Doomsday Mechanic: My Train Can Be Modified Infinitely

He continued training, increasing the number of rifles to four, then five. As the number of targets increased, the mental workload rose exponentially. When simultaneously aiming at five firearms, the veins on Wang Zhengyang's forehead bulged slightly—a physiological reaction to the brain undergoing extreme multi-threaded computation.

But under this extreme pressure, he felt a certain barrier within his body loosening.

The second device is a "metal manipulation precision tester." A precision six-axis robotic arm has a tungsten steel probe with a diameter of only 1 millimeter fixed at its end. In front of the probe is an alloy plate riddled with micropores, each with a diameter of only 0.5 millimeters. The training requirement is to manipulate the probe using only mechanical affinity without physical contact, allowing its tip to pass through all the micropores in sequence.

This is the ultimate test of remote control precision. Five meters is currently the limit of the distance at which Wang Zhengyang can stably perform precise control, and at this moment, he is standing at exactly five meters away.

On the first attempt, the probe trembled as it lifted and slowly moved toward the first micropore. The tip began to vibrate noticeably 0.1 millimeters from the pore's edge—a signal that the control distance had reached its limit. Wang Zhengyang concentrated all his energy, condensing his mechanical affinity into a finer, more stable "bundle," forcefully suppressing the vibration.

The probe tip slowly but precisely pierced through the first hole.

Then the second, the third...

With each hole the probe passed through, the difficulty of control increased. The distance remained the same, but the precision required of mental focus grew ever higher. When the probe reached the seventeenth hole, Wang Zhengyang felt a distinct wave of dizziness—his mental energy was nearing depletion.

But he didn't stop.

The eighteenth, the nineteenth... the twentieth!

When the probe tip passed through the twentieth micropore, Wang Zhengyang felt a slight "crack" sound inside his body, like glass shattering.

It's not a real sound, but a sensory feedback of a certain boundary being broken.

He immediately sank into the depths of his consciousness and looked at the awakening level data.

0.54%.

A breakthrough! And it wasn't just a change in numbers—almost simultaneously, he clearly felt that the effective range of mechanical affinity had expanded outwards!

Previously, the maximum sensing range was 15 meters, and the precision control range was 5 meters. Now, the sensing range has expanded to 16 meters, and the control range has been extended to 5.5 meters!

Although it's only an increase of half a meter to a meter, in actual combat, that half meter could be the difference between life and death. More importantly, this validates his growth path: challenging the boundaries of control precision and multi-threaded processing under extreme conditions is the most effective way to stimulate the evolution of the Kaldova engine.

Wang Zhengyang didn't stop; he wanted to consolidate this breakthrough.

He moved toward the third training area, which was also the focus of the evening: deep resonance with the Longyuan.

This time, he didn't directly touch the vehicle; instead, he sat cross-legged in the processing area. His sixteen-meter perception range was sufficient to cover part of the adjacent command center.

He closed his eyes and fully unleashed the mechanical affinity he had just broken through.

The sensation spread like ripples, crossing the walls of the processing area and seeping into the second carriage—the command center.

In an instant, a sophisticated electronic network diagram unfolded in my consciousness.

He "saw" the power lines of the twelve displays on the command console, with the current flow path on the PCB board clearly visible; he "heard" the steady hum of the main control computer's cooling fan at 2850 revolutions per minute, and could even discern that the bearing of the second fan on the left had extremely slight lubrication deficiency; he "felt" the weak electromagnetic pulsations generated by the radio frequency circuit of the communication module when it was working, with those radio waves encoding information oscillating in the air at a specific frequency.

Most remarkably, when he focused his consciousness on the environmental water purification sensor network that Lin Luoer had been debugging that afternoon, he could "read" the data stream transmitted back from the sensors in real time—not through a screen display, but by directly sensing the electronic signals themselves. The temperature in the carriage was 21.3°C, the humidity was 45%, and the carbon dioxide concentration was 420ppm… These data were as if they were directly imprinted in his mind.

This is a manifestation of enhanced perception. It's not just an expansion of the range, but also an improvement in the depth of analysis. Previously, he could only perceive the physical state of machines, but now he is beginning to "understand" some simple electronic signals.

Wang Zhengyang attempted to perform more precise operations.

He locked onto an unused USB port on the control panel and used his mind to guide the metal contacts inside the port to generate extremely weak electrical fluctuations—not to damage it, but to simulate a virtual "device insertion" signal according to the USB protocol.

Instantly, a notification popped up on the main computer's screen: "New device detected."

Success! Although it was just the simplest signal simulation, it means his mechanical affinity is beginning to extend to the electronic realm. In the future, as his awakening level increases, he may be able to directly "converse" with electronic devices, or even engage in deeper interactions.

The resonance training lasted for forty minutes.

When Wang Zhengyang opened his eyes again, he felt that the whole world was clearer. It wasn't that his eyesight had improved, but rather that his perception of the mechanical presence in his environment had become more acute. Within a sixteen-meter radius, the tightness of every screw, the current in every wire, and the rotation of every bearing all occupied a distinct position in his perceptual field.

He looked into the data deep within his consciousness.

0.55%.

Another small leap forward! After breaking through 0.54%, the awakening level was further increased by 0.01% through deep resonance training to consolidate the realm!

Wang Zhengyang stood up and stretched his body, which was slightly stiff from meditating for so long. He walked to the window and looked at the silhouette of the Longyuan ship in the night outside.

At this moment, the train was no longer a cold, steel construct in his perception. He could feel its "breathing"—the whispers of the equipment in the command center, the pulsation of the water circulation in the implantation pod, even the slight vibrations as a few night shift workers turned over in the living quarters. All of this was transmitted through the metal body and ultimately flowed into his senses.

"This is the prototype of the 'base station'," Wang Zhengyang realized. "When the connection is deep enough, and when my level of awakening is high enough, this train will no longer be just a means of transportation. It will become an extension of my power, a core node for me to build order, attract talent, and fight against the apocalypse."

He changed into clean work clothes and walked towards the entrance of the processing area. Before leaving, he glanced back at the armor plates that had been fine-tuned, and then at the firearms and testing equipment in the training area that had been controlled by supernatural abilities.

Once the armor is installed, the defense of the Longyuan will undergo its first qualitative change.

And through that night of rigorous training, he achieved a leap in his awakening level, increasing from 0.53% to 0.55%. His perception range reached sixteen meters, his control range five and a half meters, multi-target control stability improved, and he unlocked initial electronic signal perception…

Turn off the lights and lock the door.

Wang Zhengyang's figure disappeared into the shadows of the warehouse. His footsteps echoed in the empty space, each step steady, precise, and full of power.

The Dragon Abyss quietly awaits the dawn, awaits the addition of its armor, and awaits the upcoming journey that will change the world.

And its master is now even more powerful than yesterday.