Chapter 419: Investigating the Enemy
If you don't agree with each other, it seems that the troops on the Salamander Star do have quite high law enforcement authority, even on the Hope Star Field, no mecha dares to start a war without verifying the specific information of the other party.
The army has been stationed here for more than twenty years, there is no government organization on the salamander planet, and the highest administrative body here is the human immigration command, and the officials of the human command are all selected from the army, so it can be said that the army is the supreme ruler on this planet.
Moreover, these soldiers are very vigilant, they have to strictly guard the civilians who have immigrated to prevent any unrest, especially these workers who have left the underground base and worked on the surface, once they find that their range of movement is beyond the specified area, they must immediately send mecha to arrest them.
Shu Yungui thinks that this situation is really similar to the pasture, the workers are the sheep in the pasture, the mecha is the shepherd, and the human command is the shepherd, here, basic human rights are no longer something that needs to be considered, the shepherds need their sheep to be obedient enough, once a sheep tries to break away from the large army, the shepherd dog will pursue it at the first time.
The Survivor dodged backwards quickly, the flight speed of the fourth-generation mecha was much higher than that of the second-generation mecha, and these mechs had been in service on the Salamander Star for a long time, and the equipment and weapons were all aging, and they could not keep up with the speed of the Survivor at all.
Shu Yungui is still not sure about the attitude of the human command towards the coalition government, he can't rashly contact the military as a visitor, otherwise he is likely to be directly arrested and executed, he must meet the supreme leader of the human command and talk to him face to face, if the other party does not agree to submit to the new government, then coercing the prince to order the princes is also a way to minimize the casualties of the conflict.
Before Cheng Sikong repaired the Dawn and brought people to support, Shu Yungui had to ensure his personal safety, the Salamander Star army was basically full of the Twelve Wisdom Brain Regiment and the former ministers of the Lighthouse Government, if he fell into their hands, it was really hard to say what the fate would be.
He drove the Survivor to dive down from mid-air and grabbed the mining vehicle, Gan Qingsen was suddenly caught in the air, and he was so frightened that he screamed in the cockpit, while Lao Meng was older and obviously more calm, he picked up the stainless steel kettle and smashed the signal locator on the bridge of the mining vehicle.
Gan Qingsen didn't expect Lao Meng to do this, an exclamation was blocked in his throat, and he looked at Lao Meng with wide eyes.
"If you do that...... It's not clear to the management office when you ask."
Most of the civilians who came to Salamander were arranged to engage in mining-related work, which was subdivided into dozens of different positions such as miners, mine truck drivers, and escort car safety officers.
Although the positions have been adjusted, those who work in the mine are all under the responsibility of the Salamander Star Mine Management Office, which will strictly supervise their work content, working hours and other relevant information, and once the workers violate the management rules, they will be severely punished by the management office.
Gan Qingsen originally didn't want Lao Meng to join in this matter, Lao Meng was old, and he couldn't stand the punishment of the management office, even if it was just a simple confinement, it was three days of fasting and water cuts, Lao Meng was in his fifties, how could he do it without eating or drinking for three days.
"I don't even care, you're nervous."
Lao Meng stuck his head out of the window, and the cannon fire continued outside, and the Survivor took them to evade the pursuit of the law enforcement mecha, and flew in a twist and turn in the smoke of gunpowder.
"There's a ring ditch in front, get rid of the thing in the back there!"
Under the command of Lao Meng, the Survivor mecha rushed to the edge of the annular ditch cliff, and the mechanical wings with excellent performance hovered and turned on the edge of the cliff, and the entire mecha suddenly turned around along the edge of the cliff, and the law enforcement mecha behind it did not have time to stop, passed by it, fell off the cliff, and rushed into the circular ditch.
"Turn around, there's a valley to the north, hide over there!"
