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

Teachers have always been a group of people valued by Xinshengcheng. They are important leaders in cultivating the next generation of Xinshengcheng. Their salary and safety are several levels higher than those of receptionists in special services before.

"Although I know the address, this is my first time here..." Shang Shu said, looking around, her eyes unable to hide her surprise, "It's really... spacious."

After being shocked, Shang Shu couldn't find the right words to describe it. After some deliberation, it was worth using the word "spacious" to characterize the shock in her heart.

Then Sister Shang Shu will stay here.

Although she really wants to extend an invitation like this, the ownership of this residence is not hers. In essence, she is just a tenant living here...

"How about you stay here."

The unexpected intrusion revealed the thoughts in Higurashi's mind. Han Nianling, who didn't know when to go out, was already standing at the door, changing her shoes and walking towards this side: "Tomorrow, we will go out temporarily. This place will be empty by then, and there are many rooms here, so just choose one..."

"Thank you for your kindness, this is not necessary." Shang Shu declined Han Nianling's kindness, "The education center has arranged a good place for me, where I can adapt to the new life as soon as possible... This is Lingjiu, he is indeed a very cute child."

Because Phil and Shang Shu had had a lot of contact with each other during Hieragi's two hospitalizations, it was probably Phil who informed him about Ling Jiu. Shang Shu, who was very fond of cute things, fell in love at the first sight of Ling Jiu. He held her in his arms, but after all, there were others present, and Shang Shu, who maintained restraint, did not go too far. This made Hiiragi secretly relieved in her heart that Ling Jiu had escaped the suffocation experience.

"By the way, when you said going out just now, you meant..."

"We are planning to go to Changming City early tomorrow morning because of work related matters, and Hiiragi Jing will also go with us." Han Nianling, who knew that Shang Shu cared about Hieragi Jing, did not hide anything and deliberately emphasized the fact that Hiiragi Jing would go together. Because she knows that the recognition of Sang Shu, who has established a deep relationship with Hiong Jung, is the key to her and Hiong Jung getting along in the form of employment in the future.

"I... understand, then... please take good care of her."

Chapter 20 Departure to Changming

'Didi-di-di-di-di-di-di...'

The crisp and rapid electronic ringtones formed a monotonous melody that awakened the consciousness from a deep sleep. Hiiragi raised her heavy eyelids and turned her gaze to the bedside table next to her.A simple rectangular electronic clock is the source of this series of ringing sounds. Along with the ringing sounds, the small light on the top of the electronic clock keeps flashing in accordance with the frequency of the sound.

five o'clock...

The display screen of the electronic clock provided Hiiragi Jing with a time reference, and this was also the alarm time that Han Nianling had repeatedly adjusted before falling asleep last night.

The sky outside the window is still dark, but it is not too pure compared to the pitch black. The sparse star points are still clearly visible. Except for some important facilities in the newborn city under the sky, there are only sparse stars in the vast darkness. The lights were on and the city was still sleeping, but even so it was time for her to get up.

The preparation of getting into bed early at seven or eight o'clock last night provided enough rest for the early rise now. Coupled with the slight excitement in her heart for what was about to happen next, Hiiragi quickly After getting rid of the trance of just waking up, his full mental state did not look like he had woken up early at all.

After putting on her clothes and tidying up her bedding, she roughly tidied up her room after washing herself. After doing all this, Hiei Jing looked at the time displayed on the electronic clock again: 19:[-]... It's time. let's go.

She took a small backpack with a few pieces of clothing and walked slowly to the door of the room. She paused for a moment. She looked back at her home. The experience of living here still left her with some memories... The next time I come back will be more than a month later.

There are no lights in the dim corridor, but it does not hinder Hiiragi's walking. A little light is enough to see the entire corridor clearly, not to mention the familiarity of Hiiragi who has passed through this corridor countless times. The eyes can also walk the entire distance without hitting the wall.

Walking along the corridor to the living room downstairs, Han Nianling, Lingjiu, Ren Xi, Hu Lan and others were already here. It was a pity that Phil was still in the institute preparing for his D-level researcher assessment and could not come. Send them off.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go. The car responsible for picking us up has just arrived downstairs."

After seeing Hiiragi coming downstairs, Han Nianling picked up his suitcase from the table, and everyone stood up from the sofa to end the short time together.

