Chapter 157 The Messenger from Boulder City

far away.

  The snow all over the sky and more than a dozen gunshots added a touch of sadness to the funeral.

  Three dead Marines were sent to the freezer, and the crew of the Trailblazer held a simple funeral for them.

  In order to prevent the corpses of their comrades from being eaten by alien species, they will freeze the corpses and store them in the morgue. After the expedition is triumphant, they will bring them back to Ideal City for burial.

  When the Pioneer set off, there were 100 people, but now there are only 90 people left, and three people are lying in the medical cabin for treatment, waiting for the prosthetic body implantation operation.

  Looking at the body of his comrade-in-arms, Lu Yang felt a little heavy, and even felt a little confused.

  He doesn't doubt the decision of the top management of the company, nor is he afraid of dying on the way to find No. 0 shelter, but what worries him is that he doesn't know how many people will die if he goes on like this.

   Just arrived in the River Valley Province, and the staff has already been reduced by 10%.

  If you continue westward into the wilderness...

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

   "We should increase our weapons reserves, at least another 500 tons. The further west we go, the more likely we will encounter legion forces. I worry... there will be new situations by then."

  Lujan nodded.

"Last night, I discussed this issue with Section Chief Li of the logistics department. On the one hand, we need to increase our weapons reserves, and on the other hand, we need to actively obtain reinforcements from the corporate headquarters. I plan to help the residents of shelter 404 strengthen their base of operations. If reinforcements from Corporate HQ arrive later, resupply can be obtained from them."

   Not just because of this factor.

   Lujan was concerned that General Klass of the Expeditionary Force learned that Vault 404 had been awarded the title of "Permanent Partner of the Enterprise" shortly after the loss of his 1,000-man brigade.

  That undoubtedly told them that Vault 404 played a decisive role in the outcome of that war.

  Perhaps General Klaas would not lose his mind over a commander and forget what he was doing in the River Valley Province.

   But it is hard to say whether they will take other retaliatory actions.

  After all, those looters are the "number one fans" of the Legion, and many looters' organization and slave taming skills are simply copied from the Legion.

  Yi Hai nodded slightly.

"I think so too."

  …

  The sky is getting brighter.

  At the operational camp in the distance, the industrious residents of Vault 404 have already started cooking.

   Sitting in the camp, Fang Chang had a bandage on his left arm and a bowl in his hand. He took a sip of the noodle soup and said with emotion.

   "Hey, fortunately Brother Chaodan is still alive, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat this noodle."

   Both the bow and life were saved.

  The only pity is that Brother Ye Shi was sacrificed, Lao Bai couldn’t get on the account today because of something, and Brother Feng Feng lost an arm and is receiving treatment on the Pioneer.

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

   "I'm a physique anyway, so it's so easy to lose it," said the Chaodan brother who was in charge of the spoon with a plaster on his face, "Next."

  Although more than a hundred people died last night, the living did not seem to be affected. They only sighed occasionally in the chat, as if they were sorry for the victims.

   Leaning next to the waterwheel and eating the steamed buns he just bought, Yuan Hao looked at the white smoke floating in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

   "Perhaps we should emulate their optimism."

   "Yes..." Witt nodded, his eyes full of admiration and emotion, "Maybe, this is why they can survive in this miserable world."

   "Speaking of which, today's soy milk is not bad."

   "Exactly! Honestly, I wish I could leave the grow pods to them...it would be a waste to have the freeze-drying workshop and the mobile kitchen handle those precious ingredients."

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

  Its shape resembles a dolphin, with a wide nose and a slender fuselage. The two engines located at the bottom of the cabin, one in front of the other, emit a coquettish blue arc of fire, pushing the fuselage forward.

  The electromagnetic point defense on the top of the Pioneer aimed at it, followed its outline for a while, and then fired two mass bombs as a warning.

  The explosion that broke through the sound barrier forced the plane to stop, and it stopped moving forward sensiblely, and landed slowly in the open area south of the Pioneer.

  The engine shut down, and four men wearing exoskeletons jumped out of the cabin neatly, walking towards the Pioneer from a distance.

