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

Inserting the key, starting the engine, pulling down the handbrake, and holding the steering wheel, Han Nianling didn't mean to answer too many questions. Hiiragi Jing didn't ask any more questions, but turned to look out the window and quietly looked at the street scene outside the car window.

The scope of her daily outing activities is only around the pedestrian street near the medical department. For Hiiragi, there is still a lot to see in District [-] of the inner city. More importantly, she is the first to observe the city from this perspective. This time, the still object that was only glanced at quickly disappeared backward, and a new scene appeared from the front to replace the former.

The scene she saw for the first time through the car window was not ruins or primitive giant trees, but rows of buildings. The people on both sides of the street were ordinary pedestrians, not hidden monsters.

There was neither the roar of the engine that disturbed her thoughts, nor the bumps caused by the bad road conditions. If it weren't for the changing street scene outside the window, she wouldn't even realize that she was moving... Would those ruins still exist in the past that violated the destruction? What about a quiet and leisurely street scene like the one she saw now?

"We have arrived."

A sudden voice broke into Hiei Jing's thoughts, and she suddenly came back to her senses after Han Nianling reminded her.

"This is... eh?"

Only then did Hiiragi realize that they had left the original main road. The width of the street had changed from the original two-way two-lane to a remote and narrow alley. It was very difficult for vehicles to pass. Not far in front of the short alley was With a low wall, anyone can see that this path is blocked.

But Han Nianling drove the car to a stop in front of a low wall. He neither continued forward nor put the reverse gear in. Instead, he slowly pulled up the handbrake, turned off the engine, and parked the car under the surprised gaze of Zheng Jing.

Do you want to get off the car?But the alley was so narrow that it was difficult to even open the door... Just when Hiei Jing was confused by Han Nianling's incomprehensible behavior, suddenly there was only a weak electronic sound, and then the surrounding scene began to slowly Lifting... No, are they falling?

"This is the commissioner's passage vehicle passage. There are only four vehicle passages like this. Only the institute's special vehicles are eligible to use and user passes... Otherwise, you need to apply for permission in advance to enter from the main entrance..."

After more than ten seconds of darkness, a ray of light gradually rose from below. With the arrival of the light, the environment they were in became increasingly clear in Hiei Jing's eyes.

"Welcome, this... is the weapons testing ground of the research and development department of the institute. You are the number one person who entered here in an illegal way."

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Chapter 2 The consequences of illegal entry are serious

Even among the earliest residents of this city, there are still too many secrets about this city that they don’t know. Whether outside or inside the city, a wall can’t isolate the unknown world.

If it hadn't been for Han Nianling's guidance this time, Hiei Jing might not have known in this life that there were such underground facilities hidden deep under the city.

Underground... Hiiragi's understanding of this subsurface environment initially came from the underground shooting range in the outer city. Later, the abandoned subway system in the abandoned JD city and the tunnels created by monster diggers showed her an underground beyond civilization. world, and now, her knowledge was once again refreshed by the existence here.

The slender light tubes installed on both sides of the wall of this vertical car elevator shaft provide a certain amount of light for the tunnel leading to the ground where they are, but this level of lighting is slightly dim. The excessively large gaps between each layer of light tubes also create quite a dark area.

As the car elevator descends, the space inside the car continues to alternate between layers of darkness and light. This alternation makes people feel psychologically inexplicable.

"This is just like the underground shooting range in the outer city. The underground space here has existed as early as the pre-war period. According to the information unearthed by the engineering team here, we can know that this place was originally planned by the local government in the pre-war world. A large air-raid shelter was built to provide emergency shelter, but before the project was completed and officially put into use... the war had already begun..."

The repeated alternation of light and dark outside the car window and the same metal walls could not make Hiiragi look away tiredly. After seeing this scene, Han Nianling opened his mouth to introduce the relevant information about this place to Hiiragi.

"After the base government discovered this place, it originally planned to use it as an administrative office for the base government to relocate during wartime. However, before the proposal was officially approved, the base government reached an arms transaction agreement with Beifeng Heavy Industries for the S1 missile."

