Chapter 12: Liwei (I)
Forty minutes after leaving Charon, the TR-735 joined up with the other transports that had departed first at the predetermined position, forming a small formation of ten Catfish-type transports.
Including the TR-735, these are air transports returning from the Charon Army Base, and they will cross the vast meteorite belt between Pluto and Charon, and return to the transport carrier anchored outside the Pluto galaxy to wait for the next transport mission.
In the Pluto system, the vicinity of the four asteroids is covered with large patches of meteorites that make it impossible for large ships to pass through and limit transportation. Therefore, until the Federation Army probed its claws into the Pluto system, the Republic had no actual plans to develop the Pluto system due to the harsh transportation environment here.
As for why there are so many meteorite belts in the Pluto system, the heavenly family of the Republic has long been decided. It is said that hundreds of millions of years ago, Pluto was the largest rocky planet among the nine planets in the solar system. However, an asteroid that came out of orbit from an alien galaxy changed the situation. When the two planets collided, Pluto split into four pieces, and the four larger fragments became Pluto, Charon, China, and Kamigu, respectively, and the asteroid and the small fragments formed the meteorite belt that is now densely distributed in the Pluto system.
Most of these meteorite belts are scattered around the planet due to the gravitational attraction of asteroids, so it is necessary to traverse this vast meteorite belt to return to the safe interstellar shipping lane.
For the captains who piloted the transport, crossing the mixed meteorite belt was a great test of their piloting skills, and for Robin, the infantry who was responsible for guarding the transport, the meteorite belt was the most important place to guard against along the way.
The meteorite belt is filled with various meteorite fragments and gases, which will cause serious interference in radar signals and a relatively narrow information coverage area, so this is the most likely dangerous area to be ambushed. The last time the TR-735 was attacked was on the edge of the meteorite belt.
In that attack, the TR-735 encountered a serious crisis, the infantry squad guarding the transport ship has been completely wiped out, and the enemy infantry has even attacked the cockpit, if Cecilia had not been ordered to drive the transport ship into the atmosphere of Charon at a desperate speed, TR-735 might have become a prisoner of the federal army.
And that time she was able to escape because the transport ship was attacked close to the position of Charon, which was why Cecilia seized the opportunity to use the atmosphere of Charon. But if she is attacked on the way back, then no matter how good Cecilia's driving skills are, I am afraid that there will be no way to replicate the miracle again. So, after the ship's broadcast of the transport ship entering the meteorite belt, Robin immediately realized his responsibility.
"If I were the commander of those rout Federation forces, I would have ambushed the transports in the meteorite belt." Robin rubbed his chin and withdrew his gaze from the e-notebook.
Robin consulted the battle notes of the previous infantry captain of the TR-735 ship through the electronic book, and through these 40 minutes, Robin has thoroughly understood the combat records of the infantry captain and the tactical arrangement that he has made good use of, and he has also connected to the database in the transport ship and consulted the battle video of the ship in the last encounter.
Through the video and battle notes, Robin has roughly figured out the actual attack method of the Federation Army, and after combining with the theoretical knowledge instilled by the instructors in the training camp, Robin already has a rough plan in mind for how to protect this transport ship.
And the armed forces on the ship, in addition to Robin's infantry squad, also have two machine gunners. The two gunners, who are not part of the Air Corps, are part of the crew of the transport ship and are responsible for two 70 mm rotating gun emplacements at the stern end of the transport ship. When a transport ship is attacked, these two rotating turrets are the only air defense force of the transport, and whether or not the assault boat can be shot down before it enters the interior of the transport depends on the individual ability of the two gunners.
Although these two gunners are not part of the Air Marines, because they are both combatants, their command will be in the hands of the Air Force Captain in wartime, so they can actually be counted as Robin's subordinates.
"Got into the meteorite belt so quickly...... That's a lot of time left for me! ”
Robin got up and left his seat, intending to get acquainted with the two gunners first. Otherwise, if they don't listen to their own orders after the battle, it will be a big problem.
