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

JD's military operations in the abandoned city were not without gains. At least the weakening of this huge threat allowed the scope of security activities of the Chusheng City base government to expand. Changes in the external environment prompted the adoption of proposals for the establishment of reclamation camps and the development of further areas. The flat terrain of a mountainous forest area about five kilometers from the city just meets the development requirements.

It is close to the river, the terrain is flat, and there is a land connection with the New City. The transportation is relatively convenient. If you insist on saying it, it is unknown what is hidden in the endless dense forest, and the development process may have certain risks.

However, this is not a problem for the reclamation battalion. Although the reclamation battalion is nominally a second-line force, its combat effectiveness is no worse than the first-line standing army.

The members of the reclamation camp are basically standing army soldiers who have been removed from the army. There is no problem with the quality of the soldiers. Moreover, weapons and equipment other than heavy weapons in the reclamation camp are still directly provided by the military's logistics department. In addition to salary, the basic treatment is the same as that of the standing army. Generally the same.

It is precisely because of this that the laid-off soldiers did not express much dissatisfaction. Although their wages were cut, they were also far away from the dangerous front line. The list of those killed in the JD operation to destroy the city was full of names they were familiar with in their military life. Perhaps in comparison Life in the reclamation camp is more suitable for them.

At least, that's what Lin Pingfeng thought.

Compared with ordinary standing army soldiers, he has been a mercenary for nearly ten years and has experienced countless struggles on the edge of life and death. He has witnessed too many deaths. Each experience will deepen his understanding of the fragility and preciousness of life. This knowledge made him consciously seek a more stable life than that of a mercenary.

Although he has been waiting for a long time, this goal is not so far away. Fortunately, he finally got the opportunity in a recent commission: He never thought that he would have the opportunity to take over the task assigned by A-level researcher Han Nianling He made a commission and successfully obtained the other party's promise. Although the commission of walking in the abandoned city of JD was extremely dangerous, he and his nephew both survived.

The researcher also fulfilled her promise. After returning to the First Born City, she was able to join the standing army with the rank of captain. Then when he heard about the establishment of the reclamation camp, he took the initiative to request to be included in the abolition list. After that, Lin Pingfeng became increasingly clear about the scale of his future life.

I heard that a 'primary education center' is being built in Chusheng City. By then, with my current connections, I might be able to secure a student spot for Xiaoliu, allowing him to give up his so-called mercenary dream and learn some practical skills so that he can live a more stable life. , which can be regarded as living up to his father's trust.

Later, when I have saved enough money, I will move my nephew to a larger urban base in the Southern Federation, buy some belongings, and do business there. I will no longer have to crawl around in the dangerous wasteland, and I will no longer have to go there. That kind of life where I don't know if there will be tomorrow, maybe I and Xiaoliu will have the opportunity to start a family...

"Captain, it's time to rest. Should we move on?"

Just as Lin Pingfeng was thinking about the promising future, a voice from beside him reminded him of the current situation. When he came back to his senses, he saw members of the same team waiting for his next order.

"Oh...I understand, Xu...Xu Haoyu, go and inform others to continue patrolling." Lin Pingfeng patted his head. He almost lost time because he was in a daze. He had not really lived a comfortable life yet. Being so lax, I am too unqualified at this stage.

While reflecting on himself, he opened the map to confirm the next patrol route. Forest patrol team, this is his current duty in the reclamation camp.

As the name suggests, the duty of the forest patrol team is to patrol the mountains and forests to the west, responsible for timely inspection and early warning of possible threats to the safety of the reclamation camp, and to create a safe working environment for subsequent logging groups.

Including the team led by Lin Ping, there are a total of twelve forest patrol teams set up in the reclamation camp. Each team has seven people and is fully responsible for security issues within a five-kilometer radius around the planned area.

The vast patrol area, especially the large jungle, caused a lot of trouble to everyone in the patrol team. The person at the front of the team waved the machete in his hand to clear away the shrubs or branches blocking the road, and the following team members waited until they were tired. He will take over from the person in front and continue to develop characters.

