23. Extended Roads
"Iron ring, drive the car to the front after the personnel are loaded, and there is a second car."
After Lu Cheng saw that the refugees had all gotten into the off-road vehicle used to transport personnel, he made a gesture to the hoop to drive forward.
The Pioneer drove away from the wall under the auspices of the Hoop, and Roadcity opened a portal on the wall once more.
This is a signal so that two cars do not crash into each other when transmitting at the same time.
In less than a minute, another brand new off-road biker 'pounced' out of the portal.
Although this off-road vehicle beast is the same military off-road vehicle as the Pioneer, its attack power is much higher than that of the Pioneer, and the second vehicle is equipped with a 12.7mm cannon, which may not be as simple as rewarding the Blood Crystal with a small red flower.
"Kite, you as the machine gunner."
Lu Cheng continued to give a new order, Lu Cheng intends to be the driver of this car himself, as for the name of this car ... Lu Cheng pondered for less than a second, and directly added a number two to the back.
These two cars were enough to carry all the people present away.
"Even we're going to ride on this kind of mount called a car?"
General Hubert led his Blood Crystal Beast to the second car, and he thought that he would be able to return to the royal capital in a walking beast.
"This is also for the sake of arriving in your royal capital faster, although the walking beast is very good, it is good in all aspects, but it is still too slow."
Lu Cheng continued to scratch the chin of the walking beast beside him as he spoke, to be honest, it felt really comfortable, like touching a cat.
Scratch a little longer now, and there will be no chance later.
"Is that all there is to it..."
Hubert knew that now was not the time to dwell on the glory of the knighthood.
They rode all the way over on foot beasts, and I don't know how many comrades they lost.
Although Hubert hadn't figured out what kind of existence this steel-forged monster was, if this terrifying beast was a friend, it would undoubtedly make him much safer on his journey.
"Don't be sad, old friend... You go down this road, and we'll meet again, I swear. ”
Hubert patted his mount on the neck, and the walking beast seemed to sense the parting coming, and let out a whimper.
"You sit here, Mr. Hubert, and the rest of your soldiers sit in the rear."
Lu Cheng pointed to the old general's co-pilot's seat.
Now Lu Cheng still doesn't fully believe them, and the driver and co-pilot of the off-road vehicle of the Warrior model are very far away.
In case they have any bad intentions, Lu Cheng can take out a pistol to deal with it even if he is driving.
And the middle machine gunner compartment is also protected after modification, both outside and inside the car.
"What a miraculous creation."
Hubert sighed and sat in the passenger seat, and his soldiers obeyed, abandoning the walking beast and sitting in the back of the car.
After everyone got into the car, Lu Cheng started the engine, and at the moment when the engine roared, Lu Cheng directly stepped on the accelerator.
Pioneer II gradually drove out of the confines of Moonmoon Town, and Lu Cheng could still see the seven walking beasts chasing the two off-road vehicles through the rearview mirror.
But after the speed was raised, the figures of the walking beasts pulled farther and farther away, and finally Lu Cheng could only faintly hear their humbling.
"Your Excellency Lucheng..."
After General Hubert watched his 'comrades' disappear in the rearview mirror, he finally spoke up to Lu Cheng, who had been observing the steel beast since the beginning.
The beast's way of action was very puzzling to General Hubert, who had seen such a thing as a wheel.
There is also a means of transportation similar to a horse-drawn carriage in this world.
However, the road conditions between String Moon Town and Huiri City are very poor, especially after the heavy rain, the whole road is basically a mud swamp.
It was very laborious for a horse-drawn carriage to pass on it, let alone a carriage that carried heavy goods.
But this beast with the same limbs and wheels was completely different, and if the soft mud was as wet as a swamp, it was exactly as flat in front of this beast.
General Hubert still hadn't figured out what the jet-black wheels were made of, and they seemed to be both hard and soft at the same time.
But the most terrifying thing is the strength and speed that this beast possesses.
Hubert was sure that his walker had tried his best to catch up with the beast, but in the end the walker still couldn't catch up with it.
The fact that the Walkers are creatures are tired is one reason, and the other reason is that the beast is much faster than the Walker.
"How fast can this mount, called Che, go at its fastest speed?"
