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

Although Hiiragi clearly knew that this would be her residence for a long time to come, every step she took here seemed very reserved. Even she realized that she was like a thief who had sneaked into a gorgeous palace. It turned out that the completely different environment of the cabin made it difficult for her to adapt.

Hiiragi Jing's silly performance made Han Nianling, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but twitch her shoulders twice, but soon she suppressed her smile and put on a more natural expression before Hiiragi Jing noticed: "Here I have cleaned it all, you can go to the second floor and choose one as your bedroom."

"Ah, oh..." After a stunned reply, Hiiragi retracted her gaze and walked toward the stairs against the wall. Just as she was about to step up the steps, she suddenly remembered something and immediately turned back to Han. Nian Ling asked, "I won't be the only one living here, right?"

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of being lonely?"

"you……"

"Okay, okay, no more joking." Han Nianling quickly waved her hands to appease before Hiei Jing ran upstairs angrily, "According to my past habits, I usually live in the research institute, but since I bought it here, if If I'm not busy, I will occasionally come and stay for a few nights. Phil has nothing else to do except for the arrangements of the medical department. Apart from the night shift, she should come more frequently than me."

In other words, do you have to be alone here most of the time?

The reason for asking this question is of course not the fear of loneliness as Han Nianling said. Hiiragi Jing is already used to living alone, and she prefers this undisturbed lifestyle in her heart.

But that narrow little room turned into the huge house it is now, and the result is that the place feels empty and makes people feel uncomfortable.

Isn’t it a pity that there are only one or two people in such a big place... Then should we ask Sister Shang Shu to move here too?

Although the idea was very good, when she thought about the nature of her current job, she immediately rejected the idea. When she got rich, she would buy Sister Shang Shu a better house than this one... She didn't even believe it at the same time. Comforting myself with unrealistic thoughts, I climbed the steps to the second floor of the house.

There are many rooms on the second floor, which are basically living rooms for people to work and rest. Hiiragi didn't pick anything, and randomly chose a room with sufficient lighting and a suitable size as his future bedroom.

Just like in the lobby, the furniture and bedding in the room have been prepared. There is no problem in moving in directly. Light blue is the main color here, as is the wallpaper and sheets, supplemented by white or other light-colored patterns. , it looks clean and simple, and there is a light fragrance similar to orchids in the air of the room, which makes Hiiragi's original sense of restraint immediately fade away, and she can truly feel the warmth of 'home' here.

After following Han Nianling around the city for a whole day, as soon as his body and mind relaxed, the suppressed tiredness came over him. The thick quilt spread on the bed in front of him made Hiiragi extremely quiet just by looking at it. I'm eager to jump on it and experience the softness and comfort for myself.

However, before Hiei Jing had time to implement her idea, Han Nianling's voice came again: "After you have chosen, put down your personal belongings and then go take a shower. Don't bring dirty clothes to bed. Clean them." A change of clothes is on the hanger in the bathroom."

It sounded like an ordinary admonishment, but the first half of the sentence was more than what it meant on the surface. Hiiragi curled her lips helplessly, and it was not like the other party didn't know whether she had any personal belongings.

Although it was not much, before moving out of her hut, Hiiragi originally brought out a few pieces of clothing that she was satisfied with. However, Han Nianling, who took on the role of checker on her own, objected and she wanted to continue wearing them. Their thoughts, and ruthlessly evaluated it as 'garbage picked up from the ruins', although it is actually not wrong to say so...

In addition to the reminder, Han Nianling did not forget to list a large number of gynecological diseases that Hiroyuki had almost never heard of caused by personal hygiene problems during the menstrual period, such as inflammation, infection, abnormalities, etc., and even finally rose to pollution diseases. I don’t know whether it is true or false.

Obviously, Hiiragi Jing was far inferior to Han Nianling in terms of professional knowledge in this field. In the end, Hiiragi Jing had no choice but to compromise and throw away those clothes.

