Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 114 Winged Assault Unit, the Black Technology of the Torch!

A city sheltered by the flame of life?
The five words exploded in Cheng Ye's ears, making him momentarily dazed.

As the most recognized strongest sanctuary city in the entire wasteland, the name of Fire is mentioned by thousands of people every minute and every second. It is the dream city of countless people and the origin of countless dreams.

It was founded in the first year of the New Era and is the most solidly established and oldest super-sanctuary city.

What's that saying again? When they're together, they're a blazing fire; when they're scattered, they're a sky full of stars!

Countless founders of Sanctuary Cities emerged from the Sanctuary of Fire.

Bringing with us the ideas and talent here.

Take the resources, technology, and expertise from here to various parts of the wasteland and rekindle the flame of human civilization!

It's no exaggeration to say that Cheng Ye has read all the books he's read since arriving in the wasteland. Whenever the new era is mentioned, the author will definitely mention the Fire, and at least half of the authors are praising the Fire to the skies.

Liu Bi once said that if the Flame were to ask for help one day, at least two-thirds of the sheltered cities on the entire planet would mobilize manpower and resources to support it.

In a sense, the torch represents the foundation of human civilization.

"Is there any way to prove that you are the City of the Flame?"

Cheng Ye took a step forward and asked loudly.

The people on the other side were clearly taken aback by his directness and were momentarily at a loss for what to do.

"These are the prosecutors from our Happiness City!" Da Long said in a deep voice from the side. "Do you understand what 'prosecutor' means?"

"understand!"

The person on the other side of the fog cave suddenly woke up as if from a dream. Forgetting their curiosity, they immediately straightened their backs and adopted a respectful posture.

Once a city reaches the level of a sanctuary, a checkpoint will be set up.

The City of Fire and Protection was no exception, but many people went in and out a hundred or two hundred times and still rarely saw the inspector.

Most of the time, they just walk through the automated machine to make sure there are no problems, and then they leave.

But the prosecutor in Happy City is so young?

"Do you have identification badges? If it's convenient, I can just verify them."

Seeing that the others were stunned, Cheng Ye changed his approach.

"Yes! Yes!"

The man in the lead quickly pulled a metal badge from his pocket and held it up towards the fog cave.

The badge was similar in shape to the one from Happiness City, but the designs on the front and back were completely different.

The front features the silhouette of a majestic mountain peak with sharp lines and its summit covered in snow.

The moment he saw it clearly, Cheng Ye couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

It wasn't unfamiliar, nor was it surprising.

But for every student at Tokyo University, this pattern is all too familiar.

It's actually Mount Everest, known as the highest peak in the world!
When Cheng Ye nodded slightly, the man flipped the badge over. On the back was a blazing flame, with the flames spreading out in a radial pattern, and the words "firewood" were engraved in small characters on the edge.

"Wait, let me take a picture."

Cheng Ye quickly pulled out his defense communication device. Fortunately, he had activated the field mode that afternoon, so he wouldn't lose signal or be locked onto while inside the fog cave.

The people opposite him looked at the large brick in his hand with curiosity on their faces.

Especially when they saw a crack in the brick that revealed the camera, they couldn't help but marvel.

I opened the identity verification function, pointed the camera at the badge opposite the fog cave, and took a picture of both the front and the back.

The lighting was a bit dim, and the photo wasn't very clear, but the authentication system seemed to have taken that into account.

After taking two more photos from different angles as prompted, a few seconds later, the defense communication screen lit up with lines of information:

[Identity verified, New Province's Torch Relief City]

[Status Classification: Ordinary Resident]

[Status Level: None]

"Truly... a city sheltered by the flame of civilization!"

Staring at the three lines of text displayed on the defense communication device, Cheng Ye trembled, feeling a strange sense of disorientation.

Natural disasters and fog, mysterious fog caves.

Just as everyone was worried that monsters might suddenly rush out of the fog cave, or that a mother infected entity might descend.

No one would have imagined that this fog cave would be the first to connect to that super shelter city, 5,000 kilometers away, which is known as the beacon of wasteland civilization!

Would you like to go over and take a look?
Separated by a wall, a single step is all it takes to traverse space and reach the strongest sanctuary city that countless people yearn for.

Cheng Ye was getting restless.

