Successful joint training

Author: Soth

With two weeks and one day left before the operation, Steyr finally obtained the balloons requested by the two pilots, and full joint training officially began. Whether the action plan is really feasible, only successful joint training can give them confidence.

They sorted out a five-kilometer-long section of railway track. The locomotive could not reach full speed, so they could only simulate the wind resistance environment as much as possible. The first five kilometers were used to simulate landing, and the next few five kilometers were used for the trio to install equipment and blow up the balloons. The final five kilometers were used to simulate the landing.

The five kilometers are used to simulate takeoff and see if the carriage full of cargo can be lifted.

The first time it failed as expected, the pipe rolled down the edge of the carriage, which meant that it might be seen by passengers. Exposure equaled failure. The trio learned their lesson and got back on the horse, and everyone followed suit without any complaints.

Start all over again.

They finally completed the installation of the equipment during the seventh joint training, and completed the lifting during the ninth time. Everyone was jubilant. Finally, they saw the hope of success, with more than 60 tons of carriages and more than 60 tons of trophies.

It will be a heavy income.

"Think about what you did right, and which part feels more dangerous, and then let's do it again!" Zhuang Xuteng brought drinks to everyone. The iced juice was sweeter than wine at this time. "We also have to add the intelligence officer, I'll go

Look for the nightingale and the rock sparrow, let’s take a rest and then come back.”

Everyone took the juice bottle from his hand, raised it to greet each other, and asked Zhuang Xuteng to call the sisters.

The news of the successful joint training reached the middlemen, and they were very excited. There are still two weeks, which is enough for everyone to master the action routines, and even have time to practice backup plans, such as what to do if one or two of them are missing.

A backup plan must also be put on the agenda. Any redundancy can increase the capital for the success of the mission. Among all positions, the most easily replaceable is the locomotive driver. The locomotive travels on the rails and is the least difficult to operate, so the three Kents also have to

Learn locomotive driving skills in order to free Muir and make her Grove's replacement.

So Muir also needed to practice flying the helicopter downhill and taking off stably.

The most irreplaceable people in the operation are Nightingale and Chanque. They have to isolate the treasure compartment one after another. This requires intelligence spy implants to achieve, so they can't find substitutes, and they can't replace others. And the two in the compartment

People, Ge Gongdao and Zhuang Xuteng expressed that they also wanted to do some substitute work, especially getting on the roof of the car to help the trio complete the laying.

"The work of finding escorts is essential, and the bottom line must be kept." Henry Henderson shook his head and said: "My three people can definitely complete the task."

"Nike can also fight, but I don't have his observation skills, so I can be a substitute." Ge Gongdao shook his finger and said, "I won't ask for more money because of this, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Let him follow the training." Lucy agreed and said: "He is free now and has nothing else to do, so there is no problem in following the training. Nike, come with me."

What Zhuang Xuteng is most afraid of right now is being called away alone. He doesn't want to be assigned another task like a traitor. Fortunately, this time it's just him and Lucy talking in the situation room. There are no other middlemen, nor Nightingale and Yan.

Que will do the signal shielding. If you want to arrange a task for yourself, it will involve the issue of adding money, and the three middlemen must be present. Therefore, Zhuang Xuteng was not at all panicked when he saw the current scene.

"How do you feel?" Lucy motioned to Zhuang Xuteng to sit down and confused him with just one question.

"It feels...very good. Sister Lucy, what specific aspect are you asking about?"

"If you were asked to perform a task tomorrow, would you be able to complete it?"

"The probability of success and failure is about 1 to 10. If this is the feeling, then the answer is no. Is there something wrong?"

Lucy ignored Zhuang Xuteng and then asked: "What if there is a mission next week?"

"It's definitely much better than now." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and felt that it would be better to speak more safely: "Everyone is very professional, and the effect of practice is getting better every time, but we will never say it is foolproof."

"I know it's impossible to be foolproof. The whole operation is to grab profits from risks." Lucy's expression was hidden under the mask, and the emotion in her voice was also obscured by the voice changer. Zhuang Xuteng couldn't catch what she wanted to express. "You follow.

