The two hovercars drove smoothly on the sand of the Eastern Desert, turning over one sand dune after another, and the sand and dust raised by the wind were scattered in the dry and clear air. There were not many people in the car, and there were two drivers in each car for rotation, and there were eight people in the car, which was considered a regular type of action in two shifts and two cars.

These two cars look ordinary, just like ordinary sand patrol cars, the compartment behind them is like a turtle shell, the front of the car is hidden in the turtle shell, and the hoverizer is under the turtle shell, so it is not visible at all. Since the establishment of the Eastern Wilderness Army, Si Mingyu has ordered many such patrol cars.

The reason for this shape is to paralyze the sand animals and make them think that the patrol car is a sand creature; On the other hand, it is also to simulate the survival state of sand creatures, and use this size to resist sandstorms that may occur at any time.

The structure is streamlined on all sides, allowing strong winds and sand to flow smoothly, and once it is close to the ground, it can effectively prevent it from rolling over, and when it is buried, it can be easily detached, preventing the dust on the upper layer from being too heavy to escape.

Almost every day, there are such patrol cars working in the Eastern Wilderness, and there is no interruption at all. But in normal times, the patrol range of patrol cars is generally only in the vicinity of the base. The scope of the Eastern Wilderness is too large, and it is simply unrealistic to want to patrol them all.

Not to mention that there are still a lot of private spaces for sand creatures here, let's just say that their manpower and time are not supportive, and they often look at it from a distance and find that there is no problem. But the situation seems to be a little different today, the car has been driving far away, and it is almost noon and there is no intention of returning.

Behind them, there was no base out of sight, already obscured by distance and sand dunes, and disappeared on the other side of the sky, making people feel extremely uneasy. Fortunately, the communicator in the car was still running, providing them with a map and specific location, as well as regular command signals.

The patrol car drove lonely in the sand, seemingly aimless, believing in the reins, and as if it was very careful and serious, trying to lick the whole place clean. There were eight people sitting in the carriage, each with a gun in his hand, and it was almost noon and they were taking turns eating.

"Well, what are we doing here? The General Staff didn't give a specific instruction, they just let us walk around the area, and it was too noisy. A soldier with a meat bun stuffed in his mouth, looking at the middle of the carriage, was really a little speechless, the sound of this thing has not stopped since it came out.

Another soldier said: "Metal detector, how quiet it can be, you don't know how much metal there is under the Eastern Wilderness, maybe there is also the wreckage of the airship in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China." Even if it's not a quick metal, legend has it that there is gold hidden in the sand, so the task is the task, bear with it! ”

The metal detector in the center is extremely powerful, itself is like a huge discus tightly mounted on the chassis of the patrol car, emitting the metal detection signal, the accurate range can cover the radius of 100 meters with the detector as the center, and the metal signal detected in this place is reflected on the radar dial in the center.

As the patrol car progressed, small pieces of metal were constantly discovered, sporadically emitting a general feedback signal, showing a very fine grey model on the radar dial. Several people took turns to take care of the radar dial, and although they were annoying, no one let up.

"You say, we're not going to be prospecting for the engineering team, are we? I've heard that we've been sending out quite a few patrol cars since this morning, all loaded with this ding-tinkle thing. Eh, isn't it that now that we are fighting, there is not enough copper and iron to make guns and cannons, so let's come out to look for mines? ”

"Okay, don't be ashamed, don't watch the news? Just two days ago, several large copper and iron ores were discovered in the Eastern Wilderness, and the reserve level was determined to be very large, but the empire did not mine them. What does it mean? It shows that our current steel production is sufficient, and even if there is a shortage of iron, we need to come out and find it? ”

"So what are we looking for here? Is it difficult to recycle steel? Or is it really really out looking for gold? You say, if we go out and find it ourselves, and dig up all the gold, silver, copper, and iron in the ground, won't we make a lot of money? When the war is over and we are discharged, should we ...... together?"

"Heh, you really dare to say it." One of the soldiers patted the large machine in front of him: "First you have to have a large metal detector, like this." Secondly, you also have to understand that the range of the detector is more than 100 meters down, how do you have to dig to dig out the things underneath? And then what? How do you have to ship it out and sell it? ”

For a moment, everyone in the carriage laughed, obviously thinking that this idea was too whimsical.

The proposed soldier couldn't help but snort and muttered, "Didn't I just talk about it?" Anyway, it's okay to be idle, it says let's come over and find a wide range of metal signals, once we find that we can't even stay and grow, report directly to the headquarters, do you say it will be ......?"

"That's it!" At this time, a young man's voice came from the co-pilot's seat: "You talk a lot, you understand, right?" Do you understand it so well, or maybe I, the squad leader, will be the one for you? Why don't I simply recommend you to be a platoon commander or a company commander? ”

When the soldier heard this, he smiled at the front and said, "This ...... I'm just talking nonsense! Talk nonsense! It can't be real. Anyway, squad leader, I heard that you still have some relationship with the General Staff Staff, do you have any inside information? Know what to say and listen! ”

"Where do I get my relationship with the General Staff? Where did you hear that gossip? The young squad leader's voice was full of helplessness.

