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

Chapter 4 The sounds of nature on the radio

Even if the team made adequate preparations for camping before setting off, the comfort of sleeping outdoors during the journey was still not as good as a stable residence that was truly sheltered within the city base.

In the face of their soon-to-arrive long-distance convoy, the Newborn City Office has naturally arranged suitable accommodation. A hotel located in the outer area of ​​the city will be their official residence for the rest of their stay in Changming City.For the safety of the accommodation, all the rooms in the hotel have been booked by the office. This small hotel only has a dozen rooms, which is just right for the people who come.

In fact, as invitees to the rating meeting, their accommodation should have been arranged by Changming City. However, because the guest house dedicated to housing visitors is too far away from the Newborn City office, it makes it inconvenient for the team to communicate with the office. Therefore, accommodation was provided by the office, and Changming City arranged additional police patrols in the neighborhood to protect the travel safety of the team.

It doesn't matter whether it is a private hotel or a guest house in Changming City. These days, she is either lying in the back seat of the car or lying in a sleeping bag. A bed with a suitable area for people to roll around is what she is most eager to look forward to at the moment. Pan's only request. Of course, the things in the room not only responded to Hiiragi's expectations.

The room is not too big but not too small. The space is just right and all the necessary furniture is available.

A permeable wooden grid low wall divides it into two spaces, the inside and outside. The outside area near the door is equipped with coffee tables, sofas, tables and chairs, and there are a few scattered books on the bookcases against the wall. ; The inner area at the back is naturally the rest area, with a spacious double wooden bed as the protagonist here, and a novel radio on the bedside table next to it.The space of the independent bathroom is not large, but it is hundreds of times better than the simple bathroom when sleeping in the wild.

"This is the room for you two. Here is the room key. By the way, my room is next door. People from the office should come over with the temporary residence permit in a while. You can't go in until you get that thing. You can move freely in Changming City." He led Hiiragi and Lingjiu to their room, and handed the room key to Hiiragi's hand while instructing them on the next steps.

"Temporary residence permit?"

As someone who came to Changming City for the first time, Hiei Jing still didn't know many things about Changming City. Didn't they already enter the city smoothly?Why do we need that kind of certificate to move freely in Changming City?Han Nianling was already ready to answer Hiiragi Jing's various questions.

"You must have seen it when you were at the city gate. The flow of people entering and leaving Changming City every day is a huge number. Such frequent population movements naturally require special management methods. Registered resident cards of local residents and foreigners are all the same. The temporary residence permit that needs to be applied for is one of them. The temporary residence permit registers the length of stay that the holder of the permit needs to stay in Changming City. If the time is exceeded and the extension procedure is not completed in time, the temporary residence permit will become invalid. At that time, the patrol police will Strong measures will be taken to expel them."

"The length of stay stated on our temporary residence permit is two months later. In fact, we only stayed in Changming City for about a month, so you don't need to worry about the issue of invalid certificates." Leaning at the door Han Nianling changed to a standing position and stretched hard. Driving for a long time was not an easy task even if he alternated with Hu Lan. The severe pain in his lower back was the result of sitting for a long time. Now She urgently needs a good rest, otherwise it will inevitably affect her future schedule.

"By the way, if you want to go out after getting the temporary residence permit, just come to me. I will entrust someone in the office to arrange a guide." After leaving these words, Han Nianling closed the door, and then There was a series of footsteps leaving quickly.

Although he was full of expectations for Changming City before arriving, after arriving here successfully, his need to go out was not so urgent.After all, she is now in Changming City and can go out anytime after getting the temporary residence permit. In contrast, taking a good rest to eliminate the fatigue caused by this long journey is what she wants to do most at the moment.

"Well……"

Ling Jiu obviously had the same idea as her. The next second she closed the door, she turned around and ran towards the large double bed. When she was still a few steps away, her feet were already Leaving the ground, Lingjiu landed heavily on the bed with a muffled sound. His body bounced a few times with the elastic mattress and finally stopped, leaving Lingjiu with his head buried in the quilt. The sound of heavy breathing.

It hadn't been obvious during the journey but now it seemed she was actually no less eager for the end of the journey than the others.

