I learned the general situation of the Foundation from Sean, the captain of the Red Spider Caravan.
From Catalina's description, we can see the complete history of changes and development of the college.
Of the top three forces in Blue Star, only the last 'enterprise' is left.
Seeing that Sumo was deep in thought, Bernie thought that he did not understand the situation of the company, and continued to explain in a low voice:
"The styles of conduct of companies, foundations, and colleges are completely different. It’s capital, it’s capital that doesn’t care about humanity but only cares about profits!”
"In Blue Star's long nuclear war, those rebels were able to fight back and forth with the peacekeepers only because they were funded by companies."
As a force formed by capital, although companies did not directly intervene in the war, they The sponsors behind the war can often see their presence.
Every time a war breaks out, it is a great opportunity for companies to make profits.
They sell arms, plunder resources and people.
Countless people left their homes, and the materials they worked so hard to accumulate became the spoils of others overnight.
After making a lot of money, they will stand up as good people and stop the war.
Relieve refugees, distribute disaster relief materials, and provide jobs.
Countless ordinary people who lost their families in the war became part of the company and began to export cheap labor.
At the same time, after going through various brainwashing within the company.
In the eyes of these poor people, the image of enterprises will become higher and higher than that of foundations and colleges.
They will be grateful to the company, believe in the company, and eventually become one of the butcher's knives of the company.
"How did you know this information?"
Suma suddenly became curious.
It is not surprising that Bernie knows the information about the company, but he actually knows the trends of the companies in the wasteland.
Could it be.
"Yes, there is a company station next to the Great Rift Valley Base, from Hukaro State."
"They are very large, probably"
After thinking for a while, Bernie decided Use analogies in a way that Soma can understand.
“It is fifty times the size of the surrounding Qinggang City!”
Jukaro State is geographically similar to Africa on earth.
In the era when nuclear war broke out, the area there did not receive much firepower due to its vast territory and sparse population.
It was only after the war that this slowly developed.
As for this comparison of scale, of course, it does not refer to the fifty times magnification of urban buildings, but to the degree of prosperity.
Seeing that Sumo was a little dazed, Bernie continued:
“Hu Lai City has a population of close to five million and has a complete and mature industrial assembly line. Living facilities.”
"The company's army alone has deployed nearly 800,000 people, which is enough to restore order in a short time."
"And they also recruit and train indigenous people with magical abilities like you, trying to make these people become The vanguard of the attack on the city, but who knows privately, maybe they are also frantically studying the source of that power. "
Okay.
It seems that the strength of the Blue Star natives is far beyond imagination.
No wonder the game will continuously release weakening environmental disasters to reduce the extent of damage caused by this group of people to the game environment.
Sumo still has no idea what the concept of fifty times Qinggang City is.
But if you compare it to the Tianyuan Territory in the future ruins, which also has 800,000 troops, the gap will become immediately obvious.
"How far is Hu Lai City from here?"
"It is 1,500 kilometers from the base of the Great Rift Valley, and 2,400 kilometers from here!"
Bernie gave a precise number.
Of course, even if he chooses not to say it, the map recorder on the airship still has detailed data records.
“The base will send someone there once a month to purchase supplies and see if they can contact Ernest.”
“Cough, cough, I mean forget it, professor. He is not at the base now, but in the Holy City."
When he accidentally let it slip, Bernie quickly tried to cover it up.
But after thinking about it for a while, he still chose to confess honestly.
"A terrible fact is that even the managers in Hulai City don't know where the Holy City is, and other large gathering places including enterprises have no further news so far."
"We It is even suspected that the Holy City of the Academy has not traveled here and is still on the Blue Star!"
"Really?"
Su Mo nodded slightly, with a majestic expression on his face! , said looking down at Bernie.
“You have provided a valuable piece of information.”
"But in the days to come, until we have peaceful exchanges with the Great Rift Valley Base, you should stay here with your people."
There is no threat to survival, and Bernie nods respectfully.
"Understood, don't worry, sir, we won't go anywhere!"
After ordering the two teams of soldiers to escort the prisoners away, Somo once again came to the room where he was talking to Catalina.
It is almost evening. The researcher who has been busy all day is not very tired, but is more energetic than during the day.
