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"Ore vein?"

With another flash, Xier appeared at the back of the group. She knocked the guy who had run more than ten meters with his friends to the ground with the back of her knife, and pressed the sickle against his neck and asked fiercely:

"What mineral vein? Explain it clearly!"

"Fa, we found a new mineral vein. Kru said that as long as we drive away the Iron Guards and prevent the guys who maintain law and order from coming in, the underground fire alone can't compete with our manpower in the mining area! I, I just want to get a piece of the pie. It was said that everyone who sees it will get a share, why did I get such an unlucky job!"

The homeless man, fearing that he would be beheaded if he spoke out too late, spilled the beans about the discovery of a large mineral vein in the mining area.

"...You know this is a job that will get you killed, but you still dare to accept it? Idiot!"

After hearing about the incident at the mining area, Xier's ferocious expression paused for a moment, and then she punched him hard, knocking him unconscious.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen thugs who didn't have time to escape were knocked down by Xier. Although their lives were not harmed, there was no guarantee that they would suffer from some sequelae.

Both the Iron Guards and the train crew were attracted by the ethereal fighting style of the Ground and Fire cadres, which was as ethereal as a butterfly. During this period, a few homeless people took advantage of the Iron Guards' gap and tried to escape to the center of the town. The Iron Guards resisted the urge to attack, and just raised their feet when people passed by them, tripping them to the ground, making it easy for Xier to kill them one by one.

"Tsk, all the troubles are piled up together."

After kicking down the last thug, Xier finally vented her depressed emotions.

"...Morvinsk, help me tie these guys up - I have something urgent to report to the boss. No, now I should 'seek confirmation'."

After kicking the guy on the ground with a regretful look on his face, Xier felt that giving in to her own violent impulse and beating these people up was somewhat rewarding.

"Okay." Another cadre immediately called people out from the hotel to tie up the group of guys.

Although there are some differences in temperament, Xier, who is closer to Hei Xi here, still has an eye-catching character, which makes Kong more confident about this trip.

"...Although these guys are hateful, you should not treat all the lower-class people the same as them. These scums do not work and just want to rob others. If cooperation can be achieved, you can beat them up if you encounter them committing crimes again."

Xier didn't want to say anything more to the Iron Guards and the Nameless Guest, but after seeing the scratches on the armor, she still felt a little guilty. After hesitating for a few seconds, she chose to explain to avoid misunderstanding.

"Thank you, Miss Xi'er."

It was the adjutant who thanked him: "We understand. There are similar people everywhere."

Although there was still some anger burning in the eyes of the Iron Guards beneath their masks, when they looked at the Earth and Fire cadres, there was no hostility or dissatisfaction at all.

"I understand... Hey, Kong, come with me and bring your followers with you."

Seeing that she had made the remedy in time, Xier breathed a sigh of relief and brought Kong and Paimon, who was still frightened by the stone, to Xiluwa's shack: "Fortunately, the noise was not big, so they don't have to move... Forget it, come with me to see 'Nata', and let Fisher continue to watch here... Something happened in the big mining area, and I don't want it to affect the negotiations."

"The big mining area? Haiya and the others are just operating over there."

Upon hearing this, Kong immediately switched to the public channel: "Xiao Sanyue, what's going on over there? Why aren't you chatting on the public channel?"

"Ah, I was just about to contact you, Sora! We were planning to go with the mining team to secure the fuel supply for the Iron Guards, but we were first blocked by a group of homeless people, and then we were driven out by a group of robots that suddenly broke in!"

"Let me tell you. Doctor, about four hours ago, the mining team discovered a new mineral vein. Some wanderers tried to bypass the mining team's allocation and occupy the mineral vein. After being rejected by the mining team, a conflict broke out between the two sides. The conflict lasted for nearly half an hour. About five minutes ago, some automatic robots suddenly intervened and drove all humans out of the large mining area, and forcibly blocked the two entrances to the mine."

Haiya interrupted Sanyue's words. Her seemingly cold tone revealed a hint of playfulness that only Sora could hear. It was as if she had found something that she had not been interested in for a long time in the chaos:

"The robots' behavior is very logical, it's not a malfunction or bug. I found out the name of a gang leader, 'Swaro.' Apparently, this was Swaro's way of stopping the farce in the mining area."

He didn't need to see it with his own eyes, he could already imagine her snake-like tongue trembling with pleasure.

