Chapter 30 (9) - The Pilgrimage of the Sage 03
The submarine passed through the Bering Strait and reached Shanghai. Liao Xueqing www.biquge.info as the 'tour guide', quickly went to prepare, and Dior and Sixteen Nights finally waited for the mission meeting after a period of lazy drinking and smoking. Old York summoned the three of them and Yuru to the war conference room, as the last mission of Dio and Sixteen Nights, and was even more careful not to set up any flags.
"After completing this mission, I will go back to my hometown and open a store. Dior said as soon as he entered.
"Yes, then I wish you happiness," Old York continued, standing in front of the electronic screen, pointing to the map, "and this mission is to escort Lieutenant Yuru to Nanjing. At that time, "Carlibar" will anchor in a secret dock in Shanghai for 8 hours, and by the way, the troops will be dismissed. In other words, if you are attacked within 8 hours, you can request support from the headquarters. β
The journey from Shanghai to Nanjing is not far, and it will take no more than eight hours by rail. The security in the capital of Nanjing can also be said to be the best in the world, but there is a very serious problem in front of several people.
"Although you don't have to be restricted by the Ming country's firearms control, you can carry hot weapons, but you are too conspicuous," Old York said with some concern, "In the Ming country, which has a large population, foreigners are very conspicuous, so your identity is only a 'tour group', unless you encounter the official inspection of the Ming country, otherwise... Liao, you are not allowed to identify yourself. The other two are forbidden to reveal their identities unless there are extremely special circumstances, even if they encounter the inspection of the Ming Empire, and Liao is responsible for this. The rest of the route and command are in the hands of Dior, and finally, for ease of management, Dior you are now a second lieutenant. β
"Clams... What's the use of not raising salaries?" Dior stretched.
"Speaking of paychecks, you had 20 per cent of your last month's pay deducted for insulting your superiors, and 20 per cent for failing a mission, leaving you with only Β£2,000 left after paying taxes. Old York gloated.
"What about the bonus for saving your submarine, and the reward for me saving Yuru?" Dior jumped up angrily and pointed at Old York's nose and scolded, "Damn, don't you eat my salary?"
"You have to go to the Queen of England for the reward of saving Yuru, and the matter of saving the submarine is not counted in the officially released mission, so there is no reward. Fortunately, if we unilaterally terminate the contract, you can get 500,000 pounds in liquidated damages, so you can snicker and don't have to live on the street. β
Old Yorke said solemnly. Dior really forgot about the liquidated damages, not only did he not pay the liquidated damages this time, but he also got a lot, and Dior closed his mouth very happily.
"Then moving on to this mission, the route of travel is up to you, but it is best to leave Shanghai as soon as possible. The security around there is not very good, there are a mixture of fish and dragons, maybe there will be spies from other countries mixed in, and the other is weapons. Dio aside, bring your knife on the sixteenth night, because recently the Ming Empire found traces of the Skull Society, so the investigation is very strict, although Emperor Ming stated that the matter has been resolved, but it does not mean that it is safe. β
"When the meeting is over, Dio will come to the training ground, I don't plan to let you just use a revolver with a 6-round ammunition load to carry out the mission. β
"Why, I think this thing escort is enough. β
That being said, if you're going to distribute new equipment, Dior is still happy to do so. After the meeting ended, Sixteen Nights was busy taking care of Saki Night, Yuru followed Dior to the training ground, it seemed that the new equipment was also shot by Yuru, Liao Xueqing also followed out of curiosity, after all, her preparations had already been completed.
In the exercise field, I saw old Yorke wearing a military uniform and carrying a behemoth, introducing her in Dior's confused eyes.
"This is a firearm specially designed by Yuru for non-humans, with a total length of 187.2cm, a caliber of 14.5mm, a long magazine with a load of 12 rounds, and an ordinary magazine of 5 rounds. Only general-purpose armor-piercing shells and specialized ammunition can be fired. It can be easily disassembled and assembled, made of pure steel, the stability is worth the surname, and it can be used normally if you take it out immediately after falling into the muddy water, and you have prepared two modes of full automatic and semi-automatic, which can penetrate the side armor of the vehicle without any problems. β
"You want me to run around with this thing on my back?" Dior looked helplessly at the 'BIGΒ· FUCKINGΒ· "Besides, it's very difficult to find supplies for this kind of equipment, and I don't think it's practical, let alone in the Ming country, where firearms are controlled. β
"No, it can fire a normal .50 round, but it needs to be reloaded by hand," Old York said seriously, "Come on, you try it, you're guaranteed to love it, do you see the target? There's a steel plate 1,500 meters away, the size of a football, that's it." β
β... I don't care if I miss and hurt someone. β
Dio couldn't survive and took the gun from Old York. The black-robed gun was heavy to pick up, and Dio weighed it twice, and lay down in the direction indicated by Old York. Old York nodded, and picked up the scope as well.