  Many players in the action camp saw this scene, with surprised expressions on their faces.

   "I rely on?"

   "A helicopter without a propeller!"

   "The engine with blue light is so handsome..."

   "If only I could buy one!"

   "One million silver coins, go buy it."

   "Shut up, I was overheard by the planner."

For this group of uninvited guests, although the Pioneer did not sound the alarm, it has also entered the stage of first-level combat readiness. The staff of the logistics department took the elevator back to the inside of the fortress, and they were replaced by four marines wearing power armor. .

  Going forward with three teammates, Captain Lu Yang stared at the four in front of him, frowning slightly.

"You are?"

  The man in the lead took a step forward and said politely.

   "We are members of the Boulder City militia, and my name is Li Hua."

  Lujan stared at him.

   "The First Pioneering Corps of the Silver Wing Group, Lu Yang, explain your purpose."

   "Aftermath, we don't want to intervene in your conflicts, but this conflict happened on our territory after all..."

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the fixed-wing drone taking off from the top of the fortress. Li Hua raised his hands helplessly, "Don't be nervous, friends who came from afar, anyway, your fight is over, how about stopping here? Why don't you deal with the prisoners? We, we can pay a ransom for them... there's no use keeping them anyway, is there?"

   "Are you here on behalf of the legion?" Lu Yang's tone sank.

   Li Hua said.

   "Neutral third party, of course, if you refuse, we will not say anything. After all, he is your prisoner, and you have the power to dispose of him."

   Lu Yang pondered for a while and said.

   "The matter of the captives is not my decision alone. I have to ask the opinions of our allies."

   "Allies?" The man froze for a moment, exchanged surprised glances with his teammates, finally looked at Lu Yang, nodded helplessly, "Okay... we can wait."

  How dare someone meddle in the affairs of the Legion?

   What a warrior!

  Watching those people back to the plane, Lu Yang also brought his subordinates back to the Pioneer, and hung up the phone to Chu Guang.

  When the phone call came, Chu Guang happened to be at the office, receiving the pension payment list from Luo Hua.

  117000CR and a magnetic confinement plasma processing machine tool.

   Yes, the latter is free.

  After this battle, the chief of the logistics department changed his previous attitude and decided to repair the machine tool for them free of charge, as a reward for Vault 404's helping hand in that encounter.

   However, the technology of that machine tool is relatively 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 absolutely deliver that thing to them before leaving.

  Of course Chu Guang doesn't mind waiting, and he's not in a hurry.

   Saving 100,000 CR is a **** profit, okay?

  The price he paid was only 117 points of active substances. Since those clones left more than 2,000 corpses, rounding it up equals no cost.

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

Of course, because tens of thousands of CRs involve a huge amount of materials, Luo Hua also reminded Chu Guang that the production capacity of the Pioneer has a limit. If you need to buy a large amount of materials, it is best to place an order in advance. There will not be a lot of reserves, and it will take time to arrange production.

   Like an assault rifle.

   Such as agricultural products.

  If you can't deliver before departure, you can only give them the money and let them buy it with the company's caravan.

  Of course, these problems are nothing to Chu Guang.

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

  Chu Guang is a group of happy people at the moment, but he can't express too much excitement at the moment. He feels that all his 16 points of strength are used to suppress laughter.

  However, before he was happy for a while, he soon received a call from Lu Yang...

   "Big Rock City? Are they planning to redeem people?" After listening to Captain Lu's words, Chu Guang was stunned.

  Two days ago, he was still talking about why the people in Boulder City had been quiet for a long time, but they came here early this morning.

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

   Chu Guang asked immediately.

   "How did they get here?"

  So much snow!

  The road from the northern suburbs to the third ring road is completely closed. This is not a matter of a short 10 to 20 kilometers, but a matter of climbing a few mountains and drilling a few holes!

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

   Could it be possible to pass over the lake?

  Lujan: "It's a twin-engine rotorless aircraft."

  Chu Guang: "..."

All right.

   He wasted his expression.

   But since they can afford to fly, they are not ordinary mercenaries or mercenary armed forces. Most likely they are members of the Boulder City militia.

