We're Already In Close Combat And You Still Say You're A Mage?

The beast tide is over, and the follow-up troops come to change defenses.

Walkers take the lift back to the ground.

The war had just ended at this time, and the camp under the high steel wall was busy. Elevators continued to transport the wounded from the city wall, and also transported various weapons, ammunition and other consumables back.

The casualties with minor injuries were treated and bandaged on the spot, and then transferred to a field hospital not far from the high steel wall to rest.

The injured who were seriously injured and could not be saved were pushed into a black tent. When they came out again, they were already lying in simple coffins and were transported to the rear for burial.

The cruelty of war is reflected at this moment.

Due to the special nature of the walkers, with life-restoring items and the treatment of wet nurses, only a few people were slightly injured after a battle.

When they reached the ground, the officer who led them up earlier was already waiting here.

Seeing Heitan standing in front, the officer nodded to him.

This is a recognition of strength.

The officer then announced to everyone: "Thank you for holding the line of defense for humanity. Your merits have been offset by the charges. Now you have restored your official citizenship."

As he spoke, he pointed to the barracks not far away.

"That's where you will live. There are also taverns and places to vent in the camp, but please remember, no making trouble."

The walkers selected their barracks and went to the entertainment area in twos and threes to kill time.

Xu Bai randomly picked a barracks and went there to rest.

He wanted to take advantage of the gap when the beast tide receded and the third link of the main mission was not yet open, to take on some additional missions in exchange for rewards.

He asked around the camp and found the military supplies department here.

The munitions office is not far from the camp, next to a large warehouse.

Arriving at the door of the Munitions Department, Xu Bai opened the door and walked in.

Sitting in the military quarters office was a middle-aged man wearing casual clothes with a broken leg.

The man had a pipe in his mouth and was writing something on the table nonchalantly.

Hearing the sound of the door being opened, the man raised his head and looked towards the door.

Seeing Xu Bai come in, the middle-aged man said casually:

“If you want to receive something, fill out the form and then go to the warehouse to find it yourself.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the wall next to him that was covered with paper.

"If you want to take on an outbound mission, look for a suitable one on the wall next to you. Don't be too pushy. Pick up those you can't complete. I won't care if you die."

As soon as the man finished speaking, Xu Bai received a prompt from the Court of Origin.

"Tip: You have discovered the hidden unit - Quartermaster Yegulun."

"Current favorability: 75/100 (friendly)."

"When your friendship with Yegulun reaches 500 points, he will issue additional special tasks to you."

"You can accept missions from frontline quartermaster Yegulun. You can accept multiple missions. After completing the mission, you can receive rewards from Yegulun."

Xu Bai walked to the wall covered with paper. A list of accessible tasks automatically popped up on the terminal, and the tasks on the list were automatically graded according to difficulty.

One star is the easiest, five stars is the hardest.

Xu Bai selected carefully.

The simplest one-star mission is basically running errands around the camp.

The most difficult five-star mission is to explore the crater where the Zerg mother nest is located.

Of course, the rewards are also equivalent to the difficulty of the task.

Xu Bai picked an outing task with a three-star difficulty level, tore his task list off the wall and placed it on Yegulun's desk.

"Three-star exploration mission: Explore 10 kilometers east of the wall to see if there are any scattered strange beasts wandering around."

"That's it. I need to get the necessary supplies to complete the mission."

The task list is clearly written. If you choose the task, you can receive a steam motorcycle as a means of transportation.

But it must be returned after the mission is completed.

What, you said you lost it?

Sorry, triple compensation.

Yegulun glanced at the task Xu Bai had chosen, glanced at Xu Bai, handed him a form, and said:

"Fill out this form, and then go to the warehouse at the back to pick up a motorcycle."

"Tip: You have accepted the three-star exploration mission, please complete it within one day."

"Mission reward: 300 origin coins + 300 trial merit points + 90 points of favorability with Quartermaster Yegulun."

"Mission punishment: Because you failed to complete the mission within the time limit, you will be imprisoned for three days, and Quartermaster Yegulun's favorability will be reduced by 50."

Following Yegulun's instructions, Xu Bai pushed out a motorcycle-like steam motorcycle from the rear warehouse.

