Star Wars: The Silver Pledge

When Sean walked into the restaurant, eight rather complicated gazes met him.

The four people in the restaurant seemed to be housewives who suddenly encountered wild monkeys and lizards breaking into the door while cooking lunch at home. They were full of curiosity in their astonishment, and in their curiosity there was a bit of sympathy and pity for civilized people when they witnessed wild animals.

Sean, who was viewed as a wild animal, felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that his performance in the entry test was so poor that he was no longer eligible to be treated as an equal? Is it going to be swept out next?

After all, when most housewives encounter wild animals breaking into the door, they will call the police and expel them...

Thinking of this, Sean couldn't help taking a half step back.

However, as soon as he moved, he felt a blur in front of his eyes.

"Young hero, please stay!"

The first person to act was the old man Xu Bo in a thick coat. He was short, slightly stooped, his face was wrinkled, and his curly, wavy white hair hung down to his chest along the edge of his hood. Crossed the borderline between middle age and old age.

But the quickness of his movements has faintly the demeanor of Anping who is in his prime.

The oncoming situation is actually not fast, but it is really unexpected.

Sean was in a daze, and the old man had already grabbed his right hand. The old man pinched Sean's wrist with his haggard fingers, feeling the blood flow from the wrist, and at the same time, he took out an electronic screen with his left hand and examined it. The data information flowing like a waterfall above.

"Your metabolism is so strong, and your resilience is a dimension stronger than ordinary people. No wonder you can withstand three rounds of ravages by the captain... Although it is impossible from an academic perspective, let me ask, your ancestors and Deva Is there anything to do with Long people?"

Sean only had a headache when he heard it.

Fortunately, the old man was quickly pulled back by Lu Nan forcibly.

Although Xu Bo was struggling hard during the process, the gap in strength made him seem like a wild duck preyed on by a beast, with only the strength left to croak.

"Lv Nan, don't drag me! I'm making a medical diagnosis for him! This is medicine, academics, do you understand! He was beaten unconscious by the captain, what if there are hidden wounds on his body! This is life and death ah!"

Lu Nan, on the other hand, showed strength no less than Captain Anping's. He lifted Uncle Xu and pushed him back to his seat, and said with a sneer, "A rookie who can beat the captain to replace his prosthetic limbs shouldn't need you to worry about secret injuries."

Anping, who was hurt by words, touched the new prosthetic awkwardly, and coughed: "Anyway, since Sean is here, let's officially start our welcome party."

While talking, Anping slapped his metal prosthetic limb and his left hand, making weird applause.

However, there were very few people at the dining table, and Lu Nan and Xu Bo were still bickering. Only the little girl Zhuang Yuanying, who was wearing a thick soft hat, responded enthusiastically and clapped her hands.

I don't know if it's an illusion, or maybe the side effects of the concussion are still lingering. Sean felt that the little girl's applause seemed unusually loud.

In Sean's opinion, the most disobedient person at the dinner table is the girl wearing a soft hat. Perhaps in terms of age, she was one or two years older than Sean, but compared to the people around her, she was too young, not at all like the girl who should appear in the mercenary base.

From her body, Sean didn't feel the slightest hint of fierceness, she was completely a harmless commoner.

But in theory, it is impossible for civilians to exist in the underground base of the Red Apricot Squad.

He had heard Chen Sanwan mention the name of the Red Apricot Squad many times on the Baiyin. It was an absolute elite that was enough to make most of the Baiyin's crew dread and yearn for it.

As for how elite it is? Anping had already fully demonstrated it to Sean during the initial test.

Therefore, Zhuang Yuanying wearing a soft hat seemed a little out of place.

Xiao En was very puzzled, and then boldly guessed: This is Anping's daughter, right? Came here to visit relatives?

Anping sighed: "This expression again, do you also regard Xiaozhuang as my daughter! Come on, I really don't even have half a girlfriend!"

The girl named Xiaozhuang was frightened again, pulled the soft hat with both hands, and hid her whole face in the hat.

Lu Nan let Xu Bo go, laughing so hard.

In the end, Anping coughed a few times and managed to maintain the order in the cafeteria.

"Okay, enough nonsense, let's get straight to the point."

As Anping's tone became more serious, the atmosphere in the restaurant also became solemn.

"This is the Red Apricot Squad. I am Captain Anping. I am mainly responsible for team command and overall coordination. Most of the combat positions are concentrated at the forefront. I am good at fighting skills, simple firearms, and survival in the wild."