"So this place was used as a temporary storage place for S1 missiles, and researchers were responsible for the maintenance of the missiles. Later, more and more experimental weapons from the research and development department of the institute were brought here... until the S1 missiles were moved elsewhere. After that, the researcher also continued the management rights here, and it simply became a testing site for the performance of experimental weapons..."

When Han Nianling's long paragraph of endorsement had just come to an end, the elevator's descent also stopped, and a huge hatch appeared in front of them instead of the metal wall.

Yellow stripes of paint are arranged on the surface of the hatch at an angle of upper right and lower left. A large blue Erlenmeyer bottle is printed on the central area of ​​the hatch, and there is a row of eye-catching red markings on the top of the hatch. It is marked with the words 'Institute R&D Department Weapons Testing Ground'.

"get off."

Before Hiiragi Jing could take a few more glances through the car window, Han Nianling had already opened the car door and walked out. Hiiragi Jing quickly followed. The safest way to do this in such a strange and special area is to hurry up. Follow the lead of Han Nianling to prevent any mistakes from happening.

Following Han Nianling up the stairs to the platform in front of the cabin door, unlike the weak lighting before, the light source above here illuminated the entire area extremely brightly, even a little dazzling.

Just as Heng Jing was wondering whether Han Nianling's method of opening the cabin door was a digital password or a pass key card, Han Nianling suddenly raised his voice and shouted directly at the cabin door: "It's me, open the door."

ha?

The brief words aroused waves of ethereal echoes in the claustrophobic elevator shaft, and in Hiiragi's stunned eyes, the closed metal door actually opened slowly from left to right, and a man wearing the institute's iconic A figure in a white coat appeared behind the door.

The familiarity that figure gave Hiiragi made her temporarily forget to worry about the simple way to open the door of this secret facility. After some thinking, she soon found a moment of memory about the other person in her mind - this was not the same as before. The person who provided them with supplies when they left the JD Abandoned City Observation Post?It was she who handed the silver suitcase into Han Nianling's hands.

"You are so cautious that you don't even want to keep the pass record. You have to ask me to help you open the hatch manually, but you shout so loudly. Do you really want the entire underground facility to hear your voice? It's not like you don't I know that the surveillance outside has already transmitted the scene at the door to my personal terminal."

In appearance, the other party was about the same height and age as Han Nianling. His short black fluffy hair looked messy and dry, and a pair of slightly larger black-rimmed glasses took up almost half of his face. The first time he saw Han Nianling, he He began to blame and complain about her actions just now.

"Yes, yes, please pay attention next time... There is no problem with the surveillance records, right?" She kept talking to deal with the other party's complaints. What she was most concerned about was whether her arrival would leave traces here.

Regarding Han Nianling's attitude, the other party could only sigh helplessly, push up the glasses that were sliding up and down the bridge of his nose, and then his calm and indifferent tone seemed to reveal an unquestionable confidence: "I have completely completed the records for this period of time. I deleted it and added a video I recorded in advance. Even if the person in charge comes, he won’t be able to find traces of you. Even if he does, he can deal with it as an equipment problem."

"It seems that you are causing trouble again..." As she said this, her eyes shifted to Hieragi Jing who was beside Han Nianling: "You have worked so hard just to bring her here quietly? This place doesn't even allow you to That student Phil has never been here...and once you are caught with this kind of illegal visit, you will not be able to escape punishment even if you are an A-level researcher."

"As for you... your name is Hiiragi Jing, right? You are quite courageous. You are worthy of being the guy who dares to go deep into the nuclear wasteland of JD Abandoned City with her. I hope you can still be as calm as you are now after being caught." …”

Wait, why does this sentence sound so wrong?

The unabashed warning aroused Hiiragi's sense of crisis. Sensing that something was wrong, she felt the need to ask the matter clearly.

"What happens if you get caught?"

"Huh? Didn't Nian Ling tell you?" The other party raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hands to push up his glasses out of habit. "After all, this is an undisclosed confidential facility. According to the management regulations here, the penalty is: non-applicants are illegally admitted. , if there is a motive for resistance, they will usually be shot immediately. If they are arrested, their memory will most likely be erased through drug brainwashing, brain surgery, etc. However, the probability of brain death is very high."