"It's not ...... It is said that you became a squad leader at a young age, and you are a person who knows the General Staff, and some people say that you were specially recruited to join the Eastern Wilderness Army, and it was someone from the General Staff who brought you here at that time......" The man said, and someone next to him was not happy to listen to it, and immediately interrupted him.

"I said Lao Meng, what kind of are you talking about! You mean, the squad leader and your squad leader came up by relationship? How? Are you not convinced? ”

Lao Meng suddenly shook and said, "I'm not, I don't, don't talk nonsense!" How can you slander good people casually? Isn't that the truth what I'm talking about? Don't all those people say that? I didn't see you say anything about them at the time! Why do you just pick me on, and you don't want to know? ”

At this time, the people in a carriage were quiet, some people looked at the radar, some people ate quietly, and some people looked at the passenger seat in front of them. The young squad leader knew that they really wanted to know, but they didn't want to know if he really became the squad leader, but they just wanted to know what other identities were.

The eyes of the other soldiers were also sparkling, and since this young squad leader came to the Eastern Wilderness Army, he almost shined. He made a meritorious service when he first came, and then he was transferred here to be their squad leader. The squad leader's intelligence and ability are obvious to all, even if he is not from the Eastern Wilderness, these men are very convinced.

It's just that the squad leader never said where he came from, where he came from, and no one else in his family, only a name, an age, and what he had done recently. As for the other attendants, they didn't know anything, how could they not be curious?

The young squad leader didn't get angry, just smiled: "That's all you want to know?" ”

Lao Meng nodded again and again: "To be honest, I really want to know!" Squad leader, I know you are a capable person, and we will all obey you. You know we don't mean that, it's just that we're all brothers rolling out of a bunker, so what else can't we say? I told you all about peeking at the widow next door when I was a child......"

"Come on, who likes to hear all that about you?" The others immediately laughed and cursed.

The young squad leader also laughed twice and said, "Okay, since you want to know, I actually don't have anything to say." Actually, it's not that I didn't tell you before, but it's useless to just say it. My past is a long time ago, and you may not be able to understand it. ”

"Hey! How to say this, understand each other, understand each other. Lao Meng said on his lips, still thinking in his heart, the squad leader is not young, but there is always a set of tones, saying that he is the same as seventy or eighty, we are not without ten or twenty, what do we not understand.

But the squad leader's next words left them speechless.

"I'm not actually a modern person, I was born in the year 9002 of the imperial calendar." The young squad leader said.

There was a pause in the carriage, and then a small noise erupted, and even the soldiers in the other car in the communicator laughed. Lao Meng held his leg and said, "Squad leader, if you don't want to say it, you don't want to say it, it's not a big deal, why do you want to lie to us?" ”

The young squad leader shook his head and waited until they were all quiet before continuing: "When I was young, I was a branch disciple of a big family, and I was less than the top and more than the bottom. Later, the family fell, and all our family members, from the clan to the branch family, were besieged and assassinated by the enemy. ”

Only then did the people in the carriage completely calm down and begin to realize that what the squad leader said was actually true. They glanced at each other, and invariably looked in the direction of the squad leader, not daring to squeak.

The squad leader continued: "In that year, because I was a branch disciple and was not taken too seriously by the enemy, I was able to escape. A very good friend of mine, a servant of my age, took me out of the mansion with some cultivation, and the two of us lived a life of fugitives. ”

"At that time, the disciples of the younger generation of the family were all killed by the enemy, and the rest of the sect members were all monitored to prevent them from making a comeback. Fortunately, the upper echelons of the empire were immediately restrained, otherwise I am afraid they would all have to be killed, but this is only for those of the sect family. ”

"The people of the clan can not die, but everyone else must be killed. So we were hunted down for seven or eight years. I was in my teens when I escaped, and I was in my twenties by the end. It's a pity that I don't have the talent for cultivation, so I've always been a drag bottle. ”

"That servant of mine, whose cultivation has gradually improved, has been fighting against the pursuers again and again when he is being hunted down, and every time we have escaped in a thrilling way. Even in the last two years, we even smuggled to the far north to live, hiding in the ice villages of the far north to avoid the pursuit of each other. ”

"But after all, we still underestimate the persistence of these people, and the people who hunted us down were some professional killers. It is impossible for the big family to leave clues on their own, and for the killers, as long as the money is in place, even if we run to the ends of the earth, they will find us and exchange our heads for money. ”

"So, in the end, we were discovered. During the battle, my servant was defeated, I was hit hard, my soul was wounded, I turned into a vegetative state, and I fell into a complete coma. Thankfully, someone in the Empire intervened to stop the hunt, and we were able to return to the Empire. ”

"After that, I remained in a coma until now, and it was not until a few years ago that I was cured and woke up, only to find that the servants and friends of my age were already in their seventies and eighties, and because of the old wounds on my body, they did not have much life. After accompanying him on the last journey, it was difficult for me to integrate into modern society, so I joined the Eastern Wilderness Army. ”

"I only heard about the other things later."

