Chapter 121 Winter Mountains

After meeting at the bar, everyone spent a day organizing their equipment and recuperating. On the third day, they met at the agreed place and set off on time.

The target of this commission, "TL730 Ruins", is located in Borderlands.

A terra nullius, literally, a terra incognita.

It is an area that has not yet been developed after the war. It does not belong to the territory of the world government and has no legal ownership. In theory, anyone can explore it.

But, capital, you know.

There is such a huge treasure land, do you think everyone can dig for it?

What about dreaming?

The three giant companies have long established a large number of military strongholds and completely control the roads leading to the Borderlands, allowing only their own people to enter and exit.

Giant companies will send people to carry out activities in the unowned land adjacent to their own bases. After the exploration is completed, they will change it from "unowned" to "owned" before continuing to expand externally.

The ruins of TL730 that everyone wants to go to this time are located outside the "Winter Mountains" in the north.

The Winter Mountains were originally an unclaimed land. The Iron-Blooded Alliance spent three years exploring and building fortifications here before adding it to their own territory.

Such things continue to happen on the edges of the World Government's territorial areas. The Iron-Blooded Alliance alone has hundreds of jurisdictions like the "Winter Mountains".

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why they are facing the problem of insufficient manpower, because there are so many unclaimed lands adjacent to their jurisdiction that they cannot explore it with internal manpower alone.

Su Mo and others were just one of the mercenary teams recruited by Iron Blood this time, and they were only responsible for exploring the TL730 ruins.

At the same time, there are more than thirty teams of hired mercenaries exploring the Borderlands adjacent to the Winter Mountains.

Due to the vast territory, they are dozens or even hundreds of kilometers apart from each other, so there is definitely no chance of them meeting each other.

The Winter Mountains are more than 600 kilometers away from Crescent City. Su Mo and others drove for more than 8 hours before arriving at the Iron-Blooded Alliance checkpoint.

Dongdong was so dizzy sitting in the car that he lamented: "Uh, why do we have to take the car and the aeroboat?"

Dorn smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry, the aerostats are all used for higher-level missions, and there really can't be any extra vehicles."

"It means we are not worthy." Dongdong rolled his eyes and muttered softly.

Su Mo stuck his head out of the car window and looked around.

Ahead is a heavily guarded military stronghold, with guard towers and heavily armed soldiers guarding the entrance to the Borderlands.

Su Mo has the location information of all the "artifacts" in the Dawn World in his mind, many of which are located in the Borderlands.

The reason why he didn't go looking for those "artifacts" before was because of the existence of these checkpoints.

In the human world, the world government is just a puppet in front of the stage, and the real rulers behind the scenes are the three giants: the Syndicate Company, the Iron-Blood Alliance, and the Black Domain Group.

The human world is completely surrounded by the jurisdiction of the Three Giants. If you want to enter the Borderlands, you must have their permission, otherwise it will be regarded as a hostile act.

This is also the biggest obstacle for Su Mo to "run the map" now. He knows where there are good things, but due to practical factors, many of them cannot be obtained.

Last time he and Nobai forced their way into the joint company's territory in the Wind Rises Plains and went to the Borderlands to find the "Xenogeneic Fusion Tincture". There was really no other way.

When I was thinking about the plan, my head was on fire, but the right time, the right place, the right people, and the right people were all in place, but both of them almost fell in. This shows how dangerous it is to force a break-in.

Now that his wings are not full yet, it is impossible for him to stage another forced invasion. He can only let those "artifacts" lie in the ruins of Borderlands for now.

Of course, it’s not entirely impossible to get access to them in advance.

O'Diana and Dres are both big middlemen who started their careers through the Iron-Blooded Alliance, and have a close relationship with the Iron-Blooded executives.

As long as they complete the commission well and accumulate trust in their hands, they will stand up for themselves within Jagged and seek high-quality commissions, including many commissions to the Borderlands.

In this way, relying on your understanding of the Dawn World, you can get opportunities.

For example, this commission is a perfect opportunity.

The Iron-Blooded Alliance outsourced the exploration of the TL730 ruins to mercenaries, which shows that in their judgment, the exploration of this ruins is not a high priority.

But Su Mo knew that this was a serious error in judgment.

That weapon in TL730 is very powerful.

And what he wants to do is to use this commission to make the weapon his own without anyone noticing.

"Stop." The soldier at the checkpoint stopped the vehicle and walked to the window.

Dorn showed his ID to the soldier at the checkpoint: "TL730 Exploration Team."

The soldier took out the instrument and scanned the documents and vehicle crew members.

Database task information matches.

Personnel vital signs identification passed.

The certificate anti-counterfeiting identification passed.

The library, people, and certificates are all consistent.

The soldier stepped aside and saluted everyone: "I wish you a safe return."

The checkpoint's quarantine gate opens, revealing the road to the Borderlands.

The convoy passed through the towering mountains. Originally, the climate was extremely cold, with flying snow everywhere, but upon reaching the other side, a warm current was clearly felt.

The climate of this uninhabited land is warm and humid. As far as the eye can see, there is a sea of ​​emerald green forests. The sun is shining brightly, but you don't feel the heat at all. There is also the sound of gurgling water in the distance.

Dorn took the lead to get out of the car and said, "There is a virgin forest ahead. There are no roads, so we can only walk."

Sun Min asked: "How far is it from the TL730 ruins?"

Dorn replied: "It takes about more than two hours to walk."

Sun Min turned around and reminded: "Everyone, always remember that this is no longer the world government's territorial area. We are in a primitive and undeveloped post-war area. We must be vigilant and guard against danger."

Su Mo walked up to Dongdong and said, "Follow me closely. If you encounter danger, let me go first. Don't rush to be the first one."

Dongdong pushed him and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't treat me as a burden! I'm here to help you, not to cause trouble. I know it well!"

Su Mo nodded and walked into the forest with the large group.

Dorn held a sophisticated electronic instrument panel in his hand and was identifying the direction: "Our advance team has airdropped the beacon on TL730, everyone just follow me."

The deeper you go into the forest, the more lush the vegetation becomes. You are surrounded by towering trees with lush branches and leaves, and even the sky is obscured by the branches and leaves, making it looming.

The climate here is also very changeable. When everyone set out, the sun was shining brightly. Halfway through, the sky turned gloomy and the light continued to dim, as if a heavy rain would fall at any time.

While walking, everyone suddenly heard Su Mo's voice: "Stop."

Donne turned around: "What's wrong?"

Su Mo: "Don't you think it's too quiet?"

Everyone began to pay attention to their surroundings.

It stands to reason that there should be many animals in this primitive forest that has not been cultivated by humans, but at this moment there are not even birds chirping, only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

There was no sound, indicating that there was no wild animal activity in the surrounding area.

As wild animals don't dare to appear nearby, there is only one possibility.

Here, the top predator is hidden.

"Roar--"

Without warning, accompanied by an animal cry, a black shadow rushed out from the bushes and pounced on the shortest Dongdong.