"You have really decided, these children of the family are the treasures of each family, although they are not the first heirs, but if there is any damage, it will be very troublesome." Julius repeatedly explained to Chu Ming that the free mercenaries are basically crazy people similar to Chu Ming, like these crazy people, even in a virtual environment, it is not too difficult to drive a person crazy, and some crazy people still take pleasure in it.

"Yes, you can arrange it for me. You tell me how much money it costs, the college is quite well funded. ”

"Money? Hehe, if you want to pay for it, it's definitely not enough, the asking price of these people will make Lindeman lose his panties. "Julius was happy on the other side of the video

"Ahh For what? ”

"For what? If you think about the tasks you have made, they are all deadly tasks, and those people are charged with this standard. How much money do you think you should have? ”

"Isn't that hopeless?" Chu Ming said regretfully

"Who said that? Who says there's no hope? Who said it costs money? Julius backtracked

"You said, you just said that it was expensive to invite those people?" Chu Ming knew that Julius must have something unfinished

"yes, that's what I said! But don't you understand? You're a freelance mercenary, you're one of those people. ”

"Well, go ahead."

"Hey, it's time for you to catch up on the rules of this industry. Free mercenaries can invite or ask for help from each other, the jargon is called 'buttons', everyone is a knife licking blood, and it is inevitable that they will use each other. Between free mercenaries, favors are much more important than comparable money. ”

"That's it!" Chu Ming thought about it, he understood that this kind of favor is not easy to repay, but the favor of the mentors must be repaid, this is Chu Ming's principle. In this strange galaxy, he is the only one, in Chu Ming's heart, his words and deeds represent the great nation in his previous life, and he can't damage the image of the entire nation because of his actions, this is Chu Ming's belief as a traverser, so sometimes Chu Ming's principles are stubborn to paranoia.

"Well, Julius, you tell me what to do, I decide."

"Okay, it's very simple, your mercenary password plus the general content of the task can be distributed on any platform on the smart network." It's also possible in the real battlefield, as far as I know, there are quite a few freelance mercenaries there, but they are generally extremely low-key. ”

"Okay, let's find it in the 'real battlefield'."

The "button" came out for two days, and three "tailors" took it. "Tailor" is a free mercenary who takes the "button" in the jargon. Because it is a virtual mission, the task is very demanding, so some mercenaries are not interested. Chu Ming also had no room to choose, and only hoped that these three "tailors" would live up to their names.

"Sache"

"Fowler"

"Weaver"

"Chu Ming, it's a pleasure to meet you."

If possible, try to trust each other; Be honest with each other. Some unspoken rules among freelance mercenaries are more effective than the law. For example, try not to attack your own motherland; Reputation is more important than human affection, and human affection is more important than life; If you can, leave each other alive when they are hostile to each other. The loose gray group of free mercenaries are more or less people who have contributed to their homeland, with a large base and different skills. So no one dares to flout these rules, and it would never be easy to be hated by the entire group of mercenaries. It's tougher than the killer organization. There was a warlord in history who slaughtered all the free mercenaries in the area under his control because of his personal preferences, and the result was that after a long time, this warlord did not do well, and finally ended his life in fear and depression. This is more brutal than killing a person outright. Fortunately, the free mercenaries are always a loose group, which is also the way for this group to protect itself.

"A hundred second- and third-order substitutes?" Thatcher and the other two knew each other, so he started the question

"Yes."

"All of them are children of a family?"

"Yes, the children of the family who have not been to the battlefield. The goal is an inter-school competition. The domestic selection will begin around early next year. "Chu Ming told the truth, this is not a secret, it is good for everyone to tell him bluntly

"Time is running out. Do you think you can sharpen good fighters in the 'real battlefield'? ”

"If done properly, it should work."

"Really? If you insist, I can only refuse this 'button'. Sachet said categorically

"For what? It's just teaching some students. ”

"Yes, but the credibility of the freelance mercenaries comes first. I don't want to waste time, you can't do it. Sache simply denied Chu Ming's idea.

