EBE Chapter 290 Strange
Chapter 290 Strange
In the afternoon, Lin Xuan finally met this group of elderly, young, sick and disabled people.
In Lin Xuan's mind, these people should be very welcoming of her arrival. After all, six of your captains have died, so what are you still complaining about?
I haven't even said anything about being appointed as your team leader!
When Lin Xuan actually met these people, she discovered that it wasn't like that at all.
"You're our new captain?"
Su Zilin slung a sniper rifle that was longer than her over her shoulder, looked up at Lin Xuan, who was half a head taller than her, and her eyes were full of scrutiny.
"Yes, Bai Bing, Level 2 Researcher of the Divine Realm."
While Su Zilin was sizing her up, Lin Xuan was also observing the situation of the other people.
If the information is correct, the little girl standing in front of him should be the legendary sniper Su Zilin.
Further over there, the old soldier with a wrinkled face sitting against the wall should be Ding Cunxu, and the man talking to him is Lin Qi.
When the two people saw Lin Xuan arrive, they didn't come up to greet him. They just glanced at him and continued with their own business.
The last member of the team, Zuo Xiao, was secretly observing her from a distance. She thought she was well hidden, but in reality, her location had already been sensed by the nanobots on Lin Xuan's body.
"I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking, transferring a researcher like you, who specializes in logistics and production, to the front lines?"
Su Zilin was right. Lin Xuan didn't intend to explain further, but just said it half-jokingly.
“They said I was better suited to the front lines, so I came.”
He could clearly sense that these people were somewhat dissatisfied with him becoming the captain of the 13th Task Force.
He could understand that. If he were in their shoes, he probably wouldn't want someone who does scientific research to be the captain of his team either.
This is simply playing with their lives. In a typical novel, a team leader who suddenly appears out of nowhere would be used by the protagonist as a villain to show off and humiliate them.
Regardless of what happened, these people at least didn't show any hostility towards me openly, which was already quite considerate.
"OK, get some rest. Bai Bing, here's your room key. We need to be on the front lines and join the main force at 7:00 AM tomorrow."
Su Zilin tossed a chip to Lin Xuan. This chip was disposable; once you pressed your finger on it, it would record your body data and feed it back to a specific door lock. As long as you had the authority to open the door, you could open it directly without any further steps.
Lin Xuan glanced at the remaining three people in the distance. Seeing that they didn't even have the interest to greet him, he decided not to make a fool of himself.
Anyway, time will tell. When the time comes, these people will naturally not be as indifferent to me as they are now.
Lin Xuan slept exceptionally well that night. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that he was much safer here than in the logistics department.
What he didn't know was that it was indeed the case.
Faxuan City, the realm of gods.
A hidden force of mechanical Earth has quietly infiltrated the city.
They were specifically sent to investigate the computing power incident.
The sudden surge in computing power of the Mind Earth central control satellite was truly bizarre, causing even Wei Ming, one of the jinxes, to crash and burn. As a result, the higher-ups had no choice but to mobilize the entire force that had been lurking within Mind Earth for many years.
Even so, this infiltrating force still went to great lengths to successfully enter Faxuan City.
Just as they finally managed to enter the city after a great deal of effort, a message left them completely dumbfounded.
"What did you say? That Level 2 researcher named Bai Bing has been sent to the front lines?"
When Huang Cong heard the news, he was completely devastated.
He racked his brains but couldn't understand why a researcher who did scientific research in logistics would be transferred from Faxuan City to the front line.
Is there something wrong with the leader of this divine realm?
He entered Mind Earth a week ago. In order to successfully infiltrate Faxuan City, he even had most of the prosthetics in his body removed by a doctor.
Earth One follows the path of mechanical ascension, so whether it's soldiers or ordinary citizens, the physical modifications of their bodies are almost ubiquitous.
However, these prosthetic devices are extremely dangerous if one wants to infiltrate Psycho Earth, especially into Faxuan City, the capital.
