It would take four to five days to travel from Sanctuary One to Graymetal Ruins, so the fleet could only camp in the wilderness.
On the first day of departure, at dusk.
Under Han Xiao's instructions, the fleet found a safe spot in the wilderness and rested there. It was more dangerous to travel after dark as many beasts were active at night.
The Dark Net soldiers patrolled around the campsite in shifts. Han Xiao gathered the important people of the team for a meeting. Assistant Huang Yu, Engineering Manager Coney Fury, and Guard Captain Liu Chao.
The blueprint of Graymetal Ruins' renovation plan was laid out on the table, and Coney Fury started to talk.
"The initial renovation of the entire city was originally planned to take three months to clean up the weeds, chase away the beasts, clean up the ruins, complete the construction of the sanctuary, install the power grid, water supply, and so on. However, this is a standard plan of thirty thousand workers. We only have a thousand people in the first month, so we can't do anything. Even cleaning up the ruins is difficult." Coney Fury was helpless.
Han Xiao nodded and looked at Huang Yu. "Do you have any suggestions?"
Huang Yu said perfunctorily, "No."
Noticing Huang Yu's indifferent attitude, Han Xiao roughly guessed what Huang Yu was thinking. He was not willing to be his assistant. Han Xiao did not mind. He did not need an assistant anyway. He turned around and said, "Manpower is not a problem. I plan to complete the blueprint construction in a month."
Coney Fury was stunned. "That requires at least a hundred thousand people. Even Sanctuary One does not have that many workers."
"I have an idea." Han Xiao did not say it directly.
Huang Yu looked on coldly. The hiring fee of a hundred thousand workers was astronomical, and even if you had the money, you might not be able to hire so many people. He did not know where Han Xiao's confidence came from.
Liu Chao suddenly pressed on his earpiece and said urgently, "Your Excellency Black Phantom, there is a plane approaching!"
"Go out and take a look."
Walking out of the tent, the team's guards looked at the sky vigilantly. In the dark night sky, a large plane with flashing signal lights was approaching. They did not know if it was a friend or foe.
"It's okay. I called for the airdrop." Han Xiao smiled.
The plane flew over their heads and dropped a few huge boxes of supplies that were tied together. They landed not far from the campsite with the Fabian logo on the boxes.
Han Xiao made use of his connections to get Fabian to drop a large number of mechanical parts. Of course, he would have to spend money. However, he was now rich and didn't care about such a small expense.
After a false alarm, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Huang Yu was secretly shocked. Black Phantom's connections were much wider than he had imagined to be able to casually call for the airdrop from the veteran Fabian Corporation.
These parts were worth millions of dollars. Han Xiao ordered his men to move them to the logistics vehicles and began to manufacture machines. Now that he was rich, he could freely manufacture all kinds of combat machines that could be used to protect the team.
The Mechanic's most famous battle tactic was the human wave tactic.
For the next two days, Han Xiao worked in the construction vehicle.
…
The caravan arrived at a desert. The sun was shining brightly, and the high temperature made the sand as hot as soldering iron. The air on the surface of the ground was distorted.
The fleet stopped under a Barbera tree. This tree was a unique plant in the Blue Star Desert and was also known as the "Umbrella of Life". The shade of the tree was like a small island, isolating the heat. Its sap was sweet and could be directly sucked to quench one's thirst.
Everyone's mouths and tongues were dry. As the soldiers patrolled, everyone was drenched in sweat.
Rumble!
The desert in the distance was suddenly flooded. Countless giant beetles broke out of the ground. Each of them was more than half a meter long. Their shells were brown and shiny, and they looked ferocious. They had six pairs of chelicerae and two pairs of pincers. The sound of their movements was like the waves of the sea. The swarm swarmed toward the Barbera tree.
"Beast attack!"
After the alarm was sounded, the three hundred soldiers hurriedly got into position with their guns raised. They realized that there was a swarm of insects coming from all directions. It was like a sea of beetles, and there was nowhere to run. They were all terrified, and their hands that were holding the guns trembled slightly.
The Desert Blood Shell Pincers were social creatures that lived in the desert. They were powerful desert predators. Wherever they passed, there would be no life. There were at least tens of thousands of them.
"Get in the car, get in the car. Crush a path!" Huang Yu shouted hurriedly. He then quickly jumped into the helicopter and urged the pilot to take off.
Facing so many insects, no one had the will to fight. After hearing Huang Yu's order, they prepared to get in the car and escape. At this time, Han Xiao walked out of the construction vehicle and said, "Don't panic. Everyone get into position and prepare to fight."
Captain Liu Chao said anxiously, "There are too many insects. We can't defend all directions. Once we fight, there is a high chance that we will suffer heavy losses …"
Huang Yu shouted, "Black Phantom, get in the helicopter quickly."
Han Xiao waved his hand.
