Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 33 33. Let’s do it in a simpler and more brutal way!

Push time forward a little bit.

After Seifer emerged from the unfortunate vision full of water, he and his mercenary friends fought wits and courage with various seafood in the sea. After successfully investigating the shipwreck on the seabed with a harpoon, he got a large amount of... uh, seafood.

Some of them were handicrafts, and some were electronic equipment found in the ship before. They were placed in two different backpacks. When he went to exchange them for money, Sefer unexpectedly found that there was a beautiful glass box among the handicrafts.

Inside the box was a small aquarium, in which jellyfish, no bigger than a thumb, were swimming gently, seemingly unaware of the changes around them.

This thing is the most valuable of all, probably because it is alive... Seifer didn't pay attention to these. When he was thinking about why this body was still waterproof, he ran into Tien waiting for him by the car.

Without saying anything more, she introduced to Seifer the men who were going out together. At the same time, each of them also brought a metal chair with a cushion on it, which looked quite strange.

The hundred or so people filed into the rear compartment, and after Tien properly handled the spoils for him (welding them in the appropriate position), he asked Seifer to start the car and head to the large vehicle maintenance area prepared by the company.

The giant gantry crane immediately began to modify the cargo box part of the vehicle. The back half of the module was completely dismantled, and even the cargo box engine was removed. Along with the loud sound of the machinery running, a huge thing was transported over.

Sitting in the car, Seifer stared at the object slowly embedded in the half-shortened car for a while, then suddenly asked, "Is that a propulsion device?"

"That's right, the propulsion system. Although it's so large, the bulk of it is actually the fuel. Once the fuel is used up, the conventional propulsion engine inside can still be used normally. It makes sense, right?"

Sefer really wanted to ask, since there are engines of various specifications, why not use engines with higher output and sprint at full speed directly?
"You're stupid! That's too expensive! Ordinary mercenaries, even city management, can't possibly afford it. Besides, the super-thrust thing you're imagining is probably still lying in the lab."

Tien patted the seat back, watched as all the buckles were locked, confirmed that the loading was complete and connected to the computer on the main console on Cypher's side, and then immediately went into the car.

In the carriage shot... the people brought by Tien are welding the chairs firmly to the floor. Anyway, this carriage is managed by the city, so Sefer... doesn't mind.

For the sake of someone's life, Sefer went to find Lin Shenxue who was eating a hamburger.

As soon as she passed by, she jumped up, her face glowing, even the dark circles under her eyes seemed to have faded a little, and she grabbed the tablet and came forward.

"What kind of food is this? Why is the flavor so rich? It's a little greasy, but the flavors are deep. I feel like I could eat a large portion with beer."

The tablet screen was too small for her to write down her thoughts completely, so Seifer had to tell her that it was secondary processed hamburger meat with a little starch product with a contrasting taste.

I always feel that every time I talk to Lin Shenxue, she is eating. Is she the reincarnation of a starving ghost?

In a relatively calm tone, I told her to be patient and find a place to secure herself. Because the next process might be quite exciting, if she didn't want to get hurt, it would be best to go to the main control cabin.

In response to this, Lin Shenxue shrugged. As she walked along, she proudly stated that she had a "rough" understanding of the car's engine, and that future maintenance and servicing would be able to be completed smoothly... So quickly?

The senior mechanic was so horrible.

Anyway, putting aside those trivial matters, when Lin Shenxue tied herself to the chair in the main control cabin, Tien had already pushed the door in and walked towards the best chair - where Sefer was sitting.

She blinked, found another control console, sat down and cleared her throat: "Ahem, all right, the line is unobstructed, all units pay attention, we are about to take off, the runway is clear, set up the dedicated line for me!" Following her request, the superior passed all the instructions, the approach lights in front of the front of the vehicle and in front of the gantry crane group lit up one after another, and the vehicle moved forward.

Driving slowly, they entered the largest road in the city. Up to this point, everything was actually quite normal. Many mercenaries were even chatting on the radio, wondering why the company had brought such a fancy truck after not seeing it for a few days.

When the car drove up the ramp out of the city, it suddenly stopped... Wait, no way?
A metal baffle is raised at the rear of the vehicle body, and the traction hook is raised under the track to facilitate rotation in the sand. The passage in front is completely clear, and even the working passages on both sides have raised baffles.

It is difficult to imagine whether this was a spur-of-the-moment idea or a corresponding plan had already been in place. Considering that this world has an unreasonable level of enthusiasm for research and development in the technology tree of combat and dispatch, it is very likely that it was used temporarily.

And this posture looks a bit familiar.

"By the way, have you ever soared in the sky?"

Tien spoke first, her expression heavy. "I once soared into space. Although it only lasted a dozen seconds before I crashed hard into the sand and was nearly scalded by the residual heat, the feeling of flying was incredibly unique and truly captivating."

"I've flown it before. I was lucky enough to fly it once when a new aircraft was being tested, but... to be honest, it wasn't a very good experience."

Sefer answered truthfully, completely unaware that Lin Shenxue's face beside him was ashen, as if he realized what he was about to face.

But it's too late.

The engine behind the carriage started running and ignited the thrusters made of chemical fuel at the same time. The vibration of the high-speed operation of the rocket engine instantly spewed out the dust and hot smoke on the ground.

The huge thrust immediately made the car move forward slowly. The traction mechanism also exerted force, pressing everyone to their positions, as if they were being held down by gravity.

But this was just the beginning. As the entire car body made a "creaking" sound, the auxiliary attitude stabilization nozzles mounted on both sides of the car body and the carriage began to exert their power, and the entire car began to accelerate and accelerate!
It has a huge mass, but it has a huge propulsion force. The three giant nozzles in the center of the rear of the entire vehicle body, plus the six auxiliary nozzles bundled around it, bring such vigorous power that even the city can feel the vibration.

Some people in the car couldn't help but scream out of stress and fear - Cypher wasn't among them, he even kept staring at the exit.

As night fell, dust began to fly. The airflow gushing out from the underground bunker passage instantly disrupted the scene of wind and sand, causing patches of turbulence in some local areas.

While concealing his presence, Seifer could only see clouds of dust in front of him - where was the ground?

Oh, the ground is still below, but when it was ejected, the propulsion decoration made the car float slightly.

The heavy body of the vehicle slammed heavily into the sand, and the impact of the crushing made it emit a beautiful blue light... Then it was immediately blown away by the surging flames from the nozzle, and fluttered into the sky behind, like an irregular stream of light.

The moment it hit the ground, Tien let out an excited "Uh-ha!" and Lin Shenxue fainted. The carriage behind was filled with grief, but everyone was safely locked in their seats, so it wasn't a big deal.

Then, the transport vehicles, whose speed became unique and even faster than those light vehicles, rushed into the depths of the desert in an unreasonable and irrational manner.

Amid the stunned farewell of the ambushers who were preparing to launch a sniper attack, he drove straight ahead and disappeared in the vast wind and sand.

(End of this chapter)