Chapter 281 The Cruel Law of Predation
After driving about ten kilometers, Chu Xin stopped at the foot of a hidden mountain.
After initial experience, his evaluation was that it is quite satisfactory in all aspects, the speed and stability are not outstanding, and it consumes very much fuel.
However, with such a huge volume and fine internal structure, it would be strange not to eat oil, but there is one advantage. Whether it is petroleum extracts such as gasoline and diesel, or natural gas and coal, these three types of basic fuels are all available. It is effectively converted through special built-in equipment, and the operating power of its internal combustion engine far exceeds the steam engines of most mobile cities.
It can be understood that Phoenix is equipped with two energy devices: steam engine and internal combustion engine.
This can be regarded as a golden finger at the beginning.
"It still needs to be equipped with nuclear power to be exciting. It's a new arrival, so take your time~"
Then, Chu Xin began to look inside his body.
The exquisite main hall at the top of the Phoenix City is not only for good looks, it is also the central control room of the entire mobile city, controlling the power system, weapon system, etc., and Chu Xin has 100% full control. However, when outsiders come in, they can't figure it out at all, let alone seize it, because there is no control console visible to the naked eye.
Suddenly, the system text appeared:
"You can freely design your projected image in the main hall (click to view the material library)"
Only then did Chu Xin discover that there were many hidden holographic projection devices in the palace, which could cover any small corner.
Time is short, and many small functions have not yet been discovered.
So, he immediately clicked on the material library, and an interface similar to the game's face-squeezing system appeared in his mind, but it was more free and diverse.
How diverse is it~
Half a minute later, the previews of ghost animals changed continuously, including a muscular man with an octopus head wearing a pink cheongsam, a giant rabbit with eyes all over his body, and a 1.8-meter-tall Phoenix in overalls holding two swords...
Of course, these were just Chu Xin's whims for fun. After some indescribable chaos, he became serious.
"Let me think about it~"
When you are in this palace of the Immortal Family, you naturally have to create an image that matches it.
As he carefully "squeezes the face", an immortal lord wearing a phoenix robe is projected, and his texture is no different from that of a real person.
Handsome yet tough, tall yet burly.
This face, based on Chu Xin's memory, incorporates the data of many top men such as Li, Hu, Zun, Wu, Liang, Baibangu, and all of you here. It can be said to be a masterpiece of unparalleled looks, and it can be said that Chu He felt a little embarrassed on his face.
Buzz!
After the detailed construction was completed, even the eyes burst out with the light of a living thing. As Chu Xin's consciousness was projected into it, his eyes suddenly became restrained and deep.
"How many years has it been? Why are you still not used to being in human form?"
Chu Xin was stunned for a moment as he looked at the super invincible, unprecedented and unrivaled handsome man on the mirror-like wall.
I haven’t been a human being for a long time, and it doesn’t seem that important anymore~
Moreover, this is just an illusory projection that cannot be touched, and the mobile palace standing in the wasteland is the real body.
"The scope of activity is only the main hall, but the sound can be transmitted to other areas. There are hidden cameras in the four directions of the palace to provide me with almost no blind spots in the all-round external view. There are also cameras in every room inside. Look at this device Determined, I can absorb human beings and establish my own power based on cities, and I am both the city and the city lord."
"Isn't this a proper wasteland survival + simulation management? It's similar to a fallout shelter, except that I also involve movement and combat. It seems that this world is indeed suitable for leisure and entertainment."
Buzz~
The projection dissipates.
All of Chu Xin's senses at the moment came from the Phoenix City itself. Projection was just a small way to deal with outsiders. After the novelty was over, there was nothing surprising.
"I almost forgot the most important thing."
Thinking about it, he activated the factory-configured weapon system.
Clang!
On both sides of the bottom bronze door directly below, two eagle-style claws glowing with cold light pop out. The connected chains can shoot up to 500 meters, used to capture "prey", called eagle claws. It is worth mentioning that the shape of this bronze door is very majestic and familiar, and its simple and domineering relief looks like a Taotie with its mouth tightly closed!
On the four sides of the Phoenix City, the outer walls of the overlapping pavilions between the main hall and the Taotie Gate have expanded gun ports. Two 15mm large-caliber heavy machine guns are built in the front, rear, left and right, with a maximum effective range of 3,000 meters and an ammunition load of 500. It is equipped with an automatic ammunition changing device and an ammunition inventory of 10,000 rounds, which can consume fuel to generate the required bullets.
"With this weapon configuration, it can only be used as a guerrilla jungler in the early stage, eating some small shrimps and small fish to grow," Chu Xin thought secretly, "but this machine gun is quite unique, with different national-style skins on the four sides."
