Aaron. The mysterious disappearance of Sue's research team didn't cause much of a stir at the Hell's Gate base - Colonel Quaritch blocked the news, and only a handful of people knew about the unbelievable incident, and were all asked not to talk about it. The only exception, perhaps, was Augustine, where the Colonel did not allow the Colonel to take a hard line against her, so she could have been yelling around according to her personality - though the Doctor was rarely silent.

He Xie suspected that she might have known about the Sapphire Squad's retreat plan and secretly helped a little, maybe the follower of the Holy Light had secretly revealed to her many secrets that could be mentioned, or maybe she was just dissatisfied with the force instigated by Quaric and Guo Bo to solve the undercurrent of the indigenous people...... No, it was completely public, and Augustin found himself only out for a few hours, and everything changed completely, with the mercenaries discussing how and when to use force, eagerly awaiting orders, and a part of the staff involved, all indicating that the situation was rapidly deteriorating.

Of course, the violence that permeated the base was only an undercurrent of deep disgust to her before she went out, and she had reason to take some precautions that she thought—or Sue had told her to think—could delay Quaric and Guo Bo.

She is also a traitor, no matter what she did or nothing, her name is on He Xie's key focus list, and her position is still very high.

It's just that he can't publicly accuse Augustine. She's still valuable, Hell Squad needs to keep her to move the plot forward, and Augustine has a very good reason to remain silent: Jack. Sully's avatar was lost by her.

Actually, this is Jack. Sully's mistake, this stupid retired Marine did not show the vigilance and fighting qualities he should have, but neither Sefriridge nor Quarridge knew about it. Of course, even if they knew, they wouldn't have the slightest doubt about Augustine's unusual attitude: no one would be happy if they lost an incredibly expensive asset, especially if it was important to her.

They believe that in putting Jack. Until Sully's avatar is retrieved, Augustine will keep her face strained, and anyone who tries to say anything to her will hit a nail in her head.

They don't think it's just a disguise.

"If we hadn't had a plan, I would have alerted the Colonel to Augustine's unusual behavior." He Xie said that it was a pity that his audience did not listen at all: Qin Lang was busy welding a piece of cut armor onto an MK-6, while Conventional was debugging its electronic system.

Qin Lang's MK-6 modification project is going well, Hell Gate is a self-sufficient base, after all, it is close to six light years away from Earth, and the starship only has a very limited transportation capacity, RDA can only make most of the heavy equipment in Pandora, he can find many parts in the warehouse, if not, he can also use the equipment of the base to make some himself.

It's just that his aesthetic is as problematic as Guo Bo - at least He Xie thinks so. The MK-6 isn't pretty, but it's not ugly, and the changes look like they were made by a greenskin technician or a goblin engineer, with added armor riddled with rivets and pits, all intentionally added decorations, and painted red to make it seem like he could triple his speed if he put another horn on top of his head, but it's not really possible.

Besides, it couldn't install a horn on the top of its head, because Qin Lang had installed a rocket launcher there that could be lifted and lowered - so that it could also fit into the cabin of the "Valkyrie" and the "Dragon". This, in turn, led him to modify the MK-6's cooling system, reinstalling it with four thick exhaust pipes, divided into two groups that bypassed the rocket launchers, protruding from both sides, pointing straight to the sky, and chrome-plated.

Add to that the fact that he replaced the MK-6's hands with a large-caliber Gatling gun, flamethrower, and chainsaw mounted on his arms, and increased the weight capacity of the leg assembly to accommodate the increased weight, and the weapon now has no trace of modern technology at all.

Anyway, He Xie can't see it.

However, he still had to help Qin Lang complete the transformation work, not to provide technical support, but as a porter and crane, responsible for carrying or lifting the components to where they should be.

And you must strictly follow Qin Lang's instructions.

"Alright, bring that piece of armor." His voice began to buzz in He Xie's ears again. "Lift a little higher, stop, move another two centimeters to the left, yes, that's it, don't move!"

He Xie did as he said, while complaining: "I don't think I'm like the leader of the team at all, not only am I treated as hard labor, but no one wants to listen to me." ”

"What you're saying is nonsense and doesn't make any sense." Qin Lang said without raising his head, and began to weld the second piece of armor.

