Volume 6: Mecha Contest Chapter 325 Two People on One Bed
"Don't take risks. If the situation is not right, just admit defeat and forfeit immediately - this is just a group stage, losing a game will not affect your qualification." Chi Hanfeng said to Valentina with a stern face.
"Yes," Valentina replied.
"Hey... to be honest, Lao Chi, if Valentina didn't look like you with her blond hair and blue eyes, I would have doubted whether she was your daughter." The Hound teased, "By the way, are you married?"
"I didn't get married. I was planning to wait until I retired at the age of 35 before considering this matter... You also know what happened later." A hint of sadness flashed in Chi Hanfeng's eyes. "As for Valentina... When she was in the squadron, those guys treated her as their most precious little sister. During that mission, they risked their own lives to protect her... Since they entrusted Valentina to me, it is naturally my responsibility to take good care of her."
"Valentina was born in a training center just like me. She has no other relatives on the Ark." The intelligence dealer on the Kolanto forum investigated the backgrounds of Valentina and Chi Hanfeng. Except for the fact that he could not find any information about the missing commander, all other information had been checked clearly.
As a child born in a training center, the first ten years of Valentina's life were almost exactly the same as Ke Lan's: she grew up in a public institution and received nine years of compulsory education. She had excellent academic performance, but she showed extraordinary talent in sports and fighting.
Because she "wanted to go outside the Ark", she ran to a recruitment point at the age of fifteen to enlist in the army, but was rejected due to her age. However, it happened that the military aviation academy was recruiting new students at that time, so they decided to let Valentina take a try on the simulator to see if she was qualified to be admitted to the aviation academy.
As luck would have it, the simulator had some malfunctions, and the program that originally only allowed the selection of basic training aircraft somehow turned into the Viking fighter, the only fighter in the Air Force that could land and transform into a mecha. Valentina had just entered the test program when the person in charge of admissions discovered the problem, but the test had already begun, so they did not stop it.
The operation of a Viking fighter is much more difficult than that of a training aircraft, and Valentina had only read the most basic training aircraft operation tutorial fifteen minutes ago. Almost no one thought she could pass the test.
As expected by the staff, the Viking fighter plane only stayed in the air for less than 30 seconds before it switched to mecha mode and landed on the ground. The test was very simple, just flying from the base to the designated mission area. There was no combat and no bad weather. It was a level of difficulty specially designed for novices who were experiencing flying for the first time. But when the Viking fighter plane landed on the ground, the difficulty of the entire test changed...
Because there are wandering monsters on the ground in the test scene, which was originally the content of another "ground attack test", in order to save storage space, the programmers put the contents of these two tests into the same scene.
However, Valentina, who was driving a Viking fighter, fought her way out of the ground and reached the finish line on foot in the form of a mecha...
The aviation school did not admit her, but sent her directly to the best mecha military school on the Ark. After a year of rigorous training, she was assigned to the Strangler Squadron as an elite reserve.
Even Chi Hanfeng might not be clear about the details of these stories, but they were still dug out by the intelligence dealer. Even so, no information related to the commander could be found. This also indirectly reflects how terrifying the power behind that person is.
"...The famous Strangler Squadron, now there are only two of you left, and the unit's number has been revoked..." Speaking of this, Hound's tone was not only full of sighs, but also full of undisguised anger, "Old Chi, when this matter is over, I will definitely find a way to help you seek justice. Even if I can't find that person, the unit's number must be restored anyway."
"Oh, forget it." Chi Hanfeng waved his hand, "I've let it go... Besides, in order to get the hush money to pay for Valentina's treatment, I signed an agreement with the military. If I make a scene now, I'm still the one in the wrong."
"How can this happen?" Hound slapped the armrest of the sofa indignantly. "Soldiers are injured and dying because of combat missions and wrong orders from the command center. Not only does the military not cover all medical expenses, but it also uses this as a threat to force you to sign a confidentiality agreement. This kind of agreement is useless. The worst that can happen is that the matter will be exposed to everyone so that everyone knows what kind of shit is stepping on their heads!"
"Nick!" Chi Hanfeng shouted in a deep voice, " Have you forgotten how you were forced to retire? Let's not talk about this anymore. I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble because of an insignificant reputation, and I don't want you to be implicated in this matter."
