10th-Jan-4140
Fort Zhànshìyǎn.
0700 hours.
Zhang made his way to the command pyramid, most of the fort looked like it was finished thanks to microbots but the massive command pyramid was still missing one third of its top. The morning air felt so fresh to breath. He looked around the base. He could see a few dropships arriving at the newly constructed dropship pads next to the airfield. He could also see some boxes with radioactive logos on them being unloaded from the dropships and being placed into trucks by droids. He than entered the command pyramid.
The interior of the building was cozy. Yellow lamps and plans in the hallways. He made his way to the briefing room. In the room he say the elites in command of other teams and someone he did not expect to see. A military android with black armor, white designs all over its body and blue helmet with a red visor, It looked at him and said in a natural yet artificial happy male voice.
" Lieutenant its always good to see ya."
Zhang happily replied: " Echo my man where were you? And what's up with your armor its shining did you repainted it?"
Echo responded: " I was in Germany trying my best to stop the incoming enemy advancement, but alas I ran out of 20mm mags so I had to get in short distance firing range to use the 9mm mags but I was split in half by demon wearing physical enhancement armor, with my last bit of power I pulled the pin of my plasma grenade and used one hand to grip tightly onto his leg and transferred myself to the servers."
Zhang: " Well we all had horrible days in that war."
They both sat on the chairs and waited for the Elite in command of the fort to come in. After some time the Elite in command of the fort came into the room and addressed every elite in command of team in the room.
" All right all squad leaders! I am Colonel Wu, the Elite in command of Fort Zhànshìyǎn, this fort! Command wants you to conduct recon missions about 50-80Kilometers off fort Zhànshìyǎn, Its a risky mission but UAVs could gather so much information. Your job is to observe and document any life you find and if possible take samples. Each of you will have 23 soldiers under your command un including yourself, each of your recon teams will be given two Iron Vanguard APCs and a logistic truck(cargo truck) to carry food, medical and ammo supplies for you. Commanders, each of your team will be given weapons in the stated following document."
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Vehicles:
Iron Vanguard APC :: 2
Logistics Truck :: 1
Weapons:
Your own squad's weapon of choice.
Railgun: Rifle variant :: 2
Anti-Tank Launcher :: 2
Heavy Plasma Cannon :: 1
Laser Rifle :: 2
Heat LMG :: 3
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Colonel Wu then asked: " Any questions?"
One of the team commanders asked: " Colonel Why are we taking so much heavy Weapons?"
The colonel replied: " Command wants to take no chances the order came from captain Luke who was also supported by commander Aiden."
The team commander nodded.
Zhang asked: " Sir what if we need support? Like if things hit the fan real hard, what will we do?"
Colonel replied: " A shadow strike drone will always be in the air but it'll take a while to get to you so don't die before the drone arrives."
Zhang replied: " Understood sir!"
Colonel then said in a loud voice: " You'll all leave today at 1300 hours good luck."
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After the mission
1200 hours.
Zhang was doing final checks on the Vanguard's gatling cannon, The last thing he wanted was the cannon not firing because of a jam and he was thankful he checked. The motor needed replacement. Meanwhile Liz and Sam was packing up medical supplies. Zhang then turned to Echo and gave him the motor and asked: " Can you fix this Echo?"
Echo replied: " Sure." He clasped the motor in his hands and a silver fluid came out of his hands and covered the motor than the fluid went back in his hands then he said: " All done."
Zhang took the motor and placed it in the gatling gun and sure enough the barrels started to rotate when Zhang pulled the trigger.
Then Zhang got off the APC and looked at the soldiers standing in a line formation. He was given more soldiers to fill the room in the APCs and the logistics truck but in front of him were only 22 soldiers making 23 with him, he wondered why weren't there 26 but his answer soon came as three men wearing white coats, blue ties and the logo of The Department of Science on their shoulders came.
Zhang approached them and said: " Wait you're civilian scientists but I thought that this'll be a pure military operation."
The scientist in lead said: " Lieutenant the Department of science Insists that we conduct field research. Also I'm Dr Martain Biologist, Thats Dr Quiloy a botanist and finally Dr Sara also a Biologist. "
Zhang did not like bringing civilians to a military operation but the Department of Science wanted to send them.
Zhang sighed: " Fine but please follow my orders."
