On the flat ground that had been rolled back and forth by the steamroller, all the teammates of Team 8 were lining up with serious expressions, standing there waiting for the speech of Team 8 Captain Shiro Amada.
Today is the day when Team 8 welcomes new teammates again.
Although Team 8 was already at full strength before this, no one knew what the logic of the above idea would be.
I didn't see that the fifth team, which was already in a state of reconstruction, was directly merged with the sixth team and reorganized into a task force squadron, directly under the captain Kojima.
In addition to this special task force squadron, the entire mechanical mixed brigade seems to be undergoing a major reorganization move.
During this wave, Team 8 can be said to have undergone the slightest changes. It is only equipped with a new pilot and a land battle gundam to enhance the strength of Team 8 in future special missions.
At this point, anyone who is not blind will know that Team 8 is about to face a serious and dangerous mission.
"Ahem."
Standing in front of everyone, Amada Shiro suddenly coughed a few times, moved the corners of his mouth, and said loudly: "Here we come. Give us a welcome round of applause for the new members of Team 8!"
Amidst the applause led by Amada Shiro, an acquaintance walked over from a distance.
His appearance made Amada Shirou look a little unnatural, but he finally endured it.
"I am Second Lieutenant Lei Mingkai. From today on, please give me your advice."
The person coming is Lei Mingkai.
It turns out that the new deployment order mentioned by Captain Kojima is for Lei Mingkai to become the fourth Marine Gundam pilot of Team 8.
certainly.
When Lei Mingkai was assigned to the Eighth Team, the No. 3 Marine Gundam he used in the Sixth Team was also transferred to the Eighth Team.
Moreover, in order to make up for the strength vacuum caused by the transfer of the No. 3 Marine Gundam, the headquarters boldly transferred the fifth team, which was still in a state of reconstruction, directly to the sixth team.
Such an operation left Lei Mingkai speechless and at the same time he felt a sense of urgency.
More and more anomalies are appearing in places that he cannot see, and they are rapidly affecting the direction of the world. The more this happens, the more Lei Mingkai feels that the timeline that he can still control may collapse.
.
"Ahem. This is Second Lieutenant Lei Mingkai. From today on, he will be a member of our eighth team. I hope everyone will take good care of Second Lieutenant Lei Mingkai in the future. Above, disband."
Interestingly, when Lei Mingkai was distracted, Amada Shiro, who was supposed to give a speech to inspire everyone, casually dropped his words and ran away.
Looking at Shirou Amada's somewhat panicked back, everyone who had been acting serious just now burst into laughter.
Lei Mingkai, who came back to his senses, couldn't help but smile.
There is no other reason.
The reason why Amada Shirou was able to run away in such a desperate situation was the video of the old munitions man dragging Lei Mingkai, and by the way, Kallen and others.
We can leave aside the content of the video, but at the end of the video, there is a highlight that I have to mention.
That was when Shirou Amada put down the book in his hand in the last thirty seconds of the video, took out the clock pendant hanging around his neck, and showed a thoughtful look.
The moment the beautiful pendant appeared, except for Sandas, the gossip hearts of everyone else suddenly burned brightly.
As a result, Amada Shirou discovered that he had been secretly photographed at some point...
"Ahem. Okay. Don't laugh at the captain. After all, the captain has reached that age."
Lei Mingkai, who knew who the owner of the pendant was, opened his mouth to excuse Amada Shirou.
Unexpectedly, the burning fire of Bagua burned on himself.
"Oh? It sounds like you are very experienced, Second Lieutenant! I wonder if the Second Lieutenant also has a sweetheart?" Alidoya walked up to Lei Mingkai, hugged Lei Mingkai forcefully and asked.
Although Lei Mingkai is now a second lieutenant, thanks to the previous interviews, the soldiers in this station did not feel alienated from Lei Mingkai, but would make jokes from time to time.
This is also the reason why Elidoya dared to get into trouble with Lei Mingkai in full view of the public.
"Sweetheart? Yes. Alessandro, aren't you the same?" Lei Mingkai smiled slightly, and when he answered simply, he kicked the football back.
