Nuclear bomb?!
The reception room of Shuguang City.
When Chu Guang patiently listened to Kariman's rushing statement and learned that the legion was planning to bomb the city of Blessing with a million tons of nuclear bombs, he was stunned for two seconds, his expression was dull.
But soon, he noticed the suspiciousness in this information, and a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.
Is the news reliable?
I didn't hear any rumors.
You guys know first.
It’s not that they look down on the efficiency of the feudal dynasty in intelligence work. Chu Guang didn’t believe that they had this ability at all.
The Legion is an extremely special organization, they emphasize the purity of bloodline, and all core officers are held by the Willant.
The information about the military base No. 530 was somewhat of a lucky thing when the warriors could get the information about the military base No. 530.
Before capturing Piman and Antonit, no one knew the action plan code-named Thunder, including Chu Guang's side, just based on the scale of weapons reserved by the military base exceeding the standard, and it is speculated that the Legion is suspected to be planning some major military operations.
It was not until the plan was abolished that the hidden truth behind it surfaced.
nuclear weapon……
It's not surprising that the Legion has that thing.
But how did the Lion Kingdom know?
Facing Chu Guang's suspicious eyes, Kariman nodded with a serious expression.
Absolutely reliable!This information comes from a noble person in the Falcon Kingdom who sympathizes with us. He has a connection between faith and blood. His devotion to the Spirit of the Sand Sea exceeds his foolish loyalty to the Falcon Royal Family... I can only reveal this to you, but I can swear to the Spirit of the Sand Sea, and every word I say is absolutely false!
That serious expression doesn't seem to be pretending.
In fact, Chu Guang did not suspect that the Lion Kingdom was fooling him, and by fabricating fake information to increase regional tension, urging his allies to send troops as soon as possible.
What he really doubted was whether this would be the bait that General Griffin was fishing and enforcing the law, in order to lead to the traitor.
but
The reasons given by Kariman are sufficient.
Even if it is a classical militarist kingdom like the Falcon Kingdom, the internal opinions cannot be completely unified.
Even if the ministers have no dispute about being a legion dog, they will argue whether to be a Teddy or a Husky.
Especially for the people in the desert, the river bank is the favor of the spirit of the sea of sand.
If the Legion intends to use this nuclear bomb in the capital of prosperity, it would not be surprising that devout believers would stand up and oppose it.
Chu Guang closed his eyes and thought for a while, and spoke slowly.
I will let our intelligence personnel pay attention, but I can't assure you that there will be a result. Hiding yourself is his top priority now.
In addition, I will contact allies on the East Coast as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures with them.
After a pause, Chu Guang continued to look at Kariman.
Of course, relying on us alone is not enough. Luoxia Province is too vast. I need you to use the network of relationships that obtain information related to nuclear weapons to collect as much more specific information as possible.For example, where is the nuclear bomb, which type is it, how to deliver, and how to deliver... These information are all very important.
Just a million tons of equivalents can provide too few clues.
Even if the investigation is clear, whether the nuclear bomb was thrown on the plane or smashed on the missile can narrow the search range a little.
After explaining the information that needs to be collected, Chu Guang patiently spread some details worth paying attention to with Kariman.
For example, a million-dollar nuclear bomb is not stuffed in a suitcase and can be carried around.
In addition to the aircraft or missile launcher that delivers nuclear bombs, the nuclear bombs must also be equipped with corresponding engineers and technicians for maintenance.
These can all be clues to the investigation.
After the meeting with Prince Kariman, Chu Guang immediately summoned the representatives of the company and informed Yi Chuan and others that the army was deploying nuclear weapons to Luoxia Province.
Although the authenticity of the information needs to be further confirmed, it does not prevent Chu Guang from preparing to use it in advance.
The alliance is under the threat of nuclear weapons for enterprises!
The alliance needs more support!
Just as Chu Guang skillfully used the information provided by Kariman to gain more support for the alliance from the East Coast, General McCross, who left Oasis No. 9, was also preparing to regain the Heart of Steel...
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The abandoned highway was buried in yellow sand, leaving only intermittent concrete remains.
The bare bridge piers and the cement roads that occasionally drill out of the sand dunes are like corpses floating on the sea, floating in the endless sea of sand, only the rusty street sign still remembers its name.
This is Highway 7, and it is named after Oasis 7.
But now, both oasis and roads have disappeared from this desert and are invisible.
At the T-shaped fork, at the end of the branch road that extends from the main road, a towering alloy embankment stands.
It is as tall as a building, and it can't be seen at first sight.
Pipes as thick as buffalo waists can be seen near the walls of the dam, and the outlets below the pipes are connected with canals buried by sand.
This magnificent project was once like a rich city, irrigating through a piece of soil.
But it has a completely different fate from the Capital of Abundance. This circular river bank has become a ruin, and the oasis attached to it has been abandoned over time.
The structure in the north is still intact, but it is buried by sand, while the south is like it was hit by some terrible weapon. A whole section of the alloy-cast river bank was directly erased, and most of the remaining part was broken into fragmented wreckage, so twisted that it was impossible to see the original shape.
What was destroyed was not only the river bank, but also the earth under the foot of the river bank.
The terrifying weapon even changed the geological structure, turning it from a plain to a valley.
The people in the desert call it the Lost Valley.
According to legend, a long time ago, an extremely tragic battle broke out here, resulting in the fall of the favor of the gods and the curse of evil energy, which permanently destroyed this fertile land.
Two centuries have passed now, and the end of that war is unknown, leaving only a ruin for future generations to admire.
General McClan’s goal is here.
However, he was not here to pay condolences to the ancients.
But to find something.
Something that can defeat the Heart of Steel...
Gunshots rang out across the spacious valley.
The Legionnaires wearing desert-colored bulletproof armor were divided into three squads, alternately covering and pushing forward, carefully cleaning up the nibblers hiding in the corner.
The eaters here are different from other places. The extremely water-deficient environment makes them shorter, but their relative movements will be faster and more unexpected.
In addition to the getters, there are also desert lizards that feed on the getters, which are half a human tall and can dig holes, etc.
Especially the latter.
It seems that a nest was built here.
On the first day they arrived here, they lost five entourages, one of them was even more miserable and was pierced by the scorpion's tail.
Looking at the alien corpse in front of him, a legion soldier cursed.
Slime mold...Damn, how could there be mutant slime mold in the desert?Isn’t this thing a specialty from big cities?
Remember correctly, it is difficult to survive in a water-deficient environment.
Maybe a piece of dirty thing fell here two centuries ago?The leader of the teammate changed the magazine and glanced around with an expressionless face. Looking at the messy battlefield, he finally couldn't help but tuning his tongue.
Most of the wreckage has been buried.
If you want to find the treasures hidden below, you have to dig them out first.
While hunting for treasures while attacking alien species, it sounds like a fantasy.
Fortunately, they didn't need to do the dangerous excavation work. Those entourages who had a cheaper life than slaves could do it for them, and they would have as much as they wanted.
What exactly are we looking for here?A soldier couldn't help asking.
The ten-man answered concisely.
Who knows, maybe General McClass has his plans... Don't worry about that, just do what we have.
As the alien species in an area were cleaned up, the entourage carrying shovels and rifles returned to the construction site, began to dig the earth, and transported the soil out of the valley in a truckload.
Not far behind everyone, it is the entrance to this towering valley.
A sloppy and huge camp is located there, and is only more than a hundred meters away from the remains of the river bank that stretches for dozens of kilometers.
The entire camp is about 100,000 square meters, hundreds of meters in length and width. A circle of sandbag walls are built around it, with iron wire hanging on it and camouflage nets.
There were more than 200 trucks parked in the center of the camp, dozens of which were equipped with four-unit anti-aircraft guns.
There is about a team of ten thousand people stationed here.
