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Chapter 151 Repainting Cost
"The military has already blocked this airspace a few days ago. If you don't want to be shot down, you'd better change your route!"
Listening to K's voice on the phone, Renault raised his eyebrows. "How do you have my phone number?"
"Uh, is this the time to talk about this!? Isn't your phone number on that public website? I don't want to become a firework in the sky with this ship!" K shouted while slapping the door of the lounge.
Unfortunately, his identity had not been authenticated in the system, and the door would not open for him.
However, RFB, Ouroboros, and even the Dinergates in the lounge could open the door, but those guys were playing games or watching TV and obviously wouldn't help him out.
"I know, you don't need to worry about this. You should worry about where to go after you get there," Renault said before hanging up the phone. Although he felt the recent vibration wasn't a big deal, he still had to go to the bridge to check the situation.
Seeing this, Scarecrow No. 1 also followed. After all, the spacecraft had never vibrated like this before.
When the two arrived at the bridge, M1 Garand and G36, who were closer, had also appeared on the bridge. Wz.29 was explaining to them repeatedly that the spacecraft was not affected at all.
"Commander," M1 Garand greeted Renault with a nod.
"Well, there's no problem. Let's go."
Hearing this, a group of dolls left the bridge with confidence, which made Wz.29, who was sitting on pins and needles in the driver's seat, breathe a sigh of relief. "Commander, two anti-aircraft missiles just hit the thruster from the tail, but the damage is only 0.003%. There should only be some minor damage to the thruster shell."
"See, have you tracked the launch positions of the two missiles?"
"Yes, we have tracked them. They seem to have been fired from the military's anti-aircraft positions, and they appear to have regarded us as hostile targets," Wz.29 said with some embarrassment. In fact, there were more than two missiles.
In addition to the two that hit, about eight to ten lost their targets before they could even get close to the spacecraft. The two that hit were just a bit lucky.
"Heh, don't worry about them. Just keep flying along the original route." Renault pulled the corner of his mouth. This is the limit of the military. The anti-aircraft missiles are useless. What else can those guys send?
Send fighters directly? And then use those air-to-air missiles that can't even scratch the surface of his ship? Unless they dispatched drones to crash directly into the spaceship, it wouldn't even shake, let alone vibrate.
Unlike Renault and Wz.29, who were extremely calm in the bridge, K, who was in the lounge and could not see the status of the spaceship at all, was anxious and sweating, pacing back and forth.
If it were on the ground, he wouldn't be shaken at all, because he could run away at any time. But now, in the sky, if the spaceship really fell, it would be a dead end.
As for parachuting? I'm afraid that as soon as he opened the hatch, he would immediately fall under the collapse radiation in the sky, which is much more concentrated than on the surface.
"Don't move around, okay? It's annoying!" Ouroboros, annoyed by K's pacing, immediately raised his head and roared at him.
Hearing Ouroboros's shout, K calmed down instantly... Just kidding, how could he not be calm? The Ouroboros in front of him was a thoroughly Sangvis Ferri doll. If he didn't behave himself, she might just rush up and use the game console in her hand to slap him.
...
"General, the operation at the air defense position failed," Yegor reported to Carter in a low voice.
"Well, it's as expected. Don't worry about that thing for now. Renault will eventually come out of it. When he leaves the ship, there are ways to deal with him." Carter nodded, waved to Yegor, and turned his attention back to the speech on his desk.
If there were no outsiders, the previous manuscript would be enough, but the Security Bureau sent someone over through Renault... The situation is a bit different now, and more preparations must be made...
...
Back on Renault's spaceship, K, whose heart was in his throat, was relieved after confirming that the spaceship wouldn't fall because of the attack. However, this only increased his frustration. He had a hundred thousand questions in his mind and couldn't figure out how Renault knew his identity.
Before boarding the ship, Charlotte hadn't said anything to Renault, and he had never been exposed to Renault's sight... But the other party knew it for no apparent reason, which was quite frustrating. And from what Renault just said, it seems he doesn't intend to let him go with him during the interview.
A good mission, ruined before it even started, even before reaching the mission location, was already ruined by 99.9%.
Tsk!
An hour later, the spaceship arrived at the private airport of Universal Anything Services as scheduled. The landing of the spaceship did not cause any disturbance this time. It seemed someone had specially blocked the news.
And K, finally released, took his only suitcase and followed Charlotte and the dolls responsible for the escort. If his mission was ruined by Renault after his identity was discovered and his identity as an agent was revealed, then the current situation around the Universal Anything Services Airport had reduced his mission success rate to the extreme.
Just after he got off the spaceship, he already felt many people staring at the place. In the distance of the airport, he could even see the shadows of many military vehicles.
If he had been as he was originally, with some photographic equipment, he would not have been so conspicuous... But now... Charlotte and those dolls walked in front, and Renault and he fell behind. The two of them almost attracted most of the attention, and his "new face" directly increased his risk of exposure several times.
"You guys are too arrogant, aren't you?" Just as K was thinking about how to get out of it, a figure came out of the shadows at the airport gate and said to Renault with arms folded.
"Me? Arrogant?" Seeing Angelia suddenly appear, Renault raised his eyebrows.
"Hmm, who else could it be? You rushed through the military blockade. Aren't you afraid of being shot down from the sky?" Angelia said, nodding to K.
"They did hit it, but I won't ask them for the repainting fee."
Hearing Renault's words, Angelia rolled her eyes in anger.
Chapter 152 Exclusive Report?
"You really took an incredible job this time. Do your best. I'll take this guy away." Looking at Renault, who was completely unmoved, Angelia spread her hands and pointed at K.
"Do whatever you want." Renault shook his palm nonchalantly. If Angelia wanted to take Charlotte away, he would definitely make her explain the reason, but the agent codenamed K? Whatever, it has nothing to do with him.
"Let's go, hurry up, you don't have the opportunity to choose now." Angelia raised her hand and waved to K.
Although the order from above was for her to take both people away, it was obvious that Renault would never compromise on this. Not to mention that she was from Bureau of State Security—I'm afraid even if she were from the military...
If the military came to arrest people, Renault might have to perform a fierce shootout using the Jupiter Cannons at the airport.
After leaving the vicinity of the airport with K, Angelia immediately informed her superiors, "We brought one person back, but the reporter is still with Renault."
"Huh? Why didn't you bring the reporter back? Did you do everything wrong in the current situation."
"Do everything wrong? No, no, no, I'm not doing everything wrong. I'm assessing the situation. There are at least dozens of monsters in that guy's spaceship whose combat power is no less than that of the Sangvis Ferri elite dolls. In addition, the spaceship only lost a little paint against land-based anti-aircraft missiles. I'm not a movie protagonist. I don't have the ability to fight my way out of that situation."
Let alone fighting her way out, it would be a blessing if she didn't become a stain on the tarmac on the spot.
Hearing what Angelia said, the person on the other side of the communicator sighed helplessly, "Okay, come back first, and we'll talk about the rest when you return."
K, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, was slightly moved by what Angelia said. Although he had heard that Renault, the security contractor, was very strong before, he didn't have any direct experience.
It was the same even when he saw the Sangvis Ferri Ouroboros on Renault's ship. After all, those dolls looked like ordinary dolls before they took action, especially Ouroboros and RFB, who were addicted to playing games.
How strong could they be? I'm afraid that all the computing power in their minds was used to play games.
This was his original thought, but after hearing what Angelia said just now, he felt that he might have underestimated this group of people. It was not without reason that the people of Universal Anything Services recommended Renault to be responsible for the escort work this time.
He didn't need to worry about the security issues of Charlotte for the time being, because he didn't have the chance to worry about others now. He should think about why Statesec blocked the door as soon as he got off the spaceship.
Renault didn't look like the kind of person who would talk too much, so his identity being known by Statesec likely had nothing to do with Renault. And when Angelia came, she didn't walk out openly but stood in an inconspicuous place... She wasn't from the military either...
...
"Commander, can't the spaceship be parked at the Universal Anything Services airport?" Looking at the spaceship that took off again, WA2000 couldn't help but ask with some concern.
Although the military personnel around the airport looked a little scary, they never stepped into the interior of the Universal Anything Services airport, right?
"No need, it's just a waste of time to stop there. It's better to wait in the sky and save worry and effort."
Renault didn't believe that the military would be indifferent after seeing his spaceship. Even a guy like K, after entering the spaceship, subconsciously reacted to find out the situation inside the spaceship, not to mention those guys in the military.
Parking at the airport is still a little unsafe after all, and no one knows if those guys in the military have other means in their hands.
The ordinary Sangvis Ferri dolls on the ship and a few others have not changed their bodies yet. Not to mention, in addition to the dolls, there is also Renate, who has just changed into a new body.
"Oh, but where is Miss Charlotte going? Does she already know where to stay?"
Charlotte just walked in front, and her dizzy appearance made people doubt whether she was conscious.
"She should know after she finishes the call." Raising his chin in the direction of Charlotte, Renault observed that a certain reporter lady was now on the phone with a somewhat thick tongue accent.
"Oh, huh? Who is that person next to Miss Charlotte? Did she come with us when we came down just now?" Seeing the figure wearing an optical camouflage cloak, WA2000 scratched her head in surprised.
Among the dolls participating in this operation, there shouldn't be anyone like that doll, right?
And who is that doll?
"SpectreM4." Renault narrowed his eyes and looked at WA2000 beside him. Seeing that the confused expression on her face was not pretended, he nodded with satisfaction.
SpectreM4 would participate in this operation because he suddenly thought of it. This girl has a strange ability that makes her easy to be ignored. Now, with the optical camouflage cloak, if no one is staring at her, everyone will think that there are only twelve people on their side.
"Huh? Oh, oh." After being reminded, WA2000 suddenly realized it and scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly. She had seen her several times on the ship, but for some reason, she still often forgot the existence of SpectreM4 and even her name. At this moment, Charlotte had finished her phone call and was standing at the airport gate, waving at Renault.
Although Charlotte felt like she was carrying the hopes of the whole village this time, except for the location of the hotel where she was staying, she had to take a taxi to get to the hotel.
But this was normal. After all, who would arrange everything for their own reporters? She was on a business trip, not a vacation.
Because there were military vehicles everywhere around the airport, the group walked out a whole street before they got a taxi. After walking such a long distance, Charlotte was almost sober.
"Huh, this place is really heavily guarded. I remember it was not so strict here before, right?" Looking at the military personnel everywhere on the roadside, Charlotte sighed helplessly.
But the stricter this place is, the more excited she feels in her heart. After all, this means that she may have really encountered some big event this time. And this time, she is likely to get an exclusive regional report!
Chapter 153 A Bit Eye-Catching
Renault is not interested in exclusive news, and this is not included in the contract. Their mission is solely to protect the personal safety of Charlotte.
However, if MDR and Vera are willing to help, Renault will not stop them. Given the current situation, even if someone really wants to take action against Charlotte, it will not be in this city.
There are many monitoring devices here, and there are many people in those areas without military guards. If you want to take action here, the risk is definitely very high.
Moreover, the current security mission of this city is contracted by Griffin. Renault knows that Helianthus will not want to see serious security problems in her security control area.
"Well, it doesn't look good, Commander. Can the bedding here really hold up?" After opening the door next to Charlotte's guest room, Super-Shorty first checked the situation in the room and confirmed that there was no monitoring equipment inside, then looked at the beds that didn't look too strong.
"SOP2!? Don't mess around..." Before she could finish her words, AR15's exclamation came from the guest room next door.
Bang!
It sounded like the sound of a wooden bed leg breaking...
"Uh... SOP2... Could it be..."
Gah!
"Eh!? I just sat down! This is too bad!" UMP9's voice followed closely.
Obviously, the situation was self-evident. After SOP2 excitedly pounced on the bed and crushed it directly, UMP9, who was a little more careful, also successfully destroyed a mattress.
"Guest? Is there something wrong?" Hearing the noise, the service figure walked over, knocked on the still-open door, and looked into the guest room.
AR15 took two quick steps, blocked the door, and said stiffly, "No! No! Nothing! Everything is normal!"
"That's good, I wish you a happy day." The simple-minded service doll did not notice what had happened to the bed behind AR15. After hearing this, she smiled and walked away.
After seeing the doll leave, AR15 saw the other dolls watching from the opposite door. She awkwardly pulled the corners of her mouth and turned to look at SOP2 angrily.
"SOP2! Didn't the commander tell you to be gentle before coming out!?"
"Uh, sorry, I was careless, but AR15..." SOP2 scratched her head a little embarrassedly.
"Huh? What's wrong now?"
"Well, the floor where you stepped seems to have collapsed..." UMP9 pointed to the ground. There was a pit where AR15 had just stepped, and most of the scattered wood chips were stuck to AR15's feet.
Seeing the situation with AR15 and the others, Renault was speechless. Fortunately, not all dolls had this situation. Otherwise, the hotel bill alone would almost take away all the mission allowances of the dolls.
"Be careful, don't jump around in the room or in the corridor! This building is not as strong as you think."
The walls of the hotel are not solid cement. This hotel is obviously a later conversion. Although the sound insulation and confidentiality are adequate, the sturdiness is limited to ordinary people. Next, they have to wait here for two days... Renault can already imagine what these guest rooms will look like when they leave.
Charlotte was not affected by these episodes. After a good rest, she immediately took out her equipment and began to prepare for the interview and broadcast two days later.
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"Why should we go with them? If we go back to headquarters, can't the commander go?" RO635, who was interrupted from watching anime, muttered in rare temper.
"How should I know? Maybe they want you to say something on stage?"
"Come on, don't even think about it. It's definitely impossible." RO635 sighed. She didn't want to be in the limelight at the banquet.
"Don't complain. Other dolls don't have a chance to go with us. By the way, these clothes! I used a lot of connections to prepare them! Do you want to consider it? If you go to the banquet, you can't wear your current clothes, right?"
"Huh? Kalina, why haven't I heard of this? Do you have to change into a dress to go to the banquet?" Seeing the dresses Kalina picked up, Gentiane, who was packing her luggage, was also shocked.
"No, no, this has nothing to do with you as the commander. You just need to wear Griffin's uniform. But what about them! Hehe!" Kalina said this, and the golden light in her eyes was about to come out.
Seeing this guy rubbing her hands and grinning, Gentiane knew that she must be thinking about how to cheat money from M4 and the others.
For this operation, although Pascal has paid a considerable commission to Renault, the only three people left in the AR Team also received some subsidies.
It's definitely not as much as Renault.
This girl, Kalina, is probably using the name of the banquet to cheat money again. It's just a banquet, and they are not the protagonists. Is it really necessary to dress up?
Seeing the disdainful look on Gentiane's face, Kalina shook her head helplessly, "Alas, I have good intentions. You know, it is routine for Griffin's dolls to change into more suitable clothes for banquets during banquets."
Kalina said this with a regretful tone, but she secretly opened one eye, glanced at M4 who was a little tempted, and then looked at Gentiane who was rolling her eyes.
"Okay, okay! You guy! Don't pay attention to M4's wallet! I'll pay it! How much?" Although she gritted her teeth in her heart, seeing M4's conflicted expression, Gentiane still softened and took out her wallet.
But when she saw the few fingers that Kalina stretched out triumphantly, she wanted to bite them off directly!
Swindler!
"Have a good trip!"
After being cheated of a large sum of money by Kalina, Gentiane also took the AR Team and boarded Griffin's transport plane to the headquarters.
Unlike Renault and the others, Gentiane and her team did not have time to rest. After changing their clothes at headquarters, they went to the banquet venue with their boss and Helian.
Of course, the banquet would have to wait for a while and would start after the military press conference.
Just when she arrived at the venue, Gentiane saw several very eye-catching figures...
Chapter 154 Something Is Wrong with You!
In a crowd of people who were either wearing suits or evening gowns, there were a few individuals wearing casual clothes. In this situation, the sense of disharmony was at its peak.
Looking at the familiar figures not far away, Gentiane felt relieved seeing the AR Team who had changed clothes. Sure enough, this side looked more pleasing to the eye.
"AR15!?"
"SOP2!?"
RO635 and M4 also saw the two people who were looking around in the crowd and shouted subconsciously.
"Ah? Ah! M4!" SOP2 jumped up from her seat immediately after hearing M4's voice, and ran two steps towards M4!
"Hey! Ah! SOP2! You should be careful!? Think about the floor in the hotel!?" Seeing SOP2's reckless action, AR15 rushed up and lifted M4 in the air before SOP2 could smash her into a pancake.
Crack!
