Serving as the first captain in person was Xu Bei's suggestion, after some careful consideration. Xu Yuan took her advice.

According to the information brought back by the caravan, the cities in Sector 7 do not have particularly strong armed forces, nor do they have anti-aircraft weapons that can pose a threat to the Constraint.

It can be said that the danger of this expedition is very low, but the significance of establishing a stronghold in the outer area is very significant.

After all, this was the first time that the troops of the new country had stepped into the inner zone.

This "first time" should have been taken by Marshal Xu Yuan himself.

However, Shen Xi had a big opinion about Xu Yuan leaving as soon as he returned here, and strongly asked Xu Yuan to take her with him when he went.

Of course, Xu Yuan also wanted to take her.

However, in his absence, someone must be in charge, and this candidate is only Shen Xi can be competent.

So Shen Xi had no choice but to retreat and put Xu Ruiwen by Xu Yuan's side to take care of him.

Of course, this also has a reason to prevent Xu Yuan from doing something unsafe.

The sailing procedure has ended, the flight route has been determined, and everyone has returned to their respective rooms after disbanding, leaving only Ning Hui to stay in the captain's room.

Sitting at the table, Xu Yuan flipped through the notepad he carried with him.

This notebook contains information that needs to be paid attention to during this trip to the Seventh District, which was collected by the New Kingdom Caravan and the Mercenary Guild.

"There are two major local forces vying for control of the fusion power station in Area 7. Note: You can win over one party. or the elimination of both sides"

"There may be technologies related to the industrial production of quantum computers in the Feixin Quantum Computer Research Institute. 》

"Shelter 86 opens, you can go to explore"

"Speaking of which, the captain's bedroom is really big." Xu Ruiwen put her hands behind her back, walked to the soft bed, and patted her on the bed.

For the sake of space, the rooms of the ordinary crew on the airship are all four-person dormitories.

In addition to a two-step wide walkway, there is only a table with round windows and bunk beds fixed to the walls on either side.

It is said to be a bed, but it is actually a sleeping bag.

Only senior officers have private rooms, but they are surprisingly small, and the accommodation is slightly better than a sleeping bag.

Only the captain's room has a slightly more spacious space for some personal luggage.

"Yes."

"Brother, are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat? ”

"Not yet."

Regarding Xu Yuan's reaction, Xu Ruiwen was obviously not very satisfied.

However, she was not discouraged, and walked behind Xu Yuan with light steps.

"Brother, we haven't been alone for a long time, can I give you a massage?"

The slightly hot air flow in his ears blew, and a faint red color ran down Xu Yuan's neck and climbed up to his earlobe.

Closing the notebook, Xu Yuan stood up.

From the moment she leaned over to make the bed in a seductive posture just now, Xu Yuan was already patient.

After all, he still has to discuss the battle strategy with Xu Bei for a while, and if he dyes his clothes with a special smell at this time, it really seems a little disrespectful.

However, the slightly hot breath in his ears blew away the reason in his heart.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, there seemed to be some strange sound mixed with the roar of the engine.

……

The airship soon left the new country behind.

Many soldiers saw through the glass of the airship the plantation area located near the outer area, which was photographed by the reconnaissance pod.

Round eggs several kilometers in diameter, graphene transparent sheets glow with a colorful shine in the afternoon sun.

These soldiers who served in the new country have more or less heard of it, and legend has it that when the plantation is completed, the most beautiful landscape inside will be restored.

Although they were able to experience life before the war through the virtual reality installation, the hearts of these survivors still longed to live in that environment, rather than lying on thatched mats among the ruins and reminiscing about the past.

An hour later, Xu Yuan covered the quilt for Xu Ruiwen, who had already been defeated, sorted out her clothes, and got up and left the room.

In order to determine the landing site and contact with the various forces, he also needs to discuss with Xu Bei.

When Xu Yuan pushed open the door of the conference room, he saw Xu Bei standing at the long table, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.

"Sorry, I'm a little late." Scratching the back of his head, Jiang Chen pretended to be calm as he stepped into the house.

"It's fine."

Xu Bei didn't care, reached out and pressed the touch screen button on the long table, opening the holographic map.

But at this moment, she suddenly wrinkled her nose and looked at Xu Yuan expressionlessly.

"There's a strange smell...... Got perfume? ”

"Nope." Xu Yuan was embarrassed and coughed, "Don't talk about this, let's get straight to the point." For this expedition, I would like to hear your opinion. ”

Xu Bei nodded, put down her arms and hands, and pointed the laser pointer in her hand on the map.

"According to the information brought back by the caravan, there are more than 420,000 survivors in the seventh district, the zombie threat is medium, the density of looters is high, there is a small amount of farmland, and there are bitter grains, millet, etc., in addition, because it is the provincial capital, there are many scientific and technological resources and damaged production equipment buried in the ruins."

"According to the expeditionary plan, the first step is to establish a military outpost in the local area to establish a supply point, the second step is to build an airship landing tower near the outpost, and the third step is to build a survivor settlement."

After speaking, Xu Bei hugged her arms on her chest again, and her voice revealed the same cold glow.

"The fourth step is to destroy the lair of the radiation beasts, declare the domination of the seventh region, and those who resist will be cleared."