Looking at the cooperation among the team members, Lin Pingfeng nodded secretly. Although it had only been a few days since its establishment, the team members were basically getting along well. On the contrary, as the captain, he seemed a little uncomfortable. Even the names of the team members I remember being unfamiliar.This may be the difference between standing army soldiers and mercenaries.

"Watch the top of your head."

Just as the team was overcoming the difficulties on the way and advancing little by little, Lin Pingfeng suddenly spoke up and reminded them. The team members subconsciously raised their heads and looked overhead. They saw countless tall and thick branches hanging in the sky not far away dozens of meters ahead. The remains of buildings, including abandoned vehicles, concrete pulled by steel bars, and even piles of broken asphalt pavement, were hanging on the branches in large pieces, swinging dangerously with the sound of wind.

And just below that area, there are countless falling objects from high altitude. Under them are all large and small pits created by the falling objects. Some pits seem to have existed for a long time and are therefore overgrown with weeds. Some potholes are filled with fresh soil that has been renovated. Judging from the current growth rate of vegetation, it should only take two or three days.

"It seems that this place was originally a village before the war. Most of them were residential buildings made of red bricks...it is very dangerous." The latter sentence was intended to remind the team members that there is not much value here and they should not risk being killed by high altitudes. The dangerous search was hit by falling objects, but he immediately remembered that he was carrying soldiers from the reclamation camp instead of scavengers and mercenaries.

As if in response to his 'dangerous' comment just now, Lin Pingfeng's words just fell. The wreckage of a bus crushed the branches that had supported it for a long time, and fell straight to the ground below with a harsh collapse sound. .

"boom!!!"

Amidst the huge roar, the wreckage of the bus was squeezed into a twisted mass of scrap metal. A large number of frightened birds flew away from the tree canopy in panic. The dark clouds covered all the few gaps between the tree canopies. , the entire world below the tree canopy has difficulty getting sunlight, and falls into darkness as if it were dark.

Half a minute later, the birds flew into the distance one after another, and weak light returned to the space where Lin Pingzhi and others were.

"Huh... let's take a detour..."

Lin Pingfeng, who recovered from the shock, slowly proposed, and his proposal received strong approval from the team members who nodded like garlic.

After drawing this dangerous area on the map and reporting it to other patrol teams, Lin Pingzhi opened the patrol line and began to re-plan the patrol route.

Although this dangerous area is not very big, it is inevitable that we will have to take a long detour. If we go east, we will overlap with the patrols of other forest patrol teams, so we should continue to go deeper to the west.

"Set off……"

After a small episode, the forest patrol team patrolled according to the re-planned route. Although the west direction led to the depths of the dense forest, no one thought there was anything wrong. 16 years after the establishment of the Newborn City, threats always came from To the east, there has never been any danger in this dense forest in the west, which also makes Newborn City always regard the west as the safe direction in the traditional sense.

As we progressed deeper into the jungle, the vegetation became more and more lush along the way, but the light that should have become dimmer gradually became brighter, and all this light came from the front... Could it be the end of the dense forest?

It's impossible. This large dense forest is so large that you can't see the edge at a glance. How can you reach the end so quickly?

When the ranger slowly approached, Lin Pingfeng saw the truth clearly: it turned out that a giant tree had fallen, and the sky that was originally covered by a large tree crown was revealed, allowing the sunlight to touch the ground below.

"Stop..."

At this moment, the team member at the front of the team suddenly stopped and shouted in a low voice. Lin Pingfeng followed his instructions and saw a large tree lying on the rotten tree trunk. A head-hunting wild dog, its blue-gray hair blends in with the moss underneath it. No wonder most people didn't notice it at first.

The member at the front of the team looked back at Lin Pingfeng. After receiving a nod of affirmation, he leaned over and put down the gun in his hand, then took off the gun behind him and put the target in the scope.

The headhunting wild dog seemed to be taking a nap and did not show much abnormality. Just when he was about to pull the trigger, long hair flew out from nowhere and penetrated the head of the headhunting wild dog in front, and a large amount of blood spattered out. The surrounding ground was dyed red, and the force of the spear was so strong that it pinned the body of the headhunting wild dog to the trunk of the tree.

This unexpected change made everyone hold their breath and look at the bloody land ahead in disbelief. No one knew what happened.

