Chapter 377: Strengthening Research Facilities
Along the way, Barrett discovers that Anlo is a more troublesome woman than Daisy.
She wouldn't be able to walk much, and she would ask for a break.
Hunger, irritability, motion sickness, breathability, and even internal urgency.
The 400-kilometer journey has not been completed in a whole day.
Squatting on the top of the hill and looking at Anlo, who was resting on a chaise longue with a parasol below, Barrett had nothing more to say.
"I didn't expect to be so tired from traveling." Taking a sip of the juice squeezed from fresh fruit, Anlo complained.
............: "Did you teleport here from Yutoka?" Barrett complained silently in his heart.
It's a lot farther from there to Marley than here.
About a quarter of an hour later, Ace, dressed in a cloak, returned.
After the convoy stopped, she went to scout the neighborhood, though few of the convoys of this alert level had no eyes to follow.
Squatting down beside Barrett, Ace whispered, "There's no tail, but there's someone nearby." ”
Barrett nodded, he knew that although the tail didn't have it, there weren't many people who cared about it.
Within a few kilometres of the convoy, three or four groups of herders roamed.
Nine times out of ten, these people are the eyeliner of some people around them, just to see the direction of the wind and whether there is oil and water to fish.
As for why it is not a tail, the private soldiers in this nearby town have long been solved, and at best they are just the eyeliner of the nearby mountain bandits.
"A convoy like ours, they should think we're transporting something."
I have to say that An Luo's shelf is very large, and I don't know what she thinks about it, there are two full carrier vehicles in the convoy of testing instruments.
There's even a geological exploration vehicle that can detect cavities and metals up to 5,000 meters underground.
There are four transport vehicles, and it is no wonder that these mountain bandits regard them as convoys transporting arms and supplies.
Hanyu stepped out of one of the delivery vehicles.
She wears a white researcher coat similar to that of Anlo.
Speaking of which, Hanyu mainly works as a researcher, which is also the task given to her by the Juntian Group this time.
Waving at a soldier, Hanyu said something to him.
The soldier immediately left the convoy with three or four men and headed west.
Glancing at Anlo, who was lying in her chair, she walked straight to Barrett.
I have to say that she is not so friendly with An Luo.
"There are a few people in the col to the west who are preparing to attack, and I told them to deal with it first." Hanyu whispered.
Ace was a little strange, she went around and didn't find this, how did Hanyu know?
"Hehe, it's not surprising, we've infiltrated here very much, and these rabbles have long been under our surveillance." Hanyu wiped his glasses and said with a smile.
It turned out to be an inside line, so it's not surprising.
"How long will it take to get to Kandahar? We're not speeding it up somewhat. Barrett still made a suggestion, and it was really not a problem to grind like this.
"Actually, she had other ideas." Hanyu glanced in the direction of An Luo, only to see An Luo twist his body and change his position.
"She's waiting for reinforcements to come up, and she can't really rely on such soldiers." Hanyu shook his head and said, the Juntian Group will naturally make arrangements, and they are not stupid, and the accident in Yutoka cannot happen a second time.
“? Aren't you two the only ones? Barrett had a vague sense of Long Xian's thoughts, this guy was very sleek, far more elusive than he might have on the looks.
"But you don't get a chance to meet them, they'll go ahead." Hanyu heard Barrett's displeasure and soothed.
Nodding, Barrett understood, Long Xian didn't want Barrett to get the artifact or clues at all.
So after knowing the general direction, they will immediately send people to search and collect most of the clues in their hands.
If they still can't find any clues, they will consider letting Barrett out.
It seems to be well-intentioned, but in fact............
Barrett smiled.
"Yes, we've saved a lot of effort." He played with the ring in his hand and continued, "It's just that if I can't find a clue, then I'm afraid it will be difficult to make any progress." ”
Standing up, Barrett walked to the carrier.
"You ......" Hanyu didn't see the expected dissatisfaction, and some couldn't accept it.
