Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

It wasn't until the weird team gradually faded away that Hiiragi slowly turned her gaze away from the rear window. Before she spoke, Ruoxiang had already asked her doubts: "Who are they?"

"O preacher of enlightenment."

"No, what I want to ask is what do they do?"

"Of course they are promoting their beliefs. They usually move between various human strongholds, promoting their teachings while providing simple medical help to the locals for free. It is said that their understanding of herbal medicine is better than that of the autonomous people, so It’s quite popular in some places.”

"religion?"

It sounds like the authorities of the Ofanto Community do not prevent these people from preaching, and of course they do not rule out the possibility that various Ofanto nobles may have different policies in their respective territories.

“Are they very influential?”

"I don't know, but I heard from Uncle Wu that many low-level civilians in Ofanto are followers of the Enlightenment, including those within the Promotion Association."

A religious force that can develop simultaneously among two hostile forces and has not been hated by the authorities. In other words, their existence has a positive side for the stability of their rule. This is understandable. The power of faith in the cruel wasteland It is an important spiritual pillar for the people at the bottom. With a little guidance, it can become a very powerful ruling tool, but the Southern Federation did not choose this path.

"Then what are their core teachings? Does this Enlightenment religion have any explanation for itself?" Custer asked a deeper question, but Su did not have the quality to answer such a question. After all, she was just A girl from the wasteland is different from Custer, who came from higher education before the war.

Seeing Su's confused look, Custer immediately changed his question: "I mean... how does this Enlightenment religion promote it? What goals does it lead its followers to? And what gods do they worship?"

"Propaganda?" Now Su finally understood what they meant. She thought for a moment and then said, "They claim that people who endure pain and suffering can be liberated at the end of their lives, and their souls will go to a place called 'Heaven' place……"

This set of explanations is no different from other religions. It is also a set of claims that you can reincarnate and return to the paradise after death, but it is undeniable that this set of claims is indeed the one that people in the wasteland are most willing to believe.

"By the way, there is also a saying in the Enlightenment: Because pre-war technology led to the destruction of the world, evil technology can only be purified in the hands of the noble blood of Ofantuo..." It turns out that this is the case, this teaching has been significantly strengthened. With the power of the nobles of Ofanto, this is probably a major help for the large-scale development of Enlightenment in Ofanto.

"As for worship, they worshiped the sun...but not just the current one."

"More than the current one?"

what does that mean?

"It is said that the prophets of the Enlightenment once read a prophetic book from the pre-war era: when multiple suns appear in the sky, it indicates that a new world is coming..."

Chapter 49 Han Nianling’s request

Changming City is undoubtedly the pride of mankind standing on the northern frontline of the Federation. It is an indestructible and important fortress, whether it is resisting the huge NC abandoned city nuclear wasteland in the north or suppressing the commotion caused by internal rebel forces.

After the unrest initiated by nomads that could overturn the base of a medium-sized city was completely suppressed, its impact quickly faded in just one month. Although many years have passed, the city has no longer established the original pioneering state. That energy but the city's resilience and organization is still amazing.

Of course, not all impacts can be easily dissipated. For example, the families of the victims need a longer time to heal their pain, and the uproar caused by the disappearance of the national idol Ruoxiang after being kidnapped...

For this reason, the former star Xingcai, who had been away from the stage for two years, made a comeback under the arrangement of the Changming City Committee. The girl who was eclipsed by Ruoxiang's light finally returned to the spotlight. All publicity resources were used at full capacity, broadcasting, Posters and performance promotions were put together in an effort to offset the negative impact of Ruoxiang's disappearance as quickly as possible.

As for the effect... it was beyond the expectations of the publicity department.

After all, this is a wasteland world. Ruoxiang's disappearance is indeed regrettable, and Xingcai's performance is indeed not as good as that girl, but so what?People are running for life, and no one has much free time to miss someone who may have passed away. Ruoxiang and Xingcai are just entertainment spices in their lives, just to make the cruel life more enjoyable. Soothing entertainment.

At this point, there is no difference between Ruoxiang and Xingcai. Furthermore, even if there are some people who prefer Ruoxiang, what can they do?They are powerless to change the fact that Ruoxiang is missing.

Of course, the disappearance of a small figure is less eye-catching than Ruoxiang's disappearance, but the impact of her disappearance on the inside of Changming City is no less than that of Ruoxiang, and the promoters behind this It is Han Nianling, the star figure of the new doctor.

