Chapter 25 The Unlucky Ghosts(1/2)
In the empty and huge workshop, there are constant harsh noises. On the guide rails on one side, one after another Original Sin armor is hung. They are dragged into the preparation platform in front. There are several rails underneath. The modified armed irons
The snake has been waiting here for a long time. The carriage was cut open and replaced by a cold frame, holding up the armors of original sin listed one after another on it.
Just like an automated assembly line, after the assembly was completed, the technicians sent a signal to the command podium. They opened the heavy gate, and then the armed iron snake slowly started to move, dragging the heavy armors towards the next destination.
"continue!"
A sound was broadcast, and with the chaotic sound of electricity, a new round of armed iron snakes drove in from the other end of the workshop, waiting for assembly, and then left.
The Cape of Angry Waves has been operating at full speed since the old Dun Ling was damaged. They work shifts to keep the place in working order at all times. Now they are able to deal with Merlin's needs with ease.
Complex mechanical facilities are running stably, and crude oil is refined and processed into flammable paint antimony, which is then poured into oil tanks marked with warnings, stacked together, and transported centrally.
They were gathering strength, as if they were going to start another war.
"How prepared are you?"
Merlin walked into the atrium covered with iron dust. The air was turbid and hot, filled with the smell of rust. Merlin put on a mask, which made him feel better. Then amid the rumbling sound, the technician in charge here,
Coming towards you.
"Ready to go at any time."
The technician who was coming reached out and shook Merlin's hand vigorously.
"Long time no see, Chief."
Merlin looked at the guy in front of him carefully, and then said with a hint of surprise.
"Ah? It's Aika. I thought you died in that rainstorm."
"How is it possible? I was transferred here a long time ago," Aika looked a little confused, "You haven't forgotten me, have you?"
"No...are they?"
Fortunately, Merlin has facial paralysis and wore a mask, so he perfectly hid his embarrassed expression and tried to divert the topic.
Aika paused for a while, then sighed helplessly.
Merlin looks young, but everyone who comes into contact with him knows that he is actually an old guy. As the technical director of the Perpetual Motion Pump, he has led many technicians and dispatched them one by one. The people he comes into contact with are too many.
There are many, and Aika has nothing special about him, so it is normal for him to ignore her.
But normalcy was normal, and Aika still felt a little unhappy.
"them?"
Aika followed the direction Merlin pointed and looked at the two people behind him. Judging from their clothes, they didn't seem to be technicians.
"Are they two?" Aika said, "They are pilots. Because of their good performance in the heavy rain, they were included in this operation."
"Dot."
"Reli."
The two announced their names and saluted Merlin.
"Well, I understand," Merlin nodded and continued, "Let's start as we planned. The sooner we start, the better."
"Okay, this is the equipment list we called here, as well as some important weapons..."
Aika picked up a form and introduced it to Merlin. After talking for a long time, he finally asked.
"There are others that I'm not sure you need..."
"There is no need to be frugal at this time. Equip everything you can use," Merlin immediately interrupted, "This may be the final war, there is no need to hide it."
Aika raised her eyebrows and replied.
"okay."
"When you are ready to set sail, take the Iron Snake to the port. We will wait for you there."
"Will you come with us?" Merlin asked again.
"How is it possible? Although I don't know what your specific actions are, but you can use so many things, it must be a hellish war." Aika looked at the form and was prepared in his heart, but he still couldn't help but tremble.
, "I can't go, I'm still needed here."
"Looking at it this way, you two are really unlucky."
Aika said and looked at Dot and Reli.
In the purge mechanism, due to the small number of war airships, it does not require many pilots to control the war airships. Their number has always been kept low. In addition, they are located at high altitudes, and there is almost no time to face monsters directly.
But in that heavy rain, erosion rolled up an invisible storm in the old Dunling, and most of the pilots were affected. Although antimemetics were used to purify it later, many people still suffered from many sequelae.
.
