"Um……"
Valentine touched his chin, stood on the spot and moved his steps to look around the surrounding environment. The operators involved in this mission have all arrived. Amiya's pre-war mobilization and plan explanation session has also ended. They have begun to communicate with the operators of the logistics department about material and equipment issues.
"We're a pharmaceutical company, right?"
At the very back of the crowd, Valentin tilted his head to Raphael beside him and spoke softly.
"Yes, while you were away, I visited the pharmaceutical assembly lines and medical laboratories in Rhode Island. The professional level is no worse than what I remember from Rutland University."
Raphael responded in a timely manner, but his voice was a bit soft and accompanied by a clicking sound, as if he was fiddling with something with his back to him. Valentin turned to look in the direction of Raphael, and then turned to look at Xing Yihuang, who was standing in front of a certain logistics department employee not far away, consulting something, and once again became confused about this fact.
Valentine has accepted the fact that Rhode Island is a pharmaceutical company with a "complete armed force."
So……
"Then what are these things I see?"
He raised his arms and stared at Raphael in front of him with an expression as if he had seen a ghost. Sister Angel straightened up with a smile on her face, hooked the charging handle of the assault gun back with her left index finger, and made an aiming gesture amidst a crisp metal impact. The muzzle of the silencer-equipped gun was pointed at the far wall. .
Never point your gun at your own people at any time. This is an iron rule that every gun user has engraved in their mind.
"It's the armory of the Rhode Island Operations Department. It's normal to have so many weapons."
It seemed that this assault gun didn't feel good in the hand. Raphael looked back and forth at the gun's handguard and receiver cover, put it on the table and picked up another one. The logistics department officer standing behind the table hung the assault gun back on the weapon rack, and took down two weapons with shorter barrels and placed them on the table.
The logistics department officers are also very clear about the goals of this operation and possible threats. Compared with ordinary assault muskets, the short and lightweight short assault muskets and charge muskets are more suitable for this Sakota man whose first profession is medical and his second profession is sniper operator.
Yes, Valentine understands that this is the armory of Rhode Island, and it is normal to have weapons. After all, which company does not have its own armed forces these days...
But, but!
This amount is a bit excessive!
This is a warehouse of the Rhode Island Operations Department. For this operation, it was cleaned up and used as their pre-war armory, allowing them to choose the equipment that suits them before the mission begins. Valentin was not surprised by this arrangement, and even thought it was reasonable. After all, the difficulty of the task was there, and it was appropriate for them to choose instead of using standard weapons.
only……
"The weapons in Rhode Island are mediocre. I only need to use my own sword and pistol."
Valentin originally wanted to say this before he saw this, but there were too many weapons appearing in front of him at this moment.
Piles piled up!
Cold weapons, firearms, staffs, protective clothing, drones... and even exoskeletons. Except for the busy operators and weapons and equipment, Valentine could see nothing, even The floor of the armory was too clean and reflected the shadows of weapons and drones floating in mid-air.
Not to mention other equipment, the rack of gun weapons in front of Raphael at this moment filled half of the armory wall. Hand gun, assault gun, assault gun, sniper gun and even light machine gun are all available, two pieces each. There is also a parts cabinet in the middle of the weapon rack. Various weapon parts and bullet boxes of different colors lie quietly in the glass cabinet, which directly captures Valentine's heart and makes him follow involuntarily. Raphael came to this man's paradise.
In his previous life, Valentin loved a game called "Escape from Tarkov" because of its extremely high level of gun customization. It's just a pity that its too expensive price and demanding network requirements made him addicted to watching videos of this game and never really got started.
Now Valentin can not only experience the real joy of assembling weapons, but the richness and quantity are much higher than that of that game. Can he not be excited?
Based on the scene in front of him, these logistics department officers told Valentin that they had looted Rutland's arsenal and he believed it.
Full armed force?
It is indeed a complete armed force, but these weapons can not only arm the security personnel of a company, but also arm the permanent army of a small city-state.
"Actually, the number of weapons you see now is less than one-fifth of Rhode Island's armed reserve." Looking at Valentine standing in front of the weapons rack with his mouth open in a daze, the logistics department officer responsible for managing these firearms He smiled and handed him a pistol.
"Because of the special nature of this mission, we have taken out the best of all the equipment for you to choose from, which is what you see now."