It can be seen that her actions in the afternoon helped her find some fun in her long and boring life.
At this time, Catalina sat upright and asked excitedly as she saw Sumo coming over.
"How is it? It's going well, right?"
"Well, everyone who knows that you sent out a signal for help has been caught by us."
"But. I’m afraid I have to tell you some bad news in advance.”
"Tell me."
"The holy city of the academy does not seem to be traveling with you."
"What?"
Katerina was shocked, so shocked He stood up directly from the sofa.
“Who said that?”
"That captain, there is an enterprise in Hulai City next to the Great Rift Valley Base. They have gone there several times to inquire about news about the Holy City."
If anyone is the most nervous about this news, it must be Katrin. Na, the researcher who locked herself up, was the worst.
For absolute safety and convenience, the living and operating facilities in this simple safe house can be maintained for up to three years.
If it is placed around the Holy City, it will definitely be enough. No matter how long the war is, it cannot last three years.
However, Katarina couldn't help but regret now, why she didn't add some money to upgrade to ten years, or even twenty years.
These three years are not enough!
"You don't have to be too nervous. Now that we know the news about Hu Lai City, we will also send people there to inquire."
He comforted her and looked at Catalina who was already worried. Don't want to talk.
Sumo shrugged and left the communication room.
This was an expected result, and it was also the reason why he came here specially.
After seeing the communication methods between colleges, he didn't want his fellow researcher to use his identity as a college to do whatever he wanted underground.
It’s best to stay here quietly and send her there when you get news about the Holy City.
Before that, it can also help with biological research in the territory.
Stepping out from the main entrance of the bunker, it was already dinner time in the ally camp.
Seeing Somo approaching, Wang Qian and Chapman stood up somewhat cautiously.
"Distinguished Tianyuan Manager, when we first meet, you are really as tall and handsome as the rumors say."
This is Chapman's rainbow fart, but it is also what he is really saying.
Compared with Hades, who is already an old man in Clear Harbor Sanctuary, Soma is now in the prime of life and can obviously still reign for at least twenty years. "Hello, Manager Tianyuan, I am Wang Qian, a good friend of Captain Liu Lu."
"You, I know."
Patting Wang Qian on the shoulder, the latter looked a little flattered and quickly gave way with a smile.
The dining area is not big, and is divided into three halls, corresponding to three shelters.
Because the chef apprentices have not yet arrived, the cook in the bunker is now in charge of the food.
The taste is not good.
Many of the soldiers who were eating frowned and found it difficult to express compliments against their will.
After hastily filling his stomach, Sumo found Su Deben.
The two of them came to the orchard next to the camp and walked towards the last ray of sunset.
“It’s a bit troublesome. Now there is not only a Great Rift Valley base, but also a corporate Hulai City next to it.”
“I heard from Bernie that the scale of Hulai City is very large. The number of soldiers alone is 800,000. "
The straight-line distance exceeds 2,400 kilometers.
Geographically, this is already the distance from the capital of China to Shenzhen.
In the wasteland with complex and rugged terrain, it is completely unrealistic to reach it on foot. Even with a vehicle, it would take more than ten days.
Of course, if it flies directly from the sky, it may only take a few hours for the transport plane.
Every time the Great Rift Valley Base purchases supplies, it uses two light transport aircraft.
"Eight hundred thousand? That's not a small number." There was no fear on Su Deben's face. After all, he had so many people under his command at his peak.
"But more than two thousand kilometers is a good distance. We can't go there without much effort."
From a profit perspective, it is not a bad thing to find a super gathering place for enterprises.
Currently, there are only more than 10,000 people in Tianyuan Territory, which is far from developed to the point of being coveted by the other party.
Maybe even if the other party knows the information about the territory, they will just add a mark on the map.
That’s all.
And the benefit value that the entire Qinggang City can bring is minimal. After all, the most precious resources have been lost here.
The endless ocean.
A port city trapped on land is as ridiculous as a bird that has lost its wings or a turtle that has been put on a tree.
Coupled with the impending aging disaster, a city of millions of people may not have enough time to take care of itself.
There is still plenty of time left for the development of the territory, and there is at least a gap period of half a year to a year.
"We have to establish an outpost first. We can't just cross two thousand kilometers to Hu Lai City."