"But you don't need to worry too much. If Han Nianling, a senior researcher, guarantees it, it won't be so serious. It will probably be reduced to more than five years of secret imprisonment. However, your daily life in the future should be under strict supervision. "

More than five years in prison...just?

It is obviously a word with a limited meaning, but when used at the end of a sentence like this, it makes it difficult to understand the original meaning.

The relaxed and indifferent tone conveyed extremely terrifying information. Hiiragi felt a chill running down his spine. The air around him seemed to have dropped a few degrees, and he was immersed in an unwarranted chill.

Even her waist was involuntarily bent down and unable to straighten up. Now she desperately wanted to turn around and retract into the car to avoid the sight that might be cast from any angle.

"Ren Xi, don't scare her." Stopping Ren Xi who wanted to continue speaking, Han Nianling turned to comfort her, "Don't worry, these are just tactics against spies from other city-states. You were hired by me. Individual operators...will not be imprisoned for as long as five years."

Won't he be imprisoned for that long?Does this mean that imprisonment is an established fact?Four years, eleven months and 30 days is less than five years, right? !

Regardless, Hiei Jing immediately turned around and prepared to walk out of the hatch and return to the car, but Han Nianling's warning in the next second made her stop less than half a step in front of the hatch.

"You have to think clearly. Once you walk out of that door, you really can't hide it."

Is it real or a bluff?

Even if she had such doubts, the one in [-] possibility was enough to stop her.

"There are two videos prepared by Ren Xi, one to cover up our arrival and the other to cover up our departure. If you are seen by the surveillance outside the cabin door, modifying the record will inevitably leave traces. Too many traces will even cause the terminal to The management AI automatically blocks our permission to modify, and these two supplementary videos already have the maximum room for permission to modify."

"Don't worry, the so-called imprisonment is just a control method in the worst case scenario. As a personal operator officially hired by me, the authority is very large. At most, it will only take a few days to complete the application procedures. The most likely situation is just one time Warning record, you are not a worker or soldier under the base government management system, and your age is classified as a child, so the impact on you is almost zero..."

"If it's so easy, why don't you let me apply formally and then come in?"

After being tricked several times, Hiiragi Jing has learned a lot. Han Nianling basically won't lie about this kind of thing, but she also wants to take this opportunity to learn the reasons behind Han Nianling's series of actions.

"That's to avoid unnecessary trouble from finding you." Han Nianling spread his hands, and the smile on his lips became helpless, "As a senior researcher, there will always be some unkind eyes staring at my every move, and People around me, and this includes you, so you have to need a certain amount of concealment if you want to avoid trouble."

"Then...why did you bring me here?"

"Meeting someone...I've said it before, and it's true."

Ren Xi leaned against the wall, folding her arms and watching the interaction between the two with interest. This was the first time in her memory that Han Nianling took the initiative to give in, although Han Nianling didn't seem to tell the whole story.

She was also full of curiosity about Han Nianling himself. This guy was probably the reason why Han Nianling was running back and forth in the base government these days. She didn't know what secrets were hidden in this interesting little guy that Han Nianling paid so much attention to. , even she hasn’t revealed anything yet?

Chapter 3 Intention Fulfillment and New Weapons

As one of Han Nianling's few friends, Ren Xi thought she knew something about him.

To be able to become the youngest A-level researcher in the New City, and even the entire Southern Federation, she is good enough in her academic profession; and she is also far-reaching in her sophistication and strategy, and the old foxes in the base government may not be able to get much advantage from her.

This length of time would make her suspicious of Han Nianling's youth. Three years ago, when she was at Han Nianling's age, she had just gotten rid of her apprenticeship and became a formal researcher. At that time, she thought she was good enough. She was excellent, but the appearance of Han Nianling obviously shattered her pride, which made her even feel jealous in her early interactions with him.

