Chapter 277 Chapter 274 Blowing up a Big Balloon

"The parking time is five minutes. Passengers who do not get off at this stop, please do not leave the car..."

Zhuang Xuteng would not be commanded or influenced by the broadcast. He left the carriage in a swagger. When the conductor was not paying attention, he jumped over the carriage to the railway track, and then got under the car. He observed the surrounding environment as quickly as possible, found a relatively safe area based on his observation of the car structure at the training venue, hid in it, and moved to the connection between the cars.

The train started slowly and the noise began to increase. Zhuang Xuteng wanted to enjoy the feeling of traveling under the train.

At the same time, in the carriage, Nightingale slowly sat upright and stared at her sister. She pointed to her head and motioned for the two to communicate using radio waves.

"How much truth do you think he told?" Nightingale asked: "He can reduce the side effects of the Shadow Implant. Is this the secret of the Famine Stranger's martial arts?"

"Sister, I don't know, I can't see it. Finally my brain doesn't hurt at all. Can you let me enjoy it? If you use an implant again, it will accumulate pain."

"This little side effect won't hurt you." Nightingale glared at the rock bird and said, "Cheer up! Ever since the brain implant was installed, our lives have been completely controlled by Stair. Either he, Either it’s just begging for mercy from the company, it doesn’t make any difference. Now with Nike, I see a way out.”

"What? You want him to be our therapist? Sister, don't be stupid. We are comfortable now, but without complete testing, we cannot be sure that the side effects of the implant have been eliminated by him. Now, all this may just be A kind of placebo, some kind of hallucination, like a dream to wake up from.”

"If we go for testing and the side effects have indeed disappeared, what should we say?"

"Isn't this a dream come true?" Yanque snorted, shook his head and said: "Sister, Stair will try his best to stop us and won't let us go. You don't know his idea yet?" The two of us are trained as intelligence officers, lent to other intermediaries, and then let us steal the target's intelligence network from within, so as to win the intermediary war without a fight. In this case, let alone how to deal with Steyer. , Even if we can leave, who can pick us up? No middleman dares to ask us."

"Would you accept it if you stopped being a mercenary from now on?"

"My living habits are acceptable, but our wallets are not. You can't just think about good things." Yanque shook his head again and said: "Nike is willing to help us this time. Do you think he likes us? He may think that we are The two are more beautiful, but they definitely don't have the same feeling as men and women. He is very careful to keep a distance, and all he does is to leave this mission and leave the beauty that he can only maintain in these few years. Why do you still want to help us?"

Nightingale thought for a while, sighed, and had to agree with her sister. "I'm afraid that if we leave Stair and Nike stops helping, we will be completely homeless. Without money, the accumulated side effects of these implants will definitely drive us two crazy."

"I'm worried about this too." Yanque put her feet on the bed, hugged her legs with her hands, and rested her head on her knees. "I hope this mission can get enough dividends to improve our financial situation. How much do we owe Steyer now?"

"The total principal and interest are 6.32 million euros."

"There's no chance, it's not over this time." Yanque tilted his head and looked at his sister and said, "Sister, we must have a good relationship with Naike this time, see what he likes, and give him some sweetness. Although we can’t count on him, we can’t be without hope, right?”

"That's what I mean." Nightingale frowned and said, "Naike has this ability. Brother Dao is his senior brother, so his ability must be stronger. We must keep an eye on this pair of partners. In addition to building a good relationship, we must also See if anyone else is approaching. Let’s divide the work, I’ll keep an eye on Naike, and you’ll keep an eye on Brother Dao.”

"Uh... Okay. My job is not as easy as yours. But we have to decide one thing first: Do we want to report to Steyr? He asked us to check everyone's abilities. You haven't forgotten this. Something?"

"Don't be stupid, this matter must not be reported! Let's just pretend that Naike has never treated us for old illnesses. Our attention to him is entirely because he is very charming."

"Very charming? Sister, are you serious? No one will believe this!"

"Steyr's character will believe it. Although he lets us go out to do those shabby jobs all day long, he is actually a very stingy guy. If you give him this reason, he won't think anymore."

