Byron's Blade

At this moment, Mu Li was holding his spear and knife, standing under a huge beech plant, concentrating on guarding all directions.Just behind her, Bailey was wearing a thick white protective suit, using a military knife a little clumsily, trying to cut off the hard gray-white bark.

Bailey asked to collect samples of trees, and Mu Li was sent by Mu Xin to guard Bailey's work.Although she also felt that Bailey's move was unwise, as a subordinate, she did not intend to disobey the leader's order.

"Interesting, it is indeed a tree that has evolved the ability to isolate radiation. This bark is really special." Bailey said excitedly while cutting with the serrated part of the knife.At this moment, the collection team led by Bailey and the guard team led by Mu Li independently opened a group channel, and the rest of the people staying in the team could not hear their conversation for the time being.

Mu Li didn't have Bailey's carefree spirit. She felt her scalp tingling from the moment she entered the forest.She always felt that there was a gaze cast on her head, but no matter how often she looked up, she could not see any threats except for the giant trees towering into the sky and the leaves and branches covering the sky.

While Mu Li continued to watch his surroundings, he was distracted and sent a private message to Lan Ni, asking:

"The highly poisonous colorful spider you mentioned just now, can you tell me about its physical appearance in detail?"

"I don't know very well, because the encounter with the highly poisonous colorful spider was an extremely accidental single event, and there is very little information left. I also saw it in the illustrated book by accident when I was studying the subject of Zerg species. The photos are very It’s vague, and the description is vague. It’s just that it’s a high-radiation zone, which itself is a source of radiation and is highly toxic. The photos are very blurry, and the description says that it has four pairs of eyes and five pairs of long legs.”

"How big is that single individual? Will it be very small, just like Ge Chong?"

"No, because the person who took the photo saw the venomous spider clearly with his naked eyes. He hurriedly took the photo and ran for his life. And the distance is not close. Judging from the feeling of the photo, the distance is at least about five meters In the dense forest, if the human eye can see very clearly at a glance from five meters away, a single individual must be at least the size of an adult man's fist. I personally infer that it should be the size of a football."

Mu Li didn't speak for a while, as if he was thinking.

"Don't worry, even if there are poisonous spiders in this forest, once it appears, it will immediately issue an alarm, and it will not approach quietly. It is itself a source of radiation. Once the radiation monitors we wear An alarm will be issued when entering a high-radiation area, and it is equivalent to a radar for highly poisonous spiders." Lan Ni comforted Mu Li.

"I don't know why, I always have a bad feeling. Do you feel that someone is watching us, and it's still from above."

Lan Ni said: "It's good to be vigilant, but don't be too tense, otherwise, you will be suspicious. I know that this journey will make you very nervous at the beginning, so relax. Our team can handle most of them. You have to have confidence in yourself. And..." She paused, then said bitterly, "Our luck won't always be so bad."

"Yes, I know."

Perhaps, as Lanny said, there were no accidents during the collection process by Bailey's team.Mo Kexin also got out of the car to help collect. It was the first time she did such a thing, but it was not difficult. The only difficulty was probably peeling the bark off the tree.I don't know whether it was subconscious or intentional, but during the collection process, she was always very close to the place where Mu Li stood guard, and wherever Mu Li went, she followed.It's just a pity that one is fully armed and wears a helmet, and the other is wearing a thick protective suit, so no one can see who she is, so her actions are not so conspicuous.Although Mu Li noticed it, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Mu Li led the ten armored infantrymen in the armored vehicle she had been riding in before, and the rest followed Lin Zhao and continued to stand by in the vehicle to protect the safety of the lead vehicle.After Dr. Bailey's collection was over, the team escorted them all back to the vehicle safely, and then Mu Li led the team back to the armored vehicle.

Bailey's team also knew the dangers of radiation. They temporarily entered the large truck carrying the goods and kept away from people. They would not get out of the vehicle until the radiation on their bodies was eliminated and all samples were sealed.It is estimated that they will stay in that freight truck until tonight's station.