In a certain camp, there were a group of officers standing.
General McClass, standing at the command table, was communicating with a technical officer.
On the command table in front of the two, there was a slightly old holographic projector, and a long cylinder with milky white light floated in the light blue light cone.
McClane asked with interest, touching his chin.
Does the shield core you are talking about look like this?
It looks a little different from his Iron Heart.
The technical officer said with a smile.
That's right, this thing we're looking for...isn't it very beautiful?
General McClass also laughed.
It's okay.
He didn't think this thing was so beautiful, far worse than his collections.
But this doesn't matter.
As long as this thing can help him paralyze the partial guide shield and anti-gravity system of the Iron Heart.
Hopefully, when he recovered the airship, the savages did not take his baby to the light.
Staring at the light cone of the holographic image, the technical officer wrote a hint of obsession with his expression, and continued to say in a nagging manner.
Quark gluon slurry... It is said that one cubic centimeter weighs 40 billion tons, and can only exist stably under extremely ultra-high temperatures and high pressures.One of the greatest achievements of applied physics in the prosperity era is to find a way to make it more convenient and stable.
General McClan asked curiously.
Is this thing 40 billion tons?
This luminous tube looks more than a cubic centimeter.
The technical officer chuckled softly.
Of course it is not that heavy... The quark gluon slurry stored in the core of the shield is only a little small, weighing about 10 kilograms.As for the light you see, it is not its essence, it is not something that can be directly observed with the naked eye.
Except for General McClass, the officers standing here looked at each other.
In their opinion, this kind of overly obscure scientific theory is no different from the beliefs of the desert residents.
Both have a set of logic that can be self-consistent, and it cannot be proved or falsified by existing technology.
After a pause, the technician continued.
According to relevant information, the Aerospace Forces of the People's Federation once deployed a "Titan" here to clear out the mother nests that fell here. The power of its shield core is comparable to that of a conventional frigate... All we have to do is find it.
Whether it is a partial guide shield, an anti-gravity device, or a neutrino channel, etc.
These technologies that were born in the middle and even late stages of the prosperity era rely on breakthroughs in the research of gravitons and gravitational fields in the physics community in the early stages of the prosperity era.
The boson with a spin of 2 and a mass of 0, the imaginary particle that is ubiquitous in nature and is designated by quantum mechanics as the transmission of gravity, classical physics boldly imagined its existence, but did not find it.
And in the great prosperity era, physicists successfully found it through precise calculations and experiments, and explained it in more detail with rigorous theories.
Although gravitons cannot be stored in a glass bottle like glass marbles, they can be interfered with indirectly by high-density substances, so as to achieve the effect of indirectly affecting the gravitational field.
It includes deflecting the loss of motion of an object in a curved space, including weakening or even eliminating interactions between large-scale objects.
The former belongs to the technical principle of partial guide shield, while the latter is often used in anti-gravity devices.
Even in the era of prosperity, these two technologies are used in cutting-edge fields, but it is not difficult to destroy them.
In addition to cutting off the power supply and power supply overload, a more direct means can be used, namely, to interfere with the gravitational field dominated by the shield device and the anti-gravity device.
This is not very difficult.
They did not need to prepare a large number of anti-aircraft gun positions, but they just needed to use the shield core, that is, the glowing battery, to make a phase gun to interfere with the gravitational field in the target area, which was enough to paralyze the shield and anti-gravity system of the Iron Heart in a short time.
Losing the shield and anti-gravity system, it will fall from the air.
At that time, there is no need for any heavy firepower weapons. It is enough to just rush up with people and grab the airship back.
And this is also the reason why he asked Griffin for 10,000 people.
What?
Will falling from the sky break the airship?
That kind of thing doesn't matter at all.
The most valuable thing about the Heart of Steel is the core of the frigate inside, including reactors, shield cores, anti-gravity devices, etc., which are all integrated into the core of the frigate.
As for the steel jacket outside, the propeller that drives the airship to move, etc.... these cheap replaceable parts are not worth the money at all.
Just drive the airship back to the legion's airport and repair it in minutes.
General McClass couldn't help but smile.
Although losing the Iron Heart is a stain on his military career, those barbarians have received funding from enterprises and it is not unfair to lose themselves.
As long as the airship can be retaken, no one is qualified to accuse themselves of incompetence.
It's been a century.
He is the only leader who fights with a company and returns. This is not only not worthy of shame, but can even become a topic of conversation at a noble dance.
At this time, an officer walked to the door of the tent and stood attentively and saluted.
Report!General Griffin sent a telegram!
As soon as he heard the name Griffin, a hint of impatientness flashed in McLaren's eyes.
This guy is not ordinary people who like to point fingers, and he has to send a telegram for trivial matters.
Just as I got here, I sent the telegram immediately, and I was probably trying to do something again.
And there must be no good thing.
But no matter how annoying you are, you still have to obey the orders.
Take me and take a look.
yes!The officer walked into the camp and handed the decoded telegram to Maclaan with both hands.
McClane took the telegram and glanced, raising his eyebrows lightly.
He noticed the strange color in the general's eyes and asked hesitantly.
Does General Griffin have any requirements?
He wants us to build an airport here.
Airport?
The staff officer showed a look of surprise on his face, and the other officers next to him also looked at each other, exchanging surprises in each other's eyes.
Will Griffin distribute the Army's planes to them?
This is too...unbelievable.
That's right.
After briefly replying, McClellan walked to the wall of the tent and looked at the strategic map hanging in the tent.
Lost Valley is south of Oasis No. 9, and the distance between the two places is relatively long.
It is obviously not a good idea to bomb the lion kingdom from yourself.
The Legion had only one jet in Luoxia Province, and the ground-based air strikes were mainly propeller aircraft handed over to the Army.
The former has a sufficient range but too small number, while the latter has a large number, but it is obviously not enough.
This place is very close to Oasis No. 4.
From his current direction, he goes west for one or two hundred kilometers. He sees the Double Head Peak of the Zhuobar Mountains. After crossing the pass there, he can reach Oasis No. 4 on the south side of the mountain.
It is more convenient if it is an airplane, just fly directly from the mountains.
...Is this guy planning to fight on two fronts?McClane touched his chin and his eyes stopped on Oasis No. 4 on the strategic map.
Although the Camel Kingdom is not as good as the Lion Kingdom, it is still a powerful regional power with a population of one million. He only gave him ten thousand entourages and did not have enough heavy firepower. He really didn't have the confidence to fight.
And if he remembered correctly, after capturing Oasis No. 9, the next target should be the Golden Lizard, and the Hump is the last one.
But if the target is not a hump...
McClane thought, his eyes began to move eastward, and finally stopped at the green forest and plain east of Luoxia Province.
It is also far away, almost the same distance from here to Oasis No. 9.
But it just happened to be within the range of the jet!
As if he had thought of something, a trace of consciousness suddenly appeared on McClane's face, and he suddenly laughed out loudly.
Hahaha... It's worthy of being Griffin!That cunning skunk, I know what he wants to do!
The officers in the camp looked at each other.
Isn't it an old fox?
Why did it turn into a skunk again?
Reducing his smile, General McClass looked at his subordinates and ordered sternly.
From the entourage army, a team of thousands of people came out to level the land north of the camp.
We built a temporary runway there!
The newly promoted logistics chief immediately stepped out of the officers and stood at attention and saluted.
yes!
In his impression, his immediate boss, General McClan, never paid so much attention to General Griffin's orders.
It must be something important!
McClane turned around and continued to look at the hanging map, a hint of viciousness rose in his happy smile.
These ugly savages.
They will soon pay for their stupidity.
It's a pity...
This way of dying without a slight pain is really cheap for them.
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At the same time, to the west of the Lost Valley, the sun sets in the west.
