Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 318 317. Why hasn’t the time come yet to show off my skills? (Part )
The crisis was temporarily resolved. After Seifer and his group left the student union, everyone watched from afar as the casino they had worked so hard to build was dismantled, feeling inexplicably sad.

Although what they did was not a good thing, and even the one-stop whitewashing operation was made clear, but no matter what, this was the crystallization of wisdom born from the six people's day and night work.

Cypher turned around, looking at the group of people standing in different positions. While he was thinking about how to start, he heard Xiao Tao say, "Ah... What a pity! If we could drive for half a day longer, maybe we could even afford to buy spare parts for the tank..."

It's hard, the fist is hard.

Seeing that someone had shown no remorse, Seifer decided to teach him a lesson, but not now. He called Wei Erwei and said, "Do me a favor. You and Lin Shenxue, go to the base and bring our armored unit over."

"Huh? Why are you driving that car? Its armor's all penetrated. It's just a toy car that can barely move."

"Just because it's a toy car, we should make the most of it. Think of it as an investment in the technical department and see if they can come up with some creative ideas."

After watching the two leave, Seifer turned to the four people present with a rather stern gaze. "Without funds, it should be Xiao Tao who came up with this method. The others are just accomplices, right?"

The three of them nodded hurriedly and sold out their teammates without hesitation.

"But we haven't seen each other much these past few days, and you two haven't even introduced yourselves. I can't just keep calling you 'Bushi', right?"

The girl with short blond hair in a loose ponytail held up her glasses, which looked like the bottom of a wine bottle, and nodded slightly: "My name is Xiang. The Xiang of Xiao Xiang Lei Dian."

She hadn't taken off her headphones, and they seemed to be constantly powered. She said calmly, "The reason I want to introduce myself this way is because this name was once used in the giant anomaly, and my classmates often called me that."

It's quite easy to remember, so it's just called "Xiang", right? It sounds a bit like the name of a certain country.

Then he looked at another thin girl with long brown-red hair and said, "What about you? As a technician, you accompany these people to play around. What should I call you?"

The man covered his face wearily, and after a moment he looked up and said, "My name has long been forgotten in the vastness of time. Now, I can only face the world with a false name."

"Yes, call my name, I am..."

Xiao Tao slapped her on the back and said, "Her name is Momo! What a cute name!"

Seifer clearly saw that the girl named Momo clenched her fists, and was probably planning to punch Xiaotao in the head. Considering the bad influence, he came over to smooth things over.

"Your name is Momo now, right? I'll remember that. Anyway, ignore those strange questions for now. The four of you have passed the sponsor's test and will be able to move into the new laboratory to work soon. Be happy."

"My name is Marian! Don't call me by that disgusting nickname!"

"Okay, Momo."

Without considering the other party's madness, Seifer took the four people to the warehouse. Just as they arrived, they saw a number of heavy transport vehicles driving in from the entrance of the college. Some workers jumped off from them and erected fortifications and warning stakes around the ground.

Then a black holographic screen blocked the view of the outside world, and the sound of nails clanging immediately came from inside, with extremely fast efficiency and speed.

However... the four people in the technical department were very worried. They had a lot of personal belongings and unfinished things stored in it. What would they do if it was cleaned out?

Cypher told them to rest for a while and wander around somewhere while they were in the fortifications, then he left for the time being - heading for the library.

I met Leica in the library. The first thing she said was, "I've gathered some information about that game place. Red Crossbow, do you have a moment?"

Why come to the library if you don't have time?

Seifer asked her to tell him in detail what she had found. He sat down and opened a book, only to find it was a biography. According to Leica, the meeting place of the game venue was not fixed, but they always met in six different game halls.

It's more of a communication among like-minded people than a secret gathering, and the number of attendees is not fixed.

"It seems necessary to go and see it in person, but I always feel it's a bit of a waste of time. The Academy City is not so much a gathering place of heroes as it is a place where filth and corruption are rampant."

Leica could only sigh at what Cypher said, but that was the truth.

And since there is currently no way to carry out large-scale events, the situation will continue for some time.

After receiving the six locations marked by Leica, Seifer flipped through the book in his hand with some boredom: "Is there any big news about to happen in the Academy City recently?"

Big event...

Leica thought for a moment, then adjusted and operated the communicator quickly and skillfully.

"Yes, red crossbow arrows. Do you remember the great earthquake that occurred before? Many node cities suffered varying degrees of damage from that earthquake."

"People from all walks of life outside the company are helping those node cities recover in their own ways, especially the entertainment company's current hot star. You still remember that."

—Who? Oh, that celebrity who looks familiar and whose overall style is completely different from the desert staff, right?

Seeing Seifer nod, Leica continued, "She will arrive in College City soon to perform a charity show, and 60% of the ticket revenue will be donated."

“Why sixty percent?”

"Because her company needs to use the remaining money for operations and a minimum living allowance... Anyway, that's what they say, so just listen to it."

When talking face to face, Leica is much more vivid than she appears in the communication.

Is it because she feels relaxed by Cypher's current appearance, or is it because she feels relieved after meeting him and finding out that Cypher is not that kind of bloodthirsty mercenary?

The latest big event is that the star will come to this node city to hold a concert, and it seems that the ticket price is affordable for students.

Now all the colleges are gearing up to move the concert venue to their own colleges, so as to gain face in front of other colleges.

It had little to do with what Cypher was investigating... Shaking his head, Cypher decided to focus on the main target.

"Okay, in that case, I'll go check out these places first and then give you the follow-up information. Please help me... keep an eye on the student forums and look for any information related to the 'channel'."

The students of Node City couldn't simply be content with attacking each other within their own schools. For example, there were saws used to cut through bank vault doors, and professional drills and bits that didn't look like they could be made by students...

It is definitely not provided by the node city. There must be some passage leading to the satellite cities outside. Anyway, as long as you disguise yourself, the people in the satellite city will not care where you are from.

As long as you pay, anything can be sold. This is the rule of the companies, businessmen and even middlemen operating here.

Leica nodded slightly, updated the commission in his small notebook again, and turned to collect information.

(End of this chapter)