Chapter 4: Six-Six-Six-Four

What are the characteristics of Griffin?

There's no point in talking too much, because at the end of the day it only takes two words.

Bet on guns.

From the time you become a commander until you die in battle or retire. Griffin's commanders enjoy gun gambling, though not as resource-intensive and incense-burning as one mobile game would. But it is precisely because of the relationship that it cannot be kryptonite, and the 'gambling gun' here is obviously more about luck.

Points can be earned every time you perform a mission, and the best use for these points is to request support from headquarters.

Although there is also the opportunity to apply directly to the designated humanoid with large points, since a certain immeasurable staff officer introduced a cheap prize pool...... In short, the logistics department can hear wild laughter or crying every day.

There was also the sound of humanoid girls dragging sacks with indifferent faces, packing their commanders home.

"It's a rare opportunity, do you want to try your luck?"

"Are you stupid for me. ”

Klut wasn't interested in that, partly because he didn't need it, and partly because it wasn't necessary.

Novice commanders are keen to gamble on guns, the reason is that they lack points, and if they want a high-performance humanoid, they can only gamble on one wave - anyway, it's not the same as an unscrupulous operation, the rate here is very conscientious, and the duplicate humanoid doesn't need to activate the consciousness, it can be directly stored to increase the number of spare prosthetics.

And how many points does Klut have?

He was one of the first commanders to join Griffin, and one of Griffin's best commanders.

And, apart from the first few humanoids, Klut never applied for new support.

Therefore, his points are almost astronomical, let alone a lottery. Even if you buy all the models of human shapes, the number that will be consumed is only a fraction of the number.

"Try it, you need new people over there, right?"

"I think it's enough. ”

"But your current main team has all been put into the security mission on Kaguya's side, so don't you need to rotate the second team to strengthen the defense? What about your base? It's in a vacuum now, right?"

"Hmmm......"

Kruger's language hits Kluet's soft underbelly.

He knew that what this guy said was true. Although he can barely cope with it now, the manpower on his side is actually gradually stretched.

Of course, it is great to have support, even if it cannot be used as an instant combat force, at least it can be equipped with a reconnaissance module to reduce the pressure on security guards.

But the problem is never on that point.

While recruiting new humanoids does reduce the pressure on the team, what will the girls say? Klut couldn't imagine it.

"No need Kruger, I have enough manpower. ”

It would have been fine if it hadn't happened last night, but now is the time to bring a few new girls back?

Klut is not stupid.

"Don't be too busy saying no. ”

Kruger calmly reached out and picked up a document from his desk.

On the snow-white cover, Griffin's markings were unexpectedly glaring.

"Let's take a look at this first. ”

"What is this. ”

Klute took the document and flipped through it—the two old men were still not used to working electronically. Although Herrian can make up for this weakness for Kruger, once she has something to do: for example, to attend the Xth blind date conference, then Griffin's paper files will increase significantly.

“……”

The contents of that document can be summarized as an obituary.

About a week ago, Griffin lost another commander in the Middle East.

In the battle against Iron Blood, the valiant lady took the lead. But the armored car she was riding in was ambushed by Iron Blood, and an armor-piercing bullet pierced the side armor, leaving her completely shattered and covered the entire carriage in the form of carbide.

There were no photographs attached to the document, because the footage taken on the ground was so brutal.

But that didn't stop Klute from imagining that image.

Because he has seen it with his own eyes, he has seen the Shura Hell that is even more tragic than this.

“……”

But that's certainly not the worst. The worst thing is not that 'someone died', but that the kid knew Kluet.

When she was not on her own, Kluett also provided her with a lot of support.

The old man still remembered the girl's face, and although many years had passed, Kluet still remembered her youth and liveliness.

He has always enjoyed spending time with these lively children, because only then will he forget his old age and regain his youthful form.

But the boy died.

Although not the first, nor the last. But life is not repeated, so importance should not be counted in order.

"So what?"

Kluet's question sounded a bit cold. But Kruger knew otherwise.

It's not that Klute doesn't care about the girl's death, he just can't express it.

