Steel steam and flame

The airship was shaking violently from side to side in the center of the main body of the black dust storm. Driven by the huge power, the lifting device under the hull is emitting a force that can allow a hundred thousand tons of steel to stop stably in the air and accelerate its flight.

In the control room on the top floor, the middle-aged captain had just issued a final announcement to the passengers on the merchant ship, telling them that no matter what happened, they must stay in their rooms and not come out to join in the fun. . The airship is now at a critical position. In less than a minute, the steam furnace core running at full capacity will be able to store the necessary energy and then supply the lift device for use in a short-term overload state. .

Although this will definitely reduce the service life of the lift device, who cares? There is no shortage of accessories for these lift devices in the Imperial Steam Factory. As long as the amount of money is in place, it won't take much time to replace a merchant ship with the same standard. The major manufacturing industries and companies, as well as the industrial output reserves within the empire, are astronomical figures that they cannot imagine.

"Captain, the temperature has risen to the red line. Do you want to turn on the cooling system?" A harsh buzzer sounded nearby, the indicator light was manually turned off, and a rather young control team member was asking the middle-aged captain for the next instructions.

"Of course not, just let it overheat. For such a big thing, it won't be a problem if it is overheated for several hours. And then we also need the effect of overheating the core of the furnace, which can provide us with steam power more quickly and efficiently. After all, This cruiser-class merchant ship is so big. If after breaking through the black dust storm, the merchant ship falls back into the black dust storm due to lack of power, then my status as captain will be laughed at by my peers for the rest of my life." The middle-aged captain laughed. As he spoke, the predicament before him seemed not to affect his cheerful mood at all.

Then he cleared his throat, then picked up the loudspeaker next to him and began to issue immediate instructions one after another. His voice was rough and powerful, and there was a different kind of reassuring power in it. This was another reason why he was qualified to be the captain. Bar. As the top commander in a merchant ship, rich experience and the temperament and ability to calm everyone before emergencies are two equally important must-have options.

Outside the glass window in front of him, the dark clouds that formed the black dust storm had now turned into white-gray. The clouds pressing on the merchant ship began to thin, and the blazing light penetrated the clouds and reached here. In a few dozen seconds, the merchant ship will break through all the black dust storm clouds, then use full power to quickly escape from the turbulent air flow area above the black dust storm. Invisible things are often the most troublesome and deadly. Just like those seemingly peaceful skies high in the sky, maybe only the devils in hell know what is hidden inside.

"The countdown begins, thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight,,,"

Now there was only this crisp electronic sound echoing in the control room, all the alarms were forcibly turned off, and only the chaotic lights flashed in the control room in conjunction with this sound. The controller puts his finger on the button that needs to be pressed or the operating lever that needs to be pulled down when the countdown is completed. As long as the captain's voice of order comes, he can execute every instruction without hesitation.

The shaking of the ship became more violent, the clouds outside the glass window became whiter and whiter, the light became abundant and brighter, the field of vision expanded, and the critical line of breakthrough was not far away in front of all of them.

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Cassia came to the metal door and took out the sharp knife from her waist. The sharp blade acted as a mirror. This was obtained from the leader of the group who found David, the man who used the knife as a decoration. Looking inside through the six fist-sized bullet holes made by six platinum bullets, as soon as the blade of the knife appeared within the scope of the bullet holes, a dark muzzle was reflected on it, and then a subtle tongue of flame and a diameter of more than Ten millimeter bullets came out of the bullet holes together.

It's bad. Cassia cursed, and at the same time a huge force came from the sharp knife in his hand. The bullet hitting it suddenly changed its trajectory and shot diagonally forward. At the same time, Cassia's body also took a step back. In an instant, there was a vertical line of bullet holes on the metal door, and the ballistic line happened to pass through the position where Cassia was standing just now.

