Star Wars: The Silver Pledge

The black-hearted Anping quickly drove the spaceship through the dense meteorites, approaching [Dui 4399] little by little.

Although this former front-line military base has been abandoned for many years and most of the military facilities have failed, after all, it is still operating as Ning Tao's temporary residence at this time, so Anping dare not be careless at all.

After all, the Red Apricot is just a specialized spaceship, not good at frontal combat, while the predecessor of 【Dui 4399】was a military base. Even if only one percent of the military facilities are still functioning, it is enough to pose a threat to the Red Apricot.

However, it may be that Ning Tao is really incompetent, or it may be that Anping's driving skills are high enough, and the spaceship is concealed enough-of course, it is more likely because the Red Apricot team was lucky enough that the spaceship managed to escape without alarming anyone. , successfully landed on the back of [Dui 4399].

When he landed, Uncle Xu heaved a sigh of relief: "Oh, I thought I would be intercepted halfway and blown up into fireworks. My heart was beating wildly."

Lu Nan sneered: "You've got the medicine again, right?"

Xu Bo said: "After all, I'm just a doctor and a civil servant. I'm not as strong as you savages. I can only strengthen my thin body with forbidden drugs..."

Before he finished speaking, Anping patted his head with a robotic arm: "Stop talking nonsense, get ready to act."

Following the captain's order, Uncle Xu immediately restrained his laughter, picked up the oversized backpack he had prepared, put on a slightly ridiculous helmet, and walked off the spaceship with the lightness and swiftness of a 37-year-old.

Anping followed closely behind, still traveling lightly, not even carrying a blaster gun, and the armor on his body seemed thin and sparse.

Sean chose to stay with Anping. After comparing the other two teammates, he felt that partnering with the captain was the most reassuring for this mission.

Anping smiled and did not refuse.

The last one to disembark was Lu Nan. She was still wearing a heavy coat, and she was dragging a floating shelf behind her, with various firearms piled up like a mountain.

Zhuang Yuanying still stayed on the ship. After Lu Nan disembarked, she waved goodbye to everyone, and at the same time controlled a small cargo airship to fly out from the back door of the cargo hold of the Red Apricot.

Uncle Xu took a look and gasped, "It's actually this fight, Xiao Zhuang, you are so ruthless!"

Zhuang Yuanying smiled apologetically: "It's necessary for the mission."

Lu Nan looked at Xu Bo disdainfully, and said coldly, "Do you have an opinion?"

"No, no, I don't dare to have it." Xu Bo seemed to be a head shorter in front of Lu Nan, so he dared not argue, but seeing Lu Nan constantly moving the guns on the shelf into the cargo box of the airship, he couldn't bear it. Zhu said, "The transportation fee cannot be shared equally anyway."

Lu Nan sneered and didn't bother to answer.

Instead, Sean was a little curious: "Transportation fee?"

Anping saw that Lu Nan couldn't finish loading and unloading for a while, so he explained: "We should wait until the mission is over and I will talk to you in detail when the rewards are settled, but let's talk briefly. This cargo airship is Xiaozhuang's private prop, we borrowed it To complete the task, it needs to pay the transportation fee to Xiaozhuang."

Xu Bo added: "And the cost of this one is extremely high! It's more than five times the normal price!"

Anping said: "Because it has gathered a lot of painstaking efforts of Zhuang Yuanying, it has the best performance and the highest cost."

Uncle Xu twisted his mouth: "If someone hadn't dragged such a heavy luggage, there would be no need for such a high-performance flying boat..."

Lu Nan sneered: "Okay, I'll pay for your transportation, don't count on me for fire support."

Uncle Xu quickly laughed and said, "I'm just joking. I just took some medicine and my mind is not clear..."

While talking, Lu Nan finally closed the cargo box: "It's time to go."

At this time, Sean had already looked at the pilot's seat of the airship, his eyes lost in thought.

As a driving enthusiast, he can see the extraordinaryness of the flying boat at a glance. Although limited by the overall technological level of the dry galaxy, its performance may not be comparable to the flagship model of the republic's famous factory, but a qualified pilot Enthusiasts will never be simply obsessed with theoretical performance.

Applicability is the first priority, and the flying boat that Zhuang Yuanying took out is obviously very suitable for the Hongxing team. Its carrying capacity is strong enough, and judging from the overall structure and engine model, although the flying speed will not be too fast, it is absolutely stable and quiet, which is very suitable for today's sneak operations.

While thinking about it, Sean already wanted to jump on it and experience the real feeling of driving for himself.

When an excellent pilot is driving the flying boat, he can feel the hard work and inspiration of the producer. It feels like reading a wonderful novel and enjoying a wonderful opera performance.

Sean is undoubtedly a good enough driver.