On the north of the Zhubar Mountains, on a bare Gobi Desert, a girl riding on the bear's back was holding a telescope in her hand, stretching her neck to look forward excitedly.
She carried an RPG on her back, and there was a grenade, a submachine gun and a cute mushroom badge on her waist.
Although the black stockings and coat were broken, and the fluffy short hair was blown into a chicken coop, it could not hide the silly and silly coolness at all.
Oh oh oh!What a big double striker!
The white bear, which was roasted by the sun, looked forward and complained weakly.
...I always feel that Awei made something amazing again.
Sis, who was driving, also interrupted.
Well, if you are typing on the public screen, two asterisks should be displayed or they will be replaced directly with other words.
Tail: ???
Standing at the front of the truck compartment, the sesame paste holding the machine gun on the roof of the truck also looked forward, and the cat's ears above his head suddenly shook excitedly.
Don’t you think those two mountains look like cat heads?
oh!This name is good, with its tail and eyes shiny. I turned around and raised my thumbs up, and called it Maotou Mountain!
Unable to understand the communication between three people and one bear, he rode a two-headed cow and followed the old man next to the truck and smiled and said in a couplet.
There is a double-headed peak.
Although they couldn't understand their communication, they could guess by looking at the expressions and movements that they should be discussing the names of the two majestic peaks.
The old man's name is Buma. He is a resident of Oasis No. 4. He relies on doing business with nearby mines. On the way back, he unfortunately met a plunderer and almost lost his life.
Fortunately, he met this group of kind girls, so he saved his life without any danger and took back his cow.
In order to repay his life-saving grace, he offered to serve as a guide.
Considering that he had no idea about the situation of Oasis No. 4, and having a local help can reduce unnecessary trouble, Ss nodded and agreed.
As for why they are here, it's a long story.
After the Battle of Ruigu City, the White Bear Knights took a break and set off again, heading west into the desert.
Since Oasis No. 9 is in war, it is obviously not a good idea to go to the Lion Kingdom at this moment.
So Huss suggested that it would be better to go to the Golden Lizard to see it. I heard that Oasis No. 8 can reach the Wandering Swamp further north, and the mysterious academy is hidden in that swamp.
At first everyone thought this idea was good.
However, just halfway through the journey, they heard from travelers at a certain post station that they had crossed the southernmost Zhuobar Mountains and walked south to Silver Moon City in the Camel Kingdom, where they could see the endless sea.
When they heard that they could see the sea, the three of them and one bear were immediately excited.
sea!
Compared to the swamps and colleges, the sea is indeed more attractive!
So with Tail's suggestion and Muru's cheering, the White Bear Knights made a 180-degree turn and turned to the south again...
Eh?It turns out it has a name?Tail looked at the old man in surprise.
Haha, it is quite famous, you will definitely hear it if you come here often.
A hint of pride appeared on the old man's face and he slowly spoke and continued.
My hometown, Petra Fortress is located between those two mountains!There is probably the only survivor settlement in the entire desert that does not rely on the existence of oasis.After crossing Petra Fortress, it is Oasis No. 4, and it is also the only way to Oasis No. 4.
Petra!
Hearing this pronunciation, the tail suddenly pulled the fleshy hair excitedly, fleshy, it was Petra!The surrounding desert may not be able to get gold coins and hammers out!
Ruo Rou complained helplessly.
...That's another game, and it's not a world.
Sis, who was sitting in the driver's seat, thought for a while and spoke.
Well... that's it, but logically speaking, if this is really the only channel to Oasis No. 4, maybe there might be some treasure under the sand.
Those caravans that were engulfed by sandstorms.
Or the baby who fell off the ox cart due to the bump.
If you are willing to spend time looking for it, you might be able to dig something out of the sand under their feet.
As for whether it is worth it, that is another matter.
oh!Treasure Hunt!After receiving a positive answer, Tail suddenly became excited, and this time even the flesh beneath her was attracted by interest.
Each man and a bear excitedly discussed the treasure hunt plan. After the transaction was completed, they carried the engineer's shovel to the sand dune to search for treasure.
Looking at his happy good friend, Sce couldn't help but smile on his face.
Compared to war, this leisurely journey is indeed more pleasant.Over the past month, what they saw and heard along the way can be written into a book.
It would be great if we could keep peace.
Although she knew in her heart that this short-lived peace was more like the tranquility before the storm.
A few days ago, the Death Corps had launched a preemptive raid on the Corps. It is estimated that when the journey is over, they should go to the front line to report.
Sesame paste looked at the old man on the cow's back and asked curiously.
What should I pay attention to when going to that Petra Fortress?
The old man said with a smile.
There is nothing to be aware of, the locals are much more enlightened than the residents of other deserts, and as long as you respect their faith, they will respect you.Local laws prohibit murder, private fights and theft, so please be careful about this... But I think you probably won't do that.
By the way, the old man glanced at the ears above her head and said with a smile, "The residents of the Hump Kingdom all like cats very much, and you will definitely be very popular there."
Sesame paste put on her helmet a little embarrassedly.
The group talked and laughed, and soon approached the majestic fortress.
Its outline is very similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum, the outer periphery of the arc-shaped concrete structure was reinforced with stone and wood, and the barrels of cast iron cannons stood beside the battlements.
In addition to these primitive weapons, there are also some light and heavy machine guns on the top of the fortress. These equipment is not good enough for the regular army, but it is enough to intimidate ordinary sand bandits and plunderers.
Square houses are distributed between the valleys of the two mountains and spread towards the ridge.
This is both a fortress and a settlement for survivors. The permanent population is about 70,000 to 80,000. As for the migrant population, I don’t know how many people there are.
Not only the caravans in the River Valley Province, but also the caravans in the Jinchuan Province also pass by, so it looks very lively here.
People stood beside the mud roads and yelled, and the colorful linen was built with two wooden sticks to a triangular shed, which was a simple stall.
Everything is sold here, just like the Somalia market.
Next to the fruit stall is a shop selling rifles. A woman with a slightly darker skin is wearing a plaid skirt, feeding her children while bargaining with the mercenaries who purchase weapons.
Noisy sounds are endless.
Since entering this market, the group unconsciously increased the volume of their speech, and almost shouted at the top of their throats to hear each other's voices.
Speaking of which, it seems like Ah, the Horseshoe Town of the Red River Alliance!
oh!But here is so big!Much bigger than Horseshoe Town!
Haha... After all, it's just a small town.
Well... I don't know if there are any specialties with higher unit prices here.Sis, who was sitting in the driver's seat, looked around and thought.
She heard from the old man named Buma that the spices, carpets, beef, camel milk and milk produced here are very famous, as well as some iron products and pottery.
If it is not for financial constraints, it is best not to buy rifles and bullets sold by small vendors. Those thrown on carpets are either spoils seized from predators or inferior products produced by small workshops with cheap materials.
The former is negligent in maintenance, while the latter is rough in workmanship, which can get stuck or explode at critical moments, and may kill the user.
...If you need to replenish ammunition, you can go to the workshop in the city to place an order. As long as it is not a bullet with too complicated craftsmanship, the craftsmen can even customize it according to the caliber and type of fire hat you need.
The old man looked at the house not far away, looked at the girl sitting in the truck, and asked for advice.
I want to go home to report my safety first. I usually get home in three days. This time it took too long, and my wife and children must be very anxious... How about we have an appointment to meet here tomorrow?
Sis nodded.
Then it's 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, we need to fix it too.
She has marked the location of the hotel with a garage and warehouse on the map and plans to take everyone to open a room and put down her luggage.
There is still a lot of ammunition on the truck, so I don’t rush to replenish it.Now the first thing they have to do is to exchange the goods on the truck for money circulating locally.
