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- Chapter 179 Officials
"Every time I see you, nothing good happens. Tell me! What do you want to do this time?" Seeing Lin Xiang walking across the desk, Captain Suoke put down the documents in his hand, picked up the slightly cold coffee and drank it. He took a sip, frowned, and looked at him with bloodshot eyes.
"I need something special." Lin Xiang pulled the chair next to him and sat down. Compared with the first time they met, the captain whose strength was still at the three-star level of Parasitism could no longer make him feel any more pressure in terms of momentum. On the contrary, without anyone noticing, Lin Xiang's power has surpassed Qixing.
¡°Be specific¡ª¡± The captain licked his dry lips and stared at him coldly.
¡°I got some wind turbines, but I didn¡¯t have batteries or supporting production equipment for energy storage.¡± Lin Xiang didn¡¯t want to lie about this matter. Not only was it unnecessary to do so, it was also impossible to hide it from the Skeleton Knights' intelligence system.
"The old rule is, you should go to the quartermaster to resolve this kind of matter¡ª¡ª"
Captain Sock took out a few blank documents from the folder and threw them on the table, and said coldly: "If he agrees to your application, then I will approve it."
Before Lin Xiang could answer, the captain continued: "In addition, I have to remind you - strengthen the combat effectiveness of the troops in your hands as soon as possible. According to the news from the northern base, the "Hand of God" group of religious lunatics are Gather your forces and prepare to launch a full-scale attack on our southern jurisdiction. At that time, everyone in the "Vulture Mercenary Group" may be recruited into a combat group. You are no exception¡ª¡ª"
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The military supplies distribution room is still as empty as before. Except for a few skeleton soldiers with live ammunition guarding the entrance, the only decoration is the wall which is more than half a meter thick and divides the entire room from the central part. It is made up of steel bars arranged as thick as an arm, similar to the common fences on bank counters in the old days. Only the solid bulletproof door made of all steel is left next to it.
In Lin Xiang¡¯s memory, the skeleton quartermaster of Crescent City should be a very good-looking woman, whose name seems to be Agnes or Elnira. All in all, it's very convoluted and not easy to remember. If we had to find something particularly noteworthy about that woman, something that people could recall immediately, it would probably be the shockingly large breasts on her chest.
The memory is not absolutely correct, this was quickly proved by Lin Xiang - when he walked into the material distribution room, through the gap in the steel fence, he did not see the giant man who had met several times before. Breasted female officer. Sitting on the chair that originally belonged to her was a thin Caucasian man, about twenty years old, with an indifferent expression.
Appearance is not equal to reality. Approaching the fence, Lin Xiang immediately felt a supernatural aura emanating from the man. The intensity level of the aura is not high, probably only equivalent to the preliminary stage of a one-star parasitoid. Despite this, Lin Xiang was still extremely wary, slowly approached the chair in front of the fence, and sat down.
In a natural state, parasites may never die. The parasites of the Skeleton Knights all come from the old era before the outbreak of the war. In other words, the man in front of him has been injected with the virus since he was twenty years old. Although he didn't know what the other party's powers were, Lin Xiang knew very well the importance of the position of Quartermaster to the Knights. If you don't have extraordinary expertise or skills in a certain area, it is impossible to get this position.
After inserting the filled-in material allocation application form into the space at the bottom of the fence, Lin Xiang sat quietly on the chair and waited for the other party's response.
There is a triangular business card holder on the desk in the back room, with a frontal photo of a roughly sized man on it. In the blank space on the right is a line of standard printed letters.
"Vladimir. Ivanovich. Second Lieutenant Grigory. Position: Crescent City Military Materials Dispatching Requirements Assessment Officer."
Gregory, the man on the other side of the fence, kept his head down and was writing something on a document. He didn't even raise his head to look at Lin Xiang. Lin Xiang also remained silent. The atmosphere in the room was so dull that it was suffocating. Only the clock hanging on the wall could hear the hands crossing the scale from time to time. The "rustling" sound it makes.
Half an hour later, Gregory finally straightened up, put the cap on the pen in his hand, and slowly moved the sore joints of his shoulders toward the side and back. He pushed away the chair and stood up, took the empty cup from the table, approached the automatic water heater on the right side of the kitchen, picked up a bottle of instant coffee from the side shelf, took two spoonfuls, poured it into the boiling water, and slowly Walking slowly back to the desk, he used his slender fingers to pick out two sugar cubes from the paper box next to the pile of documents, and threw them away.?Coffee cup, stir it back and forth slowly with a delicate spoon inserted inside.
From beginning to end, he never said a word to Lin Xiang. He also didn¡¯t express any opinions on the list of supplies and expressions in front of him.
