After pondering for a while, Fang Linyan decisively chose to inlay:
"Trialist No. ZB419, you are about to use the legendary item: Steel Fire Source Fragments to inlay and strengthen the Class B professional ability: War Machine Controller LV3."
"You are about to spend 6 potential points and 10,000 utility points."
At this time, something embarrassing happened. Fang Linyan didn't have enough potential points! Fortunately, the goat and vulture next to him helped him, and he was able to continue smoothly.
"Data determination..."
"Mosaic in progress..."
"Class B professional ability: War Machine Operator LV3 has the characteristics of growth and high variability."
"Class B professional ability: The quality of war machine operator LV3 has been sublimated!!!"
"Class B professional ability: War Machine Controller has been upgraded to Class A rare professional ability: Dark of the Moon!"
After receiving the information about "Dark of the Moon", Fang Linyan showed a smile, and then shared the information with the goat and the vulture:
dark moon
Quality: Class A professional ability
Introduction: This is a mutant professional ability that has almost never appeared before, because no one has ever tried to combine steel fire source fragments with similar abilities, thus giving off a completely different light.
Those who possess this ability will obtain a powerful metal life with its own life to serve them, and use powerful combat power to destroy their enemies.
The higher the level of this ability, the more obvious the increase in the powerful metal life of the command. The current LV1 can increase the health of the metal you control by an additional 600 points, and any related skills have priority!
Flux particle β-energy polymer production process technology (passive ability): If you want to summon powerful metal life, you must first make at least 10 units of flux particle β-energy polymer (energy block) as a casting material.
It is the basis for performing this professional ability.
Therefore, although the owner of this skill will automatically acquire relevant supporting knowledge in making energy blocks, the requirements for mechanical manufacturing are still very high. If there is no way to successfully use the conditions at hand to create energy blocks, then "Dark Moon"
"At that time" this powerful ability can basically be declared useless.
Database (passive ability): The relevant data of the mechanical lifeforms you have summoned will be stored. You can choose to summon the specified metal lifeform at the cost of additional energy blocks.
Because Dark of the Moon is sublimated from the Class B professional ability: War Machine Controller, the data of previously summoned mechanical life has been entered into the database.
The metal life data sources you currently have are as follows: Lubos, Gusir, O's Yujin, etc...
Open micro wormhole: active ability, without specifying the relevant mechanical life, consume 10 units of energy blocks to randomly summon two metal life for you to control.
These two metal beings will have the following common abilities.
1. Stand up (active): Both metal beings have the ability to transform into humans and gain camouflage effects.
2. Scout (passive): At least one metal lifeform will have the ability to fly and detect.
3. Fire fusion technology, merge!: Two metal beings will be combined together, temporarily turning into a more powerful metal being to fight.
Under certain conditions, the two metal beings can even merge with the controller, giving them even more powerful temporary skills!
Warning: The metallic life you summon can continue to exist until it is destroyed or leaves this world.
However, every once in a while, these two metal beings must eat energy blocks.
Otherwise, once its satiety continues to decrease, its abilities will also be weakened. When the satiety drops below 20 points, the summoned metal life may leave at any time and will no longer respond to summons in the future.
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When receiving this information, Fang Linyan's first feeling was not excitement, but a sinking feeling in his heart!
It is said that a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. No matter how strong the metal life is, what is the use if it cannot be summoned?
Where can he get ten units of energy blocks now?
The key is to maintain the existence of metal life and feed it regularly!
Although I had obtained a small energy block in Yin Tian Garden before, when I "consecrated" the steel fire source fragment hidden in the earthquake, a lot of the energy in the energy block was sucked away, and I don't know how many units are left.
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Fortunately, when we were fighting for energy blocks together, Fang Linyan was not fighting alone.
Vulture said that he almost sold his energy block, but because the other party was only willing to pay 10,000 utility points, he kept it in anger. After all, this thing was worth 8,000 utility points even if it was lost in the store.
So now if Fang Linyan needs it, he can use it at will.
In this case, Fang Linyan felt that it would not be a big problem to collect ten units of energy blocks. This was indeed the case. Fang Linyan's remaining energy blocks were evaluated as three units, while the Vulture's energy block was evaluated as eight units.
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With eleven units of energy blocks, Fang Linyan really had no confidence to summon metal life immediately. After all, according to the instructions, energy blocks would be continuously consumed to maintain his satiety.
After solving this biggest problem, "Dark of the Moon" brought Fang Linyan full of surprises.
The first thing that surprised him was the ability of the database.
To be honest, Fang Linyan often missed the constructed creature Gusir before. Unfortunately, even with the advancement of technology, he still couldn't create a corresponding mechanical dire wolf heart.
The reason is that the heart of the mechanical dire wolf that summoned Gusiel was difficult to recreate at the time. It was made by Fang Linyan who embezzled a lot of materials while working as a maintenance worker on the Coles.
Among these materials, there are many special alloys and rare metals from the interstellar world at that time. Fang Linyan is a layman in materials science, so he has more than enough ambition to reproduce.
