Lin Ao and Edward jumped out of the mine cart in front of the checkpoint at the mine exit. In fact, there were several HER soldiers guarding this section of the road. Thanks to Edward's presence, he seemed to be particularly good at sneak attacks on the enemy.
Lin Ao asked: "Were you a special forces soldier before?"
Edward said proudly: "Let me tell you, I crossed the swamp alone and killed a battalion..."
Before he could finish, he heard the footsteps of HER soldiers gathering nearby, and they hurriedly hid.
Just listen to a HER soldier shouting: "The workers in the mine are rioting! Just now, a brother saw them talking on a suspicious telephone. When he went to check, he was attacked. It was simply helpless! Everyone, come here quickly!"
Another soldier: "Don't go down into the mine! Captain Endo is going to block the entrance to the mine, send poison gas inside, and let all his people come back!"
When Lin Ao and Edward heard that HER was going to release poison gas to kill the workers in the mine, they were angry and anxious. Edward was angry: "These beasts! Can they do such a thing? Lin Ao, let's contact the machine quickly, we can't wait until the appointed time!"
Lin Ao nodded. After accidentally calling the No. 2 machine in Athens last time, in order to avoid calling the wrong machine next time, AI Tot and Lin Ao agreed on several ways to call the No. 2 machine. He pressed the instrument behind his ear and softly called Unit 2 several times. A few minutes later, he heard the sound of a firefight coming from the woods.
Anton, when he saw Unit 2 and Unit 3 starting to take action on their own, he picked up the microphone and contacted the Osiris: "Lin Ao and Edward started taking action, and the rest of the units will act according to the plan!"
The sudden appearance of Unit 2 alerted HER's hidden sentry in the mountains. They tried every means to intercept Unit 2, but Unit 2 ignored their attack and flew straight to Lin Ao's position. Some hidden sentries were equipped with eagle-type aircraft, intending to seize the No. 2 aircraft by force. But all the Eagles that tried to approach the No. 2 aircraft were destroyed by laser beams from the woods. It turns out that Edward's "Howling Dog" has also been awakened and is hiding in the woods to cover Unit 2.
"Rush! Rescue our compatriots!"
The guerrillas of the "Sons of Liberty" drove the armored vehicles lent to them by Osiris and their own modified vehicles and followed Unit 2 and Unit 3 towards the mine. The hidden sentries on this route were drawn away from their firepower and could not stop the guerrillas who suddenly came out, and were repelled one after another.
The guerrillas fought until they were only a few hundred meters away from the mine before being stopped by HER's temporarily reinforced defense line. But what made the HER defenders despair was that they saw a huge space battleship taking off from the east and flying towards their location.
Before the Osiris could bombard HER's defenses, all the soldiers responsible for the defense fled, allowing the guerrillas to march straight in. When they arrived at the mine, they found that the situation here was under control: Unit 2 wielded a laser tomahawk and killed everyone in the narrow mine, while Unit 3 had suppressed all fire points in the mine. Except for some soldiers who were still resisting, most of them tried to escape.
"So fast! The mine that has been giving us a headache for several months was actually taken down so quickly with the help of the Osiris!"
The guerrilla captain John was very excited. He jumped out of the armored vehicle and directed the soldiers to capture the escaping HER soldiers. Seeing the figures of the guerrillas and the Osiris, both Lin Ao and Edward heaved a sigh of relief.
"Well done, brother, I didn't expect that we succeeded, so happy!"
Edward is a person he knows very well, especially his comrade who has been through life and death with him. He knew Lin Ao very well and had already begun calling him brother affectionately.
The mine was captured. Except for Captain Endo and some soldiers who tried to poison the workers with poison gas, they were not caught. The guerrillas captured hundreds of prisoners this time and seized a large amount of supplies and weapons. They were really developed. The refugees who had been forced to become laborers regained their freedom, took off the dirty shirts issued to them by HER, threw them into the air, and hugged each other. They have all gone through a lot, and perhaps their relatives have long been missing, but the days of suffering together have established a bond between them.
The team leader who tried to attack Lin Ao and the others was also carried out. Regardless of whether the reason why he became an accomplice of HER was to protect his family, the refugees who had long-standing grievances with him would not let him go.
Lin Ao and Edward couldn't care less about this. They were thrown away as heroes by the refugees and guerrillas.
"The reporters are here, let them interview our heroes!"
The crowd put the two of them down, and Sima Qian walked over with a relieved smile, and said to Lin Ao and Edward: "You did it! You are all heroes!"
Edward scratched his nose proudly: "Sister Sima, now do you believe that all my deeds are true?"
