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If Kong was more anxious, he would follow Ying's instructions to capture either Banya or Xier, and then wait for the FGO system to start up.
But he still didn't want to abandon his bottom line. After all, the bottom line was an important factor in Party A's cooperation considerations and was also the guarantee for his survival:
"Advisor Lingke, it's time to set off." He called out to the little sister of the Landau family who had just squatted with the soldiers. Although yesterday's snowfield march did not result in any combat casualties, some soldiers had frostbite and some underground troops had altitude sickness. In order to ensure the safety of the march, he asked Shiluwa and Jeppard to borrow Lingke, the adventure and survival expert, and at the same time provided a suitable job for the little sister.
Of course, this is because Lingke complained to the train crew that her brothers and sisters didn't let her help.
"Okay!" The little girl perked up all of a sudden - her hobby finally helped her brother one day, which made her very happy and grateful to the owner for giving her this opportunity.
"March slowly! Follow up!"
After pulling Ling Ke, who was about to take the lead, to her side and signaling her to protect herself first, Eula shouted loudly to the surrounding troops.
Although guerrilla knights were used to fighting in small teams, Lawrence's family education also allowed her to know how to command large-scale military operations. Even without the cooperation of Banya, she was able to temporarily mobilize nearly 600 people.
Although not huge, these 600 Iron Guards, including nearly 800 auxiliary troops, still left a long trail of footprints in the snow under the deep purple starry sky. Ji Zi's drone swooped over and synchronized the picture to her and Lao Yang, who both felt a little emotional - although the Starry Sky Train has never been considered a "nobody" in the true sense, it can influence the actions of so many troops. It would be self-deception to say that they are not secretly happy.
The drone rose again, and at the other end of the snowfield where the fog had dissipated and the view was clear, another garrison of nearly 300 people was slowly marching towards this place... Standing on the left side of the queue was Intelligence Officer Pella.
"Urabronia--!"
"Urablonia!"
The two sides shouted from afar, and after the "slogan" decided by Sora with a bit of his personal bad taste mixed in, Pella stepped forward and greeted Eula and Sora with her not-so-tall figure, and looked at her friend who had returned with some surprise.
"Acting Garrison Officer Eula, Sergeyevna's garrison has arrived to join us. There should be 300 people, and there are 300 people actually, a total of 900 combat troops and 300 baggage personnel. According to the order of Commander Bronya, we will merge into the Seventh Garrison Regiment."
"Thank you for your hard work, Intelligence Officer Pella. We are going to clear out the expanding rift near your camp. Does Guard Officer Jeppard have any other instructions?"
Not to mention, Eula now really has the feeling of a high-ranking noble officer. Both her etiquette and demeanor have perfectly integrated into the Beloberg system.
"The garrison officer said that he would ensure the absolute safety of the 7th Garrison Regiment to the west and south. He hopes that everyone will fight bravely against the enemy."
"Join the ranks—"
The new recruits quickly mixed into a garrison regiment with the senior veterans and sized each other up.
The imagined situation of old soldiers excluding new recruits did not occur. After all, it was unlikely that such scum would appear in the original Jeppard's unit.
Using veterans to guide new ones is the fastest way that Kong and Jeppard can think of to get the soldiers adapted to the Rift Wars, and in the process they also intend to further promote the integration of the upper and lower levels and improve relations.
[If Lord Ogosho were to personally instruct these Iron Guards, how long would it take to form an army? ]
During the process of personnel mixing, Sora had the idea of teasing Ying——
Although military life is very serious, he and Ying are not direct military officers after all, so it is still okay for them to chat in private.
[About two months. Unfortunately, time waits for no one. They only need to fight against a small group of Rifts. If a conflict breaks out with the guards mentioned by Bronya, the First Garrison will be the main force.]
[…It’s pretty much what I thought.]
Sora nodded: [What do you think of the quality of the Jeppard tribe? ]
[Their fighting spirit can be compared to that of the Kujo tribe, but their fighting style relies more on a large number of 'guns'. As for their fighting power, I need to observe them more.]
Ying is like this. She is very serious when it comes to marching, fighting and martial arts.
