Gou Zai Gaowu Shijie Cheng Shen

Chapter 177 This is the Chief Engineer!

Upon hearing Liao Yuan's words, Xu Feng immediately frowned and asked, "Do you know who did it?"

"I don't know," Liao Yuan honestly shook his head, "but my second brother said it was done by a professional, and someone he knew!"
Because everyone at the communications station was killed instantly by a single blow, without any sign of resistance.

Xu Feng then asked, "When did you arrive at the communications station?"

Liao Yuan thought for a moment: "It was probably around 2 PM yesterday."

Xu Feng pressed further, "Did the beast tide attack Base 12 back then?"

Liao Yuan replied decisively, "Not yet!!"

Xu Feng frowned and asked, "How can you be so sure?"

Liao Yuan immediately said with shame, "Because on the way here, we robbed a team of martial artists."

This squad was sent by Base 12.

They noticed the problem with the communications station and were on their way to check it out.

However, we didn't kill them; instead, we took their equipment and let them go.

Xu Feng nodded slightly.

Therefore, it appears that the communications station was destroyed well before 2 PM.

At that time, the beast tide had not yet attacked Base 12.

So, did the other side know that the beast tide was coming, and therefore sabotage the communication facilities in advance?

Or is it all just a coincidence?
The other party only wanted to sabotage the communication system to achieve some goal, but unexpectedly ran into the beast tide?
Xu Feng glanced at Liao Yuan and saw that the other man was looking down fearfully. He didn't have time to think about why Liao Yuan and his men robbed him but didn't kill him to cover their tracks.

There are clearly more important things to do right now.

He immediately said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the nearest communications station!"

“Okay, I’ll lead the way. I know that location very well!” Liao Yuan nodded quickly.

Xu Feng then turned and explained the situation to Wang Lin and the others.

The group then followed Liao Yuan and headed toward the nearest communications station.

In reality, given the Gray Wolf squad's level of caution...

If they hadn't met Xu Feng, they probably could have continued living freely for another decade or so without being caught by the authorities.

But that's just how luck works.

When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause you to choke, and farting can cause you to hurt your heels.

He had been cautious his whole life, but at this moment, his ship capsized.

As Liao Yuan passed by Cheng Fei's body, he glanced down at it and sighed.

Pity.

If I had known this, why bother.

immediately.

He stopped thinking and focused on leading the way for his "master".

Base No. 12, Sub-2 Communication Station.

"Boom-"

Li Suifeng kicked the door open with a flying kick.

The group filed in, looking around warily, and then saw the corpses scattered all over the ground.

The entire "Deputy 2" communications station is built in a U-shape on a mountainside 120 kilometers away from Base 12.

Everything around has been extensively covered with greenery as a disguise.

Meanwhile, its location and position, including personnel configuration and strength, are classified information within the base.

Ordinary people would never know about this place.

However, the current situation is contrary to what Xu Feng knew.

Therefore, someone must be behind this.

There were four bodies outside the communications station building and three inside, for a total of seven people.

Among the four people outside the courtyard, there were two engineers and two martial artists.

According to the information Xu Feng had, both of these martial artists were high-level warriors.

After the group separated and observed the situation for a while, they decided to stay put.

Wang Lin said calmly to Xu Feng, "Judging from the way the bodies fell to the ground, the other party killed these two people with a single sword strike after entering the communications station by sneak attack."

Xu Feng glanced at the spot Wang Lin was pointing to.

The two martial artists had fatal wounds, one on the left side of their throat and the other on the right side, both pointing inwards.

In other words, the killer must kill the two people in quick succession within a very short period of time.

And the movement had to be so fast that neither of them could react in time or raise a warning.

Wang Lin pondered for a moment: "Therefore, this person's strength is at least that of a beginner-level warrior."

Only a warrior at the general level could react so quickly.

Everyone nodded slightly in agreement.

Wang Lin turned his head and looked around at the walls and under the eaves of the communications station: "The surveillance has been destroyed, and even the cameras have been removed."

In other words, the other party is very familiar with the layout of the communication station.

The possibility that the crime was committed by someone known to the victim is very high.

