Byron's Blade

Returning in the afternoon, military jeeps were galloping on the road leading to the main city of Athena in the Ares region, and the military fortress along the way was quickly thrown behind the car window. The scene, without a word.

Lan Ni was sitting next to her, turned her head to look at her side face, then looked out of the car window on her side, and said lightly:

"Second Lieutenant Mu, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Mu Li tilted his head when he heard the words, glanced at Lan Ni from the corner of his eye, and said:

"It's a lie to say you're uncomfortable, but you don't really care."

Lanny bent her lips and said:

"In the end, don't take Teacher Du Bo's words to heart. She has always been outspoken, and she didn't intend to target anyone."

"Where, I don't have that kind of thought." Mu Li said hastily.

After leaving Mary and Dora's mother and daughter's hut, Lanny and Mu Li returned to Du Bo's house to bid farewell. Regarding the matter of the mother and daughter, they talked for another ten minutes. Du Bo may have some emotions in the end , said something like this:

"Everyone knows that monsters destroy the world, and our eternal enemies are the ugly buggers and predators outside the city. But in my opinion, the cannibalism inside the city is even more chilling. I used to be Soldiers, in my heart, have always firmly believed that soldiers are sharp swords that protect the safety of mankind. However, it was only later that I gradually realized that this sword has no handle. Humans who hold the sword will also be stabbed with blood... What happened to the soldiers? Domination, bullying, all kinds of evil, even these unarmed and weak people. You..." At last she hesitated to speak, looked at Lan Ni and Mu Li, her eyes were full of complex.

Mu Li felt very sad, he was not someone who had experienced the military, so he didn't understand her feelings.She was proud of her identity as a soldier, but now, she felt that her identity seemed to have changed and put on her body, which made her a little ashamed and a little bit unable to hold her head up.

"Does Lieutenant Mu have a mother?" Lan Ni asked suddenly.

"No..." Mu Li replied subconsciously, and suddenly realized that Mu Li had a mother who died young, so she quickly changed her words: "I mean, my mother passed away when I was very young. My memory is a little blurry now.”

"I have known the second lieutenant for many years, and you have hardly mentioned your family to me. I know you grew up in an orphanage. Are there any acquaintances in the orphanage?" Lanny asked again.

"There's no one I'm particularly familiar with. It's been so many years, and I've lost contact with those people. Even if we meet again now, I'm afraid I won't be able to recognize them." Mu Li replied thoughtfully.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, you must have seen my mother."

Mu Li was stunned for a moment before replying: "Uh... indeed, I have met Mrs. Freesman a few times."

"Hehehe..." Lanny laughed, "It seems that you and my mother really don't know each other well. My mother hates being called Mrs. Freesman the most. You have to call her Ms. Mo to make her happy. My brother and I rarely call her mother, we always call her Ms. Mo. Strange..."

"Well, this title is really unique." Mu Li was sweating profusely, and almost leaked, it was impossible to guard against.

Lan Ni took another deep look at Mu Li, and suddenly her tone softened, and she sighed softly:

"No matter how the world changes, mother will always be the greatest word..."

Mu Li was dumbfounded, she didn't know that Lan Ni would say such words, it was like a different person.Mu Li suddenly felt a little sour when she was connected with Mary and Dora's mother and daughter. She only had an adoptive father and no mother, but it didn't mean that she didn't understand maternal love.She also has someone like her mother, an aunt who lives in a large courtyard. From the time she was five or six years old until she joined the army, she took good care of her and cared for her for free for a long time. Sometimes, I really feel like she is just like my own mother.

Now that I think about it, I suddenly feel that the eyebrows and eyes of my mother Mary are really similar to the aunt in my memory.Perhaps all mothers in the world have the same face when facing their children.

Her eyes were a little dry, and Mu Li blinked hard. It has been more than half a month since she came to this world. Fear, restlessness, anxiety, nervousness, anger, suspicion, she struggled to adapt to this world. Buried deep in her heart was the longing for her hometown and relatives. His grief was not finally aroused until this moment.Her throat moved, she raised her elbows to rest on the edge of the car window, covered her mouth with her palms, and looked out of the car window with red eyes, hiding her expression.