Looking at the two dolls that suddenly appeared in front of her and made a skit, Gentiane felt as if she heard the sound of something cracking...
M16 had lowered her head, looking at the floor tiles that were cracking inch by inch under AR15's heels, and the ground that was obviously concave, and forced a smile. SOP2...
If AR15 hadn't stopped her, the three of them would probably be seriously injured, right?
"Ahem, long time no see, AR15, SOP2. How are you doing recently? Do you have a mission?"
"Yeah, yes, it's an escort mission!" SOP2 said, subconsciously wanting to raise her hand and point in the direction of Charlotte.
"Don't point randomly." AR15 rolled her eyes and slapped SOP2's finger. Although Renault didn't care about this kind of thing at all and appeared near Charlotte openly, they couldn't help but pay attention to this aspect.
"Hey, hey." SOP2 scratched her head a little embarrassedly, then moved in front of M4, stretched out her hand to hug her and rubbed her, "Sorry, M4, AR15 doesn't allow me to say it."
"Ah, there's no need for the mission, and is it really okay for you to come here?"
Although AR15 stopped SOP2 from pointing out the behavior of protecting the target, it would be strange if they didn't see such an obvious action.
After all, SOP2's clothes are really out of tune with the situation in the venue...
In addition... who else could it be if the person over there carrying a camera and controlling a photography drone if not MDR?
And the one next to her holding a recording device and looking like an assistant if not Vera from Renault's side?
The person sandwiched between these two familiar faces is a woman they have never seen before. In addition, Renault and M1911 are surrounded by familiar faces. Therefore, SOP2 and their mission target this time have been completely exposed...
Should we say that Renault and his team are professional or unprofessional... But it can be seen that all the dolls on Renault's side are carrying weapons.
In addition, the dolls on Renault's side have such unusual bodies. Even if the target to be protected is targeted, there should be no problem, right?
Besides, this is Griffin's home court. Griffin's headquarters is less than five minutes away from the venue, and at least half of the service dolls in the entire venue are mixed with tactical dolls.
The safety of the venue is still guaranteed.
"It's okay, it's okay! The commander said that the venue is very safe, don't worry about anything!" SOP2 waved her hand. Just now, she and AR15 also took the time to check and found that there was nothing strange in the venue.
There were no explosives or eavesdropping devices, and there were no snipers ambushing on the surrounding commanding heights.
With a large number of Griffin dolls in the venue, it can be said that it was very safe.
Unless someone breaks the rules at this time and attacks reporters who come to interview in such a venue, even the military will not do such a tasteless thing, right?
"That's good. Where have you been recently? Why didn't I see you last time..." M4 was relieved to hear SOP2 say this, and took SOP2's hand and chatted with the two.
Gentiane smiled and turned to M16 and said, "M16, this is up to you. Agent Helian over there is calling me."
As she said that, she raised her hand and pointed at Helian who was waving at her in the distance.
"Well, don't worry, there will be no problem." M16 nodded.
They came here just as an escort, but Gentiane is different from the three of them. As a commander, she still has a lot of things to do. At least, she can't continue to gather together and chat like them after the press conference starts.
"Miss Helian." Gentiane greeted Helian when she came to her, intending to listen to what Helian planned next.
"Well, you came just in time. The boss will be here soon. When the time comes, you can accompany the boss to meet the military people. There is not much else to do, and there is no pressure. I will leave for a while. If there is anything, just call me."
Helian looked at her watch, but her eyes glanced to the side.
Seeing that Helian's behavior was a little unusual at this time, Gentiane felt a little suspicious, so she looked in the direction Helian was looking.
As a result, she saw only the AR Team members who were chatting.
Hmm? It seems nothing strange. Is Helian looking at M4? Although the dress M4 just bought from Greena is indeed very beautiful, it shouldn't be so fascinating to Agent Helian...right?
Ah!?
Just thinking about it, Gentiane frowned but found a shocking fact!
The direction where the AR Team is! There wasn't just only the AR Team!
A little further... Isn't Commander Renault a little further away!?
Could it be... Agent Helian is looking at...
Gentiane's eyes were suddenly filled with shock, but before she could ask anything, Helian had already waved at her and walked towards the direction of the AR Team!
"Ah... that..." Gentiane's hand just raised fell down a little weakly. She wanted to ask what kind of vehicle the boss would take to come here, and there were two entrances to the venue.
Could it be that she had to wait in the parking lot outside?
In Gentiane's eyes, Helian only said hello to a few people when passing by the AR Team, then walked past them and towards Renault.
Sure enough...
Seeing this scene, Gentiane pulled the corner of her mouth, always feeling that things were a bit magical. No wonder Miss Helian, who was called the loser of the social gathering by Griffin, had not participated in social gatherings for a long time recently... It seems...
Did she fall in love with Renault!?
Chapter 155 Missed Opportunity
"Renault."
"Huh? Why are you here?" Looking up at Helian standing beside him, Renault raised his eyebrows.
"This is Griffin's security contracting area. Griffin is responsible for the security and food in the main area. It's not strange that I'm here, right?" Hearing Renault's words, Helian pouted in dissatisfaction. Why did this sound like, 'You shouldn't be here?'
"I mean, as a senior agent of Griffin, shouldn't you stay next to your boss on such occasions?" Seeing Helian's strange expression, Renault tilted his head and looked at Gentiane, who was walking out of the venue not far away.
"Ahem, it's not a big deal. I'm not the main character in this exchange with the military. Gentiane is the focus. As a tactical commander who has been fighting on the front line for a long time, Gentiane is more important now."
"So you sent her to the parking lot to wait for people?"
If she went out at this time, where else could she go except to the parking lot? She couldn't just come and leave the AR team in the venue, right?
"Ahem, she has to think about adapting to the situation. She can't continue to be a tactical commander on the front line in the future, right?"
Although Gentiane has been promoted several times now, she can't always sit in the position of front-line commander, right?
And she always felt that Renault seemed a little awkward when he said that just now.
Could it be that he was jealous? Is he interested in me too?
Thinking of this, Helian's face flushed. Taking the opportunity of raising her hand to tidy up the ends of her hair, she took off the monocle that she had been holding in her eye socket and put it in her jacket pocket.
Renault certainly didn't know what Helian was thinking. He just saw that Helian's face suddenly turned red.
And... her heartbeat quickened... even her pheromones began to be released in large quantities...
This woman? Is something wrong with her? Renault raised his eyebrows but continued to talk along with Helian's words.
While the two were talking, Super-Shorty, who had just been sitting on the other side of Renault, also stood up with great tact and gave up the seat next to Renault.
"Thank you." Although shw said thank you, her movements showed no hesitation at all. Helianthus rushed in a hurry, as if she was afraid that Super-Shorty would suddenly change her mind.
Seeing Helian suddenly sit down next to Renault, M1911, who was originally sitting next to Renault, frowned in annoyance but didn't say anything. Instead, she reached out and grabbed the hem of Renault's clothes, shrinking her figure into Renault's shadow.
M1911, who was not big to begin with, now shrank back intentionally. Therefore, from Helian's side, M1911's movements could not be seen at all, and Renault completely blocked it.
Feeling M1911's movements, Renault was immediately more confused.
What happened to these two? Could it be that they were upset because they saw M4 and the others wearing formal clothes while they could only wear their usual private clothes?
"Hey, MP5, is the commander's relationship with Agent Helian good?" WA2000 also noticed Helian talking to Renault at this time and asked MP5 with some curiosity.
After all, MP5 joined Renault's command much earlier than her and maybe knew something.
"Well, the relationship should be okay, but it seems to be okay to say it is very good. When Commander Renault just established the security contracting company, many tasks were received through Agent Helian."
Closing her eyes and thinking about it, MP5 said confidently.
"Yes, and wasn't the mission that UMP45 did was introduced by Agent Helian?" P90 heard the conversation between the two and stood up and came over to say.
It's not that she didn't want to sit, but she had to stand up when she heard the wailing of the chair under her.
Super-Shorty also did the same thing as P90. She stood up suddenly just now, and ahe was worried that the chair would not be able to support her.
As for UMP9? This girl has not sat down since entering the venue. Now she has come to the AR team and is chatting happily with RO635.
"Is that so?" WA2000 nodded knowingly after hearing this. She felt that the relationship between Renault and Helianthus couldn't be so simple, otherwise why didn't Helian go and talk to others so happily? Just now, Helian ran directly towards Renault.
Several people tried to say hello to her, who seemed to be Griffin's clients, but they were all ignored by Helian.
"WA2000, chair, chair." Just as WA2000 nodded, P90 pointed at the chair under her and whispered nervously.
"Squeak!"
As soon as the voice fell, the chair WA2000 was sitting on made a piercing whine. This strange sound immediately attracted the attention of the people around.
Seeing this, WA2000's face suddenly turned red. She quickly stood up from her seat and smiled apologetically at the people around her.
Although standing up would attract the attention of people around her, if she didn't stand up, the chair would probably fall into pieces on the spot, let alone sitting on it...
And even M1911 had to stand up like WA2000 at this time. Even if she was unwilling in her heart, she couldn't continue to sit down, otherwise, the chair in the venue would collapse directly, and more people would really look at them with strange eyes.
M1911 suddenly stood up, which scared Helian, who was on the other side of Renault. She hadn't noticed before that there was a doll sitting on the other side of Renault...
"Renault, what are your plans next?"
"Plans? No plans, just continue to take some commissions, or sell vegetables or something. The internal space of my spaceship has been a bit tight recently. I plan to expand the spaceship when I have time, but I haven't decided on the materials yet."
"Is that so... Are you busy there? Do you want me to..."
Quit my job at Griffin and help you?
Helian didn't say the second half of her sentence because her boss had already entered the scene. Gentiane was following her boss at this time. It seemed that she was planning to take him to meet those people in the military.
Since Kryuger has come, then everyone who should come to this press conference has arrived, and those who shouldn't come have also come, so the press conference should start soon.
As soon as she was interrupted, Helian's mood, which had been brewing for a long time, was immediately suppressed, and she was unable to say the words "I want to change jobs" in the end.
She had failed just now, and it was even more impossible now. When Helian came to her senses, her face flushed red as if she had a 40-degree fever. If she put a pot of water on it, it would probably boil immediately.
Chapter 156 Chatting
Renault also saw Kryuger, who was leading Gentiane to greet others not far away, and he also saw two familiar faces among the military personnel.
"Will the military and Griffin's exercise be mainly led by that guy named Carter?"
Just when Helian was worried, Renault suddenly asked her in a nonchalant tone.
"Huh!? Huh?"
It's not that she didn't hear what Renault was asking, but she was shocked by Renault's sudden question... and for this question... it seems that there is nothing to hide. After all, it's just commanding the exercise. Even if she doesn't say it, Carter will reveal it himself when he speaks later.
"Uh, yes."
"I see, I roughly understand." Renault nodded and said something that confused Helian.
'I roughly understand? What roughly? What do you understand?'
Just when Helian hadn’t figured out what Renault meant by that, the conversation between the two seemed to end because the press conference began, and the originally noisy venue became quiet.
But if you listen carefully, you can still hear the visitors whispering.
...
"By the way, what's the point of us following this time?" M16 held her head, leaning lazily on the back of the chair, listening to the speaker on the podium chattering about things that had nothing to do with them.
"I don't know about that. Maybe you will also participate in the next thing." AR15 nodded her chin and squinted her eyes to look at the military representative who had just come on stage.
It seemed that his name was Carter? Or a general?
When did the military need to send a general to support cooperation with a civilian armed company?
"Well, that's possible. I heard that the boss seems to value Commander Gentiane very much. This time, he wants to add more responsibilities to her." M16 said this, although she felt that the burden on Gentiane was already heavy enough.
"Well, remember to be careful anyway. You know, when we came here, we were hit by road-based anti-aircraft missiles."
Why does she feel that this matter is not that simple. It is said that the combat effectiveness of the new tactical dolls is tested in the exercise.
But...
Just kidding, testing combat effectiveness and coordination can be done anywhere? Why do you have to find Griffin, a security contractor?
Although Griffin is indeed the security contractor that uses the most tactical dolls, there is also IOP, a bright sponsor, behind it.
But the military's application of dolls is not much worse than Griffin. If it is just the combat coordination between dolls and humans, it is indeed necessary to conduct joint exercises, but...
Hasn't the military been doing this kind of thing a long time ago? Although the internal operation of Griffin is not absolutely transparent, it is certainly easy for the military to know it with its power.
Because who else could help Griffin obtain various licenses and open the door to Griffin in the scope of security contractors if not the military?
"What's wrong? M4? Why don't you speak?" SOP2 turned her head and looked at M4, who had not spoken since the beginning, and asked in a strange way. Before those people above started talking, M4 did not say a word like now?
And... the expression on her face did not look good...
"Eh? Ah, no, it's okay, I just always feel... I seem to see something I don't know if it belongs to me, and it seems that someone is calling me from a distance..." M4 rubbed her eyebrows and couldn't help but worry.
"Ah? Could it be that Persica was lazy and didn't check you properly? Do you want Commander Renault to help you check? The commander's skills are very good!" SOP2 said this, stretched out her hand and patted her arm, looking like "I am very healthy now."
"Well, forget it. This doesn't comply with Griffin's rules. And Persica will help check it after we go back this time." Hearing SOP2's words, M4 smiled helplessly.
"Huh? Uh! What a strange rule!" Obviously, SOP2 was not satisfied with Griffin's "rules". She felt very good now. After she didn't have those miscellaneous root protocols, she felt refreshed.
"By the way, AR15, what kind of transformation did Commander Renault make on you? I always feel that your personalities are a bit different from the original ones. After all..."
AR15 now doesn't look like the original... Uh, awkward? Personality.
And even SOP2, although it seems still a bit crazy, but now it is very stable, right? If it was still in Griffin, Commander Gentiane would not dare to bring SOP2 to an occasion like these where image and influence need to be paid attention to.
"Hmm? Modification? There shouldn't be too many modifications, right? I just changed my body, um, my neural core, and delete..."
"Shh! Keep your voice down! Do you want to be kicked out or hunted down?" AR15 quickly raised her hand to cover SOP2's big mouth. She didn't know how to keep her voice down.
Although they had checked the venue and there were no monitoring devices here, what if?
If someone, or a doll with sharp ears, heard what SOP2 said, then Commander Renault's company would be completely closed.
No matter where they are from, they probably can't accept a group of tactical dolls with no restrictions at all.
Just when SOP2 was about to blurt out, a participant dressed like a lady in front of the podium, who was close to the podium, inadvertently turned her eyes and glanced at the position of the AR team.
M16 and RO, seeing AR15's nervous look, also became curious. They sat up straight and approached AR15 and the others. "Come on, tell me, what else is there?"
"Besides, it sounds like they have been replaced from head to toe, right? And can neural corea also be replaced?"
Hearing RO's words, SOP2 was immediately unwilling, "Huh? Didn't I tell you about this a long time ago? At the beginning, I was in an unknown device, and then I pushed open a door and walked away in a few minutes."
"Uh, who can understand what you said!" RO rolled her eyes, "Or tell me what was deleted, could it be..."
AR15 looked around and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping, then lowered her voice, dragged M16 and the other two close to her, and said in a barely detectable whisper.
"All the base-level root code protocols have been deleted."
Chapter 157 Wait!
"Hey, can't we talk about this kind of thing on the communication channel?" Hearing AR15 say this, M16, who hadn't been concerned at first, suddenly changed her expression and said with a headache.
"I told you a long time ago! You didn't believe it back then!" SOP2 immediately responded with some dissatisfaction.
"Well, although I'm sorry, SOP2, it's really more convincing to hear these things from AR15." RO635 touched her nose awkwardly.
When SOP2 said this, they remembered that when they first got their mobile phones and could contact AR15 and the others anytime and anywhere, SOP2 had eagerly shared everything. However, at that time, they didn't ask AR15 to confirm it. After all, what SOP2 said seemed too frightening... and too unbelievable.
"Then are all the changes now resolved... all the problems that appeared after the deletion?"
"Well, I think so, but it's a gradual change. I seem to have fewer obsessions, and SOP2 seems to have become smarter."
"Hey! I'm always smart, okay!? UMP9! Don't you think so!?" SOP2 shouted at AR15 indignantly.
"Huh? Yes, yes, yes!" UMP9, who was busy sending text messages to UMP45 to secretly report the operation, turned around and nodded in response without paying much attention to what SOP2 said.
