"Is that all there is to it?"

On the hill northwest of Seokya City, Sesame looked up at the six balloons floating into the sky, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

I always feel ......

This thing is a bit different from what she understands as a "communication base station".

Tail, who was standing next to him, was not worried at all, and got up from the ground with a thud and clapped his hands when he was done.

"Oh, surely! Each step of the tail is done according to the instructions! ”

The so-called communication base station is actually a box the size of a washing machine and six hydrogen balloons connected by a thin string.

It's as easy to use as it is structured.

Find an open, relatively high place, put the repeater with the balloon tied to it in the sky, don't forget to turn on the power, and the whole set of equipment will be ready to work.

There are two metallic hydrogen batteries built into the equipment, which are enough to maintain the rated power for at least a week when they are off the grid, and provide information services for VMs within a range of 10~20 kilometers.

Although the channel width of the whole set of equipment is not large, there is no problem to meet the task of updating and receiving map information for thousands of people.

Anyway, it's impossible for players to use VM to watch short videos in the game.

As a substitute for satellites, this thing is similar to hot air balloon WiFi, and it can be said that it is very easy to use.

The only caveat is that there is a risk of thunder on rainy days, and flying too high can easily attract marauders or other strange things.

However, these are actually minor problems.

As a temporary means of communication, it is enough for the whole set of devices to provide communication services for 1~3 weeks, and no one expects it to work forever.

The Alliance's communications system relies on fiber optic cables, cables, large cell towers, and countless small base stations.

These facilities will be built by professionals.

"Let's go back to the camp first to find Sisi and Flesh to meet!" After confirming that the signal was in good condition, he put his tail away and reached out to grab the backpack that had been thrown on the ground.

It contains some climbing tools.

It took a lot of effort for her to get the iron box up.

"But...... Is it really okay to leave it here like this? ”

Glancing worriedly at the six balloons in the sky that had flown away, Sesame still couldn't put his mind at ease.

"Rest assured, this is a wasteland, how can there be so many people. And it took so long for our Agile Awakened to climb up, so it will definitely be fine! ”

Giving the companion a convincing expression, the tail said reasonably.

"And even if it's broken, it doesn't matter, I'm sure our esteemed Mr. Manager will definitely send another plane to throw another one!"

……

Just as Tail and Sesame were deploying the communication base station, Sisi was standing in a tent, staring at the man named Luo Hua who was lying on the bed.

The situation of this NPC at the moment cannot be described with a simple word "miserable".

His body was covered in bandages, almost wrapped in rice dumplings, and his weak breath made it seem as if he could die at any moment.

If you are so seriously injured in the real world, you can basically explain what happened, but this is the game world after all, and the key plot characters should not die so easily.

Si Si estimated that he must have some imitation parts on his body, so he could hang half a breath and not swallow it.

The imitation parts of Ideal City, one is worth hundreds of thousands!

It's okay if people are fine.

In case something happens.

Can't afford to waste it......

At this moment, Kaliman, who was also standing in the tent, did not know what "evil" thoughts were in the heart of the beautiful girl beside him, and thought that the lowered eyebrows were sad for what had happened to his companion.

He sighed softly and said in a reassuring tone.

"His physique is good, and his recovery is quite fast, and ordinary people have been injured so badly, I'm afraid they would have returned to the arms of the desert spirit long ago."

Sis nodded.

"Hmmm......"

Seeing the girl's silent appearance, Kaliman couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but he couldn't think of any comforting words.

pondered for a moment.

He suddenly seemed to have made up his mind, and spoke slowly.

"The Prophet tells us that one day our world will return to the bosom of the spirits of the sand sea, and that the legions that roam the universe will bring down the Last Judgment in the hour of the last days. But until eternal tranquility and silence come, we should be merciful and not abandon any of our fellow human beings, men and women, free men and slaves, who have fallen into quicksand...... In this way, our sins will be lightened. ”

Sith looked at him blankly, not knowing what the NPC was suddenly talking to himself.