"That's great. Now the doctor's weekly tasks are settled. Is this one step closer to getting my passport?"

"...Haya, if there is no direct conflict, I would not dare to attack the other party's mecha... Can you at least explain to me clearly what the method of that Swarovski is?"

This "person" was mentioned in general terms in Zanbo's intelligence, saying that he was the leader of another influential underground force besides Dihuo, but if he went to meet him as Kong, it would be easy to convince him -

Kong had never expected that this "person" was not the one he thought of. Now he couldn't tell whether it was Sangbo who tricked them or he just didn't think carefully enough...

"You must have a good reason to attack a robot? You are worthy of being a doctor."

"Haiya, I always feel that if you continue like this, you'll have to be careful of subspace corrosion..."

Maybe because of the suitable temperature, Haiya's thinking and emotions are unusually active today.

While Sora was dealing with the active Haiya, he turned to Seele in reality:

"Xier... do you know Swarlow? Other passengers told me that he was involved in the riot in the Great Mining Area."

"Boss Svarro? He is the leader of the mechanical settlement, and he is also a hurdle that the miners cannot bypass when going to the core channel to exchange materials."

Xier was not surprised that Kong had mastered a lot of underground intelligence so quickly - after all, she had seen the terrifying mobility of the train set.

"In addition to the huge amount of scrap metal he has...he's a big robot himself - a real robot head, always mumbling data and stuff, and he sees the underground fire as a potential threat. We've been dealing with his settlement for a long time, and every exchange has been unpleasant."

"...Didn't we agree that everything underground would be under the control of underground fire?" Kong teased.

"...We'll split it in half... Didn't you also say at the beginning that there were a bunch of fleets floating in the sky to support you?" Xier counterattacked directly.

"Do you think he activated the robots to monopolize the new mineral vein?"

"Not sure - he has normal humans under his command. In order to give these humans and the residents of several other mining towns the opportunity to exchange materials from the ground, he usually opens the mines in his territory to the miners. Otherwise, we would have had a fierce fight with him a long time ago."

Xier raised her eyes and said, "But I don't find it strange whenever he has a seizure. It seems that in what he said, it seems that humans have no other choice of survival except to hide underground."

"...But it seems that the Iron Guard and our Nameless Guest will have to adjust their cooperation strategy against the Earth Fire."

As if he was deliberately trying to make Xier take advantage of him, Kong crossed his arms and smiled strangely.

"...You don't want that young lady to bring robots to the negotiation table, do you?"

Xier immediately looked alert.

"It's hard to say - you have a lot of reservations about the Iron Guards and the trains. The large mining area has been blocked, so important, but you didn't go upstairs to call Oleg, but took us to find the 'Nata' you mentioned -"

"...Just come with me, you suspicious guy."

Xi'er muttered, "What a liar."

209. The doctor is here!

Now that there is a problem with the core value of the lower level - the large mining area, it will undoubtedly have an impact on subsequent cooperation. Whether it is exposing that the underground fire's control over the underground is not that strong, or causing Bronya to worry about the casualties of the Iron Guards, it is not what Seele wants to see.

Although she did not receive an elite education, it was not entirely through force that she was able to reach a cadre position at such a young age.

But her plan to take Kong away from the negotiation site fell through, as Oleg and Bronya both came out of the building - not because Seele had just dealt with the thugs outside, but because Bronya had heard the train crew talking about the big mining area on the public channel and had offered to help Oleg.

This scared Oleg. On his own territory, he could not get intelligence faster than the girl in front of him. When and how did those unknown people remind her?

"Commander Bronya...can I know where your information comes from?"

Bronya shook her head apologetically.

"...When were they, oh, could they be the younger ones let in by the mining team?"

After all, he was old enough, and from Bronya's embarrassed expression, Oleg immediately judged that her information came from an unknown person. After picking up Seele and asking her clearly, he looked at the homeless people who were tied up with a much fiercer look.

Even Dihuo needs to communicate with the mining team and dispatch personnel to confirm the situation in order to obtain intelligence from deep within the mine. He only knew that a new mineral vein was discovered and was targeted by the wanderers, but he didn't expect the follow-up to become so serious that even the mechanical settlement was involved.

These homeless people, with their ability to act and their level of organization, could have made a living by doing something real, but instead they formed a new gang with a clear division of labor. One group blocks the mining team, while another group gets intelligence and immediately blocks the Iron Guards, trying to provoke conflicts between the Iron Guards and the people in the town. This is really hurting others and not benefiting themselves to the extreme.

