The night was dark in the forest, and there was silence all around. Under the vine-strewn trunks, deep in the bushes, there was the occasional chirp or two of insects, making the surroundings even more silent and eerie. If you look closely, there is a damp mist wafting in the air, and the moonlight shines through this thin layer of mist, sprinkling on the wet leaves, reflecting a dim glow.

It is on the edge of the dark jungle and is home to dense evergreen broad-leaved trees and a wide variety of shrubs and ferns. According to Yincheng's official assessment, the safety factor in this area is four, and there are occasional lone cries and stinging insects.

Looking down at the ground from above, there is a brightly lit area in the woods. The area is circular in shape, surrounded by a tall stone wall, with a hemispherical building in the middle. The building was built of steel brackets and a curved glass roof. The building is surrounded by large tarpaulin-roofed shacks, which are like long loaves of bread, arranged in a circular area, and connected by several gravel roads. This is the Beacon of the Night, the stronghold of the Academy Alliance in the Dark Jungle.

At this time, from the bushes not far from the gate of the stronghold, there was a sound of "rustling ......". Seconds later, two figures emerged from the bushes. In the bright moonlight, the clothes of the visitors are faintly visible. They wore dark green tarpaulin uniforms with two gray and white stripes, the badge of the uniform was the white letter "CSUM", the epaulettes were three silver six-pointed stars, and their armbands were bright red, with cheetahs painted on them, and under the cheetahs were written four small words "War Beast Legion".

Their identity can be seen in the color of their costumes, on their badges, epaulettes and armbands. The two gray and white stripes represent that they are soldiers of the Academy Alliance, "CSUM" represents their status as cadet soldiers of the Central Silver City Military Academy, the three-star epaulettes represent that they are veteran marine soldiers, and the armband represents that they are a member of the War Beast Legion.

"It's time, go back and have some drinks." One of the cadets said.

"That commander is really in the water, and we are not a regular garrison, so it's really boring to have us patrolling." Another cadet complained.

"Recently, there has been a shortage of manpower, many teams are unwilling to stay here, the tasks are cumbersome and the income is small, and those who have a little strength have gone to Desert 5." "When will the boss lead the team over there, we have more than thirty people now." "I heard from the deputy head of the regiment, the head of the regiment has no plans for the time being, we just need to send the money, what do you want to do so much?"

"That's ......," the cadet nodded thoughtfully, and then added, "By the way, sneak out into town at night, that chick was really good last time." ”

"It depends on the situation, the boss has been strict recently." "What to check, he himself goes to the town every night to play, it's okay." The two chatted for a while and then came to the gate of the stronghold. It was brightly lit, with six searchlights scanning back and forth, and everywhere it went, it was daylight.

Swiping their cards under the watchful eyes of the guards, the two walked into the stronghold. After a stretch of progress along the gravel road, they came to a hemispherical building. Through the thick tempered glass wall, you can see the sparse figures inside. Some are sitting at the table and chatting, some are looking at the high display screen, where movies and television dramas or news are playing, and some are holding books and reading......

The two of them deposited their weapons at the service desk at the door, then went to the bar in the center of the hall and sat down on their barstools. One of the cadets shouted to the bartender, "Two glasses of 'Richie' brandy." ”

The bartender replied "yes", took a large bottle of Richie brandy from the wine rack behind him, poured two glasses with the bottle in both hands, and then pushed it over to the two students.

"Here, cheers." "!" The two clinked glasses and took a big sip.

"Cool." "This bird place is cold and wet, and you can't live without drinking." "Alas......" "How's it going tonight?" Come with me and have fun. "It depends." "Don't, when the time comes, I'll ask the bar owner to introduce you to a little girl, and you'll be cool." "Don't lie to me." "Lie that you are a grandson, and you are not satisfied with my money, how about it?" "That's what you say......"

The two chatted and chatted, and one of the students inadvertently looked up, only to see a little red light flashing in the night sky. Seeing such a scene, he immediately put down his wine glass, patted his companion's shoulder, pointed upwards and said, "Rookie, there is a rookie here." His companion followed his finger, and his gaze fell through the glass curtain wall above to the red points of light that shimmered in the clouds.

"Let's go~ Hurry up and pick up the rookie, and get some money to drink by the way." He quickly pulled out his wallet and paid the bill, hurriedly pulling his companion out of the lounge and walking briskly to the tarmac.

Moments later, a small flying machine stopped in the open space on the side of the lounge. The telescopic staircase was lowered, and with a long deflating sound, the sealed door of the cabin slowly opened. Immediately after, a young man wearing large sunglasses walked out of the cabin door. After coming out, he first stood at the door and glanced at it, and then walked down the telescopic ladder step by step

The young man has a steady pace and simple and capable movements. The two cadets glanced at each other, and it seemed that this rookie was not very vegetable......