"It's about seven seconds to go from zero to 100, and the top speed... You asked... Think about it. ”
Lu Cheng turned his head sideways and realized that it was General Hubert, and began to think about how to describe it in a way that he could understand.
"If you go to Huiri City from here, even if I let you run to that outpost first in a walking beast, it will arrive in Huiri City before you."
Lu Cheng's answer is already a conservative estimate, Lu Cheng only needs to step on the accelerator to the end and drive along this road, and he will arrive at his destination in less than half a day.
"It's... Lord Lu Cheng, I would like to ask what you use to drive it? Is it magic or flesh? ”
General Hubert was not as easy to deceive as Elena, and although he called it a beast, after a long time of observation, General Hubert was able to determine that it was a special mechanical product.
Their kingdom also has this kind of magic-powered little traps, but they are all gadgets for entertainment.
But the beast wasn't meant to be entertained, and Hubert was fully confident that it could easily crush a walking beast.
"What we drove it was a black and very viscous and flammable liquid."
Lucheng is talking about oil, but the diesel used in the vehicles needs to be processed.
And Lu Cheng just took this opportunity to ask General Hubert about the distribution of some of the world's strategic resources.
"A black viscous and flammable liquid, does this beast eat black water?" General Hubert's voice was full of incomprehension.
"Blackwater?"
Lu Cheng searched in his mind for something tied to the word... The results of the search were similar to the oil in Lu Cheng's own memory.
"It's a special liquid in the deserts of our neighbors, and some magicians use it to make candles or incendiary stones." General Hubert said.
"Neighboring countries... It looks like it's going to take a while to think about it, by the way, what are the minerals that come out of Huiri City? ”
Lu Cheng looked at the equipment on General Hubert's body, the humans of this world have mastered the method of making iron.
The general's sword and shield are forged from iron, or it may be that the presence of magic has caused the human technology tree in this world to be a little crooked.
"Huiri City is the source of an important electric diversion mine in our country, which was used to forge weapons in ancient times, but it is more fragile than iron... Some mages with thunder magic are now used to craft staffs, as well as mint coins and decorations, but after being destroyed by the Blood Crystal, the city is in ruins. ”
Hubert patiently explained to Lucheng about the city of Huiri.
"Sounds like the description is similar to the copper mines, do you have your country's coins with you?" Lu Cheng asked.
"Of course there is, this is the coins used by our country, which have become useless ornaments because of the war."
General Hubert took a coin from his bag and handed it to Lu Cheng, speaking in a somewhat self-deprecating tone.
Lu Cheng pondered this coin, the pattern engraved on the coin was a little rough, and the shape of the coin was not a regular circle, but more square.
There is a special magic inside the coin, which is supposed to be used to distinguish the real from the fake.
"This is called a copper mine in our country." Lucheng can basically be sure that this country also uses copper to mint coins, "Is there a lot of such minerals in Huiri City?" ”
"It's... I don't know the number, I just know that there are some dangerous monsters living under the mines of Radiant City, and we can only mine the shallowest part. General Hubert could tell that Lucheng was interested in the mineral.
"Really? But now is not the time to think about that. Lu Cheng threw the coin back to General Hubert.
In this exploration program, high-quality copper ore is likely to be the most priority resource to be explored at the research site.
However, in addition to copper mining, there are actually many resources that can be exploited in this world, which is a huge treasure trove in itself.
But the problem to be solved by Lucheng at this stage is... The energy needed for a portal connecting this world to Earth.
Lucheng continued to inquire with General Hubert about Scarley and the world.
From General Hubert's description, the city of Middle Road has a rough idea of how the countries of the world operated, and most of the countries in this world were in the middle of the feudal system, and classes such as the aristocracy also existed.
But here's something different... The borders of nations in this world are not artificially defined.
"That red light is your country's border?" Lu Cheng and General Hubert had been chatting on the road for more than an hour when they saw a reddish glow emerging from the edge of the forest.
This circle of reddish light shrouded the sky like a giant energy shield from a science fiction movie, stretching into the distance.
"Yes, is it starting to shrink again? Our country's borders are also shrinking due to the loss of so many people in our country, and it is now unknown how much land has been lost. General Hubert's voice sounded full of sadness.