But she then gave up the idea of finding some irrelevant topic: [The power of wishes in these people is shining. Although they lack protection, if they are used properly and go with the flow, they can add a wish bead for me. ]
This surprised Huan Kong. He didn't expect that the mental power of the Beloberg people could be so strong.
[It seems that in addition to relying on these Iron Guards to put pressure on the star core, we can also use another trump card. ]
"——On the premise of not straying too far from the patrol area, there is only one known rift opening left around the First Regiment, in the southeast. Shall we set out to clear it out?"
"I am only responsible for bringing people here, and my duties are relieved, Miss Pera."
After changing her address, Eula smiled at the confused Pera: "From now on, the command power of the garrison commander will be handed over to you. How you decide to act and whether to listen to the advice of us advisors... It's all your power."
"Eh?"
No matter how Bronya hinted that Eula could become the first foreign garrison officer in Bay City, she remained unmoved and just regarded it as an honor and recognition.
"You understand, right? To reduce misunderstandings, you are the best person to give orders here."
"...Huh...Okay."
Troublesome politics.
Although she sighed, after seeing Ling Ke's eager face, she straightened her mind: "All troops go to suppress the target area. Shooters, check that everyone has 90 rounds of ammunition, and axe gunners step forward!"
"Snapped--"
Although some of the lower-level recruits were still moving stiffly, they were only half a beat behind the veterans and quickly reorganized their formation according to Pella's orders.
"..."
Pera's glasses began to reflect light - the quality of the soldiers in the lower district was better than she thought. With these new recruits, she might be able to report the advice that she had not dared to tell Banya before.
Next to the First Guards is the Fifth Guards. If they want to completely side with Banya's opposition, they must first have a regular military appearance, then have twice the total number of troops as the other side, and then have some minor dissatisfaction with the current Great Guardian...
[Pera...are you okay? ]
[…I was distracted just now. Eh, Lingke, I’m commanding the troops, don’t come over to say hello now! I managed to maintain my dignity with great difficulty—]
[No, no, I heard you mumbling in Kongge’s public channel and wanted to remind you... Your thoughts were on the air just now... I didn’t know you had so many ideas...]
"……what?"
In reality, Pera paused, and quickly lowered her head, pulling down her large round-framed glasses with both hands to cover her red face with the reflection.
"Luckily! Fortunately I didn't think about my novel! I almost died!"
The steam coming out of her head...it didn't look like she needed extra warmth.
251. Traveler, it’s time to take medicine
A garrison of a thousand men was rampaging across the snowfield - if the creatures of the Rift were to be compared to grass, then no grass would grow wherever the Iron Guards passed.
Most of the young people in the underground don't know the power structure of Kburg, the relationship between the Great Guardian and the Commander, and why someone would try to stand against the people of Bay City, but they know very well what the Rift is.
Split the world and fight! Split the world and fuck!
With a long-standing hatred and passion, these warriors tore through the defense line composed of afterimages and an outer space ice.
"Beloberg stands tall!!"
Axes and spears formed a forest, with their tips pointing forward. Every afterimage had more than three cuts from ammunition or spear tips. The impact of the heavy armored guards was revealed after they had an absolute advantage in numbers.
It was as if the glory of Alyssa's era was reappeared, when the struggle between humans and the Rift was evenly matched. If the ancestors had helped, the battle cries would have lasted for a hundred years.
The outer space ice was a difficult enemy that required more than three members of the train crew to deal with together. Even under Pella's order to use heavy firepower to bombard it, it could not hold out for more than a minute.
This was the first time that Kong observed up close the regular, well-organized combat procedures of the garrison. They had a large number of robots to support them, and the front line was maintained by heavy bear-type robots and captains wearing heavy power armor. It looked a bit like the coordination of infantry and tanks in the interstellar era. Their tactics were backward, but classic.
And those Iron Guards holding howitzers... they really look like Russians, including Natasha. She can even carry the howitzer on her shoulder with one hand - Kong has experienced the recoil of that thing. If a space station staff member were to operate it, the recoil would dislocate their arms with one shot.
"...Commander, is she really a doctor?"
"If you think about the scene where the Kitchen Goddess chased Enterprise to feed him, you wouldn't find it out of line."
