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Chapter 561
chapter 0249 part 1
Chapter 248: Miners, Construction, and Intentions (8600, nearly 9000)
"Mr. Manno, this is your Identity Card!"
"You must wear either the Wrist Device or the Identity Card on your body. Otherwise, the armed robots in the Camp won't recognize your identity and will treat you as an Intruder, opening fire directly!"
Inside the simple prefabricated steel barracks, Manno Daisei, dressed in a miner's uniform and wearing a Safety Helmet, sat nervously inside the simple yet sturdy Bus, tightly clutching his identification tag.
"Just hang it around your neck!" The Middle-aged Man beside him, also dressed as a miner, held a flat glass Flask in his hand. Seeing his nervousness, he comforted him.
The man's name was Ishikawa Noritake. According to him, he was the Boss of a corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture. After the snake disaster, his company went bankrupt, and with nowhere else to go, he could only choose to work here.
"Mr. Ishikawa, the people from Yashida Corporation said they want us to mine. What kind of Ore are we digging for?" Manno Daisei looked outside somewhat restlessly, feeling uneasy, and couldn't help but ask Ishikawa beside him.
Ishikawa tilted his head back and took a small sip of Sake, waving his hand. "You'll know when we get there. Someone will be there specifically to guide newcomers like you!"
Beep Beep Beep—
As the inspection sound passed, the Camp Gate slowly opened, and over thirty simple but sturdy armed Buses slowly drove out of the Camp.
They were called simple because these Buses had discarded all decorative elements, not even having glass. The original Car Window positions were fitted with Protective Steel Plates, and even the Driver's front Windshield had layers of Wire Fence welded onto it.
Before getting on the Bus, Manno Daisei had seen that on the roof of the Bus, four seemingly powerful six-barreled Vulcan Cannons were installed, with long Ammunition Belts coiled around the Ammunition Launcher on the roof repeatedly.
The Artificial Sun in the Sky emitted light, illuminating the Road for these Buses.
The Road was muddy, rugged, and full of potholes, clearly just a path worn out by frequent vehicle traffic. Although the Tires of these Buses had undergone special modification, sitting inside the vehicle still felt extremely bumpy.
Through the Gaps in the outer Protective Steel Plates, Manno Daisei could see convoys joining them from time to time. Less than half an hour after leaving the Camp, their Mining Team had expanded to nearly a hundred Buses.
Along the way, Manno Daisei could see women and men working bent over densely packed in the wasteland illuminated by the Artificial Sun.
Manno Daisei quietly learned that most of these farmers were also Japanese, but compared to them, the Miner, these farmers responsible for planting, had half their Salary, only eighty thousand Japanese Yen.
Eighty thousand Japanese Yen. His monthly loan repayment alone was more than this amount, plus his wife's monthly household expenses and the child's tuition fees.
So, when choosing a profession upon entering the Camp, Manno Daisei chose Miner without hesitation.
However, the Weapons on the armed Buses gave Manno Daisei a bad premonition.
"Hmm! We're almost there!" Ishikawa, sitting next to Manno Daisei, checked the Time on the Wrist Device on his wrist and threw an Eyepatch to Manno Daisei.
"Put it on and close your eyes. We're about to pass through the Dark Zone. Don't worry, this Dark Zone isn't big, it's only a fifteen-minute journey!"
After speaking, Ishikawa fastened his Seatbelt, put on his Eyepatch, crossed his arms, and fell into Slumber, aided by the alcohol.
Manno Daisei held the Eyepatch Ishikawa threw to him and looked around. Some people around him were feigning sleep with Eyepatches on like Ishikawa, while others were newcomers as confused as he was.
There were also some who were excitedly peering through the Gaps in the Protective Steel Plates, seemingly preparing to watch a big show.
The Bus quickly drove away from the area covered by the Artificial Sun and entered a patch of Darkness.
Thump, thump, thump, thump. As the Driver in the front pressed the Switch, the front of the Bus instantly lit up with two large Headlights. The bright white Lights shone far out like two Light Beams, illuminating the Road ahead.
Over a hundred Buses drove in the Darkness, their Lights converging like a Light Dragon in the Darkness.
Rustle! Soon, Manno Daisei understood the Reason for the Weapons installed on the Buses. As sounds of Wing and Scale friction echoed in the air.
Then, Manno Daisei felt the Bus roof shaking.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat—
Amidst the sound of Heavy Machine Gun fire and piercing screams, the sound of heavy objects falling to the Ground was also interspersed.
"Boom! I took down six!"
"I got seven!"
"I only got three, shit, at least leave some for me—"
The White Person Driver, while watching the results of the automatic Vulcan Cannon's shooting on the face screen in front of him, was chatting with some Driver on the current channel. He seemed very familiar with this Dark Zone.
This narrow strip of land the Bus convoy was passing through was located at the Boundary between two Artificial Suns, no more than ten kilometers from east to west.
In the Darkness, the Headlights of the Buses attracted thousands of Predators. The first to arrive were Heimdall's winged creatures. The anti-air network of fire composed of over a hundred Buses and hundreds of Vulcan Cannons was like a red chain rising into the Sky. These duck-billed, eagle-bodied monstrous birds were instantly riddled under the dense firepower of the Vulcan Cannons.