Can I still go back?I'm afraid... I won't be able to go back again...

Lan Ni tilted her head, her beautiful face was reflected on the car window, and she couldn't see clearly. She slowly clasped her ten fingers, placed them on her knees with her legs raised, and sighed silently.

......

At four o'clock in the morning on September 9th, before dawn, the siren of the emergency assembly in the Alta Mecha Division camp suddenly sounded.The officers and soldiers immediately jumped up from the bed, finished washing as quickly as possible, and assembled in the large square in full gear.Count the number of people, distribute dry food, wear powered exoskeletons, and board the cabin. At 9:04, the whole army set off to the Ares region. This time, they will leave the city for the long-distance field training from the Ares region to the southwest. in the jungle.

During this trip, Lanny and the team of instructors she brought will accompany her throughout the whole process, and follow the team she is in charge of until how the officers and soldiers use the new system to cooperate in combat in the real jungle. At the same time, they will record various data and analyze gains and losses. for future improvements.

Lan Ni is the instructor of the third squadron, so she acts with the third squadron the whole time.The third squadron advances in a boomerang array, the mecha she drives is at the turn of the boomerang, protected by five or six mechas in the center, and Mu Li's mecha is on the left wing, far away from her, Mu Li is loose With a sigh of relief, now she can finally get rid of the eldest lady.Although she also knew that she was still being watched by Lan Ni all the time, but at least she didn't have to face to face. Every time she faced the eldest lady, she panicked in her heart. This woman is really scary, she can't afford to provoke her, can she still hide?

I don't know what happened to this march. The jungle was very peaceful. For five or six days in a row, I didn't even encounter a single Zerg or predator.Although it is best to say that there are no accidents, Mu Li always has an ominous premonition in his heart. Such a phenomenon is very abnormal, but the behavior of the Zerg has not yet been fully interpreted, and many behavior patterns of these monsters have not been understood by humans. For example, cluster suicide attacks. Every year, the outlying fortresses of the seven major city-states will be attacked more or less like this. These monsters hit the city walls without thinking, and they killed themselves.There is also the mysterious relationship between predators and Zerg. Sometimes they live in harmony, and sometimes they kill and devour each other. I don’t know how to exchange information with each other.

On the evening of the eighth day of the field training, the team camped beside a clear stream. Mu Li and Rui Qiao shared a lieutenant tent, and Miss Lani's single tent was not far from them, and there were four guards all night. handle.This treatment is much better than that of Captain Chris, the boss of the third squadron.

The eldest lady has been quiet a lot these days, and she didn't bother Mu Li either.Mu Li felt that the eldest lady might have obtained all the information about herself and had lost interest in herself.Mu Li is self-aware, she knows that in terms of resourcefulness, she is far inferior to Lan Ni, she has already been full of loopholes in front of her, and it is not impossible to be seen through.She has already prepared for the worst. Anyway, she is not from this world, and she will not be brought with her if she is alive. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could wear it back to make a contribution to science?

But this kind of bachelor's idea is just to comfort her, if something happens, she doesn't want to just walk away like this.It's hard to live for a while, and it's too aggrieved to die like this.

Sitting next to the energy stove, Mu Li watched the water in the pot gradually boil, thinking about something in a daze.Seeing that she didn't react at all when the water was boiling, Rui Qiao patted her and said:

"Why are you in a daze, the water is boiling, put the noodles down quickly."

"Oh, oh." Mu Li came back to his senses, quickly opened the instant bread, and put the dough into it.Immediately, I added seasoning packets, some freshly picked wild vegetables, two canned meats, boiled two large bowls of noodles, and ate them warmly.

There was no way to be picky about the food during the march. This kind of instant noodles was somewhat similar to the instant noodles of Muli’s era, but the dough was dry noodles made by the cooking team themselves, which tasted stronger and more satisfying.The march was a total of ten days, and each lieutenant distributed twenty packs of instant noodles.This kind of food is already considered delicious, and the soldiers can't eat it. They can only eat the hodgepodge cooked in the big pot of the cooking team. There is everything in it, and sometimes they don't know what they are eating.

