Our factory traveled through time

Chapter 37 Stealing the House

Even Huang Feipeng, a first-tier ability user who had mastered metal-related abilities, showed an incredulous reaction. Only then did Wang Ce and Zhang Luoyan turn their attention to the drone's control display.

Deep in the mountains and forests, a giant black eagle with a metallic sheen spread its enormous wings and swooped down to the ground.

Its claws were encased in scorching flames, and a pillar of fire from its mouth resembled a dragon, instantly igniting more than a dozen ancient trees.

In the forest below, an ancient crocodile, emitting a faint blue light, spews ice pillars to meet the attack.

However, the ice pillars melted into water vapor the moment they came into contact with the flames, and then the giant eagle swung its sharp talons, aiming for the ancient crocodile's pupils.

"Sizzle—"

The drone was engulfed by the massive shockwave and flung into the dense branches of a tree, where it became stuck and unable to move.

The image froze on a few branches against a backdrop of blue sky and white clouds. Workers at the Zhixun Electronics factory immediately operated nearby drones to monitor the battle scene.

Wang Ce and the other two already knew about the existence of superpowers, so even though they were shocked, they did not react too strongly.

The workers in the other five factories seemed a bit surprised, but none of them were afraid.

Only Zhao Jiajia from Beijiajia children's clothing and a few female workers stared at each other, somewhat bewildered.

Originally, Wang Ce had no intention of sending the workers from Beijiajia children's clothing to the battlefield, since they were all female workers and wouldn't be of much use.

It was still the factory manager of Beijiajia Children's Clothing Factory who insisted on selecting five young female workers with good physical fitness from among the employees to set off with the team.

Wang Ce didn't refuse. The other person had the ambition, and he didn't need to resort to chivalrous tactics.

Respect is not something you can earn by giving alms, but something you have to fight for.

"Captain Wang, both Black Hawk and that ancient crocodile have superpowers? They're practically magical beasts, aren't they? We don't even know if our guns will work!"

"Yes, should we still open up this hunting and gathering route?"

"What's there to be afraid of? No matter how powerful Black Hawk is, he's still a carbon-based life form. He can just throw a grenade into his mouth and it'll kill him."

"Just do it! I'll definitely be the vanguard and lead the charge!"

Wang Ce could also see that those who had thoughts of backing down were basically the managers of each factory.

These people will most likely be allocated a spot as soon as the number of evolved individuals comes through.

Those who shouted that they wanted to take a chance were ordinary workers from various factories.

Now that they have guns and grenades at their disposal, and three evolved beings to guard them, they naturally want to fight for the extra evolutionary spot promised by Wang Ce.

Many people are willing to take the risk when they finally see an opportunity to transcend class barriers.

"The drone will continue its reconnaissance. We have guns. Apart from the two shown in the video, the other animals shouldn't be that strong."

Wang Ce decided to continue, as they had no way out now.

If the third hunting and gathering route is not opened, they will face a desperate situation of running out of food and water. When that happens, they will have no choice but to compete for the other two hunting and gathering routes.

He doesn't want a civil war; the real crisis is in the north. Therefore, the current industrial park must unite.

The factories in the industrial park have now formed an unspoken understanding and are all following certain rules.

Moreover, the black hawk and ancient crocodile that the drone just scouted were already able to skillfully release their supernatural abilities, and their life level had probably reached the second tier.

"Captain Wang, they're fighting fiercely. They're in a location further away than where we found the nest last time; they're almost at the riverbank."

"And it's not just those two super monsters fighting; there are also many smaller black eagles battling the ancient crocodile."

Looking at the video transmitted back by the drone and combining it with the map, Wang Ce quickly determined their current location, the Black Hawk's lair, and the battleground of the two groups. His eyes lit up immediately.

"It is clear that Black Hawks have stronger individual combat capabilities, but the number of Black Hawks is limited, so the war is evenly matched."

"Moreover, the location of their battle was far from the riverbank, indicating that this was a war initiated by ancient crocodiles, so the initiative in the war was in the hands of the ancient crocodiles."

"Black Hawk doesn't have enough troops to return to defend its base; now is the perfect opportunity for us to raid it!"