I heard that the devil silk is very popular in the local area. A roll of the forearm can be replaced with a large horned cow. As long as the former is made enough, it can be bought at a very cheap price.
The order price for Frost Spear Ranch is quite generous, and a 3,000-pound bighorn cow can be exchanged for nearly 6,000 silver coins.
Plus those weird gadgets.
This truck of goods may not make more than one million profits!
Just as Sis was thinking in his heart, the tail and the meat in front suddenly stopped beside a stall.
Crawled down from Rou Rou, his tail came to the stall, looking at the blanketed books and scrolls, and suddenly, as if he had discovered a new world, his face showed a surprise expression.
Looking up at the stall owner sitting under the shed, Tail asked excitedly.
Boss, do you have any treasure maps here?
Treasure map?
The stall owner was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment, but soon, the wrinkled face was filled with joy.
He curled his smile, and he coughed lightly to make a mysterious expression, lowered his voice and said.
Guest, I shouldn’t have said this, but for the sake of your fate…
The eyes of the tail are shining.
To be destined to be?
The stall owner smiled slightly and stared at her.
Have you heard of Lost Valley?
If he had heard of it, he wouldn't have to say the following nonsense.
However, as he expected, the girl in front of her was indeed here once, and even the first time she came to the desert, and she had never heard of the cursed place.
Tail quickly shook his head and looked at the old man behind the stall with anticipation.
No!Is there anything there?
The stall owner's eyes slowly turned and he stretched the tone to open his mouth.
Haha, there are so many good things there... According to legend, that lost valley is where the God of the Sky fell.
Oh oh oh!God of the sky?!When I heard this scary name, not only my tail, but even the meat beside me showed an excited expression.
After glanced at the human-minded big white bear, the stall owner continued to tell the story.
Yes, that happened a long time ago.The dusk of the gods came at midnight, the dark sky was lit into daylight, and the former united gods fought in the kingdom of mortals, and their hands and feet were slaughtered, and the gods in the sky unfortunately died.The scepter that slipped from his hand destroyed the favor of the spirit of the sand sea, turning the former oasis into a cursed wasteland...
Seeing the girl in front of her eyes lit up when she heard it, the stall owner knew that her chance had come, so he lowered his voice and threw the bait.
...These are public rumors, but few people know what happened after the war ended.
what happened!Tail swallowed, his face full of expectations.
The stall owner lowered his eyebrows and eyes slightly.
The believers of the God of the Sky found the body of God and built a temple on his body.Two hundred years have passed, and his servant has gone with him and disappeared into the boundless yellow sand... However, according to legend, the armor of the God of the Sky is still there, enshrined in the temple buried by the yellow sand!
Tail clenched his fists excitedly.
Hide missions!
Family!
In other words, as long as you find that temple, you can find the armor of the God of Sky!
That's right.
The stall owner gave her an admirable look and, as a compliment for this cleverness, picked up an elderly scroll from the stall.
I happened to have a treasure map here. I originally planned to hire a few mercenaries to check it out, but you also saw it... The business here is so busy that I can't take time to walk away, and my hair is almost white when I wait.If you are interested, I can sell it to you.
Tail said excitedly: How much does it cost!
The stall owner thought for a moment.
Well... I think about it, after all, I bought it from other travelers, and I gave him 10,000 gold camel coins at that time.For the sake of your fate, I will sell it to you at the original price.
Ten thousand gold camel coins!?A frustrated expression appeared on Tail's face, Woo... I don't have that much.
When she rescued the old man named Buma, she recovered some gold coins with camels from the group of raiders she had dealt with.
I heard from Buma that those small gold coins are golden camel coins, the small face value is 1 and the large face value is 10.
However, those gold coins were only a small bag. Although she hadn't counted them carefully, it was impossible for her to have as many as 10,000.
The stall owner thought that she probably had just come here and had not had time to exchange local currency, so he hurriedly said.
Where is Dinar?Dinar is OK too!Just 10,000!Or Cr, but I can't give you a high price of Cr...30,000, oh no, what about 40,000?
The tail shakes the head into a wave drum.
No.
The stall owner's expression was slightly disappointed.
Originally, this little girl looked good. Although she was covered in dust, her complexion was obviously much better than those travelers. Not only did she raise a rare beast as a pet, she also had a truck. She looked like a rich lady who fled from Oasis No. 9, but she couldn't even squeeze out the oil.
It's really misleading.
However, in the idea that he could cheat a little bit, he still showed his acting skills, made a hesitant expression, and gritted his teeth and said reluctantly.
Forget it, for the sake of your fate, 6,000 dinars will be sold to you... Think about it carefully, you can buy this treasure map with only the price of 6 strong slaves.As long as you get the armor of the God of Sky, you may be able to revitalize your family.
oh!Revitalize the family!
His tail's eyes became brighter, and he could look at Sce who was sitting in the driver's seat and waiting for her.
…
Seeing that beautiful expression, Si Si said helplessly.
Okay, Awei, we should go to the hotel. This guy obviously depends on how easy you look and plans to cheat you for money.
Tail: But what if it is a hidden mission!The treasure map bought at the market in a foreign town actually contains shocking secrets...
Seeing the guy's expression of desire, Sce sighed, pulled the handbrake, pulled out the car key, and jumped out of the driver's seat.
The stall owner looked at the woman in front of him with a vigilant look on his face.
My intuition told him that this guy is not as easy to cheat as before.
Sis took out his wallet and counted it, looked at the stall owner and said.
I just happened to have some golden camel coins, which looked like more than ninety coins. If you are interested, you will sell them. If you are not interested, we will leave.
ninety?!You might as well let me give it to you for free!The stall owner widened his eyes and could not accept the price difference. He gritted his teeth and said reluctantly, "Three thousand dinars, this is the bottom line I can accept!"
When he heard that the offer he gave himself was cut in half, his tail was shocked.
Eh?!Didn’t the tail discount for fate?
Well……
The stall owner smiled awkwardly, moved his gaze away, and did not dare to look at those eyes.
Sis also smiled faintly.
Maybe this stall owner thinks he is more destined to be with me.
The stall owner chuckled and touched the back of his head.
Beautiful lady, what you are saying!Otherwise...what is two thousand five hundred?This is really no longer cheaper. If it is cheaper, I might as well ask a few mercenaries to find it myself
eighty.
Sisi picked out a few coins from his wallet and stuffed them into his pocket, threw the wallet at the stall, and picked up a book and shook it.
Add this giveaway.
"Oasis under the Zhubar Mountains"
Reading the name of this book should help her understand the situation in this area.
After all, the old man named Buma met halfway through. Even though her group saved his life, she did not completely believe him.
This is wasteland.
Not a fairy tale.
The stall owner's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth.
Seeing that he looked uncomfortable, his tail suddenly felt a little unbearable. He reached out and gently pulled SS's sleeve and said in a low voice.
So, why don’t we go... I suddenly don’t want it anymore.
Forced others to do things they don’t want to do always make her feel a little uncomfortable.
Sis smiled, but didn't insist.
Oh, then let's listen to Awei's.
After saying that, she put down the book in her hand and turned around to leave.
At this moment, the stall owner, who had a pale face the previous second, suddenly jumped up like a squirrel with his tail stepped on, and grabbed the wallet into his arms.
eighty!Just eighty!The deal is completed!That scroll and that book are yours now, take it away from me!
real?!Tail took the scroll with a look of surprise.
Expecting that he would have such a reaction, Sce smiled faintly, picked up the book and stuffed it into his arms.
Thanks.
The truck reboots.
Looking at the truck that disappeared at the end of the street and the girl holding the bear, the stall owner spat and cursed as a poor man.
As I weighed the purse in my hand, a hint of sorrow rose on my wrinkled face.
I only earned eighty in one order.
I don’t know how long it will take to wait for a next order.
I would have let go if I had known it...