"That's all we can do at the moment." Nightingale nodded and said, "Let's just say that Naike has good observation skills and a very flexible mind. He seems to have some ability to cast shadow spells, but we don't know what it is exactly. If Steyr expressed that he was still interested, so we gave in a little bit and said that Naike looked at us badly and we should reduce our contact with him. The more Steyr said this, the more likely Steyr would send us to investigate. "

"You really figured out Steyr."

The two sisters took a deep breath, ended the communication conversation at the same time, and then rubbed their temples like mirror images. Yanque sighed and said, "I didn't feel uncomfortable communicating during communication before. How come it has become more obvious today?"

"Maybe it's because the brain rarely relaxes, and the symptoms of side effects become obvious even if they are mild. Take a rest and relax, and then wait for Naike to come back."

Zhuang Xuteng was not feeling well under the train, mainly because the railway was in bad condition and it would bump from time to time. There were shock-absorbing springs under the carriage, but there was no such thing under the carriage. The surrounding metal parts always wanted to hit him, and the turbulent airflow also caused him trouble.

Because this attempt was to allow the two sisters, Nightingale and Rock Sparrow, to hide and move, all actions had to be based on their levels. Supercomputing martial arts could definitely not be used, and the implants in the legs would not be used either. Zhuang Xuteng used a "relatively strong ordinary person" as a reference and moved carefully under the train.

Try to reduce the difficulty as much as possible, try to increase the stability, and think more about others. Zhuang Xuteng crawled from the bottom of the carriage to the connection, turned around and crawled back, and then crawled back again, in order to verify the various options for this route.

During the mission operation, there was a "treasure car" between the dining car and the sleeper car. The connection method was different from the current one and had a larger space. The current connection part was covered with hard canvas, completely blocking his head.

Zhuang Xuteng tried several times, shook his head and retreated. "The environment is different. There is no need to climb up. It is enough to know that people can be hidden under the train in advance. Well... there is no need to ask them to come down and try. There is no need to toss and turn. Adaptive training can be done when they go back - let them rest more."

The next stop was half an hour later, and Zhuang Xuteng stayed under the train for half an hour. When he went back, Nightingale had fallen asleep, and Rock Sparrow showed great enthusiasm to go with him.

"Rest, I have figured it out, there is no need to toss and turn."

Rock Sparrow was very surprised. She thought that Naike would like to crawl under the train with her, and she could take this opportunity to get close to Naike again. Zhuang Xuteng explained to her that it was the best choice for them to rest well and recover their status.

"I feel like you are more like the commander of the commissioned task." Rock Sparrow pouted and said what was in his heart.

Then they rested in the carriage until the train arrived on time. Zhuang Xuteng wrote down the arrival and departure time of each station. Even if there were many stations that did not stop on the day of the additional carriage, these times would definitely help the mission.

Overall, the train is in good condition and more suitable for action. Zhuang Xuteng applied what he observed to the exercise site to make the training more realistic. Then it is time to solve the most critical part of the mission: takeoff.

The carriage load information obtained from the train system is the most important gain of this mission. Faced with this heavy number, both pilots scratched their heads. They discussed based on their own experience and believed that the lift of the balloon must be increased.

"It is absolutely not enough to just make up for the missing weight. The cargo below is too heavy. It is not enough to just solve the gravity. Sufficient surplus power must be provided for the helicopter's maneuvering."

"How much should it be added?" Steyr asked.

"It's best to provide 60 tons of lift, just slightly less than the weight of the car, so it's better not to let it float up." Grove touched his eyebrows and said, "We calculated the volume of the balloon based on this lift requirement and found that only hydrogen can be used, nothing else will work. Too large a volume will seriously interfere with flight, and hydrogen is more dangerous, but we can't care so much."

Muir took the design of the balloon and added: "The outer shell of the balloon should also be made as thin as possible. It would be great if special fabrics could be used. Hydrogen is too dangerous after all. I don't know if there is enough time..."

"Tell me what to use specifically, and I'll find a way." Steyr took the design, asked some questions about it, and then hurried away with Nightingale and Rock Sparrow.

They continued to train. When they separated, one group practiced roof movement and equipment assembly, and one group practiced low-altitude flight landing, fast helicopter fixation and load-bearing takeoff. There was another group, Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao, who were responsible for the situation in the car and relied entirely on improvisation. There was nothing to practice at the moment, so they were in a "supervisory" state.

