Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 236 235. Let everyone move around before departure
The actual person in charge of the Abian Company, who calls himself "Trilobite" (prototype), is indeed interested in the mercenary Red Crossbow, because he has never thought that an unknown mercenary could turn the tide of the battle on his own.

Indeed, strictly speaking, the real main output of the entire battle is the mercenaries in the edge node city and the I/O people who worked hard.

But if the red crossbow arrows had not paralyzed all the command nodes and firepower nodes, the conflict would not have ended like this. In summary, this person has a bright future.

Trilobite felt that he had to either recruit this person or, like Feldrich, find a way to get rid of her. Otherwise, if he allowed her to continue to develop, she would definitely become a famous independent mercenary in the future.

Guided by this idea, Trilobite made the threat clear to Cypher. He subtly expressed his threat, saying in the communication:
"There are only two options: come work for our company, or die on the side of the road for no apparent reason."

He was very tactful. Seifer had a good impression of him, so he said, "But I'm working for the Phantom Mist Group now. How about you go and negotiate with them?"

"...Okay, I'm not in a hurry."

It's ridiculous and over the top that the Commercial Union would come to a conclusion about a contract or conflict because of an insignificant mercenary.

Don't say that this guy 'Trilobite' is a bit fickle. The main reason is that he has a lot of things on his hands, and it's not necessary for him to devote his full attention to dealing with the affairs of a mere node city.

Maybe he will remember this mercenary in the future, or maybe he will suddenly want to kill him in a few days...but who knows.

The trilobite's communication ended. Despite his mechanical body, Cypher stretched out his body as usual, feeling that the tasks at hand were temporarily over.

The people in the car took advantage of the daytime to rest, and Sefer also planned to wait until the sun went down before rushing to the meeting point - at this time, another communication came in.

I didn't do anything else today, just received messages.

"Hello, Red Crossbow? I'm the weaponsmith from 'Dust'. Where is your car now?"

It's the one with green hair... Cypher thought for a moment and replied, "I parked my car less than a kilometer away from Node City for complicated reasons. What are you looking for?"

"A company paid us to repair your weapons. They said their craftsmen are too far from the node city, and we're the only ones with good skills within a few hundred kilometers. Give me the coordinates, and I'll show you what's going on."

There are so many things that need to be repaired. Is it really possible to just send someone over?
Seifer thought about it, sat down in the repair area he rented, closed the door to visitors, and interrupted the operation of the backup body.

Then he opened his eyes again and walked out of the spare compartment of the car. He was surprised to find Lin Shenxue taking a nap in the hall... Oh, keeping watch.

When she heard the noise, she immediately looked up, then took off her headphones with a puzzled look.

"Someone will come over to inspect our aircraft and equipment later. You can continue to sleep if you have nothing else to do."

However, she put on her headphones, patted her face and followed, with no intention of continuing to sleep.

Taking her to the warehouse, the armored unit, which was huge for a human and could be considered a "heavy tank", had a hole in its front that made Sefer grit his teeth.

No matter how thick and heavy it is, an armored unit is still an armored unit. Compared with a damn thing on the ground whose instantaneous movements are more exaggerated than those of an airplane, it is indeed too limited.

If it weren't for the infantry, this thing might even be more fragile than a human...

Putting aside his complicated thoughts, Sefer turned around and asked Lin Shenxue, what happened to the car? Why did it stall?

She pointed at the engine helplessly. The tablet explained that due to overload and improper operation by the driver, the car had been running at low gear and high speed, and the entire transmission group was almost burned out.

Dr. Mei... she really can't drive at all, huh? Amidst this sentimental thought, the craftsmen from 'Dust' arrived. Seifer opened the outer partition door, let the person in, then closed it. After adjusting the internal pressure and temperature, he finally opened the inner portal.

Three people wearing silver protective suits with a burnt smell on their surfaces walked heavily into the warehouse. The scorching heat made Lin Shenxue step back.

She had despaired of the temperature outside - people in this world would feel this way even if they were wearing such tight, self-powered cooling equipment when walking outside, not to mention going directly into the sun.

In fact, no one has a specific definition of how high the external temperature is, because the temperature will change slightly as the planet moves.

Theoretically, the sun will be even hotter in the coming months, and even if you're wearing this kind of gear, you could die just walking outside.

...Let’s get off topic, let’s talk about the present.

The leader of the three was indeed the green-haired girl. She waved cheerfully, "I'm here to inspect your vehicle again, but this time someone's paying... Wait, who are you?"

Ah, using another identity, Sefer thought for a moment and said that he was the first mate currently on the bus.

"Okay, let's take a look at the tank first. It would be better if it can move."

The girl waved her hand, and the two people who followed her immediately took off their backpacks, took out a bunch of tools and got ready, while she took Sefer to the hangar as if she was familiar with the place.

"My mission isn't to repair the armored vehicle. I'm here to test the machine for you. I heard Red Arrow is going to be a hero?"

Cypher shrugged. "It's all about being alive and winning. If you're dead, you're nothing."

"Haha, you sound like Red Arrow. Are you planning to learn from her?"

Just take it as such.

Lin Shenxue followed the two of them, concentrating on the data she had compiled. As soon as they entered the hangar, the girl exclaimed, "Wow!"

Because that machine now looks a bit charred, with craters and other problems, and even after being equipped with "excessive armament", it looks particularly rough.

After all, that thing... isn't very good-looking. Unlike standard weapons that can be painted or customized, its original color is a striking, warning red.

After it was passed to the hands of various mercenaries, there was naturally no maintenance, and naturally no one cared about the scars on the surface.

This time, Cypher used one of the ammunition. The reserve was... sufficient, but just sufficient. It was not easy to replenish the ammunition.

"Looking at it a few more times, I feel like I've had enough radiation this year... Ah, let me think, how do I maintain this weapon..."

The girl scratched her head in confusion, trying to find something related to maintenance among the various work items. It seemed like it would take quite a while.

So Seifer didn't stay too long. He asked Lin Shenxue to keep a good eye on the other party and call him if anything happened. Then he returned to the main control cabin, connected the backup body, and immediately switched to the backup body and transferred it to the node city of the transformation agency.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a thick, heavy and cold metal support frame being carried across the sky by several heavy-loaded autonomous units.

The howling wind blew down from overhead, causing the mercenaries still in the node city to complain, but they could only complain.

(End of this chapter)