"So what's the solution? I think this 'real battlefield' is a good training occasion. ”

"Yes, but we all came down from the real battlefield. From the real to the virtual, the virtual is like the real. But these people of yours are 'pure' rookies - from virtual to real, and the real is like virtual. If these people go to war in the future, then this virtual feeling will kill them in the first place. ”

"It seems like yes. So what to do? Chu Ming recalled the mission of rescuing Emperor Dif, and the moment he just entered the battlefield, the illusory feeling made him a little careless. Fortunately, years of fighting quickly brought him back to the harsh reality.

"There's no good way. Truth is truth, and if you want to train a real warrior - the battlefield is the best training ground. If you agree, come to us, and personally, I'm glad to meet you personally. Recently, your reputation is not small, and the mercenary union also attaches great importance to you, there are not many things for us to worry about, but the interests of the mercenaries as a whole are valued by everyone. I'm also making a suggestion on behalf of the Mercenary Guild. ”

After Sache finished speaking, he got off the line, Chu Ming thought for a while, and probably understood what Sache meant. An independent and free natural ecological star is indeed a good place for mercenaries to survive, most of the mercenaries in the fourth star domain are adrift, and it is the desire of many mercenaries to find a foundation for these mercenaries. It seems that the prizes of this inter-school competition have shocked more than imagined. Chu Ming felt the need to talk to Lindeman's old fox again, this matter was becoming less and less simple as it seemed on the surface.

"Headmaster, if you don't give me a satisfactory explanation, I'll decline the title of team leader."

"Student Chu Ming, have you forgotten the expectations of your mentors and the future of Princess Meggie?"

"No, so I can also be passively confrontational. There are many masters in this competition, and admitting defeat is not necessarily a bad thing. I'm a heretic, or an auditor, is it necessary to play with those people? Chu Ming was determined to dig out Lindeman's old bottom.

"You! How can a person be so shameless? ”

"Each other, Headmaster, if I don't know how you did it, don't blame me for accidentally doing something."

"You!" Lindeman hesitated for a long time. Chu Ming's ability to poke the basket is very clear to him, and he has always been earth-shattering, and he still waved it on the spot. If this kid is allowed to poke a basket with foresight, Lindeman really doesn't have the confidence to catch it.

"Okay, okay. Student Chu Ming, there are some things I can reveal. But you'll have to keep it a secret, even Princess Meggie and her mentors. ”

"I promise, I won't talk nonsense when I shouldn't be saying." Chu Ming had an extra heart

"To put it bluntly, it's the damn prize – the Brown Star. The location of this planet is too sensitive, between the Frost Blue Alliance and the Bandiru New Abyss Alliance, and it is also close to the Beast God Alliance, and there are five adjacent powers. Do you understand the value? Military value in addition to commercial value. There are very few planets in the interarm universe near Brown Star, and Brown Star itself is a faint-like star with a fairly stable planetary structure. That is, it does not have the necessary autobiography and repetition. ”

"Excellent defense and supply base." Chu Ming interjected

"Yes, and if it is a decisive general battle between countries and alliances, it can even be dragged to the necessary area. This is an absolute disaster for the side that does not have this planet. The real battle of the General Assembly is not about command skills or personal courage, but about strength and logistics. On the one hand, it is a long journey, and on the other hand, it is a leisurely waiting. Even a fool can win that battle. ”

"That's all?" Chu Ming asked reluctantly, because he felt that Lin Deman's mental power fluctuations were a little abnormal, which was a physiological reaction when lying

"Okay, okay, you're a cunning guy, your mentors are all wrong about you. It's a real secret, there is also a radiation-poor meteorite belt near Brown Star, an abyssal rift, two meteorites, and all-metal ore stars. Do you understand? ”

"Understood, the poor radiation meteorite belt, that marks a natural blind spot, a real blind spot that does not need to be sheltered from the battlefield, a natural hideaway for large-scale military power. Abyssal rift, this is the saying of the Abyss Alliance, in fact, it is a pseudo-wormhole or natural space deformation, and a little transformation is a very good space breakpoint, the best place for long-range maneuvering of the fleet. And there are two all-metal ore stars, damn! Even the resources are there. This is clearly an excellent military location. Just like the Great Ruwin Star. Chu Ming couldn't help but say a foul word, and he didn't know what those big people in Lu Dao thought, taking such an important planet as a prize, it wasn't going to be a group of demons dancing around! The Great Ruwen Star is a lesson from the past, how many people died there, a hundred years, a billion people - that is the real murder.

