"General, general?"
The secretary was reporting the intelligence on troop mobilization to Sasaki Musashi, while Sasaki was staring at the huge portrait of Frederick the Great and his family hanging on the wall of his office with his hands behind his back. In the secretary's memory, this was the first time General Sasaki had seriously stared at this portrait.
"Sorry, I was distracted. I discovered for the first time that the brushwork of this painting is very good."
"General, my subordinates still don't understand why you suddenly disbanded the hundred-man defense line and deployed them in Kansas City. If it is just to prevent the Osiris from advancing westward, it would be too large a force, and some people will criticize your courage. And... and I don't I understand your intention of inviting the enemy to pick..."
"Are you worried that I will lose?"
"No, you will definitely win. But haven't you already defeated the young man named Lin Ao once? If you are looking for excitement, why bother looking for defeaters? And haven't you always wanted to establish a new force? Wan One...what should I do if you have an accident?"
"Do you know why I came up with the idea of establishing a new force?"
"Because of dissatisfaction with HER?"
"There are factors in this aspect, but more importantly, someone asked me to do this. Although her purpose was very childish and she thought I would be obedient. However, I still agreed to her because it was fun. As for this one-on-one challenge, it was also , capturing Unit 2 is the main purpose, but if it’s not interesting, then I won’t do it. Do you understand? I freely dreamed of becoming a general, but when I actually became a general, I suddenly found that everything was boring.”
The secretary looked up at the portrait and seemed to understand who Sasaki's person was.
"Since you insist, General, and your subordinates dare not ask too much, do you have any other orders?"
To the secretary's surprise, Sasaki suddenly walked up to him and lay in his ear: "During my duel, Zhuge Daozi's battleship may also arrive in Kansas City. You have to help me hold him back."
"Are you going to keep the Red Knight as your guest?"
"No, it's not because of the Red Knight, but because of Zhuge Daozi. I have an intuition that this guy is planning something...about HAL, do you know?"
The secretary nodded: "We are scrounging for metals and grabbing workers everywhere in North America just to make this thing."
"Yes, it's also thanks to this thing that I haven't dealt with the North American Rescue Alliance for such a long time, and the military department has no gossip. It's just that I heard that although HAL is a plan proposed by the military department on the surface, Zhuge Daozi didn't do anything behind the scenes. Make less moves. No matter what he is planning, it makes me feel uncomfortable. When I am concentrating on the duel, you try your best to hold him back. When I come back, I will personally test and test what this kid wants to do!"
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Sergeant Anton was in a very bad mood. Originally, Sasaki Musashi's invitation for a duel did not set a time limit. He wished that Lin Ao would go into seclusion for a month or even longer before attending the appointment. However, the Wuhou-class battleship of his "old friend" HER actually flew from Europe. Arrived in Ohio. In order to avoid the conflict, he had to fly to Kansas City, the location of the battle, at a relatively safe speed. He counted with his fingers and found that Lin Ao had trained for 3 years, but there was no progress. If he had to do it, his skin would be thicker and more durable, but this would not be helpful in combat with humanoid weapons. According to the current speed, the slowest two ships will reach Kansas. If the "Wuhou-class" suddenly accelerates to pursue the Osiris, they will reach Kansas this afternoon.
"It would be nice to have something like a time house..." Anton was so worried that he was talking nonsense. He didn't even dare to go see Lin Ao's training now.
"I hope old Jack can teach him well."
Knowing that he was going to challenge soon, Lin Ao's mood was more complicated than Anton's. He was worried about his study progress, and deep down he was even more worried that he would be killed by Sasaki. His current mood seemed to be like that of those prisoners awaiting execution. The death row prisoners may still have a well-deserved relief in their hearts, but in Lin Ao's heart there was only fear that deepened as time went by.
"What happened! Why do you become more hesitant the more you practice your movements!"
Old Jack could tell from Lin Ao's actions that something was on his mind, and hit his hand hard with the wooden knife, causing Lin Ao to collapse to the ground, with pain on the back of his hand.
Old Jack put down the knife and panted: "You can't continue training like this, let's get out what's on your mind!"
Seeing that Lin Ao refused, Old Jack squatted beside him, pinched Lin Ao's face and asked him to face him, "Are you afraid of death?"
