Starting from Zero

Although the task was sent to me, the matter is their own business after all, so the consuls are also very attentive to my business and they soon found it for me. The three are said to be the best seabed scouts, and then each of us was equipped with a special seabed mount pulled out of the laboratory.

"Hello sir." When I saw three scouts at the exit of the seabed city, they immediately paid me a local military salute.

These three soldiers all have standard human faces, and they are wearing quite heavy armor. There is no difference between them and human beings. But the armor on them is rather special. The armors worn by the players and NPCs in "Zero" should actually be Western Knight armors after artistic treatment, which absorbed some of the style elements of the local armors of various countries. Although the style is exaggerated, it is mostly gorgeous. It's not really thick. Some women's armors are even like bikinis. If it's not attributed in the game, the decorative effect is definitely stronger than defensive power.

However, although the three armors in front of us are also full-body armors, at first glance, it seems obvious that they are not part of the same technical system as ours. First of all, this armor is very thick. Wearing it on the body will stretch the whole person a whole circle. From the position of the neckline, it can be seen that the thickness of this thing is already close to 30 centimeters. This can't be called an armor anymore, this simply hangs all the tank armor on itself. In addition, the armor seemed very stubby, and the neck was barely visible above the shoulders. The helmet was directly attached to the shoulders and could not be turned at all. The limbs also seem to have the same stout characteristics, and the mobility of the fingers is relatively weak because they are too thick. To be honest, when I first saw this thing, what I thought of was not armor, but power armor. That’s right, it’s power armor, because ordinary armor has a limit even if it’s thick. If the armor on these guys is really 30 cm thick, they will definitely not be able to move even if they are supported by buoyancy in the water. . After all, the one wearing this is a carbon-based creature, not a constructive creature like a mobile angel. Impossible has that much strength. Therefore, the only reasonable explanation is that the armor is not thirty centimeters thick. It should be hollow inside, with interlayers embedded in it, with many devices embedded in it, and this thickness may be to leave enough for these devices. The space is deliberately made like this, otherwise I think seabed species must know how to reduce underwater resistance better than us, and such a large size is obviously not a good way to reduce resistance.

I found that I kept staring at their armor, and a scout over there who seemed to be the leader actively introduced: "This is the Law Enforcer suit, our best seabed Battle Armor in Duludu. Made with a lot of alchemy technology, it has excellent protection and has many auxiliary functions. It is definitely the strongest warrior yearn for something even in dreams. If you need it, you can ask the archon to give you a set. It should be better than That thin set of things on your body works much better."

I was stunned when I heard this suddenly. Someone actually suggested that I change the Dragon Soul suit, which is really a novel idea. However, considering that the opponent is only a scout, not a technician, it should be impossible to judge the actual effect of the equipment by eyes, so it is not strange to have such a judgment. Of course, this is mainly caused by the cultural differences of the other party. The torus degree is a seabed city. Because there are three characteristics that are not available on the ground: water pressure, buoyancy, and underwater resistance, the weight requirements of the equipment here are not as strict as those on land, but for pressure resistance considerations, The stubby design is naturally better than the slender one. Coupled with the hydrodynamic structure caused by underwater resistance, the best equipment in seabed species recognition must be a thick, heavy and round structure. My dragon soul suit should be pretty good in terms of fluid mechanics. Although it is mainly designed for resistance in the air, it can also be used underwater, but because its attributes are exaggerated, the thickness does not need to be too high. Coupled with aesthetic considerations, it will naturally be relatively slim. Of course, this slenderness is only relative to the aesthetics of the seabed race. At least I think the dragon soul suit is at least a heavy armor in the armor of the land players. It is not slim, but it is seen in the seabed race It feels too fragile to come here.

Because this is a cultural difference, I can't explain it to them. Besides, if someone just made a suggestion, I just had to smile casually and deal with it. The other party just suggested, and didn't intend to force me to change their equipment. Seeing that I didn't care too much, I didn't continue to say it, but started to lead me into a small independent compartment next to it. The function of this isolation cabin is similar to the water ballast cabin we used when we entered the city before. The function is to convert the water environment and the air environment, but compared with that, this isolation cabin is much more luxurious. First of all, this cabin is several times larger than the previous cabin with ten people at a time. If it is squeezed, it is not a problem to pack more than a hundred people at a time. In addition, this tank is not drained manually, but automatically. After entering, it is controlled by a special control room, and the people in the cabin just have to wait.