Although he also wanted to feel the softness of the bed with his body, other things in the room also attracted Hiiragi's attention before that.

Before moving to the bookcase, his inspection eyes immediately scanned it. There were not many books on the bookshelf. There were only about a dozen books arranged together, and most of them were crudely bound manuals. This made the entire The bookcase seemed particularly empty. Hiiragi took out the book with the thickest spine. Only the five characters "Introduction to Changming City" were printed on the simple cover.

Let’s take a look...

Picking up the book and walking to the bedside, Hiei Jing looked at the radio placed on the bedside table. It looked much larger than the radios commonly seen in the Newborn City. The wooden casing was made of dark red. After applying the paint, there was a very considerate table on the wall behind the bedside table with the frequencies of different radio stations in Changming City. If you count them in detail, there are as many as twelve channels. In comparison, Newborn City only has One channel seems really pitiful.

"Lingjiu, are you asleep?" Hiiragi turned to ask Lingjiu who was lying on the bed. After seeing him shaking his head to deny it, she turned on the radio with confidence.

Turning the knob of the radio to adjust the frequency on the table, from weather forecasts to novel lectures to explanations of the Changming City government's policies, even the special advertising frequency band was listened to with interest. None of the ads are repetitive, and the ups and downs of the tone and the creative slogans are very exciting.

Reluctantly turning the knob to adjust to the next channel, the noisy snowflake sound just calmed down with the correct conversion of frequency. A clear voice of a girl like a silver bell came out from the speaker of the radio: "Very special." I am glad that all listeners can listen to Changming Music Program on time at two o'clock in the afternoon. I am the special host of this program..."

Ruoxiang?

Hiiragi was slightly startled by the crisp voice and the name he introduced himself. Wait...could it be that the owner of this voice is the girl Ruoxiang on the poster?Not only Hiiragi Shizune, but also Lingjiu raised his head from the quilt and showed his interest in this Wakaka.

"Thanks to everyone's love and your support and encouragement, I have been able to reach this point and have the honor to host such an important program. I don't know many things, and I can't change anything. Singing may be my only The saving grace, after all, the world is always so unsatisfactory, but no matter where you are and what kind of life you live, please always believe in tomorrow. I hope that my singing can wash away some of your fatigue, even just a little... May the light of humanity keep shining brightly..."

After a brief silence, a melodious violin music played melodiously, and the gently falling piano sound was mixed in like the drizzle falling from time to time. After a brief prelude that lasted for more than ten seconds, the girl's singing followed...

The voice as calm as flowing water is not very stunning, but soon people become intoxicated in it unconsciously. Both Hiiragi and Reijiu stopped all their movements, as if time had stopped, everything It lasted until the song ended, and Hiiragi Jing and Reijiu, who were immersed in the aftertaste of the music, seemed to be gradually waking up from sleep.

"This is... really good..."

It was originally thought that the girl's fame was mainly due to the Changming City Propaganda Department sparing no effort in using the media at its disposal for publicity, but now it seems that her mesmerizing singing voice may also be one of the important keys.

Although it was still unfinished, the only thing the girl sang in person was the song just now. What was played next was a recorded song, which was also nice to listen to but obviously not as addictive as the one sung by the girl herself. It was as if there was some kind of magic attached to his own singing voice. Just as Hiiragi was about to adjust the knob to listen to the next channel, Lingjiu suddenly reached out and pressed the switch of the radio.

The radio's snowy sound suddenly stopped.

"Huh? Lingjiu, what's wrong?"

Hiiragi looked at Ling Jiu in confusion. She originally thought that Ling Jiu wanted a quiet environment to sleep because of physical and mental sleepiness, but found that she was looking serious at this time and seemed to be listening quietly to something. Before she could ask, something suddenly sounded in her ear. Captured a muffled cry of pain that came faintly through the wall.

Is that... Han Nianling's voice?Could it be that she...was attacked? !

After realizing what might have happened next door, the two immediately got out of bed and quickly ran towards the door.