Valentine looked at the gun placed in front of him, reached out and picked it up, looking at the gun body carefully.
Unlike his own USP Match, which has an overly square appearance, the corners of this gun are very rounded. Due to the extensive use of engineering plastics, it is lighter than the USP and has a smaller caliber.
Valentine remembered the name of this gun, FN57. On Earth, it was made by the Belgian company Herstal and was very famous in major shooting games. It's just that unlike the "Intervention M200", a weapon that is famous in the game but stretches the crotch in reality, the FN57 sells pretty well in reality, but it's not very good either. After all, the 5.7*28 bullet is not a universal bullet anywhere, but thanks to its excellent armor-piercing performance, it is still used by some armies.
Considering the performance of the 5.7mm bullet he saw in shooting games and the magical logistics of integrating one protective suit per athlete, Valentine can also understand why Rhode Island brought this pistol.
"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Valentine, the gun in your chest holster is a USP Match handgun produced by Heckler and Koch, right?"
When he went out not long ago, Valentin didn't forget his bulletproof backpack and pistol, and put them on specially. After all, a pistol is a soldier's last line of defense and may save his life on the battlefield at critical moments.
"right."
Valentine nodded and placed FN57 back on the table. Although he was very excited to see these weapons, after all, he was a rookie who had not experienced formal training. The only pistol he was proficient in was the USP on his chest. Even if he knew how to use a gun in the next mission, he could only use it. This is it.
He didn't have time to adjust other weapons.
"The USP Match is indeed a very good handgun. The .45-caliber bullet has a strong stopping power. It is much better than the 5.7-caliber bullet when facing unarmored enemies."
The logistics department officer did not take back the FN57. Instead, he took a box of 5.7mm bullets from the cabinet at the back and placed it on the table. He took one out and stood it next to the gun. This bullet was different from the bullet used by Valentine, not only in caliber, but also in its warhead with obvious cracks, which sparkled in the sun.
These are traces etched by the Origin Stone, a real armor-piercing bullet.
"But considering the importance of this mission and the degree of enemy protection, I suggest you use this gun."
He pushed the gun in the direction of Valentine, and his tone and facial expression made him look like a gun store clerk selling weapons.
"Produced by the Rutland State-owned Herstal Company, the Five-seveN handgun uses 5.7*28mm ammunition. It has excellent armor-piercing performance and can even effectively penetrate some heavy armor."
It seems that the names of the weapons manufacturers in the Terra world have not changed, but most of them have become industries of a city-state in Lateran.
"And it is imported from Rutland just like Heckler and Koch's products, so you don't have to worry about quality issues. The Logistics Department will provide all operators with the highest quality equipment, and the people from the Industry Department are very knowledgeable about the weapons. The quality requirements are even stricter than those companies’ factory testing, so what appears in front of you is definitely the highest quality product of the same model.”
Valentine understood what this operator meant.
.45 caliber bullets will become extremely stretched once they encounter body armor. Although there are armor-piercing types of bullets of this caliber, it is obvious that the hundred rounds Jiao Zhengyu gave him were the most common FMJ bullets, and It is a standard all-metal armored bullet. The armor-piercing effect may be okay for the most common body armor, but it will not be good if it is slightly thicker.
Considering how big and thick the enemies in the game are, it is estimated that only energy stone-etched bullets can deal with them.
but……
"Sorry, I actually don't know much about shooting. I can only turn on the safety and pull the trigger to shoot. This gun is just a gift from someone else."
Valentine showed an awkward and polite smile and rejected the kindness of the logistics department staff. The other party didn't say anything. He nodded to express understanding and went to take care of other operators.
At this time, Raphael was already trying out an anti-materiel sniper rifle. Judging from the cylindrical muzzle brake, the Earth prototype should be the Barrett family's XM107A1. Looking at the angel sister in front of him, who had slender and well-proportioned arms with no visible muscles but could effortlessly pick up and play with an anti-equipment sniper rifle weighing about 12 kilograms, Valentin began to think about his future family status.
There is no doubt that the strength of these two sisters can push Valentine on the bed and beat him, and his thin arms are absolutely powerless to fight back.
Timid and humble.
"Are you also a boy who dare not even eat an Ollie?"
