Steel steam and flame

Sensing Atuohuan coming over, Selmer turned around and nodded as a greeting, and then focused on the gun in his hand. It was a light machine gun. Although the model was positioned in the light range, the specifications of the gun itself had touched the bottom line of heavy duty. And after precise artificial modification, both the rate of fire and the stability have been greatly improved.

Selmer is conducting routine maintenance and inspections to ensure that no fatal malfunctions occur during combat. There were several semi-elliptical disk-shaped magazines on the side, and there was also a large bag of bullets. The dazzling light flashed under the firelight, which was enough to verify the huge power of the gun in his hand when it was actually fired. Selmer's body type was just right for this kind of weapon, and the recoil caused by continuous shooting was completely negligible given his physical strength. All that needs to be considered is the quality of the firearm itself. At least until the light machine gun is completely scrapped, Selmer's body will not be in bad condition due to shooting.

He originally wanted to directly carry the portable heavy machine gun to fight, but this idea was later completely rejected by Ye Jielin and Atuohuan. The firepower is already intense enough, and the subsequent consideration is mobility and agility in combat.

Selmer, who had long been accustomed to a stone-like personality, seemed to be quietly leaving him after his words gradually left his life, along with his body language, facial expressions, and the look in his eyes. I don't know if this is beneficial or harmful. But for him and Ye Jielin, there were no major problems in the communication between the three. How long did it take for this tacit understanding to be formed? Atuohuan could not find that time point.

In other words, it is because Selmer has become increasingly simple in nature, and when communicating with him, complex things like language have reached the point where it is no longer useful.

Large streams of white steam came out of the kettle, and there was a slight whistling sound. It had been boiling for a while.

After Atohuan greeted Selmer, he picked up a steel cup from the edge of the fire. The fat and fat all over his body did not affect his bending movements at all. In Selmer's eyes, the swollen fat around Atuohuan's waist seemed to be a light thing at this moment. When Atuohuan bent over, it moved towards the surrounding area like a life. , making his movements almost the same as those of a normal person.

After pouring more than half a cup of white-steamed water, Atuohuan took the cup and walked towards a large camping tent not far from the fire. The zipper above was not closed, and white light leaked from it, forming a sword-like white shadow on the ground.

There is a simple folding table inside. Ye Jielin is sitting on one side, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that may only serve a formal purpose, holding a book and looking at it. The book is thick and hard-covered, with "The Second Kind of Creatures (2)" written on the cover.

It wasn't until Atuohuan's huge body covered all the tent exits that Ye Jielin put down the book, took off her eyes, and looked towards Atuohuan.

"Thank you." Ye Jielin breathed out, and her tense body relaxed as if deflated. Atuohuan put down the cup, and there was a thick stack of encrypted files on the table.

Ye Jielin took the cup, took a sip and then put it down. At this time, Atuohuan sat down. The chair under him immediately made an unbearable groan.

"I told you long ago that you should lose weight. If you continue like this, you won't know how much weight you will gain after the surgery." Ye Jielin said, looking at the lamp above her head, and then looked at Ah Tohuan's face.

"No need to worry about the future." Atuohuan smiled and did not explain too much about his weight, and Ye Jielin stopped asking.

"I've been there for so long, how's it going?"

"It's both good news and bad news." When it came to business, Atuohuan put away his smile, "The enemy has confirmed its retreat. All the armored units that rushed over from the army were rushed away, and the urgently dispatched airships were also They didn't catch up. They wanted to pursue it, but the airship consumed too much and the distance exceeded the return distance. So they all evacuated on the way and could only watch the remaining enemies leave."

"How to solve the problem of the endurance of the enemy's airship? The battle front span is very large. At this time, without supplies, the sailing distance between us should not be much different." Ye Jielin has always maintained this Despite the doubts, the huge tonnage of the airship gives it extraordinary adaptability and can sail in many kinds of bad weather without any accidents. In the early days of the empire, when there were only propeller aircraft, all air combat capabilities were closely linked to the weather. Although copper tube aircraft later appeared, which could withstand most adverse weather conditions, their applicability was still gradually replaced by later airships.

The huge tonnage of the airship means consumption that is unimaginable to ordinary people. In the Houxiang Continent, after such a long time, no effective solution has been found to solve the root cause.

"It's not clear yet. Maybe the Far Sea Common Country has made another breakthrough in technology? There are also scientific research institutions behind it that are comparable to Avalon. It is possible." Atuohuan guessed, "But I am more willing to believe them. A Rinzai supply depot was set up at a certain point on the front. That kind of disposable supply equipment is projected like a cannonball. As a university of the enemy country, with the support of national forces behind it, if you think about it, this consumption is nothing. A means of spending money.”

"Maybe..." Ye Jielin blurted out the word, "How long will it take for us to go back to the military school?"

"They haven't said anything over there yet. They are a little worried that this is a conspiracy by the enemy and a pretense of evacuation. So we have to stay here for a while." Atuohuan thought for a while and then replied, "But It just fits our situation. It has been less than a month since I came here. I talked to my family members there. They said that my stay here must be at least a month. No matter what Whatever you do, even if you do base maintenance every day, you have to make up your time. The attitude is very tough, and there is no reason given, just let me remember it and execute it. "

Ye Jielin nodded at this time, she seemed to know more.

"Probably because they want to promote us. After we go back, based on our performance here and specific achievements, our military rank will probably be promoted from Warrant Officer II to Lieutenant."

"I originally thought he was just a second lieutenant." Atuohuan was a little surprised. "I heard that lieutenants are treated well in the imperial military."

"That's a prerequisite for people like us. You also have a large number of private factories and workshops, and the military subsidy is completely incomparable. Just think about it." Ye Jielin said, "And there is also the help of our own family, otherwise we can only reach the level of second lieutenant at most. The imperial military's awarding and management of military ranks are quite serious to a certain extent. Selmer's side may only be He may have the rank of second lieutenant, but he may not care about it himself."

"Then shall we..."

"For things that don't work, the family only has eyes for us. Before we have grown up, we don't have the strength and power to ask those in the family to do extra things for us. A series of resource distribution and training, That’s all we can get now. Although the military rank thing is just a casual mention for them, it will take less than a few seconds to add Selmer Honda to the list. Just Ke's name is enough. But even so, they won't do it." Ye Jielin has a thorough understanding of this process, "It's not that important. There will always be opportunities in the future."

"Where's Cassia? Is there any news?" Ye Jielin asked at this time, "Are you still at home on vacation?"

"I can't find any information at all. I only know that he was not in school. After leaving school, he seemed to have completely disappeared from the information network."

"When we go back, we can show him the results of our training on the front line." Ye Jielin didn't care, feeling a little proud.

"Also, on another front, Iyetta returned to Manoma by transport airship the day before yesterday." Atuohuan suddenly thought of this and mentioned it.

"Maybe I thought in advance that the enemy would retreat." Ye Jielin herself couldn't figure out why Iyetta changed so much after completing the second mission. The same goes for school exams, and this time for frontline recruitment. According to the normal trend, when we should gather strength, our work style should not be so flamboyant. As for their actual level, at this stage, the people above are very clear.

"Don't worry about that. Whether she and we are enemies or allies will not be clear for a long time from now on."

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"I never thought that the cemetery would be so full of life. Even the heavy snow could not cut off the life of these evergreen plants. The Hill family seems to be very caring about this place."

The winter in Manoma is never warm. The surrounding area is covered with snow. Only the cemetery on the gentle slope remains as green as ever. The tombstones were covered with about ten centimeters of snow, as if to cover up the people who were buried here. Dead people also feel cold.