Only after Nightingale and Rock Sparrow came back did Zhuang Xuteng come into play: guiding the two to move under the carriage. Zhuang Xuteng found that he had prepared a little too much. Both girls had arm implants installed, which allowed them to move flexibly in a narrow space with the strength of their shoulders and fingers. Their practice progress was much faster than expected, and they soon became familiar with the movements, so Zhuang Xuteng was "unemployed" again.

Practice, practice, and practice continuously to shorten the action time as much as possible while increasing proficiency. The Kent trio was the busiest. They had to move above the carriage, carry the equipment over with wind resistance, and jump over a total of 7 carriages. At present, they need six trips back and forth to transport the balloons, pipes and all connecting equipment, and their goal is to reduce it to 4 trips, which can save a lot of time.

Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao also participated in the training with them and thought about how to save movements together. The largest number of items to be transported is balloons, the heaviest is the chain connecting the helicopter to the carriage, and the largest equipment is the valve bifurcation pipe for blowing up multiple balloons.

In addition to the number and weight of equipment, the posture of the train will also affect the task. Since some pipes need to be left on the roof, it is necessary to leave a margin for the difference between the inner and outer diameters when the train turns. At the same time, in order to prevent the pipes from rolling down from the edge of the roof - the roof is a central arch with slopes on both sides - the margin cannot be too much. After they experimented many times, Wayne suggested using some mountaineering equipment and hooking the edge of the top of the carriage to block the pipes that may slide down.

"This will increase the number of equipment and make another trip?" asked Engineer Ge.

"We can adjust the work order a little bit." Prince patiently explained to Engineer Ge: "First, transport the balloon equipment over, two people stay to install it, and one person will make an extra trip to install these hooks. After the balloon is basically installed, leave one person to do the final inspection, and let the two people come back first. Two strong men are enough to take the pipes and valves over. Because of the hooks, the difficulty of carrying the pipes is reduced."

"It's worth a try." Kent agreed to modify the original plan, and the three of them began to rehearse again.

The helicopter team also encountered some problems, mainly because they needed better coordination when landing on the train. The helicopter needs lift less than gravity when landing, and its flying posture is very fragile at this time, but the train will be bumpy. The two drivers carefully checked the route and wanted to find a route that was long enough, straight enough, and flat enough, but at most they could only meet two of the three. If the time factor and the stop factor are also taken into account, the optimal solution is also the most difficult to solve: first meet the straightness, and the length priority can only be backward.

"For the sake of height, it has no landing wheels, so it must land on its belly, which reduces some of the cushioning. Short length only means short time, and straight, that is, lateral and longitudinal displacement is actually more dangerous - for this helicopter without legs." Muir always felt that if Lucy was not there, then Zhuang Xuteng would be the team leader of the four of them, so he specifically explained to Zhuang Xuteng: "Grove must fly low, fly fast, and then land quickly. Since there are no wheels, there is no space under the fuselage, so no one can stand."

The so-called standing people refers to the original plan to let Kent, Wayne and Prince wait for landing at the parking lot, each with a wheel, and use their strength to fix the helicopter. Without wheels, the nose of the aircraft will come down directly, and the scene will be like slapping a bug with the sole of a shoe, so there must be no one under it.

"I have to fly very precisely." Grove frowned and said, "Is it really impossible to use light signals from below?"

"No lights, the locomotive can only move forward in complete darkness." Muir was very determined and said, "I have modified the locomotive to cover all the possible flames from the steam engine, including the chimney. I have to control the train in the dark."

"The train is on the rails, but I am in the sky. This is not the same thing." Grove curled his lips and said, "The low-light night vision device also has its limits. Our train is easy to deal with, but the problem is whether there will be other obstacles. I have to go to the field Fly, otherwise you will be unsure."

"Then you should change to a helicopter, not a mission one." Muir thought for a moment and said, "Use a sightseeing propeller plane during the day, one for each of us, and stack up. I'll leave a flight track on it, and you go for low-altitude reconnaissance, and then we stack up and come back, so that the air traffic control can only see one plane. One flight during the day, one flight at night, and three flights a week."

Zhuang Xuteng was stunned and asked, "Can it be done this way?"

Grove smiled and said, "Of course. This time, I will try to fly with my eyes closed and get the feeling of the mission."