Since the last time the escaping nomad vehicle entered, the entrance to the subway station disguised as a construction area has been even more tightly sealed. To this end, the busy roundabout in front of the train was also included in the blockade, and then another A traffic line will be opened for civilian vehicles to travel.

The blue iron fence that blocked the site was replaced by a brick fence, and the temporary camps were replaced by cement-cast buildings. The subway station used as an outpost for weapons storage and exploration underground continued to open up in a circle. In a specially added office, Han Nianling was holding his own tea cup to receive an unwelcome visitor.

"The time you have stayed in Changming City has far exceeded the planned maximum time limit. The last batch of personnel have already had to leave. How long will you continue to be willful!" Cheng Fang's slightly higher voice came from behind the frosted glass door. The soldiers standing guard at the door turned a blind eye to this. They had been used to this kind of content being performed here these days.

"I've said it many times, you can leave anytime you want without waiting for me." Han Nianling looked at the documents in his hands without raising his head. This is Changming City's exploration of the depths of the subway system in the past few days. Reports, she had read them countless times in the past few days. Not that she hoped to find any valuable information in them, but all she could do was read these reports.

"Han Nianling!" Cheng Fang frowned deeply. Every time he wanted to maintain a calm attitude, but once he saw the other party's indifferent look, he couldn't help but get angry, "You are already a doctor. The safety of the city is extremely important to Newborn City, and the responsibility for oneself is also the responsibility for the entire Newborn City. Didn’t Changming City promise to report the disappearance of an operator immediately if anything is discovered? What do you think of sitting here? What’s the use?”

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, I am already a doctor..." Han Nianling suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Cheng Fang, "Earlier today, I submitted a permanent academic exchange application as a doctor to the Central Ministry of Science. The application, exchange topic is to explore the subway system here. Now Mr. Cheng Fang, do you have anything else to say? If not, please leave and don’t disturb my academic research..."

"You..." Cheng Fang choked hard. This formal method suddenly disrupted all the words he had prepared. Seeing that he could not persuade Han Nianling to leave, and there was no reason to let him leave, Cheng Fang also Han Nianling had no choice but to walk out of the office and watched the other person disappear behind the door. Han Nianling sighed softly. She only hoped that this application could completely silence Cheng Fang. After dealing with it for the past few days, she couldn't help but feel irritable.

But...it's really refreshing to recall Cheng Fang's sudden helpless look coming from the doctor's power.

Picking up the report in his hand again, Han Nianling's thoughts couldn't help but think of that day in Epoch Square. If he hadn't blocked Hiiragi Jing's ears in time, there wouldn't have been so many things.

'Boom, boom, boom...'

At this moment, the door was knocked again. Judging from the intensity and frequency of the knocks, it was not the Cheng Fang who came back unwilling to give up.

"Please come in..."

After Han Nianling finished speaking, a woman with a high ponytail and a mole on her left eye came in.

Ye Xin... I naturally know this Han Nianling. Before Ruoxiang disappeared, he was responsible for Ruoxiang's daily life and performance arrangements, similar to an agent's position, and now he is responsible for her cooperation with the Central Science Department As expected, such an important position cannot be decided by the Propaganda Department itself. If the guess is correct, it should belong to the Execution Department.

"The third formation has just returned. The road to explore north is blocked by a highly polluted area. It is speculated that it must have gone very deep into the nuclear wasteland of NC's abandoned city..." Ye Xin said while holding the copy in his hand that had just been copied. Han Nianling took several report records from Yu Re and did not read them immediately but waited for Ye Xin's next words.

Sure enough, Ye Xin soon continued: "As for cooperative research, the Science Department expressed its willingness to provide maximum support. According to the application requirements, the Science Department will send researchers to contact you as soon as possible."

"In addition... the residents of Green Valley Street are not as peaceful as expected..."

"I have fulfilled your request, but my request has not yet resulted." Han Nianling interrupted Ye Xin before she could finish her words, "Is this your own intention or the intention of the Coordination and Management Committee? Take it well. Think about whether you want to conclude a new deal and what chips you can give me."

That's right, the last time Yang Xuan and Yang Xuan went to the Green Valley Residential Street to attend the trial was just part of the deal. She was a newly promoted doctor and was quite prestigious among the former Green Valley Street residents. She was actually a kind of judge. It was a means of suppression or appeasement. Although she was reluctant, she went anyway because none of this was free. All Changming City needed to do was share the exploration information of the subway system with her.