When he initially understood himself, the text on the card appeared unexpectedly:
"Proficiency +5%, reaching 5%;
Record:
Up to 25 meters high;
Fuel conversion device (can convert the three major fossil fuels of oil, natural gas, and coal into the energy required by itself, and cannot involve new energy sources for the time being);
Main hall image projection (design your own virtual image at will, modify the cooling time to 7 days);
Mobile device·Embossed tires (eight to sixteen, moving slowly due to high resistance, but with strong grip, very stable when turning and drifting, suitable for complex terrain);
Hunting hook and eagle claw (three-claw shape, maximum range of 500 meters, can be firmly embedded in the target's steel flesh);
Devouring Mouth·Glutious Gate (can eat huge things, chop them into pieces and then swallow them, and can directly use the swallowed things to increase their own size and other aspects);
Output weapons: Meilanzhuju heavy machine guns (two on each side, 15 caliber, 500 ammunition load, automatic reloading, 10,000 inventory, can consume fuel to generate bullets, the longest effective range is 3000 meters). "
In short, everything has just started, but it is better than being penniless, the infrastructure and so on are quite complete, and the height of 25 meters is not small.
Of course, for Chu Xin, who was accustomed to nuclear explosions, atomic breaths, and planetary collisions, eight heavy machine guns were a bit childish, as if the giant Emperor of Heaven had turned into a teenager who had not yet established his foundation overnight.
Chu Xin did not change the cards, but opened the gashapon machine.
Previously, [Smaug] and [Ghidorah] reached 100%, and 2 more draws were added. Currently, there are 4 draws in total.
Click!
Twisting.
A gashapon rolled out.
"The guaranteed cumulative number of times +1, reaching 5 times."
It automatically opened and four rocket launcher-like weapons and equipment appeared.
"Output weapon Stinger anti-aircraft missile system (four units, fully automatic aiming and shooting, range 5000 meters, can consume fuel to generate artillery shells)"
"Please select an installation location."
Chu Xin took a closer look and found that this was indeed a notorious man-portable anti-aircraft missile in the 21st century. It was carried on the shoulder and used to fly. However, the Stinger missile he picked had a turret with freely changing angles and a cylindrical cannon. The cylinder is installed in a cuboid metal bin.
"Four stations must take into account the four directions."
Therefore, Chu Xin installed the Stinger anti-aircraft missiles on the edges surrounding the main hall. They were not particularly conspicuous among the bricks and ridges.
Well, a movable ancient-style turret was born.
…
That night.
Chu Xin, who continued to move forward in the wilderness, sneaked into a chaotic and lush forest.
Although there are no clouds in the sky and the full moon is high in the sky, this dangerous wasteland is not that peaceful and quiet.
Rumble~
Only the roar of machinery was heard from the huge pile of rocks in the southwest, and the ground shook.
Soon, dark plumes of smoke rose in the sky not far away, and the air was suddenly filled with the complex smell of burning coal.
call!
A four-meter-tall metal ring flew past, its shape looked like the rolling wheels in "Iron Armored Little Treasure".
In the simple cockpit, a man and a woman were sweating profusely. The latter turned back frequently and kept urging the man to go faster and faster.
Tsk!
Suddenly, a spiked hook penetrated the darkness behind, and the circular steam car almost pierced into a large rock.
Immediately afterwards, two moving castles more than ten meters high appeared at high speed, chasing after them with billowing murderous aura. Four thick chimneys spewed out thick black smoke.
When the moonlight shone on them, their true ugliness was revealed, and the huge tilting tires easily rolled over the bumpy road.
It's okay to call it a moving castle. The assembled house parts are actually not much different from the one in Hayao Miyazaki's anime. It looks like countless rusty square cans were forcibly assembled with steel nails and steel bars.
Whizzing!
The two moving castles focused all their searchlights on the escaping ring car, firing their hunting hooks again and again.
"Can you do it? Go faster! Sprint!" the woman in the ring car exclaimed.
"It's not you who's driving, shut up!" The man driving the car was already horrified, not to mention that there was a silly woman beside his ears who was hysterically mad. His tense spirit suddenly collapsed, and he used the brake as the accelerator. Step down.
In an instant, it turned into a fully automatic wheel rolling, bouncing and tumbling over in a shallow pit dozens of meters away.
Before the two men could get out with their heads bleeding, a claw flew out sharply, piercing and clamping the car body, and then retracted.
One minute later.
The man and woman were captured alive by a group of brutal and vulgar strong men, and the circular car was also dismantled and packed.
