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

"Special... equipment?" What is that?Is it equipment belonging to the security team?

"Follow me, you'll know after seeing it." The success aroused Hiiragi Jing's interest, Ren Xi left the suspense as bait to seduce her, and walked away with the purpose planned in his heart.

Following Ren Xi out of the camp, and then walking through the parking lot outside the camp, Hiei Jing discovered that a path leading to the hillside had been built not far from where he parked yesterday. The excavated soil on the ground still showed a moist color, which was obviously The road was dug not long ago.

When she walked out of the woods and looked ahead, Hiei Jing didn't expect to see such a scene at the end of the path. A large flat ground with an area of ​​about [-] square meters, and it was also covered with plastic lawn, which was easier to walk on than the gravel road in the camp area. Much more comfortable.

There are not many buildings in this empty and flat land. There are only a shed and a few small factory sheds built on the edge. Looking around, Hiei Jing also found several wind direction flags placed in the open area, long tube-shaped wind direction flags. The flag is a striking orange-red color and flutters with the wind.

"We arrived just in time." Ren Xi stretched out her hand and pointed forward. Not far away, a group of people were forming a circle in the venue. They seemed to be discussing something. Before Hiiragi Jing could squint his eyes to see clearly, he had already noticed the people there. They were approaching.

"Good morning, Researcher Ren."

"Good morning, Mr. Chen, you've had a hard time these days..."

The middle-aged man who came to receive them was quite enthusiastic about Ren Xi's arrival. As soon as he approached, there was a flurry of familiar greetings. Hiiragi Jing could tell at a glance that although the other party was wearing a military uniform, he did not have much of a military aura about him. His job was Most of them are technical personnel from the reclamation camp.

His move gave way to a space, just enough for Hiiragi to see what was surrounded by the crowd: a huge fan mounted on the back of a legless seat, and connected to a white glider spread out on the ground. Umbrella, Hiiragi has seen this thing before, I remember what it was called...

"Is the powered paraglider ready for test flight today?" Ren Xi's question reminded Hiiragi from the side of the term that he couldn't think of for a while.

"The maintenance work has been completed, and the next step is the test flight. Researcher Ren came at the right time." The middle-aged man waved behind him. The technicians who completed the maintenance immediately left the periphery, and the test pilot got on the paramotor vehicle with ease. Get on the seat and begin to secure yourself to the seat bag.

Hiiragi's eyes followed every step of the test pilot's operation. She was more interested in this small aircraft than the helicopter.

"Wind force 2.6, light breeze due east, ready to fly..."

The technician outside the field reported the data loudly. After the flight command was given, the test pilot carried the heavy equipment and started to run forward. At the same time, the power behind him also made a rapid noise. The wind force of the run-up and the blowing of the fan made the parachute slide from the ground. Gradually the ground rises.

After just a few meters of running, the test pilot's feet successfully left the ground and gradually raised the flight altitude. The lift-off process was extremely smooth. After reaching a certain height, he began to fly around the field.

Just as Hiei Jing raised her head and stared at the powered paraglider in the sky, Ren Xi suddenly approached her ear and made a heart-warming suggestion.

"By the way...do you want to give it a try?"

Chapter 24 Visiting Again

What seems like a simple flight is actually much more difficult than it seems. Hiiragi, who is riding a powered paraglider, knows this very well.

"Um, Employer Ren...I feel something...is not right." He twisted his body uncomfortably, and his sitting posture became twisted. The current situation was the focus of Hiiragi Jing's embarrassment.

"Weren't you very excited when you just heard about the approval for the test flight? Why did you become timid as soon as you sat on it?" Ren Xi couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, teasing Hiiragi Jing's uneasiness rather gloatingly, but she didn't I don’t know that I misunderstood the real reason behind Hiiragi Jing’s uneasiness.

The uneasy feeling does not come from the paramotor, but from herself...

The elastic and firm thighs padding under the buttocks made people restless, and the two soft masses squeezing against the back were in close contact with Hiiragi all the time.

