Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

On the roof of the Rhode Island office building, Xintrea saw the armed transport plane that Uncle ACE mentioned. It was another new and unseen configuration. From the appearance, it looked similar to that of Rhode Island. The tilt-rotor aircraft used is different. It is driven by four ducted fans and looks like a four-axis drone commonly seen in various places.

What concerned Xinteleia the most about that aircraft was that it had no pilot, and in the wide crew compartment there was only the steady ticking sound of electronic equipment indicating its normal operation. Uncle ACE explained that this aircraft is a transport aircraft specially built for patrol missions by the drone cluster that is responsible for the main construction of the volcano reconstruction project.

Xinteleia couldn't help but lament the unfathomable strength of Norman Industries, which is currently engaged in in-depth strategic cooperation with Rhode Island. After its emergence, it actually came up with so many technologies beyond outsiders' imagination in such a short period of time. The finished product has been put into large-scale application.Based on some special inside information that she knew, Xintera even doubted whether this company had mastered technology developed from the remains of an unknown ancestor.

There is another thing that worries Xintrea. According to the public information she saw, Uncle ACE is a heavy-armed operator who is good at frontline combat. However, when he set off for action, he did not carry a shield, but carried a shield on his back. Got a very special set of weapons, similar to guns.

A robot car drove over from the side of the apron. Several large boxes were checked on the back of the car. They seemed to be equipment delivered to her. Xinteleia took the ammunition box and opened it, and found that there were Among them, there are some bows and arrows that can be adapted to the Casimir Longbow. However, unlike those high-performance armor-piercing arrows forged from D32 steel, these bows and arrows are made of cheap synthetic carbon materials. A hunting arrow designed to be more suitable for hunting Origin Stone Worms.

"Keep those Casimir military armor-piercing arrows you brought. There are currently no targets near the volcano worthy of using heavy arrows. These are mass-produced carbon arrows made by Siesta's production array. They cost almost nothing. As long as If you don't want to resell it, you can do whatever you want."

Looking at the bows and arrows stacked up in the ammunition box, Xintrea nodded, grabbed a bow and arrows, and checked their workmanship. These arrows were almost identical in appearance, and it could be seen at a glance that they were standardized on a large scale. The products produced, the carbon material of the rapier and the alloy steel of the arrow clusters are of very good quality, and the blades of the arrow clusters can be folded and opened, which is very convenient for storage and carrying. There seems to be some kind of mechanism in the rapier, which can be used as a bow and arrow. When the bow string is attached, the cutting edge on the arrow tip will pop out.

Hunting arrows of this level are high-end goods that cost a lot of money to buy elsewhere, and their relatively fragile structure will make them consumables. Putting them here, Uncle ACE would actually say that there is no cost, which made her A little stunned.

But he was here to work. Bai Jin thought for a while, grabbed a bow and arrow and put it into his quiver, then closed the box and carried the aircraft.

"Ready!" ACE patted the cabin wall of the aircraft, "Miss Tifa, you can take off."

"Copy that, at your service." The propeller broke through the air and created huge lift, lifting the aircraft with little aerodynamic lift design from the ground. Then the rotor tilted and headed towards the Siesta volcano at high speed. Fly away.

"Miss Xintrea, I heard from the doctor that you were sleeping during the last part of the flight."

"Is this kind of thing important?"

ACE smiled and said, "That means you can now enjoy the beautiful scenery overlooking Siesta from the air, and you will get tired of this scenery later."

Hearing this, Xinteleia understood what ACE meant. In the future, she would probably have to fly this route many times. After a long time, it would inevitably feel boring.

The noise of the electric rotor is very light. In the cabin, you can only hear the whistling of the airflow hitting the aircraft body. Through the porthole, looking down at the countryside, you can indeed see the Siesta built along the water, a vast landscape that is invisible on the ground.

"Hey, Mr. ACE, there seems to be a big black pit on the ground far away in the wilderness over there. What's going on? Is it caused by a natural disaster?"

