"Tsk tsk, up close, this ship looks really huge," Gerald remarked, marveling at the massive vessel.
It was almost comparable to the former maritime superpower battleships, wasn't it?
"Far from it, really," Renault rolled his eyes at Gerald's comment.
What did he mean by that? Had he never seen a battleship before or was he just trying to impress?
"Haha! But to have one's own ship in this day and age is quite remarkable. I actually wanted to buy a cruise ship myself, but I heard it's not good to spend too much time on a ship. So, I forgot about the idea. Now, seeing this ship again..."
"Stop. Are you sure about the location of the cargo container you provided? It should be close to the black zone, right? Does the freighter's route really come this close to these areas?"
After double-checking the location provided by Gerald, Renault asked in advance. This was the only information Gerald provided, and it was crucial to clarify.
"Ahem, the location isn't very precise, but I can assure you the approximate location of the container is correct. As for how the coordinates were obtained, I'm afraid I can't disclose that," Gerald replied.
Universal Anything naturally had its own sources of intelligence which couldn't be casually shared with Renault.
Actually, he didn't even know how this information was obtained. After all, he was just an employee on an overseas business trip. It was better not to inquire too much about internal corporate secrets.
About the cargo container's location, there was only a simple coordinate, but there was plenty of information on other aspects, even including the military's defense situation in that area.
Universal Anything's influence was quite significant. Even such information could be obtained.
Unfortunately, it was of no use to Renault.
The military radar might not even be able to detect his ship in heavily polluted areas.
"Alright, we'll depart soon. If you want, you can come along," Renault spoke, putting his tablet in his coat pocket. He glanced at the cargo hold where the disinfection materials provided by Gerald had been safely loaded.
"Come along? Ah? No, no, no! I'll pass! I'm heading back! I'll wait for your good news!" At the mention of coming along, Gerald shuddered.
Follow them? What a cruel joke! He wouldn't risk his life by going to a heavily polluted area with them!
The situation there was completely unclear. It had been a heavily polluted area over a decade ago, and now it might have turned into a black zone!
Even Dolls couldn't guarantee safety there, him, a living person, going in? Wasn't that asking for death!?
With that said, Gerald hopped on his motorcycle and sped off. However, he didn't go too far before turning back with a puzzled scratch of his head.
Renault had all Dolls under him, he already knew. Although it wasn't common among PMC companies, it did exist. But the place Renault was going this time was a genuine heavily polluted area.
The heavily polluted areas were also classified. For the location the company provided this time, it was said that collapse radiation intensity was even too much for Military Dolls to handle.
And this guy Renault still wanted to go there with only T-Dolls?
Oh, he was overthinking it. Thinking too much about making him bald wouldn't earn him a bonus from the company. It was better to go back and wait for Renault's news.
Hopefully, Renault's perfect completion rate wouldn't suffer because of this commission...
...
There wasn't much for Renault to do. With the advanced batch of materials on hand, the disinfection materials for the ship were sufficient. Of course, they needed to be used sparingly since they had to disinfect the entire exterior of the ship each time they entered a heavily polluted area.
If the collapse radiation wasn't too severe, they could just rinse with seawater.
But if the concentration was too high, they needed to deal with it properly before returning to the green zone.
"So much disinfectant. Commander, are you planning to disinfect the entire ship inside and out?"
Maria who usually didn't do much work was unusually diligent today. She had originally planned to come and help, then sneak out to the city outside, but her plan was destined to fail.
This port was just an abandoned port where no one paid attention. It was at least several hours away from the modern metropolis where many people lived. It was impossible to sneak out and explore.
"I think so. I heard from RFB that this mission seems to be heading to a heavily polluted area. Even ordinary Dolls could crash there," Ouroboros replied.
"Eh! Isn't that very dangerous!?" Maria was also startled, but then she quickly regained her composure. She was no longer an ordinary Doll now. The performance of the body Renault created far exceeded that of an ordinary Doll.
The most prominent feature of this body was not its combat ability, but its protection. It could completely resist electromagnetic attacks, a feature not even available from Sangvis Ferri Manufacturing!
"But we'll be fine. The ship's protection is good," Ourobouros shrugged, helping the Rippers move the boxes filled with disinfectant onto a trolley.
Although this place was called the cargo hold, disinfection materials couldn't just be piled up in the cargo hold like this.
M1 Garand had already made plans. These things needed to be moved to the front material warehouse. It was better for the cargo hold to remain empty.
Moreover, they were going to a heavily polluted area later. There was even a possibility of bringing in a container that had been exposed in a heavily polluted area for a long time.
If these disinfection material boxes were contaminated, how would they use them later?
"Let's go, let's go. There's not much stuff. Let's hurry up and finish and go find G11 and the others to hang out. Renault didn't say we were going on a mission."
After spending a few days idling on the ship with RFB, Ourobouros had almost adapted to the rhythm of the ship.
Just get things done when there's work to do, and relax when there's nothing to do. As long as they don't really annoy Renault, no one will come to bother them.
As Maria and Ourobouros helped move things, Springfield and the others who had just been taken to the restaurant and met the other Dolls curiously watched as the ship took off once again.
"Why is it taking off again? Didn't it just arrive at the destination?"
Buzzsaw was perched by one of the few portholes in the restaurant. She looked outside with curiosity as the ship gradually moved away from the sea.