Cherry City, the suburbs.
In the courtyard of the safe house, the three of John did not stop their work because of the arrival of the old general. Under the watchful eyes of the guards, the three of them still cleaned up the messy courtyard at home as before.
Delbon, who had expressed his desire to help before, naturally continued to clean up.
However, the member of the 'Clock Tower' stationed in the 'Ground Reconnaissance Bureau' was keenly aware of the difference between the three.
John was concentrating on the work in hand, but the breath on his body became colder and colder, like the cold wind blowing from the depths of the forest in winter night, making people shiver.
Brian, who seems to be diligent, is actually a little absent-minded. When moving the fig tree, his eyes will always involuntarily scan the guards in front of the safe house. A harmless and warm smile.
It's just that when the guard's gaze deviates, there will be a trace of evil spirit in his eyes.
And McCall
His eyes were full of vigilance.
Not only was he vigilantly looking in the direction of the safe house, he was also full of vigilance towards the helicopter that was parked, and the hand that was holding the broom handle was even more bruised.
Delbon would never doubt the determination of John, Brian, and McCall to fight back once those guards did something excessive.
He didn't want to be involved in it.
"Hey guys."
"It's fine."
"That old general is a good man."
Delbon began to try to liven up the oppressive atmosphere.
"Well, I can tell."
Brian nodded.
"Good guy?"
"Good people are the scariest."
"Because he thought that what he did was for your own good, and the people around him also thought it was a good thing because he was a good person. As for you, the most direct participant?"
"No one will ask you what you think."
"Or, no one pays attention to your thoughts at all."
"After all, you are not them."
McCall sneered, his hands resting on the shovel, and a flash of memory flashed in his eyes.
There is no doubt that the memory is definitely not a good one.
"So, I hate people and prefer dogs."
John rarely spoke.
He straightened up, with vicissitudes and hesitation in his eyes, and after looking around at the outsiders, he gestured towards Brian and McCall.
With a very simple gesture, he stretched out his fingers and pointed at himself, Brian, and McCall, and then clenched his fists and raised them in the air.
Immediately, Brian and McCall nodded.
And, act separately.
Brian and McCall left, while John stayed where they were. Delbon looked at the two who had left, and then at John who was continuing to clean up the courtyard, and couldn't help but open his mouth.
"What does it mean?"
"Aren't we in a group?"
"Can you tell me a little bit?"
"Otherwise it would make me look like a fool."
Delbon asked again and again.
No one wants to be a fool, especially after Delbon discovered the secrets of these three men, his heart was as curious as if being scratched by claws.
"clean."
John said lightly.
"?"
Delbon replied with a teasing expression. Although he didn't understand what happened at all, he was sure that it would definitely not be about cleaning.
Subconsciously, Delbon wanted to open his mouth to ask again, but seeing John's cold face, the member of the 'Clock Tower' stationed in the 'Ground Investigation Bureau' swallowed his words back.
Of course not fear!
He just thinks cleaning is good too.
Look, isn't it a pity to have petals all over the place
With so many petals, it is the best choice to make toilet water and essential oils.
He wants to use his actions to turn all waste into treasure.
Immediately, Delbon acted.
And Delbon didn't notice at all, John glanced at him from the corner of his eye.
Is this the 'mysterious side person'
John thought silently.
Then, after comparing Jason and his previous enemy Edward, he couldn't help shaking his head.
This is fake, right
It must be.
Husbands often mix with wolves, don't they
With such a definition, John stopped paying more attention to the other party, and he started to complete the work in hand.
As for other things
He believes that Brian and McCall will do better.
Just as he believed that Jason could handle this conversation well.
Inside the safe house, Jason was sitting on the sofa.
On the opposite side is the old general, and on the left is the old instructor—this conversation started after the old instructor entered the safe room.
There were only three people in the entire living room.
The rest of the people left under the signal of the old general.
"Nice house, simple and functional."
The old instructor praised with a smile.
It's not perfunctory, but he really likes the style here, without any complicated decorations, with the simplest appearance, to achieve the original purpose, just like fighting, things that can be solved with one punch, don't grind He said a lot of nonsense, and when he got to the end, he couldn't convince the other party, so he still had to rely on his fists.
