Chapter 601 The Skeleton Corps has arrived!
Chapter 601 The Skeleton Corps Arrives!
Before entering Jinchuan Province, Chu Guang thought that the problem might be more serious than he imagined, but he didn’t expect it to have deteriorated to such an extent.
The entire Haiya Province has entered the fourth stage of Naguo Corrosion and has completely become a country shrouded in plague.
The tragedy that happened in Songguomu Farm was just a number 03 there. As long as the pioneers in the Holy Land and the Holy Son have that idea, they can make any settlement in the diocese become what they want at any time.
In fact, the people there have become puppets who have lost their independent consciousness.
”If it is true as they say, this problem may be quite tricky…both in terms of science and politics.”
In the holographic image.
After listening to Chu Guang’s retelling of the conclusions of the academy’s research, Heya pinched her chin solemnly and fell into deep thought. She didn’t speak again for a long time.
Chu Guang was the same.
After a long time, he sighed with a headache and said.
”It’s a compromise to block the Haiya Province, but maybe the problem will get worse if we delay it… And unfortunately, we don’t have that many people, and we don’t have enough people to mobilize the entire alliance.”
Heya asked in a low voice.
”What about the enterprise? Aren’t they going to do anything?”
”In things that don’t pay off, their efficiency is proportional to the cost they need to spend. Only when the problem is so serious that they have to do something, will they really make up their minds.” The people Chu Guang deals with most often are the people on the East Coast.
To be honest, it’s very pleasant to do business with the guys in the enterprise. As long as the rewards are generous enough and as long as it doesn’t involve core interests, they don’t mind letting their partners take advantage of them. After all, favors are also an investment. However,
it would be naive to count on them in the event of a major crisis.
The Legion tore up the contract made a century and a half ago and almost broke through the Luoxia Province. The Supreme Council made a harsh statement, and it wasn’t until the Alliance took over the Iron Heart that this harsh statement floated to the Iron Heart.
Chu Guang has won the support of the Council through Yichuan, and a batch of valuable aid is on the way.
However, Chu Guang himself felt that it was simply a fantasy to expect the enterprise to help blockade a province thousands of kilometers away from the ideal city.
”… Can we only use nuclear bombs?” Heya said with a complicated expression.
”Is it possible to solve the problem at hand at present, but… we must at least solve the problem at hand first, at least Jinhe City and Jinchuan Province can still be saved.”
As he said this, Chu Guang looked at the porthole on the side of the captain’s room, and the gray fog-filled land behind the floating clouds was looming.
At present, the only land in the entire Jinchuan Province that has been corroded by Naguo is this one piece of land. After all, the ruins of Singularity City were once located here, and there are many survivors and settlements. There are many
uninhabited areas in the wasteland. There may not be a settlement for dozens of miles. Occasionally, there are a few families, and they all live like savages.
In such uninhabited areas, it is difficult to raise the erosion of Naguo to the second stage all at once by relying solely on the natural spread of animals.
It can be said that the plague called “Naguo” designed by the Torch Church is tailor-made for the vast majority of survivor settlements in the wasteland.
Noticing Heya’s complicated look, Chu Guang suddenly thought of something, so he changed his tone and said in a comforting tone.
”Don’t have too much psychological burden. Maybe your master Kallen was just bewitched or coerced by those people… These may not be caused by her.”
Although after meeting Luo Qian, he felt that this possibility was very small.
Those people believed in what they were doing. Even if they hesitated, it was only out of conscience and hesitation about the means, rather than doubt about the final result.
They really believed it –
that world is a greater utopia than the prosperous era.
”Don’t comfort me, I will ask her about this matter personally…” Heya took a deep breath and adjusted her mood.
At this time, she suddenly seemed to think of something, looked at Chu Guang and raised her eyebrows, and threw the topic back in a teasing tone.
”You haven’t solved your own headache yet, but you comfort me.”
Chu Guang said with a smile, not caring about her ridicule.
”You are our chief biologist. Without you, many tasks would not be possible.”
