dark moon

Chapter 263 Let’s set off

"Marin." "Yes." "Lion." "Here." "Thorne." "Arrived."

"You three, get in this car. As the second team of the No. [-] vehicle, your duty is to protect the six ordinary people in the car and don't leave the vehicle easily. If there are bugs outside, let the first team clean them up. Without me, Order, even if the three members of the first team die in front of you, you are not allowed to leave the vehicle even half a step."

"learn."

"You are warriors and strong men. I know that some of you don't like ordinary people. Indeed, ordinary people are timid and fragile and cannot fight alongside you, but you must protect them. It is not a so-called responsibility issue, For mercenaries, that is just empty nonsense, but because they are the cornerstone of your life, you can enjoy freedom and indulge in pleasure, relying on them to work behind the scenes. Without these weak people, the strong ones would not be able to do what they do. We are so free now. Therefore, even for the sake of living freely in the future, we must try our best to protect them. This is a cooperative relationship that has been established since the pioneering era when the social division of labor between the two parties was clarified. The Lord said, whoever believes in me Those who are grateful must keep a grateful heart and repay every kindness with sincerity. Although you are not believers of our Lord, you still need to know how to be grateful. You have taken so much from ordinary people, and you should pay for them. It’s time, so when you encounter danger, you must protect it with all your strength, do you understand?”

"Yes~~~~" the mercenaries responded weakly in a long voice.

"Besides, haha." Shuer suddenly showed a smile that belonged to the priest and said sincerely, "It is your task to protect them. If you fail to complete the task, you will be deducted. There are six ordinary people in the car, and one will die for each death. , deducting twenty gold coins per person. I know the result of your discussion with Mia. In the past few days, accidentally entering the projection of another world is regarded as a separate employment mission. The employment fee is as high as one hundred gold coins per person. Therefore, if everyone in the car is If he dies, each of you will pay twenty gold coins. Whether you want to protect him with all your strength or not, you decide for yourself. Do you understand this time?"

"Understood!" The words were uniform and sonorous, and it seemed that the burning fighting spirit could be seen from the mercenaries.

"Vehicle No. [-], Wei, let it drive over." Shuer nodded with satisfaction with a subtle smile, "Start assigning passengers to Vehicle No. [-]. Come all over."

Four hours after discovering the mobilization of the insect swarm, artificial intelligence Wei finally drew the distribution map of the fungus carpet. The coverage of each fungus carpet was marked in detail. The largest blank area was the location of the insect swarm's mother nest. , there is another large creep, located near the human fortress, which is where everyone was when they arrived. The creep extends to less than one kilometer near the fortress, but there are not many insect swarms stationed there, and there are only few supporters. , should be the ruins left over from the end of the war.

Other than that, there are some scattered small patches of fungi, most of which are located in locations with crystal veins. Others are basically used as transfer stations or troop garrison locations set up to protect the mines. There are not many that are set up without reason. It is obvious that the insect swarms also know how to control their consumption and will not expand their territory crazily for no reason.

This gave the Parvatiga people a chance. There were many gaps between the creeps, enough for small groups of troops to move through. Based on the reason that the earlier they acted, the more routes they could choose, they finally decided that four hours later, that is, Depart twelve hours in advance.There is plenty of time. If nothing goes wrong, by the time the insect swarm arrives at the city, everyone will be sitting in the barracks at the excavation site enjoying refreshing ice grass tea. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to mobilize the insect swarm's troops to return to the mother nest. , even the fortress can be saved. Although it doesn't make any sense, it makes me feel more comfortable. After all, after living in the fortress for several days and being protected by the fortress, everyone already has feelings for it.

"Have you reached an agreement with Wei?" Xiuer finished assigning tasks to all his followers, and everyone boarded the modified vehicle and sat down. Although everyone looked nervous, they tried hard to force themselves to close their eyes and rest.Seeing this scene, the high-level mercenaries finally gathered around Shuer. Mia patted the land-based war weapon that Shuer was stepping on and asked, "What was the result?"

"She will fully cooperate with us. All war weapons, including the ghost fighter and this thing called a tank, as well as the two vehicles she has turned into heavy trucks, will cooperate with us in the assault. At the same time, a large number of stealth reconnaissance planes will be sent to follow us. Take action and observe the surrounding environment for us. Don't worry about the fortress's insufficient defense. As soon as we leave and free up the parking space, she will start to produce a new batch of war weapons. After twelve hours, at least two tanks can be replenished. It just needs to be replenished. Production consumes a lot of metal resources, and the little crystal energy left is on the verge of being exhausted, but...it won't matter after twelve hours anyway, she won't need anything more by then, haha. Look. , these people are so interesting to be armed, I have seen images of local soldiers going out to war in Wei’s memory bank, it’s so real.”

