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Chapter 17 Duludu Technology

Although the mission was sent to me, the matter was their own business after all, so the consuls were also very concerned about my affairs. Soon, they found three of the most outstanding undersea scouts, and then each of us was equipped with a special undersea mount pulled out of the laboratory.

"Hello sir." When I saw three scouts at the exit of the undersea city, the other party immediately saluted me a local military salute.

These three soldiers all have standard human faces and are wearing quite thick armor. It is impossible to tell what is different from humans. However, the armor they wear is quite special. The armor worn by the players and NPCs in "Zero" should actually be the Western Knight Armor after artistic treatment. It absorbs some local armors from various countries. Although the style is exaggerated, it is mostly gorgeous and not really thick. Some female armors are even like bikini. If they were not attributed in the game, their decorative effect would be absolutely stronger than defense.

However, although the armor of the three people in front of me is also full-body armor, it looks obvious that it is not something under the same technical system as our armor. First of all, this armor is particularly thick. It will make the whole person bigger when worn on it. From the position of the collar, it can be seen that the thickness of this thing is nearly thirty centimeters. This can no longer be called armor. This is simply hanging all the tank armor on oneself. In addition, this armor seems very short and thick, and the neck is almost impossible to see above the shoulders. The helmet is directly connected to the shoulders. It cannot be rotated at all. The limbs also look the same inclined to be thick, and the movement of the fingers is relatively weak because they are too thick. To be honest, when I first saw this thing, I thought of it not armor, but-

Power armor. That's right. It's power armor. Even if the general armor is thick, it will have a limit. If the armor on these guys is really thirty centimeters thick, then even if there is buoyancy in the water, they will definitely not be able to move. After all, wearing this is a carbon-based creature rather than a mobile angel. It is impossible to have that much strength. So, the only reasonable explanation is that the armor is not thirty centimeters thick. The thing should be hollow, there is a mezzanine, and there are many equipment and other things embedded. This thickness may be deliberately made like this in order to leave enough space for these devices. Otherwise, I think the undersea species will definitely know better than us how to reduce underwater resistance. Such a large size is obviously not a good way to reduce resistance.

I found that I had been staring at their armor. A scout who looked like the leader there actively introduced: "This is the law enforcement suit. Our Duludu City's best undersea armor is made with a large amount of alchemy technology, with excellent protection and many auxiliary functions. It is definitely the equipment that the strongest warrior dreams of. If you need it, please ask the consul to give you a set, which should be much better than the thin things on you."

I was stunned when I heard this suddenly. Someone suggested that I change the Dragon Soul suit, which was really a novel idea. However, I think that the other party is just a scout, not a technician, and it should be impossible to judge the actual effect of the equipment by relying on his eyes, so it is not strange to have such a judgment. Of course, this is mainly caused by the other party's cultural differences. Dulu is a city under the sea. Because of the three characteristics that are not available on the ground, the equipment here does not have as strict as it is on land. For the sake of pressure resistance, the short and thick design is naturally better than the slender ones. In addition, the fluid mechanical structure caused by underwater resistance, the sea

The best equipment in the cognition of base species must be thick, thick and round structure. My Dragon Soul suit should be pretty good in fluid mechanics. Although it is mainly designed for resistance in the air, it can still be used underwater. However, because its attributes are very exaggerated, the thickness does not need to be too high at all. With the consideration of aesthetics, it is naturally relatively slender. Of course, this slenderness is only about the aesthetics of the underwater race. At least I think the Dragon Soul suit is at least heavy armor among the armor of land players, and it is not as thin as it is, but in the eyes of the underwater race, this is too fragile.

Because this is a cultural difference, I couldn't explain it to them. Besides, I just made a suggestion, so I had to smile and deal with it casually. The other party just suggested and did not intend to force me to change their equipment. I saw that I was not very concerned and didn't continue to say it, but began to lead me into a small isolation cabin next to me. The function of this isolation cabin is similar to the type of water pressure cabin we used when we entered the city. Its function is to convert the water environment and 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 one that enters ten people at a time. If it is squeezed, it is not a problem to stuff more than one hundred people in at a time. In addition, this cabin is not manually drained, but is automatically. After entering, it is controlled by a special control room, and the people in the cabin just need to wait.

After we entered this isolation cabin, I suddenly found that four machines had been placed in advance. If nothing unexpected happens, these things should be the underwater mount pulled out of the laboratory as the consul said. In fact, this kind of thing is a water propeller, but the shape is quite special, so of course there may be a little difference in functions.

"Is this your undersea mount?" I asked around one of the machines and observed it.

