Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 491 490. Everyone is well prepared, so they won’t be caught off guard.
For those who wanted to escape at the critical moment, Sefer showed the greatest understanding, and then told those who had objections in the team that if they wanted to go back, they could go back now.

Then everyone looked at the dim light, the somewhat hot wind that could easily blow people away, and the sand that could polish steel to a shiny finish at any time, and chose to remain silent.

Only by following the convoy can you avoid accidents. In a place like this, even if you deviate from the course, you will only be swallowed by the wind and sand - since you are already here, why rush to leave?

Back to Camp No. 3, Feldrich asked them for the passage very rudely, but the passage in this camp was not very spacious, so Sefer and others stayed a little longer.

Taking into account the physical and mental health of the crew, Sefer gave everyone a temporary break so that they don't have to focus all their attention on being vigilant against foreign enemies.

Incidentally, Cypher hadn't raised the observation tower since entering the storm. After all, the tower was so small compared to the storm that even if the people on it were tied with safety ropes, they would probably be blown away.

Therefore, all surrounding environment alerts can only be completed by relying on the threat scan amplified by the Safe connected to the vehicle-mounted computing unit.

Fortunately, he didn't need to rest, otherwise that silent wind-riding attack would have hit the car.

Camp No. 3 has already penetrated deep into the storm circle, and Camp No. 4, further ahead, has completely entered the middle of the storm circle. By then, it will probably be pitch dark whether it is day or night.

From there, moving forward is a complete exploration of the unknown. What exactly is or exists in that dark wind is unknown.

Fortunately, Sefer did not need to advance. His mission was to carry supplies to supply these camps, and then return to receive the next order to supply the camps.

Let's leave this kind of exploration to professional pioneers.

During the stay, no one got off the car, and during this period, Sefer did see a lot of vehicles passing by that were very suitable for activities at night and even equipped with a large number of backup lighting devices.

Their preparations are more complete, and they even have special robotic arms for off-vehicle work, which are specifically used to maintain already explored safe waterways and prepare for the opening of new waterways.

The car is also equipped with a mechanical mapping device that is deeply integrated with the gyroscope, which can predict direction and distance based on inertia and various scientifically calculated momentum.

There are also optical instruments, geomagnetic detection and so on on the vehicle body... a bunch of high-tech or thought-out technologies as a comprehensive judgment, and in order to install these things, the firepower of these vehicles themselves is not good enough.

They can only rely on the corporate mercenaries or independent mercenaries on the vehicle as combat force to prevent attacks from those with ulterior motives.

Sefer was waiting leisurely in the car. A melodious and light song came from the radio, but the accompanying instruments seemed a little out of place and sounded a bit strange.

Afterwards, the Camp 3 leader announced, "The unloading is complete. If you're heading to Camp 4, I suggest your convoy doesn't spread out too far. Some unfriendly creatures are hiding in the storm, waiting for you."

Cypher thought for a moment, then tapped the table to indicate he was listening. "It wouldn't be nice to elaborate."

"...For the sake of your pass, I'll explain in detail. In fact, in the past few days, we've lost contact with several convoys used to restore the camps along the waterway."

"They disappeared into the storm, as if they had never been there, and no trace of the other convoys along the route could be found."

The other party's words sounded mysterious and far-fetched. Seifer stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, "...You said the silent disappearance was caused by the strong wind and the long distance, resulting in a lack of communication, right?"

"That's why I said it's unfriendly. Anyway, if you're going to Camp 4, be careful and be vigilant. Don't be the next victim."

After the communication ended, Seifer thought for a while and decided to entrust an important task to Tien after she woke up, and told her to stay on standby in the main control.

When she was sleepy, she would just sleep, and when she woke up, she would drive. In short, the mobile base could not stop. When she was dozing, Cypher would take over and continue driving the vehicle. Tien was about to protest when she saw Cypher sitting quietly in the chair.

Transferring the control to the machine, the centaur-shaped machine looked up and saw Weiwei sleeping soundly among a pile of drawings, covered with Xiaotao's coat.

When we were in the college town, the technical department was quite familiar with her, and they may be even more familiar with each other now.

Anyway, he woke her up first, and asked her to equip the machine with weapons. In addition to the usual close combat weapons, he asked her to install additional anti-aircraft rockets for horseback loading, and then stood up.

"Look at it this way. At least the hangar's exit is on the leeward side, right?"

Hearing him say this, Weiwei crossed her arms. "Indeed, but there's something I forgot to tell you... The 'Dust' mercenaries just contacted me and said their convoy is also in a nearby camp, but it's the kind left behind by the Transformation Agency."

"Independent mercenaries seem to prefer to go to those camps to prepare. They don't want to get involved with company stuff unless it's an emergency. Are you interested in checking them out?"

Flexing his arms, Seifer asked her, "Do you want to go back and see your brother?"

"Forget it, that guy makes me angry. And I'm in such a swanky car right now... I can just stop by sometime. I want to see him open his mouth in disbelief."

Without commenting on her idea, Cypher tightened his grip on his weapon and asked her to open the hangar door.

The huge tracks of the moving vehicle crushed the rocks, breaking them into pieces and then blowing them away in the strong wind. The whistling and shrill "woooo" sound was like the howling of countless strange creatures.

Even the dim light in the sky seemed extremely dim, and the lighting on the car body could not even penetrate too far, making the outside world even darker.

Pretending to take a breath, the machine stretched out its four legs and walked out of the hangar. It suddenly jumped out while the vehicle was moving, and then suddenly stopped in mid-air with a strange feeling.

Then he landed directly on the car wall, seemingly weightless, and slowly walked to the top of the car body, with his weapons hanging on his waist, his arms folded, and his eyes looking in the direction of the wind.

The door of the hangar slowly closed, and endless wind blew on the fuselage, the vehicle body and the following vehicles at the back. The complex and dense whistling sound could really make those who had never seen the world tremble with fear.

The road leading out of Camp No. 3 is also filled with various crooked navigation beacons. Some are nailed to the ground where they are not easily crushed, while others are simply embedded in thick rocks. Only when a signal passes by will there be any feedback.

The predecessors paved the way, and the later generations reaped the benefits. As long as you don't get out of the channel, theoretically you won't get lost... and the consequences of getting lost are obvious.

Seifer stood on the roof of the car, his silhouette standing like a giant statue, which brought an indescribable sense of security and made the vehicles behind him follow closely for fear of being left behind.

Just as he was thinking about the news of the attack that had just come and that something might come to cause trouble soon, the threat scan suddenly issued a warning.

Without hesitation, he took out the anti-aircraft rocket on his horse and fired it directly into the strong wind.

The whistling rockets surged out, and with the help of the threat scan, the delayed fuse instantly made them explode, forming a seemingly sparse metal jet network in the wind.

One after another, explosions that did not belong to anti-aircraft rockets reached Sefer's ears at the same time.

(End of this chapter)