"...It seems so."
Noshiro nodded cutely, and the half-drawn saber had to be sheathed back into place:
"The 'ordinary human' here isn't so 'ordinary'."
The train crew didn't find an opportunity to help, and Kong didn't have time to demonstrate the "Chainsword Craniotomy" before all the rifts in the east closest to the friendly base were cleared. He only needed to throw a mine in and use the destructive rules he carried to prevent them from ever being resurrected.
"It's really spectacular... The last time a regiment-level force was used to crush the Rift Realm seems to have been ten years ago."
...Have you been on the battlefield ten years ago?
Pella, who was acting like an old woman, sighed and received a roll of the eyes from Ling Ke, but the former ignored her friend's weird look and turned to Nata: "Commander of Earth and Fire, the area around here has been cleared. Do you need to survey it?"
"Well, please give me some time. If your department finds any clues about the drugs or laboratories, please let me know."
"I see. However, I heard that the guards of the Fifth Garrison Regiment in the neighboring garrison once used a drug similar to the 'warming' drug you mentioned. The source and supply of the drug are unknown. Perhaps when we start negotiating with the other party, you can ask the commander of the Fifth Garrison Regiment and get some clues."
Nata nodded, but when Pera left and arranged to repair on the spot, she looked at Sora with some worry. He had been silent in reality and on the public channel since he destroyed the Rift.
He was half squatting, kneading a handful of soil in the knee-deep snow, sweat on his forehead.
Then, under Nata's gaze, the back of his hand wrapped in combat uniform glowed red. The glowing marks like arrows shone through the artificial leather, making a squeaking sound like a soldering iron burning the skin, which caused Nata to have phantom pain.
"Woooa ...
Paimon was so frightened that he quickly flew down and grabbed his armpits - "Ying, help me, Kong is so heavy!"
Before Nata could go to check on him, Noshiro and Ying worked together to help him up.
"It's okay... There is a conflict between the Command Seals, Magic Circuits, and Star Cores... I was careless."
The feeling of rebuilding the channel is like forcibly expanding the blood vessels in the body, which is similar to torture.
You don’t even need to look at the compatibility report to know that it is definitely “low”.
After collecting that 2%, the FGO system woke up as promised, but he was now a little worried that if the servant who came was some difficult one, he would not be able to control the other party.
You have to know that among the female servants in Chaldea who have a particularly good relationship with him, most of them have "divinity". Even if they are suppressed by the A party, Sora can't guarantee that they will obey...
Unlike Kage's obsessive love and Noshiro's pure liking, most servants' love for him is quite twisted...either lacking in humanity or having too much humanity.
"…If continuously awakening the system will put a greater strain on the commander's body, I think it would be a good idea to temporarily give up on expanding the reinforcements and maintain the existing troops."
Noshiro said worriedly while touching Sora's shaking arm.
"Don't worry... This situation shouldn't happen with the next system... I can be sure that the next system will be highly compatible - but you're right, I have to slow down, this damn circuit opening is more painful than Primaris..."
"Sora, how are you feeling? Excuse me, Miss Noshiro, let me check on him."
While Kong was complaining, Nata had already trotted over to him, pinched his chin and looked at his pupils and whites of his eyes, then tapped the aorta in his neck.
"… His heart rate is so fast, 170, no, at least 200. How could it be so fast? - Medic - We need a stretcher here!"
"No need... Raven, this is my normal heartbeat."
But Kong grabbed Natasha's hand and shook his head at her. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his other hand and said, "I just took in a lot of energy, so my legs suddenly became weak. This is barely normal. You can't define my symptoms using conventional human data."
He himself did not realize that the pain and magical impact just now made him mistake the person in front of him again - although Nata and Raven had many differences in temperament, their faces began to overlap in his mind in a trance.
He pulled off his gloves and observed the shape of the Command Seal, then discovered that it had not yet been fully formed, and the distortion revealed the mixed auras of various Servants.
"System, could it be that a fight has already started over there?"
[That's right, because of you... Chaldea is in the midst of a war that is as big as the Age of Gods, and the stability that was barely maintained after you left has also been broken. ]