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

"That's it..." Alpha was not surprised by her answer. After all, she is the patron saint of the snow realm. Only when she is in Kjerag can this snow realm be free from natural disasters. And it seems that she It doesn't look like he's so diligent that he's willing to operate multiple avatars on multiple fronts.

"But," Yela waved her hand, and a snow elf with azure blue ice crystals as its core, like a dragon and a snake, and with scales on its body appeared next to Yela, "Take her with you, they They are an extension of my eyes and power. Compared with those amulets that are more formal than meaningful, these little guys can really bring my blessings out of the snow."

Alpha looked at this magical little guy and tried to reach out to touch it, but it nimbly dodged it. After a while, the little elf seemed to be familiar with Alpha's existence and began to fly up and down around her happily. got up.

"As long as I am on this land, I can sense its existence, Alpha. If I encounter a peaceful day, please allow me to use it as an anchor point and run to you to hide and be clean."

"As long as you are willing to come, the Star of Life is not a clean place. It is very busy now."

"Hey, it's a different place after all."

……

"Let's stop fighting." Looking at the vision in the sky and the soldiers who were still fighting with each other in the distance, but stopped involuntarily and prayed to the Holy Mountain together, Skadi put away his sword. , "The doctor asked me to complete your task successfully. Please don't overuse your right hand for the next three months."

"Ha..." The Black Knight's right hand hung weakly by her side. The steel mace she originally held in her right hand was currently stuck on a boulder in the distance. In the battle just now, the steel mace in her right hand was struck by Skadi removed it and flew out. The huge impact also hurt her, "Thank you for your advice and your mercy." The deep sea hunter's strength is unfathomable, and the Black Knight knows that he is no match for her.

"Don't you do what everyone else does and pay homage to the miracle of Yeragond?"

"To be honest, I am not a believer of Yeragond. I just recognized Enxiodis, a Shelagh."

"Okay," Skadi casually took off his hunter's hat in the direction of the Holy Mountain and gave a simple salute. As the deep-sea hunter who has wandered the earth for the longest time, Skadi is quite Be willing to do as the Romans do. After all, most of the time, if you don't do this, you will spend too much boring time and arouse the vigilance of too many people around you.

Although she didn't mind the vigilance of the terrestrial species, in this case, the sign of mercenary status would not be used, which would be very troublesome.It's not easy to make money, and it's troublesome to eat. Skadi doesn't like trouble.

"I'm sorry for breaking your old buddy." As he turned to leave, Skadi picked up the Black Knight's Leitania sword at the place where the two of them fought. "I will find a way to use it." I’ll fix it and send it to you.”

The black knight smiled helplessly, "Then I have no choice but to ask."

47.Visitors in the wilderness part.1

In the wilderness of northern Iberia, a lone figure is driving alone among the wind-eroded chalk as far as the eye can see.The off-road vehicle left a line of smoke and dust floating high in the wilderness. The smoke column was spreading and the vehicle was speeding. However, when the perspective was zoomed in to the entire desert, it was just walking slowly and alone.

In the off-road vehicle, an old lady wearing a cowboy hat held a lollipop in her mouth and stepped on the accelerator, letting the motor of the steel beast beneath her roar and letting the surrounding scenery recede.Next to her, a tape was inserted into the retro-designed car stereo. From the sophisticated speaker device of the vehicle, an old song with a hoarse noise came out, as if she was not walking in Ibi at this time. It is not the desert of Colombia, but the pioneer area of ​​Colombia.

"Mission report, recorder outcast, this is the third day deep into the desert. The vehicle is in good condition. The power stored in the superconducting battery allows me to drive for another three days. However, the weather here is bad and the solar panel on the roof is very inefficient. Today is the third day of searching for that monastery. When it comes to Iberia, the Ambrosio monastery always makes me care. Although it was only a report that I accidentally glimpsed when I was still serving in Lateran, but from the latest Judging from the intelligence collected, this monastery is still out of contact. On the way to Iberia with Dr. Kelsey, I was a little worried when I thought about this matter. At present, there may be some valuable clues. For tracing."

Putting down the recorder in her hand, Outcast completed a simple action record. Her car machine could also receive signals from the Kjelag communication station and the Siesta broadcasting station. The vehicle antenna group could use radio direction finding technology to roughly calibrate itself. Location on the map.

