Chapter 17 Duludu’s Technology

Although the mission was assigned to me, the matter was their own business after all, so the Archons were very concerned about my affairs and quickly found me three submarine scouts who were said to be the best. Then each of us was given a special undersea mount pulled out from the laboratory.

"Good sir." When I saw three scouts at the exit of the underwater city, they immediately gave me a military salute.

These three soldiers all have standard human faces and are wearing quite heavy armor. There is nothing that looks different from humans. However, the armor on their bodies is rather special. The armor worn by players and NPCs in "Zero" should actually be artistically processed Western knight armor, which absorbs some styling elements of armor from various countries. Although the style is more exaggerated, it is mostly gorgeous and not It's really thick. Some female armors are even like bikinis. If the attributes weren't personalized in the game, their decorative effect would definitely be stronger than their defensive power.

However, although the armors of the three people in front of me are also full-body armors, at a glance, it is obvious that they are not from the same technical system as our armors. First of all, this armor is extremely thick. Wearing it will stretch your whole body. It can be seen from the collar that the thickness of this thing is close to thirty centimeters. This can no longer be called armor, this one just hangs all the tank armor on himself. In addition, this armor seems to be very short and thick, with the neck barely visible above the shoulders, and the helmet is directly connected to the shoulders. The roots cannot turn. The limbs also appear to be thick and thick, and the mobility of the fingers is also relatively weak due to being too thick. To be honest, when I first saw this thing, what I thought of was not armor, but power armor. That's right. It's powered armor, because ordinary armor has a limit even if it's thick. If the armor on these guys is really thirty centimeters thick. Even if they were supported by buoyancy in the water, they would never be able to move. After all, the person wearing this is a carbon-based creature, not a constructed creature like a mobile angel. It's impossible to have that much strength. Therefore, the only reasonable explanation is that the armor is not 30 centimeters thick. It should be hollow inside, with a mezzanine inside, and a lot of equipment and other things embedded in it. This thickness may be enough to leave enough space for these equipment. The space is deliberately made like this, otherwise I think seabed species must know how to reduce underwater resistance better than us, and such a large size is obviously not a good way to reduce resistance.

I found myself staring at their armor. A scout over there who seemed to be the leader took the initiative to introduce: "This is the law enforcer suit. It is the best underwater armor in our Duludu City. It is made using a lot of alchemy technology. It has excellent protection and many additional functions. , is definitely the equipment that the strongest warriors dream of. If you need it, you can ask the Archon to get a set of it, it should be much more effective than the thin set on your body."

Even I was stunned when I suddenly heard such words. Someone actually suggested that I change my Dragon Soul Suit. It was a really novel idea. but. Considering that the other party is just a scout, not a technician, it should be impossible to judge the actual effect of the equipment with eyes, so it is not surprising that there is such a judgment. Of course, this is mainly caused by the cultural differences of the other party. Duludu is an underwater city. Due to the three characteristics of water pressure, buoyancy and underwater resistance that are not available on the ground, the weight requirements of the equipment here are not as strict as on land. For the sake of pressure resistance, a stubby design is naturally better. Yu slender. Coupled with the hydrodynamic structure caused by underwater resistance, the best equipment recognized by seabed species must be a thick, thick and round structure. My Dragon Soul Suit should be fairly good in terms of fluid mechanics. Although it is mainly designed for resistance in the air, it can also be used underwater. However, the physical attributes are very exaggerated, so the thickness does not need to be too high. , coupled with the consideration of aesthetics, it is natural to make it relatively slim. Of course, this slenderness is only relative to the aesthetics of the undersea races. At least I think that among the armors of land players, the Dragon Soul suit is at least a heavy-duty armor. It is not considered slim by any means, but from the perspective of the undersea races Coming here, I feel a little too fragile.

Because this was a cultural difference, I couldn't explain it to them. Besides, it was just a suggestion, so I just laughed and dealt with it. The other party was just a suggestion and had no intention of forcing me to change their equipment. Seeing that I didn't care much, I didn't continue, but started to lead me into a small isolation cabin next to it. The function of this isolation cabin is similar to the water pressure cabin we used when we entered the city. Its function is to convert the water environment and the air environment. But compared with that, this isolation cabin is much more luxurious. First of all, this cabin is several times larger than the previous cabin that could hold ten people at a time. If it is squeezed, it is not a problem to cram more than a hundred people in at a time. In addition, this cabin is not drained manually, but automatically. After entering, it is controlled by a dedicated control room, and the people in the cabin only need to wait.