The rest of the trip went very smoothly. They left the forest before 05:30 in the evening, crossed the Ukrainian border, and entered Hungary.Once they entered Hungary, they were considered to have left the radiation zone and were basically out of danger.Afterwards, they traveled for a while, and finally settled down in an abandoned border town-Klein Waldau.

All the vehicles were parked in order, and all the staff got off and assembled.Standing on the roof of the lead car, Mu Xin summarized today's itinerary and announced tomorrow's itinerary:

"Thanks for your hard work. The task on the first day was not easy. Fortunately, everyone came here unharmed. I hope this momentum can continue. Those on duty at night should strictly follow the schedule and be vigilant. I will Random checks at any time, do not want to see the phenomenon of dozing off. You must know that this is the wilderness with no backup, thousands of kilometers away from the Federation, and dangers are everywhere. If you close your eyelids, the lives of the entire team may be ruined.

In addition, at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, we will still gather here. Today everyone has an early rest, and don't be late when we gather in the morning.do you understand? ! "

Everyone seemed to hesitate for half a second before answering: "Understood!"

Mu Xin looked down at all the staff, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything: "That's it, disband!"

Everyone's hesitation was not without reason, because what Mu Xin said just now made everyone feel a little bit resentful.Tired all day today, you have to work shifts at night, and you have to leave at four o'clock the next day?Why does it have to be so early, even if it is a few hours late, it will not delay the trip.But most of them here are professional soldiers, even if they complain in their hearts, they don't show it on their faces.Soldiers, obedience to orders is a bounden duty. Military life is already hard, and they are actually used to it.

The team disbanded, everyone went back to the car to get their luggage, and prepared to go to rest early.The place where they are stationed is the only large gymnasium on the small Waldau in this abandoned town. Because it has been abandoned for more than 100 years, the reinforced concrete building cannot withstand the erosion of the years and is already dilapidated.The upholstery was peeling and there was a thick layer of dust everywhere.You can even see bones lying in the gymnasium, which are all corpses from a hundred years ago.Anyway, it can be regarded as a shelter from the wind and rain. The gymnasium is surprisingly like a greenhouse, and the temperature inside is much higher than outside.

The logistics team simply cleaned the room, and set up many marching tents on the spacious basketball court at an alarming speed.After the tents were all set up, they took out four strange instruments, which looked like suction cups and were the size of washbasins. They placed one on each of the four corners of the tent area, and activated the button, which means it was installed.There are red laser lines on the instrument, showing the boundary of the cuboid space formed by these four instruments, enclosing everyone in it.

This instrument is called "Synthetic Mimicry Apparatus for Survivable Environment". To put it bluntly, it is a large oxygen mask that automatically generates an atmospheric environment suitable for human survival, filters toxic gases, and shields radiation. Humans can move freely in it without wearing a helmet oxygen.This thing is actually a miniature version of the "canopy" covering the entire Federation. It is an extremely important instrument to maintain the normal operation of the Federation. It is also one of the greatest research achievements of the Academy of Sciences over the years. Well, it was not easy for Haiying to get this thing.

The cooking class didn't have time to pack up their things, so they began to prepare ingredients for dinner. After a while, the smell wafted in the gymnasium.Alita walked out of her tent following the scent, and while walking to the northeast corner of the camp where the cooking team was located, she recalled the scene in the car before.

The military doctor from Haiying made some indecent remarks, and the little friend Dora who followed secretly couldn't bear it, and became furious. The military doctor didn't have the same knowledge as a little girl like her, but Alita thought it was very interesting.From the personality analysis she has obtained from her contact with Dora for so long, this little girl is obviously not decent and quite selfish.In her heart, her mother is the most important thing, followed by herself. Nothing is more important than avenging their family's personal revenge.The little girl has developed hostility since she was young, and she always feels that the whole world is sorry for her, and she has a very strong tendency to retaliate against society.

