Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 111 110. People like this are usually called cannon fodder

In fact, most mercenaries are not qualified to pilot mechas.

Most of them would not consider going to a company for some 'free surgery' and stuffing themselves into a tin can unless they are desperate.

Therefore, under this 'pre-war mobilization', the mercenaries adjusted their thinking and expressed their willingness to join the battle immediately.

When it comes to making money, if you're slow for even a second, you don't know how long it will take. The man just forced a smile and said, "Okay, go to the hall."

"There, find an idle task distributor, accept the task you think is suitable, and then you can prepare to start."

The mercenaries immediately rushed out, while Sefer paused and called out to the man when he was about to leave.

"Can I ask—why don't your commissions go through the mercenary support system?"

"Support system? We're in the process of reforming the internal affairs of the organization, and we don't need that kind of thing interfering."

Seeing that Seifer had no intention of leaving, the man continued, "If you're here for honor, mercenary evaluation, or something like that, then you should work hard to shine down there."

"Finding valuable things, suppressing meaningful areas, and even taking back control from those self-regulating ghosts can all increase your value in the mercenary system."

"But the prerequisite is... you have to find some teammates who are willing to go crazy with you."

From what he meant, those self-disciplined things also included things with high combat effectiveness, and these things would be judged by the mercenary system as stepping stones for leveling up.

So if we ask the company to help develop this kind of opponent and then kill them, can we achieve rapid upgrades?
I used to do this kind of thing when I watched my colleagues playing games...

Entering the hall, it was a vast place with few people. Even though so many mercenaries had come in and were crowded and chattering before, now they were scattered all over the hall, and it still looked sparsely populated.

Even this dilapidated building has excellent sound absorption, so even with so many people chatting here, it's not noisy. I guess it was designed to accommodate so many people.

There are two things in front of us now. The first is to recruit teammates so that we can explore the area where humans were driven out.

The second is to see how to make money.

As for what conspiracies Abian Corporation has, how chaotic and difficult it is down there, and whether one will encounter tough and powerful enemies when piloting the machine later... none of these are taken into consideration.

Even if there were conflicts between mercenaries, it would probably be when they explored the newly developed areas. Before that, the mercenaries would just desperately search for valuable items.

The task list is scrolling down in piles, and the largest number of them is to go to the lower three floors to find various emergency partition doors.

Shutting them all down would block the operation of their autonomous machinery, forcing them to 'abandon useless areas' and move further down in the program.

In this way, the transformation agency can send people down to bring the block back under control, and step by step compress the living space of those things.

As for what to do after driving them all to the 'bottom', the reformation agency didn't say, and the mercenaries didn't care.

All they have to do is go down and take back the profitable stuff from the areas produced by the autonomous machines.

As for how to get back, the renovation agency has provided various solutions. Generally speaking, you can go up the same way you went down, whether it is an elevator, a rail car between different areas, or even climbing up by yourself.

After understanding these basics, Seifer had some knowledge of tasks such as 'destroying key facilities' and 'finding autonomous control nodes'.

Before they could get through to the possibly open built-up area, they could only fight individually. In other words, the mercenaries didn't have to tremble in fear at the sight of flying machines...

He contacted Tien: "It's time to move around. Bring the weapons the company gave you. We might have to live like gophers without seeing the sun for a while."

"Is there such a good thing? I'll be there soon! Oh yeah, where are the others?"

"Release them."

Because those who have no desire to fight will just be killed if they go down, so it is better for them to stay in the car and take charge of logistics.

After a short while, Seifer had already heard dozens of announcements in the square, such as a certain area requiring manpower support, an energy explosion in another area, or mercenaries returning with wounds and spoils, submitting their missions to the massive machine in the central control room.

The number of people in a team is not fixed and there is no mandatory requirement, but most of them are three, four or five people, and no more than this number.

Just as he was waiting, Tien came running towards him in the outfit that seemed to be engraved in his bones, and stopped in front of him with big strides. The soft thing swayed, and the mercenaries passing by couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Tien, however, didn't care. She took a breath and said, "Okay, I'm here. This place looks like a shabby place... How do I put it?"

"We may need to find one or two more people. By the way, I personally suggest not revealing to outsiders that you can stand up again in the car for the time being."

Tien smiled knowingly: "Of course I know that. Then where is the person you are looking for?"

"I haven't found it yet. I'm waiting for you to come over before I start looking for it."

"So you can't just go down right after you come here?"

Cypher shrugged.

"This is easy, just wait!"

Tien turned and ran, blending into the crowd like a hunter ready to hunt.

After waiting there for a few minutes, Sefer saw a group of people coming out, supporting each other. They looked seriously injured.

However, the medical methods in this world are quite advanced. It doesn't matter if you get injured. As long as you go to the medical station quickly, you will be back to normal. Even the time of lying down to recuperate can be accelerated.

Then Tien squeezed out of the crowd and waved happily over here.

Well, the pirates in the past were different. They were good at finding and capturing people.

Except... the two mercenaries they captured looked a little abnormal.

"Look who I found for you! Two fresh guys who just left other mercenaries and decided to go it alone!"

The two people who were grabbed by Tien were dressed like rookies. They were both wearing close-fitting protective suits used in this place, with helmets of external protective suits hanging on their backs.

However, their external protective suits had been replaced with combat uniforms that were easier to move around in. Both of them had weapons provided by Abian Company on their backs. When they saw Seifer, they even forgot to struggle.

Then his tone suddenly changed: "You, you are a member of the famous independent mercenary, Red Crossbow?!"

——When did I become so famous?

"Yes, I'm Red Crossbow-T59. Do you know me?"

"Who among the mercenaries from Edge Node City doesn't know you? We were mercenaries under the former Enterprise Mercenaries. We decided to go it alone after witnessing your heroic fighting spirit!"

Corporate mercenaries can actually come and go freely?

The two currently do not have the funds to apply for the title of independent mercenaries, so naturally they cannot easily access resources in the mercenary system.

The taller and more active young man is called "Luo", and the slightly shorter young man who is also full of expectations for the future is called "Shaogu".

The reason they acted together was mainly because they had a good understanding of each other when they worked as corporate mercenaries.

"Then how did you get caught by this guy while you were wandering around the hall? Theoretically, those guys who are short of manpower won't let mercenaries with combat experience go."

Hearing this, the two looked embarrassed for a moment - they couldn't say that when they worked in the corporate mercenaries, they were just bomb carriers, right?

So the idea of finally getting a ride and working with others is ruined...

(End of this chapter)