However, due to the different technology trees, this steam motorcycle is 5 meters long. The huge steam engine occupies one-third of the body. The vehicle has a wasteland punk style, giving it a rough aesthetic.

Yegulun took out another map and gave it to Xu Bai, and warned:

"If you find no traces of strange beasts, come back as soon as possible. If there are any, don't approach them rashly. Record the location and return immediately."

"Got it, thank you."

Xu Bai filled the steam engine with special fuel and said goodbye to Yegulun.

This kind of fuel is like coal mixed with the blood of certain animals and dried in the sun to obtain a dry powder. It burns at a very high temperature and is very resistant to burning.

Therefore, it is widely used as fuel for steam engines by humans in this world.

Just like the huge steam engine under the high steel wall, this fuel is burned inside.

The operating principle of a steam motorcycle is similar to that of a motorcycle, and Xu Bai quickly got started.

Coming out of the munitions office, Xu Bai started the steam motorcycle and drove towards the exit of the high steel wall.

Because the beast tide has receded, the gate under the high steel wall opened at this time, and an exit 10 meters wide and 7 meters high appeared under the corner of the wall.

Many people have gathered at the exit.

Xu Bai was not the only one who was going on an outing mission. There were also many soldiers riding steam motorcycles queuing up. They were also going out on an exploratory mission.

When it was Xu Bai's turn, he handed the pass stamped with the seal of the Military Supplies Department to the soldier guarding the door, and successfully exited the customs.

...

Half an hour later.

Two kilometers to the east outside the high steel wall, the green plain is no longer covered with the bones of alien beasts, but is full of greenery of life.

At this time, Xu Bai was riding a steam motorcycle toward the east. The steam engine, which occupied one third of the entire body, spit out white smoke, leaving a white smoke trail behind him.

Even though this steam motorcycle is huge and heavy, the steam engine on the body has more powerful horsepower.

Therefore, the speed of the steam motorcycle is very fast, enough for Xu Bai to get rid of the alien beast in time and return to the high steel wall.

Xu Bai roughly estimated that this steam engine has surpassed most motorcycle engines on the earth.

Coupled with the firearms powered by compressed steam that were seen on the high steel wall before, the steam technology in this world can be said to be very advanced, and has even embarked on a completely different development path from that on Earth.

The steam motorcycle continued to drive in the wilderness and quickly headed towards the mission location.

Stopping and stopping along the way, Xu Bai took notes as he walked, recording most of the key points that needed to be explored during the mission.

These key points are specially marked on the map. Xu Bai only needs to confirm that there are no strange beasts gathering near the points.

In the middle, they encountered three small waves of strange beasts, all numbering around a hundred, and were easily killed by Xu Bai.

Unfortunately, these strange beasts were far different in strength from him and did not drop treasure chests.

But he was also given trial merit.

...

An hour and a half later, Xu Bai was almost approaching the end of the mission.

The vehicle continued to drive on the plain, and after a while, a lake appeared in front of us.

The lake is not too big, about a hundred meters long.

Xu Bai stopped in front of the lake and took out the map Yegulun had given him previously.

This lake is specially marked on the map and is a place similar to a landmark.

This is the end of the journey.

After checking whether there are any traces of strange beasts in the nearby environment, Xu Bai can return to submit the task.

Xu Bai restarted the steam motorcycle and began to patrol around the lake.

Because humans have retreated within high steel walls for a long time, the natural environment outside has degraded toward the primitive. The scenery is very beautiful, and this lake is no exception.

The lake water is crystal clear, and the sun shines through the lake water, making ripples on the water surface and hitting the sand and stones at the bottom of the lake.

On the other side of the lake is a sloping hillside, and below it is a lush forest.

At this time, Xu Bai had already circled half a circle along the lake and came to the other side of the lake.

Looking at the forest not far away, Xu Bai always felt that this forest was a little weird, as if something in it was watching him.

It made him feel sick all over.

The longer you stay, the more intense your gaze becomes.

By the end, the intense gaze almost turned into actual malice.

Xu Bai parked the steam locomotive by the lake. Xu Bai took out the long spear from the storage space and slowly approached the edge of the forest.

He decided to find out.

The closer to the forest, the more obvious the feeling of being watched.

Xu Bai walked into the forest, pushed aside the bushes in front of him, and explored deeper.