They are old men who have long passed the age of doing what they want, they have seen too much and experienced too much. So more patient than young people, so more composed than young people.

Can Klut go to war in the Middle East? Yes.

But can Klute avenge the girl? No.

Iron Will is there, and it will remain there until the day it is destroyed. It's not some ridiculous nonsense, it's just Griffin's pathetic limitations.

Although he has been fighting against Iron Blood, he has even suffered heavy losses. But to destroy these enemies, Griffin's military strength is still far behind.

What the United Nations has not done, can a mercenary group do?

Impossible.

Griffin productivity is much lower than that of Iron Will. Compared to burning money, they don't have the slightest chance of winning.

It was never courage or responsibility that sustained them in their fight against iron and blood. Rather, it is a large commission from the United Nations.

If one day the UN gives up on its support, it will no longer send money to Griffin. Griffin would have withdrawn immediately, decisively abandoning all the occupied territories - no matter how much effort they had put in and how much blood had been shed before that.

This is the mercenary.

This is Griffin.

They love peace more than anyone else, and as long as they have no money, they will never go to war.

The child's human form refused to adjust...... You know, it's hard to do. ”

For Griffin, the human form is a possession. They are subordinate to the commander, and they are subordinate to the griffin. It's rare, but it's not uncommon in the past – once a commander dies before a humanoid, the recycling of a humanoid is bound to be a process.

This is not a bloodless and tearless act, but a simple re-employment distribution.

If the humanoid girls who have lost their owners want to retire, Griffin will naturally agree. But if they still want to keep fighting, then Griffin will usually offer an 'adjustment'.

That is, on the premise of preserving or not preserving their combat skills and personality, their memories of their 'masters' are deleted.

It's not suicide, but it's about the same as suicide. If you had to define this condition, euthanasia might be a good word.

After all, for most commanders, the humanoid form is a very private companion. If it weren't for the special circumstances, they would not be willing to accept a partner with a good heart. It's not about moral principles, it's just a natural selection of the best when there are plenty of choices.

After all, it's understandable that you don't want to forget the past. Because memory is the basis of the self, but if even the basic adjustment of belonging, the previous master in the mind is unwilling to remove it...... For the absolutely loyal humanoids, they themselves are sometimes unacceptable.

"They don't want to retire?"

Normally, there is a way to deal with this situation.

In the absence of a commander willing to accept them (there are no exceptions to this day), these figures are forcibly decommissioned.

Griffin has a dedicated infrastructure to accommodate them and provide them with jobs. Even if it's not good, you can let them act as coaches to teach other gun girls.

But not this time.

This time the figures were particularly stubborn.

They will neither accept adjustment nor retirement. They want to join a commander and go to the Middle East to avenge their master.

That's pretty ...... It's disgusting.

These demands were too much for a commander who wanted to take them in.

"Not only don't you want to, turn back, and see for yourself. ”

"Really......"

Kluet's brow furrowed as he finished reading the document.

He never imagined that the child's human form had actually become like this. Driven by hatred, they are completely in a frenzy - there is a better and more robust solution to the matter, and even if they really want revenge, there is a better way to express it.

But they have no common sense, and they don't even think about it at all. It's just blindly paranoid and tangled, wanting to pass on their pain to others and coerce them to take revenge together.

It's ugly.

"You don't want to stuff them in me, do you?"

No one wants to accept them.

Maybe they weren't so crazy at first, maybe there were people willing to help them at the beginning. But with repeated failures, and longer and longer waits. These girls have gone beyond the limits of acceptance.

Even Kluet.

"Is that okay?"

"No, I can't. ”

Kluet stood up and decided to end the conversation.

His expression was as cold as Kruger had guessed.

He didn't even want to meet the girls and have even a single conversation with them.

"I don't owe them, Kruger, that's very important. ”

Helping others is a kind thing, and Klut is very kind, but he doesn't want to be masochistic.

People help those who help themselves.

Other than that, only heroes will shoot.

"I'm not a hero, you know. ”

Kluutter turned and left the office.

And behind him, Kruger folded his arms and didn't say a word.