After receiving the candy from Jonathan, Lu En unwrapped it, revealing a small transparent ball on one side.
Very few people like this strong mint-flavored candy bar.
They were originally used to refresh themselves when performing night missions, but over time, they began to carry them with them.
It’s not like I like it, I’m just used to it.
At this moment, Rune's movement of putting the candy into his mouth stopped in mid-air after hearing what Jonathan said.
He looked at his old partner with a strange expression on his face, as if he was kidding me.
"Jonathan, joking or something like that still doesn't suit you. What kind of good news is this for you?"
He threw the mints into his mouth and said:
"The things in Button City are now in the hands of that boy Stanci. To be honest, I'm very worried about him. He has always wanted to change the name of the Hurricane Bureau to the 'Wind Bureau'."
Lu En felt the stimulating taste in his mouth, and his whole body felt refreshed.
"Look, Storm Bureau, what's the name of this? It's like a villain organization in a third-rate science fiction movie. Do you think we are that kind of place!?"
When Jonathan saw him mentioning this matter again, he couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Okay, Luann, Stange is just the deputy director, you are the director, and the name of our Hurricane Bureau will not be changed."
"Also, let's put aside the matters in Button City for the time being and leave it to Stanch to solve. You should focus your attention on the Pacific Ocean now. This is the most important place at the moment. "
Lu En sighed after hearing this, and slumped down on the chair without speaking.
He was very tired now. He still had no idea about the mutant beasts, but something happened again on the Pacific side.
According to the intelligence they obtained, the entire Seventh Fleet stationed on the mysterious island has lost contact.
According to normal procedures, people from the Seventh Fleet will regularly contact friendly forces outside the chaotic magnetic field to report on the situation on the island.
But now, half a month has passed, and no news has come out at all.
They don't know the specific reason.
Maybe the messenger was attacked by a sea monster on the way, or maybe they were really in trouble.
"What kind of trouble is it that prevents them from even getting the news back?"
Lu En thought about this problem not once or twice.
The only useful information now is that the Seventh Fleet once reported that an energy shield was found in the middle of the mysterious island, and it is suspected that there is alien technology beyond the current human civilization.
When the news was received, the country was very excited.
The high-level meeting lasted for 18 hours, and then a series of plans for the place were formulated.
As the director of the Hurricane Bureau, Luen naturally participated in that meeting, and the plan that was finally implemented was one of the many plans he proposed.
However, what made everyone a little dumbfounded was that the plan was made and the vote was passed. As a result, the order was passed on, but the Seventh Fleet lost contact.
Rune now has literally 10,000 words to say.
The problem of mutant beasts in Button City has not yet been resolved, and something has happened here in the Pacific.
Coupled with the unusual incidents that happened from time to time across the country, he even felt like he couldn't breathe.
Now Luen suddenly understood why his counterpart in the movie wanted to form a superhero team so much.
Why is he not the same now?
If you could now have a team of extraordinary people for you to follow, it would be much easier to deal with many problems, right?
It's just a pity that there have been a lot of abnormal events on Aquamarine recently, but no extraordinary people have appeared in humans.
The so-called Power Rangers can only be thought of.
Lu En shook his head helplessly. There was no use thinking about it now.
The first task is to investigate what happened on the mysterious island.
As the helicopter flew, everyone had left the Havini waters and headed towards the central part of the Pacific Ocean that stretched out further.
…
after an hour.
Located somewhere on the west side of the central Pacific Ocean.
Three fleets are distributed in an arc above the sea, with hundreds of steel ships standing like fortresses.
In front of them, there is an artificial isolation zone to prevent ships from accidentally crossing the border and entering the area known as the "technological restricted zone".
In fact, not only them, but also outside the Hell Gate magnetic field centered on Rebirth Island, they have been surrounded by fleets from various countries.
Everyone is not only exploring some secrets on the island, but also preparing for crises that may arise at any time.
After all, no one can tell what's going on here. If there is any weird creature running out of it, they can intercept it as soon as possible.
On the American side, outside the blockade, on an aircraft carrier in the Ninth Fleet.
This is a Constantine-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, code-named CVN-46, named Guderian, with a total length of 399 meters and a displacement of 120,000 tons. It is the largest aircraft carrier today.
At this time, seven men in military uniforms were standing on the deck, looking at the sky as if waiting for something.
"Commander Komran, it's very windy outside today. Why don't you go back to the bridge first, and we'll wait for the hurricane bureau to come find you?"
A staff officer asked the leader, a middle-aged white man.
The white man waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm not that weak. Besides, Luen and I were also comrades in arms back then, so I should wait here for him."
As soon as he finished speaking, a few small dots suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance, and at the same time, the signal soldier's report came to his ears:
"The target is close and the landing area is being planned. The third team is requested to be responsible for the response."
The ground staff immediately took action, waving signal sticks in their hands to guide the five Black Hawk helicopters to land.
As the propeller stopped rotating, the surrounding noise also disappeared, the hatch opened, and more than twenty people wearing ".RB" clothing walked out.
"Comran, long time no see, you look older than before."
Luen walked directly to the white man and gave him a long-awaited hug.
"You're still so annoying, Rune."
Comran patted him on the back, and then the two parties separated.
"Okay, although I don't agree with you coming, you still come. Let's go. If you have anything to say, we can go inside and talk."
A group of people left here in a mighty manner and entered the bridge.
…
"Lu En, have you really decided to enter there yourself?"
