Chapter 40: Target Arlington
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On September 30, the secret base of the Arcane Department in Washington, USA.
"Is the target Arlington?"
There are some words, although everyone knows them, but when they say it, it feels completely different, like a long-accumulated anger suddenly erupts, and the uncontrollable emotion is not as simple as imagined. Arlington National Cemetery was established in 1864 and administered by the Department of the Army, and stipulates that only U.S. Medal of Honor recipients, active-duty military personnel who have died in the line of duty for their country, long-serving veterans, veterans who have held senior positions in the federal government, and their orphans are eligible for burial. So, it's an honor for every American to have a resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
The cemetery has a solemn atmosphere and a quiet and tranquil environment. All the tombstones in the cemetery are carved out of white marble, and a small flag stands in front of each tombstone, giving the impression that a history of the American dynasty is telling you in a prominent and silent manner, and clearly reminding you not to forget the courage and cruelty, devotion and burial, glory and darkness, justice and guilt of all the deaths here. (These two paragraphs are basically copied directly from the Internet.) )
Arlington is a sacrosanct place, and necromancers will not be allowed to fight its ideas.
(Although it is not clear how to create a sacred necromancer, but the necromancer wants to create a necromantic puppet will be limited by the material, then, if the corpse material is a hero in front of the body, it may be a little better than a simple corpse, of course, if the living divine power has a higher success rate of direct transformation into a necromantic puppet, indifferently this only refers to the possibility of creating a divine necromancy, and the average necromancer cannot find the same level of divine power at all, compared to the heroic tomb group can get a large number of heroic souls, can conduct multiple experiments.) 。 )
Colonel Tyrone (paused, perhaps because he wanted to stay awake and continue, without obvious gaffes): "I'm afraid so. So we can't afford to lose this battle, whether it's Arlington Cemetery or the whole of Washington......"
The basic situation in front is like this, and the specific battle plan doesn't need to explain too much for the time being, so let's pay attention to the students. Teacher Qin Ming went to attend the high-level meeting, they didn't seem to be qualified enough, not even Bob, and the students here knew Bob and them, and when Teacher Qin Ming was not there, they could just go to Bob and them for help. Although Bob doesn't seem to know them very well, there's no reason to help them......
At this time, Bob and the others wore majestic military uniforms, although from the perspective of modern aesthetics, military uniforms are definitely not very good-looking clothes; the meaning of the military uniforms itself gives it a unique sense of beauty, especially since Bob and his people already have the temperament of soldiers, so they have become slightly sacred and solemn. In contrast, the students' dress is more casual, and the only uniform is the school uniform, which is not very good to wear, not to mention the school uniform duel military uniform? Even if the school uniform of Heavenly Kingdom Academy is Japanese style (at least the school uniform of the girls is), it looks cute, and the school uniform still feels very embarrassing for the military uniform.
Therefore, the students' clothing is more casual, very ordinary casual clothes, which look good individually but the overall effect is not as good as Bob's, and I believe that the students will not pay too much attention to this aspect, after all, they are only students of Heavenly Academy.
Although the four Bobs had followed Colonel Tyrone out to fight against their classmates before, it was only because of the task issued by their superiors that they formed a temporary team, and the relationship between them was not as good as imagined. At this time, although Bob and the others were in a slightly scattered position, and they were standing with others, there was not much dialogue. In the military, I feel that I don't have a lot of freedom, although it seems that my strength has improved a lot, and the price is quite large;
College (or school) is probably the best time in life, carefree learners, getting along well with the classmates around you, and most people are like that. People outside the siege want to go to the siege, but people inside the siege want to grow up outside the siege, and when they grow up, they miss the school time, and after parting, some classmates may never see each other again.
Tang Hao: "Brother Bob, we want to ask you for a favor." ”
(Since Bob can understand Chinese, Tang Hao doesn't need to expose his broken English and speak Chinese directly.) Tang Hao seems to be the leader among these classmates, although the game seems to be more reliable, but the game is not suitable to be in the highest position as a leader; the girls may be more capable, but sometimes the girls are still inconvenient, such as not sure whether Bob will have sexism, of course, this novel is not entangled in this. )
Bob (for some reason): "Do what?"
Tang Hao: "Through the previous battles, we understand our own shortcomings, and I hope you can help us with military training." ”
Bob: "Military training? Although Northland Academy focuses more on military training, it doesn't mean that I have the ability to conduct military training for you. Besides, why should I help you?"