Another male scout next to him said: "This is not a model we often use. It is specially equipped for this mission. We can't afford it."

“Is it expensive?”

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

The female scout next to him said, "Actually, we have been making this thing for a while, but because it is too expensive, we have never had the opportunity to equip the troops. If our team could have equipped this kind of underwater mount, those damn brigades would have been killed by me long ago."

"Travelers?"

"It's the person we are looking for from moving cities. That city is called Traveler City, and the people in the city are called Travelers."

I nodded and said, "That's what a strange name. Okay, tell me how to use this thing. Then let's go, time is quite tight."

The three of them were obviously confused about me saying that time was tight. After all, the battle with the brigade tribe has not been a day or two, and it is certainly not a short time to find the Traveler City. So there is no such thing as time. As for me saying it is tight, it is because my mission is not too long. I thought there was nothing to do, so I did a pirate mission in the middle. Who knew that the task I got after coming here was to find and destroy a city. In fact, destroying is second, and the search is the most time-consuming thing. Although this cannot be considered a needle in a haystack, it is not much easier to find a city that can run in the sea than finding a needle.

Although I didn't understand why I said the time was tight, the three people over there didn't care much and 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 a fish, but there are many accessories and concave and concave curves that make people ride on it to facilitate the body.

The way to ride this thing is to ride a motorcycle, just step on it, and its driving style is similar to that of a speed racing car. The driver is almost lying on the body, his legs can be placed in the sheath with a fairing on both sides of the body, and his body and head can be embedded in the protection of this thing. In fact, only the back and both sides are exposed. It can be said that the wrapping is relatively tight. There are two handles similar to motorcycles in the middle and front of this person. After lying on the body, he can just grab these two handles with both hands, but there is no throttle or something on the handle of this thing, so there is no need to twist it.

The handle of the underwater thruster is actually mainly the control direction. The difference from a motorcycle is that these two handles can not only swing left and right, but also move up and down. This control method is a bit like an airplane. When you rotate left and right, it will turn horizontally. When you pull the handles on both sides upwards together, this thing will raise your head and rush upwards. If you want to sink, just press down. Of course, if the direction of the handles on both sides is inconsistent, this thing will tilt sideways, similar to the rolling of the aircraft. The speed controller is installed on the soles of the foot, and both are both left and right feet. One foot controls the thruster on one side. Similarly, if the pedaling force is different, the horizontal deflection will occur. And if you hook up with your toes, the thruster will also flip, which means you enter a reverse state. As for speed control, it depends on the depth of your stepping down. If you step to the bottom, the maximum speed will be. If you relax, different power will be output according to the release ratio.

In addition to basic navigation, what surprised me was that this thing actually had a weapon system. The control system was on the handles on both sides of the left and right, and there was a large button on each of the left and right handles. After holding the handle in a natural posture, the index finger would be placed on this button. Just press it gently to start. The other controller is a little in front of the handle, and there is also one on each side of the left and right. The two controllers felt like the brake handle of a motorcycle. You need to loosen the handle slightly and hold it together, and then squeeze it hard to start.

According to the introduction of the three scouts, the two controlled energy weapons with their index fingers, which can fire energy bombs. Their power is moderate, which is a conventional attack method for them to fight against the brigade tribe. Of course, this is considered a car-mounted weapon after all, much stronger than a single weapon. In addition, the brake-like handles control a physical ammunition, each underwater motorcycle has only six rounds, and the handles on both sides control the same, that is, you can control all six rounds of ammunition with the handles on one side, while the energy bomb, as a conventional weapon, has two launchers, and the switches on both sides control one.

Energy bombs are used to deal with soldiers of the brigade tribe and even multi-person thrusters similar to this kind of single-person thruster. This one is like a cannon on an aircraft, while the physical ammunition with only six rounds seems to be a missile on an aircraft. It is relatively powerful, but the number is limited.

Originally, because I found that Duludu's waterproof door technology was very backward, I never took this underwater motorcycle seriously, so I just briefly learned about it and asked them to fill the compartment with water to let us out. However, I soon realized that my thoughts had entered a misunderstanding.

As the water flow injected, we gradually floated up in the compartment, and then the front compartment door also automatically unfolded outward. After the water door opened, the three scouts drove out directly on the underwater motorcycle. When I saw them leaving, I stepped on the pedal under my feet to follow, but I just moved my feet. Suddenly, I felt a huge force pushing me out, and followed me like a real fish and rushed over from the three scouts.

