Northeast of Valentine's North Fort, outside a small fishing village close to the Inland Sea, Tasmi, dressed in plain civilian clothes and wielding an iron pickaxe, was busy at the bottom of a large pit with a diameter of 100 meters and a depth of more than 10 meters.

This is the fifth day after Dark Moon Light became the "404 Squad", and they unexpectedly ushered in their first mission, but the content was ...... Scavenging.

Of course, they are not ordinary scavengers, they are here to clean up the battlefield.

It's been almost two months since the Red Devils raided the Fortress of the God Emperor, and at that time, the entire sky of Valentine was a battlefield, and the wreckage of the Red Devil Fighters, Imperial Flying Ships, and Floating Ships was scattered all around Valentine.

After the war, the Red Devils have spared no effort to search for the wreckage of the victims and fighter planes, and under the increasingly tight defense of the empire, the recovery team also suffered casualties, so it stopped sending a team to infiltrate and directly recover the operation.

After confirming that the Red Devils were no longer raiding the area where the wreckage was located, the scavenging groups of all parties began to move.

Ordinary people are not qualified to scavenge waste, and the wreckage of the Red Demon Fighter not only contains rare magic equipment, precious magic metal, but also the remains of crew members of higher value. Each wreck is a rare resource, and according to the geographical division, it has long been owned by the imperial magnates.

This small fishing village belongs to Princess Podina's "resource area", where a Red Demon fighter plane crashed, spilling parts and fragments all over the village, and the main body blasted a terrifying crater outside the village.

Team 404 and the other princesses' mercenary squads all came here, posing as coolies to dig. This is also a common practice of other powerful people, and things related to the Red Devil, even if it is scavenging, cannot be handed over to ordinary people or even mud legs to do.

Moreover, the princess is very interested in the Red Devil's things, and she also specially explained that the remains of the Red Devil members should be properly treated, which is a rare resource, and can be exchanged for things that are difficult to buy with money through intermediaries.

Of course, such a thing must be left to his subordinates.

The eldest sister went to the Lion King City yesterday to summon new companions, and only Ankaret, Xili, and Tasmi were here. The two girls are calm and calm people, and the 404 squad is also a marginal role in the various teams under the princess, so nothing will happen.

Tasmi worked very hard, and he had also started training very hard before coming to scavenge the waste, and had mastered another of the warrior's zero-level skills, "Finger Thorn", which made his fingers hard enough to carve words on wooden boards.

This may seem useless, but it is a milestone in Tasmi's new era, as he can now use a variety of new weapons, including the Automaton Magic Gun, as well as magic equipment.

However, Tasmi is still not used to the training methods of the new era, and he is still used to using his bronze longsword to move towards more skills and higher levels through hundreds of swings. Although he was taught by his eldest sister that it was no different from turtle climbing, only in this way did he feel that he had obtained it by himself and that he could also master the power.

Now he is holding an iron pickaxe, and the way he digs down is really no different from him wielding a sword.

From time to time, cheers rang out from the surrounding squads, apparently finding valuable fragments and parts. Tasmi, like Ankaret and Cieli, still didn't find anything, but they weren't impatient and were still silently busy.

Tasmi had already been in a hurry before, but he was educated by Ankaret. It's not that you can be lazy with such a task, but this kind of thing that is purely based on luck, there is no need to compare with other squads, and the most important thing is to complete it diligently.

Let's think it's sword training......

Thinking so, Tasmi slammed another pickaxe down, and with a thud it seemed to dig into stone or metal.

His heart raced, and he crouched down to cut through the dirt and scrape out a slim metal bracelet. There were traces of other charred things on it, and it looked a bit like a wrist guard-style sidekick.

Tasmi struggled to suppress the urge to cheer, and looked at the thing curiously. He also has a companion now, but in the form of a belt, which needs to be connected with an interactive device. This bracer model is like an old adventurer's assistant, and you have to raise your arm to operate.

If this is the Red Devil's sideman, then there must be the remains of a Red Demon member buried here.

Tasmi thought so, the metal ring, cold and cold, must be a very precious magic steel.

Then he hissed and gasped, and his palm was actually cut, and there was a slight chill, which made his palm numb in half.

"Be careful! Red Devil stuff is weird!"

Ankaret's voice rang out, and he couldn't help but speak, pulling his hand to clean the wound.

The white jade cheeks were very close, and the black hair gently scratched Tasmi's face, but he tried not to move, the fragrance of the girl's body made him extremely aftertaste, and the extremely beautiful side face also coincided with the face of another girl.

"Okay, let me put this here, don't worry that I won't swallow your credit. ”

Ignoring the boy's reaction, Ankaret bandaged his wound and pushed him to continue working.

Feeling that the palm of his hand was still a little numb, it seemed that something had seeped into his body, but it was nothing if he sensed it carefully, Tasmi secretly laughed at himself for being too timid, changed his hand to hold the iron pickaxe, and got up to continue.

