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But he was also politely "asked" to leave.

Whether it was because of Bai E that the central control core of the greenhouse was broken, this unexpected visitor signified trouble.

Satisfied, Bai E walked through the somewhat desolate barracks and returned to the tent of his own squad.

As soon as he arrived at the barracks, he heard a slightly mocking, frivolous voice, "Bai E and the irrelevant are not allowed inside."

Looking towards the source of the voice, he only found Rose with a clearly teasing smile on her face.

"I was just having a look..." Bai E said earnestly, changing the subject, "On my way back, why did I see so few people in the barracks, where did they all go?"

"The final big drill." You, who was hidden in the corner, suddenly spoke up to explain.

She was responsible for all the tasks related to the handover between the squad and the army and was sensitive enough to any activities in the barracks.

"Ah?" Stone lifted his head in confusion and voiced his puzzlement.

"The Military Department is preparing for the final battle against the Blackrock Bug Nest, so the drills for all soldiers in the barracks have intensified compared to before. Nearby threats have been mostly cleared, and now the army is divided into several teams clearing out the 'tentacles' that the Bug Race has reached out around the nest."

With recent multiple strikes against the Bug Race, the Military Department has gained sufficient knowledge of several new types of bugs that have appeared.

The cleanup of the bug nest must be successful, and the military's enthusiasm has never been higher than it is now.

"So we don't have much time left for free activities. When I accepted the mission just now, the officer said that we will only have seven more days at most, and then we must return to our respective combat units."

Bai E's squad was indeed a special unit, but Bai E and Rose, because of their uniqueness, were also the chief mech pilots of the Mech Armored Corps, the highest priority in the barracks.

A special squad without its captain and main force was in name only, on the frontline they could only coordinate with other special squads.

"Hmm..." Bai E frowned slightly.

The prelude to the great counter-offensive was not newly known, but it was only now that they had a definite time limit.

'Seven days, huh?'

It was enough.

One more trip to "Li Ming Town" would be enough to build all the basics for them.

He only hoped that during his back-and-forth travels, the natives would work hard enough to restore some of the key functional buildings of the town so that when he returned, he could immediately start building a modernized industrial food production system.

Quiet sounds filled the tent.

"I wonder if it'll succeed this time." Stone sat on his bed, mumbling to himself.

This was not only his thought but also a concern of the five people in the squad, and even everyone in the barracks.

It wasn't surprising that the Military Department made plans for a decisive battle; in this era, information was not transparent, there were no certain victories, only full preparations and then taking the fight as it comes.

But whether they could win, nobody knew.

Even if they won, the Blackrock Bug Nest was just the closest nest to the city, not the entirety of the Bug Race in this world.

Moreover, the Blackrock Bug Nest wasn't even the largest of the known bug nests.

Winning this battle did not mean the world would then be peaceful, nor that humankind would be safe from then on.

Bai E, who was more expectant on bigger things, certainly paid attention to more than just the present.

But the present too could not be taken lightly.

"We'll do our best," Bai E sighed softly, his firm voice dispelling the doubts among his teammates.

An individual's strength always seems minor on a large battlefield; in the end, one can only try their best.

In a barracks where almost everyone shouldered combat missions, the departure of a small special squad caused no ripples.

They simply returned to camp to follow procedures and take on a new mission, then hurriedly set off towards the developing wilderness ruins.

The small task they took on was... to clear automaton mining carts.

Mining areas are non-renewable resources in this world that all factions compete for.

However, from a racial standpoint, bugs and beastmen have little interest in mining areas; it is only the automatons and humans who directly clash over them.

The mining area is exploited in turns, generally in a cycle of clearing out mining spots and stealthily mining.

Especially now that human forces are mostly concentrated on the total offensive against the Bug Race, there is a severe shortage of armed forces in the mining areas, and one plea for help after another is sent to the barracks from the mining teams.

The military doesn't expect a small squad of five or six people to directly clear out large automaton mining spots, but the automatons have mining cart teams responsible for stealing ore; that is the target of Bai E's squad on this mission.