Chapter 50: The Eve of Operation Zewo Abandoned Valley
"Aizhe, and Noson, come to the command room immediately."
A communication pop-up window with mandatory permissions popped up, and the voice was urgent and unquestionable.
It turned out to be sent by Brandon.
Ai Zhe's expression changed, knowing that this was not an ordinary notice.
He and Northam quickly rushed to the command room, where several key figures were already there: captains of several legions from the second Zevo Waste Valley operation, Colonel Sting, and several of Zeta's highest commanders, including Lorraine.
When everyone is together, Brandon doesn't waste words.
He paced back and forth in the command room with a gloomy face.
He lowered his head to check the anti-detection system, then looked to see if the surveillance equipment was functioning properly and if the security notification line was unobstructed.
After confirming that there was no problem, he stood still and got straight to the point.
"Everyone knows that Black Light has officially entered Zeta under the pretext of exchanging resources, and will join us in the second round of operations in the Zewo Waste Valley."
He paused, his tone clearly tinged with sarcasm.
"We've been working with Black Light for a while now, and we're not unaware of their shady background."
"Don't treat me like a fool. I know exactly what they want to do."
Brandon turned around abruptly, his usually lazy and annoying look suddenly becoming sharp.
"They want to divide us up, or rather, they are trying to cooperate with others to disintegrate us."
After saying that, he took out something from behind him and threw it on the table.
It was a burnt electronic bug with the black light symbol remaining on it.
Apparently, this thing was placed in a secret location in Zeta for eavesdropping and was discovered by Zeta's people.
“After they settled in our camp, we negotiated with them on the grounds of cooperation and learning, and arranged for a small team to settle in their camp.”
"We have already obtained preliminary results from all the spy intelligence we have obtained. There may be a larger and more secretive organization behind Black Light."
"The power of this organization may far exceed that of existing human organizations."
"Is it a cranio-eating ape with an extremely large brain capacity and a thinking pattern ten times greater than that of humans? Or is it some other advanced unknown species or advanced unknown civilization? We don't know yet."
"But what is certain is that only with further contact can we truly get to the bottom of this."
He paused and glanced at everyone.
"I called you here today to inform you of this matter. Also, the action plan has been temporarily adjusted. The second round of exploration of the Zewo Waste Valley will be moved up and will depart tomorrow."
"Tonight, everyone, pack up your equipment and bring all long-range and close-range weapons!"
"If this operation fails, it doesn't matter."
"Our weapon platform has undergone five rounds of testing and actual combat, and the new acoustic jamming system is already very powerful. No matter how many times we fail, we have a chance to turn the tables and try again."
"If the situation is not right, retreat."
"If we really retreat, there's nothing shameful about it. We can just review our experience and prepare to enter the valley a third time."
It seems that Brandon has already discussed with Lorraine that the operation in Zevo Waste Valley will be advanced, and it has also been approved by several top commanders.
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The Zewo Abandoned Valley is a full thousand kilometers away from the Zeta Camp. The journey is extremely long, the terrain is rugged, the climate changes dramatically, and the journey is extremely difficult.
Previously, when Ai Zhe and Noson drove the assault vehicle alone, it took several days to arrive.
This time, due to the urgency of the mission, the Zeta and Black Light joint team accelerated their progress and covered hundreds of kilometers in just one day.
You need to camp and rest along the way.
They chose to camp and rest in a place with open terrain and clean water.
There were forty Zeta ground-based assault vehicles parked at the scene, plus ten provided by Black Light, a total of fifty assault vehicles.
Also accompanying them were ten old weapon platforms, ten new weapon platforms, and several small and medium-sized weapons.
The camping area is a plain hidden between the mountains.
Surrounded by mountains, the terrain is safe and stable, and there is a clear river nearby with abundant water resources.
There are a small number of native fish that can be caught in the river, and some edible plants grow on the banks.
Occasionally you can see fire squirrels. This species, mutated due to post-war heavy ion reactor pollution, is a specialty here and is not dangerous.
This is also one of the ruins left after the great war between the two alliances.
In some areas nearby, you can still see the debris left over from the war.
Half buried beneath the surface were experimental equipment covered in soil, broken mechanical joints, and partially rusted weapon parts.
Flame squirrels will leap from rock walls or branches, occasionally leaving one or two tiny burn marks on the car body.
The second Zewo Waste Valley operation is approaching, and the atmosphere in the camp is becoming tense.
Everyone was clearly on high alert.
The Black Light and Zeta teams are now camping separately in this plain area.
Because the terrain is open and easy to deploy defenses, and the number of weapon platforms brought is sufficient and the defense system is complete.
At night, you only need to take turns guarding the weapon platform.
Aizhe and Noson simply drank some water, ate some food, and then practiced the mechanical magnetic knife for a while as usual.
The young man next to them also joined the Black Light Team's training circle and practiced basic swordsmanship for a while.
Then he put away the knife silently, as if completing some procedure, and his eyes followed Ai Zhe without stopping, as if he was thinking about something.
This plain, which serves as a temporary campsite, is large enough and provides ample space, so the spacing between tents can be flexible, some close and some far.
After Aizhe and Noson returned from training, they found that a new tent had appeared next to Aizhe's tent.
Aizhe thought it belonged to Nosenza.
Northen shook his head, indicating that he didn't pitch the tent at all.
The location was originally empty, and they confirmed it before leaving.
When we came back, the new tent had already been set up, but no one was going in or out, and there were no signs hanging.
Until late at night, the owner of the tent did not show up.
Ai Zhe just frowned and said nothing. He just silently selected a new weapon platform and set the basic sonic defense mode at night.
Someone must take turns to man the weapon platform at night. Zeta has ordered that only Zeta internal personnel are allowed to carry out the manning.
Blacklight personnel are not allowed to approach the control end of the weapon platform.
After taking turns guarding the weapons platform, Ai Zhe and Noson returned to the tent.
In fact, there are enough tents, and according to the original plan, everyone can get a separate tent.
But Noson was extremely shameless and insisted on squeezing in with Aizhe.
Ai Zhe didn't say anything, nor did he refuse. He just turned a blind eye.
Ai Zhe had just sat down at the entrance of the tent and hadn't even taken a breath when Northen came grunting and squeezed in.
An appearance that is so accustomed to it that it cannot be more natural.
"Why don't you pitch a tent yourself? Is there something wrong with you?" Ai Zhe frowned.
"It's warmer if you squeeze in."
Noson smiled slyly.
...This is a hot zone, the temperature is 25 degrees higher than other places.
Everyone was as hot as shrimps after the journey, and had already taken off their outer clothes.
It still needs to be warmed up.
Besides, the exploration mission is imminent and there is no mood to joke around.
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