Fortunately, those things were not valuable, and Hiiragi Jing also knew that the other party's behavior was also out of concern for her. Since Han Nianling also said that the clothing matter would be taken care of by her, then she shouldn't think too much about it and add to the trouble. .

"As for the bathroom... it should be over here..."

The bathroom is located at the end of the corridor. It is not difficult to find. When you open the door, you can see the glass occupying most of the wall opposite the door. The large wash basin seems to be made of marble. The shelf beside it is just like what Han Nianling said. Said there was a set of clean light white clothes stacked up.

She peeled off her clothes one by one and threw them into the clothes basket. Looking at herself in the mirror, who was already in a state of ecstasy, Hiiragi couldn't help but reach out and poke her chest... Why does it feel bigger?Phil once seemed to have mentioned that this place would get bigger and bigger, but how big would it get?

The figure of Shang Shu flashed through Hieragi's mind, and she couldn't help but shudder because of her broad mind. But she must never look like that... Hieragi, who didn't dare to think about it anymore, stopped thinking about the changes in her body. .

Take a shower, take a shower quickly... don't think too much, don't think too much...

Opening the embossed glass door on one side, the scene that caught his eye made Hiiragi forget all the troubles he had just had for a moment, and his little heart, which he thought had been well-trained, couldn't help but beat again.

Is this really a private bathroom? !

The spacious space in front of you is not much smaller than the lobby on the first floor. Against the wall is a row of shower areas separated by frosted glass. Two bathtubs, one small and one large, are located in the back. The smaller one is Fortunately, as for the big one, it can be used for swimming except that it is a little shallower...

'Snapped! '

With a soft sound, the bathroom heater on the top of the bathroom suddenly lit up. Before Hiiragi could react, an urging sound came from the top of her head into her ears without any warning.

"What are you doing blocking the door? Why don't you go in quickly..."

"Oh, isn't it...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

She subconsciously turned around to apologize, but the moment the scene behind her came into her sight, the white color also cut off Hiiragi's ability to think. Her brain stopped thinking and shut down for several seconds. Finally, she quickly stretched out her hands. She tightly covered the space between her legs and took more than ten steps back. Blushing and shock climbed onto her face together, and she blurted out uncontrollable exclamations in her throat.

"What are you yelling for? You're just dragging your feet..." Han Nianling dug his ears with his raised little fingers to show his dissatisfaction with Hiei Jing's yelling. The indifferent expression on his face was as usual, but... now There's nothing unusual about her at all.Because at this moment, Han Nianling is in the same state as Hiei Jing...

The frank relationship between the two parties left Hiiragi at a loss as to what to do, even if the other party didn't seem to care.

"Why...are you...not wearing any clothes..."

Hiiragi closed her eyes tightly and was trembling all over. No matter how she tried to escape, the scene just now was still firmly imprinted in her mind. Her brain was constantly heating up and she was so nervous that she couldn't even finish a sentence. He couldn't get up, but Han Nianling understood the meaning of this intermittent speech.

"Who wears clothes when taking a shower?" Han Nianling's incomprehensible expression made her feel like she really said nonsense. Her words were concise and concise and there was no way to refute it, but the point was not at all here!

"No, but I am...I am...a man..."

"Now that it has become like this, are you still insisting on this meaningless position?"

“I, hey hey hey hey——!!!!”

Hiiragi, who had still closed her eyes, was about to retort. Suddenly, the pink and buds on the right peak were flicked without any warning. It was like an electric shock. Hiiragi hurriedly protected her chest and retreated, but she forgot about her previous time. She stepped back and was already standing on the edge of the bathtub, and the raised baffle caught her heels.

Seeing that Hiiragi Jing lost his balance and was about to fall backwards, he originally wanted to act as a reminder, but he didn't expect Hiiragi Jing's reaction to be so violent. Fortunately, Han Nianling moved very quickly, stepped forward quickly and stretched out his hand to pull Hiiragi Jing away. Pull in time.