As for convincing the other party
The old instructor firmly believes that fists are the best education, far more than verbal warnings.
"John is a great guy."
"Brian, McCall too."
"Do you know how I feel after seeing the information of the three of them?"
"I just wanted to grab my adjutant and ask him why he put these three exaggerated guys outside the army, and then I couldn't help but want them to join this 'civilian conscription'."
The old general spread his hands half-jokingly.
"Civil conscription?"
Jason asked about topics of interest.
And about the John trio
They are friends, but he has no right to give any answer for the three of John.
Everything depends on their own choice.
Similarly, Jason believed that the three of John would do the same when encountering similar things.
Mutual respect is the basis of becoming friends.
"Well, civil conscription!"
The old general nodded, and his body, which had been sitting upright, became even more straight. He suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth, and said with a serious face: "The current situation is not good for us."
"On the frontal battlefield with the Sabi Stars, we won partial victories, but overall, we were at a disadvantage."
"Even, an absolute disadvantage."
Speaking of this, the old general frowned.
He really didn't want to admit this, but his integrity as a soldier made him not hide it.
"The moon is just the opponent's outpost."
"The home star where they are located is the other's base."
"And now, we don't even know where their home planet is."
"But instead, they know where we are—"
"ground!"
"They have already begun to infiltrate us, and it is very difficult for us to defend against such infiltration."
After the old general finished speaking, he took a deep breath and fell silent.
Jason is very clear that the so-called 'difficult to defend' does not only refer to those 'infiltrators', but also the 'warships' that appeared in the sky before.
How this battleship appeared, Jason didn't know.
But he knew what the appearance of this 'battleship' meant.
It means that the Sabi people can easily destroy any city on the ground, it means that the Sabi people can destroy any landmark building on the ground at will, and it means that countless ordinary people will become one by one that can be easily erased numbers.
"It came out, didn't we find anything?"
Jason asked.
The word "us" made the old instructor laugh.
The old man, who seemed to be as strong as a bear, patted Jason on the shoulder vigorously, and then said.
"No."
"Whether it's from Rael or from me, there is no discovery at all."
"It's as if it just appeared out of nowhere."
"And that in itself is impossible."
The old instructor said, looking at the old general.
He believed that this old friend's subordinates should have made bigger discoveries after the initial exploration.
In fact, it is.
The old general raised his right hand, and a report began to appear on the microcomputer.
The report data is complicated, with various numbers and symbols that Jason has seen appearing in it, but there are more symbols that Jason has never seen before.
μ? ∑? wff? ??
What's this
Why do I feel like I've seen it, but can't remember it
After exploring his memory for three seconds, Jason quickly saw the bottom summary.
This is a 'live' battleship.
There are both mechanical and biological responses.
It does not belong to any kind of existence in our cognition.
"A living battleship?"
Jason suddenly realized.
No wonder it's so delicious.
wrong!
No wonder I resisted when I ate the power core.
"The battleship is still alive?"
The old instructor's eyes widened in surprise.
"I don't know, it's also the first time I've seen it."
The old general shook his head.
"So, it can escape our monitoring?"
"like this?"
The old instructor frowned, took a deep breath, and made a curled up posture.
His body, which was originally as strong as a bear, immediately shrunk a little.
Just a little bit, it still looks like a bear.
Before it was the lazy, well-fed bear.
Now it was the bear who took a deep breath and was about to climb a tree to steal honey.
But Jason understood the meaning.
Since the battleship is alive, can such a battleship change its shape
What would this living battleship look like in normal times
Or, what can it pretend to be
besides!
What would it taste like in disguise
Saliva began to secrete in Jason's mouth involuntarily.
Can't be dominated by 'appetite'!
Jason immediately came back to his senses and began to tell himself.
"General Fono, what about the other cities?"
Jason shifted his focus.
"It's all under control, and only such a strange warship has appeared."
The old general replied.
"is that so?"
Jason frowned.
