The mission location this time is in the most remote area of the southern galaxy, Doradus. It requires two space jumps and an interstellar voyage of eight hours, arriving at 4 p.m.
The starship was running very smoothly on the space route, and after a while, everyone would naturally get bored. Tang Ce glanced at the seats and saw that many people were drowsy, so he simply clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone has nothing to do, why don't you stretch your muscles!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited!
The Sentinels are all physically evolved, with strength, speed, agility, jumping and other abilities dozens of times greater than those of ordinary humans. Their brains are certainly not as good as those of the Guides, but when it comes to fists and feet, neither is worse than the other.
The major armies would often hold internal competitions, and competitions during military school were as common as three meals a day. Tang Ce, a new recruit, actually dared to challenge the veterans? Everyone was just thinking of giving him a lesson.
Everyone was excited and eager to try, even Moer and Yu Ran were attracted over.
Lu Zexuan said calmly, "You can spar with each other. I will be the referee. We will stop when the time is right. Whoever injures the opponent will be deemed the loser." He glanced at Tang Ce and said, "Xiao Tang, since it was you who proposed it, you go first. Let's play a round-robin match."
"Okay!" Tang Ce nodded and looked at Fengniao with a smile: "Sister, will you come first?"
Lin Fengyao raised her eyebrows: "Do you think I'm afraid of you!"
As he said this, he took advantage of his physical flexibility and pounced forward like the wind.
— Combat class, this is a compulsory course for all Sentinels. The guide speaks with his spirit, and the Sentinels, of course, speak with their fists.
The two sentinels rolled up their sleeves and engaged in close combat in the middle of the training ground. The spirits also entered combat mode, staring at each other with eager eyes.
Although Lin Fengyao is a girl, she is flexible and light-footed, and she is not at a disadvantage when fighting against a tall sentinel like Tang Ce. She is a scout of the Falcon Special Forces, and her spiritual body, the hummingbird, is extremely fast. Every punch she throws is as fast as lightning, and Tang Ce can only barely avoid it.
One relied on speed and agility, the other relied on skills and strength. The two fought for more than a minute, and cheers broke out from time to time in the crowd: "Good!" "Kill him, kill him!" "Come on, Sister Bird!"
Of course, the veterans favored the hummingbirds they were more familiar with, and they all cheered them on.
However, Hummingbird is very capable in short-term combat and is good at defeating the enemy quickly, but over time, her physical strength will not be able to keep up.
After a few rounds, the hummingbird gradually fell into a disadvantage. Lin Fengyao was straightforward and withdrew his spirit body directly, saying with a smile: "I admit defeat. I didn't expect that a new soldier like you is so good at fighting?"
Tang Ce chuckled and said, "Not bad, I'm in the top three of this year's military academy graduates in the fighting competition."
When many people heard this, they praised: "Wow, that's good!" "Come on, come on, let me ask for your advice."
—The top three in the fighting competition, this certificate is also on his resume. The identity forged by the marshal for him is exactly that of a young sentinel who often fails in cultural courses but excels in practical courses, with strong limbs, simple mind, and hot-blooded belligerence.
This character is actually very different from Tang Ce himself, but on the one hand, a "hot-blooded and warlike" "brainless" sentinel is easier to play and is not likely to arouse suspicion and vigilance; secondly, Tang Ce's own combat effectiveness is ranked among the best in the Star Legion, so if he plays the role of a student with excellent combat effectiveness, he does not need to hide his strength if he really encounters any danger.
At this time, he appeared to be a "warmonger who was not afraid of tigers and was just starting out in battle", but in fact he was also taking this opportunity to observe everyone's reactions.
The second one to appear was the chameleon. This guy was very interesting. He disappeared while fighting. He could blend into the surrounding environment in an instant. Sometimes he suddenly turned into the color of the floor and lay on the ground to play hide-and-seek with Tang Ce.
Tang Ce's lizard can also change color to adapt to the surrounding environment. The two of them simply started to fight and began to perform close combat "disappearing from time to time". To others, it seemed as if two invisible people were fighting.
Tang Ce won this time by a narrow margin, and happened to catch the chameleon's tail: "Where can you run!"
The chameleon cried out and gave up helplessly.
After killing two generals in a row, Tang Ce was very proud and became more and more courageous. He knew very well that if he wanted to join the Sentinel team, the fastest way was to beat them directly. Among the Sentinels, the most respected thing was strength. Besides, his personality also allowed him to do such a brainless thing.
And as Tang Ce expected, the people who had fought with him were obviously much friendlier towards him.
Someone joked: "Aren't you ashamed that you can't beat a new soldier?"
The two losers said: "I didn't expect him to be so good at fighting!" "We were careless, we were careless!"
