Chapter 11:

Even if you're flying by helicopter, it's impossible to get to Shintokyo City directly.

In the aftermath of World War III, Japan's political environment took a miraculous regression – as American hegemony collapsed and the Japanese government, which had been strenuously pro-NATO during the war, was dissolved.

Heavy economic penalties crushed the Japanese subject, and under the intervention of foreign countries and the operation of careerists, Japan was formally united, but in essence it was divided into two parts, the north and the south.

North Japan was friendly with the United States, but it was extremely restrained diplomatically – although the United States ended World War III 'safely' and achieved a decent ending, the heavy losses also plunged the country into turmoil and left it too much time to care about its allies.

South Japan, on the other hand, was in exchange with China, and as a veritable defeated country in World War III, its politicians pinned all their hopes on their neighbors in order to get out of their predicament.

But that's not the end of it.

Due to the division of North and South Japan, the parliamentary system has become non-existent.

In the absence of a national referendum, the North and the South are afraid of each other. The influence of local politics and the family gate valve has once again appeared on the political stage of this country.

It's as if history has played a huge joke, and the major enterprises and the nobles behind them have become the 'lords' of each city.

New Tokyo is no exception, as Japan's largest post-war reconstruction project. This city, which was built on the ruins of old Tokyo but was newly named, is now owned by the Kagu Soil Society.

Behind this god-named company stands a number of gatekeepers who, together with each other, have won the huge cake of rebuilding Tokyo. Then, with their political success and the rational use of human favors, they have now become the masters of the new Tokyo city.

Whether it is the 'New Tokyo Garrison' or the 'South Japan People's Guard', these two forces are actually controlled by them, and they are not so much the national army as the private soldiers of the enterprise.

In order to secure their political positions, both forces hired foreign advisers – and, of course, because of their presence, the skies of Tokyo were colored by their western neighbors.

In this case, flying over New Tokyo and going directly to the lawyer appointed by Mr. Kaguya is undoubtedly a death.

Without the permission of the local government, no matter how anxious Klut and Alice were, they could only get off the plane outside the control area of New Tokyo City. Then complete the final journey with the help of a bike.

To be reasonable, it's not easy.

"Put this on. ”

Decades have passed since the end of World War III, and the change of three generations has not made the world a better place.

Because of the depth of the damage, the recovery rate of human beings is far slower and more deformed than expected. This has led to a miraculous phenomenon - even laser weapons and electromagnetic weapons have been completed, but the armies of various countries are still flooded with a large number of gunpowder weapons and old chariots.

On the one hand, this is because of the high cost, and it is really powerless to abandon the old production line.

On the other hand, these vintage gears are more than sufficient.

The great scars brought about by the Third World War made all countries afraid of war. In this case, spending money on weapons is really a deal that outweighs the cost.

The rise of various armed groups is undoubtedly due to this - in this era, many mercenary agencies, led by Griffin, have done a lot of work in place of the government forces of various countries.

"What is this?"

"Body armor. ”

It's also a good thing for Kluet.

Although offensive weapons have produced 'stagnation', protective technology is still climbing normally - after all, people are afraid of death, who would want to take risks if they can live well?

And this leads to a ridiculous phenomenon.

With the deliberate control of the countries, or even the tacit cooperation, the weapons obtained by the mercenaries have not been improved. It's still the same as it was a few decades ago, but their armor is really being upgraded, making the combat between mercenaries more and more 'high-end'.

Naturally, the black uncles, who have not changed much from a hundred years ago, do not need to think about it, and to this day they are still happily shooting AKs on the African continent.

But that's really just a special case, but all mercenary groups that rely on a little bit of skill are now fighting with humanoids and power armor.

If you don't have some effective anti-armor means, if you play a little crookedly, you won't even want to compete on the same stage.

Take the trench coat that Klute put on Alice, the coat with Griffin's logo on it, and who doesn't know who designed it, is actually a bulletproof coat made of a new type of cut-thickened material.

Although it looks thin, it is soft to wear. However, when shot by a bullet, the garment hardens instantly, providing the wearer with considerable protection.

Although it can't resist large-caliber bullets, it can't resist full-power bullets at a competitive distance. But that's enough, after all, she didn't go to the battlefield, she had to kill two back and forth in a hail of bullets.

All they had to do was go to the Central Court in New Tokyo City, where they would complete the transfer of Kaguya's assets.

Until she gets there, Alice doesn't step out of the military vehicle. If the coat doesn't work in this case - it can only be said that the other side is killing the killer, then Alice will probably die even if she is wearing power armor.

"Also, where did this come from?"