Huang Yu cursed in his mind. Seeing that the swarm of insects was getting closer and closer, he did not care about Han Xiao anymore and ordered the pilot to take off immediately. The pilot was also scared, so he immediately started the helicopter. The rotor started, and the helicopter left the ground.
The ground troops did not dare to disobey Han Xiao's order. They watched nervously as the swarm of insects approached quickly.
At this time, Han Xiao took out his tablet and pressed a few buttons.
Vroom!
Twelve combat robots drove out of the logistics vehicles. Their triangular tracks rotated, and their speed was not slower than the vehicles. Everyone watched in shock as these robot robots quickly scattered in all directions. They were like iron guards. The cold metallic luster reflected the speckles of sunlight that passed through the shade of the trees, and it was as if they had grown golden scales.
These rangers were the latest version of the 2.5 generation. Han Xiao had upgraded the blueprint a few times, and he was not the same as before. The basic attributes of the machines that he built had increased by a lot, and their quality had also reached blue.
The 2.5 generation ranger robots were all equipped with automatic fire control systems, which increased the firepower and durability of the magazine. They were also about the same height as humans, and their tracks could overcome many difficult terrains.
When the mission notification appeared, Han Xiao had guessed that the journey would not be peaceful, so he called for airdrops and built a large number of machines in the past two days.
Han Xiao's manufacturing speed had become very fast. When he was LV 20, he used to take a few days to build the ranger robots. Now, he could finish it in less than ten minutes.
When a Mechanic's manufacturing speed exceeded a certain threshold, they would be able to create weapons on the spot on the battlefield. As long as there were materials, there would be an endless supply of weapons. This was an ability that only high-level Mechanics had. They needed to learn [Speed Level Assembly], which was also an important reason why the Mechanic class had risen in Version 3.0.
"Go, take down all the metal discs from the car and place them in all directions."
The Dark Net soldiers obeyed his orders immediately. There were a total of twenty metal discs. After placing them on the ground, Han Xiao activated the program and started to transform. The base was inserted into the sand and fixed, and the folded modules assembled into gun barrels. The entire process took only four to five seconds.
These were the foldable small turrets. Han Xiao had upgraded the blueprint, and they had automatic fire control systems.
Looking at the thick, long, and black barrels, the soldiers were slightly relieved.
When the swarm of insects was within four hundred meters, the 2.5 generation ranger robots and the small turrets opened fire at the same time. With the camp under the Barbera Tree as the center, a storm of steel bloomed in all directions.
The rain of bullets covered the sky, and the sound of guns and cannons rang out in unison!
Da da da da!
In an instant, countless green goo exploded in the swarm of insects. In front of the killing weapons made by humans, the shells that the Desert Blood Armored Claws were so proud of were as fragile as eggs. The steel and fire penetrated the giant beetles one after another.
The area within four hundred meters of the camp became a natural moat. Countless insect corpses were left behind, and the swarm of insects could not move an inch forward. The desert was wet with their blood. After a round of fire, at least one-third of the swarm of insects were gone.
A few rangers drove out of the camp, equipped with Sunworm flamethrowers. The cone-shaped flames swept across the swarm of insects, and the pincers of the Desert Blood Armored Claws could not penetrate the platinum alloy armor of the rangers at all.
The fierce firepower was a complete one-sided slaughter.
This was the violence of a Mechanic!
Group battles were the advantage of the Mechanic class. Espers and Pugilists might be good at fighting, but their stamina was limited.
Of course, the limitation of a Mechanic was money. This batch of machinery cost millions, and even a max level player in Version 1.0 would not be able to afford it. Furthermore, the cost of ammunition was enough to drain the wallet of any player. Thousands of steel-core armor-piercing bullets were fired every second.
Funding had always been a problem for Mechanics. Building a Mech Legion was one of the more powerful combat styles of the Mechanic class, but it also cost the most money. When the average strength of the enemy was stronger, they would need machines of higher technology to form a legion, and the cost would increase exponentially. It was very difficult for normal Mechanic class players not to use the Army Style. Even if they sold everything they had to build a legion, the losses in battle would be too much for them to bear. The Army Style was usually used as a trump card. Han Xiao was not worried about funding. After all, he knew how to make money. However, he did not want to use the Army Style for the time being. He only wanted to build a simple guard group so that they would have enough firepower when necessary.
Liu Chao had been holding the assault rifle, ready to fire when the swarm of insects entered the three-hundred-meter range. However, the swarm of insects was always stopped four hundred meters away by the rain of steel bullets.
He raised the rifle until his hands were sore, but he still could not find an opportunity to fire.
"This firepower is too strong."
Liu Chao looked at the turret beside him that was spitting bullets. The automatic bolt was like a piston cylinder, and the bullet shells were scattered all over the ground. A few even hit his face.
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