The pioneer team issued a notice, asking all pioneers to gather outside the threshold.
The threshold is opened.
Tu Ran was brushing her teeth when she saw the message.
People were stunned for a moment.
The Threshold opened so quickly? She was going to enter the Threshold today?
Entering that unknown world? She wasn't ready yet.
Spitting out the foam in her mouth, Tu Ran splashed her face with cold water to wake herself up quickly.
Looking at myself in the mirror.
Drops of water ran down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground.
Her eyelashes were wet, but that couldn't hide the determination in her eyes.
She signed the contract and there is no way she can escape.
She has the memories of her original body, and she has also received training from Xie Xu, so she has the ability to save her life.
She could come back alive.
Tu Ran cheered herself up, quickly put on her clothes, and headed towards the administrative building.
There is an entire floor in the administration building that is an equipment room specifically set up for pioneers.
The equipment that the pioneers use when going to the Threshold is different from the equipment they usually use for patrol missions.
The equipment for going to Threshold is more expensive and sophisticated, tailor-made for pioneers, and can be operated without an Internet connection.
At this time, there were already many people in the equipment room. Everyone was wearing their own clothes and no one was talking.
Everyone was in a depressed mood.
Unknown dangers await them, and no one can be happy.
Tu Ran first put on the basic combat uniform and then stood on the assembly table.
The assembly station is an automated platform used to equip pioneers with exoskeleton armor.
There is an electronic screen in front of the platform for pioneers to choose the armor they want to wear.
Tu Ran looked at the various types of exoskeleton armor and chose an exoskeleton arm and an exoskeleton leg.
After clicking the corresponding picture, the screen in front of you disappears.
Tu Ran spread her legs and arms and stood in the middle of the assembly table.
Then, a robotic arm took the corresponding exoskeleton from the shelf behind it and handed it to Tu Ran.
Tu Ran put it on cooperatively.
Assembly is complete.
This was the first time that Tu Ran experienced the feeling of wearing an exoskeleton armor.
It was very light, much lighter than she had imagined.
She controlled the mechanical arm to clench its fist and jumped down from the assembly table.
Very flexible, Tu Ran's last worry disappeared.
This exoskeleton armor increases her destructive power without reducing her original agility.
Tu Ran picked up a machine gun from the weapon rack, took enough bullets, took two pistols and corresponding types of bullets, a standard dagger, and some scattered small items, mirrors, laser lights, etc.
Finally, Tu Ran picked out a sharp long knife.
After all weapons are fully equipped, a small robot slides in from outside.
A holographic bracelet is held on the head.
Everyone stepped forward and took back their bracelets.
Tu Ran also found her own one, opened it and put it on her wrist.
In fact, there is a camera hidden on the chest of everyone's combat uniform.
But the possibility of bringing this camera back intact is very low.
So the federal government invented a holographic wristband.
This bracelet can only be taken out after connecting to the Internet.
And there is no net inside the threshold.
So unless the pioneer left his hand inside as well, he can definitely bring the bracelet back.
Like last time, her clothes were almost gone after being eaten by the chicken monster, but the bracelet was still there.
After everyone was fully equipped, an army of steel and iron walked out of the administrative building.
They were so conspicuous that passers-by on the road kept looking back.
This army, for now, is the most expensive and loss-making of all the branches of the Federation.
It is not the most advanced team because it cannot be automated.
It is 20 kilometers from the administrative building to the threshold gate.
No need to sit on the suspended electric rail.
There is a special car to pick them up.
Everyone got in the car and it drove towards the threshold.
Half an hour later, we arrived at the threshold.
A wall with no end in sight reached up to the sky. The black and red wall was like a bridge between life and death, pressing down on everyone with such force that it was hard to breathe.
Tu Ran got out of the car and saw a huge transparent glass cover.
There was a flow of people inside.
Those were the last batch of people who entered the threshold, and they came out of the threshold one after another.
There was joy on everyone's face after surviving the disaster.
They are on the front side of the wall.
Tu Ran and his group, who were about to enter the threshold, stood on the back of the wall.
There is also a glass cover on the back of the wall, which is much smaller than the front one.
Inside the glass case, staff were distributing food to the pioneers entering the threshold, and people from the medical department were distributing some essential medicines.
