Steel steam and flame

Cromwell nodded: "Elite troops are already on their way to several important material storage warehouses with heavy firepower. The surgeons have deployed a small part, and with the firepower network without gaps, they can hold on for a very long time."

Danielle wiped his hands with a tissue and shook his head: "We thought the same way when we went to the steam furnace to support, but you saw the result. It was like being used as a toy by the enemy. Even if you are alone, it is definitely not easy to deal with. role. In other words, it’s just because of one person that it becomes more difficult.”

"Still the suggestion just now, the escaping steam and the temperature in the mine must be solved immediately. The enemy has special perception ability. At present, we have not analyzed the principle of it, so there is no good way to deal with it. You must know , when the enemy is in the dark and we are standing under extremely high-power lamps, with the accuracy of a surgeon using a firearm, it is almost 100% likely that whoever he wants will turn into a corpse."

Patrick took a breath due to the pain, and his body stiffened for a while. He sat up from the square table: "Danliel and I will go to two important places to defend, together with our people. Now, behind the enemy Until the team of surgeons appears, I think it’s best to keep the situation from getting worse. Captain McDonald will arrive here in two days, and by then, all problems will be solved.”

This was something Patrick said out of his trust in MacDonald. Not only because of Macdonald's strength, but also because of his coordination and cleverness, as well as the total team of more than 600 surgeons behind him. He believes that the current situation will be drastically changed after McDonald's arrival.

Cromwell left the lounge after being contacted by someone. When leaving, he expressed the hope that Danielle and Patrick would go to important parts of the defense as soon as possible to prevent damage that would be too late to remedy.

"Have you seen the enemy's appearance clearly?" Danielle waited until Cromwell disappeared into the mine, then asked Patrick while taking something from the lockbox in the lounge, "It's very possible that we know something. The person who provided the information was just a combination of the first encounter with the enemy when you led the team, as well as the information not long ago, and I did not screen out the people who met the requirements."

"It's not important. Just like after Captain MacDonald became a knight's squire, weren't there many powerful people within the family who took the initiative to join in and become a force unknown to others. The other squires must have the same situation. I have been thinking about how the enemy can determine our position in the steam. The temperature perception is not good and the line of sight is blocked. If we talk about sound, the whirring sound of the steam torrent is enough to hide everyone's footsteps. Could it be that he really has extremely powerful perception ability? , like the sixth sense, a feeling that cannot be explained."

"I don't know, a new surgical development project is uncertain." Daniel walked up to Patrick and inserted a needle from the medicine taken out of the lock box into the aorta in his neck. "Close to two million Saints." One coin can relieve most of the pain and promote the body's self-healing ability. The theoretical data is that the enhancement is close to twenty-fold. With the agent that softens and regenerates colloid, this effect should be thirty-five times. about."

"Here are six tranquilizers and four concentrated nutritional supplements. Inject them yourself. I prepared them for Mr. Macdonald, but luckily I have an extra set." After finishing speaking, Danielle walked back to close the lockbox. , there are still six sets of the same thing left, "The total price is about five million holy coins. Remember to transfer the amount to my golden bank card according to this number when you go back."

Patrick looked helpless and didn't say much. For him now, this number is just a month's scrap expenses.

On the other side, Cromwell immediately went to the armor assembly area after receiving the contact. The lights were still on, but the usual noisy sounds disappeared completely. There are still many huge parts hanging in the air, and the mechanism that can lock itself finally comes in handy at this moment.

In a conference room set up nearby, a team of nearly a hundred engineers were all sitting in it, protected by a team of soldiers. But it was more like surveillance, and everyone in the room knew that. As a confidential operation of the rebel forces, such security preparations are disliked by many people, but they must be done.

Chief Engineer Marcus Wallen is sitting, staring at the completion times of various projects written on the drawing board in front of him. Some delayed, some completed early. At the end of the day, there is also a total assembly progress next to it. The completion progress of the three armors is different. The fastest is only 80%, and the lowest is only 65%.

Seeing Cromwell come in, Marcus went up to him and went to another room in the conference room with him. It seemed quieter inside. Cromwell spoke first, and it was easy to see the pressure on him in his heavy tone: "The leader will dispatch a professional maintenance team within a week to speed up the repair of the two steam furnaces and strive to restore the base as soon as possible. Motivation. Of course, Marcus, you know that this is the best result, provided that the enemy is repulsed and the loss ends here."

"Lieutenant Colonel, I wonder how we can help?"

Cromwell shook his head and waited for a while before making a decision: "You can't help. I came here just to inform you to prepare. I'll give you an hour to pack up the drawings and information. The steam furnace is a conservative estimate. It will take a month. In the meantime, it’s not just me, I think you, Marcus, have the same idea. We will send you to the emergency shelter in batches via different routes, and it will be very dangerous here.”

"I already know the general outline of the matter, so that's fine. There, we can also start theoretical research and advancement." Marcus had already thought of his words, and he knew this would be the result. I have encountered this kind of situation before when I was researching other things for the rebel forces.

The sound of communication connecting interrupted the conversation between the two. Marcus, who was about to answer the question, immediately closed his mouth. Cromwell wrinkled his forehead slightly. He answered the call and heard a harsh roar: "Lieutenant Colonel! The two anti-aircraft weapon launch platforms at the base have been lost. Completely destroyed by the enemy!"

His face became solemn, and Cromwell realized the intention and seriousness of the attack: "Let everyone rush to the third launch platform immediately, which must be defended. You organize people to immediately transfer the things that can be transferred and leave there. "

Cutting off the contact, Cromwell contacted the general air defense base and looked at Marcus and said: "It seems that an hour has been long, fifteen minutes. I will immediately arrange for personnel to wait for you in the garage. The anti-aircraft weapon launch pad was blocked. Destruction, the enemy's attack will not be as simple as probing or reducing the strength of the base."

Marcus nodded, said "I'll do it right away" and stepped out of the room. But less than two minutes after returning to the conference room, Cromwell opened the door and walked to Marcus: "In ten minutes, all the information that cannot be taken away will be destroyed."

After saying that, he left directly, leaving Marcus watching his background disappear into the mine connecting the cavity.

"Something happened." Marcus said in his heart, but his face didn't show anything. Only the division of labor among the team members was announced faster.