She temporarily let go of the steering wheel and handed over the control of the vehicle to the auxiliary intelligent program provided by Alpha. She pulled over the vehicle and clicked on the mission management interface of the Life Star tactical network. After thinking for a moment, she clicked Some options include applying for a high-altitude drone reconnaissance and a recently opened logistical auxiliary service - an airdrop mobile relay station.

The next journey is unpredictable. She plans to take advantage of this place where she can still contact the rear for support and call a mobile relay station. This relay station comes with a high-power forwarding terminal and a compact Originium generator and is deployed here. Firstly, it can provide communication relay guarantee for the next route, and secondly, it can take the opportunity to replenish the vehicle's electrical energy.

"The logistics automation system has received the request for support. The reconnaissance drone is taking off. The airdrop relay station is being assembled. The reconnaissance aircraft is expected to arrive in four hours and 35 minutes. The relay station has been assembled. The heavy-duty carrier drone is on standby and is expected to arrive in ten hours. , please wait in a safe area and provide reliable guidance when the aircraft flies over."

The voice of the proposal came from the vehicle. At present, the Siesta Industrial Array has begun to take charge of providing all possible support to Rhode Island's operations in Iberia. The kind that was used by Alpha before in Kjerag Large-scale high-altitude long-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft are only a small part of the support range.

Outcast found a suitable location to park the car, took out the camping tools from the trunk, set up the tent and canopy, and set up the portable Originium stove.It was getting late, and it was time to stop and rest, just in time to wait for the drone's reconnaissance results and the airdrop from the relay station.

Putting the flare used to mark the location next to the camping table, the old lady skillfully took out a quick ration from the supply box, opened the package, poured it into her lunch box, and then placed it on the fire to heat.Compared to using a heating bag for heating, the old lady prefers the sense of security brought by open flame heating during this relatively leisure and quiet time.

There are reports that there are occasional bandits and bandits in this desert, but the old lady is not worried. The heavy revolver given to her by Alpha is inserted into the quick-draw holster on her chest. There was an automatic rifle that Siesta had provided before, leaning within easy reach.Whether it's a beast or a gangster, she's sure to deal with it easily.

In the silent wilderness, a small campfire swayed but was conspicuous under the gradually darkening night, adding a little breath of life to this desert that had been silent for who knows how many years.

After a simple dinner, I leaned on the camping chair and looked up at the sky. Everyone said that Terra's starry sky was false. Is it what Alpha showed to everyone in the sea of ​​consciousness outside of that false sky?

At this moment, a meteor with a stable trajectory passed high in the sky above her head, and the radio station at her hand also received a report of the drone passing over the top. The drone transmitted a high-altitude shot of her little The high-definition image of the campsite is still clear in the last ray of sunlight.

"Everything in the drone images is normal, and no active signals were found in the surrounding area... This wilderness is really desolate."

"Reply, the current data returned by the drone shows that the water reserves in this wind-eroded desert area are lower than the average of the Terra continent, and the soil is barren, lacking complex native vegetation and animal populations, and it is difficult to obtain various survival resources. It is relatively high, please Ms. Outcast to pay attention to the inventory of mobile supplies and apply for logistical delivery in time to avoid encountering danger in the wilderness."

"I understand, thank you."

"You're welcome, Mr. ACE told me to remind Ms. Outcast to rest, pay attention to safety, and good night."

"Good night. You'll tell me the results of the investigation tomorrow. I'm not in a hurry anyway."

It was late at night, and Outcast put away her camping equipment, returned to the vehicle, and locked the door. In this dangerous wilderness, she had no intention of camping out. The infrared strobe signaling device used for guidance was already there. The flats were laid out on the open space in the distance. Now she only needs to have a good sleep and wait for the airdrop device to arrive. Then she is responsible for unpacking and installing it. It is necessary to make good use of the waiting process to recharge her batteries and prepare for tomorrow's action. Be prepared.