The daily atmosphere of the Falcon Special Forces is actually quite good. After all, everyone is a comrade who has experienced life and death together. At critical moments, a powerful teammate can save your life. Therefore, everyone will not reject powerful newcomers, but will only hate the newbies who hold them back.
Lu Zexuan glanced at Yu Ran and found that Yu Ran was looking at Tang Ce intently, with admiration in his eyes.
Lu Zexuan felt uncomfortable, walked to Yu Ran calmly, and asked, "What do you think of Xiao Tang?"
Yu Ran said honestly: "He's quite handsome and a good fighter."
Lu Zexuan: “…”
Suddenly, a strange sour taste came out of his heart. The white eagle flapped its wings unhappily and said in his mind: "The little fox has been looking at that stinky lizard. How can a lizard be as handsome as me? I can even fly! Lizards are so ugly and can only crawl on the ground."
Lu Zexuan said nothing, but looked at the field with a frown.
The atmosphere at the fighting scene became more and more heated. After Tang Ce knocked down two people in a row, he was defeated by the sentinel whose spiritual body was a crocodile by turning defense into offense. His physical strength was almost exhausted, and if he won again, he would easily be suspected.
At this moment, Yu Ran suddenly turned around and walked out - he went to the tea room next door.
Tang Ce observed the people around him calmly.
The moment Yu Ran walked away, several people followed him. Not to mention Lu Zexuan; Fengniao was still secretly observing Yu Ran. In addition, because Moore was close to Yu Ran, he turned his head to take a look when Yu Ran turned to leave; and another person was Deputy Captain Xiong.
Deputy Captain Xiong did not participate in the fight, but stood aside and watched the fight with a smile. But when Yu Ran walked away, he glanced at Yu Ran's back with his peripheral vision—a quick glance without any expression, not obvious, but was keenly caught by Tang Ce.
At this time, the new recruits who joined the special forces with Tang Ce were sparring on the field. The ferocious tigers and crocodiles were entangled with each other. The fight was very intense and exciting. 99% of people's attention was on the field.
These people who are paying attention to Yu Ran are very suspicious.
After a while, Yu Ran came back with a plate in his hand with a few cups of water in it. He had just come from the tea room. Yu Ran handed a few cups to the people who had just finished fighting and said, "If you are thirsty, come and have a drink of water."
Tang Ce unceremoniously took the water cup and drank it all. The sweaty sentinels, such as the hummingbird and the chameleon, also took the water cup and drank the water, saying, "Thank you, Guide Yu."
Yu Ran picked up a glass of water from the middle of the plate, brought it to Lu Zexuan, and said, "Captain Lu, would you like a glass of water too?"
Bai Ying said excitedly in his mind: "You didn't play, but he still remembered to pour water for you! You must be special in his heart!"
Lu Zexuan's sour mood seemed to improve a little, so he took it and drank it.
Wait, why is it a little sweet? Is there something in it? Lu Zexuan turned around and looked at Yu Ran. Facing Yu Ran's clear eyes and frank smile, he drank the water in one breath without any doubt.
In the corner, a person glanced at Lu Zexuan, and after seeing Lu Zexuan drink the water, the person calmly withdrew his gaze. However, he didn't know that all of this was seen by Tang Ce.
Everyone had a great time in this internal fighting competition of the Falcon Special Forces.
Zhao Feng and Zhao Quan were both Class A Sentinels, much stronger than Class A Sentinels. They had fought under General Lu for many years and were very experienced. The elder brother Zhao Feng defeated five people in a row, and the younger brother Zhao Quan was the last to come on the field and defeated his elder brother with his physical advantage.
Zhao Feng was unconvinced and said, "You've never been able to beat me alone!"
Zhao Quan chuckled: "So I won by relying on my skills. I'll let you go up and fight first, and then I'll sit back and reap the benefits."
Lu Zexuan clapped his hands to let everyone stop, and said, "Okay, take a break and prepare for lunch."
Tang Ce took the initiative to walk in front of Hummingbird and said, "Sister Bird, can you teach me your lightning-fast eagle hook?"
Lin Fengyao glanced at him and said, "I've taught you my special skills, how can I survive?"
Tang Ce chuckled: "In the future, when we go out on missions, if you feel hot, I will adjust my body temperature to that of an ice cube and sit next to you, acting as your natural hollow. If you feel cold, I can turn into a furnace in seconds!"
Everyone: “… ”
That’s a good idea!
Lin Fengyao thought about it carefully and decided: "Deal!"
Tang Ce is an active person and a good fighter. He is not afraid of strangers as a new recruit. After this fight, he quickly became familiar with everyone and called them "Sister Bird, Brother Dragon, Brother Fish" in a very affectionate manner.
Seeing him get in so quickly, Yu Ran finally felt relieved. It was indeed a wise decision for the marshal to let him assist him.
