The Star Knight - 17. Chapter Seventeen

For sixty days, the head of the academy arranged food and lodging. There were few recruits, almost all of them looked nervous. They arrived in the City of Battle Stars from all over the country. At first, no one dared to speak, let alone walk around. I am afraid that there will be any rigorous training.

The result was unexpectedly relaxed. The teacher who came to the class looked like he was not a regular teacher at all, but an alien dozing off with mucus.

A few days ago, I was talking about the history of Liexing. Liexing was established in the 3,300 years of the Light Era. It was originally a part of foreign visitors who came to the God of War galaxy. This group of people can be traced back to the ancient human era.

Liexing’s ancestors were a group of criminals, including soldiers who participated in the revolution and ultimately failed. They killed the captain during the escort and left the constraints of the interstellar community.

At that time, the Republic and the empire had not yet split, collectively referred to as the interstellar community. There were too many areas in the universe that had not been explored, the order was in chaos, and the Star Gate had not established a perfect node and network. People’s life span is less than a hundred years, so the greeting “I wish you a long life and a hundred years” was passed down. Until the general life expectancy reaches over one hundred years, mercenaries are still used to congratulate each other with this sentence—perhaps “Hundreds of years” has become the virtual concept of “I wish you the end of your life”.

This part of the revolutionary army settled down on the fierce star and organized an armed resistance alliance. In addition to insisting on the original revolutionary concept, it also gradually formed its own regime.

More than 10,000 years ago, the Ares galaxy belonged to the three-regardless zone in the universe. Interstellar drug trade, arms smuggling, murder cases, and money laundering often use this as a transit point. Over time, a black market for hiring homicides has formed. After thousands of years of evolution, the first generation of revolutionary army and their descendants have died on this planet. New mercenary organizations have risen to replace the armed resistance alliance and become this planet. The main force.

Most of them are composed of interstellar refugees, many of whom are fugitives and desperadoes. In order to avoid the interstellar community’s wanted, they came to the God of War galaxy to serve as mercenaries and accept commissions from all over the universe to complete their missions.

Gradually, the God of War galaxy became synonymous with mercenaries. After participating in a civil war in the interstellar community, the Milky Way and the Leo galaxy split in 11207, and the Republic and the Empire entered their respective stages.

The mercenary forces of the God of War galaxy played an extremely important role in this civil war, so after the end of the civil war, they became an independent intermediate force.

At this time, the fierce stars are still in chaos. The mercenaries are of mixed quality. There are nearly 100 million. They interfere in the internal affairs of the country, slaughter the rebels of weak planets, privately buy and sell arms, gather crowds to fight and make troubles, and elect the strongest to become leaders. And split into multiple factions.

Until the first mercenary king appeared, he unified the divided regime with thunderous means, and established the presidium system of the mercenary union.

This mercenary king made up the Lie Star and retired behind the scenes.

Since then, the nation of mercenaries has operated in an orderly manner in accordance with the regulations. The mercenary king became the spiritual leader of the entire galaxy, and after several revolutions, conflicts with the empire and the Republic, one even broke out a war that broke the ship.

In the end, the new mercenary king Azeroth led the mercenaries to a beautiful victory. After the republic withdrew, the Star Alliance signed a new convention-the mercenary nation does not allow any more prisoners from other galaxies and smuggling. In exchange, the Empire and the Republic recognize the independent status of the Ares Galaxy.

The consequences of this condition are huge. Death row prisoners, life imprisonment prisoners, stowaways, pirates and others are the main source of troops in the mercenary country. In this way, they have been reduced by nearly…

Opal was so dizzy to hear that he was amazed at the history of this galaxy.

The person next to him was expressionless and impatient.

“Azeroth is a very courageous person.” Opal said.

“I knew it a long time ago.” The student next to him said helplessly: “This is all the content of junior high school, you didn’t attend the class?”

Opal shook his head and said, “I haven’t studied.”

The classmates looked at him strangely. Opal actually knew this piece of history and had seen it on Reckett’s chip a long time ago. But it was far less shocking than the lecture.

It’s time for class, the alien teacher with a sleepy face and a slimy face is still talking about history slowly.

“Don’t drag the hall!” The students booed.

“Teacher! I wish you a long life!” another student shouted, causing a burst of laughter.

