Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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Thinis City, Temple Tower.

Conroy and Barlow sent the military badges of the dead soldiers to the other shore hall, and on the way back to the war room, people greeted them along the way, but they all just nodded and kept away, as if they were just returning from a routine inspection.

Conroy propped up his army staff and made a brisk 'da da da' sound on the marble floor, humming a little tune, and Barlow followed behind him every step of the way, silent, compared to the deputy commander, More like Conroy's personal valet or bodyguard.

"The identity verification has been passed. Commander Conroy and Deputy Commander Barrow, congratulations on your triumphant return."

"Thank you."

In the elevator, the female mechanical voice was enthusiastic and respectful: "The two army commanders have been working continuously for 32 hours and 45 minutes. There is no other order from the Temple Tower. Do you need to send the two army commanders back to their residences to rest?"

Conroy said, "No, go to the command room."

"Okay, the target floor has been determined, the elevator is about to close, please pay attention to your steps."

The porcelain-white matte elevator ascended slowly, and the music was melodious and soothing. Conroy leaned against the elevator wall, closed his eyes, and hummed in a soft tone.

The elevator gradually moved away from the ground, and Barlow stood by Conroy's side. The panoramic glass had a panoramic view of Tinis City, the crowded city, the towering city walls, and the protective net gathered in the sky.

"Every time I see this net, I have a weird feeling. You think so in your heart, right?"

Conroy closed his eyes and exhaled lightly. If he hadn't spoken suddenly, Barlow would have thought he had fallen asleep.

"You think so too?"

"kindness."

Conroy opened his eyes, and the noon sun passed through the protective net in the sky, spreading evenly across the city of Tinis.

"The city of Tinis poured almost all of its energy reserves into this network. Is it to protect us, or to imprison us?"

"The protective net was built by the scientists in Tinis City with the technical support of Sky Fortress Avalon. Its energy supply comes from the transformation of solar energy, wind energy and tidal energy. It is pure and pollution-free, and can protect the residents of the city from alien beasts. It is one of the necessary protection measures for Tinis City..."

"Okay, you don't need to introduce me."

Conroy interrupted the endless mechanical sound, and looked at the mountains outside the gray-white city wall, and the meandering river passing through the city and flowing into the blue bay.

He took a deep breath, as if his emotions were covered by the protective net along with his body, with a faint wry smile on his face: "It's really a reassuring protective measure, even the air you breathe is purified and spotless."

"You are tired, go back and rest."

Conroy didn't answer, closed his eyes again, reached out and grabbed the corner of Barlow's military uniform, pulled the man to his side forcefully, and leaned his head on his broad shoulder.

Barlow lowered his eyes, and Conroy stopped talking. He looked up at the open world outside the city of Tinis, but their world was only a corner of the mouth of the sea.

"The target floor has been reached."

The mechanical female voice interrupted this moment of tranquility: "Two military commanders, the celebration banquet will be held at Jiangxinzhou, East District at [-] o'clock tonight. Please go there on time."

"understood."

Conroy opened his eyes, and the burnout and exhaustion disappeared the moment the elevator door opened: "Tell the elders, we will participate."

"Okay, I wish the city of Tinis a long life."

"Commander Conroy, Deputy Commander Barlow, congratulations on your triumphant return."

"Thank you."

Conroy and Barlow returned to the command room, and after submitting the combat report, Conroy asked the correspondent, "Where's the general?"

"An hour ago, the elders invited the general to discuss matters related to tonight's celebration."

Conroy put his legs on the table, loosened his collar, and nodded as a matter of course: "That's right, the Presbyterian Church, how can you expect those old things to do business."

"Commander?"

"Nothing, talking to myself."

Conroy leaned back on the chair leisurely, called out the operating table with a wave of the air, reviewed the documents routinely, signed and stamped them, then took out something from the drawer, stretched out and went out.

"Help me deliver three lunches to the lab."

"Okay." The correspondent replied.

"Let me know when the general is back."

"Yes, Commander."

Conroy and Barlow left the command room and took the elevator downstairs.

It is lunch break time, and there is no one in the laboratory.

Conroy was not in a hurry, he and Barlow cleared out an empty table, and then sat at the table and waited quietly.

Ten minutes later, the three lunches were sent to the laboratory. Conroy opened the cover of the dinner plate, and the rich smell of roasted meat filled with butter filled the laboratory.Within a few seconds, there was a movement of the mechanical arm stretching upstairs. An old man in a white coat jumped off the wall. The mechanical arm behind him supported the ground, and the old man landed firmly.

The old man pushed the mirror frame in front of him, and stared at the two displeasedly: "How many times have I told you that you are not allowed to eat in my laboratory."

"Isn't this still eaten?"

Conroy chuckled, cut the steak into small pieces, poured a proper amount of black pepper juice, and pushed it in front of the old man: "Dr. Franz, as a junior, I have reminded you many times. Three meals must be eaten on time."

"Hmph, nothing big or small."

Franz scolded Conroy, and the front end of a mechanical arm behind his back turned into a fork, and the steak was delivered to his mouth with a fork: "I came two hours later than usual today, do you want to starve my old man to death?"