"Okay, when this matter is over, we will find a wife for you. You are already in your forties, you can't be single forever, right? By the way, you are not a virgin like Ke Lan, are you?"
"Shut up, old dog." Before Chi Hanfeng could speak, Ke Lan glared at him fiercely... But in the next second, Ke Lan felt a pair of eyes lingering on him, first on his face, then gradually moving down... to his chest, abdomen...
Ke Lan raised her head and met the half-smile of Sofia who was standing by the window.
"Uh...you guys chat first. I'm going back to my room to rest. Today's game was quite exhausting." Ke Lan said to everyone. The hounds all knew that the "time stop" ability required a lot of mental energy. Ivan even threw Ke Lan a bag of spices that could calm the nerves and help with sleep.
But just when Ke Lan walked into the bedroom, Sofia actually followed her in.
"So...Zofia, is there something wrong?"
"Can't I just come in if there's nothing wrong?" Zofia said, and hung her camel-colored trench coat on the hanger next to the door. She was wearing a tight high-necked cashmere sweater underneath, revealing her beautiful body curves.
"Do you want to sleep in this room? Then I'll change to another one." Ke Lan subconsciously wanted to slip away.
"Can't this bed accommodate two people? Or do you lack confidence in yourself and worry that you might do something inappropriate?" Sofia chuckled.
"It's up to you. I have something to say first. I look ugly when I sleep, and I don't know if I snore at night." Ke Lan simply made up his mind. He thought that since he was a man, there was no way he could be taken advantage of by the other party.
"Aren't you going to take a shower?" Sofia pointed to the bathroom nearby.
"I'm exhausted and don't want to take a shower. For hunters like us who have been living outside all year round, it's common to not take a shower for dozens of days. If you mind, I can change rooms immediately." Ke Lan said. He felt that if he could avoid the embarrassment of sleeping in the same bed in this way, it would be a good strategy.
Ke Lan took off his shoes and threw himself directly into the quilt. He buried his face in the soft fabric to avoid letting the other person notice that his cheeks were getting hotter and hotter.
But what he didn't expect was that Sofia also lay down. The two of them were lying side by side on the big bed, less than ten centimeters apart. Ke Lan could even feel the beating of each other's heart... Sofia looked calm, but her heart rate was not slow at all.
The situation remained deadlocked for about ten minutes before Ke Lan felt the temperature of his face gradually return to normal. He turned around, facing the ceiling, and subconsciously wanted to put his arms behind his head, but as soon as he raised his arms, he remembered that there was another person beside him, so he had to put them down again.
Sofia's heart rate slowly returned to normal. Hearing the sound of Ke Lan turning around, she turned her face to the side and silently stared at Ke Lan's profile so close to her.
Ke Lan only felt the air exhaled by Sofia constantly hitting his neck and shoulders, making him feel a slight itch. He had no choice but to move a few centimeters closer to the bed.
"I watched today's game very carefully." Zofia took the initiative to speak, breaking the awkward atmosphere between the two.
"Uh...what's wrong?"
"Your long-range shooting is very accurate, almost beyond the normal range... I don't know, that is your ability, and has nothing to do with your body... I know you have a secret from me, your friends know this secret, but I don't know it."
"..." Ke Lan did not answer. He inexplicably felt a sense of vigilance in his heart - this woman's intuition and insight were too terrifying. To be honest, he already regretted participating in this mecha competition.
"You are always on guard against me. In comparison, your teammates are more worthy of your trust." Zofia continued.
"Yes..." Ke Lan responded stiffly, "After all, they have experienced life and death with me, and more than once."
"I understand." Zofia's voice was very gentle. "Don't worry, I won't force you to tell me those secrets. The choice is yours. If one day you feel that you can trust me, then it won't be too late for you to tell me those things..."
"Why?" Ke Lan was puzzled. "People like me are actually very dangerous. Why did you choose me?"
"Because I felt you were special from the beginning, and as I got to know you better, this judgment was gradually confirmed... As for why I chose you, isn't it the nature of living things to admire the strong?... Especially for relatively disadvantaged female creatures."
"But what if this secret is enough to cost the person who knows it his freedom... or even his life?"
"Then you should keep it well and never let anyone who shouldn't know about it know about it."
