Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 497 496. I can only say that everyone is actually quite talented.

The storm circle was becoming increasingly lively, with countless corporate mercenaries pouring out according to their team names. From Seifer's perspective, the naming methods of the personnel of several companies were quite interesting.

For example, I/O company has strange names like Pier, Memory, South Bridge and North Bridge, while Abian has strange things like Horned Snail and Ginkgo.

Among these people, the corporate mercenaries of the transformation agency are the most mysterious. They never work with anyone, but when they bump into someone, they will first reveal their identity and will never take action first.

Overall, the cooperation was pleasant.

Since Cypher was paid handsomely for every attack, he was happy to help out—and during this time, the mobile base wasn't idle either.

According to the requirements between several camps and the forward base, all mobile outposts must remain active, either transporting ammunition and supplies to the front line, or they cannot be idle.

The waterway was immediately crowded with various mobile bases, but most of them were used for transportation. Machines like Sefer were obviously meant for fighting but were used for transportation, which was a waste of talent.

But you have to say, it is too safe to follow it, so every time it goes out, there will be a lot of freight bases following behind and in front.

As for Seifer himself, he would move with the vehicle, and would immediately go up and blow up any nearby camps or facilities of wanted persons, or any illegal facilities (unregistered) that had been discovered.

After all this, I made some money to maintain the car body, but the biggest gain was the fries... no, it was reputation.

The 'Independent Mercenary Red Crossbow' and the heavy double-sprayer with strange tracks that sprays people as soon as it meets them and can spray people back off the net are talked about with great relish, and even imitators have begun to appear.

But unfortunately, these people's tracks are simply not up to the level of the drawings produced by the vision, and they can be regarded as poor imitators.

The more attacks you make, the more money you earn, but the more damage your aircraft will suffer and the more maintenance it will need. Maintenance requires a lot of money and resources with volatile market conditions, so the more money you spend, the less money you earn.

So the more money you make, the less money you make.

Even after coming out of the storm and rushing back to the forward base, Seifer still had to carry out the first maintenance of the mobile base.

The forward base was safe, and Sefer gave the people in the car a break before the maintenance was completed. At this time, those people from the lawless land who had been pulled here to work by him came to visit.

Some of them knew that the identities that Cypher had used to beat them up were fake, but some of them didn't know yet. But they came to Cypher mainly to ask if this group of people could also go to the Storm Eye?
...In fact, these people were not so needed on the lists of various companies. Seifer recruited them first to maintain the stability of the waterway and second to give them something to do.

But obviously, the people in the desert are not satisfied with this state of having a job and playing for three days after working for one day. They have an indescribable restlessness engraved in their bones, and the motivation to put it into reality flows in their veins.

Sefer was more worried that there might be some guys among this group who were going to secretly inform those guys in the storm circle, but this was actually pure overthinking.

Even if they don't have the ability to be independent mercenaries and come here to rob, they are still better than those who run away to the storm circle to survive after being wanted. To put it bluntly, those people are essentially no different from a cleanup company.

They are typical members of the lowest class, and the problems are of their own making, which has nothing to do with their background or education.

After Leica's lecture, Sefer nodded and said that their actions would be approved by the business alliance and they would be rewarded as long as they made achievements.

The words were spoken in the evening, and the people set out at night. All the guys working on the facilities and digging holes in the forward base ran away. Even the guys who had previously backed off got on the vehicles and rushed into the storm circle...

It is basically impossible to say how many of these people can come back, but they still go without hesitation - it is difficult to understand, but this is the mentality of the people in the desert.

Back to the vehicle overhaul, the Phantom Mist Group was incredibly wealthy, and all the worn parts from the vehicle's long service life were simply replaced. Aside from the engine being slightly twitchy, all vulnerable parts were reinforced. This overhaul was completely free, saving Seifer from bankruptcy. As mentioned earlier, he earned a good salary, but only at the level of an independent mercenary. Maintaining such a vehicle was a pipe dream.

Not to mention ammunition supplies, etc. Each item is a heavy burden on personal finances.

Of course, the reason for this situation is that there are only about a hundred people on this car, and he is the only one who can drive the machine. The speed of making money and the scope of accepting tasks are relatively narrow.

If he could have formed a three-person team with a single machine, he wouldn't have encountered this bottleneck.

...But there is no way. Even if someone surrenders, Sefer dare not use him. God knows what those outsiders are thinking.

There are more people and more things to do. When I was busy dealing with all these things every day, Huanwu Group suddenly sent a communication.

This time it was very formal, almost similar to the pre-war meeting when preparing to encircle and suppress the Worm.

Sefer didn't respond immediately.

He went straight to Feldrich and asked if there was anything big going on, but Feldrich crossed his arms and said, "I'm not your babysitter, mercenary."

"I've been treating you a little better lately. Have you forgotten that our relationship isn't as cordial as you thought?"

Seifer raised his head and thought for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "But the day before yesterday you hugged me and begged me for another half an hour..."

"... Let's put one thing at a time." Feldrich's expression was obviously not good.

Her attitude had softened recently, even towards Cypher's backup, so after a moment's consideration, she replied, "Each company has its own mission and goals."

"Abian has investigated and discovered a massive signal amplifier tower deep within the storm zone, a hundred kilometers from our additional camp. It's heavily guarded and needs to be eliminated."

Let’s not talk about how you managed to survey a hundred kilometers. It’s strange that the opponent could build so many facilities in the storm circle, right?
She added: "Don't overthink it. Some of these things may have been abandoned after the renovation agency was established and have been reactivated."

"As for that mercenary system, whatever it is... as long as its goals conflict with the company's ideas, it should be dealt with. You don't need to worry about what's going on here. Just go to your meeting."

After saying this, Feldridge closed the door and went back to her work.

There was no choice but to go to the meeting in person - Miss Nana insisted on coming along to see the world. After asking the Huanwu Group whether they could bring family members and getting confirmation, Seifer took her to the meeting place.

As he expected, the meeting was very boring. Because Ms. Jin Junmei was the main speaker, no one dared to laugh or joke and could only bow their heads and accept orders.

...But soon, everyone present lost interest in whether the environment was oppressive and depressing, because the storm circle environment presented to everyone was indeed a bit outrageous.

I even had some doubts about whether my opponent was in a clear mind.

What the storm circle lacks the most are rocks of various shapes and intricate corridors. In order to avoid taking a detour, various wide natural corridors are indispensable... Then, the opponent built a wall on the corridor.

It's as tall as a dam, as strong as a fortress, but honestly, it's a wall that can be circumvented.

(End of this chapter)