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Lin Yuan's hide-and-seek plan was quite successful. Although his methods were somewhat clumsy, it did not hinder him at all as he managed to handle everything around the S-5 Sub-base.
Confirming the longitude and latitude was just one aspect. Given the complexity of this task, Lin Yuan also devised a second method for measuring distance and direction on his own.
The first step was to use the S-5 Sub-base as the zero point.
The second step involved drawing two perpendicular lines from this zero point, each extending five thousand kilometers. The four points corresponding to these lines represented the cardinal directions: east, south, west, and north. It was quite simple.
Once he established these basic directions, Lin Yuan's next task was to take off from the zero point and fly in a straight line, using all the most prominent objects on the ground as reference points, which he would then save in his Intellect to form unique landmarks.
He would continue flying straight until he reached a distance of two thousand five hundred kilometers or until he reached the edge of the ocean. After that, he would fly back and draw straight lines in the other three directions, continuing to mark very obvious reference points along the way.
Once Lin Yuan had mastered the specific landmarks and reference points for all four directions using his Intellect, he could fly freely—though not too wildly. His freedom was still constrained by certain rules.
These rules included: first, never crossing over the ocean, as there were no reference points or landmarks in the sea; second, straight-line flights must not exceed five thousand kilometers, as that could mean straying beyond the cross lines he had drawn; third, he should never fly at high altitudes—his maximum height could not exceed three thousand meters because that would surpass the range of his Second Audio-Visual Radar; and fourth, he should never take off during a storm.
These were Lin Yuan's four flight rules. They sounded interesting, and he found them quite wonderful because as long as he adhered to these four rules, theoretically speaking, he would not get lost.
Even if he turned around randomly, he could still encounter reference points along those two intersecting lines and quickly adjust his flight path.
Of course, Lin Yuan didn't mind turning those two intersecting lines into four or even eight. The more intersecting lines there were, the more reference points he would have, making it easy for him to find his original flight path again.
However, this ability was likely something only Lin Yuan could achieve.
As a result, those Mutant aircraft were quite frustrated. They could not determine Lin Yuan's exact flying position based on his flight path because he always appeared and disappeared unpredictably. Even though those Mutants had added many Observation Towers on the ground, it was of no use; after all, a five-thousand-kilometer radius was simply too vast. Even with thousands of years of operation on Earth, it didn't help them at all.
Nevertheless, those Mutants showed no signs of retreat. They continued to pursue him like mad dogs. It didn't matter if they couldn't catch him; they were determined not to let Lin Yuan have a chance to land on the ground. This was destined to be a prolonged battle.
During this game of hide-and-seek, Lin Yuan finally figured out that the continent he was currently on was likely the American Continent. He also discovered that there were many deposits of Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore scattered around. The closest one to the S-5 Sub-base—and also the largest producer of Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore on the American Continent—was located one thousand kilometers east of the Sub-base.
It was unfortunate that the Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore had already been occupied by the Mutants. They had constructed numerous fierce anti-aircraft turrets in the area. As soon as he piloted Mouse One closer, not only did several armed aircraft take off directly, but the ground-based anti-aircraft fire also opened up with full force, completely saturating the sky and leaving him no chance to execute the Sonic Boom Attack.
According to a fleeting Three-Dimensional Projection image, there were at least thousands of Mutants mining within this massive Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore.
Every year, the benefits from this Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore were unimaginable, and originally, it was supposed to belong to Lin Yuan!
This kind of unfortunate event was neither the first nor the last. Almost all of the Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore provided to Lin Yuan by the Gatekeeper had been occupied by the Mutants. Rough estimates suggested that the number of Mutants on the American Continent had exceeded fifty thousand, which was terrifying.
In the end, although Lin Yuan's hide-and-seek plan succeeded in its first step, the second part undeniably failed.
The mission to collect the Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore was no different; unless Lin Yuan had the guts to cross the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, who could guarantee that those Mutants hadn’t deployed forces on other continents? After all, they were Mutants, not primitive cave dwellers; they certainly had ways to traverse oceans.