In fact, Tang Ce’s personality is not so active. Sometimes, in order to detect the enemy’s movements, he can disguise himself as the environment in a certain place and stay there motionless for several hours, even completely controlling his breathing.
This mission is special. He must find the traitor as quickly as possible and use this method to gain the trust of other sentinels.
Soon it was noon time. After lunch, Lu Zexuan said, "Give everyone two hours for lunch break. You have used up a lot of energy just now. Go back to sleep and recover some energy."
The starship will arrive at Doradus at 4 pm. After a good nap at noon, you can arrange your actions immediately after arriving at the destination.
Everyone returned to their dormitories.
Yu Ran went to the tea room, took out a glass bottle from his pocket, glanced at the white "pills" in the bottle, and his expression turned cold.
He had kept the pills given to him by the Dark Night Organization separately, and he had to find a way to give them to the Marshal, so that the Marshal could arrange for someone to study the ingredients and see if he could find an antidote. And in this bottle, all the candies were replaced by him, a kind of candy with a very similar shape.
There was no other way. He also wanted to change to a colorless and tasteless one so as not to arouse Lu Zexuan's suspicion. However, after searching through all the snack shops, he could only find this candy, which was more than 95% similar to the pills. Even if the insider saw it, he would not be able to tell the real thing from the fake.
Yu Ran quickly put a candy into the cup, turned around and took it to Lu Zexuan's room and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Lu Zexuan's voice came from inside.
Yu Ran walked in with a cup. Lu Zexuan had already taken off his coat and was preparing for a nap. Seeing Yu Ran coming in with water, he was a little confused. Yu Ran whispered, "Captain Lu, can I have a few words with you?"
Whisper! White Eagle said excitedly: "He wants to whisper to you! Quickly open the mental picture and let the little fox come in to play!"
The guide's "whisper" naturally means "dialogue in the spiritual world."
Although there are soundproofing equipment on this starship, there are a large number of A-level sentinels here. Even if you speak close to someone's ear, you may still be overheard. Lu Zexuan nodded and took the initiative to remove the mental barrier. Yu Ran then extended his thought tentacles and gently placed them on his forehead.
The little white fox came to the foot of the snow mountain and went to play with the white eagle.
Yu Ran's voice rang in his mind: "Captain Lu, didn't you notice that the water I handed you was a little sweet?"
Lu Zexuan was stunned for a moment and said, "I found it."
Yu Ran joked, "Why don't you finish drinking it? Aren't you afraid that I will poison you?"
Lu Zexuan said decisively: "How could that be? I believe you won't harm me."
Yu Ran: “…”
Lu Zexuan's frank trust made Yu Ran feel a little guilty.
Ever since he switched guides at Bay Park last time and put his own blood on the body of another guide, making Lu Zexuan mistakenly believe that the person he met at the graduation dance five years ago was that guide, Lu Zexuan dispelled his suspicion of Yu Ran and completely believed in Yu Ran's forged identity.
Lu Zexuan is a very straightforward person. If he doubts someone, he won't employ him. If he employs someone, he won't doubt him. Since he brought Yu Ran into the Falcon Special Forces and took Yu Ran to pay tribute to his most respected brother, he really wants to trust Yu Ran and wants to have a serious relationship with Yu Ran.
So when Yu Ran handed him the water, even though it didn't taste right, he drank it up without hesitation in front of so many people.
Yu Ran sighed and said, "Actually, I added an instant candy to your water."
Lu Zexuan: "... Candy?"
Yu Ran found a reasonable explanation and said, "You have been giving me sweets before. From today on, I will give you two cups of sugar water every day as an exchange. Is that okay?"
You give me sweets, and I give you sweet water? This is like the fun between young lovers.
Lu Zexuan's heartbeat was a little faster, and he said subconsciously: "No problem."
Yu Ran handed him the water and said with a smile, "Thank you for your cooperation, General Lu. Drink it."
Lu Zexuan took the cup of water and drank it, seeming a little embarrassed.
Yu Ran looked at the sentry in front of him who completely trusted him, and his heart trembled slightly.
Lu Zexuan, do you know that if I am really an undercover sent by the Dark Night Organization, you may become my puppet if you drink this glass of water! How could this silly White Eagle not be on guard at all? Don't you know that foxes are the best at deceiving people
After coming out of Lu Zexuan's room, Yu Ran held the empty cup with mixed feelings.
Lu Zexuan believed in him very much, and he didn't know why he felt happy and guilty at the same time. In short, this was the first time he experienced such a complex emotion.
Forget it, there is no time to think about these, let's just act according to the plan. He fed Lu Zexuan water and mixed the pills in the water. This was the organization's requirement. The inner ghost must be very pleased to see him doing things according to the requirements, right
(End of this chapter)