Chapter 173 Gunsmoke

"What is that?"

The two watched helplessly as the silver sword fell and then disappeared into a dark island.

Tony rubbed his eyes. Even though he saw the whole thing, he still couldn't believe what he had just seen. "What was that?"

Jin reacted faster than him, "Whatever it is, since it has landed on the island, we have to go and take a look."

Their mission is to patrol this sea area and see if anyone else lands on the island. Although they don't know what that thing emitting silver light is, they cannot escape their duty.

After all, the things buried on that island were related to their future survival. If they were destroyed or someone got there first, it would be disastrous!

Tony naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately said, "Then I'll go get everyone else, and we'll go to the island first."

…

The yacht broke through the dark sea and moved forward.

Their yacht was originally located not far from the island, so in about half an hour, the yacht docked at the abandoned pier of the island.

Two team members were left behind on the boat, while Jin, Tony and other team members took up their weapons and went to the island.

Tony thought of the direction where the light he had seen disappeared, and led the others along the beach outside the island to the back of the island.

The island is high and inland, and although the terrain is like a basin, there is a large hill behind the lake. Tony thought that the thing that fell from the sky might be there.

His guess turned out to be correct. After they had walked halfway around the island, they saw the train emitting silver light from a distance, which had landed on the ground.

There were already quite a few people moving around near the train.

Without bothering to think about whether the vision he had seen before was caused by these people, Jin raised the gun in his hand and shouted, "Hey, what are you doing?"

…

When they were discovered by Jin and his group, Shark and his team members also noticed Jin and his group.

When the train started to descend, they had already put on protective gear and diving suits, and as soon as the train landed, they couldn't wait to get off.

Jiang Qian and her family watched the team members get off the bus, feeling uneasy, but they could only pray that they would not be in danger.

Although they had accompanied them all the way, they did not get off the bus. This mission was very risky, and they felt they could not help much, so the best they could do was not to cause trouble for the team members.

As for the team members, although they got off the car, they were not in a hurry to go to the center of the lake. They were testing the equipment they brought by the lake.

Although they already knew where Gis had thrown the USB flash drive, the team members did not think that such a small USB flash drive could remain where it was originally thrown due to the torrential rain that almost covered the entire world last year.

But since they were looking for it, they naturally had to first find a place with a higher possibility of existence, and then advance outward little by little based on the possibility of the USB flash drive's existence. So they planned to first walk along the ice surface to the place where Gis threw the USB flash drive, and then start exploring outward inch by inch from there.

This time, they brought an ice-cutting machine with them. They could just make a hole in the lake and then send people to dive into the water.

When Jin, Tony and their team arrived at the train landing point, the team members were trying to drill a hole not far from the shore, preparing to head to the center of the lake after testing the machine.

Seeing the sudden appearance of several foreigners on the island, the team members also quickly raised their weapons, but they were not as panicked as Jin and the others. Many of the team members had already roughly guessed their identities. After all, before the train landed, they had seen the star-like lights in the nearby sea.

Although they did not act rashly due to their suspicions, the team members did not put down their guns for defense.

Guns are pointing at each other, war seems to be on the verge of breaking out, and the smell of gunpowder can be faintly smelled.

In the dark night, neither side could see the other person's expression.

Shark, the team leader, picked up his flashlight and waved it at the unfurled national flag in the hands of his teammate. Then, he changed his tone and said, "We're here to carry out a mission. What about you?"

Under the distant lights, Jin and his teammates could clearly see the red on the flag, and their guard dropped slightly. He exchanged a few words with his teammates, then sheathed his gun and walked over.

Seeing that the other party had put down their weapons, Shark also asked his teammates to put away their guns.

After that, the two parties finally confirmed each other's identities through conversation.

Bald Jin was sure that the other party was the one he was waiting for, so he and his teammates relaxed and shifted their attention to the train behind the Flower Country team.

The other members of the team did not see the strange phenomenon that just happened, but Tony and Jin deduced based on the shape of the sword they just saw that the thing that "fell" from the sky onto the island might be the car in front of them.

After all, when they looked around, apart from this car, there was nothing else that could be connected to what they had seen before.

But in order to confirm, Jin told the shark what he had just seen.

"When did you get here? Did you see anything like that fall? About an hour ago?"