However, Kaliman did not stop to explain, and continued.

"We set out from Oasis 9 and headed for the Great Wall in the southern part of the River Valley Province, which should not have been delayed for so long, but when he turned his pleading gaze to us, we couldn't afford to watch him be swallowed up by the sand."

Siss: "Uh, thank you. ”

"I'm ashamed that I don't deserve your thanks," said Kaliman, with a complicated expression, "because just last night I was discussing with my companions about throwing him to you...... After all, we have left the desert and are no longer obligated to take him with us. The next road is not easy to walk, and he is completely a burden to be injured like this. ”

Si just wanted to say that there was no problem, just leave it to her, but this man didn't give her a chance to speak, and made a decision with a resolute face.

"But now, I've changed my mind."

"Beyond the sea of sand is a wilderness, full of dangerous beasts and bloodthirsty barbarians, far from the bosom of the Great Being...... I can't throw this trouble to a group of helpless ladies, it's against my beliefs! ”

Si Si looked at this guy in a daze.

After a long while, she said in a non-standard human language.

“…… Actually, you don't have to change your mind. ”

However......

Perhaps her way of expressing it was too tactful, and this guy named Kaliman was completely immersed in his own world.

"Don't be embarrassed, I'm just carrying out the teachings of the Spirit of the Sand Sea! I'll leave behind half of the guards and accompany you on your way. ”

"Until you return home safely."

That gentle look gave Sisi goosebumps all over the place.

Just as she was about to say something, the VM on her arm suddenly shook.

The screen flashed with a blue pop-up window, a communication request from the manager, interrupting the language she had just organized for a moment.

"I'm going to explain the rest of the itinerary to my companion."

With a gentlemanly bow, Kariman turned and left the tent, leaving only the sleeping Luo Hua and the laughing and weeping Si Si staying where they were.

"Forget it...... I'll explain it later. ”

You can't put the manager's phone aside.

Compared to the wild NPC with unknown whereabouts, of course, the favorability of the faction leader is more important.

Brushing up his hair and putting on his headphones, Sisi reached out and pressed the connect button, and a calm and handsome face quickly appeared on the VM screen.

"Dear Mr. Manager, I was delayed for a while, may I ask what is the matter?"

"Where's Luo Hua?"

"He's here."

Not surprised by how the administrator found out, Sis adjusted the orientation of the headphones and pointed the camera at the bed next to him.

Seeing that the man who was wrapped in zongzi was still breathing, Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and asked slowly.

"How's he doing?"

Sisi shook his head.

"It's hard to say, he has a very severe high fever and has not yet regained consciousness. I recommend that he be allowed to recuperate here for a few days before his condition is stabilized. ”

Romance

With his current physical condition, if he continues to hurry, he will die on the road.

Their trucks were carrying basic medical supplies, including haemostatic bandages, syringes, infusion bags, saline, glucose and antibiotics.

While most players will choose to reopen after a serious injury, long journeys are not the same as moving around respawn points, and the cost of dying is too heavy.

If you can save it, you still have to save it.

Hearing Sisi's suggestion, Chu Guang nodded slowly.

He remembered that this player seemed to work in a hospital in reality, and although it was not a popular department, he should still have basic medical knowledge.

"Then as you said, let him rest here for a while."

"If you need anything, just tell me, during this time, you will be troubled to take care of him. When he wakes up, be sure to let me know as soon as possible! ”

Sis gave the camera a thumbs up.

"Oh, leave it to me!"

She's not a great doctor, but she'll do her best.

After the communication ended, a blue pop-up window appeared on the VM screen, and Si Si looked at the previously triggered task, and Si Si had a surprised expression on his face.

"2000 credits and 1000 contributions?!"

So much?

Generally, in the level range of LV10~LV20, the task reward is just over three digits. Missions that reward 1,000 credits for a single player are quite rare.