Jiao Zhengyu's voice sounded at the right time, with obvious ridicule. This artificial intelligence will always appear when Valentine is thinking of something, accompanied by his trademark merciless rants.
However, Valentine was not angry. He directly entered the mental space and grabbed Jiao Zhengyu, who wanted to escape with one blow, and forced him to stay: "Give me some .45 caliber AP bullets."
AP is the abbreviation of English Armor-Piercing, which means armor-piercing bullet. Although Valentine rejected the logistics department operator's good intention to use the FN57 handgun, he did not want to give up this last line of defense.
The USP Match is the pistol he is most familiar with. He has used it inside and out. He remembers every part clearly and the feeling of pulling the trigger is perfect every time. Maybe in the future he will use a pistol or a handgun, but for now he will definitely not replace the good girl USP Match.
Therefore, he could only find a way to get some bullets from Jiao Zhengyu. After all, the Source Stone bullets in the Terra world could not be used by his pistol.
"That's easy to do. Buy it with the Origin Stone. You still have it in stock here anyway."
A small Origin Stone appeared in Jiao Zhengyu's hand, a lot smaller than the one Valentin saw two months ago.
"Well, can you use my current bullets instead?"
Valentin glanced at the pitifully sized Origin Stone and was a little shaken, but still did not give up hope and began to bargain.
But what surprised him was that Jiao Zhengyu was extremely generous at this moment: "That's okay. All the ordinary bullets you have left will be replaced by three magazines of AP bullets. It just so happens that you have three magazines in your body armor now. I I’ll replace it for you.”
"ah?"
Valentine didn't get the expected response and froze on the spot. By the time he reacted, those ordinary bullets had already appeared in Jiao Zhengyu's hands, just for a moment.
"Remember to load the magazine when you get out. I'll take it off for you."
Jiao Zhengyu grasped it with his right hand, and the mini Origin Stone disappeared, along with the bullet. Valentine looked at the artificial intelligence in front of him, feeling something strange in his heart.
Jiao Zhengyu, a money geek, didn't want the Source Stone and just took away the original bullets and gave him better bullets?
And not to mention that it turned out that those bullets were given to him for free by him at that time!
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Based on such a long time together, Valentin understands that Jiao Zhengyu does everything for a reason. Whenever he suddenly appears and says something incomprehensible, it means that something big will happen soon.
Big deal for Valentine himself.
"This task is very difficult, but the final result is perfect, don't think too much."
As if to dispel Valentin's increasingly outrageous suspicions, Jiao Zhengyu gave the little dragon man a reassurance.
"Xing Yihuang and Raphael will be fine in the end, as will Rhode Island and Longmen."
"Of course, so are you."
He raised his head and stared at Valentine, his eyes narrowed slightly, meaningfully.
But soon, the heavy atmosphere disappeared, and Jiao Zhengyu returned to his original appearance. He took advantage of Valentin's dazed look at his serious expression just now and stretched out his hand to pull the other person's hair, and then disappeared in place, leaving only a mischievous smirk on the suddenly angry Valentin.
Jiao Zhengyu left, and the sudden fire in Valentine's heart also dissipated. He exited the mental space, said hello to Raphael who was still selecting weapons, and walked towards Xing Yihuang not far away.
Although he was a little unhappy, the artificial retard didn't feel any malice when he played the last prank on Valentine. He probably just wanted to stop him from thinking wildly.
However, since Jiao Zhengyu has said that there will be no problem with them, he can just keep it in his heart.
So what if the mission ahead is dangerous? Rhode Island's operators are always able to save the day.
This is the protagonist's aura.
Valentine is just an employee of Rhode Island with magical abilities and a magical history. Now the real protagonist of the Terra world is Rhode Island.
————————Weak, humble, cute in appearance, able to curse, and very good at eating————————
I want to ask a question.
What is war?
War is a behavior in which collectives, groups, organizations, nations, factions, countries, and governments use violence, attacks, and killings against each other. It is an armed battle conducted by hostile parties to achieve certain political, economic, territorial integrity, and other purposes.
This is an explanation of war composed of emotionless words and phrases. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is just two short sentences, which can allow them to understand the most direct and fundamental meaning of war.