This outcome left Lin Yuan feeling very frustrated; he even lost interest in continuing his game of hide-and-seek. Now, aside from Mouse One being ahead, he was no match for those Mutants in any other aspect. There was no way he could charge into a mining area guarded by thousands of Mutant Guards alone.
Returning to the Sub-base, Lin Yuan halted his recent frenzy but was already planning a new course of action in his mind.
This plan was somewhat risky, but there was no choice; those Mutants had him cornered. As long as he remained on the American Continent, those rabid dogs would chase him down, whether he went to collect the Mutated Yellow Sand Jade Ore or hunt other Mechanical Creatures.
Thus, he needed to find a way to break out of this encirclement and create an accident for those damned Mutants. But what would truly count as an accident?
Lin Yuan hadn’t yet devised a detailed plan when he noticed the Gatekeeper approaching him and greeting him enthusiastically: “Esteemed Executive, you truly are a genius at assembly and repair. Just an ordinary aircraft in your hands seems to possess a soul; it’s simply incredible—however, going too fast isn’t good either; it can easily lead to disorientation. Although theoretically speaking, your Battle Machine shouldn’t be able to get lost, you must know that since the Energy Crisis, this planet experiences extremely violent storms at regular intervals that can reach heights of several hundred kilometers. Moreover, many swirling tornadoes are often active in the original Ocean, along with many invisible metallic Magnetic Fields that pose a lethal threat to our Mechanical Life.”
Lin Yuan felt somewhat puzzled. Why was the Gatekeeper being so kind today? This bastard had never offered any information unless prompted before.
“Cut the crap; what do you want? No one offers kindness without a motive!”
“Uh, heh heh, Esteemed Executive, I know you have some misunderstandings about me. However, I must express that I truly have no ill intentions. You see, just now while I was sorting through the remnants of data left by the previous Executive, I accidentally discovered a somewhat incomplete flight route map. The routes marked on it are mostly safe ones—would you like it?” The Gatekeeper said slyly.
However, Lin Yuan became increasingly wary. He didn’t believe this bastard could be so kind-hearted; there had to be something wrong with this offer. Besides, as long as he didn’t fly out of the American Continent, he wasn’t worried about getting lost at all. This so-called flight route map was irrelevant whether it existed or not.
He thought for a moment and said, "Is it just the flight route map? Bring out all the data!"
"Oh, I'm afraid I forgot to tell you, esteemed Executive, that the former Executive destroyed all the data from the Sub-base before leaving. The only thing left is this incomplete flight route map, which I stumbled upon."
Lin Yuan scoffed inwardly and then asked, "Why would he do that? Is that not just an excuse you're making?"
"Well, esteemed Executive, as you know, the former Executive went bankrupt and was about to be exiled. He was very unwilling to accept this fate, so he destroyed all the data and then fled."
"Fled? Just like that?" Lin Yuan was taken aback; this was indeed unexpected.
"If you don't believe me, you can use your Executive authority to check the total files of the s-5 Sub-base. Just make sure to look at the Mechanical City Ministry of Internal Affairs' total files, and then you'll see whether I'm lying!" The Gatekeeper's words sounded quite sincere, but Lin Yuan didn't trust him at all; there was definitely something off.
However, he still went to the information exchange platform, entered his identity, and began to search for the total files of the s-5 Sub-base. Of course, he felt quite ashamed that he had completely overlooked this point before, especially under the Gatekeeper's deliberate concealment. It wasn't until now that he realized his identity as an Executive actually granted him many privileges for inquiries.
For instance, he found information about the establishment time and reasons for the s-5 Sub-base, including details about the Energy Crisis that had occurred back then, as well as brief profiles and evaluations of previous Executives of the s-5 Sub-base. The amount of information was surprisingly vast.
For a moment, Lin Yuan completely forgot about the Gatekeeper's initial intentions and became fully immersed in all this data.
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