After we entered this isolation cabin, I suddenly discovered that four machines had been placed here in advance. If nothing else happened, these things should be the underwater mounts pulled out of the laboratory that the Archon mentioned. This kind of thing is actually an underwater propeller to put it bluntly, but its shape is rather special. Of course, the function may be slightly different.

"Is this your submarine mount?" I asked as I walked around one of the machines and observed.

Another male scout next to him said: "This is not our commonly used model. It is specially equipped for this mission. We can't afford it at ordinary times."

"Is it expensive?"

The scout nodded and said, "It's very expensive. One machine can make dozens of the models we commonly use, and the maintenance costs are also horribly expensive."

The female scout next to her said: "Actually, we have been building this thing for a while, but because it is too expensive, we have never had the opportunity to equip our troops. If only our teams could all be equipped with this kind of underwater mount. Those damn things I have killed all the travelers a long time ago."

"Traveler?"

"That's the person we're looking for who moved the city. That city is called Traveler City, and the people in the city are called Travelers."

I nodded and said, "That's right. It's a really strange name. Okay, tell me how to use this thing. Then let's set off. Time is pretty tight."

The three people over there were obviously a little confused about me saying that time was tight. After all, their battle with the Travelers had lasted more than a day or two, and the search for Traveler City was certainly not a short-term matter. So there is no time limit. As for me saying it's tight, it's because I don't have much time for the mission. I had nothing to do before, so I did a pirate mission in the middle. Who knew that the mission I got after coming here was to find and destroy a city. In fact, destroying is the second most important thing, and the most time-consuming thing is searching. Although this cannot be regarded as finding a needle in a haystack, finding a city that can run in the sea is not much easier than finding a needle.

Although I didn't understand what I meant when I said I was short of time, the three people over there didn't pay much attention and directly explained to me how to operate this thing.

In my opinion, this kind of underwater mount should actually be called an underwater motorcycle. The shape of this thing is like a short and thick fish. Of course, the surface is not as smooth as that of fish, but it has many attachment parts and concave and convex curves for people to ride on it to facilitate fixing the body.

The way to ride this thing is just like riding a motorcycle, just step on it, and its driving style is also similar to that of a speed racing car. The driver almost lies entirely on the body, and his legs can be placed on both sides of the body with fairings. In the sheath, the body and head can be completely embedded in the protection of this thing, and only the back and sides are actually exposed. It can be said that the packaging is relatively tight. There are two handles similar to those on a motorcycle in the middle and front part. When a person lies on the body, he can just grab these two handles with both hands. However, there is no accelerator or the like on the handle, so there is no need to twist it.

The handles of the underwater propeller are actually mainly used to control direction. Unlike motorcycles, these two handles can not only swing left and right. It can also move up and down. This control method is a bit like an airplane. When you turn left and right, it will turn horizontally. When you pull up the handles on both sides, the thing will raise its head and rush upward. If you want to sink, just press down. Of course, if the handles on both sides move in different directions, the thing will roll, similar to an airplane rolling. The speed controller is installed on the sole of the foot, and is available for both left and right feet. One foot controls the propeller on one side. Similarly, if the pedaling force is different, there will be horizontal deflection, and if you hook up with your toes, the propeller will also move. Flip, that is, enter the reverse state. As for speed control, it depends on how deep you step on it. If you step on it to the bottom, it will be the maximum speed. If you relax, it will output different power according to the ratio of releasing.

In addition to the base navigation, what surprised me is that this thing actually has a weapon system. The control system is on the left and right handles. There is a large button on the left and right handles. When you hold the handle in a natural posture, your index finger will fit perfectly. It rests on this button and can be activated with just a slight press. There is another controller just in front of the handle, one on each side. These two controllers feel like the brake levers of a motorcycle. You need to slightly loosen the handle to hold it together, and then squeeze hard to start.

