At sunrise, the Raiders returned to the camp.
The players guarding the camp had already learned the results of the operation from the live stream, and welcomed the return of the "Fierce Bandit Squad" with cheers and whistles.
Everyone pitched in, quickly emptying the 90 tons of refined oil. The oil tanks on the trucks were also unloaded to serve as fixed oil depots in the camp.
The four heavy-duty trucks were restored to their original state.
These trucks were all high-horsepower diesel 10x4s with leaf spring suspension and differential locks. Their off-road and load capacity were quite good, and their quality was more than a notch better than the all-terrain vehicles also produced in Oasis City. Their expense was obvious at a glance.
In the future, with a little modification, adding truck beds and canopies, these trucks could be used for trade, transporting troops, or serving as temporary ground fire platforms!
And for Lu Yuan, the good news didn't stop there.
The main mission of surviving for one month was finally completed at this moment!
This was the fourth stage of the mission, with a reward of up to 60 exchange points, bringing the total exchange points to 73.
The next stage of the mission was to survive for two months.
Time quickly came to the morning, and the Red Iron Town convoy arrived, bringing the militia receiving training.
"The best Soldiers in town, 30 of them," the Town Chief pointed to the young men jumping off the truck bed, "plus Shen Quan, for a total of 31 people. Please train them well."
Lu Yuan nodded.
"They will be participating in real combat soon. Are you sure Shen Quan will also go with them?"
The Town Chief's tone was firm.
"Of course. He is my eldest son and grandson, and the age is just right. He must come."
The militia quickly settled into the dormitory. Everyone except Shen Quan was staying in an air-conditioned room for the first time and was thrilled.
"This mission isn't dangerous... Do you think the Old Town Chief didn't just send us here for a vacation?"
However, a few minutes later, Caoyuan gathered them and told them the bad news that the Stormwind Gang was about to attack Red Iron Town, playing the recording of the City Lord's secretary talking with the Stormwind Gang on the spot.
After a few seconds of silence, the crowd completely erupted.
Oasis City and the Stormwind Gang, working together?!
In the eyes of the gentlemen of Oasis City, the lives of the people of Red Iron Town were such cheap things?!
If the Stormwind Gang really attacked Red Iron Town, houses collapsing, roofs falling, and resources being looted would be secondary.
The key was that everyone present, their sisters, younger sisters, and lovers, could be abducted and never seen again in this life!
Could any man allow such a thing to happen?
"Then, sir, quickly teach us how to fight! I understand! We must have come for this!"
Caoyuan's expression did not change.
"First, don't call me sir from now on, you can call me squad leader; second, I guarantee that each of you will have a chance to fire at the Raiders."
"Then let's start quickly, squad leader! Should we start with standing at attention and marching in formation? For discipline training!" a quick-witted person asked.
Caoyuan denied his guess.
Their eyebrows were on fire, and they were still marching in step.
"No, it's too late. I don't even have much time to improve your physical fitness, but most of you have experience working in the mines, so your foundation should be good. Therefore, today we will start directly with live fire target practice, followed by two days of tactical movement practice, and then practical combat exercises to strive to hone discipline and teamwork abilities during the exercises."
As soon as they heard about target practice and learning tactical movements, the group was explosively happy.
"Don't worry, squad leader, these are minor things. We can practice for at least 12 hours a day. You can train us hard, please don't hold back!"
In their opinion, tactical training was so free and allowed them to stretch their muscles and bones, much easier than standing at attention and marching in formation.
A common misunderstanding among new recruits.
"Okay."
Caoyuan smiled slightly, then immediately resumed a serious expression.
"A gentleman's word is his bond."
...
On a new day, many players found that they had leveled up after coming online.
Ye Xing, Caoyuan, and Jubian, the "three veterans," leveled up to Level 3. Ye Xing's Perception increased to 15, Caoyuan now had 16 Strength, and Jubian's Intelligence was as high as 17.
Considering that the average attribute value for ordinary people is 5, the main attributes of these three have gradually surpassed the physiological limits of humans.
Nu He Guo Li Cheng, Nan Guo de Xue, Old Man Emitting Black Smoke, Moonlight Ma Lou, Coffee Cat, and Mi Mang De Da Chui leveled up to Level 2.
Among them, Black Smoke, Coffee Cat, and Hammer Girl had enough strength to handle military exoskeletons. Including the 3 Soldiers from the fourth batch of internal test players, there were now a total of 10 people in the camp who could wear the "Barbarian" exoskeleton.
Lu Yuan also successfully leveled up to Level 3. After leveling up, the total points gained in attributes remained 9, which was half more than the players.
Now, his main attributes were Strength and Spirit, each with 11 points. In addition, he had 9 points in Agility, 7 in Constitution, 9 in Intelligence, and 7 in Perception.
Leveling up was not the only gain.
After staying in the dormitory for one night, the 31 militia were judged by the system to be camp residents, allowing Lu Yuan to complete two main missions at once.
【Main Mission: Development III Completed; Camp population increased to 20 people, gained 40 exchange points】
【Main Mission: Development IV Completed; Camp population increased to 40 people, gained 60 exchange points】
【Main Mission: Development V Activated; Mission Objective: Increase camp population to 80 people】
Unconsciously, the exchange points had accumulated to 173.
Lu Yuan, who had become rich overnight, came to the huge cavern in the camp that led underground.
Now, with the threat from the Mechanical Desert Spider removed, this place had become a natural factory with very good conditions. Half of the space was already filled with the production lines seized from the Mechanical Hive, and it was time to utilize the other half as well.
Lu Yuan spent 160 exchange points in one go, purchasing two large 3D printers from the system store and summoning them directly into the cavern.
One of the printers would not be used to produce weapons and equipment, but would instead focus entirely on producing rocket engines needed for outer space travel.
In addition, pure oxygen would be extracted from the air to produce liquid oxygen propellant packaged in metal containers.
Also, the gasoline obtained would be converted into atmospheric aviation fuel.
According to Lu Yuan's calculations, after about ten days, the spaceplane could truly fly into space.
That is to say, when Oasis City truly realized that Cangyuan was a huge threat, he would demonstrate his strength from the air and bring deterrence.
Amidst the busy production and training, time quickly came to noon.
The militia, who had been trained in tactics by Caoyuan all morning, were all exhausted, supporting each other as they walked towards the mess hall.
At this moment, the craving for food was the only motivation supporting them to keep moving their feet.
"Zombie Great March!?"
The casually passing Guo Li Cheng was startled.
"Military training, shouldn't it be running to the mess hall? Their enthusiasm for eating isn't high at all!"
"That's on the premise that they still have physical strength..." Black Smoke beside him said, "These new recruits were completely exhausted by Caoyuan. All morning they were charging, overcoming obstacles, and providing covering fire, they didn't stop at all."
Seeing this scene, Lu Yuan called over Caoyuan, who was following the militia.
"How is the militia training progressing?"