Looking along her finger, ACE saw the eye-catching giant crater in the wasteland outside the city. "Well, that one has some origins. It was Miss Shirter who summoned the lava giant and killed it in the Siesta Crater. Killing a giant mutant origin stone insect that almost exploded a volcano, the traces left after the battle, the rock shell condensed by thousands of tons of volcanic lava sealed the monster's remains underground, preventing it from turning into catastrophic pollution."

"The lava giant and the mutated origin stone worm that caused the volcanic eruption?" In an instant, Xintreya understood why a mission to hunt the origin stone worm had a medium to low risk factor instead of the lowest.

"Will we encounter that kind of monster?"

"Not at the moment. The conditions for the production of that mutated monster are very harsh. The now-quiet volcano, as well as the Volcano Origin Stone Worm whose population was severely damaged after that battle, will find it difficult to spawn that kind of monster again. But the Volcano Origin Stone Worm is For a social animal, the possibility of encountering something like an insect queen is quite high."

As he spoke, the walkie-talkie hanging on ACE's shoulder rang. He connected the communication and found an emergency call from a construction site contracted by local people. When they were leveling the hillside land and laying the foundation for the mountain photovoltaic project, they dug out There was a nest of volcanic Origin Stone Worms. Those Origin Stone Worms were very angry and the workers needed support.

"Let's go." Before ACE finished speaking, Hinterlay could feel that the aircraft changed its course and dived towards the predetermined position.

……

"Bang——!" A burst of lightning flashed from the muzzle of the weapon in ACE's hand, and eight steel pillars flew out under the acceleration of the electromagnetic field, tearing apart a nearly one-meter-long volcanic stone insect. A large amount of sulfur-containing The thick liquid and obsidian-like carapace fragments were evenly smeared on the ground.

But after killing this one, and there were many more, ACE calmly pulled the lever, and the mechanical structure loaded the next shot of electromagnetic acceleration into the gun chamber. Then the gunshot and arc light flashed again, and another Source Stone The insects turned into twisted flesh and blood remains.

However, the working area that has not been fully excavated is quite narrow. In the deep cave, more and more rustling sounds of Origin Stone Insects are heard. This is the third place to be dealt with today, but it is also this The first medium-sized or larger volcanic stone insect nest discovered in a month.

"Xiao Platinum, aren't you done yet?" After two quick shots in a row and killing two Origin Stone Bugs that rushed too close, ACE took a few steps back. This is a lightning-type electromagnetic rifle developed by the headquarters to expand the bore. The combat shotgun has won his favor in recent work. Its sufficient range and power, as well as its ability to be continuously fired, make it more suitable than most traditional weapons for cleaning up those things that might explode. Volcanic origin stoneworm.

Qian,xun,"""Free?;Free!.小.'said":;;:skirt:;,2,;'5..?5!"",?5';?9""5,: ,?:3:;0:::??0 "Coming, coming!" Several more ropes were put down on the cave behind him, and a large box was lowered from the top of the cave. Then Bai Jin also jumped down from above. , she took out the tools, opened the box, and then operated the equipment inside according to the manual. "What is this thing called? A sentry machine gun tower? Can it really stop these thousands of Origin Stone Insects?"

"It can't be stopped, but it can help us delay our evacuation." ACE quickly replenished the ammunition for the firearm in his hand skillfully, and then continued shooting. The hole from which the source stone worms came out was not big. After they dug through the mine tunnel, they temporarily laid He was able to withstand the pressure before concrete walls.

"It's done!" Xinteleia fixed the sentry machine gun according to the instructions. The equipment started to move. The display screen at the back showed that it had started a self-check, and then she shouted quickly.Upon hearing the shout, ACE took out a grenade from his waist, pulled the tab and threw it towards the Originium insect nest. The grenade was instantly swallowed up by the insect swarm, and then a dull explosion broke out, setting off a piece of broken insect corpses.

"Run!" Uncle ACE turned around and ran without hesitation. Behind him, the Origin Stone Insects had expanded the hole and poured out.

