Chapter 692: An unexpected “melee”

  Chapter 692 An unexpected “melee”

  Wasteland OL official website.

  Almost at the peak of the online and offline period, a post that triggered a topic was pushed to the front page of the forum.

  Ye Shi: “Big news! There will be an event in French Fries Port the day after tomorrow! (Funny)”

  Since the clearance of Qingquan City, the dog planner has not done anything new for a long time.

  When everyone heard about the event, no matter where they were from or how far away they were from, they were instantly excited.

  Edgepad: “What kind of activity?”

  Fountain Commander: “Wait, aren’t you still in Dawn City?”

  Debt Eyes: “That’s right! I saw you yesterday, with that academy NPC!”

  Night Ten: “Not important! My brother is in French Fries Port, which means I’m there too. (Funny)”

  Battlefield Atmosphere Group: “Damn, can you stop talking nonsense and tell me what’s going on?”

  Fang Chang: “According to the clues provided by the South Islands Federation Maritime Patrol, someone is suspected of sending them away from the patrol area.”

  Canyon Fleeing Mole: “Finally, someone who speaks with more information has come out. (Slant eyes)”

  Fountain Commander: “Interesting, are you sending away the people who are in the way first?”

  Fang Chang: “Well, if the identity of the incoming target would be embarrassing for the South Islands Federation Maritime Patrol, then there is only one possibility.”

  Fountain Commander: “Torch?”

  Fang Chang: “Eighty percent, this is the only way to explain why the federal authorities would plan such an exercise and leave such an obvious loophole.”

  ”After all, if it is the Legion or the Xilan Empire, which have nothing to do with the Southern Islands Federation, even if they suddenly launch an attack on French Fries Port, it seems to have nothing to do with the Southern Islands Federation, right?”

  ”Furthermore, I can even infer that the group of people or monsters that are about to attack French Fries Port may be the same group that sank the ‘Golden Coast’ exploration ship before, or at least used the same weapons… and this is one of the reasons why they are so sensitive.”

  Elf King Fugui: “What do you think it will be? Those winged mutants we met in Jinhe City before? (Curious)”

  Fang Chang: “Why can’t they swim in the sea? Didn’t the NPC named Huang Guangwei and the submersible he brought hint at it? There are aquatic creatures along the coast of the southern waters. Mutant activity. ”

  Sisi: “That makes sense. Although I feel that the possibility of aquatic alien species is not small, the mobility of that big guy seems to be a problem.”

  Fountain Commander: “Oh, I thought it was a big event, it’s gone.”

  Canyon Fleeing Mole: “Is it already clear? (Funny)”

  Garbage Picker Level 99: “Fuck, you and Brother Guang have had a py?”

  ”Irena: “I’ve read the script and it’s confirmed. (Funny)”

  Tail: “Oh! Pass it on! Dolly was cheated by the dog planner! (///ω///)”

  Fang Chang: “?”

  The post quickly went off the rails.

  However, most players still have no opinion on Brother Fang’s analysis.

  So far, the expansion pack updates of “Wasteland OL” are relatively logical, and there has not been a bad job of popular NPCs turning black and white in turn.

  In other words, players can also analyze the main line of the next version through the intelligence in the game, and even predict the big pits dug by the dog planner in advance.

  Based on the existing intelligence, it can be basically concluded that the events in two days are almost 90% mutant attacks, and they are attacks from under the sea!

  At this moment, Chu Guang, who was sitting in the shelter and peeking at the screen, read the players’ discussion from beginning to end, and was also full of admiration.

  Although the logic of the analysis is a little far-fetched, it is actually not wrong from the perspective of the game.

  From the perspective of the player, the basic level of analysis

  is the tactical level. As for Chu Guang himself, as the manager and the only planner, he is more concerned about the strategic level.

  ”…If the Torch Church really takes out the mutant card, it seems that they don’t have many cards to take out in the sea.”

  Looking at Chu Guang with a smile on his face, Xiao Qi, who was sitting on the pen holder at the corner of the table, tilted his head in confusion.

  ”Is there any connection between the two things?”

  Chu Guang took a sip of the black tea with milk and said slowly.

  ”They sent the people who got in the way away because they were worried about being seen, which means they have probably used this card more than once. If they had a choice, I think they would not take unnecessary risks and use the same card repeatedly.”

  If this is true, it is not difficult to understand why those crazy people with no bottom line are so abnormally cautious about the survivors in the southern seas.

  The survivors in the southern seas are the only key for them to extend their tentacles into the sea and break the strategic dilemma.

  They need the research base of Coral City, and even more so the mother nest of the Celestial Space Station.

