Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 108 107. In short, don’t think too much before setting off (rd update)

After dealing with this minor matter, Seifer finally got the opportunity to inspect and fine-tune the various components of the mobile base.

After paying a considerable fee, he counted the little money left in his wallet and sat behind the table while the crew gathered in the restaurant to eat today's meal.

With his hands supporting his nose, he slowly said, "Everyone in the restaurant arrived on time today. Why is that?"

Lin Shenxue's mouth was bloated. It was really outrageous that she ate so much of the dry fried beef noodles, but it did not affect the words on the tablet.

'Because it's delicious.'

"Let's put that aside for now. I have to make one announcement to you today. We are out of money and even owe some money."

Everyone lowered their heads to eat, showing no interest at all.

After all, Sefer had never considered paying them. Only Dr. Mei had already stuffed the plate into his body, slowly savoring the delicious aroma of the dry-fried beef noodles, and had time to talk about something practical.

"My account has also been reclaimed. It will take some time for me to allocate funds to you next time."

What I want to hear is not this sentence, but 'I will give you funds'.

"...Never mind. After all, we're just waiting in the Crucible Node City for the first batch of pioneers to return, dusty and exhausted, with some news."

"After taking care of these minor matters and completing the maintenance on the vehicle body—" Seifer recalled the pile of repair orders in his mind.

Then he continued calmly: "The next target is 'that node city'. But we will not accept the subsidies and support from Abian Company, we will go there directly."

Doing so is equivalent to bringing your own dry food, which is very risky.

The main reason is that the mercenary system is very strange. No meaningful commissions have been issued so far, so the mercenaries stranded here are gradually moving closer to the company.

Hearing him say this, Tien reluctantly put back the bottle of wine she had just taken out, and then suddenly asked: "Why are you using this body today?"

Seifer spread his hands. "What happened before was an accident, so I'm quite happy that you can just call me a young man. Of course, this is all beside the point. Anyway, you will definitely see this layer of skin many times in the future."

However, Lin Shenxue wrote: "Not as good as before, this one is not pleasing to the eyes."

"Beware of neodymium."

As the driver, Seifer has the power to make decisions or mark others to varying degrees. Lin Shenxue didn't react at first, and then her eyes widened.

She wrote righteously that her sexual orientation was normal, but Cypher ignored her completely.

"Now that we've decided on the direction, let's finish breakfast quickly. I think I can move around more easily this way anyway."

Seifer was very satisfied with this masculine appearance, even if some people in the car were not satisfied, it didn't matter.

As the commander, my rights are unlimited!
After the pleasant breakfast time, everyone returned to their respective posts.

The heavy vehicle started, and the thick, polished track set slowly rotated. The noise from its movement even made people in several surrounding cars curse.

But I could only curse secretly, because the tracks of people were higher than my car. I'd better just move bricks honestly and try to change my car as soon as possible.

Tien was in the driver's seat; as long as she didn't drink, there wouldn't be a problem. Lin Shenxue's ten automatic fire control systems hadn't been installed yet, so Seifer was there to keep an eye on them.

Since no research commission could be given at the moment, Dr. Mei was responsible for cleaning up the messy laboratory - the mess was made just for the sake of having her meal.

There are fewer people on the bus now, so even the slime must be put to good use.

——It was not until this vehicle was moving among various mobile bases, heading towards a desert filled with wind and sand, where the temperature was so high that it could burn people to death, that Seifer thought of a question.

If I remember correctly, there should be a field doctor on the car. Where is she?
Just as he was thinking this, the inspection door beside Sefer was pushed open, and Shengnai walked out lightly: "Good morning, Sefer. I was just sorting the medicines I brought back at breakfast and missed the opportunity to catch up."

So that's it, here. Seifer thought for a moment, but didn't ask her anything else. Instead, he went straight to the point: "Which do you prefer, the female version of me before or the handsome version of me now?"

"Even I feel shy asking a girl directly about her feelings like this."

Shengnai's cheeks flushed slightly, and then he said with a smile: "As for the physical appearance, it's all very beautiful. Don't worry about other people's eyes."

“Even the unskinned robot looks good to me.”

Although I have said it many times, Shengnai is really a good girl.

"...Oh, by the way, you weren't here during breakfast. We're now getting ready to leave for another node city."

"I already know most of what's going on. There's no need to tell me about it again."

Why would she know that? It's impossible that she could hear people talking in the restaurant from the warehouse, right?

In response to this, Shengnai explained that this was a little trick used by battlefield doctors... You are kidding me, there is no such trick in the world!

However, she just said this with a smile, put a Band-Aid on the cracked skin that Seifer accidentally bumped into, and suddenly disappeared from sight.

Silently and without a trace, even the threat scan couldn't find out how she did it.

Sometimes it can really scare people to the point of insanity... In order to ease this emotion, Seifer continued to urge Lin Shenxue to assemble the automatic fire control.

Apart from anything else, at least before entering "that node city", we have to put as many fire controls online as possible, otherwise, for such a large vehicle, the firepower coverage area will only be the front part.

...That would be too easy for someone to invade.

The Furnace Node City I just left has cheaper parts for bulk purchase, and I already have the fire control module on hand. The only thing I don’t have now is money.

There's not even enough money to replace the engine for that machine... Being a mercenary really costs money every day.

The vehicle, along with other mobile bases, seemed to be connected into a glowing passage in the roadless desert, and they continued to head towards the node city that had never been set foot on before.

On the windy and dusty road, all kinds of communications are intertwined, and the noise in the entire area is so loud that it can even cause tinnitus to non-professional communicators.

While filtering out the meaningless exchanges with Laika, Cypher returned to the main control cabin.

All the cars on the road were moving along the route. As long as the speed was fast enough, the group of people setting sail should be able to reach the node city in two days.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some smaller mobile vehicles can run very fast and arrive today without overturning on the sand.

To be honest, ground transportation will be blocked by sunlight, and traveling at night actually has many problems.

But considering the money it would cost if the company were to dig tunnels between the node cities... well, let's just go slow. Normal communications can be carried out during the day, so there's nothing to worry about.

Amidst all these trivial things to kill time, Seifer took out the e-newspaper he had ordered earlier and sat on a chair, seemingly taking a rest, but actually reading the newspaper.

News... There wasn't much content, and the information about the Edge Node City only took up a small space.

It's said that the company that attacked the Node City has been deregistered, and its investor has disappeared after bankruptcy. How many mercenaries have been deregistered due to the failure of this commission...

It's not an exaggeration to say that they died a good death, but after those mercenaries were deregistered, they couldn't register again before paying off their debts, so they could only become pirates?

Turning the page, Sefer discovered that the 'star on the sand' he had been following had completed his tour of two node cities and was continuing to move forward into the distance.

As for other gossip... just take a look at it, who takes it seriously?

　It’s (11/22), I’m tired…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)