The effect is significant.
At the moment when the football was kicked back, Aledoa's eyes seemed a little blurry, and he even glanced at Karen subconsciously.
Immediately, he burst out laughing.
"Of course. Of course I have a sweetheart. Listen to me, she is a majestic and heroic woman!"
"Oh? She sounds like a very good woman! I wonder which woman would make you, Alidoah, have such a high evaluation?" Lei Mingkai raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression. The way the finger looks.
"..."
At this moment, Aledoa was silent.
It seems that this "football" Elidoya doesn't have the courage to kick it, let alone shoot!
"Don't talk about Aledoa. What about you, Second Lieutenant? I'm actually interested in your sweetheart, Second Lieutenant!"
Unexpectedly, while Alidoah remained silent, Kallen suddenly exerted her strength.
Lei Mingkai was stunned for a moment, then smiled calmly.
"My sweetheart? That's fine. In fact, it's not a big deal. She is a kind and beautiful woman. At the same time, she is also the princess that I will protect with my whole life."
"Your Highness, Princess? It seems that you have a high opinion of your sweetheart! Lord Knight."
Aledoa spoke.
It's just that he simply believed that the Princess Lei Mingkai mentioned was beauty in the eye of the beholder.
This is true for Kallen, and even Sandas and Mikael, whose silence is golden.
In this regard, Lei Mingkai did not explain much.
Misunderstood.
That’s a misunderstanding!
"So, Lord Knight, are you ready to start? I believe that a task will soon fall on our eighth team."
With Shirou Amada gone, the responsibility for arranging the team's affairs naturally fell on Kallen's shoulders.
"Stand by at any time. In addition, I hope you can call me by my name directly." Lei Mingkai raised his hand in salute. While expressing his determination, he also did not forget to correct everyone's title.
"Well. Then, Kai, please give me some advice in the future."
It seems that more than half a month has passed since the last heavy rainstorm.
During this period, Lei Mingkai was ordered to transfer to the eighth team and became one of Shirou Amada's team members.
Later, after accepting the mission of investigating the secret weapons of the Zeon Army, he followed Team 8 to the depths of this tropical rain forest.
Soon, with the assistance of advanced mechanized equipment, the people who entered the depths of the tropical rainforest were about to complete a journey through the rainforest.
certainly.
Accompanying us was a guide team led by Qiqi.
Originally, Lei Mingkai had forgotten about this female supporting character who had a considerable role in the original work, but when he saw her appearing with the guide team, Lei Mingkai couldn't help but shake his head.
I'm afraid this girl's unrequited love will be in vain.
"Shirou, according to the information provided by our companions, not long ago, a flash of light suddenly appeared in the sky, and then it was overwhelmed by a sudden burst of flames."
After communicating for a while with the shepherd boy standing on the cliff pointing at the desert in the distance, Qiqi brought back a piece of information.
Without thinking, Lei Mingkai knew that this should be the latest improved model of Apsaras, Apsaras 2.
Lei Mingkai was not surprised by this expected answer, but he was also surprised.
Not surprisingly, some things finally went according to the original track. What was unexpected was that the time when Apsaras 2 appeared seemed a bit too early.
But thinking about the outliers, including myself, this may be a reasonable and unexpected result.
"Kay, what do you think?"
Raising the telescope and looking at the bottomless canyon in the distance, Amada Shirou's face was solemn.
This is Lei Mingkai's first mission after joining the Eighth Team.
Everyone who has stayed in the harsh tropical rainforest for a period of time has become increasingly aware of the difficulty of this task.
"Let's go check it out on the spot first. If you just stand here and look with a telescope, you won't be able to see anything."
Lei Mingkai put down the telescope in his hand and turned back to look at the Land Fighter Gundam half-kneeling behind him.
At this moment, the Land Fighter Gundam no longer has the words 06, replaced by the words 08 painted on the shield. And its number in the Eighth Team is Land Fighter Gundam No. 4, known as Meteor.
This title was coined by Elidoa as he pointed at the meteor hammer held by Gundam No. 4.
