Chapter 150

Avril looked at Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai as they fled in panic and hooked the corners of her mouth. He took out a white lady's cigarette from his pocket, lit the fire, and took a puff silently.

A wisp of gray-white smoke was like a veil, clear and ethereal in the dawn.

Looking at the night sky that was about to turn blue, he gently exhaled a few smoke rings.

Poor child, he still has illusions about war, well, it's not surprising that he also came to join the army with illusions. One day, these children will understand that there are no illusions in the world, and even if they are, they are only realities that should exist.

"For the sake of ...... Pure Blue Universe...... Is it? ”

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The universe, the Brando satellite group, a magnificent and rigorous tall building physics, countless civil servants in neat formal clothes walked back and forth, looking hurried but orderly, as if they had long been accustomed to this compact living habits.

In an unpretentious room, a tall, resolute voice exclaimed in his high voice to a screen made of lasers on his desk: "What, you say that the Strait of Malacca has lost contact? ”

"Yes, sir!" Compared to Jace's excitement, the person on the other side of the screen was obviously incredibly calm, and his businesslike tone did not fluctuate at all.

"And did you receive a statement from the United Earth side?"

"Report sir, no!"

Hearing the soldier's reply, Jace was convinced that nine times out of ten it was the good work of the Earth Union. Jace has seen a lot of this kind of routine, but it is just a sneak attack that cuts first and then plays, and when the war is over, he will naturally put this matter on the table, and at that time, he will just say: Anyway, the land is already in my hands, and it is impossible to hand it over.

Thinking of this, Jace calmed down and said, "You go ahead and remember to send me the satellite image." ”

"Yes, sir!"

As soon as the voice fell, the face on the screen disappeared, replaced by a read bar for data transmission.

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Judging by the satellite imagery, although the signal has been lost, the Earth Union side has not yet launched an attack.

Jace breathed a sigh of relief and frowned slightly.

Even so, the fall of the Strait of Malacca is already a matter of time.

"Father, I'm coming!" Cromwell, who was already more or less familiar with the military department, pushed the door in. Suddenly, I felt a suppressed aura rushing over my face.

"What's the matter, Father?"

It was the first time he'd seen Jace in this state, as if he was struggling with something he had to do.

"Oh! It's Cromwell! Jace's dull face softened a little after seeing Cromwell, and he let out a long sigh, "Earth Union wants to sneak attack the Strait of Malacca!" ”

The rest of Cromwell had already guessed that after so many years on Earth, the history textbooks of elementary and junior high schools were about to be rotten, and he naturally knew the importance of the geographical location of the Strait of Malacca.

"Earth United, do you want to fight a naval war?"

Jace nodded, "Now that the Earth Union is losing on land, it is estimated that they want to win back a game from the sea. ”

In fact, Jace is worried not that they will not be able to defeat the United Earth at sea, but that there are still many new human beings scattered along the Atlantic coast of the Indian Ocean, and he is afraid that there will be quite strong racial discrimination after the United Earth rule at that time.

Cromwell walked up to Jace's side, his eyes swept over the large and small photoelectric dots on the satellite map on the screen, and he naturally didn't believe that Jace would worry about the defeat of Zaft's army at sea, so there was only one explanation for these large and small points of light - ordinary people.

"Do you want to save the general public?"

"Well, I'm thinking about it too, but who's going to go?"

Hey!? Isn't this a great opportunity to go to Earth? Cromwell's eyes lit up, and he recommended himself: "Father, why don't I go!" ”

"You?!" Jace looked at Cromwell in surprise. To be honest, although Jace agreed to Cromwell's willingness to join the army, he had no intention of letting Cromwell go to the battlefield at all, after all, he only had such a precious son. Qualifications in the army can be a gangster, but this kind of life-threatening thing ...... Just as he was about to refuse, Jace suddenly saw the bright red military uniform that Cromwell was wearing, and the words became "Okay, I can't find a suitable person for the time being, so you can go!" ”

"Thank you, father, then I'll go down and prepare first!" Cromwell was overjoyed. I can finally return to Earth, and I can finally see my sister who I have been thinking about for a long time!

"It's okay, after all, the army doesn't raise idlers, even if you don't go this time, I will find an opportunity to send you down in the future!"

"Yes, I know!" With that, Cromwell happily pushed the door open and walked out.

The room was empty, and Jace was left alone. Cromwell, who was only happy with him, did not notice Jace's strangeness in the slightest. His gaze darkened visibly after seeing his bright red military uniform.

After a long time, Jace let out a long sigh, but he didn't expect his son to get the red coat in a short time. Is it a good thing? Or is it a bad thing?

Hehe...... I didn't expect that my son, who had been sick all the time, couldn't even get out of bed, had grown so big!

There was no relief on Jace's face, only melancholy and the wrinkles on his forehead that deepened in the bright light.

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Earth, the Central Indonesian Naval Military Base on the Pacific coast of the Earth.

On a huge aircraft carrier, a bunch of seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys and girls were neatly lined up on the deck of this battleship from childhood to adulthood.

A sergeant wearing a high-ranking non-commissioned officer uniform and with beautiful golden wavy curly hair stood in front of these very immature recruits and said loudly: "Little ones, if I am not mistaken, then this is the first time you have been on the battlefield since joining the army, and this mission is: to capture our country's territory, which is in the sphere of influence of the Zaft army, the Strait of Malacca!" Remember one thing: don't die, then come alive to complete the mission to meet me! Got it? ”

"Understood, sir!" The sonorous voices of the boys and girls echoed throughout the deck.

"It's good to know, there is still half an hour before the start of the war, disband!"

"Yes! Sir! ”

Seeing countless young and lively faces leaving in front of her one after another, Avril couldn't help but sigh.

These children, who are still ignorant, don't know what is about to greet them. The Strait of Malacca has been a battleground for military families since ancient times, and the Zaft army will not let go easily, and the garrison army should be the most elite army in this sea area.

"Alas...... I don't know, how many of these children can come back alive this time? ”

Those people in the military department, this is not so much a face-to-face combat training with the enemy, but they are just a bunch of bait, and if you want to really take the Strait of Malacca, you still need a surprise attack by special forces! (To be continued.) )