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that this prize will be placed in the inter-school competition. The cost of war is so great that all forces are afraid of it. So, if possible, try to fight for it, and try to make this planet a purely commercial star, which is good for everyone. Moreover, this competition will be fair, at least on the playing field. How's that, are you interested? ”

"There is still no interest, and as soon as you say it, your confidence is gone. I'll do my best, though. But you have to give me permission, if you want me to be a puppet leader, you can ask for another master. ”

"Get out! And dare to threaten me. Authorize me to give it to you, but don't mess with me. It's up to me to decide this college. ”

It is impossible to say that he is not interested at all, Chu Ming immediately thought of Meggie, if there is a planet, even if Meggie has a settlement in the second half of his life, the only thing that bothers him can be regarded as the past. But the goal is really difficult to achieve, there is not much time, and Chu Ming can only mess around again.

"This is the principal's authorization, starting today, there will be a one-month special training, explain in advance, this special training is a real battlefield, you are very likely to be injured, you will die. Therefore, it is allowed to withdraw, but those who quit also withdraw from the inter-school competition. ”

"Will you really die?" Ian asked boldly

"Really. This time it's actual combat training, so anything can happen. The mortality rate is expected to be around 1o%. The probability of group annihilation is also 1o%. ”

Chu Ming observed the reactions of his classmates very carefully, and most of them were hesitating. On the contrary, Edwards and Aiken, who had a bad impression of him, were very calm, and seemed to accept the arrangement. Accord, who had a first acquaintance with Chu Ming, was also very calm, and Meggie was also very calm. This was the only thing that gave Chu Ming a headache. He privately persuaded the stubborn prophet to even want her to take the lead in withdrawing, but Meggie politely refused. Meggie's rejection of Chu Ming is always so interesting - "Well, yes. I still want to go. "The paradoxical statement is to say yes or not to agree, and the real meaning is to go.

"Okay, I'll go. Otherwise, the old guy in the family will poison him. Ian thought about it and agreed.

"Me too, I'll go out this time, otherwise I won't be able to explain." Ji Yu followed suit

"Then you can't leave me, we are the iron triangle, squad leader, do you say yes." Keller stepped forward

Ian asked, confused, "Iron Triangle, but there are four of us." ”

"It's not us, it's the three of us, you don't count, you and Nonny are two swords."

"Keller! I'm going to duel with you. Ian's face flushed, and another girl blushed and hid behind Meggie

"I refused because I was not good at caring for widows."

"Keller! I'm going to kill you, I swear, I promise, I'm going to kill you with the most vicious means......"

These two stirred up the already chaotic crowd even more, but the chaos was just right. Some of the classmates left quietly, while most stayed. Chu Ming nodded, 76 people. It's a little bit more than expected.

"Alright, now out."

"What, now out, what about our equipment, our weapons, our mechs?" There was a burst of skepticism among the classmates.

"None of that is needed, if you take this special training, then you have to be completely at my disposal. That's it, out! ”

Chu Ming's purpose in such a hurry was to avoid Principal Lindeman and the others. This is real combat training, casualties are inevitable, he can carry this black cauldron himself, there is no need to involve the principal and the instructor of the academy.

"They're gone." Lindeman watched a group of students leave from the window, a little sad

"Yes, let's not get involved. This kid is very thoughtful. Mentor Roberts took the list and looked at it carefully

"Forget it, that's fine. Sooner or later, these people will have to go through the forging of the battlefield. Let's hope the casualties aren't too big. Waltz, do you think we're in a bit of a hurry, for so long, we've forgotten that this is a child, I'm afraid! Lindeman suddenly got a little old

"No way, old friend. In the face of an unknowable future, there will always be people to sacrifice, and the flash will always shine. It is possible to strangle a genius if you sharpen it earlier and more ruthlessly, but we don't have time. Waltz patted Lindeman and comforted him with a blank face.

