Inside a long shuttle-shaped flying machine.

Sitting in a soft and comfortable seat, Li Ke sipped his coffee while looking down on the joint elimination of mutants by the enterprise and the alliance through the four exploration drones dropped into the near sky of the battlefield.

The gunfire did not last long.

At the same time as he finished his cup of coffee, the last mutant who was still standing also collapsed on the steps in front of the ugly altar.

The next step is to clean up the battlefield.

He placed the cup on the tray, which was automatically recycled by the assistant robot on the side, and gave a non-salty comment on the holographic unfolding memo.

"So-so."

"The soldiers of the Alliance are a little weird, and their physical fitness is far beyond the average person, but after all, they are the residents of the Vault, and they are normal. Backward Equipment, Primitive Fighting Style...... I really don't understand how the Beacon team lost at the hands of this group of people, and the quality of talent in the Investigation Division is not as good as it is year after year. ”

"As for the business... …··”

Li Ke smiled, and the mockery in his eyes became more obvious.

"It's a waste of AI cores in the hands of this bunch of guys...... The presence of those android soldiers is not as good as a few power armors from the old era, and they are really alive and going back. ”

Needless to say, the Legion.

Those old-fashioned equipment also rely on a little heritage to support the façade.

Based on the performance of all parties, it is natural that the academy that has improved on the basis of the prosperous era is stronger.

Of course, there's no denying that the league did exceed his initial expectations...... If Gu's friends go to all-out war, with their will to fight, maybe they can hold out for a few more months.

Satisfied, Li Ke reached out and tapped on the holographic screen, and while closing the memo, he recalled the previously released exploration drone.

At that moment, a gentle electronic sound wafted from behind his seat.

"Sir, there's your phone."

"Phone? Over here? ”

"Yes, the Wandering Swamp launched a patrol communication station."

As soon as he heard the patrol communication station, Li Ke's expression immediately became serious and he sat up straight from his chair.

"Transfer it to me."

"Okay."

The communication signal quickly traveled from the research ship's server to his personal terminal.

Li Ke reached out and tapped on the holographic window, and the pale blue light and shadow quickly drew a scribbled bust in front of him.

It's a big desert.

The signal condition is worse than that of Luoxia Province.

In this case, it seems that the only people who insist on using video communication are the old diehards of the Research Division who do not know how to work.

“…… I am Yang Kai from the Research Division, a B-level researcher, and there is my identification band in the communication code, please verify it yourself later. ”

As soon as the communication was connected, the other party did not greet him, and directly reported his home.

Li Ke cleared his throat and said.

"Foreign Affairs Secretary Li Ke, Class B, what's the matter?"

The hologram flickered for a moment.

"The Vault 0 project was transferred to me."

Hearing this, Li Ke suddenly jumped up like a squirrel with its tail stepped on.

"Why?"

The tone on the other side of the communication channel was still the same as that of a waver.

"This is the order of Dr. Conclusion, and your Foreign Affairs Department will do your job honestly." As soon as he heard that it turned out to be Dr. Conclusion's order, Li Ke suddenly muttered indignantly like a deflated ball.

"Conclusion Dr...... That man really has time. ”

The other end of the communication channel did not comment on this sentence, but simply replied in a tone that did not fluctuate.

"Thank you for your cooperation."

With that, the flickering shadow vanished directly above the holographic device......

……

The clean-up of the battlefield by the Enterprise and the Alliance Ground Forces has come to an end, and the discovery of the "Blackstone" mutant tribe is a surprise.

The words of the drone operator under Yun Song really became a prophecy.

These gray-black-skinned mutants do dig deep burrows, use the burrows to protect immature pups, and grow edible fungi to keep fat-producing and protein-producing mutant worms.

One of the most surprising is a fluorescent mushroom that grows on radioactive waste, which seems to be able to accelerate the decay of iodine and glanon isotopes and convert some of the energy into light through a special biochemical process.

It is not possible to prove whether this species uses fusion or fission energy to provide the energy needed for life, but the mere acceleration of the decay of radioactive material is surprising enough.

Yun Song and Lao Bai respectively reported their discoveries among the mutant tribe to their respective superiors.

After communication between the company and the senior management of the alliance, the two sides decided to share these interesting research materials.

The Iron Heart slowly crossed directly above the Blackstone Tribe, lowering its anchor chain in a clearing about a kilometer away.

The pod was then lowered.

Five long engineering vehicles drove to the open space one after another and lined up in three rows, the wheels were retracted upward, and the chassis was lowered to complete the deployment.

