Chapter 1 Returning to square one
As Helen walked into her room, Sue's heart was a little apprehensive. He wasn't afraid, but a little embarrassed, like a child who had done something wrong and was caught.
Although Su was so cold that he was almost emotionless most of the time in the past years, it was just a self-preservation instinct in an extremely harsh environment, and Su always had a vague sense of crisis, as if some natural enemy was silently watching him. So he has been careful to avoid the crowd and does not choose any friends.
After being half-seduced and half-forced into the Dark Dragoon by Persephone, Sue's world changes completely. Endless tasks, abundant materials, a powerful and complex system of capabilities, and intertwined human relationships are not seen in the past. The battle is going on and on, and the enemy is more powerful and cunning than ever, and the rewards are great. For example, in less than a year, he has improved by as much as the previous years combined. Of course, there are some things that cannot be replaced, and they still have to be accumulated over time, such as the wisdom of battle.
The non-stop, high-intensity, most of the time unsolvable battles brought about another result, and that was that Sue felt that she seemed to have more friends. Friend, this is a word that was not in the Su dictionary at all in the past. It is only between life and death that we can truly see the true heart of a person. Such as Helen, such as Ricardo, and even Rigore, Leigh, and Quinn, for whatever reason, fought side by side with Sue, and even in the most critical moments, they never flinched. Su, who has a permanent memory area, has a memory that is completely comparable to that of the brain, but even if his memory is poor, he will not forget these.
Su is not fearless, he is also afraid of powerful enemies, but now his fear comes more from the people around him. He would worry about Medirri, about Persephone's hard work, and about Ricciardo's injury.
Weak internally, tough externally. Su didn't think there was anything wrong with that. It's just that after Medirri left, for a full seven years, he had no chance to be weak.
Now, sitting in front of Helen, Sue's heart was beating fast with some uncontrollability. Helen doesn't have any abilities, not even any first-order abilities, and if you don't consider her perverted intelligence and eccentric emotions, she is a completely ordinary woman. But her inhuman temperament makes it impossible for Sue to associate her with sex appeal anyway.
Helen didn't say anything, just looked at Sue silently, but it could be seen that although the focus of her eyes fell on Sue's face, her mind was not here at all. Helen's almost expressionless face certainly wouldn't reveal her thoughts, but Sue looked at her eyes and vaguely felt a little affection from her, it seemed, sad. It was this sadness that made Helen change from a device to a human being again.
There were a few thin blood streaks in her eyes, and there was a lingering tiredness in the corners of her eyes, and it seemed that she was not lightly tired during this time.
Su felt a little guilty in her heart, and even had a thought about whether to cooperate with her a little in the expected physical examination. It's just that as soon as this idea surfaced, it was suppressed by the backlash coming from all over the body. However, Su didn't care, and at a critical time, his own consciousness could still suppress the body's instincts.
But that's just a routine check-up. Helen put Sue on the bed, performed a scan of his body, took a tube of blood for a sample, and ended the examination without making any demands to make Sue embarrassed.
It wasn't until she left the private hospital that Sue had a feeling that there was something Helen didn't say.
It was a very busy day, and Su rushed to the headquarters of the Dark Dragoon, replenished his portable tactical intelligence, and got some equipment to rearm himself. After escaping from the Jedi, he only had a saber left in his hand, except for a rifle of large road goods.
The procedure for collecting the equipment was very simple, and it only took ten minutes when it was ready. Of course, quick and easy comes at a price, and the one thing that the headquarters provides has always been known to be expensive. After the combat suit, rifle with sniper mode, ammunition, various kits, and a tactical intelligence brain, Sue only had a few thousand yuan left in his account.
Although the injuries on his body are only half healed, the embarrassing financial situation determines that now is not the time to rest. When Su was looking for some new missions, a beautiful dragoon clerk walked into his cubicle, smiled courteously and standardly, and said, "Is it Captain Su?" Lieutenant Colonel Julio wants to talk to you, and he is waiting for you in the headquarters building. ”
"Lieutenant Colonel Julio?" Su didn't remember knowing such a person, but since he was a lieutenant colonel, he was obviously a big man.
"Lieutenant Colonel Julio is the head of tactics at the headquarters, responsible for the development and release of missions, as well as the vetting of mission candidates." Obviously, this is a smart and empathetic young girl who also looks at Sue with undisguised eagerness.
Sounds like a pretty critical guy. Su secretly thought to himself, he sorted out his things, and followed the clerk to the headquarters building. A few minutes later, Su was standing on the second floor of the headquarters, in front of Lieutenant Colonel Julio's office. After the clerk communicated the intention of the intercom system, a hoarse voice came from the loudspeaker next to the door: "Let him in!" ”
The door opened automatically, and a thick puff of smoke immediately erupted from inside, hitting Sue's face head-on, and his eyes and nose instinctively transmitted a tingling pain into his brain under the intense stimulus. Sue frowned, held her breath, and closed the pores of her skin before entering the smoky office.