According to the introductions of the three scouts, the two of them controlled energy weapons with their index fingers, which could fire energy bombs with moderate power. It was their regular attack method when fighting the brigade people. Of course, this is considered a vehicle-mounted weapon after all, which is much stronger than individual weapons. In addition, the two brake-like handles control a kind of physical ammunition. Each underwater motorcycle only has six rounds. The handles on the left and right control the same, that is, you only need to use one handle to control all the ammunition. There are six rounds of ammunition, and the energy bomb used as a conventional weapon has two launchers, one on each side of the switch.

Energy bombs are used to deal with brigade soldiers and similar single-person thrusters or even multi-person thrusters. This one is like a cannon on an airplane, and the physical ammunition with only six rounds seems to be from an airplane. Missiles are relatively more powerful, but their numbers are limited.

Laiyin found that Duludu’s waterproof door technology was very backward. I never took this underwater motorcycle seriously, so I just briefly understood it and asked them to fill the compartment with water and let us out. However, I soon understood I realized that my thinking was wrong.

With the injection of water. We gradually floated up in the compartment, and then the front compartment door automatically unfolded outwards. The three scouts rushed out on the underwater motorcycle after the water gate opened. When I saw them leaving, I stepped on the pedal and prepared to follow, but I only made one move. Suddenly I felt a huge force pushing me out, and then I swooped past the three scouts like a real fish.

To be honest, I never thought this thing was so fast. Aquatic thrusters are nothing new. There is something similar in Atlantis, but the shape is different. The propellers used by our guild's warships are even made using the underwater motorcycle propeller technology of Atlantis, except that the propellers installed on our ships are larger, and their design principles The technical level is actually about the same.

Because of the backward waterproof door technology of Duludu that I saw before, my first impression was that the underwater motorcycle manufactured by Duludu should have the same waterproof door technology as theirs, and it should be inferior to Atlantis, but , the current situation is obviously not like that.

The reason why I suddenly jumped out just now was because I didn't have enough control over the power of this thing. It's like someone giving you a car you haven't seen before. The appearance looks very ordinary. You think it is a 1.5-liter family car, but when you step on the accelerator, you find that it is a supersonic racing car equipped with a rocket thruster. The speed that bursts out in that moment is absolutely amazing.

Originally, I was just lagging behind Atlantis in terms of Duludu's technology. Now it seems that I should be specialized in the art. Duludu and Atlantis each have their own specialties. At least in terms of thruster technology, Duludu is the leader. In front of Atlantis.

I was stunned for a moment and the three people behind me also caught up. Then the scout who looked like the captain said to me through his helmet: "This special model has a relatively large propulsion force. It's not easy to control, but you can get used to it." It'll be fine in a moment, and you'll realize the benefits of this thing when you get used to it." It's not that people can't speak underwater, they can just open their mouths and drink water. We all wear sealed helmets. So speaking is not a problem, but the tone of my voice is a little changed.

After hearing what the other party said, I replied directly: "Even if I don't get used to it, I know this thing is excellent. Is your usual mount like this too?"

The female scout's voice came from the other side. "No way! The propulsion force we usually use is less than one-eighth of this, and it is incomparable to this one. However, ours is driven by a magic circle, and the energy is almost unlimited, but the explosive power is a bit weak. It is said that this magic crystal is used directly, and the efficiency is much higher, but it is a pity that it costs too much!"

"Is this thing powered by magic crystal?"

"Yes." The female scout nodded and said: "The hatch behind us is the loading port. However, due to the special mission this time, the red magic crystal has been loaded in advance, so you can rest assured that it will be ready within three to five days." There will be no problem of running out of energy.”

A piece of red magic crystal can be used for three to five days. This efficiency is actually said to be expensive. I don't despise their technology now, but I despise their financial situation. Things with the energy level of Red Magic Crystal, Mobile Angel can use it for three to five minutes and it will turn into crystal scum. They can actually use it for three to five days. Is this too expensive? However, if our guild gets this thing and changes it to liquefied magic crystal steam power... we must have a good talk with the Antonio Archon later, and we must buy the technology of this thing no matter what.