Then he pointed to the tall woman: "Lv Nan, the current deputy captain, is also the core fireman of the team. He is good at almost all firearms, especially proficient in sniper skills. One person can become a sniper team, which is the most important part of the team." Output point. In addition, she is also good at a variety of driving techniques, providing mobility for the team at critical moments, so to speak..."

Lu Nan couldn't help turning her head away when she heard it, and waved to Anping: "It's alright, alright, don't be so nasty, let's replace it."

Anping sighed helplessly, and turned his fingers to Uncle Xu: "This is Uncle Xu. His surname is not Xu, nor is he of any seniority, but he just happens to be named Uncle Xu. He is currently the medical officer of the team. He is proficient in various first aid skills, electronic The technology is also above the standard, and he is basically responsible for the team's medical robots. When necessary, he can provide a certain support capability on the battlefield, but the price is heavy, so don't let him overdraw easily."

Uncle Xu held his head high and held his chest high: "Captain, don't be polite to me. For the sake of the team, I can go through fire and water at any time!"

Lu Nan commented unceremoniously: "Are you taking banned drugs justifiably after you get injured!?"

Xu Boli said bluntly: "Don't foul people's innocence at will! I, Xu Boli, have lived for 37 years, and I have never taken banned drugs until I was injured!"

Even Sean was stunned now, how many years did he just say he lived?

37 years? Isn't it 73 years?

Uncle Xu glared at Xiao En: "What are you looking at, haven't you seen a 37-year-old handsome man?"

Xiao En frowned, thinking about this wrinkled 37-year-old man, could it be that his ancestors have some connection with the Bis people?

Lu Nan gloated a little and said, "A few more times of banned drugs, Uncle Xu, you will be able to go to the urban welfare center to receive pension assistance. As long as you shave your face, they will definitely give you a big gift package for longevity."

But Xu Bo waved his hand: "Pull it down, the urban welfare center near the deserted area has long been abandoned by the upper echelon, and now the funds are very tight, and the longevity gift bag is full of flashy things like longevity peaches and couplets, and there is no cash at all." .”

Lu Nan was dumbfounded: "You really went to get it!?"

"Nonsense, if you don't get paid, you don't get paid, and I don't have captain and vice-captain allowances. Naturally, I need to know how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure..."

Anping listened to it and felt a headache, feeling deeply desperate for these bastards under his opponent.

Even if you can't help showing your true colors, at least wait for the newcomers to join the team! Aren't you afraid to scare the newcomers away by showing your ugliness so early!

Although a newcomer who can survive three rounds of testing should theoretically be strong enough psychologically.

While thinking about it, Anping saw that there was finally a comforting team member at the table.

Zhuang Yuanying sat quietly at the corner of the dining table, looking at Xiao En from time to time with curious and shy eyes.

An Ping thought: It would be great if everyone could be as well-behaved as Zhuang Yuanying.

"Zhuang Yuanying, the youngest member of the team other than you, is mainly responsible for machine repair work. Although she is young, she is very skilled in machine repair. Any broken machine can be handled by her. Boss Li sometimes likes to play in space Sao operation, destroying the Baiyin, they all went to Xiaozhuang to rescue them."

Lu Nan interjected again: "If it wasn't for Xiao Zhuang, Li Yu would have been skinned and boned by Lord Bai long ago."

Uncle Xu also sighed: "So Xiao Zhuang is the savior of Li Yu's boss. Captain, remember to mention this matter in the next team meeting, so that the boss can allocate some funds. I happen to have a new medicine." Research has hit a bottleneck..."

Anping said unhappily: "Don't try to use Xiaozhuang to seek your own selfishness! Then if you want funds, go to a few more welfare centers to clear your face!"

Zhuang Yuanying, who became the "target of public criticism", buried her head in the hat again in shame: "You guys, that's right, it's too exaggerated..."

The immature voice still reveals a strong taste of harmlessness to humans and animals in Sean's ears.

And looking at the other people's doting attitude towards Zhuang Yuanying, Xiao En couldn't help but think, maybe this Red Apricot Squad is not as dangerous and cruel as he expected?

However, just as the idea came up, Anping heard Anping say: "Okay, the specific members have been introduced, and it's time to introduce the Red Apricot Squad... I think you should have been thinking about this question a long time ago: what is the name of this team?" so weird?"