High in the sky, the drone's engine was working quietly. A huge conformable cargo box was hung under the middle wing of the twin-body drone. What was carried in this cargo box was an airdrop assembled on site. The mobile relay station, under the hanging points of the wings on both sides, carries supplies of daily consumables in the hanging transport containers.Compared with high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance drones, the flying speed of catamaran heavy-duty cargo drones is much slower, and it also takes a long time to fly to the destination.

Before the reconnaissance plane returned from a distance, in the distant desert, several Sakaz people glanced at the desperate vehicle parked in the desert from a distance. After some calculations, Decided to bypass this guy who didn't seem to be easy to mess with.After all, the person driving such a car is definitely not a bandit, but the guy who dares to break into such a deep desert with a car is definitely not a fool, but a guy with purpose and strength.

48.Visitors in the Wilderness part.2-Ambrosio Abbey

"Good morning, Ms. Outcast, according to your request yesterday, the scanning and analysis results of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft on the nearby terrain, features and man-made objects within [-] square kilometers have been analyzed and archived by the secondary subroutine. It has now been sent to your car, and three places you may be interested in have been marked, waiting for you to take a look at any time."

"Oh, hey." Outcast, who woke up in the gradually heating temperature of the angry morning sun in the white desert, heard the report given by Tifa who said good morning to her, "Thank you, Tifa, is there anything else I need to pay attention to? Information?”

"Yes, after you fell asleep last night, two human targets tried to approach the vehicle you were riding in, but they noticed the simple alarm devices you placed around them and chose to leave."

Outcast was not surprised to hear this. Those tripwire warning devices set up 20 meters away from the vehicle, in addition to warning and driving away wild animals, also have a more important role, that is, as a warning sign, they cannot Hidden from human eyes, but this is the effect she wants to achieve.A reminder to passers-by that this car is not a completely unsuspecting layman.

What really provides her with warning is the omnidirectional coverage phased array radar on the vehicle. She has set a very low threshold and will not trigger an alarm unless someone comes within ten meters.

Don't worry that the distance is not far enough. The off-road vehicles produced by Alpha specifically for the expedition team are made of materials strong enough to withstand attacks by basic weapons such as crossbows and slings, and there is also an anti-spell layer attached to the surface.And outcast, who is accustomed to outdoor activities, can wake up in a short enough time.

"Can you see who it is?"

"They were wearing cloaks, and the thermal imaging footage captured by the drone was not enough to identify their race, but I had the drone track their whereabouts and determined that they were heading towards one of three high-value points, and There’s reason to think they started there too.”

"That's interesting." She took out a disposable face towel and a toothbrush to wash up briefly. Outcast took out a bottle of drinking water and two energy bars from the supply box. Before the drone delivering the goods airdropped them, she still It would be better to cancel the contract for some supplies.If things go wrong, this supply is her acceptable consumption during the day.

After simply eating to replenish energy and water, Outcast slung the automatic rifle in front of her and jumped out of the car. According to the schedule, the drone transporting the goods was about to arrive over here. She was going to take advantage of the rising sun to check her surroundings. status.

The two mysterious visitors last night were definitely not simple travelers or hunters. The sound of ordinary people's movements could not be hidden from her ears. She should be able to detect it even if she was asleep. But last night, the two people sneaked in 30 meters away from the vehicle. Inside, she was completely unconscious.However, the other party could not escape thermal imaging, nor could it escape the comprehensive radio frequency vehicle-mounted phased array road recognition radar.

Sighing, next time it is better to enlarge the alarm range, the old lady thought, and touched her chin with her right hand that had been transformed into a synthetic prosthesis.She saw the traces left by the two people moving forward in the desert. For a stalker, leaving traces like this was very unprofessional, but the other party obviously did it deliberately and should be warning her.

However, this group of people wisely did not touch the infrared strobe navigation lights placed in the wilderness, nor did they damage the landing site, so there was no need to worry about them for the time being. After the relay station was installed and charged, they could slowly follow them. Step into their shoes.

"The transport plane has arrived." The voice came from the earphones again. Along with the buzzing caused by the friction between the propellers and the air at high speed, a wide twin-body drone appeared on the skyline. From a distance, you can see the large cargo box mounted under the wing between its two fuselages.

"The infrared indicator light has been set, the direction of the field..." outcast skillfully provided guidance for the drone, and soon saw the drone slowing down in the air, descending to the airdrop height, and then three white umbrella flowers They bloomed in the sky one after another, and the airdropped supplies and equipment arrived.

The two small transport boxes carrying supplies made little noise when they landed. They contained enough food and water for her to last for five days, as well as some consumable equipment that needed to be replenished. To be honest, Outcast felt that this kind of airdrop cargo method was used to transport these supplies. It is indeed a bit luxurious, but I have to say that the convenience is really convenient.

As for the airdrop relay station, the noise of the thing landing was loud. In the final stage of landing, four small reverse thrust rockets were activated at the bottom of the airdrop container. Outcast, who was standing at a safe distance, had to hide in the bunker. To avoid squinting your eyes from the dust.After waiting for the smoke and dust to dissipate, the cargo box had rested firmly on the ground relying on the four support legs spread out at the bottom.

The remaining work is not difficult to do. Put away the three parachutes. These high-performance textiles may be useful in the next operation. The two empty small cargo boxes are filled with soil with shovels and piled next to the relay station. For reinforcement, nail the ground nails for the warehouse of the relay station, and then use the terminal to connect the equipment and follow the manual and then the equipment will automatically unfold.

In less than 10 minutes, outcast had already brought the car over to charge.

"Let me see where those two people are going." After finally finishing the work at hand, she sat comfortably in the driver's seat, turned on the car phone, and began to browse the information filtered for her.

Sure enough, the file she placed at the top of the file, which contained photos, videos and a scanned map of the area's topography, caught her attention. It was a building anchored in the wilderness and had shown no sign of movement for a long, long time. The mobile city module, and the buildings on it, as a former Sakota native, the old lady is very familiar with.

It is a solemn monastery, and in appearance, it completely conforms to the appearance and structure of the Ambrosio monastery.

"This is outcast. I found the Ambrosio Monastery that was missing in the wilderness of northern Iberia and was mentioned in the earlier Lateran documents. I will conduct a close reconnaissance of this mobile plot to confirm that it is Condition."

After testing that the relay station was functioning normally, she made the first communication call and reported the situation to Alpha.

"Alfa understands, pay attention to safety..." Alpha on the other end of the communication seemed to be silent for a moment, "Ambrosio Monastery, I have some impression. That monastery has been anchored in the wilderness for decades, and is increasingly facing shortages of supplies. The problem, in addition, is that the composition of the people housed in the monastery is also quite complex, including some former Sakaz mercenaries."

"Roger, outcast understands."

"Pay attention to your own safety. You are no longer Sakota in the strict sense. I can't predict how they will view and treat you. Be as friendly and low-key as possible. I don't think I need to remind you, but pay attention. Protect yourself and don’t hesitate to use deadly force when encountering dangerous situations.”

"Understood." After saying that, she hung up the phone.

The off-road vehicle was once again speeding through the wilderness.

49. Visitor in the wilderness part.3-Enter the city

Outcast drove quickly through the desolate desert, and the magnificent mobile monastery, once jointly built by Iberia and Lateran, soon appeared on the distant horizon.The old lady can no longer remember what the drawings of the monastery and the photos of the completed construction looked like in the documents she saw back then.But she was certain that the magnificent monastery at that time was definitely not what it is now.

Now, the monastery can still be seen as it is from a distance, only its tall main church. In the remaining part of the city, the originally flat streets have been covered with various shanties and illegal buildings, and some buildings have been Abandoned, all that was left was the frame.

It was a sad and dilapidated scene. The results of the drone detection showed that there are many people still staying in the monastery, and they can easily fill the chapel of the corresponding specifications of the church.

It might not be very friendly to drive there directly. Just as she was about to get off the car on the cliff in the distance and go to visit on foot, her personal terminal sounded the sound of receiving a message.When I opened it, I saw that the message was from Alpha.

"I recalled some less valuable clues. The Abbey of Ambrosio should be in great difficulty for everyone to survive in the next year or two. The shortage of supplies and the cold winter in the wilderness will challenge the life safety and safety of those civilians. The bottom line of human nature. Moreover, there will be several forces with different appeals and coming to this monastery for their own reasons. In the end, the envoys sent by Lateran tried their best to deal with it, but many people still died in the unnecessary turmoil. "

Outcast replied with an emoticon to express that he had received the message, and then Alpha sent another paragraph, "If everything continues as usual, Arturo, the wanted criminal in Lateran, may appear here in the second half of 1099. In addition, there will be A deep-sea bishop named Aulus appears.”