After we entered this isolation cabin, I suddenly found that four machines had been placed here in advance. If nothing else, these things should be the underwater pulled out of the laboratory as the consul said. Mount. This thing is actually the underwater propeller, but the shape is rather special, of course, there may be a little difference in function.

"This is your seabed mount?" I walked around one of the machines and observed and asked.

Another male scout next to it said: "This is not our commonly used model. It is specially equipped for this mission. We usually can't afford it."

" Is it expensive?"

The scout nodded and said: "It is very expensive. One can make dozens of models of our commonly used models, and the maintenance costs are scary."

The female scout next to him said: "In fact, we have built this thing for some time, but because the price is too expensive, we have never had the opportunity to equip our troops. If our team can be equipped with this underwater mount, those The damn traveler was killed by me a long time ago."

"The traveler?"

"That's the person in the mobile city we were looking for. That city is called the traveler. In the city, the people in the city are called the Travelers."

I nodded and said: "That’s really a weird name. Okay, tell me how to use this thing, and then let’s go. Time is tight."

For me, the three people over there are obviously a little confused. After all, they have not been fighting with the brigade in a day or two. Of course, the search for Traveller City is even more important. It is not a short-term event, so there is no saying that time is urgent. As for me, it's because my task time is running out. I thought there was nothing wrong, so I did a pirate mission in the middle. Who knew that the mission I got after coming over was actually to find and destroy a city. In fact, destruction is second, and the most time-wasting thing is to find. Although this can't be regarded as finding a needle in a haystack, it is not much easier to find a city that can run in the sea than finding a needle.

Although I don't understand why I said that the time is tight, the three people over there didn't care much and directly explained the operation method of this thing to me.

In my opinion, this underwater mount should actually be called an underwater motorcycle. The shape of this thing is like a stubby fish. Of course, the surface is not as smooth as a fish, but there are many accessory parts and concave and convex curves that allow people to ride on it to fix the body.

The way to ride this thing is the same as riding a motorcycle, just step on it directly, and its driving style is similar to that of a speed racing car. The driver is almost entirely lying on the car body, and the legs can be put on. In the jacket with fairings on both sides of the car body, the body and head can also be embedded in the protection of this thing. Only the back and the sides are actually exposed. It can be said that the package is relatively tight. There are two handles similar to motorcycles in the middle and front. People can just grab these two handles with both hands after lying on the body, but there is no accelerator or other things on the handles of this thing, so you don't need to twist it.

In fact, the handles of the underwater propeller mainly control the direction. Unlike motorcycles, these handles can not only swing left and right, but also move up and down. This control method is a bit like an airplane. When you turn left and right, it will steer horizontally. When you pull up the handles on both sides together, the thing will raise your head and rush upwards. If you want to sink, just press it down. Of course, if the direction of movement of the handles on both sides is not the same, this thing will roll, similar to the roll of an airplane. The speed controller is installed on the bottom of the foot, and there are both left and right feet. One foot controls the thruster on one side. Similarly, if the pedaling force is different, there will be a horizontal deflection, and if you hook up with your toes, the thruster will also Flip, that is, enter the reverse state. As for the speed control, it depends on the depth you step on. If you step on it to the end, it will reach the maximum speed. If you relax, it will output different power according to the ratio of release.

In addition to basic navigation, what surprised me is that this thing actually has a weapon system. The control system is on the left and right handles. There is a large button on the left and right handles to maintain a natural posture. After holding the handle, the index finger will be placed on this button, and it can be activated with a light press. The other controller is just in front of the handle, and there is one on the left and the right. The two controllers feel like the brake levers of a motorcycle. You need to loosen the handle slightly to hold it together, and then pinch it hard to start.

