the only savior

Chapter 868 The Value of the Dark Zone

The dark zone, as a characteristic area in the federal city, has been around for a long time.

Its appearance originated from what people call the "black market".

Because there are a large number of mutant beasts living on this planet, some wild areas will appear very unsafe.

Mutant beasts usually have certain research value.

Especially the corpses of some beasts are very precious materials.

As the saying goes, where there is demand, there will be a market, and the mercenary team that went out to hunt monsters was born.

They rely on their own strength to go out to hunt, and then bring back the spoils, in exchange for generous rewards.

However, this illegal sale is prohibited under federal law.

Because most of the buyers of mutant animal materials are lunatics who love to do genetic experiments.

They will use the purchased materials to genetically modify the human body, and even modify the limbs.

This kind of behavior can be summed up in one sentence on the water blue star, that is, "black clinics that practice medicine illegally", and it will naturally be banned.

However, because the photic zone appeared relatively early and has already formed a certain scale on this planet, the federal government has no way to completely eradicate it.

In addition, some people don't want their cake to be destroyed, so they just turn a blind eye and keep this distinctive area.

Although the name is called "lightless zone", it is not really that there is no light here.

It is only because the tall buildings of the city block most of the sunlight that this leads to the darkness of the area below.

Therefore, during the period when the scarlet light erupted, the no-light zone, which is usually the most crowded area, became a refuge for many people.

As long as at night, the moonlight cannot directly reach here, then they can carry out activities relatively freely.

Fortunately, now the Star Alliance has set up shields for the entire city B.

In this area, everyone will no longer be threatened by the scarlet light.

At the same time, it is hoped that the base will also rely on the World Tree to clean up the remaining aberrations inside and ensure the safety of the survivors.

But this is not to say that there is absolutely no danger here. For threats other than monsters, special personnel are still needed to deal with them.

The dark zone is one such place.

Before the catastrophe came, most of the people living here were mercenaries who made a living by hunting mutant beasts.

However, apart from hunting those animals, they occasionally take on other tasks.

For example, bringing goods, revenge and so on, the hands are somewhat unclean.

These people have their own organizations, forming gangs of various sizes, each controlling their own area.

After the scarlet light erupted, these gangs not only were not affected, but intensified.

Without the threat of the upper federal army, they can be said to be the uncrowned kings of the lower regions.

Even though the Star Alliance established a refuge here, without the help of World Tree before, the area that can be affected is very limited, and the surrounding black market cannot be taken into account at all.

Therefore, although these people knew that there was a large survivor base nearby, because the two sides were not in the same area and were affected by the scarlet light, there was no intersection.

But now it's different.

With the establishment of the Hope Base, centered on the World Tree, it extends outward to the entire B city.

This large area of ​​more than 3000 square kilometers will become the basis for the development of the Star Alliance here, and any unstable factors are absolutely not allowed to exist.

What's more, the implementation of the tunnel worm plan still needs to be used here, and the order in the dark zone must be maintained.

Therefore, these gang thugs have become obstacles on the road to revival of the Gulen people.

This is also the origin of the expedition team's first mission.

After listening to Weiss' introduction, Morris and others have roughly understood what they are going to do next.

This made him instantly find a feeling of going back to his old profession.

They are experienced in dealing with humans, especially those thugs.

Before joining Wildfire Tavern, they were the top bounty hunters on Water Blue Planet, so how could they be unfamiliar with these things?
In fact, compared to those monsters, it would be much easier to deal with those thugs.

After all, people always know their own kind best, unlike those all kinds of weird monsters, who need to keep exploring.

Gladly accepted this task, the eleven teams here were assigned to different areas.

The rat extermination team led by Morris was arranged at the edge of the shield.

It was the farthest from the camp and had the least information.

But relatively, as the task difficulty increases, the task reward will naturally be more.

After the task is completed, the settlement reward base obtained by their team is 50% higher than others, which is a very good start.

On the 41st floor, inside the Wildfire Tavern.

It was originally a place similar to a dance hall, but it was temporarily transformed into a tavern.

In the future, it will become a stronghold for the expeditioners, and its function is similar to that on the water blue planet.

It's just that the tavern is just a framework now, and it can only be used for everyone to obtain information, or to find a place to sit down and have a drink when there is nothing to do.

In a certain room, all five members of the exterminator team are gathering here.

Warm sunlight shines in through the windows, and this is a window area with a pretty good view.

There is a huge table in the middle of the room, which is enough for more than 20 people to sit around, and it is not known what it was used for before.

At this moment, the members of the rat extermination team were gathering around the edge of the table, projecting a large map on it.

"The target this time is the westernmost area, about 40 kilometers away from us."

At the table, Morris pointed his finger at an area of ​​the map, which has been marked by a red circle.

"According to intelligence, the gang originally controlled here is called "Blade", and its strength is not very good."

"But according to the survivors who came from that direction, the blade was wiped out five months ago, and now it's occupied by a gang called 'Necro'..."

"It is said that those are a group of mutant lunatics sent by the empire, who gathered here after the end of the day, robbed the survivors, and even the corpses..."

"However, according to the rules of the Star Alliance, we must investigate the actual situation there before taking action. If it is really the same as the rumors, then there is nothing to say."

Morris said and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Seeing this, the others nodded their heads one after another.