Lin Ao did not refute, so Old Jack let him go and pulled out a photo from his phone to show Lin Ao. The photo showed several college students with happy smiles. One of them was obviously Old Jack who had not yet grown his afro.
"These...are these your friends?"
"That's right, and the person who is hooking up with me is my biological brother. Several of us joined the army together, but now I am the only one alive in this photo."
Seeing that Lin Ao was touched, Old Jack continued:
"Young man Lin, you are either an excellent warrior or not. Because you have the talent to be a warrior, but you also lack the consciousness to be one. You have grown a lot compared to when you first got on the ship. This is what I have seen with my own eyes. Now you are not You may not be an excellent pilot, but you still lack the awareness to be a warrior."
"I never thought about becoming a soldier from the beginning..."
"Yes, you were forced to board the ship. But Young Master Lin, you and I are actually in a similar situation. Both your relatives and mine were killed by HER, and our friends were also poisoned, so I believe you have the right to stay until now. Reason. Although you look weak on the outside, I know that you are actually full of unwillingness in your heart! I can't turn you into a fearless warrior overnight. Maybe you will figure it out on your own in the future. But I want to teach you how to When facing the enemy, you must never retreat!"
Old Jack paused and continued: "Do you think Sasaki Musashi is afraid of death?"
"Won't."
"Why?"
"Because he is a madman who likes war and weapons!"
"That's right! It's this kind of person who is killing our relatives and friends and provoking our conscience! Go to the window and see! How much North America has been ruined by him! Those craters on the East Coast, those innocent souls under the bombs, those who are still there People waiting for news about their loved ones have all been hurt by Sasaki!! Even if the war ends, nuclear radiation and the pain in people's hearts will not be eliminated! Lin Ao, don't be timid, there are countless innocent souls now screaming for you to kill them Their enemies!”
Lin Ao took a deep breath, his voice still trembling: "Can I... really defeat him?"
"I can't guarantee that even my level is far inferior to Sasaki. But when you face him a few days later, you must not be overwhelmed by his momentum! Get up! Let's continue training!"
Lin Ao forced himself to stand up and continued training with Old Jack until the evening. After the training, Lin Ao's limbs were stiff and his body was sore. He thought to himself that he would definitely be killed instantly in a duel like this, but if he didn't train, he would still be killed instantly. He went to the restaurant to have dinner in a complicated mood, during which no one dared to talk to him. The fate of this ship is now tied to Lin Ao, and everyone can only hope that there will be a miracle in the duel.
After dinner, Lin Ao was already very tired, but the pain in his body kept him lying on the bed unable to fall asleep. He just wanted to go to the cockpit of Unit 2 to study the video of the last battle. At this glance, he saw that it was late at night. He was really sleepy, but he still managed to keep himself awake, as if once he fell asleep, his life would be wasted for several hours.
"Are you finished... How many times have you watched this video? Go to bed! I'm going to shut down my phone!" Even the AI was impatient.
"There may be a duel after the discord. I must study Sasaki's moves!"
"Huh? What are the human moves worth studying?"
"Sasaki is so powerful because he has been practicing swordsmanship since he was a child. What does your AI know!"
"Tch, isn't it just human swordsmanship? So what if you have practiced it for a hundred years? The body structure of humanoid weapons is not exactly the same as that of humans. No matter how powerful Sasaki's swordsmanship is, does his body have a somatosensory control mode? Still have to control the handle to use the knife?"
"Eh?"
Lin Ao seemed to have thought of something when he heard AI say this.
"Go on!"
"Furthermore, the characteristics of laser swords are different from those of metal swords. Although HER's thermal sword can barely cut with the laser, the laser sword can definitely cut off the thermal sword."
"No, no, this time Sasaki will use the laser knife he stole last time."
"Oh...that's it, then he definitely doesn't need to talk."
"But he knows how to use it."
"The Ten Swords series aircraft are different from those of other forces. From the beginning of the design, the issue of powering laser weapons has been taken into consideration. The Yingyang type definitely does not have such a design. He cannot use the laser sword. If he insists on using it, he can only use it. Bring an energy tank, but that also has a time limit."
Lin Ao slapped his thigh: "You mean, if I can persist until he has no energy, I will have a chance of winning?"
"I don't think so, but you can think about how to better use the laser knife by combining the characteristics of humanoid weapons."
Lin Ao felt thoughtful when he heard it...
