"Iron Ring, after you've loaded the people, drive the car to the front. There's a second one."
After Lu Cheng saw that all the refugees had boarded the off-road vehicle used for transporting personnel, he gestured to Tiehuan to drive forward.
The Pioneer drove away from the wall under the control of Tiehuan, and Lucheng opened a portal on the wall again.
This is a signal to prevent two vehicles from colliding when transmitting at the same time.
In less than a minute, another brand new off-road vehicle beast jumped out from the portal.
Although this off-road vehicle beast is a warrior-model military off-road vehicle like the Pioneer, its attack power is much higher than that of the Pioneer. The second vehicle is equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun. This thing may not only reward the Blood Crystal Beast with a small red flower when it is shot at.
"Feng Kite, you will be the machine gunner."
Lu Cheng continued to issue new orders. Lu Cheng planned to be the driver of this car himself. As for the name of this car... Lu Cheng thought about it for less than a second and directly added the number two at the end.
These two vehicles are enough to carry everyone present away.
"Even we have to ride on this kind of mount called a car?"
General Hubert led his Beast Walker to the second car. He thought he could still ride the Beast Walker back to the capital.
"This is also for the purpose of reaching your capital city faster. Although the walking beasts are good in all aspects, they are still too slow."
Lu Cheng continued to scratch the chin of the walking beast next to him. To be honest, it felt really comfortable, just like touching a cat.
If you scratch it a little longer now, you won’t have the chance later.
"Is this the only way..."
Hubert knew that now was not the time to worry about the glory of the knight.
They lost countless comrades while riding on walking beasts along the way.
Although Hubert has not yet figured out what kind of existence this steel-made monster is, if this terrifying monster is a friend, it will undoubtedly make him much safer on his journey.
"Don't be sad, old friend... Just keep going down this road, and we'll meet again, I swear."
Hubert patted the neck of his mount, and the walking beast seemed to sense the coming of separation and made a whimpering sound.
"Mr. Hubert, you sit here, and the rest of your soldiers sit in the back."
Lu Cheng pointed to the co-pilot seat to the old general.
Now Lu Cheng still didn't completely believe them. The driver's seat and the co-pilot seat of the Mengshi model off-road vehicle were very far apart.
In case they have any bad plans, Lu Cheng can take out his pistol and respond even while driving.
The machine gunner's cabin in the middle is also protected after the modification, both outside and inside the vehicle.
“It’s a miraculous creation.”
Hubert sighed as he took the passenger seat, his soldiers following orders and abandoning the walkers to sit in the back of the vehicle.
After everyone got in the car, Lu Cheng started the engine. The moment the engine roared, Lu Cheng stepped on the accelerator.
Pioneer No. 2 gradually drove out of the range of Crescent Moon Town. Lu Cheng could still see the seven walking beasts chasing the two off-road vehicles through the rearview mirror.
But after the speed was increased, the figures of the walking beasts moved farther and farther away, and finally Lu Cheng could only vaguely hear their whimpering sounds.
"Mr. Lu Cheng..."
After General Hubert watched his 'comrades' completely disappear in the rearview mirror, he finally spoke up and answered Lu Cheng. He had been observing the steel beast from the beginning.
The beast's movements puzzled General Hubert, who had seen wheels before.
This world also has means of transportation similar to horse-drawn carriages.
But the road condition between Xianyue Town and Huiri City is very bad, especially after a heavy rain, the entire road is basically a mud swamp.
It is extremely difficult for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through it, let alone a carriage carrying heavy cargo.
But this beast, whose limbs are also wheels, is completely different. The soft mud like a swamp is like flat ground in front of this beast.
General Hubert still hasn't figured out what the black wheels are made of. It seems that they have both hard and soft properties.
But the most terrifying thing is the power and speed this beast possesses.
Hubert was sure that his walker had tried its best to catch up with the beast, but in the end the walker still couldn't catch up with it.
One reason is that the walking beasts are living creatures and will also feel tired. Another reason is that this beast is much faster than the walking beasts.
"This mount called Che, how fast can it run at its fastest speed?"