Especially 1000 points contribution.

It's unbelievably generous.

However, instead of showing a look of surprise on her face, she touched her chin and fell into deep thought.

“…… Looking at it this way, I wonder if there is a follow-up task. ”

It always felt like the trip was getting troublesome......

……

At the gate of the tent, four guards with loaded guns were on duty.

The man who had gone out of here was nowhere to be seen, presumably after consulting with his companions.

Looking at Si Si, who walked outside through the door curtain, the meat who was squatting next to the truck immediately came up and asked with a worried face.

"What about NPCs?"

For fear of scaring the patient, she thoughtfully did not go in, but stayed by the side of the truck.

"I haven't woken up yet, but the signal came just now, and the manager told us to take care of that NPC, and when we wake up, it is estimated that other tasks will be triggered."

"I also received it just now, and the reward is actually 2,000 silver coins!" Rourou said excitedly.

"The more rewards we give, the more trouble we may encounter, and the goods we are pulling now are 200,000 silver coins...... To be honest, I don't really want to make a fuss, but I can't leave him alone. ”

Si Si sighed a little sadly, looked at the flesh and said.

"I'm going to get some hot water and come back, do you remember where you put that medical kit?"

"Right in the car, I remember the location!" Meat Meat patted his chest with his bear paws energetically, "Leave it to me!" ”

"Then please."

Removing the kettle hanging from the side of the truck, Sith walked in the direction of the well, but before she could go far, a strange feeling suddenly crept over her.

Squinting slightly, Sisi scanned the surroundings, but apart from the rows of tents, there was no one to be seen.

But that's where the anomaly lies.

There is no real safe zone in the wasteland, and it is impossible for a Katyn station with a mere population of more than 100 to be such a place.

The tent was still there, but the people were gone, and there wasn't even a person left to look after the luggage. The security here is clearly not good enough to leave the road behind.

So to speak.

There is only one possibility......

The expression on his face did not change, and Sisi was about to return the way he came.

But no sooner had she taken a step back than the sound of scurrying footsteps came from behind the rows of tents.

The group wore black cloaks and sealed off all her retreats.

"It's clearly coming for me......"

When she saw the reward of that task earlier, she had a sense of foreboding in her heart that something bad might happen.

I just didn't expect everything to come so quickly.

Silently scolding the dog planner in his heart, Sisi completely gave up the plan to escape, and while putting his right hand into his pocket, he counted the people around him.

There are not many people, only eleven.

However, Sisi knew very well that only some of them were standing in the open spot, and most of them were pointing guns at this side from a distance.

The man closest to her was probably the leader of the group, and the middle of his nose was quite similar to that of some of the people in the prisoner of war camp.

The same is true for the other ten.

The identities of these people speak for themselves.

She could guess on her toes.

"Are you members of the Legion?"

"You deserve praise for your sharp reflexes." The man standing in the first place glanced at the girl in front of him appreciatively, "But unfortunately, it's still a little late." ”

The muzzle of the black hole loomed under the cloak, and Sis silently glanced at their weapon, which was all Pu-9.

This submachine gun, which fires 9mm subsonic rounds, is capable of pouring huge amounts of firepower on targets at close range in a short time.

Due to its fast rate of fire and low recoil, this submachine gun is the standard weapon of the Legion, but it is imitated in many survivor settlements.

However, the weapon still has a fatal flaw.

That is, the penetration is too weak!

Although the huge kinetic energy can still form an effective kill, for some large xenomorphs, this small water pipe cannot be broken at all.

Sis is well aware of the weapon's performance.

After all, she hasn't used it less herself.

"I advise you not to act rashly, even if you are an awakened person, you can't stop the bullet," the man looked at her with a smile.

"Oh, what do you want."

"Bring that Luo Hua out and give it to us."

"What if I refuse?"

The smile on his face remained the same, but the man's eyes were cold.

"That would be the worst possible outcome, we don't want to go on a killing spree, but if you force us to do so, we won't be merciful."

