Chapter 261: Meeting in person is worse than hearing about others, mutual promotion of business
In the early morning, the rising sun is warm, covering the green mountains with a layer of brilliant golden color.
On the treetops, their identities were confirmed and they were the people that both sides thought they were.
“Buzz——”
Su Xia controlled the mecha, reduced the power, and slowly descended. Layers of tree trunks and branches appeared in his field of vision, and he finally landed on the soft ground.
The heavy mechanical body sank into the dead branches and leaves, affecting its balance a little. It was only with the help of the power from its back that it was able to stand firm.
Humanoid mechas are actually not the best choice because they have too many restrictions.
In order to meet the requirements of human form, many compromises had to be made at the beginning of the mecha design. Apart from other things, the ammunition capacity alone was inferior to other mechanical armors.
However, this appearance is indeed handsome and in line with the public's aesthetic taste, so many television, movie, comics and other art works like to use humanoid mechas.
The old dean also left the tree canopy, climbed down the trunk, and nodded slightly to the rest of the team.
"It's the rescuers."
The group of people were immediately excited. After being trapped for so long, many people thought there was no hope. Unexpectedly, there was light at the end of the tunnel and they were finally rescued.
"Great! I knew we could get out!" someone said excitedly, all the fatigue and anxiety during this period were forgotten.
"Dean, is this someone from our Dragon City?"
"This mecha looks familiar. I've seen it somewhere before. It should be from our Dragon City, but I don't know which brother is driving it."
"I also think this mecha looks familiar..."
“…”
Everyone stood up, their faces filled with joy. Even a few people with serious injuries managed to stand up, smiles appearing on their pale faces.
After hearing what the team members around him said, the old dean felt complicated and said nothing, not knowing what to say.
He actually hoped that it was someone from Longcheng, but things did not go as he wished.
Now that they have accepted the life-saving favor of Commander Beifeng, how should they deal with the wreckage of the alien spacecraft in the Oasis Camp? Can they still rob it openly? Of course not.
“Crack—”
The power of the mecha was reduced to the minimum, and changes occurred in various mechanical modules. The torso module, arm module, leg module and other parts all had cracks. All the cracks were connected to form a human figure. The heavy alloy cover opened to both sides along the cracks, revealing the operators inside.
Su Xia jumped out from it, with a smile on her face, and landed steadily on the ground.
In any case, this was the first formal meeting between the two sides.
Just smile and that's it.
"Which department is this brother from?"
Some people came over enthusiastically with bright smiles on their faces.
"It's amazing that he can fly this kind of mecha at such a young age." The academician sighed, "Brother, could it be that he is a talent from my academy?"
"Nonsense, I think these are talents that came out of my institute."
“…”
The investigation team that left Longcheng this time was basically divided into two factions.
One third of them are from the academic field, and nearly two thirds are from the mysterious 051 Institute of the Crescent Moon Research Institute.
It is said that this 051 Institute specializes in the study of extraterrestrial civilizations and has obtained many items related to extraterrestrial civilizations in the early years.
Someone revealed that there were even alien corpses in the most secret underground cold storage of the 051 Institute.
Dragon City is divided into three factions, the academy and the research institute being two of them.
The city lord's faction has been busy lately. First, they have to deal with the undead that continue to appear, and then they have to deal with various rumors in the city. They are unable to spare time, so only a few people came as representatives.
The rumors in the city were exactly what Sun Lang had told Su Xia before -
It is rumored that some people from the academy and the research institute may want to take action against the city lord and break the three-way balance of power. Some people also say that the city lord wants to take action against people from those two factions. No one knows who is spreading the rumors in secret. Anyway, the atmosphere in the entire Dragon City is very subtle now.
Everyone knew that something was going to happen, but no one knew when the three parties would take action.
In order to avoid the disputes and chaos among these three major forces, some people inside Longcheng began to quietly transfer their relatives and friends, sending them out of Longcheng and sending them to the temporary gathering places of those resistance organizations in the wilderness, waiting for them to come back after the chaos was over.
"Thank you all for your hard work."
Su Xia smiled. This was the first time he had a direct sense of the conflict between the three factions.
In this open space, the academic people were on the side of the old dean, occupying the area on the left, while the people from the research institute were on the right, led by a dark-skinned middle-aged man.
In the middle area, there are only a few representatives from the city lord faction.
The three parties seemed to be in harmony, but there was an obvious boundary between them. Even in this situation, they did not completely trust each other.