Nearly 100 flight crews wearing miner's exoskeletons weave back and forth between the stockpile and the camp site, feeding the metal scrap that players have removed from the mutant tribe into the infeed of the construction truck, which is quickly processed into the plates used to build the camp.

These standardized plates, made of aluminum and ferroalloy, are about an inch thick, loose and porous, light in texture, but not low in strength at all, which can be used as thermal insulation barracks walls, or can be put together into a square to fill with sand and soil, and build shooting bunkers and base walls.

With the end of the battle, the players also joined in the construction of the camp.

In less than three hours, a 20-acre camp the size of nearly two football fields was taking shape.

The pod is lowered again. The logistics chief of the Iron Heart walked forward quickly, stood still in front of Chu Guangman, and stood up with a red face and a military salute.

"Report! Dear Administrator, according to your orders, we have completed the construction of the outer wall of the camp, and the next step is the construction of the barracks, which is expected to be completed in 24 hours! ”

"Good job," Chu Guang nodded approvingly, looked at the young man and continued, "Go and do your work, don't worry about me." ”

"Yes!" The logistics chief put his right fist on his chest, and then strode in the direction of the construction site Looking at the back of the young man leaving, Wu Changnian glanced at the lively construction site around him, smiled and squinted his eyes and said.

"How? The technology of Ideal City is okay, right? ”

Chu Guang said with heartfelt emotion.

"It's pretty good, it's just a little more expensive, if only it could be discounted again."

Wu Changnian coughed dryly.

"This... … You have to talk to the representatives of the Silver Wing Group, the board of directors can't interfere in the operation of the production department, and I can't make decisions about orders. ”

Although regretful, Chu Guang still nodded.

"Understood.

Called the "Camp Workshop", the modular infrastructure system consists of five powerful construction vehicles, which are similar to the modular production workshops on the Trailblazer, and are all production tools designed for the special environment in the wasteland.

It's like a black box in another sense, able to ingest metal waste without taboo, digest the digestible part of it, and DIY it into the shape that users need.

Combined with the Iron Heart's cruising capabilities, Chu Guang could theoretically shoot the base of operations anywhere he could fly.

At that time, he also took a fancy to this point, so he decisively introduced this system from the Silver Wing Group.

Although the cost of such a system is expensive, as high as 16 million Cr, Chu Guang still reluctantly chopped his hands and placed an order.

As a modular production tool, it clearly does more than just produce the panels needed for camping.

The five engineering vehicles can also process the input materials into basic weapons, including rifles, and armor such as bulletproof armor based on the input drawings.

Although the production efficiency is not high, the energy and materials consumed and the implied loss cost are not a small amount, but it is still very useful as a set of "camping equipment".

Previously, the Iron Heart used to keep slaves in captivity and carry a large number of machining tools and machine tools to solve the supply problems encountered on the expedition.

Five engineering vehicles can easily replace a production team of more than 500 people, saving a lot of valuable space for the airship.

It's a pity that the alliance has only one "space carrier".

Otherwise, Chu Guang really planned to purchase a few more sets from Ideal City.

At this time, the Willantes who had disembarked from the Adjudicator also walked towards this side.

Chu Guang suddenly noticed the way McClen looked at the construction vehicles.

Including the captain named Adria standing next to him, the faces of both of them were full of envy without exception.

The industrial capacity of the corps is not weak, and the manufacture of heavy equipment is quite complete, but the manufacture of precision equipment is very reluctant.

Even if there is such a thing, it is impossible to assign it to an airship.

"Did you find the entrance to Vault 0?" Walking in front of the representatives of the alliance and enterprises, Adria said with a smile.

Wu Changnian said concisely.

"We'll need to find the crew of the Pioneer first, only they know the entrance to the Vault, and you can go back first if you're in a hurry."

Adria couldn't possibly leave, smiling and continuing to ask.

"Didn't you run back to an employee? He doesn't know the entrance to Vault 0? ”

"Unfortunately, you guessed it, he was chased away by a group of shameless robbers before he could find the entrance to the Vault.

Hearing the unkindness of Wu Changnian's tone, Adria was unmoved, and McLen also had no expression on his face.

The order was given by Griffin.

He was also annoyed that the guy had pulled himself apart.

If he hadn't run after the employees of that company, he wouldn't have been planted in the hands of a group of wasters, let alone lost his airship.

"I'm sorry about the Trail Blazer, it's Griffin's assertion, we'll strictly restrain our own people, and nothing like this will happen again," Speaking of this, Adria said with fake concern, "By the way, I almost forgot to ask, did the Trail Blazer find it?" Are the crew members above okay? ”

Wu Changnian stared at him and said.

