Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 55 55. I can't let go of something I've already got

The entire interrogation process can be completely glossed over, because the hacker who thought he had the overall situation under control was also controlled by the injected virus the moment Cypher rushed in, causing system disorder and death.

Then Sefer looked at the Bitcoin ransom and didn't know how to comment on it - your execution file is quite interesting. You even came up with this kind of virtual currency that is not very virtual?
However, since it is something from the vision, and the fact that it cannot be taken out means that it is a temporary false rule.

Under Laika's guidance, Sefer wandered around the machine room for a long time and collected most of the things in his backpack, while those so-called special forces above... they didn't come down.

Maybe they were hacked by the broadcast of the executable file as soon as they entered the range. I wish them a good death.

After only a short while of collecting information, the person in charge on Dr. Mei's side told Sefer to be prepared, as they were going to lift the maintenance of the anomaly!

"Okay, I've collected almost everything... I don't know if I can take it out."

As soon as he finished speaking, everything in front of him became blurry, and then the whole world turned upside down.

Without even blinking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly changed, the light and shadow adjusted in an instant, and Seifer had returned from the cramped and noisy machine room to the empty and spacious square with a huge gate.

The skin and damaged parts of his body were completely repaired. The bag on his back became a little heavier, and the detection device installed on his body began to make a beeping sound.

The cover on the side of the pile of pipelines connected to the portal and the place where the energy supply device was placed opened with a gushing heat flow, and then dozens of crystals that had become dim and looked like broken stones were ejected with a few "pops".

In the rolling heat wave, they hit the ground and shattered into pieces.

"There's a lot of experimental data, but detailed analysis will take time... Thank you for your hard work, Red Crossbow."

It seemed Dr. Mei had given instructions, and the person who contacted him was quite polite: "Any profits you make from the vision will be yours to handle. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."

Sefer didn't show much enthusiasm, just glanced at Dr. Mei who was still looking at the data.

He was a little curious: "How much energy did you use in just a short while?"

"About a hundred thousand yuan, funding provided by the institution. Getting the data is more important than anything else."

After the man finished speaking, he also immersed himself in the data investigation, leaving Sefer standing alone at the gate.

Considering that he would have another opportunity to visit the Vision soon, Seifer found a chair and sat down, opening his backpack. He thought the rewards this time would probably be some storage hard drives, electronic components, or some Vision weapons...

However, I didn't expect that what was placed inside were boxes of core components carefully placed with shock-absorbing polymer materials (plastic).

"Leica, my vision reward seems to be... I picked up something good. Should I sell it or keep it for myself?"

"What is it? A red crossbow arrow. Everything produced by the Vision is very valuable. If you need money urgently, I suggest selling it. But it would be even better if you can use it yourself, which can save a lot of expenses."

"It's the chip of the fire control module."

Silence fell over the other side. Cypher examined it carefully (scanning the information) and emphasized, "It's an advanced fire control chip. After installing external auxiliary components, it can switch between multiple modes and calculate firing parameters."

Leica took several deep breaths and tried to remain calm. "If you're not in a hurry to pay me back, you can keep the red crossbow at the mobile base."

"It just so happens that you... don't particularly trust strangers as crew members. Automatic weapons might not be as good as skilled gunners, but they can still free up a lot of manpower..."

That means this thing is very valuable, and it feels like you just happened to have a pillow when you feel sleepy - keep it, the debt will not be paid off for a few months anyway.

After telling Leica about her decision, she seemed to want to make a recommendation, but quickly returned to her composure: "A good choice, Red Crossbow. As for the debt, you'll need to find more tasks within your capabilities."

After telling her not to worry and that he would contact her the next time he entered the vision, Sefer set off for the market.

There weren't many fire control chips, only ten in total. Purchasing a finished automatic turret or fire point assembly without the chips would cost between 5,000 and 50,000, depending on the accuracy of the reaction.

But if you buy only spare parts, the price will be immediately reduced by more than half, but the seller cannot guarantee that the quality of each piece is similar or superior.

...and things like the quality of the production line, the quality of the materials, the design, whether it was second-hand, and so on. These all required discernment and insight. After Seifer contacted Lin Shenxue via comms and shared what he had seen with her, he began his selection with confidence and boldness.

I just hope that the title of "senior mechanic" is not bought - otherwise, Lin Shenxue will live under the main gun well and become a "high-intelligence automatic loader".

After returning from ordering materials and parts, Seifer unexpectedly saw Dr. May outside the car.

“You are here…”

"Wait for you to open the door. I only have visitor privileges. If the conductor doesn't allow me, I'll have to stay outside."

She shrugged. "So open the door. I'm going back to the lab."

"I mean, we're already in the city. As a doctor, you should have a dedicated residence. You don't have to stay in the car anymore."

"I let someone else live there because of my personal safety. The local leader didn't want to take me there. As compensation, they were willing to let me study the phenomena freely."

Dr. Mei casually held her work board, as if talking about someone else:

"The terms of the contract clearly state that if no force is responsible for security, then you will be responsible, Red Crossbow."

Considering the money, the big car, and the fact that Dr. Mei was really easy to talk to and reliable, Sefer agreed.

The gate to the passenger passage opened, and Dr. Mei followed Cypher up the metal stairs and suddenly asked:

"If you don't know what to do with that high-energy ore, then sell it."

"Is it okay to just sell something this precious?"

"But if you don't keep it carefully, it will be stimulated by external energy and will most likely explode instead of forming an anomaly."

There is indeed such a concern, but... now Cypher has put it in a safe place where theoretically no one can find it.

After reassuring her temporarily and escorting her to the destination, Sefer went back to deal with the spare parts and other things that were delivered to her door.

Then he dragged Lin Shenxue, who was slacking off in the engine room, and threw all the materials to her.

It's like throwing alchemical ingredients into a crucible and all you have to do is wait.

However, alchemy also requires a catalyst, and Lin Shenxue also seemed to be uninterested.

"If it can be put into use, I will spend some more time to make you a delicious burger."

The catalyst worked, and Lin Shenxue looked full of fighting spirit!
After arranging all the tasks at hand, Seifer returned to the main control cabin alone and locked the door.

Set up the relevant energy supply of the fleet in detail to ensure that people in the car will not notice any abnormalities.

...Although you can't control the entire vehicle when the tank pops out, you can just keep the power supply.

After completing these preparations, he walked into the spare body cabin and ended his control over the body he was already familiar with.

The functions of various modules in the vehicle body are temporarily unavailable and the tank is raised.

Compared to the previous appearance where there were only some lighting and luminous connecting pipes inside the tank, the tank is now much brighter.

The reason for this is that this is what Cypher understands as the 'safest place'.

Believe it or not, it’s really useful. Even the enemy can’t find this thing when scanning the car body!
(End of this chapter)