Despite having learned quite a bit, he didn't think that the City of Fire's Protection was really that much better than the City of Happiness, but the human instinct for the unknown still drove him to want to see for himself.
This wasteland.

This world.

Let's see what humanity's strongest sanctuary looks like and what form it takes!
However, after struggling for a few seconds, reason, like a taut string, held him firmly in place.

Don't be impulsive.

Although this fog cave looks stable, who knows if it might suddenly disappear?

Once you're stuck in the Flame, it's virtually impossible to return to Happiness City in the short term.

Over there, his identity as the prosecutor of Happiness City would probably be of no use.

Although with their current strength they might not become cannon fodder, life there would certainly be far less comfortable than in Happiness City.

However, while Cheng Ye hesitated, the crowd on the other side of the fog cave showed no fear whatsoever.

They all craned their necks to peer inside, inhaling the lingering aroma of meat in the air, their eyes filled with envy.

Meanwhile, even though it was already late at night, more and more people were crowding in.

With more people around, people become bolder.

Someone couldn't help but lean forward and tentatively asked, "Sir, may we go over and take a look? We'll just stand at the door and won't barge in."

Judging from their eager expressions, they were clearly not afraid of being forced to stay in Happiness City.

Cheng Ye could even sense that this guy was not only unafraid, but also seemed to have a strange sense of anticipation.

"That won't work for now."

Cheng Ye snapped out of his daze and quickly suppressed all distracting thoughts. "The fog cave could disappear at any moment. If you come here and can't get back, we'll be in big trouble."

He paused, then added, "If it's convenient, please contact the official Shining Flame organization as soon as possible and explain the situation here."

"We've already sent someone over; they'll definitely be here in a few minutes at most."

Someone answered immediately.

The fog did not envelop the city of the Fire of the Gods, but the fog cave connected to it.

Being able to talk to inspectors from sanctuary cities thousands of kilometers away is something they can brag about for half their lives.

"That's good."

Cheng Ye nodded slightly, pondering whether or not to send Da Long out to notify the officials of Happiness City.

However, he suppressed the thought as soon as it crossed his mind.

With the Public Works Department enveloped in such a large fog hole, it's impossible for the monitoring system in the buffer zone to remain unresponsive.

Rather than sending the dragon through the thick fog to deliver the message, it's better to wait for the authorities to react and send people in to investigate.

What he needs to do now is to guard this fog cave and prevent anyone from crossing it rashly.

"Sir, was that thing you were just using called 'Defense Communication'?"

Seeing that Cheng Ye was no longer speaking.

Someone across from him couldn't resist their curiosity and pointed to the large brick he was holding. "I heard on the radio that Happiness City will give this to every resident. I wonder if it's true or not?"

"Of course it's true, we all have it!"

Before Cheng Ye could speak, Da Long puffed out his chest and pulled out his defense communication device, waving it around.

How could you ask Cheng Ye about such a trivial matter? The people of the City of Fire Protection have no sense of propriety at all.

"You can receive it as long as you've been a member of our Shelter City for more than sixty days, and it's free."

"My God, it's actually true!" the man exclaimed, his eyes filled with envy.

"What, you don't have any?" Cheng Ye was taken aback.

"Yes, there are, but you have to use contribution points to redeem them. Even the most basic resident version costs 20 points, and you also have to pay a 2-point usage fee every month. It's too expensive."

The man gestured as he spoke, and it looked quite similar to a modern smartphone.

"Besides, we don't need to go outside; we're just in the city, so we basically don't need this."

Is there a charge for the defense communication system in Firewood Shelter City?
It seems there are multiple versions?

Cheng Ye seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly remembered what Master Tian had said earlier, and asked, "Which district of Xin Huo are you from?"

"We're from Zone B4. We need to accumulate 399 contribution points before we can move here."

Speaking of this, the man proudly raised his head.

But after saying that, she seemed to remember something and quickly lowered her head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

He's an inspector from Happiness City, yet he's showing off the entry requirements for an entire district. It's incredibly disrespectful.

"Isn't Zone B4 the industrial area, scavenging area, and residential area it used to be?"

"The system that the adults are talking about is a very old system. It was reformed more than ten years ago, and the area division is no longer done like that."

The leading man continued, without holding back, "In the past, the production capacity couldn't keep up, so the areas were divided into such small sections for easier management. Now, each area is an independent small cycle, containing everything—scavenging sites, residential areas, small factories, all combined. We no longer use the old one-size-fits-all divisions."