With that, he got up and walked into the communications station.

As the group followed, Wang Lin deduced the killer's route after entering the communications station, including the order of the murders.

It matches almost all the corpses at the scene.

"Impressive! This analysis and reasoning is very reasonable; I can already imagine the entire attack process."

Li Feng gave Wang Lin a thumbs up, then asked curiously, "What did you do before, Brother Wang?"

Wang Lin shook his head slightly: "There's nothing to say."

Seeing that Wang Lin was unwilling to talk about the past, Xu Feng remembered his past experiences and changed the subject, saying, "Alright, I'll go check the equipment."

Old Wang, please take another careful look at the injuries on the bodies and the number of people.

Old Li, Old Zhou, and Sui Feng, the three of you spread out and search the surrounding area to see if you can find any subtle clues.

After giving a few instructions to the group, Xu Feng went straight into the second floor of the communications station.

The group immediately dispersed and took action, doing so swiftly and efficiently.

Go up to the second floor.

Xu Feng glanced around the server room; all the equipment had been deliberately sabotaged.

It looks like someone deliberately destroyed it with a weapon.

It seems that the other side's goal is to destroy the communications station and cut off the communications system of Base Twelve.

As for why the other party did this, Xu Feng had no idea.

This has nothing to do with him.

His task was to investigate what was wrong with the communication system and fix it.

In general.

There are usually 1 to 3 communication stations around each base in the dimensional world.

The number of communication stations allocated varies depending on the size of the base.

Small bases are typically surrounded by a communications station and several communications towers.

Because the base is small, the target is small.

Even if attacked, it will not trigger a large-scale beast tide.

At the same time, because the surrounding bases can provide timely support, only one communication station and several communication towers are needed to achieve signal coverage.

Medium-sized bases are typically surrounded by two communication stations, a primary and a secondary one.

A main communication station and two secondary communication stations will be deployed around the large base.

This is to add so-called redundancy settings from a security perspective.

In fact, normally only one main communication station is responsible for operation.

The other two secondary communication stations are backups, intended to take over from the primary communication station in case of emergencies.

Base 12 is a medium-sized base, and they are currently located at the "Deputy 2" communications station in the northern area.

There is also a "Main 1" communications station to the south of the base, which is the communications station that is normally in operation.

Logically speaking, this should be within the base's communications department, engineering department, and other departments.

Even if someone knew the location of the communication station, they should know the location of Communication Station No. 1, not the location of this deputy's Communication Station No. 2.

Its location is even more confidential than that of the main communications station.

The number of people who knew the location of this backup communication station was very small, even within the entire Base 12.

Therefore, if we investigate from this angle, we should be able to find the suspect very quickly.

Thinking of this, Xu Feng shook his head slightly, putting the matter out of his mind for the time being.

They then began to remove all the damaged equipment from the room.

A moment later, the entire second-floor server room was completely empty.

Xu Feng waved his hand, and a bunch of brand-new communication devices immediately appeared in the room.

Liao Yuan, who was following behind Xu Feng, stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he was seeing.

At his level, he couldn't access ancient artifacts like spatial rings, but he had heard of related legends.

Therefore, Liao Yuan's evaluation of Xu Feng immediately changed.

The identity of this "master" is truly mysterious and unpredictable.

No wonder I stumbled.

This team is full of top-tier players; their teammates truly deserved to die.

"Help me carry these things? What are you standing there for?"

When retrieving the item, Xu Feng did not hide it from Liao Yuan.

Anyway, once the mental imprint is removed, he can choose whether to keep the other person's memory, or even delete it directly.

Under Xu Feng's command, Liao Yuan began to huff and puff as he moved these extremely heavy pieces of equipment.

Xu Feng, standing to the side, thought to himself with a hint of smugness:

'I doubt they expected me to have such a large spatial ring, and they even brought a backup set.'

In fact, before setting off, he didn't expect that bringing these things would actually be useful; he just wanted to bring them in case of emergency.

Xu Feng's idea was that if the equipment broke down, there would be no need to repair it.

Just take a shortcut and change it.

But unexpectedly, it actually came in handy.

