At about 1 o'clock in the morning, hundreds of drones were floating in the sky outside the core city of Natural Choice, most of them carrying cameras that captured real-time footage.
"Be very careful outside the detection range and don't go to those dark places."
Zhou Jinru's voice came from a drone flying at a slower speed. This was thanks to Shi Huaiya. Although she had left with the second batch of evacuees, the drone used to amplify the volume was still there. If he stayed here, he would be immediately commandeered by Zhou Jinru.
Du Bin, who was huddled behind the bunker, sighed: "I don't like this thing. Every time that Miss Shi holds it and yells, it seems like no one can hear it."
Shuangye, who was also squatting nearby, didn't dare to say a word. She heard the doctor say that there is a reason why Shi Huaiya has a loud voice. The roar of the Hedong lion is equally suitable for tigers. They are all films anyway.
The wind outside was very strong, accompanied by a drizzle of light rain. After the two heavy rains, the frosty leaves really couldn't lift their spirits.
Dubin couldn't help but sneeze. If the situation wasn't tense, they wouldn't have to face these dangers.
Zhou Jinru was not idle for half a day. After handing over the combat scene to Amiya, he came to the outside of Kelsey's medical car. There was now an extra car with the words "Emergency Warehouse" printed on it outside, and the door was closed. , you can see the lights inside are on from the car window, and they should still be undergoing intense surgery.
Red blocks his way, and Luper Girl says she can't get any closer.
"Dr. Kelsey said she needed to protect the patient's safety, prohibit non-medical personnel from approaching, and use force if necessary."
Hong blinked, his tail swaying slightly behind him, and he poked his cute little head and sniffed him: "Hong smelled the scent of a wolf!"
"It's Provence."
Hong's eyes lit up and her tail flicked even more happily.
Zhou Jinru touched the girl's head, gently pinched the furry pointed ears with his fingers, pressed them down and then raised them up, feeling extremely happy: "When you get back, you can communicate well."
He emphasized the words "communicate well" and Hong Xin nodded understandingly.
Then Zhou Jinru turned around and left. He had already gotten what he wanted. Nothing was more important than Kelsey's nod. Now there was one more important thing to do.
Shortly after he left, a figure flashed out from behind the emergency room and asked in a low voice: "He left?"
Hong looked at Feilin, who had been hiding behind and dared not come out to see anyone, and tilted his head in confusion, not understanding why he did this.
"You are still young, and some things are difficult to explain. I'm worried that once I see him, I won't dare to do the next thing. It's easy to say it with a heart, but when it comes to really needing it, I find that it doesn't work. It may be easy for you to be unable to stop him, after all, you regard him as a family member..."
The pink-haired Philin leaned against the door of the medical car and couldn't help but sigh one after another, which attracted Hong's attention. The girl asked in a low voice: "Are you afraid of the doctor?"
"How is it possible that I'm afraid of him? It's impossible, why should I be afraid of him."
"Then why are you avoiding him?"
"Because we have embarked on completely different paths. There was a little bit of anger at the beginning, but after so many years, there is no chance to look back... Hey, why should I tell you this? I'd better go back to sleep. "
The Philinian got into the medical vehicle and remained silent.
Hong stood at the door and stared for a few seconds, thinking that if she really regretted it so much, why didn't she save it in time?
It's the darkest time of night, when the slanting wind and drizzle blow on the steel road. The damp ground emits the smell of rust, stimulating some people's keen sense of smell.
"Ah sneeze!"
Dubin sneezed again, took the tissue handed to him by Absinthecus next to him, and wiped his nose vigorously.
"Thanks."
She only had time to say thank you. After all, taking one more breath here was a torment for Pero.
Wu Ai is still wearing the military coat. After Bai Bei's modification, her original uniform has been integrated with the coat, which seems to show a little bit of personality.
The girl held the revolver-modified staff in her hand, with a gloomy face, and leaned behind the bunker without saying a word. Dubin vaguely read something from her expression.
"Everything is a last resort. If there was even the slightest possibility, the doctor would have already aimed his cannon at those integration movements."