The reception room of Shuguang City.
When Chu Guang patiently listened to Kariman's rushing statement and learned that the legion was planning to bomb the city of Blessing with a million tons of nuclear bombs, he was stunned for two seconds, his expression was dull.
But soon, he noticed the suspiciousness in this information, and a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.
Is the news reliable?
I didn't hear any rumors.
You guys know first.
It’s not that they look down on the efficiency of the feudal dynasty in intelligence work. Chu Guang didn’t believe that they had this ability at all.
The Legion is an extremely special organization, they emphasize the purity of bloodline, and all core officers are held by the Willant.
The information about the military base No. 530 was somewhat of a lucky thing when the warriors could get the information about the military base No. 530.
Before capturing Piman and Antonit, no one knew the action plan code-named Thunder, including Chu Guang's side, just based on the scale of weapons reserved by the military base exceeding the standard, and it is speculated that the Legion is suspected to be planning some major military operations.
It was not until the plan was abolished that the hidden truth behind it surfaced.
nuclear weapon……
It's not surprising that the Legion has that thing.
But how did the Lion Kingdom know?
Facing Chu Guang's suspicious eyes, Kariman nodded with a serious expression.
Absolutely reliable!This information comes from a noble person in the Falcon Kingdom who sympathizes with us. He has a connection between faith and blood. His devotion to the Spirit of the Sand Sea exceeds his foolish loyalty to the Falcon Royal Family... I can only reveal this to you, but I can swear to the Spirit of the Sand Sea, and every word I say is absolutely false!
That serious expression doesn't seem to be pretending.
In fact, Chu Guang did not suspect that the Lion Kingdom was fooling him, and by fabricating fake information to increase regional tension, urging his allies to send troops as soon as possible.
What he really doubted was whether this would be the bait that General Griffin was fishing and enforcing the law, in order to lead to the traitor.
but
The reasons given by Kariman are sufficient.
Even if it is a classical militarist kingdom like the Falcon Kingdom, the internal opinions cannot be completely unified.
Even if the ministers have no dispute about being a legion dog, they will argue whether to be a Teddy or a Husky.
Especially for the people in the desert, the river bank is the favor of the spirit of the sea of sand.
If the Legion intends to use this nuclear bomb in the capital of prosperity, it would not be surprising that devout believers would stand up and oppose it.
Chu Guang closed his eyes and thought for a while, and spoke slowly.
I will let our intelligence personnel pay attention, but I can't assure you that there will be a result. Hiding yourself is his top priority now.
In addition, I will contact allies on the East Coast as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures with them.
After a pause, Chu Guang continued to look at Kariman.
Of course, relying on us alone is not enough. Luoxia Province is too vast. I need you to use the network of relationships that obtain information related to nuclear weapons to collect as much more specific information as possible.For example, where is the nuclear bomb, which type is it, how to deliver, and how to deliver... These information are all very important.
Just a million tons of equivalents can provide too few clues.
Even if the investigation is clear, whether the nuclear bomb was thrown on the plane or smashed on the missile can narrow the search range a little.
After explaining the information that needs to be collected, Chu Guang patiently spread some details worth paying attention to with Kariman.
For example, a million-dollar nuclear bomb is not stuffed in a suitcase and can be carried around.
In addition to the aircraft or missile launcher that delivers nuclear bombs, the nuclear bombs must also be equipped with corresponding engineers and technicians for maintenance.
These can all be clues to the investigation.
After the meeting with Prince Kariman, Chu Guang immediately summoned the representatives of the company and informed Yi Chuan and others that the army was deploying nuclear weapons to Luoxia Province.
Although the authenticity of the information needs to be further confirmed, it does not prevent Chu Guang from preparing to use it in advance.
The alliance is under the threat of nuclear weapons for enterprises!
The alliance needs more support!
Just as Chu Guang skillfully used the information provided by Kariman to gain more support for the alliance from the East Coast, General McCross, who left Oasis No. 9, was also preparing to regain the Heart of Steel...
……
The abandoned highway was buried in yellow sand, leaving only intermittent concrete remains.
The bare bridge piers and the cement roads that occasionally drill out of the sand dunes are like corpses floating on the sea, floating in the endless sea of sand, only the rusty street sign still remembers its name.
This is Highway 7, and it is named after Oasis 7.
But now, both oasis and roads have disappeared from this desert and are invisible.
At the T-shaped fork, at the end of the branch road that extends from the main road, a towering alloy embankment stands.
It is as tall as a building, and it can't be seen at first sight.
Pipes as thick as buffalo waists can be seen near the walls of the dam, and the outlets below the pipes are connected with canals buried by sand.
This magnificent project was once like a rich city, irrigating through a piece of soil.
But it has a completely different fate from the Capital of Abundance. This circular river bank has become a ruin, and the oasis attached to it has been abandoned over time.
The structure in the north is still intact, but it is buried by sand, while the south is like it was hit by some terrible weapon. A whole section of the alloy-cast river bank was directly erased, and most of the remaining part was broken into fragmented wreckage, so twisted that it was impossible to see the original shape.
What was destroyed was not only the river bank, but also the earth under the foot of the river bank.
The terrifying weapon even changed the geological structure, turning it from a plain to a valley.
The people in the desert call it the Lost Valley.
According to legend, a long time ago, an extremely tragic battle broke out here, resulting in the fall of the favor of the gods and the curse of evil energy, which permanently destroyed this fertile land.
Two centuries have passed now, and the end of that war is unknown, leaving only a ruin for future generations to admire.
General McClan’s goal is here.
However, he was not here to pay condolences to the ancients.
But to find something.
Something that can defeat the Heart of Steel...
Gunshots rang out across the spacious valley.
The Legionnaires wearing desert-colored bulletproof armor were divided into three squads, alternately covering and pushing forward, carefully cleaning up the nibblers hiding in the corner.
The eaters here are different from other places. The extremely water-deficient environment makes them shorter, but their relative movements will be faster and more unexpected.
In addition to the getters, there are also desert lizards that feed on the getters, which are half a human tall and can dig holes, etc.
Especially the latter.
It seems that a nest was built here.
On the first day they arrived here, they lost five entourages, one of them was even more miserable and was pierced by the scorpion's tail.
Looking at the alien corpse in front of him, a legion soldier cursed.
Slime mold...Damn, how could there be mutant slime mold in the desert?Isn’t this thing a specialty from big cities?
Remember correctly, it is difficult to survive in a water-deficient environment.
Maybe a piece of dirty thing fell here two centuries ago?The leader of the teammate changed the magazine and glanced around with an expressionless face. Looking at the messy battlefield, he finally couldn't help but tuning his tongue.
Most of the wreckage has been buried.
If you want to find the treasures hidden below, you have to dig them out first.
While hunting for treasures while attacking alien species, it sounds like a fantasy.
Fortunately, they didn't need to do the dangerous excavation work. Those entourages who had a cheaper life than slaves could do it for them, and they would have as much as they wanted.
What exactly are we looking for here?A soldier couldn't help asking.
The ten-man answered concisely.
Who knows, maybe General McClass has his plans... Don't worry about that, just do what we have.
As the alien species in an area were cleaned up, the entourage carrying shovels and rifles returned to the construction site, began to dig the earth, and transported the soil out of the valley in a truckload.
Not far behind everyone, it is the entrance to this towering valley.
A sloppy and huge camp is located there, and is only more than a hundred meters away from the remains of the river bank that stretches for dozens of kilometers.
The entire camp is about 100,000 square meters, hundreds of meters in length and width. A circle of sandbag walls are built around it, with iron wire hanging on it and camouflage nets.
There were more than 200 trucks parked in the center of the camp, dozens of which were equipped with four-unit anti-aircraft guns.
There is about a team of ten thousand people stationed here.