After traveling about 200 meters, Xu Bai walked out from behind a tree, and a clearing appeared in front of him.

In the open space, a purple-red totem pole about three meters high stood there, with a huge eyeball hanging on the top.

Below the totem is an altar emitting purple light.

There are many complicated patterns carved on the altar, and each pattern represents some unknown meaning.

The altar is surrounded by small crystal nuclei, and there are even 5 larger crystal nuclei at the top surrounding the bottom of the totem pole.

The moment Xu Bai saw the eyeballs, the maliciousness of being watched immediately reached its peak.

Xu Bai quickly hid behind a tree, clenched the spear in his hand, and stared in the direction of his eyeballs.

A long time passed without any change.

The eyeballs still hung there, exuding malice.

This eyeball does not seem to be a living thing, but more like an item with biological properties.

Discovering this, Xu Bai waited behind the tree for a while. Seeing that there was no movement in his eyeballs, he cautiously leaned over.

Walk out of the woods and into the clearing.

The gaze emanating from the direction of the huge eyeball still existed, but the eyeball itself did not react in any way to Xu Bai.

This further confirms Xu Bai's conjecture that this is probably an item with biological properties.

Walking under the altar, Xu Bai ignored the eyeballs above.

Instead, he took out a dagger from the storage space and began to pry the small crystal core embedded on the altar.

He didn't know what the eyeballs were for, so he first chose to pack up the small crystal core he knew and take it away.

As the number of small crystal nuclei on the altar continues to decrease, the huge eyes above the totem gradually shrink, and the feeling of being watched gradually fades away.

After a while, he had pried off all the small crystal cores around the altar and put them into the storage space.

"Tip: You have obtained small crystal core x 50."

The eye at the top of the totem has also shrunk to a quarter of its original size.

At this time, there are only 5 larger crystal nuclei left on the altar.

Xu Bai simply pried them all off without stopping.

"Tip: You have obtained 5 medium-sized crystal cores."

As all the crystal nuclei on the altar were put into the storage space by Xu Bai, the altar became dim and the eyeballs on the top of the totem pole were only the size of fists.

As the eyeballs shrink, the feeling of being watched has completely disappeared.

Only now did Xu Bai carefully remove the eyeball from the totem pole.

The surface of this eyeball was covered with slippery mucus. Xu Bai pinched it hard and it felt slightly elastic.

Suddenly, a prompt from the Court of Origin appeared on the terminal in Xu Bai's hand.

"Tip: You have obtained the Eye of Control"

Equipment name: Eye of Control

Type: Detection Equipment

Quality: Silver level

Durability: 30/30

Equipment skills:

Detection (active): Use it on the enemy to compare the intelligence attributes of both parties. If our intelligence attribute is higher than that of the enemy, we will obtain all the enemy's personal information. If our intelligence attribute is lower than that of the enemy, we can obtain at least 75% of the enemy's personal information. The level of the enemy obtained through this method must not exceed level three, and one point of durability will be consumed after each use.

Equipment introduction: The product of some kind of evil ritual. During the ritual, it will continue to emit malicious gazes.

After reading the information about the Eye of Control, Xu Bai already understood why he felt being watched before.

"Make a fortune."

Xu Bai closed his eyes of control and felt happy.

At this time, 50 small crystal cores, 5 medium-sized crystal cores and the Eye of Control were lying quietly in his storage space.

Needless to say, small crystal cores are necessary to improve skill levels.

The medium-sized crystal core Xu Bai is not used yet, but judging from the name, it is a high-level item for small crystal cores.

If you don’t use it now, you will definitely need it in the future.

Not to mention the Eye of Control, which is a silver-level detection equipment that can detect the data of third-level enemies. Even if Xu Bai's intelligence attribute is lower than the opponent's, he can still obtain 75% of the guaranteed information.

At this time, Xu Bai felt as if he was walking on the roadside, and suddenly felt like his head was hit by something.

I thought it was a stone, but when I looked back, I found it was like a gold ingot.

Xu Bai searched around the altar again and found no valuable items, so he left the forest.

He also wanted to find another altar like this...

After leaving the forest, Xu Bai returned to the lake, started his steam motorcycle, completed his final inspection along the lake, and returned to the high steel wall.