The long-lived Angxing creatures are like snails, dragging mucus away slowly. They are all mucus creatures. The brain neurons are all over the body and can store a lot of information, but their thinking speed is very slow, just like a computer memory.

Opal said: “Mu Shu, have lunch together.”

His deskmate got up, stretched, and nodded.

“They can actually play holographic movies.” Mu Shu, Opal’s deskmate, said to him: “I don’t know what education is called. When we were at the actress, we just stayed at home and watched the holographic projection…”

Opal said: “I think this kind of education is good, at least it can let the students know each other.”

“Perhaps.” Mu Shu is a young man much older than Opal. He is very poor in the house of the female star. He has six younger brothers to raise. When there is no way out, he boarded the interstellar voyage ship and came to the god of war. The galaxy is taking a chance. This reminds Opal of his former friend Oman on the B-11.

They took a small disc to leave the building, flew over the large square in the central area of the City of Souls, and went to eat snacks at the entrance of the Mercenary Theater. During the 36-hour day, they had to eat four meals and sleep for twelve hours. Opal just started. I am not used to it. It was gradually adjusted after a day.

There are many alien races in the City of Souls of War, and many inter-galactic clients are willing to come here to carry out the entrustment in person. The mercenary union in the main city will receive it seriously and give an appropriate assessment of the reward for the task.

“That guy looks so strange.” Mu Shu said, “How much can you eat in one meal.”

Opal and Mu Shu put their shoulders on their shoulders and walked through the theater garden to find the food stall. Their eyes rested on a large, furry ball in the middle of the garden.

Human beings are the most prosperous race in the universe. Although they have only two hundred years of basic lifespan as intelligent life, their gene reproductive ability is very strong, coupled with advanced science and technology, people’s lives extend almost unlimitedly. This leads to Humans have become the largest race in the interstellar world. The citizens of the mercenary country are nearly 80% human. As a registered member of the Star Alliance, the anti-racial discrimination law also applies here.

Opal said: “Is it going to eat the whole street? The mouth looks big and sharp.”

The huge hair ball squatted in front of the food stall and opened his mouth, revealing sharp white Sensen teeth. The boss said loudly: “Don’t come here! You didn’t pay! Otherwise I’ll call the police!”

“Where is your mother?” Mu Shu went over and patted it: “This is not good, kid…”

The hair ball swallowed Mu Shu in one bite.

In an instant, there was screaming everywhere, and the bosses turned blue and yelled and fled.

Opal was so shocked that he said loudly: “What’s the matter! Mu Shu!”

He immediately opened the fur ball’s mouth subconsciously, fur ball cracked his mouth and laughed, and then vomited Mu Shu out.

“Don’t bully my pet!” the woman’s voice screamed: “Go! Da Da!”

The hair ball hopped and followed the woman away.

Mu Shu’s whole body was dripping drooling, and Opal laughed.

“I really hate these rich people who keep pets and don’t leash them!” Mu Shu was still wiping his hair during class in the afternoon.

Opal said sympathetically: “She may think that this kind of large pet has a good temper and will not eat people… Racial discrimination is bad. Like the teacher said, she must accept the rest of the intelligent life group from the heart. To help you perform missions to alien systems…”

The class calmed down, the history class was over, and the battle class was next.

A person came in the classroom, and the recruits stood in an empty classroom, all solemn and silent.

“Hello, recruits, my name is Gray Wolf.” The new teacher is a normal human wearing a jacket, and he is finally reliable.

He wore only a jacket on his upper body, his chest was open, his lower abdomen was covered with scars, and there was an injury mark on his face. His tone was full of cold aura, and he began to teach them combat lessons.

First the theory, then the practical process. Many combat skills Opal have been learned from Reckett. Reckett has taught it once when he stayed on the B-11 star, but the theory is more profound than that of the Gray Wolf instructor. , More thorough.

“To become a junior mercenary.” Gray Wolf said: “You must choose a weapon that is in hand. You can’t fight the enemy empty-handed. I found that many of you have their own weapons, too. Those who know the basic combat methods and do not have weapons yet need to conduct a test to choose the appropriate weapon.”

Opal has a large mechanical sword, which could not participate in the test, but could not help but follow the seventeen recruits to do the weapon test.

The instructor didn’t let him leave, and watched them choose weapons patiently.

