Over the city of Sofiropol in the Crimean Peninsula, a huge orange-red battleship is hovering. The battleship has a majestic shape. This is HER's "Wuhou-class" battleship.
There are many facilities on the ship that are not unnecessary to outsiders, such as classical orchestra rooms, tea rooms, fencing fields, etc. No one would take the initiative to go to these places except Captain Zhuge Daozi, a frequent visitor.
In the fencing field, there are two people wearing protective gear fighting swords. One of them is holding a Western heavy sword, trying to win in a dangerous sword path; the other is holding a Han sword, and the sword path is wide open and closed. The two of them were fighting each other, and the fight was about you advancing and me retreating. It's a pity that no one was watching this game, otherwise there would have been applause and cheers.
The person holding the Han sword used a flaw, and the person holding the Western sword fell into the trap. The person holding the Han sword knocked down his weapon with a single blow, and the sword tip pointed directly at the opponent's throat. The game ended.
The two took off their masks. The one holding the Western sword just now was the Red Knight, and the one holding the Han sword was Zhuge Daozi.
"Your swordsmanship is superior to mine, and you should become a better pilot than me."
Facing the red knight's compliment, Zhuge Daozi smiled: "Forget it, I'll let you drive the humanoid weapons. I prefer to sit on the boat and strategize."
"In the battle of Yalta, Colonel, you showed up at the right time. Not only did you drive away the Osiris and NEU, but you also caused heavy losses to Commodore Karl's subordinates. You really killed two birds with one stone."
Zhuge Daozi laughed loudly: "You can be more polite. I just want to wait until the troops attacking Yalta are tired before I can guarantee victory. Even if the Yalta defenders are killed, I won't get much benefit. I want to be a general." , just relying on you and this 'Wuhou' is not enough."
Zhuge Daozi skillfully brewed two cups of tea and handed one to the Red Knight: "Captain Caroline has reported your release of Unit 2 to 'New Rome'."
"This woman is so merciless. Anyway, I saved her."
"I'm also curious, why did you let Unit 2 go? You asked me for my life in order to chase it."
"At that time, the No. 2 machine had little combat effectiveness. It was easy to capture it, but I hope to defeat it more openly."
"War is not a knight's game. Upright duel only exists in romantic novels."
"But it's precisely because of war that chivalry is celebrated, isn't it?"
Zhuge Daozi waved his hand: "Haha, the military will not pursue this matter considering your record, but I hope you will not regret it in the future."
"I will not."
Zhuge Daozi himself took a sip of tea, and the red knight saw two documents on the table where the tea was made.
"This is…"
Zhuge Daozi handed one of them to the red knight and asked him to open it and look at it.
"One of these two documents is the instructions for the "Scourge of God" plan, and the other is the plan I told you."
The Red Knight was about to look through the documents of the "Whip of God" plan, but when he heard Zhuge Daozi mention "that plan", he became serious.
"Did the people in the military agree to that?"
"Yes, this is a plan that can determine the outcome of the war with one move. Once completed, the human war model will be completely changed!"
"Colonel, do you support this?"
Zhuge Daozi touched his chin and said:
"I'm curious about what kind of effect this plan will have, but you don't have to worry..."
The red knight shook his head: "I'm not worried, it's just that the plan sounds too science fiction. In science fiction movies, the results of doing so are often not good."
"Don't worry too much, this is not a movie. Now even things like humanoid weapons have appeared, and nothing is impossible. The most important thing right now is to cooperate with the military's 'Whip of God' plan."
"I see."
…
Today is the last day that the Osiris is parked in the port of Istanbul. Lin Ao finally has half a day to rest and play in the city. He ran out excitedly like a child early in the morning. Everyone has never seen Lin Ao so happy since he came on board.
But after the Osiris set sail, Lin Ao kept himself locked in his room when he returned to the ship. He waited until dark before appearing in the ship's restaurant, looking glum.
Old Jack saw him like this and joked:
"Boy, are you reluctant to leave Istanbul? We have reached the Darnell Strait now, hahaha!"
But Lin Ao ignored him and went to find Sergeant Anton. Ever since Lin Ao started training, he had basically avoided running into Sergeant Anton. This thing was really new today, but everyone didn't ask about it, everyone had their own thing.
Sergeant Anton also wondered what happened to Lin Ao and asked him what happened.
"Have you encountered anything in the city?"
"I encountered...I don't know what to say."
"Is it something difficult to say?"
"It's not that hard to talk about. I just met Dr. Hohenheim in the city."
"The deputy director of the R&D Department of the Moore Chamber of Commerce? He hasn't returned to the universe yet?"
"He said the space shuttle ticket can only be used the day after tomorrow, but he must see me once before leaving."
"...Has he been waiting for you to leave the Osiris these past few days?"
"That's right. I was suddenly pulled into an alley by him while I was shopping. He didn't take anyone else with him."
Anton asked warily: "Why does he want to see you?"
"He didn't say much other than to call him if I felt anything weird was going on."
Lin Ao took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket with a series of phone numbers written on it. Sergeant Anton could tell at a glance that the phone number was for a burner phone, and he had used it several times in previous missions.
"Sergeant, what exactly does he mean? What do you mean by strange things? Is there any dangerous secret on Unit 2? Is there some kind of self-destruct device? I'm scared when I think about it..."
"The self-destruction device is nothing. I have one on my Baibu too."
"ah?"
"The self-destruction device is to prevent the aircraft from falling into enemy hands."
"So... everyone has self-destruction devices on their bodies?!"
"No, general mass-produced humanoid weapons do not have this function. Only special models with greater value have it."
Lin Ao looked puzzled.
"Why? Aren't you afraid that mass production will fall into the hands of the enemy?"
"That's not very efficient. You can rob me, which means I can rob you. If they all self-destruct, who will be robbed? So everyone has a tacit understanding on this. The only exceptions are those machines with the latest technology. In the North American battlefield, the anti-HER forces in North America are in short supply of humanoid weapons, and HER will not leave them any parts."
"It sounds so ridiculous. You are obviously going to fight to the death in a war, but you will consider your opponent in this kind of thing..."
"Not only that, the humanoid weapons of all forces are basically universal... I'm going too far. I don't know what Dr. Hohenheim means by looking for you, but if there is any danger, he should point it out. Don't think too much. "
"I'm no longer worried about the strange things he said. Now I'm worried about the second chance to blow myself up!"
Anton took a bite of the sandwich:
"Don't be nervous. You need to turn on the self-destruction switch manually. Your machine can't be turned on by others, so don't worry too much."
Lin Ao became even more depressed. He wanted to go back to his room and have a good sleep. But a loud noise was heard, the floor beneath his feet shook slightly, and then the alarm inside the ship blared loudly.
"Is there an earthquake?"
"You idiot, how could there be an earthquake when we are in the sky! Let's first listen to what the radio says, maybe it's an enemy attack!"
"Attention all crew members, the Osiris has been shelled from the ruins of the ancient city of Troy and has entered a C-level alert state!"
Anton put down the sandwich, stood up and ordered everyone: "Don't eat yet, go to the hangar to prepare!"
