Nimoting's Fantastic Adventure (Part 2)

Achoo!

Nimoting suddenly sneezed loudly, the cold air Outland quickly taking away her body heat.

Even though she had many Prosthetic Body Plugin and was an Alpha Rank Assassin, she was still a living being and was far too vulnerable to the cold of nature.

She shrugged rapidly, her whole body trembling, and muttered:

"How much longer do we have to walk? If this keeps up, I'm going to freeze into an ice sculpture..."

Compared to Nimoting's shivering, Ya Wen's reaction was much calmer. As a medium, she often came into contact with ghosts and monsters, and she was used to the chilling effects of the cold. Her resistance to the cold was always stronger than that of others.

With one arm supporting Nimoting, she casually reached into her waist pouch and pulled out a pack of Compressed Biscuit: "Captain Nimoting, if you're feeling hungry, I have some more food here."

Nimoting glanced gratefully at the newcomer she had once considered a mere ornament, tore open Compressed Biscuit, and took a big bite.

Crack!

Although chewing hard Compressed Biscuit in the heavy snow was obviously both shabby and painful, and the astringent taste was not pleasant, and the rough particles irritated the skin of the mouth, the feeling of gradually regaining energy in the body still moved Nimoting deeply.

After three days in the Outland, Ya Wen healed her mental exhaustion.

This young lady is both capable and obedient; a college student is a college student after all, she can do a little bit of everything, which helped her regain her dignity as a leader.

She said as she chewed, "Thanks, Miss—no, we've been wandering around Outland for two days now, how come you still have food?"

"Oh, this one."

Ya Wen responded and explained, "I almost starved to death when I was a child, so I'm particularly afraid of being hungry. Every time I go out, I carry enough emergency food to last me for at least a month."

Nimoting raised an eyebrow. "Huh? Someone with your background almost starved to death? What did you go through as a child?"

Ya Wen remained silent, and just as the atmosphere was about to become awkward, a loud noise suddenly came from the wind and snow.

Boom boom boom boom boom...

"Hey, the support from the bureau has finally arrived."

Nimoting breathed a sigh of relief:

"Finally, I can leave this awful place."

Ya Wen looked up. The red and green signal lights were flashing. The wind whipped up by the propeller tore through the blizzard and came to a steady stop in mid-air amidst the gale.

Taking off and landing in such harsh Outland environments is very dangerous. The red and black sky obscures the view, and the raging storms and snow can easily cause a crash if one is not careful.

The deafening roar of the gyroplane pierced the night sky. Ya Wen noticed that it was a V-07 'Pelican' heavy transport aircraft painted in black. Clearly, it was not just rescue personnel who were coming with it.

The helicopter dropped a tow rope, and a cold, low female voice came through the communicator. "Nimoting, leader of the Law Enforcement Division Four elite agents, Agent Ya Wen, I've kept you waiting."

"That voice—" Nimoting's pupils contracted, he pressed his earpiece, and said in a trembling voice, "Is it... Governor Lieliel?"

"Leliel Nanhu, the highest-ranking official of the Law Enforcement Division Four Agency?!"

A fleeting glint of coldness crossed Ya Wen's eyes as she clenched her fist, then immediately smiled and said with delight:

"It is truly an honor that Governor Lieliel has come to our rescue in person!"

"You're too kind. Come on in. Your mission isn't over yet."

"Task?"

Nimoting was taken aback for a moment, but she and Ya Wen had already been connected to the traction rope, stepped on the pedals, and gripped the handles. They were pulled into the air by the rapid recovery device and successfully boarded the plane.

As soon as Nimoting landed on one foot, someone handed her a prosthetic leg. Two female agents from the Law Enforcement Division Four held her down without question and quickly put it on her.

"Hey, hey, hey, I haven't taken the inhibitors or done the interface rejection test yet—Holy crap? This is Leif Light Industries's ' Diderot 1008 ' prosthetic body! Worth 250,000 derbies!"

Nimoting, looking completely bewildered, put on the most advanced military-grade cybernetic body from Frostplate. Her previously dull mind immediately calmed down.

Something's not right.

Although she wasn't the brightest, after surviving so many years within the Law Enforcement Division Four Agency, didn't she know the true nature of government agencies? Among the civil servants in Frostplate, the treatment of low-ranking female agents in the Law Enforcement Division Four was the worst; it was often:

My Medical Insurance payment has been delayed for six months, and my employer hasn't paid me back Yueyue.

I'm exhausted from running around, and I still have to pay the electricity bill even when I'm working overtime.

I went out to eat and asked for an invoice, but the finance department refused to reimburse me.

Performance evaluations are sky-high, while equipment funding is less than a centimeter.

Danger was on the front lines, but income was comparable to that of child laborers.

There are never enough people to do the work, but there is always a shortage of operating funds.