Luck followed, and in the pit, not far from his companion, Tasmi made another discovery.

It was a metal ball larger than its head, with a silvery sheen that looked like it was made of Mithril.

Tasmi gouged the metal ball out of the pit and found that the bottom half was damaged, revealing dense wiring and an unknown slime that had dried up.

He fumbled around, accidentally touching a switch on either side, and the metal ball clicked open, and something fell out and stopped at Tasmi's feet.

At that moment, Tasmi's mind was frozen by an inexplicable force.

It was a neck-length severed head, with short light green hair and a pretty face, and it looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, younger than him and Ankaret. Unfortunately, his eyes were closed and bloodless, and there was a terrible wound on his forehead that almost reached the back of his head, and the corners of his mouth and nostrils were also bleeding, which had dried up and changed color.

Beauty and death came at the same time, leaving Tasmi stunned.

Then he had a very sad thought, and he remembered the dead Mine, Kiki, and Leona, who had not seen it with his own eyes but must have been poisoned.

What beautiful and youthful girls they were, but they died so miserably.

The girl in front of her must be a member of the Red Devil, she is also a mortal of flesh and blood, she is as young and beautiful as Mai Ni and Kiki, but she is still devoured by death.

Even if such a sad and deplorable thing happens, the war will continue.

Why are mortals always divided?

Why do you live in life?

Why......

Tasmi was in a trance, when a strange voice sounded in his heart.

It asked in a low voice, "Do you want to know the meaning of life, do you want to really live?"

Tasmi subconsciously replied: "Of course!"

The voice said, "Very well, start the migration process and start testing the soul's aptitudes and tendencies." This will take a while, but it will not affect daily actions. ”

Wait a minute...... What is it!?

Tasmi suddenly realized, what was that voice just now!?

His consciousness condensed, and he saw that he had picked up the head, and the head was rapidly drying, losing its beauty, and becoming terrifying and hideous.

"Tasmi!"

Ankaret rushed over and pulled him away, his head falling to the ground, sending a cloud of ashes of smoke and dust.

"Are you alright? really not?"

Ankaret was relieved to confirm that Tasmi was okay, "I thought you were fooled by the trap that the Red Demon left here. ”

Xiyili leaned over and said in surprise, "Awesome Tasmi, your luck is really out of words." No wonder the other teams never found the head of the Red Demon member, and it turned out that the head cutter was activated. ”

Speaking of the head cutter, Tasmi also remembered the information he had read, and the Red Demon members still had a life-saving trick when their injuries were irreparable, that is, to have the helmet cut off their heads and wait for their companions to rescue. As long as the time interval is not too long, there is still a chance to save life.

It's a pity that this young girl Red Devil didn't wait for rescue, and judging by the injuries on her head, I'm afraid she was already dead when she cut off her head.

But the voice just now ......

Tasmi was still puzzled, was it just his hallucination?

"Attention all teams, special threat targets enter the scene, pay attention to cover their identities, and do not have any conflicts with each other!"

The commander of the operation suddenly used a spell to warn: "Remember! Absolutely no conflict with the other party! No matter how much the other party reprimands or provokes! If someone can't help it, I'm sorry no one will help you, not even the corpse will be collected for you." ”

Siali shoved her head and head cutter into the pit, picked up dirt and covered it, and Ankaret pulled Tasmi to her knees.

"It's the ...... of the Inquisition"

Ankaret's head was so low that Tasmi could hear her gritted teeth.

A group of knights approached from a distance, riding stout white horses, winged dragon horses, also clad in golden armor and black and red robes.

Among the three knights in the lead, the two on the left and right held two large flags, one was the flag of the goddess of order, and the other was the flag of the gods representing the Holy See of order. The knight in the middle carries a huge cross, which is the gallows of judgment and punishment.

The knights' bodies were wrapped in golden pure gold armor, which was only decorative, and there was a real protective icon armor inside. There is also a black burqa on top of the armor, and a white cross pattern on the chest and back.

The Inquisition of the Holy See is another armed force of the Holy See outside the hand of Order, and is also responsible for reviewing and supervising the faith and loyalty of the clergy of Order. Of course, he is always ready to act as an arm of the Holy See, purging the entire empire of heresies, and collecting all the resources necessary for the goddess to give to him.

Behind the three knights was a knight of short stature wrapped in a pure white cloak. But just by looking at the cloak that is very different from the color of others, you know that this is a big man.

The "Inspector" at the bottom of the court is a black cloak, the middle "Inquisitor" is a blood-red cloak, and the "Grand Inquisitor" at the top is a pure white cloak. There are only nine Grand Inquisitors in the entire Holy See, who are directly under the authority of two cardinals.

"Ai ......"

