We rested in the government camp for two days, during which Rakmir commanded his troops to attack the remnants of the LTTE entrenched in Jaffna, and he invited me to be a front-line staff officer, but I refused.

I'm a mercenary, I'm here to make money, not to maintain peace, and if you want me to participate in the war, it's okay, provided that I come up with enough commission, I won't work for them in vain, even if it's just an idea, I have to spend money to buy it.

The government army's combat methods have little skill to speak of, a typical urban siege, under the cover of mortars and infantry vehicles, charging on all fronts, fierce fighting lasted for a day and a night, the government army broke through the two outer lines of defense, and twice rushed into the city was frightened back by the LTTE's car bombs and suicide bombs, and the casualties increased exponentially.

Rankmir knew the rules of the mercenaries, and even if the attack was blocked, he did not ask us for help, and at noon on the third day, my brothers and I were discussing the evacuation of Sri Lanka, and it was time to leave after the mission was completed, after all, this is not our war, and there will be no changes after a long time.

The only problem is that Lakmir still owes us 5 million in commissions, half of which was paid when the contract was signed, and the task was not completed enough for the final payment, which is the company's rule.

The Immortal Bird and I were discussing how to go and ask Rackmir for money, when a government soldier hurried to our barracks, the door open, and he stood in the door and saluted.

"Sir, Lieutenant Colonel Rackmill, please go!"

I looked at the immortal bird and couldn't help but smile, and was about to ask him for money, so I sent it to the door, maybe I was busy fighting two days ago and forgot about it, which is understandable.

The immortal bird stayed, and I followed the soldiers out of the barracks, and when I went out, I happened to meet the phoenix who had returned from lunch.

"Where are you going?" Phoenix asked.

"It's just in time to come back, come with me!" If Rackmill is prepared cash I need someone to help me carry it back, and besides, we rarely act alone, especially on someone's turf, be careful to make the Ten Thousand Year Ship.

"Good!" Phoenix rarely talks nonsense.

Follow the soldiers all the way to the headquarters, the current barracks is different from when they first came, you can see the wounded wrapped in bandages everywhere, the medical conditions here are not very good, there are not so many beds to accommodate the wounded, many minor injuries are bandaged and then sit outside.

The rest of the soldiers were in a hurry, taking weapons, carrying ammunition, and actively preparing for battle, as if the enemy was about to fight, and a tense atmosphere permeated the entire barracks.

Before coming to the command headquarters, the soldiers saluted and left, the door was open, and Phoenix and I walked into the headquarters, and strangely enough, there was only an old man in a robe except for Rackmill, and none of the other officers and subordinates.

"What's going on!" Phoenix and I looked at each other, frowning slightly, muttering a little in my heart.

"Lieutenant Colonel Rackmill, are you looking for me?" Walking into the command headquarters, I asked, pretending not to know.

"Captain Shura, it's good that you're here, and I'll introduce you, this is Father Nader and the bishop of the Sri Lankan Church." Rackmill pulled me to the old man.

Then he said to the old man who stood up: "Father, this is the captain of the Avenger mercenaries I told you, I can't solve your problem, maybe he can help you." ”

I became more and more puzzled, it seems that Rackmill didn't come to me to pay, what kind of song is this, the Avengers mercenaries have nothing to do with the church.

"Lieutenant Colonel Rackmill, what does that mean?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Captain Shura, that's right, I just received news that our church in Jaffna has been occupied by the rebels, they have detained a priest, ten monks, five nuns, and a group of orphans adopted by the church, those children should not be destroyed by the war, we have asked the government forces for help, Lieutenant Colonel Rakmir is still fighting against the rebels, and they can't do anything, so I ask for your help, for God's sake, save the children who are struggling in suffering." At the end, the priest burst into tears and prayed.

Although these words are touching and pitiful, it is a pity that he has found the wrong object, I am not a savior, let alone a hero, I can save people but the premise is that there are enough benefits, but looking at the frugal appearance of this old priest, I believe that he will not be able to come up with money.

"Why don't you ask the Holy See for assistance?" I'm a little curious, the Holy See's power is all over the world, and if they find someone to save them, it's not a matter of words.

"I have informed the Holy See, but the guardians of God are all in Africa to help refugees, where the Church has suffered even more, it will take at least half a month to get here, I can't wait that long, two monks have already been killed yesterday."

The priest's words "Guardian of God" should refer to the fighting organizations established by the Holy See to protect the Church in various places, but in fact, they are mercenaries like us, but they only serve the Holy See.

"The war in Jaffna has been going on for so long, why would the rebels suddenly do something against the church and what do they want to do?" I wonder how the church could suddenly occupy the church after such a long time of not being invased by the rebels, is it because of the recent offensive by the government forces that this group of militants has been stimulated? I always felt that it was not that simple.

"It was the cruel infidels, who came out of nowhere to aid the rebels, and it was these demons of hell who took over the church, who defiled the home that the Lord had given to the faithful, who were full of evil." When it comes to pagans, the priest goes from being a kind old man to a hideous one.

"Lieutenant Colonel Rakmir, this is also the reason why you have not been able to capture Jaffna!" I turned my head to look at the lieutenant colonel, and seriously suspected that the priest was the one who had summoned us to convince us to help in the war.

"No, no, no, although those guys are not easy to deal with, they won't be able to support for long, I am replenishing my troops and preparing for the next attack, and they are already doomed." Lakmir looks confident, but I think he's a bit of a pusher.

"I'm sorry Father!" I turned around and said sincerely, "I deeply sympathize with what happened to the church, but we belong to a company and have no right to accept the task privately, and we are mercenaries, not angels, even if I want to help you, I can't explain it to my subordinates." ”

I politely rejected the priest, this is not a problem that can be solved in a sentence or two, this is a life of life, I can't take my brother who was born and died to do something unrewarded, to save a group of people I don't know, bullets don't have long eyes, in case of death or injury, who will I reason with, God? I'm sorry he's too busy to pay attention to me.

I don't want to continue to entangle with the priest, the kindness in his eyes is incompatible with me, those are the two extremes, and the less contact I have with people like him, the better, so as not to affect my state of mind.

"I'm sorry!" I apologized to the priest again, and then turned to leave, but the phoenix next to me stood still, I pulled her, she still didn't move, just looked at me in a daze, her eyes were complicated, I seemed to understand something.

"Wait a minute, Captain Shura, I know your rules, this is 100,000 US dollars raised by all members of the church, I applied for 100,000 US dollars from the Holy See, a total of 200,000 US dollars, I know it may not be enough, but this is all the money of the church, it was originally used to help those orphans, now I only want them to live, please help us for God's sake!" The priest looked at me with a bag of money and pleading.

I could feel the pain of his powerlessness and lack of recourse, and he saw us as the last straw.

I turned my head to look at the phoenix, and she had tears in her eyes, I don't know why, I don't know her story, but I know that she has an inseparable relationship with the Holy See.