The Survivor mecha didn't stop for a moment, the valley that Lao Meng said was actually just a few rocks arched due to the movement of the earth's crust, and the height should be just enough to hide a mecha, Shu Yungui quickly manipulated the Survivor flash
After entering the rock, I didn't think that the back of the rock had many ravines of different depths due to weathering, and it was indeed difficult for the mecha to hide in it.
Shu Yungui took Gan Qingsen and Lao Meng and them to hide in a deep ravine in a valley, which was hidden under a rock wall with an inclination of nearly 45 degrees, and it was absolutely impossible to see this place from a distance.
Sure enough, the law enforcement mecha didn't chase after them again, Shu Yungui and they hid here for dozens of minutes, and when they probed out again, the law enforcement mecha had already left.
"He's definitely going back to call for reinforcements, we have to leave quickly, once they catch him in prison, he won't be able to get out of this life."
The Survivor mecha put the mining vehicle on the ground, and in order to erase his traces from the enemy's radar surveillance, Shu Yungui turned on the stealth device of the Survivor, and he kept driving the mecha to fly above the mining vehicle, which could also block the signal of the mining vehicle.
Lao Meng has more than 20 years of experience in going out, he is familiar with the road from the mine to the underground base, under his command, Gan Qingsen took Shu Yun to return to a short road, they drove on the steep cliff wall with nine bends and eighteen bends, from here they can go straight to the rear of the underground base, and can avoid the garrison troops in front of the base.
After more than an hour of travel, led by the mining vehicle, Shu Yungui finally saw the entrance and exit of the Axolotl Star's underground base.
"The population on the Salamander Star is small, and there are only a few entrances and exits to the underground base, and this is the most recent one, because of the frequent attacks of the Cree worms before, the gates are closed, and they will only be opened on days when the miners are on shift."
They stopped at the crack in the earth's crust about a kilometer away from the entrance, Shu Yungui hid the survivor mecha in the crack, and gave it a layer of "original space" to hide, in the eyes of outsiders, this is still just a crack, and the mecha hidden in it cannot be found at all.
Gan Qingsen watched Shu Yungui's movements, grabbed his hand in shock, looked left and right, and asked, "What kind of latest technology in the Hope Star Field are you?" Where did you get such a big mech?"
Shu Yungui couldn't explain the mutant to them, which might make him be treated as a psychopath, so he could only say, "I just turned on the invisibility cover on the outside of the mecha, it's not as high-tech as you think."
Gan Qingsen let out an "oh", in fact, he had never even seen the technology of the invisibility cover, and he was surprised at this time, and while following Shu Yun back to the underground base, he frequently looked back.
The entrance to the underground base is built on a large huge rock, about ten meters high, because of the limited manpower and material resources, the entrance and exit are not as grand as the underground fortress on the Hope Star Field, only enough for large machinery and equipment to enter and exit.
There is a red number "5" on the gate, which means that this is the entrance and exit of the underground base five, at this time, the gate is closed, the searchlight at the door is also turned off, and only a dozen mechs are guarding outside to prevent the Kree worm from attacking.
"Did the Cree worms on Salamander first appear after Aurora?"
Shu Yungui and the three of them leaned down and hid behind the raised rocks to investigate the situation, and when they heard Shu Yungui ask, Lao Meng shook his head and said: "That's just the army's statement, in fact, we have already found something similar to insect cocoons under the mine when we were mining, a cocoon is more than ten meters high, and no tool can open it, at first it was sent back for research, and then as long as the cocoon was found, it was brought out and burned with a white phosphorus bomb."
"What about the adults? When did the adult worms appear?" Shu Yungui asked.
"It should be ......"
Lao Meng thought about it carefully and made sure: "It was before the Dawn returned that the bugs attacked the airport, and it is said that many people were injured, but they came and went in a hurry, and the attack only lasted for a short time before it ended."