Chapter 248: Miners, Construction, and Intentions (8600, nearly 9000)
"Mr. Manno, this is your Identity Card!"
"You must wear either the Wrist Device or the Identity Card on your body. Otherwise, the armed robots in the Camp won't recognize your identity and will treat you as an Intruder, opening fire directly!"
Inside the simple prefabricated steel barracks, Manno Daisei, dressed in a miner's uniform and wearing a Safety Helmet, sat nervously inside the simple yet sturdy Bus, tightly clutching his identification tag.
"Just hang it around your neck!" The Middle-aged Man beside him, also dressed as a miner, held a flat glass Flask in his hand. Seeing his nervousness, he comforted him.
The man's name was Ishikawa Noritake. According to him, he was the Boss of a corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture. After the snake disaster, his company went bankrupt, and with nowhere else to go, he could only choose to work here.
"Mr. Ishikawa, the people from Yashida Corporation said they want us to mine. What kind of Ore are we digging for?" Manno Daisei looked outside somewhat restlessly, feeling uneasy, and couldn't help but ask Ishikawa beside him.
Ishikawa tilted his head back and took a small sip of Sake, waving his hand. "You'll know when we get there. Someone will be there specifically to guide newcomers like you!"
Beep Beep Beep—
As the inspection sound passed, the Camp Gate slowly opened, and over thirty simple but sturdy armed Buses slowly drove out of the Camp.
They were called simple because these Buses had discarded all decorative elements, not even having glass. The original Car Window positions were fitted with Protective Steel Plates, and even the Driver's front Windshield had layers of Wire Fence welded onto it.
Before getting on the Bus, Manno Daisei had seen that on the roof of the Bus, four seemingly powerful six-barreled Vulcan Cannons were installed, with long Ammunition Belts coiled around the Ammunition Launcher on the roof repeatedly.
The Artificial Sun in the Sky emitted light, illuminating the Road for these Buses.
The Road was muddy, rugged, and full of potholes, clearly just a path worn out by frequent vehicle traffic. Although the Tires of these Buses had undergone special modification, sitting inside the vehicle still felt extremely bumpy.
Through the Gaps in the outer Protective Steel Plates, Manno Daisei could see convoys joining them from time to time. Less than half an hour after leaving the Camp, their Mining Team had expanded to nearly a hundred Buses.
Along the way, Manno Daisei could see women and men working bent over densely packed in the wasteland illuminated by the Artificial Sun.
Manno Daisei quietly learned that most of these farmers were also Japanese, but compared to them, the Miner, these farmers responsible for planting, had half their Salary, only eighty thousand Japanese Yen.
Eighty thousand Japanese Yen. His monthly loan repayment alone was more than this amount, plus his wife's monthly household expenses and the child's tuition fees.
So, when choosing a profession upon entering the Camp, Manno Daisei chose Miner without hesitation.
However, the Weapons on the armed Buses gave Manno Daisei a bad premonition.
"Hmm! We're almost there!" Ishikawa, sitting next to Manno Daisei, checked the Time on the Wrist Device on his wrist and threw an Eyepatch to Manno Daisei.
"Put it on and close your eyes. We're about to pass through the Dark Zone. Don't worry, this Dark Zone isn't big, it's only a fifteen-minute journey!"
After speaking, Ishikawa fastened his Seatbelt, put on his Eyepatch, crossed his arms, and fell into Slumber, aided by the alcohol.
Manno Daisei held the Eyepatch Ishikawa threw to him and looked around. Some people around him were feigning sleep with Eyepatches on like Ishikawa, while others were newcomers as confused as he was.
There were also some who were excitedly peering through the Gaps in the Protective Steel Plates, seemingly preparing to watch a big show.
The Bus quickly drove away from the area covered by the Artificial Sun and entered a patch of Darkness.
Thump, thump, thump, thump. As the Driver in the front pressed the Switch, the front of the Bus instantly lit up with two large Headlights. The bright white Lights shone far out like two Light Beams, illuminating the Road ahead.
Over a hundred Buses drove in the Darkness, their Lights converging like a Light Dragon in the Darkness.
Rustle! Soon, Manno Daisei understood the Reason for the Weapons installed on the Buses. As sounds of Wing and Scale friction echoed in the air.
Then, Manno Daisei felt the Bus roof shaking.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat—
Amidst the sound of Heavy Machine Gun fire and piercing screams, the sound of heavy objects falling to the Ground was also interspersed.
"Boom! I took down six!"
"I got seven!"
"I only got three, shit, at least leave some for me—"
The White Person Driver, while watching the results of the automatic Vulcan Cannon's shooting on the face screen in front of him, was chatting with some Driver on the current channel. He seemed very familiar with this Dark Zone.
This narrow strip of land the Bus convoy was passing through was located at the Boundary between two Artificial Suns, no more than ten kilometers from east to west.
In the Darkness, the Headlights of the Buses attracted thousands of Predators. The first to arrive were Heimdall's winged creatures. The anti-air network of fire composed of over a hundred Buses and hundreds of Vulcan Cannons was like a red chain rising into the Sky. These duck-billed, eagle-bodied monstrous birds were instantly riddled under the dense firepower of the Vulcan Cannons.