According to the introduction of the three scouts, the two used their index fingers to control the energy weapons, which can fire energy bombs, with moderate formidable power, which is their regular attack method for fighting with the travelers. Of course, this can be regarded as a vehicle-mounted weapon after all, much better than a single-soldier weapon. In addition, the two brake handles control a kind of physical ammunition. Each underwater motorcycle has only six rounds. The left and right handles control the same, that is, you can control all of them with just one handle. Six rounds of ammunition, and the energy bomb used as a conventional weapon has two launchers, one on each switch.

Energy bombs are used against brigade soldiers and similar single-person thrusters or even multi-person thrusters. This is like a cannon on an airplane, and the entity with only six rounds. Ammunition is like a missile on an airplane. The formidable power is relatively large, but the quantity is limited.

Originally, I found that Duludu's waterproof door technology is very backward, I never took this underwater motorcycle seriously, so I just asked them to fill the compartment with water and let us go out after a brief understanding. , However, I soon realized that my idea had entered a misunderstanding.

As the water flowed in, we gradually floated up in the compartment, and then the front compartment door automatically expanded outward. The three scouts drove out the underwater motorcycles directly after the water gate was opened. I saw that they had gone and stepped on the pedals under my feet to keep up, but my side was just moving my feet, and suddenly I felt a huge wave. He pushed me out violently, and followed me like a real fish who swished past the three scouts.

Seriously, I didn’t expect this thing to be so fast before. Propellers in the water are not a new thing. Atlantis also has similar things, but the shape is different. Our guild’s battleship uses even the kind of underwater propellers provided by Atlantis. Motor's propeller technology is made, but the propellers installed on our boats are larger, and their design principles and technical levels are actually similar.

Because of the outdated waterproof door technology of Duludu, my first impression thought that the underwater motorcycle made by Duludu should be the same as their waterproof door technology, and should be inferior to Yate. Landis, but the situation is clearly not like that now.

The reason why I suddenly jumped out just now is because I don’t have enough power rules for this thing. It’s like someone gave you a car you haven’t seen before. The appearance looks very ordinary. You I thought it was a 1.5-liter family car, but when I stepped on the accelerator, I found that it was a supersonic racing car equipped with a rocket booster. The speed that burst out at that moment was absolutely amazing.

Originally, I just thought that Duludu’s technology lags behind Atlantis. Now it seems that everyone has their own field of specialisation. Duludu and Atlantis have their own specialties. At least in terms of thruster technology, Duludu went ahead of Atlantis.

My stunned kung fu, the three behind also chased up, and then the scout like Captain said to me through the helmet: "This special model has a higher propulsion force. It’s not very controllable, but it’s good to adapt. When you adapt, you will discover the benefits of this thing." People can't talk underwater, but they can drink water with their mouths open. We all wear sealed helmets, so we can’t speak. The problem is that the voice is a bit shifted.

When I heard the other party’s words, I directly replied: "Even if I didn’t get used to it, I knew this thing was excellent. Your mounts are also like this?"

The female scout’s voice changed from another. From one side. "Why! The propulsion force we usually use is less than one-eighth of this, which is incomparable with this. But ours is driven by a magic array, and the energy is almost infinite, that is, the explosive power is weak. This is said to be a magic crystal that is used directly, and the efficiency is quite high, but it is too expensive!"

"This thing is powered by magic crystal?"

"en. "Female The scout nodded said: "The hatch behind us is the filling port, but this time we came out because the mission is special and the red magic crystal has been loaded in advance, so you can rest assured that there will not be energy exhaustion within three to five days. Problem."

A piece of red magic crystal can be used for three to five days. This efficiency is actually expensive. I don’t despise their technology, but I despise their financial situation. Red magic crystal is a kind of energy level thing, the mobile angel just takes three to five minutes to become crystal slag, they can actually use it for three to five days, is this too expensive? However, in this case, if our guild obtains this thing, and then change it to liquefied magic crystal steam power... Looking back, we must talk to the Antonio Archon, and buy the technology of this thing if we say anything.