"The Great Rift Valley Research Base is a good choice. We have to find a way to pay more attention to it in the near future. Watch over there.”
Based on the information given by Bernie.
There are hundreds of soldiers sent out by the base to capture fugitives, and the disappearance of two teams will not have much impact.
Without alerting the enemy, the value of this research base becomes even higher.
If the aging disaster hadn't come, Sumo would have even wanted to take people there personally to find a way to conquer it.
At that time, not only will you get some precious experimental instruments, but you will also get a valuable strategic enclave and several transport planes for round-trip use.
"No problem, I will interrogate those people personally and find out the situation in that base as quickly as possible."
The enemy is in the open, I am in the dark.
The week after the aging disaster is over is a valuable offensive node.
Before the other party had recovered its strength, the two of them had even begun to derive an attack plan in their minds.
But
You have to calm down now.
The accounts from the last time Sunny Harbor Sanctuary sent people to sneak attack have not yet been settled.
At least first solve the impact of metal aging on the interior of the territory.
It’s January 18th of the second year of the wasteland calendar.
Unconsciously, six days passed quietly, and it was time for the disaster codenamed 'Metal Sigh' to strike.
I have to say that the person who knows the Gopher the best is always the Wanderer.
Within a week, the southern suburbs of Qinggang City have become increasingly chaotic, and more and more gophers have been forcibly drawn into the endless war.
Either setting fire, poisoning, or blasting.
The Rangers' play style is very rogue, and they never engage in direct contact with the gophers.
Often by the time the underground guards notice the other party's attack, the wanderers have already begun to flee.
When they chased them out, all that was left was a mess.
There is no other way. Faced with such a rogue style of play, the Southern Suburban Alliance can only try to take the initiative to attack.
It's a pity that they often destroy one supply point of the Rangers, and the other party will build two or even three the next day.
One goes with the other, and in the days when the failure rate of firepower weapons is getting higher and higher, the Rangers have an absolute advantage.
Even the thousands of soldiers in the Allied camp who were watching the battle at close range were a little surprised by this.
The situation in the war seems to be getting more and more out of control.
No one knows where Qinggang City will go in the future and where it will end up.
Sunny Harbor Sanctuary, which stood behind the Rangers, was not in a hurry to take action and was still torturing them by boiling frogs in warm water.
The only good thing is that the war did not reach the western suburbs.
Starting from the high ring, as the alliance consolidated the defense line, the radiation beasts that occasionally came to fight the autumn wind disappeared.
Right now, instead of saying that there is a war in Qinggang City, it is better to say that only the southern suburbs are at war.
The western suburbs, the northern suburbs, and the eastern suburbs are each quieter than the last.
The night is dark.
The red moon is in the sky.
The familiar blood red once again covered the entire wasteland, bringing a strange and oppressive sense of mystery.
Tianyuan Territory, Hope Village.
In the large square at the entrance of the village, countless metal farm tools, weapons, and devices were neatly placed, and they were filled with eager villagers.
No one knows whether there will be specific reactions during the aging process.
The guard responsible for maintaining order pulled the yellow line around and around until a distance of 200 meters was reached before stopping.
The guards who were still searching in the village did not miss any corner, trying to find some undiscovered metal as much as possible.
Some ammunition and bombs that have not been used up have been buried in the ground where no one has passed.
Batches of ninety-nine new vehicles arrived at the border of the territory and were placed together alone.
All the energy stones used for research have also been gathered, and no one is allowed to approach them for the time being.
Including the Nengshi mining site, the research institute is also under martial law, and all researchers have temporarily withdrawn to the village to rest.
"Brother, our dungeon is also made of metal, will it not be affected?"
Patting the metal wall of the dungeon, a trace of fear flashed in Su Chan's eyes.
Since the Tianyuan Territory was established, it seems that there has not been such a big disaster for a long time.
Without the help of metal, the entire village has almost come to a standstill, and all development has been put on hold.
"No, the shelter is within the protection scope of the game and will not be directly affected by any environmental disaster."
Having received the news from the game a long time ago, Sumo did not choose to lie.
But before he could say more, a dull bell rang loudly in the village.
Yes. It’s twelve o’clock!
(End of this chapter)