Indeed, everyone on the vehicle wears the uniforms and armor of local human soldiers, and holds the firearms in their hands in a very standard posture. They are just like replicas of local soldiers. Unfortunately, half of them are ordinary people who have not experienced combat. It's still far from good.

"Changing the subject again." Mia sneered, glared at Shuer and asked, "Wei regards you as a commander. I don't know the reason and I don't want to know, but if you give the order, she will definitely cooperate with her full strength, even if everyone The same goes for all the troops. Even if you let all the weapons attack the insect swarm to commit suicide, she probably won't hesitate, so there is no suspense in this regard. You should know that this is not the result I'm asking about."

"Heh, what do you want to know?"

"You... take her with you. You don't want her to be destroyed by the swarm of insects and want to bring her back to Parvatiga?"

"Are you kidding? How is it possible?" Xiuer said in surprise as if he just understood what Mia was talking about, "She is just artificial intelligence, Master Mage, others may not know it, but you should know what artificial intelligence is. She is a machine, a man-made object, essentially no different from a sword or armor. She has no soul, no emotions, and all her reactions rely on something... Oh, yes, a program, which relies on logic to determine Simulated, she cannot be regarded as a living being at all, it can only be called an object. She has explained these to me in detail a long time ago. It is just a prop. Why should I take her back to Parvatiga? Are you kidding me? Would you do such a stupid thing?" "But you still took her with you, right." Mia didn't care about Shuer's tone and said as usual, "Anyway, you still took her with you, otherwise How do you explain all that heavy equipment in your backpack?”

"I remember what I said just now. This is not a regular shadow chase, so everyone chooses the items they want to bring. I happen to be interested in those devices and want to take them back for collection. It doesn't seem to need an explanation. "

"Then, these are all the necessary equipment to maintain Wei's basic functions, including her memory bank, right?"

"Ahem." Xiuer coughed dryly and insisted with a straight face, "I just chose the equipment that I feel comfortable with and brought it back. As for whether it is a device that maintains her functions, I don't know, and I don't understand."

"That's right, you don't understand. How do you judge which equipment is necessary and which equipment can give up its function? You can't ask her herself. It's so pitiful that she actually instructs the commander to dismantle herself." Mia said with a half-smile, "But, I think you should know."

"Yes, I know, it's impossible for me to really take her back."

"Yes, it's just an iron rule. There are no loopholes to exploit." Mia sighed softly, rarely softening her voice. "I'm not sure if there are any substances in her equipment that don't comply with Parvatiga's rules. If so, , then all the equipment disappears directly when passing through the projection door, and everything is in vain. Even if there are no substances that do not comply with the rules, it is meaningless if these equipments are successfully brought through. The energy supply for the equipment should rely on the energy unique to this place. Crystal energy, all the parts in the equipment are designed based on crystal energy, including basic parts such as energy pipelines and connecting devices. Without crystal energy, Parvatija will never be able to start again."

"Well, I've already thought of these."

"It's good that you know." Mia said with a cold face, "Don't worry about me."

"Eh? Is this the end?" Lin Jing took out a handful of grass from somewhere. The grass leaves were dry and had no moisture at all, but she skillfully put the grass leaves into her mouth and chewed them, as if she had eaten a lot. It tasted like a fragrance. The people watching were so excited that they almost clapped and cheered, "Why don't you continue? What a wonderful emotional drama."

"Get aside and chew the cud, you odd-hoofed animal." Mia glared at the teasing Lin Jing. This guy knew everything, but he pretended to be stupid about everything. It was really irritating.

"Hey, I'm a cloven-hoofed deer." Moria was unhappy, and protested, waving withered grass, "Don't confuse me with those stupid horses."

"Hmph." Mia snorted coldly, ignored the arrogant Lin Jing, and said to Xiuer, "You know it's pointless, but you still want to take those devices back? Don't say nonsense like you're interested, I think you You’re more interested in things that can be exchanged for gold coins.”

"Some things, even if you know they are stupid, you still have to do. This is a matter of principle." Shuer finally stopped changing the subject and sighed softly, "The Lord said that you must always be grateful. The Lord's will Given my wishes, if it weren't for Wei, I'm afraid none of us would be able to leave alive. She saved all of us, so even if I know it's in vain, I hope I can make some efforts for her."

"Rules are rules, miracles can never happen."

"Yes, miracles will not happen after all." Xiuer gently patted the bracelet on his wrist, which felt hard but warm to the touch.Taking a deep breath and expelling the complicated emotions from his mind, Shuer raised his voice and said loudly and excitedly, "We are ready, everyone else gets on the vehicle, Wei, open the fortress, let's set off."

(End of this chapter)