Chapter 381: Chapter 381: Visiting the Sangvis Base
"The main gate here originally had backup power, but when those unscrupulous guys took over this place, they directly dismantled the backup power system inside," remarked Old man Voula as Renault's gaze fell upon the massive and heavy steel gate. Had the backup power system inside not been sold off, he might have already...
Forget it, it's just wishful thinking. Even if he could open the gate, he wouldn't be able to move the equipment inside. Without transportation or security personnel, they would likely be ambushed by Sangvis's autonomous doll once they left.
He had come here initially because he was worried about those Sangvis doll, so he had spent his last bit of money hiring a private security contractor.
As expected, not all security contractors were as reliable as Griffin.
"Um... Mr. Renault, if the power lines over there can't be restored..." Seeing Renault's lack of reaction, Old man Voula couldn't help but worry. Could it be that even Renault and his team were powerless?
"Hmm? Then we'll have to open it manually. It doesn't need to be fully opened anyway, just enough to move those few pieces of equipment out, right?"
The collapse radiation detection devices ordered by Mrs. Graven were slightly larger than the personnel access doors.
Since the main gate here couldn't be opened and the equipment couldn't be moved before Sangvis occupied the area, the security contractor had abandoned the mission and left Old man Voula and the two service doll here.
When they left, they even took away the truck Old man Voula had prepared to transport the equipment...
"Manually? But..." With only about a dozen doll in total, pushing open a gate weighing tens of tons seems a bit difficult, doesn't it?
"Commander, the equipment has been dragged out. There are five in total, and the cargo hold is just about big enough to fit them all."
As the two spoke, SPAS-12 and HK416 had already dragged the equipment out of the warehouse. It was evident that the equipment had been packed and ready long before the power outage occurred here.
"Well, it's about time." Renault nodded, then checked the time on his phone. It had been about five minutes since he infiltrated Griffin's communications. This amount of time should be enough for Griffin's doll to inspect the substation in the city.
Click!
As soon as he finished speaking, the lighting devices in Fort suddenly lit up, instantly brightening the previously dim space.
"Ah! It's been over half a month already, and this place is finally lit up! Mr. Renault, let's quickly load the stuff onto your aircraft and leave!" Seeing the lights come on above their heads, Old man Voula's hope was reignited. He had thought he would be trapped here until Griffin reclaimed this area.
As Old man Voula spoke, he ran towards the control room of the fort's gate. With electric power restored, the huge, heavy, and incredibly sturdy gate slowly opened, revealing Renault and his team's aircraft parked outside.
Ding!
As soon as the main gate opened, Gentiane's phone rang. "Renault, Viking says the substation has been restarted, but part of the power lines have been burned out. The power supply can only last for less than half an hour."
"That's enough. Thanks this time. I'll have someone send the stuff to you when I have the chance." With that, Renault waved to SPAS-12 and the others inside, indicating for them to hurry up.
"To be honest, 45, I didn't expect to come out this time just to be a porter. I thought the Commander was still speaking in double entendres." UMP9 pulling a cart turned to UMP45 beside her.
"That's called having a hidden agenda. Anyway, hurry up. Be careful not to get caught in the gate when it closes suddenly." UMP45 said helplessly.
Why would a specialized electronic warfare doll like her be working as a porter here?
Hearing UMP45's words, UMP9 suddenly looked up at the tens of tons heavy gate. It's over a meter thick. If it closes on them, wouldn't they be flattened?
"Hiss!"
"Well, 45, don't scare her. I actually think this kind of work suits me better. Jobs like this, without combat, don't need to worry about anything happening." UMP40 pushing a cart also laughed.
"Ah, UMP40, if you're setting flags now, they might come true later."
Although G11 didn't understand why UMP40 was happy about ordinary porter work, she had a bad feeling.
"Huh? Flags? Isn't it frags?" UMP40 tilted her head in confusion, not realizing that she was setting flags.
Although UMP40 didn't realize her flag-setting behavior, the process of moving the five pieces of equipment into the cargo hold went smoothly, just as UMP40 had said, without any problems.
Old man Voula and the two service doll also packed up their luggage and waited in the aircraft cabin ahead of time, being ushered there by Renault.
The contract factory was nearby, and he wasn't particularly concerned about the equipment inside the factory building. None of the equipment was worth much; they were all common items that could easily be found on the market.
He had originally thought that establishing a contract factory in this area would have a small chance of encountering collapse radiation, but he hadn't expected... While the collapsed radiation was gone, this area was teeming with Sangvis's manufactured doll...
The funds he had used to purchase this factory and warehouse had completely gone down the drain... After falling under Sangvis's control, even if he could reclaim this area in the future, they probably wouldn't easily let him take it back.
Bang!
After HK416 secured the cargo crates containing the equipment, she reached out and pulled up the cargo hold door.
"It seems like this mission should be easily completed. This commission is quite different from the one I received when I first arrived." UMP40, along with the other doll, sat back in their seats in the cargo hold and spoke up.
Upon hearing this, G11, who was already somewhat worried, turned even darker.
Is UMP40 not done yet? Don't keep stacking buffs here!
"Executioner, you said you were looking for the Hunter. Where is she?" Just as everyone, including Old man Voula, thought Renault was about to order his return to the city they had departed from, Renault suddenly turned back and asked the Executioner who was a bit down.
"You!? You're not thinking of bringing Hunter back, are you?! Did you bring me out just to attract Hunter's attention?!"
"Fly directly over there to save time. Hurry up." Giving the Executioner a cold look, she had appeared carefree before, but now she was starting to quibble over small matters?
"She's in the building next to the largest Sangvis signal generator in this area. It's currently one of Sangvis's command centers."