Chapter XXIII: Before the War
Plains of Death.
It was a barren plain, covered with white bones, some of which were filled with knives and arrows.
Standing on a small dirt bag, Atkins looked at the wilderness: "This is the battlefield of the Great War of Gods and Demons. At that time, the Aaronte Empire did not exist, and the power of spells and immortals was still the master of this land, and this was one of the main battlefields in the past. More than a thousand years have passed, and the power of light and darkness is still roaming this land, it is a good place for cultivators, but it is also a nightmare in people's hearts. ”
Atkins muttered in a low voice.
Even if he didn't say it, Shen Yi knew everything here better than him.
The Plains of Death is one of the most important leveling points in the Continent of Technology, it is like a legendary stone tomb cave, which can be practiced from level 20 to level 40.
Of course, in the words of the locals, this is the place where the power of the light and dark elements in the technology continent is the strongest. Influenced by the power of light and darkness, the creatures here are powerful, unique, and endless.
The technology continent doesn't understand the meaning of the word refresh.
Death Plains is not a separate leveling point, as an important leveling ground, it has four areas, eight dungeons, and most of the elite missions are completed here, except for the most top-level locations.
And today, Shen Yi and the others have to face the mission of the Libis underground laboratory - a mission to clear the wronged souls.
Every year, a large number of Evil Spirits spawn in the Plains of the Dead, roaming around to prey on life and harass caravans.
Every year for this purpose, the Empire has issued a mission to clear the souls, and Libis is one of the more famous missions.
It is said that the Libis Underground Laboratory was originally created by a powerful man in ancient times to study life enhancement. In the laboratory, this powerful being imprisoned a large number of xenomorph beings, monsters and monsters from all over the world, and a large number of mechanical guards were arranged.
After the Great War of Gods and Demons, this powerful existence also fell, and a large number of demonic beasts that he kept in the laboratory died one by one without being fed.
Due to the effect of the energy barrier, their souls cannot be dissipated, and eventually form a soul that lives in the laboratory.
About a hundred years ago, a caravan from the Aaronte Empire stumbled upon the lab.
The leader of the caravan mistakenly opened the door to the laboratory, and since then, the laboratory has become a great scourge in the local area.
While the Evil Spirits in the Lab cannot escape the Lab, some Spirits with unique abilities can use various methods to lure the creatures that pass through the area into the Lab, then devour their flesh, take over their bodies, and spawn new monsters.
At the same time, rumors of the wealth and power of the great being hidden in the laboratory did not go away, so many mercenaries and explorers tried to enter the area every year.
The more people who are trapped in the lab, the more wealth they will have.
Every year, the Empire offers them a bounty for their missions.
Some capable people kill monsters, take away belongings, and complete quests. And then soon, new caravans, explorers came to send death, money, and then new missions.
The cycle goes on and on.
Here's what the lab mission is for this year.
At the beginning of the year, a scientist got caught up in the Libis lab, and with his death, one of his important studies was also put to a halt. The Aaronte Empire offered a hefty bounty in the hope that someone would enter the lab, find the scientist's remains, and bring back his notebook...... Why is it that scientists can go on expeditions with important notes, but there is not even a backup material in the research base?
Well, it's all background, and the background can be ignored, after all, you can always find a reason to find it, but there is no point in anything other than water injection.
What really matters is that this task originally required a high enough prestige to take on, but now, with the guarantee of General Atkins, Shen Yi was able to obtain this task in advance.
This means a lot!
The research notes hidden in the laboratory are a new material production technology that can be applied to a variety of high-tech products such as mechas, terminators, etc., to further improve their performance, making them more defensive, lighter, faster, and less energy consumption, which is basically equivalent to upgrading a grade - of course, the Broken Blade Team is only responsible for putting forward relevant requirements, and the specific realization is a matter for the city.
Because of this, the difficulty of the task is very high, and it is not easy to receive it, not to mention being classified as S-level.
According to Shen Yi's original plan, it would be good to receive the task in the final stage, but he didn't expect that because of the sudden change in the situation, they would have the opportunity to complete the task in advance.
Completing the mission ahead of schedule means that they may be able to use the Terminator and Infantry Mechs made with new materials in this mission.
This undoubtedly adds a few more success points to the Broken Blades' hell rush journey.
"At that time, the gods and demons would never have imagined that a new power would rise in this land. Hearing Atkins' words at this moment, Shen Yi smiled.
"Maybe it's not that I didn't expect it, but I didn't allow it. Atkins said angrily, "Look at the performance of those guys in the Lionheart Kingdom and the Heavenly Deer Dynasty, they see us as heretics, as betrayers of the gods, and think that relying on external objects is a sign of detachment from the heavens, a rebellion against the will of the gods. But they won't understand that the study of the origin of the world is the most powerful force at the ultimate level, and the so-called gods and demons are just a manifestation of the development of life science and technology to the pinnacle!"
Speaking of the divergence of consciousness, Atkins was visibly agitated.
It was Zhou Yiyu who diverted Atkins' attention: "It's about to be in the laboratory, all of us are ready for battle!"
With his shouting, Frost and more than a dozen other airborne troops had already turned on several large trucks that were following behind them -- except for Frost and others, the other airborne troops did not participate in this battle and continued to do their own small tasks.
Atkins saw one Terminator after another come out of the car, and each Terminator was accompanied by a member of the Second Legion's ace team, who was wearing the Aaronte Empire infantry armor, and looked taller and more powerful than the Terminator, but Atkins's eyes were more focused on those Terminators.
"It's ......," Atkins wondered.
"T950 Terminator, a robot soldier that uses an M79 heavy machine gun......" Shen Yi has reported the data.
In addition to the target gain in this battle, there is also a task to show Atkins his strength, so Shen Yi is not hiding.
