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

The useless new gun was carried on the back, and the hand was replaced with a snake fork to deal with snakes, rats and the like. These small animals were probably the only danger in this mission.

She is not the kind of mercenary who wants danger, but seeks the excitement brought by danger, but yearns for the unknown that comes with danger, and yearns to know more about the world.

When she first learned that Han Nianling had arranged a commission, she thought that Han Nianling was fulfilling his promise not to affect his activity as a mercenary after becoming an operator. Judging from the results, it was obvious that her idea was too naive.

But what is the purpose behind Han Nianling's decision?

Do you, as a member of the Newborn City, really attach importance to the development of the Newborn City planting area?

Judging from Hiiragi Jing's current understanding of Han Nianling, this is obviously impossible. According to what he learned at the Special Business Processing Center, the time for receiving this task was exactly in the early morning today. From this time, it can be seen The haste of this decision.

It was as if they were eager to transfer her out of the Newborn City at this time... Forget it, Hiei Jing was almost used to it after experiencing it so many times. She couldn't figure out the reason with her own head alone. Han Nianling hid it from her. Are there not many things to do?This is the last thing to do. Now that you have accepted the commission, let’s take it seriously for a while and treat it as if you have been in the Newborn City for so long.

Just when Hiiragi roused himself to give up thinking and prepare to continue with the character in his hand, suddenly a convoy crossing the bridge and coming from the highway caught Hiiragi's attention.

A total of eight cars is considered a relatively large fleet, and it is not that rare. But what attracts Hiiragi Jing's attention is not the size of the fleet, but the incredible configuration: without exception, all of them are Military vehicles, three armored transport vehicles, two armed off-road vehicles and three infantry fighting vehicles, this luxurious configuration is by no means an ordinary foreign caravan.

The thickness of the armor plate cannot be seen at a glance, but the size of the vehicle clearly exceeds the standard specifications of the nascent city's standing army, and its firepower configuration is extremely fierce.

Each of the two off-road vehicles was equipped with a six-barrel machine gun that Hiiragi had never seen before. The armed transport vehicle had two large-caliber heavy machine guns at the front and rear. The firepower of the three infantry fighting vehicles was even more exaggerated. In addition to the two In addition to the two heavy machine guns on the left and right, there is also a double-barreled machine gun, with a visual caliber of about 75 millimeters. An infantry fighting vehicle at the rear of the convoy has a short-barreled smoothbore cannon in place of the machine gun. As for the caliber, it is mostly It's like [-]mm.

Such ferocious firepower is almost impossible for civilian armed forces to possess, and even smaller human base governments are rare to see it.

Hiiragi stepped closer to see it more clearly. Although the car model and camouflage painting were different from the Newborn City, they were of a style that she had never seen before, but the golden eight-pointed star logo on the car body made Hiiragi understand it in an instant. This ferocious convoy belongs to the Southern Federal Government.

It is not surprising that a convoy belonging to the Southern Federal Government appears in the New City. Even though the New City is actually in a state of complete autonomy, the New City is still a member of the Southern Federation in name. The base government of the New City has already publicly announced its recognition and recognition. Accept the jurisdiction and leadership from the federal government of the South.

However, during the time that Hiiragi has been living in the Newborn City, this is the first time that she has seen such a grand convoy of the Confederate Government. In the past, the size of the convoy of the Confederate Government would not exceed five vehicles. There were very few military vehicles and the round trip distance was long. All safety work is handed over to the Newborn City.

Comparing the two, this heavily armed Confederate federal government convoy appears extremely abnormal.

Hiiragi couldn't help but think of what Phil had said to her in the morning about 'academic exchanges'. Could this convoy be carrying researchers from bases in other cities that Phil mentioned?

At this time, the convoy had just passed the checkpoint and crossed the bridge. Suddenly, one of the armed off-road vehicles broke away from the convoy. It did not continue to move forward with the convoy, but slowly parked on the side of the road. Suddenly, the passenger door was violently kicked. He kicked it away, and then a fat young man jumped out of the car.