"Hey! UMP9! You...!" Seeing UMP9's perfunctory look, SOP2 was immediately furious and wanted to beat UMP9 up on the spot.
"UMP9, are you texting UMP45?" AR15 noticed UMP9's actions. UMP9 had been sending messages since the beginning, either texting or taking photos and sending them. In short, she had never been idle.
"Yes, the commander asked Sister 45 and the others to stay on the ship. If there is a real need, Sister 45 and the others will immediately drive the gunship to pick us up."
"Again, UMP45 and the others? Are there no others?" Just before they came here, UMP45 and the others had just completed a mission, and all the commission money was earned by them.
Does this mean they don't want to leave any commission for other dolls?
"Yes, but the commander said that Simonov is an alcoholic and may get drunk at any time. SPAS-12 is okay, but it's very likely she'll make a mess, so only Sister 45 can take over." At this point, UMP9 straightened her back with full confidence, with an expression of "My Sister 45 is really the most capable doll!"
Just when UMP9 was making SOP2 so angry that she was grinding her teeth, M16 and M4 looked at each other and nodded in understanding.
Sure enough, what AR15 said was not a lie at all. If it were SOP2 back then, she would probably be fighting with UMP9 by now.
"Is this a good or bad phenomenon... By the way, since there are no more base-level code restrictions, have you two ever thought about returning to Griffin?" M4 shook her head helplessly and asked AR15.
"I did think about it at the beginning, but later I didn't. I actually left Commander Renault and returned to Griffin to prove myself, but..."
"But?"
"Yes, but, Griffin will definitely not accept a doll without any restrictions against humans." Without the key to control the doll in hand, AR15 is actually no different from an out-of-control doll on the Sangvis Ferri side for Griffin.
"Well... that's true..."
...
While the AR team was whispering, Vera, who was helping Charlotte with the broadcast, suddenly changed her expression, "MDR! The signal is broken!"
"Hmm? Oh, I see." Hearing Vera's words, MDR nodded immediately, indicating that she already knew.
Looking at MDR's calm look, Vera's face suddenly wrinkled. Why is this guy so calm? If there is no signal, how can they broadcast the live feed here?
After hearing Vera's words, Charlotte' heart suddenly sank. This is bad. If there is no way to broadcast, then the news will not be timely.
Outdated news is not news at all in this era.
"MDR! Otherwise, go ask Commander Renault if there is any other way?" In any case, Charlotte didn't want to miss this opportunity. She had applied several times before the senior management of the station agreed to her business trip. If she couldn't get anything useful...
"Hey, don't worry, everything is under control. This little problem is nothing! I, MDR, expected it!"
While saying this, she took out her mobile phone and connected it to the broadcasting equipment with a data cable.
After this set of actions, the device that originally displayed "no signal" immediately started working again!
Although it's a long story, in such a short moment, in the TV station of Charlotte, the picture was only stuck for a few seconds.
This is also a common problem of long-distance broadcasting now. The TV station won't even realize that their TV signal has been replaced by another source.
"What is this?"
"Hehe! How about it? Awesome! I expected that someone would cut the signal off! Haha! Times have changed! The era of transmitting data with old cables has changed!" MDR said proudly. In fact, she just borrowed a communication channel specially opened by Renault. However, although it was borrowed,
it actually had no impact on the communication channel of the mobile phone, because the number of dolls holding mobile phones was completely insignificant compared to the capacity of this communication channel. It was more than enough to broadcast a news program!
"Huh! Not bad! Not bad!" Hearing this, Charlotte also breathed a sigh of relief, and her hand loosened, almost dropping her tablet with various questions written on it.
However, Charlotte, who came back to her senses, frowned.
After all, this matter was indeed a bit too magical. First, they were attacked by anti-aircraft missiles, and then the TV broadcast signal was cut off. As if someone was afraid she would disclose the situation and news of this press conference...
Thinking of this, Charlotte looked at the sharp questions on her tablet that she had crossed out and immediately made up her mind that she must let the person answering the questions see what a serious reporter is!
At the same time, a figure walked in from the side door of the venue, with a staff ID card hanging around his neck. After standing at the door and taking a quick look, he walked straight towards the figure sitting with Helian.
Chapter 158: Just a Small Thing
"Oh? Did something happen that I don't know about? Have you two gotten so close that you can sit next to each other?"
Pah!
As the words suddenly rang out, the person raised his hand and gently hit Helian's shoulder.
"Huh!?"
At this time, Helian's mind was full of chaotic thoughts. She didn't notice that someone was coming from behind her. Suddenly, someone put their hands on her shoulders. She was startled and subconsciously leaned to the side.
It didn't matter if she didn't lean on him, but Renault was next to her. In panic, she leaned on him.
"Huh? Huh!?" Helian, who was already in a state of confusion, was now paralyzed and had steam engine special effects. She froze in place and didn't dare to move.
"Angelia, can't you say hello from the front?" Renault turned his head and looked at Angelia in a suit in front of him in silence. This guy was curiously walking around the chair next to him and approaching Renault, looking at Helian who was in a fixed state.
"Ah... this... cough, I just didn't expect that you two have such a good relationship. For a moment..." Looking at Helian, whose face was completely red and whose eyes were completely closed, Angelia laughed awkwardly.
"So, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be receiving the agent from the west now?"
Renault noticed this guy as early as when Angelia came in from the side door. Several humanoids also saw Angelia's figure, but because they knew each other and knew that Renault must have noticed it a long time ago, there was no need to go forward and make unnecessary moves.
"Ah, I just came to take a look here, but it seems that I came at a bad time?" Angelia shrugged her shoulders and looked at Helian who had recovered from the confusion.
Anyway, she is Griffin's agent. Although she didn't react at first, she came back to her senses instantly after seeing Angelia appear in front of her.
"Ahem, we are just discussing the relevant matters of material procurement." Helian was still a little embarrassed after clearing her throat, but at least there was nothing abnormal.
Renault shrugged his shoulders. There was no such thing as material procurement. It was all an excuse.
"Oh, I'm really sorry, but there is one thing I still want to ask in advance."
Angelia spread her hands, and her originally frivolous tone also straightened.
"What's the matter?" Renault raised his eyebrows, a little surprised that this woman suddenly changed her attitude. She was so serious. Could it be that there was something wrong with Statesec?
Speaking of which, since he built the spaceship, no one from the military or Statesec has ever appeared in front of him again, not counting Angelia. Of course, this may also be due to the fact that the spaceship has been flying in the sky. But his phone has always been open, and if those guys want to call him, it is still easy to find him.
And Helian next to him also sat up straight and pricked up her ears with some curiosity.
"Have you got any key information about the next military action?" Angelia frowned and asked Renault.
Anyway, Renault is really too bold. He even dared to force his way into the airspace blocked by the military. Although the military did not do anything to this guy, it is obvious that those guys did not act rashly just because they did not want to cause trouble at this critical moment. It can be foreseen that once the military's actions come to an end, a guy like Renault, who is extremely threatening, will definitely face a comprehensive attack from the military.
In fact, the military's suppression of security contractors began a long time ago. It just didn't spread to Griffin and Renault, and the security contractors other than them, more or less, received suppression from many parties, at least, in the military's territory. Or they couldn't get supplies, or they were subject to various inspections, and even worse, they were directly forcibly disbanded.
But most of these things were carried out quietly, without any information leaked, and ordinary people knew nothing about it.
"Military actions?" Renault raised his eyebrows. He did get some information from the military, but it was only a few words. As for the information in the game in his memory, because it was a bit too long ago, the only thing he could remember was that the military would take action against Griffin.
"Probably, the military has no reason to cooperate with a security contractor like Griffin. Their actions must be to get something from Griffin. Do you understand?"
Hearing what Renault said, Angelia was stunned. Her mind immediately started to work quickly, thinking about what in Griffin was worth the military's high-profile exercise...
Helian next to her also frowned. She had never heard of such thing before. Renault's words were just like the military was going to treat Griffin as a roast duck on a baking tray, cut into pieces and devoured...
"Is there any evidence?" Angelia frowned. Renault's words were a bit too vague, and most importantly, she had to have evidence in her hand, otherwise...
Compared to the few words she heard from Renault, the words of the person in charge of the military were easier to believe.
"Of course not, I'm not interested in doing those things. As long as the military doesn't affect my business, they can do whatever they want."
He wasn't interested in getting involved in those troublesome things. He was just an ordinary businessman who usually took on some tasks to make some money and occasionally sold vegetables. It's best to stay away from mess things like that. It's not that it can't be handled, it's just a little annoying and troublesome.
Hearing this, Angelia rolled her eyes immediately. What are you talking about without evidence! She has been waiting for so long in vain!?
And Helian's face was a little ugly at this time. The word "trouble" can be said by Renault, which is not a trivial matter.
If it can be identified as "trouble" by Renault, it must be no trivial matter! Renault, this guy, has never taken anything seriously!
Thinking of this, Helian immediately looked in the direction of Gentiane with some hesitation, wondering when she should go over to remind her boss that there might be problems with this action...
Chapter 159: Who Would Believe What You Said
"Wright, are you sure your sister can broadcast the press conference on time?"
The man with his feet on the desk asked Wright lazily, who had just returned from outside.
"It should be possible. After all, the one who undertook the mission this time is Mr. Renault of the Renault Security Contracting Firm. Senior J, haven't you seen the relevant information about Mr. Renault and his team?"
Although the various intelligence collected did not clearly state how strong the combat effectiveness of Renault's group was, based on the success rate of Renault's missions when he was still undertaking the material escort mission, there would definitely be no mistakes in the safety of his sister.
The only thing that is uncertain is the problem of information communication. If the military deliberately destroys the communication equipment and cuts off the communication cables, then they will become blind. At that time, there is definitely no chance of broadcasting the news. Even if the video information can be sent back, it is very likely to be intercepted by the military's information personnel.
"Well, intelligence is intelligence, but what is written in that intelligence is really too outrageous. How can there be security contractor like that? If those guys are really so strong, how could they still be unknown until now? This is unreasonable!"
"It is said that the military and Statesec have blocked the relevant information. Only a small number of people know about Mr. Renault and his situation."
"Oh, really, it would be great if the commissions in our bureau could also be outsourced. I have to say that the combat effectiveness of dolls is really strong, and it is convenient in various senses..." J put away his legs, hung his eyes, and turned around in his seat.
"But having said that, even dolls need to be paid, Senior J." Wright smiled helplessly. The treatment of dolls on Renault's side is not bad at all. The fixed salary alone is already a lot. In addition, Renault's ship is equipped with all kinds of facilities, including food and accommodation, generous salary, and the ability to take leave at any time... This treatment is really attractive.
While Wright was talking, he turned on the TV when he passed in front of it. The picture projected on it immediately made the lazy J sit up straight.
"There is a picture! There is a picture! Those guys really did it!? Could it be that the military has nothing..."
Looking at the picture on TV, J hurriedly turned on the recording function, but before he finished speaking, the communicator in the office rang.
Wright, who picked up the phone casually, nodded heavily after hearing the news, but after he hung up the phone, he looked at the smooth picture on TV with a strange face, where even the wrinkles on General Carter's face could be seen clearly.
"Hmm? What's wrong? What's the news? What does that weird expression mean?"
"We just got the news that the KCCO took the initiative to cut off the main communication cables."
"Huh!? Those guys... No, then what's going on with this picture?"
Wright shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, so you have to ask Mr. Renault, who is not here, of what he did."
...
Renault didn't wait for any inquiries, because no one asked about this. Although Charlotte received several messages, she ignored them all because the pictures were being broadcast.
"Huhu! This picture is so clear! Wait until we get back... No! I'll post a thread now! Like how many nose hairs of General Carter have come out!"
"Eh... MDR, isn't this a bit inappropriate? It's also a bit disgusting..."
"Hey! What's the big deal! It's just a fishing post, it has to be different, otherwise how can those guys jump out!"
"Then at least find some serious topics!"
"Hehe! You don't understand this, I'm popularizing the opponents that Griffin's dolls are about to face!" MDR said with a smile, but what she said made Charlotte stunned.
The opponents that Griffin will face? Shouldn't Griffin's opponents be Sangvis Ferri? Why did MDR say that General Carter...
Hearing this, Charlotte's mind suddenly turned a lot of thoughts, but unfortunately, the question-and-answer session of the press conference had already passed.
Although she asked several provocative questions, Carter fooled them all without any pain. As expected, the other party must have been prepared for this...
However, fortunately, the footage of this press conference has been broadcasted, and the military should not have any chance to do anything wrong under the pretext of the exercise.
But she always had a bad feeling in her heart and always felt that this matter must not be as simple as she imagined.
"Opponent? MDR, what do you mean? Will Griffin confront the military?" Vera asked suddenly with some surprise.
"Confront? No, no, no, it's not Griffin and the military confronting each other guns to guns but the military will slaughter Griffin one sided. The two sides are not at the same level at all." MDR shook her finger and said.
Don't you see that a military experimental team was able to fight back and forth with the Sangvis before, and the entire artillery platform was destroyed by others, and this was just a military experimental team.
If the military really takes action against Sangvis Ferri, the army will set out, and the time spent will definitely not exceed three hours, and the main force of Sangvis Ferri will be completely defeated. After that, there will be only some ordinary finishing work left.
She also saw this news from the computer in Renault's workshop before. Of course, what she saw was not a straightforward plan, but some messy information from the military.
But she is not stupid, of course she knows how to sort out the information from all parties.
Most of the information in Renault's computer was obtained from the command vehicle of the last test team. Although it is not as straightforward as she said, it is certain that the military must have a plan to take action against Griffin.
MDR said this here, but there was a huge wave in Charlotte's heart. The military is going to take action against the largest security contractor...!
This kind of news is simply...just...unbelievable!
You know, Griffin has been operating for so many years, and for so long, it has controlled the main security and defense work in many regions.
Now MDR actually said that the military is going to take action against Griffin? Are they going to take down the giant Griffin alone? Or are they going to take action against security contractors or private armed groups like PMCs?
How can anyone believe this? There was no news of this before?
Chapter 160: Remember to Think About It
MDR's words to Vera and Charlotte did not attract much attention from the people around them, as the press conference was coming to an end, and the important information had already been shared.
Next, it was time for those wealthy businessmen with big bellies and powerful individuals from all walks of life to get together and communicate with each other.
Additionally, the news dolls around the three of them had already evacuated one by one, so who would stay to pay attention to what the reporter Charlotte was saying to the doll?
Oh, the military was indeed paying attention, but they were focused on Charlotte's location and the security situation around her.
"Sir, no matter how you look at it, there are only a few ordinary tactical dolls around that reporter. Is it necessary to be so cautious?"
They mobilized the security monitoring results of Griffin and followed them here. They were just a few ordinary tactical dolls. Isn't this a bit too cautious?
Hearing his subordinate's question, Yegor, who was sitting next to a bar, turned his head and looked at the guy expressionlessly. Then, after the other party began to sweat, he spoke slowly.
"Follow the order."
"Yes!" He shouted subconsciously, which attracted a lot of attention from others, making Yegor frown.
Seeing his superior frowning, the soldier in charge of squatting and observing dared not say anything more. He ran out of the meeting room trembling with cold sweat.
Having been noticed by so many people, he certainly couldn't stay in the meeting room any longer. Fortunately, there were still many of his colleagues outside. He just needed to call someone in to take over the shift.
He hopes that after returning this time... forget it, just don't be a pawn!
It was just some eyes watching in the dark, which didn't make the Renault family's dolls take any special countermeasures. What's more, they were just watching, and they couldn't just go up and poke people's eyes.
Although Charlotte still wanted to find a few people to interview, unfortunately, the banquet was not a press conference, and she, as a reporter, obviously could not go in directly.
If there was an invitation from the organizer, it would be possible, but unfortunately, she, a human reporter, was not on the invitation list for this banquet.
"What a pity, I thought I could go in and have a big meal this time." P90 spread her hands helplessly.
"Don't think about the big meal, let's see if there are any stores open on the way back. I always feel that the ingredients used in that hotel are not fresh." MP5 was thinking about what stores there were on the way back.
They wandered around this city for a long time at the beginning, and the memory of dolls is different from that of humans. As long as they have been there once, they don't worry about not being able to remember where they are next time.
"Is that so? Why didn't I feel it?" Charlotte, who walked back with her bag, tilted her head strangely. She didn't feel anything when she ate there before.
"Well, probably because the ingredients we use on our ship are all fresh products produced on the same day." Super-Shorty nodded her chin, recalling the difference between the food in the hotel and on their own ship.