"It's already been restructured?"

Cheng Ye was slightly startled; this change was greater than he had imagined. "How many people are there in your B4 section?"

"Maybe five hundred thousand?" The man scratched his head, unsure. "Maybe more. Recently, there have been people being promoted from Zone C."

"Five hundred thousand"

Cheng Ye silently calculated for a moment, and his heart trembled again.

The City of Fire's Sanctuary has a population of nearly ten million. If each region is divided into areas of five hundred thousand, wouldn't there be twenty regions?

Each region is comparable in size to a super-sanctuary city; its scale is simply astonishing.

However, just as Cheng Ye was about to ask more about the details of the system, there was finally some movement on the street opposite the fog cave.

Suddenly, several bright beams of light flashed at the end.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen motorcycles lined up and drove in amidst the roar of engines, their tails flashing red and blue lights, their black and white paint jobs standing out under the lights.

The motorcyclist was wearing a fluorescent yellow reflective vest with the cuffs and trouser legs tucked in, and a full-coverage helmet on his head, revealing only his eyes through the mask.

No way. Cheng Ye subconsciously tensed up.

Although he is now also a member of the "system," he can still see the familiar red and blue light and the iconic reflective vest.
Especially when the buzzing alarm sounded, the residents gathered in front of the fog cave suddenly scattered to both sides.

Being stared at by so many "uncles" all at once, I have to admit I was a little nervous.

stab.

The lead motorcycle came to a steady stop five meters in front of the fog tunnel, with the other vehicles following closely behind in a line.

Half of the riders quickly pulled out the guardrail from the rear of their motorcycles and used the motorcycles as fixed points to create a warning zone of more than ten meters around the fog tunnel.

The other half stood in a vigilant posture, forming an oval-shaped blockade around the fog cave, their movements extremely swift.

The lead rider stepped forward, lifted his helmet to reveal a sharply defined face. "Zhang Jian, patrol captain of the Fire B4 Security Department Special Operations Team, responsible for security at the Fog Cave site. May I ask who you are?"

"Happiness City, Prosecutor Cheng Ye!"

"Prosecutor Cheng, may I show you my identification badge?" "Yes."

Cheng Ye nodded slightly and took out his identity badge from his pocket.

Zhang Jian immediately pulled out his "Defense Communicator" from his pocket. Its design was indeed very similar to a modern smartphone, much smaller than the large bricks in Happiness City.

The badges were photographed from both sides and compared with the database.

Two seconds later, a verification success message appeared.

Zhang Jian immediately gave a standard salute: "Hello, Prosecutor Cheng!"

"We have notified the Ministry of Defense, checkpoints, liaison offices and other departments. We request your assistance in maintaining vigilance and ensuring that no personnel are allowed to cross the fog hole rashly."

"no problem."

Cheng Ye responded and then winked at Da Long.

Da Long immediately understood, and told everyone to step back and guard the door of the rest hall.

"Prosecutor Cheng, judging from the situation on your end, is it completely enveloped by the fog?"

Zhang Jian's gaze swept over the white mist condensing outside the lounge, his tone carrying a touch of professional seriousness.

After saying that, he realized that he sounded like he was interrogating a suspect, and he quickly tried to change his story.

However, Cheng Ye interrupted him, saying, "Yes."

To be honest, Zhang Jian's attitude and tone were really endearing, giving me a feeling of being back in modern times.

"Do you remember when the fog hole appeared? Sorry, we need to record it first, so that we will have fewer unnecessary questions when comparing data later."

"Understandable."

Cheng Ye took out his defense communication device and glanced at it. "From the time the fog hole appeared until now, it has been about 12 minutes."

"12 minutes"

Zhang Jian quickly tapped his phone to upload the information. "Could you describe what happened when you encountered the fog cave? Just give a general overview, no need for too much detail."

"I wasn't here when the fog cave appeared; I came in later."

Cheng Ye waved to the back and called Da Long over, "Tell Captain Zhang what happened in the hall."

"clear."

Da Long thought for a moment and then quickly said, "When we were tidying up the tables and chairs, we found that the wall was suddenly covered with a layer of mist, like a big water bubble on the wall. We didn't dare to touch it. Later, it seems that someone from your side touched it, and the water bubble burst open, which became the passage we see now."

"Our people touched it?"