Behind him, the automatic machine gun made a dense roar, but this device made of UEG data is actually the most cost-effective insect-fighting prop on the volcano, because it is essentially a PKM fixed on the weapon station, which can hit people. No problem, but facing the sea of ​​insects surging from all directions in the mine tunnel, the efficiency is indeed not ideal.

The only advantage is that it does not require additional import of blueprints and application for authorization.Because its manufacturing blueprints are included in the UEG government technology assets unpacked by Alpha, it can be produced using a production array customized specifically for this terraforming activity and various leftover materials.However, the cost of supporting ammunition is still high, so this weapon station can only be used by ACE and others as a one-time after-break prop. After all, a weapon station only has one base ammunition, and there is not much left after it is finished.

The gunshots behind him and the howls of the Originium Insects that were killed and injured by 7.62mm bullets came one after another, but the sound of the charging Insects getting closer and closer, and the bullets of the machine gun were rapidly running out, and with a crisp sound There was a hang-up sound, and the machine gun ran out of ammunition. Almost at this moment, the sound of Originium Insects angrily chewing on steel was heard, and then there was an explosion.

"The instrument shows that there are still a large number of Origin Stone Insects, and they are swarming towards the entrance of the cave!"

"Retreat, retreat further." The ground near the mine dug out at the working surface has been cleared, and there will be nothing that will affect shooting or spell attacks.At this time, the combat robots mobilized from the defense center arrived belatedly.A door frame with a standard spell launching unit and a door frame with a grenade launcher attached joined the battlefield. Purple or red spell light balls flew across the open space, and explosive grenades exploded one after another. After a few minutes of hustle and bustle, they were deliberately The source stone insect base leading out of the lair was completely cleaned.

"This job is really exciting..." Xintera put down her Casimir longbow. Just now, in order to give herself a sense of participation, she took a few hunting arrows and shot a few arrows. She also understood why she was here. Bows and arrows will also become consumables. When those Origin Stone Worms are killed, many of them will explode, and their body fluids are highly acidic and corrosive. It is basically impossible to recover the arrows if they are shot into them.

"When the headquarters' equipment and personnel are in place, and someone patrols the door frame and helps load the door frame with ammunition, our work will be much easier, but the bugs will probably be almost dead by then." ACE led Xin Treya came to the robot maintenance center. Here, several engineering operators from Rhode Island were checking the condition of the door frames. After walking on the volcano, their mechanical legs needed to be inspected and the weapons and equipment used also needed to be dismantled. Perform maintenance and repairs.

Considering safety issues, the doorframes in the non-operational standby state do not carry ammunition, and the loading process of ammunition needs to be carried out manually and repeatedly confirmed. The reason why the support came so slowly just now is because the doorframes need to be prepared by the workers before departure. Personnel loading ammunition by hand.Whether it's Originium fuel rods for spell devices or ammunition for electromagnetic grenade guns, there are only so many people in the workstation now.Even if everything is ready, it will take a lot of time to install them one by one.

"Is this still a situation of lack of manpower?" Bai Jin was stunned. Within half an hour, he summoned a robot army with firepower that could suppress the knights' squad. This is still a normal situation of insufficient manpower. Looking at the complete work process, it is There are several doorframe teams led by armed members patrolling various places on the working surface. Those doorframes in action are all loaded with bullets. In other words, no matter whether it is a source stone insect or some unthinkable attacker, they will all be fired. Within a few minutes, they were hit by horrific firepower.

Is this the martial ethics of Rhode Island now? It’s too abundant... And I heard from Brother ACE that these robots do not need warlocks to control them remotely. It is the automated system that directs their actions and battles. This means that as long as The production capacity can keep up... How many hours can one door frame be produced?

Xinteleiya opened the technical manual she got. The current production speed of door frames is not fast, and the output is only enough to meet the consumption of security. However, the manual indicates the man-hours required for the robot, and the logistics manufacturing and support department of Volcano Engineering The assembly speed is also available data.

