Distance.

The snowfall and more than a dozen gunshots added a touch of sadness to the funeral.

The three fallen Marines were sent to the freezer, and the crew of the Pioneer held a brief funeral for them.

In order to prevent the corpses of their comrades from being eaten by xenos, they would freeze the corpses, store them in the morgue, and bring them back to the Ideal City for burial after the triumph of the expedition.

The Pioneer was 100 people when it departed, but now only 90 remain, and three people are lying in the medical chamber for treatment, waiting for prosthetic implants.

Looking at the remains of his comrades-in-arms, Lu Yang's mood was a little heavy, and he even felt a little confused.

He didn't doubt the decision of the company's top brass and didn't fear dying on the way to find Vault Zero, but to his sorrow, he didn't know how many more people would die if he went on this way.

By the time we arrived in the valley province, we had already reduced our staff by 10%.

If you continue west into the wasteland......

At this time, his adjutant Yi Hai walked up to him and said in a low voice.

"We should increase the reserve of weapons, at least another 500 tons. The farther west we go, the more likely we are to encounter the forces of the Legion. I'm worried...... There will be a new situation then. ”

Lujan nodded.

"Last night I discussed this issue with Section Chief Li of the Logistics Section, on the one hand, we need to increase the weapons stockpile, and on the other hand, we need to actively obtain reinforcements from the enterprise headquarters. I'm going to help the inhabitants of Vault 404 fortify their base of operations, and if reinforcements from the corporate headquarters arrive later, they can get supplies from them. ”

It's not just for this factor.

Lujan was concerned that General Klaas of the Expeditionary Force had learned that Vault 404 had been given the title of "Permanent Partner of the Enterprise" shortly after the loss of his thousand-man brigade.

That would undoubtedly be tantamount to telling them that Vault 404 was decisive in the outcome of the war.

Perhaps General Klaas would not lose his mind for a commander and forget what he had come to the Vale Province for.

But it is difficult to say whether they will retaliate otherwise.

After all, those marauders were the "number one fans" of the Legion, and many of the Marauders' organization and skills in taming slaves were simply copied from the Legion.

Yi Hai nodded slightly.

"That's what I thought too."

……

The sky was overcast.

In the distant action camp, hard-working Vault 404 residents have begun to light a fire and cook.

Fang Chang, who was sitting in the camp, had a bandage on his left arm and a bowl in his hand, and said with emotion after taking a sip of noodle soup.

"Hey, fortunately, Brother Scrambled Egg is still alive, otherwise this noodle wouldn't be able to be eaten."

The bow and life were saved.

The only pity is that the Night Ten Brothers were sacrificed, Lao Bai couldn't get on the number today because of something, and Brother Tempest was missing an arm and was being treated on the Pioneer.

This bowl of noodles can only be eaten by him sitting here alone.

"Lao Tzu is also a physique system, how can it be so easy," there was a plaster on his face, and the scrambled egg brother in charge didn't forget to shout, "Next." ”

Although more than a hundred people died last night, the living people did not seem to be affected, except for the occasional sigh in the chatter, as if they were feeling sorry for the victims.

Leaning on the side of the waterwheel and eating the buns he had just bought, Yuan Hao looked at the white smoke floating in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.

"Maybe we should learn from their optimism."

"Yes...... Werther nodded, his eyes full of admiration and emotion, "Probably, that's why they survived this miserable world." ”

"Speaking of which, today's soy milk is good."

"Definitely! Honestly, I would love to leave the planting pod to them...... Having freeze-drying workshops and mobile kitchens handle those precious ingredients is a waste. ”

At this time, in the direction of Linghu Lake in the south, a pitch-black transport plane flew in.

It resembles a dolphin, with a wide nose and a slender fuselage, and the two engines at the bottom of the cabin, one behind the other, spew out a demonic blue arc of fire, propelling the fuselage forward.

The EM point defense at the top of the Trailblazer was aimed at it, and it slowly moved around its silhouette for a while, before firing two mass bullets in warning.

The sound barrier shattered the plane to a halt, only to see it sensibly stop moving forward and land slowly in the open area south of the Trailblazer.

The engine turned off, and four men in exoskeletons jumped out of the engine room cleanly and walked towards the Trailblazer in the distance.

Many players in the action camp saw this scene and showed surprise on their faces.

"Holy?"