"When I was unconscious, the reason why someone in the empire stopped me was because they wanted to appease the ancestry. My servant and I were taken back to the imperial capital as puppet heads to guard the Yi family's old mansion. We lived in that dilapidated mansion for decades until I woke up. ”

Speaking of this, everyone else understood a little, and a soldier who usually likes to watch current affairs couldn't help but ask: "So, squad leader, you are the one from the Yi family?" The Yi family who was rehabilitated by Shaozun? The one who brought you to the Eastern Wilderness Army is also the commander-in-chief? ”

Yi Zhe smiled and said, "Yes, it was Shaozun who let me come to the Eastern Wilderness Army in the first place, and it was Shaozun who cured my damaged soul so that I could come back to life, and it was Shaozun who saw my friend for the last time." Therefore, if you want to say that I have a relationship with the General Staff, it is not wrong, but Shaozun will not care if I am not a squad leader. ”

The others were silent, they didn't expect that the class leader, who usually looked no different from ordinary young people, would have such a rich and unbelievable experience. It's no wonder that when he fights in ordinary times, Yi Zhe is always able to gain insight into opportunities, and his daring is practiced when he was hunted down.

"So, you don't have to guess! Originally, Shaozun didn't let me say it, the affairs of the Yi family have passed, and there are too many people who know it, and it is no good. Usually when someone has to ask, I will say that I am an orphan who was sealed in a key city during the great plague two hundred years ago, don't forget! ”

"Got it!" The soldiers under his command were naturally obedient.

Lao Meng looked at the tense atmosphere around him, and couldn't help but ask again: "That squad leader, do you know what we are looking for?" I've been looking for a long time, but I haven't even found a single hair. We're not going to just be looking for a month in the Eastern Wilderness, are we? ”

"How do I know?" Yi Zhe said: "If you want to find it, you will find it, I said that Shaozun will not care about me, where did I get the news?" I'm not bothered by anyone who is not from the Eastern Wilderness, where did you come from so much? If you don't want to look for me, I'll put you here and stand in a military position, and I'll come back to pick you up when we're done. ”

A snickering suddenly sounded in the carriage, and Lao Meng's face also changed, and he said righteously: "Then how can it be done?" Revolutionary work does not distinguish between high and low, how can I, Lao Meng, be the kind of person who cheats and cheats and ignores collectivism? Do the work when you need to, I will never say a word! ”

Yi Zhe was also amused by him, shook his head and didn't say anything, he was just playing, he couldn't really throw Lao Meng down and wait for three or four days to come back to pick him up, I'm afraid he will become bacon at that time. However, looking at the infinite desert in front of him, Yi Zhe's mind couldn't help but think of the extreme north of the year, which was similar to the scenery of the Eastern Wilderness.

To say that he really didn't know what it was for, Yi Zhe still lied.

Indeed, not many people in the General Staff of Donghuang know his identity and relationship with An Xiaoyu, so he really has no private channels. However, as the leader of the action squad, when the task was issued this time, they all held a collective meeting, and they were admonished and sealed above.

So far, the people in the Eastern Wilderness Army who know the details of last night's attack on the base are still limited to the high-level and those who were on the scene at the time to investigate. Regarding the entry of alien mechs into the Eastern Wilderness, the soldiers below did not know anything about it, and even if they held a meeting with these squad leaders, they did not tell them what it was.

It just says that this exploration is related to the alien race, once discovered, don't make a noise, be sure to pretend that there is nothing to discover, just like passing by, and then report it to headquarters. At the same time, there is a warning that in the event of a conflict, it is necessary to retreat quickly, as quickly as possible.

Yi Zhe is different from Lao Meng, Lao Meng is a native of the Eastern Wilderness, while Yi Zhe is an imperial from a few decades ago, and he is also a branch disciple of the first sequence. As he said, the young master of the branch veins is more than enough than the top, and he can only continue to work hard to improve himself in order to ensure his status in the family.

Coupled with years of experience in being hunted and killed, as well as the experience of rapid change from the old ideas of decades ago when he just woke up, Yi Zhe's analysis of the things and situations around him is far beyond ordinary people. Although he is not as wicked as Guan Jue and An Xiaoyu, he is still an extremely smart person.

Therefore, while obtaining this information, combined with some materials recently issued by the Central Military Commission, I immediately made associations. As long as it is the information issued by the Military Commission, Yi Zhe must have read through and even memorized it all, a large number of metals and alien races are combined, except for the alien mecha that appeared in the western region, he can't think of any other possibilities.

He sighed, looked at the distorted gaze on the ground in the distance, and didn't continue to speak.