Chapter 40 Mission
Time flies by amidst the daily high-intensity training and regular classes, and soon it's time to leave.
But at that moment, a message arrived on the encrypted account on the computer. After Zhou Jiu read it, the message disappeared from the computer's records.
"Seven Seven".
Zhou Jiu called out, and the little energy entity that had gained sentience shrunk into a miniature Zhou Jiu and sat on Zhou Jiu's shoulder.
Zhou Jiu picked up the latest jammer that had been mailed to him, with Qi Qi slung over his shoulder.
Qiqi activated her mental interference, walked to a dark corner of the campus, turned on the jammer, and then jumped backward, leaping over the wall and leaving the Military Academy campus.
A car pulled up right where Zhou Jiu had come out, the door opening and closing rapidly, the car moving at a constant speed, and Zhou Jiu was already sitting in the back seat.
Zhou Jiu put on a hat and glasses, changed his coat, and took the buttons from the Third Military Region's sleeves from the box and put them in the coat pocket.
After examining the small ring, Zhou Jiu put it on his middle finger.
After completing a series of preparations, Zhou Jiu zipped up his clothes all the way to his neck, covering the uniform underneath.
Zhou Jiu looked at the mission objective information on the screen in front of him: Ya Lian, the resource reserve minister of the military's first starship.
"The Gray Wolf mission was to kill this man, but he went to the Wolf Land and hasn't returned yet. To prevent the Volunteer Army from discovering his whereabouts, we had no choice but to come to you," the mechanical voice said.
Military Reserve Minister?
Looking at the documents, Zhou Jiu, who hadn't been following the project's progress lately, asked, "Have they already started preparations?"
The energy stones needed to build the sensor mechs originated from the ancient Blue Star, and the source of this information was them.
Zhou Jiu used runes to inscribe on the energy stone, pretending it was a new type of ore from the ancient Blue Star. Although this news would make many people suspicious, it would certainly be of great interest to the major military regions, and they would definitely take action.
The federal government has been working on the Ancient Blue Star project to establish humanity's home planet for ten years, but there has been no progress. Clearing the alien beasts near the shipping lanes is a large-scale operation that is difficult for small teams to complete except for military regions. Their team only has about thirty people, and she cannot drag her companions down the road just to be able to return to Ancient Blue Star.
"The news has already been released, but it was suppressed by the federal government before it could even spread. Our sources are limited, and we haven't received any other information yet. The Gray Wolf went to Wolf Land to establish communication channels between the various locations," the mechanical voice replied, seemingly understanding Zhou Jiu's question.
Zhou Jiu frowned: "How many resources do you want to exchange for it?"
The exchange rate in the Wolf Land is too low; they'll definitely demand exorbitant prices, and their operations in the Wasteland will become more frequent.
"The Third Military Region expelled all personnel from District 13 of Star E to the desolate planet. As you know, the personnel in District 13 are quite diverse, and the Third Military Region didn't want to conduct a personnel investigation, so they were all treated as remnants of the Volunteer Army and dumped on the desolate planet."
"We used the runic artifacts you gave us to create a small protected area, and then selected quite a few suitable people. Although they couldn't go to the front lines, their work in organizing the remaining resources has made our scavenging much faster," the mechanical voice said.
Zhou Jiu closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again a few seconds later, and said, "I'll make some more rune artifacts and sell them to Wolf Land. I'll also make some more money later. I'll buy them directly with money. Let's not go any further into the Desolate Star; let's try to stay on the outer perimeter."
"Don't worry, our survival rate is much higher now. Qiao Shiyi also sent a large sum of money a few days ago."
Zhou Jiu nodded. Whether it was researching sensor-equipped mechs or buying information, all kinds of activities required a lot of money.
"Any recent news about the route to Ancient Blue Star?"
Zhou Jiu thought for a moment and then asked, "At this time, the Volunteer Army is going to kill the Minister of Reserve Resources of the First Military Region. Zhou Jiu couldn't help but wonder if it was related to the information they had released."
"After the news was released, various forces have been trying to probe the ancient planet, but with little success," a mechanical voice said.
Zhou Jiu's eyes darted around as he quickly reviewed all the information. After flipping through the tasks previously handled by the Minister of Reserve Resources on the screen, he said solemnly, "I cannot kill this person."
"There isn't much information at the moment, we need to wait. This person has publicly expressed support for the Ancient Blue Star Project, so it may be useful in the future."
"It doesn't matter whether they live or die, as long as it proves that the Gray Wolves are here to do the mission. They're just a bunch of rats in the gutter anyway. They've fallen out with the Third Military Region and have been hiding lately. I don't even know which planet the higher-ups have moved to."
The mechanical voice on the other end of the line carried a hint of sneer. The missions they were given recently never took their lives into consideration. If they hadn't been forced into becoming those damned sponsored students by the E-star autonomous government, and ended up being assigned to scavenging on a barren planet, and later falling into the volunteer army, who would want this monotonous and impoverished combat life?
"We're almost there. Get ready. I'll meet you based on your location."
The mechanical sounds returned to silence.
Zhou Jiu nodded, put on his top hat, and as the car rounded a bend, he quickly opened and closed the door, the car drove away, and Zhou Jiu disappeared from the spot.
Qiqi looked outside curiously, floating behind Zhou Jiu and moving quickly.
Zhou Jiu calmly walked to another street and called out, "Qi Qi."
As if entering a mysterious world, Zhou Jiu gradually walked into the crowd, but no one looked at her and completely ignored her presence.
Because the mission box also contained an extra button from the Third Military Region, presumably due to the shady dealings with the Third Military Region and the possibility of framing someone, Zhou Jiu had Qi Qi remove her mental shield and no longer completely hide her.
After handing over the invitation at the entrance, Zhou Jiu took a glass of champagne from a waiter and went straight to a corner seat before entering the lobby.
The champagne was on the table, his hands were in his pockets, and he was holding a button in his gloved hand. When he took his hand out, the button came out with him and fell to the ground unnoticed amidst the noise.
Time passed slowly, and Zhou Jiu stood in the corner, sipping champagne with one hand as he moved forward.
The person she was waiting for had arrived.
The minister, escorted by several bodyguards, went up to the stage, said a few words of condolence, and then, with the bodyguards escorting him, began to leave.
Zhou Jiu continued moving, unhurriedly, until the moment the minister got into the car and bent down, Zhou Jiu twisted the ring face along the bodyguard's arm, and a tiny needle shot towards the shoulder.
The minister sat in the aircraft, the cabin door closed, and Zhou Jiu had already left the hall. The moment he stepped out, Zhou Jiu pressed another button on his ring and walked away as usual. When he heard the noise and the announcement of an inspection from behind, Zhou Jiu was already sitting in the back seat of the pick-up vehicle.
"So fast!" A mechanical, toneless voice rang out.
"I'll take care of it, no problem. Take me back." Zhou Jiu closed his eyes.
"...You're still as boastful as ever."
Zhou Jiu chuckled lightly, "The Volunteer Army didn't dare to assign any particularly important tasks."
The Volunteer Army is just causing some disturbances. If things really escalate and their actions are investigated, the three military regions will eventually join forces to eliminate them first.
She just didn't want to kill another person while clearing the ancient Blue Star passage, causing the First Military Region to fight for a ministerial position and delaying things further. Given the position she had just attacked, even if the needle exploded, she could fully recover in just one day once she entered the medical pod.
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