"A helicopter without a propeller!"

"That blue light engine is so handsome......"

"If only I could buy one!"

"A million silver coins, go buy it."

"Shut up, I've been heard."

For this group of uninvited guests, although the Pioneer did not sound the alarm, it also entered the first level of combat readiness, and the employees of the logistics section took the elevator back to the interior of the fort, and in their place four marines in power armor got down from the elevator.

Walking forward with three teammates, Captain Lu Yang stared at the four people in front of him and frowned slightly.

"Who are you?"

The man at the head stepped forward and said politely.

"We are from the Boulder City Militia Regiment, and my name is Li Hua."

Lujan stared at him.

"The First Pioneer Corps of the Silver Wing Group, Lu Yang, explain your intentions."

"After the aftermath, we don't want to meddle in your conflict, but this conflict happened on our realm after all......"

Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the fixed-wing drone taking off from above the fortress, Li Hua raised his hands helplessly, "Don't be nervous, friends from afar, anyway, your fight is over, how about stopping here?" Dispose of the captives to us, and we can pay a ransom for them...... It's useless for you to keep them anyway, isn't it? ”

"You're here on behalf of the Legion?" Luyan's tone sank.

Li Hua said.

"Neutral third party, of course, if you refuse, we won't say anything. After all, he is your captive, and you have the right to dispose of him. ”

Lu Yang pondered for a while and said.

"I'm not alone in the matter of the captives, I'll have to ask our allies for their opinions."

"Allies?" The man was stunned for a moment, exchanged surprised glances with his teammates, and finally looked at Lu Yang, nodding helplessly, "Okay...... We can wait. ”

Anyone would dare to meddle in the affairs of the Legion?

What a warrior!

Seeing those people return to the plane, Lu Yang also returned to the Pioneer with his subordinates and hung up the phone to Chu Guang.

When the call came, Chu Guang happened to be in the office and took over the list of pension payments from Luo Hua's hand.

117000CR with a magnetic confinement plasma processing machine.

Yes, the latter is free.

After the battle, the head of the logistics section changed his attitude and decided to repair the machine for free as a reward for the help of Vault 404 during the encounter.

It's just that the machine is technically complicated, and it will take about a week to completely repair it, so he needs to wait patiently for a while. Luo Hua assured Chu Guang that he would definitely deliver that thing to them before leaving.

Of course, Chu Guang didn't mind waiting, and he wasn't in a hurry.

Can you save 100,000 CR is simply blood money?

The price he paid was only 117 active substances, and since the clones had left behind more than 2,000 corpses, rounding them up equaled no cost.

In addition, there is a pension of 117,000CR, whether it is used to buy guns or food, it is very cool, okay?

Of course, because the amount of materials involved in tens of thousands of CRs is too large, Luo Hua also reminded Chu Guang that the production capacity of the Pioneer is limited, and it is best to place an order in advance if you need to buy a large amount of materials, their inventory will not be very large, and it will take time to arrange production.

For example, assault rifles.

For example, agricultural products.

If it is not possible to deliver it before departure, you can only give them the money and let them go and buy it with the caravan of the enterprise.

Of course, none of these problems were a problem in Chu Guang's opinion.

If Vault 404 becomes a permanent partner of the business, even if the CR is not spent, it will be fine, and it will be used one day.

Chu Guang was happy at the moment, but he couldn't show too much excitement at this moment, he felt that all his 16 points of strength were used to hold back a smile.

However, he was not happy for a while, and soon received a call from Lu Yang......

"Boulder? Are they going to ransom people back? After listening to Captain Lu's words, Chu Guang was stunned.

Two days ago, he was still saying that the people in this Giant Stone City hadn't moved for a long time, but they came over early this morning.

"Yes." In the hologram, Lu Yang nodded, "Their people have just arrived in the northern suburbs. ”

Chu Guang then asked.

"How did they get here?"

Such a big snow!

The road from the northern suburbs to the Third Ring Road is completely closed, which is not a matter of just one or twenty kilometers, but a matter of climbing a few mountains and drilling a few holes!

The most important thing is that they didn't pass through the northern elevated highway out of the city, and the hummingbirds wandering in this area didn't even see their figures at all.

Is it possible to cross the lake?

Lujan: "It's a twin-engine, rotary-wing helicopter. ”

Chu Guang: "......"

All right.

It was he who wasted his expression.

