60. Task Changes
"Ani, can you tell which direction your 'hometown' should go from here?" Ordering everyone to quietly retreat from the summit for the time being, Thrall walked over to Ani and lowered his figure and asked.
"To the southeast, at the previous speed, it will take another day or so to reach the seashore, and there is also a dock built by our people, although it has been abandoned for a long time...... But there should still be sailboats that can be used. Ani's face also looked very unpleasant after seeing that scene before, but when he heard Sal come to question, he still calmed down and replied.
Nodding, Sal thought a little and led everyone down the mountain quietly, found the location of the carriage convoy, unloaded all the supplies and distributed them to carry with them, then asked everyone to line up, walked to the front of the team and thought for a while, and began to speak.
"I'm sure you've seen and heard what happened just now, and I'm going to give a new order now, make a new plan! There are secrets that no one knew before, but they are about ...... The survival of our humanity in the future! Let me start with that, this mission is very risky! If you are afraid, now I will give you a chance, it just so happens that there are almost no giants on the way home, you can leave the team and go back immediately! ”
Sal's words sound a bit exaggerated, but when you think about it, it's true, as he learned from Ani, there are still about 20,000 people in the 'hometown', which may not sound like much, but all of them have more or less special abilities! If such a force is put on the battlefield, the power should not be underestimated!
If this plan goes well, if we contact the conservatives of the 'hometown' and join them in a decisive battle against the giants, the chances of victory for humanity will definitely be greatly improved!
"What?"
"Isn't this mission for espionage? How could it be ......"
"Whatever, you didn't hear it, Captain Thrall said something important about the survival of mankind!"
"That's right...... You didn't see it when you were guarding the carriage, but the giants were dense, and there were millions of them! ”
"So much?"
"Don't listen to him, how can there be so little...... If you want me to say, at least tens of millions! ”
Hearing this, none of the soldiers of the vanguard moved, but one of the recruits whispered in a whisper.
"Thirty seconds for you! If you're afraid of death, leave now! I will not exploit any of your rights, and I will continue to be your soldier in peace and security when I return! ”
Ignoring their whispers, Thrall continued to speak loudly, "Of course, as long as you carry out this mission and make it back...... All of them can join the vanguard and become one of us! ”
Hearing this, the discussion of the recruits in the team was quieter, and the faces that were nervous and ugly just now also became exciting--- the training soldiers in this issue chose to join the survey corps, and a large part of them came because they yearned for the name of 'vanguard', the original mission was to kill the goal of killing 10 giants, and now as long as they carry out this mission with the team, they can offset it, and directly get the opportunity to join, how can they not be moved?
Putting aside the salaries and benefits that are several times higher than those of the soldiers of the ordinary survey corps, these young people who have just graduated from the training corps, regardless of men and women, do not have a bloody dream and a heroic dream? To be one of the men of Captain Thrall, who is known as the 'strongest human', is a good thing they have always dreamed of!
Moreover, although Sal said before that this mission has a great risk, judging from the cases of no casualties since the establishment of the Vanguard, with him in charge, there may be danger, but the possibility of casualties is not large...... Of course, this is just wishful thinking.
They don't know that Sal has no intention of helping this time, if they can survive, this mission is the best tempering for them, and they will be sharpened in the future, and they believe that the achievements will not be inferior to the original veterans, but if they go to the battlefield, the performance is unbearable...... Just let them die there, and they can be regarded as fulfilling their obligations as human beings!
The vanguard was brought out by him, and all the people in it were the elite of the elite! How could he let this team of his own people mix in incompetent and weak guys?
Under such wishful thinking, thirty seconds passed quickly, and no one said anything to quit, even the weakest of the recruit caste gritted their teeth and survived.
"Good."
Nodding, Sal said, "There is a dock in the southeast, and there is a ship there, and I will take you there to take a boat to a small island overseas...... On that island, there is a human seclusion that was separated from us a hundred years ago. ”
"Coax~~~"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in a sensation!
Even the five Mira people, who have the highest identity and strength, are shocked, imagine that they have always received the view of 'we are the last humans' since they were born, and suddenly heard that there are other living humans in the wild, how can this not surprise them!
But what surprised them even more was yet to come.