Zhang Jian frowned slightly and whispered a few instructions into his headset.

On the other side of the fog cave, team members immediately turned around and asked the residents who had been watching.

It took only ten seconds to confirm this fact.

"I'm sorry, Prosecutor Cheng, they didn't expect the fog hole to appear directly in the city."

"fine."

Cheng Ye waved his hand, more concerned about something else, "Is the City of Fire's Shelter shrouded in fog?"

"no!"

Zhang Jian shook his head. "The fog is currently covering your Shi Province area, but the endpoints are randomly generated. There was a fog cave connecting the fire in Sha Province before, but that passage was only one-fifth the size of this one, and it disappeared in less than half an hour."

"Half an hour"

Cheng Ye silently repeated it, a wave of emotion washing over him.

If even smaller fog holes can last this long, then this giant hole that spans the entire wall must remain stable until the fog completely dissipates.

Just then, there was movement on the other side of the fog cave.

Several whooshing sounds came from the air, not from the street, but from...
The night sky was rather dark!
Cheng Ye subconsciously looked up, his gaze instantly freezing, and he even missed a beat of breath.

Four people dressed in black and blue uniforms, riding on something resembling a balance bike, swooped down from the night sky like immortal cultivators riding flying swords in legends!

Holy crap, what is this thing?
Anti-gravity technology?
Cheng Ye's eyes widened suddenly, and he even thought he was hallucinating.

While it's true that the technology level of the City of Fire Protection is higher than that of the City of Happiness, it shouldn't be this much higher, right?
Three or four seconds later.

It wasn't until those people flew closer that he could see the details clearly. It turned out that it wasn't anti-gravity at all, but rather a pair of black metal wings attached to the sides of the balance bike. The wing-like blades vibrated so fast that they were almost blurry, yet they could generate extremely strong thrust, lifting people up to fly, glide, and even hover in mid-air.

"That's... a flying wing assault unit?"

Da Long muttered to himself, his eyes wide as saucers, "The radio said that the City of Fire's Protection has aerial acrobats who can fly solo. I thought it was just bragging."

Flying wing assault unit?

Cheng Ye paused, about to ask another question, when he saw all the personnel on the ground salute the air.

The four adjusted their flight attitude and slowly landed within the isolation zone. The buzzing from their wings gradually weakened, and finally they folded up into a streamlined shape close to their backs.

Damn, it's a foldable design.

The leader... well, let's call him a pilot for now, took off his helmet, revealing a fairly young face.

"Captain Zhang, thank you for your hard work. You can leave the rest of the liaison work to us."

"Yes, Prosecutor Li!"

Zhang Jian saluted again, and without saying a word, led his men to retreat to the side, further expanding the quarantine area.

The residents who had been watching the commotion realized the seriousness of the situation when they saw the prosecutor arrive, and they quickly left.

Prosecutor?

Are these flying men inspectors of the City of Fire and Protection?

Cheng Ye couldn't help but swallow hard, suddenly feeling like a caveman who had opened a time tunnel and arrived in the future.

Goodness, he's a prosecutor, and he still can't afford a large Jinbei van.

What version is this?
A flying sword cultivation version?

For some reason, Cheng Ye subconsciously opened the panel and glanced at the cooperation level in the upper right corner.

Okay, it's all single digits, with only Zhang Jianwei slightly higher, but even that's only 13%.

"If we can search this Prosecutor Li, could we find... that winged assault unit on his body?"

Cheng Ye was lost in thought when he saw the other person walk over, standing nonchalantly at the edge of the passageway, extending their hand towards him:

"Prosecutor Cheng, hello, I am Li Changfeng, a Level 4 prosecutor from the Xinhuo B4 checkpoint."

Li Changfeng's palm stopped in the center of the fog cave, and wisps of white fog were parted by an invisible force, creating a gap.

"Hello, Prosecutor Li. I am Cheng Ye, a trainee prosecutor from Xingfu City."

Seeing this, Cheng Ye also took a step forward, and the two men's hands clasped loosely through the fog.

Level 4 is equivalent to an internship.

Although I don't know how the City of Fire and Protection classifies prosecutors, I imagine they are far above him, a mere apprentice.

However, when you're out in the world, you give yourself your identity.

If it were the station chief of the City of Fire and Protection who came, Cheng Ye might be a little more afraid.

