Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 515 Abandoned Land (Part )

The billowing white smoke symbolizing death floated up from the ground and gradually rose into the air. It hovered on the tower cranes in the abandoned land, the abandoned high-rise buildings and the high-rise sentry posts that had long been unused, like circles of ghosts bound by cruel forces that could never break free.

Not until the familiar roar passed over the heads of this group of "Northern Bear Stormtroopers" did the intense, scorching sun of noon finally break through the blockade of white smoke, and sprinkle the sunlight belonging to the brief bright time and space on this area that had long been abandoned by mankind and had experienced long nights and pain.

"These are the aerospace forces of our Federation, but judging from the sound of the engines, they are not the 'New K-01' and 'New K-02' bombers mass-produced by the Federation Committee this year. They are more like... um... the inferior 'Ceria Chrysanthemum', 'Khitan Peony', 'Rinie Hyacinth' and the old antique 'Northern Sunflower' that were repaired by Kanosk and Vasilysk using reserve parts." Stanislav said.

He threw aside the mask and wristbands stained with the solidified green blood of the "Heartless Man", sniffed the gradually strong exotic flower scent in the air, and continued to analyze:
"The recently appointed commander-in-chief actually likes the 'old stuff'. To be honest, the 'old stuff' is indeed easy and comfortable to use, but it will also break and fall apart quickly. However, these aerospace forces do not seem to be here to support us or bomb the 'heartless people', but to sprinkle some medicine."

"Medicine? What medicine?" Oaks asked with a puzzled look.

"It's the latest drug developed by the 'Heartless Virus Cleaning Group' under the Urban Happiness Group of our Federal Committee to eliminate the 'Heartless Virus'. It is said that the scientists affiliated with this inconspicuous organization gave it a very interesting name, called 'Aoxiski'." Stanislav explained, and shook his head slightly, expressing his slight helplessness.

What he didn't tell his team was that this potion, called "Iokski", originated from Ukharitova Romanuk, a student of Ivanov, a scientist in the Old Empire.

This great female scientist retained the last bit of justice as a human being in her heart and created this medicine that could prevent the outbreak of the "Heartless Man Virus" or quickly control the situation and eliminate the virus after the outbreak of the "Heartless Man Virus".

However, three months ago, after the Federal Committee discovered how it was made, a fire broke out in the "special material storage warehouse" in the corner of the "Steel Flame Scream" palace area at the instruction of Vasily's secretary Kuka, and half of the documents storing this batch of information were burned.

The remaining half of the information can be deployed according to existing resources to become a preventive agent for the limited killing of "careless human viruses" in the environment, but it no longer has the functions of "clearing viruses in the body" and "preventing the continued production of viruses."

In the middle and late period of the Old Empire, when steam technology almost reached its peak, the scientific research team controlled by Ivan XXV had actually developed a relatively mature "large-scale electronic computer", which was a step further than the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine. However, due to the continued economic recession of the empire, the originally envisioned large-scale innovation in industry and technology was not realized until the "New Dollar Crisis" broke out and technological progress completely collapsed.

Perhaps it was because Vasily noticed the disloyalty and tricks of his secretary, so he urgently recalled him to Binglin City before the "Moon Finger Ceremony" of indicating the direction began. He was probably in a room somewhere in the basement of the "Xingyu Main Hall" at this time, either being tortured or under house arrest.

After dealing with this possible hidden "Viking", Vasily issued an order to the "Northern Bear Stormtroopers" through the "Northern Bear Secret Radio" to find the "lost large electronic computer".

According to a document found in the deepest part of the ruins of Choigrad, at the end of the reign of Ivan XXV, Iokhlia Ekaterina Nebuslova, who developed the "computer", sealed up a "large electronic computer" that could be preserved for a thousand years without rusting and still be used in the "Extreme Cold Special Zone" near the Ventnos River out of caution about the research results.

After calculating the large integral formula left by Ioklia, the Federation's historians, mathematicians and physicists deciphered the exact coordinates of the burial. What surprised Stanislav, who accepted the task, was that the result of the formula calculation was not much different from the result obtained by the "Moon Finger Ceremony", which was "B2.47-C1.34".

If the location of the "Moon Finger Ceremony" is the key area that can break through the wind wall, then the result of the integral formula calculation is a specific area inside the "wind wall".

