Li Yu finished the piece of dry food in a few mouthfuls.

The taste of this thing is indeed average. You can hardly smell anything when you get close to it, and it has a faint green color. Fortunately, the taste is not bad, just like bread with a light salty taste. The color, aroma and taste of the food are in the 'color'

All the points were deducted for "scent" and "flavor", and there was still some points for "taste", but it was not enough to pass in Li Yu's case.

"I have already thought about what to do if that special task cannot be completed..." Li Yu swallowed the dry food in his mouth and said, "With the level of food in the new era, there is room for me to start a business and develop.

That’s too big.”

Hilelia asked in surprise: "Start a business? Do you want to be a chef?"

Li Yu: "Start as a chef, first make a name for yourself by doing high-end catering, and then open branches and have an assembly line for pre-made dishes, including dry food for battlefields. It won't take long before I can build a catering kingdom!"

Hilelia was speechless for a moment. The girl didn't know whether to praise his ambition now or to ridicule him for thinking about being a chef when he could become a senior mage on the battlefield...

But no matter what, while chatting like this, Hilelia found that she had an appetite again. Perhaps because she felt much more relaxed, she was able to eat again.

In this way, the two of them ate small bites of dry food and chatted casually, while the night outside became darker and darker.

In the wild without lights, at night covered with rain clouds, it is so dark that you can't even see your fingers.

However, there was a little light left in this small tent for two people. It was the signal light that Li Yu took out and turned to low-light mode. It was like a solid candle, providing illumination for this small space.

In the dim light, the two of them could see each other's faces, and that was enough.

But suddenly, Li Yu said: "It's time for me to go out."

Hilelia couldn't help but be surprised: "It's still raining outside, what are you doing out there?"

Li Yu: "This is already a battlefield. You need to stand guard during the night."

The message came: "Didn't the lecturer just select a few people to stand guard..."

Li Yu smiled and shook his head: "Leaving it entirely to a newcomer is too unsafe."

Hilaria also understood that he was right, but she still pouted her lips in grievance.

Li Yu reached out and scratched the girl's lips, smiled and said: "Have a good rest."

He went out from the tent.

Hilelia curled up and lay down on her side, staring blankly at the darkness in front of her. For a long time, she couldn't help but let out a faint sigh.

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The next morning, after a quick march, they arrived at the artillery position set up by the 12th South Asia Field Group.

As long as you are a little further away, it will be difficult to spot this position. But when they get to the position, the apprentices can't help but secretly marvel - the size of this position is really not small.

Self-propelled artillery looks like tanks, but compared with tanks, the armor of these guys is much thinner, and the turrets are thicker and bulkier, and cannot rotate at will. Those dozens of huge-caliber barrels put together can

It's enough to form a heart-stopping firepower cluster.

On top of these big guys, a huge camouflage net was set up.

The camouflage net not only has dark green and tan camouflage, but also many branches, creating a three-dimensional camouflage. From a distance, it looks like a dense forest canopy.

The position was right by a river. With just one glance, Li Yu understood why it was arranged in this way.

Because no matter how well they are disguised, if dozens of self-propelled artillery vehicles run a little further in the forest, they will inevitably knock down many trees and leave large track marks. Parking at the junction of the river beach and the dense forest will provide the best concealment effect.

"You know, they can dive at short distances." Lovingt said when he returned to Li Yu and saw him staring at the self-propelled artillery.

Li Yu was shocked and said: "Self-propelled artillery, can it dive?"

Lovingt smiled: "It's a short distance, just a short distance. If they encounter an accident, they can turn around and go down to the river, dive along the river to the mouth of the sea, and enter the submarine. There are large submarines specially designed to transport heavy equipment, waiting there.

It’s here.”

Li Yu glanced at the river not far away.

The water flow in the river is not very fast, but it is very turbid and has almost no visibility. Once these self-propelled artillery pieces sink into the water, it will probably be difficult to detect them.

Li Yu: "I hope this kind of accident won't happen."

Lovingt: "Even if there is no unexpected situation, they will retreat through this route after the operation is over. The apprentice will be responsible for breaking up the rear here and supporting the two of us."

Li Yu stared at him and asked: "What if an accident occurs and the artillery must be evacuated urgently? Will the apprentices stay here?"

Lovingt finally looked more serious: "Then we can only let them disperse and retreat."

Li Yu: "Is that a high survival rate?"

Lovent hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is it the little girl with green eyes that you care about?"

Li Yu didn't speak to confirm or deny, just stared at him.

Lovent sighed: "If it really comes to that point, there is no way to estimate the survival rate of these apprentices. But to be honest, that means that not only did we fail, but all other friendly forces also failed... This probability itself is very high.

Small. Moreover, this is an action plan approved by the college. If it is approved, it means that the risks faced by the apprentices are very small. Is that okay?"

Li Yu nodded.

Lovent added: "It's time for us to leave. Those apprentices will stay here and guard the position with the soldiers of the field team. Don't worry, the probability of them encountering the enemy here is really low."

Li Yu: "Then let's go."

Lovent winked: "Aren't you going to say goodbye to that girl?"

Li Yu shook his head slightly: "There is no need. This operation against Chennai City will last less than a day. By night, we should be able to meet up with the apprentices."

"Well, if everything goes well..."

"Shut up and stop raising the flag."

"Hey, hey, you have to respect the lecturer."

"hehe."

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Hilelia looked at the soldiers walking around, expressionless in a daze.

The camouflage uniforms worn by these soldiers are similar in style and color to those of the mage apprentices, but those soldiers do not dare to offend the apprentices, and will take the initiative to say hello when they meet each other - everyone knows whether there are master control chips and nanomachines

, which is a substantial status gap.

Of course, this status gap is not like the gap between divine envoys, priests and civilians in the Kingdom of God.

Several soldiers couldn't help but slow down when they passed by Hilelia. It was completely impossible to just talk to her and strike up a conversation.

Among the male apprentices, two who felt good about themselves had already come forward, but they both encountered a setback. She just glanced at them, remained silent, and asked the two young boys to retreat.

Suddenly, the apprentices all heard the instructor's voice in the helmet: "Everyone, obey the local commander's arrangements and don't be too relaxed. I noticed that many of you are too relaxed... Then, the assistant instructor and I will leave for a while.

, performing core tasks, goodbye."

Hilelia moved her lips silently.

"Goodbye" - she said this without making a sound.
Chapter completed!