Of course, although their official treatment is not as good as that of a bank security guard, the under-the-table income of the Law Enforcement Division Four female agents is much more than that.

Nimoting had worked for the Frostplate Government for over a decade and knew all too well how corrupt the Law Enforcement Division Four Agency were, how they embezzled funds, misappropriated or pocketed money.

The Governor is personally leading the expedition and has generously gifted her an expensive prosthetic body on the spot—could it be that she has changed her nature? Changed my foot! It's enough to alarm the Governor and cause such a big deal, yet he only gave her 250,000 derbies, which might not even be enough.

"Governor... you're not sending me to my death, are you?"

Having been fooled by Li Aoz, Nimoting had become much more shrewd. She glanced at Agent Ya Wen —this young lady had changed into a brand new, clean set of clothes and was sitting awkwardly in the seat opposite her.

Nimoting narrowed her eyes. She noticed that Ya Wen's new uniform was no longer the attire of a low-level agent—it was black and white with gold trim on the collar, and the epaulets on the uniform had been changed to the shape of frozen olive branches.

In addition, the agent next to her handed her a special device that looked like a pair of silver-rimmed glasses without lenses, which was pressed tightly against her skin and temples, with two silver antennas extending forward.

'Elite combatants... and they're even equipped with brainwave amplifiers.'

This is bad. Headquarters has thoroughly investigated their background and situation, even knowing what they lack and what they are good at. Nimoting swallowed hard. She is nearly two meters tall and could easily bump her head in the cabin. She could only press her neck down and carefully look around.

woman.

The entire cabin was filled with women, from Fully Armed agents to tech-savvy hackers, including the pilots.

It may sound ironic, but even within the organization of Law Enforcement Division Four, it's rare to see so many elite women.

Snap—Snap—

The female agents from the General Bureau were serious and unsmiling, bustling about with various tasks, making the two men standing idly by feel extremely uncomfortable and restless.

This is also a common tactic used by secret agents—leaving people idle and creating anxiety, keeping themselves busy, and deliberately not giving them anything to do, making them feel guilty.

All the signs made Nimoting suddenly pessimistic. She didn't know what had happened, but she was afraid that nothing good would happen next.

The pelican gyroplane quickly started moving and headed forward. Nimoting clearly sensed that this was not the direction of Frostplate, but she dared not ask.

Ya Wen's attitude was much more composed than hers, and she even had a smile on her face. When she saw this young and beautiful girl accept the lunch that someone had given her and innocently thank them, Nimoting felt a pang of conflict.

Now, her attitude towards Ya Wen is no longer as contemptuous and disdainful as before. This young lady is unpretentious, works diligently, and even when she was held hostage by Li Aoz, she still remembered to send a signal using the tracker. Even after she broke her leg, Ya Wen tirelessly helped her all the way.

well...

Nimoting sighed inwardly.

But it was no use saying anything; the superiors were only being "good" to them to appease their emotions.

"Captain Nimoting, how about some pork chops?"

Miss Ya Wen smiled carefree and even showed her her pork chop rice.

Nimoting shook his head with a wry smile.

"These people from the General Administration are so good to me. I'm just a low-level agent, yet they gave me such nice clothes and even gave me equipment."

Ya Wen looked delighted—anyone who has just crawled out of the snow would be moved by warmth and delicious food.

How naive you are, young man, so naive.

Nimoting thought to himself:

'They'll be back to interrogate us soon.'

Sure enough, after Nimoting and Ya Wen had a break of about ten minutes, the busy agents around them suddenly stopped what they were doing, stood up straight in an instant, turned to look at the corridor, and a female agent leader immediately shouted:

"One, two—Salute!"

"Greetings, Your Governor!"

Nimoting quickly pulled Ya Wen to her feet. Thanks to her height, she immediately recognized the newcomer.

She wore a white hat and the formal attire of a high-ranking official with Frostplate robes. Her face was sharp, and although she was an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman, her eyes were more ferocious than those of a man. Her face was thin, as if her cheekbones had been chopped off with an axe, her thin lips were like knives, and her hooked nose made her look like a cold executioner.

Nimoting had thought his looks were good enough to turn into a side job of stopping children from crying at night, but he never expected that the Governor's appearance and demeanor would be even more lethal, as if he had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Her skin was tanned dark, clearly that of an upper-class person who enjoyed the sun, and her pale green eyes were filled with a terrifying coldness, making people afraid to look her in the eye.

Besides, the Governor was not tall, only a little over 1.5 meters—but Nimoting believed that if anyone talked about her height, she would simply cut off the part of the other person that was taller than her and then compete with them on the same stage.

Ya Wen, still looking innocent, bowed while 'reverently' looking at the Governor.

With a nod from Leliel Nanhu, the female agents, who obeyed orders without question, immediately resumed their busy work, making way for the Governor to approach Nimoting and Ya Wen.

