Chapter 122: Subversive Cognition
The auditorium of the Bathton Military Academy was temporarily set up as an open banquet hall for 1,000 people. After dark, all the instructors and cadets of the Baseton Military Academy, as well as federal military and political officials and staff, as well as guests from the Norman Empire, shared a feast and toasted here.
As an open dinner, the Batton cadets had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their counterparts from the First Military Academy of the Norman Army. On the planet Orens, the Norman language is spoken by the majority of the Norman Empire, which belongs to the Norman language family with a long history and wide influence, while the Ulster Free Commonwealth has Ulster as the official language, and there are several other regional languages in the territory, most of which belong to the Este language family. Norman and Este have their own cultural heritages, and their pronunciation, writing, and grammar are so different that it is almost impossible to communicate without understanding each other's languages and without a translator. As a result, the Confederation provided each Norman guest with an interpreter, some from the government and the military, but more often from a few colleges and universities that offered Norman language courses.
Because of the task on his part, after entering the banquet hall, Wei Si swallowed some food, and followed the figures in dark green military uniforms. Cadets from the Royal Norman Army Academy wore a silver metal nameplate on their chests with their full names engraved in Norman and Ulster. Correspondingly, the Basston cadets also embellished a bronze nameplate with their names engraved in bilingual on their chests this time to facilitate communication between the two sides.
With only a list of opponents and no detailed information, the wargame team led by Mustegan finally "paired" in an indiscriminate manner. Weiss chose a target called "Wolfgang Hector Heinz", a name that would be easier to pronounce and seem to have a somewhat aristocratic flavor if he had to explore his reasons for choosing this man.
Among the eye-catching cadets of the Royal Norman Army Academy, Weiss found his target with little difficulty. The man was estimated to be six feet three, or one meter nine, and was well-proportioned and well-rounded. This height, this body shape, not only on the earth is enviable, among the adult men on the planet Orens, it is also a very iconic figure, not to mention that this little brother was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, red lips and white teeth, he is really a handsome young man with a good demeanor, with this very handsome military dress, in the Norman Empire, it can make countless girls pregnant with spring and make many women covet it!
When he got closer, Weiss was shocked to find that the translator assigned to this "Heinz" was actually a quiet and beautiful little girl, she was not short, but she looked a little petite and weak against the backdrop of this Norman young man. Each of them held a goblet, and the young man frequently raised his glass to the federal personnel who walked in front of him, sometimes listening intently to the words of the interpreter, sometimes smiling and saying a few words.
The goal was set, but so did the conundrum. A few words are obviously not enough to find out the character and temper of the other party, let alone the tactical routines of wargame deduction, what is the way to make the other party talk to him logically without losing his dignity?
Weiss scratched his head, this is a little tricky, but it will not be more difficult than picking up a girl!
There might have been only one chance to be tempted, and to be on the safe side, Weiss quietly approached his target from behind, and then stood sideways a few paces away from him, intending to listen to his conversation with the others first. As a result, I stayed for a few minutes, and what I heard was either some innocuous polite words, or words that I couldn't even hear clearly - that quiet and beautiful little girl, her voice was a little too "delicate"!
In desperation, Weiss had no choice but to take two steps towards them as if nothing had happened, and as a result, the "Hines" turned around abruptly, and his eyes happened to stay on Weiss's face.
Between advancing and retreating, Weiss made a decision in an instant, he turned his head, smiled at his target, and raised his glass: "Hello, respectful...... Mr. Wolfgang Hector Heinz. β
Weiss's words deliberately paused in front of the other party's name, and his eyes also stayed on the nameplate on the other party's chest for a moment, pretending to be a "chance encounter". However, even he himself was very dissatisfied with this performance, and it would not be surprising if he was seen through by the other party.
"Hello, dear ...... Mr. Long Clumber Haysen! Reading Weiss's name, the Norman young man who developed a good figure and temperament seemed to be eye-catching. Then he quickly uttered something that Weiss didn't understand at all.
When he had finished speaking, the petite girl beside him said softly: "Mr. Heinz said that on the way here, he saw your name in the newspaper, and knew that you came from a well-known local gun-making family, and that you were the most talented designer of the younger generation of that family. β
Weiss, who was worried about how to start the topic, was both surprised and delighted when he heard this: his name is so loud that foreign friends will know it as soon as they enter the country? Saying...... What's the name of that newspaper? Shouldn't I buy a hundred or so copies to keep them safe?