The moment she walked out of the room and crossed the boundary, the sudden change in temperature made Hiiragi feel as if she had entered another world. The moment she left the protection of the thermostatic control system, a heat wave rushed towards her face and enveloped her whole body. It penetrated into every gap between her clothes and body, and after a while, Hiiragi felt a little sweat on her forehead.

Obviously the sun hasn't come out yet, so the temperature at this time should be at a relatively low level during the day. It's so sultry even now, so you can imagine what the temperature will be like when the sky lights up and the sun directly scorches the earth.

The abnormal blow from the high temperature made Hiiragi suddenly think of going back indoors. However, Han Nianling behind him closed the door in the next second, and with a crisp sound, a faint coolness spread out. It was also completely blocked behind the door.

Well... Hiiragi also knows how unrealistic this idea of ​​his is. Sure enough, he has enjoyed comfort for too long. As a mercenary, how can he think of retreating because of the temperature problem?

Take the elevator directly to the bottom of the building. As Han Nianling said, there are one or two armed vehicles painted in forest camouflage parked in the residential building. However, these two are not the standard infantry vehicles commonly seen in the newborn city. They are the ones that Hiiragi Jing has never seen before. I have seen a style of armed off-road vehicle. The difference is that one of them had the rear seat removed and replaced it with a heavy machine gun mounted on the roof.

The people waiting by the car saw them coming downstairs and immediately walked towards them quickly. Through the illumination of the street lights, they could clearly see that the other party was a neatly dressed armed man. The blue shield on his shoulder had already stated that. He joined his team - the security team.

But this is a matter of course. As an important A-level researcher, Han Nianling naturally needs the protection of the security team during this trip. The casualties in the JD abandoned city incident last time were a blow to the security team with less than a hundred people. Extremely, we also know whether the security team has recovered during this period.

"Researcher Han!" The security teammate who rushed to Han Nianling saluted, then reached out and handed over the key in his hand, "This is the car key, please take it."

Han Nianling did not reach out, but Hu Lan next to her took the vehicle key from the security team member's hand. She then asked the other party about the preparations of others besides them: "So is everyone else ready?"

"Yes, we are all already waiting for departure instructions at the North Gate assembly area."

"Understood, let's go meet up too." Han Nianling nodded slightly and then she waved her hand and led everyone towards the unarmed off-road vehicle over there.

Holding the car key, Hu Lan got into the driving seat of the off-road vehicle, Han Nianling got into the passenger seat, and Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu got into the back seat of the off-road vehicle.

Hiiragi, who opened the car door, deliberately left a seat next to Ling Jiu and waited for Ren Xi to get on the bus, but the other party still stood there and seemed to have no intention of getting on the bus. "Won't Ren Xi come with you?" Hieragi Jing asked in confusion.

"What should I do? Just sit back and watch her be awarded the title of 'Doctor' or should I ask the review team to be merciful and give me, a B-level researcher with no significant results, a chance to pass the A-level assessment? Or should I say that you really want to do it again?" Want to experience my driving skills?" Ren Xi said and rolled his eyes at Hiiragi Jing. When he mentioned 'major research results', his eyes couldn't help but wander back and forth between Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu.

Even if she is not a professional researcher in the field of witches, if these two witches really become available research materials for her, let alone an A-level researcher, it is not impossible to come up with one of the results in exchange for the title of 'Doctor'.

Of course, after all, this was just a temporary thought in her mind. The life she and these two little guys had been living together these days was still very happy. If she wasn't a witch, she would have wanted to take the initiative to vouch for them both. Obtaining two certificates of the institute's students will at least make it easier to enter and exit the institute and other facilities. It is really not worthwhile to use them as research materials.

Besides... Ren Xi's eyes slowly came to rest on the black collars around their necks.If she really wanted to do that, Han Nianling would not let her go first.

Ren Xi's mention of 'driving skills' evoked a certain memory deep in Hieragi Jing's memory, which made her shudder and immediately stop recalling it.She only knew that she was going to Changming City, but she didn't know the members of the departure team. After getting Ren Xi's affirmative answer, her eyes couldn't help but turn to Hu Lan who was in the driving position.

"I'll go with you. In addition to being a guest driver, I also have things to handle at the company branch in Changming City." She saw Hiiragi Jing's gaze towards her through the central rearview mirror in the car, and she already knew what Hiiragi Jing was thinking. Hu Lan, who wanted to ask something, took the initiative to clarify the purpose of his journey.

