When you get closer, you can see that the huge "mechanical insect" in front of you is almost filling the pipeline tunnel. Under its "slender limbs", there are hundreds of "larvae" squirming and rising, and some are even... It floats up and climbs to the upper area of the "joint limbs", shifting one by one and flowing endlessly.
"Uh-oh!"
Liang Lu instantly revealed some small details that contradicted his identity as a "passer", but no one cared about this at the moment. The special maintenance vehicle continued to move forward, getting closer. The occasional electric fire between the "larva" and the "arthropod" allowed the two to see more details.
There are six "joints" with "protrusions" on them. Each "protrusion" is a special work station that can accommodate one or two people. All told, there are about a hundred of them, but less than one-tenth are in working condition at this time.
The so-called "larvae" are actually various self-propelled maintenance robots. If they are damaged or need to be replaced with mounting tools, they are transferred under the command and move between the limbs of this "mechanical insect". The hypogastric shunt is automatically shunted to complete the tasks of repair and replacement.
"Tsk tsk, the 'Soil Ranger' medium-sized mobile maintenance station. I didn't expect that such a big thing would be used for field operations."
Ronan looked up and down at the so-called "repair station". Not counting the "joints", its main part was about 20 meters long. Its shell-shaped body was at least 8 meters wide at its widest point and could reach about 6 meters in height. If you include the image of the "joint limbs" standing upright, it will become even larger.
"It looks bulky, but the structure can actually be reduced. When necessary, you can use the 'space point penetration' technology to twist the rock formations and run very fast underground..."
Ronan couldn't help but say "Wow", quite fascinated.
The only pity is that when this special equipment appeared for the first time, it didn't feel particularly calm. In fact, the number of "larvae" in its abdomen is too many.
There are hundreds or even thousands of machines and equipment to be repaired. It would be fine if all 100 workstations were opened. However, there are less than ten work stations in total on the six "joint limbs", so it is inevitable that some of them will be difficult to handle. So much so that the Kaka stopped, and the entire team to be repaired became quite bloated.
"How much work has been accumulated here... It's no wonder we are asked to support you." Liang Lu looked at the scene carefully, feeling a little frightened in his heart, but he kept a calm look in front of Ronan, "That's okay. It’s good. Compared with the assembly line, this kind of position is more training.”
While talking, the special maintenance vehicle had already approached the rear area of the "Soil Patroller". After the signal link is completed, a hole will be automatically opened in the area there for maintenance vehicles to enter and exit.
However, the "Soil Patroller" is now completely clogged with machinery to be repaired, and its flow direction is also regulated. In order to avoid disturbing the overly bloated queue, Ronan, the driver, switched to the maglev mode under the advice of the auxiliary brain. The car body was suspended in the air, passing over the "larvae" on the ground, and "gliding" towards the entrance hole.
Liang Lu was still working hard to fulfill his duties as a commander, stimulating Ronan's desire to win: "We can have a maintenance competition, and whoever loses will go to Zhan Xiao to get that out-of-print... ugh!"
"Boom" burst suddenly.
In fact, the first thing the two of them felt was the shock wave that directly compressed and distorted the air, running over from the side and the front. So much so that it was no longer clear whether the subsequent popping sound was simply the stimulation received by the eardrums, or whether it was a cruel blow from the face.
Afterwards, the shaking brain gave a protest signal.
Liang Lu was really completely unprepared. His mind was confused and the world was spinning again. If it weren't for the automatic tightening effect of the flexible seat belt, the roofless maintenance truck would have thrown him more than ten meters away.
Not to mention him, even the maintenance vehicle weighing more than two tons, under this impact without any warning, the formed magnetic track restraint between it and the "Soil Patroller" was forcibly broken, and the vehicle body was damaged. It was obviously deflected. Under the influence of intermittent magnetic force, it was like a heavy fallen leaf, swinging in the air, and smashing diagonally towards the unknown thick external armor layer at the edge of the entrance.
After all, Liang Lu had been trained in "sudden impact". It only took about two or three thousandths of a breath to wake up under the dual warnings of himself and the two auxiliary brains of the special maintenance vehicle. He was too late. Give Ronan a warning and directly use his authority to take back control of the maintenance vehicle and perform manual emergency evasion.
But he couldn't get it back!
"...The judgment is passed, the magnetic track calibration is completed, and the collision is prepared."
"Nima!"
Liang Lu couldn't help but curse, and when he cursed, the last chance to adjust had been missed. The flexible seat belt has firmly bound him to the seat, and the special maintenance vehicle he is riding in has turned into a card that is thrown out diagonally, spinning, rubbing against the metal edges on the edge of the entrance, shouting to the ground "Smashed" it in.
First, there was an obvious impact sound, as if it had been hitched somewhere, and the entire car body was turned sideways and backwards. Before it could completely turn over, the strong magnetic rail restraints came together again, carrying the car body and surfing. A typical roll back to normal.