"Our people have already been found according to the coordinates you provided, and it is better that they are all still alive." Adria shrugged his shoulders.

"I also sincerely hope that they are safe and sound."

The Trailblazer was previously controlled by the Legion.

However, the crew, including Lujan, was not captured by the Legion, but was moved outside before the Legion took control of the Trailblazer.

Except for Luo Hua, who was sent to the alliance for help, the rest of the employees hid under the leadership of Lu Yang and were not found by the Wilantes.

As the day of war approached, Griffin didn't have much time to waste in the Great Desert, so the task of searching for those people was subcontracted to the hands of the Blackstone tribe.

According to the description of the mutant captives, the big-nosed humans offered "one employee of a company for ten human women".

But for now, the mutants apparently didn't find the missing corporate employees, otherwise they would have gone to the Willantes to claim their rewards.

On the question of the Trailblazer, the Legion was all counted on Griffin's head.

As for McClen, he didn't know much, and during the time he was captured, he had already finished explaining what he could do. The Legion did not care about the life or death of the crew on the Trailblazer, they were only interested in the Vault 0 that the Trailblazer discovered.

The same goes for colleges.

didn't take Captain Adria's fake politeness seriously, Wu Changnian turned around and walked to the company's residence.

McClen stared at Chu Guang fiercely, but he just looked at it fiercely, didn't say anything, and walked away with Adria.

At this time, a long shuttle-shaped aircraft gathered the arc light from the bottom and slowly landed in the center of the camp.

Its name is Comet 300, and it is a scientific research ship independently produced by the Academy based on the drawings left over from the Prosperity Era, and because it is mounted on the ecological circulation device and anti-gravity device, this thing can theoretically not only drive to any corner of the planet, but even fly to outer space.

However, the environment in outer space is much worse than on the ground, and unless there is a special task to perform, it is generally not driven there.

It happened that when he came back from cleaning the battlefield, Lao Bai took a look at the scientific research ship with a very sci-fi style, and suddenly found that it was a little different from the one that landed in Falcon City before.

Just then, a man and a woman stepped out of the open hatch.

Lao Bai was surprised to find that one of them he actually knew.

The man apparently noticed him as well, and walked over to this side.

"See you again."

Walking in front of Lao Bai, Zheng Hao glanced at the power armor on his body, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face, "Dragoon? ”

"I'm quite knowledgeable."

Zheng Hao glanced at his mouth.

"I've seen a lot of the wreckage of this thing, and there's a nuclear crater all over the side of the Great Rift Valley." "Really? I'll have to take a look another day," Bai smiled faintly and continued, "What about you?" How did you get here? ”

"Thanks to you, thanks to that sample, my team and I were transferred from the Investigation Department to the Research Division, and now we work for Professor Yang Kai, a B-class researcher. He is currently in charge of the investigation of Vault 0...... He's in that research ship. ”

When he said this, Zheng Hao's expression was a little complicated.

The Beacon Squad suffered heavy losses in that battle, and many of his brothers died.

And because of the unrecognized fighting, the families of his dead brothers did not even receive the full pension, and it was he himself who took out a part of the G Cent to buy some daily necessities for their families.

Understanding the expression on his face, Lao Bai didn't say anything, just skipped the unpleasant part of the topic.

"That refuge...... When is it time for you to go? Or is it the B-class researcher? ”

To Lao Bai's surprise, the man in front of him shook his head.

"Neither."

As he spoke, Zheng Hao looked at the girl with a restrained expression and long black hair next to him.

"Introduction, Jiang Xuezhou, D-class researcher...... I used to be a member of my squad, but now I'm at the same level. Yang Kai was her mentor, and thanks to her connections, we were able to get that sample out smoothly at that time. ”

Jiang Xuezhou stared at Lao Bai vigilantly and nodded stiffly.

"Hello." She had seen the man in drone footage, and many of them had died at the hands of him and his teammates...... Including her friend Chen Yutong.

Although she also knew in her heart that the two sides were just fighting for their own positions, and there was no simple right or wrong, she still couldn't believe the person in front of her.

Zheng Hao looked at Lao Bai.

"The person sent by the alliance should be you, help me take care of her when I go down."

Lao Bai made a helpless expression.

"I'd love to help you, but I didn't have it this time."

"Not you?" Zheng Wu looked at him in surprise.

Before disembarking from the research ship, he had heard that the Alliance would send a powerful Awakened to follow them into the Vault.

At that time, he guessed that the person might be the old white he had seen.

However, Lao Bai actually told him that it was not himself.

Is there a stronger Awoken in the Alliance?

"Well, it's another one... …··” Looking at Zheng Hao, who was surprised, Lao Bai smiled and said, "But don't worry, I'll talk to my good brother-"

"No need," Jiang Xuezhou interrupted him, looked at him vigilantly and said, "I'll take care of myself, just... … Don't bother you anymore. ”

Saying that, she nodded politely, turned around and left here Looking at the back of her colleague leaving, Zheng Hao's expression was slightly embarrassed, and he coughed lightly and said.

"Sorry that day...... She lost a member of the team with whom she had a good relationship. ”

Old White shrugged.

"It's okay, I can understand, but don't expect me to apologize to you, we've done the utmost restraint, and you fired first."

Zheng Hao nodded silently.

"I know... … I'm not saying it's your fault, it's me...... Ay. ”

Halfway through his words, he suddenly didn't know how to continue, and after thinking about his words for a long time, he finally only turned into a sigh.

This damn secrecy system......

There were some words that he could only hold in his heart.

Understanding his difficulties, Lao Bai didn't say anything, just patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, and then turned around and walked away.

……

It's not just Lao Bai who happens to see acquaintances.

And the brethren of the Storm Corps.

Looking at the battlefield guy sneaking by, I pointed at this guy's nose and screamed excitedly. "! Pangolin?! ”

The scream startled the battlefield guys, and they reflexively glanced left and right, and suddenly came back to their senses and shouted in Mandarin, which was relieved.

The scream startled the battlefield guys, and they reflexively glanced left and right, and suddenly came back to their senses and shouted in Mandarin, which was relieved.

"MMPD, can you stop calling Lao Tzu this vest outside!" Staring at the guy who almost broke his mission, the battlefield guy scolded and said.

I said with a hippie smile on my darkest nonchalant expression.

"Don't worry, brother won't sell you...... By the way, why did you slip over with thick eyebrows and big eyes? The Battlefield sighed.

"Hey, that's a long story, and I was sent here in a daze."

The Commander of the Spring looked at him strangely, vaguely guessing something, but not sure yet, so he asked tentatively.

"The Legion sent two representatives to investigate Vault 0...... Should there be you? ”

The Battlefield smiled shyly.

"You guessed it."

When everyone heard this, they were instantly shocked.

I'm the blackest: "it!" ”

Grave Ghost Hunting: "6666!" ”

Kakarot couldn't help but say, "Mom...... Undercover to do your job, Lao Tzu has nothing to say. "Originally, the enterprise, the legion, and the alliance each sent two representatives, and the academy sent one, who would have thought that the legion would pick this guy in, and the representatives of the alliance directly became three.

The Battlefield guy smiled embarrassedly.

"Life is full of accidents, and I didn't expect those big noses to send me...... By the way, did you bring the archived thing? Hurry up and save it for Lao Tzu, I'm afraid I'll die in a while. ”

The Commander of the Springs coughed.

"There's one on the airship."

The battlefield guy was stunned.

"Holy! Still have to get on the airship? ”

Izumi gave the guy a strange look.

"Or else? How troublesome it is to put the hibernation pod down everywhere you go...... And I suggest that you better come in the second half of the night, the first half of the night is not easy to grab. ”

Archives are not stored by lying down and punching a card, and it takes several hours to read.

Generally, everyone will archive in batches, and the person in front will be saved, and the person in the back will be saved, so the previous person will be dragged out of the cultivation cabin.

So if you choose to go offline at a public save point, sometimes you will wake up and find yourself lying on the floor.

I said with the darkest hippie smile.

"Why don't you sneak out at night? Brothers, answer you. ”

Looking at the unreliable guy, the battlefield guy hesitated for a long time, but finally gritted his teeth and nodded in response, "Okay!" ”

Later.

The Warfield carefully went to the toilet, locked the door, and then came out of the shell of the golden cicada, turned out the WC through the window, left the Coalition's station assigned to the legion representatives in the camp, and secretly went to the Alliance's airship.

I was waiting there early to answer the ghost hunting ghost of the blackest and grave, and I put a sack on him, and then carried him onto the pod, and unknowingly got him onto the airship.

Although the battlefield guy felt that the sack was completely superfluous, he really couldn't resist when he asked for help, so it was up to my blackest grandson to come.

Collecting data from the hibernation chamber requires several hours of walking inside.

Fortunately, he usually squats in the pit for an hour or two, and no one will suspect him if he squats for an hour or two more.

At the same time, the Ironheart's captain's room.

Chu Guang, who had returned to the airship, was staring at the rags spread out on the desk, and his brows furrowed unconsciously.

"The Torch Church logo?"

Standing on the opposite side of the desk, Lao Bai nodded with a serious expression.

"I found this sign on that mutant priest's body...... And that altar has a similar symbol on it. ”

Leaning back in his chair, Chu Guang closed his eyes and thought for a while.

"The Death Coast is on the southern side of Geumcheon Province, and it is five or six thousand miles away...... It's too far to say. ”

If you follow a straight line, you may also pass through the Djobar Mountains, and it is hard to imagine that the Torch Church can still reach here.

Lao Bai's heart suddenly moved.

"Is there a possibility...... It's not that mutants are followers of the Torch Church, but that both the mutants and the Torch Church are followers of a much larger organization. ”

Chu Guangyan commented succinctly.

"It sounds even more outrageous."

Lao Bai said with a wry smile.

"It's also ......"

If this organization is really so large that it can affect the mutants of the Death Coast in the south of the Central Continent and the Great Desert in the middle of the continent at the same time, it is impossible for them not to hear the news at all.

Looking at the symbols on the rag, Chu Guang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He was more inclined to another possibility......

That is, these mutants and the followers of the Torch Church are all isolated from each other, and they are affected by a special being separately and at the same time.

It can be a huge organization as Lao Bai said, or it can be a technological creation with magical power.

Or maybe it's just an abstract concept.

Whatever it is, however, that thing with demagogic power is fraught with danger.

Thinking of the past of Vault 117, as well as all kinds of rumors about Wang Yi, the self-proclaimed holy son, Chu Guang closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

The last time he had such a vague feeling of unease in his heart was when he learned that the Willant had deployed a nuclear bomb in Luoxia Province.

"The origin of this symbol...... A dig deeper. ”

Lao Bai said in agreement.

"I think so too...... I'd suggest keeping an outpost in the Great Desert, and even aside from these noteworthy clues, there's a lot to be recovered here. ”

Chu Guang nodded, and with a slight stroke of his index finger in the air, he unfolded the holographic map.

"Not only the Great Desert, but also the southern part of the country, will be carried out at the same time...... After this event is over, I will give you a mission. ”

Hearing that the hidden task was triggered, Lao Bai was overjoyed and immediately said.

"Command!"

Chu Guang continued.

"There's a coordinate in the south that has the nuclear fuel we need, and I need you to take a few people there to recycle it."

"Some of the Vault residents are clearing land over there, so you can ask for their help."

Lao Bai clenched his hands into fists and said with blazing eyes.

"Yes!"

The night was dark. On the ruins not far from the camp, in a leaky factory building covering an area of thousands of acres, a huge land fortress is anchored.

Its steel shell is full of inward depression twists, the tracks under the chassis are broken, and the mechanical arm and production workshop are all damaged, and the condition can be described as miserable.

Judging from the collapse of the wall next to it and the bullet holes in the wall, it must have broken through the wall of this factory and rushed in, and then a fierce exchange of fire broke out with the pursuers here.

A few lights shone on the dusty wreckage, and the android soldiers stepped forward to carefully examine the land-traveling fortress for damage and gaps.

Standing not far away and watching, Su Ming couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

"...... These big noses! ”

Apparently it was the Willant who persecuted it into this ghost.

Thinking of the fact that the Willant officers looked like they didn't care about themselves, he wanted to go back to the camp and pick up those big noses and punch them in the face one by one.

Gu Wei, who was standing on the side, said with emotion.

"Remember what it looked like when it first set off from Ideal City?"

Another commando sighed.

“··· … I don't recognize it at all. ”

"I hope the people inside are okay."

Yun Song glanced at the Geiger counter and found that the radioactive dust content here exceeded the standard, so he waved his hand and motioned for everyone to close the helmet and turn on the internal circulation system.

The Trailblazer has a lot of nuclear fuel stored on it, as well as tactical nuclear warheads brought out of Ideal City, and the nearby crater should have been made by those crew members.

After checking the Trailblazer's condition, a android soldier walked back in front of Yun Song.

Without waiting for the android to speak, Yun Song immediately asked.

"Are there any living people in there?"

Although this is very unlikely, he still asked.

To his surprise, however, the android nodded.

"There are vital signals in the escape pod, but very weak...... It is estimated that there are only one or two people. When Yun Song heard this, his heart was immediately ecstatic, as if he had unloaded a burden of thousands of catties. Fast! Get him out! ”

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