Steel steam and flame

The atmosphere in the carriage seemed like white snow under the scorching sun, changing at a speed visible to people's eyes.

The instructions issued by the military school did not appoint a captain, and there was not even a list of those who participated this time. Everything needs to be coordinated by the students themselves.

But for this first mission, even if it had a comprehensive admission score ranking, Cassia thought that the military school definitely knew how much weight it held in the hearts of the students. Especially since they have all undergone surgeries, each one's strength growth in three months is huge and immeasurable. Everyone can be regarded as a genius selected from a large number of people. On the surface, they all look polite, but how convinced they are in their hearts is not something they can figure out.

No one spoke, but the surrounding air gained a huge weight in a short period of time. It smelled of gunpowder, a dangerous gas that could be fully ignited by a single spark.

"Let me introduce myself first." The voice sounded again, "Gustin Evelin, overall ranking 15, the number of suppression tubes is two. I once studied there for a semester in the seminary, and arranged some tasks There are also some requirements for conducting and conducting, and I don’t know if I can be qualified for the position of captain. There are twenty of us in total. If we are separated and act separately, I think it will be very difficult to complete the task of second-level soldier. And all of us are I don’t know each other, there are no grudges between us, so you don’t have to worry about me using any tricks in the arrangements.”

"What do you think?" Gustin asked softly at the end. He seemed to have thought of a countermeasure in advance for this trick.

"Kritchens." A rather muscular man in front of Cassia said at this moment, speaking politely, "Mr. Gustin, I have a small question to ask."

"Mr. Kritchens, please tell me." Gustin said with a smile.

"Is the Evelyn family that Mr. Gustin belongs to one of the twenty-three grand dukes?"

"Of course, I think the surname Evelin is not common in the empire." Gustin replied, but he was already smiling in his heart. The influence of the family is reflected in all aspects, such as now.

"Okay, then I, Klitsch, will vote for Mr. Gustin first." Klitches came very simply, but he himself gave the impression that he was from a wild background. Perhaps in terms of leading the team, he has some skills. Someone with more experience will always be better than him.

"Then people from my Hill family should be born to be leaders, right?" A discordant feminine voice sounded beside Cassia. This is a man with sickly white skin. His face is very slender, and you can see the light makeup on it. He was not wearing combat clothes, but a gray-white dress with no wrinkles at all. He held a dark wooden crutch in his hand and placed it on both knees. At this moment, the corners of his mouth were raised, looking like a circus clown. The only difference between the two was the heavy makeup on his face.

"Lee Hill." His voice was unusually soft, like the lingering chirping of cicadas in a heavy rain. It was impressive. "The Hill family is also one of the twenty-three great duke families. The heads of the family have always been commanders. I was born as an official. I also spent a few years in the seminary and took a complete preparatory class. I think if the twenty of us were in a small team, the number would be a bit too large. Dividing into several small teams can maintain fast mobility. , and can maintain one’s own vitality.”

Lee looked at a silent woman diagonally in his direction, deliberately lengthened his voice and said, "Are you right? Miss Carla Meredith? As the last twenty-three among us twenty, As a member of the Grand Duke's family, you should have the courage to take on responsibilities at critical moments. Moreover, it is a family that excels in assassins and agents. I think in a mission like this, it will suit your taste."

The woman known as Kara held a medium-sized sniper rifle in her arms. The black barrel was high and her short black hair matched it well. However, this impression was inconsistent with the assassins and agents that Li said. Not the slightest connection.

"Okay." Kara lowered her voice very low, and her tone was the same as the sniper rifle in her arms. It was very hard, without any emotional fluctuations, but seemed very powerful. "Those who want to follow me on the mission, follow me later. Just behind you."

Then there was no more words.

"That's enough. We will be divided into three groups and we will cooperate with each other when the time comes. Isn't that great?" Li squinted his eyes and smiled, his face shining like silverware under the light.

Gustin was left aside, the corners of his eyes twitching, but facing people from the 23rd Grand Duke family, he could only listen quietly. Seeing that Kara and Li stopped talking, he quickly added: "Of course, then Mr. Li, Miss Kara and I are the three captains. You can choose whose command you follow. When the time comes to perform the mission, we can mutually Linked help. What do you think?"

No one spoke, and silence represented acquiescence.

"Then next, please introduce yourself. It would be best if you add your areas of expertise." Gustin sat down and silenced those who were dissatisfied with one sentence. But for those who came from the Twenty-Third Grand Duke's family, although everyone was dissatisfied with Gustin and the others sitting here, they were convinced by the power of these families. The big family has countless resources, and the children in their family should not be too bad.

Everyone made a simple self-introduction one by one with their own thoughts in mind. Everyone listened carefully. This was the best moment to collect information about their teammates. How to choose your own team depends on your teammates.

As the last person to introduce herself, Cassia unexpectedly discovered that this time the overall ranking of the people in the team was all in the top two hundred, and the maximum number of inhibitory tubes was four. Compared with the comprehensive score ranking of 1024 that he didn't know how he got, and the twenty-four inhibitory tubes that were functioning at all times in his body, he felt as if he had entered the military school invisibly this time. Inside the "individual teams".

This time the task seemed to be easy, and Cassia felt a little relaxed. Although the difficulty of the task has increased by one level, the quality of teammates is indeed strong.

A good watch not only requires the cooperation between gears, but the quality and accuracy of the gears are equally important.

Everyone fell silent after the introduction, and the atmosphere in the air became strange and unpredictable again.

The heavy truck drove non-stop for two days, stopping once to let them come down to eat and rest outside to relieve the fatigue of the journey.

The parking was a day after departure, at night. There was no trace of Manoma around them, and even the majestic shadow of the Blanco Mountains had disappeared from the skyline.

At that time, they got off the bus at an old station built in the Qiulin area. The roadbed there already had traces of time. Surrounding the station are small patches of bulging and concave soil that spread out, with rows of trees covered with green leaves, and you can even smell the faint fragrance of flowers in the air.

It is late spring outside the school.

The heavy truck stopped at the old station to add water and steam. The huge car was parked on the side of the road like an indelible stain. After Kasia had eaten, he stood next to the car and looked at the moon in the sky.

When the moon was as thin as an eyebrow, there were few stars around and the sky was very dark, not the usual dark blue. But for Cassia, who had not been able to see the sky for several months in the military school, this was enough.

They didn't stop at the station for long. After the heavy truck's condition recovered, Cassia and his party stayed in the heavy truck compartment for another whole day.

When they felt the heavy truck slow down and stop in their groggy consciousness, everyone woke up with a start.

The sound of personnel from the military school's logistics department banging on the metal plate of the heavy truck could be heard outside, signaling them to get out of the car.

"We're here! We're here!" people outside shouted.

Cassia was closest to the car door. He stood up and opened the metal door. What he saw was a fiery red sunset that was about to fall, and then came from the pavement, blowing yellow sand in his face. The wind was blowing, bringing with it heat, very dry heat.

There should be a station next to it, but now it has been mostly buried by yellow sand and has been lifeless for a long time.