"Squeak¡ª¡ª"
At this time, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a skeleton soldier wearing a gray standard combat uniform walked in. He walked around Lin Xiang who was sitting on the chair, approached the fence, and handed over a material application form in the same format sideways. Gregory browsed through it as quickly as possible, unscrewed the pen, signed his name in the blank field at the bottom of the form, opened the drawer, took out the seal, and stamped a circular pattern with a black skull mark in the square of his name. , loosened the tight corners of his mouth, showed a kind smile, and handed the form back under the fence.
As the soldiers walked out of the room, the rhythmic footsteps in the corridor gradually faded and disappeared, and Gregory's face returned to calm without any change. He was still immersed in his work, as if Lin Xiang sitting in front of him was just a ball of transparent air.
Lin Xiang had never seen this man before, but from the two completely different treatments between the soldiers and himself, he finally understood one thing - the other party was deliberately making things difficult for him, or should be said to be neglecting him.
Lin Xiang was not angry, but the gaze from the depths of his eyes became slightly cold. He reached out, picked up the corner of the application form from the gap in the fence, and pushed the entire page in front of Gregory, covering the document he was looking at.
Gregory raised his head and stared at him with gloomy and cold eyes. After several minutes, he asked: "What do you want to do?"
His voice is very high-pitched, without the richness unique to men, but with the blast and sharpness unique to young people who have not yet gone through the voice change period.
"I want you to see this."
Lin Xiang¡¯s eyes gradually turned cold, but he still maintained a polite smile. He pointed to the supply application form on the table and said, "I need it reviewed as soon as possible."
"I have a lot of things to deal with, and I have to do them one by one. If everyone doesn't understand the rules and order like you do, then the world will be in complete chaos." With a stereotyped and sinister smile, Gregory threw Good enough reason.
??At least, that's what it seems on the surface.
"The soldier just jumped in line. My requirements are not high, I just hope to get the same treatment as him." Suppressing the urge to pull out a pistol and blow the man's head off, Lin Xiang tried his best to let his Keep your tone calm.
This is the Crescent City, an important stronghold of the Skeleton Knights. He doesn't want to cause discord over a trivial matter. After all, Hidden Moon City still needs a lot of things to develop, and these materials can only be obtained from the Knights.
"Same treatment? Humph¡ª¡ª"
Suddenly, Gregory laughed sinisterly: "What qualifications do you have to say such things to me? What qualifications do you have to ask for such damn treatment? You are just a waste who doesn't even have the most basic ability to evolve. I really don't understand. Why did God create you dirty and despicable ordinary people? No, you are not worthy of the great title of "human beings" at all. You are a group of scum, the most despicable product of the explosion of desire and savagery. In addition to wasting resources and food , you can't do anything. You should be beaten back to the most primitive single-cell form, instead of standing at the top of the biological chain like you are now. Hum ¡ª¡ª If you want to get fair treatment from me go first Get an injection and let the strengthening potion drive away the dirty and despicable soul from your body, and then replace it with a slightly cleaner body!"
As he spoke, he grabbed the material application form on the table, kneaded it into a messy ball of paper with both hands, and threw it heavily into the trash can next to it. Through the thick all-steel fence, Gregory stretched out his right hand, pointed in the direction of the door, and roared loudly with his sharp and harsh voice: "Now, get out of this room. Only evolved or enhanced people can leave. Come into my office. A mediocre loser like you, get as far away as you can¡ª"
The loud yelling and cursing alerted the guards on duty outside the door. They quickly rushed into the room, raised their guns and surrounded Lin Xiang. Gregory's voice was loud enough for them to hear what was going on even through the wall. Therefore, the guards did not take any more drastic action against Lin Xiang.
A skeleton soldier with the rank of lieutenant on his shoulder came forward, looked at the mercenary nameplate hanging around Lin Xiang's neck, and then at the specially made skeleton officer uniform on his body. He reached out and patted his shoulder in good faith. reminded: "Sir, please come out with us first! Calm down, it's best for everyone."
Lin Xiang took a deep breath, and the red color caused by anger quickly faded from both sides of his cheeks. He tried to control himself?Emotion, looking at Gregory standing behind the fence for a long time, he said calmly: "I will remember every word you just said, and I hope you can firmly remember everything that happened today -"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the room.
Gregory¡¯s eyes were still full of disdain and contempt. He didn¡¯t take Lin Xiang¡¯s last words to heart at all and continued to drink coffee unhurriedly. After a few minutes, the cup had reached the bottom. Looking at the coffee grounds remaining at the bottom of the cup, a cruel sneer suddenly appeared on his face.
"As a mere ordinary person, I can knock the shit out of you with one punch. But then againthis guy has a really good face. If I can press him down on the bed and fuck his ass hard a few times, It should feel very comfortable. Hehehehehe¡ª¡ª"
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Captain Sock¡¯s office was still filled with smoke, even more intense than when Lin Xiang left before. Perhaps this environment surrounded by nicotine can indeed stimulate the brain to stay awake, but Lin Xiang felt that one day the captain would be suffocated to death by the smoke that filled his body.
