novelsite Chapter 66 Searching for Supplies, Finding the Sonar
Chapter 66 Searching for Supplies, Finding the Sonar
Lorraine paused for a moment, then instinctively picked him up.
"It's not about taking us in; we're partners who chose each other."
Lorraine felt the increasing strength around her waist and said with a smile.
"Alright, alright, stop being shy. It's getting dark, we should go back to the ship."
Platinum was taken aback, released her grip on Lorraine, lightly nudged Lorraine with her elbow, and then jumped onto the boat.
Lorraine locked the car, then hung it on the robotic arm and returned to the flagship.
[Medical research equipment detected. Should the medical room be modified?]
The renovated medical room will have drug analysis capabilities.
"Have Bai Zhi and Ouyang Nian move Ms. Lin Shu out before proceeding with the renovations."
[Received, message sent.]
Lorraine returned to the driver's seat
"Cleveland, dock the flagship at the exit of the dry dock and use drones to continuously monitor the shipyard at night."
【Received, Commander.】
Platinum, feeling shy, hid in her cabin.
Because of the medical room renovation, Ms. Lin Shu was carried back to her cabin by Ouyang Nian.
Lorraine took an energy bar from the storage compartment in the cockpit, stood in front of the control panel, and ate it while studying the map.
"This dock and the shipyard are not far apart, but I don't know if there are any usable supplies at this dock."
Lorraine waited in the cockpit until nightfall, watching the footage transmitted back by the reconnaissance drone.
"There are absolutely no zombies in this shipyard?"
From the footage transmitted by the drone, Lorraine saw zombies wandering the highway, but inside the shipyard, everything was no different from daytime.
"There can't be anyone hiding in here, can there?"
Thermal imaging mode is now enabled.
Cleveland has not yet detected anything unusual using thermal imaging patterns from reconnaissance drones.
"Let's just hold out for today and talk about it again once we get the sonar equipment back."
Lorraine was helpless looking at the scene before him and could only order Cleveland to increase its vigilance.
After working non-stop for three days, Master Luo finally returned to his cabin, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
"Commander, wake up."
"Yes, she's awake."
Because her tense mind suddenly relaxed, Lorraine overslept and only woke up when Platinum called her.
"Good morning. Did the reconnaissance drones detect anything unusual last night?"
No abnormalities were found.
Platinum shook his head. Logically speaking, there should be survivors among them.
"If you don't know for sure, just leave it for now. Today's mission is to go to the dock next door to find supplies. Once we've found the supplies, we'll launch a surprise attack."
[The flagship is breaking down and is expected to depart in 5 minutes. Ouyang Nian is already in the driver's seat.]
Lorraine took the energy bar from Platinum and walked towards the cockpit while eating.
"Is your sister alright on the boat alone?"
"No, besides, Bai Zhi is here to take care of things. We're going to find supplies today, right? Having more people will make things faster. Anyway, Cleveland can control the entire flagship independently."
Ouyang Nian said that since there was no danger on the boat, it would be fine for his older sister to stay on the boat by herself.
Lorraine said you definitely didn't want to listen to your sister nagging you on the ship.
Platinum expressed its agreement.
As the three of them playfully bickered, the ship was about to arrive at the dock.
"The dock layout plan was distributed yesterday. Be mindful of your surroundings during the operation; safety comes first."
Before disembarking, Lorraine reiterated the operational guidelines. After confirming their weapons and equipment, the three boarded the pier.
Under the protection of Tiangou, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian headed to the parking lot in the north of the dock to find transport vehicles, while Roy and Xuantie searched for supplies in the central area of the dock and were responsible for providing fire support for the entire team.
Cat and Diting head to the western area of the dock, while Platinum leads Qiexue to search for supplies in the southern part of the dock.
The three people and six dogs each headed to their respective areas of responsibility.
The process of searching for supplies is the same as before. The types and quantities of supplies in the warehouse are transmitted back to the flagship through the mechanical dogs and cameras on the platinum helmet, and then Cleveland sorts and analyzes them.
Finally, based on Cleveland's calculations, the supplies were loaded onto transport vehicles and transferred to cargo ships.
Lorraine and Ouyang Nian quickly found two container trucks with lifting pallets in the parking lot, and then the two drove the trucks in separate groups.
Ouyang Nian took Tiangou to the west to assist Maomao and Diting, while Luolin followed the intelligence system to the south to assist Baijin and Qiexue.
"You guys are pretty fast."
Platinum, who had just searched more than a dozen warehouses, was somewhat surprised to see Lorraine arrive by car.
"There's nothing special about it; it's simply a matter of practice makes perfect."
Lorraine shrugged and said.
"When Ouyang Nian and I were searching for supplies in an industrial area upstream, we were looking for trucks everywhere."
"We searched for a total of 7 trucks, 5 of which were found from a group of trucks that looked like agricultural vehicles."
"I always thought you were a noble second-class person."
After what happened yesterday, Lorraine and Platinum have grown much closer, and Platinum has started joking around with Lorraine.
"I wasn't a naval soldier. Back then, there wasn't even a proper fixed weapon on the gun top. The two of us were like poor fourth-class citizens, crawling and rolling on the ground every day."
Faced with Platinum's joke, Lorraine put on a bitter face and began to complain.
"It's terrible, so terrible, so awful."
While inspecting the supplies in the warehouse, Bai Jin read aloud without turning his head.
"Another one whose true nature has been exposed."
Lorraine didn't stop what she was doing, and secretly rolled her eyes.
"Oh? Let me guess who the last one was. Was it you, Commander?"
"Yes, you guessed right."
The two joked with each other as they walked toward the warehouse where the sonar equipment was stored.
"Hmm, this warehouse seems to have another lock inside. Commander, could you step back a bit?"
Platinum had already melted the outer chains with a blowtorch, and seeing that the door still wouldn't open, he took a few steps back, ready to kick it down.
"Wait a minute, if we can't get out the door, we'll break the window."
Lorraine glanced at the height of the warehouse and prepared to have Platinum throw him up there.
Platinum confirmed the presence of windows on the warehouse roof using the perspective of a drone from the sky.
"It's easy for me to throw you up there, but how will you get down?"
Upon hearing this, Lorraine took a bundle of paracord from the truck.
"That depends on whether your hands are slippery."
Lorraine shrugged and secured the rope firmly to her body.
"bring it on."
Platinum squatted against the wall, her hands folded in front of her.
Seeing this, Lorraine rushed towards Platinum, and when she got close, she stepped on Platinum's hands with one foot.
With a powerful lift of his hands, Platinum propelled Lorraine to the top of the warehouse.
"Hey."
Lorraine successfully climbed to the top of the warehouse, then smashed open the window on the top of the warehouse with the butt of his rifle.
After cleaning the broken glass from the window, Lorraine called out to Platinum.
"Platinum, hold on tight, I'm about to go down."
"understood."