Although it was a bit reckless, it was unanimously recognized by everyone. As a result, the No. 4 Land Fighter Gundam received an additional code name of "Meteor".
"That's right. Kai, take your meteor. Let's go!"
Shirou Amada also had the same idea, so after the two reached an agreement, Team 8 immediately changed from rest state back to mobile state.
However, after leaving the range of the rainforest, the state of the Land Combat Gundam seemed to become a little bad.
It's sand!
Even a seemingly peaceful desert can inadvertently slip in countless amounts of sand through the gaps in the dust cover, greatly affecting the operational efficiency of the Land Combat Gundam.
"Gah...gah gah..."
When a hard wail sounded, Shirou Amada patted the console in front of him helplessly, and then turned on the communication.
"Karen, Kai, Sandas, you go first. Just let Elidoa and Mikael stay and help me."
"Are you here again? Captain. It seems your Land Combat Gundam is colliding with this desert!" Lei Mingkai shook his head and couldn't help but tease Amada Shirou.
Perhaps it was fate that no matter how well prepared he was before departure, Amada Shirou still failed in the areas where he should have failed.
The only difference is that there are a lot more preparations to deal with emergencies.
"Oh, it seems so! Kai, you go first. Time is running out."
At Shiro Amada's urging, the three Land Combat Gundams driven by Lei Mingkai, Kallen and Sandas headed towards the Grand Canyon first.
"Captain, are you okay? His machine seems to be prone to malfunctions." Kallen raised her hand to press the row of buttons on the right, and said while looking at the data fed back on the screen.
"No. Captain's luck is always good. Nothing will happen." As someone who has been saved by Amada Shirou many times, Sandas is very confident that Amada Shirou will not stop here.
"Well. Let them take care of the captain's side. Now, it's our turn."
In the midst of Lei Mingkai's words, three Land Combat Gundams also arrived in front of the grand canyon.
"I'm going down! Just watch."
As soon as Kallen opened her mouth, she volunteered to grab the spot for the descent operation.
Sandas has no objection,
Lei Mingkai was even more indifferent.
After a while, Kallen, who had tied the safety rope, stepped on the hook with one foot, dangling with one foot, and pulled the cable with one hand, and gestured towards Sandas.
Understanding, Sandas immediately began the descent operation so that Karen could land on the edge of the rock formation with evidence as soon as possible.
Unlike the busy two people, although Lei Mingkai did not participate in the landing operation, his action was not currently needed.
Therefore, while Lei Mingkai was guarding the surroundings, there were several more patterns on the screen in front of Lei Mingkai that Shirou Amada and the others had never seen before.
This is a comparison chart made by the engineering team between high-power energy output devices and mysterious devices dug out of metal lumps. Moreover, below these comparison charts, there is a line chart that constantly fluctuates up and down.
This is a radar designed and manufactured by the engineering troops overnight.
Although it is not very reliable due to time, it can already meet the basic requirements of detecting surrounding energy fluctuations.
"Didi!"
Suddenly, the line graph displayed by the radar fluctuated sharply.
It seems that something is surging nearby.
"Apsaras 2? How is it possible? The current Apsaras 2 has not come here yet."
In doubt, Karen's words solved the doubt.
"Kay, Sandas. There is a large area of vitrification down here. It seems to have been burned by some high-temperature object."
"Vitrified?"
This answer is no surprise.
Apsaras 2 really came here, and weapons testing was carried out just like in the original history.
"Captain Shirou! Your wife is coming!"
Lei Mingkai landed on the ground from the cockpit of the Land Combat Gundam, stretched out his head and looked at the burn marks on the rock walls on both sides, and couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, with the help of Elidoa and Mikael, Amada Shirou, who finally repaired the glitches of the Land Fighter Gundam, also arrived.
At the same time, behind the Land Combat Gundam was a guide team led by Qiqi.
"Kay, Kallen, and Sandas, how are things going?" As soon as they arrived at the edge of the canyon, Amada Shiro immediately asked.
"Perhaps we have found the right place. Captain, what you expect is about to happen."
Saying that, Lei Mingkai added another sentence.
"Captain, this may be a good thing in every sense of the word."