Although the Steel Fortress is called a fortress, it is actually a vast steel planet. With the Tower of Babel as its core, it spreads outward over a vast area of about hundreds of millions of square kilometers. Even if you take the fastest spaceship, you can travel from one end of the planet to the other. It also takes several hours to get to the other side.
In addition to the Babel Tower in the center, the Steel Fortress has seven conspicuous buildings in the remaining seven directions. They are majestic and majestic. There are countless towers and turrets on them, with a height of about several thousand meters. They represent the seven major buildings of the Steel Fortress. Regiment headquarters.
In addition, the "Third New Tokyo City" located due east of the fortress is not only a large gateway city open to the outside world of the Steel Fortress, but also has countless foreign spacecraft entering and departing every day, carrying out various commercial and tourist activities. , is a super large city integrating business, tourism, politics and culture.
Similarly, some mission agencies, large shopping malls, scientific research institutions and gene centers, which are important parts of the entire city, are located here, and are guarded day and night by a large number of armed robots and elite soldiers.
The speed at which everyone can fly is naturally not as fast as the most advanced spaceships, but fortunately the distance is not far away.
Half an hour later, everyone landed on a wide platform. Directly in front of everyone was a large building located in the center of New Tokyo. The top was a huge, silver-colored building arranged in a semicircular manner on the ground. The top of the arc shines brightly in the light of stars.
"This is the headquarters of the mission agency. Every once in a while, the fortress will release some bounty missions. You can earn merit points and psionic crystals in this way."
Merit points are familiar to everyone present. After deducting the 10,000 merit points required for the mission, there are still many people present who have merit points left.
The fortress also has a tacit attitude towards this situation.
On the way here, Alex had already learned that the merit value is similar to the equivalent currency of the Steel Fortress. In addition to ordinary explorers being able to learn some of the extraordinary skills that the Steel Fortress opens to them for free, some truly powerful secret techniques cannot be used. It can be easily taught and can only be redeemed through merit points.
These merit points can also be used to exchange for some genetic medicines, high-end equipment, rare materials and other items in the fortress. Some special areas inside the Star Fortress that are helpful for cultivation also require merit points to enter.
Layton glanced at everyone when he said this, "As new explorers, you can practice with peace of mind during the first six months. But remember, there is no pie in the sky for no reason. After six months, you must complete a fortress every month If you perform well during the assigned tasks, people from the Seven Legions will contact you."
Alex's heart moved when he heard this. He had heard the name of the Seven Legions before he came here. It was said that they were explorer legions commanded by seven general-level warriors from the Iron Fortress. Each legion had the power to destroy the planet. Great power.
At this time, a young man with short hair next to him took the initiative to ask: "Colonel Layton, which seven legions are they?"
Leighton said calmly: "These seven legions are the collective name for the most elite troops in the Steel Fortress. They refer to the super weapon legion, the mechanical legion, the super power legion, the shadow legion, the glorious legion, the biochemical legion and the steel legion. As for the specific situation, You can inquire on your own in the future.”
As he spoke, Layton led everyone along a metal passage into the mission agency headquarters.
It was noon at this time, and there were many people coming and going, including many bounty hunters outside the fortress. When they saw Layton in the front row, they all took the initiative to make way for them.
In Steel Fortress, fighter-level explorers like Layton have a very high status. Not to mention ordinary bounty hunters, even high-level bounty hunters who have hunted interstellar beasts and interstellar criminals will not offend anyone in Steel Fortress. .
Everyone came to the lobby unimpeded, and took a huge elevator that could accommodate hundreds of people to the top floor. The elevator door opened, and in front of them was an indoor office of nearly a thousand square meters.
Behind a long desk sat an old man with a serious expression and silver hair, who was meticulously processing official documents. In front of him, a row of upright young men and women stood in a row.
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The silver-haired old man quickly tapped his fingers on the virtual light screen in front of him to process data. At the same time, he kept issuing commands one after another. The man and woman in front of him nodded frequently and quickly wrote them down.
"This matter will be handled as scheduled and the tasks will be distributed as soon as possible. Okay, you can go down first." The old man took out an ancient pocket watch, took a look at it, and waved his hand.
After hearing this, the young men and women neatly put away the documents in their hands and left one after another.
"Sir Khalaf, I will bring the new students to collect their identity cards and personal belongings." After seeing him finish his work, Leiton stepped forward and saluted.
"I have received the news." The expression on the silver-haired old man's face softened slightly after seeing Layton. He nodded to him, then glanced at the people behind him, "Everyone is here?"
"Yes, there are a total of one hundred and twenty explorers, many of them are here."