After getting through the early-stage discomfort, I gradually mastered the control skills of this thing, plus conscious practice for a while, basically there is no problem. Originally, the operation of this thing is not very complicated, but I am not used to it the first time I touch it. Although the speed of this thing is quite fast, it is relative to underwater creatures. For people like me who have experienced aerial combat, it is simply nothing. How fast can the submarine be? When I was fighting on the bird’s back in the air, the lateral deflection of tens of degrees per second was called lightning speed. This thing is at the level of a civilian car at best. It is not fast at all. Of course, there is such flexibility under water. It's pretty good.

"By the way, how do you call the three of you?" After testing the characteristics of this thing, I remembered that I didn't ask them their names. After a while, I didn't know how to call them. "You can directly call me Purple Moon, or President Purple Moon."

"President Purple Moon, my name is Haier." The female scout said first.

"Haier?"

"What's wrong? Is there anything strange about my name?" Haier asked suspiciously.

I shook my head quickly: "No, it’s just that the name is the same as the name of an organization I’ve heard before, so. Well, what about you two?"

"My name is Habi "The younger scout said, and then continued without waiting for another to speak: "Our Captain is called Hara Palit."

I am nodded, and then continue to ask: "Yours What are the technical expertise?"

This time Captain Haraparit said: "I am a master of everything. The main expertise is command, water mount combat and individual combat. Of course, attack and kill. Infiltration and everything are the basic requirements of our scouts, so I will be some, but not as prominent as the previous three. Hobbit is a water ghost, which is the assassin of your land race, and is good at stealth approach and close combat. Haier is a swimmer. Cavalry is good at driving underwater mounts, and also very good at repairing underwater vehicles."

After listening to Captain's introduction, I am nodded, and I feel that their configuration is somewhat similar to that of special forces on land. Captain himself is an assaultman and special tactics commander, Habi is a scout, who is good at catching his tongue and touching a dark post. Haier is a heavy-equipped fireman and a technical soldier. Of course, in reality, heavy equipment firearms are generally the kind of super hunk who looks like a brown bear. After all, the equipment of heavy firearms is basically like a human-shaped turret, and you really can't move without a body. But this is seabed. The buoyancy of water makes the weight problem less acute, so it is not surprising that the heavy firepower is held by women.

After understanding the general situation of the three people, I turned to the part-time warlock officer Haier and asked: "When you explained to me before, you said that conventional weapons are fired energy bombs?"

"Yes, our conventional weapon is a cold light bomb, an energy bomb that is almost unaffected in water."

"What about the range and formidable power? And the rate of fire?"

"The range is about 200 meters, but that was our previous mount. I don’t know this new model, but It shouldn’t be worse than ours, right? As for the formidable power I There is also no intuitive concept. Anyway, hitting the enemy’s single-person vehicle or multi-person vehicle can be disabled with one shot. Sometimes it is very common to hit a critical single-shot to destroy it, but it’s a large transport ship. Or a mobile city will not work. Large equipment has a protective cover, and energy bombs cannot penetrate. The rate of fire is about every two seconds. This is the extreme speed of our previous mounts. But on this type of vehicle. I don’t know what model of the energy cannon is, so at least it’s at this speed. In theory, it should be faster. After all, it’s an experimental model. It must be cost-effective."

I nodded and continued to ask. Said: "Since it is an energy bomb, what is the source of energy? It will not share energy with the power system, right?"

Haier really nodded and said: "It is shared, so it is best to fire. Be careful, don’t get too excited and hold the trigger, or you will lose energy soon."

"I'm dizzy, then the energy is enough to run for three to five days. Did you send it?"

"I don't know!" Haier said embarrassedly: "You know, this gun and the power system behind it are new things, and I haven't used it. Otherwise, let’s try it now?"

"Do you know how much energy is behind even if you try it? How do you calculate the number of shots?"

"This is simple." Haier Dao : "There is an automatic and simple remaining energy indicator bar on the transmitter, and you will know it as soon as you hit it to see the drop."

"This thing still has an indicator bar? Why didn't I see it?"

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"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" Haier said quickly: "There is a button under your chin. It will be displayed when you press it down, and it will be turned off when you press it again. This is designed for covert actions. After all, it’s still low and dark. If you take the initiative to emit light, it’s easy to be spotted."