To be honest, I didn't expect this thing to be so fast before. Water thrusters are not new. Atlantis also have similar things, but the appearance is different. The thrusters used by our guild warships are even made of underwater motorcycle thruster technology provided by Atlantis, but the thrusters installed on our ships are larger in size, and their design principles and technical levels are actually similar.

Because of the backward waterproof door technology of Duludu that I saw before, my first impression was that the underwater motorcycle made by Duludu should be the same as their waterproof door technology and should be inferior to Atlantis. However, the current situation is obviously not the case.

The reason why I suddenly jumped out suddenly just now was because of insufficient power rules for this thing. It was like someone else gave you a car you had never seen before. The appearance looked very ordinary. You thought it was a 1.5 liter family sedan, but when you stepped on the accelerator, it was a supersonic race car equipped with a rocket thruster. The speed that burst out in that moment was absolutely amazing.

Originally, I just thought Duludu's technology lags behind Atlantis. Now it seems that he has specialties in his profession. Duludu and Atlantis each have their own expertise. At least in terms of propulsion technology, Duludu has reached the forefront of Atlantis.

The three people in my side were stunned and chased after me, and then the scout who looked like the captain said to me through the helmet: "This special model has a relatively large propulsion force. It is not easy to control, but it will be fine to adapt. When you adapt, you will find the benefits of this thing." It is not that people cannot speak underwater, but they can drink water when they open their mouths. We all wear sealed helmets. So speaking is not a problem, but the voice is a little changed.

When I heard the other party's words, I replied directly: "Even if I don't adapt, I know that this thing is excellent. What is your usual mount?"

The voice of the female scout came from the other side. "No! The propulsion we usually use is less than one-eighth of this, which is incomparable to this. However, ours is driven by a magic array, and its energy is almost infinite, but its explosive power is a little weaker. This is said to be a magic crystal that is used directly, and its efficiency is much higher, but it is a pity that it costs too much money!"

"Is this thing powered by Magic Crystal?"

"Yes." The female scout nodded and said, "The cabin door behind us is the filling port. However, this time, the Red Magic Crystal has been loaded in advance because of the special mission, so you can rest assured that there will be no problem of energy exhaustion within three or five days."

A piece of Red Magic crystal can last for three to five days. The other party even said it is expensive. I don’t despise their technology anymore, but I despise their capital situation very much. The energy level thing like Red Magic crystal can be used by mobile angels for three to five minutes, but they can last for three to five days. Is this expensive? However, if our guild gets this thing and then converts it to liquefied magic crystal steam power... I must talk to the consul Antonio for a good talk and buy the technology of this thing no matter what.

After I got through the initial discomfort, I gradually mastered the control skills of this thing. After practicing consciously for a while, there was basically no problem. The operation of this thing was not very complicated, but I was not used to it for the first time. Although this thing was quite fast, it was all relative to underwater creatures. For people like me who have experienced air combat, it was nothing. What if the submarine was fast? When I was fighting on the back of a bird, I was laterally deflecting dozens of degrees in a second, which was called lightning-like speed. At best, this thing was the level of a civilian car, and it was not fast at all. Of course, it would be quite good to have this flexibility underwater.

"By the way, what do you three call me?" After testing the characteristics of this thing, I remembered not asking their names. After a while, I didn't know how to shout it. "You can just call me Zi Ri, or President Zi Ri."

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

“Haier?”

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

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

"My name is Habi," said the younger scout, and continued without waiting for another person to speak: "Our captain is Haraparit."

I nodded and continued to ask, "What are your technical expertise?"

This time, the captain Haraparit said, "I know everything. My main specialties are command, water mount fighting and individual fighting. Of course, attack and infiltration are the basic requirements of our scouts. So I know some, but it is not as prominent as the previous three. Habi is a water ghost. It is the assassin mentioned by your land race, who is good at secret approach and close combat. Haier is a ranger, good at underwater mount driving, and is also very good at repairing vehicles in the water."

After listening to the captain's introduction, I nodded, and felt that their configuration was somewhat similar to that of the special forces on the land. The captain himself is an assaulter and special tactical commander. Habi is a scout, good at grasping his tongue and touching whistles, and Haier is a heavy-equipped firepower player and technical soldier. Of course, in reality, the heavy-equipped firepower player is generally the kind of super-strong man who looks like a brown bear. After all, the equipment of the heavy-fire player is basically like a human-shaped turret. You can't carry it without a body of horizontal flesh. However, this is the seabed, and the buoyancy of the water makes the weight problem less sharp, so it is not strange that the heavy-fire player is held by a woman.

After understanding the general situation of the three people, I turned to Haier, who was a part-time technical non-commissioned officer, and asked: "When you explained to me before, you said that conventional weapons were energy bombs fired, right?"