"I believe it, I believe it~ Come on, tell us how you rescued the refugees in front of the camera."
…
a few hours later
low earth orbit
In the colonial satellite "Shanghai" where the headquarters of the Moore Chamber of Commerce is located, President Thomas More is facing away from his desk, looking at the wall "between the stars" in a daze. He is not really staring at the wall, but at the image of the universe projected onto the wall by the camera. The whole room was like this, and he was like a meditator standing in the universe.
Thomas heard the office door open, and only his female secretary, Mira, could walk into his office without asking.
"Mira, what's the matter?"
"President, there is news today that I think you should read."
President Thomas did not look back. He pressed his temples and rubbed them a few times: "Is there any news worthy of my attention today?"
The female secretary smiled slightly: "Sometimes you can't just read the headlines of the news."
President Thomas turned around and sat down, taking the tablet handed to him by his secretary. What he saw on the screen was news from the Global News Network, with the title "Rage!" HER's new atrocities in North America, arresting civilians as miners." The introduction under the title is: "At xx today, the guerrillas under the North American Rescue Alliance joined forces with the independent anti-HER force Osiris to capture a mine controlled by HER. HER captured hundreds of civilians and refugees nearby to serve as Miners, according to a reporter from Global News Network…”
Thomas asked impatiently: "What's going on?"
Female secretary: "If you scroll down further, there is a video."
Thomas was too lazy to read the text and swiped directly to the video. He clicked on it and saw that it was a live report of the incident.
"I…"
"Please be patient and see."
In the video, the female reporter ended her report on the incident and began to interview Lin Ao and Edward.
Female Secretary: "These two young men are both pilots of the Ten Swords series of machines we developed. Although this East Asian boy has been in the news several times before. But this news has received more attention than ever before. Now almost everyone Everyone knows that we are also developing humanoid weapons."
"So?" Thomas looked nonchalant and took out a cigar to smoke.
"Some people will criticize our chamber of commerce for making war profits, and some people on the board of directors will use this matter to target you, which will affect the reputation and stock price of our chamber of commerce."
"I have thought of this kind of thing a long time ago and already have a response plan, don't worry."
Thomas was about to send the female secretary away, but he seemed to suddenly notice something. He pulled the progress bar of the video that was about to end back to the interview with Lin Ao, and stared at it seriously.
"What's wrong?" the female secretary asked curiously.
President Thomas pointed to Lin Ao in the video: "Remember this young man to me."
The female secretary retrieved Lin Ao's information: "Lin Ao, 18 years old, crew member of the Osiris. He was originally a refugee from West Asia. After being involved in the theft of the No. 2 plane, he was registered as the pilot of the No. 2 plane. Because he became The pilot was a complete coincidence. The AI of Unit 2 also asked our researchers to authorize it to skip Lin Ao. However, Lin Ao's subsequent performance was excellent, and the AI withdrew the request."
Thomas: "...It is really redundant to install a self-aware AI on Unit 2. Artificial things have no soul, and it almost delayed my plan!"
"You mean..."
Thomas pointed at Lin Ao: "This young man is the best material for the Po Project!"
The female secretary asked in confusion: "Really? Are you judging too quickly? I have studied the information of all the pilots of Units 2 to 7, and I don't think there is anything special about him."
Thomas lit a cigar and started smoking, confidently: "Intuition! My intuition is never wrong! Mira, you know what I am capable of. This Lin Ao is my kind, but he has not yet awakened, but I have experienced his Stage, I know!”
Mira nodded and asked, "Then what are your plans?"
"Invite him here and be quick!"
"This... I'm afraid it won't be easy to handle. Our intelligence shows that the Osiris has no plans to enter the universe. How about you go to Yiteqiu?"
Thomas: "No, that would be too high-profile. Um... I remember that Dr. Hohenheim, who is on vacation, is also on board the Osiris, right?"
"That's right."
"Well, inform Dr. Hohenheim. I have restarted the equipment development plan for Unit 2. Of course, those messy designs will not continue. I will design new weapons myself!"
The female secretary reminded him: "There is still a set of equipment for Unit 2 in the warehouse, which can only be installed in our factory. Maybe it would be better to directly invite the Osiris to the universe, as long as you give some blood. Because they are a wandering army, Someone definitely needs to sponsor them.”
"Yes, but we have to let Dr. Hohenheim do some work. He will definitely be happy to hear that I have restarted the development plan and will convince Lin Ao to come here. And compared to our newly developed Unit 9 and Unit 10, Unit 2 It really needs to be strengthened. Okay, let’s do it quickly!”
The female secretary bowed and exited "Between the Stars". President Thomas stood up again and stared at the universe, but this time the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