"Doctor, according to common sense, you should first congratulate us for coming back alive."

"What's there to congratulate?" Dr. Franz chewed on the steak, still flipping through the documents in his hand, "you have two possibilities to come back or not to come back, since the result is known, no matter what the situation is Worth the fuss. But..."

Dr. Franz closed the book abruptly, and the fork at the front of the robotic arm pointed directly at the tip of Conroy's nose: "Since you're back, you should come and deliver my meals earlier, do you still need me to teach you this bit of common sense!"

After speaking, Dr. Franz turned his back to the two, but the rest of the mechanical arm behind him was still greeting Conroy and Barlow.

Conroy waved at the robotic arm and asked with a smile, "Doctor, are you worried about us?"

"Hmph, don't fart here, the old man has no time to care whether you live or die."

Barlow said: "Doctor, don't worry, next time we come back, we will definitely report to you first."

"Okay, I'm a bad old man, I won't die if I starve for two meals, so I won't have you chewing on my tongue behind my back."

Dr. Franz turned around with a stinky face, and when he saw the untouched dinner plate in front of the two of them, he pointed again: "Hey, you are still not convinced by your two words, are you good at it? Don't eat , hunger strike, who are you going to show it to?"

Conroy knowingly asked: "Doctor, didn't you say that you can't eat in the laboratory?"

"Go away if you don't eat, how many things can happen every day."

Conroy smiled, and Barlow opened the cover of the dinner plate for the two of them, and they had lunch briefly. Just as the two of them put down their knives and forks, the doctor began to issue the order to evict the guests again.

"Go, go, go, get out after eating, don't delay my work"

"Doctor, there is something, please take a look."

Franz flipped through the documents in his hands without raising his head, and stretched out a mechanical arm behind Conroy.

Conroy spread his palms and swiped his fingertips on the holographic screen, and a small white ball appeared in front of the three of them.

Dr. Franz glanced at the white ball, and suddenly sat upright, supported the mirror frame, pinched the white ball with three fingers and shrunk it into the palm of his hand, and asked, "Where did you get it?"

"A friend," said Conroy.

"Fart, what friends, don't you have any friends in this city?" Dr. Franz snorted coldly, "That bastard Seth asked you to check."

Conroy smiled and said nothing, but Dr. Franz didn't ask any further questions. After studying the holographic projection of the ball for a while, he said, "Tell that kid, if you want to check, get the real thing, don't mess with these stupid people. thing."

"Okay, I see," Conroy said, "Yeah, this..."

"Go away, mother-in-law and mother."

Dr. Franz opened his mechanical arm, returned to the second floor in twos and twos, and disappeared.

The door of the laboratory suddenly opened, and six soldiers stood in two rows on both sides. The woman was dressed in a black and gold military uniform, with a tall figure, eyebrows like knives, and military boots. The air of cutting, even the time to avoid her three points.

Conroy and Barlow immediately stood up and saluted: "Report to the general, the First Army of the Temple Tower in Thinis City has successfully repelled the tide of alien beasts, and is holding on to the [-]-day line of defense!"

"kindness."

Diana nodded and waved for the soldiers to leave.

The door of the laboratory was closed again, and there were only three of them left in the huge laboratory.

Diana glanced at the dinner plate on the table, then raised her eyes upstairs, and said to the two of them, "As long as you are safe and well."

"Mrs. Xie is concerned."

"Thank me?"

Diana's tone was cold and not angry, but every word was like the cold winter, making people shudder: "Thank me, why not thank a certain traitor."

As soon as these words came out, Conroy and Barlow immediately knelt down on one knee and lowered their heads not daring to look directly at her: "Ma'am, I, I don't understand what you're talking about."

"not understand?"

As soon as Diana dropped two fingers, a bloodstain immediately appeared on Conroy's face: "Conroy, how many times have you let him go?"

When Barlow saw this, he knelt down in front of Diana: "The general is clear, the red-tailed scorpion is cunning by nature, and it's because his subordinates are not good at handling affairs that he has repeatedly let him escape. Please punish him, the general."

"Naturally cunning? No matter how cunning, can you surpass you?"

Diana narrowed her eyes, and there were several crackling sounds from the shoulders of the two, like the sound of whips being whipped. Blood flowed from the cuffs of the two, and their arms suddenly lost consciousness.

Barlow endured the pain, intending to put the responsibility on himself: "The general knows that it is a mistake made by his subordinates, and he is willing to accept the punishment."

"It's not good to protect the army commander, you should be punished."

Barlow was whipped again on his shoulders, and thin sweat oozes from his forehead.

Conroy knew that although he was bleeding, he was only a superficial wound and would recover in a few days, but Barlow... Diana didn't show mercy, but her face was also gloomy.

"Get up, you two have no time to let me worry."

Conroy helped Barlow up and looked at him with concern.Barlow shook his head slightly, indicating that he was fine.

Conroy knew it in his heart, and decided to tell the truth: "Madam Mingjian, I really can't hide anything from your eyes."

"Go ahead."

Diana sat down, and the hostility in her eyes dissipated a bit: "How is he recently?"