Previously, it was because they hadn't figured out the Black Hawk's movement patterns. It was their first time encountering the Black Hawk's nest, and the drones were still restricted from detecting nearby targets. Therefore, Wang Ce decisively ordered a retreat.

The situation is now very clear; he is naturally going to steal Black Hawk's home.

One bird's nest contributed sixteen crystal cores. And that wasn't even the largest bird's nest. There were more than twenty bird's nests in that area. How could they not contribute two hundred crystal cores?

The three of them used this first-tier crystal core, but the improvement effect was not as huge as before; it was not completely ineffective.

With such a large base, it is very likely that a second-tier evolved being will emerge.

"Everyone march quickly, and do not fire unless absolutely necessary."

"ZhiXun Electronics has sent out all its drones for reconnaissance, and they are reporting the battlefield situation to me constantly!"

The people from other factories couldn't understand why Wang Ce was in such a hurry to raid Black Hawk's lair, but since things had come to this point, no one backed down and they quickly sprang into action.

"You guys are too slow. Zhang Luoyan and Huang Feipeng, you two follow me and lead the way. Xiao Yong, lead the team and keep up."

Wang Ce knew the principle that the situation on the battlefield could change in an instant. Many times, it was just a minute or two that could lead to a completely different outcome.

Before he time-traveled, he went out to discuss business with someone. They were about to sign the contract when the boss went to the restroom and changed his mind.

Hesitation only leads to failure.

Wang Ce and his two companions were moving at a speed that completely overwhelmed the main force behind them. After all, their life level was at the first stage, which was comparable to the giant wolves that had once broken into the park.

"The bottom of the nest should be lined with crystal cores. Dig out separately, be careful, there might even be eaglets inside!"

Wang Ce and Zhang Luoyan each scrambled up a tree, while Huang Feipeng, not so agile, clung to the ancient tree like a panda, climbing up using both hands and feet.

It looks comical, but it's actually quite fast.

"call out!"

Wang Ce first peeked into the bird's nest to check the situation, and after confirming that there was no danger, he quickly jumped in.

"Eighteen crystal cores!"

"Bang!"

It jumped into another bird's nest.

"Twenty-three crystal cores!"

"Twelve crystal cores!"

Soon, Wang Ce jumped into the largest bird's nest, lifted the animal skin underneath, and was immediately blinded by the light.

"There must be fifty or sixty of them, right? I was wondering why we saw so few other animals on the third hunting route; it turns out they were all eaten by these black eagles!"

After the three of them gathered, each of them carried a bulging snakeskin bag, clearly indicating that they had made a good haul.

"Brother Ce, we've really struck it rich this time! What do we do now? Should we just run away?"

Huang Feipeng was very excited. With so many crystal cores, perhaps he could reach the second level of his life form.

Then, he can use his abilities with ease, just like Black Hawk and Ancient Crocodile in the video just now.

"Keep moving forward. Now that Black Hawk and Ancient Crocodile are fighting, it's the perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"Otherwise, once they recover, it will be much more difficult for us to open up a third gathering and hunting route."

Soon, Xiao Yong led the main force to catch up. After scanning the area warily, he quickly locked onto Wang Ce and his two companions.

"Captain Wang, these ancient crocodiles are clearly aiming to wipe out the Black Hawks. On the way, we watched the video transmitted by the drone. There are at least two hundred ancient crocodiles from the riverbank to the place where they fought."

Wang Ce frowned and said, "Continue observing. Don't worry about damaging the drone; observe it up close!"

This ancient crocodile isn't an NPC, so how could it risk such heavy casualties to exterminate the Black Hawk's species?

If a ragtag army suffers more than 30% casualties, it will collapse. Even if these ancient crocodiles are stubborn, they would never do that.

Even assuming these black eagles have wings, wouldn't they run away? Why would they just go head-to-head with the ancient crocodile herd?

There are no black eagle chicks in the nest, so there's no need for them to risk their lives to protect it.

"That's right, there must be a reason why Black Hawk would give up its airspace advantage and Ancient Crocodile would give up its river advantage."

Zhang Luoyan personally took a drone and began operating and observing it.

"We've found the reason!"

Soon, everyone's attention was focused on the very heart of the battlefield.