"The number of bullets, eight." Cassia breathed out and recorded the number of bullets fired from the room. Then he turned his wrist at an angle, and through the metal door, he found the position most likely to hit the target and fired. This was just a false shot. Cassia didn't expect any of the bullets to hit the target. It was enough to make the person behind the metal door dodge and temporarily be unable to pay attention to the movement outside the door. The bullets blasted several holes with a diameter of more than ten centimeters in the metal door. A complete metal door has become fragmented.

Immediately afterwards, Cassia stood firm and kicked the door of the room hard from the side. A muffled sound came out, and the metal door hit the person hiding behind it. Cassia's suppressed power finally burst out at this moment. She kicked her feet back violently, and her body turned into a shadow and rushed to the door. With huge kinetic energy, she slammed into the metal door again.

Behind the metal door is a man holding a shield in one hand and a pistol in the other. The light in the corridor pours in simultaneously when the metal door is fully opened. The person in front of Cassia who was hit by the metal door and took a few steps back was Nolida, who had a bare head. He took a few heavy steps back before releasing all the strength from his body. At this moment, the metal door in front of him has been completely opened, and a figure is standing in the center of the door with his back to the light. The huge bullet hole on the metal door is also reflected in the corner of his eye, and then a "pop" sound is heard, and the room is full of people. The lights were turned on.

Synchronized with the sound of turning on the lights, Nolida's body moved more than one meter to the side, and the composite shield was left in place by him. The six bullets immediately focused on the shield. While penetrating the shield, they moved back with the shield and hit the log table. The things placed on it fell down. They were two silver-white iron boxes. Under the light, there was a black leather box on the table. The mass-produced goods in the factory looked very heavy and pressed hard on the table. Even though the hull of the ship was shaking violently, it did not move at all on the table. came.

"It seems like you recognize these things." Cassia said pointedly. When he walked into the room and stood opposite Nolida, the sound of six burning bullet shells falling to the ground coincided with Cassia's turn of the drum. Sound sync. He looked at the muzzle of the pistol pointed by Nolida, and Nolida also looked at the barrel of the revolver he held in his hand. Neither fired, as if he was savoring the shaking of the ship's hull. Feel. At this time, there was also a special sound of sniper bullets tearing through the air from the corridor, as well as a sound like the collision of metal. Leigh and Flos also confronted each other.

"Did I win the lottery? Your identity seems to be more special than the two remaining people outside."

The smell in the air suddenly softened, and there was a strange feeling. Two pairs of cross pupils looked at each other across the two guns. Two fingers pressed the triggers halfway, but they both stopped firmly before the critical point.

"Only in the field of firearms and ammunition, platinum bullets can be said to be the main high-end goods for arms smuggling." Nolida looked at Cassia and said, "Except for some special bullets or some bullets modified by mechanics, blue and silver bullets Bullets are the pinnacle of this field. If you want to trade other types of bullets, you can only special order them. Although the ordering fee is not too expensive, the methods to obtain them are expensive, and those who master these methods will not It’s so easy to let others join in to compete for benefits.”

Nolida smiled, "I have been a smuggler for so many years, and I know a few things, maybe a little more than you do, of course in the area of ​​firearms and ammunition. Although blue and silver bullets are apparently top-notch ammunition, I I still know."

“No one can have too much knowledge, just like money.”

"Of course, many things can't be accomplished just by having a lot of energy. The knowledge in the head can often save one's life, just like when I let go of the composite shield that can withstand platinum bullets. And it can be used by military schools. Targeted and listed as one of the practical course tasks, this means that I am also one of the good ones among the arms smugglers. I don’t know whether I should be happy or sad." Nolida half-joked, He said with a semi-serious attitude, "Can you tell me what your mission level is while we can still stand facing each other and talk? I also want to know how much value I am rated by others."

"Soldier level two." Cassia replied.

"Thank you. It seems that I still have some value, at least not for those inferior task evaluation levels." Nolida politely replied, "Then, please go to hell!"