The silver-haired old man nodded slightly and tapped his finger on the watch a few times. The surrounding walls suddenly rose, and a group of metal robots slid in front of everyone holding a metal silver plate.
"Each person has an identity crystal card, a nano combat uniform, a basic gun and sword, and ten units of green level psionic crystals. In addition, each person can receive ten units of psionic crystals and a thousand points from me every month. For basic merit points, after six months, you must complete one routine task per month. If you fail to complete it, you will not receive resources. If you do not complete it for three consecutive months, your military rank will be automatically lowered by one level."
The silver-haired old man faced everyone and said calmly, "I won't say anything more. You should also know the consequences. Now insert your identity crystal card into the side of the assessment watch."
Upon hearing this, Alex swung the watch surface towards the identity crystal card made of transparent material, and the side of the watch automatically recessed, just enough for the identity crystal card to be inserted into it.
"The identity crystal card will record all your merit points and identity information, and it will be bound to your genetic code. No one else can use it." At this time, Layton took the initiative to explain.
Alex put away his identity card, then picked up the Nano Combat Suit and the basic gun and sword to observe. The Nano Combat Suit was all black, felt as thin and light as shark skin, and had functions such as self-cleaning and human body assistance.
The basic gun sword is a black firearm that can extend a tactical light blade from the muzzle, and has both long-range and melee attack capabilities.
Most of the people at the scene had better choices for these pieces of explorer-standard equipment, so they naturally ignored them and put them away after a little manipulation.
"Very good, it seems that you have all figured it out. Next, I will help you choose a place to live." Leiton nodded with satisfaction, greeted the silver-haired old man, and left with everyone.
Everyone is an official explorer, and they are also among the top elites in the Iron Fortress, a giant city that accommodates tens of millions of people. Even if they are newcomers, the residences arranged for them by the fortress are all single-family courtyards with helipads. , indoor gardens, practice rooms and underground research institutes, etc.
The location also fully took into account the residents' ideas. It didn't take long for all one hundred and twenty explorers to choose their own residences.
The place Alex chose was a three-story high-medium-sized courtyard located one mile away from the blue sea-facing road section inland of the fortress. The location was relatively remote, but it was quiet enough with not many people coming.
The authentication process is also relatively simple. Just scan the ID card on the scanning device in front of the vacant door, and the house will automatically belong to that person's name, and no one else is allowed to enter without permission.
After everyone selected a place to live, Layton gave a few instructions before leaving.
After Alex returned to the residence of his choice, he tidied up a little and felt a little hungry in his stomach. He ran his fingers on his watch a few times. Within a moment, there was a pleasant electronic ringtone outside the door, and the door opened. , a round flying robot with flames emitting from its lower body appeared in front of him holding a tray with one hand.
"Sir, this is the food you ordered." The flying robot opened and closed its metal mouth and said.
The bill had been paid in advance, and Alex took the tray, which contained delicious and juicy Dororo ribs, freshly squeezed juice, and various side dishes. The rich and nutritious meal only needed 1 merit point to exchange for it. It was really It was of high quality and low price. After a delicious meal, I couldn't hold it any longer and fell on the bed and fell asleep.
During this period of time, the spirit has been under high tension, even an iron man can't bear it.
Alex slept for two days and one night. When he opened his eyes again, the stars outside the window were radiating light and heat in the sky.
Although he has not eaten for a long time, his belly is still full and he does not feel any discomfort. This is why the explorer is different from ordinary people. Although he has not yet reached the point where he can completely stop eating or drinking, because of the explorer's physique all the time Energy is being exchanged with the outside world every moment, and just one meal can be enough to meet the needs of several weeks.
After washing up for a while, Alex sat refreshed behind a long table. When he brushed his palm on the table, a faint light flashed through and many things appeared.
The Thunder God Sword, three plasma cores, nano-combat suit, basic gun sword, unknown conical metal parts, and green-level and blue-level psionic crystals stacked into a hill.
This is Alex's entire net worth.
He rubbed a piece of slightly dark brown skin on his wrist. It felt slightly rough. It was clearly a void bag obtained from the Zerg Hydralisk. It was also because of this space equipment that he was able to carry so many things with him.
"The first thing to do next is to practice hard for a while. After all, according to the usual style of Steel Fortress, the routine mission in half a year will not be so easy to complete. Only strong strength can ensure the smooth completion of the mission." Finally, Alex pointed his finger on the table and murmured to himself.
Half an hour later, Alex got up and walked out of the house. He squinted his eyes and watched the star on the dome emitting dazzling light, floating in the air and flying towards the southwest of the Steel Fortress.