"Okay, don't worry about me. Maybe I have already produced valuable results in the assessment next year, and I might hire you again then." Ren Xi said, reaching out to close the car door, and then waved goodbye. "Then I wish you a safe journey. The journey from Chusheng City to Changming City is not short."

'boom--'

The starting engine produced a series of roars, and the vehicle driven by the security team in front had already moved forward. After waving goodbye to Ren Xi, Hu Lan followed in an off-road vehicle.

In the still dark city streets, only the dim street lights and car lights illuminated the road. Watching the dark buildings move away little by little, Hiiragi's heartbeat gradually accelerated. Although she had been a mercenary for two years, she She has been actively exploring the outside world, but this trip is the only opportunity for her to truly witness the outside world.

Although the curfew has ended, there are not a large number of pedestrians walking through the streets, nor are there many other vehicle congestions. The road from the residence to the North Gate Assembly Area is extremely smooth. Not far ahead is the northern section of the Newborn City Wall. .

However, at this moment, Han Nianling, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was obviously stunned for a moment when her eyes focused on something in front of her. Then she frowned and quickly turned her head to Ling Jiu and shouted anxiously: "Ling Jiu" Quick! Put on the mask and coat! Hide your appearance!"

Why should people be covered up so tightly in such a sultry weather?

Although she was confused, Hiiragi immediately took out the coat and mask from her backpack and immediately disguised Lingjiu. To make Han Nianling so nervous, it must be an emergency.

This was indeed the case, because she could never imagine why the list that had been issued would change at this time?Why does an unexpected figure appear among the team about to set off?

It turned out to be...Cheng Fang? !

As the person in charge of the reception of the Southern Federation's visiting convoy, Cheng Fang naturally knew that Ling Jiu was originally a member of the Southern Federation team. He also knew that Ling Jiu was recorded on the death list of the Southern Federation team under the name "Wu Lingjiu" .

If he discovers that Zero-Nine, who is supposed to be dead, appears in the vehicle he is riding in, then all previous efforts to conceal Zero-Nine's existence will be in vain, and Zero-Nine's identity will inevitably attract the attention of the institute.

"You two don't say anything next, do you understand?"

When she caught a glimpse of Fang Fangfang's figure, Hiei Jing immediately realized what Han Nianling was worried about. Faced with her solemn explanation, the two of them immediately nodded to express their attitudes.

"call--"

Han Nianling sighed heavily and quickly organized countermeasures in his mind to deal with any possible changes.

Chapter 21 A small incident before departure

As the main passage in and out of the New City, the gathering area in front of the north gate of the base city has always been one of the busiest areas in the New City. A large number of vehicles and people gather here. Even if there are a large number of people here to divert traffic every day, it can be Channel congestion still occurs from time to time.

But at this time, under the slightly brightened sky, this gathering area showed a completely different deserted situation from the daytime situation. The world outside the city wall was very dangerous, and the danger was increased a hundred times at night. Most dangerous monsters have nocturnal characteristics. They move more frequently than during the day and their range of activities is wider.

The safe area where humans can still move during the day returns to its original ferocious appearance at night. The monsters have never disappeared from this land. In fact, the only land resources that are truly safe and available to humans are the pitiful residential areas.

Night also limits human vision, and the restriction of this important sense naturally greatly increases the risk. Few mercenary teams have the equipment and capabilities to operate at night, and even standing armies will work hard to avoid going out at night.

The convoy that Hiiragi saw in front of her was parked in the open assembly area. Naturally, they were the team members who were going to Changming City with them.

Hu Lan's vehicle gradually slowed down, and finally stopped in front of a man who actively blocked their way. Both Hu Lan and Han Nianling frowned after seeing this scene.

"Researcher Cheng, what's the matter?" Han Nianling took the initiative to ask with a normal expression. It was still unclear what Cheng Fang's purpose was in stopping them, so she could only deal with it calmly.

The high-power high-beam headlights that Hu Lan deliberately left unturned forced Cheng Fang to raise her hands to block the direct glare on her face. However, Cheng Fang didn't care about this level of revenge and slowly moved to where Han Nianling was. The person on the passenger side of the car reminded with a serious face: "Researcher Han, you are the last vehicle to arrive here."

"Oh?"

Han Nianling, who was leaning on the back of the chair, shrugged indifferently but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Judging from the other party's behavior, it seemed that he was not coming for Lingjiu. To put it mildly, he was serious, responsible and thoughtful. In fact, In Han Nianling's opinion, it was just because of his self-righteous character that he started to meddle in other people's affairs again.