I understood what Haier meant after listening to it. Indeed, although the light can’t shine far away on the seabed, it’s Speaking of yourself, you emit light to illuminate the surrounding objects. The light is emitted from your side to the object and then reflected back to your eyes. In this process, you have to pass twice the actual distance, and after the light shines on the object There is also a branch that is transformed into other forms of energy and is lost, so even if you take a strong torch in seabed, you can’t shine very far, but if you are the light source yourself, it’s easier for others to see you, after all. The light that comes out reaches the other person’s eyes. What is the intermediate distance and the distance the light travels. There is no need to count the return distance, and there is no energy loss in the reflection process, which saves a part of energy. From this, it can be calculated that if you shine by yourself, the other party can find you at least twice as far away as your illuminating range, but the actual effect is usually three to four times the distance.

Although the light will be discovered, but now we have just left the beeping degree and haven't run far, so we don't care, we just light up the switch. As I pressed it lightly, a crystal mirror really lit up in front of me, and a luminous picture appeared on it. This screen is very concise, not as complicated as the computer display data in science fiction movies. After all, there is no computer here and there is no way to come up with so many control systems. Artificial souls can replace computers, but the cost of that thing is just...not to mention it.

There are two types of displays on this screen, one is a line, and the other is six missile-like icons side by side. According to the situation introduced to me by Haier before, these six icons should represent the amount of ammunition of that large weapon. The six icons now show that the six weapons are still there, and they will probably be destroyed after they are launched. As for the line segment, I think this should be an energy display.

This line segment is divided into three segments. The rightmost segment accounts for about 2/3/2021 of the total length and is displayed in green. The remaining one third is divided into two equal parts, one is yellow and the other is red. I think this reality is quite easy to understand. Now that the green line is so long, it means that the energy is still full, and it will gradually shorten as I consume it, and entering the yellow area should be insufficient energy, and red is definitely a dangerous energy area.

After seeing this bar, I discussed with Haraparit Captain and decided that I would test fire and see the progress bar change to determine the ammunition endurance. The reason why I was allowed to test Shooting, this is mainly considering that I haven't used this before, so I am familiar with the feel and launch distance. As for them, anyway, I have used similar models before, and they are definitely more familiar than me.

In order to accurately measure the attack cost, Haraparit Captain's suggestion to me is to launch two rounds at a time, that is, one on each side, so that the progress bar will drop a bit more obviously, so calculate it. Will be relatively accurate. In addition, in order to reduce the interference factors and test the formidable power by the way, we also specially found a place with a raised seabed rock and stopped, so that the mount does not move and the error caused by the consumption of the power system is reduced, and the rock can be Give us intuitive formidable power data.

After everything was ready, I immediately pressed the switch against the rock. Speaking of which the designer is also bad enough, there is such a good weapon that you don’t even design a sight or something, even if you engrave a cross on the front crystal fairing, the crosshair is better than what it is now. Bar?

Although I'm not sure, and I don't know what the launch state of this thing is, but I at least know that this thing must be launched forward, and it should point to the up ahead of the underwater mount, plus the front The target volume is large enough, so I don’t worry about missed shots. After roughly aiming, I lightly press the transmitter and only felt the mount vibrate slightly, and immediately two blue photoelectrics were launched from the front of the underwater mount. The distance between the two light bombs is about 30 centimeters. The light bomb is a standard water drop shape. The front end is thick and the back is thin. The thickest position is about the size of an orange, and the length is about one foot.

The flying speed of the light bomb is very fast. Although it can't be the same as the object in the air, under water, this speed is already quite exaggerated. The distance between us and the rock is about 100 meters. The reason for choosing this distance is to facilitate the calculation of the speed of the light bomb. In addition, the effective line of sight in this dark seabed is so large, thanks to my special eyes. , And they are all seabed races, if ordinary people are in such a place, it is really out of reach. Not to mention the fingers, I guess you can't even see your arms.

At a distance of 100 meters, the light bomb hits in just over two seconds, which means that the underwater speed of this thing is nearly 50 meters per second, which is not an exaggeration on land. , But this is definitely a terrifying speed underwater. As for the formidable power...

