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

After listening to the other party's reply, Han Nianling continued to write a sentence behind his name: Classmate Xiaodeng, I hope your future achievements can lead mankind.

"Thank you, thank you..."

The armed personnel who hurriedly took the book back from Han Nianling put it carefully into the inner pocket of their clothes as if it were a treasure. After ending the short exchange, they followed the convoy in front again.

"Laugh if you want to, don't hold back your body."

"Pfft...! Hahaha, no, haha, I'm sorry...hahaha..."

As soon as Han Nianling finished speaking, Hu Lan's laughter burst out like a flood. The laughter lasted for nearly half a minute before Hu Lan gasped and gradually subsided.

"what's so funny?"

Hu Lan's wanton laughter made Han Nianling feel dissatisfied. Hu Lan, who was immersed in the afterglow of hypoxia, gasped and explained without any comfort: "I'm sorry, Huh... It's just that I just thought of you. And there are middle-aged fans like this... I can't help but laugh..."

"Didn't he say it himself? It's for her daughter."

"Don't be ridiculous. If I don't care about you, why would I want you to sign the duty book?" Hu Lan smiled and comforted her rising and rising chest, "Just like that... if... if... what ?”

"Ruoxiang..."

"Yes, yes! If you are from the Science Department, I have no doubt that you can become the next Ruoxiang."

"Shut up."

"That... Ruoxiang is who?" The exchange between the two once again revealed information that Hiiragi didn't understand, and Hiiragi expressed her curiosity based on the principle of asking if you don't understand.

"I don't understand either. This is something that the Southern Federation only came up with half a year ago. The propaganda department uses a series of media communication methods to introduce a popular figure that the majority of the people can accept."

"This is the product of the Southern Federation's analysis, imitation and copying based on the recent data excavated from the ruins of the pre-war world." Hu Lan, who took over the conversation, replaced Han Nianling and added in more detail, "It is said that this There were quite a lot of idols who were sought after by the public in the pre-war world, and their appeal could bring a lot of benefits. However, the main purpose of launching Ruoxiang was not for these, but because the days in the Southern Federation were not peaceful recently. A turbulent society needs to use some necessary means to stabilize it, and to put it bluntly, people can obtain spiritual satisfaction through rich entertainment methods."

"By the way, did you see the poster on that wall? That's Ruoxiang."

Following Hu Lan's instructions, Hiei Jing saw the poster she was talking about. The distance was not far enough for Hiei Jing to clearly see the characters displayed on the poster.

It was a girl of similar age to her, with lavender wavy hair tied into a long ponytail at the back of her head, and a charming face with light makeup that was childish but also revealed a certain charm that made people's hearts beat.

Although it is a standing photo that is tilted to the side, the girl is wearing a gorgeous dress that exposes her shoulders and a large area of ​​her fair and delicate back. She is decorated with a complex patterned pleated skirt that extends to the part just above her knees, and her white stockings are revealing. Favors light pink flesh color.

"Isn't it tempting?"

Hiiragi Jing came back to her senses when Hu Lan's questions rang in her ears. When she turned around, she saw Hu Lan and Ling Jiu looking at her with teasing and dissatisfied eyes respectively.

To be honest, Hiiragi hadn't been so moved by a person of the opposite sex for a long time, but when this feeling was exposed, it couldn't help but make people feel ashamed.

"Just like you just now, a large number of supporters were attracted by Ruoxiang's appearance, and even the sales of radios and televisions in the Southern Federation increased, but..." Hu Lan changed his words and his expression changed. Then he became serious, "As you can see, this child is very attractive and unforgettable, and this is destined to be targeted by people with malicious intentions, including some high-ranking and powerful figures. If not more I’m afraid that under the protection of powerful forces, she has become a plaything behind the scenes..."

Chapter 55 This is a gift

Send to New Town.

This is the name of this human stronghold that Hiiragi learned. The convoy that came here didn’t seem to be just stopping for a short time. After entering the Confederate Army garrison surrounded by iron fences, the armed vehicles belonging to the convoy came one after another. Turn off the engine in the parking area.