Sisi suddenly laughed.

"When did the Legion make such senses?"

The man's chin lifted slightly.

"We have always been convincing with reason. Now, slowly pull your hands out of your pockets and crouch on the ground with your head in your hands. ”

"Or let's make a few holes in you first."

It seems that they probably want to catch it alive......

And there shouldn't be too many people, otherwise there is no need to wait for yourself to be singled, just find a time to go directly to the job.

As he thought to himself, he silently pulled his right hand out of his pocket.

Everyone present didn't notice that there was an extra silver ring on the wrist of her right hand.

The silver ring contains six magnetic projectiles less than 5mm in diameter, which levitate around the bracelet and fire projectiles according to preset attack commands.

Its name is the Magnetic Slingshot.

Since the maximum killing range is only 20 meters, and the caliber of the projectile is too small, this is considered a flashy piece of equipment.

At the end of the previous expansion, she was lucky enough to draw this piece of equipment, but soon found out that it was more than she expected, so she didn't use it once in actual combat.

But......

I didn't expect it to come in handy today.

"It looks like I'm going to break a few ribs...... Si Si thought silently in his heart, waiting for the bracelet to automatically lock on to the nearest target, and was ready to lie down.

Seeing that her outstretched palms were not without any weapons, a pleasant smile appeared on the man's face.

"Very well, now squat-"

Before the words fell, the sound of breaking the air rushed in all directions.

The alarm in the man's heart suddenly rose, and he almost subconsciously threw himself on the ground.

And the hot touch flew over his head almost at the same time, and even burned his scalp.

What's that?!

Looking at the five brothers who had fallen with a bloody hole in their foreheads, his eyes were instantly printed with blood red, and he roared angrily and ordered.

"Fire! Kill her for Lao Tzu! ”

There is no need to order at all -

Almost as soon as the mutation occurred, his soldier had pulled the trigger.

The five PU-9 submachine guns spewed out tongues of fire in unison, and they burst into ferocious fire in an instant!

Siss, who had been shot several times, snorted, took advantage of the brief gap in the encirclement, and crashed into the tent on the side desperately.

The 9mm bullet didn't penetrate the devil's silk body armor, but even so, the massive kinetic energy still broke several of her ribs.

Fortunately, the excess pain was blocked by the helmet.

Otherwise, even if the awakened person of the physique system has extremely strong tenacity and resilience, the pain just now was enough to make her faint.

The bullets that came in the air almost followed her into the tent.

"Tsk-"

"One shot!"

That broken piece of equipment really can't be trusted......

Before he had time to hesitate, Sisi decisively pulled out his dagger, cracked a hole in the back of the tent, and rushed out without stopping.

Struggling to get up from the ground, the man with a bulging nose looked at the tent that had been beaten into a sieve by bullets, completely stunned.

After being shot a dozen times, it's still the same as if it's fine.

Is this still human?!

Fake it!

But—

Whether it is or not, there is no time to hesitate now.

"Catch up with me!" Grabbing the submachine gun on the ground, he roared angrily and beckoned his men to chase after him.

However, at this moment, a deafening roar came from the side.

A white bear with a steel plate on its chest suddenly broke into everyone's sight.

The man looked over there reluctantly, his eyes suddenly shrank, and his whole face was instantly imprinted with a trace of horror.

It wasn't the white bear with its teeth and claws that scared him, but the rows of tents that had been run over by the wheels and the trucks that were coming straight at them.

The heavy machine gun welded to the roof of the car was already aimed straight at him.

"S——! Hold! ”

"We're here to help you!!"

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(Thanks to the "ethereal" alliance leader for the reward!) To be honest, I was ashamed to write this thank you...... Recently, the speed of codewords has really dropped dramatically, and the speed is not even 1000 per hour. Sometimes I try to write the plot I envisioned, but I always feel a little bit worse...... Sorry bros. ）

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