"The year 1099, tsk... It's still the beginning of 1098, and the New Year of the Yan Kingdom hasn't even passed yet." Outcast, who felt a little headache, rubbed her eyebrows. She had never heard of Deep Sea Bishop Aulus. , but as long as they are related to the Deep Sea Church, they are not easy to get along with.As for Arturo, he is the most famous sociopath lunatic with high IQ and strong Originium skills in Rutland.

I hope these two haven't appeared in this poor monastery, otherwise it will be troublesome.

Thinking of this, the old lady opened the magazine of the revolver and loaded six high-performance anti-personnel ammunition into it. Her consciousness told her that she had better prepare for the battle.

I hope this intuition is an illusion caused by the nervous system not being fully coordinated after the second baptism, Outcast comforted himself.

After Alpha replaced the god of Lateran in her position, the pair of steel wings produced on her back had the function of a consciousness connection device, but Alpha never allowed her to use this set of transformed tools. I am worried that this behavior of swiping Rutland's machine will leave some hidden dangers that I am not even aware of.

And this device does allow her to occasionally have some strange dreams, such as dreaming about fighting some very abstract heterozygous creatures with some of the images used by Alpha, or walking in the bustling city that is not a mobile city. Dreams like being in a city.

Forget it, I still didn't want to lose all of this. Outcast threw these thoughts behind his mind, packed a backpack, took a gun, and walked towards the monastery.

Just when she walked near this mobile module that was paralyzed in the wilderness, she saw a somewhat familiar figure on the towering building plot, or on the walls of this "fortress" - from before One of the two people captured by the infrared lens had a posture that was almost exactly the same as his.

It was a tall and burly Sakaz man, with a machete slung on his waist. It was obvious that he was an experienced warrior, observing himself from a high position, and always hiding more than half of his body under the heavy armor. Behind walls and other bunkers, if he has the intention to attack, he can instantly disappear to a safe place.

"Who are you?" the burly Sakaz man shouted.

"The car you saw yesterday was mine. I came to this desert to find Abbey Ambrosio."

"This is not the Abbey of Ambrosio, you are in the wrong place."

"No, I'm pretty sure it is." Outcast put her hands on her hips. This position allowed her to keep her hands away from the two weapons she carried, indicating that she was not hostile. This was the greatest kindness she could express. As for putting down her weapons, she didn't even think about it. Come to think of it, she is still a Lateran in a broad sense. How could a Lateran abandon his protective musket?

At this moment, a halo unique to the Laterans appeared on the city wall. The owner of the halo was an old man with pale hair and beard. The old man lowered his eyes, glanced outcast, and then looked at the people next to him. What did you say.

"The bishop said you can come in, but before you come in, you need to remove the ammunition from the guns on you to prevent accidental danger."

Outcast nodded, and there was nothing wrong with what he did. Traces of the battle could be seen all around the monastery. It was obvious that their life in this wilderness was really not peaceful. For a stranger, To be able to give such a limit of grace is indeed unexpected.

Soon, Outcast saw the bishop at the landing of the monastery. The old man with white hair and beard looked at her carefully again, and for a moment, his face showed a well-concealed look of astonishment. .Rutland has never had steel wings, and there has never been a Rutland person without a halo. Even for those fallen angels, the halos on their heads only turn into black and ferocious crystals.But apart from the Rutlanders, the old woman did not fit the characteristics of any other race on this land.

The old bishop wanted to say something for a moment, but then he just sighed softly and suppressed the question in his stomach, "This traveler from afar, I think you are not young anymore. In such a barren wilderness, The trek is very dangerous. This small monastery allows you to rest and stay for two days, but please leave as soon as possible and go south. It is not far away from the inhabited Iberian city. For those of you with a car, it is not Too far."

"Thank you for your mercy in taking in a heretic like me, Your Excellency Bishop."

"Ambrosio, we do not exclude anyone who wants peace, madam." The bishop said the word peace very seriously.

50. Visitor in the Wilderness part.4-Embarrassment