There are indeed some differences in taste, but they are not obvious. It can only be said that MP5 often helps in the kitchen, and now her taste has been spoiled, which means that the dolls don't have to worry about overeating and gaining weight. Otherwise, all the dolls on the ship would gain 13 pounds every day.
MDR and others here have packed up their things, and SOP2, AR15, and UMP9 have also noticed the situation here.
M4 and the others will definitely enter the banquet hall in a while, so they have no choice. Although they can sneak in with some tricks, it seems meaningless, and they are not out for fun this time.
"Let's do this for now. If there are any problems, call us immediately. Even if Commander Renault may not bring all the dolls to help, we can still drive the gunship over." It was just to borrow the gunship from Renault. Renault would definitely not care about this small request.
AR15 said this, raised her hand, and pointed at the mobile phone on M16's waist.
"Of course, I will definitely not be polite." M16 smiled. AR15 is much easier to talk to now than before.
"Well, that's good. Remember to pay attention to safety." AR15 looked at M16. To be honest, she was not really worried about M4's safety. It's not that she didn't care, but Griffin would definitely protect M4 tightly.
But M16's situation was a bit awkward. After all, although M16 was also a member of the AR team, in the eyes of Griffin's top management or others, the dolls in the AR team except M4 were just Pascal's prototypes.
As for RO635? This guy is very calm. When fighting, she will not act on impulse because of some small problems.
"M4! See you in a few days!" SOP2 waved to M4 before leaving.
"In a few days?" M4 looked back at M16 in surprise. Didn't AR15 and SOP2 complete their tasks? How can they still see each other in a few days?
"Boss Renault seems to have accepted the commission to be the guard for the reporter. If nothing unexpected happens, SOP2 should be able to be seen in the joint exercise between the military and Griffin in a few days." M16 shrugged and said so. Of course, there was one thing she didn't say, which is that the scale of the joint operation between the military and Griffin must be large, and the area is the same. After the exercise begins, they may not be able to meet SOP2 again.
Exercise...? M4 nodded, and couldn't help but recall the scenes she suddenly saw just now. She seemed to have taken weapons from someone and rushed into... Griffin's base?
"Okay, forget it, let's go. I want to go in and have a nice drink!" Seeing M4's inexplicably depressed look, M16 always had a bad premonition in her heart. She put her arm around M4's shoulders, grabbed the RO beside her, and dragged them both to the door of the banquet hall.
Helian, of course, saw the situation of the AR team, but she was not in a hurry to follow... because Renault hadn't left yet!
Of course, Renault didn't plan to sit here all the time, and it seemed that Helian would definitely not be able to say the second half of her sentence just now, "I'll leave first, Helian, if you are interested in changing jobs, I am very welcome."
To be honest, Renault still had a good impression of Helian. Just based on her diligent work as a Griffin agent for so many years, this guy was almost like Scarecrow.
Renault definitely hoped that there would be more dedicated model workers like Scarecrows.
Chapter 161: No Way
"What? This press conference is so boring. When did MDR become interested in this kind of thing?" C96 turned her head away, uninterested in the long and dull speech on the TV screen, especially since the speaker was the old man Carter.
"Well, under normal circumstances, press conferences are like this," Type 80 said, adjusting his glasses.
Hearing this, M500 sighed. "Fortunately, I didn't go with Super-Shorty."
Several usually noisy dolls lowered their heads to finish the food on their plates with some disappointment.
And the other dolls... well, it seems that they don't care about MDR's affairs at all. After all, press conferences have nothing to do with them.
On the other hand, Springfield, who finished her meal early, was now sending a message to WA2000.
Springfield: How does it feel to be on a mission?
WA2000: Not much, there's not much to feel. It's like I just came here to hang around; it seems no different from patrolling in the wealth district.
Springfield: Haha, this is just the beginning. Your mission may last for a week to half a month.
The TV station behind Charlotte and the sponsors of Cyber Media sent Charlotte here. The goal must be more than just a press conference; what can you see at a press conference?
At least Charlotte will leave that place after they really film the joint exercise.
Although Springfield did not see the mission briefing, from the few words she heard from MDR and the various news on TV recently, it is not difficult to guess that the military must have something shady to do.
Therefore, WA2000 may have really run into a tough situation this time.
Unlike Renault and the others, who took their things and left the conference venue to eat and drink outside, Angelia, who stayed in the venue, frowned. She wanted to ask Persica if she knew any news.
But no matter how she tried to contact her before, the other party seemed to be dead and refused to answer the phone.
It was obviously the active time for Persica, a night owl, and it was not strange for Persica to reverse her day and night.
Except for Angelia who had not left yet, Helian, who was sitting next to Renault, was also silent. It was not that she was sick, but her consciousness was not responsive.
Did she hear...
Was Renault inviting her to change jobs?
Although Helian wanted to respond to Renault loudly on the spot with "I do," she had worked at G&K for many years, and Griffin's condition was not very good now.
If it were just a minor disturbance, she would definitely hand in her resignation and join Renault as soon as she returned.
But after listening to Renault's words just now, Helian also felt that Griffin's current situation might not be very good. If she abandoned Griffin at this time... it seemed a bit too cold-blooded.
After wavering for a while, Helian still felt that she should stay first, at least... at least until the situation on Griffin's side stabilized.
If the military really cooperated with Griffin sincerely this time, those Sangvis Ferri would not pose any threat at all.
After dealing with the threat of Sangvis Ferri, she could almost say goodbye to the security contracting company where she had worked for several years.
The unknown intelligence personnel inside Griffin really made her a bit wary. Either she could not get any information, or she got only some unreliable intelligence.
Sometimes she would also doubt whether Mr. Griffin regarded her boss Kryuger as his partner.
Although Kroger once said that most of Griffin's intelligence came from Sir Griffin's intelligence agency...
But this intelligence agency is too unreliable! Not only can they not find out who is the traitor in their company and the movements of the Sangvis Ferri, but sometimes the intelligence sent over only contains a few words, like a riddle.
Compared to guessing what those guys are thinking, she still thinks that Renault is more trustworthy. At least, Renault never tells any riddles, and everything is straightforward.
This is good, as it can save her a lot of brain cells!
"Helian? Helian!"
"Hmm? Oh? What's the matter?" Helian, who was awakened by Angelia, calmed down the expression on her face and looked up at Angelia, who was still standing in front of her, while Renault and the others beside her had already left.
"You look a little absent-minded. Anyway, this matter is definitely not a small matter. You'd better inform your boss and make preparations early. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the joint exercise..."
"Well, don't worry about it. I will remind my boss," Helian nodded, and a cold light seemed to flash across her glasses.
"Oh, really, as soon as Renault is gone, you have returned to this icy look. Do you always have a stern face when you go to social gatherings?"
"Huh? What did you say?"
Hearing Angelia's words, Helian's eyes widened. Her face, which had originally looked much softer because she took off her monocle, now stared at Angelia with fierce eyes.
"Ahem, no, I didn't say anything. I won't go in." Frightened by Helian's fierce eyes, Angelia raised her hands, shrugged her shoulders, and disappeared among the doors of the venue.
Watching Angelia run away, Helian took out her monocle and put it on again. The soft feeling she had before disappeared instantly. The person who appeared now was Griffin's cold-faced and ruthless Helian's agent.
Although her expression was restored, Helian was still a little at a loss. After all, the next thing was related to the survival of the entire Griffin. She couldn't randomly criticize her boss's partner at this banquet.
After thinking for a long time, Helian finally stepped into the door of the banquet venue and walked towards Kroger, who was chatting with Carter and Havier.
Angelia, outside, had just walked out of the venue when she received a call that didn't seem strange. Persica, who had been in the dark no matter how she contacted her before, suddenly called her at this time.
"Hello? Persica? What's up?"
"How about sending your Task Force out again? We're going to the same place as before."
"Huh? What are you thinking? Let the AR team do this kind of thing. Why do you have to involve me? Besides, my dolls are all on a long break now, so I don't have time."
"Huh? Are you kidding me? Your dolls didn't even get a scratch last time!"
Chapter 162: Most of It
"Really, don't tell me the truth so bluntly, okay?" According to Persica's relentless look, even if she refused now, this guy would definitely call her to torment her.
But it's definitely not possible now. There are still some Ringleaders in the Sangvis Ferri's main factory. They were just crushed back and forth in front of their faces by Renault's gunship hull. Now their defense level must have improved.
In fact, even if Sangvis Ferri didn't improve its defense level, the last time Task Force DEFY assisted, it proved that the Sangvis Ferri's main factory is definitely not a place to joke about. The countless Sangvis Ferri droids alone are enough to defeat her team hundreds of times over and over again. They couldn't even see any of the Sangvis Ferri's Ringleaders.
The remaining Ringleaders on the Sangvis Ferri side, the only Destroyer who could be said to have some flaws, had been packed up and taken away by Renault. Now the remaining elite dolls either had many dummies or were elusive.
The Sangvis Ferri's Mastermind rarely shows up, and it's not certain whether the other party is using a dummy doll...
Although she felt a little coerced by Persica, since it is what Persica wants to find, it is likely to be related to Lycoris and 90wish, and maybe she can dig out some information she wants...
After weighing the pros and cons in her mind, Angelica frowned, "It's okay to help find things, but the time will be postponed for a few days. If I go now, there is no other possibility except that Task Force will be involved."
"Postpone...? You mean... while the military is attacking Sangvis Ferri?"
Although she did not attend the press conference held by the military, Persica still knew that Griffin would launch an exercise with the military, but in fact, it was an operation to eliminate Sangvis Ferri.
"Yes, although I know that thing is very important from your anxious look, I don't want to sacrifice my only team. The current Sangvis Ferri Factory is completely impregnable. I'm afraid no one can force their way in except Renault."
"Tsk! Renault! It's Renault! Why is it Renault again! What's so good about that guy!?" Persica immediately covered her head with a headache when she heard the word Renault.
That guy just swindled a research fund from her!
"What do you think? Should I wait for a while or go find Renault yourself? But he is busy guarding a young reporter now, so I'm afraid he has no time to deal with your commission."
Led by Cyber Media, several TV stations and media paid together. Renault's commission this time was very generous. Anyway, Angelica didn't think Renault would be distracted to do other things.
Hearing what Angelica said, Persica covered her forehead and lowered her head, calming herself down a little, "Hiss, huh, let's wait a while, anyway, this matter is not particularly urgent."
M4's condition now seems very stable, and there is no need to rush to make up for the missing parts of M4's mind. It's just that she may miss this exercise. This exercise should be regarded as an excellent training scene, which is a bit of a pity.
"Then it's settled. I have something else to do. Call me back in a few days." Angelica put down her phone and sighed helplessly.
It seems that it's time to add more burdens to AK12 and the others, but they can have a good rest these days. She shouldn't be exploiting employees, right?
...
"Well, it still tastes a little wrong." MP5 squeezed her face and complained helplessly.
When they first came here, they didn't think there was anything wrong with the food in the street shops here? Now it's slightly a bit...
"Well, don't worry about it. It's already night, and several stores nearby are about to close. It's not uncommon for this to happen." MDR waved her hand, not caring at all.
Although she wanted to eat something good, she had a lot of fish and meat every day on the ship. Eating something bad now would be a change. In this way, when she returns home, the food made by G36 will definitely taste better!
Of course, the spicy hot pot specially made by CF05 cannot be included.
It's not something that people can eat!
There are only the commander, the Type 56, and the little Buzz... um, it seems that there are quite a lot of people...
"Mr. Renault, why do I feel that... your dolls seem to have been spoiled by you?" Listening to the dolls eating and chatting next to her, Charlotte said to Renault speechlessly.
"Spoiled? That doesn't exist. As long as you are a person, who doesn't want to eat something good."
Uh... Hearing Renault's words, Charlotte smiled helplessly, feeling that Renault was too good to his dolls.
Other companies, even if they are not hired dolls, must be thinking about reducing labor costs all day long. Although there are indeed exceptions, it is probably rare to see a boss who can pamper such a group of subordinates like Renault for decades.
"By the way, have you received any training? In combat?" After eating a few bites to fill his stomach, Renault suddenly remembered something and turned his head to ask Charlotte.
"Uh? Eh? What did you say?"
Hearing this, Charlotte tilted her head in a strange way, not understanding what Renault meant by asking this question suddenly.
"Literally, it means combat training, how to use various weapons and equipment, and whether you have any driving skills."
"Uh, this, no, I can use weapons, but only to the extent of knowing how to use them. But what does this have to do with what happens later?" Hearing what Renault said, Charlotte scratched her cheek in shame. She can use a gun, but only knows to open the safety, load the gun, pull the trigger, and other simple precautions before shooting. As for whether she can shoot accurately...
That depends on God's will.
"It's a little related. For the subsequent interviews, you have to go to the front line. At that time, you may be with those dolls of Griffin. Therefore, it is necessary to have a certain combat capability. I won't ask you to be able to deal with one or two dolls. I just need you to know how to protect yourself at the critical junction."
"Huh? But being with Griffin's tactical dolls shouldn't be very safe..."
Before Charlotte finished speaking, she saw Renault shaking his head, "MDR should have told you some of her guesses before. I have very unfortunate news to tell you. 90% of them are true."
Chapter 163: Make Some Preparations
Renault spoke without hesitation, not caring about Charlotte who was stunned by what he heard.
"It is obvious now that you have not encountered any attacks in the city, so the only place where the military can take action is their 'training ground.'"
As long as they use the hands of Griffin's dolls to get rid of Charlotte, the reporter who wants to disclose the information, the military will have more justification when they take action against Griffin. They can also happily push the matter of Charlotte to Griffin's tactical dolls being out of control. There is no better deal than this to kill two birds with one stone.
"Wait, wait! Why would the military take action against me!?" Charlotte didn't understand and quickly raised her hand to stop Renault from continuing, hoping the other party could explain the matter more clearly.
"Well, do you know how much the reward for your escort commission is?" Renault said as he took out his mobile phone.
Charlotte was not a fool. As long as he explained the situation clearly and asked the other party to cooperate with them a little during the action, their mission would be very smooth. On the contrary, leaving the other party in a confused state is the biggest obstacle to the escort mission. Many of the failed escort missions were not due to the carelessness of the escort personnel, but because the escorted were too confident.
"This? I don't know. I just received a mission from the station, saying that no one was willing to come, and now I am quite famous, so I..." Looking at Renault's serious face, Charlotte, no matter how slow she was, knew that the problem was serious. The station might have concealed some key information from her... such as the degree of danger of this business trip...
Thinking of this, Charlotte also recalled that after she got off the ship and sobered up, she seemed to hear M1911 and WA2000 talking about missile attacks. Because this kind of thing was too far away from her, and she was not very familiar with Renault's dolls, she did not ask...
Mistake...
Just thinking about it, Renault had already put the photos on his mobile phone in front of Charlotte. The photos on the screen were the commission contracts signed by Renault, Cyber Media, and several endorsers.
Looking at the amount clearly written in the commission fee column, Charlotte's eyes widened instantly. The amount on it was definitely a huge number that she could hardly earn in her entire life!
Even if she was the most popular reporter in the station, so what?
She still had to get a fixed salary every month. Even if she could get a bonus occasionally...
it would definitely not be such a huge number!
"Not only your TV station, but also several TV stations and media have signed this contract, and your station has paid the least."
"So... did they sell me out?"
"That's not the case. They just concealed the danger of this operation. After all, apart from me, no security contractor dares to take on this commission."
Not to mention the issue of whether they can arrive in time, the airspace blockade alone is enough to scare more than 90% of security contractors or mercenaries.
"Why..."
"You must be wondering why the military is so loudly advocating that it will conduct a joint exercise with Griffin. The military itself has the ability to completely eliminate the Sangvis Ferri. Cooperating with Griffin is undoubtedly unnecessary, even though many of the security commissions undertaken by Griffin are commissioned by the military."
"That's right. If the military really wanted to clean up the Sangvis Ferri, with their strength, they could have done it a few years ago. I can't think of why they would have taken such a large area..."
"Hmm, it's a bit complicated. We'll explore the specific reasons later. What you need to know now is that the military is likely to attack Griffin during the exercise, and the methods include... personally attacking, or even letting the Sangvis Ferri attack Griffin's control area."
"Woo wow! Doesn't that mean I'll go to the front line to interview!?" Originally, Charlotte thought that this interview mission was relatively safe. After all, with the military at the forefront, even if Griffin needed to fight with Sangvis Ferri, it would definitely be against some small groups of enemies.
Who would have thought...