As for his subordinates, he was not very worried, at least he was sure that although Lee and Colin did not take him seriously on the surface, if they really fought with the Federation Army, they would definitely obey any orders from Robin, and with these two veterans taking the lead, how could the remaining recruits have the courage to disobey orders.
But just as he was about to leave the Marine Corps cabin, the door to the cabin was suddenly opened.
"You're here."
Leona was dressed in a silver uniform of a medic with a close-fitting style that perfectly outlined the curves of Leona's moving body, and the moment she bent down into the cabin, Robin even had the illusion that her heart was about to stop beating.
Robin sat back in his chair with an embarrassed face and said with a dry smile, "You...... Are you looking for me? ”
"Since many people have symptoms of discomfort during the liftoff, I'm going to see how you're doing. After all, a day ago, you were a serious illness in my eco-tank. Leona sat down in the chair across from Robin and pulled her long hair together.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry......" Robin hurriedly shook his hand, his gaze evasively avoiding Leona's eyes, and he complained in his heart about how the goblin was always haunted.
"Don't you dare look at me?" Leona smiled seductively, she suddenly pulled the zipper of her collar down a little, and while revealing her seductive cleavage, she pressed Robin down on the seat, sat on him in an extremely ambiguous position, looked down at him and asked, "You look weak, are you afraid of me?" Or rather...... What are you trying to hide from me? ”
Breathing in Leona's unique seductive fragrance and feeling the hot snort on his face, Robin couldn't move as if he had been immobilized, he laughed twice with a sweaty heart, and replied in a very unfounded voice: "What...... How could it be......"
"So, why didn't you tell me the results of your physical tests? I know you went to the training room and also had a comprehensive physical test. ”
Compared to Leona's ambiguous posture, the topic she talked about made Robin tremble, and he avoided Leona's forced gaze and replied, "The result is the awakening of first-order computing power." Nothing else has changed, and I don't think there's anything else to say to you. ”
"Genetic mutations never produce such mundane results!" Leona raised her voice for emphasis.
"But that's just the way it is." Robin, who gradually regained his composure, asked rhetorically: "If you don't believe it, go and check the test report yourself, could it be that the broken machine is broken?" ”
“……”
Robin's rhetorical question gave Leona no excuse to continue pressing, and she narrowed her eyes at Robin. She always felt that Robin was suspicious, although she couldn't tell what he was suspicious, but out of a woman's intuition, she could sense that Robin was deliberately avoiding herself, and this should be something that no normal man would do.
"Hey, can you get me up?"
Robin was furious by Leona's eyes, so she tried to move her shoulder, but at this moment, Leona suddenly noticed Robin's slightly shaky little finger of her right hand.
"Why is your little thumb shaking?"
"Little Thumb?" Robin was taken aback, he didn't expect Leona to be able to find such a subtle movement, feeling that Leona was getting closer and closer, Robin suddenly glanced down with his eyes, and said in a very rogue tone: "For men, sometimes the body is not under their control, if you keep this action any longer, I can guarantee that there will be other places except my little finger that will shake even more." ”
"Huh?"
Hearing Robin's answer with a clear hint of her surname, Leona immediately noticed the protrusion that was pressing against the base of her thigh. Her face flushed, and she stood up and pulled at her clothes, which had been a little wrinkled from intimate contact. Robin, who had always been pressed under her, also let out a long breath because of this.
"I ask for your consent for me to perform a full physical examination of you."
Leona doesn't seem to give up her suspicions about Robin, which makes Robin almost explode. He got up in a stubborn rage and said, "It's okay to do an examination, but let's wait until the meteorite belt is completely passed." Also, as the operational commander of this transport ship, I'm short on time, and I don't have time to play a guessing game with you. ”
“……”
Leona seemed to be startled by Robin's sudden toughness in tone, and didn't come back to her senses until Robin slammed the door and walked out of the cabin.
And Robin, who had left the Marine Corps cabin, walked quickly to the end of a corner without squinting, and finally couldn't hold back, leaning against the wall and stroking his chest with a long sigh of relief. And secretly decided in his heart that he must not let this goblin have a chance to approach him alone in the future, otherwise, Robin is really afraid that one day he will be like Tang Seng in that story, and be eaten alive by this goblin.