"You don't even care about me, so what do you care about?" After helping Hiei Jing up, Han Nianling sighed helplessly, "Also, don't be so careless next time..."

Chapter 7 Getting up early to teach and sudden assignments

Under the influence of different environments, individuals will have different feelings about the speed at which time passes. Sometimes time passes very quickly, and sometimes time passes very slowly.

What made Hiiragi feel strongly about this was her experience in the abandoned city. Every long night she spent was so similar. Every time she woke up from a short nap of no more than ten minutes, she felt the deepest regret in her heart. Looking forward to the morning sun, but every time it is ruthlessly shattered by the stars in the sky.

She thought she would rarely have the chance to experience it again after such an experience, but what Hiiragi didn't expect was that less than half a month after JD's return to the abandoned city, the feelings she was experiencing at this moment were actually different from those of others. At that time, the hardships of living like years overlapped with each other...and even became more unbearable...

It's going to be over soon...

It's still the original residence, it's still my room, but what's happening is not that ordinary. My prying eyes can't help but drift from the corner of my eyes to the alarm clock on the desk, and the little-moving second hand compresses the last bit of time. .

Finally, when the second hand passed the number 12 directly above, the crisp ringing sound not only marked the passage of a period of time, but also announced that Hiiragi herself had finally been liberated from this hardship.

"Then that's the end of today's class. Don't forget to review. I will do a spot check on the knowledge points I have learned next time."

Standing in front of Hiiragi Jing, Hu Lan glanced at the alarm clock that kept ringing, immediately reached out to close the textbook in her hand, and then used her words to bring a successful conclusion to today's class.

After finishing the course, Hu Lan did not stay much longer, but neatly packed up her things and walked out of the room.

Just like when she came, she suddenly appeared and left suddenly. Her feet seemed to have brought a gust of wind. The speed without any delay made Hiiragi disappear behind the door without even finishing a complete "goodbye". .

Hiiragi stared blankly at the closed door, swallowing the word 'see' silently.

"Sister Hu Lan is very busy at work every day. As an external employee of the institute, it is rare that she has time to come here today. If we don't seize the time, it will be difficult to complete the planned teaching tasks." Sitting aside, wearing home clothes, Phil said with emotion, "As expected of Miss Hu Lan, her execution ability is really strong. The institute often commends her for her work attitude."

Is this the reason why she broke into the room early in the morning, dragged her out of bed while she was still dazed in bed, and started class without any explanation?

Phil's praise could not change Hiiragi's unhappy memories of an hour ago.

The place she was in the last second was a comfortable and warm bed, but the sudden weightlessness in the next second broke her beauty. When she came back to her senses, she had been taken to the bathroom, and then she saw the ringing stopwatch and Hu Lan's gaze. After washing up under double supervision, the ordeal called 'teaching' began.

But fortunately, it's finally over. Hiiragi confirmed the current time again, and continued its work beyond the bounded second hand. The clock that performed its duties with it deviated a little from the positive number of 'seven' - it is morning now. At seven o'clock sharp.

"Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Seeing Hiiragi couldn't help but yawn, Phil made a suggestion.

"No... no need." It was already bright day outside the window, and an hour's worth of classes had already made him completely sleepless. It was already difficult to fall asleep after getting into bed. This behavior was obviously meaningless.

Hiiragi shook his head to make himself more awake. Because many things happened so suddenly, Hiiragi only came back to focus on other things at this time: "That... Han... Han What about the employer?”

She obviously got up early enough, but she didn't see Han Nianling's figure.

"Teacher Han went to the institute for a meeting early this morning. I heard that scholars from other city bases will come here to hold seminars in the next few days."

"seminar?"

