Chapter 46: The Shadow of the Permafrost
The location marked by the cursor was close at hand, the result of spending three days on the road.
From a distance, the site does not have particularly tall buildings, but rather a particularly long section of the facility, embedded in the surface, with slopes on either side recessed inward. This makes the base look very long.
"Is that really the place where Selene was sent into space?" asked Patrick, "and I didn't see anything like a silo." ”
"It's true," replied madly in the affirmative, "there is a conclusive record, or it was dug up in the archives with a third-level secret lock." It's also the right size, don't you think?"
"Trust you. ”
After Patrick finished speaking, he and G41 slid down the hill one after another, their costumes the same color as the white ice and snow, and blended perfectly into the environment. Immediately after the bottom end, they pounced on the guard. Patrick used his scans to scout ahead, marking countless images in his field of vision, and the red dots on the small map on the head-up display were densely distributed.
After the commotion not long ago, the Southern Union has become significantly more heavily guarded, and in addition to the regular army, there are also medium mechs with a structure of human form, as well as a number of TASA troops.
It's very difficult to sneak in, but they don't have a better option.
Patrick and the G41 crept forward quietly to the side of a road that had been carved out by man, burying themselves in the deep snow and not moving. There was a vibration on the road, then the sound of the engine getting closer and closer, and finally a convoy stopped at the door, a total of three trucks, all the way to the road.
"Intelligence confirms, and the operation begins. ”
Patrick looked up slightly to check the situation, and the truck driver in the head was being proofread with information, and there were two mechs guarding the entrance. Three Southern Union soldiers came over and went to different warehouses for inspection. After making sure that no one around could witness them, Patrick and G41 took the opportunity to get under the van and turn around and grab the chassis.
They remain in a static posture and observe their surroundings. A pair of boots walked past Patrick, and after a few minutes, he heard the engine rattling again, and the convoy finally drove into the base. After just turning a corner, he saw two squads walking on the pavement and the tail flame of the thrusters on the landing pad at the end of the fork.
After two turns, the convoy drove down a slope, and the surroundings suddenly darkened, and then the surrounding lighting changed from sunlight to light.
It seems that they have entered the silo that is "lying". Patrick didn't rush to the next step, but held his breath and continued to wait. On either side of him were the machine workers who were constantly moving back and forth, and a little further away were the Southern Union soldiers who were in charge of supervision. He had already made a plan, and he did not rule out the situation that the other party was watching closely throughout the whole process.
Scans mark the surrounding situation, and there are TASA elites nearby, so it's not a good idea to fire casually here.
"G41, you stay where you are. Patrick said.
"Roger. ”
He touched the ground with his left hand first, rolled out of the bottom of the truck, and turned on the optical camouflage the moment he saw the light. The slight sound was heard by one of the nearest patrol soldiers, who turned his head to check, but found nothing.
He had thirty seconds.
Patrick first climbed onto a handling robot and kicked the boxes down as it picked them up and turned to the other side of the truck.
The "accident" attracted the attention of the Southern Union soldiers present, and at the same time that the cargo box fell, Patrick had already jumped onto the roof of the truck, and then stared at the TASA elite who had been isolated by this move.
He jumped down again, the time of the optical camouflage ended, and the figure gradually appeared. When TASA Elite saw him, he only had time to put a surprised expression on his face when his heart was pierced by a sharp blade. Patrick ripped off the device from his shoulder, quickly turned around and threw the dying TASA elite under the car.
He took the device he had snatched from the TASA elite and hid next to the truck.
"Crazy, is there a way to break them off?"
"Wait a minute, I've hacked into the delivery robot," said the madman, "and now I'll get their communications done." ”
Patrick waited for a moment, and seeing that the soldiers of the Southern Union were about to turn around and return to work, he suddenly paused, then turned back, and everyone ran in one direction.
"What did you do?"
"It's not ......," said madness, "It's just a slander of a TASA as a spy, and I didn't expect them all to run over......"
"G41, come out. Patrick said, "What's next?"
"Look up. ”
Metal vaulted domes, marginal platforms, and sporadic red imaging. Patrick's actions just now were carried out in a place that these people couldn't see, but if they wanted to go to an unobstructed place, they would definitely be discovered.
"Get rid of them and you'll find out, madness. ”
"Well, I didn't say that......"
Frenzy marked the handling robots blue in Patrick's field of vision, and they lifted the larger crates above their heads. Patrick immediately understood what he meant, and got under the two crates with the G41.
What was in front of them, Patrick didn't know whether to call it a rocket or not, it would be more appropriate to call it a supply ship. The vents of several thrusters are at the tail of the vehicle, and on an overall scale, they are only large enough for it to move through the universe, not enough for it to escape the gravity of the Earth. Section by section of the cargo compartments are installed on either side of the elongated body in the center, and it is conceivable that the supply ship is probably a capital letter "H" when viewed from the front.
Patrick looked at the front of the ship and saw a ring of metal in front of the ship, large enough to fit into the entire ship. The slide that connected the ring extended to the rear of the thrusters, and he immediately understood how Nanlian had sent the "Selene" space station into space.
"Can the collapse teleportation still be located in the universe?"
"Theoretically," said Mad Madness, "first you have to have a team of astronomers and a complete, accurate, professional set of measuring instruments, and then you have a team of astronauts, both of whom have knowledge of relic technology...... In short, it is very difficult to implement it. ”
But they did it, sending into space several times in such an extremely covert way, what he could think of and what he couldn't imagine, and accurately entering the orbit of the satellite. It is universally recognized that the Antarctic relics are technologically advanced, but the fact that they cover all fields may add to the term.
Patrick and the G41 successfully boarded the supply ship, and they only had to dodge the guards patrolling the warehouse.
"Look at what they have...... Food, drinking water, medical supplies...... Here are the necessities...... Hey, there's a spacesuit there, maybe you should all put one on. ”
Patrick glanced at it, the spacesuit was quite lightweight, and the airtightness was good. Their matching armored suits can't be sent in, and they can only wear Nanlian's things, but first they have to remove the exoskeleton and take off the coat.
He noticed that in addition to the necessities of supplies, there was also a type of crate in the hold, which was common in the barracks.
"They still supply arms?"
"Two particle beam weapons, a long-range rifle and a miniature submachine gun. "Well, it's better to use it in the universe than a live-fire weapon." ”
Is the Southern Union ready for space warfare...... When exactly did their pre-war preparations begin?
In short, I don't know how many hardships and dangers there are on this trip, but compared to countless innocent lives, this is nothing.
"Uh...... Patrick?"
"How?"
"Unfortunately, I just received a distress signal...... "Lunicia's." ”
"Lunicia, how could it be such a coincidence?"
"I know you're listening," a hoarse voice appeared on Nanlian's communication channel, "self-appointed clever fool." ”
"Who?"
"Looking for signal source ......"
"Lock the position. Patrick said.
"She's my father's work, it's our family's," the voice continued, "and what did she think I didn't know?"
Patrick was confused. His father...... Could it be the leader of the "Three Goddesses" plan?
"Come on, if you want me to keep my mouth alive...... Come here, and I'll give her to you. ”
"Found it," said the madman, "but ......"
"The plan has changed temporarily, and we're going to rescue Lunicia first. ”
"What about the space station?"
"You should think of a way to ......"
"Holy!" scolded.