Dr Martain: " Very well than."
Meanwhile a large number of military androids were gathering out on the airfield. They were going to sing the military android marching song, so Ech came near Zhang and asked him: " Sorry to interrupt you sir but can I please go to sing the Android March song"
Zhang replied: " Sure go ahead."
" Thanks sir." Echo said before going with the other robots and they all started to sing in a loud and distorted voice.
Adam approached Zhang and said: " That song goes hard who made it?"
Zhang: " From what I know the androids came up with that song themselves."
50 minutes later
Zhang was sitting next to the driver seat and Adam was in the driver seat Liz and Sam were sitting behind them the scientists were sitting in the other APC, their APCs and Logistics Truck had a small RECON 8 painted on the door.
Zhang looked at his silver helmet he was carrying, he looked at a small black star painted on it. His mood went somber after noticing the star then he put on his helmet. He watched as every recon team left the fortress one by one then recon team 8 left through the doors of the fort. Outside was a grassy field that stretched on for miles. The three vehicles made their way out on a dirt track which was a few kilometers off the road. Zhang turned to Adam and said: " According to satellite images this path should lead us to a settlement, I've already talked to the Elites in command of the other teams and we will make first contact to that settlement."
A few minutes later they arrived at a village surrounded by a fence. The housed, roads everything matched the description of medieval villages. They stopped near the village's entrance. Zhang saw the villagers who were surprisingly humans run inside their houses and closed their windows. A small child was looking at the APCs but his mother took him inside her house. Some villagers holding double edged swords were at the entrance. They saw the metal beast's(APC's) sides and back open up and people dressed in grey and black holding strange white metal objects that looked like crossbows but without the prod exited. One of them who was wearing a blue helmet walked upto one of the guard and said in their language: " We are travelers, we came in peace please let us enter your village."
One of the guards walked back into the village and came back with an old man whose beard reached till his knees. He looked at the man in black with the blue head and said: " Ye say ye came in peace?"
Echo quickly replied: " Yes sir."
The old man than said: " Then why did ye bring your war carriages? How could we trust you?"
At this point Echo was very nervous, he may had been an android but all androids have 90% human emotions.
He replied: " We truly mean no harm these ore our travel carriages(lie)"
The old man looked at the carriages(APCs) and at the armor these strangers were wearing. He than looked at one who was silver and holding a long metal rod. He thought that his guards had no chance of defeating these strangers in a fight because of their armor.
He said: " Fine if ye truly mean no harm your allowed to enter the village. Welcome to Crowcrest village."
One of the guards asked him: " Chief do you think it is a good idea to let these unknown people into our village?"
The chief simply replied: " These people look like trained soldiers. I don't think we can beat them."
(A/N: I did warned you about A.I generated content didn't I?)
Recon team 8 spent the next hour In the village talking to the villages and learning about the surrounding. They learned that they were in the Aurelia Kingdom which is the most kind to non-humans but the beast men, Demi-humans and other non human species. After that recon unit came across two more villages, marked them and made friendly contact with them then they camped in the middle of nowhere for the night.
The next day
11th-Jan-4140
0730
In the middle of some plains near a forest 60Km from Fort Zhànshìyǎn.
Zhang woke up and yawned he then looked at his who were also just waking up he then got out of the APC for some fresh air but saw bullet casings on the ground, He then looked at the .50 cal A.I controlled tirret to see it was aiming somewhere left of the APC he looked there to see three massive dead black wolves which had white lines around their bodies. Dr Martin and Dr Sara asked Grey to use his combat knife to collect some samples from the wolves which he happily did.
After collecting samples they all took their breakfast except Grey who ate a nutrients gel and Echo who charged his 5GigaFlux battery.
Then they drove on.
Zhang happily: " Yesterday was an uneventful day thankfully."
Adam: " All the villages we've came across are humans I was expecting something more fantasy you know."
Sam then joked: " The next thing you know a dragon the size of an Orion passenger comes out of nowhere."
They all then hared the unmistakable sound of turbofan engine. They looked up to see a Shadow Strike Drone breake the sound barrier as its missile bays open up.
Liz: " Where they going?"
Echo: " Hol up I'm checking.... Recon team 7 ducked up."
Zhang: " Hope they'll be fine."