"It is academic exchanges between scholars from different city bases in their respective fields. By the way, the New City Research Institute may also arrange some lectures by scholars that are open to the public. This is a very rare opportunity. Do you want to go to this kind of public lecture? You can learn a lot of things that are difficult to know at ordinary times!”

When it came to the lecture, Phil's eyes suddenly became eager. Although it was a question, there was a determination in her tone that could not be objected to.

"Oh, okay."

Phil's invitation was hard to refuse, and considering that there wouldn't be much else happening soon after returning from JD's abandoned city, not to mention that such a lecture might be helpful for his future exploration of the outside world, Hiiragi agreed.

"As promised, let's change clothes and come down for breakfast." Phil left the room, saying that he came here to stay for a while, more like taking care of himself. It was obvious that his body had already recovered.

breakfast?

Only then did Hiiragi notice that Phil was wearing a light-colored apron. Because the color blended in with the color of his clothes, Hiiragi didn't notice it for a while.

Was it breakfast made by Phil himself?When she thought of this, Hiiragi immediately began to look forward to it.

In the past, Hiiragi always used an energy bar to cope with breakfast. If she hadn't had a severe stomach problem before, she would even skip breakfast itself. Her habit would have continued.

During my stay in the medical department of the institute, although breakfast was provided every day, it was a standard meal for the medical department: a sandwich with eggs, lettuce and bacon slices, and a cup of hot milk. In terms of specifications, it was already It's a very good standard, but in Hiiragi's opinion, it's not as good as "Phil made it himself".

Quickly changing her nightgown into another set of new clothes provided by Han Nianling, she went down the stairs to the first floor. Behind the stairs was the dining room and the kitchen separated by the wall. Phil, who was wearing anti-scalding gloves, was at this moment. Remove a casserole from the cooktop and place it on a potholder on the dining table.

So fragrant...

Just two steps closer, a faint aroma flowed into the nose. The aroma was not strong but refreshing. Originally, I just had the intention of tasting it because it was Phil cooking, but now I was really blown away by it this morning. Aroused a rare appetite.

Hiiragi quickly came to the table to prepare it, and Phil reached out and handed the small bowl with the breakfast in front of her.

Is it egg drop porridge?

The balance of rice and water gives the porridge just the right consistency, and it's also mixed with egg drops and chopped green onions.

Hiiragi took a spoonful and blew it a few times before putting it into his mouth. The taste of the list was slightly salty, but a fragrance suddenly filled his mouth, making people unable to help but continue eating one bite after another. Within a few minutes, the bowl was filled with The rice porridge was swept away by her.

"good to eat!"

"Would you like another bowl?"

"Yeah!" Hiiragi responded as he raised the bowl.

The portion Phil made was not large, and all the egg drop porridge in the casserole was quickly put into the bellies of Hiiragi and Phil. They leaned on the back of the chair and patted their bloated bellies. Hiiragi never thought that Eating porridge is such an enjoyable thing.

When she talks about porridge, she cannot help but recall the relief porridge she drank most when she was a refugee. A dozen rice grains and five or six fingernail-sized sweet potato pieces were soaked in a bowl of water. Later, the rice grains and sweet potatoes became more and more popular. There were few, unknown leaves and grass stems as substitutes in the soup, and hunger always ran through those difficult years.

It is precisely because of that experience that Hiiragi is wary and fearful of her current situation. Even if she cannot refuse, she is trying her best to resist her dependence on these.

Hiiragi clenched his fists. Such a long rest was absolutely impossible in the past. If he continued to exercise without moving, those fighting skills would inevitably deteriorate. Since he had already eaten breakfast, he would spend the rest of the day doing it. Some training…

"By the way, Teacher Han asked me to remember to tell you when she left this morning: She arranged for mercenaries to be entrusted to you today." While clearing the tableware on the table, Phil's words suddenly interrupted Hiiragi Jing's idea of ​​today. , "Go to the processing center and show your mercenary certificate to receive the entrustment contract."

Mercenary commission?