This child who survived Chicheng has always had a strong hostility towards the integration movement. The last time those students were transferred to the inner city, they almost got into a fight. Fortunately, the doctor arrived in time to resolve the crisis. Now he knows that Rhode Island is indirectly involved in After integrating sports cooperation, I feel extremely depressed.
Wu Ai's voice was hoarse: "Instructor Dupin, I know that the doctor and Amiya have their own difficulties, and I don't blame them."
PhD……
Absinthe has not seen the doctor for a while. The last time he remembered meeting him was in the Intelligence Department of Rhode Island, also known as the reception room. That was more than a year ago.
Compared with that time, the doctor now is less cold and more warm, making people want to get close to him.
Wu Ai thought to herself, the bitterness and pain lingering in her heart quietly dissipated, and her mood became much more cheerful involuntarily.
"I heard from Miss Chuxue that you only feel like this when you miss the one you love. But I just met the doctor twice. Why..."
No matter how puzzled and entangled Miss Wormwood is in her heart, Dupin next to her has no mind-reading skills and doesn't know anything. He only sees her expression change from gloomy to relaxed, and now to inexplicable shock. She wonders what the child is thinking. What, is it possible that he plans to secretly find the integration movement and die together?
"Wormwood, the current integration movement is already very powerful, and almost all the cadres are here. We can't defeat it. You must control your emotions. If it doesn't work, just leave the battlefield temporarily..."
"No!"
Wu Ai was still thinking hard, but when she heard Du Bin asking her to leave the battlefield, she immediately rejected the proposal and raised her head stubbornly: "I will not back down anymore, I also have my beliefs, and I will not give anything to the doctor and Ami. Miss Ya is causing trouble!”
boom!
Not far from them, without any warning, a hole was brutally opened in the steel-poured ground, and Originium crystal clusters grew from the ground. At the same time, a chaotic sound came from below the slowly moving block. The noise was like slamming on the brakes, and it began to slow down. The buildings in the outer city that had not had time to be demolished were pushed down by inertia like building blocks.
Without saying a word, Dubin pulled the trigger of the signal gun, and the red-light signal belt flew into the air with a whoosh, exploding into gorgeous fireworks.
In less than ten seconds, several drones flew over from behind and hovered over Dubin's defense line.
Wu Ai asked doubtfully: "What are we waiting for?"
"Waiting for tactical support."
As soon as Du Bin finished speaking, the support she said roared from the air, and the Originium shells carefully crafted by the Rhode Island Equipment Department rained down on the area broken by the Originium crystal!
Absinia stared at this scene with her mouth open. Before she could react, Dubin grabbed the girl by the collar and dragged her down behind the bunker. Then the ground began to shake violently, and the roar of explosions continued. Time Wormwood's ears were buzzing, and he couldn't hear anything clearly. He only felt that something was falling on his back, and it was still falling.
I don't know how much time passed, but the girl was pulled up by the instructor beside her. Both of them were covered in dust, looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
Those Originium crystals protruding from the ground were blown to pieces, and even the ground dropped a level lower. In the end, nothing was left.
Wu Ai was a little confused. Was this tactical support?
"This is your tactical support?!"
Ask stared. The man in front of him swore that tactical support was almost harmless and that everything was under control. As a result, there was a round of shelling in the next second. If it weren't for the limited ammunition reserves, if it weren't for those not-so-advanced weapons, The artillery barrel was overheated and could not continue to fire. He was afraid he would fire another round!
Zhou Jinru drank black tea calmly, smacked his lips, and said seriously: "Mr. Asker, since I am sitting in front of you, it means that I am not a threat to you. What was just conventional tactical support, at least the problem has been solved, right? "
Routine, haha...
Ask felt that if he were ten years younger, he would definitely not let him go!
Zhou Jinru talked eloquently: "Don't think that this kind of tactical support is evil, but it is actually the best choice to face the spreading Source Stone crystals. Do you want to send people to risk their lives to blow up those things, or do you plan to Give up another part of the block?!”