"Boss, it's all done."

After Liao Yuan finished his work, Xu Feng glanced around at the power outlets.

"Alright, wait for me outside."

Xu Feng waved him away and immediately began to reassemble and connect the devices.

The person who vandalized the server room was very unprofessional; they only damaged the main circuit boards.

However, most of the power connectors and cables were left behind.

Even the antenna at the top of the communication station remained untouched.

Therefore, in the case of a replacement device.

Xu Feng estimates that it will only take one hour to restore communication to the entire communication station.

About half an hour later.

Li Suifeng and the others hurried back.

As they entered the yard, all three noticed the damaged computer cases piled up there.

But when he entered the computer room, he saw Wang Lin leaning against the door frame watching Xu Feng work.

Inside the server room on the second floor, a pile of brand-new equipment was placed there peacefully, being casually handled by Xu Feng.

Li Feng and Zhou Tong immediately asked in surprise, "Huh? Where did all these new devices come from?"

Wang Lin, who was standing to the side, raised an eyebrow, about to change the subject.

But then Li Suifeng glanced at Xu Feng and sneered:
"I bet that guy didn't even realize there was backup equipment in the communications station. How unprofessional."

Xu Feng glanced at him, smiled, and then asked calmly, "Did you find anything?"

Li Suifeng shook his head helplessly and said, "Oh, there were no traces left around, and no clues could be found."

The other party cleaned it very thoroughly, and we even checked the monitoring room.

Even the security cameras were taken, not to mention the hard drives storing the surveillance footage.

At this point, Wang Lin finally spoke up: "The mission manual indicates that there should be eight people at the communications station, but only seven bodies were found at the scene."

The younger one is named 'Chen Nian,' a mid-level warrior whose home is within Base 12. He's a martial artist who lives in the dimensional realm year-round.

Xu Feng nodded: "Okay, just record these details."

It will probably take another half hour for communication to be restored here.

"Okay, let's go out and keep watch!"

Li Suifeng immediately waved his hand, signaling the other two to follow.

at the same time.

It's at the southern end of Base 12. About two hours earlier, another fighter jet landed near the main communications station.

The martial artist leading the group was Fan Min, who had just been discharged from the hospital after being injured.

However, she always wore a half-white mask on her face, covering her jawline.

Behind her, in addition to the four martial arts team members, were two engineers.

These two engineers are among the most capable senior engineers in the engineering department.

However, they were all very close to Minister Cheng Yu's faction, and their relationship with Xu Feng and others was relatively cold on a daily basis.

Besides the group of people, two small trucks towed by mechanical dogs followed behind them.

It contains a lot of equipment and components related to communication repair and replacement.

When the group entered the communications station, they saw corpses scattered all over the ground and the damaged equipment.

They all gasped.

Fan Min's eyes immediately turned cold: "Wang Lun, Zhou Yu, you two immediately spread out and check all the corpses."

Zhang Yang, Chen Feng, you two, use the communications station as the center and explore outwards, checking the surrounding area to see if you can find any traces!

"Yes!" everyone said in unison.

Then, with a wave of her hand, she led the two engineers up to the second floor.

But when Fan Min saw the server room on the second floor, which was in such a terrible state, her heart sank. She looked at the two of them and asked, "Can it be repaired?"

After the two engineers, looking displeased, inspected the area, they shook their heads at Fan Min: "It can't be fixed."

Fan Min immediately glared at her and raised her voice, asking, "Can't it be fixed? How could that be?"

One of the engineers took a slight step back and said with some helplessness, "We don't have enough equipment."

Fan Min asked, puzzled, "We brought two small trucks and so much equipment! How could it not be enough?"

The engineer explained helplessly, "Let me give you an example. It's like we brought a lot of equipment, but we're only using it to repair houses."

If the house is only severely damaged, that's not so bad.

But now, even the foundation has been demolished, how can we repair it? There's simply no way to begin.”

Upon hearing this, Fan Min immediately let out a sigh of relief, turned her head and glanced at the server room: "Then let's retreat! Hurry up and get to the nearest communications tower! We'll fix as many as we can!"