The lieutenant colonel's office is full of texts, which is completely old-fashioned, and incompatible with the characteristics of the new era of the completion of a qiē by the Tong guò Zhi Brain. On the desk in front of him was a surprisingly large ashtray, and the terrible thing was that the cigarette butts in it were piled up so high that they had even overflowed. The lieutenant colonel's curly, thin hair was clinging to the door of his head, and his eyes were slightly bulging and bloodshot. It looked like he hadn't slept for days and nights.
"Sue?" The lieutenant colonel looked at a document in his hand, stared at Su with two small red eyes, and asked.
"Yes, you're Lieutenant Colonel Julio, what's the matter with me?" Sue maintained proper etiquette, but didn't want to say anything more. One thing is for sure, he has far more enemies than friends in the headquarters.
Julio threw the text in his hand in front of Sue, and strangely enough, the dozens of pages of unbound paper fell over the entire table, still neatly stacked. The lieutenant colonel glared at Su without blinking his eyes and said, "There are a total of 11 missions here, all of which were taken over by Lieutenant Colonel Kavon and Maria, and now there is no news of the mission. Captain Sue, can you give me an explanation? ”
Su smiled slightly, didn't even look at Wen Jiàn in front of him, and said, "This doesn't seem to be something that should be explained by me, you can go to Cavon and Lieutenant Colonel Maria." They are the ones who should give you an explanation. ”
Julio stared at Sue, who stared at him with a soft and determined gaze, staring at him without giving in. After a suffocating dozen seconds, the lieutenant colonel leaned his slightly bloated body back in his chair and said, "My time is precious!" Let's get it straight, Captain Su, I've heard that you killed both of them, so that there was no way to complete these tasks, and some of them were half done. This gives me a lot of headaches! ”
Su's gaze gradually turned cold, but he still maintained the same smile: "Even if your head cracks in pain, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me." Now that you've heard some kind of rumor, have you gotten a report of their death? ”
The lieutenant colonel's face turned pale instantly, and it seemed that he remembered something very unpleasant. He slapped the table hard and roared, "Are you threatening me? ”
Sue was calm and said, "Of course not, I'm just reminding you not to try to push something irrelevant onto my head." ”
Lieutenant Colonel Julio glared at Sue, and this time, of course, it was fruitless. He lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, grabbed Wen Jiàn in front of Su, shook it and said, "Boy, listen to me, the task system of the dragoon is not as simple as you think!" The release and completion of each mission will help the strategic direction of the Dark Dragoon! Many missions are also related to the success or failure of other missions, and if the publisher of the mission system is clever enough, such as me, you can even use a series of missions to achieve a real battle! Cavon and Lieutenant Colonel Maria are quite efficient mission completers, and the tasks on this list are all important, even related to the strategic situation of the Dark Dragoon in many areas! You've caused me enough trouble! ”
"Just because they can do the job effectively, you can ignore the fact that they're garbage?" Sue's rhetorical question made Julio's face instantly swell and red.
Lieutenant Colonel Julio's eyes were almost completely bulging, and he was panting for air. It seemed that he wanted to pounce on him and teach the arrogant and beautiful boy in front of him a lesson, but reason was repeatedly reminding him that Julio was no longer the hammer Julio who could rush back and forth on the battlefield. Su at the desk was beautiful and delicate, like porcelain that would shatter at the slightest tap, but all the past records showed that this was an illusion at all.
"Boy, it seems that you can climb into Persephone's bed not only by your face, but also by your tongue!" Angry, Julio has no idea what to fear, and he makes a sinister sarcasm with puns.
Sue calmed down instead, if someone who knew him would know that this was a harbinger of what he was about to do.
At this time, Su's tactical brain suddenly vibrate. Su put on the headphones and activated the communication mode, and Ricciardo's strong laughter was immediately heard from the headphones: "Hi brother, I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow...... Wait, what's the matter, you seem to be in trouble? Julio, though not bad, is sometimes a bit neurotic and troublesome. ”
Su ignored the lieutenant colonel, whose face was getting more and more ugly, and said what had happened in a few simple words.
Dealing with people like Julio, Ricardo should be better at it, after all, Su has only recently entered the dragoon, and he doesn't know anything about the intricacies of the headquarters.
Julio waited patiently for Su to finish speaking before he sneered and said, "Since you don't plan to take any responsibility, then I can't help it." It's just that I'm old and my memory is a little bad, so your task application may be delayed for a long time in the future. Do you want to ask how long, God knows, maybe three years, maybe five years. Ah, I almost forgot about it, it seems that you only have more than 3,400 yuan left in your account, save a little, maybe it can last for a year. ”
Looking at Su's calm face, Julio suddenly felt a little weak, so he smiled and said, "Do you want to do it?" Yes, just hit. But don't forget about jì, you're punching the entire bureaucracy of the headquarters! ”
Su suddenly smiled, his body that had been tightened like a leopard relaxed, leaned back comfortably in his chair, and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Julio, don't forget, I came out of the Curtis training camp. ”
"I remember." The flesh on Julio's face jumped.