For those who have actually experienced the war, these two words are composed of more than just a few letters or a few gestures. What they feel when they see this word is not just those dry words that make people blink. will forget its meaning.
This is a word with a powerful magic that is irresistible. It will bring people back to that time when they are infinitely on the verge of collapse, and make those who have suffered from war forever reincarnate in nightmares, unable to extricate themselves.
That is……
hell.
The pens used to write war are knives and blunderbuss, which cut open the shields and protective clothing of those people, and the smelly and rotten blood and corpses wrote the end of every life on the charred and cracked earth. The sound of the blood flowing from the tip of the knife rubbing against the scorched earth was the howl and cry of the suffering person. Even the hand holding the handle of the knife was bearing unspeakable pain, as if countless fine needles had penetrated the human flesh and blood.
In every letter and gesture that makes up this word, there must be endless twisted souls and unabashed human desires, even if there are noble souls in them, no matter how they shine, in these disgusting filth Also unremarkable.
It can corrode people whose spirits are tougher than steel and turn them into maggots writhing in the mud. It can also beat the weakest cowards and turn them into heroes who hold weapons and resist oppression. But no matter how many families this entity, which is more terrifying than the devil, destroys and how many heroes it creates, it will always die and be reborn in human desires, causing harm to this land. It is never satisfied and never stops.
This is the highest fear, the ultimate anger, the peak power, the irresistible magic, and the disaster that can destroy everything.
Perhaps, those indescribable things in some myths and legends are more harmful than war, but after all, they are "incomprehensible" existences, which will make people die inexplicably, and even feel great pain in the process. joy. But war will only make everyone suffer. It will not let anyone experience the slightest bit of pleasure, even if you are strong, even if you step on others' heads, even if you feel things that you cannot usually experience at certain times during the war. Happy to arrive...
That war will also make you eventually slide into hell, and you will not be able to return to the earth even after death, suffering eternal pain.
"And its name is war."
An officer from the Ministry of Industry patted the exoskeleton armor next to him and ended his rather impressive speech. Xing Yihuang glanced at the iron lump in front of her and intuitively told her that this thing was very powerful.
As for what the logistics department officer just said...
"Our original intention of designing this exoskeleton armor is to allow the user to become the master of war and let the enemy experience the despair of a war that is about to begin." He pushed up his smart glasses and pressed down on the exoskeleton hand a switch on.
"Individuals have no chance of survival in the face of war."
The moment he pressed the button, the exoskeleton armor named "War" changed. The visor that was originally flipped up on the top of the head came down to rest on the face, and the support rods on the limbs also popped out. It has a slightly curved iron piece, and the overall look is like a piece of armor, which is much stronger than the initial display state.
"This is a normal mode of use. The armor and masks that pop out of the support rods are made of D32 steel, mixed with source stone fragments to enhance legal resistance."
Valentin, who was standing next to Xing Yihuang, heard those three familiar words, and his eyes changed instantly. His eyes that originally looked at "War" were just curious, but now he looked like a hungry wolf, looking straight at him. Staring at this exoskeleton.
D32 steel! Such a big lump!
"Thanks to the excellent hardness of D32 steel and the guidance of Originium skills, this exoskeleton has excellent physical defense and legal resistance. It can even protect against those rare Originium skills that involve the spirit when using a mask. Resistance effect.”
Although Xing Yihuang's expression did not change, Valentine's greedy eyes made the operator feel extremely satisfied.
As a technical geek, he likes to see this expression from laymen the most.
"Then it has its flaws, right?"
Xing Yihuang was probably the first among the three Valentines to decide on the mission equipment. Within twenty minutes after the mobilization, she had already armed herself.
Protective clothing, helmets, throwing props and close combat weapons... Xing Yihuang quickly found the equipment that suited him. As usual, she did not choose cold weapons such as knives or swords, but instead chose a pair of gloves decorated with D32 steel sheets.
The comfort level is very good, and the flexibility is also very good. At least her knuckles can still move flexibly, and the D32 steel sheets on her wrists and upper arms allow her to block enemy attacks during combat, and she also has a certain resistance to spells. . When she clenches her fist, the protruding iron pieces at the joints are painful to hit, and the cushioning effect inside the gloves is also very good. Her fingers just hit the wooden stake without feeling any pain.
The only drawback is probably that it is a bit heavy.