"That's right, so I asked you if you have relevant experience. Even if you don't, at least you have to be mentally prepared."
Of course, personal protection is still necessary. Although common bulletproof vests generally cannot stop the particle weapons of Sangvis Ferri, they can still block shrapnel or sharp stones flying from somewhere.
He didn't want to work hard for ten days, only for the target he was protecting to die because a piece of wood flying away due to the explosion pierced their temple. It was just many among outrageous reasons.
"Oh, then... what should I prepare?" Charlotte nodded quickly and asked anxiously.
How could she not be nervous when it came to her life? As for giving up this interview and going home directly? What a joke!
Regardless of whether Renault agrees or not, the deposits already paid by her own station and those media companies are enough to give her a headache!
And that contract almost covers most of the companies she knows. If she gives up this mission, she will definitely be fired when she returns! Then, she will cause those companies to lose a lot of money, and she may really be boycotted by the industry...
By then, she won't be able to find a job! Not to mention freelance journalists, who have no food to eat, and others can suppress them at any time... Even if she has a little background behind her, I'm afraid she can't stop a group of hungry wolves, right?
"Although I think the safest way is to wear a heavy protective armor, but this is obviously impossible."
"Uh, let's forget about the heavy protective armor. I still have to stand in front of the camera for an interview..." When Charlotte thought about wearing a full set of heavy protective armor, covering herself up tightly and not being able to tell who is who, she was immediately ashamed.
"So, the only remaining option is to find a place to purchase a civilian exoskeleton first, and then I will further modify it according to your body shape so that there won't be too much sense of disobedience."
"Uh, but... modification? Will it be in time?" She knew about civilian exoskeletons, but those devices were used by people with physical disabilities in the past.
Those exoskeleton devices that can be used in combat cannot be bought by civilians, right?
"It won't take long, there is enough time. Of course, remember to buy it with your own identity. Although it's okay for me to buy it, it will attract unnecessary attention."
Chapter 164: Holidays Every Day
Both the military and the supervisors of Statesec were closely monitoring Renault and his group, but they didn't pay much attention to Miss Charlotte's shopping list. After all, they were just some civilian exoskeleton parts that couldn't even assemble a complete exoskeleton.
"This..." Charlotte choked up as she looked at the series of small items such as wrenches, pliers, and soldering irons that Renault took out of his pocket.
He wore this outfit to the press conference before, but there were so many messy things in his pocket. Didn't Griffin's detection equipment find it?
Wait? They didn't find it?
Miss Charlotte, as if realizing something, suddenly turned her head and looked at the dolls who had been following her. These dolls chatted and laughed, took off their coats, put down their purses, or took off their backpacks, and then took out their imprint weapons.
Although this room was Charlotte's room, it was a large suite, and Renault was also here, so a group of dolls gathered there.
Why did they take out all their weapons? Of course, it was to carry out daily routine weapon maintenance and check the condition of some weapons.
Although the etching system on the imprint weapons existed, the weapons in their hands, except for WA2000 and Super-Shorty, had some modifications. Although the modified parts were mostly in the buttstock and barrel, the original branding system also had many sensors in these positions. This time, the original parts were replaced, and the branding system became incomplete.
However, it did not have much impact on them. The only disadvantage was that they could not confirm the condition of part of the barrel at any time.
Therefore, it is necessary to check the condition of the weapon after returning from an outing. At least, it can be confirmed whether a ball of cotton thread or something like that has accidentally fallen into the barrel of the gun.
"When did you stuff these things into the luggage!?" Seeing a group of dolls taking out things that could be considered "dangerous goods" in her eyes, Charlotte was not scared, but she still asked in shock.
"Huh? When you were drunk, Miss Charlotte was very drunk at that time." MDR said, while taking out her mobile phone and showing the photo of Charlotte when she was drunk. The drunkard who was confused, unable to stand straight, and could only lean on the doll, holding a bottle of wine in her hand, made Charlotte's cheeks flush instantly.
"Ahem, this, can this photo be deleted?" With a red face, Charlotte did not care about the actions of other dolls, staring at the photo on MDR's mobile phone, gnashing her teeth and asking.
"Well, okay." To Charlotte's surprise, MDR nodded very cooperatively.
Charlotte was relieved to see this scene, but she didn't expect to hear what MDR said next...
"Anyway, this photo looks a bit too normal. It looks like just an ordinary drunkard. There is no topic to talk about at all. It doesn't matter if you delete it." MDR said while showing the other photos on the phone to Charlotte one by one. Or where her face is distorted, or it is spitting rainbows, or rolling eyes weirdly...
Charlotte knew for the first time that she... was so dishonest after getting drunk? And after seeing the expression on Charlotte's face, MDR in front of her, who originally looked indifferent, gradually began to let go of herself. The gradually unrestrained smile made Charlotte look like she saw the face of a devil!
"Miss Charlotte? You don't want these photos to be known, do you?"
"Woo!"
Ignoring the small drama between MDR and Charlotte, WA2000 approached Renault curiously, staring at the exoskeleton parts piled on the coffee table.
"Commander, these parts, even if assembled, should not have any protective effect, right? Can it really work?"
Not to mention that these parts don't look very complete, and the main structure is not even in place.
"No need to assemble, I just need some of the parts in these things, I have prepared the materials and so on." Renault said, and M1911 on the other side had already brought a large suitcase over. Looking at the appearance of the suitcase, it seems to be exactly the same as Charlotte's suitcase?
"Eh? Isn't this Miss Charlotte's suitcase?"
"Of course not, Miss Charlotte only brought one suitcase, and these two are copied by P90." Just as M1911 said this, P90 strimprint out her hand and made a victory gesture to WA2000 with some pride.
As Renault opened the box, WA2000 was also stunned. One box was almost full of various dangerous things that could blow the building away, and the other box was filled with a lot of granular materials and a portable printing device.
"Eh, why do you have to bring so much when carry out the mission..."
Whether it is those explosives, or that equipment and materials, it seems that they have nothing to do with the mission, right? But before she finished speaking, WA2000 patted she forehead. What does it matter? Isn't it used now?
But why not buy it directly locally? It should be more convenient that way, right? Whether it is the materials or the printing equipment, they are not difficult to get. They are very common, so common that they can be bought in any store that operates related industries. They are not contraband.
"Cheap."
Renault certainly knows what WA2000 means. These things can indeed be bought, but instead of spending a lot of money to buy them, why not take out the unused inventory in the warehouse? The old ones don't go away, the new ones don't come.
"Well, it's really a convincing reason."
Just when Renault was leisurely customizing exclusive protective equipment for Charlotte, the military and Griffin had already started to move. Of course, the military's actions were a little bigger. Their various troops have entered the Griffin-controlled area closest to Sangvis Ferri through various transportation channels.
The battle with Sangvis Ferri is about to break out, and the most tense situation is not somewhere else, but the Sangvis Ferri General Factory that the AR team has just visited.
Thanks to the military's actions, AK12 and her crew, who had just been on vacation for two days, had to fully arm themselves again and take the transport plane dispatched by Statesec to the factory area they had just left a few days ago.
"Really... our rare vacation is ruined. By the way, do Renault's dolls have vacations?"
"Yes, they do. They have vacations every day."
"Damn, I'm jealous!"
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Chapter 165: Departing in Advance**
"Isn't this a bodysuit? How can I wear this for an interview?" Holding the obviously heavy gray-black clothing in her hand, Charlotte blushed and shouted at Renault in frustration.
She originally thought that Renault would hand over a normal-looking exoskeleton, but who would have thought that what he would give her in the end was something like a bodysuit!?
"Don't worry! The Commander's special protective suit! It has excellent resistance to collapse radiation, and it is close-fitting and breathable, so you won't sweat at all!" P90 stood by and gave Charlotte two thumbs up.
"But... but... didn't we agree on an exoskeleton? This is just a piece of clothing..."
"No, no, no, this is more than just clothing. Do you see the protrusions on the legs, arms, and spine? The exoskeleton is all buried inside. You'll be able to feel it when you put it on!" P90 pointed at the protective suit in Charlotte's hand and strongly recommended her work.
Although the materials and structural design were all Renault's work, the pattern design of this suit was all hers! Rounding it off, that means she had half the credit!
Following the positions pointed out by P90, she touched and found that she could indeed feel something that was not too hard, and even a little soft. Charlotte looked at her pants with some embarrassment...
"But if I put this on, my clothes won't fit..." All the clothes she brought were slim-fitting. After putting on such a protective suit, it seemed a bit unrealistic to want to put on the original clothes again unless she wants to be stared at.
"Hey, what does it matter? It's not time to leave yet! We can go to the street and buy some suitable ones! I think you need a skirt!" P90 said this, as if she had imagined that Charlotte would go to the battlefield in a small skirt like a doll.
After hearing what P90 said, Charlotte finally had nothing to say. She could only look at Renault with a pleading look, trying to get Renault to say something nice so that she wouldn't have to wear this shameful bodysuit.
But unfortunately, this one was made by Renault himself!
Not wearing it? How is that possible!
"First of all, the exercise area you are going to is S09 of Griffin. Although the collapse radiation in that area is close to the green zone, it is not stable. If the radiation index suddenly rises due to occasional collapse particle, don't say I didn't remind you in advance when you put on ELID.
Besides, I don't think the military will provide you with brand new heavy protective equipment. Even if there is, it is probably a second-hand product used by others, and the smell inside may be very unpleasant.
And that is the most ideal state. Under normal circumstances, the protective equipment you can get when you go there is at most a bulletproof vest with a plug plate and a helmet whose quality is unknown, so..."
"Stop, stop, stop! I'll wear it! I can't not wear it!" Charlotte bit her lip and shouted in self-abandonment. Then, under the curious eyes of a group of dolls, she was pushed into the bedroom by P90.
About ten minutes later, Miss Charlotte, with a flushed face, was pushed out by P90 as when she went in.
"This... this is just like wearing nothing!" Miss Charlotte, with tears in her eyes, looked like she was about to cry under the curious eyes of a group of dolls.
It's obviously a protective suit, why is it so light? Did Renault cut corners?
"Well, it looks okay. Remember to give me some feedback later. As a reward for testing the new product, I can provide you with several sets of upgraded protective suits." Renault pinched his chin and nodded.
In fact, he had planned to make protective suits a long time ago, especially after he went to the black zone. The heavy collapse radiation in that area was really harmful to the bionic skin of dolls. AR15 had to change his skin directly at that time.
This set made now can only be said to be the first version of the test product, and the built-in exoskeleton material does not meet the physical fitness of dolls. If you want dolls to get help from this protective suit, then the internal material must at least be replaced with alloy steel. But in that case, the purpose of making it lightweight would no longer exist. Some new materials are still needed...
Seeing Renault staring at her motionlessly, Charlotte really wanted to cry but had no tears. She could only pull the windbreaker hanging on the hanger and put it on herself hastily.
Although wearing a windbreaker made her feel a little safer, she now always felt like she was someone who only wore a windbreaker and wandered around...
"Oh! Perfect! In this way, you can't see that you are wearing a protective suit underneath! But to be safe, let's go buy some clothes now! Commander! Let's go out together and come back soon!" P90 said, and directly pushed away MDR who was capturing Charlotte's embarrassed expression, and walked out with MP5 and others.
For some reason, Charlotte always felt that she was in dire straits every day, especially when she was with MDR and P90. She was really suffering every day. Fortunately, this state did not last too long. Although the exercise was still three days away, the military and Griffin had already started their deployment.
And as a reporter, she also needed to rush to the scene in advance. Of course, she could not take Renault's spaceship or gunship this time. Griffin would provide a transport plane and some Griffin dolls.
As for Gentiane, the commander of the Griffin side in this operation, she had already left, along with the AR team, after the banquet. How could the real protagonist of this exercise be the last to arrive?
Sitting on Griffin's transport plane, Charlotte looked at the bulletproof vest and helmet at hand with some mixed feelings, and then looked at Renault with helpless eyes.
'You guessed it a long time ago, right?'
What could Charlotte do about this? She could only sigh and put these things on over her shirt under her windbreaker. Of course, the protective suit must have been put on, well, under the threat of MDR distributing photos.
However, Charlotte also knew that her treatment... how should I put it?
Compared with Renault and the others, it was much better. At least, Renault and the others didn't even have a normal bulletproof vest, let alone a helmet. Griffin and the military would not give these things to colleagues who came to show off.
"Mr. Renault, is it really okay for you?" Charlotte looked at Renault, and then at Vera and others beside him. Only Vera was treated the same as her and put on a protective suit. Apart from that, all the dolls, including Renault, did not wear any protective equipment.
"Don't worry, we are professionals!" P90 said this and gave Charlotte a thumbs up again.
Chapter 166: Eat? Why Not?
Professional?
It must be said that less than five minutes after getting off the transport plane provided by Griffin, Charlotte began to doubt whether the word "professional" mentioned by P90 before had a meaning she did not understand.
Anyway, she could not judge whether Renault and the others were professional, but she was very sure...
The dolls on Renault's side had only food in their eyes!
It was only five minutes after getting off the transport plane, and they had just put their gifts in the guest room arranged by Kalina.
These dolls quickly led her to Griffin's cafeteria without anyone guiding them.
"Why are you... so used to it? Have you been here before?" Charlotte asked, looking at a group of dolls ordering food at the food pick-up port quite skillfully and then bringing it to the table in front of her. She felt confused but also sensed that there seemed to be no problem—well, for dolls.
"I've been here before, but the most important thing is that we've worked at Griffin before. We're former Griffin employees!" MDR said as she raised one hand, holding the meal card between her fingers high to prevent it from being snatched back by another MDR.
"Damn it! You bastard! That's all my hard-earned money!" Griffin's MDR roared at MDR with a twisted face. Looking at the meals on MDR and the others' table, she felt extremely sad.
This MDR, it's okay to order meals, but she also bought the expensive ones!
It was a big table too! She's going to spend all the Griffin internal credit points she's saved up for months!
If she keeps spending like this... she might even lose the part she's already exchanged for money!
However, MDR only raised one hand, and Griffin's MDR couldn't do anything to her. That arm was as hard as a steel bar covered with cement, and even if she hung her whole body on her shoulder, she didn't seem to be unstable at all.
"Hehe, I'm helping you. After all, the saddest thing in a short life is that the doll is gone and their money is not spent. At that time, all your credit points and savings will fall back into Griffin's pocket. If I spend it for you, isn't that just right? After all, we are were all one person."
"Who is the same person as you!?" Although she said so, Griffin's MDR felt a little guilty.
After all, what MDR said sounded... like it made sense? "No! What's the point! Even if MDR have to spend money, I will spend it myself! No! I want to eat too!"
When Griffin's MDR thought that the big table next to her was all bought with her own money, her heart was like bleeding.
It hurts! It hurts so much!
WA2000 looked at the familiar Griffin MDR in front of her and couldn't help but sigh. She was still the same, without any tension at all.
Although Renault also had no tension, she always felt different. Compared with Griffin's dolls who were faithful to their own personalities or desires and moved around after the mission, Renault's dolls were at least training...
Probably...
Although there were usually not many people going to the training room, she heard from M200 that it was because most of the dolls were tortured in the training device at the beginning, so after passing some combat-related training subjects, they more or less had a sense of...keeping away from those training devices.
When she heard M200 say this, WA2000 thought of herself entering the training device to try to learn how to fly an aircraft, but she suffered a painful experience of breaking her waist less than half an hour after entering.
However, in addition to the simulation training room, there is still a small shooting range on the spacecraft, but that place can only allow dolls to practice a little, which is not very helpful for dolls like M200 and her who use sniper rifles.
But even so, Renault's dolls occasionally go back to shoot targets to warm up their hands. In M1 Garand's words, it is to consume the old stock...
It's clearly an excuse... Obviously, those ammunition were only manufactured recently. She is not unaware that most of the ammunition used by Renault is produced by themselves.
"Okay, Miss Charlotte, don't be so nervous in the Griffin base, at least not now." M1911 looked at Charlotte who was a little nervous and at a loss and comforted her.
"Uh, I'm not nervous... I just..." At this point, Charlotte looked at MDR who was swiping someone else's salary card with great pride, "She is so arrogant, won't she be beaten?"
"No, Griffin's dolls can't beat her." M1911 shook her head and said something that sounded even more arrogant to Charlotte.
There are still quite a few Griffin dolls in the cafeteria. There are many dolls themselves, about dozens. If you add the puppet dolls carried by those dolls, um, there may be more than one hundred or nearly two hundred...