Let’s train together. Do you have any suggestions for action?”

"Well... to be honest, I want more intelligence support." Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said: "Sister Lucy, I'm not saying this just to flatter you. For this mission, I feel that the intelligence at hand is not as good as just

It was so detailed when I followed you. Sister Lucy, I still remember what you promised. If the two of us pass the assessment, you will use your own intelligence network to conduct a thorough investigation again. How is it, do you have any results? "

"There is no problem with the intelligence provided by Steyr, and the results of my investigation are the same, confirming that this is a worthy operation." Lucy said: "I called you here this time to discuss matters related to the mission: We

How are the three separate tasks assigned to you going?"

Alas, as expected, it was still a matter of finding a traitor, and Zhuang Xuteng's face immediately dropped. "Judging from the performance of active training, everyone is thinking about the same thing: to get this operation done. I haven't found anything unusual so far, so I still

That sentence: I was offered this job for nothing."

"No, actually you discovered some strange phenomena, but you just hid it for a more ambitious goal." Lucy leaned down, approached Zhuang Xuteng and said, "There is a problem with the nightingale and the rock bird."

Zhuang Xuteng took a deep breath and frowned deeply. He was thinking about the meaning of Lucy's words. Was it a hint that he wanted to throw dirty water on Nightingale and Rock Bird? The two of them are an indispensable part of this mission.

, there is not even a substitute. If they are fired, then there will be no mission.

Unless Lucy has prepared a substitute, should she let Meteor take action again? Zhuang Xuteng thinks it is impossible. Nizi has not yet overcome her fear of the external environment, and he cannot accompany her during the action. Then her resentment will accumulate quickly, and everything will happen.

will collapse.

"There is no evidence, and I have not found any signs of this, so I can't handle this matter." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said, "Lucy, I am a mercenary for money. You are my middleman. I can accept you."

arrangement, but I have to figure out what is going on and whether it is in my interest."

"According to Meteor's investigation, Steyer is in big financial trouble. In fact, he is bankrupt and can only rely on the proceeds from this operation to tide over the difficulties. If he can be kicked out of this operation, then he will have to sell out

The resources at his disposal include his mercenaries. Whoever is prepared at this time can gain a lot."

Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said: "Your proposal jeopardizes this operation. If I do it according to your words, it will be equivalent to using the money I should have earned to help you carry out a middleman war. Lucy, don't try to use 'action is just

You can persuade me with the reason of "pause, you can come again later". You actually know very well that once Steyr is kicked out, the secret of this operation will definitely be leaked, and others will not be able to carry out it. No, I will not do this."

"So you have to help me think of a good way." Lucy said: "I want the mission's dividends, and I also want Steyr's resources."

Zhuang Xuteng did not refuse immediately. After all, he was Lucy's mercenary. He should not be stingy when it was time to use his brain. Under Lucy's gaze, Zhuang Xuteng looked like he was racking his brains and thinking hard, and finally thought of a way.

.

"Since Steyr is bankrupt, buy out his debts in advance! You are his creditor, doesn't he have to give you money? You can..."

"I don't want money, but the resources in his hands."

"I don't even want his resources, as long as this mission is successful." Zhuang Xuteng pointed out his bottom line, and then said: "There is another way: you find a way to make Steyr lose even worse. He doesn't invest all his resources.

Into a cover operation? If I understand correctly, the cover operation should ideally fail, right?"

Lucy nodded, she probably understood what Zhuang Xuteng was going to say.

The cover-up operation is like an "alibi". Success or failure does not matter, as long as it can prove that Steyer is busy with other things. Due to the existence of the insider, even if the cover-up operation is successful, there will not be much benefit.

Therefore, letting the mission fail and deducting or even penalizing each mercenary's dividend can save Steyr a lot of money.

Once the mission is successful, even if the final profit is low, Steyr will have to pay each mercenary the money they deserve according to the specifications agreed on the mission, which will make his financial situation worse.