With Kluet's help, Alice puts on that bulletproof trench coat. The cold fabric made the girl shrink slightly, but compared to the coldness, what made her feel even more shocked was the military vehicle that appeared in front of her.

A six-wheeled military vehicle with additional armor installed, the main jeep of the American army during World War III.

Armored Hummer X5.

"Do you want to know?"

There was no driver and no joints.

When Klut needed such a jeep, it showed up at a gas station on the way to New Tokyo.

I filled up the fuel and got the papers ready in the driver's seat.

It is a certificate of carrying weapons that theoretically needs to be applied for in advance and can be completed about a week in advance. Not only the personal equipment of the security personnel, but even the on-board machine gun on this jeep was allowed to be kept.

Of course, all of this is premised on being monitored – after entering the boundaries of New Tokyo City and paying a hefty security fee in a dedicated lane. A guard officer will sit in the jeep and supervise the weapons at all times, ensuring that they are not used by mercenaries.

"You seem to be very proud......

"Of course, if it weren't for me, it wouldn't be easy for anyone else to get it. ”

With a smile on his face, Klute bent down and picked Alice up like a princess - it wasn't that the old man took advantage of her, but that the carriage of the Hummer was too high for a girl in a sailor suit to climb.

Then, the old man himself sat in the driver's seat. Turning the key, he ignited the engine of the beast.

“…… I still have this thing left. ”

"Okay, okay, people are also kind. ”

The girl who climbed into the machine gun position was naturally PKP, and the silver-haired humanoid girl with a side ponytail looked at the general-purpose machine gun on the roof of the car with disdain, and the expression on her face was a little ugly.

"No, she's here to block me. ”

But of course, that's another story. It has nothing to do with the current development.

After making everything ready, the Hummer drove out of the gas station and continued along the street leading to the city of New Tokyo.

And just then, Kluet's cell phone rang.

PPK reached out from the passenger seat and pulled the phone out of Kluet's trouser pocket — glancing at the screen, which showed Hurrian's name.

"It's Helian's call. ”

"Help me get through. ”

PPK pressed the connect button, leaned over, and held the phone up to Kluet's ear.

So in the next second, Klut's ears rang with Helian's voice.

Are you listening, Klut?

"Of course, Helian, is there anything you want to tell me?"

[One bad news, or one worse, which do you want to hear first?]

Her voice was a little tired, as if suppressing anger.

Klut could tell by just guessing - what she was annoying about must have something to do with her.

But now is not the time to apologize.

Alice sat in his back seat, and in front of the child, Klut did not show the slightest weakness.

Even if he wanted to appease the girl, he had to find an opportunity for no one to be around—like inviting her to two good bottles of wine or something.

"Good news. ”

[The bad news is: the people who intercepted you are already on the way, the exact number is unknown, but there must be more than one group.] 】

"Oh, that sounds pretty common, but what about the bad news?"

[The worse news is that Team 404 intercepted Iron Will's intelligence.] Although we couldn't decipher all of them, your name appeared inside. 】

"That doesn't sound good. ”

It's not just a little, it's just terrible.

Iron Will: What is that?

It was a group of terrorist mechanical maniacs who cut the human world apart after World War III and took advantage of the weakness of human beings to occupy a 'territory' on the earth.

Griffin's main source of income is them, and in the ongoing struggle of iron and blood, Griffin has received strong support from countries around the world.

They're really hard to deal with, even though I don't know what they're trying to do. But the law that is 'absolutely inviolable' to mankind is not binding on iron science at all.

If the hostile mercenaries will be a little more restrained in New Tokyo City, they will be careful not to expand the scale even if they make trouble.

Although they usually don't do 'loss-making' deals and plan some actions that are not cost-effective.

But if they really feel the need, they make up their minds to come to Kluet for trouble.

That's a real problem.

"Is that an exaggeration?"

Klut turned his head in frustration and glanced at PPK, who responded to him with a gentle and determined look.

Is it so exaggerated?

Have you forgotten what you've done?

PPK smiled and gave Klute a plan in the communication loop.

Commanded the heavily armed troops to break through the iron-blooded outer defensive line.

Rescued the military figures besieged by Iron and Blood, and facilitated the defense contract between the United Nations forces and Griffin.

Lead an elite squad through the infiltration operation. While the saboteur was holding a lollipop in his mouth and looking proud, he blew up this 'mature' prosthetic body that the double ponytail Lori liked the most and was about to be replaced.

Isn't that an exaggeration?

No, it's an exaggeration, although it is worthy of you, but if I am iron-willed, I will also come to trouble you.