Chapter 1003 The second stage task (two-in-one chapter)
This time, the person sent by the Fortress Command to issue new orders to Hu Biao and others turned out to be an acquaintance, Major James.
The scene was a bit big, but at least they brought a reinforced company of elite soldiers.
Specifically, he was wearing a uniform military uniform and carrying a large-caliber standard rifle on his back. Compared with armed civilians like Hu Biao, he looked much more respectable.
After appearing, Major James left these elite soldiers behind.
With just two guards, they walked towards Hu Biao and others.
By the way! Since the last separation, Hu Biao also deliberately prepared five sand cigarettes, ten pairs of socks of different colors and styles, and two bottles of Liushen toilet water.
Plus some odds and ends, I planned to give Major James a big gift.
Mainly based on inquiring, it is said that although this Major James is a bit greedy, as long as he collects things, he does not compromise at all.
He is a true villain in 24k, the kind who has a good reputation in some aspects.
It's just that since arriving at this military camp, Hu Biao and the others have not yet established connections with the upper levels, so naturally they cannot freely enter and leave here.
Then he gave this gift and planned to find this Major James to do something.
Of course, the above gifts will not allow Hu Biao and others to achieve their goals.
However, interpersonal relationships are developed through giving and receiving gifts again and again. From the initial relationship is general and wary, to gradually becoming familiar and trusting.
After a few more attempts, Hu Biao and the others were able to get what they wanted from Major James.
So after meeting, Hu Biao quickly picked up a black garbage bag at hand and greeted Major James enthusiastically.
When the two were several meters apart, Hu Biao deliberately opened a bit of the garbage bag so that Major James could see clearly the contents of the gift.
White-skinned men! It’s just such a reality.
There has long been a tradition of opening gifts sent by others on the spot to see if they are worth anything. Hu Biao has long been used to it.
After making sure that the other party had clearly seen the inner tube of the gift, Hu Biao closed the bag in his hand and handed it over calmly.
At the same time, he also spoke warmly in his mouth:
"In our Eastern parlance, hearing the cry of magpies early in the morning means that something good must happen. But in the afternoon, Major James arrived today.
Here is a small gift prepared early in the morning. Although it is not worth much, it also represents a little bit of our thoughts.
Originally, we were worried about not being able to get out of the military camp, so we couldn't send it to Mr. James, but you just happened to be here, so if you are tired, we will take it away together later."
In Hu Biao's statement, the phrase "although it's not worth much" is of course a very euphemistic way of saying it.
Not to mention the other things in the gift of a garbage bag, just the five strips of sand cigarettes in it can be said to be a big deal.
You must know that during the war, tobacco could relieve the spirits of soldiers. It was considered a relatively normal and relatively harmless material, but it was very expensive in terms of consumption.
It's even okay for some veterans to go without eating for a day or two, but it's definitely not okay if they don't smoke.
The problem is that after years of continuous war, even food crops such as potatoes, which are necessary to sustain life, are now unable to meet sufficient planting needs in California.
Not to mention having the time and energy to grow tobacco, a luxury product.
So now all the indigenous people in California smoke, if they are strict, they can only look for the stocks left over from the past; if they are not careful, they just smoke some choking tree leaves.
In short, the inventory of serious tobacco has one less cigarette, which is of course very valuable.
How precious is it specifically? Let’s use an analogy.
Because there were a large number of women in this military camp, they naturally began to use their natural capital to work as part-time abalone merchants due to lack of food and clothing.
The price they charge for one serving is just 200 grams of mashed potatoes, or two small pieces of bread.
If you can give me a cigarette, no matter the brand, as long as it is in good condition and not damp or moldy, you can enjoy the legendary complete set.
In addition, socks and Liushen toilet water are included as gifts.
Even though they don't have enough to eat and they can't keep themselves warm when wearing them, the women of the big shots still strongly pursue this kind of luxury.
Therefore, in order to please their women, those big shots are quite generous.
I am willing to pay a lot for these things that are so refreshing.
Therefore, despite what Hu Biao said, the only thing in his hand was a garbage bag; but the various gifts in it were quite valuable.
The two guards who were following Major James saw the gifts in the bag in shock, and their eyes immediately widened.
That kind of posture where his eyes are about to pop out can explain something very well.
But what surprised Hu Biao and others was that after seeing the garbage bag gift, Major James behaved strangely.
In Major James, they did not see the kind of fiery eyes they expected, like an old bachelor seeing a little widow.
Instead, I saw many expressions such as surprise, embarrassment, and reluctance, all intertwined in a complex way.