It was not their bullets that killed the headhunting wild dogs, but the long hair as thick as a baby's arm. Could it be a hunter hiding nearby... No, it's impossible. How could humans possess such powerful physical strength?

……

I don’t know why the content of the colored version is illegal.

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Chapter 20 Meeting again in the medical department

The 27-minute lecture was officially over after Han Nianling left the stage. It can be seen that there was a sense of haste behind the planning of this lecture. Only Han Nianling from the institute and Jiang Heng from the Central Science Department were present. There are not many lecturers and even the staff to maintain order in the lecture hall.

However, the length of this lecture was just right for Hiiragi. It did not drag on for so long that it would make people feel boring after sitting for a long time. The content of the lecture in more than 20 minutes was also more interesting than she imagined. At least she was interested in it. We have a preliminary understanding of the so-called ether-like and dark energy.

As for the development of the intrigue between Han Nianling and Jiaheng behind this... she doesn't care, or there is nothing to care about at all. Judging from her current understanding of Han Nianling, she really can't think of the possibility of this old fox losing. .

Otherwise, why would I be beaten to death by the opponent? No matter how you think about it, it must be because the opponent's rank is too high.

At the end of the lecture, the audience left their seats and began to leave the venue one after another. The students left through other exits under the arrangement of their teachers, which kept the venue orderly even if there were crowds of people.

"I didn't expect that you and Teacher Han, Hiiragi Jing, would have gained such important information about the witch tyrant from your experience in the abandoned city of JD..."

Although Jiaheng's lecture made Phil very disappointed, Han Nianling's lecture afterwards really satisfied her. As a student, she had very limited knowledge about witches, and the news about witches attracted her. Even stronger than those young students, not only the words, but the public information even has photos, even if they are blurry, they are still photos of the witch.

Phil stretched hard to get some relief from the stiffness in his body that he had forgotten to adjust his sitting posture due to being so fascinated. Then he turned around and complained to Hiiragi: "Why don't you tell me about such a valuable experience?" , by the way, is there anything else that Teacher Han didn’t mention?”

"I'm not sure about this, because I'm in a coma..." Hiiragi Jing, who had reached a confidentiality agreement with Han Nianling, naturally couldn't reveal anything to Phil. In addition, she didn't know much about the tyrant, not even as much as Han Nianling. There are more of these messages revealed by the spirit.

"Really?" Phil still looked at Hiiragi suspiciously, and his eyes full of exploratory desire seemed determined to figure out Hiiragi's situation.

"Really, I fell into a coma in the end. I really don't know much about the tyrant." Hiiragi nodded hurriedly to clarify.

"Is she pretty then?"

"It's okay..." She blurted out subconsciously, and when she realized she wanted to shut up, it was already too late.

The smile hanging on the corner of Phil's mouth in front of her was somewhat similar to that of Han Nianling. Only then did Hiei Jing suddenly realize that maybe Phil's learning from Han Nianling might not be limited to academic aspects. She really didn't expect that she would actually learn from Phil because of her I fell into this clumsy and simple trap because of my trust.

"Have you really seen a tyrant?" After receiving Hiiragi's vague affirmation, Phil's mood became obviously excited. Seeing her suddenly full of expectation, Hiiragi, who had already lost his words, knew that there was no point in hiding it anymore. .

"If I really want to talk about it being related to the tyrant... I just happened to witness a fight between the tyrant and a headhunting wild dog on the subway. I really don't know what happened next."

"So what does she look like? How is she dressed?" Phil did not lose interest because of Hiiragi Jing's words. After confirming that Hiiragi Jing had really seen the tyrant, he started his own round of questions with great excitement.

"She's pretty, with long black hair, eyes... a little red... As for her dress: she wore a hooded windbreaker, which was torn and dirty, and nothing else." Hiiragi frowned and tried hard. She recalled the tyrant she saw that day, but at that time her focus was entirely on that spectacular fight, and her memory of the tyrant's image was weakened a lot because of this.

"that's it?"

"that's it."

Phil was disappointed with such a dry description, but when she saw Hiiragi Jing's helpless expression, she gave up asking. After all, Hiiragi Jing was indeed unconscious when Instructor Tianhan brought him to the medical department. A few days later, she took over the task of taking care of Hiiragi Jing from Han Nianling.