However, Weiss thought about it, no! Even if a newspaper contains news or an interview about the Clumber-Haysen family, it should be in an inconspicuous corner. It won a bid for military-standard sniper rifles and received the first order of 3,000 sniper rifles, which is not top secret, but it will not be covered at length in the mainstream media. The Norman Empire's visitors had only been in the country for two days, so could it be so coincidental that this young man from the Royal Norman Army Academy saw information about the Clumber-Haysen family in an inconspicuous place in a local tabloid and remembered his name so badly? The odds should be similar to winning the lottery!
Thinking of this, Weston felt a chill in his back. If the intelligence work of the Norman Empire has been meticulous to such an extent, and let the visiting students open their mouths, it is simply a matter of knowing themselves and the enemy, if the two countries clash, the balance of victory and defeat may have tilted in their favor......
Seeing Weiss stunned there, "Heinz" took the initiative to hold a glass with him and said "I wish you good health" in Ulster.
Weiss subconsciously replied, "I wish you health", and then looked at the other party in surprise: "Do you speak Ulster?" β
"Heinz" smiled: "Ulster, Wessex, I have learned some of them, I can speak them, but I am not fluent. β
After just one round of conversation, Weiss felt like an ancient man who suddenly saw an airplane, and his understanding was greatly shocked, and he had to be glad that he met the other party in the banquet hall instead of the battlefield, otherwise he might not even know how he died.
But what shocked Weiss even more was yet to come.
"Heinz" suddenly leaned closer and whispered to him: "Clumber-Heisen...... Well, it's actually a very impressive last name for me, because I have an old friend who seemed to be called Clumber-Haysen before he came to the Norman Empire. β
Could it be that what he said was his brother who had never met? He really went to the Norman Empire, and joined the Norman army, and got the opportunity to enter a higher military academy...... Is that really the case?
Seeing Weiss's surprised and confused face, "Heinz" turned his head and said something to his interpreter with a smile. The little girl, who looked quiet and innocent, then said to Weiss: "Mr. Heinz says that his Ulster language is limited, especially his pronunciation with a strong Norman accent, and it is normal that you do not understand it, so you don't need to worry about it. β
What do you mean you don't understand? What does it mean to have a limited level? Although this guy's Alster language does have some strange accents, the grammar is accurate and the expression is clear, and there is no problem in communication.
Weiss opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he had picked a very terrible target from that list, or rather, the 12 Norman students were all such powerful characters, no matter how he chose them, he couldn't escape their routine.
Despite the fact that the Free Commonwealth soldiers and cadets were a hundred times larger than the Normans, Weiss was in a deep state of helplessness. At this moment, he missed Nikolai immensely, because he was the only one who was able and willing to help him.
"Heinz" then said two more words to the translator, and the little girl immediately converted them into Ulster: "Mr. Heinz said that meeting is fate, why not sit down and eat and chat?" β
It was an opportunity that Weiss couldn't ask for, but now it was like he was dancing with a wolf, and even worse, he had no choice at allβeven if he could escape for a while, how could he escape for a lifetime?
Weiss had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the invitation. So, the three of them each took a plate, chose some snacks, found a round table, and sat down casually.
After taking a seat, "Heinz" said something to his quiet and beautiful translator, and the little girl answered the greetings, and immediately got up and walked towards the pick-up area.
After the interpreter left, "Heinz" whispered to Weiss in fluent Ulster: "You look nervous, Mr. Clumber-Heisen, this is completely unnecessary!" As a friend of Ze Clumber Haisen, I would never do anything harmful to you. β
Ze Clumber-Haysen, yes, he is his long-missing brother, the proud and legal heir of the Clumber-Haysen family.
Weiss's eyes narrowed, just as he had squinted when the Normans got out of the car in the morning, and the frames that jumped in front of him were all white. This means that their current position is neutral, or rather "non-hostile". As for whether they will "turn white to red" and brazenly launch a new war in the future, it is difficult to say.
"Heinz" moved his lips slightly, and spoke quickly: "There are not many opportunities, let me say it directly!" We already know a little bit about what the Clumber-Haysen family has been like in recent years, as well as your talent in firearms design and military command. The reason why your brother chose to serve the Norman Empire is precisely because he is unwilling to let his family be suppressed and bullied by the Grumman Group, because he faces many difficulties whether he inherits the family business or devotes himself to the military development, while in the Norman Empire, he can show his talents to the fullest and can reflect his own value. Most of you think that the Norman Empire is a dark, rotten, bureaucratic country, because your media and public opinion are propagated in this way, and the folk rumors are spread in this way, and over time, you have formed this idea. When you have a chance to take a walk around the Norman Empire, you will find that your brother has made a very good choice. β