Chapter 257 Terraria, Xiaoyue Flower Sea "Instructor Valentine, Walk Slowly!" (Two in One)

Universe 07 - Terra.

The suburbs of the Imperial Capital.

The northern plains of Terra at noon were clear, and the sunshine in March was warm and pleasant.

At the edge of the dense forest in the suburbs, a colorful sea of ​​flowers bloomed, and a large number of local creatures swam in it.

There were insects that looked like ordinary bees, but were the size of falcons, collecting nectar and pollen.

"Haha~"

"Wow~"

There were also "female" fairies wearing loose clothes and with transparent butterfly wings on their backs, chasing and playing.

Fairies look basically the same as humans, but their size is even smaller than those bees.

At this time, two fairies flew over the sea of ​​flowers and came to the vast grassland.

And looking forward from their perspective, they saw an Imperial Capital comparable in size to the city of New Accra.

The well-connected, flat and clean roads connect towns and villages in the suburbs, as well as cities that are hundreds or thousands of miles away and cannot be observed with the naked eye.

The capital is still as classical and solemn as ever, with towering walls protecting the people living inside.

Towers that can generate magic barriers are also located behind the walls every kilometer.

However, the military fortifications used for defense are not those "outdated" magic arrow towers and turrets, but close-in defense guns with red and white "Λ" logos, and large-caliber plasma cannons.

As for the imperial soldiers standing on the walls and around the gates, who are responsible for patrolling, although they are all heavily armored knights, they hold Gauss guns produced by Atlas.

If you look closely, you can also find that the armor of the imperial soldiers is actually a fully covered mechanical skeleton.

The bright silver paint, the red cloak hanging behind them, and the faint red light emitted from the helmet monitors make the imperial soldiers stationed in the capital look like "villains".

However, the residents did not feel any fear at all, and they still accepted the inspection of the soldiers and entered or left the capital with laughter.

If you go through the automatic checkpoint with scanners with a maglev truck carrying enchanted weapons and armor, and drive through the city gate to the inside of the capital, you can see-

The towering megastructure stands in the prosperous streets of the capital.

The modern apartment buildings, large shopping malls, and old-fashioned houses, hotels and taverns make the capital look "neither fish nor fowl".

The signs, advertisements and signal lights projected by holographic technology, as well as pedestrians wearing "medieval" costumes, make travelers who come here for the first time experience a strong sense of separation.

Especially among the pedestrians, there are both humans, dwarves and elves.

Even subhumans with cat ears, cat tails, or dog heads and human bodies also live in the capital.

But the locals of Terrala have long adapted to the transition period and fully accepted this environment where "advanced" and "traditional" coexist.

And located in the core area of ​​the capital is the Imperial Palace, which can be described as magnificent.

At this moment, in the Governor's Office of the palace;

"Hmm"

Dorn, wearing an Atlas uniform, is sitting behind his desk, staring at the private emails on the desktop.

Now he is no longer the handsome young man he used to be, but a Primarch with short white hair, a resolute face, and a very strong physique.

Under his management, Terrala has gradually developed into an absolute "heavy town" that can provide stable resources and manpower after Earth Zero One (Edge of Tomorrow).

Although Dorn is not as good as his brother Guilliman in terms of governance, he is also superior to mortal politicians.

Besides, he and Vulkan were the two heirs who had been with their father the longest, and even fought side by side with him, so they had naturally learned a lot.

"Dong-Dong."

?

At this time, he heard someone knocking on the solid wooden door of the office. Dorn raised his hand to dissipate the holographic screen and said:

"Please come in."

"Squeak-ah--"

When the old-fashioned wooden door was opened, it made a slight harsh sound due to the friction of the hinges.

A tall and well-proportioned female elf wearing a white gauze dress and a golden olive branch on her head pushed open the wooden door and walked slowly into the office.

The female elf glanced at the hinge at the source of the sound, and said coldly:

"Governor, why don't you replace the bio-sensing door? It can avoid annoying noise and save me from knocking and pushing the door every time."

"I'm used to it." Dorn smiled.