"That's right! At that time, I was in charge of driving a mine truck to transport azurite rough to the Aurora, do you know how much rough the ship of the Aurora's size has to load, our delivery mission lasted for two or three years, and finally it was almost over, everyone was very happy that day, but I didn't expect to be attacked when I was waiting in line at the airport to unload, I hid in the car and picked up a life, but many of the staff at the airport, including the troops, were injured."
Gan Qingsen recalled the scene at that time and felt palpitations, it was him
The first encounter with the Cree Worm, and the first time the Axolotl civilians encountered the Cree Worm, the giant bug overturned the minecart he was driving, and he was buried in the cab by the dumped kyanite, thus saving his life.
"But you also know about the Cree worms? I thought it was only available on Salamander, my parents said they had never seen a bug this big when they were in Hope."
"Not before, but the Cree worm on Salamander followed the Aurora to the Hope Field."
Shu Yungui calmly narrated, but this simple sentence shocked both Gan Qingsen and Lao Meng, and before Gan Qingsen could scream, he was covered by Lao Meng's mouth, only to see the emotions in Lao Meng's eyes, and finally restrained his emotions, and then asked, "What is the current situation in the Hope Star Field?"
"It's not too good, but thankfully we've survived, the worst days are behind us, and now it's up to the new government to take back all of you who have suffered from the Cree worm."
"Aren't you worried about bringing those bugs back again?"
"I'm worried, but I can't watch my compatriots suffer on Salamander and do nothing, right?"
Shu Yungui comforted Lao Meng and said, "Don't be too nervous, the Cree Worms in the Hope Star Domain have already been cleaned up, and we now have the ability to deal with the Cree Worms, don't worry."
Lao Meng nodded hesitantly, after all, he had not seen the leadership of the new government with his own eyes, and Shu Yungui's empty rhetoric alone could not make him believe it 100%, but he chose to gamble, betting that this young man who came alone was really here to pick them up.
"By the way, there is one situation I want to ask in advance, that is, after the attack of the Cree Worm, have there been any special changes in the human population of the Salamander Star? For example, the eyes become red, the limbs are deformed, the aggression increases, and so on."
Judging from the letters sent back by Shu Yungui's parents, there has also been a vicious change in the human group of the Salamander Star, if this situation is true, then Shu Yungui will have to face not only the enemies of the Cree worm and the military, but also the potential threat of the malignant mutant, and it is difficult for him to deal with these alone.
This question made Lao Meng and Gan Qingsen silent, and they began to carefully recall whether they knew about a similar situation, wanting to provide Shu Yungui with some valuable clues.
"I don't know about the cases you mentioned, but there is one that might be worth mentioning."
Lao Meng clenched his right hand into a fist against his lips and said in a low voice: "After the Dawn was attacked, people in the mine were often taken away by the military, sometimes they went directly down to the mine to arrest people, and more often they were taken away from the mine dormitory.
"Ah! The situation you mentioned is also among the convoy drivers, who are all taken by the army directly from the dormitory at night, and even if there is a mission to go out the next day, they will still be taken away." Gan Qingsen immediately raised his hand and said.
Shu Yungui lowered his eyes and thought carefully, those people who were taken away by the army were likely to be humans who were about to become malignant or carry the genes of the Cree worm, but the question then arose, these civilians on the Salamander Star had not undergone genetic screening, and how did the military accurately find the target among so many people?
"Do you have a medical check-up every day when you go to work?" Shu Yungui suddenly asked.
"Yes, blood pressure will be measured and blood will be drawn, drugs or alcohol will be checked, and if there is a physical abnormality, people will not be allowed to work, and their wages will be deducted for the day."
Lao Meng replied honestly, and in his opinion, deducting wages is a very severe punishment, so he has not smoked or drunk for so many years, even if the problem of alcoholism is rampant in the underground base.
According to Lao Meng, Shu Yungui knew how the military screened out those problematic humans, and since blood is collected every day, it is very easy to conduct genetic screening without knowing when collecting blood.