Anping only looked at it amusedly: "Okay, okay, you can just drive, you don't need to be so idiotic, I will just step aside."

Sean unceremoniously jumped into the driver's seat, and the moment he sat down, he felt a kind of heartfelt joy and nostalgia.

Although the airship hadn't actually started, the Jedi apprentice could already picture it moving quietly and smoothly.

The last time he drove such an excellent vehicle was in Bergamore, and thinking of Bergamore, Sean couldn't help but think of Master again.

After the manor was parted, the two sides lost contact completely, and the attempt to contact on the Baiyin also ended in failure. Then, in the base of the Red Xing Squad, he tried to find an opportunity to do the same, but still had no results.

Now, he is neither closer to the truth nor closer to the master, but inexplicably ran to [Dui 4399] to help others rob [Xuan Ming]. Sean felt like a fallen leaf drifting with the waves, as if he had lost his way.

But as a Jedi apprentice, he feels that everything he has experienced and everything he is about to face are meaningful.

There is no need to be confused, it is enough to do the things in front of you as much as possible.

Returning his attention to the present moment, Sean felt the excellence of the airship, and turned his head to give Zhuang Yuanying aboard the Red Apricot a high thumbs up. The girl nodded shyly and triumphantly, and then buried her face in the soft hat inside.

Uncle Xu watched the whole process with straight eyes, and commented: "I think you two should get married."

As soon as he finished speaking, Anping slapped him on the back of the head.

——

The performance of the flying boat was as Sean expected.

On the desolate asteroid [Dui 4399], it carried everyone to the military base with amazing tranquility.

Not fast, but fast enough for this tiny object, and after about two standard hours, the abandoned military buildings were already visible on the horizon.

"Hold on."

Lu Nan in the back seat patted the driver's seat: "Go around the mountains over there."

Xiao En nodded without asking any further questions, and let the flying boat turn around. After a while, he came to a rolling mountain and rock parcel.

Lu Nan looked around: "Just put me here."

Sean was a little surprised, she wants to stay here alone?

But the others didn't take it seriously at all, even Uncle Xu flattered him with a smile and said, "When we act later, the vice-captain, please take care of my younger brother..."

Anping took the initiative to explain to Xiao En: "For Lu Nan, this distance is the best sniping position."

Xiao En only felt a little unbelievable. The distance from here to the military base was already the theoretical range limit of ordinary blaster sniper rifles. She wanted to complete actual sniping here! ? This is no longer humanly possible, right?

Anping smiled: "That's why she treasures her sniper rifle very much, even ordinary people can't touch it. In the Red Apricot Squad, very few people would spend money wrongly."

Sean looked at the spear on Lu Nan's back again, and his heart surged with curiosity.

Obviously, Lu Nan was able to accomplish incredible long-distance sniping, and this special sniper rifle contributed a lot.

But without even looking at it, An Ping on the passenger seat patted the shoulder: "Don't look, she will really ask you for a fee... The money she spent on this sniper rifle is enough for [Kun] Going to buy an apartment."

Xiao En couldn't help but feel itchy when he heard the words, but he also knew the importance of the matter, so he nodded and drove the flying boat forward.

——

Not long after the flying boat moved forward, Anping gave instructions.

"Let's make a slight detour, we'll attack the manor from another direction later." Anping said while calling up the holographic projection on the flying boat, and began to explain the action plan to Sean and Xu Bo.

"At this stage, we have very limited information, so this operation is a gamble. Don't be obsessed with fighting. If you miss a hit, you must evacuate immediately. As for the specific evacuation method, it is the old rule: each according to his own ability."

"But generally speaking, I think the probability of Ning Tao hiding in the manor is still very high, so I will mainly talk about how to break through the manor and catch people out. Because I came in a hurry, I have no way to collect information about this temporarily remodeled manor. Information can only be judged according to common sense, you have to listen to the general idea, and you must know how to adapt to the situation."

"The manor should have been remodeled by the headquarters during the encirclement and suppression operations, and the focus was not on the ground. From the images from the previous scouts, it is not difficult to see that the defense force on the surface of the planet is not too strong, and it is likely that the essence is gathered in the underground."

"The opponents this time are different from the general mob. They are the elites that Ning Tao dared to use to protect himself. And we have limited manpower, and we don't have a good location. We will suffer a lot in away games. So we need to find a way to disperse the enemy. I Consider giving full play to Lu Nan's long-range firepower advantage, first fight a peripheral battle with the opponent, find a way to fish out the opponent's main force, and then take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the manor and capture Ning Tao."

"Of course, the plan belongs to the plan, and the actual action will definitely face many accidents. And the members of the Red Apricot Squad must keep in mind four words at all times: adapt to the situation. It doesn't matter if you give up the mission goal or betray your teammates! We are cheating Hong Xing, don’t be bound by any rules.”

