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"Heh, this woman."
Renault naturally heard the sound of the door to Helian's room being pushed open, but he didn't expect Helian to subconsciously hang up the call.
Settling his unfinished lunch, Renault put the matter aside, shook his head, and continued pondering over the new doll body material calculating it a few more times, almost ready to actually test it out.
...
Just as Renault and Griffin were immersed in the festive atmosphere, RPK16 whp had gone for an overhaul as ordered reopened her eyes in the repair pod.
Doll mind initialization completed.
Mind model structure normal...
Although the self-check module in the body indicated there were no missing arms or legs, with her memories of the previous mission were still there, RPK16's face sank.
There is something different...
Noticing the difference in her body, RPK16's face unconsciously returned to its usual expression of light laughter.
"Is there anything wrong after the check?"
Just as RPK16 was pondering, a voice rang out from the doorway as the door opened.
The smiling AK12 stood in the doorway and gazed RPK16, who had just stood up.
"Of course not, everything's fine, isn't that par for the course?" RPK16 responded with the same smile. As AK12 nodded, RPK16 inadvertently raised her hand to touch the electronic warfare equipment on her neck.
This action that was completely different from her usual habits, caused RPK16 to freeze momentarily, but then she regained her normal expression and grabbed her equipment from the nearby desktop, putting it on and following AK12 out of the access room.
"How long was I asleep?"
"Not long, probably only one night. But Ange's side is really idle. On this big holiday, we still need to go on a mission. Really, as if there's no vacation." AK12 said as they walked.
She didn't notice the strange expression on RPK16's face behind her.
...
"What's going on again? There's not going to be another sales pitch for some weird product, is there?"
Gentiane somewhat helplessly lifted her hand from the middle of her sleeping bag and propped it up against the tablet Kalina was trying to use to wake her up.
"It's strange how you've become so perceptive now. You never used to detect what I did."
"Heh, probably because I've been eating more fresh vegetables lately, so I'm healthier." Yawning, Gentiane lazily got up from the middle of her sleeping bag, and while pulling her clothes towards her body, she surveyed Kalina's expression.
Well, there was nothing urgent about it, so it shouldn't be anything important. It's likely she's selling those messy goods she purchased. Obviously, she's Griffin's logistics officer, but this woman is incredibly passionate about doing business.
This woman even opened a store at her own base, specializing in doing business with dolls, or rather, in cheating those dolls out of their pitiful deposits...
"How can it be? I also ate the same, but I don't feel... hey! What?" Kalina said, suddenly dodging the slap that Gentiane tried to land on her head.
"This is not it. You couldn't avoid this move in the past. The vegetables Renault sent over always feel like something is not right. Those can't be some kind of biochemical lab products, right?"
In that case, the two of them will become Renault's test subjects?
"Don't rule out this possibility... Wait, I have serious business! There's news from headquarters: the restoration of M4A1 has been completed. In a while, the AR Team will return to command."
Kalina said, shaking her head and shaking off these unimportant matters, looking down at the tablet in her hand, and opening her mouth towards Gentiane.
"The AR team is coming back? What's going on? The situation on my side should still be relatively smooth, right? Shouldn't the AR squad be traveling to other areas where the situation is more pressing?"
The AR Team is 16lab's elite special operations doll. They were supposed to head to more important areas for missions.
But she is in the S05 area.
She shouldn't need them, right?
Although her previous application for mobilization to this side had a purpose related to the AR squad, Sector S05 is at peace. Apart from some small groups of Sangviss, there are no major conflicts, so there's no reason for the AR squad to...
Just thinking about it, Gentiane thought of the Sangvis doll that had seriously injured M4A1 initially. That Sangvis doll's head was not big, but its aura and command authority seemed far beyond the other Sangvis elite dolls.
"I'd better clarify, although your side is very smooth right now, both the Sangvis and the military have long ago placed a large amount of troops at the edge of your sectors. Without any surprises, this is probably the last peaceful Christmas of your life."
Just as Gentiane was wondering, the communication in the combat command room suddenly connected.
The hologram of Persica with swollen cheeks and tears in the corners of her eyes suddenly appeared before them.
"Hiss! Miss Persica, can you not say such horrible words in a calm tone? I still want to live well into my hundredth year!" After she heard Persica's words, Gentiane instantly became so angry that she rolled her eyes.
This woman really said this. She was was clearly cursing her to not live until the end of next year, right?
"And what's with this look of yours? Did you get beaten up because your words were too poisonous?"
The red look on Persica's cheeks was clearly from being pinched or beaten up and Gentiane couldn't think of anyone who would do such a thing to Persica, the IOP's cash cow.
"Hmph, it's just some loser... ah! Ouch ouch ouch ouch!"
Just as Persica was about to let out a couple of harsh words, an arm reached out from beyond the imaging range of the hologram, directly clamping down on the soft flesh of Persica's waist, and twisted it without mercy!
Seeing Persica's screaming face, Gentiane and Kalina both drew a breath of cold air.
Good grief, how big of a grudge is this?
"Hiss! Anyway, that's it. Just get ready to receive the AR Team on your side. They're ready to leave now. The situation in S05 will definitely change again, so prepare yourself mentally." With another large tear in her eye, Persica said somewhat indignantly as she cut off the comms.
Seeing that Persica cut off the communication after she finished speaking, Gentiane couldn't help but pull the corner of her mouth speechlessly, unable to figure out what Griffin's upper echelons were actually thinking.
They clearly knew that the Sangvis and the military's target was M4A1, but still wanted to send M4A1 to her?