The civilians who were sent to the Salamander did not know about the human-insect gene fusion test, nor did they know that there was a certain probability of malignant transformation if they were injured by the Cree worm, and in order not to cause a large-scale panic, the military entered the dormitory at night and took people away was the most reasonable way to deal with it.
As for those who were taken away, there is a high probability that they will be dealt with, and the science and technology of the Salamander Star are limited, so it is impossible to conduct large-scale in-depth research on the malignant transformation, and it is the safest way to dispose of those people before or just when the malignant transformation occurs.
From the ruler's point of view, the civilian population is still kept in the dark, and even if the Cree Worm is often attacked, they still have to work and mine according to the military's requirements, and they have no idea what a terrible monster they will become if they are injured by the Cree Worm, and at that time, they will only be greeted by the military's bullets.
"I'm basically clear about the situation, are you going to go to the underground base with me or go back to the mine? I'm going to talk to the leaders of the Human Base Command, and it's best if they're willing to submit to the new government, and if they don't, I'll probably have to use unconventional means." Shu Yun returned.
"Lao Meng, he smashed the signal locator of the mining vehicle, this is a serious violation, we will be arrested when we go back, just follow you, aren't you here to collect the military troops here on behalf of the new government?" We're working for the new government now, and when you succeed in getting them, no one will punish us."
Gan Qingsen has already calculated it, he wants to follow this little brother, the new government can send him over alone, it means that his status is not low, if he can make a contribution in front of him, will he still be worried about not being a mecha soldier when he returns to the Hope Star Field in the future?
And Lao Meng didn't speak, he could actually stay in the refuge point and put all the responsibility on Gan Qingsen, no matter which side won in the end, it would not affect him.
But Gan Qingsen's father and Lao Meng are co-workers, this child is what he watched grow up, young people are not sensible, they are afraid of being deceived, although this young man from the Hope Star Field does not look like a bad person, but he can't be 100% sure, Lao Meng follows Gan Qingsen, at least he can pull this child when something happens.
Moreover, taking a step back, he himself really wants to go home, if the military leaders of the Salamander Star do not agree to submit to the new government, then it is difficult to say when they will be able to go home, the twenty-year construction period that was once promised has passed, but the matter of going home to visit relatives is still not mentioned, he also wants to help this young man selfishly, if he can successfully find the person in charge of the human command to explain this matter, won't the matter of going home be put on the agenda?
So, the three of them agreed to go together, Gan Qingsen and Lao Meng were responsible for leading the way and assisting Shu Yungui to the human headquarters of the underground base, while Shu Yungui was responsible for protecting them from being arrested by the law enforcement officers of the mine management office.
They hid in the darkness and advanced towards the entrance and exit of the underground base, and the three mecha guarding outside were a group, a total of four groups, and two groups were on duty at a time, so during each duty time, only six mecha had pilots, and the remaining six were vacant.
The mecha unit is on duty for six hours each time, and there is a ten-minute shift change time in the middle, Lao Meng glanced at his watch, there are still more than four hours before the next shift change, and the idea of sneaking into the underground base while the shift change is not realized.
What's more, the entrances and exits of the underground base are surrounded by high-voltage barbed wire, and the only entrance and exit is flanked by watchtowers, although the lights are not turned on, but there is a thermal induction radar at the top of the tower, and living creatures close to the entrance and exit will be found at a distance of 500 meters.
"How are you going to get in?" Lao Meng said worriedly, "Further ahead is the detection area of the thermal induction radar, and once we get close, the weapons on the watchtower will beat us into a sieve."
Shu Yungui paused at the edge of the detection range of the thermal radar, and when he looked up, he could see the radar signal receivers rotating on the top of the watchtower on the left and right.
This is already a very old-fashioned thermal induction radar, and it is easy to say that it is used to deal with unarmed civilians, but it is useless to deal with Shu Yungui.
I saw Shu Yungui waving his hand lightly at the two radars, and nothing seemed to happen around him, but Shu Yungui beckoned Gan Qingsen and Lao Meng and said, "Okay, let's keep up."