It was true that she wanted to experience flying, but what she wanted was to be able to sit in the seat bag... instead of sitting on Ren Xi's lap.

Although after such a long time, she has accepted the changes in her body, and has even developed habits that she would never have had as a male, such as carrying tissues and calculating dates... But this does not mean that she can A complete change in her thinking. In her opinion, her change is more of a kind of learning, aiming to adapt to the inconveniences in current life.

Even though she knew there was nothing wrong with her body, she couldn't feel at ease in the face of such close contact, but there was nothing she could do about it. After all, she didn't know how to operate a paramotor, and the seat bag was only big enough for one person. shelter.

"Well, Employer Ren, it doesn't matter if you look like this." Suppressing the tension in her heart, Hiiragi Jing tried to use questions to divert her attention from behind her.

"It's okay, you're much lighter than I thought. Okay, stop talking, we're going to get started."

After saying that, Ren Xi reached out to help Hiroyuki put on the goggles on her forehead, then turned around and made a ready gesture to the people around her.

"Wind force 3.3, light breeze due east, ready to fly!"

The response from behind provided data for Ren Xi's next test flight. The fan blades turned into invisible shadows amidst the roar of power, and Ren Xi also began to twist and run.

Perhaps because both of them were very light, Ren Xi's run-up was much shorter than the previous test pilot's run-up. After running a few meters, Hiei Jing noticed that his sight began to rise, and he slowly crossed the flagpole on the edge of the field. , and then beyond the obstruction of the woods, you can see the reclamation camp and construction site not far away.

Am I... flying?

When Hiiragi truly felt his body soar into the air, it was like he had forgotten all the negative emotions in his mind.

Whenever he looks up at the sky, Hiiragi never forgets his fantasy of flying. This perspective may be somewhat similar to looking down from a high-rise building, but it is a completely different feeling. This is Hiiragi's true dream in history. The experience of flying for the first time, truly breaking away from the earth, resisting the influence of gravity, and moving in the helpless air.

After just a few seconds of lifting, they had already flown into the sky above the jungle. The originally towering tree canopy was now as low as a shrub to them. Even though the strong wind kept blowing over their faces and invading their collars, causing a bit of chill, Hiiragi still remained. He looked around excitedly, trying to remember this rare scene in his mind.

The flight speed is not very fast, and the process is quite smooth without any bumps. Except for the loud noise of the engine behind it, there are no major problems with the paragliding itself.

"As a researcher, be sure not to stray far away from the flight field. Please always stay within the field of view of ground personnel and perform circling movements around the field."

The instructions from the ground staff came through the earphones. Ren Xi lowered his head and glanced at the altimeter on his wrist, and then started to turn according to the instructions.

Although it was a pity that the flight space was limited and the flight time was only a few minutes, the simple flying experience was enough to make Hiiragi feel satisfied.

Just as Ren Xi completed the flight and slowly descended under the control of the paraglider, Hiei Jing's attention, looking left and right, was suddenly attracted by the blurred movement in the corner of his vision.

In the distance, there seemed to be several vehicles driving in this direction on the temporary dirt road connecting the reclamation camp and the newborn city. When Hiiragi turned her head to see clearly, her vision gradually disappeared as the paraglider fell. It had reached its original height, and the dense bushes blocked everything from sight.

Ren Xi tilted slightly and kept leaning back, using the metal support behind her as a landing point to successfully land on the ground. The impact made Hiiragi unconsciously let out a exclamation from her throat.

"Researcher Ren, are you okay?"

The surrounding technicians stepped forward to help Ren Xi untie the straps on his body. They seemed quite eager. Even though they knew the safety of the powered paraglider, it was still difficult to allow such an important person to use the flying device he was responsible for to test fly. People couldn't help but break into a cold sweat in their hearts.

Compared with these young technicians, Chen Gengshi seemed much calmer. There was no trace of nervousness on his face. Instead, he casually asked about Ren Xi's experience: "Researcher Ren, how does it feel to fly?"