"You think so...... It's all nonsense? ”

"We have a plan, and you say so yourself, so your assumptions can't be true, and from the beginning, it's nonsense."

"So what do you think isn't nonsense?"

"If you want me to say, you just want to find a random topic to make your mouth less idle...... Open it. Qin Lang motioned to He Xie to let go of the armor in his hand, jumped off the maintenance platform, stood in front of the modified MK-6, looked at this ugly monster with the eyes of an artist appreciating the work, and finally let out a satisfied admiration.

"It's been fantastic."

That's great? He Xie was so uncomfortable that he died. "So, it's not for nothing that you and Guo Bo became classmates."

"You don't know anything about the aesthetics of violence." Qin Lang gave He Xie a contemptuous, contemptuous look, and then left him to look at Routine, "How's your work going?" ”

"Give me five more minutes."

"Good." Qin Lang nodded, turned his face sideways and shouted, "White Bear!" ”

The newcomer who was called by name quickly left his work and ran over. He's completely different from when he first arrived, in addition to the combat skills given by the educational pills, his obedience has also been trained so well that he has become a real soldier - but not yet, Guo Bo thinks he still lacks an actual battle, which can be a blue-skinned alien or a deformed creature of Pandora, in short, he has to fire at something alive.

However, since the Hell Squad can't leave the base for the time being, this matter can only be put aside. Of course, Guo Bo was a little disappointed, but Qin Lang felt that this was very good, allowing him time to prepare the White Bear's equipment.

"What do you think of it?" He asked.

"Uh...... Acceptable. The white bear looked confused, "But why do you want to paint red?" ”

"You don't like it? So what about pink? ”

Qin Lang's threat was very useful, and Bai Xiong immediately changed his rhetoric: "Red is very good. ”

"Only the best aces are qualified to paint their landlines red." Qin Lang continued, "Do you understand what I mean, soldier? ”

Standing tall and straight, the white bear replied loudly, "Of course, sir." ”

"Very good," Qin Lang said with satisfaction, "Wait a minute, I need you to test this machine here-"

"We can change the testing location." Without the slightest warning, Guo Bo suddenly squeezed into the middle of them, "The colonel is going to organize a search party, and he asked us to participate. ”

"Search party?" He Xie asked curiously, "Who are you searching for?" ”

"Nominally, it's to find the missing Jack. Sully's incarnation, but in reality, the colonel wants to find out the people of the Sapphire Squad. ”

"He's not going to make it."

The Sapphire Squad has either run to the Blueskins or are on their way, and Quarich will have to prepare for a war with the Blueskins if he wants to find them, but he doesn't know anything about it and can't be ready.

He won't succeed. He Xie repeated it in his heart.

"He's not going to make it, you know, I know, but the colonel doesn't know, so he's going to send a search party." Guo Bo said disapprehantly, "And I won't tell him." Even if he used psionic powers, he was convinced to believe Aaron. Sue's team has thrown themselves into the blue-skinned natives, which is also extremely troublesome work, and it is possible to fail, as it does not fit his basic understanding. ”

He Xie knew he wasn't telling the truth—not telling the truth completely. His ability allows Quaric to take a message that violates basic cognition, only with more effort than usual, but never fails, and he just doesn't want to be so tired.

"You just want to take it easy."

Guo Bo ignored him. "I have accepted the Colonel's request, although it is not in line with our plans and my promise to Augustine, but it is in line with the image I have made up for us in his memory."

There is some truth in his words. He Xie admitted, and then remembered another question: his explanation sounded like lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot.

Guo Bo's mistake amused He Xie. He allowed himself to be happy for a while, and then came back to reality.

He heard White Bear ask, "So do we need to fight the blue-skinned aliens?" ”

"If possible, we should try to avoid the blue-skinned aliens." Guo Bo explained his plan, "We're just going out for a walk, putting on a play for the colonel, and testing Qin Lang's modified machine. ”

After a while, he added, "Honestly, it's a lot uglier than I thought." ”