"Since we know what she thinks, then we have to choose to accept it." Looking back and smiling, Barrett said, "The sun is so strong outside, I'll go back and make up for sleep, you're not afraid of the sun?" ”
Hanyu and Ace glanced at each other, and both understood what Barrett meant.
Since An Luo is obviously dragging out time, don't wait stupidly.
Who wouldn't want to enjoy it?
Wouldn't it be more comfortable to hide in an air-conditioned carrier and sleep beautifully?
All three returned to their respective positions to rest, leaving An Luo alone outside.
An Luo sat up and looked at the direction of the convoy and was silent, her brows furrowed slightly, it was obvious that the three guys had some information interaction, but they didn't tell her.
Biting her lip, she pressed the communicator and said a word, then put on her sunglasses and lay down again.
"Kill them, and urge the Dragon Eagle Squad to speed up!" opened his mouth lightly, but the words he said were as cold as ice.
Her task is simple, find what she wants above.
As for how to find it, she has several plans, and she will be able to adapt to the situation when the time comes.
The real difficulty lies in Gilmoti, and An Luo understands that it is tight.
Soon, gunfire and explosions could be heard from the west, but they soon stopped.
After a while, the soldier who had just left returned to the convoy as if nothing had happened.
And a group of more than 30 bandits in the col all died inside, and none of them were able to escape from the valley.
With just four soldiers, if Barrett saw this, he would redefine Juntian's strength.
Although Juntian's soldiers were vulnerable and suffered heavy casualties when dealing with the Red Slime Mass, it was against a beast whose combat effectiveness could not be measured.
Dealing with this group of headless bandits is simply a one-sided slaughter.
For the rest of the journey, just stop and go, An Luo looked like a vacation every time.
Gradually, Barrett didn't bother to care anymore, and his life began to relax.
Squatting under a crooked-necked tree to build a fire pit, Barrett was actually barbecuing.
Hanyu and Ace sat in the shade of a tree not far from him, talking to each other.
"We are almost there, and we have crossed the valley before us, and we are at the border of Kandahar. Then after a day's walk, you will see Kandahar City. Hanyu said that she had also stayed in this place for a while, so she was familiar with it.
Ace just eats, but she can't eat anything hot, so the potatoes in the fire pit are completely useless.
Her metal throat has a lot of limitations.
Glancing at the potatoes with some regret, she turned her gaze to the valley.
Hanyu didn't mention it, but they all knew that the vanguard force was afraid that it had turned that fortified base upside down now.
"I shouldn't have found anything useful." Hanyu said that she had been going around in circles to get words from An Luo's mouth, but unfortunately it didn't work out well.
An Luo also secretly mocked, obviously being Long Xian's daughter, but her elbow turned out.
"That old woman must have reached menopause." Hanyu said angrily.
"Uh, they're forty years old??" Barrett was startled, Daisy was dressed a little old, but Anlo didn't look that old.
"What a parable! They must have had something to do when they were thirty years old, and I saw that they were already seventeen or eighteen years old. Hanyu can still remember the days in Kunlun Mountain, especially since she and An Luo are both from the Biochemical Transformation Research Institute.
".................." is thirty years old, that's not an exaggeration, the difference between age and appearance is not serious, and they should not have accepted the biochemical transformation that Daisy has been mentioning.
As he was talking, he saw an off-road vehicle coming from the east.
The yellow eagle striking sign on the door is very prominent.
"It's someone from the Dragon Eagle Squad!" Hanyu recognized their logo at a glance and reminded.
Parobien? He has known a lot about this unit in the past two days, and the Dragon Eagle Squad is a member of this unit.
It's just a support squad with relatively weak combat effectiveness, and the entire unit is a C-level and D-level capable person.
Only the captain Garugo is an A-level ability, and he is self-reinforcing.
Seeing the off-road vehicle stop, three people jumped out.
Sure enough, it was none other than Garugo, wearing silver-gray battle soft armor, who stared at the tree where Barrett and the others were.
After looking at it for a while, he walked towards the carrier where An Luo was.