After glancing at the technical manual, Xintrea couldn't help but take a breath. If we fully switch to the production of this kind of robot, it wouldn't be a problem to have hundreds of them offline in an hour. These door frames are comparable to heavy-duty operators. The protective ability, the three-shot spell generator or those electromagnetic grenades are much more powerful than traditional warlocks and shooters... What the hell, the entire Ursus Legion in full stance will be attacked by this thing inch by inch. Crushed into crumbs!

20.The beginning of the Snow Mountain Incident

Xinteleia received a new work arrangement, and while Siesta was helping ACE fight bugs, a series of things happened on the snowy mountain side.

Alpha was about to delete several Class-A war criminal simulators on her computer. Her trembling hand was held by the smiling Ya'er. Although Ya'er didn't know what she wanted to do, she had a strange premonition that made her feel... , if Alpha doesn’t delete those things, the subsequent development will definitely be interesting.

Then Enya came over curiously and saw with everyone the name of the software that Alpha was trying to delete.

"Steel and ambition, this is..."

Alpha was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to explain, "Ahem, cough, it's a long story..."

The originally ordinary, boring and depressing day on the holy mountain was filled with the vitality that Enya yearned for in this little fight.At her request, Alpha agreed to open a brand new game, show her how to use Luxembourg as a big ball leader, and teach her how to play the game.But just when the national policy was being adjusted at the beginning, Alpha's phone rang.

"Hey! Petrova, what's the matter?"

"Boss! Something happened. A leader of the local Perrochi family came to the door with a team of family guards and said that they would take the doctor away. Now Seria and Shirter are talking to the people of the Perrochi family. Confrontation!”

The palace of the Saint has always been very quiet. Although Alpha did not turn on the external speaker, everyone around could hear what Petrova reported on the phone. Alpha raised his eyebrows. She knew that the gears of the matter were , is about to start running.So she cast her eyes on Enya, a saint, and Ya'er, who was smiling innocently next to her.

"Eh?" Enya's originally lazy eyes suddenly became serious, "How could it be? The Perrochi family shouldn't..." But then, she seemed to remember something, and some clues connected in her mind. stand up.

But before she made a judgment and Ya'er took action, Alpha spoke first, "Petlova, let the doctor make his own judgment about the situation at the scene. If possible, avoid the confrontation from escalating into a conflict. I trust him." Be able to make accurate judgments about the current situation, and don’t worry, I’ll be ‘watching’ him.”

"Roger, I understand, it's over." Petrova hung up the phone.

"Do you want me to go down the mountain and take a look at the situation?" Compared to the calm Alpha, Ya'er saw the worry on Enya's face. Enya didn't know the doctor yet, but she at least knew that the doctor came with Alpha. He came here, and the doctor himself is also a distinguished guest of his brother. If something like this happens, it might cause a dangerous conflict.

But according to the news brought by Ya'er before, the group of people on the Life Star followed their sister Enxia to live in the territory of the Shivaash family. The guards of the Perrochi family went to the Shivaash family. If the territory is occupied by people, without the approval of the top management, a direct conflict will inevitably break out, and the other party's people will not easily get in front of the Life Star and the others.

What kind of bad plan is that brother of hers making... Enya recalled that during the meeting of the three clans in the morning, Actos, the patriarch of the Perrochi family, indeed proposed during the negotiations that he would find Enxiodis. The "consultants" provide "guardian" work.And the person who fits the characteristics of the consultant mentioned by my brother is the doctor from Rhode Island.

"Enxiodis is planning something, and the doctor is probably an important part of his plan." Enya cleared her mind and said to Alpha with certainty.

Alpha nodded with a smile, "I guess so, and the doctor can definitely guess this level. I believe he will make an appropriate choice that will facilitate him to control the overall situation."

"What kind of person is that doctor?" Seeing Alpha's confident look, Enya relaxed. She lay back on the table softly, her tail wagging relaxedly behind her.

"He, that's complicated. People who don't know him well will think that he is a workaholic. He also has unique ways of dealing with various things and interpersonal relationships. In short, to me, he is a very interesting guy. .”

Everyone chatted like this for a while, and Alpha received a message from Seria. It said that in order to avoid the eventual conflict between the two parties, the doctor asked the two sides to lift the confrontation. He agreed to follow the other party and accept their control.