Unfortunately, for unknown reasons, I became the focus of the other party's attention.The last operation to seal off the slums and search for abnormal dark energy fluctuations failed because of his sudden intervention. In order to avoid disputes, and because there was no tangible evidence of the abnormality recorded at the time, he had to make concessions.

She originally thought that her concession would satisfy Cheng Fang's psychology and make her restrain herself slightly, but now it seems that her thinking was still too naive, which also made Han Nianling, who had never been emotionally impulsive, a little angry.

"So what?" Han Nianling raised his hand and glanced at his watch, then stretched it out to a position where Cheng Fang could see it and showed the time on it, "It's five-fifty now, and there's still time before the scheduled departure time. 10 minutes. Researcher Cheng should still have a concept of "10 minutes", right? Does Researcher Cheng think that the sooner we gather, the sooner we can set off? Don't you know that there are still many monsters in this weather? Let’s wander on the departure route.”

"Gathering in advance is a practice that must be followed before taking action..." Cheng Fang tapped her fingers on the car body, and the rhythmic tapping sound seemed to emphasize the key points of her words, "Arrange the position of the convoy in advance, and prepare to check whether your weapons and equipment are There is nothing wrong, these are extremely necessary preparations..."

"Oh! Sorry, I forgot..." Han Nianling suddenly reached out and patted his head, and then apologized to Cheng Fang in a low voice with a guilty look on his face. Cheng Fang was slightly startled by Han Nianling's unexpected and abnormal behavior.I thought that my preaching would still be strongly resisted, but I didn't expect that Han Nianling would bow his head and admit his mistake so easily. However, Han Nianling's next sentence made him unable to remain calm and frowned in the Chinese character "Chuan".

"Whether it is the position of the fleet or equipment maintenance and repairs, etc., the arrangements have actually been made in the past few days of planning. As a temporary joiner, Researcher Cheng should not know much about these. It is necessary to How about I introduce you to Researcher Cheng in detail now?"

As she spoke, Han Nianling tilted her head and looked like she was answering in good faith. However, the emphasis on the word 'temporary' in her previous words had already revealed her sarcasm.

This extremely important outing has always gone through rigorous personnel selection and internal discussions, and the outing list has rarely been changed. The reason why Han Nianling said this was naturally because he was worried about Cheng Fang's appearance here. There is some hint of the reason, and the reason why his name was written on the outing list was indeed obtained through some kind of operation that cannot be disclosed.

The embarrassing anger almost burst out of his chest at this moment, and his clasped hands only made a few weak crackling sounds between the joints. However, Cheng Fang quickly regained his composure from his impulsive emotions. Han Nianling was surprised by the speed of controlling his emotions.

"boring……"

After regaining his composure, Cheng Fang, who had lost first, no longer dwelled on this topic. He turned his gaze to the car. He was about to leave and stopped when he saw the two figures sitting in the back seat. .

One was an outstanding-looking girl, and the other was covered in a thick coat, but the thick coat could not hide her equally petite figure.This discovery made Cheng Fang feel angry for a moment.

"Researcher Han, don't you know the nature of our outing this time?!"

Cheng Fang's suddenly deep voice made Han Nianling secretly think that something was not right. Hei Jing and Ling Jiu finally caught his attention.

However, she still maintained her most basic composure and asked Cheng Fang, "What's wrong? Is there anything that Researcher Cheng would like to advise?"

"We are going to participate in a major assessment in the field of researchers in Changming City. It is also a positive visit on behalf of the Newborn City Research Institute." Cheng Fang's serious expression gave Han Nianling a headache, " Logically speaking, it is the researcher's right and freedom to arrange personal operators. I have no intention of interfering with it, but I hope you can understand that we are not on an outing in the past..."

"There is no need to bother with Researcher Cheng's reminder. I naturally understand this."

"Since you know everything, why bring them with you..."

"They are my personal agents hired with a large sum of money. They have excellent combat abilities and are responsible for my personal safety. Is there any problem with this?" Han Nianling waved her hand to interrupt Cheng Fang. She had nothing good to say at this point. hidden.

"Are you... kidding?" Han Nianling's explanation was not listened to by Cheng Fang. In his opinion, it was just a rhetoric to cope with the answer. He absolutely could not believe that these two petite figures could be Rated as 'excellent in combat ability'.

