Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

After Song Lian fixed the parts in front of him with screws, he blew lightly out of habit, then lifted his chair and took two steps back. He looked at the somewhat ugly Qi Cannon in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

After so many days of repair, this energy cannon is actually ready for use.

However, because some parts are not original and some parts cannot be replaced, the power is greatly weakened as a compromise, and the estimated firing frequency can only reach one round per hour.

It may still retain enough killing power for high-level early and middle-stage monsters, but high-level late-stage monsters are probably able to cope with the attack of this energy cannon.

"Da da."

"Da da."

After relaxing his attention, Song Lian also began to hear the sounds around him, including the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves, the chirping sounds of some small insects, and a fairly obvious sound of footsteps.

She looked up in the direction of the gathering place.

On weekdays, apart from the player named "I'm Not a Traitor", there are very few players coming to the Armory.

But he always came in a hurry and left in a hurry. This time, his footsteps were so slow and leisurely. Maybe this was the first time?

Song Lian stood up from his chair, then walked out from the back of the armory and saw the person who came.

Ok.

It turns out that it’s not that player.

"How are you?"

When Tang Yi saw Song Lian coming out, he smiled and waved to her.

Song Lian looked at the stack of papers in Tang Yi's left hand and guessed his intention. He took off his gloves, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied with a smile:

"Thanks to Keyu's care, it's not bad."

"That's good."

Tang Yi walked into the shadow of the armory and stopped.

"Mr. Song, do you have a chair here?"

"I have a few, but they are not mine."

Song Lian turned around and moved two chairs out of the armory, then gave one to Tang Yi and sat on the other without hesitation.

In fact, there are only two chairs here, one is often used by her, and the other is often used by the traitor.

Tang Yi sat down and nodded in agreement.

He didn't speak immediately, but turned his head and looked around carefully, then looked at Song Lian and asked with a smile.

"Why do you suddenly want to open a military factory in the gathering place?"

"Because after this Qi Cannon is repaired, I will have nothing to do."

Song Lian also guessed Tang Yi's question, so he answered without much hesitation.

In fact, she has been observing this gathering place during this period of time, but until today, this gathering place, which is currently no more than 20,000 square meters in size, still makes her feel very magical.

Those warriors who call themselves players have endless energy and things to do every day.

She rarely saw them having fun. They didn't drink, gamble, or play PC. In fact, the only activity they did that could be considered entertainment was sitting by the Yunshan River and fishing.

Sometimes they say something that seems very philosophical.

But when she thought about it carefully, she felt that these words should not appear in this era.

She could see that most of these soldiers were well educated, but they also seemed to be uneducated and not bound by any thoughts.

They are free, hardworking, and humble, but also treacherous, greedy, and irritable.

They were like a combination of contradictions, constantly arousing her desire to explore.

She wanted to continue to contact these people and continue to explore the secrets behind them.

The premise of all this is that she wants to stay here.

So, she wanted to show her value to the man in front of her.

"I'm a researcher at the No. 3 Research Institute in Daxing City. I'm responsible for the development of elemental weapons, and occasionally I'm also responsible for the maintenance and guidance of some of the city's equipment."

"Although the elemental weapons are still a bit far from where we gather, due to years of maintenance work, I have a deep understanding of the principles and structure of basic weapons."

"I think I can help the gathering place create better weapons."

This was the first time Song Lian told his story in the gathering place, and it was naturally the first time Tang Yi heard it.

But he just nodded and didn't continue talking about this topic.

He turned his head and looked towards the east, and his tone became a little softer.

"Daxing, what is it like?"

Tang Yi has never been to Daxing City.

The Northwest region is very large, possibly covering tens of millions of square kilometers, and he has only been in this world for less than a year and does not have a car of his own, so it is difficult for him to visit all the cities.

He could only try his best to visit several major cities, but he did not go to Daxing City.

Because it's a long way to get there.

Unless he was willing to cross the demon-occupied area alone, but he was just a low-level yellow-level cultivator at that time.

Even now, with his advanced Yellow Rank cultivation, wearing assault armor, and holding that somewhat mysterious iron sword, it would probably be difficult for him to cross the mountains from Yunzhong City to Daxing City.

After all, the demon-occupied area is not only populated by demons, but also by lands that have been eroded by the demons in every possible way.

Those lands cannot grow normal plants or nurture normal life, which also means that normal supplies cannot be obtained there.

Similarly, low-level demons that are rarely seen outside are everywhere there. You might encounter a high-level demon every few kilometers...

"Daxing City is actually to the west."

A smile suddenly appeared on Song Lian's face.

She watched Tang Yi turn his head to the west with some embarrassment, then she raised her head slightly, looked at the bright sky, and slowly recalled:

“Daxing is actually a very beautiful place.”

"You may know that Daxing City is a city floating in the air. Because the city was built near the No. 3 Research Institute, we have almost fully absorbed the research results of the No. 3 Research Institute."

"This includes special earth-attributed inscriptions that can create a vertical repulsive force between objects and the ground, allowing the city to remain suspended in the air for extended periods of time."

"There are watchtowers that resemble rocks, tall buildings that touch the clouds, and aircraft that can fly through the air."

"Millions of people live in this 'city' of less than 1,000 square kilometres, and many can only live on the ground floor without windows. It's no different from being underground, but the rent should be much cheaper."

"Daxing City is surrounded on three sides by demon-occupied areas, so entry and exit are strictly controlled. Since humans can only travel between the city and the ground via aircraft, no one can sneak into the city."

"Most merchants place their supplies at designated locations on the ground, and then use spatial inscriptions to transport them into the city. Of course, they also need to pay a hefty fee..."

“Is Daxing’s technology so advanced?”

Hearing this, Tang Yi couldn't help but ask.

Whether it was the earth-attribute inscriptions that could make the city float, or the space-attribute inscriptions that could transport supplies, they were things he had never seen before.

He had indeed seen the existence of inscriptions in some books, but he had always believed that the use of inscriptions had disappeared into the dust along with the collapse of pre-war civilization.

Moreover, the distance between Yunzhong City and Daxing City is only more than a thousand kilometers. Why has he never seen these things in Yunzhong City?

"As I said, Daxing has almost completely accepted the research results of the No. 3 Institute." Song Lian replied with a smile.

"Before the war, Research Institute No. 3 was the 'Inscription Research Institute,' specializing in the study of the application of various elemental inscriptions. Not only the two types just mentioned, but also other inscriptions including those for attack, defense, and assisting cultivation."

"Do you remember anything?" Tang Yi asked.

"That's impossible." Song Lian immediately shook his head. "I'm just a small researcher. I only know the principles of a few inscriptions and remember a few patterns. I don't have the authority to access more advanced ones."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Tang Yi nodded slightly.

The two did not continue talking. He seemed to be thinking, while Song Lian sat aside and waited quietly.

The hot and humid breeze still blew in from the woods not far away, and the insects that were nowhere to be found were still making loud and unbridled noises.

After a while, Tang Yi finally stood up and handed the plan in his hand to Song Lian.

"The plan for the military factory was approved this morning."

"The location is right here. There's no upper limit on funding, but each application must be made specifically. And there's only salary, no share of Alliance Coins."

"How about it? Do you agree?"

He looked at Song Lian with a smile on his face and his tone was not so serious.

After hearing Tang Yi's words, Song Lian also stood up. She took the plan, smiled and nodded.

"Of course I agree."

Chapter 120: Entering the Cave Again

"call--"

"Finally back~"

[Baileys] stood outside the door of the player's cabin, smelling the familiar scent in the wind, and stretched lazily.

She is a photographer in real life. Because she had to take photos for several COSERs today, she took pictures from the afternoon until the early morning.

Fortunately, the work was completed successfully. After returning home, she took a quick shower and put on the helmet impatiently without even completely drying her hair.

"I think it would be better to shoot in-game in the future. Not only can the action be bolder, but the scenery is also better..."

Looking at the clear blue sky above his head, a "terrible" idea suddenly popped up in Baileys' mind.

She shook her head quickly.

No no no!

Games are games, work is work, and she doesn't want to have to help those COSERs apply oil to their long legs in the game.

Although the feel is pretty good~

Coming out of the player's cabin and seeing the obviously more people in the gathering place, she remembered that today was also the day when the fifth batch of players entered the game.

Wouldn't she have missed the opportunity to take embarrassing photos of those new players?

"Hey."

Baileys shook her head slightly, then walked into the restaurant with some regret, found [Lazy Ramen] and ordered a bowl of Lanzhou Ramen, but found that there seemed to be many people holding papers and writing on the table.

What is this doing?

Doing homework in the game?!

It feels like something even more terrifying than working overtime in the game!

"Your face."

Lazy State Ramen handed the noodles to Baileys, and she also looked up and asked.

"Brother Ramen, what are they writing?"

"The plan, didn't you read the forum?"

Lazy State Ramen didn't have time to explain to her because it was noon and many people came to the restaurant to eat, and he was almost overwhelmed.

Baileys watched the ramen man hurried away, and then thought it would be better to ask someone instead of looking at the forum.

So she opened the private message with Lemon.

Baileys: Do you know about the plan?

Maybe because he happened to be online, Lemon replied to Baileys’ message almost instantly.

Lemon: I know. What's the matter? Do you want to apply for a business as well?

Baileys: No, just asking what’s going on.

Lemon now understood what Baileys meant, so as he walked back from the Yunshan River, he told her what happened yesterday with "Uncle Potato" and "Millennium Pesticide".

By the way, I also included the situation that I submitted a "Fish Pond Application" this morning, which was rejected on the spot by the little robot.

Baileys: Ah this...

Baileys: Then let’s continue working on the Yinfeng Tunnel.