Soon, a heavily armed Mark Watney, protected by a full spacesuit, dug out two crystals from the ground behind David's cabin.
David, who used the Holy Light to protect himself and watched the whole process, dug down and discovered that the two crystals were actually connected to a fist-sized, spherical transparent crystal. At the same time, when Mark was carefully trying to take out the crystal, he was embarrassed.
I found that with a little force, I pulled the pink crystal out from the 'root'.
"..." Mark glanced at David next to him: "I didn't expect this thing to be so weak."
"It doesn't matter, it's easy to store separately." Looking at it this way, this crystal, which is suspected to be a certain mineral, is divided into three parts, a slightly larger pink crystal, a long columnar blue-purple crystal that is much smaller than the pink crystal,
And the final spherical part dug out of the soil.
Mark still didn't use much force, but he still pulled out the long cylindrical blue-purple crystal, shrugged and put it into a separate storage box. According to Mark's introduction, this box was used in the Mars base.
Storing samples can isolate radiation to a certain extent.
Before it is determined whether this crystal contains harmful radiation, storing it seems to be the most reliable option.
"What if this kind of crystal continues to grow here?" Putting the three parts into three boxes respectively, Mark looked at the small pit in front of him and was curious about what weird things would grow here in the future.
something?
"As long as you make sure there is no harmful radiation, it doesn't matter." David glanced at the last round part. He felt that this part was the key, and he could feel that it contained energy.
The other two crystals also contain energy and give him a very pure feeling.
Even so, David did not make any rash contact before he was sure that it was safe. Anyway, the test would not take long, so he was not in a hurry.
The leader of the Stonemasons Union and the current founder of the Defias Brotherhood didn't look very good. His whole person seemed to be enveloped by low pressure, and he felt as if he was ready to chop people into pieces with cruel barbs at any time.
By the way, she also thanked David for agreeing to let her live here. After all, David and Winter Village kept her completely away from the threat of the Empire of the Rising Sun, and this was not the 'backward country village' she originally thought. While visiting
After learning more information from Laura, Eva has realized what is going on in Winter Village.
The two stood here chatting for a while, and then saw Laura leading Eva back from a distance, along with Peggy and Sharon.
What makes David a little more fortunate is that Lieutenant Eva McKenna is not from the world line of Command and Conquer. The Red Alert world line where she lives, although there are various minerals that are suspected of being reskinned by Tiberium.
, but these minerals do not have those fatal side effects. Maybe what I got is this improved version?
It wasn't until this moment that Van Cleef believed what David had said to him: the Defias Brotherhood was not truly monolithic.
"However, even the improved version seems to be of no use!" Tiberium's ability to absorb various minerals around it and grow is very convenient for humans to mine various minerals, but it requires special equipment.
Decompose the various mineral elements in Tiberium crystals.
"Yes." Mark did not carry the three boxes in his hand, but left them in the laboratory of the Mars base: "The spherical crystal has the largest energy radiation, but it is harmless to the human body."
"But it will take more time to truly determine whether it is harmful." It is only confirmed that this thing will not pose an immediate threat to the human body, but whether long-term exposure is safe requires continued observation to know.
Peggy and Eva had a great time chatting. They were both from England and soldiers. The two women had enough topics in common.
According to Fording's account, Van Cleef noticed something was wrong with the Defias Brotherhood when he was recruiting his "brothers" - when all the leaders were summoned back to the Death Mine to discuss major decisions, the Defias Brothers
Hui did not follow his orders to lurk, but continued to act on his own.
Therefore, when she saw Captain Carter and Sharon Rogers easily picking up, lifting, and throwing aside the huge log the next day, she had doubts about the level of military training she had conducted.
As for the rest, everyone does what they are good at based on their own abilities. Now Eva has begun to think about what she is good at - it seems that all she did before was clerical work?
Looking around, Eva felt that this small village didn't seem to have that much paperwork. Maybe she should do some physical work within her capacity like Sharon and Peggy, whom she just met. At least she had a
Peggy is about the same size, so she should be able to do those jobs?
