Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 211 210. More people means more fun, and more preparations are needed for a fun time
He was familiar with the route and entered the main gate of the transformation agency's node city as if visiting a friend. He went down the ramp and reached the top floor of the entire underground cave.

Amidst the various pipes that looked rusty and perhaps even decorative, the huge square and service hall made people feel very small.

Because the people and things moving around on it are like piles of ants.

Under this huge upper area is a more three-dimensional and intricate area with countless pipes and passages. There are countless mercenaries active in this area, and they are now fighting for the company that hired them.

Whoever backs down loses money! To avoid losing money, even getting your brains ripped out... that's nothing.

To most people, Cypher's body is just a bit more alien, and the addition of weapon modules is what makes people look at it more. Other than that...

Could he be more conspicuous than the guy next to him who, in order to test the limits of the weapon mounts, mounted four shipborne artillery pieces on his heavy bipedal body?
The guy obviously couldn't fight properly, but he was going to try.

Following the procedure and entering the engineering elevator, Seifer silently entered the connecting block from the middle level to the lower level, and unexpectedly discovered that this place had been repaired a little, and the large holes that had been forcibly lowered before had shrunk a lot.

"This is to prevent the energy of the giant anomaly from leaking into the middle layers and drawing unnecessary people in."

There was a sound nearby. Cypher turned around and saw Captain Gao Shan, who was also driving a mecha and seemed to have no intention of resting, walking towards him with his weapons hanging.

"How do you feel about your new mecha? Alien mechas usually have their own unique skills. What is yours?"

Cypher spread out his hands (the one on the suit). "I've only just changed suits, and you're already so well-informed, and you're looking for me. You're truly gifted. Tell me, what's your battle plan?"

"Don't worry, you just need to paint the place. Put this program into the injection system, find the node controller and inject it."

Gao Shan sent a packet system to Seifer and continued to explain, "As long as we complete this progress, within at least three days, even if others destroy this node, this area will belong to us."

Seifer asked, "What if...the other party's technology is more advanced than ours, and they reverse-decode the code and then paint it over."

"Painting... well, that's a good word. Don't worry, there will definitely be an alarm, and it will take three hours to crack it. And there are autonomous machines to help us stabilize the area, which is enough time for the follow-up troops to catch up."

Considerately, Cypher kept the machine still instead of moving like a human, calmly replied that he understood, and then asked how to start the mission.

"Don't worry, let me first explain my identity. I'm the captain of the 'Gaoshan' team. We'll also be joined by the 'Sangzhi' and 'Shimen' teams, as well as you independent mercenaries."

"Large-scale operations are very lengthy. We will deploy ammunition replenishment and temporary repair equipment to the front lines and other areas as appropriate. If you're ready, please head to the elevator."

Only then did Sefer notice that there were some independent mercenaries waiting nearby - after looking around, he found that the mercenaries he had met when he first arrived in Node City were not among them.

I guess... they are the type without a body, and they don't look like the kind that would transform themselves.

The group filed into the heavy freight elevator. The machine body looked like a plastic toy on the table, small and delicate. Even at the back, Seifer could see the warehouse piled high with cargo.

It’s hard to imagine how those vehicles parked outside can hold so many supplies... Is this the company?

The heavy-load elevator slowly descended, and after dozens of minutes, it finally reached the bottom floor, which had been transformed into a hub for transportation and production. Then, Seifer saw corporate mercenaries arranged in groups in the square.

Most of their machines have the same structure and equipment, only the team leader's head looks different, with a uniform paint job, company emblem and eye-catching logo.

All the rules show that as a corporate power, they have the ability and sufficient organizational strength to transform every mercenary working for the company into a professional warrior.

These pieces of equipment would cost millions, and there might not be enough money to buy them. Even the mercenary system would only give... uh, wait. It suddenly occurred to Seifer that after reaching a high level in the mercenary support system, mercenaries would be able to purchase some very powerful accessories and weapons.

Even if you like to play ranked games, you can receive some equipment after reaching a certain ranking?

It looks like it's time to consider ranking up.

This thought flashed through Seifer's mind for a moment, and he quietly moved to the maintenance area with the other three mercenaries and connected the communication to the company's channel.

"Welcome, independent mercenary Red Crossbow. Your mission has been issued. Please maintain the battle analysis system and allocate some computing power to communication."

"The Phantom Mist Group will guarantee the personal safety of independent mercenaries to the greatest extent possible, allowing you to move to a safe area if you are seriously injured."

They actually left a way out. Sefer had a subtle liking for this company.

"But this only applies to advancement dynamic missions. In defense dynamic missions, annihilating the enemy and retreating will deduct your proportional reward."

Well, it has to be a big company.

Seifer was ready. Seeing that the mercenaries on both sides were already checking their weapons, he also put the weapon system online, took out a folding spear from his waist, and casually slammed it to the ground. The tip immediately lit up with a hot orange-red light.

...The electric energy heated the spear tip. As soon as Seifer twisted the spear handle, it immediately made a "click" sound. The counterweights on both sides of the tip retreated to the back of the guard and folded, exposing the real core of the long sword.

There's a thermal sword used for charging, and a thermal sword used for close combat - although the particle knife is good, it just can't burn through the opponent's armor.

With this thing, even if I can't melt the opponent's armor, it would be nice to be able to directly knock the opponent off balance!

Switching back to the spear, Seifer switched the spikes in his other hand and immediately after the tasks were assigned, he quickly followed the teams to the urban area.

Currently, the number of autonomous machines in the lower areas has been significantly reduced, and they can no longer send reinforcement units to the surrounding areas, so they can only retreat to the city for defense.

What's even worse for them is the blockade of surrounding mines. They can no longer afford to waste quality, so the decentralized clusters began to selectively abandon various areas, making everyone's painting work much easier...

Seifer read the information and followed his assigned team leader, Stone Gate N-1, to the designated area. On the way, he couldn't help but ask, "I have a question. Can I ask it now?"

"I'm happy to help within the combat area. Outside of that, it's my discretion. Red Crossbow, what do you want to ask?"

Shimen's voice sounded very cold, but he answered immediately when asked. He was probably the type of person who had a cold exterior but a warm heart.

"Uh... your code name sounds like a place name. Can I know about it?"

"Yes, I'm black tea. Gaoshan is green tea. Sangzhi is white tea. Our corporate mercenaries' code names are all named after things called 'tea leaves'."

How familiar! Could it be that some of these visions are the kind of visionary worlds I imagine?!
A lot of thoughts surged in Sefer's mind, and he was even a little impatient to... continue asking.

It’s a pity that the battle has begun.

(End of this chapter)