Remove all restrictions and transform into a bizarre girl.

Chen Nian walked over to her and stood down, took out her own ticket from her pocket, and joined Fang Anya in line behind them.

Ticket check, boarding, luggage storage, finding a seat.

The heater inside the bus was already on, making it much warmer than the waiting room. A thin layer of fog condensed on the windows, blurring the street scene outside into a hazy patch of color.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The bus finally stopped 10 kilometers from the temporary base.

It's dangerous to go any further, so you'll have to walk the rest of the way.

The passengers in the carriage stood up one after another and began to take their bags from the luggage racks.

Chen Nian also stood up, turned around and looked at the scenery outside the window. In front of her was a vast wilderness, with gray-brown land stretching to the horizon. On the distant horizon, she could vaguely see the outline of a row of gray buildings, which was the temporary base they were going to.

This base is no longer the temporary base it was two and a half years ago.

After all, two and a half years has passed, and a lot of progress has been made.

But the further they went in, the more difficult the battle became.

The current fighting is even involving ordinary people.

The car was parked about ten kilometers from the base, and it was a walk from there.

"Get out of the car, walk the rest of the way yourself," Chen Nian said, then walked along the aisle towards the car door.

Su Wanqing took out several bags of snacks from behind and handed them to the girls in front, saying with a smile, "Here, one bag each, eat them on the way."

All you ever think about is eating.

"If we don't eat now, there won't be any left when we get to the front lines."

The two Xia sisters shook their heads as they listened to Su Wanqing's words. This girl...

Well, it's really not certain that I'll get to eat it, so I accepted it.

As the car door opened, a dry and crisp cold wind rushed in, mixing with the open terrain unique to the front lines, carrying the scent of wild grass and sand, unlike the air smelled in the rear base.

Chen Nian stopped at the car door, looking at the wilderness stretching out before her under the winter sky. The outlines of the gray buildings in the distance were clearer than they appeared from inside the car; she could make out the shapes of walls and towers, and a flag fluttering in the wind atop a flagpole.

She took a deep breath, stepped off the vehicle, her boots making a soft sound as they hit the gravel, and then began to walk along the dirt road.

The sound of other footsteps came from behind, their footsteps equally resolute.

Ten kilometers is not a long distance.

The scenery along the way didn't change much, with withered grass and bare soil appearing alternately, and occasionally one or two low trees would stretch out from the roadside, their branches bare and swaying slightly in the wind.

Occasionally, one or two moving black dots can be seen on the distant horizon, only to quickly disappear into the undulating folds of the terrain.

After walking for a while, Su Wanqing started to pant, but she didn't complain. She simply switched the handle of her suitcase to her other hand and continued to pull it without slowing down.

When we arrived at the base gate, the sun was already directly overhead, appearing small and bright against the gray-white sky.

The guard at the gate checked their identity information, made a record, and then opened the side gate to let them through.

Chen Nian was the first to cross the threshold, her feet landing on the hardened ground inside the base, making a solid sound different from that in the wild.

She stood there, looking at the scene inside the base. The layout was no different from when she had been there before. It was still a recruit camp, with the high-rise buildings of various resource companies behind it.

Chen Nian stood at the entrance of the base, her gaze passing over the training grounds and barracks in front of her, and landing on the outlines of the tall buildings in the distance.

The buildings had uniform dark gray exteriors, and the glass curtain walls reflected a cold light in the winter sun. Various signs and signal antennas stood on the rooftops, making it look like some kind of administrative office area.

The building density here is much higher than it was two years ago at the front-line base.

Chen Nian withdrew her gaze and walked deeper into the base along the main road.

The group quickly arrived at the registration area.

Since Chen Nian has the rank of second lieutenant, it is natural for him to be the captain.

The others were naturally her group members.

The three sisters were not strong enough to join the special operations team, so their squad was incorporated into another brigade.

After registering, you have to report to the brigade.

After confirming the location, Chen Nian didn't delay and quickly headed towards the brigade's location.

She passed several intersections, and occasionally people in uniforms would pass by, carrying document bags or toolboxes, walking hurriedly. No one stopped to give this new team a second glance.

Chen Nian found the atmosphere pleasant, neither overly enthusiastic nor indifferent, as if it assumed everyone who came here should know what they were doing.

The brigade's office is on the second floor of the main building.

A simple wooden sign hangs at the entrance, with the words "Temporary Office of the Seventeenth Brigade" engraved on it.

This brand is very new; it's obviously just been put up.

Chen Nian pushed open the door and went inside, with the other girls following behind.

Inside was a spacious hall with many desks, but at this moment there were only two uniformed staff members looking down at documents.

She walked over, handed her identification documents to the counter, and asked the two people, "Excuse me, is this the registration area for the 17th Brigade?"

Hearing Chen Nian's words, the staff member looked up, took the document, glanced at it, checked the information on the terminal, nodded, and then looked at the girls with a surprised expression.

"It's actually a group of girls!"

They were speaking very softly, but Chen Nian still heard them.

However, Chen Nian didn't say anything and just watched them.

Seemingly a little embarrassed by Chen Nian's gaze, they then realized what was happening and replied, "Yes, this is the reporting area for the 17th Battalion. However, the battalion's personnel have already gone to the front lines with the army group to carry out missions. Right now, only the two of us civilian staff are in the rear."

Chen Nian nodded and replied with a smile, "Okay."

The formalities were completed very quickly.

As a peak seventh-rank expert, Chen Nian would rank among the top in this group.

These two clerical staff members naturally held Chen Nian in even greater awe.

After completing the formalities, they couldn't immediately go to the front lines. After all, the troops were on the front lines and constantly moving, so it wasn't realistic to let these girls go find their own way.

Therefore, we need to wait for the main group to return before we can assemble.

Chen Nian accepted the ID card and key from the staff member, thanked them, and turned to distribute the key to the people behind her.

These past few days, Chen Nian and her friends have had time to explore this temporary base.

So, after confirming the location of their dormitory, Chen Nian and the others left the building.

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