  The problem is that their power in the ocean is too weak.

  It may not be a big deal to bully a few civilian ships, but once they face the warships of the Southern Islands Federation, those aliens controlled by the mind interference device are a joke.

  After all, they are survivors who have developed for two centuries. Even if their strength is not as good as that of several “fallen empires”, they are still a strong start.

  At least they are much stronger than the alliance that relies entirely on “picking up garbage”.

  That is why the Torch Church adopted a gradual infiltration mode for the survivors in the southern seas, and even sent out treasures such as the mind interference device as bait. However,

  just when the Torch was spending a lot of money to annex the survivors in the southern seas, the sudden intervention of the Alliance caused a slight change in their plan.

  It seems that the series of actions of the players in the Baiyue Strait really made the bishop in charge of the affairs of the region anxious.

  Chu Guang’s eyebrows couldn’t help but raise a little interesting arc, and his ten fingers on the table were intertwined.

  This feeling is very interesting.

  Although he has not met his opponent yet, he has roughly guessed how many cards his opponent holds in his hand, as well as what his strategic goals and shortcomings are.

  Now the only suspense is whether the “players’ prediction of the dog plan” is accurate.

  If they really guessed it right, the mastermind behind the offensive was the Torch Church, and the minions of the attack were the aquatic mutants that the Torch kept in the Death Coast area…

  Before the battle even started, they had already won one-third of it.

  Thinking of this, Chu Guang’s smile became even more joyful, and he took another sip of the teacup.

  ”It’s so interesting.”

  Sitting on the pen holder and swinging his legs, Xiao Qi looked at Chu Guang quietly without saying a word, with admiration shining in his eyes.

  Although I don’t know what happened, I always feel that the master who did nothing seems to have won again…

  …

  On a blue sea, the flagship, which rises and falls with the waves, is like a lone boat.

  A merchant dressed in luxurious clothes stood on the side of the ship, looking at the white foam split by the bow, and let out a long sigh.

  Looking back on his busy life, Mogavi felt that it was still quite exciting.

  As an inconspicuous little man, he first witnessed the Legion’s cross-continental expedition against the Great Rift Valley, and personally experienced the war of annihilation launched by the Falcon Kingdom against the desert kings.

  During this period, a huge bone-chewing rebellion broke out in the distant River Valley Province. The survivors united to form an unbreakable alliance. The residents of the Stone City who could not bear the exploitation united to overthrow the mountain that was pressing on them. The province of the Thousand Tribes and Thousand Gods of Boro once again changed dynasties…

  A lot of things have really happened in these years.

  Those events seemed isolated from each other, but they seemed to be connected by invisible causes and effects.

  And perhaps the reason why he was standing here at this moment was because of some invisible cause and effect.

  He shouldn’t have had the greed of “making a fortune” in the first place.

  If he hadn’t stayed at the port of Silver Moon Bay for so many days that he was targeted by the people of Xilan Empire, but had taken the money earned from selling skins and found the captain with a sour face to beg him to take him another trip, maybe even if he couldn’t make the big money he dreamed of, it would at least be better than now.

  Looking at the two cargo ships getting closer and closer, Mogawei had a sad expression on his face, as if he was about to step onto the execution ground.

  Captain Achim patted him on the shoulder and gave him a sunny smile.

  ”Be more open-minded and don’t be so sullen. When our soldiers land at the port, you can pick whatever you want there, whether it’s people, goods or money, it’s no less than what you can make from a business trip.”

  ”Yes… Respected sir.”

  Mogawei forced a smile from his face that was uglier than crying, but when he thought of his possible miserable end, the only smile he had collapsed.

  After all, he was still unwilling to accept that his years of hard work would result in such a miserable death.

  He gritted his teeth and finally couldn’t help but speak a word of advice, trying to persuade the captain to stop.

  ”I have no doubt that you can crush your enemy like crushing a grasshopper, but have you ever thought about one question… How do you plan to withstand the anger of the alliance?”

  ”Anger? Who would be angry with a group of moles?” Achim picked his ears and flicked the earwax into the sea with a look of disdain. “The moment they rejected the request of Duke Galava, they should have realized that they would pay the price for their arrogance and stupidity. Besides, we are just taking back what belongs to us and collecting a little interest.”

  The empire is vast, not only has fertile land for thousands of miles, but also is favored by thousands of gods, and has formed a brotherly alliance with the army.

  A mere alliance is nothing to be afraid of.

  Although the companies behind the alliance are a threat, and even the legion finds those guys difficult, he does not think that Ideal City will tear its face with the empire for such a small matter.