Guns, swords, mechanical axes, long-handled photon cutters, etc. are arranged in sequence, and hundreds of weapons that can be called or cannot be called are dizzying. The trainees who participated in the test tried one by one, using the weapons in their hands to inflict three damages on the virtual training dummy, and scored and averaged the results.

Opal tried one by one, and the instructor supervised behind their team.

“Who gave you your mechanical sword?” the Gray Wolf instructor asked.

Opal said: “My… an enlightenment teacher.”

The instructor nodded and declined to comment. Opal tried to use a light-energy boomerang and hit the dummy when it was thrown. The score was 7.9, and he asked: “How about my weapon?”

The instructor said: “Try it, maybe there is something more suitable for you. This is the scoring system of the Imperial Military Academy. It is not calculated based on the damage you cause, but also through your body reaction, the grip strength and posture when using the weapon for the first time. , Every muscle reaction of the whole body, etc., give a comprehensive evaluation of fit.”

Opal said: “He didn’t try this way when he asked me to choose weapons.”

Grey Wolf has an interesting taste: “How to try?”

Opal said: “He let me look at twelve weapons and feel which one is talking to me…”

The gray wolf laughed and said with a smile: “Interesting, I have never heard of this kind of plan.”

Opal knew he couldn’t understand, he tried one round one by one, and finally said: “I still use a mechanical sword.”

Gray Wolf didn’t force him. The two stood aside and watched the students try out weapons. Opal couldn’t help but curiously asked, “Why are there so many newcomers in the entire Liexing?”

Gray Wolf said: “This class is taught in a cyclical manner. You can attend the class anytime you come. But in recent years, there are indeed fewer people. There are not many people willing to be mercenaries. The empire is tilted and there is a possibility of war with the forces of the Colonel Commander.”

Opal nodded, and the gray wolf said lightly: “Do you like this planet? What do you think of it?”

Opal said: “At the moment…it’s really not so…”

The gray wolf laughed and said, “Liexing is a place full of masculinity. We welcome every partner in the fight.”

Opal nodded and said: “I hope I can blend in here.”

Opal found that he could gradually accept the concept of the people here. After all, this was the first planet he set foot on after he left his hometown. Liexing’s mercenaries are still very friendly. They seem to have a conscious awareness of being seniors, or they may be subconscious among peers, trying their best to prevent every new member from being scared away-of course The reason for this being scared away may come from themselves.

After choosing the weapon, the gray wolf left, replaced by another female instructor and started to teach. The two played in pairs. Although the practice weapon was not deadly, it was painful after one shot. It took a full week for the recruits to practice endlessly. For Opal, the mechanical sword has been used very well. He and Mu Shu’s team have almost become Mu Shu’s training instructor. .

Until the two magnetic storms passed, the weapon training course cycle ended.

In the dormitory, Mu Shu said tiredly: “Opal, the instructor said that a suitable junior gun needs 20,000 credits.”

Opal lay on the bed and turned on the E7 projection device to read the Mercenary Daily, which recorded some strange tasks and how the mercenaries overcome difficulties. He casually said: “They will give you a discount. If you don’t have money, let the IRC provide proof of your personal account. You can also borrow from the union to buy a gun in installments.”

Mu Shu said: “But that gun is very ordinary, without a good gun, I think I will die easily next.”

Opal glanced at him, pointed at him, and said casually: “A good weapon is not necessary. The instructor said that the key to the enemy is calmness, will and courage. Have you forgotten?”

Mu Shu said helplessly: “I just want to make some money and rent a small farm on the actress.”

Opal lay his arm lazily, flipped through the Mercenary Daily and said: “There will be, you can do it.”

Mu Shu said: “The price of the female star is very low, this gun is worth my farm.”

Opal said: “You can also buy a cheaper one. Don’t worry about it too much. A spaceship costs tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of credits. The one with the jump function costs 8 billion. My goal is to buy that one. .”

Mu Shu said: “What do you do to buy a Yueqian spacecraft?”

Opal thought about it in amazement, and then replied: “If you don’t do anything, it’s more convenient to drive around to see, travel, or perform tasks.”

Mu Shu sighed long.

The second training cycle begins, and the gray wolf is back.

“Pain is the most important factor that affects your judgment.” Gray Wolf instructor said solemnly: “Previous examples tell us that a mercenary is often not dead in the hands of the enemy, but due to his own mistakes in judgment.”

“When the pain that affects your judgment occurs, you will no longer be able to fight correctly in the next step, and you will have a chance to turn defeat into victory. Once you miss it, you will only end up with death in the end.”

“So now I will give you pain training.” Gray Wolf instructor said: “If you can’t stand it, you can ask to leave. This training chooses the elimination system. I hope you can all stick to the end.”

Chairs emerged from the ground, and helmets fell from the ceiling. Opal looked at the others and put on the helmets under the demonstration of the instructor.

The helmet is not big, just sticking to the back of his head, forehead and temples, covering a very limited area.

This is a nerve center stimulation training method. After the mercenary instructor turns on the button, he ignores it and turns to leave.

Suddenly the sudden pain overwhelmed him, and the nerves that directly stimulated the pain came more directly and thoroughly. It was something Opal had never touched before, and it had never been taught by Reckett.

The pain was far greater than the fractures, skins, and scratches he had suffered when mining mines in the past. Opal’s eyes were diffusive, and he couldn’t help twitching while sitting on the chair, and yelled out loudly.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! , Thrown into a heavy device and crushed into a piece of paper, Opal almost loses consciousness, the eyes are pitch black, no sound can be heard in both ears, and the persistent pain rolls over the whole body repeatedly.

The next moment, a gentle force came out for some reason and dispelled his pain. Opal opened his eyes wide and gasped slowly. The stars in his spiritual world were shining, and the black and blue sky was spread out, covering his body. .

The pain gradually eased. After an unknown period of time, the instructor’s voice sounded and said, “Is it all right?”

The helmet was taken off, Opal closed his eyes, his face was pale, and he lay on the chair panting.

The instructor took off his helmet, and the surrounding recruits were exhausted. The instructor said: “This is controlled by neuromodulation, and it will automatically stop after being unconscious. How can you hold it for so long?”

Opal said: “I…I…”

The gray wolf said: “Try again, increase the pain sensation.”

Opal’s color changed: “No, no! I will die!”

The gray wolf laughed and said, “Just kidding.” Said Bi took the helmet away and said, “Everyone has worked hard. Go back and rest.”

Opal couldn’t even stand firmly, leaning against the wall and shaking all over.

“Are you okay.” Mu Shu was the first to faint, and now he has almost rested. Opal’s mouth is still pale, sweat is raining, and he nodded hard.

Mu Shu asked Opal to take his shoulders and return to the dormitory.

After ten hours of rest, it was the second wave of training. This time it is mental pain. The so-called mental pain is deeper than pain. The primitive conditioned reflexes of addiction, numbness, and collapse are more intense than pain and harder to get rid of.

The trained recruits couldn’t help but wailing on the ground and looked like they were scratching their hearts and lungs. That kind of opal will never be forgotten for a lifetime. His heart is numb and itchy, as if there are thousands of ants gnawing at them, but they can’t catch them. arrive.

A recruit couldn’t help but slammed his head on the ground, and finally passed out as he wished.

This time Opal’s faith did not help him anymore, as if the power of faith would spontaneously drive out the invaders of consciousness only when the spirit would be permanently harmed.

But Opal still made it to the end. When he took off his helmet, he almost had the illusion that he had died once.

The instructor said: “How does it taste?”

“Poppy! Magic blue fluorite! The milk of the mother of radish! Far-star radio!” The instructor said grimly: “These things can make you dependent and call them drugs! If you lose them after long-term use, you will become addicted to drugs. Like the one you just came into contact with.”

“How many mercenaries are trying to paralyze themselves.” The instructor said coldly: “Using these banned drugs, they eventually lost all their fighting ability and became tumble on the ground, like worms. I believe that after this time, you will not Will be interested in interstellar drugs again.”

Opal waved his hand hard, shook his head, wiped away tears and nose, and nodded.

“I wish you a long life.” The instructor said casually: “Twenty-four hours rest, and the next class will continue.”

The third course was a full cosmic day difference from the second, and it was still mental stimulation training, this time it was replaced by a fear effect.

The helmet stimulates a surge in the secretion of adrenal hormones, stimulating all people to generate fear, shaking, and losing control. When it finally reaches a certain level, it will enter a pre-destruction hallucination state. This time Opal is almost completely unaffected by fear, his belief is like a copper wall and iron wall, without fear at all.

Three courses ended, followed by three cycles, but this time the instructor adjusted the stimulation intensity of the helmet, opened it according to everyone’s acceptance limit, and let them do simple actions-including answering questions, puzzles, walking, in a closed environment Look for an exit within.

Until another week later, when the trainees were tortured and exhausted, the final assessment came-the three kinds of reactions cross-stimulus, and when they surged together, Opal was almost going crazy. He had to deal with these three kinds of attacks. Or the strong stimulus that surged at the same time, wearing helmets, a group of two escaped the maze in the training ground, and armed with weapons and fighting robots endlessly.

He and his roommate and the same table Mu Shu were put into a group, several times on the verge of despair, and finally carrying Mu Shu, stumbled out of the maze. The moment the helmet was taken off, it was like a reborn and reborn life.

The instructor said: “Teamwork is also very important. Most of you don’t know how to cooperate, but this is no longer my duty. After joining the mercenary group in the future, I believe someone will teach you.”

Thankfully, the assessment was finally over. When Opal returned to the dormitory that day, he was like a dead dog and didn’t want to move.

“Opal.” Mu Shu said.

“What.” Opal replied weakly.

“I’m dragging you down.” Mu Shu said, “I’m sorry, I don’t think I am suitable for being a mercenary.”

Opal said: “Don’t say that, we have all passed the exam, the instructor said that there will be no such hard test in the next time.”

Mu Shu said, “No, I plan to go back.”

Opal sat up abruptly and said, “Friend, think clearly, do you really want to leave?”

Mu Shu took a deep breath and said, “I don’t want to die…”

Opal said: “No, Mushu, you won’t die, listen to me…”

Mu Shu said: “No, friend, listen to me. I can’t die. I think if I become a mercenary, I will definitely die. I’m not for fighting. I won’t live long. I still have my brothers to feed. I’m not that piece of material, do you understand? I’m not like you. You have something you pursue. You know what you want to do, but I can’t do it…”

Opal said: “You can too, you can do it!”

Mu Shu said: “I can’t do it! I just do it for money! When I am a mercenary, I heard that there is money here. What about you, you are not short of money, but you have pursuits. You really want to fight, but I don’t want to. …I have no choice but now I feel that this industry is too dangerous…”

Opal couldn’t say a word for a while, and Mu Shu said: “I have to go now and go back to the actress. Opal, this is for you. I am glad to meet your friend in a short time.”

Mu Shu handed him something like a nutshell, and said, “This is the fruit of the mother of Nuo Luo. When you want to take a vacation, bring it to see me on Nuo Xing. I will ask you to eat something delicious. Take you to play, Nuoshu will not attack those who hold this kind of fruit.”

Opal said: “Wait, Mu Shu. I’ll send you to a sailing boat.”

Mu Shu nodded tiredly, and Opal accompanied him to the college registration office. The person in charge said nothing but told him: “Happy sir.”

Mu Shu carried his simple luggage and arrived at the space apron. Opal said, “Wait for me here.”

He turned around and took out all the ore from the spacecraft and took it to IRC to cash out, a total of 180,000 credits. Opal transferred 20,000 points, created a temporary card, and handed it to Mu Shu.

Mu Shu was stunned, Opal said: “You take it, try to do a little business.”

Mu Shu said: “Too much! I can’t take it!”

Opal smiled and said: “Now it takes three thousand points to wipe a spaceship, not much.”

Mu Shu said: “A long voyage ticket only costs three hundred points…”

Opal said: “Take it, this is what I lent to you, here. You said that the female dill fruit in your hometown tastes good. If it can be cultivated smoothly, I will try it when I go to your home on holiday in the future. After the farm opened, I made money. Don’t forget to return the 20,000 yuan to me. What is that term—investment? Yes, this is my investment in you.”

Mu Shu stayed quiet for a long time, nodded and said, “Thank you, friend, no matter when you come, I welcome you.”

Opal patted Mu Shu on the shoulder and said with a smile: “My friend, I wish you success, don’t let my investment slip.”

Mu Shu and Opal hugged tightly and boarded the voyage ship. Opal watched the interstellar voyage ship leave, and turned back to continue his training.