But this is nothing to Xing Yihuang, the humanoid Gundam.
"Of course there are disadvantages. Just like war, while it brings pain to others, it also makes you feel uncomfortable."
Normally, he would never beep too much with these laymen. But now during the mission, I still have to take responsibility and clearly explain the advantages and disadvantages of the equipment.
"Not only are the arm armor and greaves made of D32 steel, this exoskeleton has detachable front and rear armor, composed of Originium powder and D32 steel, which has extremely excellent double defense. Wearing it, you will He is the person with the strongest defense in the team. As long as the opponent doesn't specifically shoot at your joints, ordinary crossbows and spells will never be able to hurt you. The integrated movement attack is just an itch."
"The price is the weight that cannot be offset by the exoskeleton power source and the slower reaction speed."
It seemed a bit regretful that his voice no longer had the same sense of pride as at the beginning.
"It doesn't offer the same flexibility as just wearing clothes. When you put it on, your whole rhythm will slow down by half a beat."
"Extremely powerful defense is only heavy and cumbersome, and comes with a high price."
"But as mentioned above, considering the severity of your mission, let us take out all the good things from the bottom of the box. That's why this exoskeleton appears here. It turns out that it is only an experiment of the Ministry of Industry. I haven’t even seen the light in the room..."
"So, this exoskeleton is still in the experimental stage?"
Valentine noticed the blind spot in the words of the Ministry of Industry officer.
Things that only exist in laboratories have never appeared in public eyes...
It's obvious that this thing isn't really finished yet!
"This...is true."
The cadre of the Ministry of Industry who was exposed did not feel embarrassed and frankly admitted this fact.
"The battery life is not very long, so there may be times during the mission where you need to take off the exoskeleton. Given its weight, once it's taken off, it's impossible to put it back on."
"This is a loss of several million Longmen coins."
…
"If I can't bring it back, will Rhode Island ask the operators to compensate?"
Valentin felt that he still had to ask about this matter.
"Just like other weapons and equipment, no."
The Ministry of Industry officer shook his head, dispelling Valentine's doubts.
"Of course, if you bring all the weapons back after the mission, they still have to be handed over to the company. If you deliberately throw them away..."
He looked at the two little dragons in front of him and smiled.
"I don't believe you will do this."
"Those who can be trusted by Dr. Kelsey may not be strong enough, but their character is absolutely fine."
It seemed that everyone knew the identity of the intern operators Valentin and Xing Yihuang, but they did not deal with these two newcomers. They still introduced the equipment to each other as they did to the senior operators and completed their work conscientiously.
Considering the special nature of this beheading operation, Xing Yihuang rejected this exoskeleton without much thought, and did not take a fancy to other models. She didn't have much reliance on these technological creations, she just wanted to kill the long preparation time for the mission.
As for Valentine, he was ready quickly after leaving the exoskeleton area. As an operator whose primary occupation is medical and whose secondary occupation is close guard, the work that falls on his shoulders is not that heavy. Coupled with his magical way of releasing Origin Stone skills, he does not use those staffs or anything like that. need.
So in the end, Valentine just chose a relatively lightweight set of clothing, helmet and protective clothing, as well as a backpack containing a lot of food and ore disease inhibitors.
The food was prepared for Xing Yihuang because of the side effects of her Origin Stone skills. As for the ore disease inhibitor, almost everyone involved in this mission needs it, because his magical Origin Stone skills can bring a lot more. Those who were initially confused by the addition of Valentine as a trainee operator At this moment, I understood what Dr. Kelsey was thinking.
The stronger the medical operator, the more comfortable the operator will be on the front lines. After learning about Valentine's miraculous medical spells, many operators became interested in him, and their basic favorability was a little higher than the average person.
Maybe Valentine can have a wonderful holiday after the mission.
The preparation time before the mission ended quickly. Everyone put on their equipment and stood on the deck of Rhode Island, looking at the slowly falling road in front of them with solemn expressions. In this environment, with the pressure on our shoulders, even the most cheerful person will become serious.
Behind them, the remaining operators in Rhode Island gathered together to watch these infected heroes pay their respects.
This is a war, a war to save the status of the infected.
Rhode Island doesn't tolerate failure, and they won't fail.
The final result...
It can only be victory.
