Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 170 169. Look on the bright side, these people are your bodyguards
The rest of the journey was uneventful.

Such a huge fleet, even Seifer was bored and found the information about the mobile bases disclosed by the Phantom Mist Group in the database, including the data of the largest "command vehicle".

Two triple-mounted main guns, a fuselage hangar ejection assembly, a complete set of vertical missile silos and a deployable deck layer of unknown significance.

The ship is strong and powerful, and it is expensive to build. This steel behemoth has exceeded the imagination of most people for a "ground mobile unit".

There's even a manufacturing workshop inside this thing, which can print and assemble a steady supply of materials into unmanned artillery vehicles and drive them out as auxiliary firepower points.

“It’s enviable.”

This is Sefer's assessment.

Poverty limited his imagination. Although he had already deduced that this thing's actual battlefield function was roughly equivalent to a combination of a command center and a combat aircraft, it would definitely provide firepower support at the end of the battlefield during an impending battle...

The difficulty of repair and maintenance is estimated to be catastrophic.

No matter how modular the people in this world are, this kind of large vehicle body shouldn't be modular, right?

Communicate with the team leader and make it clear that being included in the team is just a matter of convenience - the instructions say to meet up with the independent mercenaries at the predetermined coordinates.

Since we met on the road, let's correct the route and go directly to the node city.

In addition, the other party also does some personal business. He said that he has someone who runs a grocery store, and you can visit their grocery store when you have time.

As for what they sell...it's different from what Seifer expected, that they would sell arms or something like that. These people have a contract with Q Company and sell various peripheral derivatives that have a cooperative relationship with the company.

For example, black and white chicken dolls or something.

...Considering that his face was a machine and couldn't move, Seifer didn't need to put on a speechless expression. He just made an excuse and said that he would consider visiting during the day.

The convoy turned in a mighty manner and then headed towards the node city with great momentum. When they passed through the bay area, there was no mercenary left there.

They were all scared away.

After all, no one wants to have nothing to do and bring bad luck to a big company, especially those who have done something not so clean in the past - although they are not worried about being investigated, what if something is really found out?

It will not look good for everyone, and you may even lose your life, so it’s better to just forget about it.

There was no need to worry about the various little thoughts in the mercenaries' minds. The convoy moved forward in a mighty manner. The smoke and dust raised by the huge and wide tracks flew all over the sky, and even a layer of hazy blue light was emitted on the road.

If the desert is compared to the sea, then these halos are actually the splashing of sea water...but water cannot emit light by itself, but these sands can.

Tien yawned and piled the fish bones at her feet. "Following a big company is boring. No one dares to approach, and there are no tail companies to rob..."

"You make it sound like those people are like wild monsters. Anyone can open their treasure chests. Shouldn't they be the looters?"

"Look at your car and think carefully. Who is the looter? Be content. A mercenary who registered less than two months ago has such good equipment. I suggest you take advantage of the fact that your car is still new and drive around in the desert more often."

Tien shook her head. Since she was on autopilot, she just sat and observed. "As long as you are willing to learn, there are many ways to make money besides being a rigid mercenary."

"For example...become a city patrol?"

This silenced Tien for a few seconds, then she changed the subject to the impressive vehicles of the Misty Group. They appeared to be high-end vehicles not yet common in surrounding areas, especially among independent mercenaries. Even the smaller outposts (around a hundred meters long) had specialized combat capabilities, each equipped with a main gun, both front and rear, similar in specifications to Cypher's vehicle.

The difference is that the hangars of those vehicles are equipped with one or two bodies, which can be ejected at any time. In addition, the warehouse is also filled with rockets and missiles of various specifications.

Anyway, you can reduce weight after the fight, so why not bring it?

As for the firepower inside the vehicle, according to Seifer's observation, what these people lack the least is "firepower". Each vehicle is fully staffed, and there are also combat troops specially trained for boarding.

Is this company really just here to negotiate?

"Hey, what if negotiations fail? Agents are valuable, and people have resources at their disposal, so they have to protect themselves, right?"

If the negotiations fail, all-out violence will follow, and it will depend on who has more resources and expendable units. It is still unclear whether the node city can be preserved at that time.

In a place where even tactical nuclear bombs can be obtained from visions, who would believe that these big companies don't have many hidden treasures?

"Just don't get involved with us. Hmm... I have an idea. When we get to the node city, we park the car a little further away. If things get bad, we can just run away."

"Ah? You want to run away before the fight even starts?" Tien looked quite shocked. "I thought you were thinking of sneaking in and getting some benefits."

Seifer replied helplessly, "That's fine with me, but what about you? Don't forget, if this car is destroyed and you die, I won't be able to pull you back."

"You only have one life, so I advise you to cherish it."

Tien shrugged nonchalantly and said that he had seen a lot of storms and waves. If he could see super weapons fighting each other, he would have no regrets in his life!

——It’s hard to understand the thinking of a guy who negotiates with others with guns every day.

"Back to the point. It's almost three hours now. Should we merge?"

"You're right. Wait a moment. Let me check the line merge notification..."

The huge convoy slowly adjusted its posture. From the outside, it looked like this small-scale vehicle was moving closer to a larger one.

Its track was submerged in other traces, and it took only a moment to approach the large vehicle body, like a small fish clinging to a big fish.

After going a little further, when the wind in the air started to pick up and we should be able to continue our journey for a while, the large vehicle signaled to stop.

All the vehicles slowly stopped in unison. Even a new driver like Tien could complete the task, which really surprised Sefer.

"Ha, the parking procedures are directly sent to my observation screen. If I can't follow this, do you think I'm doing nothing? Okay, it's almost completely stopped. What are you going to do next?"

To be honest, Seifer was quite nervous about having to stay with such a huge fleet of vehicles from such a big company for the entire day.

While collecting intelligence up to now, he has never seen any mercenary with a robot structure like himself. What would happen if he was discovered as an alien?

"Independent Mercenary Red Crossbow, please proceed to the command vehicle warehouse after daybreak and the storm has subsided to prepare for the delivery of the express shipment."

As expected, you guys... No, shouldn't express delivery be delivered with a fast-moving car? Why are you driving an aviation battleship directly here? Is it on your way?

(End of this chapter)