Sean nodded.

In the context of Qiankun language, the word Hongxing is always reminiscent of the ambiguous saying "Hongxing is out of the wall".

And this doesn't match the elite positioning of the Hongxing team, no matter how you look at it.

Although Li Yu, the leader of the Silver Knights, has always been particularly arbitrary in terms of naming, there is no need to give his trump card such a nondescript name.

Anping said with a smile: "The core meaning of the common saying "Red Apricot Leaving the Wall" is to describe someone who is unruly. And the core idea of ​​our team is indeed unruly."

After a pause, Anping continued: "Boss Li Yu said that you are here to pay off your debts, so you should also know that the income of the members of the Red Apricot Team is much higher than that of other team members. For example, I completed the One team mission, one team mission, three individual missions, the cumulative income is 720,000 Qiankun coins, which is the number that other team members need to save for a lifetime."

Anping pointed to Lu Nan and Xu Bo again: "The income levels of these two people are not low, let alone Xiaozhuang, who saved Li Yu's life many times, that is a sky-high credit."

With a hint of amusement, Anping asked the question: "What do you think is the reason for this special treatment?"

Sean tried to speculate: "By strength?"

"It's really concise, but you're right. Our treatment is indeed based on strength. Any member of this team has strength far above the 'average'. But the problem comes soon Now, what do you mean by strength?"

Sean thought for a moment and said, "Ability to complete tasks?"

"That's right, the essence of strength is the ability to complete tasks. Our treatment is essentially derived from completing near-impossible tasks time and time again."

Sean said, "So, is this a reward?"

Anping smiled: "You are on the point again. The answer is yes and no. Special treatment does seem like a reward, but it is actually a last resort. To complete the impossible task, it takes an extremely high price. Cost. And in this cost, subjective will is very indifferent. Mr. Li has never lacked people who dare to work hard, and there is no shortage of people who work hard, but they cannot do things that cannot be done. Because they lack enough Material basis."

While talking, Anping put his right prosthetic limb on the dining table and asked Xiao En, "If I were to compete with you in arm wrestling now, do you think you have a chance of winning?"

Sean shook his head.

With his strength at this time, even if he used the force to strengthen his body, it would be difficult to win against an electromagnetically driven steel arm under the rules of arm wrestling.

Anping said: "The difference between you and me does not lie in the will to win, nor in the perseverance in daily exercise, but in the fact that I have a mechanical prosthesis worth 50,000 Qiankun coins, but you only have flesh and blood."

After a pause, Anping continued: "Similarly, Lu Nan's sniper ability is the best in the entire galaxy because she has a tailor-made and priceless Dongfeng DF-q91 sniper rifle—seriously remind you In a word, that is her most precious treasure. If you dare to leave even a little fingerprint on her gun barrel, she can beat you to the point where Uncle Xu can't even cure you."

"So here comes the problem. When there is such a small group of people who are very good at exchanging resources for strength, the allocation of resources becomes a big problem for the entire team. For example, I just spent 50,000 Qiankun coins Mechanical prosthetic limbs are used to give you an entry test, and at the same time, even the senior engineers on the Silver are only paid a few hundred a day, do you think the latter will agree with my profligate behavior?"

"Obviously not, but if because of the latter's disapproval, I won't get a mechanical prosthetic with a cost of 50,000 yuan, then the team shouldn't expect me to create miracles at critical moments. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice."

"The solution to this contradiction is that the Red Apricot Squad goes out independently and is responsible for its own profits and losses. Our income depends on our contributions, and our expenses will not be paid for by anyone. Compared with other people who are completely collectivist, Isn't our team just a bunch of red apricots sticking out of the wall?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Lu Nan say: "The word self-responsibility for profit and loss is a very good word, so don't expect the team to pay for the mechanical prosthesis you scrapped before."

Anping was stunned when he heard the words, and smiled wryly after a while: "Don't be so cruel?"

Lu Nan glanced at him: "Since you are responsible for your own profits and losses, you have to do rigorous testing for newcomers on your own initiative, do you still expect us to help you pay for the testing?"

"..." Anping was silent for a while, then looked at Zhuang Yuanying with kind eyes, "Xiao Zhuang..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Nan had already grabbed a metal water glass on the dining table and threw it over: "How dare you ask Xiaozhuang to borrow money again!? Captain Tangtang, shameless!?"

Anping was disheartened and swallowed his anger.