Steel steam and flame

Perkinz's sigh made Hilda and the other three people purse their lips in tacit agreement, unwilling to express their opinions anymore. Feeling that the surrounding atmosphere was becoming rigid, Perkinz could only sigh and take the initiative to break the silence.

"During the preliminary investigation of this area, was there any information on the center of the pollution node?" A light shone on Pekinz's fingertips, and then flew smoothly to the stone wall inside the cave, completely illuminating the map above. . Mountains, hilly areas, dense forests, building communities, rivers, etc. are all displayed and marked. Points that have been discovered or have a high probability of enemies are also marked with key points. But on the map, from the beginning of the exploration until now, there has never been a mark at the center of the contaminated node.

"The third general provided a way for the enemy to control the intensity of pollution and make random changes?" Hilda understood Pekinz's intention of illuminating the map and guessed, "Without the center of the pollution node, the new ones that have appeared recently Is it just that the enemy has become more proficient in controlling pollution?"

Although his eyes were always on him and never left him, Perkinz still chose to think for a while before speaking: "The chance is very small. If you want to change the pollution that has spread, you must have a certain source." Yes. If you just let the pollution spread, there should be no change in the pollution intensity in each region. Even if there is, it will only be in a very small range, and the rules can be grasped."

"Just like bacteria corroding and decomposing a corpse, each stage has a corresponding phenomenon and speed. There will be differences, but they will all be within the scope. In other words, in the previous time, perhaps the enemy deliberately failed to control the pollution. That is In order to numb our eyes and senses. They did achieve their goal, at least we sitting here are really thinking about this issue."

"However, this does not mean that the intelligence obtained not long ago has completely lost its effect. It is a fact that the pollution node center has not been detected, but 'not detected' can also be regarded as intelligence. As for why, perhaps the nodes in this area The center is not necessarily something the enemy relies on to improvise."

"It seems that the enemy is well prepared." Principal Stanlos said with a smile, "Then its location, based on the current known information, is underground in this area, so it is so hidden. On the ground Will it show any characteristics? Or, if you want to find this man-made pollution node center, handing it over to Cassia would be the most correct choice?"

"Well..." Principal Stanlos thought for a moment, "Cassia found it in the blink of an eye. I think it's as simple as that. So what we should think about is how to destroy it, rather than looking for a location. Generally speaking, is this the case?"

Principal Stanlos had just finished speaking when he saw Perkinz shaking his head, "Most of what you said is correct, but the most important part has been deliberately ignored by you. I also tend to let Cassia simply help find the location, but The subsequent destruction, manipulation of pollution at the node center must and can only be a sixth-stage life, and the fifth-stage surgeon will only be polluted and destroy the spiritual world, leading to death."

"Besides, it's actually not difficult to change this situation." Perkinz did not finish his words, but stopped mid-sentence and did not continue.

Hilda and others did not ask. Perkinz's expression said everything - whether a problem can be solved requires not only the solution method, but also the balance of interests of this method. When the benefits you get are far less than what you pay, it may be the best choice not to solve the problem.

The four people in the cave returned to their personal rest time after intermittent discussions. The perception is spread out, but it is only spread out in a small area around the cave, and the changes in pollution are observed in real time - there are no rules, and it is reflected in time and intensity at the same time.

The duration of maintenance is irregular, the intensity of changes is also irregular, and the position can also be seen as irregular. The four of them did not think that this "no pattern" was due to the short time and too few samples. Even if this is the case, the fact that there is not enough time to get more samples is also a fact that weighs on everyone's mind.

Gradually, light came in from outside the cave, a faint red color.

"Is it time?" Perkins took out the communicator and said to himself, then pressed the answer button, and a harsh electronic noise came. There was no intention of turning it off, and after waiting for a few minutes, the noise suddenly disappeared.

"First test." A clear voice came from the communicator, in standard imperial language, "Thank you for your hard work. Please use the communicator to communicate as much as possible after the prompt sound appears so that we can test the stability and stability of the communication. Carrying capacity in a red star environment.”

"One, two, three,,, drip,,,"

After hearing the beep, Perkins turned off the communicator, adjusted the composite radio frequency, turned it on again, and pressed the contact button.

It was more than a minute after I was answered, and the first thing that came was a gust of wind. When the sound of the wind disappeared, Cassia's voice appeared.

"I thought you would have contacted me a day ago, Mr. Perkins."

"arrive?"

"It's been a few hours, and I'm resting." Cassia replied, "We should set off again in ten minutes, but now it seems that we need to stay here for a few more hours."

"It seems that you know it, so I don't need to explain it too much." Perkinz looked more relaxed, "What do you think? No one is more professional than you when it comes to pollution, including me and Groat. By the way, There is still some additional information that needs to be supplemented, it only appeared a day ago because information began to leak out during the cleanup operations within the empire.”

"So that's it." Cassia understood, and then sighed, "It is not a naturally formed node, but a man-made contaminated node center created by changes in the physical level. After careful exploration, the location is on the enemy's side, at the edge. That is, the enemy's rear area, I don't think it's possible to destroy it artificially."

"Do you know who is in control?" Perkins asked what he wanted to know.

"It was observed from a distance in the root network, not close. The appearance of the node center in the root network is like a shining lamp in the evening. You can accurately judge it without getting close." Cassia replied, "Who controls It’s not important. It’s nearly three thousand meters underground and behind the enemy, so there’s no need to think about how to destroy it.”

"You can't help it?"

",,," Cassia was speechless and waited for a while before answering, "This should be me asking you, not you asking me."

"There is no way." Perkinz answered directly, "I have the ability to continue hiding without being discovered, but other people..."

"There are many ways, but you know very well that they are all backup plans."