Ankaret gritted her teeth and spat out only one word, Tasmi had made up for Valentine's situation before, and immediately understood that this Grand Inquisitor should be Estdis, who had a deep blood feud with the eldest sister and Ankaret in the north.

"Ann...... Tasmi, you come too. ”

Xiyili leaned over and quietly grabbed Ankaret, she tilted her head to stare at a red cloak behind the white cloak, her body trembling slightly, trying to jump up.

Tasmi hurried closer to Ankaret and, under the cover of her cloak, grabbed Ankaret's other arm.

The knights rode to the edge of the pit, dismounted in white cloaks, long whips rolled in their hands, and knocked on their gloves carelessly.

"Isn't Her Royal Highness the princess here?"

The voice is actually crisp and immature, just a girl who is not much older than Tasmi.

White Cloak said in a disdainful tone, "I thought she would hold a mourning ceremony here, crying over the corpse of the Red Demon like a dead father." ”

The mask was uncovered, and there was a layer of armor underneath, revealing only a pair of blue eyes, like a boiling ocean, and no one dared to look at her everywhere she looked.

"That, eldest sister", a red cloak next to him said in a young tone: "Her Royal Highness the princess will only cry in front of the red devil if she wants to cry, how can she do such a brainless thing, ouch!"

The white cloak whipped the red cloak: "Waffu, are you itchy again? Do you want me to punish you for digging with them?"

Red cloak takes off his gloves: "Okay, I'll dig now!"

Several red cloaks in front and back beat him with their fists and sword hilts at the same time, and he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Just kidding, joking......"

Ankalei's body warmed up, and her eyes fell on the other red cloak: "Ku ......"

White Cloak ...... Grand Inquisitor Estis turned her head and said loudly, "Did you dig up the corpse of the Red Devil?

"Even if there is only one hand, it should be forked on the tip of the spear and held high, so that everyone can see how miserable the end will be if you oppose my master!"

The "scavengers" were silent, and Estis said casually, laughing, and turned to leave.

As soon as she turned around, she sensed something, and when she turned around again, her eyes fell on the three of Tasmi, after all, the three were too close, and the one in the middle was still shaking.

What is even more suspicious is that these three capes and hoods cover the body tightly.

Estis strode down, down to the bottom of the pit, and strode towards them.

Ankaret bit her lip and bled out, her hand already on her belt, ready to reach for her special magic guide gun.

Xili didn't dare to speak, so she dragged Ankaret to death.

For some reason, the tension and fear that had frozen his body and brain disappeared, and his mind was incomparably clear, and countless plans skimmed by, and then he grasped the clearest plan.

Suddenly, he snatched the bracelet he had found from the cloth bag in Ankaret's arms, rushed at Estis, and shouted, "Your Excellency, Inquisitor!

He shouted at this voice, and turned back to the two of them and said, "I would rather give it to Your Excellency the Inquisitor than let you get it!"

Then he was stunned and knocked down by Estace.

Estdis's adamantite boots stomped on Tasmi's chest, and her blue eyes flashed with surprise and then endless laughter.

"Your Royal Highness the princess is no longer used?

"Haha...... Haha......"

"I'm laughing to death!"

She waved her foot lightly again, and Tasmi flew high into the air, but landed softly.

The bracelet fell into her hand, looked at it twice, and threw it back casually: "I'll reward you again!"

Probably out of the mood to make trouble, she flew on her horse and left the scene with the knights.

It wasn't until the sound of the horses' hooves died down that Ankaret and Ciali slumped to the ground and let out a long breath.

The conductor's voice rang in Tasmi's ears: "Boy, you are ...... lucky"

The conductor's tone was like the rest of his life, and he had no strength to lament Tasmi's good fortune.

After the scavenging operation ended, the mercenaries returned to the camp, and the 404 squad was remembered by the others.

The team also received the news that when the eldest sister came back, they would carry out the next operation.

"To the White Bird Kingdom?"

Tasmi had no clue, only that it was Sifern thousands of miles away.

Hell Plane, Homecoming Fortress......

The Hell Plane Army Otto examined the crimson spirit of the new team, walked up to a petite girl skeleton, and asked in surprise, "Are you ...... Winsley, right, your soul fire is very unenergetic, what's wrong?"

The girl's skeleton saluted, "Report to the Commander, my body hasn't been recovered yet, which makes me a little worried." ”

Minss on Otto's shoulder chuckled, and the girl's skeleton waved her hand: "No, no, Your Excellency Mins, I'm not worried that the grave is empty, I'm afraid that the people over there will make some tricks out of my corpse, you know, those religious madmen, they can do anything." ”

"And my portable ethereal spirit is still there, it's some kind of migratory ethereal spirit that the Ethereal Commune got for me. When I died, the head cutter was also activated, probably because it broke its judgment circuit, it didn't follow me down, and I don't know what would happen if I stayed on it. ”