Zhuang Xuteng continued: "I don't know how big a hole he has. If it expands to the point that even if this mission is successful, he will still go bankrupt. Will this mission not be implicated?"

"Your ideas have expanded my thinking, so this mission will not be implicated - I promise you." Lucy said: "There is something you need to know: the dividends for this mission are calculated on a per-person basis.

In the end, there are only a few people who share the money."

"Thank you for telling me that this method simply encourages everyone to kill each other."

"If you want to establish prestige among mercenaries, you can seize this opportunity. With prestige, you can attract people to fight alongside you, allowing your team to adapt to more scenarios and perform more complex operations."

"I understand, thank you for the reminder." Zhuang Xuteng smiled, and then asked: "When will the cover operation be carried out? It must be before we officially take action, right?"

"It's less than a week away, so get ready."

Zhuang Xuteng understood instantly. The preparations Lucy was talking about were referring to Nightingale and Rock Bird. As the people who are always with Steyr, and they are also intelligence officers, they must know Steyr's true situation. If things change

, then the two of them must be stabilized, otherwise the entire mission may be affected.

Zhuang Xuteng doesn't like variables, but the occurrence of variables is not dependent on human will. He must take action to make things develop in a direction that is beneficial to him. The two sisters can still relax a little, and the issue of dividends must be resolved.

Although Lucy suggested that Zhuang Xuteng seize the opportunity to increase his prestige and lay the foundation for attracting other mercenaries in the future, Zhuang Xuteng believed that this was a matter of Ge Gongdao. When the two of them partnered, Brother Dao was responsible for the networking part, and he focused on

To solve the problems encountered in the task. If the commissioned task is regarded as a house, then Zhuang Xuteng is in charge of the inside and Ge Gongdao is in charge of the outside.

What kind of people should be let in and what kind of things should be done to attract others - which is what Lucy calls prestige - is decided by Brother Dao. He has suffered losses and injuries, so he has rich experience and lessons.

If people do not use it, it will be a waste of resources. Therefore, after leaving Lucy, Zhuang Xuteng went directly to Ge Gongdao and told him about the "dividends per head".

Ge Gongdao patted his forehead and said: "I was afraid that this would happen, but as a result... each mercenary took money from his own middleman, and this time there were multiple middlemen involved, so there was more room for manipulation.

Lucy told you? Then she is probably a minority among the three."

"What are you going to do?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"I'm going to investigate first to see if this is true. There are four of us here, and the key lies in Henry Henderson's three."

"I think the key lies in Nightingale and Rock Bird. Can you win over them first?" Zhuang Xuteng said: "I think they are in a bad state, and they may have complaints against Steyr, and they need money, more than we do."

"How can I see it?"

"Their implants are more expensive to maintain, and Steyr makes them treat clients like prostitutes."

Ge Gongdao shook his head and said: "The things you think are pitiful may not really be pitiful. Well... you think Nightingale and Yanque's abilities are rare. Do you want to bring them into the team?"

"I have this idea, but I also know that they are the people Steyr is focusing on, and we are Lucy's subordinates."

"Yes. They are focused on and trained by Steyr. If they don't want to do anything, does Steyr dare to force them? Especially since they are intelligence officer-type talents, equivalent to eyes and brains, who can prioritize success or failure. I

It means: either they want to do those bad things, or they are unable to refuse. The former is a matter of ideology, and the latter is a matter of ability, neither of which meets our standards."

"I understand what you mean: they have to save themselves, otherwise others can't go beyond Steyr to provide help." Zhuang Xuteng said, "I leave all the dealings with people to you. I'll go think about the task. Well... I want to

Go out, there will be a treasure train tomorrow, I will go and find out the situation."

"Have you discussed it with Lucy?"

Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said: "Lucy was distracted by other things. We must think about our own interests. I won't be discovered if I go there. Everyone is training and preparing in advance. The two of us are really good at it."

All relying on adaptability? Don’t worry, I will hide my identity and won’t take any action, just observe.”
Chapter completed!