The relationship between the hunter, the prey, and the trophy is extremely clear. Behind the simple positioning is the bloody and cruel reality.
The weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive.
Chu Xin, on the other hand, quietly witnessed the entire process.
It's not that he hasn't thought about taking action, but to be on the safe side, he decided to first observe the unique fighting method of Prey City. Moreover, when the best time to take action was, the distance between them was too far, so he was not 100% sure.
The main reason is that he became a mobile city for the first time. Even though he has experienced hundreds of battles, he was really caught off guard.
Storm Crimson and Steel Cable, both of which are metal creations, are in human or animal form, and their structures are designed for combat.
In addition, he roughly judged the origin of the two moving castles.
That group of people were scavengers from the "Southern" organization. They specialized in capturing lone or weak humans at night. They not only collected supplies, but also auctioned off the captured people.
The so-called scavengers are one of the most terrifying lunatics in this wasteland, because they have the habit of eating their own kind. In the rampant area in the south, cleanly skinned skeletons can be seen everywhere.
Susu~
Just as Chu Xin was about to leave, there was movement on the ground in the distance.
A large piece of land actually stood up and shook off the dirt and rocks all over it.
That's not a rock, but a bionic mechanical vehicle that looks like both a centipede and a watermelon insect!
Limbs stretched out from the left and right sides, holding up the arthropod-like torso, swinging the steel carapace towards the north, which is the direction of the Scavenger's Moving Castle.
"It seems to be called the Exile?"
How could Chu Xin fail to recognize this distinctive mechanical creation? Even among countless mobile vehicles and cities with strange or cool shapes, this giant mechanical centipede is particularly conspicuous.
If I remember correctly, it was driven by a man and a woman. They would deliberately pretend to be good people to help humans in distress, and then send it to the southern lair and put it directly on the auction block.
On the European continent, the influence of the south is not small. Except for those medium and large mobile cities, almost no one dares to offend them.
“Just take this as your first taste of predation.”
Chu Xin made a decisive decision and judged that the distance between the two sides was about two thousand meters. It was worth a try!
Buzz——
The engine roared, and every brick and mortar shook with anticipation of the hunt that was about to begin.
Rumble!
Chu Xin directly increased his speed to full speed, and the powerful twisting force burst out in sixteen rounds at the same time, lifting up the waterfall of mud, and he rushed out fiercely.
The confused Exile stopped in place, with a periscope raised on the top. At the moment it turned towards Chu Xin, all the legs and feet of the Exile seemed to have doubled speed, and it rushed north in a hurry.
The wilderness, which had been quiet for a while, suddenly became lively again.
Although Chu Xin's speed was superior, the Exile's maneuverability was extremely outstanding due to its size and shape. Even though the distance between the two sides continued to shorten, Chu Xin never had an absolute advantage.
"Oh, someone actually had an idea for us~ But I really don't see what it is like." The male owner of the Exile took a look at Chu Xin and just chased him, thinking he was some ungrateful fool. Green, so he said to himself.
"Everyone, we are being targeted by scavengers. It will be very bumpy to get rid of them. Please don't worry~" The hostess of the Exile shouted kindly to the people in the room, and her tone did not seem to let Chu Xin go. in the eyes.
After all, they are used to being arrogant and domineering in this wasteland, and are rarely afraid of small towns. On the contrary, towns acting alone are undoubtedly tempting fragrant buns. As long as they successfully plunder one, they can obtain a large amount of supplies and food, and Humanity.
Rumble~Rumble~
Both sides entered a steep downhill road.
Due to the slope of the Exile, the limbs below and behind the buttocks were completely exposed, and Chu Xin could see them at a glance.
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity cannot be missed.
Keng~
The heavy machine gun on the front expanded. Chu Xin controlled many cameras to aim and lock, and opened fire resolutely.
Boom boom boom!
The large-caliber 15mm bullets poured out like a violent storm, immediately colliding with brilliant metal sparks.
"Farke~ actually still has this kind of firepower?" The owner of the Exile was surprised.
However, before he could react, a terrifying crisp sound fell into his ears.
Several hind limbs were violently severed!
Not only that, the more fragile rear abdomen was also torn apart by the unremitting efforts of the white-haired bullets!
"ah--"
The scream of the fat mistress stopped abruptly, because she was instantly pierced by a storm of bullets and turned into a ball of blood mist.
The male owner lay on the ground with a face full of horror, and luckily escaped the baptism of bullets. But when he looked back and saw the console that had been beaten into a pile of scrap metal, he realized that something was wrong.
After a few seconds, the Exile stopped moving forward, like a deer pierced into the abdomen by a hunter's arrow. (End of chapter)