Chapter 15 Star marrow
Zou Jing was called away by the commander. Not long after, he came back, and he seemed to be in a hurry.
He said, please ask us for help.
"There is no way, now there is no enough manpower. We need people everywhere, so we can only ask you..." Zou Jing looked very embarrassed.
I hurriedly said, "It's okay, what do you need our help?"
Zou Jing said: "Chang'an sent us a secret letter, and one of the contents was to ask us to help collect the 'star marrow'."
I was stunned: "What is 'Star Marrow'? I have never heard of this kind of thing."
Yuan Benchu explained: "That is a newly emerging substance. Current research results show that the star marrow can provide powerful energy. If it can be used as the source of power for the mecha, the power of the mecha can be greatly improved."
“What do we need to do?”
Zou Jing said: "In a laboratory in the city center, there are some experimental star marrows. Now we need to bring it back and send it to Chang'an with the star marrows in the base."
"There are star marrows in the base?"
"Well, under the entrusted by Chang'an, the star marrow has been collecting here. It was originally stored in the building of the command center."
"Ah!" I said: "The targets of the two monsters' sneak attacks are also the command center. Is their purpose a star marrow?"
Zou Jing shook his head: "I don't know this."
Guan Yunchangqi said: "Does the Yellow Turban Army also know how to use the star marrow?"
Yuan Benchu nodded: "After investigation, it was found that the leader of the Yellow Turban Army was Zhang Jiao, known as the 'mechanical maniac'. He was originally a scientist and had also studied the technology of Kaixing Marrow."
Guan Yunchang frowned: "That laboratory is in the city center, right? Now it is occupied by the Yellow Turban Army. If we go, will it not be killed by the Yellow Turban Army?"
Zou Jing hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I will provide you with support. But now there are too few people, alas."
Because the mecha is too large, it may attract the attention of the Yellow Turban Army. What's more, the base needs the protection of the mecha, so the mecha cannot be used.
In fact, the drum-horned ghosts and the tiger and leopard cavalry were also injured in the battle just now. The drum-horned ghosts and leopard cavalry's forelimbs were destroyed by tentacle monsters, and the tiger and leopard cavalry's armor was blown away and they all needed repairs.
Zou Jing could only pick people out of his special forces.
The damage caused to the base by the two tentacle monsters was too great. Zou Jing's men were injured and sacrificed, and there were only eight soldiers who could perform the mission!
And these eight people cannot all be sent to get the star marrow - the defense of the base will be weakened again. That's why he thought of asking us to help.
He picked three out of these eight people and formed a team with me and Chief Guan Yun.
Hua Yuanhua wants to treat the people in the base. Gan Mei was injured just now, so she can't take them into consideration. I looked at the wounded people everywhere in the base and thought that this was enough for Hua Yuanhua to work hard for a while.
To be honest, I really don’t want to go, probably Guan Yunchang too. But when I think that Xingzhi is the material needed by Chang'an, once it is put into use, it may help the reverse of the battle situation. Since that is the case, it is a responsibility. What's more, the base is in a mess and no one can go.
Strangely, I remember that I was a very selfish person before, but now... even myself feels like I have become a different person.
Maybe it was influenced by Zhang Yide.
Zou Jing said: "I also found a good driver for you."
"Ah?" Guan Yunchang and I were both stunned. Zou Jing grabbed someone from behind.
The man shouted and kicked: "Let me go, I just escaped from that ghost place, why did you let me go back!"
This person is Gongsun.
Although Guan Yunchang and I were worried, they laughed at this time. Gongsun is timid and his driving skills are not good, but there are not many people in the base now, and Zou Jing probably found him because he had no choice.
The tentacle monster made a big fuss at the base just now, but he didn't hurt Gongsun. Maybe it was because he was really good at running for life.
However, even if Gongsun joins, it is probably unknown whether we can come back alive, let alone complete the task.
When I thought of this, my heart hangs.
There are also weapons in the base. Zou Jing gave each of us weapons and taught us simple ways to use them.
As for Gongsun, who was full of complaints, everyone understood the reason and moved it with emotion, and he finally reluctantly agreed.
"Since you have to go, let's get us a good car?" Gongsun said hummingly, "How about a heavy tank equipped with an omnidirectional turret?"
"You may not be able to operate such equipment, and it is too large to avoid the surveillance of the Yellow Turban Army." Zou Jing asked someone to get a "Boncat" all-terrain car, which looked lighter. There was a machine gun on the car.
Zou Jing said: "This kind of car can climb over various obstacles, and the body is light and strong. The fuel in the car is full, which is enough for you to go back and forth. I have replaced the bullets in the machine gun with a special armor-piercing incendiary bomb. For ordinary robots, it still has a certain killing effect."
However, everyone still remembers when the tentacle monsters made a big fuss at the base before, almost all weapons except mechas did not work for them, and they didn’t know if this machine gun could come in handy.
"Go early and go back early." Zou Jing looked at the sky. The sun was already west. "If at night, the human perception ability is too far from that of a robot, your situation will be even more dangerous. You must come back as soon as possible."
We got on the car with our equipment, and Gongsun was responsible for driving. A soldier named Yuan Jin sat in the passenger seat. He also had a task, which was to monitor Gongsun. In the back of the car, I was seated, Guan Yun, and a soldier named Yongliang. A large soldier named Zong Yuan was responsible for acting as a machine gunner.
The car started and was about to leave, when Hua Yuanhua suddenly ran out, and he was still holding something in his hand.
He stuffed the thing to me and said, "This is given to you by my cousin Ganmei. I hope I can bless you to return safely."
I took the thing and saw it. It was a talisman in the shape of a four-leaf clover, shining in the sun. I said to Hua Yuanhua: "Please tell her that I have accepted this gift and I am very happy."
"Okay. I will definitely bring you this." Hua Yuanhua shook his hand at us. The car slowly drove out of the base.
Guan Yunchang poked me gently and asked, "Is this thing considered a token of love?"
I was a little embarrassed: "I just expressed my gratitude, so why should I make you feel good about it?"
Guan Yunchang laughed and said, "This is not necessarily the case. I noticed that after you rescued her, her eyes kept staring at you."
"Lao Guan, why are you so sensitive to this? Could it be that you are interested in me?"
"Hey! How is that possible! I'm a pure straight man."
The car drove onto the highway, and I looked back and saw a red flag floating above the base, and the sun pulled its shadow very long.
Chapter completed!