Byron's Blade

Mu Li is really confused by Lan Ni's unpredictable and unpredictable nature.If you say that she has the temperament of a young lady, she is too willful and self-righteous, but it doesn't seem to be the case, Mu Li feels that she has a purpose in doing these things.It's just that Mu Li is still shrouded in a layer of fog as to what the specific purpose is, so it's hard to see clearly.

She originally thought that Lanny was trying to make things difficult for her, so that she could feel a tight bite in her heart and strengthen her inner defense.Then, she deliberately showed a tough, brave and cute image in front of her with bitter tricks to win her favor, so that her inner defense line was instantly resolved. In this way, she just had to sit down with herself at last, have a good talk with her calmly, and say Maybe what should be said or not should be said, I said it myself.

But this last critical step was beyond Mu Li's expectation.Lan Ni actually gave up on continuing to investigate that matter, so Mu Li couldn't figure out what she did all these things for.

Also, every word she said seemed to be nothing at the time, but when you taste it carefully, it makes people feel that it has a lot of meaning.

For example, "Second Lieutenant Mu, if you don't want others to see your thoughts, you should pay attention to your small actions in the future." This sentence, no matter how Mu Li tasted it afterwards, felt very wrong.Reasoning according to logical thinking: Mu Li had been seen to be thinking because of this little trick before, and Lan Ni was an insider in this matter, or she was simply the person involved.But is there really such a coincidence in the world?How could it be possible for me and the former Mu Li to have the same habits of small movements?If the low-probability situation like coincidence is ruled out, then Lan Ni clearly wanted to see Mu Li's reaction when she said this, and Mu Li's reaction at that time... Looking back, Mu Li's whole body is not well.

There is also the sentence "If you bully the other party in the field you are good at, you will get even." It sounds childish. When the young lady said this sentence, it was followed by the sentence "I have caused you trouble, please forgive me." What I said afterwards, judging by the eldest lady's arrogant personality, this transition seemed natural, but Mu Li somehow felt that Lan Ni's expression was very subtle at that time, as if it wasn't her who said this sentence, she was just thinking about it. Paraphrasing what someone said before.

After saying this sentence, Mu Li clearly remembered that there was a strange pause between the next sentence. Lan Ni glanced at her before she looked away and continued to speak.

The eldest lady obviously found out something, but she didn't realize it at the time. When she came to this conclusion, Mu Li broke out in a cold sweat almost instantly.Could it be that the eldest miss already knows that she is not the former Mu Li?If she wasn't nervous, if her speculation was correct, then perhaps her identity had been exposed.

This is... a series of tricks. After making things difficult, the bitter trick lowered my vigilance, and I put on a trick to divert the tiger from the mountain, so that I completely thought of going in another direction without knowing it. Back then, Lan Ni invited her to eat that lunch. At that time, in fact, it was already under the trap.She is still too young, she only sees the superficial phenomenon, ignoring the fundamental purpose.As expected of a resourceful senior officer in the army, he has such deep thoughts that he is almost impossible to guard against!

During the following period of training, Lan Ni really did as she said, and did not bother Mu Li again.Their injuries recovered quickly because of Alita's treatment.But Lan Ni appeared less and less on the training ground, and Mu Li didn't know what she was busy with. The few times she appeared occasionally, she didn't pay attention to Mu Li at all, as if she had become a stranger with her.This made the officers and soldiers around feel that something was wrong. It stands to reason that Mu Li saved Lan Ni twice, so he shouldn't be left out like this. Could it be that the two had a quarrel?They didn't dare to ask Lan Ni, so they all ran to ask Mu Li:

"Oh, did you quarrel with the major? Why is she ignoring you?"

Mu Li almost wanted to cry but had no tears, quarreling?If only arguing was such a simple matter.

The training is progressing smoothly, and everyone is getting better and better at mastering the array arrangement of the new system. It's time to start driving real mechs to form troops.That day was the first time for Mu Li to drive a real mecha. Unlike the virtual system, the real mecha seems to be much easier to drive, not so difficult to control, and not as sensitive as the virtual system, and even a little movement will give you a lot of pain. big response.So she is even more handy, more and more agile, fast, and precise. If the officers and soldiers around know about the progress of this manipulation technology, their jaws will drop.