After spending a long time with his father, he was more or less affected and preferred some more traditional items.

Then, he looked at the female elf who walked to the solid wood table and asked:

"What's wrong, Aoi? Is there anything that cannot be reported according to the procedure? Do you need to come to my office in person?"

"Nothing special." The female elf named Aoi's eyes flickered, but her expression was still indifferent:

"I just want to tell you that the Astartes' adaptors have deployed the ruins base, and Director Angela Ziegler Cage of the Biological Department is responsible for the follow-up arrangements.

It will probably not take long before we have the first batch of Astartes composed of Terra's people, so this is an important matter worth reporting in person."

"Indeed."

Hearing this, Dorn nodded slightly.

Although the Human Fist, the cadet group created by his gene seed, has reached a scale of thousands of people, in the final analysis, those more than a thousand young people are native residents of the "Doom" universe.

At the same time, the gene seed implantation surgery of all the adaptors, as well as the military training before and after the surgery, are all handled by his brother Leon.

Therefore, Dorn has no feelings at all for the Human Fist, who are his "sons" in terms of physiological nature.

It can even be said that after the establishment of the Human Fist, Dorn only met the group of children once.

Immediately afterwards, the Human Fist was pulled by Horus to the "Avatar" universe to carry out a large-scale integration operation.

Later, because the "Halo" universe requires the company to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, the seven cadet groups including the Human Fist were deployed to the core base of the Shield World 0459.

Fortunately, the company has announced the recruitment conditions for the second batch of young Astartes to the jurisdictions other than the main universe and the "Halo" universe.

So Dorn asked Aoi, who had experienced fighting evil gods and adventures in tombs with him, and was considered a close friend and thoughtful, to be responsible for the selection.

Of course, the selection range of the adaptables is limited to human teenagers around fourteen years old, and no matter how excellent the elves or dwarves of the appropriate age are, they cannot become Astartes.

After all, only human adaptables can carry out normal and safe physiological transformation of gene seeds.

Silence for a while.

Seeing that Dorn did not reply, Aoi took the initiative to say: "Dorn, the Xiaoyue flower sea in my hometown is about to bloom."

And this time, Aoi did not call Dorn "Governor".

Although the tone was still indifferent, it sounded more like a private topic.

"Why, do you want to invite me to watch?" Dorn replied.

"Yes." Aoi did not deny it.

"Big sister." Luo Ge stood up helplessly, and his huge body was enough to cover the entire floor-to-ceiling window behind him.

Then he looked down at Aoi, who was two meters shorter than him, and smiled:

"Your method of inviting people is like reporting official business, which is very discouraging."

"Uh" Aoi didn't know what to do and looked away.

"Forget it, I'm used to your personality." Dorne waved his hand and walked out of the office.

"You agree?" Aoi hurriedly followed, with undisguised expectations in his tone, explaining:

"The sea of ​​​​Xiaoyue flowers will bloom at the time of the full moon. It is a unique scenery of our Loslien. Only foreigners who are recognized by us will be invited to go there."

Coming to the corridor outside the office, Dorne said:

"I don't understand the language of flowers, but the sea of ​​​​flowers blooming in the moonlight. Well, it's quite tempting.

It's a pity that I can't go."

At the end, Dorne deliberately shook his head and sighed.

?

This made Aoi feel very disappointed, but she did not show it. Instead, she asked:

"Is it Universe 08 (Halo) that needs the support of the Governor?"

"No, it's Universe 09." Dorn said bluntly:

"Aoi, you go and mobilize the five knights of the capital and an elven night owl commando, and rush to the ruins base immediately.

Father ordered us to deploy to the front-line base of Universe 09 within five days. It seems that the 09 branch needs us to forcibly intervene in the dispute. If necessary, we may directly adopt forced integration."

"Is it the order of His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Yes."

After getting Dorn's affirmative answer, Aoi tilted her head slightly and recalled the data files about "Cyberpunk: 2077".

Then her expression was serious and she no longer considered personal issues:

"I understand."

After that, Aoi quickened her pace and disappeared almost silently in the corridor.