But it's just a regional inspector; with 50 people, there are nearly 20 regions in Xinhuo.

In terms of scarcity, the number of prosecutors is definitely far greater than that of Happiness City, so their scarcity and value are naturally much lower.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, he should not have shown any hesitation or embarrassment.

As expected, Li Changfeng seemed not to have heard the word "intern," and his smile widened even more. "Prosecutor Cheng, I didn't know Mr. Cheng Wu was you."

"It's my grandfather."

"Long admire!"

Li Changfeng immediately stopped smiling, cupped his hands slightly, and became more solemn than before. "Mr. Cheng Wu is a legend among our prosecutors. Prosecutor Cheng comes from a family with extensive knowledge. I think it won't be long before he becomes a capable person in Happiness City."

"Prosecutor Li, you flatter me!"

Cheng Ye smiled, but was secretly startled.

Does the Cheng family have that much influence?
Cheng Wu's name is so well-known that even the City of Fire Protection has heard of him?

However, upon further reflection, Li Matai did say that the checkpoint model was pioneered by Happiness City.

So, as the creator of the model, Cheng Wu's reputation probably extends beyond just being a beacon of hope.

The thought flashed through my mind, and the panel opened again.

Cheng Ye glanced at the cooperation rating in the upper right corner, and a slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

With just a few words, Li Changfeng's cooperation rate had already reached 15%.

If we can reach 30%
Cheng Ye glanced at the flying wing assault unit on the ground, took a deep breath, and suppressed all distracting thoughts.

"Prosecutor Li, how long will this fog cave last?"

"It shouldn't be less than two hours. Wait a moment, I'll test the fog cave's intensity."

Li Changfeng bent down and pressed his ear.

To Cheng Ye's surprise, the seemingly ordinary headband on his forehead slowly rotated, and a single pair of glasses was neatly placed over his right eye.

?

What kind of cutting-edge technology is this?

Cheng Ye was somewhat dumbfounded. From his perspective, it really looked like the power level detection glasses from the anime Dragon Ball.

“能量强度331，预计持续5小时17分钟，最低不会少于4小时40分钟。”

Li Changfeng stared at the lens and read out the data, then raised his hand and pushed the glasses back behind his head. "The values ​​are very stable, much stronger than the fog cave we connected to last time, which only had an intensity of 27."

"5 hour?"

Cheng Ye was taken aback. "Didn't they say the fog could only last for a maximum of two hours?"

"Fog and fog caves are two different things."

Li Changfeng explained, "I applied for permission and checked the records on my way here. The fog only descended on Shi Province at noon, so I suppose Inspector Cheng is not yet aware of the specific information."

After saying that, he turned around and shouted to the man behind him, "Xiao Xu, get me a new information receiver. I need to synchronize the air fog information with Inspector Cheng."

"Yes!"

It turns out that the other people who came with Li Changfeng were not prosecutors, but staff members?

While Cheng Ye was still in a daze, he saw the man take something out of his backpack.

It was none other than the headband glasses we just used to check for fog!
“Prosecutor Cheng, you can just hang it on your head. It will automatically adapt to your viewing angle and interpupillary distance.”

Xiao Xu handed the equipment through the fog hole, and Cheng Ye subconsciously reached out and took it.

I held it gently until I felt the cool metallic touch in my hand, and then I realized:

"Can I use this?"

To be honest, this was the first time he had come into contact with high-tech objects since he transmigrated to the wasteland.

It's no longer a big golden cup, nor is it a mobile phone anymore.

It was a truly high-tech product that he had never seen on Earth before, far more advanced than any AR glasses!
"Of course we can use it. Although Happiness City and Fire are thousands of miles apart, they have always been the most reliable allies. In a sense, we are also comrades-in-arms and colleagues!"

Li Changfeng smiled and said, "Besides, this is just an information receiving tool. Anyone can wear it as long as they are within signal coverage. However, authorization is required when receiving information."

“Yes, Prosecutor Cheng, you need to come over here. If you stand over there, the fog hole will block the signal transmission.”

"Can I still get here?"

"Sure, the fog cave is very stable. Are you worried it will disappear if you go in or out?"

Li Changfeng suddenly realized what was happening and chuckled in surprise, "Don't worry, if the fog cave disappears, our Xin Huo team will deploy the highest level of escort to ensure your safe return to Happiness City."

(End of this chapter)