However, since they can afford to sit on a plane, they are not ordinary mercenaries or mercenaries, and eighty percent of them are members of the Boulder City militia group.

Looking at Lu Yang's hologram, Chu Guang's expression became serious, and he didn't even have a ransom, so he spoke.

"We can't take this ransom!"

Lu Yang looked at Chu Guang and asked.

"We didn't promise them, and I want to know what you think before deciding what to do with those captives."

Opinion?

What can you think of this?

It would have been a lot of fun if the captives were released and the expeditionary force north knew that they had spoiled their good deeds.

Although sooner or later the Legion's expeditionary force will know that it is their own work, the possible consequences of knowing the same thing in different ways are completely different.

If Vanus had not returned, the generals of the expeditionary force, even if they had known the inside story, would not have sent someone to the south to search for a stupid loser.

The march was slow on a snowy day, and by the time the snow stopped, the Trailblazer was long gone, and it wasn't worth crossing five hundred kilometers to beat up a bunch of hillbillies.

If there are fewer people, it is to give away people's heads, and if there are more people, the capital will not be returned.

But if Vanus is allowed to return alive, it will be difficult to say.

What if this guy convinces his general, gathers a team of 1,000 people, and runs back to find a field?

It's not entirely impossible.

Considering the commander's connections within the legion and in the expeditionary force, as well as possible kinship, Chu Guang could list at least four or more completely different possibilities.

Lu Yang asked with some thought.

"Then what do you think is better to deal with?"

"If you don't plan to take him with you when you leave, then hand over these captives to us," looking at Lu Yang in the hologram, Chu Guang said sincerely, "After the northern expeditionary force is defeated, I will give him a chance to redeem himself, but not now." ”

It is definitely not possible to let it go, and it is not appropriate to kill it, it is better to leave it until the expeditionary force withdraws from the province of the river valley, and decide whether to dispose of him or give him a chance to redeem himself depending on the specific situation.

The commanders of the legions were slave owners, and they always found a way to squeeze some benefit out of them.

It's really not good, and it will be the same when the time comes to sell it to Boulder City.

At least during the time that the Legion's expeditionary force was still in the River Valley Province, Chu Guang couldn't put this unstable factor back.

Lu Yang probably thought of this layer as well, and nodded.

"Well, actually, I'm not in favor of letting him go now, at least before we set off, we need to keep him under control and make sure he doesn't run around. Since we have the same idea, those messengers from Boulder City, I will play well. ”

Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and nodded lightly.

"That's very good."

……

The pitch-black helicopter took off again and headed for Boulder City on the edge of the Third Ring Road in Qingquan City.

Glancing at the Pioneer farther and farther away, Li Hua's face was filled with some regret.

The militia regiment soldier sitting next to him couldn't help but ask.

"Sir, we're just leaving?"

Li Hua glanced at him.

"Or else? What's a better idea for you? ”

The soldier immediately shut his mouth and said nothing.

What good ideas could he have.

He was just worried that the regimental commander would blame them for seeing that they were in vain.

But speaking of which, these hillbillies in the northern suburbs are really brave enough to get involved in the disputes between the legions and the enterprise.

Are they going to dance in a minefield?

I don't understand.

Not far from the action camp.

The players, who originally thought that there would be some new plots, dispersed one after another and went about their own business.

"What the hell are these guys here for?"

"I don't know ......"

"Who do you say those people will be?"

"It's not the same as the equipment...... Could it be someone from Boulder? ”

"Possibly."

At 12 a.m. during the game time, and at 12 p.m. tomorrow in real time, a loot auction will be held on the official website.

Judging from the pictures hanging out in the announcement, there are a lot of good things on the auction list, and many young players who are still online have decided to take advantage of this time to make some money, and when it comes to the auction, they can also auction off their favorite equipment.

At the same time, on the Trailblazer.

Wind, lying on the medical bed, looked at his right hand in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

It was a robotic hand.

The shiny steel casing looks sturdy and heavy, but it doesn't detract from its agility in the slightest.

To be honest, it doesn't look like a prosthetic at all.

It's like it grew out of him!

At that time, he was lying in the trench, thinking that he was about to go down to accompany the night ten OB, but he didn't expect a soldier wearing an exoskeleton to rescue him, chirp, and then carried him on a stretcher.

In short, he was not made up, and he seemed to be the only seriously injured person who survived.

