Changkong Fighter

Chapter 269 Three visits to the thatched cottage
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After handcuffing a security box to her wrists, He Xiaoxi nodded to the bodyguard next to her, put on her work badge, picked up her suitcase, and walked towards the Z-18 helicopter parked in the military base. Upon entering the airport, her eyes lit up instantly. She saw Liu Jun sitting quietly in the cabin, wearing a flight jacket.

"What a coincidence! Major Liu Jun."

He Xiaoxi said in a light voice, "But at work, you should address people by their job titles."

"Assistant He, what a coincidence."

Liu Jun nodded, then thought about the mission the squadron leader had told him. This mission was somewhat special; he had to go to the biological research institute where Rupa was located to deliver some things.

Although it was unclear why his superiors had ordered him to do this, soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. This sudden incident also caused the University of Tokyo to suspend its previously planned schemes to figure out what the facility was for and what role the Americans played in it.

However, according to the information obtained from Rupa, the "Ascension Ritual" requires defeating the opponent, and the level can be determined by the complexity of the "key". Therefore, Liu Jun may have shot down an alien individual with a high social level this time. So, sending Liu Jun to communicate with Rupa again may yield more information.

With this in mind, the command asked Liu Jun to see Rupa again, and as a soldier, Liu Jun obeyed the organization's arrangement.

He Xiaoxi stepped forward and sat down next to Liu Jun, which surprised the security personnel on the side. However, they recognized this "Deep Blue Eagle" and were not worried about the safety of He Xiaoxi, who represented the leader.

Then, the bodyguards sat opposite them.
Liu Jun glanced at Assistant He sitting beside him without saying a word, then closed his eyes to rest, his mind replaying the battle with the Special Type 2 fighter jet, trying to find a faster way to take it down. Meanwhile, He Xiaoxi subtly observed Liu Jun, lost in thought.

Once the helicopter took off, that familiar feeling of weightlessness returned. Although it wasn't as fast as the J-15T, at least it was flying.

After repeatedly replaying the back-and-forth attacks in his mind, Liu Jun narrowed his eyes slightly. In the "battle replay," he felt that one of his maneuvers was a bit slow. If it had been a few seconds earlier, it would have been easier to seize the opponent's opening.

Then, there was that roll; I think I used the rudder a bit too much. I'll have to be more careful next time.
During the replay, Liu Jun discovered one small mistake after another, and he was determined to pay attention next time!

He Xiaoxi, who was standing to the side, found it interesting to watch Liu Jun's brows furrowing. However, after a few glances, she looked away and pondered the task her teacher had given her. With the leader unable to come, she was considered a diplomat of Dongda University and had to fulfill her duties.

Feeling the cold touch of the handcuffs on her wrists, she felt that this meeting would definitely be very rewarding.

With this in mind, the helicopter landed at another facility in Guam that was entirely under the control of the University of Tokyo. That's right. To prevent any unforeseen problems, the University of Tokyo moved the Lupa to Guam, with the aim of preventing a recurrence of something like the "Ryukyu Islands invasion".

The helicopter landed on the rooftop helipad of the building. He Xiaoxi glanced at Liu Jun and saw that he opened his eyes the moment the helicopter landed.

"We're here, let's go."

"Ah."

He Xiaoxi gave a soft "hmm," and the bodyguard opened the cabin door. She quickly stepped off the plane, followed by Liu Jun.

After getting off the plane, they saw a lieutenant colonel from the University of Tokyo standing on the roof to meet them. Both sides confirmed their identities and passwords.

"Assistant He, Major Liu, over here."

Led by the lieutenant colonel, the group entered the elevator, entered the key, and the elevator doors closed and descended.

Ding-dong, the hatch opened, and Liu Jun followed the lieutenant colonel into a prison made of tempered glass, where he saw his familiar "old friend," Rupa.

At this moment, its condition was even worse than before. Flocculent matter had appeared on its body surface, and the color of one eye was somewhat abnormal, like a human with glaucoma. Upon seeing Liu Jun, Rupa, which had been operating at "low power," raised its body slightly, but no longer as before, transforming into a single tentacle that twitched as if greeting him.

He Xiaoxi looked at Lupa's condition and nodded to the lieutenant colonel beside her.

The lieutenant colonel stepped forward and entered half of the key, while He Xiaoxi entered the remaining key. The mechanism inside the box made a clicking sound. Then, He Xiaoxi opened the box, took out a tube of "energy paste" and handed it to Liu Jun. Then she reached out and took out another "upgrade mark," indicating that he should take both.

"What's this? A stick in one hand and a carrot in the other?"

“You can think of it this way; it makes communication easier,” He Xiaoxi said with a smile.

Upon hearing He Xiaoxi's words, Liu Jun realized that this was the old commander's intention. He reached out and took the two items, then walked towards Lupa.

The mark obtained from the "Ascension Ceremony" lit up with a seven-colored light. Instantly, Rupa's eyes were fixed on the mark, then on the tube of energy paste, and finally on Liu Jun.

"Talk?"

Liu Jun's words were transformed into "optical information" that Lupa could understand.

[You shot it down and obtained it?]

"Yes."

Rupa looked at Liu Jun repeatedly, and after confirming that he was not lying, he reached out his tentacle and touched the energy paste.

Liu Jun glanced at the lieutenant colonel, who gave him a signal. The energy paste was placed in a box and sent to the laboratory via a device. Rupa's tentacles extended and wrapped around the energy paste, which he then took out and inserted into his protective suit. He then poured the contents of the energy paste into the suit.

After the contents were fully injected, Rupa placed the empty canister inside the container and waited for the contents to take effect inside the protective suit.

After waiting for a few minutes, no one spoke, waiting for Lupa to recover. Although it couldn't recover in a short time, Liu Jun could clearly feel that its condition had improved.

Five minutes later, Rupa's skin regained some texture, and her eyes brightened. Looking at Liu Jun, she spoke in color-coded language:

You have been promoted.

Sure enough, seeing its performance, He Xiaoxi was once again certain that the society of the alien civilization was Darwinian! The strong possessed everything, while the weak were oppressed and exploited.

"Who is of higher status, you or me?" Liu Jun asked. If it were truly a Darwinian society, then the strong would have absolute dominance over the weak.

The reason why it was Liu Jun who asked the question, instead of He Xiaoxi, is mainly because Liu Jun was the one who shot down the enemy. In Rupa's eyes, he is a high-ranking official, and the other humans are just little Karamis.

The translator translated Liu Jun's words for Rupa to see. Rupa was silent for a moment, then pointed to the symbol with his tentacle finger.

Liu Jun looked at He Xiaoxi, who nodded. Only then did Liu Jun put the symbol into the container and send it into the laboratory.

(End of this chapter)