In the conference room, Comran asked his old friend, now the director of the hurricane bureau, with a serious face.
Simply speaking from a level perspective, he might even call the other person "sir."
"Although this operation has deployed a large number of manpower, due to the inability to communicate, the situation inside is unknown. Although I am not a pessimist, it is completely unclear what you will encounter after entering. Within the forecast range.”
Comran briefly explained his worries, hoping that his old friend would change his mind.
Although he also knew that this was probably a long shot.
As expected, Lu En shook his head and said:
"It was precisely because the intelligence could not be delivered that I had to go in to see what was going on. The scale of this operation was huge, and it was a good time for me to enter. Don't forget that I am also a soldier. The Hurricane Bureau is different from those politicians. Same."
He stated his inner plan and immediately changed the subject without waiting for the other party to respond.
"Comran, how is the personnel arrangement now? When can we set off?"
Comran knew his character and did not dwell on the previous topic. He instead answered his new question:
"This time we will send twenty-eight teams to form three fleets, with a total of eighteen ships. They are all the best sailing ships currently. They are equipped with a large number of conventional power weapons, and they can all be used in restricted areas. . In this way, even if you encounter a sea monster, you can still hunt it down..."
"As for the time, considering the current weather conditions and safety, you will set off tomorrow morning. After three days of sailing, you will arrive at the port base where the Seventh Fleet is located around noon."
"Three days..."
Lu En pondered for a moment and nodded.
The other party's arrangement was not beyond his expectation, and the time was basically the same. However, the matter about the sea monster made him frown.
"Is there anything you can tell me about being weird?"
Komlan was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"We don't have much information about sea monsters here. We only saw them once when someone was sailing in the restricted area, but they left at a high speed and the other party did not pursue them. There was no conflict between the two parties."
He squatted here for a moment and then said:
"Oh, by the way, I just received a piece of information today. Yesterday, the reconnaissance team in Fuso Country seemed to have been attacked by some creatures."
"What is the specific situation? It is currently under investigation. If you need it, I will ask them to send the news back overnight."
There was a hint of surprise on Lu En's face. What the other party said really interested him.
He didn't know the information about Fuso yet.
He stood up, a look of anticipation on his face.
"Okay, Komlan, help me arrange this matter as soon as possible. I need specific information about the monster. The more detailed the better."
…
On the other side, the western blockade on Rebirth Island.
This is the sea area blocked by Asian countries. Among the fleets present, led by the five fleets of China, a cordon was set up outside the Gate of Hell.
Honeysuckle, in the conference room on the aircraft carrier code-named CVN-01.
Several commanders of the Xuanwu Army were sitting around the table. Some top-secret information was placed in front of them, and a group of people were quietly reading the contents.
After a while, a middle-aged man sitting at the front knocked on the table and said:
"Everyone, I believe you all know about the information. There are two things here. Let me tell you."
As his words came out, the other people all put down the documents in their hands and focused their attention on him.
On the side, several guards also came over, silently took away the papers in front of them, and threw them into a machine for destruction.
The middle-aged man's voice came again at this time:
"First of all, it's about the developments in the United States. My intelligence officer told me that they have recently assembled a large number of sailing ships around the blockade, and there should be some big moves."
"I need everyone from the Xuanwu Army's First Fleet to send two or more reconnaissance teams to the west side of the island to investigate and find out as much as possible what they are doing."
Everyone nodded, this mission was not unexpected, it was expected.
"The second thing is about the top-secret information you just read. After discussion at the headquarters meeting, it was decided to evacuate one of the five fleets dispatched in the blockade area. At the same time, all investigation operations on the island , attacks on the shield in the center will be prohibited."
"The seven-pointed star symbol just now is an organization called the Star Alliance. According to the analysis of our think tank, we have reason to believe that the shield there should have some kind of inseparable relationship with them."
At the table, a level 4 commander reached out and picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip of water.
The middle-aged man saw his action and understood its meaning. It meant that the other party wanted to speak.
"Liu Chengfeng, tell me."
The man drinking water put down his tea cup, organized his words, and asked:
"Commander, I would like to know what kind of relationship we currently have with the Star Alliance. If we meet each other on the island in the future, how should we respond?"
Hearing this, other people also cast interested glances, waiting for the middle-aged man to answer.
"We currently know very little about the Star Alliance organization. We only know that it is an organization that has mastered extraordinary power and cross-era technology. They have supported us in other operations against alien species."
"So for now, both of us are temporarily in a stage of friendly contact where we are gradually deepening our understanding. If you really meet their people, please do not conflict. At the same time, you should also try your best to communicate with them as much as possible when conditions permit. The other party inquires about relevant information about its organization."
Everyone nodded and began to think about some next action plans.
The middle-aged man at the head also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
He is a level 3 commander at the Xuanwu Army Headquarters named Zhu Rui. He actually just learned this information about the Star Alliance in the past two days.
Fortunately for him, domestic think tanks are still very efficient.
They used some clues to analyze the possible origin of the mysterious island in front of them, as well as the relationship between the shield in the middle and the Covenant.
He had seen the complicated relationship diagram, and the most conspicuous one accounted for 67% of the confirmation probability, which almost clearly stated that the shield was inseparable from the Star Alliance.
This also made him very relieved.
God knows that the base stationed on the island has already listed a series of development and exploration plans, many of which are simple and straightforward.
If it hadn't been for the sudden appearance of a chaotic magnetic field with a radius of at least hundreds of kilometers in the middle of the island, several large missiles might have flown over by this time.