Hiiragi Jing has been missing for a whole month, and her collar has not sent back any signal. Either she is too far away or she is in an environment with strong signal interference. Han Nianling's search range is not just around Changming City, she She used all the public contacts she could use, including issuing a missing person commission to Black Tower and other companies to search throughout the Southern Federation. However, there is still no news, but she firmly believes that with Hiiragi Jing's strange power, it will never happen. Could die easily.

And this made Han Nianling realize another possibility - Hiiragi Jing was no longer in the Southern Federation.

She also knew of the existence of Ofanto, and naturally understood that there were other political entities of human forces outside the Southern Federation, and the direction that the most difficult path to explore in the subway system extended was to the north, Ofanto... It was a pity that that The people outside are not friendly to them, and they have yet to discover their way there.

"I understand." Ye Xin did not continue this topic. It was clear that the young doctor was a few years younger than herself, but talking to him felt like the pressure of talking to a superior person. Just when she was about to turn around and leave Han Nianling, suddenly He called out to her.

"I want to name a researcher from the Science Department." Han Nianling said without raising his head, "Jiaheng, I only want this one person and tell them not to bother with other actions."

With Ye Xin leaving, Han Nianling could finally focus all his attention on the report in his hand. In addition to reporting on the high pollution in the north, he also found traces of a large number of small-scale troops stationed and fighting. However, the traces left on the ground The cartridge case is not of the caliber of any firearm in the Confederacy.

The only possibility is Ofanto... It seems that Ofanto has mastered a higher level of anti-pollution methods than the Southern Federation, otherwise they would not have been able to get here.

It's a pity that he can't follow the team in and investigate possible clues on the spot, and there is no one he can trust except Lingjiu... If only Hu Lan was here.Thinking of this, Han Nianling couldn't help but feel distressed about her current situation where no one was available. At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door. This time, the person who entered the room was the soldier on guard at the door.

It wasn't that he had anything to explain, but he returned to the door after hastily handing over a tightly sealed package. Han Nianling suddenly put down the report and took out a cutter from his desk drawer to open the package. Inside the package was a data card with her PhD identity information written on it, which meant that she had officially mastered the institute's PhD-level authority.

Of course, this is just a copy. The real identity card with chip and magnetic stripe is still in the Newborn City. Of course, such important items will not be sent through unsafe mailing channels.

But her focus was on another card: 'First-level employee of the Newborn City Research Institute'... 'Name: Han Lingjiu'.

Chapter 50 The interlude moments of Ofanto’s journey

The 150-kilometer distance is destined to be a dangerous journey no matter which area it passes through in the wasteland world. In just two days, the convoy of Hiiragi Jing and others encountered dangers several times.

The reconnaissance vehicle crew at the front of the team found several times that the road ahead was blocked by artificially placed tree trunks or stones. This was a common tactic used by highwaymen. Although it was simple, it was very effective in blocking vehicles. The team's weapons and supplies were limited. To avoid unnecessary conflicts, the convoy had to change its route and take a detour.

Of course, the dangers in the wasteland world are not only from humans. Some conflicts are unavoidable. The vehicles traveling through the wilderness soon encountered a group of headhunting wild dogs. This group of fifty headhunting wild dogs quickly attacked them. The convoy launched a pursuit, but the poor road conditions and old vehicles made it difficult for them to escape for a while. Instead, the distance between the two sides continued to shrink.

As a last resort, Wu Kuan finally issued the first combat order since the journey. Soon each vehicle crew fired back at the group of headhunting wild dogs pursuing from behind. After killing several of the closest headhunting wild dogs, they were finally forced to After giving up the pursuit, of course it was only an open pursuit. No one could guarantee whether these greedy monsters would quietly follow the convoy and wait for an opportunity.

And these are just some of the many crises...

But the good news is that Eileen, who had been unconscious for several days, finally woke up and did not show any symptoms of discomfort. She seemed to have successfully digested the 'seed', which undoubtedly improved the safety of the team. to a level.

Then he took advantage of a brief stop by the convoy to stay for a while longer with the excuse of "getting in touch with the communicator given by He Xiaoyu." Witnessed the return to the team.

Although this whole set of drama was troublesome, it also greatly reduced Irene's doubts. Therefore, in addition to Poluk, the 'transformer', Irene also became the second one among the people to be targeted by virtue of her 'excellent wasteland survival ability'. The object of focus.

Two days and one night only covered less than half of the entire journey, but according to the members of the team who served as guides, the road conditions would be much better through the current hilly areas, and the traveling speed could be much faster.

