Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 329: 328. Seriously Overloaded, But As Long as It Can Hold Full Passengers! (Three Updates)
It turns out that compared to a mature R&D team, the guys in the technical department always have some... well, small mistakes.

For example, they only thought about increasing firepower, but did not consider that these firepower sources all rely on a main engine. The main reason why only artillery was used before was because the artillery itself was propelled by the power of gunpowder and basically did not consume the engine.

But now it’s different. Although the entire main gun system also has gunpowder components, in order to achieve higher chamber pressure and faster muzzle velocity, most of the engine power has to be sent to the turret.

So, this armored unit is stuck in a very weird loop.

Either they fire their weapons, slowing their movement speed to an outrageous ten kilometers per hour, which is about the same as moving. Or they set up a gun and make themselves a target.

Or you can just run around without even being able to turn the turret, because you can't take care of multiple aspects at the same time.

In front of Sefer, the four of them rubbed their hands awkwardly, expressing their embarrassment for their amazing wisdom.

Then Weiwei raised her hand: "I think it's okay! Wouldn't it be enough to replace the car engine with a better one?"

"Then calculate how much we have to pay to buy a better engine, and what about the adaptation and modification after buying it?"

Wei Erwei quickly calculated the market price in her mind, and then after a little thought, she pulled the corners of her mouth reluctantly after deducting the labor costs.

"...In short, the modification idea is good, but it lacks some practice. For now, you can stop using the main gun. Just drive it like a normal armored vehicle. Get in first, and we'll go to the satellite city."

Without being overly harsh on the group, Seifer simply acknowledged their mistake and urged everyone to get into the vehicle together - this armored unit was not a troop carrier, so it was very crowded inside.

The cabin was originally designed for five to six people, but now nine people were squeezed in. Not only was the narrow and cramped space filled to the brim, but even Ram could only lie on the ammunition rack and pretend to be a water jacket.

Anyway, if the ammunition rack was hit by something and caught fire, no one in the car would survive.

Seifer stood in the driver's seat, opened the thick enclosed driver's observation window, and half of the people stood outside to direct the vehicle forward.

Lin Shenxue, who was currently the driver, silently stepped on the accelerator to drive the vehicle forward. The unprecedented roar caused the tracks to rotate slowly, which made the four technical staff in the car express different emotions.

Leaving the academy with a car full of people, this heavy armored unit naturally attracted a lot of attention... After all, what people usually see are either ordinary vehicles or illusory machines.

Seeing this kind of weapon up close is really eye-opening - that is, this weapon doesn't look like it was developed by the Phantom Mist Group.

The group headed to the edge of the city in a high-profile manner. During the trip, the technical department was quite curious as to why no strange machines attacked them today.

The reason is simple. That thing had come before, but it was unlucky and was easily killed by Cypher. Now it probably hasn't recovered from the shock of being defeated and the feeling of being punished by the city.

In short, we went smoothly to the edge of the city, pausing briefly at the edge of the towering wall and the transparent, full-dome-level display device.

Below, Peach poked Cypher's foot, making him look down at the map on the terminal.

“This is how you enter today!”

You have to go around the two houses first, then drive along the lowest level of the circular path on the wall to a certain intersection, and then turn into another road...

This process gives people the illusion that it is very British.

Only the British would come up with so many decryption-like things when making a contact, especially since the contact party might not understand the significance of his doing so at all.

After a little thought, hesitant to speak, Sefer ordered Lin Shenxue to open it in this way.

The latter sighed, opened the observation window in front of him, and drove along the road as instructed. Just before reaching the destination, someone suddenly waved from the roadside. The person was wearing a motorcycle helmet and holding a small metal box in his other hand. After the armored unit stopped with a sharp brake sound, he shook the box at the group.

"How many people are there among you? Don't hide anything. If anyone sneaks out and doesn't come back, we'll all be in big trouble, okay?"

Then he asked everyone in the car to get out, and after confirming the record, he looked at Seifer.

"This person doesn't look like... a student?"

"Ah, this one, this one is ours, our uh..."

Xiaotao got stuck at the critical moment.

So Sefer explained, "I'm the activity teacher who's responsible for taking care of them. Although usually only students come here, I'm not actually a teacher, so generally speaking, I don't get along well with the company."

If it were somewhere else or someone else, this person would probably run away or raise the alarm without hesitation. After all... if this special passage was discovered by the company's people, it would definitely be blocked.

But the ones coming here today were the Helmet Regiment, who were also temporarily drafted to help. He hesitated for a moment, flipped through the list of 'personnel who need to be vigilant', and when he found that Cypher was not on the list, he shrugged.

"Okay, some teachers also sneak out, so we don't mind. But you have to pay for the adult ticket. If you have your own vehicle... 20 for students, 40 for you."

"Ah! Did the price go up?" Xiao Tao came over quickly, puffing up her cheeks unhappily, "Isn't it usually 15?"

"The cost of channel maintenance has gone up recently. It's just a small increase..."

And they only accept cash. In fact, Sefer had only seen cash once and it was blown to pieces, so the money for this trip was taken out by Xiaotao from the small treasury.

Only cash is accepted to prevent account transfers from being discovered. Can we find out who opened such a channel?
It was obviously not a regular passage, because the entrance was in a warehouse built against the wall. After the door was opened, a string of lights inside lit up with a "ding".

Inside, there is a long, gently sloping road, which is large enough for the car to pass smoothly.

As Seifer watched the space above him gradually disappear, leaving only a long corridor, he suddenly sighed, "To dig the space under the wall to this extent without someone from the company working as an insider, I don't think it's possible."

"That's right! I agree, but as students, we just need to know that this route is convenient... Okay, then go forward for ten minutes. Once we reach the exit, we can take the main road directly to Satellite City!"

At this moment, Feldrich, who was curled up next to Shengnai's communicator position and almost collapsed, suddenly spoke.

"Once you're on the right path, go to Satellite City Number Four. Don't go to what you call Number Seven."

The four people from the technical department looked over at the same time, their puzzled expressions making her mouth drop. "Why are you looking at me like that? You just need to do as I'm told... As for why, I have no obligation to explain."

Xiao Tao laughed and tried to pat her shoulder but failed: "Don't be so rigid! We are now comrades who have escaped from the academy together temporarily!"

"……boring."

Seifer pressed the communication button and asked Lin Shenxue to change the direction. "Let's go as she says. Satellite City No. 4 should be the place where Abian has a larger influence. It should be relatively cheaper and more convenient to find things there."

That made sense, so I immediately changed lanes and headed for Satellite City No. 4.

(End of this chapter)