Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 115 114. Going to get treatment or relieve stress after a fight means... (th update)

When Tien went to the treatment station to experience the "advanced treatment machine", Cypher was also receiving treatment.

To put it simply, Shengnai just needs to use a spray can to spray skin-like paint on the damaged areas of his skin.

Don't ask why Shengnai carries such a thing. Just remember that Shengnai is a good girl who only wants to reduce people's suffering.

"...Speaking of which, after you got out of the car, how did you get through that large area of direct sunlight in the middle?"

"Well, I borrowed your protective suit, Cypher. It's heavy, but with some effort, we won't be afraid once we get into the Node City."

Shengnai followed Sefer obediently, and it seemed that she would only accompany him like this when there was no one familiar around.

After completing the mission with her and reporting the unusual situations he had witnessed, the reformation agency immediately determined that the mission was successful and allocated an additional sum of money as a reward.

In particular, because Cypher provided the "unusual video reports" to the reform agency, allowing them to analyze intelligence more intuitively, the reward was quite substantial.

In the crowded mercenary group, there are people who are angry about the inaccurate intelligence of the transformation agency due to the reduction in personnel, but as a mercenary, you bear the risks yourself, and the person who issues the mission only looks at the completion of the mission.

After completing the task, Sefer immediately ran to the medical station, walked through the guys lying on the bed groaning, and found Tien.

She... had been making the nurse laugh non-stop with her eloquence in just a few minutes.

Maybe in half an hour, there will be another medical staff member in Sefer's car... No, is this how you get your leadership ability?

Suspicious about Tien's orientation, Seifer went over and knocked on the wall. Tien immediately turned around and asked, "Oh? How much reward did you give me?"

"It's quite a lot... but you seem to have made it here... well?"

Tien raised an eyebrow, turned around and told the nurse to take care of the others temporarily. Seeing that she looked a little reluctant when she left, Sefer could only sigh that people are indeed very diverse.

Then Tien held out her hand: "Where's my share?"

I set aside some money for her medical expenses, and also reimbursed her for the wine bottle and drinks. After some thought, I added some money for the hospital lunch.

Tien patted the bed in dissatisfaction. "How can you be a train captain if you're so stingy? Be more generous and send me some more information so I can get some interesting information for you."

"I think it'll all go towards the drinks, and I don't plan on adding any untrustworthy passengers to the car right now... Anyway, just lie down and recover. We need to go down again."

"Tsk, how stingy."

"That's called accounting. Laika, tell her, at this rate, how many days can we sustain our expenses?"

Leica, who had been listening to music online, replied after two seconds that it would last about a week.

So Tien lay down calmly, without any worldly desires.

The other two soldiers were still holding on to their weapons when they arrived at the hospital. When they saw Cypher coming, they waved at him while wrapped in bandages, and then looked towards Cypher at the same time.

——Shengnai had disappeared quietly just as she entered the medical station, just as silently as she appeared.

Seifer had no doubt that if he were suddenly damaged or his skin peeled off, Saint Nai would respawn nearby and provide timely glue or spray paint.

But let's put this matter aside for now. When Seifer took a short rest and was about to find a suitable mission while his team was still recovering from their injuries, he received a communication from the transformation agency.

The other party came straight to the point: "Independent mercenary, Red Crossbow. You submitted a video intel that someone is adjusting our facilities without permission outside the isolation area."

"We've confirmed the source of this information and will now prioritize assigning you the relevant mission. We hope you will accept it positively and continue to be active under our watchful eye." "Due to your active and effective intelligence, we will upgrade your agency rating—you and your team will now become a Level 9 Action Team."

Level nine... huh?

The communication was interrupted. Cypher looked at the rating thoughtfully. "Laika, my rating in the mercenary support system has been upgraded to a level 4 mercenary because of the number of aircraft shot down and the number of disabled vehicles, right?"

"Yes, the support system's rating starts at level one, and level four mercenaries can already accept some important missions. But... this is the first time I've heard of the Desert Climate Modification Agency's rating."

Even the communicator has never been heard of, which means that this level is set up temporarily to give mercenaries sweet things so that they will fight hard, right?

But it’s true that the upgrade did unlock a lot of information that can be read.

And many more valuable weapons, all designed to suit the weapons and ammunition used by the things under the node city.

Why didn't they tell them before, and even let Abian give them weapons that were completely incompatible? The intensity of the battle down there was extraordinary, and it was obvious that they had to bring enough weapons and ammunition.

His confusion about this matter led him to casually ask Leica, who gave a very standard answer.

"I do not know."

Laika seemed to have contacted some people there: "The transformation agency rarely communicated with the outside world before. They just focused on their own inventions and had very little communication with other companies."

"This time, the opening of the node city requires a large number of mercenaries to survey and fill in the lines. The most important thing is the recruitment activities of the Abian Company, which will attract a large number of mercenaries to enter... Be careful, red crossbow arrows."

Everyone knows that this place is unsafe and that someone might be doing something in secret, but they keep it to themselves, just waiting for the right moment to strike a big blow to their competitors.

However, Sefer maintained an optimistic mood - how bad could it be? It was unlikely that the entire node city would collapse and fall into the magma under the ground, right?
Anyway, the company is backing me up, so as an independent mercenary, I only need to consider what a mercenary should do.

If you think too much, you will end up being timid and unable to make a lot of money or do anything big.

——So now, all the teammates are lying down, and I am the only one who can move. What should I do?

The medical level of the medical station is very advanced. Some companies even have rich experience in treatment, which can quickly improve injuries that would take ten days or half a month to heal.

But it will take at least a day. After all, the biological reaction itself slows down the medical speed, so before Tien is sent back to be resurrected, she has to lie in bed honestly.

Although she shouted "I'm so bored--" on the communication, Cypher remained unmoved.

Just a few minutes later, Cypher found a team at the bottom level ready to enter the upper level.

Their mission was specifically assigned by the transformation agency to inspect and maintain the integrity of the node city's energy transmission and water purification facilities.

The lifeblood of the entire city lies in these intricate facilities and structures. No one can tolerate a water or power outage.

When Seifer came to the assembly line carrying a heavy machine gun that was obviously longer than before, the three people in the team were already getting impatient.

"Sorry, sorry, something went wrong. I have to go buy some proper ammunition. Am I not too late?"

When they saw the weapon on his back that most people couldn't possibly carry, the impatient teammates were silent for a moment, then changed the subject and asked them to introduce themselves to each other so that they wouldn't be unable to call each other's names when they took action later.

Cypher adjusted his mask. "I'm the independent mercenary Red Crossbow. What about you?"

　(16/22), it’s time to take a break!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)