He definitely didn't regret that he could only eat one battleship, but was thinking whether this meant that such a battleship was also very rare for the Sabi Stars, and they could only send one.
Or, only under the premise of sending a ship, it will not be discovered.
When Jason said such an idea, the old general nodded immediately.
"People in the staff department have put forward such an idea before, and we will rearrange the radar."
"besides… "
"Jason, would you like to become a full-time soldier?"
The old general looked at Jason and extended an invitation.
"The Master Chief will be fine."
Jason replied like this.
"Understood."
The old general nodded again, and then, the old general stood up, ready to leave.
For Lieutenant General Rael Funo, time is precious.
The reason why he was able to spare time to deal with Jason was because Jason showed a formidable strength that cannot be ignored, and he played a key role in this battle.
Especially the latter, otherwise, no matter how powerful he was, the old general wouldn't appear at all.
After all, there is no shortage of powerful 'mysterious side people' around him.
"Your meritorious deeds have been recorded. If you need anything, just tell Cortana directly, and she will take full responsibility."
Before pushing the door to leave, the old general said.
"OK."
Jason replied.
Standing in the courtyard in front of the door, Jason and the old instructor watched the old general leave by helicopter.
Before boarding the plane, Cortana, who was the liaison officer, turned her head and waved to Jason.
Jason nodded slightly in response.
"The military is actually a nice place."
"There are some secret techniques lost to the outside world, as well as those potions."
"Jason, if you join, Rael will definitely not be stingy."
The old instructor stood aside and said with a little regret.
Regarding this, Jason looked indifferent.
In a world with a 'mysterious side', the power of the official cannot be underestimated.
It is not inconceivable that some secret arts that seem to be lost to the outside world appear in the official secret library.
Even, to a certain extent, it will far exceed the imagination of ordinary mysterious people.
Inheritance will always appear in any organization.
Especially, the side that got the victory.
As long as the wrist is good enough, you can easily get everything of the loser.
If not, how did the 'Spartan Potion' come about
Jason absolutely didn't believe that it was because of the Sabi aliens' invasion that the 'Ground Investigation Bureau' and the 'Mysterious Side' cooperated to develop such a special medicine in less than a year.
It must be, and it has been researched very early.
The addition of the 'mysterious side' may have played a catalytic role.
It's also possible that it's just some sort of cover-up.
But no matter what, Jason would not choose to officially join.
Not only because he doesn't like being restrained, but also because he has too many secrets.
Once discovered, it is a lot of trouble.
Trouble becomes a scourge.
Jason didn't want himself to be a scourge.
I don't even want to be seen as a scourge.
Seeing Jason's indifferent appearance, this bear-like old man couldn't help but patted Jason's shoulder hard again.
This time, even harder than before.
"Young people should be more energetic, and don't imitate those mysterious sticks and put on a pretentious posture."
"I will often come to 'Bronze Unyielding' from now on. Those little guys are looking forward to your appearance, especially after going through the scene just now... 'Battleship'? What a terrifying talent."
With such words, the old instructor also left.
After Delbon waved goodbye to the old instructor, Jason had already walked in front of him.
"Master Jason?"
Delbon stared blankly at Jason approaching.
"Do you remember your previous promise?"
Jason asked seriously.
Seeing Jason's serious look, Delbon immediately recalled carefully what kind of promise he had made to Jason.
However, after thinking about it for a long time, I didn't think of it.
"Can you give me a hint?"
"You know, too many things have happened in the past two days, and my brain is no longer enough."
Delbon raised his right hand, pinched his index finger with his thumb, showing a little knuckle of one index finger, with an embarrassed smile on his face.
"You said earlier that you knew a nice shop..."
"Please eat!"
"right!"
"I promised to treat you to dinner!"
"Shall we go now?"
"It will take a while to return to the city from here, just in time for dinner."
Before Jason finished speaking, Delbon thought of his promise, and said again and again.
At the same time, Delbon heaved a sigh of relief.
Just scared him to death.
He thought he had forgotten some important promise.
It turned out to be a meal.
Isn't it just a meal
If you can still eat him and go bankrupt, he won't succeed.