Wearing a white shirt and black suit pants, he looked neither a combatant nor a researcher, but he looked like he was living a relatively affluent life.

Standing at Hiiragi Jing's position, he could hear his cursing voice coming from far away: "I don't know what dad is thinking. He actually asked me to come to such a useless place by name. I must be... ...That bastard must have said something to my dad again, sooner or later I will kidnap him!"

"Master, this is for your own good..." A middle-aged man's helpless advice came from inside the car, but was immediately interrupted by a slightly fat man's louder voice.

"For me? To put it nicely, he just wants to keep his position! To continue sitting on that committee! Oh, I am nothing to him..."

It sounded like it was a personal family matter. Hiiragi had no interest in such gossip. Just when she was about to turn around and leave, the next action of the fat young man made her stop. She saw him facing the fields beside the road. He stood and spread his legs slightly, and reached out to unbuckle his belt. It looked like he wanted to... urinate?

Seeing others standing in this familiar yet unfamiliar posture, Hiei Jing felt a faint feeling of envy in her heart. Once upon a time, she could stand so conveniently and release freely... No, now is not the time to reminisce about the past. .

"That gentleman over there! Please wait a moment..."

Just when Hiiragi was about to take action, an unexpected voice gave a prompt before she could speak. A figure trotted quickly to the side of the fat man who was undoing his belt. To Hiiragi's surprise, it was her. You actually know——Xiao Liu? !

I thought that after JD abandoned the city, he would just disappear like most passers-by, but I didn't expect to meet him again today. The mercenary who returned from JD abandoned the city has some practical experience, and he is still doing this kind of work here... It seems that I am not qualified to say that now.

"Sir, um, please go somewhere else to pee..."

Xiaoliu, who trotted to the side of the fat man, was organizing his words nervously. However, the other person turned a deaf ear to his reminder just now. He just treated him as if he were nothing and continued what he was doing. He saw that the fat man had already untied his belt and was getting ready. Opening the zipper, Xiao Liu looked even more flustered.

"Sir... this is the research institute's newly improved experimental rice seedling trial planting field. It is a key protection area of ​​the newborn city. The seedlings have just been planted not long ago. The fresh urine that has not been decomposed may burn the rice seedlings. It will take several months. The planting test data will be destroyed..."

"Go away! Who are you? Don't you know how long I've been holding this in?!" The fat man, who was already angry, saw the guy appearing out of nowhere and wanted to interrupt his enjoyment of the short time after the long journey. Pleasure, which made his anger rise even more.

"But...but..."

"roll!"

Xiao Liu was frightened by the fat man's stern voice and took a few steps back. When he saw the fat man taking it out as if no one was around, he was interrupted by another shout.

"Sir, please cooperate with our work. The government will be held accountable for destroying protected planting area bases."

Annoying voices came one after another, and he actually thought that he would be afraid of the base government in Newborn City. The fat man was even more angry. However, when he turned his head, most of the rising anger instantly cooled down. Because not far behind him, a black gun barrel was aimed in his direction.

Chapter 9 After the misunderstanding is resolved

Although he pointed the gun at the opponent, Hiiragi did not directly raise the gun to aim. Such behavior showed too much hostility.She held the gun in both hands and stood leisurely, as if she had inadvertently taken the other person into the direction of the gun.

But no one was stupid enough to really regard Hiiragi's behavior as truly 'accidental'.

The fat man stopped what he was doing and slowly pulled up the zipper. This was the first time since he was a child that he was so offended, which made him extremely angry. But at this moment, he calmed down his expression rationally. He understood very well that he No matter what situation you are in, you should wait until you are out of danger before talking about anything.

"Friends over there, is there any misunderstanding..."

Seeing that his own young master was in a bad situation, Gene, who was responsible for fulfilling the young master's own safety responsibilities, naturally could not continue to sit calmly in the driver's seat. He opened the door and got out of the car and calmly pressed his right hand on his waist.