"Researcher Cheng, this is no joke." At this moment, Hu Lan suddenly said, "I can guarantee that the combat capabilities of these two have been verified in actual combat, whether it was JD's abandoned city or the sinkhole not long ago. They all have extremely active combat records.”

JD Abandoned City...and a sinkhole?

Hu Lan's words made Cheng Fang's reaction no longer so intense. Just looking at the two figures in his sight still did not dispel his suspicion. Although he was an external employee of the institute, everyone knew about the relationship between Hu Lan and Han Nianling. Personal relationships have always been good.

Just as he was pouting his lips and preparing to say something, a voice from behind him ended the argument completely.

"Researcher Cheng, they are right."

A heavily armed security guard walked slowly from behind him, and Hiiragi Jing, who was sitting in the back seat nervously waiting for Han Nianling to respond to the crisis, recognized the familiar face at a glance.

Ross? !They haven't seen each other since the last JD city destruction incident. They didn't expect that he was also one of the people who went to Changming City with them.

"In the last JD operation to destroy the city, the girl showed excellent mobility and combat capabilities. Even I can't deny her excellence. As for the other one, I don't know, but she must be favored by Researcher Han. It's also my own excellence." Luo Shi's eyes quickly moved away after the brief contact with Hiiragi Jing.

"..."

"Hey, that guy over there named Cheng! It's already time, are you still leaving?" Suddenly, a shout from not far away broke into the brief silence. Hiiragi looked up and then looked again A familiar figure arrived. Ai Cheng, who had not seen him for many days, was lying boredly by the window of an armed vehicle, waving and urging him. Unexpectedly, there were many familiar people in this motorcade.

With the approval of Luo Shi, a senior member of the security team, Cheng Fang still had doubts but had to accept the fact. Coupled with the urging from others, Cheng Fang gave up after confirming the time. There are too many fussy thoughts on this topic.

After lightly glancing at Hiiragi and Lingjiu in the back seat, Cheng Fang turned to his motorcade and returned.

"Thank you, Major Luo." Without Luo Shi's approval, Cheng Fang would not have given up his suspicion so easily. Just as Han Nianling opened his mouth to express his thanks, his eyes glanced at the other party's epaulettes and suddenly discovered that he had been promoted during this period of time.

"It's nothing. I'm just telling the truth. Researcher Cheng is doing it for the whole team..."

"You don't need to excuse him, and I have no intention of arguing with him. Let's go."

Knowing that Luo Shi was worried about the estrangement within the team, he said soothingly, but Han Nianling had spent far more time dealing with Cheng Fang than Luo Shi knew about Cheng Fang, so she waved her hand indifferently and leaned back to her position.

Instead of complaining about Cheng Fang, what she needed to think about now was Ling Jiu's matters. Originally, her plan was very simple, to take Ling Jiu with her to avoid accidents that she could not supervise when she was out.

Although Zero Nine itself is the research object of Changming City's Science Department, this experiment is an internal secret of the Science Department. Not many people know about Zero Nine's existence. Even entering and exiting important institutions is very safe. Jiaheng is there to help update the information. There is no need to worry. Since an agreement has been reached, she has the same interests as them in concealing Lingjiu.

But the problem is that Cheng Fang suddenly joined the team, which caught Han Nianling off guard. If not dealt with, the next activities will be greatly affected...

At [-]:[-], the sky at this time has gradually faded away. The sky in summer always lights up quickly. A convoy of ten armed vehicles of different types drove out of the north gate of the Newborn City. This is the first time this year. This is the largest convoy ever visited by the Newborn City base government.

Looking back at the walls of the Newborn City that were gradually disappearing, she had seen countless scenes, but her heart was agitated as if it was her first time out of the city, because this time she was also heading towards a place she had never seen before. A destination that I have never even thought of before.

Just as Hiei Jing had countless fantasies about Changming City, Lingjiu, who was taking off his coat, suddenly sat up, his body tensed and he looked around.

"Lingjiu, what's wrong with you?"

"I... don't know, it's nothing..." After a fruitless search, the alert look in Lingjiu's eyes turned into confusion. Even she herself felt suspicious about the strangeness in that moment.

They...and even the entire convoy didn't know that right on the side of the road they were passing, a figure wearing a tattered windbreaker stained with dark red blood was standing on a huge scythe blade deeply embedded in the tree trunk, with a pair of scarlet pupils. They were looking down at the motorcade they were in through the gaps between the dense branches.