In a certain camp, there were a group of officers standing.
General McClass, standing at the command table, was communicating with a technical officer.
On the command table in front of the two, there was a slightly old holographic projector, and a long cylinder with milky white light floated in the light blue light cone.
McClane asked with interest, touching his chin.
Does the shield core you are talking about look like this?
It looks a little different from his Iron Heart.
The technical officer said with a smile.
That's right, this thing we're looking for...isn't it very beautiful?
General McClass also laughed.
It's okay.
He didn't think this thing was so beautiful, far worse than his collections.
But this doesn't matter.
As long as this thing can help him paralyze the partial guide shield and anti-gravity system of the Iron Heart.
Hopefully, when he recovered the airship, the savages did not take his baby to the light.
Staring at the light cone of the holographic image, the technical officer wrote a hint of obsession with his expression, and continued to say in a nagging manner.
Quark gluon slurry... It is said that one cubic centimeter weighs 40 billion tons, and can only exist stably under extremely ultra-high temperatures and high pressures.One of the greatest achievements of applied physics in the prosperity era is to find a way to make it more convenient and stable.
General McClan asked curiously.
Is this thing 40 billion tons?
This luminous tube looks more than a cubic centimeter.
The technical officer chuckled softly.
Of course it is not that heavy... The quark gluon slurry stored in the core of the shield is only a little small, weighing about 10 kilograms.As for the light you see, it is not its essence, it is not something that can be directly observed with the naked eye.
Except for General McClass, the officers standing here looked at each other.
In their opinion, this kind of overly obscure scientific theory is no different from the beliefs of the desert residents.
Both have a set of logic that can be self-consistent, and it cannot be proved or falsified by existing technology.
After a pause, the technician continued.
According to relevant information, the Aerospace Forces of the People's Federation once deployed a "Titan" here to clear out the mother nests that fell here. The power of its shield core is comparable to that of a conventional frigate... All we have to do is find it.
Whether it is a partial guide shield, an anti-gravity device, or a neutrino channel, etc.
These technologies that were born in the middle and even late stages of the prosperity era rely on breakthroughs in the research of gravitons and gravitational fields in the physics community in the early stages of the prosperity era.
The boson with a spin of 2 and a mass of 0, the imaginary particle that is ubiquitous in nature and is designated by quantum mechanics as the transmission of gravity, classical physics boldly imagined its existence, but did not find it.
And in the great prosperity era, physicists successfully found it through precise calculations and experiments, and explained it in more detail with rigorous theories.
Although gravitons cannot be stored in a glass bottle like glass marbles, they can be interfered with indirectly by high-density substances, so as to achieve the effect of indirectly affecting the gravitational field.
It includes deflecting the loss of motion of an object in a curved space, including weakening or even eliminating interactions between large-scale objects.
The former belongs to the technical principle of partial guide shield, while the latter is often used in anti-gravity devices.
Even in the era of prosperity, these two technologies are used in cutting-edge fields, but it is not difficult to destroy them.
In addition to cutting off the power supply and power supply overload, a more direct means can be used, namely, to interfere with the gravitational field dominated by the shield device and the anti-gravity device.
This is not very difficult.
They did not need to prepare a large number of anti-aircraft gun positions, but they just needed to use the shield core, that is, the glowing battery, to make a phase gun to interfere with the gravitational field in the target area, which was enough to paralyze the shield and anti-gravity system of the Iron Heart in a short time.
Losing the shield and anti-gravity system, it will fall from the air.
At that time, there is no need for any heavy firepower weapons. It is enough to just rush up with people and grab the airship back.
And this is also the reason why he asked Griffin for 10,000 people.
What?
Will falling from the sky break the airship?
That kind of thing doesn't matter at all.
The most valuable thing about the Heart of Steel is the core of the frigate inside, including reactors, shield cores, anti-gravity devices, etc., which are all integrated into the core of the frigate.
As for the steel jacket outside, the propeller that drives the airship to move, etc.... these cheap replaceable parts are not worth the money at all.
Just drive the airship back to the legion's airport and repair it in minutes.
General McClass couldn't help but smile.
Although losing the Iron Heart is a stain on his military career, those barbarians have received funding from enterprises and it is not unfair to lose themselves.
As long as the airship can be retaken, no one is qualified to accuse themselves of incompetence.
It's been a century.
He is the only leader who fights with a company and returns. This is not only not worthy of shame, but can even become a topic of conversation at a noble dance.
At this time, an officer walked to the door of the tent and stood attentively and saluted.
Report!General Griffin sent a telegram!
As soon as he heard the name Griffin, a hint of impatientness flashed in McLaren's eyes.
This guy is not ordinary people who like to point fingers, and he has to send a telegram for trivial matters.
Just as I got here, I sent the telegram immediately, and I was probably trying to do something again.
And there must be no good thing.
But no matter how annoying you are, you still have to obey the orders.
Take me and take a look.
yes!The officer walked into the camp and handed the decoded telegram to Maclaan with both hands.
McClane took the telegram and glanced, raising his eyebrows lightly.
He noticed the strange color in the general's eyes and asked hesitantly.
Does General Griffin have any requirements?
He wants us to build an airport here.
Airport?
The staff officer showed a look of surprise on his face, and the other officers next to him also looked at each other, exchanging surprises in each other's eyes.
Will Griffin distribute the Army's planes to them?
This is too...unbelievable.
That's right.
After briefly replying, McClellan walked to the wall of the tent and looked at the strategic map hanging in the tent.
Lost Valley is south of Oasis No. 9, and the distance between the two places is relatively long.
It is obviously not a good idea to bomb the lion kingdom from yourself.
The Legion had only one jet in Luoxia Province, and the ground-based air strikes were mainly propeller aircraft handed over to the Army.
The former has a sufficient range but too small number, while the latter has a large number, but it is obviously not enough.
This place is very close to Oasis No. 4.
From his current direction, he goes west for one or two hundred kilometers. He sees the Double Head Peak of the Zhuobar Mountains. After crossing the pass there, he can reach Oasis No. 4 on the south side of the mountain.
It is more convenient if it is an airplane, just fly directly from the mountains.
...Is this guy planning to fight on two fronts?McClane touched his chin and his eyes stopped on Oasis No. 4 on the strategic map.
Although the Camel Kingdom is not as good as the Lion Kingdom, it is still a powerful regional power with a population of one million. He only gave him ten thousand entourages and did not have enough heavy firepower. He really didn't have the confidence to fight.
And if he remembered correctly, after capturing Oasis No. 9, the next target should be the Golden Lizard, and the Hump is the last one.
But if the target is not a hump...
McClane thought, his eyes began to move eastward, and finally stopped at the green forest and plain east of Luoxia Province.
It is also far away, almost the same distance from here to Oasis No. 9.
But it just happened to be within the range of the jet!
As if he had thought of something, a trace of consciousness suddenly appeared on McClane's face, and he suddenly laughed out loudly.
Hahaha... It's worthy of being Griffin!That cunning skunk, I know what he wants to do!
The officers in the camp looked at each other.
Isn't it an old fox?
Why did it turn into a skunk again?
Reducing his smile, General McClass looked at his subordinates and ordered sternly.
From the entourage army, a team of thousands of people came out to level the land north of the camp.
We built a temporary runway there!
The newly promoted logistics chief immediately stepped out of the officers and stood at attention and saluted.
yes!
In his impression, his immediate boss, General McClan, never paid so much attention to General Griffin's orders.
It must be something important!
McClane turned around and continued to look at the hanging map, a hint of viciousness rose in his happy smile.
These ugly savages.
They will soon pay for their stupidity.
It's a pity...
This way of dying without a slight pain is really cheap for them.
……
At the same time, to the west of the Lost Valley, the sun sets in the west.