"Yes!" the two engineers nodded quickly.

They knew perfectly well that Fan Min was determined to compete with XCMG.

It wasn't just Fan Min; the entire engineering department was like this.

Both Minister Cheng Yu and Vice Minister Li Tianlang's factions were vying to gain merit.

Whoever repairs the communication system first and restores communication first will be credited with the greatest achievement.

Therefore, they dared not delay even for a moment.

"Om-"

As Xu Feng gently connected the backup power supply he had brought.

The entire computer room was immediately filled with the sounds of machines starting up and electronic notifications.

"It's recovered?!" Wang Lin exclaimed in surprise.

"Not yet," Xu Feng waved his hand and stood up.

"After the communication station is restored, it can only cover a radius of 100 kilometers, and its main function is still as a relay station."

We need to repair another communication tower to barely maintain connectivity within the base.

To ensure a more stable communication signal and wider coverage, at least three communication towers would need to be built.

"Did you bring enough?"

Wang Lin asked softly.

Xu Feng nodded, stood up and smiled, "I brought twenty pieces of metal just for the tower."

"Such a large spatial ring must be astronomically priced."

"You're just telling me this like that? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you and steal your treasure?"

Wang Lin asked with a light laugh.

Xu Feng glanced at him and smiled: "Tell the truth?"

"To tell you the truth." Wang Lin crossed his arms and looked at Xu Feng with curiosity.

"To be honest, I'm not really that scared," Xu Feng said with a slight smile.

Wang Lin nodded slightly: "I believe you on that point."

Xu Feng smiled and walked outside: "Heh, you have so much faith in my abilities?"

Wang Lin followed up with a faint smile and said, "I don't know what your strength is like."

But I've always been very good at judging people; it's probably some kind of talent.

Xu Feng looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to give such a reason.

Xu Feng smiled and shook his head: "Alright, since you're not going to kill people and steal the treasure, let's hurry up and head to the next communications tower."

Wang Lin smiled faintly: "Let's go."

The communication towers surrounding Base 12 are all located in the direction of the base.

Therefore, as the group gradually approached, traces of mutated creatures began to appear around them.

At the same time, one can occasionally see the corpses of martial artists torn apart by the beast horde, scattered everywhere.

Occasionally, you can see some scattered fragments of combat uniforms in the forest.

It wasn't until they saw a scene of ruins that Xu Feng realized they were less than 100 kilometers away from Base 12.

Looking at the words "C12-09 Outpost" painted in bright yellow on a collapsed wall in front of me.

Everyone remained silent for a moment.

What I saw was a scene of utter desolation.

This is no outpost at all; it's just a pile of rocks in the mountains.

Walking through the broken "streets" of the outpost, one can occasionally see scattered corpses.

However, the number was not large, with only a dozen or so pieces of wreckage.

Furthermore, most of the people at the outpost appeared to have fled long before the beast tide arrived.

Or perhaps it was swallowed up by the beast tide.

After searching around and confirming that there were no survivors,

Xu Feng and the others then passed the outpost and continued towards the nearest communications tower.

"Wow!!"

Several shadows streaked across the sky, stirring up a gust of wind in the forest.

"Roar!!"

The long, resounding roars of beasts echoed through the distant valleys, as if celebrating the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Xu Feng and the others clung tightly to the tree trunks to avoid flocks of birds flying overhead, trying to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

After briefly replenishing their water by leaning against the tree trunks, the group continued their rapid advance through the forest.

along the way.

As more and more biological traces appeared, everyone became increasingly silent and vigilant.

Liao Yuan's mouth was extremely dry, but he didn't dare to ask Xu Feng for water. He could only lick his chapped lips.

Occasionally, when passing by bushes, he would pick some leaves and stuff them into his mouth, chewing them vigorously.

They sucked in the few remaining sour and bitter juices.

while walking.

A pack of red-tailed, fanged dogs suddenly appeared in the woods ahead, heads bowed, intently devouring several corpses.

Liao wanted to speak up to warn them, but saw the crowd rapidly approaching without saying a word.

He then drew his sword, beheaded the victim, sheathed his sword, and left.