Lao Meng and Gan Qingsen didn't know what was going on and didn't dare to move forward, Shu Yungui ran forward for a distance in order to prove that the thermal induction radar had been solved, and the two people behind him couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw that he was not attacked by defensive weapons, so they dared to follow him forward.
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At the same time, on the watchtower, the lookout who was in charge of observing the situation felt a cold wind hitting him, and he couldn't help but shiver fiercely.
The temperature on the surface of the salamander star is low, cold is the most intuitive feeling of human beings on this planet, performing tasks on the ground, no matter how much you wear, it is cold, so at first the lookouts on both sides did not care about the cold wind, but gradually it seemed to feel colder and colder, they wanted to get up and move their bodies to keep warm, only then did they find that their hands and feet were frozen.
I don't know why the temperature dropped suddenly, the space inside the watchtower was frozen edges, and the glass of the telescope made a crisp popping sound, attracting the side eyes of the mecha on duty.
The mech pilot bent down, looked through the 360-degree window of the watchtower, and asked, "What happened?"
How did the lookouts in the tower know that they had been attacked by Shu Yungui using the water element mutation ability, and the water element mutation ability increased the water vapor content in the atmosphere near the watchtower in a very short period of time, and the water vapor condensed in the skin, clothing, and equipment was quickly cooled and condensed by the cold wind, and the clothes were frozen into bricks, and the equipment was naturally frozen.
"The telescope is frozen and cracked, it's really cold today."
The lookout hand snorted as he put back the large telescope sticking out of the window, ready to notify the equipment department to repair it.
"Is it cold?" The mecha pilot didn't feel it, and said hatefully, "Why don't you come to the cockpit to warm up?"
The cockpit of the mecha is at a constant temperature, because it is necessary to ensure that the stability of the pilot's brain-computer connection will not fluctuate due to the change of body temperature, so the cockpit is extremely comfortable, which is why many soldiers want to be mecha soldiers.
"Come on, I'm not as smart as you, and I don't have anything to do with mecha in my life."
The lookout talked to the mecha pilot without saying a word, and no one noticed that a layer of frost had condensed on the thermal imaging radar on the top of the tower, and the monitor looked peaceful, but in fact, Shu Yungui and they were already close to the high-voltage power grid.
This kind of power grid is very lethal to the Cree Worms, and it has no effect at all, and it is used to deter civilians, or it may be used to deal with malignant mutants, preventing them from sneaking out of the underground base, or people working outside the Crine to run back to the underground base without permission when the Cree attack.
Sure enough, everything made by humans is eventually used against human beings themselves, not only artificial intelligence, but also things like barbed wire and high-voltage electricity, which can be combined to become excellent weapons against humans.
Through the gap of the high-voltage power grid, Shu Yungui can already observe the situation of the entrance and exit of the underground base, although the gate is closed, but there is a small door next to it that is open, it is estimated that it is used when the army changes the guard, there are several soldiers on duty with weapons, the number is not large, and it is very easy to solve.
"And then?" Gan Qingsen asked him in a low voice behind him, "Do you want to cut this high-voltage power grid?" You said earlier, I have insulating shears in the car, I'll go back and get them now!"
Gan Qingsen was enthusiastic, Shu Yungui hurriedly grabbed his back collar, grabbed the person back, and said in a low voice, "Why do you need to be so troublesome?"
Before Gan Qingsen could react, the blue light emanating from him had already enveloped the three of them, and the "Coordinate Rewriting" sent them directly into the small door.
The soldiers in charge of guarding watched three men appear out of thin air in front of them, all of them were stunned, even Gan Qingsen and Lao Meng were stunned, before the soldiers raised their guns, Shu Yungui raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and the mental mutation ability "Tranquility" suddenly swept the entire space, and all the soldiers yawned, like marionettes, they walked to the corner and sat down, leaning against the wall and falling asleep.