This is obvious - even if you are a top student, you may not be able to become a good teacher, especially in something like military training, which feels very serious and serious, if something goes wrong, it may be life-threatening, if there is so much danger in the training process, even if everything is normal and there is an accident in the middle, it is difficult for the person in charge to get rid of it, right?
Tang Hao: "We have an old saying in China, many friends have many roads. ”
(In reality, when I was attending a Model United Nations conference in high school, two groups of classmates were assigned to represent a country.) When a "foreign representative" uttered something like this, "There is a saying in your China...... the other country was shocked, should it be said that it is dedication? This kind of professionalism is ashamed of itself, just like when you are acting, you have to completely bring yourself into the role. I don't remember if there were any Japanese representatives at the time, and if they did, I don't know how they felt at the time. )
Bob: "How can you help?"
Tang Hao: "Information, we can help you get some of the general information you need within the Heavenly Kingdom Academy." ”
Just as the U.S. Arcane Department has the support of the U.S. military and has an intelligence advantage in the United States, even if it has an intelligence sharing network built within the Heavenly Guild, it is difficult for other branches to get complete information, except that some of them are kept secret and not shared, and some are ignored because the U.S. Arcane Department does not find the value of the information, and sometimes these ignored information may be very important.
It's like listening to someone say that the taste of an apple is better than tasting it yourself.
Obviously, the Heavenly Academy also has its own unique information, as the best academy of the Heavenly Kingdom Guild, in terms of the study of arcane scholarship and the cultivation of genius arcanists, the Heavenly Kingdom Academy may not be inferior to the Heavenly Kingdom Guild headquarters. And the Northern Academy, which focuses on military training, is difficult to compete with the Heavenly Academy in other aspects other than militarized training, even the United States Arcane Department. Although the students of the Heavenly Kingdom Academy are too good and are often transferred to the headquarters entirely, their rich materials have been preserved from generation to generation, because of the invisible and powerful power of the graduates of the Heavenly Kingdom Academy, the headquarters does not dare to forcibly take out those precious materials from the Heavenly Kingdom Academy.
Heavenly Academy does not mind students lending some materials, although there is competition and contradiction between them, they are all compatriots of Heavenly Academy after all. Of course, with the current level of Tang Hao and the others, there must be no way to get very confidential information, and there are things that they have to keep for themselves, if they can get the internal information of the Heavenly Kingdom Academy, even if it is very basic, it is very precious to the students of other academies......
Bob: "Okay, I promise you, but I need to do some preparation, don't you mind coming with me to Arlington?"
Tang Hao: "Arlington?"
Bob: "It's Arlington National Cemetery in Washington." ”
The average teenager doesn't seem to pay much attention to foreign place names, but if you want to pay attention, it is probably a very famous scenic spot, and when you mention the United States, you probably think of the White House, the Pentagon, the Statue of Liberty, or something. Although it is not clear what Bob wants to do, since Bob has promised to help, Tang Hao is not easy to say; Chinese often like to go around in circles, unlike foreigners who go straight to the ground, perhaps because they worry too much about the breakdown of negotiations. Not to mention Tang Hao, at least he has now successfully helped everyone get Bob's promise.
Although they are not very familiar with each other, Tang Hao and Bob both believe that the other party will keep their promises.
The group followed Bob out of the secret base, and on the way, they saw that Bob was using the communication ring to contact something, probably related to the military training classmates, and Tang Hao didn't want to ask anything. Bob drives a bus to Arlington, should a physical artist learn to drive? I guess the part of the military requires Bob to learn more skills, and the skill of driving is not too difficult, and Bob should be over twenty years old, so it's not surprising. Although Bob does not have the level of alchemy firearms that his classmates use casually, he is a physical sorcerer from the Northland Academy, and his status is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and it is not a big deal to use a car.
(Students can use alchemy guns or something at will, because the current Heavenly Academy has only a small number of people and the special care of the principal Kazama, these two conditions are indispensable; if there are many students, the number of alchemy equipment is not enough at all, it can't be so extravagant; in addition, these alchemy equipment can not be provided for free except for special tasks, and the cost of alchemy equipment may not be much stronger than the military's guns, but the students' career restrictions and special technology, it is not easy for students to buy it.) )
It didn't take long for the group to arrive at Arlington National Cemetery, where Bob's military temperament seemed slightly looser.
Bob: "Arlington, it's going to be the beginning and it's going to be the end......"
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