Tu Ran stood there and took a pack of compressed protein biscuits, a pack of syrup, and a bottle of high-concentration nutrient solution.
In order to facilitate carrying, the size of these foods has been reduced as much as possible.
These are the nutritional requirements for a pioneer for twenty days.
Some pioneers in the pioneer team had picked some fruits from the threshold. After research by the research institute, it was proved that those fruits contained too much toxins and were not edible.
So far, the only fruit in the world that has been proven to be suitable for human consumption is a cherry-like fruit.
But there are many fruits in the world that look similar to cherries, and almost no one can tell them apart.
Therefore, the pioneers will not take any food into the threshold and only eat food brought in from outside.
Fortunately, there is some drinkable spring water within the threshold.
When pioneers enter, they only need to bring a large-capacity portable water bottle.
The federal government has issued a water mineral content tester to each person. If the mineral content exceeds the standard, there will be a prompt and the pioneers can go look for the next spring.
It is not difficult to find water in the valley.
Next comes the distribution of medicines.
The people who distributed the medicines this time were interns from the medical department.
Tu Ran saw Meng Fanchen and his companions carrying a huge medicine box.
He was wearing the white uniform of the medical department and still had blond curly hair, but without the gold-rimmed glasses.
Distribute medical kits all the way to Tu Ran.
Meng Fanchen didn't recognize her for a moment.
Because her head was wrapped in the helmet, the only thing that could be seen from the outside was a pair of eyes.
It was not until he handed the medical bag to Tu Ran that he caught a glimpse of the name tag on her chest.
"Sister Tu Ran!" he shouted excitedly.
Tu Ran nodded slightly in response.
“Be sure to pay attention to safety.”
He handed the medical kit to Tu Ran.
Tu Ran nodded again.
Because there were other pioneers behind who needed to distribute medical kits, Meng Fanchen couldn't delay here for long and hurried to the next person.
Throwing the medical kit into the backpack, Tu Ran walked to the front of the wall.
She wanted to see if Xi Chunzhi had come out.
"Zero," she called.
"What can I do for you?"
"Has the pioneer Xi Chunzhi come out?"
Ling searched for a while and said, "It hasn't come out yet."
The threshold has only been open for two hours, so it's normal that it hasn't come out yet.
Tu Ran convinced herself and stared at the entrance of the glass cover.
Pioneers kept passing through the entrance, some were intact, some were seriously injured and were carried in, and some seemed to be uninjured, but their equipment was gone, just like her.
There was no sign of Xi Chunzhi.
Zero's voice rang in my ears.
"Pioneer Tu Ran, please set the questions and answers for next time you return."
"What is my favorite food?" Tu Ran asked casually.
"Sorry, it can't be exactly the same as the last question." Zero said mechanically.
Tu Ran thought for a moment, "What is my wish?"
Zero: "The questions are set, please tell me the answer."
"To be alive, and to be rich."
This is her current life goal.
“All questions and answers are set.”
"Please Pioneer Tu Ran return to the team quickly. The 36th intra-threshold pioneering operation of the pioneer team has begun. Please line up to enter."
"Please Pioneer Tu Ran return to the team quickly. The 36th intra-threshold pioneering operation of the pioneer team has begun. Please line up to enter."
The sound of zero is repeated twice.
Xi Chunzhi has not appeared yet.
Tu Ran had no choice but to leave here and walk to the back of the team.
The long line moved forward slowly, and one person after another gradually stepped into the wall and disappeared.
Seeing that it was almost her turn, Tu Ran asked through the communicator: "Ling, Xi Chunzhi hasn't come back yet?"
"No."
Tu Ran's already unclear mood became even heavier.
The threshold has been open for nearly three hours. As usual, Xi Chunzhi would wait near the threshold early, and as soon as the threshold opened, she would go out immediately.
But she hasn't come out yet, which means she didn't find the threshold in advance...
The team has reached the end and it is finally Tu Ran's turn.
In front of him was a seemingly indestructible wall.
Tu Ran suppressed his thoughts.
She couldn't let her mind wander. Xi Chunzhi would be fine. Her primary concern now should be her own future.
Lift your legs and step into the wall.
It’s a familiar feeling, like entering the inside of a chewy jelly.
There was white light all around her. After three seconds, the light quickly receded and an unfamiliar scene appeared in front of her.
(End of this chapter)