On the north of the Zhubar Mountains, on a bare Gobi Desert, a girl riding on the bear's back was holding a telescope in her hand, stretching her neck to look forward excitedly.
She carried an RPG on her back, and there was a grenade, a submachine gun and a cute mushroom badge on her waist.
Although the black stockings and coat were broken, and the fluffy short hair was blown into a chicken coop, it could not hide the silly and silly coolness at all.
Oh oh oh!What a big double striker!
The white bear, which was roasted by the sun, looked forward and complained weakly.
...I always feel that Awei made something amazing again.
Sis, who was driving, also interrupted.
Well, if you are typing on the public screen, two asterisks should be displayed or they will be replaced directly with other words.
Tail: ???
Standing at the front of the truck compartment, the sesame paste holding the machine gun on the roof of the truck also looked forward, and the cat's ears above his head suddenly shook excitedly.
Don’t you think those two mountains look like cat heads?
oh!This name is good, with its tail and eyes shiny. I turned around and raised my thumbs up, and called it Maotou Mountain!
Unable to understand the communication between three people and one bear, he rode a two-headed cow and followed the old man next to the truck and smiled and said in a couplet.
There is a double-headed peak.
Although they couldn't understand their communication, they could guess by looking at the expressions and movements that they should be discussing the names of the two majestic peaks.
The old man's name is Buma. He is a resident of Oasis No. 4. He relies on doing business with nearby mines. On the way back, he unfortunately met a plunderer and almost lost his life.
Fortunately, he met this group of kind girls, so he saved his life without any danger and took back his cow.
In order to repay his life-saving grace, he offered to serve as a guide.
Considering that he had no idea about the situation of Oasis No. 4, and having a local help can reduce unnecessary trouble, Ss nodded and agreed.
As for why they are here, it's a long story.
After the Battle of Ruigu City, the White Bear Knights took a break and set off again, heading west into the desert.
Since Oasis No. 9 is in war, it is obviously not a good idea to go to the Lion Kingdom at this moment.
So Huss suggested that it would be better to go to the Golden Lizard to see it. I heard that Oasis No. 8 can reach the Wandering Swamp further north, and the mysterious academy is hidden in that swamp.
At first everyone thought this idea was good.
However, just halfway through the journey, they heard from travelers at a certain post station that they had crossed the southernmost Zhuobar Mountains and walked south to Silver Moon City in the Camel Kingdom, where they could see the endless sea.
When they heard that they could see the sea, the three of them and one bear were immediately excited.
sea!
Compared to the swamps and colleges, the sea is indeed more attractive!
So with Tail's suggestion and Muru's cheering, the White Bear Knights made a 180-degree turn and turned to the south again...
Eh?It turns out it has a name?Tail looked at the old man in surprise.
Haha, it is quite famous, you will definitely hear it if you come here often.
A hint of pride appeared on the old man's face and he slowly spoke and continued.
My hometown, Petra Fortress is located between those two mountains!There is probably the only survivor settlement in the entire desert that does not rely on the existence of oasis.After crossing Petra Fortress, it is Oasis No. 4, and it is also the only way to Oasis No. 4.
Petra!
Hearing this pronunciation, the tail suddenly pulled the fleshy hair excitedly, fleshy, it was Petra!The surrounding desert may not be able to get gold coins and hammers out!
Ruo Rou complained helplessly.
...That's another game, and it's not a world.
Sis, who was sitting in the driver's seat, thought for a while and spoke.
Well... that's it, but logically speaking, if this is really the only channel to Oasis No. 4, maybe there might be some treasure under the sand.
Those caravans that were engulfed by sandstorms.
Or the baby who fell off the ox cart due to the bump.
If you are willing to spend time looking for it, you might be able to dig something out of the sand under their feet.
As for whether it is worth it, that is another matter.
oh!Treasure Hunt!After receiving a positive answer, Tail suddenly became excited, and this time even the flesh beneath her was attracted by interest.
Each man and a bear excitedly discussed the treasure hunt plan. After the transaction was completed, they carried the engineer's shovel to the sand dune to search for treasure.
Looking at his happy good friend, Sce couldn't help but smile on his face.
Compared to war, this leisurely journey is indeed more pleasant.Over the past month, what they saw and heard along the way can be written into a book.
It would be great if we could keep peace.
Although she knew in her heart that this short-lived peace was more like the tranquility before the storm.
A few days ago, the Death Corps had launched a preemptive raid on the Corps. It is estimated that when the journey is over, they should go to the front line to report.
Sesame paste looked at the old man on the cow's back and asked curiously.
What should I pay attention to when going to that Petra Fortress?
The old man said with a smile.
There is nothing to be aware of, the locals are much more enlightened than the residents of other deserts, and as long as you respect their faith, they will respect you.Local laws prohibit murder, private fights and theft, so please be careful about this... But I think you probably won't do that.
By the way, the old man glanced at the ears above her head and said with a smile, "The residents of the Hump Kingdom all like cats very much, and you will definitely be very popular there."
Sesame paste put on her helmet a little embarrassedly.
The group talked and laughed, and soon approached the majestic fortress.
Its outline is very similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum, the outer periphery of the arc-shaped concrete structure was reinforced with stone and wood, and the barrels of cast iron cannons stood beside the battlements.
In addition to these primitive weapons, there are also some light and heavy machine guns on the top of the fortress. These equipment is not good enough for the regular army, but it is enough to intimidate ordinary sand bandits and plunderers.
Square houses are distributed between the valleys of the two mountains and spread towards the ridge.
This is both a fortress and a settlement for survivors. The permanent population is about 70,000 to 80,000. As for the migrant population, I don’t know how many people there are.
Not only the caravans in the River Valley Province, but also the caravans in the Jinchuan Province also pass by, so it looks very lively here.
People stood beside the mud roads and yelled, and the colorful linen was built with two wooden sticks to a triangular shed, which was a simple stall.
Everything is sold here, just like the Somalia market.
Next to the fruit stall is a shop selling rifles. A woman with a slightly darker skin is wearing a plaid skirt, feeding her children while bargaining with the mercenaries who purchase weapons.
Noisy sounds are endless.
Since entering this market, the group unconsciously increased the volume of their speech, and almost shouted at the top of their throats to hear each other's voices.
Speaking of which, it seems like Ah, the Horseshoe Town of the Red River Alliance!
oh!But here is so big!Much bigger than Horseshoe Town!
Haha... After all, it's just a small town.
Well... I don't know if there are any specialties with higher unit prices here.Sis, who was sitting in the driver's seat, looked around and thought.
She heard from the old man named Buma that the spices, carpets, beef, camel milk and milk produced here are very famous, as well as some iron products and pottery.
If it is not for financial constraints, it is best not to buy rifles and bullets sold by small vendors. Those thrown on carpets are either spoils seized from predators or inferior products produced by small workshops with cheap materials.
The former is negligent in maintenance, while the latter is rough in workmanship, which can get stuck or explode at critical moments, and may kill the user.
...If you need to replenish ammunition, you can go to the workshop in the city to place an order. As long as it is not a bullet with too complicated craftsmanship, the craftsmen can even customize it according to the caliber and type of fire hat you need.
The old man looked at the house not far away, looked at the girl sitting in the truck, and asked for advice.
I want to go home to report my safety first. I usually get home in three days. This time it took too long, and my wife and children must be very anxious... How about we have an appointment to meet here tomorrow?
Sis nodded.
Then it's 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, we need to fix it too.
She has marked the location of the hotel with a garage and warehouse on the map and plans to take everyone to open a room and put down her luggage.
There is still a lot of ammunition on the truck, so I don’t rush to replenish it.Now the first thing they have to do is to exchange the goods on the truck for money circulating locally.