  Moreover, they have the support of the Legion behind them. A two-star captain who has experienced hundreds of battles has arrived in Tiandu, the capital of the Empire, to meet His Majesty the Emperor. With him came cannons, tanks and rifles that are enough to arm several 10,000-man troops.

  He admitted that the group of blue gophers was good at picking up scraps, but they were still lacking in strategy and pattern, and were far from being the opponent of the Empire.

  No one would know that this action was carried out at the instruction of the top leaders of the Empire.

  Once the two cargo ships departing from the Golden Gallon Port docked at the French Fry Port, more than a thousand elite soldiers disguised as pirates would come out in full force, quickly land on the land and control the entire port.

  They would loot the camps on the shore, take away all the slaves robbed by the Alliance, and then put the blame on the pirates. If the Alliance insisted on asking for an explanation, then cut off the head of this merchant and send it to them.

  This not only demonstrates the magnanimity of the Empire, but also proves the Empire’s position and determination to the Legion. It can also pick up the face lost by those shameful and despicable Moon Tribe people, and severely damage the prestige of the Alliance at the Sticky Community Conference. It can be said that it kills four birds with one stone.

  As they were talking, one of the cargo ships had approached the side of the warship.

  Mogawi secretly looked at the cargo ship. There was a tightly covered shed on the narrow deck. There was no doubt that this was just an ordinary civilian dry bulk cargo ship, and it was the kind that pulled livestock.

  Usually, merchants in the Borneo Province would use this kind of cargo ship to transport two-headed cattle that were banned from consumption in the Borneo Province, and sell them to the port of Silver Moon Bay.

  Using civilian cargo ships to transport troops…

  these guys can do it.

  A man who looked like an officer stood at the bow and saluted Achim.

  ”The 1,000th Grey Wolf Army is in place. Please give us your instructions, sir!”

  Captain Achim nodded his proud head approvingly at the officer with muscular body, sharp eyes and a murderous aura.

  The Grey Wolf Army is an elite force stationed in the eastern part of the Borneo Province. It is composed entirely of brave and warlike wolf tribesmen and is the land warfare ace of the Xilan Empire.

  He did not expect that the top brass of the empire would actually bring them up. It seems that the top brass attaches more importance to this operation than he thought.

  He seemed to have seen the gray smoke floating over the French Fry Port, the dilapidated houses and corpses that were burned to ashes.

  Putting away the appreciative smile, Captain Achim slightly adjusted the expression on his face and looked at the officer solemnly.

  ”Captain Dirang, your superiors should have already explained the mission to you, so I won’t repeat it here.”

  ”From now on, you are no longer soldiers of the Empire, but ghosts that dominate this sea, demons that bring death and destruction to the enemies of the Empire.”

  ”I know this will bring shame to your honor, but everything is for the Empire! Your fathers and children, your people will be proud of you!”

  The captain named Dirang had a bright light in his eyes. He raised his head and straightened his back, and swore solemnly.

  ”For the Empire! For His Majesty!”

  The mighty momentum formed a sharp contrast with the trembling Mogavi.

  Glancing at the cowardly merchant beside him, Captain Achim grinned with a playful and sarcastic smile.

  Patting the poor fellow on the shoulder, he handed the place over to his most loyal subordinate Singer, and then returned to the cabin.

  After watching the commander leave, the taciturn guard stepped forward, stood behind Mogawi, and said quietly,

  ”Mr. Mogawi, it’s time to set off.”

  Mogawi nodded with a bitter face, and under the supervision of the guard named Singer, he tremblingly climbed up the wooden board that extended from the deck of the warship to the cargo ship.

  After boarding the cargo ship behind him, Singer waved behind him, signaling the sailors on the warship to put away the wooden board.

  After putting away the planks, the warship slowly put away the anchor chain and blew the farewell whistle.

  The two cargo ships that set off again also blew their whistles one after another, and then continued to move towards the Baiyue Strait.

  Watching the warship flying the green double-sword flag gradually go away, Mogawei completely cut off the last thought that these idiots would stop at the brink of the cliff.

  At this time, the centurion named Dirang walked up to him and said expressionlessly.

  ”Mr. Mogawei, I have heard about your situation in the telegram. You just need to help us get on the dock. We will allow you to choose ten slaves first and take away goods worth 100,000 dinars.”

  Without listening to the second half of the sentence, Mogawei looked at the cabin with the door closed, and then looked at the officer and several soldiers dressed as sailors on the ship, and couldn’t help asking.

  ”Do you have any plans? Or do we just drive over there?”

  Dirang said concisely.

  ”Just drive over there.”

