Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 165 164. This is very important... Relationship advancement

That being said, it takes quite a while for the negotiators to finalize the charter and the share they need to fight for, to assemble their forces and finally arrive.

Seifer was quite curious about the news. How did Leica, as a communicator, know about it? She said as a matter of course that communicators also have a communication network.

It is common to exchange information, sell and buy intelligence on a daily basis, not to mention this kind of news that can be known to the whole world.

It’s just that Sefer is located in a relatively marginal area, and the speed of information transmission is not as fast as other node cities.

The earthquake just happened and they can't wait to come. Aren't they afraid of a magnitude 9 or even 10 earthquake that will directly throw the node city and everyone in it into the magma?

"...Forget it. This matter has nothing to do with me right now. We've entered the gravel area. Theoretically, there might be pirates here. I'll talk about this after I hand over the task to the person who commissioned it."

"Okay. If there's any new developments regarding the contract, I'll contact you again, Red Crossbow."

After giving her usual answer, Leica paused: "By the way, my roommate...it seems like things have gotten a little rough lately."

"Elaborate."

There was a long pause before Leica tentatively asked, "You seem to be much less interested in normal things than in the things around me."

"Because the important matters are still on the way. Your matter is related to whether you can continue to communicate with me stably in the future. Besides, you are my only correspondent."

The voice on the other end was a little lighter. "Well... okay. Please be careful as you move through the area exposed by the earthquake. Intelligence indicates that some vagrants have been active in the area since the earthquake."

"Whether it was specifically for robbery or something else, it's unknown."

"Okay, I get it. Keep going," said Seifer impatiently. "Why are your roommates getting along so badly? Are they finally going to become enemies?"

"Um... no, the main thing is, someone did something wrong today and broke our washing machine but refused to admit it..."

This doesn't quite fit in with the plan. In Sefer's plan, the three of them must all trust Laika extraordinarily, and then clash for some more important reasons.

How could a trivial matter like the washing machine be used as a breakthrough point? Moreover, if it only diverted the bullying within the dormitory, it would actually be detrimental to the plan.

Without a second thought, Cypher said, "Interfere. What's the situation now?"

Knowing that there was no one else in the dormitory, Safe transferred the line to Dr. Mei. A moment later, Laika said happily that there was a mechanical man in Safe's car!

Who is it?

Oh yes, senior mechanic Lin Shenxue.

After removing the cover of this small appliance and showing it to Lin Shenxue, she drew a few circles and used the local language she had learned during this period to simply and clearly tell Leica how to repair it.

It took less than five minutes and the thing was restored to like new, and it looks like it will last for another three years without any problems.

While testing the performance of the washing machine, the roommate who pushed the door open and planned to hire someone to repair it at his own expense saw this. Leica no longer needed Seifer's hands-on guidance and began to deal with it naturally.

In this way, the plan to enhance the trust between Kazuto and others was finally advanced... On Cypher's side, the vision connected to the small reconnaissance aircraft suddenly became blurred.

Is there signal interference?
After letting the reconnaissance plane return, Seifer looked out from the observation deck. It was naturally pitch black, with only the lighting outside the vehicle body.

Fortunately, there was another communication coming in - it seems that when traveling in the desert, listening to the radio and bragging with other mercenaries on the sand is very popular.

This time, the voice was serious: "Independent mercenary Red Crossbow, this is a direct mission assigned to you by the Phantom Mist Group, a subsidiary of the Commercial Consortium." "Please drive your mobile base to the following location and stand by. The convoy returning to Node City with you will arrive in a day, so please be patient."

"During this period, our group will provide you with essential daily necessities on board. If you have any additional needs, please tick the box on the list. You only have one chance."

Attached to the message was a checklist. According to the other party, there would be a reminder after checking the upper limit, and for the designated location... wow, that's quite thoughtful.

It is an area with many cliffs and mountains. Due to its sharp angle, many vehicles that fail to reach the node city in time will stop in this fault area that is like the "Moon Bay".

It’s simple, the time of direct sunlight is short.

After passing the coordinates to Tien, who said "OK" in high spirits, Cypher retracted the reconnaissance plane and closed the observation deck cover, which was filled with dust and had even begun to accumulate on the floor.

The whistling wind, the sound of sand scraping against the vehicle body, and the rumbling tracks suddenly became extremely quiet.

There was only a low mechanical sound in the car body, and sometimes you could hear the rustling sound of small machines moving in the metal plate sandwich.

When Sefer, who was already used to these things, opened the list, he had no interest in the various synthetic meats and brewed drinks.

He flipped back and unexpectedly discovered the seasoning section. There were a lot of things... No, it should be said that the largest number of products on this list were seasoning-related products.

If before he had no idea what kind of vision technology the Phantom Mist Group had in store, now Seifer could probably guess a little.

Maybe it's the kind of phenomenon that occurs when there's an overproduction of agricultural products.

It's four or five pages long, and each one has a detailed introduction to its ingredients, chemical composition table, effects on taste and smell, side effects of large-scale intake, and so on.

Turning the page further, he realized that the food and beverages provided by the other party were quite in line with his own ideas.

It is not some bagged fast food, compressed dry food, or solid nutritious bread, but a combination meal with a specified amount of rice and flour as the staple food, other side dishes and nutritious blocks.

Just because many things from the vision cannot be brought out doesn’t mean that they can’t be remembered either. Perhaps the Huanwu Group has seen a similar combination of food in a vision?

Seifer felt that one day when he would no longer be a mercenary, he might open an account with a name like "Mercenary's Table" or "Food Development" to make money as a self-media outlet.

Slowly checking off the items he wanted for tomorrow's supplies, Cypher entered the lab cabin. "Contact that special mission—but I remember my original mission wasn't to come here and wait for a convoy, right?"

He asked, "Isn't it that something is secretly sent to me, and then the other party either explodes without anyone to operate it, or leaves as if it had never been here?"

Dr. Mei naturally changed his position and lay on the sofa.

"Because plans can't keep up with changes, that person just happened to want to meet the mercenaries he invested in."

"What, the sponsor is coming too?"

"Who knows? It's such a remote place. Even I didn't know about it until I saw it."

Dr. Mei lay there leisurely: "Maybe I can take this opportunity to get my new identity."

　Update is late, sorry!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)