The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

In peacetime, the military routinely maintains a level five combat readiness, during which soldiers train and serve according to established procedures. This is also the most basic normal operating state for the navy, army, air force, marine corps, marine brigade, and guard forces.

When major incidents or emergencies occur abroad or in neighboring areas that may have a significant impact on security and stability, the combat readiness will be raised to level four.

When the situation becomes tense enough to pose a direct military threat to the homeland, combat readiness will be raised to level three. At this time, the troops will begin to assemble, and all leave, family visits, recuperation, and retirement activities will be stopped. At the same time, various weapons and equipment and combat readiness materials will be inspected and replenished. The on-duty troops must be on standby at all times and be able to be dispatched at any time to perform combat missions.

Upgrading to the second level of combat readiness means that the troops must complete all combat readiness deployments and preparations for combat within six hours, and the war is basically imminent.

As for the first level of combat readiness, according to the "Joint Operations Regulations", it generally refers to the combat readiness state when a nuclear war is about to occur or has already occurred. At this time, all cutting-edge weapons will be in the highest level of alert, all military satellites will immediately scan and monitor the world, all aircraft carriers, warships, and nuclear submarines will be quickly started, and air force fighters will take off at any time.

This level of combat readiness had never been used before the end of the world. Of course, aircraft carriers, warships and nuclear submarines had all been destroyed in the hurricanes of the end of the world, the Air Force suffered heavy losses, and hundreds of military satellites were almost completely disabled by the impact of the debris of the polar frozen nebula. The reconnaissance satellites, navigation satellites and communication satellites that were urgently launched were far from the scale before the end of the world and could not perform the same functions as before the end of the world.

In addition, after the end of the world, the conventional combat readiness level has been raised from level five to level three, and the equipment in Xue Muqing's hands may not be inferior to nuclear weapons in terms of lethality, so it is understandable to raise the combat readiness level of all bases to level one.

The councillors may not know the full picture of other things, but they are well aware of the rule that when the second level of combat readiness is reached, the politicians of Glorious City must prepare to evacuate by chance.

At this time, the members of parliament in the council hall asked about their whereabouts in a panic, and were politely but firmly asked to leave by the guards of the escort army.

In the huge hall, only Ai Wanxin and her sentinels, He Shifeng, Han Ang, Chang Jiayi and several executive officers of the base were left.

The moment the gate closed, Jian Huaixi stepped out and said urgently, "General, no one is more familiar with Liancheng's topography, energy resources, weapons and equipment, and the distribution of defense facilities than me. You must take me with you!"

Ai Wanxin nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely take you with me."

Only then did Jian Huaixi feel slightly relieved.

He Shifeng looked at Ai Wanxin and said, "Wanxin, there are currently four mechas equipped with the mimic neural network. Although they are still in the testing phase, it might be helpful for you to take them with you. In addition, the Air Force's reorganized Seventh Air Force and the Army's reorganized First Armored Division, Fifth Mechanized Infantry Division and 177th Air Assault Brigade are all ready to go and can accompany you to Liancheng at any time."

Ai Wanxin couldn't help but laugh and said, "No, I can't take care of so many people. They should stay in Glory City. As for the mecha, I don't need it either. You can give it to Captain Han and the others to take to the base."

After saying that, she did not forget to give Han Ce a look that reminded him to stay calm.

[You can use this mecha first, I will find it for you later. ]

Han Ce naturally responded.

Seeing Ai Wanxin flirting with his son and thinking about his son, Han Ang thought awkwardly in his heart, okay, it seems that his son is not too one-sided.

He Shifeng frowned slightly and said, "Wanxin, it's not that I don't trust you. You should know that Xue Muqing has a lot of high-tech and cutting-edge weapons and equipment in his hands, which can prevent the garrison in Liancheng from even sending out warnings of being attacked. It really should not be underestimated."

"Plus, he seems to have a humanoid mecha in his hands. Although I don't know how capable it is in actual combat, no matter how powerful the Sentinel is, it is still a mortal body. How can it compete with a body of steel?"

"Not to mention that the sentinels are restricted by their violent mental powers when they fight. Let the troops go with you. They should be able to provide some help anyway."

There was genuine worry in his eyes. Ai Wanxin looked at him for a while before saying, "Dad, don't worry. I'm not going with no helpers. I'm just going with the troops. There will inevitably be casualties in places I can't take care of. That's unnecessary. We also have to be on guard against Xue Muqing's sneak attack on Guanghui City."

The word "Dad" shocked everyone present. He Yang felt dizzy and if it wasn't the right occasion, he would have wanted to hug Ai Wanxin and spin around for a few times.

Pei Junlin said to him with a smile: "Captain He, congratulations, you have a new sister."

It was rare that He Yang didn't bother with him. The corners of his mouth almost stretched to his ears. In his eyes, there was no one else except Ai Wanxin.

He Shifeng wanted to persuade him again, but Ai Wanxin took out a storage film from somewhere and handed it to him, saying, "This was seized from the alien invaders in Zhangcheng. I don't quite understand it either. You and Lao Han can study it. As for Xue Muqing, I have a way to hold him back."

He Shifeng was stunned, his heart skipped a beat. He took the small piece of film from Ai Wanxin's hand. Could it be that there was information about the starship inside?

Ai Wanxin changed the topic of whether to bring troops or not, which meant that there was no need to discuss it further. After Chang Jiayi handed her the information about Xue Muqing and handed the briefings on the major bases to the new base executives, the brief pre-war meeting was quickly over.

When Han Ce was leaving the council hall, he was stopped by Han Ang. His father still had a poker face and looked at him unhappily and said, "When you go to the base, you must guard it well. If there is any trouble in the base, don't call me dad anymore."

Han Ce was about to leave immediately, so he didn't want to make things too awkward with him before leaving. He took a deep breath and said, "I know. Take good care of my mom."

Han Ang glared at him and said, "Do you need to tell me that?"

Han Ce was speechless and turned to leave. Han Ang whispered, "Also, didn't I teach you not to spoil your wife? Why does she call others dad and call me Old Han? She is so disrespectful. You——"

Han Ce finally understood what he was talking about when he heard this, and he was so scared that his hair stood on end.

"Dad!" Han Ce said in a low voice, "What are you talking about?"

Behind him, Chang Jiayi, who always had a bad relationship with Han Ce, came up and chuckled, "Old Han, when you go out, you have to earn your status yourself. Look at what the commander gave to the general, and then ask yourself what you gave to the general. Don't always think of relying on your children to get something for nothing."

Han Ang snorted coldly and turned his head away without paying any attention to him.

Chang Jiayi didn't argue with him and turned to Han Ce and said, "Okay, Captain Han, go quickly and defend Yecheng for the general and the people. The task is heavy."

Han Ce saluted, glanced at his worrying father, turned around and walked away quickly.

Soon, at the Glorious City military airport, transport planes and escort fighter jets took off one after another, leaving white contrails in the blue sky, carrying the executive officers to the major bases.