Chapter 137: The Expanded Base Vehicle

Chapter 137: The Expanded Base Vehicle

Chapter 137: The Expanded Base Vehicle
Along with the purple crystal being smoothly sent into the advanced laboratory.

The in-vehicle intelligence immediately began to study it according to routine steps.

There is no need for Su Wu to interfere in such matters.

Therefore, after confirming that the surrounding environment is temporarily safe.

He came out of the micro-mech and focused his attention on the surrounding defense.

Activate the base vehicle's station mode.

It does more than just provide a space for advanced laboratories to carry out research normally.

On top of the expanded carriage.

A flight control center and fire sentry tower were also formed.

With the help of flight control center.

The drone cluster was originally folded and stored in the third carriage to save space.

It will be able to take off and be in combat mode at any time.

And after returning from the battle, they can also obtain logistical services such as maintenance and ammunition replenishment.

The fire sentry tower is a purely defensive facility.

There are multiple firing holes for guns and turrets inside.

It can form a 360-degree firepower network covering the base without blind spots.

Of course, the supplies that can be carried are limited.

And when they set out, they did not expect that in addition to human robbers, they would also have to deal with unknown creatures such as Amethyst.

The fire tower is equipped with only a small number of folding shooting platforms.

There are basically no more powerful machine guns, rockets, turrets, etc.

But these are not problems.

As long as Su Wu is willing to invest survival points.

All the missing weapons in the firepower sentry tower can be replenished in an instant.

The key is whether it is necessary or not.

As for the current situation.

Obviously, it has not yet reached the point where survival points must be used to make weapons.

Just send the land combat cluster to deploy around the base vehicle.

It was enough to build a solid line of defense.

Confirmed the deployment status.

There will be no further news about Su Wu for the time being.

He turned on the viewing system.

Behind the cockpit, the extended living room is close to the outer side.

The original metal wall was instantly transformed into a floor-to-ceiling glass style.

It allows Su Wu to see the outside world without any obstruction.

This is an effect created by referring to the design principle of a micro-mech, where images from the outside world are captured by a camera and then simultaneously projected onto the wall.

Pour yourself a large glass of iced juice.

Su Wu leaned back on the sofa in front of the window and gazed at the scenery outside the window quietly.

In resident mode.

The lights from the base vehicle will illuminate the surrounding area within two to three hundred meters.

At the same time, the light is not too glaring.

It can well show the original terrain details of those illuminated areas.

At this moment, it seems to be a novel experience.

"Fortunately, the destructive power of the purple crystal is not too strong."

"Otherwise here now."

"It might even turn into a horror movie scene."

Thinking of his previous nervous look as if facing a formidable enemy, Su Wu still felt his heart beating a little too fast.

Dealing with this dangerous creature that can kill people.

It really makes people feel a little exhausted.

There is no relevant information to refer to, and every step must be carefully considered.

I am afraid that if something is not done well, it will lead to unpredictable consequences.

Fortunately, all this is over.

A peaceful night.

The next morning.

Su Wu obtained the preliminary research report from the advanced laboratory.

According to the experimental report.

Amethyst is a creature with super regenerative abilities.

When the total mass of the organic tissue inside the shell reaches one gram or more.

No matter how you cut it, it can be done as long as there is a supply of nutrients.

Restore its original state and grow rapidly.

It is even possible that after being cut into multiple parts, it will grow into multiple independent individuals.

The overall growth rate is several times higher than before the division.

However, if the mass is less than one gram, it will still slowly die even if there are sufficient nutrients nearby.

There is no possibility of survival.

"If it's not as contagious as the virus."

"The amethyst itself is easy to deal with."

"The only remaining question is how to find them."

Looking at the analytical data attached to the report, Su Wu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately thought of the lowest-cost way to kill the enemy.

That is to use specially made high-explosive bombs.

First, break the outer shell of the amethyst, which is about the same hardness as rock.

Then drill into the highly fire-resistant film and reach the vicinity of the organism's location.

The thermite in the warhead then detonates, burning for more than three seconds.

It can be easily eliminated completely.

But the problem is difficult.

In its juvenile state, amethyst itself is not much different from rock.

Unless observed directly with the naked eye.

Otherwise, any non-visual detection means would be basically impossible to find it.

I was in a dilemma for a while.

Su Wu could only focus on survival.

Let’s start hanging again.

Ten minutes later.

A fist-sized, inverted transparent crystal pyramid appeared on the operating console in the cockpit.

It was a portable, mobile detection device.

Able to detect the coordinates of all purple crystals within 10 kilometers.

The disadvantage is that it consumes huge energy.

Each operation consumes one thousand degrees of electricity.

Even with the size of a base vehicle.

It cannot be used frequently until a place to charge is found.

However, considering that amethysts generally do not move at will.

It is almost enough to scout a place once.

The impact is not that big.

"Received scanning instructions."

"Charging."

"Charging completed."

"Begin the search."

Strands of blue arc light converge at the inverted tip of the crystal pyramid.

Then at the moment when the energy reaches the critical point.

Visible circles of white ripples began to emanate, spreading silently in all directions.

Half a second later.

A large amount of data is transferred through the crystal pyramid.

Transmitted to the in-vehicle intelligence.

Then it was displayed on the screen of the console.

"Sure enough, there are others like him."

Su Wu's eyes fixed as he looked at him.

Feel lucky that I built a crystal detector specifically for myself.

But there is good news amid the bad news.

Within the entire 10 km range.

Only one amethyst was detected.

This number means that they have not yet reached the point of being an epidemic.

"Go fix it now."

"By the way, let's test the newly modified weapons to see if they are useful."

Compare maps.

Su Wu discovered that the purple crystal was located on a high mountain on one side of the canyon and was not buried deep in the rock layer.

So he immediately dispatched a main combat drone equipped with an automatic rifle from the combat drone cluster.

Carrying the newly modified high-explosive bullets.

Take off from the Flight Control Center on top of the base vehicle.

Move closer towards there.

A few minutes later.

A low three-story building appeared in the drone camera.

And the amethyst crystal is located inside that building.

(End of this chapter)