"Okay... I understand." Putting aside her passionate concern for the tyrant, Phil stood up and looked around. At this time, most of the people in the venue had left, and the empty entrances and exits were no longer crowded. Then she looked He glanced at the watch on his wrist to confirm the time, "Don't rush home, we have to go to the medical department next."

"Go to the medical department? Sister Fei'er, what can I do?"

"It's not mine, it's yours."

"my business?"

When she heard that this familiar name was related to her, Hiiragi, who was about to leave, unconsciously shrank her shoulders. The boring and panic-inducing experience in the medical ward made her really have a bad impression of this place.

Perhaps seeing the flash of panic on Hiiragi's face, Phil added with a smile: "Don't be nervous, it's just a review. It's been some time since you were discharged from the hospital. This is considered to have passed the observation period. After the final Once a re-examination proves that your health is no longer serious, you’ll be fine.”

There was still resistance in my heart, but since it was a necessary review step, there was nothing to refuse. I followed Phil out of the venue and handed in his temporary pass before walking out of the gate of the institute.

In the lobby of the Medical Department of the Newborn City Research Institute, there is an indescribable aroma permeating the air, like the smell of air cleaner. It is obviously better than the smell of disinfectant from the health center, but for Hiiragi Jing It feels like a pungent smell.

At this time, Phil had already gone to apply for review items and forms, while Hiiragi was left alone in the hall, sitting on a bench and waiting quietly. She was the only one in the empty hall, just like what she saw when she was hospitalized here last time. It's the same as when we arrived - as deserted as ever. In Hiiragi's opinion, although it has the name of 'Medical Department', it is more like a pharmacology laboratory of a research institute.

Are there really other patients here besides myself some time ago?

While Hiei Jing was waiting boredly, there was a sudden noise outside the gate. When Hiei Jing raised her eyes and looked out the window, a car appeared outside the fence gate. The familiar car was the one she followed Han Nianling to JD Wasteland. The difference between the infantry vehicles they rode in the city was that all the weapons on them had been removed, as if they had been temporarily transformed into transportation purposes.

The fence door of the medical department had just been opened halfway, and the car hurriedly squeezed through the slightly opened gap. It didn't care about the consequences of having several white marks on the body, and it didn't make unnecessary turns. Under the roar of the engine, The sound even ran over the lawn in front and headed straight for the operating building behind.

Is it an emergency for some important person?

Just when Hiiragi was about to withdraw his gaze and continue his boring waiting, he suddenly saw a familiar face in the car.

Why is he here?

……

Sitting on the ground in front of the operating room, with his head buried between his knees, Xiao Liu had only a mess in his mind. Xiao Liu never thought that things would develop to such an extent.Didn't you agree that the reclamation camp was performing a safe mission?Why did he come back looking like he was covered in blood, seriously injured and on the verge of death?

Although he never saw the actual condition of the wound, he could tell the seriousness of the injury from the blood that could not stop seeping out of the gauze.

Yesterday, I had a big fight because I secretly took over the task of guarding farmland as a mercenary. I was obviously ready to compromise with my uncle, but why did this happen?

The liquid in his eyes fell from the corners of his eyes to his cheeks. Xiao Liu wiped away the tears with force, but the tears flowed more and more. The more so, the angrier Xiao Liu felt in his heart. He punched the hard floor tiles, and the heartbreaking pain shot from his finger bones. It came out that it was a kind of anger towards myself.I thought I had grown up after returning from JD's abandoned city, but in the end I was still so cowardly.

Perhaps it was true as his uncle said, a person like him was not suitable to be a mercenary at all.

"As expected, it's you, Xiaoliu."

Suddenly, a small white hand handed a tissue to his eyes. When he raised his head and saw the face of the person in front of him, he suddenly felt a little at a loss.

"Sister Shi...Sister Shitou?"

"Wipe your tears and snot, you look so ugly now..." Hieijing threw the tissue on the other person's face. She didn't expect that the habit of carrying tissues with her would have other uses.

After hurriedly cleaning up the mess on his face, Xiaoliu still couldn't believe Hiiragi Jing's sudden appearance: "Sister Shitou... why are you here?"