"The target distance, 1500 meters, wind speed 249, no correction is required, aim and launch. β
With the butt of the gun pressed against his shoulder, holding his breath, Dior pulled the trigger without hesitation. The thunderous gunshot nearly burst her eardrums, and the recoil was much stronger than expected, but it wasn't a big problem. She stood up with a flick of her shoulders and exhaled.
"The target hits, deflects a little, and completely penetrates the armor," Old York gave a thumbs up, "how?"
"I don't think I can run around with something like this, and besides, don't you think it's anything like this that has anything to do with my abilities?"
"You're right, this thing was originally intended for Daria, but unfortunately she doesn't know where to run now, and yours is not this. β
Dio had never wanted to kill a man that way, and it was better to break his limbs and stuff them into the barrel of a cannon and shoot them out.
"So you better bring it, we don't have any use here anyway, besides, I personally have this for you. β
Old York brought up a suitcase, opened it with all kinds of parts, and it took nearly 10 minutes to put them together, and finally showed Dior a familiar gun.
"AA-12, American, this is indeed a more suitable gun for you, you must know that it is not easy to get this thing outside the United States," Old York loaded the AA-12 with a drum and loaded, "In terms of your ability, it is more about requiring one-hit killing or explosive firepower, this thing only takes 4 seconds to empty the drum, 20 rounds of ammunition, and the stability is also good, like other shotguns, there are three bullet options." β
"It's actually just a few hundred dollars. Dio pursed his lips, snatched the gun from his hand, and put it on his shoulder, "This thing is not light enough, and large-caliber non-revolvers are prone to accidents, so weapons like Monty Python and M500 are suitable for me, to be honest, I don't think this thing can improve my combat effectiveness, and I don't need shotguns to improve my hit rate." β
"So I've got you with a solid large buckshot, and only one buckshot in it, how about it? It's a good thing, at least 20 rounds. β
"Then I'll take it politely. β
The AA-12 is certainly more than capable of handling more situations than the meagre revolver with a measly bomb load, but this thing... But it is completely inconvenient to carry. Old York took more than ten minutes to put the parts of the gun together, which means that this is not a good equipment to carry, compared to the lighter revolver, it is still difficult to bring this thing to the Ming Kingdom.
"Well, actually, it's because there aren't any weapons in particular for you..."
Old York said, scratching his head. Indeed, it is quite difficult to design weapons with Dior's abilities... It's better to say that ordinary firearms are enough to meet her needs, and it is difficult to design a weapon specifically for her.
After thanking Old York, the group left the training ground, but Yuru stopped Dior again.
"Dio, come here," Yuru looked cautiously left and right, and after a moment, she said, "You take care of your guns every day, right?"
"yes, what's wrong?" Dior pulled out his gun and observed.
"Come here. β
Follow Yuru to her room, Yuru rummaged through the cabinet for a while, took out a box from the cabinet, she knelt on the ground, put the box in front of her, and opened the box solemnly.
Lying tightly inside was a silver Webley revolver, which could be considered an antique thing now, something about twenty years ago.
"It's something my father left behind, and I don't really understand it... Actually, the gun I gave Daria was just something I messed up with, so it's better not to take it out and use it... I don't even understand the repair of firearms. β
"Want to fix it?"
Dio picked up the gun, the parts were a little rusty, but it was not the main reason, the finger pulling the trigger was unhindered, it should be that the link to the trigger was partially broken.
"There is nothing wrong with the main body, the internal parts are some damaged, I will go to the logistics department to ask for parts. β
"Wait a minute, this gunβ" the rain stopped as if she were about to speak.
"This is something left by your parents, right, it's the same thing as my antique, no matter what you think in the past tense, you still have to cherish what you should cherish," Dior replied without looking back, "It shouldn't be a problem to use your prosthetic leg with one hand, it will be a good help for you, practice more when you have time, maintenance or shooting experience, etc., I can teach you." β
As soon as Yuru heard Dior's words, she laughed randomly, trotted to Dior's side, and followed her to the logistics department.