After getting over the initial discomfort, I gradually mastered the control skills of this thing, and after practicing it consciously for a while, basically there was no problem. The operation of this thing is not very complicated, it's just that I'm not used to it for the first time. Although this thing is very fast, it is compared to underwater creatures. For someone like me who has experienced aerial combat, it is nothing. So what can a submarine do no matter how fast it is? When I was fighting in the air on the back of a flying bird, I could deflect dozens of degrees of lateral deflection per second. That's lightning speed. This thing is at the level of a civilian car at best. It's not fast at all. Of course, it's so flexible underwater. Pretty good.

"By the way, what are you three called?" After testing the characteristics of this thing, I remembered that I didn't ask their names. I didn't know how to call them when something happened. "You can just call me Ziri, or President Ziri."

"President Ziri, my name is Haier." The female scout was the first to say.

"Haile?"

"What's wrong? Is there anything strange about my name?" Haier asked doubtfully.

I quickly shook my head: "No. It's just that the name is the same as the name of an organization I've heard before, so. Well, where are you two?"

"My name is Harpy." The younger scout said, and then continued before the other one could speak: "Our captain's name is Harapalit."

I nodded. Then he continued to ask: "What are your technical expertise?"

This time it was captain Harapalit who spoke: "I know how to do everything. My main expertise is command, water mount combat and individual combat. Of course, assault, infiltration, etc. are the basic requirements for our scouts. So. I know a few, but not as prominent as the first three. Habi is a water ghost. He is what you land races call an assassin. He is good at stealth approaches and close combat. Haier is a ranger, good at driving underwater mounts and dealing with underwater vehicles. He is also very good at repairs.”

After listening to the captain's introduction, I nodded. I felt that their configuration was somewhat similar to that of the special forces on land. The captain is the assaulter and special tactics commander, Habi is the scout who is good at catching tongues and detecting hidden sentries and so on, and Haier is the heavy equipment firepower and technical soldier. certainly. In reality, heavy-armed firepower players are usually the kind of super-macho men who look like brown bears. After all, the equipment of heavy-armor weapons is basically like a humanoid turret. You really can't carry it without a body of muscle. But this is the bottom of the sea, and the buoyancy of the water makes the weight issue less acute, so it's not surprising that a woman is responsible for the heavy firepower.

After understanding the general situation of the three people, I turned to Haier, a part-time technical sergeant, and asked: "When you explained to me before, you said that conventional weapons are energy bombs fired by fire, right?"

"Yes, our conventional weapon is a cold light bomb, an energy bomb that is almost unaffected in water."

"What about the range and power? And the speed?"

"The range is about two hundred meters, but that's our previous mount. I don't know about this new model, but it shouldn't be worse than ours, right? As for its power, I don't have an intuitive idea. Anyway, Any single-person or multi-person vehicle that hits the enemy can be disabled with one shot. Sometimes it is common to hit a critical point and destroy it with a single shot. However, this is not possible when encountering large transport ships or mobile cities. Large equipment They all have protective covers, and energy bombs cannot penetrate them. The speed of fire is about one shot every two seconds. This is the ultimate speed of our previous mounts. But I don’t know what model the energy cannon on this vehicle is. , so at least it’s at this speed, and theoretically it should be faster. After all, it’s an experimental model, so no expense spared.”

I nodded and continued to ask: "Since the energy bomb is fired, what is the source of the energy? It won't share energy with the power system, right?"

Haier nodded as expected: "It's shared, so you'd better be careful when firing. Don't get too excited and hold the trigger tight, otherwise you'll run out of energy soon."

"I'm dizzy. This energy is enough to run for three to five days. How many rounds can it fire if it is replaced by artillery?"

"I don't know!" Haier said with difficulty: "You also know that this gun and the power system behind it are new things, and I have never used them. How about we try it now?"

"Even if you try one shot, do you know how much energy is behind it? How do you calculate the number of shots?"

"This is simple." Haier said: "There is an automatic and simple remaining energy display bar on the transmitter. Just fire it and see how it drops."

"This thing also has a display bar? Why didn't I see it?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" Haier said quickly: "There is a button under your chin. Press it down and it will be displayed. Press it again and it will be closed. This is designed for covert operations. After all, it is low and dark. , it is easy to be discovered if you take the initiative to shine."

