Chapter 72: The Shadow of Death
How to accomplish the most and best things with limited funds is always very difficult, and it is a problem that every engineer has to face. Especially in the Ranger profession, which is a high-risk profession with daily military budgets in short supply.
Soon, Matt and Swan, who had been friendly exchanges, had a disagreement.
The money is no longer enough to get a new exterior armor, even if you have to refurbish the wounds of the old armor and the combat artillery. There is also a folding engine that has undergone numerous overload hops that also needs to be repaired.
The Leap Engine is a real valuable, and if you want to repair it, any other naval guns, Yamato guns, can't be maintained.
The divide is in it.
As an engineer, Swan's favorite thing to do was hear the roar of naval guns, accompanied by the buzzing of his ears, and all the enemies in front of him turned into parts. It's definitely a man's romance.
But Horner thought differently. Horner is practical, because they are well-known rebels, so wherever they appear, they may face attacks from multiple local fleets. In fact, in the face of a recounted enemy, even the Hyperion, which is as powerful as the Hyperion, is difficult to please. Therefore, it is very necessary to be able to react quickly and overload many times.
What's more, the romance of artillery bombardment in Swan's mouth doesn't happen very often.
The two suddenly quarreled and at the same time, they couldn't convince each other.
Because Swan knew the importance of a good reflex engine, Horner also knew that a well-functioning weapon system could be a great help to the Rangers' operations.
Without him, there is a lack of money.
"Okay Swan. Don't make a noise just yet. Jim, who suddenly appeared next to Swan, stopped Swan's fight with Matt. And Swan, who had been busy haggling, knew that now, he realized that Mr. Cowboy appeared beside him.
Matt shut up, too.
Swan's face was red because of the bargain he had just haggled, and now that the quarrel was interrupted, Swan didn't bother to put on a good-looking look.
"All right, Swan. Don't be upset just yet. Even if the little man in front of him looked ugly, Matt's face on the other side of the channel was not very good-looking: "Tykes just looked for me." He said that the things we found on the planet Masala and Monlais were selling for a good price. And the money is in my hands. β
Money!
Swan, who was about to be driven crazy by the money, was a little more energetic, but it quickly dissipated. He wasn't too optimistic about what Tykes was talking about.
Jim smiled, and with a sly look on his face, Swan looked at the numbers in his account. Suddenly, Swan's face turned red from the argument even moreβit was agitated.
Swan's appearance completely fell into Horner's eyes, and his curiosity was instantly aroused. Jim didn't let Matt ask, and directly asked him to look at the string of numbers in his account.
A smile suddenly appeared on Matt's face. With so much money, now, the rangers can not only upgrade their equipment, but they can even live a very nourishing life in half a year.
"Boss! I want half of this money! Swan opened his mouth and said, "I can upgrade the external armor of the baby ship, including the fire system, power system, and even the folding engine!" β
"Good! I believe in you, Swan. Jim said with a smile. The influx of Mobius's funds immediately made him feel less stressed: "But don't forget to take a break"
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The repair of a starship is a huge undertaking, and it is not something that can be done by Swan walking around the starship with a wrench. This requires a very large space station. In particular, the external armor of the starship, as well as various fire systems.
Before Captain Matt was ready for his next voyage, Swan had no choice but to think about it, full of blood and money, and then squeamish around the Hubelion in every corner where they needed it.
After a while, after Jim and Matt had repeatedly confirmed that there was no urgent mission, the ship turned and jumped directly into the territory of Yumoyan. Soon, the businessman, who did nothing to make money, accepted the Rangers, a well-known rebel party.
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The shadow of death enveloped his heart, and along with the groggy fall into a deep sleep, Zhao Yi's thoughts fell into darkness.
There are no up, down, left, right, and any ginseng other than oneself.
Soon, darkness descended on a man. His face was very familiar.
"Alexey?"
Alexei was silent, and soon he went from being a man in an ordinary protective suit to a man in combat armor. The surrounding scene changed, and soon, Zhao Yi and Alexei returned to the original place.
Masala.
The yellowish-brown sandy dirt, the stars covered in the fungus blanket, the airdrop bags of the Man Dance in the sky, and several Marines formed the reconnaissance team. became the whole story of the scene.
Several jumping insects with nimble steps tried to close in on the Marines' line of fire, while the humans fought back with the most resolute response, and the spurting bullets brutally educated the comical creatures. For a moment, Alexei slackened.
A stinging snake climbed up to the roof and condescendingly attacked Alexei with a bone needle, and because of Alexei's laxity, he lost his life. Dense bone needles pierced Alexei's mask, injecting toxins directly into his body from his face.
Alexei died.
The scene faded quickly, and soon the surrounding scene turned black again.
Then there's Redstone. A world engulfed in lava and flames, marines trapped on high ground by lava have been attacked by insects that burrow into the ground. With the loss of personnel and the lack of air defense, they were restricted by the lava and were attacked and harassed by the Alien Air Force.
Although Zhao Yi did his best to intercept the Alien Airdrop Force after seizing control, and let the command center know what happened there. They still suffer heavy losses.
Most of them died.
Soon, transport planes arrived and took away the few surviving personnel. And these people who survived naturally became the first batch of old men in Zhao Yi's team.
Zhao Yi has gone through a lot of battles, from Masala to Baisher, he can be regarded as a veteran, and he is qualified enough to lead a team. With the test of the Battle of Meinhoff, Zhao Yi thought that he was familiar enough with the people under him, and thought that he would lead them to the end and live to the end with a clear understanding of history.
Just when Zhao Yi began to be arrogant, the cruel and ruthless reality slapped him hard.
All those loyal to him died, except for the medic in the squad. In the battle with Tadarin on the Bysher, all of them were killed.