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

"How about range and power? And how about the rate of fire?"

"The range is about 200 meters, but that is our previous mount. I don't know this new model, but it shouldn't be worse than ours, right? As for power, I don't have any intuitive concept. Anyway, the single-player vehicle or multiple-player vehicle that hits the enemy can be destroyed in one shot. Sometimes it is common to hit the key single-shot destroyer, but it is not possible to encounter a large transport ship or a mobile city. Large equipment has protective covers, and the energy bomb cannot be penetrated. The rate of fire is about two seconds, which is the ultimate speed of our previous mount. However, I don't know what model of the energy cannon on this vehicle is, so at least it is the speed. In theory, it should be faster. After all, it is an experimental model, so it must be cost-effective."

I nodded and continued to ask, "Since the energy bomb is being launched, what is the source of energy? Isn't it possible to share energy with the power system?"

Haier indeed nodded and said, "It's just a shared use, so it's best to be careful when firing. Don't be too excited and hold the trigger and don't put it, otherwise you'll lose energy soon."

"I'm dizzy, then this energy is enough to run for three or five days. If it were fired with artillery, how many shots would it be?"

"I won't know!" Haier said in embarrassment: "You also know that this gun and the power system behind are new things, and I have never used it. Otherwise, let's try it now?"

"Even if you try it, will you know how much energy there is? How to calculate the number of emissions?"

"This is simple." Haier said: "There is an automatic and simple residual energy display bar on the transmitter. Just hit it and see the drop."

"There is still a display bar for this thing? Why didn't I see it?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" Haier said quickly: "There is a button on your chin. Press it down and it will be displayed. Press it down and then it will be closed. This is designed for secret actions. After all, it is still low and dark. If you actively shine, it will be easily discovered."

I also understood what Haier meant after hearing this. Indeed, although the light on the seabed cannot illuminate far, it means that you emit light on the surrounding objects. The light emits from you and reflects it back to your eyes. In this process, you have to go through twice the actual distance. After the light shines on the object, part of it will be converted into other forms of energy to be lost. Therefore, even if you take a strong light torch at the seabed, it will not illuminate far. But if you are the light source yourself, it will be much easier for others to see you. After all, the light from your body reaches the other person's eyes, what is the middle distance. The distance of light propagation is, it does not need to be counted in the return distance, and there is no energy loss during the reflection process, which saves some energy. From this, you can calculate that if you shine yourself, the other person can find you at least more than twice your illumination range, but in fact the effect is usually three to four times the distance.

Although the glow will be discovered. But now we have just left the Tuludu and haven't run far. So we didn't care and just lit the switch. As I pressed lightly, a crystal mirror in front of me really lit up, and a luminous picture appeared on it. This picture is very simple, not as complicated as the computer displays data in science fiction movies. After all, there is no computer here, so we can't create so many control systems. Artificial souls can replace computers, but the cost of that thing... it's fine if you don't mention it.

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

This line segment is divided into three segments, and the rightmost section accounts for about two-thirds of the total length, which is displayed in green. The remaining third is divided into two equal parts. One is yellow and the other 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 definitely be shortened. When entering the yellow area, it should be insufficient energy, and red must be a dangerous energy area.

After seeing this display bar, I discussed it with Captain Haraparit and decided that I would test the shooting and see the changes in the progress bar to judge the ammunition endurance. The reason for me to test the shooting is mainly because I have never used this thing before, so I can familiarize myself with the feel and launch distance. As for them, I have used similar models before, so I must be more familiar with them than me.

In order to accurately calculate the attack consumption, Captain Haraparit gave me the advice to fire two shots at a time, which means one shot from each side. This way, the progress bar drop will be more obvious 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 found a place with a raised bottom rock and stopped. In this way, the mount will not move, which will reduce the error caused by the power consumption, and the rock can give us intuitive power data.

After everything was ready, I immediately pressed the switch on the rock. Speaking of which, the designer of this dully degree is also bad. He doesn't even design a sight with such a good weapon. Even if you carve a cross on the crystal fairing in front, it's better than nothing now, right?

Although I was not sure, and I didn't know what kind of launch status this thing was, but at least I knew that this thing must be launched forward and should point directly in front of the underwater mount. In addition, the target in front was large enough, so I didn't worry about deviation. After roughly aiming, I easily pressed the launcher and felt that the mount vibrated slightly. Immediately, two blue light-electrics were fired from the front of the underwater mount. The distance between the two light-bullets was about thirty centimeters. The light-bullet was in a standard water drop shape, with a thick front end and a sharp back. The thickest position was about the size of an orange, with a length of about one foot.