In other words, the mission of this "Northern Bear Assault Team" is to clear out the "careless people" and lost ones hiding in this abandoned land. But in fact, Stanislav knows that they not only have to find the "large electronic computer" and bring it back to Ice City, but also cooperate with Yaroslav to find the "Pramini" and "Echo" behind the "Wind Wall", and take "God Killing Action" when necessary to eliminate all possible factors that may hinder the "Universe Energy Evolution Platform Project".

While Stanislav was concentrating on thinking about the mission, the "Shin-K-01" and "Shin-K-02" bombers also completed the release of the "Ioksky" agent. Since the agent and "Thermite Silence" did not affect each other, confusing smoke rose again in this abandoned land.

After about half an hour, the smoke finally dissipated, and it was already afternoon.

Almost eight hours after defeating Nikolai and the "Heartless People" he controlled, the federal army, wearing the federal national emblem and the emblem of the Vasilysk local corps, finally drove mechanical chariots and carried large weapons capable of destroying the city and entered this abandoned land.

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October 10, 2pm. The old site of the project to expand the connection between the two banks of the Winternos River, the abandoned factory building and the residential area, inside the temporary command post.

As early as the morning when the "Northern Bear Stormtroopers" and the "Heartless People" started fighting, Sophia, sent by Yaroslav, came to the outer area of ​​this abandoned land, a hillside that was higher than the surrounding terrain, and watched the battle with the help of a telescope.

At about 12 noon, after Yaroslav mobilized bombers to drop chemicals to eliminate the "Heartless" virus, Yaroslav and the rest of the local military commanders in Vasilysk, as well as the two scientists Igor and Ross and their teams, moved into the factory residential area which still maintained basic living functions and set up a temporary camp and command post.

On a large, worn-out wooden table, Yaroslav carefully examined a spread-out "Planning Map of the Winternos River Connection Project" produced more than a hundred years ago. He frowned and sighed from time to time. After about fifteen minutes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, took off his white officer gloves that were stained with dirt and blood, picked up the red and blue pencils beside him, drew a few small circles on the map, and called to the people around him:

"It should be here. Based on my experience, the location where the old empire used the 'Light Fire of Heavenly Punishment' to blast should be this spot. It's the intersection of the woods, the river, and the bridge. It's also the location closer to the wind wall among the several suspected locations you gave me."

"Here? γ point?" Igor asked in a skeptical tone:

"Commander-in-chief, this point is a bit off the wind wall compared to the α and β points. I really can't understand why the military commander of the old empire at that time dropped the 'Light Fire of Heavenly Punishment' here.

"From a practical point of view, a temporary small lake can be created at the α point, which is convenient for the storage and temporary use of materials. The Winternos River was not a seasonal river for most of the time during the Old Empire, but a large river with a width of nearly 15 kilometers."

"Big river? How do you mean?" Sophia approached cautiously, stood behind Yaroslav, and asked curiously.

"That's right, Ms. Sophia." Ross stood up and handed Sophia a handwritten document from the Cruzde Empire that was used to demonstrate the feasibility of bridge construction, and explained:

"What the old empire originally wanted to build was not a bridge, but a tunnel, similar to the underwater tunnel used by the Putoa Empire to connect the Britannia region and the Gaul region. To build a tunnel, you need to make caissons and transport a large amount of cement, steel bars and other construction materials. The nearest place to here is the Demon City and the 'Ivan Port' near the Endless Ice Ocean.

"Water transportation can not only assist construction, but also greatly reduce construction costs. After all, the empire's finances at that time had already shown signs of decline. So Igor and I predicted that it would be logical and profitable to detonate the 'Lightweight Fire of Heavenly Punishment' here. If we place the ceremony and bombardment site here, we can lead to the 'Abandoned Chain of the Old Times'."

"'Abandoned Chain of Old Times'? I feel like it's becoming increasingly incomprehensible." Sophia waved her hands, made a helpless expression, and looked up at the ceiling that was already covered with mottled marks.

But the next second, she was forcibly pulled back to the wooden table by Yaroslav, accepting his earnest teachings, and said:
"You have to learn even if you don't understand. You young people have better comprehension than an old man like me. As my secretary, if you know nothing about these military and technological knowledge, it will not only bring shame to me, but also to Commander Vasily.

"You have to know that force alone cannot solve all problems. Which of the secretaries of those military commanders did not know all the situations in their respective regions before taking up their new positions?"

"I understand, Grandpa." Sophia whispered apologetically.

"I told you that you should address your superiors by their titles when on the battlefield," Yaroslav criticized sternly.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

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(End of this chapter)