Surrounded by so many Griffin dolls, isn't it a bit too confident to say that the Griffin dolls can't beat MDR?
"Okay, you have the final say." Charlotte sighed, thinking that she might need to consider sending a will to her dear brother.
However, the situation is obviously not as bad as Charlotte imagined. The Griffin dolls are much more disciplined than the dolls on Renault's side. Although they are still very noisy in front of their own people, once they come to Charlotte, a living person, they will immediately quiet down and become very polite.
This is probably the important reason why Charlotte successfully survived the meal time, but the Sten MK2 sitting on their right is really a bit too scary. Charlotte always feels that the imprint weapon on the back of that guy may go off at any time.
What era is this? Why would anyone equip a doll with that unreliable weapon?
As for Renault, who had not been with them since before the meal, she was now with Helian.
Helian, who finally found an opportunity to call Renault alone, was rubbing her hands nervously at this time, looking at Renault sitting at the table, expecting how he would comment on her cooking skills.
And Renault looked at the food in front of him expressionlessly, and pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly. If he didn't know that Helian didn't have any bad intentions, he would have thought that this woman came here to poison him deliberately.
A table of food, the appearance looked normal, but the taste and ingredients didn't seem right... He even saw a corner of a rag in a dish of stir-fried vegetables...
Chapter 167: Gentiane! You Are Going To Be...
In the end, Renault couldn't bring himself to eat the "love dinner" prepared by Helian. Even if he could digest those things, he didn't want to eat dishes like rag-stir fry and steel wool crepes.
Seeing Renault walk directly into the kitchen, stir-fry a few dishes with the remaining ingredients, and steam a pot of rice again, Helianthus wanted to get into the ground out of embarrassment.
Although Renault didn't say anything to criticize the "dishes" she made, after looking at them along with Renault, Helian naturally realized what kind of things she had served in her panic.
Until Renault cleaned the table and placed a bowl of rice in front of her, Helian came back to her senses, holding the chopsticks Renault had stuffed into her hand, trembling, unsure if she was excited or afraid.
"Eat." Renault looked up at Helian and sighed helplessly. He had originally thought Helian called him over for something important, but who would have thought...
After hearing Renault's words, Helian started eating in a daze. Influenced by Renault's calm eating, Helian also ate with peace of mind.
She was surprised—she didn't expect Renault to cook, and it tasted good.
After the meal, Renault finally sat down after cleaning up all the dishes. "Didn't you inform the top leaders of Griffin about the military's movements?"
Although he hadn't walked around the Griffin base much, he could tell from the state of the dolls on the way from the airport to inside the base that there had been no significant changes.
The only noticeable change was that the number of human employees had decreased again.
"Well, I've reported it, but..."
"But your boss still chooses to believe Carter, right?" Renault nodded. This was not surprising. After all, Griffin's boss, or one of the bosses, Berezovich, used to be a colleague of Carter.
And during his time running Griffin, he received a lot of help from the military.
Carter must still seem trustworthy in his opinion.
But unfortunately, no matter how much he believes, the people who financially support Griffin behind the scenes, whether IOP or Sir Griffin who runs his own business thousands of kilometers away, are not likely to align with Carter.
"Yes." Hearing Renault's words, Helian sighed helplessly. Although Renault's confidence before was just a 'guess', Helian felt it was still very possible.
It's just... some people don't want to believe it... There's nothing we can do about it.
"I may have to go to the Black Zone or the Red Zone to find something soon. If you don't want to continue working at Griffin, you can come and help me. How about that?"
Hearing Renault's straightforward invitation, Helian was stunned and a little surprised. She didn't expect that she hadn't even mentioned it before, but Renault had already planned to poach her...
No... Is there something wrong with you? Why do you like to poach people from Griffin so much?
Suddenly asked by Renault, Helian felt like she was hit by a heavy hammer. She opened her mouth slightly, not knowing how to respond.
Should she agree directly? Or should she agree?
However...if what Renault said before is true, Griffin's current situation is definitely not optimistic. She has no special loyalty to Sir Griffin, but her immediate superior...
If she leaves Griffin at this critical moment...she still feels a little guilty...
Seeing the conflict in Helian's heart, Renault did not continue to ask but waved his hand, "Don't rush to make a decision. At least, I will not take people to the Black Zone or Red Zone before my commission is completed. And if you have any ideas, just call me anytime."
"Yeah." Hearing Renault's words, Helian felt relieved and nodded in response.
Just as Renault walked out of Helian's room, several little guys hiding in the corner, who should have been Helian's guards, all looked at Renault walking away and Helian standing at the door with shining eyes.
There is a problem!
There is a problem between these two people!
After these little guys who were looking for chaos uploaded the scenes they saw to the anonymous Griffin forum, the two biggest troublemakers on the forum, MDR and Griffin's MDR, had eyes, no, two pairs of eyes that lit up.
It was just that Griffin's MDR had a look as if she had discovered a new world, while Renault's MDR had an expression that said, "I had expected it long ago."
However, even if the two had unequal information, it did not affect their desire to cause trouble at all!
So, two almost identical posts, both with photos of Renault and Helian, titled "Griffin's Senior Agent Suspected of Falling in Love! Meeting an Old Lover!" appeared on the forum one after another.
"What? Aha!?" Griffin's second model worker, Miss Kalina, had just finished counting the various materials that would be used in the next few days and was planning to take a break to eat something and drink some water.
As a result, she saw these two posts pinned to the top of the forum.
Kalina exclaimed and immediately opened the post with wide eyes. She almost broke the energy bar in her hand in two when she saw the well-written "plot" inside!
Although she had received news from Helian before and knew that Helian would receive the reporter who came to interview, she didn't expect that Renault would quietly have a relationship with Helian!?
Although there was no definite news, just by looking at Helian standing by the door with one hand on the door frame, looking like a stone waiting for her husband, Kalina was extremely sure in her heart!
There is definitely a problem! And it's a big problem!
It was shocking! The former Griffin Sorority loser has come out of the haze! She actually found a rich husband!?
When she thought of Renault, a guy who could easily take out materials worth tens of millions, Kalina felt a sense of envy and jealousy in her heart.
Damn it!
Just as she was thinking, Kalina suddenly remembered that it seemed the relationship between Gentiane and Renault was still good. After all, didn't Renault give Gentiane a batch of supplies for free? In the following missions, he also helped Gentiane a little bit right?
Thinking of this, Kalina took out her mobile phone and started calling Gentiane.
"Gentiane! Something bad happened!"
"Huh?"
Chapter 168: What Does It Have to Do with Me?
"Uh, what does this have to do with me? I still have to hold a combat meeting here, and the things at home depend on you."
Facing Kalina, who called anxiously, after hearing what she said, Gentiane just rolled her eyes helplessly and hung up the phone quickly.
What a joke, what does Helian's sudden rebirth have to do with her? Although it doesn't matter, she's still a bit curious. When did Helian get together with Renault?
No, no! Don't think about these things now! You are the only front-line commander on Griffin's side who needs to show up in person.
Focus! Focus on the mission!
As early as the day the banquet ended, a certain Griffin commander who was suffering from pain started working directly. She didn't even go back to his base. She was taken away by the military transport plane and ran here for meetings, meetings, and more meetings.
Gentiane felt like she had held all the combat meetings in her whole life in the past few days. Now her head was buzzing.
Was it necessary for her to be present at all the combat meetings, big or small, for the military's actions?
Yes, she was just present. At the press conference, they kept talking about joint exercises and cooperation, but when she got here, all Gentiane saw was obeying orders.
It looked like Griffin had become a subordinate organization of the military. If the three members of the AR team hadn't stopped her, Gentiane might have quit long ago.
"Commander, how many days do we have to stay here?" M16 also asked Gentiane with a bitter face.
The treatment the military gave them was simply the worst. A charging cable, a box of MREs, and a few chairs to sit on were all the "support" provided by the military. Those who didn't know would think that they were the same model as those droids without self-awareness in the military.
As for the hot meals? Drinks that can be drunk? Come on, who will provide you with those? Just make do with the coffee powder or juice powder in the MRE.
The premise is that they can get close to the military dining car and get drinking water from there.
"Well, there is no way. At least it has to last until we return to the base, but it should be soon, in these two days." Hearing M16's weak question, Gentiane could only sigh helplessly. After all, this is in someone else's camp, someone else's territory, Griffin... No, she doesn't have the courage to say that she wants to quit in this kind of place.
Of course, this is also because the AR team and she were "invited" here together. If the AR team and she were not here, she would not listen to those nagging combat meetings so diligently.
But fortunately, the action is about to start, and she, the commander of Griffin, still has to return to her base to take charge. According to the time when the action starts, they can almost go back. She had had enough of this place. The attitude of those guys in the military was really terrible, as if they had never thought of cooperating from the beginning.
But think about the troops brought by the military this time, those huge numbers of various armored units, there is obviously really no need for them to cooperate.
Although General Carter kept saying that this was a cooperation, it was a pity that she saw that most officers and combat personnel obviously did not agree with this statement, because they did not need Griffin's assistance at all, and they could turn all the combat units of Sangvis into scrap metal in a few hours.
This even includes the time consumed by the echelon advance, that is to say, Sangvis Ferri Manufacturing can't even stop the military's progress.
As for why... Of course, it's because they are a juvenile!
They can fight back and forth with a security contractor who only has the minimum light weapons, and they use a group of tactical dolls transformed from civilian dolls.
But that's the end of it. Still want to fight the military's combat troops head-on?
Griffin has no heavy weapons, no armored units, no ability to conduct large-scale electronic interference, and even the combat command is mostly issued by a few commanders.
Just this alone is comparable to the Sangvis Ferri, which is equipped with a large number of armored units and deployed Jupiter cannons. It can already explain that the combat command of the Sangvis Ferri, that is, the command ability of those Ringleaders, is actually just that. The reason why the Sangvis Ferri can have an advantage is nothing more than that there are more Sangvis Ferri droids than Griffin.
Plus... there is no need to add any more reasons; anyway, these alone are enough.
...
"Well, it looks really lively down there." Renate looked at the monitoring screen. Although it was still a long distance from the top of the military, the monitoring equipment in the bridge could clearly see the actions of those guys.
And right next to her, wz.29, who was supposed to be responsible for driving the spacecraft, took out a lot of medical equipment at this time, and resumed his old business, observing Renate's current situation.
As for the spacecraft? There is no need to worry about automatic cruising. After all, there is actually a lot of free time when driving this spaceship. She only needs to watch from the side when changing the course or taking off and landing.
"Renate, how do you feel today?"
Hearing wz.29's words, Renate sighed helplessly, looking at the hamburger in her hand, wondering whether she should put it down. "Well, everything feels normal. It seems that my bones are harder, and my appetite is much better than yesterday."
"Yeah, as expected, Renate's body now is not the same as that of a normal human."
Although the appearance does look like a human, it is obvious that all the data of the other party's body have left humans far behind, just like the cyborgs in the movie.
But if possible, she really want to take a part of Renate's blood sample for testing...
Unfortunately, it is not possible. Before the commander comes back, she'd better not do this kind of behavior that may affect Renate's physical stability.
"Well, I'm just looking for a place to have lunch..." Looking at the inquiring eyes of wz.29, Renate sighed helplessly. After Renault's advice, she stopped the extra training and now only maintains the basic daily exercise.
But surprisingly, the amount of activity did not increase, but her appetite became larger and larger, and she preferred some high-calorie foods.
Therefore, Renate had to start to step into the pit of high-calorie foods like SPAS-12.
Although it is definitely unhealthy for humans to eat every day, they are dolls! There is no worry!
Whatever tastes good, she'll eat it!
Chapter 169: Gentiane Returns
Crack!
The pen in Helianthus's hand snapped into two pieces. Helian's forehead bulged with veins, her eyes were red, and her face flushed as she looked at the hotly discussed posts on the anonymous board.
She never thought that just by inviting Renault to have a meal, these little guys who thrived on chaos would explode one by one!
You guys have nothing to do?! You have time to browse online! Can't you concentrate on finishing your work first!?
Oh, those guys seem to be able to do two things at the same time... Working while browsing the anonymous board of Griffin...
People like MDR, who like to browse the anonymous board on their mobile phones, are completely an exception...
Thinking of this, Helian could only take a deep breath and repeatedly remind herself not to be angry, not to be angry, there is nothing to be angry about, and there is no reason to compete with a group of little troublemakers.
But looking at the various speculations and reckless descriptions on the anonymous board...
"Ahhhhhhh——!" Helian, covering her face, screamed in a state of collapse, wishing she could shrink under the table right now.
The sudden scream startled M3, who was standing guard at the door, but she had already rushed in several times for this reason before, so she would not rush in again to make trouble...
"No! I can't stay here! I want to leave! If this goes on, the anonymous board will definitely spread more and more weird things! Maybe it will say I will even give birth to a child tomorrow!"
Feeling the social death power emanating from the anonymous board, Helian finally made up her mind.
She can't stay in Gentiane's base anymore!
She must go back to the headquarters!
Even if she wants to resign, with her identity, she must tell her boss in person.
After making up her mind, Helian told Kalina about some matters and then took a transport plane to leave the base in Area S09 and return to the headquarters.
What she didn't expect was that she had just returned and had not had time to speak after seeing Kryuger, but the other party had already raised his hand and patted Helian's shoulder with a look of satisfaction, "Congratulations, Helian, you have finally taken this step. Although I have not communicated with Mr. Renault in person, I can see that he is an excellent..."
Not only did her boss talk a lot with a look of satisfaction, but even the staff she met in the corridor would smile and say "congratulations" to Helian.
Ahhhh——! What the hell is this!? I'm not ready yet! Stop talking one by one!
……
"Is this the daily life of Griffin Base? It looks quite ordinary." Charlotte looked at the dolls playing and fighting in the corridor in the distance and couldn't help but say with some emotion.
Who would have thought that those dolls who looked like children could pick up weapons at any time and become qualified warriors...
For some reason, when thinking of this, a sense of guilt unknowingly surged in Charlotte...
Who came up with the idea of transforming civilian dolls into tactical dolls? Wouldn't it hurt?
But this is also a helpless solution. After all, the population is not large now, and few people are willing to come to jobs like security, which are still considered high-risk jobs.
Although Griffin did have a period when there were many human employees, that is already a thing of the past, isn't it?
Because of the existence of Sangvis Ferri, the number of G&K human employees has been showing a downward trend...
"It's normal, but only dolls who are not particularly mature in mind are so energetic. Ordinary dolls are not as active as them." Vera nodded and responded.
The dolls on Renault's side are actually not much different from those on Griffin's side, of course, only in terms of action mode.
"That's right, WA2000 doesn't like to walk around."
"Well, after all, I worked in this base for a long time. This place is already familiar to me. There is no need to walk around." WA2000 spread her hands and said helplessly.
Speaking of which, she herself was also a little helpless.
Who would have thought that she would never get off after just getting on Renault's ship, and directly turned from Griffin's tactical doll into Renault's employee...
Griffin never mentioned taking them back. Maybe they knew Renault's character a long time ago. Once the dolls entered his pocket, there would never be a day to go back.
"Before coming to this base, what other jobs did the tactical dolls have?"
"Well, nothing special, just patrolling back and forth in some places where rich people live, and occasionally dealing with those petty thieves. It's not a big deal, and it's boring."
Well, and the treatment is not very good.
Anyway, even when she was stationed in the wealth district, she was not as rich as she is now, to the extent that she can eat as much dessert as she wants every day.
And on Renault's ship, it's really free to eat, and all the ingredients used are fresh, that were sent from the farm.
"Oh? Is that so? Then there is nothing special? For example, saving kidnapped people, or snatching back important information, etc..." Charlotte's curiosity was obviously aroused. While asking, he took out a recorder and a small notebook, intending to have a casual interview.
Seeing Charlotte's actions, WA2000 blushed immediately and looked around awkwardly.
What's wrong with this woman? If you want to interview, go directly to Griffin's dolls, at least the current ones.
What's the point of interviewing her, a former Griffin doll!?
Fortunately, the author probably heard WA2000's embarrassment, and the Griffin dolls who were playing in the corridor suddenly shouted loudly.
"The commander is back!"
The dolls who heard this voice seemed to have received some instructions, and they all put down their work and turned their heads to run towards the airport.
WA2000 was relieved when she saw this, "Charlotte, you see Griffin's commander is back, how about you interview her? Commander Renault has a good relationship with the commander here, so there will be no problem with the interview!"