"My name is Wang Luo. What's your name, brother?" The dark-skinned middle-aged man from the research institute walked up to Su Xia with a smile on his face and extended his hand.
"Just call me North Wind."
Su Xia also stretched out her hand and shook hands with him, feeling that the man's palm was very rough.
Considering his dark skin and strong physique, he is probably an action-oriented person in the research institute, traveling around the world all year round to do research.
"North Wind?"
Hearing this name, everyone around was stunned.
This is not an unfamiliar name.
During this period of time, this name has become very familiar to them and they hear it almost every day.
Defeating a mechanical city lord and annihilating an entire mechanical team, this kind of record has not appeared for many years. After all, the human race has been gathering strength and rarely has direct conflicts with the mechanical race.
Ever since the news came out, people in the streets and alleys of Longcheng have been discussing it. Even little kids know that a resistance leader named Beifeng defeated Anlan, the city lord of Feijia City.
"It's him, even younger than in the photo." Someone whispered, "No wonder I felt that mecha looked so familiar, it was in the photo too."
It was Commander Bei Feng who came to rescue them, which was something no one expected.
"But isn't he the mastermind behind the Oasis Camp..."
When I thought of this, the atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on everyone's face.
Everyone had heard about what happened to the academic professor Shi Sishi in the Oasis camp, and the news had already spread inside the camp.
Everyone knows that Xiong Wei is just a spokesperson.
The only one who can truly decide the direction of the oasis camp is Commander Beifeng.
They had come here day and night intending to steal the wreckage of an alien spaceship, but now they have been rescued by someone else... What should they do?
Su Xia smiled casually, as if not noticing the subtle atmosphere, and said to them: "I found many traces left by you on the road. It seems that someone was seriously injured?"
He took the initiative to start a conversation and eased the awkward atmosphere.
"Yes, Xiao Luo and the others have been unconscious for more than two days."
The old dean immediately took over the topic and led Su Xia to a big tree.
Under this big tree, there were five homemade stretchers, on which lay five unconscious people. Two of them were in particularly bad condition. They were pale, extremely weak, and dying.
If they don't receive effective treatment, they probably won't survive more than two days.
"They inhaled multiple poisonous gases and have injuries on their bodies. The wounds have become infected." Su Xia made a judgment, "Fortunately, they are psychic creatures. Ordinary people can't hold on for so long."
"Can it be saved?"
Everyone was worried. After all, they were their companions, and no matter which faction they were in, no one wanted to see these people die.
Su Xia nodded: "Yes."
Hearing his affirmative answer, everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time they all wanted to know how to save him.
After all, they had never seen the plants in this forest and had no idea of the properties of the various poisonous fogs. Otherwise, they would not have been in such a miserable state.
Next, Su Xia took out two medicine boxes from his pocket, opened the boxes, and took out more than ten long and thin medicines of different colors.
Everyone gathered around and watched attentively.
The old dean of the college and the middle-aged man Wang Luo from the research institute looked particularly carefully, but there were no recipes on the medicines, and no matter how hard they looked, they could not tell the ingredients.
Su Xia looked focused and patiently injected the antidote into several people. He also gave them a few injections of healing potion. His technique was very professional.
"Brother Beifeng, can you also make potions?" Wang Luo asked.
“A little bit.”
Su Xia nodded and collected the empty medicine syringes, leaving none behind.
Seeing this, the old dean and Wang Luo's eyes flickered, both of them felt a little regretful. They also wanted to take the syringe back and analyze the composition of the remaining drugs in it.
They knew very well that since Su Xia had come all the way here, he must have some means to deal with the strange plants in this forest.
"Thank you, brother Beifeng. I can never repay you for saving my life." Wang Luo said sincerely.
"You're welcome. It's my pleasure."
As he spoke, Su Xia returned to his mecha, took out two thick books from it, and handed them to the two men.
He seemed to see through their thoughts and said with a smile: "I know you all have many questions in your mind, and you should be able to find the answers in this book."
"This is……"
The old dean and Wang Luo walked forward, and after seeing the words on the cover of the book, they were shocked and their breathing became rapid.
Interstellar Encyclopedia!
The title of this book is enough to explain its extraordinary nature.
During the time they were trapped by the strange plants in the forest, they had actually made some guesses, but they thought it was too unbelievable. Now the appearance of this book has finally proved their guesses.
"Brother Beifeng, have you opened the wreckage of the alien spaceship?" Wang Luo took the book and asked hurriedly, "Did you gain much?"
“Something is gained.”
Su Xia replied with a smile.
