Facing Tang Hao's questioning, the adjutant replied: "No, I just think it's a pity, once human beings had such a glorious civilization, and those AI-controlled mechanical vehicles are also the crystallization of human wisdom." ”

"But now, everything is gone, and even if they still use the same weapons as they did in that era, they can no longer compare with that era."

Tang Hao nodded: "Indeed, all this stems from the lack of basic theory, and the primitive man holding the lightsaber is still a primitive man." ”

"But the good news is that your backup database should have the part of the foundation that civilization is missing."

"As long as we get back to the ground and have a stable base, there's a chance to start again."

……

The variety of goods and shops in the "Duel" city dazzled everyone, and for the first time, Fran felt the atmosphere of modernity.

While the overall feel of the city is still somewhat decadent, at least it's not as lifeless as the lower classes.

"Fran, why don't we rent a place first, it will take about two days for the big army to arrive here, we have to prepare in advance."

Jim looked at the "Entity Monitoring Watch" in his hand, which had the time they had adjusted uniformly.

Fran nodded and said, "The shop is not in a hurry, the street sign says that the warehouse area is on the east side, so let's find a place to store the machines and materials first." ”

Cha Mo looked at the lively streets, and felt both a little yearning and a little worried: "We have so many people on our 'trip to the underworld', will it be too high-profile?" ”

"I don't know who is in charge of this 'due' city, but I hope I don't want to be targeted by them."

Fran also sighed: "That's why Mamba and I were only going to stay in District 13 at that time, the more low-key the better, but who knew that the mechanical convoy was endless, so we could only try our luck here." ”

"But our goal is not to stay here for long, the Lord's command is to continue upward until we reach the surface."

"When the expedition finds the machine building factory and gets the main thing, we'll get out of here."

She looked around: "Of course, during this time, we can also see what is worth buying in the city, and there will be no such store in this village after this village." ”

……

While the trade party was preparing for the main force in Duel City, the expedition had already passed through the blockade of several mechanized convoys.

Lias was at the front of the group, and after being promoted to "Fighter", Lias's movements were more agile, and his body was almost like a ghost.

Barr, Daniel, and Kura "Restorer" are in the middle of the group, especially Kura, who is the only healer on the team and everyone must keep her safe.

Behind the hall is Selena and her octopus machine, she is the long-range fire support of the whole team, and the octopus machine's body is also easy to expose, so it is her turn to pass only when it is guaranteed to be secretive.

Several members of the team were basically the strongest in the group, and they were very fast, and they had already explored all the maps provided by Bouchard the "Blue Lizard".

They had encountered a number of small gathering places along the way, but they had not found the exact location of the machine manufacturing plant, except for the growing number of mechanical patrol convoys.

"If I wasn't afraid of being discovered, I would have liked to lie on top of those vehicles and follow them around to see where the damn factory is."

When Daniel replaced Lias as a guard, Lias took the flour barley ball in his hand and scolded hatefully.

"Rest for half an hour, and then set off, you've worked too hard these days, squint for a while after eating." Daniel patted him on the shoulder, then picked up the metal spear and half-knelt on the ground as a guard.

Lias returns to the group and sees that Baal is struggling with the map.

The map was full of small circles, these were the spots of light they passed by, and now their location was almost a hundred spots away from the "dueling" city.

"Perhaps, we should go to the core passage that the groomer said we would like." Lias said as he ate.

Barr put down the pen in his hand and sighed, "Lias, tell me what you think." ”

Lias said: "According to the information I got from Fran's side, the reason why the core city of this layer, that is, the 'Duel' City, was not built at the location of the core passage is because the patrol route of the mechanical convoy there is relatively dense and the threat is greater. ”

"The denser the fleet of machinery, the closer it may be to the machine manufacturing plant, but of course this is just our guess."

Freya said that mechanical vehicles mostly start patrolling from the north, while the core access is ...... to the east.

He drew a circle on the map with his finger: "Maybe these convoys are patrolling in a counterclockwise direction, so it makes sense." ”

Baal nodded and said, "There is indeed such a possibility, anyway, now we are also headless flies, just as you said, go to the east to see the core passage." ”

As they were talking, there was a situation behind Selena: "Pay attention, someone is coming around from behind, in the direction of seven o'clock, the distance is about five hundred meters." ”

Lias let out a "shh

In the direction Selena had spoken, three figures groped in the dark.

All three seem to be carrying heavy packages on their backs, or perhaps because of their caution, they move slowly.

The expedition party held their breath and dived into the darkness, where any rash move could lead to catastrophic consequences when the details of the response were not clear.

Soon, the three of them came to the edge of a nearby spot of light, unloaded all the packages on their bodies, picked up their tools, and began to dig there.

Kula was a psychic, and she connected to the spiritual network of the expedition, and Baal sent a message to the people: "These ...... Could it be a mechanical hunter? ”

Selena agreed: "We've seen before that mechanical vehicles that are blown up on the side of the road should be caused by explosives buried underground. ”

"They seem to be preparing a trap for dealing with mechanical vehicles right now, it must be the mechanical hunter that Freya said, right?"

"It doesn't matter who they are, it's none of our business, and we'll leave when they're done and don't contact them," Lias said. ”

In the distance, the three of them dug very fast, and in a short time they dug out a large hole, and then they didn't know what they buried in the pit, and then filled the hole.

After the ground leveled, the trio pulled what looked like a power line and withdrew for hundreds of meters, and then they lurked there motionless.

After about half an hour, there was a sound of mechanical movement in the distance, and two all-terrain multi-legged vehicles appeared in everyone's sight.