"Looks like the exploration there's over, it's your turn." Hanyu patted Barrett's arm, and she said with a sneer.
"I can only hope that they don't overdo the ruin." Barrett sighed, this is what he is most worried about, the ghost knows whether these people know how to protect the scene.
Although his attention was on them, Barrett did not stop his work.
About half an hour, Galugo walked out with his men, waved his hand from afar, got into the off-road vehicle and left.
Sure enough, with the departure of the Dragon Eagle Squad, An Luo stopped grinding, and it didn't take long for the convoy to start moving through the valley towards Kandahar.
Dozens of kilometers east through the city of Kandahar, the fortified facility was built under a cliff.
The cliff, which is about a few tens of meters high, is directly above the entrance to the base.
Thankfully, this section of the cliff did not collapse or collapse over time.
The entrance to the base and the facilities are relatively well preserved, and even the ventilation system is still working.
Carefully searching for clues, Barrett led the three of them into the base.
And the Dragon Eagle team all withdrew, after all, Jun Tian had an agreement with Barrett.
"I'm diligent enough with my hands and feet." Barrett looked at the intranet terminal that had been initialized, and he said helplessly.
This is obviously the handiwork of the Dragon Eagle Squad, and now no one knows what is in it except themselves.
This was said directly to An Luo.
An Luo didn't have any annoyance to be exposed, she laughed instead: "No way, it's better to know a little less about some things." Don't worry, any information related to the ruins or beasts is left behind, which will also increase your efficiency. ”
"Then I should really thank you." Not the slightest hint of thanks, Barrett said.
The information has long been worthless due to its age, and the intranet information has been almost eliminated, so it can be said that basically everything has been found.
Barrett continued to move deeper, and it didn't take long for him to circle the fortified base.
It's not that big, and there's not much to look for.
Standing in the workshop where supplies are stored and worked, Barrett can see the crane's control room at a glance.
Most of the stuff here is handled with gantry cranes.
Unlike a typical research institute, it's more like a factory, a place where parts are processed.
In the center of the workshop are six or seven reinforcements, and above them are two special hanging rails.
As you can imagine, the samples of the reinforcement were transported to the reinforcement device by crane and then sent away.
"Assembly line operation............" Barrett had doubts in his heart, what was being strengthened in that era?
I rummaged through the contents of the operator's room, but nothing was useful.
There are floors on the floor, and I don't know who left them, and the worktop has long been abandoned.
With his hands propped up on the worktop, Barrett looked out.
Why is it so simple? I didn't find any marks with X.
Two tons of rare metals, what is such a large amount used for? This is not a processing workshop, so there is no associated consumption at all.
A lot of suspicions, even the elimination of these so-called advance workers last night, made Barrett feel unusual.
Perception expanded, and Barrett tried to find something different.
Efforts were made to expand the perceptual circle to a range of several hundred meters, but nothing was found.
There are no living organisms.
Since his abilities only work on living beings, he is helpless without them.
"How?" Seeing Barrett standing there for a while, Hanyu asked.
Shaking his head, Barrett's expression spoke for itself.
"It's a pity that I had some small expectations." It was as if Anlo had predicted the outcome.
"So what's next on your trip is to Gilmoti?" Anlo said, as if she wished Barrett had gone there quickly.
In fact, in Jun Tian's eyes, there is almost no relationship between this place and the artifact, and it is useless to waste time here.
Not to mention that this place has long been turned over by scavengers, and her people have not found anything useful here except for the database.
But Barrett doesn't give up, he still has an old trick.
Walking to the middle of the room, Barrett glanced up at the ventilation device above his head, then jumped to his feet.
Grabbing the air duct grille with both hands, he slammed down his body, and the grille was pulled down.
Barrett was about to go inside, but he heard Hanyu's voice: "Take it, so that you can take care of it." ”
A dark shadow flew towards him, and Barrett copied it with his hand, it was a headset.
Nodding to his ear, Barrett rolled over and slipped into the ventilation tunnel. 5619