In the reception room of the Natural Selection Core City, Zhou Jinru put down his teacup, turned around and said, "One more cup, thank you."
Ask waved his hand: "Bring him the black tea pot!"
Zhou Jinru: "..."
The old man stared into Zhou Jinru's eyes: "How did you know that we gave up part of the block?"
“That’s what the Integration Movement told me.”
Zhou Jinru picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup, with a smile on his lips: "You rejected Rhode Island's request to install a block connection for Saint-Aral, then there is an alternative plan. You don't even have to guess. The integration movement People are helping, right?”
Ask was silent.
"Faust?"
Ask remained silent.
"My people have seen him. He is wearing dirty work clothes and has been working. Saint Yalal was beaten so hard that he didn't even show his head. Is that right?"
"What do you want to say?"
Zhou Jinru shook his head: "I admire your choice very much, but one thing is another. I am sitting here in my own name and has nothing to do with Rhode Island or the core city of natural selection."
"more specific."
"Those Victoria pilots should all be imprisoned in the core city. I want to see them, at least two of them. This shouldn't be a problem for you."
Ask shook his head and refused: "It can't be done. Those people have been transferred out of Saint-Aral. They should be on their way back to Victoria."
"I personally sponsored a batch of medicine to St. Aral to inhibit the spread of Originium crystals."
Ask frowned: "Aguang, this is not about money..."
"A new drug production line will be built, with priority given to supplying it to Saint Yalar. The price...is easily negotiable."
"I remember that two of them stayed in the infirmary temporarily because they were acclimatized and had stomach upsets. I'll go and ask. You stay here and wait for news. The lady may come over later. Please be careful what you say."
Zhou Jinru put down the tea cup, the bottom of the cup was empty, leaned on the soft chair, and took a long breath.
Most things in this world can be clearly marked with prices. The question is whether the price is adequate.
He promised to build a new production line, which was originally part of Rhode Island's planning process this year. After retrieving the stored frigates from Victoria, two or three more production lines will definitely be added. Sales will not be a problem.
After Saint-Aral became independent, it was nothing less than starting over from scratch. In addition to the aid from the three countries, it also urgently needed to be recognized by the world. Rhode Island had given priority to the olive branch that Asker offered, and no matter how cunning Asker was, he was not afraid that he would not take the bait.
St. Aral is Russell's lifelong property, the appeal of countless Rust Belt people, the expectations behind it, and the worries after rebirth. How can it be wiped away by a single word of independence?
How is the governance of Longmen better than that of Saint-Aral?
Wei Yanwu still spent twenty years taking care of it conscientiously.
As for the initial statement that Victoria's pilot had been sent away, it was all a lie. Zhou Jinru was sure that these people could not leave easily. Asik's words were just waiting for him to make an offer.
You make an offer and I take it, and we hit it off immediately.
"I just heard the conversation between you and Uncle Aske."
Zhou Jinru didn't need to look back to hear that Kesha had come in. He poured himself another cup of black tea. This time he didn't drink it in a hurry, but said: "We have reached a consensus on a small issue."
The girl's pale golden hair was spread over her shoulders, and her eyes were full of exhaustion. It was obvious that she had not rested for a while. She was still wearing the black coat, which was open and lined with a white shirt. She looked quite heroic.
"You didn't lie to me?"
"No, I won't lie to you. I'm sorry about that time before."
Zhou Jinru thought for a while, and it made sense for Russell to warn him not to get close to Kesha, because the girl in front of him was sketched out by his subconscious under the guidance of Russell. The relationship between them was somewhat unclear. .
"real?"
"Really, I am a friend of St. Aral, and so is Rhode Island. I don't need to lie to you about this."
The girl was leaning on the table, holding her chin with both hands, staring at the table, and said in a low voice: "I don't like my current life at all. My father, my father is no longer here, but I can still feel that he is in my body." It’s a weird feeling to be around and I don’t even have much sentimentality.”
Zhou Jinru deeply agreed: "I also think that people like Mr. Russell should not disappear so simply, but right now, this city needs you and there is no time to think too much."
Kesha's eyes lit up: "You think so too?"