I heard that the devil silk is very popular in the local area. A roll of the forearm can be replaced with a large horned cow. As long as the former is made enough, it can be bought at a very cheap price.
The order price for Frost Spear Ranch is quite generous, and a 3,000-pound bighorn cow can be exchanged for nearly 6,000 silver coins.
Plus those weird gadgets.
This truck of goods may not make more than one million profits!
Just as Sis was thinking in his heart, the tail and the meat in front suddenly stopped beside a stall.
Crawled down from Rou Rou, his tail came to the stall, looking at the blanketed books and scrolls, and suddenly, as if he had discovered a new world, his face showed a surprise expression.
Looking up at the stall owner sitting under the shed, Tail asked excitedly.
Boss, do you have any treasure maps here?
Treasure map?
The stall owner was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment, but soon, the wrinkled face was filled with joy.
He curled his smile, and he coughed lightly to make a mysterious expression, lowered his voice and said.
Guest, I shouldn’t have said this, but for the sake of your fate…
The eyes of the tail are shining.
To be destined to be?
The stall owner smiled slightly and stared at her.
Have you heard of Lost Valley?
If he had heard of it, he wouldn't have to say the following nonsense.
However, as he expected, the girl in front of her was indeed here once, and even the first time she came to the desert, and she had never heard of the cursed place.
Tail quickly shook his head and looked at the old man behind the stall with anticipation.
No!Is there anything there?
The stall owner's eyes slowly turned and he stretched the tone to open his mouth.
Haha, there are so many good things there... According to legend, that lost valley is where the God of the Sky fell.
Oh oh oh!God of the sky?!When I heard this scary name, not only my tail, but even the meat beside me showed an excited expression.
After glanced at the human-minded big white bear, the stall owner continued to tell the story.
Yes, that happened a long time ago.The dusk of the gods came at midnight, the dark sky was lit into daylight, and the former united gods fought in the kingdom of mortals, and their hands and feet were slaughtered, and the gods in the sky unfortunately died.The scepter that slipped from his hand destroyed the favor of the spirit of the sand sea, turning the former oasis into a cursed wasteland...
Seeing the girl in front of her eyes lit up when she heard it, the stall owner knew that her chance had come, so he lowered his voice and threw the bait.
...These are public rumors, but few people know what happened after the war ended.
what happened!Tail swallowed, his face full of expectations.
The stall owner lowered his eyebrows and eyes slightly.
The believers of the God of the Sky found the body of God and built a temple on his body.Two hundred years have passed, and his servant has gone with him and disappeared into the boundless yellow sand... However, according to legend, the armor of the God of the Sky is still there, enshrined in the temple buried by the yellow sand!
Tail clenched his fists excitedly.
Hide missions!
Family!
In other words, as long as you find that temple, you can find the armor of the God of Sky!
That's right.
The stall owner gave her an admirable look and, as a compliment for this cleverness, picked up an elderly scroll from the stall.
I happened to have a treasure map here. I originally planned to hire a few mercenaries to check it out, but you also saw it... The business here is so busy that I can't take time to walk away, and my hair is almost white when I wait.If you are interested, I can sell it to you.
Tail said excitedly: How much does it cost!
The stall owner thought for a moment.
Well... I think about it, after all, I bought it from other travelers, and I gave him 10,000 gold camel coins at that time.For the sake of your fate, I will sell it to you at the original price.
Ten thousand gold camel coins!?A frustrated expression appeared on Tail's face, Woo... I don't have that much.
When she rescued the old man named Buma, she recovered some gold coins with camels from the group of raiders she had dealt with.
I heard from Buma that those small gold coins are golden camel coins, the small face value is 1 and the large face value is 10.
However, those gold coins were only a small bag. Although she hadn't counted them carefully, it was impossible for her to have as many as 10,000.
The stall owner thought that she probably had just come here and had not had time to exchange local currency, so he hurriedly said.
Where is Dinar?Dinar is OK too!Just 10,000!Or Cr, but I can't give you a high price of Cr...30,000, oh no, what about 40,000?
The tail shakes the head into a wave drum.
No.
The stall owner's expression was slightly disappointed.
Originally, this little girl looked good. Although she was covered in dust, her complexion was obviously much better than those travelers. Not only did she raise a rare beast as a pet, she also had a truck. She looked like a rich lady who fled from Oasis No. 9, but she couldn't even squeeze out the oil.
It's really misleading.
However, in the idea that he could cheat a little bit, he still showed his acting skills, made a hesitant expression, and gritted his teeth and said reluctantly.
Forget it, for the sake of your fate, 6,000 dinars will be sold to you... Think about it carefully, you can buy this treasure map with only the price of 6 strong slaves.As long as you get the armor of the God of Sky, you may be able to revitalize your family.
oh!Revitalize the family!
His tail's eyes became brighter, and he could look at Sce who was sitting in the driver's seat and waiting for her.
…
Seeing that beautiful expression, Si Si said helplessly.
Okay, Awei, we should go to the hotel. This guy obviously depends on how easy you look and plans to cheat you for money.
Tail: But what if it is a hidden mission!The treasure map bought at the market in a foreign town actually contains shocking secrets...
Seeing the guy's expression of desire, Sce sighed, pulled the handbrake, pulled out the car key, and jumped out of the driver's seat.
The stall owner looked at the woman in front of him with a vigilant look on his face.
My intuition told him that this guy is not as easy to cheat as before.
Sis took out his wallet and counted it, looked at the stall owner and said.
I just happened to have some golden camel coins, which looked like more than ninety coins. If you are interested, you will sell them. If you are not interested, we will leave.
ninety?!You might as well let me give it to you for free!The stall owner widened his eyes and could not accept the price difference. He gritted his teeth and said reluctantly, "Three thousand dinars, this is the bottom line I can accept!"
When he heard that the offer he gave himself was cut in half, his tail was shocked.
Eh?!Didn’t the tail discount for fate?
Well……
The stall owner smiled awkwardly, moved his gaze away, and did not dare to look at those eyes.
Sis also smiled faintly.
Maybe this stall owner thinks he is more destined to be with me.
The stall owner chuckled and touched the back of his head.
Beautiful lady, what you are saying!Otherwise...what is two thousand five hundred?This is really no longer cheaper. If it is cheaper, I might as well ask a few mercenaries to find it myself
eighty.
Sisi picked out a few coins from his wallet and stuffed them into his pocket, threw the wallet at the stall, and picked up a book and shook it.
Add this giveaway.
"Oasis under the Zhubar Mountains"
Reading the name of this book should help her understand the situation in this area.
After all, the old man named Buma met halfway through. Even though her group saved his life, she did not completely believe him.
This is wasteland.
Not a fairy tale.
The stall owner's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth.
Seeing that he looked uncomfortable, his tail suddenly felt a little unbearable. He reached out and gently pulled SS's sleeve and said in a low voice.
So, why don’t we go... I suddenly don’t want it anymore.
Forced others to do things they don’t want to do always make her feel a little uncomfortable.
Sis smiled, but didn't insist.
Oh, then let's listen to Awei's.
After saying that, she put down the book in her hand and turned around to leave.
At this moment, the stall owner, who had a pale face the previous second, suddenly jumped up like a squirrel with his tail stepped on, and grabbed the wallet into his arms.
eighty!Just eighty!The deal is completed!That scroll and that book are yours now, take it away from me!
real?!Tail took the scroll with a look of surprise.
Expecting that he would have such a reaction, Sce smiled faintly, picked up the book and stuffed it into his arms.
Thanks.
The truck reboots.
Looking at the truck that disappeared at the end of the street and the girl holding the bear, the stall owner spat and cursed as a poor man.
As I weighed the purse in my hand, a hint of sorrow rose on my wrinkled face.
I only earned eighty in one order.
I don’t know how long it will take to wait for a next order.
I would have let go if I had known it...
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