In this way, No. 15 days after the start of the training camp, the whole army was notified that the first field exercise will be ushered in three days later. This exercise will be the first long-distance training conducted in the field using the new system.The soldiers are all tensed up. Field exercises are as dangerous as real missions. Many soldiers have begun to take the initiative to practice more. The more proficiency, the less risk. Soldiers in this era are always on the go. A tightrope walker at a height of [-] meters will stumble and fall at some point.

The day before the field exercise, the entire army had another day off, allowing the soldiers to take a breather and recharge their spirits to meet tomorrow's tough challenges.This morning, Mu Li got up early and was about to go out for morning exercises when the doorbell rang unexpectedly.Mu Li was puzzled, and opened the bracelet ID to check who it was, only to find Lan Ni standing at her door with a smile on her face.

Seeing Lan Ni, the hairs on Mu Li's body stood on end. Why did this black-bellied young lady come to her suddenly after so many days of drying her out?There will be no more conspiracy!

"Major, wait a moment, I'll be right there." Mu Li replied to his bracelet ID.

In any case, the other party is your superior, so you can't leave the superior officer outside the door, it's not the way to treat guests.The soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, and the opponent is also a human being. Who was she, Mu Li, afraid of?

While cheering himself up, Mu Li quickly opened the door.

Mu Li first saluted and welcomed Lan Ni into his dormitory, then asked in a very formulaic manner:

"Major, what are your instructions?"

This sentence made Lan Ni, who was originally smiling, frowned slightly, but she turned her back to Mu Li, and Mu Li didn't see the change in her expression.Lanny didn't show anything, turned around, and continued to ask with a smile on her face:

"Does Second Lieutenant Mu have any plans for today?"

Mu Li paused, hesitated for a moment, and replied:

"No, just ask the major if you have anything to do."

"Well... I received an invitation from the chief of the city defense of Ares Outer District two days ago to visit them for a day. I was originally accompanied by Lieutenant Field. Unfortunately, Lieutenant Field has something to do today. Captain Chris recommended Second Lieutenant Mu to me, I wonder if Second Lieutenant Mu would like to accompany me?"

Mu Li: "..."

You made up this excuse, why not just say that you want me to accompany you, Mu Li complained in his heart.

But having said that, Lanni asked her to accompany her to the Ares region, which still surprised Mu Li.If the eldest lady did it on purpose, then there must be some ulterior secret behind taking her there.Just what will be there?Mu Li was a little confused.

The Ares region is the Outer Urn City region that guards the southwest gate of the city of Athena. It is not one of the most important military fortresses of mankind, and it is also the region where human forces are currently most concentrated.The Ares region is directly facing the millions of forests located in the southwest of the seven major city-states. From tropical rainforests to snow-capped forests, there are countless kinds of Zergs, and the most recent invasion site of these Zergs is Ares. district.Over the past hundred years, the Ares region has been attacked by Zerg countless times.The most tragic one was the tens of thousands of insect swarms caused by the forest fire. The entire Ares region was blazed for three days and three nights, and finally almost turned into an empty city.

In any case, since the completion of the seven major city-states, the Ares region has been firmly guarding the safety of the people of the Federation.There are almost no civilians in the region, and they are all soldiers. Every year, a large number of troops come here to change their defenses, not only the Western Army, but also the Central Army and the Southeast Army.

The chief of the city defense there can be said to be a powerful figure who strangles the lifeline of the Federation. People without any background dare not take this position even if they are capable.The current city defense chief of the Ares region is Major General Creel Andres, the eldest grandson of Marshal Rudolph, the eldest son of General Conrad, and the successor of the next general.

Before that, Mu Li had met General Conrad's youngest daughter—Miss Pell by chance.Pelle was almost twenty years older than her older brother, and Major General Creel was actually in his early forties.General Conrad is actually in his 20s.

