Chapter 272.1: Here Comes The Pillow Delivery

"Holy shit!"

"This thing is so awesome."

Near the edge of the north fourth ring, inside a half-collapsed building.

Night Ten, who was squatting by the window, was fiddling with the tablet in his hands in excitement.

Not far in front of him, a quadrotor drone with a camera hanging was hovering outside the window.

That was the latest equipment launched by the Scientific Expedition Team after the quadruped robot. It was called the Y-1 Firefly quadrotor drone.

The drone used the A3 Aerospace Aluminium produced by Bucky's Aluminum Factory, the solid-state hydrogen battery produced from Liszt’s factory, and the neural access components produced by the black box of Shelter 117. Its carbon nano-circuits and operating equipment were all modified from the universal wrist-mounted VM computer.

The price of the drone was not expensive, only 1,000 silver coins, which was about half a Miner I exoskeleton.

Since the modified equipment was self-developed by Shelter 404 and did not need to rely on imports, it wasn’t difficult to purchase the drone. As long as the player's contribution points reached the level of an ordinary citizen, they would be able to purchase it.

Due to the use of lightweight materials, the weight of the drone was only 73% of that of the same size drone in reality, but the protection was increased by 50% to 70%. Moreover, the long battery life of the solid-state hydrogen battery allowed it to hover in the air for up to 12 hours.

If anyone was worried about the battery life, they could also choose to connect a set of batteries on top of the original battery pack.

The equipment was meant to be a short-range tactical reconnaissance drone. Since it was connected to a neural access device, it was recommended to be used by intelligence type players.

Its camera components were made of recycled materials from pre-war surveillance equipment. The resolution was very high. It could even clearly see the stones on the ground at a distance of hundreds of meters.

To sum it up in one sentence...

It was very awesome!

"Excellent, isn't it?" Stopping Fights standing aside, said with a smug smile on his face.

Night Ten kept praising. "Extremely."

He was completely amazed by it.

Stopping Fights said proudly, "Not just that, if you are an intelligence type, you can also directly connect your mind to the computer to operate the flight of the drone, which is much more flexible than manual operation and automatic flight!"

"Seriously?! It even supports neural access?" Night Ten looked at him in surprise, "Dude, what do you do in real life?!"

Gale, who was standing aside with headphones on, said, "I remember he does some auto repair or something?"

He heard Mosquito say in the chat group that Goblin Technology had recently recruited a few guys majoring in auto repair, ready to develop some kind of engine.

"The auto repair major is Taking Lives, while I major in electromechanical engineering." Stopping Fights said with a shy smile.

Night Ten sighed, "I think no matter what the profession is, you’re amazing to be able to make this.”

Stopping Fights chuckled, "Actually, it's not that impressive. This is not as difficult to make as you think, not to mention that this is what I do in reality..."

Gale asked, "Did you write this control program?"

Stopping Fights shook his head and said, "No, I don't know how to write code, not to mention that the compiled language in the game is like a bunch of corrupted nonsense. I suspect that the production team didn't take this area seriously at all."

"Then how do you..."

"The control program and carbon nanocircuit are provided by Yin Fang, the leader of the scientific expedition team!"

Night Ten raised an eyebrow curiously. "What about the battery?"

"The battery is a solid-state hydrogen battery from Liszt’s factory! The casing and main structure are made of A3 Aerospace Aluminum!"

After answering all of Night Ten's questions at once, Stopping Fights himself couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "It's so much easier to build an airplane in the game world. A 24-hour long battery life, and direct brain-computer control... I wouldn't even dare to imagine those features in reality."

In reality, most rotor drones were mainly based on lithium batteries, and the flight time was mostly about 30 minutes. Although they could also stay in the air for 2 to 5 hours, that would make the battery very bulky.

There were also gasoline-electric hybrid drones like the Perimeter 8. They could get 8 propellers and 2 fuel tanks. That way, they would also be able to stay in the air for 13 hours.

Under normal circumstances, if there was a need to stay in the air for more than 2 hours, drones with a fuel engine and fixed wings were preferable options. But those were basically out of the category of small drones.

The ability to keep the small quadrotor drone in the air for 24 hours was probably only possible in the wasteland.

Hearing the words of the newcomer in front of them, Gale and Night Ten looked at each other.

My goodness. No wonder this equipment is not listed as Goblin Technology's Product in the NPC shop.

It turns out that Goblin Technology is only responsible for designing the appearance.

Gale stared at him and frowned. "... So your role is?"

Stopping Fights smiled with a rather smug expression. "I copied our company's drone and improved it!"

Night Ten froze for a moment. "Is... Isn't this an infringement?"

Stopping Fights grinned. "It's fine. All quadrotor drones look like this anyway. So as long as there's no logo, there won't be a problem. Besides, after the public beta, maybe I can even advertise our company's products."

