You tell me, this is called daily youth?

Huh? This has been discovered?

The girl was stunned. She didn't expect Yuki's observation to be so detailed. As an honest soldier, she didn't know how to answer.

"Now that we've come to this point, we should separate, right?"

"Well, everything is subject to the command of the headquarters." Chris's expression darkened. She didn't have any wild thoughts, but the low casualty rate during this period allowed her to finally sleep peacefully.

Yuki patted her shoulder. In fact, he had a good impression of her after spending these days together. A teammate who was powerful but overly naive was never a bad thing.

After passing by each other, he took a few steps forward and then stepped back, spread out his hands, took out something from the storage space and handed it to the girl.

This is a fashion magazine left here by my senior. It doesn't involve any secrets of the reincarnation game, but it's just a small experiment.

"What is this?" Chris was confused. The technology of Emerald Star had long gotten rid of paper, but the bright cover still made her unable to resist flipping through it.

"A little parting gift. By the way, do you understand?"

"I don't understand, but these pictures are pretty." Chris had never seen these beautiful dresses. In her impression, there were only military uniforms, and even casual clothes were mainly for combat.

As expected, the translation system of the reincarnation game is one-sided.

"Have you ever thought about trying it on?" Yuki asked casually. Judging from his visual observation, this lieutenant was quite attractive.

"Please don't tease me. In war, this kind of defenseless and inconvenient clothing is unnecessary." Unexpectedly, Chris didn't appreciate it and explained seriously:

"Unless the war ends, this kind of civilian clothing will never be available..."

"Then why not just end this war?" Yuki replied casually, and saw the lieutenant staring at him with cold eyes as if he were a fool.

Some things cannot be taken as a joke, even if he is not saying it in a joking tone.

He shrugged, said nothing, and quickly hid in his room.

"End the war, just you?"

When Chris saw his back disappear, she stood in the corridor for several seconds, then lowered her head blankly.

The beautiful dress, the exquisite outfit, and all kinds of accessories and jewelry that she had never seen before seemed to have aroused her instinct. Seeing that there was no one around, she quickly hid them in her arms.

......

thump.

The Goshawk landed on the huge airport, opened the tail door, and let the dry wind blow on Yukiro's face.

After spending a whole week, he finally arrived at the human city. He saw that the airport covered hundreds of hectares, the apron was full of machinery, and there were several "Slayer" attack helicopters parked in the distance.

It wasn't written in the information, but Yuki had seen it on the battlefield. In that situation, there was no confidentiality at all, so the information was easily obtained.

“Not decadent, but bleak.”

As expected, there were a lot of machines but few people on the huge airport. The maintenance technicians all had gray hair or wore prosthetic limbs.

Human resources have been squeezed to the limit, and it is indeed a slow death.

He raised his head and glanced at the city in the distance. It was surrounded by a metal wall that looked like a guard post, but the specifications were several times higher. Some high-tech high-rise buildings protruded from behind the wall. Just by looking at it, you could tell how huge it was.

Which city is this?

Yuki, who didn't even have a map, had no idea what was going on. However, he wasn't standing in the cockpit just to look at the scenery. He could figure it out with some basic geographical knowledge:

Close to the eastern mountains, fifty kilometers away.

"Mr. Yuki, you have twelve hours of free time. Meet up here afterwards and I'll take you to the headquarters." A deep male voice came from Captain Kudus.

"Have I now handed it over to your Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Kudus's eyes sharpened slightly, and he said coldly, "You shouldn't know about the existence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Who told you?"

"I'll know sooner or later." Yuki didn't bother to waste time talking to him, nor did he want to get involved in the power struggle in the dungeon. He looked around and asked, "How do you say free movement?"

"I'll send a car to take you to Lancui City. You must not approach military facilities or have excessive contact with the citizens. Other than that, please do as you please."

This is a free activity for free.

Yuki had a very sharp nose and immediately smelled something wrong, but just like before, he didn't ask any more questions. He just saw Kudus take something out of the suitcase.

"This is an identification card. With it, you can move freely in the city."

It looked like a metal badge, and the main structure was the symbol of the Defense Forces—

A 'hand-held shield' pattern.

"Built-in positioning function?"

"Yes, it also has a certain protective effect." The captain was still direct and reminded: "You killed a lot of insects, and you will be targeted by lurkers, puppet insects, and hunter insects. With this thing, the garrison will come to protect you."

"Don't worry, it's a new product from the research department. It sends a special signal that insect swarms can't catch."

Look, important information has been obtained.

Yuki remembered the fifth tip and thought about the role of reputation. Does that mean that if the reputation of the Zerg is too low, it will be given special attention?

Fortunately, I am a 'lurker', so my reputation decreases more slowly.

He thanked them and pinned the badge on his left chest. At this moment, he felt a hidden gaze and turned his head to look, only to see the gray-haired staff members.

illusion?

Yuuki frowned and looked at the captain's expressionless face.

"You're not hiding anything from me, are you?"

Kudus thought for a moment before answering, "I do have many things I'm hiding from you."

Grass.

Yuki didn't bother to pay attention to him. After waiting for a few minutes, a car floating in the air drove over. He looked at it curiously and found that it was unmanned.

"No driver?"

"Well, we can only follow a fixed route. Go ahead." The captain was a little impatient, as if he couldn't let this person stay any longer.

Yuki was very observant. He knew that Chris hadn't come out yet, so there must be something confidential. He got into the back seat without hesitation, and as soon as he sat down, he felt a strong push on his back.

Swah——

It only takes two seconds to accelerate from a standstill to 100 kilometers per hour. The hover car is speeding, and in the front seat is an electronic screen with the driving route planned on it.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any hacking skills and can’t break into the system.

