The journey to rejoin the group ahead was not smooth. The main road was blocked by rocks and damaged buildings from the previous battle, so they had to find a way to take a detour.
Aside from Henry Witt, who was handcuffed in a makeshift cage at the back of the vehicle, everyone else in the car lowered their voices.
Said glanced at the two people in the back row, especially Gu Li, who was sleeping against Eric. He rarely saw Gu Li so relaxed outside.
Even the jolting motion of the vehicle running over a low-level scavenger hadn't woken her up.
Where they couldn't see, Eric reached out and pressed down on Gu Li's shoulder, his voice low and threatening: "How long are you planning to keep pushing yourself?"
"I'll discuss today's matter with Cen Xingbang," he said, a slight smile playing on his lips as Gu Li watched him furtively. "We'll discuss whether you should receive extra training."
Gu Li thought of the week he had been in closed training with Eric in the alien city not long ago, and his vision went black as some memories he didn't want to recall gradually surfaced.
She lay back down obediently, resting her head on Eric's lap, her hands clasped together on her lower abdomen, her expression serene.
The muscles in my thighs below my head seemed to stiffen for a moment, then quickly relaxed.
Henry Witt, locked in the last special metal cage, leaned against the wall and resumed his human-like appearance.
He just looked at them and made a meaningful sound.
Gu Li closed his eyes and pretended to be dead, acting as if he hadn't heard anything.
In the swaying carriage, she actually fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, all she saw was a snow-white ceiling. Beside her was a stack of clothes, obviously newly issued combat uniforms, with two metal badges on top.
One of them features a design of roses and knives, with the number 11 written in the middle.
The letters PA are marked in a warning font.
She dragged her hungry body to her feet, quickly put on the uniform by the bed, her long boots covering her slender legs, and opened the door to go out, only to be met with a woman's wide-eyed stare.
Gu Li paused, trying to suppress the urge to scrutinize herself, and asked, "Excuse me, where is the cafeteria?"
She had observed from the window before leaving that this place was probably the current base of the border guards and support troops, built on the edge of the sixth district and large open spaces.
The building where she was located was probably the only tall building in the entire garrison, and from the window, she could overlook most of the garrison.
The woman frowned upon hearing this, glancing at the silver-black military uniform she was wearing. All federal officers' uniforms were silver-black. She then scrutinized Gu Li's face once more.
He then pointed her in a direction: "Look, take the elevator up to the eighteenth floor, the innermost room."
Under her probing gaze, Gu Li fled in the direction she indicated, a bitter smile on her pale face.
"Why are you looking at me like I'm a thief?"
She strolled out of the elevator, clutching her protesting stomach, and walked straight to the place the woman had mentioned, placing her hand on the doorknob: "I just want to eat, I'm not going to empty the canteen..."
While she was unconscious, someone gave her an injection of nutrition. The pain inside her body is bearable now, but she feels so hungry that she could eat a whole cow.
She muttered to herself for a moment, then paused, "...It shouldn't be completely empty, right?"
The moment she opened the door, she suddenly saw the conference room sign by the door, but her hand had a mind of its own and had already pressed the doorknob to open the door.
A moment later, Gu Li, with his slightly messy blond hair, clutching his rumbling stomach, stared blankly at a large group of high-ranking officers in the conference room.
The toes inside the military boots had already dug a city of aliens into the ground.
She stared at the serious-looking middle-aged man at the top for a moment, gave him an awkward but polite smile, took a step back, and quickly closed the door.
"Sorry to bother you."
She wiped away non-existent sweat from her forehead and began to quickly leave this place of trouble.
"Wait a moment, Your Highness Gu Li. Now that you're here, please join us in listening."
The middle-aged man at the top stepped forward, his deep eyes scrutinizing Gu Li for a moment before extending an invitation.
Gu Li turned around resignedly. She recognized the man; it was Gu Chuan, the military official in charge. She waved awkwardly, "Sorry, I just went to the wrong place."
Gu Chuan carried the sharpness of a soldier, but when he looked at Gu Li, there was a hint of indulgence in his eyes towards the junior: "Then it's good that you can come and listen. Originally, the Eleventh Army was also supposed to participate in this temporary meeting, but unfortunately, Rossini is out today."
Gu Li stopped and looked at him suspiciously.
Rossini?
They're calling each other so intimately, could there be something fishy going on?
"Gurgle gurgle—"
A loud buzzing sound echoed between the two of them. Gu Chuan raised an eyebrow subtly and said calmly, "We can grab a bite to eat while we're at it."
Ten minutes later, each of the dignified and serious officers in the conference room had a bottle of nutrient solution in front of them, while Gu Li, who was sitting at the far end of the long table opposite Gu Chuan, had a whole row of nutrient solutions in front of him.
Under Gu Chuan's loving gaze, Gu Li gritted her teeth and opened the nutrient solution, gulping it down her throat.
The officers around them, who had been forbidden from eating in the conference room, exchanged secret glances, looked at Gu Chuan with a kind face above them, and sat there with subtle expressions.
There was even more resentment towards the already precarious position of the Eleventh Army Corps.
It's only been established for a short time, and even Boss Gu has made an exception for her... What will happen in the future?
The only ones who actually took action were Celine and her group from the First Legion who had arrived, and the people from the Federal University.
It was mealtime anyway, and those officers who insisted on staying didn't think much of it, but silently enduring hunger was different from watching others drink on an empty stomach.
Especially when Gu Li finished drinking a set of nutritional supplements on the table and looked at them with lingering interest.
Before long, the remaining nutrient solutions on the table were all empty, and a hint of regret flashed in Gu Li's eyes.
Those who were constantly watching her finally felt a little better.
Gu Chuan's style is pragmatic and concise. He went straight to the point at the beginning of the meeting: "I'm sure everyone has heard about the content of this meeting."
A map appeared on the screen at the front, showing not only the Federation but also roughly depicting other countries outside the Federation.
Like everyone else, Gu Li was drawn to the map.
"While the Federation is trying to defend against Grantham, it is also sending people from District 6 to infiltrate Bellamy to gather intelligence."
Gu Chuan paused here, then glanced at Gu Li again: "Sure enough, the hyenas following behind Grantham acted on the news. In order to seize the victory, they deliberately bypassed Grantham's marching route."
He drew a line on the map and pointed to a small piece of land on the edge of Zone 1.
Gu Li looked at the piece of land as if she had something in mind, and stared straight at Gu Chuan.
"Based on the current flight path estimates, Bellamy's army is expected to land near the northern cliffs of Death Plains, which is—the Alien City."
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