Chapter 5 Han Nianling’s mentor

As the youngest A-level researcher in the Southern Federation so far, Han Nianling naturally has quite a reputation, and the scope of application of this reputation is not just limited to a few city bases.It was not uncommon for them to quickly get approval from the Southern Federal checkpoint just by showing their name, while other convoys that preceded them were still waiting.

However, the reputation brought not only the convenience of passing the customs, but also the prying eyes on her in the dark corners under the light. She was stared at and regarded as a provocation by the remnants of the nomads who occupied Xidi City. The most direct proof of this is the important goal of the conflict between the two city bases.

As long as this reputation still hangs on Han Nianling's head, the threat will never disappear. With the lessons learned from the Xidi City incident, Hiei Jing has a deeper understanding of the responsibilities he bears, whether as an individual or as an individual. Operators are still mercenaries, and their purpose of protecting their employers is the same.

Therefore, even after arriving at the final destination of Changming City, they still could not relax their vigilance. When they noticed something strange coming from the next room, the two of them were able to react immediately and take action.

While running quickly towards the door, Hiiragi's thoughts quickly began to analyze the situation they faced: the hotel has a total of four floors, the first floor is the hotel's counter and lobby, and the second and third floors are the residences of the male team members. , there are only three residents on the entire fourth floor: she, Lingjiu and Han Nianling. Not only is it too late to call for support, but it will also alert the intruder next door. Now they can only rely on the two of them to rescue Han Nianling.

But why did the other party enter Han Nianling's room so easily without being noticed?

Logically speaking, Changming City's police deployment in this neighborhood should be very sufficient.It is difficult for unidentified people to move around in this area, and the guards around the hotel are strictly preventing outsiders from approaching. In addition, Han Nianling's own skills are not weak and he can call for help in time even if he is not hostile.

After considering various factors, Hiei Jing immediately came to a credible conclusion: the intruder was a familiar person in the New City, and more likely someone from the New City office. He used his identity to easily enter the hotel and hide in the cold. If the mind spirit is alert and subdues it before then everything will make sense.

Thinking of this, Hiiragi breathed a sigh of relief. Since the other party entered the hotel openly from the main entrance, he would not be carrying weapons such as firearms. If he wanted to deal with it, he should be able to deal with it with the short sword and Zero Nine's strength. Not a problem anymore.

"Zero Nine!"

"one person."

Lingjiu's perception once again helped a lot. If he was alone, he wouldn't need to distract himself from dealing with threats from other directions.

In just a few seconds, the two of them arrived at the door of Han Nianling's room. The door panel getting closer and closer made Hiiragi quickly rehearse the next intrusion in his mind.

In order to ensure the suddenness and shock of the action, you must break into it as soon as possible. Of course, this is not just a hasty and reckless act. At the same time, Hiiragi will also be ready. If the opponent takes Han Nianling as a hostage, then he must use throwing methods. To kill it, the prerequisite for success is whether you can complete the judgment of the situation in the room before the other party reacts.

"Oh!"

The moment they unscrewed the doorknob, the two of them rushed into the house from behind the door. There was a loud banging sound between the door panel and the wall that was suddenly opened. The strong wind fanned by the door panel lifted the curtains at the end of the room. stand up.

At the same time, Hiei Jing's left and right hands were already touching the dagger hanging on the outside of her thigh, and her tense muscles were ready to deliver a fatal blow to the target she was looking at.

The enemy is... eh? !

When everything was ready for the war, they peered into the room and eagerly searched for the target. The scene that fell in front of them made their movements freeze in place, as if time had stopped at the first second they entered the room.

Lingjiu's perception was not wrong. There was indeed a stranger in Han Nianling's room. However, what was happening in the room was completely different from what he had just imagined.

What is this doing?

Han Nianling, who had been imagined to have been held hostage by the intruder, was currently lying on a sofa not far from the door with his arms stacked up on his pillow. Chi Guo's body was only covered at the hips. A pure white towel, and the stranger was standing on the side of the table, leaning over and pressing Han Nianling's smooth back with both hands. From the back, he seemed to be a woman with her head coiled up.

"You two...what do you want here?"

It was difficult for Han Nianling not to pay attention to such a big commotion. He raised his eyes with his eyes closed and saw Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu at the door, maintaining a posture as if facing a formidable enemy.