They were followed by four tall male cadets with thick limbs, who also walked calmly and moved competently, and at a glance they knew that they were people who had fought and seen life and death. After walking down the stairs, they came behind the young man in sunglasses without saying a word, and stood straight, as if intentionally or unintentionally, forming a protective circle for the person in the middle. Seeing these four people, the two male students glanced at each other again, it seems that these are not rookies, don't think about making money.

However, the people who came out from behind surprised them even more. I saw a girl with a pretty appearance and a slender figure, walking briskly.

Qin Keer, one of the top ten beauties in Egret Lake.

When they saw her, their mouths opened wide in surprise. The strength of a team that can afford to invite beautiful women is certainly not simple.

"Forget it, let's have a drink." One of the cadets sighed, lowered his head and whispered. At this moment, his companion bumped him on the shoulder and said, "Look, who is that?" ”

Following the gaze of his companion, a charming and tall girl appeared at the door of the cabin. The girl's hair was brownish-red, slightly curly, and tied into a short ponytail.

The shopping guide of the exchange center, the ace pilot Mu Qianhe, is one of the top ten beauties of Egret Lake.

"It's exploded, it's exploded, if the boss finds out, maybe he'll jump in anger." The cadet exclaimed to himself.

"What's wrong?" "The boss once invited them to join the team, but they were all turned down." "Why is that?" "People don't look down on it." "And what about them...... Isn't it more ...... than our war beasts?"

"Not necessarily, no matter what, it's a new team, and it's not necessarily familiar with this place." Said the companion.

"That's right, let's go up and talk, maybe they need someone to lead the way and get familiar with the environment." "The people who can afford to hire Mu Qianhe are either nobles or local tyrants, I think it's over, they can't get familiar with the situation." "That's right, let's go, let's drink, and I'm going to the town at night."

The two cadet soldiers chatted and walked, and gradually disappeared from the sight of the iron slag. When everyone arrived, Tie Slag arranged for Bai Xiaoyun and the others to be responsible for unloading the equipment and materials, and then took Qin Ke'er and Mu Qianhe to the command center of the stronghold to report to the person in charge of the academy stationed here.

A few minutes later, Iron Slag and the two girls came to the command center on the side of the lounge and found the head of the stronghold, "General Li Qi". General Richie's full name is Yongle Richie, 45 years old this year, from a winemaking family in the eastern part of the western continent, and the Richie brandy sold in the lounge of the stronghold is produced by their family.

In the cramped command center office, Iron Slag saw General Li Qi, who was fat and smiling, like a Maitreya Buddha. On the aircraft, Iron Slag heard that General Li Qi had an easy-going personality and was not informal, and often got drunk with the cadets.

"Good evening, good evening, I'm Yongle Richie, the person in charge here." With that, General Richie stood up and stretched out his broad palm to the iron slag.

"What?" Iron slag didn't react for a while, and froze a little. However, he soon realized that the "chatter" in General Richie's mouth was him, and although he didn't understand what was going on, he still reached out and shook it.

"Do you understand the rules here? If you don't understand anything, you can ask me directly. General Li Qi said with a smile.

"In compliance with world conventions, with reference to the provisions of the military administrative zone, the regimental commander must restrain the behavior of his subordinates, and in case of emergency, he has the obligation to respond to the temporary call-up of the head of the stronghold." Iron Slag replied, this is what Qin Ke'er taught him temporarily on the flying machine.

General Li Qi stretched out his thumb and praised without hesitation, "Okay, that's a good point, young people are becoming more and more reliable nowadays, but ......" Then he changed his words and said seriously, "There is a special rule here, due to the shortage of permanent garrison members, each team needs to bear a part of the patrol task, no problem, right?" No mistakes, not a lot of words"

Tie Slag was about to say yes, but Qin Ke'er beside him preemptively said: "Dear General Li Qi, we are understaffed, and it may be a little difficult to participate in the patrol mission. ”

"Hmm." Mu Qianhe clasped his hands on his chest and nodded in agreement.

"This ......," General Richie said, touching his forehead, "and we will compensate for the appropriate reduction of the rental cost of the camp." ”

"It's about ......," Qin Ke'er asked in a long voice.

"Thirty percent lower." General Richie held out three stubby fingers.

"The rental fee for the barracks is 10 credits per month, which is reduced to 7 credits, and the tasks we participate in patrolling cannot be higher than the budget of 3 credits." Qin Ke'er said with reason.

"How many female students do you have?" General Richie asked suddenly. Mu Qianhe stretched out two fingers, and the former patted the table lightly, and said, "Female students should be uniformly accommodated, and the dormitory area is in the camp on the side of the rest center, and the academy will not charge you additional fees, so it's okay." ”

"Yes." "Okay." The two beauties replied in unison.