Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high! Chapter 515 Decision of Pursuit on April 222

The mining vein was located directly north of the city, where an expansive mountain range stretched endlessly, shielding against the Arctic chill winds from the north.

Beneath the entire mountain range lay innurable types of mineral resources, which had been so extensively mined over the years that the shape of the mountain range had been permanently altered.

At tis, a narrow gap was all that separated the towering ridges from the pitch-black abyss, with so parts of the mountain range combed into a series of neat and orderly trenches.

Finding the petty thieves who stole from the mines in such complex terrain was no easy task, but even a mission accepted on a whim needed to yield so results.

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The off-road vehicle swayed over the gloomy terrain. Bai E sat by the window, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.

"What are you looking at?" Rose glanced from the rear-view mirror inside the car and asked curiously.

"Over there," Bai E lifted his chin slightly, "that's where we encountered Nova and the others."

Indeed, the journey from Blackwater City to the mining vein wasn't far from the last mission's objective: the signal station or the Intelligent chanism Base.

Both were to the north of the city, though the Intelligent chanism Base was a bit further to the west.

The distance that seed minute on the map translated into sothing beyond sight in reality.

Although Bai E was looking in that direction, he actually couldn't see the familiar base.

Within that base, he and Rose had left behind the highest level of access privileges.

After their last mission, Bai E wondered if the military had dispatched forces to take over the place... or had it been recaptured by the Intelligent chanisms?

A thought flashed through his mind, and Bai E, raising an eyebrow, suddenly spoke, "Let's go have a look."

The vehicle took a sharp turn, maneuvering smoothly.

Rose imdiately complied with Bai E's order without question, then asked, "What's up? Got a plan?"

At the start of their journey, they had discussed how to complete the "minor task" they had casually taken on, but according to the experience of others, it was all down to luck.

There certainly were mining thief squads, those Intelligent chanisms were more stubborn than anyone.

But whether they would encounter them, when they might do so, and the specific size of the group they might find all depended on luck.

If they had truly co out on this mission just for the sake of it, roaming the mountains and leaving it to chance would suffice.

But their real business was setting up their own enterprise in the town of Li Ming, and this task was just a front.

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Given that Bai E had suddenly acted out of the ordinary, he must have had so idea of his own.

"Hmm..." Bai E narrowed his eyes and nodded.

A dangerous idea was brewing in his heart, growing more and more inflated.

If they were going to act, they might as well go big.

Since they were already causing trouble for the Intelligent chanisms, why rely settle for the hassle of finding a roaming thief vehicle?

Did he rember what he needed to obtain from the Intelligent chanisms?

Computing Power Resources!

With the acquisition of the virtual world, the virtual world's ability to replenish his magic during combat was truly formidable, but at the sa ti... the virtual world's demand for computing power resources was also essential.

Especially after the battle with the orc war boss, Bai E felt even more the suction emanating from within his soul... or rather, from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, from the core of his Psychic Storage Space.

This suction was steadily increasing, and if he couldn't satisfy the other party's needs, Bai E did not know what the consequences would be.

Would it begin to consu his Spiritual Energy or even his soul? Or would it sever its connection with him completely, even if it ant being shattered and both suffering?

He didn't know, and Bai E certainly didn't want to wait to find out.

Moreover, he couldn't possibly reside indefinitely in the desolate area of the server ruins. Therefore, those crystal-like "Computing Power Resources" that only Intelligent chanisms could steadily produce were a must-have for him.

Where there were Computing Power Resources, there were bound to be Intelligent chanisms' constructs guarding it. When the ti ca, he could just take so battle footage and a few war spoils back to report, thus completing the mission and achieving two goals with one action.

So if the base from last ti was once again occupied by Intelligent chanisms, then they would just have to take it down once more.

Even if those intelligent chanisms hadn't reclaid it, they could still feast on their own virtual world through that independent signal base station, easing the "hunger" that had been troubling them for so long.

After the off-road vehicle turned around, it took just over two hours to see the familiar exterior walls of the base station from a distance.

They had been in a hurry at that ti and hadn't destroyed the intelligent chanisms' infrastructure. Now upon returning, the bunker was still there.

The vehicle stopped next to a nearby rock pillar. Rose easily climbed up and, lifting the binoculars hanging in front of her chest, looked towards the bunker, "It seems no trace of intelligent chanisms... nor of humans."

No one?

"No!"

There were people... or rather, signs of activity.

Tracks from caterpillar vehicles, fresh ones.

Bai E's pupils dilated again after contracting, and he leaped down from the several-ter-high rock pillar.

"Let's go, take it back directly."

The military clearly didn't have the spare forces to send a large guard presence here. The tracks from those caterpillars were identical to those of the intelligent chanism transport vehicles they took out last ti, indicating that the base station had once again fallen into the hands of the intelligent chanisms.

But probably because they had suffered a heavy loss last ti, the first-generation intelligent chanisms were obviously extrely precious within their community, and thus the intelligent chanism fortress's guard was now quite weak and had all shrunk back.

Playing a ga of tug-of-war with humans was a bet on the humans being spread too thin, trying to put out fires everywhere.

This had beco a traditional skill tacitly agreed upon between intelligent chanisms and humans.

Bai E's squad, intent on recapturing the base station, charged in forcefully.

Last ti, the enemy had a first-generation intelligent chanism in command, and even their defensive force was extrely formidable. Plus, there was a traitor eager to turn on them.

Now the enemy was significantly weakened while their own strength was unimpaired, if not increased. Taking down a fortress guarded only by a few new-generation intelligent chanisms was as easy as reaching into a bag.

They didn't even take the vehicle. Defying the intelligent chanisms' artillery fire that signalled enemy detection, Bai E, alone with a war bug knife in hand, charged into the fortress.

Unlimited Spiritual Energy and a recently greatly enhanced set of basic attributes made Bai E like a true War God.

When the off-road vehicle caught up to Bai E, all it found were several blossoms of explosions in the air above the bunker.

Highest authority was still intact; even the intelligent chanisms couldn't break through the technological barriers of the Golden Age from the lowest level.

Recognizing Bai E's arrival, the base station's gates opened automatically.

Inside the room... it was empty.

Only a small amount of blank crystal blocks calmly stacked in a corner.

The fresh tracks of caterpillar vehicles seen before entering the fortress flashed before his eyes, and images of the transport convoy filled with completed computing power resources leaving beca as vivid as if he had witnessed them firsthand.

"A step too late..."

The finished products had already been moved out. Taking those blank crystal blocks was aningless.

"How is it?" Rose was the first to rush into the base station, arriving behind Bai E.

Bai E narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing across his pupils.

The destination of the intelligent chanism transport vehicles leaving was surely the Intelligent chanism Base they had speculated about last ti.

If it was the Intelligent chanism Base... there would likely be even more computing power resources, right?

Bai E didn't want the hassle of dealing with these tal nuisances all the ti, they were annoying enough without him seeking them out.

Moreover, he wasn't absolutely free in the city either. If he didn't store enough supplies, what would he do when the virtual world really reached the brink of "starvation"?

If he didn't act, he had to make it big!

Of course, his biggest source of confidence now was the nearly unlimited outburst of Spiritual Energy.

Bai E made a decision, "Let everyone rest for a while, and then we'll pursue!"