After seeing such a scene, Hu Biao and others suddenly couldn't help but feel a big "thump" in their hearts, and a big bad feeling arose.
Dogs, there is nothing that they don’t like to eat. It’s just that they know that there may be huge dangers after eating;
Considering the level of greed that Major James has always had, the fact that he has behaved like this is definitely not because he is no longer greedy.
It was definitely because of some unexpected changes that Hu Biao and the others had no clue about...
The bad premonition that suddenly arose in the hearts of Hu Biao and others was not some delusion that occurred without making a fuss. Something big had indeed happened.
After Major James hesitated for a moment, he took the garbage bag with one hand.
Then, without saying anything, he took out an order from the pocket of his straight military uniform and handed it to Hu Biao, letting the guy read it for himself.
After receiving the order, Hu Biao opened it and found that the paper was full of English.
Thanks to the skill book "Elementary English Use Specialization" that Hu Biao has used, of course Hu Biao can understand this command without any difficulty.
The key problem is that after seeing the contents of the order clearly, Hu Biao felt bad.
Because the above content probably looks like this:
Order the Central Continent team, as well as all the members who followed them to escape from the prisoner camp last time, to immediately form an unsatisfied fortress garrison battalion.
Hu Biao serves as the battalion commander with the rank of major, and other officers and non-commissioned officers can be appointed by themselves.
The most critical thing is that you must set off within half an hour after receiving the order and report to the first line of defense of Immokalee Fortress.
The so-called first line of defense is actually in front of the core of the fortress, which is the main body of the four electromagnetic guns.
A warning line set up by the fortress guard headquarters.
If the orc army wants to completely occupy the California area, it must capture the Immokalee Fortress, a key point for mankind.
If you want to capture the fortress, you have to unplug these four electromagnetic cannons first, otherwise it will cause horrific casualties.
When attacking four electromagnetic guns, the attack can only be officially launched if the first line of defense is cleared.
Therefore, once the orc army takes action, the personnel who stick to the first line of defense can basically be said to be dead, and they are all cannon fodder.
Anyway, the armed personnel here in the military camp, as soon as they heard that they would be sent to the first line of defense, they immediately felt as sad as if they were dead.
Therefore, Hu Biao's status as battalion commander of the fortress garrison was useless.
In front of regular troops, a major like him, a cannon fodder unit, can be said to be nothing.
As for Hu Biao and the others, why? Even though they had contributed a secret warehouse of supplies, they would still end up like this.
In response to this point, Hu Biao and Yang Dongli, who was one step behind him, looked at each other and quickly understood the twists and turns.
It was precisely because of this that the two of them couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
They thought that the reason why such a situation occurred was because of the big trouble caused by that fictitious warehouse.
Up to now, of course, the people at the headquarters have not sent personnel to look at it. They don't know that this thing does not exist at all, otherwise they would not have received such an order to fill in the first line of defense.
Instead, a large number of military police came directly and killed them on the spot.
The headquarters issued such an order just because they didn't want such a big secret to be exposed; it would allow them to take out that batch of non-existent supplies in the future when they have the opportunity.
Therefore, with such a fatal mission, Hu Biao and others could not talk much, so it became the best choice for the headquarters.
However, for such a result, one cannot blame Hu Biao for causing such huge trouble by imagining the warehouse in Ziwuxu.
Because if Hu Biao hadn't been so talkative at that time, they would have died at the hands of the orcs.
Even in the extremely dangerous situation of the Zhongzhou team, some people were able to survive. Now they are still severely damaged. How can they have the right to worry about the current affairs...
After thinking about the above, Hu Biao was certainly not willing to carry out such a fatal mission.
What the heck! Up to now, the system has not released the second phase mission, which means that there is no need to go to the first line of defense to hold on.
With all that free time, why not just lie down here in the military camp?
Thanks to the efforts of Da Hua and others, although they can't eat four dishes of big fish and meat every meal, they can still eat enough unsprouted potatoes.
But at this time, after Yang Dongli thought of something, he immediately coughed in his mouth, which attracted Hu Biao's attention.
When Hu Biao saw it, he immediately pointed to Major James with his eyes.
Hu Biao immediately reacted and knew that if he wanted to escape such a difficult task, he could only find a way from this major, who had a good reputation.
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Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, Hu Biao hugged the words "Feng Shui egg shells, wealth will be gone and people will be happy", and he had a tragic feeling that he would not be able to survive in the future.
After quickly thinking about the supplies in his space ring, he took action.
