Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 506 505. Should I say it is good news or bad news...

The sudden news took even Leica a few seconds to sort out her emotions.

She even double-checked what she had heard before she stammered and asked Cypher if the so-called former Red Bolt was a mecha painted white with a beautiful red livery as decoration.

"Yes, that's it."

"...Is that so? Then, did she tell you anything...?"

Seifer sat beside her and replied calmly, "She had a fight with me and said it was a good name to inherit. She must be very pleased."

"Then she——"

"She's no longer human. She even asked me to kill her if I see her again. So, Laika, take a break."

Unexpectedly, Leica shook his head slightly. Although he looked much more depressed than the focused look just now, he was not to the extent of being severely shocked.

She slowly regained her composure. "...All sorts of accidents can happen in the desert. Be it mercenaries or locals. So once contact is lost, we can only treat them as dead."

"I've already adjusted my mood after the last time we lost contact. This time I'm just... surprised."

Taking a deep breath, Leica put on his headphones again: "So next, I will focus on collecting information related to the mercenary system, Red Crossbow."

So strong, Laika.

Seifer patted her shoulder wordlessly, reminding her to take a rest when her shift was up, and then went to take care of other things for the time being.

The first and most important thing is to contact the current superior, Ms. Jin Junmei. This person is giving orders from behind and is very good at mobilizing troops. The support is in place but... it's tiring.

With such an attendance rate, Seifer felt that if he recorded the kill record, even if he could not compare with those veterans, he should be one of the best among the new mercenaries.

While Sefer was resting, the entire camp naturally continued to operate.

Abian's destruction mission was also successfully completed, and I/O Group's mission was also quietly completed. That is to say, as of this moment, several companies have successfully opened up the theoretical road to the Breeze Circle.

The pioneering group climbed out of the previously dormant areas without stopping, crossed the high walls and corridors, and advanced into the wilderness where there was always strong winds and no end in sight.

As for the transformation agency, it is said that they have used worms to travel a considerable distance underground, and it is estimated that they will be able to enter the breeze zone in a few days.

After all, the underground rock environment here is extremely hard, and even a grinding wheel as efficient as the [worm] will take a considerable amount of time to advance slowly.

Let’s not talk about the affairs of these companies for now. The Navigator was not idle during the two days it was docked in the defense position of Camp No. 4.

Sometimes there will be some strange reconnaissance units approaching and then quickly moving away, and the mobile base parked here needs to fight back immediately, so it is natural to hear bursts of gunfire from the car occasionally.

But today is different. Seifer moved the mobile base to the parking area, so everyone doesn't have to stay at their posts and can spend the day leisurely. Occasionally, you can run into Ichika's juniors in the corridor.

They happily went on their adventures through the various cabins. Upon seeing Cypher, they politely greeted him before leaving. Ichika, on the other hand, was in the dining room, writing and drawing in a notebook.

"It's a rare day off today. Why don't you go relax and take a break instead of keeping accounts here?"

Seeing him sit down, Ichika raised her head slightly and said, "Um... I'm recording everyone's learning progress. Since we haven't arrived at the exchange internship school yet, a lot of the learning progress can only be achieved through self-study."

"So, I'm thinking about giving everyone a test..."

Wow, that's terrifying! If Sefer could sweat, he'd probably be sweating right now. What's with the teacher suddenly asking for a test during extracurricular practice?

Persuading her to give up the idea, Seifer suddenly asked her with amusement, the juniors seemed to be in good spirits, but what about her?
Ichika looked up in confusion, and even though she usually squinted her eyes, she showed obvious doubts: "Me... I've always been fine. After leaving the academy, I only need to focus on the training of my juniors, which makes it a lot easier." "So I won't suddenly go into mental overload and suddenly pull out a gun and shoot everyone." Seifer suddenly said.

At that moment, Ichika opened her eyes. Unlike ordinary people, her pale eyes looked at Sefer for a moment, then she waved her hands and said, "No, that was just because she was depressed to the extreme."

It still sounds like she might, but honestly, she already seems to be the most normal and common-sense person out of all of them, so hopefully she can maintain that.

During this rare leisure time, Seifer fiddled around in the restaurant for a while, updating the meals in the cold storage - Camp No. 4 had a large amount of supplies gathered here, making it extremely easy to exchange or purchase.

Moreover, as the bridgehead of the Phantom Mist Group, there are naturally a lot of things related to "eating". Seifer can easily get some very familiar things.

At least today's meal will be very rich.

When he finished tinkering with the things in his hands, Shengnai suddenly walked in from outside the restaurant. After Saifu put down the plate in his hand, he spoke and said that the information about Saifu's physical condition had been updated.

"Let me guess...are there more and more places where people aren't?"

Hearing him say this, Shengnai whispered comfort, saying that no matter what, in her mind, Sefer has always been like this, and it has nothing to do with his physical condition.

…Sounds more like hospice care.

With a slight blush on her cheeks, Shengnai motioned for Sefer to sit down, then whispered in his ear that an in-depth investigation of the entity had confirmed that its nature, including its breathing, was actually just a 'setting'.

Including breathing... Then what is that uncomfortable feeling of suffocation every time? Is it just a setting for the sake of setting? Then where did the setting of this main body come from?

Cypher thought hard, explored carefully, spent a few seconds trying to make himself doubt himself - and failed.

"Forget it. Let's take it one step at a time. At least I'm standing here talking to you now, and I don't look like an out-of-control dumbbell man or something."

Shengnai blinked his eyes, and when he saw that Seifer seemed to be indifferent, he breathed a sigh of relief.

I poured her a small bowl of soup and continued to prepare the meal. When I turned around, I found that Shengnai was still there instead of disappearing suddenly. It was a bit strange.

"what happened?"

"Hmm... there's one more thing, Cypher, don't be nervous... Dr. Mei hasn't come out since he got into the main control room."

Cypher's expression changed immediately.

That guy finally succeeded and even took advantage of a loophole, right!
"...I'll be right back. Take a look at the restaurant first. I'll be right back."

After saying that, he found a place to sit down, immediately cut off the control of the backup body, and while transferring to the main body, he felt that he was in an indescribable softness.

It was like falling into a pool of jelly, unable to gain any strength, and even feeling a pain of almost suffocating. This feeling made Seifer's body perception clearer -

The main control tank rose, and the moment the cover opened, Seifer flowed out from it along with a ball of Dr. Mei.

She coughed and struggled to get up: "Dr. Mei——"

"You promised me, and you didn't mention the time. Look on the bright side. You understand yourself better now, right?"

The group of Dr. Mei made a shameless sound, then squirmed and gathered together again.

Without hesitation, Seifer rolled to the side, desperately trying to avoid this unfortunate attack.

(End of this chapter)