After all, that's almost no different from directly telling others that you're a spy.
However, the risks and pain of removing the prosthetic body are not something that ordinary people can bear. After all, the neural connectors also have to be removed, and then biotechnology is used to grow body organs that are compatible with oneself to replace them, and then one has to withstand the body's rejection reaction.
This whole process will take at least six months.
But Huang Cong only had a week, so his surgeries were done consecutively, which multiplied the pain tenfold.
Just when it seemed the mission was going to be accomplished, they were told that Bai Bing was no longer in Faxuan City.
So what am I doing all this for?
For a moment, Huang Cong's mentality was on the verge of collapse.
……
The next morning, Lin Xuan was already waiting at the assembly area. There were already quite a few people gathered there, indicating that the operation had likely involved more than just their special operations team.
"Hey bro, what's your name?"
As Lin Xuan looked around, someone approached her.
Lin Xuan glanced at the other person and saw that they were also wearing the special task force uniform. She then slightly raised her finger, and several nanobots attached themselves to the other person.
After doing all this, Lin Xuan finally spoke.
"Bai Bing, what's your name?"
"Tian E, from the 7th Task Force. I just noticed you're a new face. You must be the legendary new captain who was just transferred from the Logistics and Research Department, right?"
Lin Xuan was not surprised that this person knew her identity. The news of her transfer had already spread throughout the military and was hardly a secret.
He merely glanced at the information the nanobots had transmitted back to him in his mind.
"Tian E, deputy captain of the 7th Special Task Force of the Rapid Reaction Force, has carried out a total of 127 sabotage missions behind enemy lines."
The information Number Three gave him was very comprehensive; it basically contained records of people and events related to the Mind Earth.
And the deputy captain of the Seventh Task Force was naturally among them.
The Seventh Task Force and the Thirteenth Task Force were both considered oddities within the military. Just as a place where a sleeping dragon is bound to give birth to a phoenix chick, the situation of the Seventh Task Force was also quite unique within the military.
Lin Xuan's 13th Special Task Force usually doesn't have a captain, but the 7th Special Task Force is different; they have two captains.
The specific reasons were not explained in the documents. It was only said that the two captains of the Seventh Team occasionally disagreed, so the Seventh Task Force's missions were mostly reconnaissance and sabotage behind enemy lines. The higher-ups of the Divine Realm Military Headquarters were afraid that they would fight each other.
It has to be said that this small rapid reaction force has all sorts of strange and unusual combinations.
"What do you want from me? If it's just casual conversation, then forget it."
Lin Xuan had no intention of talking to this guy much. Because of his identity as a researcher, he had already attracted too much attention, which was not a good thing. During this period, he should try to keep a low profile.
Tian smiled mysteriously, seemingly unconcerned about Lin Xuan's cold attitude.
"I'm here to discuss cooperation with you."
What do you want to collaborate on?
Tian E took a piece of paper out of his pocket, wrote a string of numbers on it, and handed it to Lin Xuan.
"Guess what this is?"
Lin Xuan glanced at it but couldn't find any information in her mental database that matched the string of numbers.
Fortunately, the other party didn't keep you in suspense and went straight to the point.
"Lord Avent's access code."
Lord Avent is the code name for the aircraft carrier on Mechanical Earth.
This mountain, looming outside the battlefront, has been suffocating both civilizations and has become a thorn in their side that both civilizations most want to eliminate.
"If you're lucky enough during a mission, you should have a chance to see this ship. The code to get inside is this string of numbers. Don't worry, it's their underlying code, and it basically won't be changed unless the ship is damaged. You can completely trust the information I'm giving you."
Lin Xuan remained noncommittal, took the slip of paper, quickly memorized the numbers on it, and then lit a lighter to burn it.