"The two sides are only a hair away from breaking out into conflict. The leader of the Perrochi family, General Guro, is a brainless guy. He looks like he insists on using violence. If the doctor hadn't stopped him..." If the doctor hadn't stopped him, That muscular barbarian with no discernible value may have been beaten to the ground by everyone.

"Then the black knight came. She came to greet Enxiodis's sister Enxia and persuaded Guro. During the period, she conveyed Enxiodis's intention. The chairman of Kalan Trading invited Dr. I came to Sherag in the hope that the doctor could replace a person in charge who was dismissed due to disputes and temporarily organize and manage the factory department in the valley. The Shivaash family seems to be involved in disputes caused by mineral mining in the snow mountains. , was forced to transfer a large amount of interests to the other two dominant families in Kjerag. What can be learned from public channels from all parties is that the valley area and other areas that originally belonged to the Shivaash family were transferred by them It was given to religious leaders to take charge. This process involved the interests of all parties, so the appointed doctor was forced to be involved in the vortex of games played by all parties."

As expected of the director of the Rheinland Life Defense Department, Seria easily figured out the whole story in such a short period of time and based on limited clues.And at the end of this brief report, she came up with almost the same answer as Alpha.

"Based on the current situation, both parties in this game have no reason to harm the doctor. It is not in the interests of all parties to be personally threatened by the doctor. Based on this judgment, my thoughts are the same as yours. In the current situation, the doctor can do it himself The risk involved in making the decision is acceptable."

Alpha was not deeply impressed by the story collection Wind and Snow Passage. She had only read a brief synopsis of the plot, and knew that Yin Hui’s final goal was to use the name of “returning power to Yeragond” to reduce all the people controlled by the family in his own hands. rights, trying to unite Kjerag, a loose religious country ruled by several different families, into a more cohesive modern country in order to promote industrial modernization and catch up with the footsteps of other countries on the mainland.

"Miss Enya, can you tell me what happened at the meeting?"

"Okay..." Seeing Alpha's serious expression, Enya nodded.

21. Start from a position of strength

Nowadays, Kjerag's important military, political, economic and religious rights are controlled by four major independent entities: the Perroche family, the Brontau family, the Shivaash family, and the Manzhuyuan family.

Among them, the Perrochi family controls the largest area and also has the strongest armed force. The patriarch of the family is Aktos. They can be said to be Kjerag's conservative and most religious force; Shiva Ash The family is naturally run by the silver boss Enthiodis Shivaash. Their most important reliance is the Kalan trade, which represents the progressive force of Kjerag's opening up to the outside world; and in most cases, the people led by Ratatoss The Branteau family moved between the two families, playing a role in lubricating and coordinating them, while also reaping their own benefits.

As for Manzhuyuan, Manzhuyuan represents the orthodoxy of Yelagund’s faith, and the current person in charge of Manzhuyuan is not the saint Enya who represents the will of Yelagund’s god, but a senior and wealthy person. The great elder has been in charge of this place for many years because of his religious status.It goes without saying that as the religious leader of a primitive religion that has lasted for thousands of years, this great elder must be the most conservative and stubborn among all these people.

If you look at it from a God's perspective, if Alpha does a trick and kills the great elder with a thunderbolt in the hall, there may be a lot less trouble in the future.But how to put it, while listening to Enya's narration, Alpha holding the butter tea lazily scanned the snowy mountains with his high-dimensional perspective. The old things that symbolize the decay of the old era will eventually be washed away by the torrent of the times, and The best person to bring him to an end would be the Kjerags themselves.

I suggest that Mr. Enxiodis increase his efforts and let the old guy explode the gold coins hard.

……

Enya basically told Alpha exactly what happened at the meeting of the three tribes in the morning. This also made Alpha realize another thing, that is, at the beginning of this incident related to the future of the Snow Realm, Boss Yin In that meeting of the three tribes, they actually did not suffer much loss, and even had a vague sense of dominance.