”Don’t flatter me. There are many people with more experience than me.” Heya rolled her eyes, but she felt sweet in her heart. It is
a pleasant thing for anyone to be recognized for their hard work, and she is no exception.
Feeling that she was in a better mood, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.
”Knowledge and experience can be accumulated slowly. You are irreplaceable to the alliance… The basic situation is what I just said. I’ll end the call here. It’s getting late. Go to bed early.”
Heya curled her lips.
”You too, just dealt with the trouble in Boulder City, and now you’re going to Jinchuan Province. Don’t exhaust yourself.”
Chu Guang laughed.
”Don’t worry, I’m still strong. You know
that.” For some reason.
This guy who always liked to make fun of him, his face turned red for no reason, and he disappeared from the holographic image with a sound of “Puh”…
A
pure white virtual space, the ceiling emitting warm white light.
Some flowers and plants have grown on the white floor, but the leaves are all white, swaying illusorily in the room without wind.
The crystal clear outline is like a corpse flower blooming on a corpse…
Standing in the center of the room, Jiang Xuezhou looked around and soon saw the girl sitting in the corner with her knees hugged.
There was no expression on her face, she just sat there quietly, staring at the floor in front of the tip of her shoe, as if thinking about something.
Jiang Xuezhou hesitated for a while, and finally decided to greet her with a normal opening remark.
”Are you… okay?”
Yin Yin raised her head and looked at her, nodding slowly.
”Well, I’m fine… just a little confused.”
”Confused?” Jiang Xuezhou supported his hands on his knees, leaned down and said in a soft tone, “My name is Jiang Xuezhou, and I’m a researcher at the college… Can you tell me your doubts? Maybe I can help you answer them.”
”It’s not impossible,” Yin Yin rested her head on the invisible wall behind her, staring at the strange sister in front of her, “The big brother called the manager told me that Grandpa Luo Qian gave this strange room to me, so that I, who should have died, survived, but…”
The bright eyes were filled with confusion. Yinyin tilted her head unconsciously and said something that was totally inconsistent with her age.
”What am I?”
What?
Jiang Xuezhou was slightly stunned and said subconsciously.
”Of course you are…”
”It’s Zhao Yinyin, I know my name,” Yinyin interrupted her and sighed softly, with an expression that seemed a little distressed, “But I don’t know whether I am myself now or the me in the memory of that old grandfather.” Jiang Xuezhou
stared at Yinyin sitting in the corner with his eyes wide open, his mouth slightly open, and it was hard to believe that this was what an eight-year-old girl would say.
As if seeing the surprise on her face, Yinyin smiled embarrassedly and drove away the troubled expression on her face.
”I’m sorry for saying something strange. This is my personal trouble. Please don’t take it to heart.”
Jiang Xuezhou didn’t know how to answer, so he could only nod gently.
”We…will help you get out of here as soon as possible. Please give us some time.”
”Well, I believe you. It would be great if we could go out and play. Xiaoyang and I have agreed to play hide-and-seek together.” Yinyin’s face was full of smiles, as if the previous troubles did not exist at all. She changed the subject, “You are looking for me for something, right? Can you tell Yinyin what it is?”
Jiang Xuezhou nodded somewhat ashamedly.
”Well, I do have something to ask you. This can save many lives… Of course, you can refuse if you don’t want to. Just tell me the part you know truthfully.”
She thought it would take some time for this little girl to open up to her, but to her surprise, Yinyin nodded generously and looked at her with a smile.
”No problem, I’ll tell you everything I know. Just ask!”
She didn’t want to repeat the mistake she made because of not being honest.
She had learned it after dying once.
Staring blankly at the little girl, Jiang Xuezhou, who came to his senses, blushed and hurriedly said “thank you”, and began to ask questions.
In fact, before coming here, she had learned about the relevant information and research of Naguo from her mentor.
This time, the inquiry was mainly about some basic information of Songguomu Farm, including some behaviors of patients in the early stage of infection, the overall atmosphere changes of the entire settlement, etc.