War is always the best means of negotiation, in this wasteland where there is no order to speak of.

Xu Yuan deeply agreed with the strategy proposed by Xu Bei.

However, if possible, he still hopes to take the non-destructive flat push route of peaceful evolution.

Although at the expeditionary mobilization meeting, he made a declaration to his soldiers such as "war".

But honestly, he doesn't think it's a good thing.

"The permanent population of the seventh district is really large, twice as many as us," Xu Yuan said with emotion, looking at a few labels on the map.

"Not necessarily, after continuing to absorb slaves from the big mines, the permanent population of our new country has grown to 100,000, and the total population of the new country has also grown to more than 300,000 without taking into account the floating population." Xu Bei said.

Looking at the several signs on the hologram about the survivors' settlements, Xu Yuan then asked.

"What do you propose for these two federations?"

"Win one side over and upset the balance between the local forces. After disturbing the situation, a new order is established. Xu Bei said expressionlessly.

"Do you need to be so troublesome?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.

"This involves the issue of supply, the airship has a limited carrying capacity, and while carrying more than 500 members, it also carries various exoskeletons, power armor, Aurora-20, Yunzhi-51, etc. There are only 5 rounds of 100kg mass ammunition. About 200 rounds. Xu Bei continued.

"Isn't there a light airship to transport supplies?"

"There's a cost issue." "If possible, we need to collect supplies as much as possible locally, including the construction of military outposts and landing towers, before the supply points are established." ”

"So we have to engage with the local forces?" Xu Yuan touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

Getting supplies wasn't very difficult for him.

Not on an airship because there is a weight limit.

But on land, as long as he returned to the present world, he could easily get a batch of supplies.

"That's right." Xu Bei nodded, "On the other hand, considering that we are preparing to conquer here. Rather than looting or destroying. Then we must keep the war within certain limits. ”

Xu Yuan nodded and agreed with Xu Bei's proposal.

Discussions about the future of the survivors of District 7 were quickly over.

After all, there are not many variables in this war.

As the night wore on, the soldiers slipped into their sleeping bags and soon fell asleep.

In the captain's room, Ning Hui yawned, finally confirmed the eye map, turned on the intelligent driving system, and then pulled down the movable bed from the wall on the side.

The co-captain's room was too narrow for him to go back to sleep, so he simply slipped into the sleeping bag in the captain's room, and after a while he began to snore like thunder.

The airship sailed smoothly above the clouds.

Crossed the edge of the 9th arrondissement, flew past the 8th arrondissement, and headed in the direction of the 7th arrondissement.

The 7th arrondissement, which before the war was one of the more developed cities in the interior.

But after a nuclear war, everywhere is the same, and everything will not escape the apocalyptic nuclear strike.

However, the people who live here are still much luckier than the people of the 9th arrondissement.

Both the invasion and the nuclear strike began in the coastal areas, so they had enough time to evacuate, take refuge in shelters, or evacuate to the rear with the army.

Right now, on this desolate ruins.

On the outskirts of District 7, next to an abandoned sewage treatment plant, a radiation dog is deftly tearing open the chest of a mercenary with its sharp claws, licking and feeding on its bright red entrails with its long barbed tongue.

The man's eyes were gouged out, and judging by the whimpering mouth, he wasn't quite dead.

This was evidenced by the blood flowing all around, and judging by the bright red color, the radiant dog had only recently begun to eat.

At this moment, a black "dark cloud" descended on the lucky radiation dog.

The sudden disappearance of sunlight upset the feeding radiant dog, so he craned his neck in a daze and looked into the air.

The pair of amber pupils contracted violently, and it was stunned, and even stopped chewing.

"Woo——!"

A moment of breaking through the air and whistling.

The dust burst up and flew up five or six meters high.

Dozens of bullets rained down in an instant, tearing the radiation dog to pieces along with the poor corpse.

"Confirmed kill."

The thumb was removed from the button on the grip, and the gunner, sitting in front of the computer, turned off the safety and replied expertly.

A high-level radiation dog that can fight on par with power armor, in front of a steel airship, it can't even withstand the pilot's "short press" for only half a second.

"Confirm that the landing site is safe, human life signals found in a nearby sewage treatment plant, suspected marauder group, good luck, Commander."

"Understood."

Turning off the headset casually, Xu Yuan, who was wearing a mechanical exoskeleton, turned around and looked at the soldiers of the personal guard behind him.

These warriors are the elite of the pro-guards, and although there are only ten of them, each of them can easily deal with five times the number of miscellaneous soldiers with their own equipment.

"Alright, cheer up."

"Right now, we're in the Ninth District, and the people in the sewage plant over there don't know if they're friends or foes, so we're going to meet them."

"Silently recite the rules of engagement, open the safe, put on your backpack, tie your shoes, do you understand?"

"Understand !!"

With a uniform shout, the soldiers of the pro-guard stood sharply and clenched their fists against the badge on their chests.

"Now, then, let's go!"

After speaking, Xu Yuan raised his hand to open the gate of the skydiving door, and pressed the button on his shoulder to jump out first.

Fighting when you come up is something that only reckless people do, and communicating first is the harbinger of "peace".

However, in the pursuit of peace, force is also an indispensable thing!

Especially, it is to face strangers.