There is no doubt that the passive ability of the database solved his big problem.
What surprised Fang Linyan the most was the ability to combine. There is no doubt that this is a powerful existence like the ultimate move.
The fusion of two metal lives is already an exciting and exciting operation.
The metal life directly merges with the controller, and the powerful combination is a shocking feat.
After the three of them had a heated discussion, a person suddenly came over and informed them to have a small meeting.
At the meeting, Dejaco had assigned tasks to their team:
The first is to conduct investigation,
The second is to set up communicators and transmission antennas at high places to try to rendezvous with the separated troops as early as possible.
There are a total of three teams and eleven people performing the task.
Because setting up transmission antennas is a top priority, and the daytime view near the camp is also very good, De Yaco asked people to drive a multi-functional all-terrain vehicle to escort Fang Linyan and others to a place suitable for setting up antennas.
At the foot of the mountain, the vehicle is just waiting there.
Fortunately, when we set off this time, the venture capital company equipped everyone with the latest auxiliary exoskeleton equipment. This device cannot turn soldiers into supermen like Iron Man, but it can greatly reduce their logistical pressure in the suburbs.
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To put it simply, this preliminary version of the exoskeleton device has a single function, allowing the wearer to move at a speed of 15/20 kilometers per hour while carrying a weight of more than 80 kilograms.
It sounds very gimmicky and full of gold content. In fact, in daily life, a Yadi electric car can have a similar effect...ahem.
However, in mountain warfare or field battles, the importance of this thing is still very obvious.
The vehicle ran wildly on the endless desert, the engine made a manic sound, and the temperature difference between day and night on the surface was terrifying. Before noon, the ground temperature actually rose to almost 60 degrees, and the distant scenery even changed in front of the heat wave in front of the observation window.
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The most terrible thing is that the car's air-conditioning system was damaged when it landed, and it is difficult to repair. Therefore, the car was so hot that people sweated constantly, and the windows could only be opened for ventilation.
The dozen or so people riding in the vehicle endured the scorching heat and looked at the surrounding environment attentively, observing a suitable place to set up a communication device. By the way, they also observed whether there was any cargo that fell in the storm, or the wreckage of a friendly transport ship.
Seeing Fang Linyan and the three of them all raising their heads and drinking gulps of water, the veteran Karan next to them began to teach them his experience:
Keep half a mouthful of water in your mouth at all times, and only occasionally swallow a little. When you take a sip of water, wait at least ten minutes before swallowing it completely. This way of drinking water can allow the water to be more fully absorbed into the body.
On the surface, Fang Linyan and the three of them were happy to be taught, but behind the scenes they still went their own way. The bastard Goat even secretly washed his face and brushed his teeth. They were the ones who had private space. The three of them combined
The water contained at least fifty kilograms of water. Even if the entire rescue team ran out of water, they would still be thirsty...
After driving about thirty kilometers, the communications engineer finally hit a steep vantage point.
There is a towering wind-eroded rock on that high ground. The surface of the rock mass is full of pits and pits. It is only fifty or sixty meters in diameter according to visual inspection. Although there are edges and corners on the rock mass, it reaches straight into the sky and is unattainable. The height is more than a hundred meters according to visual inspection.
The group of people all looked at each other in confusion. Even Fang Linyan and the three contractors felt a little embarrassed at such a height of climbing. Although they had digitized their bodies, they would still fall to death if they fell from a height of hundreds of meters.
At this time, it was the timid Maher who carried the crude instrument behind his back, took out the rope and tried to climb.
He adopted the clumsiest method. He used climbing nails to dig into the rock mass along the way to provide support. Then he hung up the climbing rope and stepped up with difficulty. After experiencing several times of being very thrilling and almost falling, he
, Maher finally set up the instrument.
At this time, Fang Linyan found out through other people's chats that Maher was usually a mountaineering enthusiast, and his climbing equipment was not lost in this storm, so this kind of thing was not too difficult for him.
Soon, the instrument was finished and officially started to work. Everyone raised their hands, cheered and whistled at the same time.
Of course, the consensus was that a little chilled champagne would be perfect.
After getting off the commanding heights, Maher sat back in the car, opened a bottle of tempting water, swallowed the precious water, and waited until he calmed down and said:
"I seemed to have reached a suspicious place up there just now. How are we going now? I suspect it's a friendly spaceship or our lost baggage!"
The driver Vasily immediately whistled:
"This is the second best news I heard today. Please show me the way quickly."
Maher immediately said:
"Drive almost five kilometers south. There is a rift valley there. You can leave two people to try to find water sources in the low-lying areas. After all, we used the mechanism to collect some water last night."
"Then when you get to the Rift Valley, go west and you'll reach the place I mentioned in three kilometers."
The driver immediately stepped on the accelerator and drove quickly in that direction.
Maher suddenly asked:
"Hey, Vasily, so what's the best news you heard today?"
Vasily said:
"Of course it's time for the boss to wake me up in the morning. Hey, Vasily, you bastard, get up quickly. We still have things to do. Don't you feel lucky to be woken up in this damn place?