"Thank you for your hard work, you two dedicated heroes of our country."

Riel's chest was adorned with rows of ribbons, the colors of red, orange, blue, green, gold, black, and white making Nimoting dizzy. Among these ribbons, one in particular stood out—its design was simple: two women holding snowflakes, all pure silver.

Frostplate Heroine Medal.

The achievement of the highest level of Frostplate represents a tremendous contribution to the country, worthy of being recorded in history.

"It's no trouble at all. It's our duty as Law Enforcement Division Four Agent to share the burdens of His Excellency the President and His Excellency the Governor!"

Nimoting isn't very intelligent, and her emotional intelligence is even worse. If her boss were to say something like, "I told you you're working hard, and you say you're not? Do you think I'm blind?" she might get fired the next day for entering the door with her left foot first.

Fortunately, the Governor didn't dwell on these matters. She waved her hand and got straight to the point:

"I already know about Li Aoz's matter. Regardless of whether this was an operation by the Red Arrow Empire, this person has already caused great damage to the national defense and security of our motherland."

After hearing this, it was Nimoting's turn to be bewildered. "Uh, what did he do?"

The Governor glanced at her, and his secretary promptly spoke up to explain, saying calmly:

"The Nethermark Humanity Research Institute, funded by Law Enforcement Division Three, was wiped out by Li Aoz. The former head, Professor, and the current head, Anna, were killed. The entire Nethermark Humanity was looted, and all its members were killed. This is an unprecedented massacre. He also captured a Beta-rank [Mechanic] and has already escaped on the Subway Brotherhood's Armored Train."

Nimoting was stunned.

The Nethermark Humanity... is funded by Frostplate? Then the Infant Eater to before—that guy was a professor at the Nethermark Humanity, right?

I was instigated and manipulated by Li Aoz, risking my life and even breaking a leg, only to end up fighting with my own people? Wait a minute, didn't I personally let Li Aoz go before, hoping to catch a big fish with a long line? Who would have thought that Li Aoz would turn around and buy up the Nethermark Humanity!

No, think about it this way: how much damage did I cause by applying the Frostplate myself...?

The research and development budget of a biological research institution, plus fuel rods, secrecy measures, transportation materials, human resources, daily maintenance, and communication...

Looking back now, if he hadn't intervened to stop the Infant Eater, Li Aoz wouldn't have had the confidence to tear Infant Eater apart and wouldn't have turned around to slaughter the Nethermark Humanity.

Nimoting's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, am I going to become a traitor to the Frostplate Nation now?

'I just wanted to catch a Rose Army informant, how did this happen?'

That damned Li Aoz, you deserve to die! "How did he do that? He was just an ordinary person who wasn't even an Alpha Rank before. This guy's not in his head. He actually made me put a bounty on him. How could he possibly slaughter the entire Nethermark Humanity..."

In his nervousness, Nimoting stammered, completely unaware that his words were tantamount to revealing his contact with Li Aoz. "How it happened isn't important. Li Aoz's absence is crucial to me—besides, the Imperial traitors have never given up their desire to destroy Frostplate, so it's normal for them to focus on sabotage."

Governor Lieliel said calmly:

"I am now taking people to receive the legacy of the Nethermark Humanity to prevent it from being looted by the Empire and the unruly people of the Outland, so that we can get away. Now, I am giving you a mission: to hunt down Li Aoz."

"Your Governor, I would like to say that I have fulfilled my mission. I have been willing to die for you and Frostplate, even if it meant my own death..."

Nimoting hinted frantically, "I'm only an Alpha Rank, let alone Agent Ya Wen is even more..."

"It doesn't matter, you just need to clean up the mess."

The Governor's secretary adjusted his glasses and glanced out the window. Nimoting immediately understood and quickly looked out the window as well.

A spectacular display of lightning.

A fierce Silver Dragon lightning bolt tore through the long night, and Nimoting then noticed that in addition to the heavy rotorcraft transport plane they were on, there were two jet transport planes using electromagnets to drag a huge, ferocious, pitch-black figure.

"Mobile Armor?!"

Nimoting nearly suffocated.

This is no simple retaliation; deploying Mobile Armor is a weapon prepared for war.

"We are 142 kilometers away from catching up with the target. Once we reach the target airspace, we will deploy Mobile Armor and a swarm of drones to intercept the Youth," the Governor's secretary said.

Ya Wen's pupils contracted, and she immediately said:

"But the Armored Train is considered Subway Brotherhood territory. If we do this, we'll anger Subway Brotherhood, and it might even provoke retaliation from Outland— "

"The Four Nations have never cared about the temperament of Outland."

Governor Lieliel said casually, "Even if one day we decide to destroy the Outland, what does that have to do with the Outland People?"

This chapter is a transitional one, and I think it would be better not to divide it into two parts.

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