Chapter 183: Keep Your Clothes Clean

"It seems they haven't encountered any attacks from Sangvis Ferri Manufacturing here; everything looks normal," Simonov nodded confidently as she observed the approaching quarantine wall. Besides some ground-facing weapons, there were no anti-aircraft devices on the wall.

"Not even a decent anti-aircraft cannon. And the tower over there? Or wherever it is, has already granted us landing permission, as the small airport next to the isolation wall has lit up, clearly guiding our landing," she remarked.

"It probably just looks normal," Reno had already removed any identification devices and markings from the helicopter. When they arrived in this city, no one asked for their identity or made contact, they were just notified they could land.

That in itself was abnormal.

Reno turned to look at the scattered figures on the isolation wall, each one sitting or leaning against it without any vigilance, as if they weren't worried at all about enemies jumping down from the helicopter.

Well, their lax vigilance was actually beneficial to him. He wasn't here to wage war on the entire city, he is just here to check out what's going on at the power plant and maybe buy some stuff on the way back.

Not having to go through checks and questions actually saved him a lot of trouble.

And maybe because they saw Renault accompanied by T-Dolls, arriving in a helicopter, the reception staff didn't say much. After collecting a fee for refueling and storing the helicopter, they let them through without further ado.

Throughout the process, there was no unnecessary chatter, just smiles, as if they were afraid of offending Reno.

"Phew, thankfully, that guy seems to think the Commander is some big shot," P90 breathed a sigh of relief as she walked out of the small airport. As long as she wasn't exposed, that's all that mattered.

"To be honest, this feels quite novel. When we entered a small city before, we were stopped by guards outside," Simonov curiously surveyed her surroundings, sniffing as if trying to catch a whiff of alcohol.

"But those guys just now didn't seem to intend to question the Commander's identity. Is the city management here always this lax?" P38 also looked up at the buildings in the city.

Unlike in Neo Odessa, the buildings in this city looked taller and there were quite a few high-rise buildings, although none exceeded the height of the quarantine wall. Even if they did, it would be only one or two.

But the tallest buildings were brightly lit, while the neighborhood they were in now was dimly lit, resembling the slums in the previous city.

Despite the nearby thermal power plant and nuclear power plant by the river, where electricity should be abundant, most of the area was still in darkness.

"Perhaps because this place is far from the polluted area, there's no need to worry about ELID infected. It seems normal to relax a bit," P90 picked up her phone and took a photo of the dimly lit street.

"Let's go get a car first, then head to the nuclear power plant." The power supply for their factory area came from the nuclear power plant, and there were no issues with the power transmission facilities between the two locations. The only possibility was that the nuclear power plant had unilaterally cut off the power.

"Do we need to find the person in charge of the nuclear power plant?"

Reno waved his phone in his hand, "No need, it's all maintained by autonomous dolls over there, and we won't find the person in charge for a while."

Even if they did find them, what could they do? Could Reno persuade them to supply power with his silver tongue?

He didn't have the skill of persuasion, and besides, the person controlling the nuclear power plant wouldn't be swayed by a few words. Want electricity? Well, pay up with real money.

Although he had a bit of savings and the gold he got from the military vehicle was worth quite a bit, the power consumption in the factory area was obviously beyond what his savings could cover.

Every piece of equipment in the factory, once operational, would be a heavy power consumer. His savings would probably be depleted within a year just paying the electricity bill.

He didn't come here this time with the intention of paying the electricity bill!

"Commander, where can we find a car at this hour?" Looking at the dimly lit streets around them, Simonov scratched her head helplessly. This place didn't seem bustling at all, the streets were narrow, and they hadn't even seen a bicycle, let alone a car.

"If we can't find one, we'll just have to run over there. It's about twenty kilometers, it won't take long," Reno suggested.

"Ah! Forget it, running over there will waste too much power, let's find a car." At Reno's suggestion, Simonov quickly shook her head. Joking aside, running over twenty kilometers wasn't what she signed up for.

"Hey! There's some easy money coming our way at this late hour! These fools from out of town!" As Reno was planning to walk towards the brighter area to see if there were any car rental places, he suddenly heard a sneer from the front alley.

Simonov and P38, who were walking ahead of Reno, also heard the voices, but they didn't move immediately, instead, P90, who was following behind Reno, turned her head as soon as she heard the voices and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

"Eh, she's looking over here, can she hear us from this far? Is she some high-end model?"

As soon as P90 turned her head, the other party also noticed her movement. Although they couldn't see the displeasure on P90's face clearly, as long as they confirmed that P90 was looking at them, it was enough.

"Hey! What high-end low-end! Once our drone knocks them out, it'll be easy pickings!"

"Idiot! What if they run away?"

Several voices came intermittently from the front, and Reno also saw the figures squatting at the intersection ahead, one of them holding a drone controller, apparently controlling a drone.

"Since we can't find a car, let's go ask some locals. Maybe they'll kindly lend us one," Reno said, seeing these suddenly appearing guys. He was actually a bit happy. Just now at the airport, he didn't ask too much, fearing that the other party would discover his identity and cause trouble.

But these people who clearly came for the dolls were different. They were local bosses, well-informed who knew the local situation inside out. With any luck, they might even be able to find the black market base of this place through these guys.

"Oh, I understand, I understand. After some friendly communication, they'll be so touched that they'll willingly provide us with everything we need, right?" Simonov nodded, understanding Reno's thoughts without saying a word.

"Just remember not to get your clothes dirty, who knows if there are any clothing stores in this city."