"Tell me, you've provided me with this information on our very first meeting. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Lin Xuan kept one hand behind his back, half-clenched into a fist, from beginning to end. He had a feeling that this kid was up to no good by approaching him. As for whether the password he gave him was real or fake, Lin Xuan didn't care, because he had no intention of trying to enter the aircraft carrier.
“Great! If you can really get in, just help me copy some AI-related materials from their cartography room.”
After saying this, Tian E turned and left without looking back.
Watching the other person's departing figure, Lin Xuan felt that this guy was a bit inexplicable.
He doesn't even know him, so why would he think he would definitely help him?
"Did that old bastard trick you into getting close to that aircraft carrier again?"
Just as Lin Xuan was pondering, a female voice suddenly came from behind him. The voice appeared so abruptly that Lin Xuan almost instinctively dodged backward. At the same time, the nanobots quickly assembled into a long sword in his hand and slashed towards the spot where he had just been standing!
"Buzz!"
The long sword pierced the air, instantly slashing horizontally towards the figure standing behind him.
The man was clearly surprised by Lin Xuan's speed and quickly raised his weapon to block.
But the thing in Lin Xuan's hand was not just an ordinary knife. It was a cold weapon formed by nanobots, capable of cutting through the protective layers of a battleship. How could it be easily blocked?
"brush!"
The moment the opponent's weapon clashed with the longsword, there wasn't even a superfluous sound. The longsword, composed of nanobots, sliced through the opponent's weapon without resistance and headed straight for the opponent's body.
If someone were to be struck by such a blade, the most likely outcome would be a complete separation of the upper and lower body. However, just as the nano-blade was about to touch the opponent's body, Lin Xuan finally saw the opponent's face clearly and quickly stopped the blade, preventing it from striking completely.
"Zuo Xiao!"
The woman who suddenly appeared behind him was none other than Zuo Xiao, who had been secretly observing him from the shadows all day.
Zuo Xiao was completely terrified. Looking at the broken weapon in her hand and the nano-long knife so close to her, a bead of cold sweat dripped from her forehead.
Almost there! If Lin Xuan hadn't controlled her strength just now, she would most likely be half a corpse by now.
At that moment, her mind was completely blank, with only one thought in mind.
"Isn't this guy a researcher? How come his combat abilities are so exaggerated?"
At that moment, several more footsteps could be heard in the distance.
"Sister Zuo Xiao, I told you long ago not to test people for no reason. Now look what happened, you almost lost your life."
Su Zilin, carrying her sniper rifle, appeared at the assembly point along with two other members of Team Thirteen.
Having read this far, Lin Xuan had a general idea of what had happened.
This group seems to be planning to give us a hard time, but they didn't expect us to be so fierce. They almost lost a member before the operation even started.
But more than that, he was curious about how Zuo Xiao had approached him earlier.
He really didn't feel anything at all. If the other person's reaction speed hadn't been so much slower than his, and if they hadn't been so close without being detected, they would have been seriously injured, if not killed, if they had attacked him.
"Bai Bing, don't mind, this is our friendly way of welcoming the newlyweds."
Su Zilin stepped forward, patted Lin Xuan with a smile, and introduced her to him.
“Look, Zuo Xiao, you should have read her information before you came. Her body has been modified by an advanced civilization, giving her the ability to teleport short distances.”
Lin Xuan paused for a moment, looked at Zuo Xiao's trembling face and the broken weapon in her hand, and shook her head helplessly.
"Go to the equipment department tonight and get a new one; put the bill on my tab."
"Yes."
This time, Zuo Xiao answered decisively, without any of her previous disdain.
Not only her, but many people around witnessed what just happened.
The task force's welcome ceremony is something almost every team has done. No matter how talented you are, you'll inevitably end up in a bit of a mess when you're ambushed.
But Lin Xuan is the first person to not only avoid being tricked but also almost kill the other party.
Everyone originally thought Lin Xuan was just a researcher who couldn't even kill a chicken, but now it seems that's not the case. This new captain of the 13th Special Task Force seems to have some skills.