Before the morning sun was about to arrive, and even before the sky began to turn white, the tattered convoy finally returned to the Edge Node City.
Most of the people were placed on three transport vehicles. The bumpy ride made even Saifu feel that the engine was about to be overloaded, and Lin Shenxue was roasted in the engine room... In short, just come back.
Although I only completed the task of maintaining and adjusting the communication array, and the reward was only about 20,000, I brought back valuable intelligence and credit for improving the city's defense...
I also received an additional 20,000 yuan as compensation. With so much in total, I still have to spare some to pay off debts.
The good news is that the basket of rags seized and the human-computer interaction machine belong to Cypher's personal income and will not be included in the calculation and will not be handed over to anyone.
Tien patted him on the shoulder happily: "You have made so much money after going out. She is indeed the little... um, big girl I like."
Before getting a new skin, this title was probably hopeless. Cypher sighed inwardly and asked her what to do next?
"Nothing can be done. We have to wait for a while. Their plan to weaken the defense is frustrated, and they may delay or even give up the attack."
When it came to business, the serious Tien looked like a strong woman, but after a few seconds she couldn't stand it anymore: "Forget it, there are so many capable people in this city, why do you care about them? I'm not a mercenary. If I can’t win, won’t I surrender immediately and that’s the end of it?”
"I advise you not to care too much about reputation, reputation, etc. It is not a shame to be defeated by the enemy. They are just occupying the city to gain production capacity, and they are not clearing out the military personnel... You will get used to it after you stay for a long time."
Tien shrugged and greeted the new city management supervisor to slowly leave the parking spot.
By the way, the freight car is still hanging on the back of Seve's car. No matter what, the materials to establish a fixed vision must be transported, so I put this thing here first.
——It's more likely that these people are too lazy to move the carriage back and forth, so it would save trouble.
Back in the car, Seifer found Lin Shenxue with black circles in the engine compartment: "Although I had to escape after being attacked, I have some good news to tell you."
Lin Shenxue blinked. The feeling of lack of sleep but inability to sleep made her feel a little irritable.
"I got one that can be driven, but its performance is about the same, and it is relatively small in size. This way, when we take on a mission, we can do more work."
"Then I plan to sell the baskets of weapons and equipment, but before I sell them, I want you to help me see which ones are in good condition and which ones need repair... After all, the price of good things must be higher."
Lin Shenxue yawned deeply and wrote on her tablet in boredom:
'I am a senior mechanic, not a weapons craftsman, and the weapons in this world seem to be structurally a bit off, so you still...'
Seifer emphasized: "I mean, I can only entrust it now. Apart from you, I have no other acquaintances who can do such an important thing."
"Only you can help me."
Lin Shenxue was a little shaken.
Then Cypher continued: "After this is done, I will find you some beer and soda drinks, and buy some... maybe fresh ingredients for the car to add to the menu, how about that?"
Recalling how Seve had been able to make an appetizing sandwich with such simple things and processes, Lin Shenxue was heartbroken. She lived to eat!
She nodded and was then taken to the cargo box. Looking at the three-meter-long cargo box and the stacked weapons and equipment in front of her, she suddenly realized that she might have been deceived.
But Cypher has disappeared without a trace, and there is only one sentence in the communication: "I went shopping."
…………
As I said before, Seifer really wanted to replace the car body with a better one, but the only place to customize and trade car bodies was the city next door that produced casting materials, and he couldn't get there now.
Moreover, the city management also lost vehicles, not to mention the mercenaries... For the mercenaries, it is much more painful to lose the property while the person is alive than to die while the property is still there.
So now the city is a little more lively. The mercenaries who have just lost their mobile base are squatting at the door of the vision, ready to participate in the fight and get three melons and two dates to subsidize the loss.
There are also some mercenaries who take desperate risks.
The second city area was almost flat during the time we left, and the vision also appeared again. Many mercenaries who were eager to make extra money entered... There is no fixed vision, and death is really dead.
Even the corpses and nameplates couldn't be brought out, but these mercenaries didn't care, as if their lives were just for squandering.
"In short, Red Crossbow. This attack made I/O Company very angry, and it has increased the amount to allow the independent mercenaries to show their true skills."
"But the number of people who can pilot that kind of machine is still rare compared to the huge number of mercenaries. I think the company will soon recruit you to work under them..."
Seifer was looking for something in the main control room and replied at the same time: "I'm not very interested in recruiting companies, so this is unnecessary. And if you join the company, it is said that the liaison officer and the entire communication system will have to be replaced?"
"That's true."
"Forget it, I'm quite satisfied with my correspondent. He knows a lot about things I don't know. I would still be at a disadvantage if I changed him."
Laika just chuckled and changed the topic: "To put it simply, now you have a drivable unit, but don't think about what you can do alone. This kind of weapon is a surprise weapon and cannot be used in frontal positions. .”
"If you really don't understand why, go and read the battle record. It will be good for you... Communication completed."
When there is no way to leave the city for the time being, it is indeed useful to look at the battle records, but that is not what Seve wants to do now - he wants to confirm that he has been unable to leave because of various things that suddenly hit his face since time traveling. Nothing to do.
The metal body I use has been very easy to use so far. Even because I bought a very good skin as a disguise, many people had a good attitude when they first saw it.
But the core question is...why can I replace my metal body? Is there an upper limit for this replacement?
Standing where he had walked out with his eyes open, Cypher looked at the empty rack, opened the outer cover and stood under the rack.
A brand new option immediately appeared on the UI in front of me...different from the dazzling red of the warning option or the yellow of the reminder, it was a normal color.
"Body damage detected, whether to replace the body"
Damage...oh, the scratch on the shoulder is also considered damage.
Cypher looked at the option and found that there were six extra slots, the first slot was blue, the second slot was green, the others were all dim, and there was a series of numbers counting down behind it.
Clicking to confirm the change, Seifer felt his eyes flashing for a while. After the mixed signals in the UI returned to normal, he lowered his head and looked... Oops! The new steel body is quite agile in movement, but what about the previous body?
On the UI, the colors of the first and second slots are interchanged...which means these six slots are the upper limit of one's storable body?
However, detecting this stage is not enough. Cypher wants to know the underlying logic of the system in front of him.
What would happen if all spares were put on standby?
Just as this thought came to mind, a new dialog box popped up in front of me.
"Core Control is about to go offline and switch to observer mode. Are you sure?" 》
confirm.
... Lin Shenxue, who was sitting on a small bench and checking the damage of weapons one after another, saw his eyes go dark.
All the power control systems on the entire car were offline, and it was completely black!