The whole process took less than three seconds; the group crossed the pack of dogs and disappeared into the forest.

The twelve scavenging creatures didn't even get a chance to utter a sound before their heads were severed and they died instantly.

Liao Yuan swallowed hard.

The one who made the move was that chilling white-haired man.

The other person's movements were so fast that he could barely see them.

This also horrified him.

Fortunately, he hadn't made a move yet, otherwise he feared he would have been beheaded in a single strike.

soon.

A communications tower disguised as a tree came into view.

It leaned against a large tree, its entire base upturned from the soil, revealing dark black earth.

About three meters above the ground, there is a twisted depression.

It appears to have been brushed against by some giant creature passing by.

"You all keep watch around."

Xu Feng said a few words and then walked towards the communications tower.

Liao Yuan quickly followed, ready to assist Xu Feng at any time.

After Li Feng and the other person left, Xu Feng immediately took out several "L"-shaped alloy strips that were similar in color to the communication tower.

"Shh!"

Immediately, he leaped up and, right in front of Liao Yuan, floated to the top of the signal tower: "Come with me to take it down from the tree and lay it flat on the ground to the side."

"Okay!" Liao Yuan, ignoring his shock, quickly jumped down to the base of the signal tower.

As Xu Feng raised his hand and waved, the entire signal trembled slightly and slowly floated up.

Liao Yuan quickly moved the base and, together with Xu Feng, removed the signal tower from the treetop and gently laid it flat on the nearby hillside.

The subsequent repair work was much simpler.

Xu Feng first used his knife to cut off all the twisted parts of the tower.

The new alloy support component was then welded on, and the connection was secured with a triangular metal buckle for secondary fixation.

After that, he removed all the damaged base station antennas from the communication tower and replaced them with new ones.

Finally, they used tree branches to redecorate the area.

After all the repairs were completed, he took out the fixing device and four round steel pillars, each three meters long.

"After I erect the tower, you can drive these four steel pillars into the four corners of the ground and then connect them with fasteners."

As Xu Feng spoke, he used his knife to make four crosses on the ground as a mark.

The foundation where the original communication tower was located has been completely destroyed.

Therefore, he had no choice but to choose a new site on a nearby flat area.

However, the newly erected communication tower is not sturdy.

However, it's sufficient for temporary or emergency use.

Liao Yuan quickly nodded: "Understood."

Xu Feng then repeated the process, using his mental power to lift up the 30-meter-tall communication tower.

Working together with Liao Yuan, they managed to put the communication tower back in its original position.

"Zizi-"

I glanced at the signal detector and finally there was a signal, but it was very weak.

Xu Feng nodded slightly. "If we fix one more, communication in this area will be back to normal!"

"Next place!!"

After a brief greeting, the team set off again, heading towards Communication Tower No. 3, which was closer to the base.

After walking only five kilometers, another outpost appeared before them.

Unlike before, there were still signs of living people in this outpost!
"Quick! Help! Be quick!"

Without hesitation, Xu Feng gave a shout and darted towards the outpost, which was now half-ruined.

The rest of the men immediately sprinted at full speed, flying down the mountain towards the outpost.

Inside the outpost.

A group of fifteen people were guarding a bunker and fighting against hundreds of mutated creatures.

At that moment, the team's only sniper suddenly noticed a change in the light and shadow overhead.

He immediately stuck his head out of the lookout and looked up.

Then he exclaimed in surprise, "There are people in the sky!"

The entrance to the bunker.

The outpost commander, who was engaged in a fierce battle with a mutated white-tailed monkey, slashed the monkey away with a single blow.

He then looked up and cursed, "There are people in the sky? What the hell are you thinking! Keep an eye on that beast general!!"

The battle situation was already critical, and his strength was failing.

The beast-general-level leader remained hidden deep within the herd, waiting for its chance to strike.

The sniper at the lookout post is the only one who can keep an eye on the enemy.

But at this moment he got distracted and said something about people in the sky?
Isn't that nonsense? How could there be people in the sky?
But the sniper kept shouting excitedly, "Station Chief! There's someone! He, he's landed!!"

(End of this chapter)