He first took out most of the remaining pack of sand cigarettes and a piece of beef jerky from his pocket.
He took a few steps forward and thrust these items into the hands of the two soldiers carrying weapons behind Major James.
After that, he asked politely:
"Gentlemen, can you give me a little space and time? I have some private matters that I want to talk to Major James about."
After quickly stuffing the items in their hands into their pockets, the two soldiers remained silent.
But he just turned around and walked away. He didn't stop until he had walked more than twenty steps. One of them lit up a sand cigarette and started smoking it happily.
At this time, Hu Biao lowered his voice and made a bold promise to Major James:
"Dear Major James, I won't say anything else now; let's get straight to the point, none of us want to die, and as long as you can find a way for us to avoid this disaster, we are willing to give everything.
For similar gifts, I am willing to give out five more bags as a thank you, which is all we have in stock now."
After hearing the promise of 'five times', which represented an astonishing value, Major James' face clearly showed his heartbeat.
Finally, after gritting his teeth, he whispered:
"No, it will take at least ten times. And you have to give me three bags of reward first, because I have to hire a lot of people to accomplish such a thing."
"Deal, ten times, ten times." Hu Biao gritted his teeth and agreed, as if the saying 'only five times at most' did not exist at all.
After hearing Hu Biao's agreement, James' face was still quite solemn.
After he pondered for a while, he continued to ask Hu Biao: "I will tell you my method first. If you think you can agree, then you can agree.
In order to prevent you from leaking secrets, some big shots in the headquarters are keeping a close eye on this matter, so you must go to the first line of defense, and you will set off soon. This is unavoidable.
However, the intensity of the orcs' attacks these days is not very strong. As long as you are careful, you have a great chance of surviving.
During this period of time, I went to help you build a good relationship and created some written reports and false impressions of your death in battle. Then you can withdraw and survive under other identities.
This is also the only way I can think of and do it now, you can see if it works."
"Okay, that's it." Hu Biao agreed without any hesitation.
In the following time, Hu Biao pretended to toss in the dilapidated room where they lived for seven or eight minutes; he pretended to put all his efforts into putting it together, and then he handed three garbage bags into the hands of Major James.
Then the personnel led by James were divided into two, and some of them followed him directly back to the headquarters.
About half of the remaining personnel, under the leadership of one of his confidants, the lieutenant, escorted Hu Biao and other 176 people towards the front line position.
On the way out, the more than a hundred natives looked at each other with ugly expressions, as if they were about to die.
After knowing some of the situation, everyone in the Zhongzhou team felt quite relaxed.
According to what Major James, a real villain, said before he left, it would only take three days if it was faster, and five days if it was slower, he would be able to clear up all the relationships.
At that time, they will be able to use another identity and retreat again.
At that time, just keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense about these things.
The most important thing is that they have found out clearly about the big deception. Just as Major James said, the orcs have shown no signs of large-scale attacks in the recent period.
So if they persist for three to five days, they are quite confident.
But soon, they realized that they had underestimated the evil of the system, which was a scam; or in other words, since the version upgrade, the system had become even more scammy.
What is the task of sticking to the first line of defense? It has nothing to do with the second phase of the system's mission.
It was just that this guy deliberately suppressed it. After everyone in the Zhongzhou team had just let go of their worries, it was suddenly released without warning, catching them off guard.
In the bitchy voice of the system bitch, the relevant content is so heartbreaking:
“Congratulations to Commander Hu Biao, and congratulations to all members of the Zhongzhou Team, the second phase of this system mission has been officially released.
Please note that the specific requirements and needs of the tasks at this stage are as follows.
First, the current time is October 22, 3:11 in the afternoon.
The Central Continent team must ensure that Immokalee Fortress, the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th fortresses of the first line of defense, are firmly in their own hands before 4 o'clock in the afternoon on October 27th.
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If any of the fortresses is lost, the mission of the Central Continent Team will be considered failed.
Secondly, when the mission deadline specified by the system is reached and less than 30 surviving members of the Central Continent Team are included, the second phase of the Central Continent Team mission is considered to have failed.
The penalty for failure of a specific task is for the system to randomly erase 10 people.
Second, during this phase of the mission, all members of the Zhongzhou Team cannot move within one kilometer of the first line of defense in a straight line.
If you leave this area, you will be wiped immediately, and you will not be able to resurrect after the task is completed.
Finally, I wish Commander Hu Biao and everyone in the Zhongzhou team a successful start and a prosperous military fortune~"