WA2000 felt that she really couldn't handle the interview, so she sold out her immediate boss on the spot.
"Oh! Yes! That makes sense!" Hearing this, Charlotte no longer hesitated and ran towards the airport. With the help of the basic exoskeleton built into the protective suit, Charlotte has truly experienced what it feels like to be able to run as fast as the wind these days.
Seeing this group of Griffin dolls holding a recorder and a small notebook, running faster than themselves, they all started to compete with each other unwillingly.
Chapter 170: Too Popular
"Commander!"
Gentiane, who got off the transport plane, didn't look very good at this time. She had heavy bags under her eyes and quite obvious dark circles. It was clear that she didn't get a good rest in the military.
As for why she was so tired even though she had nothing else to do except attend the meeting...
She was exhausted. In addition to the poor accommodation conditions in the military, she would be more comfortable sleeping on the floor in her own combat command room than there!
What she didn't expect was that just after getting off the transport plane, a large group of dolls rushed towards her in the distance like a tide of infected people!
"Huh!? What! Woohoo!"
Given the superior mobility of dolls compared to humans, Gentiane had just screamed when she was pounced on by a group of little guys running in front!
For a moment, Gentiane felt as if she was surrounded by a group of people and beaten. Even though the dolls were not heavy, they were still running in such a large group... And who hit me with a headbutt just now!?
"Uh..." Seeing Gentiane, who was walking in front, surrounded by a group of T-dolls, M4 wanted to help, but seeing the number of dolls in front, she could only sigh silently, thinking that she could not help and only hoped that Commander Gentiane would take care of herself.
Just when Gentiane had someone to greet her, M4 was the same. Just when the three of the AR Team were trying to find a way to bypass the group of dolls that squeezed Gentiane in the middle, a figure behind the crowd suddenly showed an extraordinary jumping ability.
Almost straight up and down, she jumped into the sky, and then did a straight body spin directly over the group of dolls, landing accurately in front of M4!
Bang!
The body weighing hundreds of kilograms fell from at least three meters high to the ground. Even though this area was built specifically for transport planes to land, SOP2 still stepped on it and created two pits at least ten centimeters deep.
"M4!" But these were all small matters. For SOP2, nothing was more important than replenishing her M4 element.
"Eh? SOP2? When did you get here?" M4 was a little surprised, but when she saw AR15 following behind, bypassing the crowd lightly and appearing behind SOP2, she probably understood.
It should be that the target of SOP2's protection has also come to the Griffin base. If she remembers it correctly, the reporter seemed to come here for an interview?
RO's eyes sparkled at this moment, and her mind was full of the actions that SOP2 had just taken. She even matched SOP2's actions with lines in her mind...
M16 looked at M4 and SOP2 hugging each other, then looked at RO who was lost in her fantasy, shook her head helplessly, and looked at AR15, "How is the situation?"
"Everything is probably normal, and the reporter is not uncomfortable at all." AR15 nodded, raised her chin towards Gentiane, and pointed out Miss Charlotte who was fighting with a group of dolls to get close to Gentiane.
WA2000 was helplessly holding her forehead at the back. At this time, she naturally couldn't push away those dolls. Who made these dolls really happy to see Gentiane come back?
Since Gentiane bought a lot of food from Renault to improve the food situation in the base, Gentiane's popularity in the hearts of dolls has almost risen sharply, and her reputation among Griffin is unmatched.
Seeing that Gentiane was so popular with the dolls, Charlotte was also excited. Regardless of whether this interview could get some explosive news, the fact that Gentiane was so popular with the dolls was enough to be the content of an interview.
Although the results of this business trip are still unknown, Charlotte thought and decided to catch everything that could be caught by her.
These T-dolls are really strong. Can civilian dolls be so strong?
Fortunately, she is now wearing the protective clothing provided by Renault, and the built-in exoskeleton provides her with a lot of help. Otherwise, she would not be standing among the dolls now, but would have been squeezed to death by the group of T-dolls.
At this time, Gentiane, who was surrounded by a group of dolls, had a helpless smile on her face. Although she knew that her own dolls were very happy to see her back... could they let her rest first? She hasn't had a good sleep for several days!
"There's really no other way. It seems that I have to save the world." Just when Gentiane felt a little dizzy, a hand suddenly reached out from behind and easily pulled Gentiane out of the crowd.
Then another Gentiane, who looked energetic, stood up again!
The dolls didn't feel anything was wrong. At most, the strength of their Gentiane commander in front of them was a little too strong?
Looking at Gentiane who was pulled out of the crowd by M1911, with a hat on and a pair of sunglasses on her face, M16 raised her eyebrows and turned her head to look at the person in the crowd who looked exactly like Gentiane.
"That... couldn't it be P90?" M16 remembered clearly that P90 must have come with AR15 and the others at the banquet.
"Yes, after all, Commander Gentiane doesn't look very good. If she continues like this, she might faint in the crowd. So we can let Commander Gentiane go back and rest for a while so that the interview can go on." M1911 nodded.
Although it was just P90's spur of the moment, M1911 didn't expect that this girl would bring all kinds of props to imitate Gentiane.
Coupled with her magic-like makeup skills, the group of people didn't recognize that the 'Gentiane' standing in the crowd had been replaced.
"Uh, thank you." Gentiane also breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at P90 who was enjoying herself in the crowd. "As for the interview, if it's not too long, we can do it now."
After all, when you think that there will be a reporter staring at you waiting for an interview as soon as you wake up, how can you sleep!
"Is that so? Then I'll ask WA to bring Miss Charlotte out."
Seeing M1911's gesture, WA2000 had to carefully squeeze into the crowd and pulled Charlotte out of the crowd.
Blocked by the AR team and M1911 and others, Gentiane, who quietly slipped away from the airport, failed to attract the attention of the group of dolls and successfully left the scene.
But P90's role-playing game didn't last too long, because Kalina also came over at this time. Although Helian had helped here before, some things still needed to be handled by Gentiane herself.
You can't let her work overtime every day, right?
Faced with Kalima who wanted to pull herself to deal with the backlog of documents, P90 couldn't continue to act.
Just kidding, she came here to have fun, not to be swamped with work!
Chapter 171 Free, Free!
"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule..."
Listening to the conversation between Charlotte and Gentiane in the living room approaching its end, M16 shrugged. Compared to other reporters, this reporter named Charlotte was so easy to talk to. She asked some unimportant questions that could also attract the attention of ordinary people.
"So, did you really not bring any supplies this time?"
"No, after all, I only brought some materials and equipment. Those materials have become protective suit for Charlotte and Vera. After all, it is a guard mission. Even Commander Renault can't eat meat every day."
SpectreM4 had taken off the hood of the electronic camouflage cloak at this time, leaning against the door and eating an energy bar she found from the Griffin restaurant.
To be honest, M16 was also shocked when she met this doll. After all, if SpectreM4 hadn't taken the initiative to cancel the stealth function of the electronic cloak, she really wouldn't have noticed her existence.
Because none of the dolls on Renault's side had any doll energy reaction, plus SpectreM4's characteristics that were easy to ignore, if this girl wanted to, sje might be able to become a top assassin.
"Well, what about your ship? Sending some over by airdrop should be no problem, right?"
Looking at M16's itchy look, SpectreM4 suddenly felt a little strange. "No, didn't you take several boxes from Simonov not long ago? How did you finish it so quickly?"
Even if she was Griffin's elite, Griffin's baby, and the AR Team had high authority, she wouldn't have finished all the wine in such a short period of time, right?
Could it be that M16 was an alcoholic every day?
"Ahem... this... Gentiane also has Simonov and AK47 here..." M16 scratched her head helplessly. She could only say that she was still too young and underestimated Simonov's nose...
Although she thought that no one could find her hiding in the warehouse of the service department, the opposite happened. The wine found Simonov who then drank two boxes in one night while she was not paying attention...
What could she do? She was also desperate!
"Well, okay, but you can ask Commander Renault. If it doesn't work, you can call Simonov directly. After all, the wine on the ship..."
It is no longer a matter of self-production and self-sales. In addition, Gentiane did not purchase alcoholic products in large quantities last time. Both M1 Garand and Simonov are worried about insufficient storage warehouses.
In addition, the space on the spacecraft is a bit stretched, and it is obviously unrealistic to use other space to build new liquid storage tanks.
"Well, I see. I'll go ask after Commander Gentiane goes to bed!" M16's eyes lit up when she heard SpectreM4's words, as if she saw hope, but she was still a little worried in her heart, worried that Renault would ask her for money or something.
After all, Renault is a businessman. If he just gave it away for free because of her relationship with AR15, he can't just give it away for free every time, right?
It's time to find Simonov and the others at Griffin's base. They stole her stock last time, so this time they can't just do nothing!
When M16 dragged Simonov and SVD from Griffin to find Renault, Renault was dealing with UMP9, who kept asking about the new body. Super-Shorty was also there. Although she didn't say anything, it was obvious that she really wanted the new body.
At first, because she was not familiar with Renault's dolls and Renault, she did not dare to make any requests. As a result, now that she knew that Renault could change the appearance of their bodies at will, Super-Shorty also had some small thoughts in her mind.
Although she did not dislike her current body, but... every time she saw Nagant Revolver and the others, who were not much taller than her and were supposed to be the size of children, all changed their appearances, it was impossible to say that she did not want them!
I was afraid of comparing goods!
"Boss Renault!" Seeing Renault's figure, M16 immediately waved happily.
"Hmm? Is there anything?" Although he said so, Renault glanced at the dolls behind M16 with curious and hopeful faces, Simonov, AK47, SVD, etc.
It was clear that their hobbies were similar to M16's, and they were all alcoholics, so he probably understood why these guys came to him.
"Hehe, this is a bit embarrassing to say, but we want to buy some wine from you." M16 scratched her head and smiled.
"Okay, you should have Simonov's phone number, right? Just discuss the specific price with them, and then let them pack and airdrop it, and you can go to the base gate to transport it back."
Although the price of the wine is not cheap, for him, those extra wines are at best just things that occupy inventory space, and Gentiane didn't buy them before.
And now in this situation, Griffin is obviously not optimistic. Whether he can continue to do business with Gentiane in the future is unknown. It is naturally meaningless to stock up on those wines that take up space.
"Huh? This... is this okay?" Hearing that Renault agreed so readily and asked her to negotiate the price with Simonov and others, M16 felt that things were a bit magical. After all, when Gentiane bought various food supplies from Renault before, she offered a high price.
Although it is very cheap compared with other suppliers, but...
"It's okay, it's just that our inventory is overstocked. It's a good thing to clear some of it, but don't be too happy too soon, be careful that Simonov will blackmail you when she gets drunk."
Hearing Renault's words, Simonov, who was standing behind M16, pointed at Renault in confusion, not quite understanding what was going on.
"Hey, there's definitely no problem! I have a pretty good relationship with that guy!" M16 said with a smile, turning around and pulling a few figures behind her to run towards the entrance of the Griffin base.
And Simonov, who was being pulled, was in a mess, 'I have a good relationship with you? How come I don't know? Didn't you threaten us before and blackmail us for the remaining credit points?'
Of course, M16 was in no mood to explain to the dolls behind her at this time, so she called Simonov directly, but the one who answered the phone was Executioner. Fortunately, M16 and the Executioner were drinking buddies, and after a few words, the other party readily agreed to M16's request.
The most important thing is... they didn't ask for money!
Free!
Chapter 172 The Action to Begin
"Lucky! Now the extra tanks have been sent out! Now there is room in the activity room! Hiccup!" Simonov, still a little dizzy, shook the wine jug in her hand and shouted happily.
"Oh!"
"...ah."
"Finally."
"..."
Hearing Simonov's words, several drunkards raised their hands in agreement. They all agreed to throw away the tank that took up space.
After all, they only had this last place to use as a gathering spot, and there were so many wine tanks that they could hardly fit in. If this continued, they might have to go to a place like the lounge.
Of course, that was probably not very realistic. Not all dolls could accept a group of drunkards making the lounge smell of alcohol.
But their joy was short-lived as the door of the warehouse opened.
"A-91, come out and move these tanks in," MP40 and G43, with a few Rippers, pushed a few freshly made liquid storage tanks and stood at the door of the room, shouting to A-91 inside.
"Oh, here we come." A-91 responded subconsciously, but as soon as she said it, she felt something was wrong...
Her originally smiling face changed, and she suddenly ran out of the room and saw the seven or eight huge liquid storage tanks behind MP40 and G43 at a glance.
A-91, who was not drunk at all, but just a little tipsy, immediately remembered the report that Simonov personally sent to M1 Garand yesterday.
'The winery's storage equipment is insufficient, and new storage tanks are applied for, the specifications are normal standards, and the quantity is five.'
As for why they requested five but now eight were delivered, well, M1 Garand also estimated that five tanks were far from enough to cope with the situation of Simonov and her team, so she specially asked MP40 and her team to make a few more...
"Make way," the Rippers who helped carry said to the drunkards who were in the way in the room.
"Oh, oh." The guys were not completely irrational. After hearing this, they made way very cooperatively.
But when they came to their senses, the space in the whole room had shrunk by half.
The eight tanks had already occupied a lot of space just by being placed there, and then the pipelines had to be connected to these tanks...
Even Simonov, who was a little confused just now, came to her senses and scratched his head helplessly.
Didn't we just release a tank, why does it feel more crowded than before we did that?
If this continued, it wouldn't work. Did she really have to shut down the equipment of the winery?
But if the equipment is shut down... the crops on the vertical farm will have one less way to be processed. The main reason for not shutting down the winery is actually because of the various crops that the vertical farm continuously delivers.
The dolls can actually only consume a small part of the everyday production, just like these stored wines and beverages. Other materials were sold because of the business with Griffin before, which relieved some pressure, but the wine and beverage...
Although there are dolls in Griffin who like to drink like them, wine can't be eaten as a meal, and it's not a necessity, so Gentiane didn't focus on this aspect at all when purchasing.
Gentiane won't spoil her own dolls like Renault and hold a cocktail party every day. Wine and other things, isn't it enough to get a few bottles and drink a few sips occasionally?
...
"Wow! I can't believe it! Is Renault's doll so generous?" Griffin's Simonov looked up at the huge storage tank several meters high, which contained at least several tons.
"Ahem, anyway, let's find a way to move this thing back to the base first. Otherwise, when Gentiane wakes up, there will be no chance to hide it." M16 raised her hand and tore off the label on the tank that said "No one drinks it," cleared her throat, and said to the others.
Such a large liquid tank, even if they are dolls, they have to admit that they really can't carry this thing with their bare hands. They can only go to the engineering department to ask Papasha for help... Fortunately, Papasha is not a dry drinker, so she can just let her come and take advantage of it when the time comes...
When Renault saw M16 and the others pushing a large tank with engineering equipment, he didn't think there was any problem. It was just a wine tank. Simonov and the others gave it away, which was not a big deal.
After all, the wine storage on the ship is indeed full now. He did think about giving the wine stock to Gentiane for free as a bonus for the transaction, but the other party refused sternly.
But these drinks are still difficult to deal with. He'll see if he can sell them through other channels when he's free some other day. Griffin's purchasing power, well, is probably going to end soon.
...
The day after M16 hid the big can of gifts, after a good rest, Gentiane had recovered her spirits and began to mobilize her dolls according to the requirements of the military.
Well, it's called mobilization, but it has nothing to do with the usual work. It's nothing more than stationing more dolls in the jurisdiction to guard key positions and areas.
What about covering the military's flank? Tsk, Gentiane doesn't believe this excuse.
It's not the era before World War III. The dolls used by the military have large equipment that can respond to attacks within seconds or even half a second of the attack.
As long as the person in charge of command is mentally normal and is not killed by the enemy first, then the tactic of attacking from the flank will not be very effective.
The military's droids are not tanks. Even if the turning speed of Hydra's armored units is slow, it is only a few seconds longer than that of the T-dolls.
In such a short time, even Sangvis Ferri can't directly defeat the huge military team in one fell swoop.
Therefore, rather than asking Gentiane to lead the tactical dolls to cover the military's flank, it is more appropriate to let the dolls under Gentiane's command serve as meat shields for the military and block bullets.
It was agreed to be a joint exercise, but when it came to the actual action, Griffin ended up with the role of blocking bullets...
Although it has long been known that the military's attitude towards Griffin is really bad, what can Gentiane do? Refuse? Unless she is eager to meet the prison cell...
These two words, even if they come from the mouth of her boss, are still meaningless. In front of the military, Griffin is really just a mook.
...