"It seems like you didn't get what you wanted." Looking at Lin Xiang, who had just walked into the room with obvious anger on his face, Captain Sock smiled sarcastically and picked up the "marlboro" from the table. He took out a cigarette from the box, lit it himself, and took a light puff.
Lin Xiang slowly calmed down his emotions, and looked calmly at the captain sitting opposite with his black jade eyes, and said: "If you don't want me to get those supplies, please explain it directly. There is no need to use such dirty words. Insult in a despicable way. You should understand that angering a person, especially a man, is not something to boast about. On the contrary, this kind of behavior is dangerous, very dangerous."
Captain Sock seemed to have expected such a reaction from Lin Xiang. He did not get angry or express any objection to the accusation. Instead, he shook his head calmly and took out another document from the folder. The new material application form was thrown in front of Lin Xiang.
"The Skeleton Knights is a huge organization, just like a car. Every part has its own fixed role and function. The same reason-every material allocation review must be approved by the quartermaster. I am here It is only responsible for confirming the specific use and final distribution. Simply put, these two links are indispensable. Because of this, the personnel who hold the position of quartermaster are directly appointed by the core main city in the region. I admit, Ge Li Gaoli is indeed a bit difficult to deal with. He is an out-and-out discriminator against mutants. Not just you, he is hostile to all non-human beings with superpowers. But there is nothing I can do about this. He is The directly appointed personnel of Raphael City are not under the normal control of Crescent City. Here, except City Lord Weber who can order him to modify certain documents, no one can force him to do anything."
Lin Xiang took the application form and frowned: "You mean, if I want to get what I want, I have to go through this guy?"
"That's right¡ª¡ª"
Captain Sock puffed out a thick puff of smoke and said in a hoarse voice: "This is a rule. Even if Claude has promised you follow-up assistance, it must be approved by his signature and seal."
"It seems that I will never be able to get those supplies." Lin Xiang smiled mockingly, his eyes full of disappointment.
It can be seen that Captain Sock¡¯s attitude is not deliberately to shirk or make things difficult. Moreover, judging from the current cooperation and mutual needs, he has no need and will not do so.
"I don't like that bastard Gregory either, but I can't help it. The last quartermaster Agnes was assigned to the northern base. Again, I can't help you until I get Gregory's signature. "Captain Sock pointed out the key to the problem directly.
Lin Xiang nodded without saying a word. He picked up the material expression chart on the table, folded it a few times in his hand, and put it into the breast pocket of his clothes.
The captain looked at him with complicated eyes, without any persuasive words. It wasn't until Lin Xiang stood up from the chair, turned and walked to the door, and was about to leave the room, that he coughed twice and said slowly: "There's no need to leave in a hurry. At least, stay here for one night."
Lin Xiang turned around quickly and asked strangely: "Why?"
"Executive Officer Aphra has completed her inspection of various bases in the north and will be able to return to Crescent City tomorrow morning at the latest. She has always wanted to see you, and there are some things that must be discussed with you personally." She said these words At the time, Captain Sock's expression did not change at all, but his tone was very serious.
"Lord Aphra?"
Lin Xiang quickly searched his mind, but in the end he couldn't find any memory related to this name. He frowned?, asked: "I don't seem to know this person?"
¡°But she knows you¡ª¡ª¡±
The captain put the cigarette butt that was close to his finger into the ashtray and pressed it out hard: "By the way - if you can get her approval, that bastard Gregory I can help you settle it."
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Although Lin Xiang is a peripheral member of the Skeleton Knights and even has the same military rank as the Skeleton Soldiers, in terms of actual establishment, he is not a formal member of Crescent City. Therefore, he was unable to enter the soldiers' mess hall and had to find other places to eat and stay in the city.
Like all settlements in the wasteland world, the bars in Crescent City not only serve a variety of alcoholic beverages, but also function as restaurants.
The operators of the bar were two skeleton veterans with disabled legs. They did not express too many questions or vigilance towards Lin Xiang, a strange outsider. After all, before entering the city, everyone must be carefully inspected by the guards. What's more, the mercenary nameplate around Lin Xiang's neck is the best proof of identity.
Thanks to the strong logistical supply capabilities of the Knights, the bar is equipped with a wide variety of dishes. With the idea of ??enjoying something rare, Lin Xiang ordered a lamb leg braised in wine with onions and garlic, a vegetable stew, thick pepper apples cooked with caramel, and an egg roll with honey and chicken liver. Made hot cakes. As for dessert, it was an iced peach meat mixed with cream ice cream, which was extremely rare in this era. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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