The light bomb's flight speed is very fast. Although it cannot be the same as the objects in the air, underwater, this speed is already quite exaggerated. The distance between us and the stone is about 100 meters. The reason why we chose this distance is to facilitate the calculation of the speed of the light bomb. In addition, the effective sight range in the dark seabed is so large. Thanks to my special eyes, they are all underwater races. If ordinary people are in such a place, they will really not see their hands. Not to mention fingers, you probably can't even see your arms.

The distance of 100 meters, the light bomb hit it in just over two seconds. In other words, the underwater speed of this thing is nearly fifty meters per second. This speed on land is not an exaggeration, but it is definitely a terrifying speed underwater. As for the power...

Accompanied by two particularly loud explosions, the stone in front was actually made into two holes with a diameter of more than one meter. Then a crack suddenly appeared between the two holes and connected the two holes. Then the crack spread to both sides. With a crack, the stone that seemed to be enlarged tombstone broke into two pieces from the middle. Then it fell backwards.

We were originally shocked by this power, but unexpectedly, at the moment the stone fell backwards, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind the stone and ran quickly to the distance.

"Traveler!" Haier reacted the fastest. He was the first to shout, and then her undersea mount immediately rushed out. When Haraparit saw this situation, he quickly called us to chase us together.

It's really lucky. We just found a stone to try shooting a weapon, but we didn't expect that it could kill an enemy. However, the opponent's bad luck is also at the same level as us, otherwise why did he choose this stone as a cover for so many ups and downs at the bottom of the sea?

Duludu and Traveler are mortal enemies, and the battle between the two sides has never stopped, so it is normal to send attacking reconnaissance personnel to each other. This guy is probably here to investigate, but he is just a little unlucky.

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

It was precisely because of the consul's expenses that the brigade scout was in trouble. As a scout, his underwater mount was very fast. If he was discovered by Duludu's patrolmen, he could use the high-speed mounts dedicated to the scout to escape the pursuit. Unfortunately, our mounts were of a special model and faster than his. After running out, he not only did not get rid of us, but was chased closer and closer.

Compared to the scout whose mount is not good, I admire Haier even more. This is indeed a professional profession. Haier, as a heavy weapon player, is specializing in operating underwater mounts. Although our mounts are exactly the same, for some reason, her mount is gradually getting a distance from us, and it is obviously faster than us. This is someone else's technology.

Although we were not as fast as Haier, we were much faster than the brigade scouts anyway. Before we could even widen the distance between us, Haier had already started firing at the other party. Unfortunately, the other party was not a rookie, so he flipped lightly and avoided the attack. However, Haraparit was startled and quickly called to Haier for her to catch the live.

Originally, he was a scout, so naturally his head was relatively flexible, so Haier just hesitated for a moment and understood what Haraparit meant. Of course, I also know, because this question is very simple.

The reason why the vestors are called travelers is that it is a mobile city, which means its location is not fixed. These sent scouts always have to go back after reconnaissance, so they must have a way to find their own city, maybe a positioning tracker, maybe a certain movement pattern, anyway, there is definitely a way to determine the location of the traveler city. Of course, Duludu had thought about capturing the other party's soldiers before and forced to find out this way of searching, but found that the vestors in large-scale battles did not know if they found a mobile city. This reason is actually easy to understand. After all, large-scale troops go to war and move when they go back.

The quiet must be quite good. Travelers only need to send people who know the location of the city to actively find the returning troops and take them back. If the withdrawn army is followed by the enemy, the sent people will give up the connection, so that the other party will still not find the location of the city. However, the scouts obviously cannot be retrieved in this way. After all, the large troops are of high importance, and it is understandable to send people to pick them up for them, but it is obviously not worth it to send people out for a single operation. Besides, the scouts are not going to fight, and 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.

Haraparit asked Haier to capture the guy alive just to know this method. As long as you get this method, finding the Traveler City will not be a problem.

After I figured out the importance of this prisoner, I didn't hide it anymore. As soon as I reached out, a plop sound suddenly came from the water beside us. I saw a big guy rushing forward at twice our speed. The one I released was a mobile angel in the water. Although our propeller technology was not as good as Duludo, our energy technology was much more advanced than theirs. What's more important is that we have money and are willing to spend energy. Therefore, our water-sized mobile angel relies on unadvanced propellers, and rely on a large amount of energy to consume, but got faster speeds. Almost tied Haier in the blink of an eye, and then rushed towards the brigade scout in front. (To be continued) rq
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