death of hope

Chapter 155 "Enterprise Warrior" (71) New Mission
The weather is hardly good, at least there are no sandstorms.

It has been more than two months since the attack. Today, the escort mission was finally restarted.
Due to McMillan's new emphasis on the development of Kurmat planet, the escort lineup this time is much more luxurious than the first time,
There are four wheeled armored vehicles on both sides of the convoy, covered by two light tanks,

There are hundreds of micro-drones hovering above, four armed helicopters, two vertical take-off and landing attack aircraft, and a small early warning aircraft.

The team of scientists and engineers is well protected,

They rode in huge, heavy mine-resistant personnel carriers, escorted by well-armed mercenaries and corporate fighters.

This kind of formation is so ostentatious that no one dares to stop it.

Along the way, Lynch and others witnessed a lot of evil deeds of warlords.
On the west side of the road, there is a constant-temperature cornfield covered by plastic greenhouses, and the farmers who farm the fields live next to them.

At the door of the burning house, lay the corpses of a peasant woman and a little girl, and two men—the eldest son and the father,
He was hanged on a telegraph pole, his tongue stuck out horribly, and his body was blown dangling by the wind. This move was to warn passers-by that this is the consequence of resisting the warlord's grain requisition team.

There are several bags of grain scattered on the side of the road, probably left behind when loading the car. The crow opened the cloth bag and was enjoying the corn kernels inside.
The sheriff is pulling back the yellow and black plastic cordon, the detective is checking the ruts left by the criminals, no one will do them justice, and the end result is basically nothing.

Sigdrifa was so angry that she shed tears. She wanted to get out of the car to investigate the clues of the murderer, but Lynch sternly stopped her. The relationship between the two continued to be tense.

Four hours later, the convoy arrived safely at the destination——

The Kurmat Planet 1 rocket launch station is much worse than expected.

Shaft said disappointedly: "It took so much effort...I thought it was a spectacular sight, but it turned out...that's it?"

"It's not the launch site that matters, it's the satellites waiting to launch," Lynch said;
"We are transporting three resource exploration satellites. Together with the deep-buried seismic source detectors, we can accurately draw a map of the resource distribution on the surface and the mantle."

"For more than 100 years, Kurmat Star has been searched by explorers, but no resources worth mining have been found, but now they have increased their investment. What are the top guys in the company going crazy about?"

"Don't worry, those old foxes in formal suits are not profitable, otherwise they would never invest a lot of money in this place. The data back then has no reference value. Now humans have absorbed alien technology, and their resource exploration capabilities are much stronger than before. hundred times."

"Well, this is also a good thing. With resources, the local people will become rich."

"There is an egg, this kind of security environment, the common people have money, but they will be looted by the warlords and bandits."

"This statement is wrong. If resources can really be developed, the company will definitely send a large number of troops to protect interests and maintain law and order. Cleaning up these country mud-legged armed forces is as simple as spanking a child's butt."

"You guys are thinking too far...Back to reality! I think...staying in such a ghostly place...would be boring..."

Looking from a distance, you can only see a rocket launcher with a steel structure and a few small buildings standing in the distance. It looks very poor, but the defense force is extraordinary.

Affected by the previous incident, the defense measures of the launch station have also been comprehensively strengthened,
Surrounded by a giant concrete pier to prevent vehicles from entering, the inner layer is layered with barbed wire. If you turn over, you will face a pit buried with landmines.
There are armed guards stationed in the watchtower, and they come out on patrol with military dogs from time to time, but any guy with a normal mind will never trespass here.

After layers of sentries, the convoy finally stopped at the core area of ​​the launch station.

The team of scientists and engineers directed the workers to unload the goods. The surrounding defense line was as strong as an iron barrel, and not even a fly could fly in. The enterprise warrior team seemed to be doing nothing.

As expected, the dormitory conditions at the launch station are far less comfortable than those at the base.
The daily life of the Alpha team is eating, sleeping, and physical training. In addition, it is watching the workers repairing the launch pad and watching the scientists busy around the rocket and satellite.

Lodayev said: "What a bunch of idiots, why spend so much effort launching rockets, why don't you just fly the spaceship and throw the satellite into orbit!"

Shaft replied: "Such a genius idea, it's a waste to post it on the team channel, you should go to those scientists and tell them face to face."

"Oh, I'm X! I was just joking...he really went to tell someone..."

"Haha, this guy is used to being an Internet celebrity, and he always wants to show off."

Sure enough, Lodayev's "genius suggestion" was met with roars of laughter from the scientists, and he returned with a blushing face.

"So that's how it is... The technology of launching satellites by rockets has already matured, there is no need to spend money on researching other methods..."

Three days later, the rocket launches,

The exploration satellite successfully entered orbit, and the launch control room was full of joy. The scientists opened a large bottle of champagne and sprayed each other, and a funny episode occurred during the period.
When the first-stage booster rocket fell, it happened to kill a sheep in a nearby farm.

The next morning, a rusty pickup truck drove to the outer perimeter of the launch station's defense line and was intercepted by patrolling guards.

The angry farm aunt hugged the dead sheep, grabbed the captain of the guard by the neck and cursed, accompanied by her husband holding a shotgun,
The couple said that their farm has been losing money year after year, and they can no longer bear the loss. They would rather risk their lives for this matter than seek an explanation.

The director of the launch station was too lazy to talk nonsense and just lost money.

In addition to the crushed sheep, he also bought five pigs, five cows, and thirty chickens from farmers at a high price.

Looking at a large stack of brand-new federal bills, the couple's faces were wrinkled with joy.

In order to celebrate the successful launch of the satellite, an open-air barbecue party was held next to the rocket launcher at night, which added some fun to the boring life recently.

In the Kurmat star where supplies are scarce, you can’t find barbecue sauce and cumin and other seasonings.

But with Mehmadi, the barbecue master, in command, the meat is roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it can be delicious with a little ordinary salt.

Everyone was so full of food that Shaft could barely put on his armor.

Everyone was happy except for Sigdrifa who was sulking all the time.

Just when Lynch thought he was going to return, the Alpha team was assigned a new escort mission,
They have to go to the drilling point of the seismic source detector with the car to ensure personal safety and material safety during the construction of the geological engineers.

The nearest construction site is hundreds of kilometers away from the launch station. Fortunately, there is no need to go there by car. Two heavy-duty twin-rotor cargo helicopters nicknamed "Banana Fly" packed up the equipment and personnel.

When we arrived at the drilling site, it was already night, and the temperature difference between day and night on Kurmat Star was huge, the day was dry and hot, and the night was wet and cold.

Lynch and the others didn't feel much. The polymer thermostat inside the armor kept them comfortable at all times. The geological engineers were not so lucky. They were shaking like chaff, and their ears were about to fall off from the cold.

Fortunately, there were several villages nearby. Mehmadi went to the village to buy some animal skins from Orion, and then asked a tailor to make a fur coat, which helped the engineer regain some warmth.

As a result, the villagers also knew that a group of foreigners came with banknotes in their pockets.

The vicinity of the camp gradually became lively, with girls and boys coming to see the excitement, and traveling merchants who came to sell and sell goods in an endless stream.

(End of this chapter)