As the sky darkened again, and the convoy still failed to reach the next human stronghold and continued to move forward in the wild, it seemed that it was inevitable to camp in the wild this night, although I really wanted to stay in Custer's exotic room. But I can only think about it for one night.

Three cars formed a circle in the hidden jungle on the roadside. People were busy and soon started several bonfires and set up stoves. The only dish was canned stew, but compared to brunch, we couldn’t stop because we were on the way. The steaming hot dinner of compressed biscuits that can be eaten down is already quite good. Under the command of Wu Kuan, the people responsible for setting up the campsite got busy in an orderly manner.

Hiiragi Jing wanted to use her advantage of perception as a witch to alert the surrounding area, but suddenly Su, who had already jumped out of the car first, suddenly turned back toward these areas for some reason.

Before she could ask, Su couldn't wait to say: "Aunt Elali said there is a clean and safe creek in this area. Captain Wu Kuan also agreed to arrange for everyone to apply for cleaning in batches at different time periods. The girls' time period It’s now until dinner time, let’s go there quickly.”

"I understand..." Before Hiiragi could answer, Castor had already nodded in agreement. Ruoxiang subconsciously stretched out her hand to close her dry, split hair. Seeing the different behaviors of several witches, Hiiragi finally remembered. It has indeed been a long time since they cleaned themselves up.

The witch's body is obviously different from that of humans, and her metabolism is no longer as active. However, after such a long time of crawling around and coexisting with a large dog in a small space in the car during the journey, she still has obvious effects on her body. Odor and sticky discomfort.

Especially Custer and the others are different from me. They may not be able to accept waiting for the dry soil stains to fall off on their own.

Continue to think more deeply: With the witches' immunity, there may not be anything to worry about, but Su will have to spend a lot of time with them in the future. It would be terrible if Su contracted any disease due to their personal hygiene problems. In the current lack of medicine, it would be terrible. .

Thinking of this, Hiiragi had no reason to refuse... As for bathing with a woman, would it be embarrassing?That kind of self-awareness has been almost wiped away by time and several experiences.

The creek Su mentioned was not far from the campsite, and the campground's water was obtained from here. According to Su's chatter introduction, Hiiragi learned that Erali was not a new member of the intelligence team, but Like Wu Kuan, she is a veteran dispatched by the Northern Promotion Association. Before the intelligence team lost contact with the headquarters, she often traveled between several intelligence team strongholds in the south. Because of this, she was still familiar with the surrounding terrain and took on the responsibility. He took the position of team guide.

"Aunt Ellali!"

Not long after walking downstream along the stream, Hiiragi saw the figures of two women by the stream. One of them had taken off her clothes and immersed her body in the stream, while the other was leaning against a tree on the bank with a short gun. Warning, it seems that they have no intention of going into the water together.

After hearing Su's call, the figure in the water waved towards Su. According to Su's introduction, she was a woman in her thirties, but she looked obviously older than her age. Her weather-beaten skin and half of her hair had turned white. Her hair is the trace left by her years of running around. Being able to travel for so long in the wasteland environment is an admirable figure in terms of ability and courage.

"Sister Kayla, aren't you going to wash it?"

When he came up to Su, he quickly unbuttoned his waist and asked about the other person under the tree. That person looked much better than Su. The outline of the muscles on his arms was not exaggerated, but the strength was no less strong than that of the men. , which reminded Hiiragi in a daze of Hu Lan in the Black Tower.

"No need, someone has to be on guard, and there are quite a few young guys in the team..." Keira grinned and then immediately looked at Hiiragi Jing and others behind Su, or to be precise, at Poluk, "You Is that the Transformer? Then you are definitely the youngest Transformer I have ever seen... I hope we can learn from each other if we have the chance."

"Are you also a reformer?"

Custer heard what Keira was saying.

"Yes, the surgery I had a year ago..." Keira clenched her fist and suddenly changed her tone.

"I heard that you fought off a high-risk monster in the jungle outside Fenglin City not long ago. It's a pity that I was still escorting supplies in a nearby village at that time. I don't know what Team Leader He was thinking about ordering other team members not to do so. Rushing support... I mean that the intelligence team has always welcomed like-minded supporters, and there should be no distinction between them."

