Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 482 481. Wouldn’t it be nice to be a part of such a big event?

This new order obviously made many people a little unhappy, but more people expressed their support... In short, they raised their hands to show their approval.

The reason was simple. Who would want to stay in such a rotten place when there was a chance to turn things around? Especially since the new boss had been doing nothing but distributing food and recruiting more people, so they just watched and watched.

Recharge your energy for a few days and then have work - in fact, this is a cognitive bias.

In Seifer's opinion, if he allowed this bunch of scum to gather together, internal conflict would likely break out. And then, in such an unstable state, assigning them a task that might not yield any results...

Whether it's opposition or running away, this should be the norm. But now it seems that the support rate has increased after the holiday!
If you want to be a mercenary, you must have certain skills. There are a lot of people who can't even be mercenaries, and can only work as lackeys for a bunch of guys who don't even know what they are.

So when Seifer proposed that there would be work arrangements, and even compensation and rewards based on merit, many people were excited.

He almost rushed over and shouted some bullshit like "I've been wandering for half my life without finding a wise master. If you don't abandon me, I'd like to be your adoptive father"...

Fortunately, these people were not stupid enough to actually do such a thing, so Sefer just asked everyone to rest and then collect intelligence from other areas of the no-man's land.

All day long, all kinds of junk information filled the communications. In order to help with screening this information, Seifer pulled a few people from the technical department over - they were really free anyway.

Especially Xiao Tao, if she is not allowed to do some work, she will control the eight-armed robot to play drawing games in the car, and by the way, sneak attack Ichika's juniors, making them tremble with fear and causing more trouble.

The intelligence compiled is very valuable. Apart from daily chats and gossip, the most important thing is the ability to drive the machine. The guys with that ability are indeed constantly leaving.

Compared with the other three companies, they were more efficient and left silently, as if they had made complete preparations long ago. This departure was even before Sefer came to recruit troops... Interesting.

The mercenary system also has its own ideas. It may have been planning it a long time ago, but it has been busy accumulating strength. However, Seifer is a little confused about what exactly it is going to do.

Is it to explore the North Pole? To claim that very point for ourselves?
Not really. If it just wants to occupy an area, then Antarctica is also a possibility. After all, the machines under its command don't need humans to operate them at all, right?
And it has recruited so many people there, obviously it's not just to occupy it, it's more like it needs manpower to do something...

Seifer couldn't guess what it was exactly, so he asked Feldridge, but she just said she wasn't interested and just wanted to see how other companies would make their move.

The first echelon of the Huanwu Group has arrived at the forward base and is currently clearing the ruins and reclaiming the land. The second echelon... the team led by Jin Junmei is about to arrive.

On Sefer's side, after nightfall, they cleared out a group of people in the no-man's land, and then all the staff took action, crossing the no-man's land and entering the defense circle where the forward base was located.

This is the problem with the new identity... The convoy headed towards the defense circle in a mighty manner, and the company immediately became alert and warned everyone to leave within the time limit.

This requires another permit. Seifer simply lights up a special mark on the car and sends out a string of permission requests at the same time.

In the eyes of all the subordinates, even the high-ranking company immediately withdrew all warnings and let them pass smoothly, which was incredible.

This new boss is not only good at fighting, but also has a lot of face. Even big companies have to let him go. What do you call this... This is called face!
Various former bosses who had been defeated before and current middle-level managers came forward one after another to express their loyalty, but Seifer ignored them all and just said lightly that if they worked hard in the future, there would be plenty of benefits.

During the operation, when the communication ended, Seifer saw two ponytails hanging down on both sides of his chair. He looked up and saw Miss Nana, who had been hiding behind the guardrail waiting for him to finish the communication, looking at him with a smile.

"……What's up?"

"Nothing, just checking on you."

"Oh." He continued to direct the traffic. After a few seconds, Tien suddenly turned his head and said, "You kid, did you still attack this famous star?"

"Don't slander her. We just went out to fight a few battles and let her see the world." Seifer said confidently. And it was true. Up to now, he had only communicated with Miss Nana using the backup body of the machine.

The main body came out for a stroll a few times, and most of the time he was either cooking, working on the VIP special instincts, or coaxing Shengnai to sleep, but he never came into contact with Miss Nana.

"Oh, you can hide it from anyone, but you can't hide it from me. My nose is so sensitive that I can distinguish different kinds of wine and the special smell of girls."

Miss Nana blinked her eyes, grabbed the colorful and casual clothes she was wearing today and sniffed them, but she didn't smell anything special.

Cypher was a robot and couldn't smell. He thought for a moment and said, "Just focus on driving. If we can get to the designated location today, I'll give you a bottle of good wine tonight."

"okay."

Tien happily turned back and stopped dwelling on the matter, but Leica, who was busy analyzing intelligence, turned her head and looked for a while before turning back.

Then he cleared his throat and said, "Red Crossbow, the planned location is near the I/O Enterprise base, some distance from Abian."

"However, the planned area next to it belongs to the Huanwu Group. The business alliance is acting together, and this year's move may be a big one."

In previous years, I have never heard of any company leader coming to the forward base, and even clearing the no-man's land to ensure smooth transportation of materials.

"After arriving, let those guys continue to move forward and set up a defense line facing the northern pass." Saifu gave these orders and paused for a moment.

Then he said, "The forward base is actually relatively safe. Tell them not to be afraid. Besides, all the soldiers here are professional corporate mercenaries. It would be dangerous for them to go to the front line."

Too many cannon fodder will only affect the operational efficiency of normal combat units, so these people can only be used to do some infrastructure work at most.

They marched like this non-stop for two nights - some people's vehicles simply couldn't hold out for that long, so Sefer asked them to abandon their junk and squeeze in with others first.

In short, when we arrived at the forward base, everyone expressed their feelings in unison.

What kind of base is this? It’s more like a city.

Looking around, the sand on the ground occasionally exposed some rugged rocks, and everywhere were mobile bases of various shapes, sizes, and even seemingly completely different functions... or something similar.

After all, there are also those transport units that are working hard to transport something underground. Even if they don't move, you can still feel some vibrations under your feet.

This means that excavation is being carried out underneath to expand the underground shelter facilities, just like the previous expansion of the parking area.

Just as Seifer was admiring the bustling atmosphere, a call came in from the Phantom Mist Group. This time, it was someone else who bluntly announced that Seifer and his companions were not allowed to leave the designated area.

And they must be under the jurisdiction of the Commercial Union and... must not approach the forward base of the transformation agency.

How come there is a rehabilitation agency nearby, and even a separate area?

(End of this chapter)