Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 265 264. Newcomers must listen to the rules carefully!
That same night after packing his belongings, Seifer set out directly from the Node City, leaving amidst various farewells from the surrounding corporate mercenaries who promised to keep in touch and that they might look for him if there were any missions.

Sitting in the control chair, Cypher fiddled with the crystal that he had asked Dr. Mei to help collect, and then he placed it on the table and relaxed a little.

"I feel like I've been fighting in this node city for months. It's tiring."

Tien crossed her legs, her eyes fixed on the direction of travel. "A few months? That's too long. Some mercenaries might never earn what you earned in their entire lives."

"Is it because of this so-called high-energy crystal?"

"Not only that, not only that, think about it, that... what was that thing of yours, the Centaur? People in the desert have never seen that thing before, and they thought it was some new machine."

Tien took out a bottle of carbonated water from the cabinet beside him, and then took out a bottle of wine to mix them together. Before Seifer could do anything, the two bottles of wine had been taken away by Saint Nai, who had appeared next to the seat at some point.

"No, you can't drink while driving. The lives of everyone in the mobile base are in your hands, Tien."

Tien, who was clearly not afraid of anyone, hesitated for a few seconds, then slumped down in the chair with his arms folded, bored. "Okay, okay, okay... Anyway, you're the boss, you're the second in command, and I'm the laborer."

Have a very clear self-awareness.

Seifer was fiddling with something in his hand. Just as he put it down, he heard the sound of the door opening and closing behind him. Then Feldrich looked down at Seifer with an unhappy face.

"Where are you going?"

"Let's go to the Crucible Node City. Oh, yeah, it suddenly occurred to me—there should be an Abian team stationed in the Crucible Node City as well. Why don't you gather the guards there?"

"What? You want me to go to a place like that to recruit escorts?"

Unexpectedly, Feldrich was even more surprised. She smacked her lips and said, "The dogs there aren't mine. I don't know them well. Even if I knew them well, I wouldn't accept them."

She didn't say why, but just looked around the spacious main control cabin, which seemed to be designed to accommodate multiple people working together.

Then some people commented that the car was not big, but the main control cabin was quite large.

She didn't care much about the real-time map and vehicle status outline that appeared in the main control according to Seifer's request, which was similar to the one in the node city and had a holographic 3D effect.

The technology in this car seemed familiar, and she had explored it a bit on the way here, even coming face to face with some small, spider-like maintenance robots.

I was almost scared to the point of losing my composure.

"You definitely won't make it to the Crucible tonight, so you're just going to abandon the car in the desert and roast yourself like meat in a stew pot?"

Seifer spread his hands. "Theoretically, the car's interior insulation is pretty good. At most, you'll feel a little warm."

"Oh, by the way, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about some things you need to pay attention to on this car."

Cipher pretended to clear his throat. "Apart from the engine compartment, you're technically free to go anywhere in this car. But as a VIP, I expect you to keep a low profile and not touch anything you shouldn't."

"The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, as well as desserts from time to time. If there is no freshly made dessert that day, you can find a previously made dessert in the refrigerator."

Speaking of cooking, Tien immediately raised her hand: "Boss, I'm hungry, how about some afternoon tea?"

"Drive your car, we'll talk later."

She continued to slump in the chair and drive, wrapped in a tight-fitting suit and loose protective clothing, but the slight swaying of the vehicle, which swayed at a different rhythm from her body, made Feldrich silent for a long time.

"There's an important point here... if you want to relax in the bathtub, remember to knock on the door before entering." "If there's hot water in the bathroom, turn around and take a shower. If not, you can take a shower normally."

At some point, Shengnai disappeared and now seems to be... in the restaurant.

After giving Feldrich some strange requests and precautions, she crossed her arms and looked a little confused.

"Why can't we go to the bathroom? What does the presence of water mean? Has it been reserved? I didn't expect you, a bunch of...independent mercenaries in the wild, to be so particular about cleanliness."

"It's not that complicated. Anyway, I hope you can comply, otherwise you might encounter some bad things."

Confused, Feldrich thought he was fooling him. He snorted and left the main control cabin. The only sounds left here were the low muffled sounds of various equipment and some sounds of vehicles running.

Just when Sefer thought that the next step was to drive and go somewhere to do something, a communication came in.

On the other end of the line, there was a voice filled with anger, indignation after being stood up, and anxiety about not seeing what he wanted.

"Hey! Red Crossbow! You tricked me into going to Node City, but you ran away yourself! What do you mean by that? You want me to run back in disgrace?!"

The sound was so loud that even Tien could hear the roar through the built-in headphones. She casually tapped on the screen... From the external camera of the vehicle, she could see that next to the two huge glowing tracks, there was a relatively narrow track approaching.

Since the other party had landed on this car before, the defense system probably ignored it. Or maybe the signal was faster than her.

After thinking for a few seconds, Cipher slowed the car down and replied, "I've been gone for a while. How's business?"

"What does this have to do with business? Stop the car and let me in. The sand is scalding hot and the air is freezing cold... You're not planning on running away like this, are you?"

She looked really angry, but Seifer checked the time. "Well, due to various unexpected circumstances, we plan to leave early, so the blueprints..."

"I must see it! It's from a vision. If you don't show me, I'll stick myself all over your wagon tomorrow morning!"

Wow, what a persistent person.

It seemed that when I first met her, when she saw the vision drawings and weapons and equipment, her eyes were shining... After thinking about it, Seifer slowed down the vehicle to a speed that could complete the docking, and then opened the docking door of the warehouse.

"Then come up first. We're going to the Crucible Node City, and we can give you a ride. It's better to leave early and get home early than to be roasted to death outside in the sun, right?"

It sounds good, but in fact, what Cypher wanted was to get a weapon craftsman to adjust his weapon for free.

Think about it, there is still one day left before she reaches the Furnace Node City after tonight. During this boring whole day, she will definitely go to investigate and find ways to repair or maintain the things piled up in the warehouses and hangars, right?
Sefer's plan was very good, but the moment the girl got on the bus, she wiped the sand off her goggles and spat out the fine sand.

Then he said to Seifer who came to the warehouse, "We're hiring. We're looking for skilled weapons craftsmen. The weekly salary is only two thousand. We can handle the maintenance and repair of most of the weapons and equipment on your vehicle and provide mature solutions."

"...Aren't you following your brother's car?"

"Hey, my brother said he's going north because the 'dust' is calling them. I don't want to go, but I have to find a job."

She smiled and put her hands on her hips: "Well, hiring me is cheap!"

But the former pirate captain and current driver only makes a thousand a month. How about... a little less?

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