Wang Luo sighed and said, "I am so ashamed. We came from Dragon City and originally planned to take the wreckage..."
"No need to say more." Su Xia stopped him with a smile, "That is the hope of the human race to defeat the mechanical race. It should belong to all humans. I have never thought of occupying it. We should develop it together."
"Brother Beifeng is so generous. We are ashamed of ourselves."
Wang Luo sighed repeatedly and felt guilty. He had lived for more than 40 years, but he still harbored a selfish heart. He was no match for the young Commander Beifeng in front of him.
No wonder this commander is so popular in the world outside Dragon City.
After a brief exchange, the others also understood.
The strange and bizarre forest that trapped them was actually made of alien plants. It was amazing that they could hold out for so long.
If it were an ordinary team, they would have probably become a pile of corpses by now, slowly rotting in the dark jungle and becoming nutrients for the growth of more alien plants.
"I never thought that we would come into direct contact with so many things from extraterrestrial civilizations."
Some people in the team couldn't help but sigh.
“This forest is a treasure.”
"I wanted to burn it down before..."
After understanding their own situation, the research desire in the hearts of many team members was awakened again. With their eyes shining, they carefully looked at every plant and tree around them as if they were looking at some peerless beauty.
There are so many people in this world, how many have the opportunity to have direct contact with the starry sky civilization?
When they thought of this, many members sighed with shame: "Alas, if it weren't for Commander Beifeng's rescue, we might really die in this treasure this time."
"That's right..."
Everyone looked at Su Xia and bowed solemnly to express their gratitude.
Those who can join this team are naturally knowledgeable people with high status in Dragon City, and none of them is stubborn.
They understood that the knowledge in Dragon City was indeed extraordinary, but there was always someone better than you, so they should be awed and grateful.
Su Xia smiled in return and acted very easy-going.
Afterwards, Su Xia asked about the 051 Institute.
He was very interested in the rumored remains of alien creatures and wanted to know where they were found.
Areas with remains may contain the wreckage of a spacecraft.
But Wang Luo just smiled bitterly and replied: "There are no alien remains. They are all rumors. There are indeed some strange corpses, but after analysis, they are just primitive alien insects... There are a few corpses that are similar to human shapes, with big heads and small bodies, and they are gray. Someone took pictures and circulated them, and then there were those rumors..."
"I see."
"However, we did collect some of the wreckage of the spacecraft, but it was very damaged and of little research value."
Wang Luo did not hide anything and told the truth.
Su Xia understood that when the spacecraft disintegrated in the air, there could not be only large wreckage, there must be countless tiny fragments scattered all over the world.
Soon, the team was back on the road.
Su Xia said, "Two friends from the Zero Point Tavern are waiting for us not far away. Let's go over and meet them first."
The Longcheng team was lucky enough not to enter the real center of the forest.
There is another piece of spaceship wreckage underground in the central area, guarded by another Hal. Once a conflict occurs, none of these people may survive.
After gaining a certain understanding, the people who set out again were not so afraid of these plants, and even began to collect samples as they walked.
The old dean and Wang Luo were walking and flipping through the "Interstellar Encyclopedia", and communicating with Su Xia to understand the current situation in various places.
The more they communicated, the more shocked they were.
Commander Bei Feng is even better than the rumors say.
It is said that Commander Bei Feng has a low level of education. He had his studies interrupted by the war. He is a vulgar man with only war and power in his mind. The news sent by Shi Sishi also emphasized that he is short-sighted and has no sense of the overall situation.
But now that I’m personally in touch with…
The two men discovered that this young man had extraordinary conversation, elegant manners, and was as gentle as jade. His knowledge and vision far exceeded that of ordinary people, and he had a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of various races.
Su Xia also has a lot of insights into the secretive Zerg.
You know, information about the Zerg, even in Dragon City, is a core secret and few people know about it.
If it weren't for the heavy armor, they would almost think that a well-mannered scholar was talking to them.
"It's better to meet in person than to hear about it."
The old dean sighed. Su Xia was old enough to be his grandson, but he was willing to treat him as an equal and sit down to have a good chat.
Su Xia also smiled and said, "Indeed, hearing about it is not as good as meeting it in person."
He always thought that Shi Sishi was an enhanced version of Zhang Fang, and the old dean was an enhanced version of Shi Sishi.
After all, the academy is of the same lineage. Zhang Fang has heard many stories about the old dean "conquering people with virtue" and knows his excellent qualities of "education with fists" and "unreasonableness".
After this brief conversation, he found that the old dean was much better than that old man Shi Shishi.