She tried her best to state the relevant questions in a way that the children could understand, and Yinyin answered them honestly one by one after listening.
After asking the last question, Jiang Xuezhou pinched his chin and fell into deep thought. Yinyin, who was staring at her, suddenly spoke in a pleasant voice.
”You look like that sister.”
Jiang Xuezhou was slightly stunned and stopped thinking.
”That…sister?”
”Yeah.” Yinyin nodded gently, looking at her with bright eyes, “There was also a sister who asked these questions before… She seems to be a doctor of the alliance, the sister who often helps Xiaoyang check his body.”
Doctor?
Although it felt a little strange, Jiang Xuezhou didn’t take it to heart. He nodded and said thank you, then waved and said goodbye to Yinyin.
The infirmary of the Iron Heart.
Standing next to the fully enclosed freezer, Xiaoyang looked at Jiang Xuezhou who had taken off the neural connection device with a worried look, and asked in a low voice.
”Yinyin… is she okay?”
Jiang Xuezhou put the neural connection device on the table beside him and cast a gentle look at Xiaoyang.
”She is a little lonely, can you please accompany her more?”
Xiaoyang nodded sensibly.
”Well… I will always accompany Yinyin and tell her about what happened outside until she wakes up.”
Looking at her well-behaved appearance, Jiang Xuezhou couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his lips, stretched out his right hand and touched her little head lovingly.
”So good.”
Looking at the crescent eyelashes and the smile that seemed to be glowing, she felt that the fatigue and unhappiness of the day were cured.
Damn!
I really want to raise one!
But she was just thinking about it, and she didn’t really plan to take the little girl back to the Wandering Swamp.
Although the college has extremely rich material conditions, that is only for the researchers of the college. For ordinary people who cannot produce “value other than production”, it is a completely different matter.
In the settlements managed by the Science and Technology Commission, although the survivors would not starve to death, they could only be guaranteed basic nutrition for survival. Apart from fighting their way out in the only assessment, there was basically no hope of change.
She heard that a few settlements were governed by methods other than the Science and Technology Commission’s rules, mainly the families of senior researchers living there, and the purpose was to ensure that excellent genes and thinking patterns could be passed on to the next generation.
But she was just a D-level researcher, and she couldn’t even send her family there, let alone people who had no blood relationship at all.
After visiting Yin Yin, Jiang Xuezhou withdrew from the ward and closed the door gently.
However, as soon as she came out of the door, she saw a disgusting guy, her whole face fell, and she folded her arms and stared at him coldly.
”I came here with the permission of the manager.”
Forced back two steps by the murderous aura visible to the naked eye, Ye Shi scratched the back of his head embarrassedly and muttered.
”I know.”
”Then what are you doing here?” Jiang Xuezhou raised his chin slightly, his eyes cold, “Do I have to say that? I have no interest in the rubbish you made. I’d rather stare at the paramecium than steal your technology–”
”I’m sorry.”
”…”
Jiang Xuezhou never expected this guy to apologize. He couldn’t help but stop talking halfway through his harsh words and looked at him in surprise.
Ye Shi’s eyes drifted to the side, not too embarrassed to look at her face.
Because it was really embarrassing.
He just learned from the task system that this guy came here to help with her mentor.
When they were in Dawn City.
Not only did he suspect she was a spy, but he also asked her why she came now… Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed inappropriate to say this, at least it shouldn’t be said by him.
Before logging off, he was given a cold eye by his sister. He hesitated for a moment, and finally crawled out of the hibernation capsule, deciding to make things clear before leaving.
”I said some really extreme things before. I can’t lie and say that wasn’t my intention, because I really thought so at the time. I even thought that I had triggered a hidden mission or something… But please allow me to take those words back. It was my fault for jumping to conclusions without a thorough investigation, which led to such a big misunderstanding.”
At this point, he was a little bit unconvinced, and felt like he had given up, so he couldn’t help but add in a low voice.
”Of course, this is not entirely my problem. If you are here for something, you should just say no… You are sneaking around, and you asked me to take you around, and you said some secrets and missions, so I must have thought it was wrong.”
Jiang Xuezhou stared at him for a while, and suddenly laughed out loud.
Ye Shi raised his head in dissatisfaction.
”What are you laughing at? I am being serious about reasoning, okay.”
He thought this girl would restrain herself, but she laughed even louder.
”Ahahaha! It’s nothing. Since you are so frank, I will just pretend that those unpleasant things never happened.”
Raising his right hand to lift the ponytail that fell on his shoulders behind his back, Jiang Xuezhou suppressed his arrogant nose and slightly raised the corners of his mouth instead.
”It’s actually quite interesting. This is the first time I’ve been sent to the police station as a spy… Although I was scolded by my instructor after I went back.”
In fact, being scolded didn’t matter. She just felt a little guilty for causing trouble to too many irrelevant people. Later, the mayor of Shuguang City came.
When I go back, I’ll send a thank-you letter to everyone in the Shuguang City Guard Station…
Seeing Jiang Xuezhou recovering his spirit, Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and his usual silly smile appeared on his face.
”Well… Anyway, the misunderstanding has been resolved. If you have any tasks – I mean, if you have any troubles or worries, you can find me. I’ll go back first.”
Seeing Ye Shi turning around and leaving, Jiang Xuezhou subconsciously called him.
”Wait a minute!”
Ye Shi stopped and turned back to cast a puzzled look at her.
”Anything else?”
”Um…”
Jiang Xuezhou looked aside a little embarrassedly, his fingertips circling the ends of his ponytail, and said embarrassedly.
”You know… my mentor and I are here to solve the Naguo problem, right? Because we D-class are mainly responsible for the investigation outside, so we may have to go out more often. Although, although I am also very strong, if I get serious, I can fight one or two hundred awakeners alone, but it would be nice if someone could help me with some miscellaneous tasks such as serving tea and water…”
Seeing that the guy didn’t say anything after listening for a long time, Jiang Xuezhou gritted his teeth in anger and said the whole sentence in self-abandonment.
”In short, in short… If you are not busy, please help me, okay?”
Oh.
It’s just a small matter!
After listening to her hesitating for a long time, Ye Shi finally understood and smiled heartily.
”Leave it to me! Although I can’t help you with serving tea and doing odd jobs, I can protect you! Don’t worry, as long as I’m alive, I won’t let you get hurt.”
Unexpectedly, a straight ball was thrown at Xiao Jiang. She was stunned at first, but soon came to her senses, and her whole face instantly turned red like an apple.
”You, you, be prepared, I will not show mercy when I order people… Remember to write a suicide note!”
After stuttering and throwing down a string of incoherent words, Jiang Xuezhou ran away like a frightened rabbit.
When she finally came to her senses, she found herself standing in the bathroom of her room, and the water from the shower was splashing on her face.
Jiang Xuezhou regretted wanting to punch himself, but still didn’t have the heart to do it, and finally the fist hit the wall of the bathroom.
Ah ah!
What stupid things did I say!
She wanted to find a crack in the wall and hide herself in it…
Unlike the regretful Xiao Jiang, this person didn’t care about the unlucky “harsh words” at all, and didn’t even take it seriously.
Are you kidding? Who can be more poisonous than him?
He can say a lot of more offensive words than this, and even make a poem. Even the most eloquent Fang Chang is no match for him. He can only roll his eyes and shut up to play games.
He’s not bragging.
As a Zaun player, he has never lost in a laning battle with his mouth.
What really puzzled Ye Shi was another thing…
Watching the NPC’s back as he left, he took out the VM and took a look, clicked on the task bar, and scratched the back of his head.
”Strange.”
Why didn’t the task trigger?
Logically speaking, being a bodyguard for the academy’s “special researcher” can be considered a hidden task.
Ye Shi couldn’t help but murmur in his heart.
Could this dog planner have forgotten about me…
The little sheep hiding by the crack of the door quietly hid her head and scratched the back of her head like the big brother.