After listening to this, I understood what Haier meant. Indeed, although light cannot shine very far under the sea, what it means is that you emit light yourself to illuminate surrounding objects. The light emitted from your side hits the object and then reflects back. Your eyes have to travel twice the actual distance during this process, and after the light shines on the object, part of it will be converted into other forms of energy and lost, so even if you take a strong flashlight on the seabed, you won't be able to illuminate it. How far, but if you are the light source, it will be much easier for others to see you. After all, how far is the distance between the light coming from your body and reaching the other person's eyes. The propagation distance of light is the same, without counting the return distance, and there is no energy loss during the reflection process, which saves some energy. This can be deduced. If you emit your own light, the opponent can spot you at least twice as far away as your illumination range, but in reality the effect is usually three to four times the distance.

Although the glow will be found. But now we have just left Duludu and haven’t run far yet. So I didn't care and just turned on the switch. As I pressed lightly, a crystal mirror in front of me lit up, and a luminous picture appeared on it. This picture is very simple, not as complicated as the computer display data in science fiction movies. After all, there are no computers here, so there are not so many control systems. Artificial souls can replace computers, but the cost of that thing is... not worth mentioning.

There are two displays in total on this screen. One is a line, and the other is six missile-like icons placed side by side. According to what Haier introduced to me before, these six icons should represent the amount of remaining ammunition of that large weapon. Now that six icons are on, it means that all six weapons are still there, and they will probably be destroyed after being fired. As for that line segment, I think this should be an energy display.

This line segment is divided into three segments. The rightmost segment accounts for about two-thirds of the total length and is displayed in green. The remaining third is divided into two equal parts. One section is yellow and one section is red. I think this reality is quite easy to understand. Now that the green line is so long, it means that the energy is still full. As I consume it, it will gradually shorten. Entering the yellow area should mean that the energy is insufficient, and the red line must be a dangerous energy area.

After seeing this display bar, I discussed it with Captain Harapalit and decided that I would try firing it and see if the progress bar changes to judge the ammunition endurance. This is why I was asked to try it. This is mainly because I have never used this thing before, so that I can familiarize myself with the feel and firing distance. As for them, they have used similar models before, so they are definitely more familiar with them than me.

In order to accurately calculate the attack consumption, Captain Harapalit gave me the suggestion to fire two rounds at a time, that is, one on each side. In this way, the progress bar will drop more obviously and the calculation will be relatively accurate. In addition, in order to reduce interference factors and test the power at the same time, we also specially found a place with a raised seabed rock to stop. This way, the mount will not move and the error caused by the consumption of the power system will be reduced, and the rock can provide Our intuitive power data.

After everything was ready, I immediately pressed the switch on the rock. Speaking of which, the designers of this Duludu are quite bad. They have such a good weapon and they don’t even design a sight. Even if you carve a cross on the front crystal fairing, it would be better than having nothing at all now, right? ?

Although I'm not sure, and I don't know what the firing state of this thing is, I at least know that this thing must be firing forward, and it should be pointed directly in front of the underwater mount, plus the target volume in front is also It's big enough so you don't have to worry about missing it. After roughly aiming, I pressed the launcher easily and felt the mount vibrate slightly. Immediately, two blue photoelectrics were fired from the front of the underwater mount. The distance between the two light bombs is about thirty centimeters. The light bomb is in the shape of a standard teardrop, thick at the front and tapered at the back. The thickest part is about the size of an orange, and the length is about a foot.

The flight speed of light bombs is very fast. Although it cannot be the same as objects in the air, under water, this speed is already quite exaggerated. The distance between us and the rocks is about a hundred meters. The reason why we chose this distance is to facilitate the calculation of the flight speed of the light bomb. In addition, the effective sight range on this dark seabed is only so large. This is thanks to my special eyes. , and they are all undersea races. If ordinary people were in a place like this, they would really be unable to see their fingers. Not to mention your fingers, you probably can’t even see your arms.

At a distance of one hundred meters, it only took a little more than two seconds for the light bullet to hit. This means that the underwater speed of this thing is nearly fifty meters per second. This speed is not an exaggeration on land, but it is absolutely impossible underwater. It's quite a terrifying speed. As for power...