After dinner, I washed the pots and pans by the Qingxi River, dried them, folded them, and put them away.After greeting Mu Li and Rui Qiao, he put on his helmet, walked out of the tent, and walked along the stream.

It is already September [-]th, summer has passed, and autumn has entered.The climate in the rainforest is humid and hot, and there is not much refreshing feeling of autumn.There were bursts of sounds in the forest, which sounded very crisp and sweet, and it was unknown what animals were calling.It stands to reason that this is the time when the cicadas and frogs are singing, but Mu Li cannot hear the cicadas singing and the frogs singing. Perhaps this is another lack of this era.

It's a walk, but Mu Li is not at all comfortable. He is equipped with a powered exoskeleton, a helmet on his head, and a weapon on his back. He is fully armed.As night fell, the surroundings were pitch black, and she couldn't see anything clearly. If it wasn't for her strong night vision ability, she might have to turn on the night vision function to walk without hindrance.It is forbidden to turn on lighting in the jungle, and the military tents where they camp are not allowed to light up. After the big mutation, many animals are very sensitive to light.It is even more taboo to light a fire, especially at night, so when marching and cooking, they use engraved crystal energy stoves, which have no fire.

Mu Li stood still by the stream, wondering if there was danger lurking in this stream.Just as she was lost in thought, footsteps sounded from behind her suddenly. She turned her head quickly and found a female officer in full armor walking towards her. Her epaulettes were the rank of major, and she knew it was Lanny at a glance.

Why is this woman here again?Mu Li began to mutter in his heart.

Lan Ni knocked on the earphone part of her helmet, and signaled Mu Li to turn on the inner voice, and Mu Li reacted, quickly logged into the system, turned on the inner ear, and then heard Lan Ni's voice through the intercom earphone:

"Come with me, I found something." After saying that, Lanny walked into the jungle first.

Mu Li frowned, and followed.

Lan Ni led Mu Li to a small open area in the jungle. Mu Li was about to persuade Lan Ni not to go any further, but Lan Ni stopped, squatted down, looked at a piece of ashes on the ground, and said:

"Look, there are signs of a fire here. The pot and support are overturned, and the water in it is spilled out. Also, here are two large rucksacks, which are also left by the roots." She said. He stood up again, walked to the side, pointed to the marks on the ground and said:

"Here, there are traces of dragging and messy footprints. The span is quite large. It should be caused by rushing in a hurry. What do you think happened here?"

Mu Li looked at these traces and analyzed:

"Looking at the footprints, there are at least four people walking together in this jungle. Judging by the degree of burning of the ashes, it is naturally extinguished. It has been at least six or seven hours. I guess I chose a place for lunch at noon. As soon as the pot was cooked, one of them was attacked and dragged away, while the others chased after him in a hurry and have yet to return.”

Lanny nodded and said:

"Very likely an adventurer."

The two went around to a small piece of bushes behind, which was also a mess, obviously trampled and crushed by huge animals.The herbs on the ground showed signs of corrosion, and the surrounding trees were cut down in half, and the cross section was smooth. Lanny judged:

"It's a predator. It has corrosive venom on its body, has a sharp blade, and may be in the shape of a scorpion. The number of scorpion-shaped predators is very small. They act alone. They are all first-level predators, and they are the overlords of the first level." Level, this group of adventurers seems to have gone and never returned."

Mu Li looked around, and suddenly found something reflecting light in the grass.She stepped forward, picked it up, and found that it was an old pocket watch. This thing is simply an antique among antiques in this era. Curious, Mu Li pressed the cover of the pocket watch and found that there was a photo inside, which had changed color. In the photo of a family of three, the appearance of the child and the father was scraped off for some reason, leaving only a woman smiling brightly at Mu Li.The woman looks quite good-looking, and looks like a Chinese, Mu Li always feels like he has seen it somewhere.

Leng Buding's pocket watch was snatched away by Lan Ni. After looking at it, she suddenly said to Mu Li:

"Too bad, Second Lieutenant Mu, we may have encountered a big problem."

Mu Li's heart tightened, and he asked hastily:

"what happened?"

"The granddaughter of Sherlock, the former chief of the Academy of Sciences, is in distress..."

"What did you say?!"