She heard someone arguing in the corridor just now, so she wanted to see what was going on, and then she saw a scene that confused her.
Although she didn’t understand what they were saying at all, she always felt that they looked very powerful…
…
The long night finally passed, and as the dawn rose from the horizon, the gray sky also lit up with a touch of floating white.
No matter how thick the fog on the ground was, it could not stop the sun from rising as usual. Even if the warm sunshine was blocked by temporary bad weather, it could not stop all things from longing for and yearning for the sun.
On the distant horizon, the outlines of armored vehicles emerged in the rolling dust.
The murderous steel torrent, carrying grenadiers with skulls printed on their breastplates, marched straight towards Jinhe City with high morale.
Since the end of the war in Luoxia Province, each corps has had plenty of time to rest or go fishing. So, under the instigation of a group of busybodies, each corps designed its own emblem, which was printed on the breastplate or shoulder armor of the exoskeleton as a paint job.
The emblem of the Skeleton Corps is naturally a skeleton.
Of course, during this period of rest, the brothers of the Skeleton Corps did other things besides painting. The
”Chimera” wheeled infantry fighting vehicle deployed in this operation was jointly designed by the players of the Skeleton Corps and engineers of Goblin Technology.
This is the experience summarized in the previous war with the Legion-the armored forces of the Alliance need a fast and light vehicle that can carry light infantry to keep up with the rhythm of the tanks and move forward.
In the previous war with the Legion, the infantry of the Skeleton Corps usually sat on armed trucks, but the mobility of that thing was too poor, and it was basically a dumpling with the stuffing exposed. When a real fight breaks out, the old players would rather run behind the tank than sit on that thing and get beaten.
Therefore, the “Chimera” came into being.
Its design was based on the Legion’s “Hyena” reconnaissance vehicle, and the six pairs of road wheels and the front layout of the power compartment imitated the real WZ551.
In addition to a driver and a gunner, the trunk can also accommodate six light infantry wearing fully protective exoskeletons. The
roof turret is equipped with a 37mm rapid-fire cannon, which uses the same type of ammunition as an aircraft cannon. The turret is also equipped with a “pigeon” missile launcher, which can pose a certain threat to heavy vehicles and large targets.
However, although this armored vehicle has built-in space, most of these old players are used to sitting on trucks and can’t stand the closed space.
One or two people have seats but don’t sit on them, and sit on the top of the sports car.
Not only that.
Even though they were only a few kilometers away from the battlefield, there was no fear on their faces. All that could be seen was unbearable hunger and thirst——
”I’m ready to kill 22! Are there any who are ready?”
”Haha, those killed by ‘Chimera’ don’t count!”
”Tsk, do I need that thing?”
”Don’t call for daddy to save you if you’re captured alive by mutants.”
”I will!”
”Damn, do you have any backbone!”
”Hahaha!”
The bombardment of the Iron Heart will start on time at 8 o’clock in the morning.
Whether it is the 37mm rapid-fire gun of the armored vehicle or the rifles on their shoulders, they are all loaded at this moment.
Mole leaned out half of his body from the turret of the armored vehicle, holding a telescope in his hand, looking at the abandoned city looming in the fog.
Jinhe City is ahead!
Throwing down the telescope and taking out the loudspeaker, he opened his voice and shouted excitedly.
”Brothers——!”
”The nest of the Qi tribe is just ahead!!!”
”A bunch of cannibals are having a banquet and singing songs. They don’t realize what they have gotten themselves into!”
”Let those green-skinned beasts see for themselves whether their incisors and bone fragments are stronger or our tracks and gun barrels are stronger!”
Someone shouted out of place.
”Boss! We are driving an armored vehicle! No tracks!”
Ignoring the saboteurs, the excited Mole continued to shout at the top of his voice.
”Skeleton Corps! Forward——!”
”Throw death in their faces——!”
The watch’s time hand was pointed to eight o’clock.
The artillery fire overhead sounded as expected!
Amid the deafening roar, he was responded to by a series of powerful shouts.
”Kill!!!”
(End of this chapter)