"You bastards, for a few elusive minerals, you almost ruined the hope of restoring relations between the upper and lower levels! You just do whatever that worm tells you to do?"

"I... I thought that even if I was thrown into prison by the Iron Guards, I would still have prison food to eat..."

Under Oleg's rage, some of the wanderers who were dragged into the situation spoke out their true thoughts.

"At the time, I thought what he said made sense - the worst result would be that the Iron Guards would take me back to the upper level. Regardless of the physical pain, at least I could have something to eat! I really didn't know how I was going to make a living..."

"You...sigh."

After hearing this answer, Oleg could no longer consider whether he could save face or not:

"…Excuse me, Bronya, we are in urgent need of manpower right now. Does your offer of free help still count?"

"Of course, that's what we're here for."

Bronya raised the flag without hesitation. Although there were only fifty people, the Iron Guards stood up collectively the moment they saw Bronya raising the flag. Their momentum was three times stronger than before.

Oleg felt a warm feeling in his heart, and as if he was feeling sentimental, he shouted to the cadres who were packing up the vagrants and preparing to escort them away, and stopped Xier who was stroking her forehead as if her plan had been ruined.

"Now is the time to unite. Xier, Nata must have already arrived. There is no need to hold back on the travelers. Take them to find Nata and find a way to lift the blockade of the mining area first."

"Okay, uncle."

Seele's frowning brows finally relaxed completely this time, and she looked at Sora and Bronya with helplessness in her eyes:

"This is obviously our home... Why are you acting more like local tyrants than we are..."

That's because we have a small map and a psychic network -

Just as Paimon was about to complain, Bronya retorted, "Please don't belittle yourself by calling yourself a 'local tyrant'... This is my home, too, Ms. Seele."

The silver-haired girl was still serious as she loaded her rifle with one hand. Her movements were so skillful that Xier felt embarrassed to call her Miss.

"Do you need my help?"

"Continue to repair your robot, Xiluwa. The value you can create here is far greater than your participation in the battle. And don't let your sister worry for now."

"Eh...okay..."

On the other hand, a proprietress who tried to join the crusade team was persuaded to go back in disgrace.

……

The transportation slope leading to the first mine was blocked, and standing behind the fence and barbed wire were not the mechas mentioned in the report, but a group of wanderers holding various miscellaneous weapons.

These guys knew very well that if their neighbors stored food, they would store guns, so they ferociously stopped the mining team. However, it was obvious that the mecha soldiers deeper inside had stored more guns than them in some sense, so they could only pick on the weak.

The three "strangely dressed" outsiders could not scare them. In the frenzy of dividing the spoils, everyone had already imagined their own piece of cake. Even though Haiya used her staff to hit the head of a gangster who wanted to steal her equipment, they had no intention of retreating.

As the outsiders were targeted, not only the members of the Dihuo who failed in the on-site negotiations, but also the non-combatants of the mining team began to collect weapons, awaken the mining robots, and spread out along the line of the gangster knocked unconscious by Haiya, officially confronting the wanderers.

These wanderers seemed to be determined that they would get a share of the mining team's profits, and they also had a bargaining chip, which was that the mine owner was still "surrounded" by them. As long as the brothers inside did not let them go, the underground fire would not be able to attack.

This strange confidence lasted until the large group of Earth Fire arrived.

There was something strange about the underground fire today - their armor looked silvery and so bright that it made one's eyes dizzy.

Although there were red ribbons tied around their arms, the quality of the equipment was so high that Dihuo would never be able to get enough even if he sold all his belongings!

The red ribbon on Bronya's arm... Oleg had not intended to give it to her for some reason, but at her strong request, Oleg had to ask the proprietress of the Goethe Hotel for a red bed sheet, and spent a full two minutes cutting more than fifty rough keepsakes for all the new "Underground Fire Members" who joined today.

The problem is... no matter how inconspicuous the badge of the Silver Mane Guard is, it is much more deterrent than the red cloth that is just used to fill in the gaps.

"Ohhh! The reinforcements have arrived!! Hehe, you're done~"

San Yue Qi, who had his hand on the bow all the time, immediately showed a sense of "bullying others with power" and turned in front of the enemy and made a hello gesture to the air.

"...With just these few people...I thought you had already punched through them." Kong curled his lips and teased Haiya's team.