number of soldiers holding firearms. At a critical moment, Wang Zixiong, who was responsible for escorting, awakened his superpower, and his increased explosive power in his legs surpassed Ouyang Haotian, achieving a 5-fold increase in resonance with the third level red crystal.
Unfortunately, Prince Xiong had a martial arts background and had better advantages in speed, running, and physical coordination compared to Ouyang Haotian. Even though the enemy had firearms to attack, he swam in the narrow passage like a fish in water, and cooperated with others to easily eliminate the soldiers sent by Song Ren.
This made Prince Xiong's position as the captain of the safety protection team of the ark extremely stable. When he swung the battle, no one was his opponent, and everyone was convinced.
In terms of the management of the ark, Tom became the top leader and was elected as the captain by everyone.
Yes, in everyone's eyes, the ark cannot be simply referred to as a vehicle. Due to its large size, Liu Lian even proposed renaming the Ark to the Macross, which is undoubtedly a land cruiser. This name comes from a series of animations called "The SuperDimensionFortress Macro", translated as "Fortress Macross" or "Fortress Macross" or "Space Fortress".
This proposal even gained the support of many people, including Wang Zixiong.
Shen Jiayi was naturally elected as the deputy captain.
Ouyang Haotian himself enjoys playing racing and has excellent driving skills. When he got involved in a car accident and hung himself on the edge of a cliff while racing, Tom, who was wandering by, bravely pulled him back. It was only then that the two became close friends.
After the awakening of his abilities, not only did he have strong explosive power in his legs, faster reaction speed in his mind, and more agile body, but he also improved his driving skills. Naturally, he was the chief pilot of the Ark.
The renovation of the ark has always been carried out in the logistics department, and the material reserves can be said to be very abundant. As for the power of the Ark, due to the use of a gasoline engine, it can be easily replenished by two cars on the roadside like a giant truck. The specially modified fuel pump at the fuel tank port can easily pump away the gasoline from the cars on the roadside, so there is basically no need to worry in Morikawa City.
But crystals, as a controlled item, are no longer under the control of the logistics department. Therefore, the Ark's docking supply mainly targets crystals within mutated organisms. After all, currently, whether it is Ark control, armor weapons, or even the use of Awakener abilities, they all heavily rely on crystal consumption.
Today, it was Tom who sneaked into a small supermarket and found the Crystal and Mouse Nest, which led to the organization of people to go in and grab them. However, the giant mouse king who was out actually returned early, which made it a bit awkward.
Fortunately, the entire operation went smoothly, with no fatalities except for some minor injuries.
The crystal inventory was handed over to Cheng Fuhua, who was still responsible for logistics. Tom took the elevator to the third floor and then rode his bicycle to the main control cab of the Ark.
The rat mouth feeding today was quite troublesome. As the deputy captain, Shen Jiayi took over the control connection of the Ark, and it was not until Tom arrived that she handed over the connection work to Ruan Qingqiu.
"Let's go and sit down in the lounge." Shen Jiayi smiled brightly when she saw Tom coming alone.
Cockpit, no, now including Ouyang Haotian and others, this place is called a "bridge" because it deserves the reputation of the land cruiser Macros. The name of the bridge is acceptable, but Shen Jiayi disagrees with changing it to the Macross. The reason is simple: Lin Meiqi agreed, so she strongly opposed it. She didn't agree, and Tom naturally couldn't agree either, so the renaming of the ark was put on hold.
From boarding the ark, the struggle between Shen Jiayi and Lin Meiqi began, especially when the threat from the shelter was not present. The conflict between the two women was very obvious, which made Tom extremely headache stricken.
There are indeed two lounges opened next to the bridge, one of which is specially prepared to assist the main brain, namely Shen Jiayi, Lin Meiqi, and Ruan Qingqiu, because they are tired of connecting the minds of the pilot and power officer for a long time.
The other is the room where ordinary crew members rest.
Shen Jiayi led Tom into the regular rest room, and when Tom entered, she locked the door.
The rest area is quite large, with a spacious sofa table and a water bucket, which is a place for crew members to rest and replenish their energy. Of course, it also has a large glass window that allows for a view of the outside. There is also a metal plate window next to the glass window, which can be closed if necessary to avoid external intrusion.
"Shen... Shen Jiayi..." After spending so many days together, Tom still couldn't quite change the title of Mr. Shen, but Shen Jiayi gave him a blank glance and corrected, "Call me Jiayi."
"Jiayi..."
"Sigh..." Shen Jiayi sighed faintly. They had been running away for almost a month, and they were too busy either chasing soldiers in the shelter, encountering mutated creatures on the way, or urgently evacuating the survivors' camp. It can be said that the two of them had no chance to be alone.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jiayi. Don't worry, once the armor transformation is completed, we will take you back to the shelter."
"Who said they're going to fight back?" Shen Jiayi glared at him, "Do you remember when we came out of the Jinrui Hotel?"
Tom nodded.
Impressed deeply.
Shen Jiayi destroyed the positioning crystal and was unwilling to go back. She wanted to become a wealthy female CEO.
"You don't want to go back?"
Shen Jiayi shrugged her shoulders and said, "Just send them to the shelter."
"But there are 100000 residents inside."
"It's 103482 people, but excluding us and those who died or were injured in that battle..."
"That's not important, they are all survivors, many people are kept in the dark, they..."
Shen Jiayi pressed his lips with one hand, and their faces pressed very close. "You're not the Virgin Mary, would you sacrifice your companions for a group of people?"
"No," Tom immediately shook his head, and Shen Jiayi's slightly hot breath sprayed onto his mouth, causing a tingling sensation in his heart.
"You just think it's mine, so you should take it back, right?"
Tom nodded.
Shen Jiayi smiled and put her hands around the back of his neck, hanging herself up. "Fool! The burden of 100000 people is not what I want, it's just my curse, a heavy curse left by the old world. 18 years ago, you saved me from the kidnappers. 18 years later, you saved me again. Last time I was caught by a crow, I wanted to find you and fly away. I don't want to fight with my uncle to protect the peace of those 100000 people. Now that they don't recognize my protection, I'm even happier not to have to bear all of this."
"I... you know..." Tom was very surprised.
"Stupid." Shen Jiayi smiled sweetly and tapped her head, saying, "My brain is a supercomputer. Although I was blinded by Ni Peiyun and others for a while, fortunately your lover helped me understand. Did she also take you in that day?"
When it comes to Yang Caishan, Tom is filled with guilt.
"Don't worry," Shen Jiayi smiled. While receiving the ark, I met the tattooed man under Song Ren who could change his appearance. I had Wang Zixiong kill him at that time. Without him, if Shen Liansheng wants to stabilize the over 90000 people in the shelter, he must rely on Yang Caishan to pretend to be me. She is very safe
"You are so thoughtful."
"Don't talk nonsense, it's time for our old friends to reunite now. Close your eyes."
"What?" Tom was momentarily puzzled, but still closed his eyes.
Shen Jiayi smiled and her lips pressed onto Tom's mouth.
"Bang bang bang! Old witch, you let go of my sledgehammer. Don't be afraid, sledgehammer, I won't let Old witch stain you!" Lin Meiqi's voice was accompanied by the sound of knocking on the door, extremely piercing.