“…… Not only that, but the humans there are also the same as the Alan you know...... And the three who defected at the same time as you have the same ability --- become giants! ”
Sal raised his voice, and when he said 'the three who defected,' it was obvious that Ani, who was dressed in disguise, had a slightly stiff expression.
"But according to reliable information, the vast majority of the people there are still on the side of us humans, and for many years it has only been impossible for some reason to return to the walls...... But everyone has seen the big moves of the giants before, and I'm afraid that a peerless war is about to start, and I can't take care of so many ...... at the moment."
“…… That's it for this plan, take a detour to your destination, kill as many giants as you can along the way to join the army, and find a reclusive human island for support! Everyone is vigilant, veterans guard the outer circle, recruits go to the inner circle, hurry up! Got it! ”
After explaining the general situation to the crowd, and then neatly making a plan, Sal shouted.
"Yes! Captain! ”
Everyone responded in unison, and since they had already joined the mission, this group of recruits naturally changed their tunes and called Sal the captain.
"Let's go!"
Thrall got back on his horse, and the crowd followed, and the carriage was abandoned, and he chose the most detouring detour, intending to make a big circle to the dock that Ani had mentioned, and slay down the giants who had gathered at the other end of the mountain along the way...... Although this may have little effect, it is better than nothing, and at the same time, it can temper and temper these recruits, and 'screen' the manpower from them, he wanted to jump directly from the top of the mountain into the giant pile to get a few troubles, but considering that it is not appropriate to expose his abilities in front of others too early, he decided to go on his own when he returned from the search for his 'hometown'......
Anyway, it seems that there should be some time before the launch of the attack of the ape giants, and there is still nearly half of the land around the lair, and the giants are tightly crowded in the middle, obviously not full of manpower--- which also makes Sal's mood complicated and unusual, both happy and heavy, happy that his 10 million task has finally been settled, and the heavy is ...... After completing the task yourself, do you just pat your ass and leave? Everyone else can be left alone, but he still has so many friends left in this world...... Sal thought he couldn't.
But thinking of this, Sal has an extremely important question popping up in his mind, and that is Mikasa! After the mission is completed, can I take Mikasa with me? When this is over, be sure to ask.
------ the route and goal were determined, and without the restraints of the carriage, the speed of the crowd immediately increased, obviously more than twice as fast as before, and after just over ten minutes, they encountered the first wave of extremely 'impressive' enemies--- a huge crowd of no less than a hundred people moving towards the other side of the mountain range!
"Two veterans with a group of recruits! Quick! ”
Approaching the target, Sal at the head shouted, and the three-dimensional maneuvering device on his waist immediately unfolded, and the wind rushed directly out of the horse's back, and at the same time, the double blades were unsheathed, and the huge crowd that looked terrifying in the eyes of the recruits spun and plunged in, and the giants at the head were immediately cut off on their backs!
Behind him, the soldiers of the vanguard naturally did not hesitate to follow, although the recruits were afraid, but remembering Sal's words before, they also followed hard, but Rao is so, there are still many recruits who seem to be in a hurry, fortunately, there are almost one or two veterans around the recruits, and there is a mad tiger Sal Qinglu in front, and there is not much danger for a while.
Judging from the average strength of the vanguard now, these hundred ordinary brainless giants are not a strong enemy for them, the hundred giants were annihilated in just five or six minutes, and only a few or three strange species escaped to the other side of the mountain, and after the battle, everyone did not stop, and immediately got on their horses and hurried, which was strictly required by Sal before, although it was impossible for these brainless giants to complain, but he could not guarantee whether the ape giants would come here to patrol, if their traces were discovered, that's really miserable......
Thrall only glanced back at the ranks behind him as he led the way, and already had a general idea of the strength of the recruits.
After just a short battle, except for a dozen or so people whose faces were calm and their movements were still sharp, the rest of them all had a look of surprise on their faces, and it was only five minutes, an average of two or three people against a giant, and more than twenty recruits had been injured, although the injuries were not serious, but each of them was guarded by veterans! He absolutely didn't believe that the veterans under his command would let the recruits rush ahead, and the injuries they suffered at this time were definitely due to poor psychological quality or their own inferior skills!
Thrall shook his head, sighing and knowing that at least those who had been injured were unlikely to be able to return......
PS: If the forecast is good, it will soon be back to at least two shifts.
---'ve been feeling more and more lately...... My IQ is clearly insufficient