In order to get him back, the Pioneer carried him onto the operating table and injected him with anesthetic...... Then the squall dropped.

In reality, it was an uneventful afternoon, and in the evening, Tempest had just put on his helmet with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect it to be successfully connected.

And when he woke up from his coma, he found that he had become like this.

At this moment, the door to the infirmary opened.

A doctor in a surgical gown walked in.

"How do you feel when you wake up?"

Tempest: "......"

What is this man talking about?

There are no subtitles.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the doctor sighed softly and continued.

"Sorry, we've done our best. More than 90% of the tissue in your right hand has died, and we have to amputate you. Later, we examined your nervous system and found that the neurons were unexpectedly active and just in time for prosthetic implantation, so we installed this robotic arm for you. ”

"Compared with biomimetic prosthetics, this kind of manipulator may not be very convenient in life, but it is still quite convenient to carry heavy objects and operate equipment. We don't have the conditions to make biomimetic prosthetics here, so if you expect the exact same feeling as the original, keep an eye out for the company's caravans...... If you're lucky, you should be able to buy it. ”

Tempest couldn't understand what the doctor was saying, he just thought that this new arm was terrible, and he wanted to run and pretend to be with his friends right now-

Oh no, the Annunciation!

This wave is not just a loss.

It's a lot of money!

When the doctor finished speaking, Tempest nodded sincerely.

"Thank you!"

The doctor's face was smiling, and although he didn't understand what he was saying, he could still distinguish the patient's expression.

"You're welcome, here's what we're supposed to do!"

……

Riding the elevator down the Trailblazer and returning to the operation camp, Tempest just overhears the conversation of the players around him.

"It seems like there's one more collection task...... What is the purpose of going to the construction site in the northern city to carry stones? Is cement going to be burned again? ”

"I don't know, whatever! Anyway, the mission income is quite high, just go and see it. ”

After this campaign, there seems to be a wave of soft updates in the game, although the bugs in the expansion pack are still not solved, but there are a lot of new missions, so that there is a shortage of labor on the side of the operation camp.

In addition to the task of collecting garbage, the elder Luca also issued a number of tasks to collect stones and drive a truck.

The trucks previously seized from the Legion were brought to the side of the camp. And the fortress of the allies seems to have a new move - the deployment of a modular production tool next to the operation camp.

Judging by the material piled next to it, that module seems to be for the production of cement?

It's just that Tempest still doesn't quite understand, what do these people want cement for, do they still plan to build a permanent fortification here?

At this time, Fang Chang walked over and was about to say hello, when he aimed at his arm at a glance.

"Damn?! What's the condition with your arm? ”

There was a sullen smile on that sullen face.

"I don't know, that's it when I wake up."

"Let's go!" Fang Chang excitedly reached out to pull him.

"What for?"

"There seems to be a group of mutant snow wolves on the battlefield in the Elm District, I don't know where they came from, in short, it affects our recovery of clone corpses," Fang Chang stuffed a bag of javelins into Tempest's hand and said with a smile, "It just so happens that I took a mission to drive away mutant snow wolves, why don't you try it too?" ”

Tempest also happened to have this plan, wanting to test the power of this mechanical arm, and weighed the javelin bag as light as a feather in his hand, and nodded.

"Okay...... When are we leaving? ”

"Right now! The truck to the elm district is about to depart, let's hurry up and rub a wave, ten kilometers is not far! ”

The engineers and logistics staff standing next to the cement production workshop glanced up at the backs of the two players.

“…… Are they going hunting? ”

"Seems like so."

"I always felt a little familiar with the guy with the javelin."

"I remember him, the one he rescued from the battlefield yesterday, with one of his arms blown off, and only half of his sleeves attached to his shoulders! Section Chief Li personally arranged the prosthetic implantation surgery for him, and now he is probably awake......"

As they spoke, the faces of the two of them showed expressions of admiration.

As soon as he got off the operating table, he went out hunting with his weapons.

That's too good, isn't it?

-

(5/30 per day, ask for a ticket!) After a few chapters, the people of the enterprise slipped away, and the action camp will become a new gathering point, equivalent to the second "town" in MM, and the early use will be similar to a caravan station, associated with the resource collection point in the north and the hunting ground in the elm area in the northwest, what do you think is the best name? If you have a good name, use yours! ）