"From zero to one hundred, it's about seven seconds. The top speed... you're asking... let me think."
Lu Cheng turned his head and found that it was General Hubert who was asking the question, and began to think about how to describe it in a way that he could understand.
"You are going to Huiri City from here. Even if I let you ride a walking beast to the outpost first, it will reach Huiri City before you."
Lu Cheng's answer was already a conservative estimate. As long as Lu Cheng stepped on the accelerator and drove along this road, he could reach his destination in less than half a day.
"This... Lord Lu Cheng, may I ask what you use to drive it? Is it magic or flesh and blood?"
General Hubert was not as easily fooled as Elena. Although he called it a ferocious beast, after observing it for a long time, General Hubert was able to determine that it was a special mechanical product.
Their kingdom also has these magic-driven gadgets, but they are just gadgets for entertainment.
But this beast was not meant for entertainment, and Hubert fully believed that it could easily crush a walking beast.
"The thing we drive it with is a black and very viscous and flammable liquid."
What Lu Cheng was talking about was petroleum, but the diesel used in vehicles needs to be processed.
Lu Cheng took this opportunity to ask General Hubert about the distribution of strategic resources in this world.
"A black, viscous and flammable liquid. Does this beast eat black water?" General Hubert's voice was full of confusion.
"Black water?"
Lu Cheng searched in his mind for something associated with this word...the results were similar to the oil in Lu Cheng's own memory.
"That is a special liquid found in the desert of our neighboring country. Some magicians make it into candles or burning stones," said General Hubert.
"Neighboring country... It seems that we need some time to consider it. By the way, what kind of minerals does Huiri City produce?"
Lu Cheng looked at the equipment on General Hubert. The humans in this world have mastered the method of iron smelting.
The general's sword and shield are made of iron. It may be that the existence of magic has caused the human technology tree in this world to go a little awry.
"Hui Ri City is an important place in our country where the electric-inducing ore is produced. This mineral was used to forge weapons in ancient times, but it is more fragile than iron...Now some magicians who master thunder magic use it to forge staffs, coins and decorations. But after being destroyed by the blood crystal beast, the city has become a ruin."
Hubert patiently explained to Lu Cheng everything about Huiri City.
"The description sounds a bit similar to the copper mine. Do you have your country's currency with you?" Lu Cheng asked.
"Of course, these are the coins used by our country. Due to the war, these coins have become useless decorations."
General Hubert took out a coin from the bag on his waist and handed it to Lu Cheng, saying in a self-deprecating tone.
Lu Cheng pondered the coin. The patterns engraved on the coin were a bit rough, and the shape of the coin was not a regular circle, but more like a square.
There is a special magic inside the coin, which should be used to identify the authenticity.
"This is called copper mine in our country." Lu Cheng was basically sure that this country also used copper to mint coins. "Does Huiri City have a lot of this kind of mineral?"
"This... I don't know the quantity. I only know that there are some dangerous monsters living under the mine in Huiri City, and we can only mine to the shallowest part." General Hubert heard that Lu Cheng was very interested in this mineral.
"Really? But now is not the time to think about this." Lu Cheng threw the coin back to General Hubert.
In this exploration plan, high-quality copper mines may be the top priority resource to be explored at the research base.
However, apart from copper mining, this world actually has many resources that can be developed, and it is itself a huge treasure trove.
But the problem that Lucheng needs to solve at this stage is... the energy required to build the portal connecting this world and the earth.
Lu Cheng continued to ask General Hubert for some information about Scarre and this world.
From General Hubert's description, Lu Cheng roughly learned how the countries in this world operate. Most countries in this world are in the medieval feudal system, and classes such as aristocrats also exist.
But there is something different...the national borders in this world are not defined by humans.
"Is that red light the border of your country?" After Lu Cheng and General Hubert had been chatting on the road for more than an hour, they saw a faint red light emerging from the edge of the forest.
This circle of light red light was like a giant energy shield in a science fiction movie, covering the sky and extending into the distance.
"Yes, is it starting to shrink again? Because so many people have died in our country, our country's borders are also shrinking. Now we don't know how much territory we have lost." General Hubert's voice sounded full of sadness.