Chapter 1195 Eve

Ever since the Ascended One debuted, Huai Shi has seen a lot of the world.

From the beginning to the present, from the current situation to hell and back to the present situation, I have established so many victories and achieved so many results, and now I am more or less the number one figure.

But he has never experienced such a huge battle.

It would be a lie to not feel a little uneasy when something really important comes to pass.

During this period of time, he has been running around the border, working as a tool to put out fires, but these are also urgent special tasks, such as defense in local conflicts, transporting confidential goods, ensuring supply resources, and eliminating air threats... Let’s talk about it. He has far less experience in such a large-scale war.

Even if he knows what he should do and understands the strategies for dealing with various situations, now is not the time to 'break through the defense line with fierce penetration and clever detours'. He himself is the defense line, and it's a fart.

Occupying the geographical advantage, it lost the mobility that it had always been accustomed to.

It's impossible to beat him and leave without a pat on the back.

Even if the first sequence now has dozens of support points, even if the Tower of Glory is gone, it will not be in danger. But if such an important place is really lost by then, even if Huaishi survives, I am afraid he will have to pack up and go home. .

In this case, it is natural to panic, but it is a problem not to panic.

Whoever had been placed in Huaishi's position would probably feel panicked.

But since Richard thinks he can do it, and Quetzalcoatl also thinks he has no problem, he will not belittle himself and feel that he is not capable of shouldering this responsibility.

I, the majestic Lord Yun Zhong, don’t even have to pay for a restaurant in Gaia’s Shard, so what’s wrong with eating your watermelon from the Thunder Sea?

So, the wind blew and the rain fell.

Live the same life.

There is no shortage of Duhuai poems that should be added, and there is no fear that the other party will target him and retaliate in the future.

Now that we have become MTs, we need to keep our hatred stable. You are not afraid of the other side coming, but you are afraid that the other side will ignore you.

As the first sequence of Solano's defense line and an important unit facing the enemy from the front, the Tower of Glory cannot be left alone. Instead, it is directly connected to the defense line itself, forming a fulcrum of firepower like a bastion.

In addition to the guardian Huai Shi and his mascot adjutant, there are also six additional scholars, fourteen ascendants, and hundreds of soldiers inside.

Scholars are responsible for maintaining the framework and laws in the tower, and apart from that, they are all the defense force of the Tower of Glory itself, responsible for ensuring the safety inside the tower.

Various equipment and weapons have been continuously moved into the tower and connected to the matrix in these days, making the clouds above the Tower of Glory thicker and thicker.

The storm that had been brewing for half a month in Sophora japonica has now revealed a faint scarlet color from the darkness. Even if it is hanging high in the sky and there is no movement, it makes people feel depressed and uneasy in their hearts.

However, for the friendly forces, this uneasiness is a source of stability. After all, no one understands that the stronger the troops are and the more firepower they have, the safer they will be.

However, the only inconvenience is... this damn place is too humid!

In this hot and dry desert border, except for the isolation room where important equipment is installed, the humidity in the Tower of Glory has almost reached the limit.

Moreover, there would be a light rain every hour. At night, there was no need to keep vigil at all, because the rising white mist had completely engulfed the entire area around the Tower of Glory.

During these days, Team Crystal Lattice was living an unprecedentedly comfortable life.

There is no need to patrol, no need to respond to signals and travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers for emergency rescue, and no need to be suddenly awakened by the siren in the middle of the night. Even if the remaining tasks are equally arduous, compared with the days before, it seems to have entered a gentle world ahead of time. Same as retirement life.

Although they knew that the war was close at hand, those heartless guys still put on their big pants during their shifts and ran to the ditch behind the Tower of Glory to play diving.

It felt like I was in a water park.

Although sometimes Sandra would get too excited and evaporate half of the water in the pond with one punch, blowing away everyone inside... but other times it was quite fun.

Sometimes in the evening, other teams will come over with beach chairs, speakers and other things, and everyone will have a BBQ together.

And at the top of the tower, Huai Shi sat in his old seat, looking at the figures gathered around the fire enjoying beer not far away, quietly blowing the wind.

After a long while, he looked back at the lattice 1-7 behind him, "Are you sure you don't want to go for a walk?"

Lattice 1-7 shook his head silently, lowered his head and continued to wipe his powered armor - he had been wiping this thing every day since Huai Shi helped him repair the damaged areas of the exoskeleton.

Just like the bartender holding the glass in the bar, he never gets tired of polishing it.

As the captain of the team, Jingge 1-7 has a prestige in the minds of his team members that is difficult for others to match. Huai Shi feels that even she may not be able to compare with him.

After all, he is just an airborne, and Lattice 1-7, to them, is the commander who has accompanied him through life and death and saved him from the quagmire many times.

However, despite this, he still seemed to deliberately maintain a distance from his teammates and never participated more deeply in their lives.

Likewise, keep your own.