Yuki didn't click on the technology tree in this area, and simply enjoyed the scenery along the way.

Leaving the airport, there is a wide eight-lane two-way road. The guardrails on both sides are damaged and it can be seen that they are quite old. There are very few cars on such a wide road, allowing him to speed freely. Outside the guardrails are large areas of crops similar to wheat, and some huge machines are harvesting them.

They are all unmanned equipment. Since artificial intelligence is so powerful, why not build more drones or something?

Yuki didn't know much about technology, and he just found it very strange that they didn't think of using other things to replace the manpower shortage.

During this break, he carefully studied the emblem on his left chest.

【Loyal Guard Medal】

【Function: Releases special electromagnetic waves for positioning】

[Equipment requirements: Defense Force reputation 'Friendly' or above]

The murmur was concise and to the point, and indeed, as expected, it was not an ordinary thing.

"There's actually a reputation requirement, which means it's useless even if other players pick it up. But 'Loyal Guardian', that sounds ironic."

Yuki laughed at himself, not forgetting that he was a 'lurker'. He probably thought that some of his predecessors had reached this level.

It doesn't mean anything. The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't trust me at all. On the contrary, this thing is a disaster and can easily cause misjudgment by players of the same status.

"But the seniors are the 'Guardians'. I don't care what other players think." Yuuki's smile turned cruel and he huddled comfortably into the leather cushion.

In a few minutes, the massive walls filled the view and a city lay before us.

Yuki stopped daydreaming and began to observe the street scenes on both sides as the hovercraft slowed down.

It was similar to a modern city, with tall buildings and residential areas everywhere. The only difference was that there were very few pedestrians on the streets, and even if there were only a few of them, they were all wearing military uniforms.

What kind of city is this? It's clearly a barracks, the kind with not many people in it.

Yuki gradually came to his senses. The current situation on Emerald Planet was more serious than he had imagined. As the hovercraft drove through the main road, he did not see a single child. All the humanoid creatures were wearing military uniforms.

What is this, a nation-wide military in the absolute sense?

An absurd yet familiar smell came, and the hovercraft finally stopped, and the scissor doors on both sides automatically opened upwards.

"Please get out of the car, please get out of the car."

The electronic synthesized sound kept repeating, Yuuki stopped observing and walked out of the car.

There are tall buildings on both sides, and across the street is a huge square with a square building on the square with the emblem of the defense force painted on the wall.

It was dusk, and the world turned dark green. Looking around, there were only a few lights, like a few stars in the dark universe.

Is this the city center of Lancui City?

Yuki took a deep breath. To be fair, the city had modern architecture and a scientific layout. Each area was square, as if planned out by someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, the wind with a faint musty smell swept through, leaving behind only a heavy feeling of depression.

Civilization is coming to an end. When humans become extinct, no matter how exquisite the buildings or how modern the cities are, they will be nothing more than a pile of silent tombstones. Yuki finally understood where that sense of familiarity came from.

"Isn't that the outpost I'm at? A lonely wonder."

The question is, why did Kudus send himself to this ghost town? Could it be that he was sent to experience despair and then turn over a new leaf to become the Human Shield?

This is possible. I just resonated with this. We should also feel ashamed when we do bad things.

And then what? I spent twelve hours writing a self-criticism in this wind?

With a laugh, Yuki was ready to stroll around the city to fully experience the local customs and culture, but he paused after taking a few steps.

Someone is watching me.

When reaching the "Monster" level, the intuition becomes sharper. This kind of prying gaze is different from the surveillance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which uses high-tech equipment to spy.

Player? Where?

Yuki continued walking along the street, looking at the few shops still open on both sides of the street with interest, but he had already switched to the demon vision and was tracking back from the soul level.

He was not surprised by this kind of peeping.

[Tip 3: Killing hostile players and finding similar players will earn you rewards. Players are not allowed to share the main quests with each other.]

There are natural contradictions between players with two identities. Judging from what Yuki has shown, his loyalty to humans is beyond words.

Few players could devote a week to killing bugs. Even Guardians would be used as mere springboards, not as true NPC allies. Lurkers were even less likely to become such. Wasn't that just going against the grain? Aren't you really afraid of being surrounded by friendly forces?

But why was I being targeted?

Yuki glanced at the hovercraft that was leaving along a fixed route, then lowered his head and looked at the badge on his left chest, and he understood immediately.

Damn it, you’re using me to fish, right?

Chapter 5: The First Clash of Factions (K)

The fixed route takes you directly to the central square. The badge has a special function and is definitely not something that can be easily imitated.

A military vehicle and a badge clearly revealed Yuki's identity, but the question arose:

How did they know I would come?

It was obviously not a coincidence that he was targeted as soon as he got off the car. Even if the defense forces were using him as a bait, he had to find a way to pass the message to the other party.

He suddenly remembered the hidden look he got when he was wearing the medal and spat.

Damn, there are puppet bugs at the airport, they must be 'lurkers'.

"Among all the players, I have the most 'clear' identity exposed, and I'm also a lone ranger. Anyone would be tempted."

If you don't want to fight against each other, it's very simple. The main task is to use the code, and you just need to match it. But in this way -

Yuuki glanced at the badge on his left chest and immediately dismissed the idea.

A week's time must not be wasted, even if there are many ways to block it out, but how does the saying go?

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

His pace slowed down, and the feeling of being watched became more and more obvious. Because all combat information was kept strictly confidential, the other party only knew that he came back in a military vehicle and was not in a hurry to take action.

Judging from my strength, the person who leaked the information to them was not a high-level traitor.

Similarly, Yuki didn't know the strengths of these players, but from his observations on the spaceship, each team had senior players above the extraordinary level.