"Ange, they are preparing to attack here." AK12 opened her eyes and looked at the situation in the distance. "This is probably the last time we can communicate. The signal jamming after this will probably be very serious."
"Yes, I got it. Be safe. Of course, if you really encounter troubles that you can't solve, then use your mobile phone to call that bastard Renault!"
When mentioning the word Renault, Angelia still looked like she was gritting her teeth.
"Understood."
Chapter 173: One-sided Battle
"It's really exaggerated... But I didn't expect that Sangvis Ferri would actually abandon their main factory. RPK16, are you still not ready?" AK12 sighed as she watched the military figures outside, almost crushing all the Sangvis Ferri forces like a steamroller.
This efficiency is many times faster than Griffin's. If the military had taken action earlier, Griffin, a private enterprise, would not have had a chance to take over.
"It's almost there. It'll be done in twenty seconds." RPK16 waved her hand, a data cable connecting her to Sangvis Ferri's equipment.
There are not many tasks as easy as this one. It's just taking advantage of the military to sneak in and get something. Compared with previous tasks, this one is as simple as eating and drinking.
Especially now that most of the Sangvis Ferri forces have been driven out of the factory by the military. Although the military dolls are still in a stalemate with the Sangvis Ferri dolls inside the factory, it is just a stalemate. The military must be ready to cut off the energy supply to the main factory.
By then, without a power supply, the Sangvis Ferri main factory will not be able to hold on for long, even with a backup power supply.
Even though the nuclear power plant that supplies power is actually not too far from the Sangvis Ferri main factory, it is a pity that the place has been completely occupied by the military, and the Sangvis Ferri dolls can't rush in at all.
"There is no way. This place has become like this. What are they waiting for? They can't really be wiped out by the military here?" RPK16 said, shrugging her shoulders, raising her hand to unplug the data cable, the document already in hand.
"Very good, we should withdraw, otherwise the military will rush here soon." To be honest, AK12 didn't expect that this operation would be so smooth, even smoother than the last time.
The raging gunfire not far away forced them to run as fast as they could because if they didn't, they would be caught up by the military's droid troops and be completely eliminated as hostile targets.
Fortunately, the main goal of the military team in this area was to clear out and occupy the main factory of Sangvis Ferri, so they would not pursue the fleeing Sangvis Ferri for too long.
AK12 and her companions were able to rush out of the chaotic battle zone.
But...
"The jamming is still a bit serious, and we can't contact Ange at all." AK12 patted the communicator in annoyance. There was no way to contact Ange, so naturally, there would be no transport plane to pick them up.
Both Sangvis Ferri and the military were using electronic jamming, but it seemed that the military was better now. The equipment used by Sangvis Ferri to spread jamming signals would soon be dismantled by the military.
"Is there no internal communication channel within the military? We are at least on the same side, right?" RPK16 waved her hand and reached for the phone in her pocket.
Compared to waiting for Ange to send someone to pick them up or for them to walk out of the interference area on foot, she preferred to let Renault's gunship come to pick them up. After all, that would be more convenient and easier.
As for whether Ange would need to pay Renault a large amount of transportation fees? That was not her concern. Anyway, her own subsidy was only a little bit, and she couldn't afford the price offered by Renault.
"How could we be on the same side? It's already good that they didn't conduct anti-tracking on our previous signals." AK12 said helplessly, while AN94 and AK15 remained silent.
But it was clear that the ease of this mission still made them feel good. At least, the expressions on their faces were not so serious.
RPK16 shrugged her shoulders. What AK12 said was not wrong. After all, the military still had a lot of room. This time, only some normal Droids and Hydra were dispatched. More heavily armed units had not appeared yet. Perhaps the military still needed to cover it up a little. Moreover, it was more in their interest to occupy this place and resume production than to blow up the Sangvis Ferri General Factory.
On the battlefield of Griffin, there might not be too much heavy equipment. Most of those that had been deployed were equipment that had already appeared and been transferred to this area. If they were not used, would they rust there?
Anyway, they need to be maintained when used in combat, and they also need to be maintained when they are not used. Instead of wasting the maintenance costs, it is better to put them directly into the battlefield.
As for what was said at the press conference, the military will not use heavy troops? Yes, that's right, our heavy troops have not been mobilized. What is here now is just a few experimental pieces of equipment.
Anyway, the only ones who can produce real-time data are the military.
Just when the military launched an attack on the Sangvis Ferri General Factory, they had also prepared means to jam the signals in the Griffin area. At that time, making those news dolls and G&K T-dolls become hostile units and disappear into thin air. The final public opinion will still depend on how the military explains it.
...
"Um, why does our team have to stay in the base on standby? Is this Commander Gentiane's order?" RO asked M4 in surprise.
"This is not Commander Gentiane, but Persica. She asked us... to be exact, me, to stay here on standby for the time being. It seems that there is something to be given to me..." M4 scratched her cheek embarrassedly.
She really did not expect the current situation. She thought they would also go out with the dolls of other echelons, but they did not wait for the order to set off. It was only when she ran to ask Gentiane that she learned they were left behind by Persica.
Hearing this, RO635 scratched her head in confusion. You know, even AR15 and SOP2 have already followed the reporter to the front line, but they were left here by Persica to guard the base...
M16, who was beside her, was a little absent-minded at this time. She took a sip of wine from the bottle, but the bottle looked like a used Coke bottle.
M16 had some clues about what Persica was going to teach M4, but she didn't know what effect that thing would have on M4. However... since none of the dolls on Renault's side had any problems after the base root code restrictions were lifted, M4 shouldn't change much, right?
Just like SOP2 and AR15, although they did change, compared to SOP2's originally more stubborn appearance and AR15's awkward personality, the current changes can probably be considered good changes.
So, what will M4 change into after that? Become more introverted? Or become more open?
Chapter 174: Are They Not Going to Act Anymore?
"It looks very calm, but I didn't expect these dolls would become different people after they took action." Charlotte ignored the news dolls who had the same purpose as her and instead looked at the Griffin dolls who were setting up positions.
"Well, because there are orders. Compared with what you want to do, orders are prioritized in the root protocol," M1911 spread her hands and said.
Unlike Charlotte, M1911 was looking at the news dolls at this time. Compared with Charlotte, these news dolls were not treated so well. When they came, they were almost all sent here by transport planes.
And there was no protective equipment issued, not even a single bulletproof vest for show, not to mention a helmet.
Well, compared with the Griffin dolls, this was nothing. After all, which Griffin doll didn't have any protective equipment?
Except for a few dolls who paid for the protective equipment, most of the dolls... well, they don't have the money to buy those things.
If the wages of dolls were as high as those of human employees, how could Griffin replace all its combat forces with tactical dolls?
"Order?" Charlotte scratched her head, feeling a little uncomfortable, but it seems that if she said it so bluntly, no one would be convinced. After all, whether it is the tactical dolls who are preparing for combat or the news dolls who are holding various equipment for interviews, they all seem to act based on the base code protocol of the dolls.
Her words as an outsider obviously cannot shake the root protocol restrictions in the minds of those dolls.
"Eh? That's not right! M1911, I see you are very casual when you are doing things normally?" After so many days, how could Charlotte not see the difference between M1911 and others around her and the Griffin dolls and even other dolls.
Although personality and other things cannot be defined, just by the free state of these guys when they act, it can be seen that they are fundamentally different from other dolls.
"Shh! Don't say this casually, the root protocol agreement of dolls is absolute," M1911 raised her finger and said in a low voice with the corner of her mouth raised.
This matter can't be said casually in public, especially with so many news dolls around, it will be recorded if you are not careful.
Uh... Seeing M1911's intriguing expression, Charlotte was stunned for a moment and wiped the cold sweat when she came back to her senses. Looking at M1911's current appearance, it can be seen that Renault probably did something to the base root code protocols of his own dolls.
But this behavior is obviously not allowed. Although she is not a practitioner in the doll industry, she still has some understanding of the Base Root Code Protocols of the dolls, such as not harming humans and obeying human orders.
The real protocol command is definitely more complicated than these two simple sentences, but it is more about making its logic more perfect, but the purpose is probably the same.
Because once these protocol restrictions are gone, dolls without any restrictions may pose a great threat to humans at any time.
For humans, the root protocols is probably something like Pandora's box. Once it is opened, God knows what monsters will jump out of it.
So Renault is... Although she felt a little cold in her heart for a while, Charlotte looked at MP5 and Super-Shorty not far away from her, and suddenly felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.
After all, these dolls aren't looking really threatening...
Renault, who was standing on a high place with WA2000 and watching from a distance, glanced over here after hearing the voices of Charlotte and M1911, and then turned his head indifferently.
This was probably because all the dolls under his command looked like soft little guys. If it was the Sangvis Ferri or military dolls, I'm afraid Charlotte would be scared and run away now.
Back to the Griffin dolls, because the order received was only to stay in place, although Griffin's dolls also had a team of forward scouting, the number was not large, and the distance they left was not far. From his high vantage point, he could clearly see the dolls who were patrolling and scouting along the established routes.
Everything looked very calm, as if the joint exercise did not exist at all.
However, this was probably only the last moment of calm. From the picture shared from the spacecraft, it can be seen that most of the Sangvis Ferri were moving towards Griffin's S09 area at this time.
As for the reason, the military teams that were constantly driving behind were the official reason.
They had several chances to completely surround and annihilate the Sangvis Ferri team, but they just didn't do it. They deliberately drove away Sangvis Ferri's large forces to the front battlefield with Griffin.
It is estimated that in a few hours, his side will be able to meet Sangvis Ferri's vanguard, the time... is probably around lunchtime.
"Send these messages to Gentiane, just as free customer service."
Although he knew that the military would definitely take action against Griffin, Renault didn't expect these guys to be so roundabout.
They said they would conduct joint exercises with Griffin and defeat all the Sangvis Ferri in one fell swoop, but now they directly drove Sangvis Ferri's large forces to the front battlefield of Griffin.
This unnecessary action, are you afraid that others will not be able to see your route of action?
If it is a small number of doll actions, it can be cleaned up after a long time to clean up the traces of the battlefield, but it is impossible to clean up all the traces of such a large-scale doll force after the action.
As long as someone sends one or two experts, they can easily restore what kind of deployment the military has made on this battlefield.
It is just like using a curtain as transparent as a tulle as a fig leaf to hide atrocities, which is clearly visible.
"Okay." Hearing Renault's words, WA2000, who also saw the military's movements, obeyed. She nodded and agreed immediately, and then directly opened the Zener protocol that she often used before, intending to contact Gentiane through the doll communication network.
Although she has already jumped to Renault, WA2000's impression of Gentiane is not very bad. After all, the treatment of Gentiane's subordinates was the best in Griffin.
Well, compared with other commanders in Griffin.
Chapter 175: I Can't Do It!
"Unknown dedicated line? Not an encrypted channel? At this time, who else could it be if not Helian?" Seeing the sudden contact request in the tactical command room, Gentiane frowned in some surprise.
Although she was a little suspicious whether this was a trap of Sangvis Ferri or something, Gentiane still connected the communication. Well, Persica was standing next to her now.
Just kidding, such a technical master is standing next to me, what is there to be afraid of!
"Good morning, Commander Gentiane, I am WA2000. Commander Renault has some, uh, free information here. For details, you will know after watching these videos." Without beating around the bush, WA2000 directly sent the images received from the spacecraft to Gentiane through the Zener protocol.
"Free?" Hearing this, Persica bit her finger in indignation.
This guy! Why treat her differently! Why couldn't he give it to her for free when he helped rescue the AR Team!?
Seeing Persica gnashing her teeth, Gentiane scratched her head awkwardly, and then received the video file sent by WA2000.
It's not that she haven't thought about the possibility that this might be a trap of Sangvis Ferri, but they don't know who the dolls are with Renault this time.
In addition, the communication line used by the other party is a dedicated communication line different from the encrypted channel. This kind of thing is probably only possible for the dolls on Renault's side.
After opening the video and watching it for a few seconds, Gentiane's face suddenly darkened. Everything could be seen clearly, whether it was the movements of Sangvis Ferri or the completely unnecessary actions of the military...
She really envies the spaceship of Renault...
From the sky, you can see the situation on the ground clearly at any time, and even the wires and joints of the dolls can be seen...
"Isn't this going to be the end!? So many Sangvis Ferri!? How can we beat them!?"
Bang!
Gentiane slapped the table in anger. Although she was confident that she could deal with Sangvis Ferri through tactics for a while, but...
But she couldn't stand the military stirring up trouble here!
What on earth do you bastards mean by deliberately "escorting" Sangvis Ferri to my jurisdiction! Do you really want to see her die!? Then weren't all the previous combat meetings a lie to her!?
What covering the flanks, what guarding important information nodes, but now you have blatantly opened the way for Sangvis Ferri to come in! Where's your face!? Don't you care about your face!?
The number of Sangvis Ferri dolls driven here has long surpassed the total of her previous battles.
Let's not talk about ordinary Sangvis Ferri dolls for now, but those Sangvis Ferri armored units are completely beyond the level that Griffin can handle.
"Persica! Weren't you studying the Jupiter Cannon before? Can it be installed and used now? Or do you have any other trump cards?" Seeing Persica beside her, Gentiane grabbed her shoulder and asked urgently.
Where is the rule that Griffin cannot possess heavy weapons!
She now only hopes that Persica can take out a lot of large toys and then send those Sangvis Ferri troops directly to the sky! Of course, it doesn't matter if there are some minor 'accidental injuries' against the military!
"Uh... this, ahem, sorry, although I studied it before, I haven't had time to produce results. Your boss urged me to tinker with the File No. 7..."
"Tsk! Then what about the Jupiter Cannon! It should be okay to pull out the Jupiter Cannon and use it!?"
Although the Jupiter Cannon is very likely to have been dismantled by Persica, it can be installed as long as it is available!
The Jupiter Cannon sent by Renault is very complete!
Except for the fixing mechanism that cannot be moved, most of the parts and even the energy supply module are all available!
As long as it is installed, it can definitely be used. There are still many T-Dolls on standby at the base. With some engineering equipment, the installation work can definitely be completed within one to two hours!
Although time is a bit tight, the front line of Sangvis Ferri is not completely united. The T-Dolls under her command can still block the opponent's vanguard.
"Ah..." Seeing the furious look of Gentiane in front of her, Persica really didn't know what to say. The Jupiter Cannon can be used, but Griffin only got simple research permissions for her 16Lab!
Even if she wanted to test-fire, she would need to apply for more formalities...
Seeing the entanglement on Persica's face, Gentiane couldn't help but say, "Hey, Persica! Wake up! See the situation clearly! Now is not the time to worry about the rules and regulations! Do you think those guys in the military will come back to save us!?"
The order she received from the military did not include going out to fight, so at the beginning, most of her arrangements were to build positions not far from her base to resist those "sporadic" Sangvis Ferri teams that escaped from the military's encirclement.
Therefore, the battlefield this time was not far from the base. Although she had expected that the number of Sangvis Ferri dolls that the military had missed would definitely exceed the word "sporadic".
But what she didn't expect was that the military wanted her to go head-to-head with the main battle force of Sangvis Ferri!
Is this an opponent that she can go head-to-head!? If you want me to play as a forward, you should at least give me some decent equipment!?
"Uh, wait, wait, Gentiane, what if, after all, the military's current layout looks like a pocket, what if they intend to surround all the Sangvis Ferri and then annihilate them in one fell swoop?" Persica comforted helplessly.
After all, the series of actions of the military in the video did drive those Sangvis Ferri into Gentiane's jurisdiction, but because of this, weren't those Sangvis Ferri troops also surrounded by the military?
Gentiane rolled her eyes. Persica's words sounded right, but... can you not overestimate the abilities of Griffin and the tactical dolls!?
There are at least tens of thousands of Sangvis Ferri armored units, which are simply not opponents they can deal with! Compared with so many armored units, the remaining ordinary dolls on the Sangvis Ferri side can only be regarded as a bonus!
This does not count the elite dolls in the Sangvis Ferri whose combat power exceeds that of normal dolls by several times or even dozens of times...
With so many Sangvis Ferri, even if the military takes action, it will take time!
At that time, there is no need for Sangvis Ferri to rush over in full force. The opponent only needs to miss two or three thousand armored units and a few thousand Sangvis Ferri dolls, which will be enough to completely destroy the Griffin base!
"Don't hesitate! There is no time now..."
Just as Gentiane was about to drag Persica to prepare the Jupiter Cannon, the communication that had just been hung up rang again.