"From ensign to captain, it took me less than half a year." Sue was even more relaxed.
"I know."
"Maybe in a few years, I'll be a colonel." Sue said.
Julio was silent.
"I hold a grudge and don't mind expanding the scope of revenge, such as the enemy's woman or child. And my means of revenge should be clear to those who have a heart. Maybe in a few years, my enemies should think carefully about what happens when they retire. Sue's smile was pure and beautiful, like a demon who was tempting humans to sell their souls.
The office was smoky, stuffy, and choking. Julio suddenly felt that the heating was a little too hot today, and subconsciously loosened a collar button.
Sue's smile became even more beautiful, and in Julio's eyes, it was even more dazzling: "You see, I'm also a person who is afraid of trouble, maybe it would be a good idea to cooperate well in the future." If you look at it in the long run, it's not a big deal to die two people, is it? ”
Julio snorted, put the text in his hand into the drawer, and said, "Maybe." But it depends on whether your promotion speed is as fast as you say, the rank of the Dark Dragoon is not beef, you can insert a piece at any time when you want. ”
Sue smiled and didn't answer, but got up and left, ending this typical dark dragoon-style conversation.
It wasn't until the office door closed that Julio's taut face relaxed. He felt that his neck was a little wet and greasy, and when he reached out and touched it, he realized that it was all sweat at some point. Although Su's words just now were simple, they were to the point, and they didn't seem to be like a barbarian from the wilderness could say them at all. Even if someone is pointing at Su in the back, it is a guy who is well versed in the rules of the operation of the Dark Dragoon, such a person, coupled with Sue who is surprisingly cruel and ruthless, is indeed not something he is willing to offend or provoke.
In the Dark Dragoon Headquarters, Julio is undoubtedly one of the most important figures. Sadly, however, in this era of the paramount emphasis on individual ability, Lieutenant Colonel Julio, who did not have a sufficient background background and whose combat ability gradually diminished over the years of desk work, was not as prominent as it once was.
Julio let out a heavy breath and was about to light another cigarette when he saw a message pop up on the old-fashioned screen next to him, which was a public announcement from the Dark Dragoon headquarters.
Julio's eyelids jumped a few times, and for some reason he felt a little uneasy. He clicked on the message, only to see that it turned out to be a military rank promotion notice, the content was very simple: "Captain Su has been promoted to major from today because of his outstanding achievements." ”
When he walked out of the headquarters gate, Sue didn't know that he had become a major. In his headphones, Ricardo kept laughing triumphantly: "Look, Sue, my method works, what can be done in a few words, why do you have to do it?" Dear Sue, you have to remember that wisdom is the power that determines a qiē! That's why I'm a major and you're just a captain. Wait, I have a message here......"
There was silence in the headphones for a while, and then Ricardo's voice was heard gritting his teeth: "Damn it! Sue, you're a major too! ”
Su smiled and didn't respond, in fact, he was also a little surprised by the news. Ricardo's voice in the headphones became solemn: "Alright, let's get down to business." Calvon and Maria have done us so much damage, and although they are dead, it won't end there. There is a saying in Dragoon that there is no profit from civil war, but that is only a superficial rule. The actual rule is that we have to collect the proceeds ourselves. I've got the necessary information, and when I'm discharged, Sue, come with me to collect the proceeds. ”
"Okay." Su agreed very directly, and he really needed the proceeds. Many of the soldiers who died in battle had relatives. Their bereavement pension is also a significant expense.
"When the time comes, don't be uncomfortable." Ricardo said meaningfully.
Shortly after Sue leaves, a strange visitor appears outside the gates of the Dark Dragoon's headquarters. It was a very young man, his steps were a little staggering, his clothes were in tatters, and the uniform style of the Dark Dragoon could be vaguely seen, and through the holes in his clothes, he could also see the unhealed wounds crisscrossed his body. His short hair was very messy, and there were large burnt marks, and his original color was no longer visible.
Despite his weakness and injuries, the young man's body stood as straight as a sword, and he walked straight towards the gate of the majestic and solemn Dark Dragoon Headquarters.
The two dragoons guarding had never seen an idler who dared to break into the dragoon's headquarters, but there was a strange aura about this young man, which made them dare not be too rude. One of the guards raised his rifle and stopped the young man, saying, "This is the headquarters of the Dark Dragoons, except for the official Dragoons and staff, only those with passage permits are allowed to enter. ”
The young man raised his head, glanced at the guard, and said with some displeasure, "Why, didn't you remember the appearance of every official dragoon before you became the guard?" ”
The guard looked at the young man carefully, and was suddenly taken aback, and immediately gave the most standard military salute: "It turned out to be Your Excellency Oberen, I'm very sorry!" ", wonderful infinitehttp://www./