This time they will go deep into the Seven Hills and directly face the Well of Sublimation. There will never be any risk, let alone the key position of a European driver.
In the selection of personnel, Merlin screened out those who were strong-willed and had a certain degree of resistance. After several screenings, Dot and Reli caught Merlin's attention and were transferred here.
"The unlucky ones? Us?"
Dot and Reli looked at each other. In fact, even now, they don't know what task they want to perform.
"By the way, what exactly do we need to do?"
Reli asked tentatively. He was curious and uneasy. As an ordinary driver, he had almost no chance to meet a person in charge like Aika, let alone the technical chief Merlin.
On the one hand, I feel honored, but on the other hand, I feel terrified.
Think about it carefully, you are just a grassroots worker. Maybe because of your type of work, your working environment and treatment are better than those who go out to run business every day and fight with demons.
As a result, one day, your manager brought the top person in the company to see you and told you that the company has an important mission for you, a grassroots employee. No matter how you think about it, there is something wrong with it.
If you want to lose your head, there are only two possibilities at most. Either you are the illegitimate son of the number one man, and your cheap father tells you that the time has come to inherit this huge family business, or the company has a very important job.
The unlucky guy needs to go there and take a trip.
The more he thought about it, the worse his mood became. Reli felt that he was not such a suspicious person before, let alone had such bad ideas about the purification agency. He tried to think back and realized that his cognitive bias might come from several people.
At the staff gathering a month ago, he heard a high-ranking knight at the next table complaining about this.
Ah...the memory gradually became clearer, and Reli even remembered the code name of the high-ranking knight.
It's called... Kestrel, right?
Aika also looked curious. The primary project of the Cape of Wrath was originally to support the reconstruction of the old Dunling. However, after Merlin's order was issued, everything was focused on supporting their actions. This mysterious operation was more important than the reconstruction.
Old Dunling is even more important.
"Didn't Arthur tell you?" Merlin asked.
"Arthur?"
When they heard Arthur's name, their eyes lit up, and then they became even more uneasy.
Judging from what Merlin meant, Arthur was originally responsible for telling them the specific situation. Rounding it off, it was a direct appointment from the company boss.
"Is it convenient to disclose it?"
Probably because she didn't have to participate in the operation, Aika was even more curious.
Merlin looked at Aika, then at the restless Reli and Dot, he sighed, and then said helplessly.
"Sorry, this is too important to reveal too much. As for you..."
Merlin looked at Dot and Reli, then looked at Aika, and asked in a strong tone, "Are you very free?"
"Ah? Still... um?"
Aika wanted to say something else, but in the end the words were all suppressed. He waved his hand and retreated at the same time.
"Okay, okay, I'll go do my business, you continue."
Aika left here. As the person in charge here, he knew the assembly list that Merlin needed. He also smelled the smell of iron and blood from these deadly assemblies, so he called Dot and Reli the unlucky ones.
.
"Which place could be so unlucky to receive such firepower?"
Aika muttered and looked at the track to the side with a bit of anticipation.
The armed iron snake docked and then left, transporting a steady stream of weapons to unknown places. Aika knew what was there, but unfortunately, he didn't seem to have the chance to witness the moment when it set sail.
"Chief..."
Seeing Aika leaving, Dot called to Merlin in a low voice. The excitement and uneasiness reached the extreme at this moment.
"To put it simply, we are going to fight a battle now, a very difficult battle," Merlin said uncertainly, imagining the unknown future. "We may win, but the greater possibility is that we will all die in it.
There."
The two swallowed their saliva. They had heard this kind of talk about pre-war mobilization many times, but this time the narrator was Merlin, and from Merlin's cold and paralyzed face, they could not feel the passion of pre-war mobilization.
Instead, it was like a doctor announcing his death date.
"We...will all die there?"
"Yes, everyone will die, no one will be spared."
Merlin suddenly thought of something. He walked closer to the two of them, stretched out his hands and put them on their shoulders.
To be continued...