When Xiao En heard this, he realized that Captain Anping was giving himself a private lesson.

This feeling is a little subtle, especially about giving up goals, giving up teammates... But he still listened carefully.

But at this moment, Anping simply turned his gaze away and looked directly at Xiao En.

"Finally, it's the point I'm most worried about, and I must emphasize it to you."

Sean nodded, showing all ears.

"The enemy this time is not the vicious people like [Suzaku] and [Qinglong], but the regular army of the Qiankun Group Security Bureau. In theory, they represent justice for the galaxy better than we do."

After a pause, Anping continued, "But they are enemies."

Sean immediately understood what Captain Anping wanted to say, but he didn't know how to answer.

Anping was not satisfied with Xiao En's silence, and continued: "It doesn't matter if you show mercy to [Jade Mouse] in the [Stars Pavilion], the other party is a clever thief, not a clever fighter, and we have enough spare power to suppress the whole audience. To be wounded and not die, or to die without being injured, is all in our minds. But this time we don’t have the strength, a single thought of benevolence will not only kill you, but also kill everyone who has expectations of you.”

After finishing speaking, Anping smiled again: "It's a pity that Boss Li is not here, otherwise it would be better to let him fool you. After all, I am not very good at words, so I can only speak so far. You are a smart person , I probably don’t need to say anything, just think about it yourself.”

Sean nodded.

However, at this moment, Uncle Xu suddenly added: "Xiao En, let me, as the senior of the team, give you a thinking question."

"Speaking."

"If you were Ning Tao, who would you bring with you if you did such a shameful thing?"

Sean was taken aback by this obvious question.

Fortunately, Uncle Xu didn't expect him to answer: "Obviously, he wants his confidants, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be troublesome to bring a newcomer who doesn't know what to do, and go back and say things that shouldn't be said with a big mouth?"

Sean nodded, of course.

"Then let me ask you again, what conditions do you need to meet to become Ning Tao's confidant?"

Sean subconsciously wanted to say that he was strong enough.

As a result, Xu Bo asked himself and answered quickly: "Are you strong? Obviously not, your strength is definitely stronger than all of Ning Tao's subordinates. Will you work hard for him?"

Sean was taken aback by this question.

Uncle Xu said again: "Isn't it upright? It's a big mistake. If you really want to be upright, Ning Tao won't be the first to believe it: what if you report yourself later? Then it's rare to be confused? It's even more unreliable. Ning Tao came to [Dui 4399] after all, there is a risk. Once you are in danger, you will count on those who like rare and confused people to save you? So there is only one final choice: the same people. Can be taken by Ning Tao The confidants who came here must have handed in the nomination certificate and proved themselves. And the way of proof, you should think of it."

Sean's heart sank, he did think of it.

For this kind of legal and good citizen with an apparently innocent net worth, the best way to register is of course "crime"!

Only by committing an unforgivable crime, and then handing over the handle to Ning Tao, can he be regarded as a confidant!

Xu Bo said: "Of course, the above are just my personal guesses, and the facts may be completely contrary to what I thought. Ning Tao's subordinates are a group of honest gentlemen, and they chose to follow him out of great ideals. What is it with [Qinglong]? Yes, it was just a temporary expedient move, they still have dreams in their hearts and their wealth is clean..."

"Of course, it's more likely that even if most of these people died without guilt, there are some innocent people among them. Maybe the one you shot was the one, and then you will become a murderer who killed good people."

"But I don't think it matters. What matters is what you think in your heart, whether you want to be a good person who will always be innocent, or whether you want to be a person who can do things."

Sean frowned tightly, only feeling that this kind of choice between the two was very unreasonable from the beginning.

Of course, the world has never really been reasonable, otherwise there would be no need for the Jedi Order to perform missions all over the world.

But what should I do if the matter specifically falls on me?

At this time, Xiao En began to miss Master again. If Master was still there, he would definitely give correct guidance... However, he could never rely on Master's guidance forever.

At this moment, Uncle Xu couldn't help but add another sentence: "I am a doctor, so I will give you another example of a doctor. You should know that no matter how good a doctor is, there will be patients who cannot be saved. Dying before your eyes is a common occurrence for doctors. The more experienced a senior doctor is, the more mistakes he will make on the operating table. Even a genius doctor like me has unbearable memories... But there is also a kind of doctor who never If you miss, you will never cause casualties to patients due to your own fault, and you will be innocent all your life."

After a pause, Xu Bo revealed the answer in a mocking tone: "That is a doctor who does nothing."

In an instant, the hesitation in Sean's heart was swept away.

The difference from the master is a trial for myself as a Jedi apprentice, so this time I will do it according to my own ideas.

Wait for Rihe to join Master, and then listen to her criticism.