However, despite this, Han Nianling is not perfect, and her character shortcomings may be her biggest flaw: she is not frank enough, she is not straightforward enough, and she always takes on matters related to herself alone.

She really always thought she could solve anything. Maybe she really had her own plan, but the dangerous experience in JD's abandoned city almost cost her her life. Wasn't that enough to make her change her mind?Such 'self-righteous' thoughts are really annoying...

Seeing that Hiei Jing turned his attention to the surroundings after getting the answer and no longer looked here, Ren Xi quietly leaned into Han Nianling's ear and whispered: "One of the reasons why I didn't take this little guy to enter here through normal channels. , she should not just be guarding against that guy, let me guess: Well...has her personal information been modified recently? It will take some time to officially upload it, and the information logged in here will be different from the modified information. People are suspicious...right?”

Han Nianling glanced at Ren Xi calmly, and after a brief silence, he suddenly uttered three words from his mouth: "I'm sorry..."

"You don't need to apologize. You have the right to make your own decision..." Ren Xi shook his head helplessly. Is this still the case in the end? "I should go on duty. After all, if I stay here for too long, I will attract attention."

Just when Ren Xi curled her lips and was about to turn around and leave, Han Nianling's next words from behind made her pause.

"...This matter is too important for even me to control, but I will tell you soon, but not now, I promise."

Ren Xi was surprised by such a frank statement. Is this wording to deal with her or is it...

"Don't think of me as her." These familiar words made Ren Xi turn her eyes in the direction of Jing Jing, and the implications were self-evident.

"Don't worry, you are much smarter than this little fool, and I don't think I can hide it from you."

"Anyway, remember your promise. If this is the same as last time... I will be really angry."

Watching Ren Xi's departing figure disappearing around the corner of the corridor, Han Nianling sighed softly. Han Nianling was not surprised that Ren Xi could guess the truth. Based on Ren Xi's mind and her previous experience at the base, Han Nianling The actions of the government and the timing of Hiiragi's appearance can easily be thought of.

The concern hidden behind Ren Xi's words was not false. Han Nianling knew this in her heart. In her conception, Ren Xi was also qualified enough to be included in the category of insiders. The other party's biopharmacology major could also understand many of Hiiragi Jing's problems. provide her with assistance.

But when it comes to this moment, Han Nianling still cannot help but hesitate. Once Hiiragi Jing's affairs are discovered by the base government, Ren Xi, who is involved in it, will naturally not be able to escape responsibility. Judging from the importance the base government attaches to witches and information related to witches, this Comes with considerable risks.

"Hey! Didn't you say you would take me to meet someone? What are you doing standing there?"

Hiiragi Jing's impatient voice brought Han Nianling out of her thoughts. Only then did she realize that it was not the right time to think about these things, and she actually forgot about today's protagonist.

"Ha... I'm sorry, let's go." She waved her hands in embarrassment for her negligence. Han Nianling put aside the distracting thoughts in her heart and began to focus on things about Hiiragi Jing, and finally took a look at the direction Ren Xi was leaving. Then he turned around and walked in the completely opposite direction to the other party.

The corridor layout of this underground weapons testing site has many similarities with the corridor layout of the underground facility of the institute's medical department, but there are still many differences.

The walls on both sides are not paved with white tiles but sealed metal plates. The main color is metallic brass, with several strings of Arabic numerals of unknown meaning painted on them with white paint.The ceiling above the head is covered with a large number of pipelines and a square composite ventilation duct. The doors are all thickened and tightly sealed mechanical safety doors instead of ordinary doors. The entire corridor has a kind of atmosphere. Rough texture.

"The original facilities and spatial layout are roughly used here. Apart from the expansion of some areas, there are basically no changes. All unfinished sieges are blocked with cement to prevent accidents."

“Why not finish what’s unfinished?”

"Because it is completely unnecessary, the entire underground facility is more than enough to be used as a weapons testing ground. There are even many places that are not used and are directly treated as warehouses for accumulating debris. Besides, although this air-raid shelter has been more than half completed, This is still a big project for the Newborn City. According to the project plan we unearthed, it can accommodate at least 2000 people living together for about six months. Neither the manpower nor the materials are what the Newborn City can afford."