It's murder and cannibalism, and cannibalism. This kind of thing is despised everywhere. Those guys are no longer human beings.

"But boss, we haven't performed missions on this planet yet, and it's that kind of no-light zone. Don't we have some more valuable information?"

"For example, the specific terrain there, as well as the distribution of personnel, the number of mutants, and I don't even know what the damn 'imperial faction' means! Could it be a group of homosexuals who like to hold empire-themed parties?"

Kiko, a strong black man, complained with a full face.

"No way, we only have so much information. You also know that it is the farthest from the base of the Covenant Alliance, and there are almost no survivors who can survive. It is not easy to know these things."

Morris spread his hands helplessly, and turned off the projection in front of him by the way.

"I know it's troublesome, but since we chose that place, we have to complete the task no matter what. The extra points are not easy to get."

"Wait a moment!"

A man wearing glasses suddenly yelled.

He quickly took out a notebook from his bag, quickly opened it and flipped through a few pages, muttering:

"Imperial faction... Imperial faction... Ah! Here it is!"

The man with glasses pointed to a line of words above and said:

"The 'Imperial faction' refers to a group of extreme extremists in the federation who have the supremacy of the Odok blood. They usually like to transform themselves into genetic mutants. A disgraceful task."

"Because of the extreme blood beliefs, even in the black market, these guys are very unpopular...Because of the excessive genetic modification, they are often moody, no one wants to touch..."

After the man finished speaking, he closed the note and put it back in the bag, looking very careful.

Several teammates on the side looked at him with unexpected eyes, as if they were surprised that he knew this.

"Okay, you kid actually hid a hand! Tell me where you got this thing from, why don't I know, show it to me!"

As Kiko said, he was about to reach out and grab it.

The man with glasses quickly turned his body around to prevent this guy from succeeding.

The two tossed back and forth for a while, and Morris tapped on the table lightly to stop them.

"Okay, stop making trouble, the task is important!"

He said and looked at the man with glasses.

"Lumen, where did you get these things? Can you guarantee the accuracy of the information?"

The latter helped his slightly crooked eyes, while guarding against Kiko, carefully took out the notebook again, and said:

"These are all the notes I took when I was at the Star Alliance base. They are not taught by them. They are all casually said by the instructors. I wrote them all down."

Morris' eyes lit up.

"Yes, I didn't expect you to have such a good thing. It really surprised me."

He said with another puzzled look on his face.

"But did the instructor mention the Imperial faction? How come I don't remember it?"

"Yeah, I can't remember either, Lumen, are you sure you didn't just talk nonsense to prove that you are more rigorous than me?"

Kiko echoed from the side.

"Hehe, do you need to prove this point?"

Lumen adjusted his glasses again, this time there seemed to be some kind of brilliance shining in his lenses.

"This is what the 'Thor Instructor' said. It was the afternoon of the third day. After he taught us the "Basic Survival Manual for Ancient Prism", he mentioned it on the way to the C2 training ground. Someone asked him what Odoc meant..."

Seeing Lu Men retelling the original scene in a serious manner, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

I didn't realize that this guy was so detailed before. Why did he change so much now? Could it be that the Sun Essence strengthened his memory?
Everyone didn't think much about this question, and turned their attention back to the task.

"Odok, I know. Yesterday I heard the locals mention it in the base. It seems to be another living planet in the Prism galaxy... It is really hard to imagine that there are two planets in the same star system. What kind of scene is a living planet with civilization..."

Morris brought the topic back on track and continued:

"But having said that, since those guys are all mutants, we should not be careless in our actions this time. I heard that mutants are very strong. In terms of physical fitness alone, I'm afraid we are no match. "

Kiko said disdainfully:
"Hehe, what's the use of just being muscular? On Water Blue Planet, don't we kill a lot of mutants like this? I don't know which of these mutants and mutant beasts is more powerful..."

Lu Men didn't turn his head, the corners of his mouth curled up, and said:

"Kiko, others can say what you said, but you can't. I think you are not worse than them."

The burly black man was taken aback when he heard the words, and then realized that the other party was mocking him, so he fought with him again.

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In the following time, the rat extermination team discussed the battle plan again, and by the end of the meeting, it was almost noon.

"Okay, our plan is almost finished. Let's pack up the equipment and supplies later. Let's set off after dinner. We must arrive before dark and collect accurate information."

Morris declared the meeting closed.

Immediately, he distributed several sets of clothes to everyone.

"These are Corona combat uniforms, proper alien high-tech products, we have all learned how to use them, cherish them, it's just this set, if you lose it, you will have to exchange a lot of points for it!"

Everyone happily accepted it.

This thing was only demonstrated by the instructors in the Star Alliance before.

It is said that it can directly wear the clothes it moves in the universe. It is very precious. I didn't expect to own a set directly now.

Immediately afterwards, Morris distributed firearms and ammunition to them.

Everything is specially made by the Star Alliance, which is much better than the ones they have modified.

However, compared to Corona combat uniforms, although these weapons are also excellent, they are not alien black technology, but gunpowder weapons on Aquamarine.

Because of the limitations of the use environment, those black-tech firearms that cannot be used in the red light area can only be eliminated.

This is also something that makes everyone feel very sorry.

(End of this chapter)