He still maintained the routine and habits of the former Crystal Grid Team, and never slacked off because he was the last survivor, but he also did not force the new team members to keep up with this set of too harsh standards in addition to daily training.

And those tedious armor maintenance and boring training day after day seemed to be the last link between him and his deceased comrades.

The rest of the time he spent doing nothing.

As if waiting for something.

Waiting for war, or death.

"Want a can?"

Huai Shi took out a can of beer from the box at her feet. It was an 'offering' that Sandra occasionally remembered that she had a boss after each time she 'robbed' from the party below.

Now, Huai Shi shook it casually, and a layer of ice crystals climbed up the bottle.

Cool and pleasant.

Without pretending to be indifferent, Lattice 1-7 took it, raised his head and drank half of the can, heaving a sigh of relief and said, "Huh, cool, thank you sir."

"Why do I always feel like you don't like to talk?"

Huai Shi asked curiously, "Is it my imagination?"

"The code of the Iron Legion is silence, sir."

Lattice 1-7 replied: "Soldiers only need to perform, not talk - this is what we are taught from the time we serve as recruits until we are transferred to other departments.

They say too much talk leads to mistakes. "

Among the four major legions of the Astronomical Society, the Iron Legion has the largest number, many times more than the other legions combined.

Unlike other legions that have their own functions, the Cast Iron Legion can do anything except attack on the frontal battlefield. It is like a universal tool, with the largest number and the greatest sacrifices.

Compared with newcomers like Huai Shi who landed in the air, they are the real veterans and the important cornerstone of the border defense front.

Those wars and sufferings did not defeat him. Even if the other victims have passed away, some of the characteristics of the past still continue in Lattice 1-7.

Calm and firm, like real steel, unwavering.

Even if the earth falls apart.

With such companions, everyone will feel truly at ease.

"To be honest, I originally wanted to let you relax a little, but you don't seem to need these boring cares."

Huai Shi sighed and handed over a can of beer again: "As an old acquaintance, I want to do something for you, but I'm afraid you don't need it.

So, I'm afraid the only thing I can guarantee is that there will be enough beer pipes. "

"That's enough beer."

The corners of Lattice 1-7's mouth seemed to curve slightly, "Thank you for always remembering them, Mr. Huaishi."

"..."

Huaishi didn't answer.

Because he wasn't sure he even remembered them.

That was just a brief encounter aboard the Stars.

They wore combat goggles and masks, and were covered in weapons. No part of their face was exposed. During those twenty minutes, except for the logo on their shoulders, there was nothing left for Huai Shi to keep in his memory. thing.

Looking back now, there is only one name left - Lattice Team.

They are 1-1 to 1-13.

As for the name? gender? age?

Those materials have long been sealed in the Secrecy Management Bureau of the General Administration, waiting for the pile of old papers to wither and decay, and maybe one day, they can be seen again in sixty or seventy years.

Does this count as remembering?

They are all nameless people, just like more people who died in the war, no different from those huge sacrifices in the past.

Even being remembered is difficult to achieve.

"It's so difficult for people to remember names." Huai Shi sighed, "Don't you feel sad?"

"We're not here to be remembered, sir."

Lattice 1-7 replied calmly: "From the new barracks to the Iron Legion, we had six opportunities to quit, but very few people gave up each time.

My instructor told me - people always end, but sometimes, some endings will be more meaningful. "

He opened his collar, revealing the black tattoo on his collarbone, which made Huai Shi stunned for a moment.

Liu Dongli once told him that among the four major legions, apart from the orphans of martyrs, one of the most important sources of soldiers was the existence internally nicknamed the 'Atonement Army'.

The Bureau has a department responsible for selecting in dark corners of the country, opening the door to many prisoners and criminals. They will evaluate the situation of each selected person in detail. If you are judged to be worthy of saving, Then the door to the Four Legions will be opened to you.

And you will have the opportunity to atone for your sins.

Let life, which is like mud and rubbish, gain meaning again——

"As you can see, I was not born a righteous person."

Lattice 1-7 leaned on the armor behind him and whispered to himself: "I have made some mistakes, some unforgivable mistakes, so that I lost everything...

Some people told me that people can stand up again, but I don't believe it because forgiveness and rebirth are too far away for me. "

He paused and said seriously: "But if there is a chance to become a hero, who wouldn't want to?"

Even if it is, it doesn't matter if it is forgotten.

This was the first time Huaishi saw the smiles of Lattice 1-7, so relieved that he was speechless.

Yeah, who wouldn’t?

Didn’t I get to where I am now with unrealistic ideals in mind?

"Here's to a hero."

He raised his beer.

"cheers."

Lattice 1-7 raised their beers and drank them in one gulp.

Under the clouds, they quietly looked at the bonfire in the distance, shared the last beer, and enjoyed the last leisure and space.

Until a long time later, the light of the bonfire gradually dimmed.

Except for the guards who were on duty, everyone fell asleep.

In the second half of the night, Huai Shi opened her eyes from the chair.

The alarm sounds.

The wind of war is blowing from afar.