"It's not bad. Personally, it's much more interesting than flying in a helicopter." Ren Xi shook her sore arms after being freed from the restraints of the flying device. It was not an easy time to control the steering of the paraglider all the time.

"That is to say, I have long proposed that special flying devices such as paramotors and delta wings be officially included in the equipment sequence of the standing army. The flying site requirements are not high and low-altitude reconnaissance can be done. One flight is much cheaper than a helicopter. "Ren Xi's approval seemed to have touched a sensitive part of Chen Geng's heart, and he blurted out a lengthy complaint.

"The behavior of the base government naturally has their own considerations. Mr. Chen does not need to worry too much. I believe that the base government's proposal to Mr. Chen will come to fruition after a while." Perhaps he realized that his words were a bit formulaic. In order to comfort her, Ren Xi added another sentence, "I will definitely do it."

"Is it because of the corrosion of the strange bird?" Chen Gengan stopped complaining. Such news did not bring much joy to his face. Instead, a deep frown knitted between his eyebrows, "Expensive The Helicopter City cannot afford to lose anything... Before this, there have never been any sighting reports of strange corrosive birds near the City. In the end, the sky over the City is no longer safe..."

"What do you think, Mr. Chen?"

"What do you think?" Chen Genzai sighed heavily, lowering his voice as if he didn't want too many people to hear, "After attacking the helicopter, he only took away the wreckage of the helicopter but was not interested in the human corpses. He was obviously taking advantage of it. Use scrap metal to build a nest. Once it is confirmed that it has settled in the nearby area, the newborn city will be in danger. Logically speaking, the mutated juvenile corrosion bird should not have grown to the point where it can reproduce. Maybe we still have time."

The technicians who were busy maintaining the powered paraglider did not hear the conversation between the two, but Hiiragi Jing, who was standing next to Ren Xi, heard the conversation very clearly.

Having encountered a strange corrosive bird in the abandoned city of JD, she was deeply touched by its horror. The scene of how it destroyed the helicopter with its own power was still fresh in Hiiragi's mind, but she did not expect that it would just appear to the newborn. The threat to the city would be so great.

"Is the problem of corrupted strange birds serious?"

"It's more serious than you think." Ren Xi patted Hiiragi's head, and received an rude glare in return, "The air defense capability of the newborn city is weak. It's okay to defeat small and medium-sized flying monsters on weekdays, but It’s still a bit difficult to deal with the Corruption Monster. More importantly, the Corrosion Monster’s hunting range is extremely wide, which means that all the road networks connecting the newborn city to the outside world will face threats from the sky..."

"Researcher Ren, this is..." Chen generously looked at Hiiragi Jing. At this time, he asked Hiiragi Jing's identity not because he was deliberately asserting his identity, but because he had always thought Hiiragi Jing's identity was Ren Xixin before. However, after he witnessed the interaction between the two, he doubted whether he had misunderstood Hiiragi Jing's identity.

"Her name is Hiiragi Jing. She is not an employee of the institute now but she is also working for the institute. She is currently employed by me to take charge of my personal safety issues." Sure enough, the other party's identity was misunderstood by me, but Ren Xi's public identity It's even more unbelievable.

Responsible for safety?This little girl?

Chen Fengyang looked at Hiiragi Jing with suspicious eyes. If Ren Xi hadn't explained in a serious tone, he would have thought that the other party was joking.

"Despite her young age, she is a mercenary who was deeply involved in JD's operation to destroy the city. She went deep into the nuclear waste zone with the security team and assisted in a very important mission." It is not difficult to see the distrust in Chen Gengshi's heart, but when anyone When Xi revealed Hiiragi's incredible resume, Chen Geng's attitude immediately changed.

As soon as Ren Xi finished speaking, the suspicion on Chen Gengan's face gradually stiffened, and then turned into incomparable surprise.

Hiiragi enjoyed seeing this series of changes in expressions. She now understood the psychology of those old mercenaries who loudly boasted about their experiences in the tavern. This kind of affirmative reaction from others was really pleasant.

