"General, general?"

The secretary is reporting to Sasaki Musashi on the movement of troops, while Sasaki is staring at the huge portrait of Frederick the Great and his family hanging on the wall of his office with his back. In the secretary's impression, this was the first time that General Sasaki had seriously gazed at this portrait.

"I'm sorry, I'm distracted, and for the first time, I realized that the brushwork of this painting is very good."

"General, your subordinates still don't understand why you suddenly want to disband the 100-man defense line and deploy them in Kansas City. If it's just to stop the Osiris from advancing westward, you'll be too excited, and some people will criticize you for your guts. And... And I don't understand your intention to invite the enemy to pick one..."

"You're worried I'm going to lose?"

"No, you're going to win. But haven't you already defeated the boy named Lin Ao once? If you're looking for excitement, why bother looking for a loser? And haven't you always wanted to create a new power? In case of... I'm what if something happens to you? ”

"Do you know why I had the idea to build a new force?"

"Because of dissatisfaction with HER?"

"There's an element of that, but more often than not, I've been asked to do it. Although her purpose is very naïve, she thought that I would be obedient. Still, I said yes because it was fun. As for this heads-up too, capturing machine 2 is the main purpose, but if it's not fun, then I won't do it. Do you understand? I was free to dream of becoming a general, but when I actually became a general, I suddenly found that everything was boring. ”

The secretary looked up at the portrait and seemed to understand who Sasaki's man was.

"Since you insist, general, and your subordinates don't dare to ask too much, do you have any other orders?"

To the secretary's surprise, Sasaki suddenly walked next to him and leaned in his ear: "When I fight, Zhuge Daozi's warship may also arrive in Kansas City, you have to help me drag him down." ”

"Are you going to keep the Red Knight as a guest?"

"No, not because of the Red Knight, but because of Zhuge Daozi. I have a gut feeling that this kid is calculating something... You know about HAL, right? ”

The secretary nodded: "We are scavenging metal everywhere in North America, and we are arresting laborers everywhere just to make this thing." ”

"That's right, it's also a blessing to this thing, I haven't cleaned up the North American Rescue Alliance for so long, and the military department doesn't have any gossip. It's just that I've heard that although it is a plan proposed by the military department on the surface, Zhuge Daozi has made a lot of moves behind his back. No matter what he's planning, it makes me feel uncomfortable, and when I'm concentrating on the duel, you try your best to hold him back, and when I come back, I'll test what this guy wants to do!" ”

…

Sergeant Anton was in a bad mood, originally Sasaki Musashi's heads-up invitation did not set a time limit, and he wished that Lin Ao would go back to the appointment for a month or more, but the "old friend" HER's Wuhou-class battleship actually flew from Europe to Ohio. In order to avoid the conflict, he had to fly to Kansas City, the site of the battle, at a relatively safe speed. He pinched his fingers and calculated, Lin Ao had already trained 3, but there was no progress, and the hard thing to do was that the skin was thicker and more durable, but this did not help humanoid weapons in combat. At the current speed, the slowest two will also reach Kansas, and if the "Wuhou class" suddenly accelerates to pursue the Osiris, they will be in Kansas this afternoon.

"It would be nice to have such a thing as a time house..."Anton was worried about nonsense, he didn't dare to look at Lin Ao's training now.

"I hope old Jack can teach him well."

Knowing that the battle was about to take place soon, Lin Ao's mood was more complicated than Anton's. He was worried about his progress in his studies, and deep down he was even more worried that he would be killed by Sasaki. His current mood seemed to be like that of a prisoner waiting for the death penalty, and the condemned prisoner may still have a well-deserved relief in his heart, but Lin Ao only had fear in his heart that deepened with the passage of time.

"What the hell! Why do you hesitate the more you train the moves! ”

Old Jack saw from Lin Ao's movements that he had something in his heart, and slashed the wooden knife heavily on his hand, causing Lin Ao to sit on the ground and the back of his hand hurt.

Old Jack put down the knife and panted: "You can't continue training like this, bring out what you think in your heart!" ”

Seeing that Lin Ao refused, Old Jack squatted beside him, pinched Lin Ao's face and asked him, "Are you afraid of death?" ”

Lin Ao didn't refute, Old Jack let go of him, and flipped out a photo from his phone to show Lin Ao, the photo was a few college students with happy smiles, one of whom was obviously Old Jack who hadn't exploded yet.

