132: Space-based early warning

"Clang clang, clang clang, beep—"

In the Train Captain's car of the Crow, Luo Rong was feeling rather frustrated.

Since deciding yesterday to pursue that thief who dared to steal from his territory, the Crow had been running continuously for 48 hours.

The train had circled the entire region of Qintian County and Sifang County at least fifteen, if not twenty times.

He had considered stopping, but every time he arrived at a new settlement, he could see the fresh tracks left by the other party who had just departed.

This made Luo Rong's anger flare up instantly.

Damn it, those were all resources from his own territory.

You take all the people away. Who the hell am I supposed to exploit in the future?!

Several times, based on the trace analysis from the Train Intelligent Auxiliary AI, the other party had left less than half an hour ago.

Luo Rong pushed his train to the limit, chasing furiously, but damn it, he just couldn't catch up.

What was even more bizarre was that his enemy detection radar couldn't pick up a signal.

Yet the traces left behind were crystal clear.

Moreover, the other party hadn't gone far; they kept operating within the borders of Qintian County and Sifang County, gathering people.

One moment they appeared in the east of the county, the next in the west.

One moment in Qintian County, the next in Sifang County.

It almost made Luo Rong think the other Train Captain knew he was being tracked.

But it didn't quite feel like that.

Who, knowing a Level 5 train was chasing them, would keep operating within Qintian and Sifang Counties?

Wasn't this just looking down on his Crow?

He refused to believe that among the lowly scum the other party gathered, no one had told their Train Captain that this was the territory of the Level 5 train, the Crow.

But if they truly looked down on him, why didn't they dare to face him directly?

These contradictory actions left Luo Rong utterly perplexed.

But Luo Rong had decided he must catch the other party.

To teach them a proper lesson.

Not only would he make them pay a hefty toll fee, but they'd also have to return all the people.

The other party's people-gathering actions had indirectly helped him.

Saving him a lot of trouble.

Once he subdued the other party, all those lowly scum they had gathered, including pregnant women and children, would all be his.

It would save him the effort of sending his men to capture them one by one.

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In the Train Captain's car of the xinhuo train.

Lu Yang looked at the analysis report finally presented by Xiao Xin after multiple rounds of analysis.

"Judging from the movement patterns, that Level 5 train, the Crow, is indeed tracking the xinhuo train. Furthermore, based on our assessment, it's almost certain the other party is hostile, not friendly."

"However, the other Level 5 train, the Three Mountains, is somewhat peculiar. It seems to be following the Crow, but dares not get too close. Moreover, it appears to have some means to roughly detect the Xinhuo Train's direction. Although not precise, the fact that it can do this even after the Xinhuo Train activated its anti-detection camouflage coating shows they have some capability."

"Also, the other party seems to harbor some goodwill towards the Xinhuo Train. Several times, they left informational warnings in areas the Xinhuo Train might pass, advising us to stay away from the Crow."

"Since that's the case, and confirming the two are not allied, we can proceed with the next move."

"Xiao Xin, maximize the camouflage coating effect, pre-charge the Small Electromagnetic Railgun. Simultaneously, deploy the multi-functional extension platform, pre-set the PLZ Vehicle-Mounted Self-Propelled Howitzer to rapid-fire mode, and activate the enemy detection radar's reverse detection function. I'm going to send him to meet his maker in one wave."

After the enemy detection radar was upgraded to Level 15, it also unlocked two new features.

Namely, the Level 10 'Reverse Detection' and the Level 15 'Space-Based Early Warning'.

[Reverse Detection: When the enemy detection radar is five or more levels higher than the target's enemy detection radar, it can interfere with the target's radar functions and generate false detection signals.]

[Space-Based Early Warning: Can launch a space-based early warning detection sphere. Equipped with solar panels, it hovers at an altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 meters, performing space-based detection on targets within a 300-kilometer radius, generating detection images with a clarity of within one meter.]

Therefore, after designating the Crow and the Three Mountains as key detection targets, under the space-based early warning detection system, Lu Yang could clearly observe every move of both trains.

He could even see clearly on the Crow, the furious scene of Luo Rong throwing things in rage after failing to catch up with the Xinhuo Train, as well as the bloody scenes of his violent venting.

This was also a key basis for Lu Yang's judgment that the other party was hostile, not friendly.

Otherwise, why would he be so enraged just from failing to catch up with the Xinhuo Train?

In comparison, the Three Mountains was much better.

Although the Train Captain of the Three Mountains also had his peculiar tastes, he only favored mature women.

From the detection images, one could see that those serving in the Train Captain's car of the Three Mountains were all buxom, full-figured mature women.

Moreover, those mature women didn't seem afraid of the Three Mountains' Train Captain. Sometimes they even joked with him, reaching out to touch his sensitive spots.

Even more remarkably, the Train Captain of the Three Mountains, who looked to be under twenty, seemed to thoroughly enjoy this atmosphere.

The more open they were with him, the shyer he became.

It had a distinct feeling of 'playing hard to get' cosplay.

Coupled with the informational warnings he left behind, Lu Yang temporarily categorized him as a potential contact.