dmims Chapter 41 Reinforcements are on their way
Chapter 41 Reinforcements are on their way
After a long while, Lorraine woke up from her sleep and, looking at the two drastically changed ships, exclaimed, "Huh?"
Hearing the sound behind him, Ouyang Nian turned around and looked over.
"Oh, you're awake. Did you sleep well?"
Ouyang Nian pulled his tail out of Luo Lin's arms and stood on the ground to stretch his somewhat stiff body.
"How long have I been asleep?"
Lorraine, having regained her composure, asked.
"The cargo hold has been modified in about an hour and a half. Now they are modifying it into a drone strike platform, but it will be completed soon."
Lorraine breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that he hadn't wasted any time. He climbed into the back of the pickup truck, grabbed the remaining supplies, and headed towards the gunboat.
What should we do with this car?
After sorting and putting away the supplies, Lorraine returned to the pickup truck and looked at it with concern.
"Just take the gun apart and leave it here."
Ouyang Nian had no idea what Luo Lin was worried about.
Seeing this, Lorraine explained to Ouyang Nian.
"Didn't I promise Tian Shu I'd help him find that special team? We definitely need to search on land!"
Ouyang Nian looked at Luo Lin as if she were an idiot.
"They are human beings, even if they are riding mechanical horses, they still need to replenish their water supply."
"But isn't this water supposed to be off-limits for drinking?"
Lorraine looked blank, as if she was awake but her mind was still asleep.
"They're a special squad that's been running around in the apocalypse, how could they not have something to purify water?"
Ouyang Nian poked Lorraine with a look of exasperation.
"Did I sleep so much that I became stupid? Is my tail really that powerful?"
"I'm just a little tired. I'll definitely listen to advice next time."
Lorraine scratched his head awkwardly. After all, Ouyang Nian had already told him that this was an assessment, and it was because he didn't believe it that he had made himself so tired.
"There won't be a next time, after all, the Tengu and the others will still be watching us."
If it were someone else, they might be tested again, since they don't have the Tengu and Diting, those two mobile recorders, by their side.
"Alright, the modifications are all done. It's time to figure out what we're going to do next."
Seeing that Lorraine was awake, Ouyang Nian prepared to go to the cargo ship to check the operation of the drone strike platform.
Lorraine unloaded the Deshka heavy machine gun from the pickup truck and carried it back to the gunboat.
After putting his things away, Lorraine returned to the cockpit and, looking at the map on the screen, casually opened the intelligence system. The message displayed instantly snapped Lorraine back to reality.
[1. Refresh time: 1 day, 3 hours, and 15 minutes]
[2. Following the river downstream, at the junction of the first and second level zones, there is a naval research institute, which contains a dry dock and a large amount of materials.]
[3. Refresh time: 2 day, 3 hours, and 15 minutes]
[4. A team running low on ammunition is being chased by a group of animal zombies 35 kilometers south-southwest. They are expected to die in 15 hours due to energy depletion.]
"Shipborne intelligence, can I upgrade the ship's level now?"
【checking】
The screen then displayed new ship data.
[Powertrain: Level 1]
[Weapon System: Level 2]
Protection System: Level 0.5
[Communication System: Level 1.5]
Overall Rating: 1
[The overall rating has met the requirements for ship upgrades. Please locate a dry dock for refitting.]
[Note: During the upgrade, it is recommended to supplement the ship's protective capabilities with additional materials.]
"Wow, now we can upgrade our ships and install more and bigger weapons!"
As soon as Ouyang Nian entered the driver's seat, he saw Lorraine's excited expression.
"What good news is this again? Let me see?"
Ouyang Nian moved closer to Luo Lin and looked at the screen.
"Hey, not bad, but where are we going to find a dry dock? We can't just go back to the one in the industrial zone."
Ouyang Nian poured cold water on Lorraine, hoping to calm her down.
After calming down, Lorraine pointed to the area where the first and second levels of the map intersected.
"No, no, no, look here. There's a blank area here. This could be a research institute, and further down is a large shipyard."
Lorraine stared intently at Ouyang Nian.
"Even if there's no shipyard here at the research institute, the supplies inside are enough for us to reinforce again. Besides, this is a level one wasteland, so the zombie density can't be too high."
"What if something comes up that we can't handle?"
Lorraine spread his hands and said.
"Then let's take a boat and run away, wearing him down as we go. I don't believe the monsters in the level 1 wasteland can withstand the armor-piercing rounds from an 85mm cannon. After all, even that giant zombie couldn't withstand the armor-piercing rounds from a 30mm autocannon."
Lorraine said that if he didn't dare to venture into the Tier 1 area even with a Tier 2 main gun, wouldn't he have gotten the ship and the gun for nothing?
Ouyang Nian breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Luo Lin's condition improve.
"It's good to have a clear plan. I'm just afraid that this news will cloud your judgment."
"That was an accident!"
"Okay, okay, let's go, let's stop joking around."
Lorraine rolled his eyes, then steered the gunboat away from the dock, preparing to drift downstream.
The two boats sailed downstream along the calm river.
Lorraine remembered that there was still one piece of information she hadn't checked in the intelligence system. So she opened the intelligence system again.
Lorraine frowned. The distance itself wasn't the problem; the key issue was that at this distance, his machine guns and autocannons were at risk of friendly fire, and the main gun hadn't been calibrated yet.
"A reconnaissance drone took off to search the right bank, within a range of 3 to 8 kilometers from the river channel."
Based on the distance shown in the intelligence report, Lorraine set the search range for the drones.
Will it be fruitful?
Ouyang Nian asked.
"I don't know. People are obligated to do things once they've accepted gifts."
Lorraine feigned ignorance, then climbed the watchtower with binoculars to observe the right bank.
"The 30-gun emplacement is yours."
"understood."
Ouyang Nian took his position at the gun emplacement and used the optical aiming system built into the 30mm autocannon to observe the right bank.
After more than half an hour of sailing, Lorraine and his team had approached the area where the special team was located, but the grass, which was more than a meter tall, severely hampered Lorraine's observation.
"How did this grass grow? It's blocking our view so badly."
Lorraine's eyes were sore but she still couldn't see where the team was.
"The drone has been spotted, come down quickly."
"They're here!"
Lorraine quickly got into the driver's seat.
"Look here, there seems to be something chasing us. I've already sent out the support drones."
Ouyang Nian pointed to a patch of grass with very distinct undulations, and another patch of grass that was constantly swaying.
"That's amazing, but it's so hard to find."
Lorraine controlled the communication relay drone to take off and continuously send out IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) signals.
"How did you obtain our communication frequencies and IFF signals? I need to verify your identities."
A faint female voice came from the channel.