Accompanied by two extremely loud explosions, the stone in front was actually punched into two holes with a diameter of more than one meter, and then a crack suddenly appeared between the two holes to connect the two holes, and then the crack Spreading to both sides, with a clicking sound, the stone that looked like an enlarged tombstone actually broke into two pieces in the middle. Then he fell backwards.

We were shocked by the power. Unexpectedly, at the moment when the stone fell backward, a figure suddenly jumped out from behind the stone, and then ran away into the distance.

"Traveler!" Haier reacted the fastest. The first one yelled, and then her underwater mount immediately rushed out. As soon as Harapalit saw this situation, she quickly called for us to catch up.

It sounds like shit luck. We just found a random stone to try out the weapon, but we didn't expect that it could hit an enemy. But the other party's bad luck is also at the same level as ours. Otherwise, why would he choose this stone as a cover with so many ups and downs on the seabed?

The two cities of Duludu and Traveler are mortal enemies, and the fighting between the two sides has never stopped, so it is normal for them to send harassment investigators to each other. This guy probably came here for high-level reconnaissance, but he was just unlucky.

Although the equipment of the scouts is generally not too bad, it is definitely not as good as ours. After all, the consul is very cruel this time, and it is rare to encounter strong support like me. Even such a powerful mount was pulled out.

It was precisely because the Lord Archon spared no effort in working that the brigade scout was unlucky. As a scout, his underwater mount is very fast. If he is discovered by Duludu's patrol, he can escape capture with the help of a high-speed mount specially designed for scouts. Unfortunately, our mount is a special model and is faster than his. Not only did he not get rid of us after he ran out, but he was chased closer and closer.

Compared to the scout who can't mount. I admire Haier even more. This is indeed a specialty in the art. Haier, who is a heavy weapons hand, specializes in operating underwater mounts. Although our mounts are exactly the same, hers is gradually getting farther away from us for some unknown reason. Obviously faster than us. This is their technology.

Although we are not as fast as Haier, we are still much faster than the brigade scouts anyway. Haier started to fire at each other before the distance between us had increased much. But it's a pity that the opponent is not a rookie, and he dodged the attack with a light flip. However, Harapalit was frightened and quickly shouted to Haier to catch her alive.

He was a scout, so his brain was naturally more flexible, so Haier only hesitated a little before he understood what Harapalit meant. Of course I know, because this question is very simple.

The reason why Traveler's city is called Traveler is that it is a mobile city, which means that its location is not fixed. These scouts who are sent out always have to go back after the investigation, so they must have a way to find their own city, maybe a positioning tracker, maybe some kind of movement pattern, anyway, there must be a way to determine the location of Traveler City of. Of course, before, Duludu also thought about capturing the opponent's soldiers to find this way of searching, but it turned out that the brigade in a large-scale battle had no idea how to find the mobile city. This reason is actually easy to understand. After all, if a large-scale army goes to war, there will be a lot of noise when they return. Traveler City only needs to send people who know the location of the city to proactively find the returning troops and bring them back. And if the troops who withdraw are If the army is tracked by the enemy, the people sent there will give up the contact, so that the other party still cannot find the location of the city. However, the scouts obviously cannot be retrieved in this way. After all, the importance of large groups is very high. It is understandable that they send people to pick them up, but it is obviously not cost-effective to send scouts out for a single operation. Besides, the scouts are not meant to fight. The mounts they are equipped with are fast and the possibility of being captured is very low, so they must know the way to return.

Harapalit asked Hale to capture the guy alive because he wanted to know this method. As long as he obtained this method, finding the Traveler City would not be a problem.

After understanding the importance of this prisoner, I stopped hiding it and stretched out my hand. Suddenly there was a splash in the water around us, and then I saw a big guy with twice the size of the prisoner. Our speed surged forward. This one I released is a mobile Angel for underwater use. Although our propeller technology is not as good as Duludu, our energy technology is much more advanced than theirs. More importantly, we have money and are willing to spend energy, so our underwater The mobile Angel relied on unadvanced propellers and consumed a large amount of energy to achieve a faster speed. It caught up with Haier almost in the blink of an eye, and then pounced towards the brigade scouts in front. (To be continued)rq