Dorn continued to move forward, preparing to rush to the throne hall to discuss the recent projects that he needed to deal with personally with the officials and generals who cooperated with him in managing Terra.

The dwarf Thorjan, who had adventured with him and Vulcan, and the human veteran Pietro Bomier, both joined the new human empire founded by Atlas after the war.

So Dorn wanted to hold a meeting with his confidants, quickly resolve the matters at hand, and then go directly to the Cyberpunk universe.

At the same time.

In the Cyberpunk: 2077 universe, the Westbrook district of Night City, the middle-level training room of the Atlas branch building;

Rou~! Swish!

When the fist was swung quickly, the whistling sound spread throughout the huge training room.

Bang! Bang!

And the dull sound of the fist hitting the body also resounded in this training area.

More than 30 teenagers in black training uniforms were seen sitting cross-legged on the soft plastic floor, watching their classmates and the instructor's one-on-one duel.

The instructor was Jill Valentine, who had short hair.

The lower body of this elite investigator was also wearing black loose training pants, but the upper body was wearing a white sports bra and a blue sleeveless vest.

On the other hand, the student who was fighting with her was David Martinez, who had changed his crew cut to a flat head.

"Ah!!"

At this moment, David, who was standing on Jill's right side, threw a straight punch to Jill's ribs with all his strength.

Rou——!

The fist wind whistled.

If an ordinary person took this punch head-on, his ribs would be broken and his heart and lungs would be injured.

However, Jill, who had been genetically enhanced, easily dodged the straight punch and flipped upside down to come behind David.

Then, Jill quickly stretched out her left arm and strangled David's neck, and then her left hand tightly grasped the inside of her right forearm, and directly completed the standing naked choke.

"Ugh!"

David, who was locked, couldn't breathe, but he still struggled desperately, and even wanted to break the naked choke by bending his fingers and turning with brute force.

Unfortunately, David was a rookie after all, and Jill, who saw through his intention, dragged him to the ground, and Jill's legs clamped his waist, making the naked choke posture completely fixed and unbreakable.

He persisted for a while.

Bang! Bang!

David, whose face was flushed, couldn't bear it, so he had to free his right hand and slap the ground hard, actively expressing his surrender.

Seeing this, Jill loosened his legs and hands, then stood up and said:

"Everyone remember, in close combat, never expose your back to the opponent, and don't attack easily unless you are sure of victory."

As he said, Jill turned his head to look at David who kept coughing, and continued to explain:

"Martinez is a typical negative example, so please remember it."

"Dingling!!"

As soon as the voice fell, the training room rang with a school bell.

Jill turned his head and looked out the window. Seeing that it was getting late, he told David, who had recovered, and a group of teenagers:

"Today's class ends here. Review the key points of knowledge when you go home. Okay, let's all disperse."

After speaking, Jill turned and walked towards the biological sensing door of the training room.

"Instructor Valentine, go slowly!"

And David and a group of students responded in unison.

"Don't forget to collect today's salary and meals."

Gill waved his hand with his back turned, then walked through the open sensor door and left the training room.

Afterwards, a group of students packed up their belongings, some went to the shower room, and some went directly to the restaurant, ready to eat as much as they wanted.

David sat on a bench to rest, and listened to his classmates talking about things like "I don't know if Instructor Valentine has a boyfriend", "Even if he doesn't have a boyfriend, Instructor Valentine can't be with you!" and so on.

He and the teenagers around him were all "trainee security guards" in the same period.

However, after participating in the training every Saturday and Sunday, he found that Atlas said it was teaching, but it was actually like setting up a school.

And it was a school that was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than Arasaka Academy.

At least here, he would not be squeezed or bullied for no reason.

The instructors treated everyone equally and impartially, which made David's desire to quit Arasaka Academy even stronger.

Not long after.

In the already empty training room, he was the only one left sitting on the bench.

Then, David shook his head helplessly and put the idea of ​​dropping out of school behind him.

Picking up his travel bag and walking out of the training room, he was about to take the elevator when he heard:

"Hey, guy, do you have time to chat?"