? Because at least it means you are still alive."
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Twenty minutes later, a group of people arrived at the rift valley that Maher mentioned. Unfortunately, this rift valley was not deep, and the deepest part was only five or six meters. In this case, the probability of water sources would be reduced.
Two veterans volunteered to jump out of the car and went to search for water.
Next, the all-terrain vehicle continued to move forward in the desert with difficulty, leaving two rows of deep tire marks behind the vehicle. There was vast yellow sand everywhere, and the sky turned gloomy and gray at some point.
one slice.
Soon, we arrived at the location that Maher mentioned, and there was indeed a wreckage of a spacecraft in the yellow sand.
After some tests, it can be concluded that the crashed spacecraft was a small spacecraft. The pilot died on the spot when it landed. Fang Linyan and the others did not find anything on the pilot's body that could prove his identity.
Judging from the timer on the small spacecraft, this spacecraft also crashed in that terrifying sandstorm.
Not only that, the other party's rescue came very quickly. Most of the useful things in the spacecraft were removed, and even half of the broken engine was dismantled. However, what remained was a box of compressed biscuits with a very bad taste.
This can only explain two very serious problems:
First, these guys have no shortage of food.
Second, they are not local aborigines, they are also foreign technological humans, otherwise they would not need to destroy the complete parts of the engine.
After discovering this incident, everyone was whispering that another force suddenly appeared on this strange and mysterious planet. It was not good news anyway, even if the other party was not here to save people.
Just like a merchant ship in the Age of Discovery when encountering a stranger at sea, as long as it feels that the other party is weak, it will transform into a brutal pirate.
At this time, in the era of cosmic colonization, adventurers meet on strange alien planets, and fighting often only requires a look...
Of course, only Fang Linyan and the other three accepted this matter calmly. After all, this was an SS difficulty mission! It would not be unusual for more accidents to occur.
After bringing the box of compressed biscuits, Fang Linyan and the others returned. When passing through the rift valley, they also took the two people looking for water with them. Judging from their depressed expressions, it was a futile task.
After returning to the camp, Maher of course went to report to Dekoya:
"Hey, SIR, the communicator has been successfully installed and has been functioning normally for five hours so far."
After hearing the news, Dekoya was of course very happy, but Maher's next words made him frown:
"However, we found the wreckage of a small spacecraft and found some things inside..."
Listening to Maher's words, Dekoya's expression quickly turned solemn. It was obvious that the news shocked him.
After the report, another expedition team that went out also brought back good news. They found a place that was likely to have a water source, and the terrain there was much more dangerous, making it more suitable to move the camp there.
This news immediately surprised everyone, and the day was quite tiring. After Fang Linyan ate some barbecue, he got into his sleeping bag and fell asleep with half-closed eyes. The night was still very cold, but it was calm and there were no predators.
Come to cause trouble.
After dawn the next day, a sandstorm blew up around the camp again. The flying dust in the atmosphere made it difficult to see the place ten meters ahead. It was impossible to open your eyes. The storm lasted for a whole morning. Fang Linyan and others could only wait.
Continue waiting in the camp.
At noon, the sandstorm gradually subsided. Dejaco was very worried about whether the communicator would be damaged in the sandstorm, so he asked someone to drive an all-terrain vehicle to take him to check it in person.
Maher took his people out to secure the water source. Probably because they got along quite harmoniously, Maher directly called Fang Linyan and the three of them to go together.
They spent three hours exploring the area that might have water, but unfortunately they didn't find much.
The exploration team could only walk back dejectedly. However, when they came to a ravine two kilometers outside the camp, Maher quickly walked up to the deep ravine.
This deep ravine is almost like a tragic scar on the vast yellow land, it is very spectacular.
Maher pondered for a while and then said:
"I think there might be water down here."
Tucker, who followed, was also a little tired at this time, and he couldn't help but frown and said:
"Hey, brother, I came to inspect this place yesterday. There is nothing but dust down there. Of course, there are also those damn weathered rocks. Their only use is to make you break your legs or neck when you come down or go up."
Maher turned around and glanced at Tucker, a black man with thick lips, and shrugged:
"Hey, I'm not saying you're being lazy, but I have a gut feeling that there's water down there."
Tucker was also stubborn and said very directly:
"But I don't believe you. I won't take the risk of breaking my leg again, absolutely not! Because being injured in this damn place may very well mean death."
Maher didn’t want to argue with anyone, so he shrugged and said:
"Whatever you want, but I will tell Dejaco about it when I get back."
Tucker was immediately frightened. Dejaco was not an easy person to talk to, and he also had a high prestige. If he was sued, Tucker would not get any good results. He would have to suffer a gun butt and have his money deducted.
Fortunately, Tucker's skin was dark enough and the change in his complexion was not visible, but although he did not dare to resist directly, he could still do it by squatting aside and saying nothing. Obviously, he found that hard resistance was not enough, so he just rubbed it softly.
At this time, Maher glanced at Fang Linyan, obviously seeking support.
Fang Linyan felt that Maher was quite a good person, so he said: