Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 340 339. Sometimes it really makes people wonder if you are pretending to be stupid

I thought the other party would shirk responsibility or ask me to wait a moment and then go check the information, but I didn't expect that they would respond very quickly.

Before Cypher could even consider taking a sip of tea, or at least pretending to, the contact, who had only told Cypher his codename was 'Da Hong Pao', responded.

"A few years ago, there were indeed only a few minerals beneath this node city. However, after several earthquakes, a lot of lava did flow into the underground cavity."

"However, in order to ensure the safety of the entire Node City, the Commercial Union has used new technology to ensure that the Node City will not fall into the lava sea."

...You call it a lava sea. Does that mean that the area beneath this node city has almost passed through the planet's plate tectonic plates and reached the active lava layer?

I did some calculations based on various areas and landmarks, and considering that the reconstruction agency had dug so deep underground, there must be even deeper rock layers underneath...

There's probably still a good distance to go before we reach the actual lava sea. The one below the academy city is probably just a large lake.

However, the earthquake brought about——

"Are you going to add to my explanation now and tell me that the earthquake was actually caused by those [worms] that the reconstruction agency lost, drilling through the weak areas of the lava?"

"It's very likely." The voice on the other end was quite calm. "But it has nothing to do with our current mission. Don't worry, the lava sea is currently quite calm."

Every time he said this, he always felt like he was about to explode. Sefer suppressed this dark thought and told the other party that students of Abian Company were also missing.

Without going into details, just mentioning it briefly before hanging up, Cypher stood up and said, "Anyway, if you have any information about other academies or disappearances, please share it with me. It's very important to me."

Ichika nodded seriously: "I've made a note of it. Oh, about the thanks..."

"There's no need to be so polite. Although I'm just here part-time, it's reasonable to help students when they're in danger."

This is a normal answer, but... it is obvious that Cypher's understanding of this world is still not deep enough.

"A teacher's duty?... This is the first time I've heard that. But I suppose you've received a good education."

That's true.

Seeing that Seifer was determined to leave, Yihua did not stop him. She sent her communication code to Seifer and said that if she found any relevant information later, she would give it to Seifer as soon as possible.

After watching this very special teacher leave, Yihua stood there for a long time. Suddenly, he turned around and saw several juniors hiding in the corner, looking at this side like a group of little sparrows.

"...What are you guys looking at?"

They all scattered, leaving the slowest one standing there at a loss, and was caught by Yihua.

Of course, no one complained much. After all, everyone in the academy was either out upholding justice or studying boringly. Suddenly, there came such a strong fighting and secretive teacher. It would be a lie to say that I wasn't curious.

——Sefer, who was already on his way back, didn't know all this, because he received a communication from the technical department, in which they proudly declared that they had completed certain stage goals.

It requires... uh, the instructor's on-site confirmation. Not only that, there has also been a breakthrough in the research related to that strange foot!
Sefer really hoped that this wasn't just empty talk, but that something concrete had been produced, even though he didn't quite understand the technical aspects...

But there were people who could understand it, such as Feldrich and Dr. Mei. The reason why he didn't show the drawings to these two was mainly because Sefer had some selfish motives.

Dr. Mei was a passenger going to the Central Node City, and even his 'urn' was still placed in the scientific research section.

Feldrich... after all, he is an important figure in Abian. When such a person gets such high-tech blueprints with excellent performance, he will definitely not just look at them and leave it alone. He will definitely modify them again and again, and in the end, the product will be so modified that even his mother will not recognize it.

The reason why Cypher has such an impressive record is closely related to the superior performance of his machine and his ability to surprise the enemy. If other mercenaries were also equipped with such excellent machines, they might not be able to defeat him!

...Probably. Anyway, it took some time for Cypher to return to the technical department, where he saw them happily sitting on the tank that had been patched up and seemed to be usable now.

As for the turrets... they had already obediently replaced the turrets with their original weapons, but the cannons that could be amplified into siege mode were too tempting to remove.

So I can only put it aside and cover it with a rainproof awning.

Seeing Seifer approaching, Xiaotao was the first to jump out of the car and rushed over: "Come on, come on! We successfully repaired this car and even prepared an expansion compartment!"

"What expansion?"

"The engine! Ah, that's not important. It works anyway, and the electronic system has been repaired by the president, but that's not the point!"

Following the group into the now rather impressive looking warehouse, Seifer keenly noticed that there were a lot more things in this place...it was even more crowded than before.

The warehouse that had just been looted by the students was once again filled with various experimental materials and equipment. It seemed that the assistance provided by Feldrich was really comprehensive.

Even Seifer saw a fairly comprehensive combination simulator for firepower calculation elements. To be honest, this kind of scientific equipment is ridiculously expensive and most mercenaries would not consider buying it.

"Don't look at those things for now, look here! It's right here, this!"

Xiao Tao quickly jumped over and turned Lin Shenxue, who was still sitting on the chair and seemed to be poking at the tablet... So what did you come up with?

Walking over and carefully examining Lin Shenxue for a moment, Saifulang raised his eyebrows slightly. "Did you get your hair cut? About a centimeter or so. It looks good."

The latter's eyes widened slightly, then he leaned on his earphones and thought for a moment, surprised that this person could actually remember the length of his hair. Was it because he was a passenger? Or was it because of something else?

Xiao Tao waved her hands and said, "No! Look carefully! What else has changed?"

Play this trick...

After observing carefully for a moment, Sefer noticed something different. There was now a small device with two buttons on Lin Shenxue's neck, which was buckled in a C shape.

If you don't look carefully, you might confuse it with the neck ring she wore before to look good.

"What's this new equipment? Miyuki, have you finally decided to start with yourself and step by step become inhuman?"

Lin Shenxue rolled her eyes, then opened her mouth and uttered a rather calm, quiet voice that suited her age, a little unfamiliarly.

"It's just an external aid that allows me to speak. But it's not enough. The vibration in my neck hurts a bit, so I have to talk as little as possible."

Sefer took two steps back in an instant, quite surprised - what, Lin Shenxue actually spoke, how could I have such a dream?

"Hehe, this is a meticulously crafted creation of our technical department. As long as there's funding, restoring speech to someone with damaged vocal cords wouldn't be a big deal."

Xiao Tao continued, "Let the blind regain their sight, and let the deaf hear! We can even make weapons that can fly, if we have enough funding!"

"You mean fighter jets?" Seifer raised his eyebrows, thinking that the leap in this industry was a bit too big.

"Of course not. Fighter jets are so simple. What we need to build is a weapon platform that can withstand the sun and float in the sky!"

OK, it’s worthy of being an academy town.

(End of this chapter)