"I...we..." Han Nianling's question brought Higgin Jing back from her stunned state. No matter how slow she was when she saw the situation clearly, she could understand that Han Nianling was enjoying something called ' Massage' service, and what she and Zero Nine did can only be attributed to an embarrassing own action.

Han Nianling, who seemed to understand something, closed her eyes again and sighed softly. Then she laid her head back on her arms and muffled a message to the two of them: "When I leave... ...Remember to close the door, the wind is a bit cold..."

"oh oh……"

Han Nianling lightly revealed this embarrassing page, which relieved the embarrassment between the two of them, but it also made Higgin Jing suddenly realize another thing: Han Nianling seemed to be wearing nothing now...

It's not that Han Nianling didn't take care of Han Nianling's body, and she had had several honest conversations in the bathroom, but Han Nianling now had a different kind of attraction, which made her eyes involuntarily turn to hers. The body moved over.

Although the color of the large piece is fair, it does not have excessive skin like hers and Lingjiu. The reflected light is produced due to the application of essential oil. Under the light and dark outline of the light, the outline of the muscles and body becomes more obvious, and under the body The side of the deformed soft ball squeezed by the cushion was deceived by Hiiragi and passed over several times with his peripheral vision.

There is also Han Nianling's outstanding appearance. His sweat-soaked hair is close to his skin, and his frowning and slightly relaxed and lazy look is something Hiiragi has never seen before.

What's wrong with me?

There seemed to be something spreading in her lower abdomen, and the abnormality in her body made Hiiragi panic. She wanted to leave with Lingjiu who had turned around, but the waves of weak and rapid breathing seemed to be constantly for her. The weight on her legs added one point after another, and her consciousness fell into a trance again.

"Don't leave in such a hurry, we haven't had time to get to know each other yet."

At this moment, a sudden interjection of words interrupted Ling Jiu's preparations to go out, and also woke up Hiiragi Jing from an increasingly strange state. Hiiragi Jing hurriedly turned her attention to the person who was massaging Han Nianling. On women.

At this time, the other party had stopped what they were doing and slowly turned around to look at them. Hiiragi Jing was also able to see clearly the woman with her back to them. Compared with Han Nianling, Ren Xi and others, her appearance could only be... Generally speaking, she has an inconspicuous tear mole under the corner of her left eye. The obvious nasolabial folds show that she is no longer young, but her kind smile makes people unconsciously feel close to her just by looking at it. , and in an instant, the inexplicable irritability that occupied Hiei Jing's heart was cleared away.

"The one with black hair is Hiiragi Jing, and the one with gray hair is Ling Jiu, right? They are all very good children. Nian Ling has always had a good eye..." The woman nodded lightly to herself as if in confirmation. His own guess seemed to confirm Han Nianling's choice, "My name is Hai Changlin, and I am the director of the Newborn City's office in Changming City. You can call me Aunt Chang Lin. I remember Nianling called me that too before. …”

"I was going to get your passes first, but I thought you were resting, so I came over here first."

She is the director of the office?

"You...Aunt Chang...Chang Lin...are a researcher?" There seemed to be more than this unexpected identity. Hiiragi noticed at a glance that there was a t-shirt with the Erlenmeyer flask logo draped on the sofa nearby. The white coat and the suitcase containing Han Nianling's coat were still intact by the wall, so naturally this dress belonged to the Hai Changlin in front of her.

"Yes, yes, I am still a researcher. So far, the only result I can talk about is my student."

There was a hint of pride in Hai Changlin's smile, and her words shocked Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu again. There were only four people present, so could the student she was talking about be...

"Yes, she is my mentor, a research expert in the field of dark energy in the First City." Han Nianling's confirmation made the two of them even more shocked. Han Nianling was actually a student she taught? !

"I'm just a B-level researcher, not a research expert."

"You must be if you could stay in the Firstborn City."

"Okay, okay, it's enough for me to have you..." Not only did the several times of persuasion still yield no results, Hai Changlin easily resolved her persistence by just keeping that smile. Although Han Nianling had foreseen Even with such a result, it is still inevitable to feel disappointed.