"These ...... Are they your friends? ”

"That's right, and this person who hooked up with me is my own brother. A few of us joined the army together, but now I'm the only one alive in this picture. ”

Seeing that Lin Ao was touched, Old Jack continued:

"Young Lin, you are both an excellent warrior and not. Because you have the endowment to be a warrior, but you also lack the consciousness to be a warrior. You've grown a lot better than when you first got on board, I've seen it with my own eyes. Now no one dares that you are not a good driver, but you still lack the consciousness to be a warrior. ”

"From the beginning, I never wanted to be a soldier......"

"That's right, you were forced to get on board. But Young Lin Shao, you and I actually have a similar situation. Your loved ones and my loved ones have been murdered by HER, and my friends have been murdered, so I'm sure you're here for a reason. Although your appearance is weak, I know that your heart is actually full of unwillingness! I can't turn you into a fearless warrior overnight, maybe in the future you'll figure it out for yourself. But I'm going to teach you that you must never back down in the face of the enemy! ”

Old Jack paused and continued: "Do you think Sasaki Musashi will be afraid of death?" ”

"No, it won't."

"Why?"

"Because he's a madman who loves war and weapons!"

"That's right! This is the kind of person who is killing our relatives and friends, and provoking our conscience! Go to the window and have a look! What did North America become by him! The pits on the east coast, the souls under the bombs, and the people who are still waiting for news from their loved ones have all been hurt by Sasaki!! Even if the war ends, nuclear radiation and the pain in people's hearts will not be erased! Lin Ao, don't be afraid, there are countless unjust souls now, shouting for you to slash their enemies! ”

Lin Ao took a deep breath, his voice still trembling a little: "I...... Can you really beat him? ”

"I can't guarantee that even my level is nowhere near as good as Sasaki. But when you face him later, you must not be overwhelmed by his momentum! Get up! Let's keep training! ”

Lin Ao stood up and trained with Old Jack until the evening. After the training, Lin Ao's limbs were stiff and his body was sore, and he thought to himself that he would definitely be killed in seconds in a duel like this, but if he didn't train, he would still be killed in seconds. He went to the restaurant for dinner with mixed feelings, during which no one dared to talk to him. The fate of this ship is tied to Lin Ao at this time, and everyone can only bless the duel when there will be a miracle.

After eating, Lin Ao was already very tired, but the soreness in his body made him unable to sleep in bed, so he thought about going to the cockpit of the No. 2 plane to study the video of the last battle. This look saw that he was too sleepy in the middle of the night, but he still beat his spirit and did not let himself sleep, as if once he fell asleep, his life would be wasted for a few hours.

"You're not done...... How many times have you watched this video, get out of here and go to bed! I'm shutting down! "Even the AI is getting impatient.

"I don't agree... There may be a showdown later, and I have to study Sasaki's moves! ”

"Huh? What is there to study about human moves? ”

"Sasaki is so powerful, it's because he has practiced swordsmanship since he was a child, what do you know about this AI!"

"Cut, isn't that the human knife technique? What about practicing for a hundred years? The body structure of the humanoid weapon is not exactly the same as that of a human, no matter how powerful Sasaki's knife technique is, does his body have a somatosensory control mode, and he still has to control the handle to use the knife? ”

"Huh?"

Lin Ao heard the AI like this, as if he thought of something.

"You go on!"

"And the characteristics of the laser knife are not the same as the metal sword, although the current HER thermal knife can barely cut with the laser, but the laser knife can definitely cut off the thermal knife."

"No, no, this time Sasaki will use the laser knife that he snatched last time."

"Oh...... In this case, then he definitely doesn't need to talk about it. ”

"But he'll use it."

"The Ten Swords series of airframes are different from those of other forces, and from the very beginning of the design, the problem of powering laser weapons was taken into account. And the Eagle Crane certainly did not have such a design, he could not use a laser knife. If you have to use it, you can only carry energy canisters, but there will be a time limit for how long you can use them. ”

Lin Ao slapped his thigh: "You mean, if I can hold out until he has no energy, there is a chance of winning?" ”

"I didn't do that, but you can think about how to combine the characteristics of humanoid weapons to better use laser knives."

Lin Ao listened to it like this, thoughtful......