Since he was not afraid of losing his job, Night Ten and Gale naturally didn't know what to say to him anymore.

Night Ten then passed the control of the drone and the tablet to Gale, who had already put the neural access device on his head.

The biggest use of the drone was advance detection.

For example, perception type players could use it to report the approximate locations, and intelligence type players could operate the drone to target specific coordinates.

Both of them tried a few times, working pretty well together. Their active scouting range was also extended at least twice as far as before.

Seeing that the drone he designed was so easy to use, Stopping Fights was also full of joy. He was already starting to design an improved version in his mind. "How about adding a bomb thrower underneath so we can remotely drop the bombs!?"

Night Ten's eyes lit up. "That's actually a great idea! I think it will work!"

Gale, who was wearing the headphones, also nodded. "Indeed, we can also use it to dive bomb... But, won't adding a bomb thrower affect the maneuverability of the drone?"

Stopping Fights smiled and waved his hands. "It's just adding a couple of kilograms of load. It won't be a problem. Don't worry. Just leave it to me!"

Night Ten gave a thumbs up with admiration. "Brother, you're freaking awesome!"

"Awesome, indeed!"

When the 3 were excitedly discussing how to make the drone more powerful, Old White, carrying an ammunition box, came over from the stairs.

Putting the ammo box on the ground, he looked at Night Ten and Gale. "We got a new mission. Pack up your stuff, and we will leave in 3 minutes."

Upon hearing that there was a mission, Night Ten leaped to his feet in excitement. "Got a new job?"

Old White chuckled. "The caravan we sent to Boulder Town has returned. In addition to the 6 players, we have 5 office employees and 1 guard on the team. Our mission is to escort the VIPs through the west of the fourth ring to the mutants’ activity area in the north of the fifth ring.”

"Escort the caravan?" Night Ten, who was still excited, suddenly shivered and said awkwardly, "Uh, can I apply to leave the team temporarily?"

Ample Time looked at him and taunted. "Are you scared?"

Night Ten blushed instantly. "What does that have to do with fear?"

"Don't worry, according to my observation, Teng Teng is not so narrow-minded. I noticed that she even liked Ample Time's strategy post on the forum yesterday." Old White patted Night Ten's shoulder and carried on with a smile, "Isn't this a great opportunity for you to prove yourself?"

"Scram."

Quit Smoking looked at them in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

Stopping Fights standing aside looked at Gale. "Since you guys are going to leave for a mission, I'll go back first."

Gale retrieved the drone and took off the headphones. "Do you need me to escort you?"

"No need. It's only a few steps away. Anyway, all the monsters on the road have been cleared by you, so I can walk back by myself!" Stopping Fights continued with a smile, "But you guys need to be careful on the road."

Gale nodded. "Mhm, you too."

...

It had been 3 days since the Tide erupted.

Over the past 3 days, battles of various sizes had been fought, with players and mutants using the ruins between 65th and 68th Streets as a battlefield, going street by street and building by building as if they were fighting over it.

Perhaps it was because of the death of the Rotten Knight that the Queen hiding in the ruins was afraid. Although the Tide's offensive had never stopped, both the intensity and quantity of monsters had dipped since the first day.

The frontal battlefield had fallen into a stalemate.

Chu Guang could feel that the Tide was trying to consume the vitality and ammunition in his hands through attrition warfare.

At the same time, a large number of Creepers were crossing the ruins and infiltrating the flank.

Of course, Chu Guang wouldn't let them go around to the back. He decisively sent out the hunter teams to wipe out those Creepers who tried to pass through the defense line.

In this battle, the performance of the Hunter's Guild could be said to be excellent. In just three days, more than 200 Creepers and nearly 20 Tyrants were killed!

Among them, the Bull and Horse Squad alone killed 27 Creepers and 4 Tyrants.

The player with the strongest individual combat effectiveness was undoubtedly Garbage. In this uneven, rugged, and complex street fighting environment, guns were not necessarily better than claws, especially against the agile Creepers.

According to the data collected through his VM, Garbage, who acted alone, killed 9 Creepers himself. He won the MVP of the whole battle in one fell swoop!

In addition to him, other players who returned from Remote Creek Town for defensive support also achieved good results in hunting operations.

According to Little Seven's statistics, in the past three days, the average level of players above LV10 had increased by 0.7, and the level of middle-level players between LV5 and LV10 had increased by 1.5.

Even Chu Guang, who was sitting at the rear, also managed to level up.

[ID:

Chu Guang

]

[Genetic sequence:

Administrator (Second Stage)

]

[Level:

LV18→LV19

]

[Attributes]

[Strength:

17→18

]

[Agility:

13

]

[Constitution:

16

]

[Perception:

14

]

[Intelligence:

15

]