"Okay. After all, the road is walked by people. Two, let's not stand still. Lindeman quickly got rid of the negative emotions and cheered up, "Those boys still have to take care of it, Waltz, you arrange it, and contact the Lian side, it doesn't matter how many people die, but the group is definitely not allowed." Roberts, you have to work the military side, equipment, logistics, medical aid, you look for those old friends, I also have a few acquaintances here. The casualties still have to be controlled, and as for the training, we will leave it to our students. I'm also going to talk to the bigwigs of the family, don't let the juniors carry this black pot, my old bones still have some strength. ”

After the start of the Alliance War, the Seventh Theater of the Fast Empire was more than doubled, and the original theater headquarters was expanded into a 3A-level core fortress, with the synchronous orbital defense circle and the polar orbital defense circle crisscrossed. Outer space station-style defense nodes and long-range energy transmission channels obscure the entire planet like spider webs.

Rubbing shoulders with a "crippled" class mothership, the huge mothership resembles a huge city in the sky. This kind of mothership will not dock on any planet, so there is no need for physical design, and the entire mothership is like a free construction of countless illegal buildings. In particular, the slender lower mainmast, which is 1.5 times as long, makes the whole mothership look like a top-heavy mallet.

"Damn active rays."

Chu Ming complained and closed his eyes. The huge chaotic energy reaction put too much pressure on the 8 by 8 scale compound eyes, and Chu Ming was dizzy after using it a little.

"This thing is ugly! Squad leader, do you think we can win the war with this thing? Keller asked, looking at the Crippled-class mothership, skeptically

"You're an idiot!" Ian was still angry with Keller, and didn't miss any chance to hit him, "Do you know what this thing means as 'crippled'?" This thing has three layers of shields, which is quite a fight, and the all-module split design allows this thing to not quit the battle as long as the core reactor is not destroyed. Even if you are crippled, you have combat effectiveness. ”

"What do I want to know about the Tao of the Devil? I'm just wondering if there's any invincibility on the battlefield. Keller retorted

"You are indeed an idiot, and the top substitutes dare not compete with the battleship head-on. And even more so this kind of strategic mothership. ”

"Alright, we're here." Chu Ming interrupted the argument between the two, because a frigate had already approached, and the light signal on the bridge indicated that the identity of Chu Ming and his party had been confirmed.

"Aha, our wonder boy is back."

Among the people who greeted him was Wickerson, who looked good, because Raya wasn't around.

"It's all fathers, Raya is gracious?" Chu Ming jokingly said to Wakesen

"What's kind and not gracious, I'm Wilkson at home and outside."

"Yes, I attest, Wackerson has the final say at home. It's a pity I haven't said it for a long time. ”

Gunther came up and hugged Chu Ming, and then looked curiously at Meggie behind Chu Ming. After a while, he explained to Wakesen

"It's a brother and sister? Wackerson. ”

"Brother and sister. It's beautiful, I'll meet your sister-in-law another day, it's all a family, if you hurry up, we can still be in-laws. ”

Wakson didn't stop what he said, making Meggie blush.

"You two did it on purpose. Wilkson, I'll whisper to Raya that you used to be close to a pretty lady. Chu Ming said with a deliberate bluff

"Don't! You also did it on purpose. Talk about business, talk about business. Wakeson hurriedly waved his hand and pulled the topic away, "The place is all arranged, and the people from the mercenary union will arrive the day after tomorrow." Whatever you need, just talk, except for the heavenly thing, everything else is basically fine. "Weckerson was referring to the mothership in the sky, and it would be strange if that thing could be done.

"I'm not going to the General Assembly. Let's stay first, I have a list of equipment requirements here, they are all standard weapons, and the mecha can be 'long'. After the mercenary instructor comes, it is estimated that there will be other requirements, and I will trouble you when the time comes. ”

"No problem. There's also a grapevine that Miss Bambi seems to be coming here, so be careful yourself. It's free. Wei Kesen said mysteriously, Chu Ming and Miss Bambi's festival everyone basically knows that this kid is poking baskets everywhere, and he doesn't make up for it.