Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 445 444. So the additional reward is going to be such a burden! (Three more)
The Phantom Mist Group had previously promised Cypher that if he came to help find someone, they would give him a chance to enter the giant anomaly. But the previous opportunity during the chaos obviously didn't count.

So after finishing the concert and eradicating the last remnants of the entire Academy City, he took advantage of the time when the giant vision opened again and entered the giant vision to investigate with the corporate mercenaries.

As a result, there was no room for free play in this giant vision. As usual, the fortress defense battle continued, and as usual, the dark monsters from the outside world attacked like a tide.

If he could yawn, Cypher would definitely yawn and think about all sorts of things while shooting... and to be honest, he did try to communicate with the management system in the vision.

I captured a node, smashed the dagger into its core and invaded it, but just as the conversation started, the management system over there went crazy and suddenly sent a larger unit over.

Fortunately, the corporate mercenaries who came in were very reliable, otherwise the defense line might have been blown through.

When the vision ended, Sefer came out shaking his head and saw that Shengnai was curled up in the bed of the tracked truck, quietly flipping through a book that looked very old.

"Wait a long time?"

Hearing Sefer's greeting, Shengnai closed the book, still immersed in the story. She smiled softly: "Just a little while, Sefer, did the battle go well?"

"It went pretty smoothly, but the reward was a bit... it made me feel a little weird." Seifer shook his head and pointed at the things behind him.

He pulled a huge square box covered with canvas, which was at least five meters high, directly over with the help of a cart. Many corporate mercenaries on the road stared at it with their eyes wide open.

Shengnai was still smiling. She carefully put the book into her pocket and said, "It's good to see some profit. Saifu, the car body has been renovated. Let's go take a look together."

It wasn't a good idea to just drag the cart over there, so Sefer first asked someone to help transport the things to the factory, and then he sat in the truck bed and let Shengnai take him to the factory.

During the conversation, he said cheerfully, "It took me several days to modify the engine of a modularly designed car body. This was something I never expected."

"Yeah, I thought time was tight, so I was rushing to buy what I wanted. But I waited until today."

Three days have passed since Miss Nana's farewell concert... Of course, there's also the reason that the giant anomaly hasn't opened its doors yet, so we have to wait a while.

During this period, Miss Nana lived in Sefer's office, and he didn't need the dormitory... Only Frederick complained that there was always someone singing next door, which was very annoying.

Now that everything has been settled, why is Frederick still in the Academy City? Her student records are about to be cancelled. Isn't it time to gather her troops and strike at the other person in charge of Abian?

In the end, there was still no movement, but judging from her complexion, her condition has been getting better and better recently, and she even seems to be returning to her initial arrogance.

The tracked vehicle slowly drove into the factory. As soon as it entered, Seifer immediately looked for the mobile base at his workstation, which he was already accustomed to seeing. Although it was large, the internal space was actually quite cramped.

Glancing around, he asked Shengnai, "Where's my car?"

"Hmm... I don't know either. Should I ask the person in charge?"

Two people rushed out from the shed. They were Xiaotao and her sister. Xiaotao put her hands on her hips and said, "Ha! Ha! Ha! You're finally here, teacher! Now let me introduce you to you!"

"What introduction... Wait, why are you the one introducing?"

Xiao Tao raised her hand and pointed: "Because, our technical department has decided to go on a trip!"

"Okay, congratulations. Remember to bring more money on the road and don't get involved if something happens."

Seeing that Seifer still didn't understand, Xiao Tao got anxious: "No, no, we are not going out on our own. Teacher, aren't you going to the Central Node City?"

Saifu nodded. "If nothing unexpected happens, the giant anomaly in the central node city is also where I want to go."

Seeing Xiaotao's excited smile, Seifer crossed his arms: "You mean...you want to go with my car too?"

"Yes~ And teacher, you forgot. Momo has been busy with other things recently, and she completely forgot about the jar you entrusted to her?" - Yes, it is true. If she hadn't reminded him, Sefer would have indeed forgotten the jar.

This won't work. What if there's a sudden power outage one day, and the battery runs out and the countdown ends, and it turns out there's a bomb inside?

"What are you doing in the Central Node City?"

Ram stepped forward and handed a photo to Sefer. In it were two younger people and a couple. On the back of the photo was the address: number X on a certain street in a certain district of Central Node City.

So that’s how it is. You two were sent here to study, right?

"So you two are going to..."

"No, it's the four of us. All of us in the technical department have to go back. Considering that the other cars are either too slow or don't meet the requirements, this one is great!"

"How awesome is that?"

"We've never been on a mobile base like this before, and it's... so luxurious!"

Only then did Xiao Tao get to the point – wasn't that intentional? She stated her own demands first, then answered the question.

With Xiaotao's guidance, Sefer realized that it was not that he did not find the car, but... the mobile base had changed so much that he did not react at first.

Currently docked in the factory is a huge mobile base that stands below, as if it were under a city wall.

Four sets of wide track structures were sunk to the maintenance platform, so when standing next to it, one could only see the somewhat rugged vehicle body, which was much taller than usual.

Its long axis...

"The long axis is about 205 meters! Hehe, impressive, right?"

Seifer narrowed his eyes, reached out, and grabbed Xiao Tao's head: "No matter how powerful it is, it was provided by the Huanwu Group. What are you showing off here?"

"Wow! I'm also the future technical core of the Phantom Mist Group. Can't I just be proud of it first—"

However, the revamped car is indeed quite shocking.

Few people can imagine what it feels like to have something with a long axis of more than 200 meters stretching out in front of them... Generally speaking, such a thing should be called a ground building.

Moreover, the mobile base is different from a ship. It is not small at the bottom and large at the top. In order to be more stable, its chassis is definitely not small.

At the same time, it was to have a slight chance of deflecting enemy shells and rockets, and also to cope with the scorching heat during the day.

The vehicle body is not as boxy as possible, with many arcs and curved surfaces forming a dome armor... This "mobile building" feeling is even stronger.

"...I only agreed to modify the engine, and I even went back to the car several times during the process. How come you guys delivered the wrong product today?"

Sefer scratched his head, feeling a bit overwhelmed and even having trouble keeping up with the pace - let alone turning on this thing, just looking at it was enough to make him feel overwhelmed.

In the past, Tien could drive the car, but now she has to drive this thing alone... Even if the automation is very advanced, it will be quite troublesome, right?
Shengnai was quite cheerful. She clasped her hands together and smiled softly, "This way, Sefer will have a bigger car to take us out. Isn't that a good thing?"

That's good, but you seem to have forgotten one thing.

The car needs maintenance.

(End of this chapter)