"Uh... I just came here for a physical examination." Hiiragi Jing said and glanced at the blood stains on the ground. She followed the blood stains on the ground to find this place. The person who can make Xiao Liu so anxious should be that person. "Is it Uncle Lin who pushed in?"

"Yes..." Xiaoliu's eyes darkened again when Hiiragi Jing mentioned Uncle Lin.

She was not a nosy person, but when she saw Xiao Liu being so helpless, she always unconsciously thought of herself when she first became a mercenary. He needed help now...

"Didn't Uncle Lin go to the reclamation camp? That working area should be relatively safe. What happened?"

"I don't know either. I heard from the people who sent him here that only my uncle escaped alive in the whole ranger team..."

Hiiragi didn't know what the patrol team was like, but she knew that Uncle Lin's personal strength as a veteran mercenary with ten years of information was absolutely excellent. Such a serious injury was obviously caused by an unusual situation.What makes Hiiragi even more worried is what kind of changes have happened in the mountains to the west. It is clear that the JD Abandoned City and Nuclear Waste Zone to the east has only passed not long ago.

Could it be that she is a witch again?

Chapter 21 Changes in the reclamation camp and Ren Xi’s commission

The chest was pierced by a wooden spear, causing a penetrating injury of more than eight centimeters in diameter from just below the right shoulder blade on the back to the third and fourth ribs of the chest. Extensive damage to the internal organs, including the right lung lobe, caused excessive blood loss. The subsequent strenuous exercise caused serious secondary injuries... The vital signs were weak, and the treated patient was not out of danger yet.

The above is what Hiiragi learned about Uncle Lin, or Lin Pingfeng's current situation through Phil's relationship.

Hiiragi was lying on the sofa, tossing and turning. The TV screen that was turned on was just playing the Newborn City News Channel in the background. At this time, all her thoughts were focused on the most intriguing key point... the wooden chair. spear?The weapon that injured Lin Pingfeng is really puzzling.

Such primitive cold weapons are not uncommon in this wasteland world. They are very common in some small and remote human strongholds with limited resources.

Many of these small humans have strongholds with weak production capabilities, lack the ability and channels to exchange supplies with the outside world, and even metal materials are very scarce. Their living standards are in a primitive state. Simple long hair is the most suitable thing they can use. Self-defense weapons.

Such a conjecture fits the rough and crude texture of the wooden spear very well, but it is obviously impossible based on the specifications of the spear.

The length and weight are not yet known, but judging from the diameter of more than eight centimeters, it is not something that ordinary humans can use, let alone throwing it and penetrating an adult wearing a protective shield.Besides, it was a team of soldiers equipped with automatic weapons.

Just as Hiiragi was quietly immersed in her own world, the doorbell suddenly woke her up. Are Phil and Han Nianling back?Troops, both of them have keys. Is it Hu Lan...or is it Sister Shang Shu?

When she came to the door, Hiiragi stood on tiptoes and peered through the peephole on the door. She was particularly surprised when she saw the figure waiting outside the door. The person who came was not anyone she had guessed before. But she also knew this person, it was the short-haired B-level researcher Ren Xi.

"This is Han Nianling's new home? She actually realized that she no longer wants to live in her shabby assigned apartment? By the way, are you the only one?"

Just when Hiei Jing pulled the door handle and opened the door bolt, Ren Xi who was outside the door couldn't wait to push the door open and half of her body was thrust in. Her eyes scanned the empty living room, and finally landed on the person who was rubbing her hands just now. Hiiragi, whose forehead was hit when Ren Xi pushed the door, stretched out his hand.

"I'm sorry, Han Nianling is over there at the institute. Sister Fei also went to the institute just now and said she wanted to take notes on what she heard today..."

Because of the collision between her forehead and the door just now, Hiiragi responded angrily to this rude B-level researcher. However, Ren Xi put her hand on the door to stop Hiiragi's intention to close the door and said happily: "That's just right. It's you I'm looking for."

looking for me?

What would happen if Ren Xi came to her?They were not very familiar with each other, just a little more than acquaintances. The most in-depth exchange was about their experience at the underground shooting range, and they had not seen each other since.