Of course, this cannot be the reason for Alita to blame Dora, which is too normal. If not, Alita will feel that the girl is insane.

But today, this little girl would stand up and criticize what the military doctor Haiying said.You must know that the words of the Haiying military doctor are actually in line with what Dora should have, that is: what happens to others has nothing to do with me, as long as it doesn't affect me.

What made this little girl change her mind?This is a question well worth exploring.

The journey is not far away. Thinking of this, Alita has already reached the place where the meal is placed.A lot of people had already rushed over to eat, and everyone was queuing up in an orderly manner. Alita walked to the end of the line and happened to bump into Mu Xin who was at the end of the line.

"Yo, the leader is also waiting in line." How could Alita miss this opportunity to tease.

"This is a rule and cannot be broken." Mu Xin smiled and replied.

Alita laughed and didn't speak for a while.

After a while, Alita suddenly whispered at a volume that only Mu Xin could hear:

"Why did you advance tomorrow's departure time by three hours?"

Mu Xin's dark eyes flashed, she turned her head slowly, and also said in a low voice:

"Things are not quite right. I'm afraid that things will change for a long time. I act early, just in case. By the way, I will cheat him."

"You mean cheating on the mole?" Alita suddenly thought that before departure, Mu Xin had secretly sent her a mission, asking her to check if there was any mole in the team.Because the team has just been formed, Alita is not very familiar with everyone's situation.The first contact was with the partners in the medical vehicle. She knew the people under her own hands, but she was worried about the people sent by Haiying.Therefore, I deliberately tried to speak out in the car, and observed everyone's reaction.

The people of Assassin were a little surprised at what she said, hesitant to speak, and dared not speak out. This natural reaction cannot be faked, which proves that they are indeed deeply influenced by Assassin's ideology. Pure and innocent people.And Haiying's military doctor did show a dark side, but it's too early to judge whether it's a traitor or not.

To her surprise, it was not the traitor she found out, but the little girl Dora.

"I made a public announcement of four o'clock, but I will secretly ask all whitelist members to act half an hour earlier."

"It really has a tail?" A cold light flashed in Alita's green eyes.

"I can't be very sure, but you have to know that our actions cannot be completely leaked. Even if the other side doesn't know about it now, they will receive news soon. With his means, he will not let us off easily."

"The other two smoke/bombs that were released were seen through?" Alita asked again.

"I haven't received such news yet, but I would rather kill by mistake than let it go. The other party must understand. Once we know our movements, the three routes will send troops to track them down. The effect of smoke/bombs is not great in the early stage, and it will start in the later stage. Appear. In the beginning, they shouldn't make any big moves, lest they be discovered by us, and the loss outweighs the gain."

Mu Xin paused, then said:

"However... It cannot be said that the opponent will not make any moves in the early stage. Conrad is a man of tricks and surprises. General Friesman once told me that he and Conrad once played chess. , His moves are very paradoxical, beyond common sense, and extremely ruthless. Conrad has not personally commanded a battle for more than 30 years, but we can get a glimpse of the leopard from his chess moves. It is best for us to be on guard."

Alita lowered her head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Indeed, if you think about it carefully, even if the other party is showing their minions to make us vigilant, as long as they don't fight us to death, then we are knowing that they are in the dark, and we can't be bothered. And No matter what we do, we will eventually go to our destination. This is our greatest weakness. No matter what method we use, if we cannot completely remove the tail, we will inevitably expose the treasure spot, and then we will fight for real. It’s a tough battle with real guns. Since this is the case, it’s better for them to wear down our strength from the very beginning.”

"So...whether my feeling is right or not depends on whether I can cheat the other party tomorrow morning."

While speaking, it was Mu Xin's turn in the team. The leader handed out the lunch box in his hand to the little girl in the cooking class, his tone changed suddenly, and he narrowed his eyes amiably and said:

"Give me more, I'm really hungry."