death of hope

Chapter 217 "Corporate Warrior" (133) A Long Talk

On a planet like New Vegas, where human lives are worthless, such a paradise can still be found, and it is worth dying by the lake.

The two sat side by side, listening to the lake water and the breeze, the whispers from the great creator, and staring at the cold blue.

Sigdrifa seemed to have struggled a bit before making up her mind, and took out something from her tactical backpack:
"This book is given to you as a thank you gift for healing."

"Wow!"

Lynch's joy was beyond words: ""Life, Death, Love"...Master Borken's book, a new work that hasn't been published yet!"

"Do you still... like it?"

"Of course, it's just right for you. Thank you very much."

"Sorry...Captain, actually...I..."

"Ah? What's the matter?"

Sigdrifa said bitterly: "Actually, Brother Johnny got this book, and it has nothing to do with me."

"If you don't tell me, I really can't guess." Lynch was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "It doesn't matter, thank you for the gift, in fact, you don't need to tell the truth."

"I'm a straightforward person, and I feel uncomfortable if I don't say it."

"Frank and honest, I have suffered a lot because of this, try to be more tactful, girl, in today's social atmosphere, an honest person is a fool, and if you suffer a loss, you have to be laughed at."

"No matter what, I still insist on being myself."

"Silly girl, of course I'm not smart either."

The atmosphere gradually became more relaxed. The two were usually reticent. Their interests were out of touch with the public. They didn't know what to talk about. They were awkwardly silent for a few seconds. Lynch opened his mouth first:
"Before I set off, I saw satellite photos. There are many large lakes on the other side of the snow mountain, but they are not as beautiful as the sapphire lake in front of me."

"It's strange, there are so many lakes, and the locals still complain about the lack of water."

"You don't know that the lake water in New Vegas is not fresh water in all likelihood."

"A saltwater lake? Like the Dead Sea on Terra's parent planet?"

"That's right, the plateau area has a lot of evaporation, and what is left is a solution with high salt and high minerals. The color is more beautiful than the other, but there is no way to enter it, and irrigation is not good. People in mountainous areas still dig wells or mine ice. Boil water."

"It's weird. There isn't a single well nearby, and it's quite far away from the icy zone, but the water storage tanks in the monastery are full. How did they do it?"

"I asked the abbot about this. Look at the west side of the lake. There are two black plastic pipes connected to a complete set of complicated filtration and distillation systems. It was donated by the pilgrims of the temple. The distilled water production is not large, but it is enough for hundreds of years. People drank and irrigated."

"No wonder the bandits want to capture this place and avoid destroying the facilities."

"They want to destroy the vegetable fields in the plastic greenhouses and plant big horse leaves and cornstarch."

"It's stupid and bad! It's a good thing we came and didn't let the drug dealers get away with it."

"So, this mission is still meaningful, but it somewhat underestimated the strength of drug dealers."

"Yes, I thought it was very simple, but everyone lost the lottery. The mercenary also died. I was only shot in the toe. I am so lucky."

"We are the trump card of the company. The really simple tasks are all done by rookie corporate fighters. Unless it is particularly important to the company's interests, the most elite Alpha team will not be dispatched."

"I heard that our group photo was on the cover of "Mercenary Legend" magazine."

"Yes, the damn media, I don't know where to get the photos, someone inside the company must have betrayed the news."

"It will be dangerous for us, too many people will be offended, and there will be retaliation."

"That's what happened! What I've been worried about all along happened. The so-called people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Enterprise fighters are not traffic stars, so it's better to keep a low profile.

The media started to pay attention to the deeds of exterminating the warlords before. Now we are famous, everyone is worth a lot, and has a high evaluation in the mercenary industry. Some people will entrust more difficult tasks, so we must be prepared. "

This is the case every time. Once talking about work, Captain Marcus Lynch becomes eloquent, but when talking about daily life, he becomes dumb. That's why he is considered a socially phobic group by his colleagues.

"Captain, there is something I want to ask you, it's more personal."

"Say it, while I'm in a good mood."

"You have experienced countless wars, between the escort formation and the interstellar pirates, between the Terra Navy and the colonial rebels, between humans and aliens, and life and death wars between civilizations. Which one was the most difficult?"

"Is this... too many, the time span is too long, I have been fighting for half my life... it is difficult to compare with each other..."

"Let's chat casually."

"Uh, what impressed me most was the war between the Star Alliance and the PIBC (Pan-Galactic Business Community Alliance), which lasted for more than two years.

The final stage of the battle took place in the capital of an opposing industrial planet.

It was a brutal street battle, the underground oil pipeline exploded, the whole city was on fire, and the hoplites were put on a gas stove like hot cans, and I still feel hot when I think about it.

Even the residential building has become a battleground. We took down the kitchen, and we had to annihilate the enemies in the living room. Every meter we advanced had to pay the price of blood. "

"Excuse me, is it true that, as reported by the media, after being unable to attack for a long time, an indiscriminate orbital bombing was carried out?"

"It really happened, the blood flowed like a river, but it was a last resort,
In order to force PIBC to sign an armistice treaty, eliminate their illusion of counterattack, and prevent more tragedies from happening, we must do that.

At that time, PIBC declared war on all countries of the Star Alliance in order to compete for the hegemony of the Milky Way, acting in a crazy and radical style.
If they succeed in gathering forces to counterattack, not only the prisoners of war will be massacred, but even the civilians will not be spared. Our relatives and friends will be in danger. Sometimes, only killing can stop the killing. "

"Humanity can survive and grow stronger, and become a permanent member of the Star Alliance...it's not easy...

Captain, there is one more thing I would like to ask. Are we really on the side of justice as described in your notebook, the battle in the Charmila tropical rainforest? "

"Justice... It's hard to say. You have to look at it from different perspectives and different interests. There are a thousand kinds of justice for a thousand people." Lynch frowned and said:

"From the perspective of our human Terra Federation citizens, there is no doubt that the war was just.

Emperor Valerian II of Charmila was a very ambitious warlord. This guy was originally the admiral of the Federation of Terra. He killed his chief of staff, rebelled and joined PIBC, sent assassins to kidnap the Pope, and was crowned Emperor of the Earth. .

The journey is far and deep into the opponent's hinterland, and in order to avoid stimulating the opponent to cause a big battle, it is inconvenient to send the main fleet to liquidate the traitors,

The stealth transport aircraft of the Covenant Alliance sent an airborne brigade to secretly land on the planet Charmila. The Spartan heavy infantry company I belong to is the main force in the attack. "

(End of this chapter)