The 'Dust' mercenaries they were looking for were quite enthusiastic in the communication. After hearing that Cypher was looking for them in order to share the blueprint technology together, their attitude became very good.
In particular, after listening to him describe the outline of the blueprint, I became more interested in the communication.
They said that they were in deployment mode and ended the communication after sending the coordinates - fortunately, they were still within the range of the edge node city.
I wanted to chat, but there were a lot of people in the channel, but Seve usually only listened and was too lazy to join the conversation.
Leaving behind long blue ruts that would not dissipate for at least more than an hour, the 'small car body' that had been given as a gift slowly drove near a piece of rock that was peeling, weathered, and looked crumbling.
Then Seifer let out a sigh of relief, because in front of him, a mobile base painted in red, white and blue colors with lights on unscrupulously was too dazzling.
This stronghold has been modified so that its outer armor plate opens like an umbrella, completely exposing its internal structure to the outside.
It strengthens internal and external communication to the maximum extent, and can also block artillery thrown from the sky to a certain extent, but this is only a means.
Further afield, they also installed alarm devices and guard towers, looking both like merchants and well-trained tactical teams.
Seifer's car body was discovered and marked early on, and a four-rotor drone guided him to a suitable position so as not to block the attack path.
As for what the attack was about... Seeing the combat aircraft in the unfolded hangar from a distance, Seifer could only sigh that those who do business must have money.
It has all the long guns, short cannons and special operations units, and even the mobile base is twice that of my own car. It's no problem to call it a monster on the ground, right?
"Red Crossbow? You are young and promising. Your mercenary rating is so low, but you already have a combat base."
The other party was also surprised. After all, when they contacted him, they checked Saifu's mercenary identity and found that he was only a second-level mercenary. They thought he was some lucky newcomer.
Who would have thought that the newcomer would open a base that was obviously unusual?
"A little bit better luck... You're parking your car in the desert like this, aren't you worried about being attacked?"
Anyway, let’s start with the mercenaries’ daily greetings.
'Dust' smiled and said that he had to do business even if he was worried, and asked Seve to bring the drawings to the trading platform of their stronghold.
I also heard that Seifer also had a machine, and his enthusiasm suddenly came out - he even asked enthusiastically, "Do you want to adjust this equipment?"
Laughing to death, no money.
Cypher politely refused, stepped on the sand that was still warm (couldn't feel it), and carried the blueprint over. He saw that there were quite a few mercenaries coming here...
Most people came to trade with money and some equipment. They sat in front of the window in the warm sand, wearing protective clothing but taking off their helmets, chatting happily.
While waiting for their number to be called, 'Dust' even prepared free ice water for them, and their service attitude was very good.
As soon as Seve passed by, a mercenary dressed as a technician waved to him: "Hello, hello, red crossbow... uh, where's the blueprint?"
"You don't have to look at the pictures when you come up, do you?"
The other party scratched his head and said sheepishly: "Habit, habit. I usually help people adjust their weapons too much... Come here, our open-air workplace is here."
Leading Cypher back, he found a window that was also open and had a long string of neon lights hanging on the armor plate above his head. The researcher shouted inside: "The blueprints are here!"
……ah?
"It's so noisy, you little bitch. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have picked you up... Oh, my guest, Red Crossbow? Not bad, that's a good mercenary code name."
The people inside were complaining about their teammates in the first half of the sentence, but immediately put on a smiling face in the second half.
A little rare, a bit like the touring idol but greener medium-long hair, paired with golden eyes and a smiling expression, this girl has no choice in terms of appearance.
But I don't know why, when I face her, I feel like I'm sweating violently, my hands are trembling, and I feel heartache.
It's like betting on all the cards to guarantee a deposit of one gold, or the heart palpitations of the +13 protection coupons being zeroed out with one hammer.
So Sever paused and asked hesitantly: "Who are you?"
"Don't pay attention to my name. I'm just one of the ordinary craftsmen in the Dust Team. Let's not talk about those... drawings! Where are my drawings!"
As soon as she mentioned the drawings, her mood immediately became unstable, and she almost slapped the table to ask for something.
Even with gloves on, doesn't it hurt to hit a metal plate like this? Seve did not give the drawings, but asked cautiously: "The drawings are not the first thing. I want to ask about the price..."
"Price? Didn't you tell her?"
As soon as the topic of the drawings left, the girl asked the researcher without interest, and the latter spread his hands helplessly: "You didn't say anything, so you rushed for me to bring it over as soon as you heard the description?"
"...That's it. Now you can leave. I'll explain it to her in detail."
The researcher turned around and left. Then the girl pointed to the folding seat in front of the window: "Sit down first, and then take out the drawings and show me the drawings."
"Don't worry about the blueprint being stolen. It means nothing to look at the shape design of this thing. The detailed data and content are the key to making it possible."
She frowned and tried to describe it, but Seve responded: "It's like going to a restaurant to eat and seeing pictures and what's actually served can't be confused?"
"...It's a little subtle, but that's it."
That's okay. Cypher took out the blueprint and shook it open. The three views drawn on the neat grid made the green-haired girl squint her eyes.
Frowning tightly, she looked at it carefully for a while, then picked up a book and flipped through it: "Strange...it seems to be this series, it seems that Abian Company has something similar..."
"It doesn't look like it. This design is too mature. The company has never solved the problem of the strength of this mechanism... Hmm..."
As the analysis deepened, and he was even ready to take out professional observation tools to take samples, Seifer put away the drawings and folded them neatly in his hands.
The green-haired girl was like a high school student who was halfway through her reward at home and was forced to interrupt when she suddenly heard the door open. She immediately calmed down and looked to the side with a guilty conscience.
"I, I'm not stealing. As for the research, I can only look at the surface. The real thing does not match the picture..."
This desert is full of weirdos, no more than one. So Seifer was in a stable mood and just grabbed the blueprint: "Now that you have inspected the goods, I would like to ask a follow-up question - how much are you going to charge for this blueprint?"
"Ah? Didn't you want to create it?"
The two looked at each other for a moment. The girl scratched her head in pain and made a whimpering sound. She hesitated for a long time, then lowered her head to check something, and finally stood on the chair.
"That's it, I'll give you a copy of the blueprint information, and then I'll pay for the finished product for you...and we can also add a newsletter so that you can find blueprints, designs, and devices you don't understand in the future. I……"
A lot of words were thrown at her, and the girl stretched out her hands, almost praying that Seifer could give her the blueprint. The image was so vivid that it was incompatible with the other people in the car, and even the mercenaries.
The conditions are very good, and you can get the finished product and design parameters for free, which means you can even build and maintain it yourself in the future...
Seve thought for a while and put the drawings on the table: "How could you have been able to hang out among mercenaries for so long..."
"Because my brother is this old guy's commander."
That's okay.