The Friesman family and the Andres family really had close contacts, and it seemed that Lanny had a lot of friendship with Major General Creel, otherwise they wouldn't have invited Lanny so warmly.

"Major ordered, naturally obey." Mu Li gave the answer, saying that the soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth, and she couldn't see through the eldest lady's plan, and she couldn't understand how to set her up, why don't you just order it directly , otherwise it would be useless to hide around.

"Okay, then get ready, we'll leave right away, the car is already waiting outside." Lan Ni seemed to have known that Mu Li would agree, and as soon as Mu Li gave an answer, she immediately threw out these words and left. go out.

Mu Li didn't have anything to prepare, but quickly changed the camouflage training uniform on his body into the military uniform for going out, equipped with weapons, and immediately went downstairs without stopping.

A large military jeep was waiting for her. The driver's seat and the co-pilot were occupied, so she could only sit in the back row, and ended up sitting side by side with Lanny.

"Let me introduce, the driver is Xiao Wang from the driving team, and the guy next to me is the security guard assigned to me by the security team. Just call him Mike."

Mu Li said hello one by one, and took another look at Mike, no wonder she felt that the military uniform of this man was different from hers, it turned out to be a member of the security team.The color of the military uniform of the guard is navy blue, whether it is the cap badge, collar badge, or the style of the epaulets, they are all different.

The Garrison, also known as the Gendarmerie, was the most original title given by Marshal Rudolph at the time, and few people use it now.The official name is "City Defense Guard", and its authority is equivalent to the police in the previous world, but the City Defense Guard is still a branch of the military system, and they are still soldiers.

The federation does not have a police system, and the security management in the city-state is all taken care of by the city defense team on weekdays.The city defense garrison will work with the local troops to defend the safety of the city.But the official army is external, and the guard is internal.At the same time, the garrison is also equivalent to the former military police (military police, which specialize in law enforcement within the army), and the National Security Bureau (the department responsible for investigating confidential cases, and is also responsible for the security of high-level politicians).Lan Ni, as an important person who has the dual status of a national strategic talent and a relative of a high-level politician, is the target of the security team's key protection. However, she is usually not followed by the guards when she goes to the training ground. This is the first time Mu Li has seen her. her bodyguards.

The car set off from the Alta base to the Ares region. In fact, the journey is not far, and the drive takes one and a half hours.They set off at nine o'clock in the morning, and at 10:30, they saw the towering city walls of the Ares region.As soon as they entered the city gate, they saw a black military vehicle waiting for them by the gate, with a row of security guards and heavily armed soldiers standing beside the vehicle.The driver Xiao Wang slowly stopped the car, and a soldier came up to inquire, and then gestured to the opposite side. Soon, a graceful middle-aged man in military uniform got out of the opposite car. With a short beard and a saber hanging from his waist, he looks imposing.

At the same time, Lanny also got out of the car first, and Mu Li and Mike quickly followed, and saw Lanny enthusiastically approaching, stretched out her hand to the man, and said:

"Major General Creel, long time no see."

"Oh! Lani, I'm looking forward to you!" The man smiled boldly, and then held Lani's hand.

As for?It's as if he met his own father... Mu Li complained about Lan Ni's enthusiasm in his heart, while standing not far away with a blank expression.

After greeting Lani, Creel also noticed her, looked at her carefully, and asked suddenly:

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the famous 'Military Assassin', Second Lieutenant Mu Li."

"Well, the major general has good eyesight, Mu Li, come and pay your respects." Lan Ni greeted.

Mu Li took two steps forward, stood at attention and saluted, and replied: "Second Lieutenant Mu Li, I have met the chief!"

"Okay! I just like young talents!" Creel laughed loudly, and slapped Mu Li on the shoulder fiercely. Even though Mu Li was physically strong, he was also beaten by his surprisingly strong strength. He quietly turned his face away and grinned.

"Let's go, let's go up the city wall without further ado. By the way, is your fear of heights okay?" Creel asked.

"It doesn't matter, Major General, the city walls are not in the way." Lanny replied.

On the city wall?Mu Li suddenly became excited.