  Looking at Lu Yang's holographic image, Chu Guang's expression became serious, and he asked without even asking how much the ransom was.

   "We can't take this ransom!"

  Lu Yang looked at Chu Guang and asked.

   "We didn't agree to them. Before deciding how to deal with those prisoners, I want to know your views."

   Opinion?

  What can you think about this?

   If the captives are released and the expeditionary army in the north knows that they have ruined their good deeds, then the fun will be great.

  Although the expeditionary force of the legion will know that it was their own hands sooner or later, but the same thing is known in different ways, and the possible consequences are completely different.

  If Vanus hadn't returned, even if the general of the expeditionary force knew the inside story, he might not have sent someone to the south to search for a stupid loser.

  The marching speed is slow in heavy snow. When the snow stops, the Pioneer will be gone. It is not worth crossing 500 kilometers to beat up a group of country bumpkins.

   If there are fewer people, the head will be given away. If there are too many people, the capital will not be recovered.

   But if Vanus is allowed to go back alive, it will be hard to say.

  What if this guy convinces his general, gathers a thousand-man team, and runs back to find a place?

   It is not completely impossible.

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

  Lu Yang asked after a little thought.

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

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

It’s definitely not possible to release him, and it’s not appropriate to kill him. It’s best to save it until the expeditionary force withdraws from the River Valley Province. We will decide whether to deal with him or give him a chance to redeem himself according to the specific situation. .

  The commanders of the legion are all slave owners, and they can always find ways to squeeze some benefits from them.

   It really doesn't work, and it will be the same when it is sold to Boulder City.

  At least during the period when the expeditionary force of the Legion was still in the River Valley Province, Chu Guang could not put this unstable factor back.

  Lu Yang probably also thought of this level, and nodded.

"Okay, actually I don't agree with letting him go now, at least before we set off, we have to control him and make sure he doesn't run around. Since we have the same idea, those envoys from Boulder City, I Just send it away."

  Chu Guang heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded slightly.

   "So good."

  …

  The black-painted helicopter took off again and headed back to Boulder City on the edge of the third ring road in Qingquan City.

  Looking at the Pioneer which was getting further and further away, Li Hua had some regret on his face.

  The militia soldier sitting next to him couldn't help asking.

   "Sir, are we leaving like this?"

  Li Hua glanced at him.

   "What else? Do you have a better idea?"

  The soldier immediately shut up and did not speak.

   What good idea can he have.

  He was just worried that the head of the group would blame them if he saw that they had failed.

   But speaking of it, these hillbillies in the northern suburbs are really brave enough to get involved in the dispute between the legion and the enterprise.

   Are they going to dance in a minefield?

   I don’t understand.

   Action camp not far away.

  The players who originally thought there would be some new plots dispersed in dismay and went to do their own things.

   "What the **** are these people here for?"

"have no idea…"

   "Who do you think those people are?"

   "It seems that the equipment is not the same as the company's... Could it be someone from Boulder City?"

"possible."

   At 12 o'clock in the morning of the game time, and at 12 o'clock of noon tomorrow in real time, there will be a loot auction on the official website.

Judging from the pictures posted in the announcement, many good things are on the list of the auction, and many young players who are still online have decided that it is a good idea to make some money during this time, and wait until the auction When you meet, you can also take pictures of your favorite equipment.

  Meanwhile, board the Trailblazer.

  Guang Feng, who was lying on the medical bed, looked at his right hand in surprise, with disbelief written all over his face.

   That's a robotic arm.

  The shiny steel shell looks quite strong and heavy, but it doesn't affect its flexibility in the slightest.

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

   It's almost like growing out of him!

  At that time, he was lying in the trench, thinking that he was going to go down to accompany Ye Shi OB soon, but unexpectedly, a soldier wearing an exoskeleton rescued him, croaked, and carried him on a stretcher.

  In short, he was not repaired, and he seemed to be the only seriously injured survivor.

  In order to get him back, the Trailblazer carried him onto the operating table, then injected him with anesthesia... and then the Gale was disconnected.