"If it's just an ordinary caravan, it wouldn't be that troublesome. It would be enough to report your own goods and the basic configuration of the fleet. However, we are all real military vehicles equipped with heavy weapons, and most of the personnel are composed of people. We have professionally trained armed personnel with live ammunition, so it will be very troublesome to apply for the pass, and it is estimated that it will take a lot of time."

After parking the car and taking out the key, Han Nianling and Hu Lan opened the door. Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu also got out of the car. After listening to Han Nianling's explanation, she immediately looked around. This so-called Confederate Army garrison is indeed just a simple garrison.

The area enclosed by the iron fence is not large, and most of it is open space for parking. White lime powder is sprinkled on the hard dirt to roughly divide the parking spaces. The arrival of their fleet has continued. In addition, one of the Confederate Army's own transport vehicles here occupies almost half of the open space. The two simple two-story buildings in the station are not much different from the residences of most residents in the stronghold. If it were not separated by fences, I really can't tell that this is a military garrison.

It would be inevitable to be bored just waiting here, but the noise on the other side of the fence always attracted Hiiragi's eyes.

The Confederate Army's garrison is close to the center of Jixin Town, and the center of Jixin Town is obviously an area where trade flourishes. Whether it is a fixed storefront or a mobile stall set up with a cart or a piece of cloth, there are a lot of them. There are many people walking on the streets paying attention to this place. The noise and bustle make this area full of vitality with a city atmosphere, making people forget the haze covering this wasteland world.

Can such a lively scene really be achieved by a human stronghold with only a thousand people?

"It seems... there are a lot of people who are not residents here."

"You are right. Most of the customers and stall owners here are not residents of Jixin Town. They usually come from nearby city bases or other human strongholds. Since Jixin Town happens to be located opposite them geographically, It is centrally located and connected by a relatively smooth transportation line. Coupled with good security conditions, it has become a public platform for all parties to trade.”

As he said this, Han Nianling glanced over, and his gaze seemed to reveal something about her, which made Hiiragi feel a little uncomfortable. Sure enough, the other person's next words revealed what she was thinking.

"Do you want to go out for a walk?"

"Huh? Well...I..." In fact, as Han Nianling said, Hiei Jing was not willing to just be a bystander standing on the side of the fence.

Hiiragi Jinghan, who was embarrassed and hesitant to speak after his feelings were revealed, suddenly showed a slight smile on his lips: "Go if you want to, and let Lingjiu accompany you... Remember to tell the soldiers at the door. Just wait, you two girls are easy to recognize anyway, I will use the communicator to notify you if we are going to leave, you must not have forgotten how to use the wristband, right?"

Unexpectedly, Han Nianling, who had always restrained himself in everything, would be so magnanimous as to allow him to apply for freedom of movement. This nod immediately ignited the eager flame in Hierarchy Jing's eyes to learn more about the injustice of human life outside of the Newborn City. Is it something she's interested in?

"Of course I haven't forgotten." Hiiragi immediately shook the wristband on her left wrist, then took Lingjiu's hand beside her and eagerly walked towards the fence door.

"There are some small-scale pre-war ruins nearby, which have attracted many scavengers to dig. If you look carefully, you may be able to buy something valuable... By the way, don't cause any trouble and delay our departure. time."

"I got it." While responding to Han Nianling's instructions, Hiiragi speeded up and took Lingjiu away from the door, disappearing into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

"I thought you wouldn't allow it." Hu Lan, who was standing aside and crossing his arms, said in a feigned jealous tone, "Actually, I don't want to wait here..."

"If you don't care about being detained for not registering gun information when you enter Changming City, I won't stop you. Anyway, it will be Beifeng Heavy Industry going to fish for Renren and it has nothing to do with Chusheng City." Han Nianling took the car in his hand Throwing the key to the other party, "Anyway, waiting here is just waiting. The incident in Xidi City proved her reliability when acting alone. It's really time for me to reflect on my too many worries and restrictions, not to mention She saved me and even the entire convoy that time in Xidi City, so this should be regarded as a reward for her."

……

Walking among the dense flow of people, the constant sounds of hawking and shouting came to her ears. This scene reminded Hiiragi of the residential trading area of ​​​​the Newborn City, but there are completely different places between the two. Although the infrastructure here is not as good as the trade area, it is more lively and the types of goods sold are more abundant. After all, it is a trading platform for several human strongholds and city bases.