Coming from a world like Red Alert, which is completely different from the ordinary earth, Eva has no idea what Peggy is like. She doesn't know what Captain Carter is, and treats Carter and Sharon as ordinary people.
"I don't know either." David really thought about this question: "You can observe the specific composition of these crystals next."
Tiberium has a green 'basic version' and a blue 'upgraded version', followed by a 'seaweed version' and various versions in other colors, but no matter which one it is, Tiberium contains various
While it is a mineral element, it also possesses strong radiation and toxicity. Contact with this mineral without any protection is seeking death.
Mark's Mars base is a very good place. It has various equipment and a special isolation area. You can put the crystals there without worrying about being stolen suddenly.
In a short time, Mark was back and had already taken off his space suit.
Tiberium comes from the world of Command and Conquer and came to the earth through falling meteorites. After this strange substance comes into contact with the earth, it will continue to absorb various minerals around it, condense them into crystal clusters and
Jump out from the ground.
Any object with energy contains radiation, but not all radiation is harmful to humans. However, the crystal ore growing behind David's house this time has not been found to be harmful to the human body.
Although it seems backward, there are residents from all over the world. Advanced machinery and equipment are available in Winter Village, and all kinds of daily necessities that she is accustomed to use can also be seen here.
If Mark can find various mineral components in it, it means that this thing is a pure version of Tiberium, and how to use these special minerals is worth the headache.
"How are you going to use that thing if it doesn't do any harm?"
While Eva was learning new knowledge, David met Edwin Van Cleef again.
She doesn't have to worry about food. Currently, Winter Village still has a centralized supply system. As long as she goes to the canteen when the time comes, she can eat delicious meals.
"What's wrong with him?" David could feel that Van Cleef's anger was not directed at him, so he turned to ask Fording next to him.
After just a short period of observation, he felt that these crystals were not the Tiberium he was most worried about.
"If Van Cleef and his friends come over, there are many miners and blacksmiths among them, and they may be able to figure out how to use this strange mineral." There are also many strange minerals in the world of Azeroth, and the miners and blacksmiths in that world
He should have rich experience in this field. Even if there is no such talent in Van Cleef's stonemason's union, Fording can go to Ironforge to find dwarves for help.
Sensing the anomaly, Van Cleef sent several cronies to investigate, only to discover that the lower levels of the Defias Brotherhood had not received his orders at all, and were also receiving various orders from unknown sources, targeting those in the Kingdom of Stormwind.
Unbridled destruction and attacks were launched everywhere.
In addition, because Laura's figure is very different from Eva's, Captain Carter, a tall and long-legged woman with a broad mind, is closer to Eva's figure, so Eva's new clothes should be Peggy's.
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Fortunately, Eva just looked cute and not really stupid. She quickly realized that the two people in front of her were not normal people at all. It was at this time that Eva knew what super soldiers were.
"After Edwin returned, he gathered his friends from the Masons' Guild to discuss a plan to move to Winter Village together. It was at this time that he discovered that the Defias Brotherhood was not under his control at all."
David, whose head was full of question marks, stopped his 'prayer' and washed himself with the holy light several times in succession. He firmly believed that even if there was really radiation, it had been 'purified' now.
"Continue to observe for a while..."
"So, he is now willing to completely abandon those bastards?"
Did the instructor at that time let him go? Why is there such a big gap between me and Peggy, both of whom are female British soldiers?
"No, this is obviously not something ordinary humans can do!"
"So...what did Eva reward me with?"
In addition, the so-called reskinned Tiberium mainly exists in the two generations of works Red Alert 1 and Red Alert 2, but Eva comes from the world of Red Alert 3. The mines in that world should be dug out of the ground with special equipment.
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The four women lined up, talking and laughing all the way to David and Mark. Eva's face looked much better than it looked just now: "Village Chief David, Winter Village is a very beautiful place, I'm very happy
To be able to come here.”
"It looks like it's safe for now."
"Yes, after all, no one wants to be played as a chess piece." Fording and David looked at each other and blinked a few times deliberately.
When David saw Fording's expression, he knew that the other party had pushed him in this matter.
"So, how many craftsmen and their families are willing to come to Winter Village?"