   In reality, I spent an ordinary afternoon. At night, Gu Feng put on the helmet with the mentality of trying it out, but unexpectedly successfully connected.

   And when he woke up from the coma, he found himself like this.

  At this time, the door of the infirmary opened.

  A doctor in a surgical gown walks in.

   "You're awake, how are you feeling?"

  Gust: "..."

  What is this person talking about.

  No subtitles either.

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

"Sorry, we have tried our best. More than 90% of the tissue in your right hand has been necrotic, so we can only amputate you. Later, we checked your nervous system and found that the neurons were unexpectedly active, which is just right for a prosthetic implant. conditions, so I installed this robotic arm for you."

"Compared with the bionic prosthetic body, this kind of manipulator may be inconvenient in life, but it is quite convenient to carry heavy objects and operate equipment. We do not have the conditions to manufacture bionic prosthetic body here. If you expect the one that is exactly the same as the original You can pay attention to the company's caravan... If you are lucky, you should be able to buy it."

  Guangfeng couldn't understand what the doctor was saying, he just thought this new arm was really awesome, and he wished he could run to play tricks with his little friends now—

  Oh no, it should be Annunciation!

   This wave is more than a profit.

   It's a big profit!

  After the doctor finished speaking, Fengfeng nodded sincerely.

"Thanks!"

   There was a smile on the doctor's face. Although he didn't understand what he said, he could still distinguish the patient's expression.

   "You're welcome, this is what we should do!"

  …

  Take the elevator down from the Pioneer, and the gust of wind returning to the action camp happened to hear the conversations of the surrounding players.

   "It seems that there is one more collection task... Going to the construction site in the northern urban area to move stones. What is this for? Are you going to burn cement again?"

   "I don't know, don't worry! Anyway, the task income is quite high, just go and have a look."

  After this battle, there seems to be a wave of soft updates in the game. Although the BUG of the expansion pack has not been resolved, a lot of new tasks have been added, so that there is a shortage of labor at the operation camp.

  In addition to the tasks of recycling garbage, Old Luca also released some tasks of collecting stones and driving trucks.

  The trucks seized from the legion earlier were sent to the two sides of the operation camp. And the ally's fortress also seemed to have a new move—a modular production tool was deployed next to the operation camp.

   Judging from the materials piled next to it, that module seems to be used to produce cement?

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

  At this time, Fang Chang came over and was about to say hello when he caught sight of his arm.

   "Fuck?! What's wrong with your arm."

  A sullen smile appeared on that sullen face.

   "I don't know, it's like this as soon as I wake up."

   "Let's go!" Fang Chang stretched out his hand excitedly to pull him.

   "What are you doing?"

"There seems to be a group of mutated snow wolves on the battlefield in the Yumu area. They wandered here from nowhere. Anyway, it has affected our recovery of the clone corpses." Fang Chang stuffed a bag of javelins into the hands of the wind, smiling. He said, "It just so happened that I received a mission to drive away the mutated snow wolves, why don't you try it too?"

  Guangfeng also had this plan, wanted to try the power of this mechanical arm, weighed the feather-light javelin bag in his hand, and nodded.

   "OK... when shall we leave?"

   "Let's go now! The truck to Yumu District is about to leave, so let's hurry up, ten kilometers is not close!"

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

   “…are they hunting?”

"seems like it."

   "I always feel that the man with the javelin looks familiar."

"I remember him. He was the one who was rescued from the battlefield yesterday. His arm was blown off, and only half of his sleeves were left hanging on his shoulders! The prosthetic body implant surgery that Section Chief Li personally arranged for him is probably awake now. Alright..."

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

  As soon as he got off the operating table, he went out to hunt with a weapon in his hand.

  This is too awesome! -

(Daily 5/30, please ask for a ticket! After a few chapters, the people from the enterprise will slip away, and the action camp will become a new gathering point, which is equivalent to the second "town" in MMORPG, and its early use will be similar to that of a caravan station , to connect the resource collection point in the north and the hunting ground in Yumu District in the northwest, what name do you think is better? If you have a good name, use yours!)

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