Chapter 494: Chapter 327: Submerging the Geonavigator
[348 kilometers from New Moon City]
[Hegemony Company’s "Celestial Gate" Border Patrol Station]
At the border of the World Government Territory, all exits leading to the Land of No Master are guarded by military patrol stations affiliated with the three giant corporations.
This is a symbol of supreme authority. They monopolize the passage to the Land of No Master, ensuring that only the giant corporations can touch the Ancient Era Ruins, which contain buried technological relics, thus cutting off the possibility of anyone or any force rising to challenge them.
At the same time, they also bear a certain degree of obligation, needing to ensure the safety of the border and prevent armed forces or wild beasts from outside from attacking the interior.
In a sense, the corporate patrol stations are considered the guardians of the border. Of course, compared to the enormous benefits they receive, these little so-called "obligations" are truly insignificant.
The "Celestial Gate" Patrol Station is one of the large military bases of Hegemony Company located on the border. It is built between the mountain valley passes, flanked by impassable steep mountains.
This is the easternmost part of the World Government Territory, rarely visited by people, with only the Celestial Gate Patrol Station firmly guarding the only entrance like an iron sentinel.
Looking around, the outer wall of the patrol station is made of solid alloy. Under the moonlight, its surface constantly reflects a metallic glow, standing like a steel giant in the valley, showcasing the unshakable power of Hegemony Company.
Every fifty meters of the wall structure stands a tower, equipped with heavy artillery in standby mode, and a row of windows through which one can see personnel moving inside.
Patrolling soldiers in advanced battle gear stand on the grand watchtower, overlooking the Land of No Master from the tower’s top, guarding against any potential danger.
It is nighttime now. The Celestial Gate Patrol Station’s commander, "Xie Zongchang," is conducting a nighttime post inspection and is now in the communications department.
The head of the communications department had already instructed his subordinates to work overtime tonight, wanting the leadership to see the spirit of hard work among the team.
The employees of the communications department sat upright in front of the equipment. Whether they were busy or not, they kept tinkering busily; some were manipulating equipment, others writing, making a show of an extremely busy work schedule.
Seeing his subordinates working overtime in a busy manner, Xie Zongchang squinted slightly, nodding in satisfaction, "Not bad, these young people are energetic; they should endure hardships more. Being able to work overtime for the company is a blessing; I’m truly jealous of you all."
With an ingratiating smile, the communications department head said, "Leader, our communications department has always been the annual exemplary department; everyone is wholeheartedly working for the company!"
Xie Zongchang earnestly said, "That’s excellent; we need to have a pragmatic attitude, take quality improvement and acceleration as our responsibility, actively promote work standardization, normalized effort, reach new levels, break new grounds, propose new initiatives, and create new developments..."
Xie Zongchang was brimming with a grand strategic vision, speaking nonstop.
The supervisor kept agreeing, without actually listening to a word.
As Xie Zongchang was speaking, something unexpected happened.
All the computer equipment in the communications department, along with the large screen, went black one after another and suddenly displayed an ominous skull emblem.
This situation left Xie Zongchang dumbfounded, looking at the supervisor in utter confusion.
The supervisor was also stunned, quickly moving to the chief operator’s side, whispering sternly, "What’s going on, who allowed you to display this emblem?!"
The chief operator was sweating profusely, operating back and forth on the computer to no avail, nervously saying, "We didn’t do this... It seems... It seems the computer has been hacked..."
As the people in the communications department were at a loss, the broadcast played a distorted voice, acoustically encrypted: "Xie Zongchang, I speak to you on behalf of the various armed forces beyond the border."
Everyone looked at each other in surprise.
It’s the first time such a ruckus from the armed forces outside has hacked into the patrol station’s internal network.
Xie Zongchang frowned, asking, "What do you want to say to me?"
Broadcast: "Last year, you attacked our brother troops, killing dozens. We will commence reciprocal retaliation against the Celestial Gate Patrol Station soon, so clean your neck and wait for death."
After delivering these provocative statements, the skull emblem on each screen disappeared, and control of the equipment was restored.
The room fell into a deathly silence; everyone turned around one after another, cautiously looking at Xie Zongchang, whose face was quite displeased.
...
"Mo Mo, why did you have me hack into the Celestial Gate Patrol Station and say those inexplicable words?"
Su Mo was sitting in a heavy transport vehicle at the moment, listening to Qi Ling’s voice in his earphones.
Su Mo looked at the night scene outside the car window and slowly said, "Because the Celestial Gate Patrol Station is the breakthrough point of the beast tide."
Qi Ling: "Oh... You want to use this method to alert them in advance?"
Su Mo: "Yes, generally speaking, when a patrol station receives an attack warning, they should increase personnel and elevate their combat readiness level. If they can hold on a bit longer there, it would provide more time for our side."
At this point, he paused, smiling wryly, "But that’s the general situation. From what I know about that guy Xie Zongchang... heh, I can only say I’ve tried my best; the rest is truly up to fate."
At this point, the transport vehicle reached the Rusted Wall Level, stopping under the guidance of soldiers from the Rust Wall Defense Team.
This heavy transport vehicle belonged to Edge, its red umbrella emblem long on the whitelist of various authority departments.