  Mogawei asked.

  ”Then what? How do you plan to occupy it? Just rush up from the dock?”

  ”Don’t worry about what happens next.” To be honest, Di Rang looked down on this coward from the bottom of his heart, so he didn’t bother to talk nonsense with him.

  Not to mention that they were the elite of the empire, there were a thousand people on the two cargo ships, and one person’s spit was enough to flood the port. He didn’t know what this guy was afraid of.

  Not to mention that the war might not be fought. I’m afraid that when they stand on the shore, those people will be dumbfounded on the spot and raise their hands to surrender obediently.

  Looking at these guys who couldn’t communicate, Mogawei had a bitter expression on his face.

  He knew that it was useless to say anything now, and he didn’t know what to say to persuade them.

  If these guys really cared about their empire from the bottom of their hearts, they should at least use a little bit of their brains when thinking about problems.

  But it was obvious that they didn’t.

  These people have gone crazy.

  And they are completely crazy…

  …

  After two days and one night of sailing, the two cargo ships finally entered the western entrance of the Baiyue Strait.

  They were less than 500 kilometers away from French Fries Port, and if nothing unexpected happened, they should be able to get there before 8 o’clock in the evening.

  Looking at the emerald green jungle on the shore, Mogawi’s Adam’s apple moved and said.

  ”…Do you know why there is no one here?”

  Singer, who was standing behind him, did not speak, and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

  Dirang, who had changed into casual clothes, glanced at him and said casually.

  ”Why?”

  ”Because no one can conquer this land, whether it is the Hump Kingdom or the South Islands Federation that escaped from here… In the face of waves of alien species coming one after another, the determination and courage of mortals are just in vain.”

  Looking at Dirang who was staring at him intently, Mogawi swallowed his saliva and continued.

  ”But some people succeeded. Not only did they gain a foothold on this land, but they also built a settlement… You may not think this is amazing, but I am from the Hump Kingdom, and I know how amazing this is. They have not only courage and determination, but also scientific methods, and some things I can’t figure out.”

  Dirang said expressionlessly.

  ”So what?”

  Mogawi sighed softly.

  ”No…what, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

  Amid the rustling of insects along the coast, two cargo ships loaded with soldiers continued to move forward.

  Time passed very slowly. Under the scorching sun, this short half day seemed as long as a century.

  However, unlike Mogawi who was enduring the torment, the other people on the ship, whether officers or soldiers disguised as sailors, were all in high spirits.

  He even saw a few soldiers whispering with evil smiles on their faces. They didn’t even see the shadow of the dock, but they imagined how to divide the spoils that had not yet been obtained.

  ”When we get ashore, I’ll pick one with a big ass.”

  ”Haha, we know you have a unique taste, don’t worry, no one will compete with you.”

  ”Can you be a little more ambitious? Aren’t the women in the shelter much more exciting than those dirty Moon Clan people?”

  ”Why not try it together? Anyway, we have three days. The commander said that as long as it doesn’t interfere with the work, we can have fun however we want.”

  ”Damn… I wish this broken ship could go faster.”

  ”I’m going to the toilet first.”

  ”What a shame, get out of here.”

  ”Hahaha!”

  Perhaps in response to their expectations, the sun finally set into the twilight.

  The sea surface that sank into the night was silent, as if it had smelled the prelude to a storm, and even the waves that washed the bow became cautious.

  It was estimated that the time was almost up.

  Dirang, who was patrolling on the plywood, patted Mogavi’s shoulder and turned to walk into the cargo hold.

  Soon, the leaky hatch began to emit blood-pumping nonsense and a series of fierce shouts in response.

  That guy seemed to be making the final mobilization for war.

  But to Mogawi, it sounded like a dying wish.

  They had no idea what kind of monster their opponent was. They even imagined that everything would be fine as long as they stepped onto the dock. The weak blue hamsters would rush into the hole as soon as the gunshots were heard.

  Touching the silver pendant on his chest, he silently prayed to the Silver Moon Goddess in his heart, hoping that he would not be eaten by the aliens wandering nearby when he fell into the water.

  Putting the pendant back into his collar, Mogawi took a deep breath and walked to the bow.

  As usual, Singer followed him closely, not intending to leave him any chance to be alone.

  Mogawi didn’t care in his heart. After all, it wasn’t time yet. Even if he wanted to take the risk of jumping off the ship, he had to wait until he was close to the port, not here.

  Looking at the increasingly familiar coastline in the distance, his heart was pounding.

  But at this moment, he suddenly frowned and unconsciously let out a slight exclamation.

  ”Strange…”

  The voice did not escape Singer’s ears, and the latter asked expressionlessly.