When the two girls with delicate doll-like appearance appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of the people around them. Hiiragi Jing was more or less used to the fact that she had been noticed for a long time. The public security here is not very good among humans. Hiiragi Jing in the stronghold has no doubt that there are many malicious and aggressive eyes in the eyes directed at him.

However, this well-armed convoy from the New City is already a full deterrent when it enters a human stronghold. In addition, the weapons they carry and the Erlenmeyer flask logo printed on their coats are enough to make those with ulterior motives unaware. Dare to act rashly.

Although he is not keen on shopping, it does not prevent Hiiragi from looking for things he is interested in. Especially when he thinks of what Han Nianling just said, "There are small-scale pre-war ruins nearby, there may be valuable items here." Hiiragi's interest arouses. More and more intense.

The trading area of ​​Jixin Town is still divided into certain areas. For example, most of the areas where they are located sell homemade daily necessities, most of which are easy-to-obtain wood materials, ranging from cups to barrels on the road. The two sides are stacked layer by layer, and the air is filled with a unique smell of wood.

Although the workmanship is a bit rough, it has been polished carefully and there will be no problem in normal use.

"that is……?"

Hiiragi's constantly moving eyes suddenly touched something on a certain stall. It was a book. The badly damaged cover could only barely make out the word 'dictionary'. The yellowed pages were torn. She stepped forward. Hiiragi couldn't help but stretched out his fingers to fumble with the rough and rotten cover of the dictionary.

"This...this is something I dug out from the ruins in the south a few days ago. Are you interested, little girl?" The stall owner is an old man with dark skin. His body is thin and covered with dust. It is a typical image of a scavenger who makes a living by digging ruins.

"Can I take a look?" After seeing the uneasiness in the old man's eyes, Hiei Jing immediately added, "Don't worry, I will buy something from you."

"Look...well, then be careful..."

No longer paying attention to the old man's hesitation, Hiiragi stretched out his hand and slowly opened the pages of the dictionary. This tattered dictionary had obviously lost a lot of space, and many page numbers were stuck together and difficult to open, but fortunately the familiar The page number did not disappear. The familiar word '把' was in its original position. It was indeed the version of the dictionary she was familiar with, an enlightenment book from the orphanage period.Unexpectedly, my casual flipping at that time made it become one of the components of the name she used next.

After a little emotion, Hiiragi carefully closed the tattered dictionary again. Seeing that Hiiragi had no intention to buy it, the old man felt disappointed, but soon Hiiragi picked up another thing from his stall.

"Are you selling this hairpin?" What she held in her hand was a blue feather-shaped hairpin. Among the more than ten products on the stall, this one was the cleanest. It was probably because it was easy to clean.

"Sell...of course...do you want more? I still have a lot more."

"No need, just this."

"Then...then this number!" The old man quickly raised two fingers. Although he knew that the other party was a lion and the hairpin in his hand was not a valuable thing, Hiiragi still gave him the amount he wanted. Circulation rolls, in the days after becoming Han Nianling's personal operator, Hiiragi Jing was no longer as sensitive to circulation rolls as before.

"Here." Hiiragi turned around and handed the hairpin to Ling Jiu. At this time, Ling Jiu obviously didn't expect Hiiragi's move.

"Ugh?"

"Take it, your hair in front is too long. Besides, you have helped me so much and I have nothing to repay. Although this is not a valuable item, it can at least be of some use..." Hiiragi secretly turned his face away and bought it. The purpose of issuing the card is not only to fulfill the promise she just made to the old man, but also for this moment. Recalling for a moment, this should be her first time giving a gift...

Chapter 56 The end of the journey

Changming City, even the residents who live an almost isolated primitive life in the wilderness on the border of the Southern Federation, have heard of this name to some extent. It is the capital of the Southern Federation and is currently the largest and most populous city in the Southern Federation. The base is also an important symbol of the Confederate government.

What gives it significance is not only that it is a large-scale human base itself, but also the original name of the ruins it stands on - NC Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland.