Next, Liang Lu saw and felt that the special maintenance vehicle that had crashed into the magnetic restraint circle was like a crazy beast that had been drugged and shot. It rushed forward in the not so spacious entrance corridor and hit the left side of the tunnel. The wall hit the right wall, the ceiling hit the floor, and after seven or eight consecutive hits that could push out gastric juice and spin out brain matter, the force of inertia was finally digested and it came to a halt in a swaying manner.
"Boom!"
Another loud bang rang in his ears, and the vehicle and body jumped again. Liang Lu subconsciously made a curled-up anti-collision posture, and then he woke up:
This time it's the entire Soil Ranger that's shaking.
The second sonic blast was really the same as the shock wave that almost caused the car accident before. It's just that they have now entered the belly of the "Soil Patroller" and have an extra layer of filtering and buffering, so they are not so uncomfortable.
This is... the fantasy species servant army outside has begun to attack in large numbers again. It's really a good time to catch up!
Liang Lu finally came to his senses and hurriedly turned to look: "Luonan, are you okay?"
Ronan was also firmly tied to the seat, but his hands were still resting on the sensing area of the driver's seat, and his arms were a little stiff. Liang Lu was worried that his protective posture was not in place and his bones would be broken by the rolling collision just now.
"It's okay." Ronan's voice was still stable, and he moved his hands away from the sensing area. At the same time, the flexible seat belts of both people automatically loosened and returned to freedom.
Liang Lu let out a long sigh, and his scalp felt tight again. In the situation just now, if a collision were to occur, it would probably not be fatal, but injuries to muscles and bones and admission to a field hospital would be inevitable. If the two of them go on a new mission for the first time, this is the result. They won't be able to show their faces to anyone before this battle is over.
Thinking of this, Liang Lu remembered another thing, and without saying a word, he called up the operation records of the special maintenance vehicle. although
There was no danger, but he just couldn't figure out why he didn't get back the control authority when he used the authority of the superior.
"The last operation... Ronan?"
"Well, sir?" Ronan responded.
Liang Lu looked at the confused expression of the only soldier under his command, and his own mind became even more confused: "What are you doing?"
The one he saw... no, that set of records showed that at the moment when the special maintenance vehicle decoupled from the restraining magnetic track, it was Ronan who switched to manual mode in time and completed multiple tasks in six thousandths of a breath. It took 22 operations to forcibly complete the manual docking and trajectory adjustment of the vehicle and the magnetic track...
It is this series of operations that help Zhi Nao complete the most critical situational condition determination and get everything back on track.
In the second half of this period, Liang Lu reacted and tried to take over the authority, but by then the brain had already judged the correctness of the previous set of operations and gave Ronan's operations more weight. This made Liang Lu's control Nullification.
Basically, there is nothing wrong with the logic inside.
But how did Ronan input and execute the 22 operating instructions in the blink of an eye? At that moment, how fast will the speed of consciousness be?
Have the operation records been drawn?
When Ronan saw the record, he was a little confused: "I didn't do so much..."
As soon as it started, someone took over: "What operation? To put it nicely, it's an extreme operation, but to put it bluntly, it's just a marginal operation, an illegal operation that's so close!"
The person who answered Liang Lu's doubts was a hoarse voice that suddenly appeared, sounding a little weak.
The two people in the car looked around and saw that this was the end of the corridor, which was just a parking area. Two similar maintenance vehicles were parked there, as well as other transportation equipment... but no one was seen.
Liang Lu and Ronan did not dare to delay, so they jumped from both sides of the car, stood upright, and signed up loudly: "Second Class Sergeant Liang Lu (Private Ronan) has been ordered to come and report."
Still with the same hoarse voice, he weakly said: "You see, I am your direct lieutenant Gouye... If you have time to talk nonsense, come here and give your commander a hand!"
"Huh?" The two looked at each other again, but Ronan reacted faster. He turned his gaze and saw an uncoordinated shadow between the two parked maintenance vehicles.
After confirming the scope of the suspicion and concentrating on the analysis, the two people said "Oops" and ran forward together, trying to help the person sandwiched between the two cars...
But as soon as it touched the edge, Ronan was stunned again.
Lieutenant Gouye's current situation is really not suitable for many people to exert force. Because this person's hands, feet, and limbs were severed at the shoulders and hips, and he was not equipped with prosthetic limbs. He was a severely disabled person who was unable to take care of himself.
Liang Lu, on the other hand, recognized this person and called him "Gou Weiguan" again, then carefully "lifted" him and placed him on the edge of the car on one side.
"Have you never seen a disabled person? Do you know that this disabled person just helped you?"
Lieutenant Gouye was obviously used to Ronan's current gaze. His expression was meaningless and he still looked like an officer: "If I hadn't been here, risking my only leg to adjust the orientation of the magnetic track, you, Private Ronan, you need at least 50 more instantaneous operations... That is a complete violation of mental interference, and I can kick you back to the second hive immediately!"