He made a quick move and returned the Shivaash family's territory and industry to the Holy Maiden. It seemed like he was making concessions and compromises to the other two families because of the previous person in charge's over-the-top behavior, but in fact it was him. It was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment move forced by the situation. He used this incident to morally and doctrinally kidnap the other two tribes, and from the commanding heights, he coerced them into handing back some of their rights.

This is not just a trade-off in gains and losses, but he has successfully created new routines and situations. Regaining Yelagund's faith may be just a gimmick, but with this step, he has made the three major families In a sense, they were forced to achieve unified cooperation.He established a new framework for redistributing existing rights based on Kjerag's traditional religion as its orthodox support.

Master, Alpha commented on Boss Yin's step. Even Enya herself felt that this matter could be brought up by anyone, but it shouldn't be brought up by him, but he was one step ahead of everyone else and brought it up like this. initiative and implement it.As for what happens next, Kjerag's strong religious atmosphere for thousands of years will be an important help.

Moreover, he even regarded Enya as part of his plan. Enya occupied a very important position in this plan, because in Manzhuyuan, only Enya who could listen to the oracle could check and balance the deeply rooted great elder. , and he knew very well that Enya, his biological sister, was definitely not an extreme conservative like the Great Elder.Returning government affairs to Enya instead of the Great Elder is not only in line with religious and legal principles, but also prevents the old Bidden from assuming power.

……

At the same time, at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, Ceria accompanied the doctor and followed General Valles, the envoy of the Perrochi family. Valles was a soft-looking Ms. Caprini, but she could tell that she He was not a weak civilian, but a warrior with considerable strength.It's just that she is just a tour guide for the two of them now.

It is worth mentioning that they did not prevent Ceria from requesting to follow the doctor and provide security protection based on the work content of Rhodes Island. They even said that in this case, they really invited the doctor there, although there were still It means surveillance, but it cannot restrict the doctor's freedom of movement.

At that time, when the brash Guro, who was full of muscles, came with his troops to fight, he actually had no way of defeating the doctor's tour group.At that moment when Gu Luo wanted to use force, the three deep-sea hunters put the wooden commemorative plaques in their hands against his neck at a speed that could not be caught by the naked eye of a person in the snow realm. It was like entering an uninhabited land, as long as He was saying half a word, and three wooden cards could make his head move. At the same time, Seria and Shirte each unfolded their own abilities.

In front of the three deep-sea hunters, the calcium dust floating in the entire neighborhood that was realmed by calcium, and the magic sword that leaked star power that raised General Gu Luo's eyebrows, the Perrochi family was not qualified to judge from their strength. Starting from his position, he spoke to the doctor.

In the end, the doctor said that he did not want to see a regrettable bloody conflict. In the name of easing the relationship between the two parties, he agreed to the other party's "invitation" and successfully turned the "invitation" into an invitation.

Now Brother Sharp is relieved. He is carrying a weapon. Based on the most basic principles of mutual understanding and trust between the two parties, it is not suitable to directly follow the doctor. However, with Ceria here, the doctor's safety is definitely guaranteed.

"You should investigate and prepare now. A lot of things will happen to Kjerag next. Doing more preparations to the best of your ability will be helpful for everyone to have a smooth travel vacation." The doctor leisurely hugged the back of his neck before leaving. sharp said.

He arranged for Aurora, the Rhode Island operator who returned to his hometown, to go home as soon as possible to visit his family. After returning, he was delayed for some time. He wanted to go back early to ensure safety and to give peace of mind to his family.

As for the others, everyone discussed it. Shirter took Hemo and Ifrit, who were not good at fighting, to play, while the deep-sea hunters secretly investigated the distribution and distribution of armed forces of the three major families and Manzhuyuan. Regarding the transfer situation, others collected as much information as possible as tourists and summarized it to Levi, who stayed at the hotel, and he sorted it out.

……

It seems that there is nothing to worry about.Alpha took a look at Levi's report. Everyone has already done what they can do now, so he might as well stay and play with Enya for a while to relax.

22.Undercurrent and roar