This is the only known large-scale urban base in the Southern Federation that was built on the original site of the abandoned city nuclear wasteland. It is the first time that humans have seized such a huge pre-war ruins from the control of monsters, and the struggle of human survivors from Starting from the desolate wasteland, the desire to rebuild civilization and drive away monsters has taken root in people's hearts. Over the past hundred years, the establishment of Changming City has truly announced that mankind has taken the first step towards this vision.

From then on, the reputation of the Southern Federal Government spread in this land. This news inspired people in the wasteland. More and more urban bases chose to join, and the Southern Federal Government was able to rapidly grow to what it is today. …

June 29th...so it has been eight days since you left Newborn City?

Resting on Ling Jiu's comfortable thigh, Hiiragi stared boredly at the date marked on the display of her wristband. She knew clearly that the date column would not change before midnight, but she would still look at it from time to time. One glance.

She thought she would be able to see the lives of many people outside of Xinsheng City along the way. In fact, Xiti City and Jixi Town did fulfill her wish. However, in the following days, in addition to necessary toilet breaks and camping accommodation, The rest of the time is spent in the car, watching the ever-changing scenery along the way is the only thing I can do.

I don’t know if Shang Shu’s work in the education center is going smoothly... I don’t know if Phil has passed the assessment and became a formal researcher... I don’t know if there will be any new changes in the Newborn City after returning again...

According to Han Nianling, they will be able to arrive at Changming City this afternoon, but it has been four hours since their convoy had lunch. No matter how she asked Han Nianling how far it was from Changming City, she always got the same answer. It was a simple 'almost there', so Hiiragi also pressed the idea of ​​continuing to ask.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

The pressure on her thighs disappeared and Lingjiu noticed Hiiragi's departure, and her attention immediately shifted to Hiiragi's body outside the window.

"No, it's nothing, I just got tired of lying down and wanted to sit down." Da Da stretched her waist. Fortunately, the spacious space in the back seat was enough for her to stretch her limbs like this. After rubbing the corners of her eyes for a few times, Da Dao looked at her calmly. It fell on the item in Lingjiu's hand, "Huh? Are you going to wear it today?"

What lay in Ling Jiu's hands was the feather-shaped hairpin that Hiiragi bought for Ling Jiu in Jiuxin Town. However, after getting the hairpin, Ling Jiu did not keep wearing it on his head, but carefully put it on his head. Protected, Hiiragi would only see Lingjiu take out this feather hairpin and wear it when the convoy stopped at night to set up camp for the night.

It’s not that Hiiragi can’t understand Ling Jiu’s solemn attitude. Judging from Ling Jiu’s previous experience, this is probably the first time she has been given a gift by someone else. She is as dedicated to this feather hairpin as she is to her sister’s necklace... It's just that the necklace has been lost forever by her in the abandoned city of JD.

"Ah."

Ling Jiu nodded lightly and answered Hiiragi's question. She reached out and put some of the long hair that was scattered in front of her forehead behind her right ear, and then carefully fixed the hairpin above her right ear.

Ling Jiu's method of taking care of hair is very unfamiliar. Even Hiiragi Jing feels that it is almost the same as her own. However, what is different from Hiiragi Jing's carelessness is that Ling Jiu does every step very seriously. When this simple process is over, Ling Jiu But he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had done something great, and then turned his head to face Hiiragi Jing after taking care of some scattered hair.

"How about it?"

"pretty."

In fact, it is not a special dress, but when the delicate face covered by long hair faces her with an expectant and serious expression, Hiiragi's eyes are still attracted by an incredible attraction. Of course, Hiiragi Jing's eyes never looked at the hairpin that Lingjiu really wanted to show.

"It's not annoying for you to be so tired every day..."

Before Hiiragi's eyes could stay too long on Ling Jiu's face, Hu Lan's voice suddenly broke in. When Hu Lan said this, Hiiragi's ears immediately started to burn. Her eyes quickly turned from Ling Jiu's body. He ran away and wanted to say something to refute Hu Lan's words, but he didn't know what to say for a while. Hesitating, he had to give up and talk about other topics in a stiff way: "So... when will we grow up?" Mingcheng."

"It's in front."

