"Since we have clear coordinates, it's easy to determine our course of action. We'll set off after we... no, first we'll move all the materials that no one needs back to the base. It shouldn't take long to cover this distance."
Looking at the location coordinates sent by M4A1, Gentiane waved her hand, and while speaking, her eyes were already scanning the boxes of various food supplies placed in front of her doll body.
Grinna had calculated before they set off that if the entire inventory in the warehouse were sold, it would be enough to fund the base for at least two months.
Unfortunately, Gentiane didn't have any channels to sell these items, and there was no means of transport that could move them out of the S09 area.
The fuel used when driving the vehicles in the base to transport the goods must be accounted for in the base's activity funds. If it were long-distance transportation, they couldn't afford the cost alone. Not everyone can be like Renault, who uses trains or helicopters at will... After all, he's just a small private security contractor. How does he manage it?
As she pondered, Gentiane frowned in confusion.
When M4A1, who was next to her, saw Gentiane's expression, she fell into deep thought and shook her head helplessly.
Although she couldn't wait to find the remaining members of the AR team, right now... the dolls here were all in high spirits, so it was better not to pour cold water on them.
"I always feel that the atmosphere at Commander Gentiane's base isn't quite the same as at the Griffin base I've seen before. It feels... uh, like going out for an outing?"
Fortunately, this leisurely atmosphere didn't last long. Gentiane now had many dolls under her command, and each doll could control a few dummy dolls. Although using this kind of combat equipment to carry goods seemed like a waste of talent, with so many dolls and dummy dolls on the battlefield, the efficiency was undoubtedly much higher than Renault and his team's.
It took less than half an hour for the trucks brought by Gentiane to be filled with supplies from the warehouse.
Although the warehouse couldn't be completely emptied, Gentiane was already very satisfied. Even if these trucks of supplies weren't used sparingly, they could last one or two months. And in that time...
The situation here must have improved significantly, right?
After all, there was no need to keep placing orders with IOP. There were already many dolls in the base now—those transferred from headquarters earlier, along with the tactical dolls rescued during the battle with the Sangvis Ferri during this period—enough to maintain the base's normal operations.
Beep--!
Just when Gentiane was fantasizing about a better future, her communicator suddenly rang. Gentiane, who was distracted, jumped in surprise. When she saw that the communication was only from Kalina, she sighed with relief.
After all, what she was doing now was illegal and beyond the agreement. If Agent Helian found out, they might even deduct her salary.
But Kalina was fine. After all, she was a "comrade" in the same trench!
"Commander Gentiane."
"Wow!"
Gentiane, who had been relaxed while connecting to the communication, didn't expect the face of Agent Helian to suddenly appear on the screen.
"What are you doing? You're not commanding the operation in the combat command room. Did you run away again?" Agent Helian immediately noticed the car window on the side of Gentiane and the seat back behind her. She was clearly in a vehicle.
"Ahem! Well... I just came out to patrol around the base and get more familiar with the terrain in my jurisdiction! This will help further improve the combat efficiency of our dolls!"
Yeah! That's right! She went out with the dolls in person just to confirm the surrounding terrain conditions!
Gentiane said this to Agent Helian, and even she believed it herself, as this excuse sounded quite good.
"There is a complete terrain scanning system in the base. The general terrain within a 20-kilometer radius can be scanned in just half an hour," Agent Helian replied, her face expressionless.
"Uh..." Gentiane was stunned upon hearing this. She hadn't realized that the terrain scanning system, usually inconspicuous, would now be her undoing.
"The last operation went well. Although you didn't kill Executioner, you successfully retrieved M4A1 and uploaded her memory copy. The headquarters is still analyzing the specific data. However, next, we need to push the front line forward significantly, so the headquarters has decided that you'll clear the road in this area in preparation for the next operation."
"I will? But where are Griffin's main forces?" I've only just joined the company a few months ago! Is it really okay to give me such an important task?
"Due to the restrictions of the agreement, Griffin's main forces can't be withdrawn for the moment. However, your strength has increased rapidly recently. The headquarters has evaluated that, based on your combat speed, it will only take you a week to wipe out all the Sangvis Ferri units around you."
Evaluation? How was this evaluation done? How can they say it will only take a week to wipe out all those elusive Sangvis Ferri units? That seems a bit far-fetched.
"Will the commanders of the surrounding bases assist?"
Wouldn't it be faster with more people? They're just ordinary Sangvis Ferri units, not a big threat to Griffin dolls.
"Not really, huh? Commander Gentiane, there's an urgent task for you from headquarters..."
"Huh? No? What do you need me to do now? Should I wipe out the Sangvis Ferri in the area first? Or check the traffic conditions? Or something else? The M4A1 team is still waiting for rescue!"
Seeing that Agent Helian glanced down and then raised her head to assign a new task, Gentiane was thoroughly confused at this point. While there had been many scattered tasks before, it was rare to have three come at once like today. What was more confusing was how all these things seemed to happen at the same time!
"The commission is to assist the military in suppressing the rioting mechas. The operation is scheduled for tonight. The specific information has been sent to you. The order of execution and the priority of tasks are up to you." Agent Helian said without question, then raised her hand to cut off the communication.
M4A1 sitting next to Gentiane looked at her helplessly after hearing the task mentioned by Agent Helian.