Hearing the information given by Shen Yi, Atkins obviously showed a shocked expression on his face.
It's not that the Aaronte Empire doesn't have its own robot soldiers, but as a country with both science and magic, their technological development direction is mainly focused on strengthening human soldiers, and they don't pay much attention to pure robot soldiers.
If you think of the mecha soldier as the F22, then the robot soldier is the drone - even in the age of the earth, manned fighters are still the main force of war, let alone a country with more powerful human soldiers like the continent of technology.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yi's main combat force is a robot soldier, judging from the information given by Shen Yi, the strength of this robot is indeed not weak, and it is even stronger than the best machine soldier in the empire.
If the price of these robot soldiers is not too high, they can purchase more, which can greatly enhance the strength of the empire, and Atkins's eyes have a look of excitement and fanaticism when he thinks of this.
In the end, he is a soldier, and he is used to thinking about problems from a strategic level.
Of course, data is just data after all, and whether it is easy to use or not still needs to be confirmed by actual combat.
After the Terminator and the members of the Second Legion on the truck all came down, four of the big trucks transformed at the same time, becoming four taller robots standing behind them, which was Chu Sheng's brute bull combination.
"That's mine. Chu Sheng said proudly.
"It turned out to be a puppet. Atkins smiled, but not as excited as before. Although the construction puppet is powerful, due to the difficulty of production, high cost, and difficult mass production, a single powerful soldier plays a limited role in the big war after all, so it is not valued by the Arentals, but the gods and demons continent attaches more importance to this power, after all, they do not have the ability to produce technology.
Chu Sheng didn't wait for the expected commendation, and his mood was like a sling that failed to confess to the goddess, so he could only stand aside and sulk.
After all the Terminators were assembled, Atkins took a look, and there were two hundred units in total.
"That's all?" he asked.
"The factory can only produce a hundred Terminators per day, which is two days' output, and the time to lease the factory is too short, and we still have to produce mechs and shaped guns, so there are only so many for the time being. ”
Atkins' brow furrowed.
After all, the Libes Lab Cleanup Mission is an S-level mission, not only are there many monsters in it, but also the strength is also very strong, only two hundred Terminators, four constructed puppets and some ordinary soldiers may not be enough.
"It's still less, if you can't do it, let my guards help you. After thinking about it, Atkins said.
When he came to a dangerous place like the Plains of Death, the guards would definitely take him.
An elite guard team composed of a hundred people, although the number is not much, but in terms of strength, it is still above the Terminator, but if you have to calculate the cost, it is much cheaper than the Terminator.
It stands to reason that he only needs to take a look at this task, and now that he can say that, he can be regarded as taking care of Shen Yi quite a lot.
Shen Yi smiled and said: "I am providing military help to the general, how can I let the general's guards take action? General, please rest assured, in this battle, we don't need your guards to complete the task." ”
Saying that, Shen Yi waved his hand to Michelle in the distance, Michelle understood, and suddenly put his finger to his lips and blew a loud whistle, and a white line in the distance was rushing towards this side.
When he got closer, Atkins saw that it was a silvery-white horse-like beast, and the horn of its head shimmered with holy brilliance in the sun.
"That's ...... That's a unicorn!" Atkins cried out uncontrollably.
Naturally, there are unicorns in the Wushuang World, but they only exist in the Gods and Demons Continent. Due to the difficulty of unicorns to catch, even the Lionheart Kingdom could not have this kind of creature, but they did not expect it to appear in Shen Yi's team.
Seeing the unicorn run up to Michelle and let Michelle ride it, Atkins looked straight and muttered, "This is incredible, how did you do it?"
Shen Yi replied in an alternative way: "I have many friends, generals, and they are all over the world. ”
Atkins understood.
He nodded: "Broad travel is the basic quality of a businessman. ”
"That's true. Shen Yi said with a smile.
In the distance, the outline of the entrance to the laboratory loomed, like a giant beast with its mouth wide open, quietly waiting for its prey to enter.
Atkins paused and said, "So now, I'm looking forward to your performance." ”
"As you wish, General. Shen Yi said with a smile, he turned to Michelle and said, "Plan 4, Michelle." ”
"Plan 4?" Michelle was slightly surprised.
The so-called No. 4 plan is to no longer use the original design of the system secret door, and directly kill it in a dignified manner.
Fights for the purpose of showing off their strength should be fought in a dignified manner, and if Atkins feels that they are opportunistic, they will question their strength, and they will probably be much more stingy in bidding, which Shen Yi does not want.
"That's right, Plan 4!" Shen Yi solemnly repeated. As if seeing the worry in Michelle's heart, Shen Yi smiled: "Don't worry, we will go too." ”
Shen Yi winked at Michelle.
Atkins didn't know what he was capable of, so it was not appropriate for him to make it too clear, but Michelle did.
Michelle replied: "Knowing the commander, the Second Legion will go all out to fight this battle!"
"Very good, I look forward to your performance!" replied Shen Yi.
Michelle turned around and waved his hand, and the soldiers of the Second Legion and the Terminator officially entered the laboratory.
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PS: Last time, I made an appointment to do rhinitis surgery today, and I was going to tell you, but experience tells me that this kind of appointment often leads to accidents, so I only said hello in the book review area, and I will specify it when the surgery is confirmed.
Sure enough, when I went to the hospital today, the doctor told me that my medical insurance card was locked, and asked me to check what was going on Monday, and it was possible that it could not be used for hospitalization after paying social security for a year or half a year...... I'm half a year old but not a year.
This fact tells me that all plans exist only in areas that you are familiar with, and that even the simplest convention can be variable in areas that you are not familiar with.
The good news is that for this reason, today's second watch, when I solve the matter of the medical insurance card...... I don't know if I can solve it.