I thought I would get the same answer as 'Almost there', but this time Han Nianling, who was in charge of driving, gave an answer with a completely different meaning of distance.

Front?

Hiiragi's body suddenly leaned towards the gap between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. Through the front window of the car, she could clearly see a cluster of buildings in front of the road they were traveling on.

Is that...an abandoned city?

This idea popped up in Hiiragi's mind and was immediately rejected by her. If it was leading to the abandoned city, then the road they were traveling on would be too clean. There would be no abandoned vehicle wreckage or other debris blocking the road. , the original cracks and loopholes in the road surface can also be seen clearly showing traces of subsequent repairs.

Not only that, they were not the only convoy driving on the spacious two-way six-lane. When she saw the scene in front of her clearly, a civilian-looking transport vehicle was already passing by in the lane on their left.

"That is……"

"Changming City."

Hu Lan turned around and saw the incredulous expression on Hiiragi Jing's face: "Don't you know? Changming City is a newly built urban base based on the original NC abandoned city."

"But..." Hiiragi Jing couldn't see the shadow of the city wall at all.

"Haha, do you think that the way Changming City was built was to surround the ruins of NC's ruined city with a tall wall?" Hu Lan reached out and pinched Hiiragi Jing's cheek, but she was quickly pulled away, but Hiiragi Jing did not refute Hu Lan's ridicule, but waited for the other party's next explanation. After all, what the other party said was indeed her initial imagination of Changming City.

"NC Abandoned City was a city with a permanent population of more than one million before the war. The cost of just building the wall was beyond imagination, not to mention the subsequent configuration of the required defense system for each section of the city wall. It would take a long time to go up to the city wall. Equipped with soldiers and light and heavy firepower, as well as blocking nets to resist the excavation of underground creatures and a series of sound wave expelling devices... Besides, it is not much use to circle such a large piece of land. After such a long period of encouragement to immigrate to Changming City, now The population has just exceeded 50.”

"It's not that Changming City doesn't have a city wall, it's just that it can't be seen now. It was built in the southwest of NC's abandoned city. The infrastructure there is relatively well preserved and is suitable for building a new urban base on this basis. And the city Other areas of the abandoned city outside the base are being excavated and planned, and many places are still closed for excavation to this day. As for places that are no longer valuable for further excavation, they are generally converted into agricultural land or repaired and then rented out." Hu Lan continued with a smile. He added, "By the way, the Black Tower Security Company to which I belong has a branch. If you are interested, you can come with me to have a look."

Set up outside the walls?

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous to not have the protection of a wall?”

"There is danger, but the rent is low and it eliminates the trouble of city entry review. Changming City's city entry review is the most stringent and cumbersome in the entire Southern Federation, so institutions like Black Tower or other chambers of commerce that need to enter and leave the city frequently There are offices outside the city. The peripheral areas of Changming City are not left alone like Xidi City. The permanent troops stationed in the periphery are enough to ensure security in ordinary times. Even if there is a major incident where monsters attack the city, it is more than enough to evacuate in time. .”

Volume [-]: The first chapter of Chang Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1 An end and another starting point

Chapter 1

As the convoy moved closer to Changming City, this spacious road gradually became busy. There were more armed patrol cars with military logos on the driveway, or caravan transport vehicles, or ordinary people. There were civilian cars, and there were also many pedestrians on the sidewalks on both sides of the lane. The city base not far away was the purpose for them to gather here.

What does the rumored Changming City look like?How big is Changming City?How high are the walls guarding this human city base...

Questions like Changming City popped up in Hiiragi's mind countless times during the eight-day journey. Hiiragi also used his imagination to come up with more than one possible idea, which combined Everything she could think of was in line with the elements of Changming City. Of course, she also knew that reality was very different from the imagination that was a mixture of hearing and self-inference. However, tall city walls and heavy weapons were never absent from any of her ideas. It is the most direct manifestation of the defense capabilities of a large city base.

However, no matter how exaggerated Hiiragi's imagination of the city walls of Changming City was, she was still filled with an uncontrollable sense of shock when she saw the real city wall directly in front of the road emerging from behind the building that blocked the view. , after all, there is an essential difference between reality and imagination.