"Have you really assisted the security team in performing tasks in a nuclear waste zone?" Chen Genzai was already convinced by Ren Xi's words. Because he was too surprised, he couldn't help but confirm it to himself again.

Hiei Jing's face immediately suppressed the joy and put on a shallow smile, and answered in a self-effacing tone: "It's not really assistance, just doing something within my ability."

……

The flight experience was very short, but the communication with the technicians took up a whole morning.

Especially the technician named Chen Fengyang. After learning that Hiiragi Jing had a mission experience in the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland, he kept coming to him with questions one after another. At the beginning, Hiiragi Jing was still interested in talking about it, but later on Hiiragi Jing had to cope with it.

Not only was he asked to state his experience and even recall the details, he was not interested in Hiiragi's own experience, but more of an assessment of the environment of the abandoned city. If the answer was unsatisfactory or perfunctory, he would continue again and again. 's questioning.

Hiiragi Jing didn't want to continue answering but couldn't refuse Chen Gengshi's strong desire for knowledge. Finally, after seeing that Hiiragi Jing could no longer cope with it, Ren Xi intervened in the topic and rescued Hiiragi Jing on the pretext that work time was up.

There was almost no saliva left in his dry throat, and even the steps under his feet felt a little weak.

Hiiragi licked her lips and looked at Ren Xi expressionlessly. The first second her eyes came into contact with the other person's face, she keenly caught the moment when the other person stopped smiling.

"You...you did it on purpose..."

"Mr. Chen is usually very calm, but it's always difficult for anyone to suppress their curiosity when facing something they are interested in..."

"You did it on purpose."

"I'm just telling the truth. Besides, weren't you very happy when I introduced you?" Unable to change the topic, Ren Xi simply admitted that she was relieved. Her teasing made Hiiragi's face a little hot. She was childish and proud before. The expression may have been caught in the other person's eyes.

Just as Hiei Jing was about to retort loudly, Ren Xi's eyes suddenly stared forward: "Huh? Another vehicle is coming. Are they mercenaries from the reclamation camp? But I seem to have never seen the model of this vehicle."

vehicle?

When Hiei Jing followed Ren Xi's gaze to the open space used for parking outside the camp, her steps suddenly stopped, and the shock on her face was exactly the same as Chen Gengan's before.

Why...are the Confederate cars here? !

Chapter 25 Confederate convoy at the reclamation camp

An infantry fighting vehicle and an armed off-road vehicle were the only two vehicles present here, but there was no doubt that both of them were vehicles belonging to the Confederate visiting convoy.

"Eh? Is this a federal government car?"

Although it was an unfamiliar model, it was impossible for Ren Xi not to recognize the eight-pointed star logo on it, but after recognizing the ownership of these cars, she became even more confused: "Why do Southern Federal cars appear in such a remote place? Do you have any visit plans recently? Have you informed the Newborn City?"

Could it be that Ren Xi didn't know about the Southern Federal convoy's visit?

Maybe it's true. After all, the Confederate Federation is visiting temporarily, and the construction of the reclamation camp has just started. Even smooth communication has not been established. Ren Xi, who was assigned to the reclamation camp long before the arrival of the Confederate convoy, naturally It is difficult to learn about the Confederate convoy from other sources.

Hearing Ren Xi's confused muttering to himself, Hiei Jing briefly explained to Ren Xi about the visit of the Confederate convoy.

"Temporary fleet? How could those guys from such a lax fleet base government agree so easily?" Ren Xi curled her lips, then she walked around the car, smacking her lips while pacing and looking at the car, "What a good guy! Armor, this firepower, these tires... Temporary visit to the convoy? Even fools don't believe this kind of nonsense. The area around Newborn City has always been a traditional safety zone divided by the Southern Federation. The protection level of the vehicles dispatched to this area will never be so high. Obviously, it was just They were temporarily diverted from high-risk areas, what kind of mission were they performing before?"

Ren Xi just glanced at the vehicle and deduced from the information he received that the Southern Federation convoy had another purpose in coming to the Newborn City.