Keira understood what she meant. She hoped that they would not mind that the intelligence team did not provide support for them, so that they thought it was because the intelligence team wanted to protect themselves and consume them, outsiders. Custer had already After thinking about it, I replied: "The request not to provide support was made by us on our own initiative. The more complex the jungle environment is and the more people there are, the more likely it is for accidents to happen. On the contrary, we have a tacit understanding of cooperation, so independent action is the best option."

"Okay, stop talking. The fire in the stove has already started. Time is running out." At this time, Su had already taken off all the clothes on his body, said something urging, and then quickly jumped into the stream and fluttered. He got up. Judging from his cheerful appearance, he was more interested in playing with water than cleaning his body.Poluk followed impatiently, and in terms of energy alone, she was not much weaker than Su at this time.

"Hiiragi Jing." Custer suddenly spoke from behind. Hiiragi Jing turned around and saw Custer, who was no longer naked, standing very close behind her. Compared with the others, this eldest lady's body was obviously developed. It can be better called 'healthy', and Hiiragi's eyes unconsciously fell on that white mass.

It's more hidden than imagined...

"There's nothing wrong with your hair..."

Noticing her eyes wandering between the top of her head and the stream, Hiiragi immediately understood what the other party meant.

"Don't worry, these things are waterproof...but..." Hiiragi stretched out his hand and scratched the top of his head. The discomfort of the hair and skin wrapped under the sticky liquid was not easy to get used to. "It's time to put it down." ”

The witches entered the stream one after another, which was no more than waist deep. Although the summer season was over, the temperature was still high. The coolness of the natural stream made everyone feel refreshed after enduring the scorching sun all day.

There are not many utensils that can be washed in the wild, and only half a piece of soap is shared. However, for everyone, the meaning of relaxation is actually greater than the meaning of cleaning.

While no one was paying attention, Hiiragi moved a little further upstream. Then, under the cover of unnoticed vegetation, Hiiragi finally had the opportunity to remove the camouflage above her head. The squirming black liquid gradually faded away and the snow-white ones that had been bound for a long time were revealed. The hair immediately fell down.

It seems a little longer than before...

Looking at the two strands of hair held on the left and right, Hiiragi couldn't help but feel worried. The length of the hair had grown very obviously. Originally, it was no more than shoulder length when tied into a low ponytail, but now it has touched the back. Once this length is used in battle, Seizing the enemy is tantamount to sending the vital points right in front of the enemy's eyes.

There are also hygiene issues. Unkempt hair is a paradise for lice, but she did not find these problems in the witch. Could this be considered a special feature of the witch?

"Are you still worried about these gray hairs?" Just when Hiiragi was enjoying the rare opportunity to get rid of the discomfort, Custer once again came up and comforted her gently, "Don't worry, your disguise has not been discovered... By the way, let me rub your back."

For some reason, Custer was acting very affectionate at the moment. Before Hiiragi could say anything, she had already reached out and put her hand on Hiiragi's back, and the small piece of soap slid between their skins. Squeezing out some foam, the thick sound and the right pressure on the back made Hiiragi couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"That...Poluk's side..."

"Don't worry about her, she is competing in a swimming competition with Su and Irene." The sound of water splashing in his ears confirmed Custer's statement, but soon another voice intervened in the space between the two of them.

"What are you doing?"

I saw Ruoxiang looking here with wide eyes not far away, her expression seemed a little unhappy.

"I'm just helping to rub my back." Custer shook his foamy hand, "Hiiragi seems to like it."

"It's not annoying at all..."

Ruoxiang was not dismissed by Custer's words. Instead, she turned to look at Irene and then, with a blush on her face, she paddled toward Hiiragi and Custer: "I can do this kind of thing too. arrive."

Castor didn't say anything but took the initiative to give in with a smile on his face. As the person involved, Hiiragi didn't understand why the two behaved like this, but who cares, someone was scrubbing his back and someone was taking care of his long hair. As the person being served, Hiiragi realizes that there is nothing to refuse.

Chapter 51 The dangers of camping in the wilderness

With the help of two ingenious witches, even the most troublesome hair care that Hiiragi usually disliked has become easier. The two people's hair tying methods are much more delicate than Hiiragi's own rough hair tying method.

There are no messy split ends, no excessive tightness or unnecessary looseness. The hair that is close to the scalp is much more convenient and comfortable even if it is covered with black liquid. No matter how you turn your head, you don’t feel any discomfort caused by the shackles. Just as Hiiragi stretched out his hand to fumble around. As the changes occurred above her head, Ellali's exclamation suddenly came from the direction of Irene and Poluk.

"Su!"