If these people from the Flower Country had already landed on the island, and if the scene was not caused by these people, then they must have seen strange phenomena on the island and may have already gone to explore.

Shark and his teammates looked at each other and realized that the two foreigners might be talking about their train. After all, when they landed, they looked at the entire island from the air, and there was nothing on the land.

Since they had decided to carry out their mission by train, they had no intention of concealing the train's existence. Furthermore, they were the only two groups on this deserted island. Although the enemy didn't seem to have any ill intentions, it would be helpful to use the train to deter them in advance.

Demonstrating strength will also be beneficial to future international cooperation. Therefore, when Jin asked, Shark and the team members spoke.

Not only did they answer these people's questions, but the most lively member of the team also took advantage of the preparations and told them all about the magical features of the train while doing his work.

Seeing these foreigners' ignorant expressions, the young team member couldn't hide his pride in his tone. Finally, Shark couldn't stand it anymore and quietly patted his teammate on the back for his nonsense.

After being reminded, the team member stopped talking and smiled foolishly, feeling a little guilty. After all, this train had nothing to do with them.

But all the people who listened to him were immersed in what he had just said.

Neither Tony nor Jin had expected that the sword-like thing they had just seen would actually be a car.

Although the other team members had heard Tony's description of the wonders on the way here, they couldn't believe it when they saw the cars behind them. They couldn't imagine what it would look like if the cars were flying in the sky.

"It's amazing, it doesn't even have wings!"

"Can it really fly? Is this new technology from your country? Is this the one you flew here on?"

“It’s truly an incredible miracle!”

"I can actually fly so far without having to worry about birds or sharks. It's so safe!"

"Can we get on this? If we take this car, can we also reach the other side of the sea before dawn?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was eager to try, and their eyes sparkled as they looked at Shark, who was obviously in charge of the team.

Shark looked at the expectant eyes of these people, but didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Although the train has always been able to board anyone with a crystal core, that was within the country. They came here to carry out a mission, and in order to assist them and ensure their safety on this small island, the train would of course not go anywhere else during this period.

The only way to take the train is to wait until the return trip and go back with them. But bringing people from other countries back without official approval is, in a sense, smuggling.

So, Shark could only avoid the main issue and told them, "If you want to get on the bus, you can get on and take a look if you have the crystal core, but if you just want to ride, I guess it won't work. We can't leave here until the mission is completed."

The person who just asked about wanting to take the bus has obviously thought of this as well.

Although some of those who were left behind to guard the island were lonely people like Jin, most of those who were willing to carry out such a dangerous mission near the island had families and had to do so in order to support their families.

When they were excited, they wanted to try everything, but after the excitement wore off, they sobered up. Not to mention that most of their families were still on the rescue organization's boat, even if they were single like Bald Gold, they had to wait and see if others would let them leave!

If the Flower Country really has trains running directly from north to south and across the middle and west as the person just said, then the environment in their country must be good, and the management of outsiders who want to come here must be stricter.

After figuring this out, these bearded foreigners stopped talking about it, but they still had to get on the bus and take a look.

Although there are no trains on their land, after the end of the world, the crystal cores dug out from the bodies of zombies have gradually become a currency more recognized than gold and silver, and their value is second only to survival supplies.

These crystal cores were not used to purchase train tickets or exchange for various supplies on the train as the Huaguo people had said before, but they were proof that they worked for the organization. They could use these crystal cores to obtain rewards from the rescue organization for killing zombies - a small amount of survival supplies.

Not long after the mutation occurred, even though the rescue organization said the crystal cores were dangerous, some people still wanted to keep them, thinking that they might be useful someday.

But after discovering that human abilities had nothing to do with crystal cores, everyone knew that these cores were useless except for being dangerous. A while ago, after hearing that various rescue organizations were collecting them and providing them with plenty of food, many people handed in their crystal cores.

But people like Jin who often go out on missions encounter zombies more often, so they always have some left.

…

The Jiang family, who were always paying attention to the movements outside the train, of course noticed the movement outside. Jiang Qian told her family not to go out, but she quietly told the system to change the ticket sales mode of this train.

Although this trip was mainly to send the team members to complete the mission, Jiang Qian would certainly not be unhappy if she could earn some crystal cores by the way.

【Author’s words】

Thank you for your support. Tomorrow's update will still be in the evening. I wish you all a happy weekend!

[Dog head holding a rose]