"Two thousand... people?"

The surprised expression on Hieragi Jing's face made Han Nianling very interesting, which also prompted her to continue this kind of introduction: "This is just a small-scale air raid shelter. According to the plan of the government here before the war, this area will have a total of There are eighteen air-raid shelters for the siege, which can shelter up to 15 residents.”

15...Isn't that more than the total population of Newborn City?

"In fact, there is no need to be surprised too early. The only one that has actually started construction is here, and it is still an unfinished semi-finished product. The other air-raid shelters are just projects that remain on paper." At this point, Han Nianling's tone gradually slowed down. "While people were still immersed in comfort, natural disasters suddenly came without warning and destroyed everything here."

Comfortable, without warning, coming suddenly...etc.!

Hiiragi frowned tightly when she suddenly realized there was something abnormal in Han Nianling's words. This discovery exploded in her mind like lightning.

In the post-war world of the new era, there are many speculations about the war a hundred years ago, but they are all based on the premise that "the conflicts in human society were fierce at that time" and the political forces of all parties were on the verge of war. If we speculate based on what Han Nianling said... at least there does not seem to be such a fierce conflict and tense atmosphere in the area where the Newborn City is located.

Is it because the political power in the area where Newborn City is located is relatively small?Or is it the slow efficiency of local government project construction?

"Don't think so much. The history of that war has been an unsolved mystery for the entire post-war world... Well, we are here." Han Nian seemed to see the entanglement in Hiiragi Jing's heart. Ling opened his mouth to express relief and stopped in front of a security door. "Here we are."

'Range Three. '

Stopping at the end of the corridor at the second turning point, the sign on the security door in front marked the area behind this door, which was also the destination where Han Nianling brought Hiiragi Jing here.

He reached out and pressed the switch on the wall. As the two safety doors slid open to the left and right, the scene inside gradually expanded from the center of the line of sight to the two sections.

so...so big...

The scale of the shooting range behind the door made Hiiragi's eyes widen. Compared with the underground shooting range in the outer city, the area of ​​​​this "shooting range No. 50.00" is about [-]% larger.

Like the layout of the underground shooting range, a thick transparent glass wall divides the place into two areas, one large and one small, a preparation area and a live ammunition shooting area.

Behind the gate is a preparation area filled with various shooting equipment such as goggles, earmuffs and other shooting equipment. Both the number and types are more complete than those in the underground shooting range, and there are even many that Hiiragi has never seen before.

They are neatly arranged according to their respective numerical labels on a display shelf with a warning of 'Place with caution'. They shine with a black luster under the light and look like brand new.

There was no one inside the shooting range, and Hiiragi, who was always worried about being discovered, could finally move boldly with confidence. His eyes jumped from one shelf to another, observing everything around him with novelty.

"This is the No. [-] shooting range. When I have free time, I will come back here for shooting practice to avoid getting rusty. These equipments are allowed to be used, as long as you remember to put them back to their original places... Don't you want to practice your skills?"

Practice?But where are the firearms for her to use?

The suggestion from Han Nianling behind her made her turn back in confusion. When she saw the object in Han Nianling's hand, she swallowed back the words she had not had time to ask.

"You...how did you get it?"

The firearm that Han Nianling was holding... wasn't it the weapon she stored at the underground shooting range?Because my body changed and my login information couldn't be taken out, I had to buy a cheap C06 submachine gun for temporary use when I went to the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland.

I originally thought that this gun would never be taken out again, but I didn't expect that it would appear in Han Nianling's hand.

"Actually, it's not difficult at all. Just show the certification document issued by the institute and say it's to 'check whether the items stored by mercenaries are in violation of regulations.' Then you can confiscate your items by just giving any reason for the violation." See Hiiragi's transmission. Looking over, Han Nianling certainly knew what the other party wanted to know.

It's that simple? !

Although he knew that few people dared to say no to the Newborn City Research Institute, Han Nianling's understatement still made the underground shooting range's credibility in Hierarchy Jing's heart inevitably drop by several levels.