Chapter 144: Making Do for Now

After moving the previous train, there were no other trains blocking the railway. At most, there were some local residents' vehicles left by the tracks when they evacuated.

But these were minor issues its, just requiring a few minutes to move them aside. Not really delaying the journey of everyone on board.

They departed in the morning and arrived at the port's train station by noon. Even with several stops to clear obstacles along the railway, the Sangvis train still reached their destination before the sunlight completely disappeared.

...

Another industrial area of Sangvis.

"Another coastal port. It seems Sangvis likes port cities, huh? Convenient for transportation? Or for retreat?" Upon getting off the train, one could see a huge port in the distance.

Although smaller than the previous port city, it was still a fully functional port. Many Sangvis autonomous dolls could be seen patrolling the port.

And the frequency of patrols here was even higher than the port where they encountered the Scarecrow.

"It's just because the land here is cheap, and no one will come to fight for territory in a place like this." The Scarecrow's eyes suddenly lit up, but not like a normal person's eyes.

Clearly, the Scarecrow was connecting to the control center here, uploading Renault and others' identity information to avoid attacks from the patrolling Sangvis dolls.

Due to being close to the Yellow Zone, the pollution level here was much lower than the previous port. Therefore, mercenaries occasionally appeared in this area to target Sangvis factories or warehouses.

To ensure the company's property was not damaged, the simplest method was to let Sangvis's autonomous dolls, produced by SF, to patrol this area and attack any unidentified targets that had not been pre-registered or notified.

This was also a way for Sangvis to demonstrate its company's strength externally.

However, while they displayed their strength, they also completely exposed the flaws of Sangvis's autonomous dolls.

That was, they were very rigid and lacked adaptability. Without the leadership of higher-level elite dolls, these autonomous dolls would only follow orders. Therefore, not long ago, an unlucky journalist who intended to secretly visit the Sangvis factory here was mistaken for an intruder and severely injured.

He almost ended up with ELID, and Sangvis ended up spending a hefty sum on PR because of it.

"It's done. I've uploaded your identity information to the servers in this area. As long as you don't cause trouble here, the Sangvis dolls won't attack you."

A few minutes later, the light in the Scarecrow's eyes dimmed, and she turned to Renault, who was commanding a group of dolls unloading cargo.

"Thanks, but is there anywhere nearby where we can resupply?" Renault asked the Scarecrow, pointing to the dolls behind him.

Since this place was not far from the Yellow Zone, it shouldn't be far from the Green Zone either. It shouldn't be difficult to obtain supplies.

"Drive along the coast to the west. About tens of kilometers away is a city in the Green Zone. But you probably don't have identification. Just let the Intruder guy arrange for you to get an Sangvis ID when the time comes."

"Oh, that's great. You've thought of everything." Renault raised an eyebrow. He originally thought they would have to buy supplies at a high price like they did in the Outer City of Neo Odessa.

"Just consider it a thank you for helping with the procurement of supplies before. If there's nothing else, I'll go check the warehouse's inventory. There's already a large batch of doll parts piled up here that need to be transported to the main factory."

"Yeah, contact us if there's anything." Waving his hand, Renault watched the Scarecrow float away in the air, scratching his chin, wondering if he should bring out a Vulture combat vehicle first. That thing was pretty fast.

"Commander, what do we do now? Set up camp on the spot? Or find an empty building nearby?" In the Red Zone, there was no need to worry about not having a house. The entire residential area of this city was now deserted, with no residents at all.

Sangvis's autonomous dolls wouldn't occupy the buildings where ordinary people lived. After all, those places had long been without power, and Sangvis's autonomous dolls needed to return to their factories nearby to recharge.

"No rush. Let's just endure a little inconvenience today and stay in the containers. I'll go to the factory's location to see if those equipment are still there."

Forget about setting up camp. Although the radiation situation here wasn't severe, there were still many radioactive dust particles floating in the air.

Taking out their belongings in a hurry, besides being covered with a layer of radioactive dust, there was no benefit.

It was better to make do in the containers for one night first. After he figured out the situation at the factory, he would directly move all their belongings and the goods in the containers to the vicinity of the factory tomorrow.

Actually, initially,

Renault had wanted to transport all those large machine tools back to the previous city using Sangvis's train.

But he changed his mind now. Instead of doing such a thankless task, it would be better to station here directly, living near the factory. After he manufactured all the necessary equipment and gear, they could go wherever they wanted.

Wasting time on transporting those equipment was not a wise choice, especially since there was such a large batch of goods that needed to be transported now. Even with Sangvis's train helping with transportation, it wouldn't be solved in one or two trips.

"Are we going now? What about our supplies?" Hearing Renault's words, M1 Garand looked worriedly at the containers just unloaded from the train. Whether it was the materials or the box of gold, they were all a bit too valuable.

Leaving them in the containers at the port made her uneasy.

"Yeah, let's go now. But CF05, Nagant, and Simonov, you three come with me. The rest stay here and watch over these things. We'll see if we can bring back a few cars."

Since these goods needed to be transported to the factory, the Sangvis train naturally couldn't help. The coordinates given by Helian weren't even near the railway. Renault was starting to miss the semi-trailers and trucks they left in the previous port.

"Alright! Do we need any other equipment?"

"Nagant, bring my laptop. CF05 and Simonov, each of you carry three spare batteries. There might not be any charging places over there."

"Got it!"

The dolls immediately sprang into action, and Renault picked a few pieces of equipment from the supply boxes. This time going to the factory, they might encounter some enemies, not necessarily just Infected, but also mercenaries or similar individuals.