What happened between them?Although he was curious, it was a private matter between master and disciple. Hiroyuki felt it was inconvenient to ask.

Just when the atmosphere in the room inevitably fell into an eerie silence, the alarm on the table suddenly rang. Han Nianling immediately got up from his seat, put on a towel and walked towards the bathroom.

"The massage has only been going on for 10 minutes, do you want to go now?" Hai Changlin raised her eyes and looked at the time on the alarm clock. She was a little surprised by the time at this time.

"Well, I don't want to go there too late." Han Nianling, who was standing in front of the bathroom door, stopped and looked at Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu and said, "If you want to take a walk in Changming City, you can Talk to Teacher Hai, she will help you arrange it as a guide."

"Wait, wait, where are you going?"

From the conversation between Han Nianling and Hai Changlin, it is not difficult to tell that she has another purpose for traveling. This is different from the private matters between master and apprentice, but is directly related to her duty as a guard. As for the tour of Changming City, of course I have to put it back a bit.

"Are you going too?"

After receiving a joint nod from Hiiragi Jing and Zero-Nine, Han Nianling lowered his head and fell into deep thought. Just when Hiiragi Jing thought that his request had embarrassed Han Nianling and was about to change his mind, Han Nianling gave the final answer at the end of his meditation. Permission to reply.

"Okay, let's go together..."

Chapter 6 An acquaintance on Green Valley Street

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the quiet and deserted streets and scattered pedestrians gradually enriched Hiiragi's initial impression that was only imprinted in her mind at first glance. This was of course within Hiiragi's expectation. It is impossible for a bustling city base to cover every corner of the city with glamour. It is a common thing in the wasteland world that diverse and even completely different scenery is compressed into a city base.

Although the visit to Changming City has been postponed, in Hieragi Jing's view, this is also part of the tour process. Whether it is prosperous or deserted, these are real parts of Changming City.

But then again...where is this place?What is the place that Han Nianling can't wait to go to as soon as he gets the pass when he arrives at Changming City?

Regarding these two questions, asking the person involved directly is undoubtedly the best way to answer them. However, looking at the back of Hiiragi walking slowly in front of him, the questions that have been pushed to his lips again and again are always swallowed back. .

Ever since Han Nianling left the hotel, she had been walking in silence until now. The sound of leather boots hitting the ground seemed to be her only feedback to the outside world. Silence was Han Nianling's normal state, but this Something strange happened once.

There was a faint heavy atmosphere. I didn't know whether it was due to the street scene or something else. In short, Hiiragi felt that now was not the time to ask questions. Besides, the other party didn't mind bringing her and Lingjiu with him. Han Nianling didn't hide anything. plan, the other party will definitely explain it at the appropriate time.

Although there is no tool like a map to provide direct directions, it is not difficult to infer from the gradually approaching city walls that they should be heading in the opposite direction to the central area of ​​the city.

Just as Hiei Jing was about to continue looking for other information to determine her position, Han Nianling, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

"We have arrived."

Ok?

Han Nianling spoke for the first time since leaving the hotel. She originally thought that the destination might be further away, but it was not too close to her residence.

The place where they stopped was a T-shaped intersection. What Han Nianling was looking at at this time was the branch road that branched off to the right.

There is a blocking pole at the intersection of the branch road to control the entry and exit of vehicles. This seems to be a residential area. Ordinary houses with only one or two floors and different shapes are crowded in the limited space on both sides of the road. The layout seems a bit messy, but The streets are surprisingly clean.

A road sign with the name of the road was erected not far away - Green Valley Street.

Ugh?

This discovery surprised Hiiragi, because almost all the road names she saw along the way were a combination of area, numbers, and letters. Only important main roads would have names like this.

And Green Valley Street... this name seems a bit familiar. Wait, Han Nianling's hometown also seems to be called this name. Is it a coincidence?

"It's no coincidence."

"?!"

The doubts that obviously only stayed in her heart were answered verbally by Han Nianling. Did the other party expect her confusion?

After a brief period of astonishment, Hiei Jing immediately cheered up and listened carefully. Han Nianling explained to them at the right time just as she knew.