  ”What’s wrong?”

  Mogawi swallowed, glanced at him, and whispered his confusion.

  ”I didn’t see the patrol’s speedboat.”

  Singh frowned.

  ”Patrol?”

  Mogawi explained.

  ”It’s the patrol team of the Southern Islands Federation.”

  Singer relaxed his frown and regained his indifferent expression.

  ”Who cares what those people do?”

  Mogawi was stunned for a moment, then he looked away from his face, turned his head and continued to look at the sea in the distance, muttering softly.

  ”It’s really none of their business… But this is very unusual. When a ship passed by here before, they would go to the ship to take a look and check for smuggling or something.”

  Did the Alliance not allow them to patrol here?

  It shouldn’t be the case…

  For some reason, Mogawi always felt uneasy in his heart, as if he was being stared at by a beast.

  Out of self-protection instinct, he loosened his hand on the railing and returned to the cabin from the bow.

  Almost at the same time he returned to the cabin, a violent tremor suddenly came from under his feet with a loud noise, almost flipping him over.

  The cargo ship seemed to have hit something.

  However, Mogawi knew very well that this area of ​​water was very safe, and there were no reefs that usually hid under the waves.

  Singer and the soldiers behind him were not so lucky after being hit by such an unexpected blow.

  After all, they were not professional sailors, and they fell all over the place. Some unlucky ones leaning against the side of the boat even fell into the sea with screams.

  The screams that blended into the sound of the tide soon disappeared, as if something had grabbed them.

  Faced with this sudden change, Mogawi was so scared that he lost his soul. He lay on the splint with his hands on his head and trembled.

  Not far away, the door of the cabin suddenly opened.

  Dirang rushed out with a gun, covering his forehead, and yelled and cursed.

  ”Damn, what happened?!”

  Looking past his calf, Mogawi finally saw the so-called “ghost that dominates the Brahma Sea” in the cabin.

  They were a group of soldiers carrying ripper rifles, and some of them had submachine guns and automatic rifles hanging on their chests.

  But now none of this matters.

  Those guys also fell all over the place. Although they didn’t panic, they looked around in confusion, not knowing how to deal with the situation.

  Singer, who climbed up from the deck, also cursed, stretched out his hand to pull up Mogavi, who was lying on the deck, and stared at him and cursed.

  ”Damn it, did you inform the Alliance?!”

  Mogavi said with a sad face.

  ”Are you kidding, sir, when have I ever left your eyes?”

  As if thinking that it seemed to be true, Singer gritted his teeth and threw away his collar.

  Staggering back two steps, Mogavi held the cabin and didn’t fall, trying to calm down his disordered breathing, trying to calm himself down from the panic.

  He roughly figured out what happened.

  It was probably a torpedo that hit them just now.

  Through the vibration coming from the deck and the bulkhead, he could clearly feel the sound of seawater pouring into the cabin. This fully loaded cargo ship was slowly sinking.

  But he didn’t rush to jump off the boat to escape, because he hadn’t figured out what hit them.

  The Alliance?

  Impossible…

  Those guys have a bottom line, and they won’t attack civilian ships.

  The Southern Islands Federation?

  That’s even more impossible, unless they plan to be self-sufficient in the future.

  Damn, what the hell is that? !

  That mine can’t be an evolution of alien species!

  Just as he was shocked and frightened, the other people on the ship finally realized the problem of the hull leaking.

  At the same time, another cargo ship behind them also sank slowly with a violent tremor and the sound of steel wailing, as if it had been hit by a torpedo.

  There was no time to hesitate.

  Seeing that his subordinates might drown in the cabin if they waited any longer, the officer named Dirang gritted his teeth and shouted decisively.

  ”Abandon ship! Everyone gather on the north bank!”

  The people who received the order rushed out of the cabin and jumped into the sea like dumplings.

  Fortunately, they were not far from the shore, and they could swim to the shore in less than 50 meters.

  Seeing that everyone was too busy to care about him, Mogavi was about to take advantage of the chaos to jump into the sea.

  However, just as he ran to the side of the tilted ship, he saw a scene that he would never forget.

  Looking at the hellish scene, Mogavi’s face turned pale in an instant, and his legs limply fell to the ground, shouting incoherent words like “monster” and “devil”.

  The thousand-man commander Dirang, who had previously ordered the soldiers to abandon the ship, was not much better than him.

  He held the cold railing tightly with both hands, staring at the sea with wide eyes, and his bloodshot pupils were filled with deep fear and despair.

  And it was despair that could be seen with the naked eye…

  (End of this chapter)