From the outside, it looked like nothing else. In fact, there was a gun he carried with him hidden inside. However, he had no intention of drawing the gun. That kind of reckless behavior would only make things more troublesome.

Hiiragi took a quick look at Gen as soon as he got off the bus. He was very tall and comparable to Hu Lan. His nose was high and his eyebrows were prominent. His carefully groomed beard and hair were all gray. , looks like he should be around 50 or [-] years old, which is considered older in this apocalyptic world, but even though he is no longer young, he still looks quite handsome.

Even at this age, her eyes were not cloudy at all. Instead, they were as sharp and strange as an eagle. Being stared at by such eyes, Hiiragi felt an invisible sense of oppression.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance before intervening and his face was tightly hidden under the hood and mask of the coat. The only flaw is probably that even if he deliberately lowers his voice, he can still hear that he cannot hide his youth, but hiding his identity is not a good idea. That's enough.

Genn showed no obvious hostility and deliberately placed his hands where Hiiragi could see them. Neither side had the same intention of not wanting to escalate to an armed confrontation over such a trivial matter. The information released by Genn was also seen by Hiiragi. In her eyes, the barrel of her gun moved downwards. Since the other party chose to cooperate, she didn't mind giving him a step down.

"Nothing, just a reminder to the two visitors from the Southern Federation. The planting data of this experimental farmland is very important to the research institute, and will even affect the food harvest of the newborn city in the next few quarters. I hope you can follow this The rules and regulations, after all, the external recruitment work of the institute is really strict..."

Recruitment from outside the institute?

The word he heard from Hiiragi Jing made Gen's eyes move slightly. His already sharp gaze suddenly became sharper, as if he wanted to see through the shadow shrouded by the hood. After a few seconds, he finally narrowed his gaze. He slowly said: "I'm really sorry, it was our mistake just now..."

"It's nothing. You two just came to Newborn City. It's normal that you don't understand some things. Thank you both for your cooperation. I hope everything goes well for you in Newborn City."

The look just now made even Hiiragi almost shaken, as if his whole body had been pierced. He really thought that others could see something, but fortunately his performance was calm enough.

The change in Gen's eyes confirmed her guess. Sure enough, the purpose of this convoy coming here was for the institute.

The disdain shown by the fat man when Xiao Liu mentioned the base government just now, although it has the effect of emotional catharsis, it also reflects from the side that the Newborn City base government is not the true purpose of this convoy. Combined with what Phil said to himself in the morning Hiiragi Jing had actually guessed the information very well.

Although the other party did not show any obvious emotions at this time, and even the arrogant fat man knew how to be patient, it is absolutely right to be careful in everything. It is difficult to guarantee whether these two people will be the kind of petty people who suddenly turn against each other and shoot someone behind the scenes. , it is still necessary to pull the tiger skin of the institute to make the other party throw a rat weapon.

Besides, I am not completely deceiving. I am not an external employee of the institute. However, I am still a personal operative hired by a senior researcher. There is a certain degree of overlap between the work units.

"Master Ai, Mr. Gen, what happened? Why haven't you caught up for so long?"

At this moment, an armed off-road vehicle belonging to the previous convoy came from the front and parked on the side of the road. A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses poked his head out from behind the lowered window and asked Gen on the side of the road.

As he spoke, his eyes turned to the gun holding the weapon. If the gaze of the man named Gen just made people feel completely oppressive, then the gaze of this middle-aged man was as cold as a poisonous snake. Being stared at by him made Hiiragi feel extremely uncomfortable.

"There was just a small misunderstanding. Now the misunderstanding has been resolved." Gen waved his hand and said, "Master, get in the car. Don't let others wait too long. We have to go into the city."

"Well..." Ai Shao turned around and took a deep look at Hiiragi Jing. Surprisingly, he did not get entangled as Hiiragi Jing imagined, but went straight to the car. Such an understatement was different from the arrogant look just now. If two people.

Fortunately, the matter has been resolved. Before she could be held accountable, Hiiragi grabbed Xiaoliu's collar and walked away quickly.

"Ah...Sister Shitou?"

After being far enough away from the two cars, Xiaoliu, who had always remained silent, suddenly spoke, his doubtful tone full of hope for Hiiragi Jing's memories.

Sure enough, he saw through her simple disguise, but she didn't intend to hide anything from Xiao Liu.

"Yes, it's me."

Xiao Liu's voice immediately became extremely excited after hearing Hiiragi's nod of affirmation.

"Sister Shitou, it's really you! Long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Xiaoliu"

After taking off the hood and mask, Hiei Jing also felt a little happy about meeting Xiao Liu. She finally had someone she knew who could accompany her to pass the time in this boring task.

"Where's your Uncle Lin? And why are you doing such a mission?" Seeing Xiaoliu, Hiiragi couldn't help but think of that experienced mercenary. After spending the boring time, Hiiragi couldn't help but have some thoughts about that man's current situation. Very curious.

"Uncle Lin, Uncle Lin has become a lieutenant in the standing army of the Firstborn City since JD abandoned the city. Now he has joined some kind of reclamation camp. I heard Uncle Lin said that in the future, the Firstborn City will build a new production base in the mountains and forests to the west. He As a member of the vanguard of the reclamation camp, I have to go there to survey the terrain and determine the location of the production base in the past few days. Since it will take some time for Uncle Lin to come back, I want to... take on some tasks myself..."

When it was mentioned that Uncle Lin joined the standing army and was promoted to captain in one fell swoop, Xiaoliu's face was full of excitement and pride. It seemed that Han Nianling had indeed fulfilled the promise he made to the mercenary team when he entered the JD abandoned city.

"But I didn't expect that something like this happened on the first day today... If it weren't for Sister Shitou, I really don't know what to do." Xiaoliu said with a look of fear on his face. The slightly fat man just now The man's style really shocked him.

"By the way, Sister Shitou, is it true that you just said that you are an external employee of the institute?"

Just when Hiiragi was about to say something to comfort him, Xiao Liu suddenly asked Hiiragi excitedly for confirmation. Then Hiiragi remembered that what he just said was also heard by Xiao Liu.

"This, uh... is just a bluff. Although I do work for the institute, it is just a temporary job..." After paying off the debt, he will immediately resign and regain his freedom.

……

Hiiragi Jing and Xiaoliu left, and the people here naturally had no intention of staying. The receptionist over there was already waiting, and they couldn't wait too long.

"Master..."

After Master Ai got into the car, Gen turned the car key and started the engine while whispering: "Did you see anything?"

"gun……"

Master Ai leaned his head against the car window and moved his lips while recalling what he had just seen: "That gun is not any of the general-purpose firearms in the Newborn City. It is well-made and complete with tactical accessories. There is also a special The left-hand ejection port should be a weapon specially customized for an individual. Even if that person is not an external employee of the institute, he should have a close connection with the institute..."

"Master will be very happy..."

There was a little relief in Gen's eyes, but he was immediately interrupted rudely by Master Ai: "Shut up, don't mention him to me again, and get me a bottle quickly, I can't hold it in anymore..."

The armed off-road vehicle driven by Genn slowly drove away. The middle-aged man wearing sunglasses was preparing to keep up with Genn's vehicle. Suddenly, he spotted the passenger in the back seat looking intently out of the window from the rearview mirror. What he was looking at was the figures of the two farmland guards from the fledgling city who were leaving.

"Hey, did you find anything?"

"……nothing……"

After a few seconds of silence, the petite figure shook his head gently, causing the bell hair accessory on his bangs to make a crisp sound. When the pair of scarlet pupils looked at him through the rearview mirror, the middle-aged man immediately He looked away in disgust.

"Don't be distracted by other things. Coming to Newborn City this time is very important. I don't want to repeat it a second time. Do you understand?"

"……Yes……"

There was another crisp ringing sound.

Chapter 10 Night conversation and Han Nianling’s arrangements (with photos)

Ever since his homeland was destroyed and he moved to Newborn City, hard work has become the norm. Whether he was working to make a living as a refugee or doing academic research as a researcher, Han Nianling has long been accustomed to the tight schedule of going to bed late and getting up early. .

But habit doesn't mean she likes this busy life.

After JD's trip to the abandoned city, she violated the institute's code of conduct and went to dangerous areas without permission, so the base government issued an 'outing order'. This was originally intended to be a punishment for her, but it was also It was a rare long vacation for her, and after she finished doing things about Hiiragi Jing, she basically had nothing to do. What followed was a long period of growing up.

After taking a shower and blow-drying my hair, I buried my body on the soft backrest and drank a glass of milk to help me sleep while flipping through the textbooks edited by Phil. I felt sleepy with a long yawn. At this time, Han Nianling looked at the simple alarm clock on the bedside table.

It's rare to go to bed early in the day before the clock crosses twelve o'clock, and it's a high-quality sleep on a soft new bed instead of the sofa in the institute's lounge. In this case, you should enjoy it.

Put down the textbooks in your hands and close your eyes, looking forward to facing the morning of the next day in a good mental state.

However, all of this only exists in Han Nianling's expectations. When he thinks everything is going well, something will always backfire.

The rapid beeping sound forcefully woke her up from a deep sleep, and she turned on the bedside light to see clearly the time on the alarm clock - three o'clock...41.

Being woken up at this time, his mood was more or less not much better, but Han Nianling quickly reorganized his still confused spirit, got up and got ready, and answered the message on the pager.

Everyone knows that this time is not suitable for sending a message, but since it is really here, the urgency of the message is also explained from the side. Han Nianling, who knows that he can't continue safely, changes his pajamas first. .

"Han Nianling...have you gone to bed?"

"What do you think?" Ren Xi's voice came from the pager. Han Nianling cleared his throat to make his voice sound less lazy, "Don't say any more useless words, just say yes." What's the matter?"

"It was the institute that issued an urgent notice. A convoy representing the Southern Commonwealth is about to visit and academic exchanges will begin. Therefore, the institute requires us to be prepared for the required materials for exchange."

A visiting convoy from the Confederacy?It is rare to send a convoy during this busy farming season.

"Oh...then when will they..."

"It's expected to arrive tomorrow...oh no, before twelve o'clock this morning."

Before Han Nianling finished asking the question, Ren Xi had already told her the answer she wanted to know, but the content of the answer was somewhat unexpected.

"what?!"

The drowsiness lingering in her mind that could not be dispelled disappeared immediately after hearing the news. Han Nianling even suspected that Ren Xi was playing a joke with her that was not funny: "How could it be so fast?"

Generally, when a Southern Federal convoy comes to visit, it must be notified at least one week in advance, and the Newborn City will dispatch armed forces to the designated location to be responsible for the escort. This is a rule tacitly accepted by both parties, which reflects the Southern Federation's support for the Newborn City base government in Hongni Mansion. Respect and recognition of autonomous systems.

But this also means that a team visit requires a certain degree of communication and necessary preparations. Either way takes time. Under such comparison, the appearance of this team appears to be extremely special.

"When I first received the notice, my reaction was no less than yours."

Ren Xi, who seemed to have expected Han Nianling's surprise here, immediately gave an explanation: "The western half of the JD abandoned city has been included in the actual control area of ​​the standing army. Other areas are still being explored but the threat is not great. Since that incident, the few remaining high-risk monsters have spontaneously migrated away from the abandoned city. The traffic arteries along the way that were originally cleared for large-scale troop dispatches have been put into use, which also means that the transportation links between the newborn city and the outside world are There is no need to take long detours to avoid this area..."