"Why so suddenly?"

Such a commission without any warning is not like Han Nianling's style, and even Phil himself has difficulty understanding its intention.

"I don't quite understand either. This is something that Master Han hurriedly explained to me before he left... But I always feel that Master doesn't want you to stay in Chusheng City on purpose..."

Chapter 8 Boring tasks and visitors from the Southern Federation

This is... Han Nianling's so-called task delegation?

He walked slowly along the concrete road beside the canal without interest. Although Hiiragi was outside the city wall at this time, he did not feel the slightest sense of crisis after leaving the city wall. Even the pace under his feet seemed more leisurely than when he was inside the city. A few points.

There are no ruins of collapsed buildings or dangerous monsters lurking in the dark waiting for prey. The air pollution index is extremely low and there is no need to wear a gas mask.

I raised my eyes and looked around. All I could see was a large area of ​​low but vibrant green seedlings. Farmers in simple clothes and hats were working in the fields in twos and threes. The engines of seeders and rice transplanters The sound came from not far away.

This is the grain growing land No. 301, and it is also the execution place of her commission. Protecting this grain growing land is the entire content of her commission today.

"Unknowingly, it's already time to sow the middle rice..." Looking at the busy figures in the cultivated fields against the sun, Hiiragi turned over the timetable in his mind out of boredom.

The food crops in the New City are mainly corn, sweet potatoes, and rice. Although there are few types, the output can meet the demand and there is still a lot of surplus.

In terms of agriculture, the major human base governments attach great importance to it. After all, in such an apocalyptic world, food is the basis for survival. This is the consensus of mankind. Improving crop varieties and increasing yields has always been one of the key research topics of the institute. one.

Every time it is busy farming time such as sowing or harvesting, the agricultural department of the base government will issue a large number of commissions to protect farmland at the special business processing center.

It's protection in name, but in fact it's just patrolling around the area. The basic task is to deal with the small animals that may bite farmers and destroy young crops in the cultivated fields, and act as a cheap labor force. For Hiiragi Jing, the entire task Full of boring and boring.

The location of the Newborn City is already relatively remote, far away from the abandoned city and the main activity range of monsters. In addition, the presence of a large number of armed patrols in the suburbs has already eliminated possible threats from several kilometers away from the Newborn City, even if there are scattered individuals. If you successfully get close, you will be immediately killed by the standing army soldiers at the outer sentry post.

Unless there is a large-scale zombie tide, monster swarm, high-risk monster passage or city siege and other serious events, the planting area will always be under the protection of the armed forces of the nascent city. Even outside the city wall, the planting area is still very safe. High.

Because of this, although the rewards for such tasks are very small, many people still flock to them. The security is high, the task content is simple, and the threshold for recipients is extremely low.

Experienced mercenaries naturally disdain this type of mission, but on the other hand, this kind of mission is one of the favorite mission types of most new mercenaries. Even scavengers who are not mercenaries often pass it. This type of task delegation can earn a certain amount of extra income.

In the first few months after registering as a mercenary, Hiiragi also used this kind of tasks to maintain her food, clothing and early financial accumulation... But she had already passed the newcomer stage, and such tasks were obviously not what she wanted.

'Safe mission execution environment', there is no doubt that this is one of the key factors that Hiiragi and many mercenaries need to consider when accepting a commission. The process of weighing whether the relationship between the commission risk and the reward is reasonable. It is also a game between the entruster and the entrusted person.

However, Hiei Jing, who has now become senior researcher Han Nianling's personal operator, no longer has to work hard for a living, and all combat weapons and equipment are contracted by her employer, Han Nianling. Under such circumstances, she naturally does not need to Remuneration is not as important as before.

When the influence of remuneration was downplayed, the influence of another factor that prompted Hiiragi to choose the entrustment was naturally amplified, and that was Hiiragi's own desire to explore this post-apocalyptic wasteland world.