"Sister Hu Lan said that the purpose of their coming to Newborn City is to exchange information about the Tyrant Witch..." Hiiragi Jing on the side told Ren Xi what she knew.

Hearing Hiiragi Jing's words, Ren Xi did not respond but continued to walk around the infantry fighting vehicle, returned to Hiiragi Jing's side and put away her scrutinizing gaze, and then she pointed with her finger. The ground beneath his feet threw Hiiragi a puzzling question.

"where is this place?"

"Isn't this a parking lot..." Hiiragi replied without knowing why.

"Where's the parking lot?" Ren Xi didn't seem satisfied with this answer. She needed a more specific answer.

"Open a reclamation camp?"

"Yes! Reclamation Camp." After repeating the name Hiiragi Jing, Ren Xi tapped the armor plate of the infantry fighting vehicle a few times with the back of his hand, making a dull knocking sound, as if he was using his body. He moved to add emphasis to his next words, "This is the reclamation camp of the New City, a remote mountain in the wilderness where everyone lives in simple barracks. Even the road leading to the main road is a temporarily opened dirt road. Why is it like this? A fully armored infantry fighting vehicle and an off-road vehicle are coming here?"

Of course, the person asking this question is not Hiiragi Jing but herself, but at this stage it is difficult for her to get the answer behind the many unknowns.

"Then what? What kind of people are there in the team?" After pondering for a while, Ren Xi suddenly turned to Hiiragi Jing to seek more details about the team.

"I don't know much about it: there was a fat young man and a middle-aged man who called him Master, and the leader was a middle-aged researcher... He brought a teenage girl with him, oh by the way, There is also a female researcher named Jiaheng..."

"Jiaheng?"

"Does Employer Ren know her?" Ren Xi suddenly whispered the mentioned name, which also attracted Hiiragi Jing's attention.

This female researcher who almost got herself hooked has already proven how dangerous she is in her previous actions, which makes Hiiragi want to get more or less information about her from Ren Xi's mouth.

"I don't know her, but I met her once in Xidi City. She is a researcher in the ether-like field. Although she is only a B-level researcher, she has very high authority within the Science Department... Even if there is no direct evidence, But the person standing behind her is probably the most powerful maintaining faction in the Southern Federal Government."

"Maintenance faction?" What is that?Hiiragi Jing once again felt troubled by his lack of knowledge in this world.

"Those things are too complicated for you to know for the time being. You only need to know that the Central Science Department of the Southern Federation is different from the Newborn City Research Institute. The Research Institute has a decisive influence in the Newborn City and is basically independent of the base government, while the Southern Federal Central Science Department and the Newborn City Research Institute are different. The Federal Central Ministry of Science is different. It is an agency directly under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government of the South, and the positions of important departments are directly appointed by the Federal Government of the South."

Ren Xi waved her hand as if she was too lazy to explain too much to Hiiragi Jing. Then she turned around and walked towards the gate of the camp. The speed of her feet was much faster than when she walked from the flying field to here. Hiiragi Jing had to It took me a trot to keep up with Ren Xi's pace.

"Researcher."

As soon as she reached the gate of the camp, the guard standing guard at the gate paid her respects, and the message he relayed was also what Ren Xi had expected: "Colonel Li invites you to go to his office."

coming.

Both Hiiragi Jing and Ren Xi knew that the announcement was related to the visitors from the Southern Federation.

……

"Is this the camp office?"

The camp office of the reclamation camp is naturally the center responsible for the use of the entire reclamation camp. What Hiiragi Jing did not expect was that such an important place in front of him was so inconspicuous. If Ren Xi had not had a clear goal, it would be difficult for him to know what he meant. The location of the office.

There is almost no difference in appearance between the shack in front of you and the shacks inhabited by the surrounding reclamation camp personnel. Two guards standing guard and a medium-sized house number hanging on the door are the only appearance privileges of this 'office'. Now it seems that the living conditions given to Ren Xi by the reclamation camp are not an exaggeration.

"Researcher Ren..."