With two extremely loud explosions, the stone in front was actually punched out of two holes more than one meter in diameter, and then suddenly between the two holes A crack appeared connecting the two holes, and then the crack spread to both sides, accompanied by a clicking sound, the stone that looked like an enlarged tombstone actually broke in two from the middle, and then fell backwards. Go down.

Originally, we were shocked by this formidable power, but at the moment the rock fell backwards, a silhouette suddenly sprang out from behind the rock, and then ran away quickly.

"The traveler!" Haier reacted the fastest. The first one yelled, and then her seabed mount immediately rushed out. As soon as Haraparit saw the situation, he greeted us to chase after him. Up.

Speaking of which is really dogshit luck. We just randomly found a rock to test the weapon. We didn’t expect this to hit an enemy, but the other party’s bad luck is also at the same level as ours. Otherwise, why would he choose this rock as a shelter with so many ups and downs?

The two cities of Duludu and Traveller are mortal enemies. The battle between the two has never stopped, so it is normal to send each other to harass investigators. Most of this guy came to the high detective, but he was a bit unlucky.

Although the equipment of the scouts is generally not too bad, it is certainly not as good as ours. After all, this time the Archon is very angry. It is rare to encounter strong support like me, even such a powerful mount. Pull it out.

Because of the consul's hard work, the brigade scout was unlucky. Originally, as a scout, his underwater mount is considered to be very fast. If discovered by Duludu's patrol, he can use the scout's special high-speed mount to escape the pursuit. Unfortunately, our mount is a special model, which is faster than his. Not long after he ran out, instead of throwing us off, he was chased closer and closer.

Compared to the scout who was unable to mount, I admire Haier even more. Sure enough, everyone has their own field of specialisation. As a heavy weapon hand, Haier specializes in operating underwater mounts. Although our mounts are exactly the same, she doesn’t know why it is gradually pulling away from us. The distance is obviously faster than ours. This is the technology of others.

Although we are not as fast as Haier, we are a lot faster than the brigade scouts anyway, and Haier started moving towards the other side before the distance between us was widened. But unfortunately, the opponent is not a rookie either, and he dodges the attack with a light flip. But Hara Palit was taken aback, and quickly moved towards Haier and shouted for her to catch her alive.

He was originally a scout, his head is naturally more flexible, so Haier only hesitated for a while to understand what Haraparit meant. Of course I also know, because this question is very simple.

The reason why a traveler’s city is called a traveler is that it is a mobile city, which means that its location is not fixed. The scouts sent out always have to go back after the investigation, so they must have a way to find their own city, maybe a location tracker, maybe some kind of movement pattern, anyway, there must be a way to determine the location of the traveler city. of. Of course, Duludu had also thought about capturing the opponent's soldiers and asked about this search method, but it turned out that the brigade in a large-scale battle didn't know how to find a moving city. This reason is actually well understood. After all, when a large-scale army enters a battle, there will be no small movement when returning. Traveler City only needs to send people who know the location of the city to actively look for the returning troops and bring them back, and if they are withdrawn If the army is being tracked by the enemy, the people sent will give up the joints, so that the other party still can't find the location of the city. However, the scouts obviously cannot be retrieved in this way. After all, the importance of large units is very high. It is understandable to send people to pick them up for them, but it is obviously not cost-effective to send people out for the scouts of a single operation. Besides, the scouts are not meant to fight. The mounts they are equipped with are fast and the probability of being captured is very low, so they must know how to return independently.

Haraparit wanted Haier to capture the guy alive because he wanted to know this method. As long as this method was obtained, it would not be a problem to find the traveler city.

I want to understand the importance of this captive, so I don’t want to hide it. As soon as I stretched out my hand, the water around us suddenly heard the sound of plopping into the water, and then I saw it. A big guy rushed forward at twice the speed of ours. The one I released was a motorized angel for underwater use. Although our propeller technology is not as good as toot, our energy technology is much more advanced than them. What's more important is that we have money and are willing to spend energy, so our water The type mobile angel relied on less advanced propellers, and completely relied on a large amount of energy consumption to obtain a faster speed. It almost tied Haier in the blink of an eye, and then rushed towards the brigade scouts in front. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets