第一章

第一部分

一切的開始

當武裝直升機的轟鳴聲掠過紅土平原時，一切都像往常一樣平靜。螺旋槳的噪音讓原本炙熱的氣波更加焦躁不安。然而，即使在這樣的環(huán)境中，卡爾·道恩仍然沉浸在這本略顯破舊的書中，表情也在適時地變化。周圍的世界好像與他毫無關系。

“這本書在說什么，卡爾?”班長問。

“哦，你說這個嗎?”卡爾說，“一本關于魔法還是神話的書?”“是的，這上面寫著‘北方神話’?！?/p>

“啊哈，今天的大發(fā)現(xiàn)!”“我們的卡爾喜歡魔術，魔法女孩~”其他人哈哈大笑，包括卡爾。

大約15分鐘后，班長的對講機開始發(fā)出嗡嗡聲。他把頭轉向外面，說:“看來我們已經到達了，真正神奇的地方。”

隨著整個班的視線轉移，一個巨大的軍事基地映入眼簾。一些車間散布在基地各處，一些汽車和直升機隨意停放。隨后一個聲音插入進來:“陸航兵團第10軍第四合成旅第21中隊，歡迎來到開普勒帝國第一火力補給基地?！?/p>

作為第一支來到這里的中央陸軍部隊，也是第一次看到這個基地，大家還在疑惑，為什么他們被命令到這里來，建造這個隱蔽的軍事基地的目的是什么，是為了戰(zhàn)略部署，還是為了未來的軍事科學?

螺旋槳揚起的大量煙塵提醒了中隊，他們必須將疑慮轉化為迅速的行動。

接應整個中隊的只有三個穿灰外套的人。其中一個人微微歪著頭朝中隊的方向看了一眼，示意另外兩個人到那里去。

在等待團隊檢查兩人的時候，卡爾用眼角對基地進行了更仔細的觀察。他發(fā)現(xiàn)，從基地的外表看，這只是一個普通的軍事保障基地，甚至比普通的陸軍團營還要老舊。但當他仔細觀察時，發(fā)現(xiàn)周圍有許多涂上環(huán)境色的崗亭。這正是這個基地的可疑點。崗哨太多了!如果說紅土平原是無邊無際的，那么這些崗亭可以說是比無邊無際還要廣闊!

“齊步走!”

中隊長帶領部隊向最近的標有“A3”的哨所走去。

“排成一列!”

隊伍在入口前改變隊形后，大門逐漸打開。因為巨大的溫差。一股涼風很快就吹到了隊伍的前面。

進入“A3”后，卡爾發(fā)現(xiàn)里面其實有一部電梯，墻壁和地板與第一眼看到的基地完全不同。它們都是用金屬制成的，電梯的壁可能是普通電梯的三倍厚?？柭?lián)想到幾分鐘前捕捉到的細節(jié)，他有一種感覺，地下一定有什么對國家，甚至對世界都非常重要的東西。

當電梯下降時，卡爾想起了他在這次任務之前寫過名字的文件。必須要知道，他以前從來不需要簽署任何東西。文件上只有這些內容:

官方的任務名稱是:絕密

(死前絕對保密)

他的名字是卡爾·道恩

上級:中央大廳

他知道的只有這些，為什么，干什么，怎么干?中隊里沒人知道，連隊長也不知道。

隨著深度的增加，一些聲音開始出現(xiàn)。聽起來像爆炸聲，但有點像發(fā)動機的轟鳴聲。

越來越深，一些人的聲音也漸漸浮現(xiàn)。

更深一層，來自地下的氣味讓卡爾知道他自己的想象力仍然太貧乏。他只在重型轟炸機制造廠聞到過這種氣味......

向上加速的感覺越來越明顯:這意味著他們真的到了。

“?！?，電梯指示燈的顏色變成了綠色，沉重的門終于打開了。

令人震驚,

單純令人震驚,

一種來自人類內心深處的震撼。

就像這個國家的一句名言，“你永遠想象不到大海的浩瀚，直到你置身其中。”這個地方就是一個宏偉的工業(yè)藝術品，它創(chuàng)造著討伐神明的武器。每個在地面上高6-10米的哨所，連接著一條長長的電梯，直達地下兩公里的這個神奇之地，就像血管通向心臟一樣?；氐母叨人坪踉?00米至700米之間。基地被巨大的金屬墻分隔成許多車間。僅僅一個車間就可以容納20多架重型轟炸機!盡管很深，但所有的空間都燈火通明，數(shù)以百萬計的巨大機械結構井然有序地運行，無數(shù)的運輸車輛在這些令人驚嘆的結構中穿行。一些機械部件由直升機在基地上空運輸。

轟炸機，火箭，洲際核導彈，一些他們從未見過的鋼鐵巨獸......所有這些都圍繞著一個像心臟主動脈一樣的中心塔。一個巨大的標志由一個菱形和兩個平行四邊形組成，就像一個上升的火箭，矗立在塔的上方。在標志下面，寫著“中央科技局”。

在沒有任何解釋的情況下，兩名工作人員繼續(xù)帶領隊伍，穿過機械部件，最終到達一座大樓，大樓入口處有兩名似乎穿著空軍制服的警衛(wèi)。進去后，是一個很大的大廳。剛走進大廳的門，卡爾和他的戰(zhàn)友們就感到了肅穆和壓抑的氣氛:這里已經整齊地站著空軍、海軍和導彈軍的中隊。幾個將軍在大廳前面講臺的一個角落里談話。

“團隊注意!”

卡爾剛走到正確的位置，主席臺中央的將軍迅速下了命令。每個人都擺出一個標準的姿勢，等待著這位將軍的講話。

“嗯，我想你們都還在胡思亂想，對吧?”關于你為什么被召喚到這里，你的使命是什么?”

“但遺憾的是，即使是我，這個基地的副參謀長，也不知道原因。、“所以，我今天演講的題目不是說明任務，而是介紹你們的領導和部隊?！彼辶饲迳ぷ樱蜷_手里的文件夾，繼續(xù)說:

“根據(jù)中央軍委404號調令，將CLA1000421、CNA0501802、CM1402808、CAF1103471共504人調至開普勒帝國第一火力補給基地。這些士兵組成開普勒第一先遣部隊(FAK)。原中央空軍“長鷹”第二大隊隊長捷列娜·科娃擔任該部隊司令員。建軍之后，全軍進入一級戰(zhàn)備狀態(tài)。所有士兵的直系親屬安全生活得到保障。切斷與外界的一切聯(lián)系。這支部隊的所有任務都保持最高機密?！?/p>

卡爾和其他士兵仍然靜靜地等待著什么。

站臺上傳來清晰的皮靴聲。

他們的首領來了。

“空軍中校捷列娜·科娃，報到!”

“敬禮!”

雙方向對方敬禮，士兵們凝視著他們的新領導人，領導人審視著她的部隊。

是的，這是一名女軍官，一柄剛毅的利劍，因她那雙冷峻的黑色雙目，她那果斷的聲音以及她那干凈利落的姿態(tài)。

Chapter I

Part one

All things begin

When the roar of gunships sweep past the red soil plain,everything is as calm as usual.?The noise of the propeller makes the originally hot air waves more restless.However,even in such environment,Karl·Dawn?still immerse himself in the slightly tattered book,with expressions changing timely.The surrounding world has no relationship with him.

“What is the book talking about,Karl?”asked the squad leader.

“oh,do you mean this?”said Karl,“a book about magic or myth?yeah,this marked ‘North myth’.”

“Ah-ha,today’s big discovery!”exclaimed one of the squad,with his thumb towards Karl“our Karl likes magic,magical girl~”the others broke into laughter loudly,including Karl.

After about 15 minutes ,squad leader’s intercom started making a buzzing sound.Turning his head towards the outer sightseeing,the leader said“it seems that we have arrived,the truly magical place.”

Following the transfer of the whole squad’s sight,a giant military base came into sight.Some workshops scattered throughout the base ,with some cars and helicopters parked randomly. A voice subsequently inserted“21st Squadron of the 10th Division?of the Fourth Synthetic Brigade of the Land Aviation Corps,welcome to the first fire supply base of the Empire of Kepler.”

As the first central land force that came to this place, also for the first time to see this base,everyone were still in the doubt that why they were ordered to get here and what’s the purpose of constructing this hidden military base,for strategic deployment,or for future military science?

A lot of dust picked up by the propeller reminded the squadron that they had to change their doubt into quick muster.

The ones that coordinated with the whole squadron were just three men in grey coats.One of these men glanced in the direction of squadron with a slight tilt ,hinting the other two man to there.

Waiting for the team check of the two men,Karl used his corner of eyes to give the base a more careful observation.He found that from the outer looking of the base,it was just a common military support base,even older than the common land force army regimental camp.But when observing roundly,he caught that there were many watchhouses coated with the surrounding color around here.And this was exactly the suspicious point of this base.They are too many watchhouses!If the red soil plain was boundless ,these houses could be said more boundless!

“Everybody,walk in unison!”

The squadron leader led the troops towards the nearest watchhouse signed “A3”.

“In one column!”

After the team changed their formation before the entrance,the door opened gradually.Because of the huge temperature difference.,a cool breeze was felt quickly by the front of the team.

Entering the “A3”,Karl found there was actually a elevator in it and the walls and floor was totally different from the first sight of base.They are all made in some metal, the elevator’s wall could be three times as thick as the normal one.Connected with the details he caught a few minutes ago,Karl had a feeling that there must be something under the ground that greatly mattered the country,even the world.

When the elevator descended,Karl remembered the document he had write his name on before this mission.It had to be known that he never needed to sign anything before.And there were just there things on the document:

The official mission name:TOP SECRET

(absolute confidentiality until death)

The name:Karl Dawn

The superior:Central Hall

All information he knew was just these.why?what?how?No one knows in the squadron,even the leader.

With the increase of depth,some voices began to appear.It sounded like boom,but a little similar with engine’s roar.

Getting deeper,some people’s voice also gradually emerge.

Deeper,the smell from the underground made Karl know his own imagination was still too barren.He had smelled it only in the heavy bomber manufacturing plant......

The feeling of upward acceleration became more and more obvious:it meant they were truly arriving.

“Ding---”,the color of elevator’s indicator light turned green,and the heavy door opened finally.

Shocking,

Just shocking,

Just the shock from the bottom of human’s heart.

Like the famous saying in this country ,“you will never imagine the bigness of sea until you get in there.”This place was a magnificent industrial artwork which created the weapon for crusading against the gods.Each watchhouse highed 6-10 meters on the ground connected with a long elevator straight towards the magical place two kilometers underground,like the blood vessel lead to the heart.The height of the base seemed to be 500-700 meters.Base was divided into many workshops by giant metal wall.Simply one workshop could contain over 20 heavy bombers! Despite of the depth,all the space were lighted,millions of huge mechanical structures ran orderly,countless transport vehicles walked through these amazing structures.Some mechanical component were transported by the helicopters across the base.

Bombers,rockets,intercontinental nuclear missiles,some iron monsters they had never seen before......all these surrounded with a central tower like the aorta of heart.A huge logo consisted of one rhombus and two parallelograms,like a raising rocket, stood over the tower.And under the logo,it marked “Central Science And Technology bureau”.

Without any explanation,two workers just kept leading the team,crossing the mechanical parts,ending at a building that had two guards who seemed to wear the air force’s uniform at the entrance.Getting in,there was a big hall.Just stepped into the hall door,Karl and his comrades could feel the solemn and repressive atmosphere:there had already other squadrons standing orderly here,from air force,navy and missile army.Some generals were talking at a corner of the platform in the front of the hall.

“Team attention!”

Just when Karl arrived at the right position,the general at the center of podium gave a command rapidly.With a clear swipe,everybody conformed a standard stance,waiting for the speech of this general.

“Well,I think all of you are still in messy thinking,right?About why you are called to get here,what’s your mission?”

“But it is a pity that even I,the vice chief of staff in this base,don’t know the reason. ”,“So,the title of my speech today is not explaining the mission,but introducing your leader and troops .”He cleared his throat,opened the folder in his hands ,continued:

“According to the 404 transfer order of Central Military Commission,transfer CLA1000421,CNA0501802,CM1402808,CAF1103471,totally 504 persons, to the first fire supply base of the Empire of Kepler.All these soldiers make up the First Advance Troops of Kepler(FAK).Former leader of the Second Group Of “Long hawk”O(jiān)f Central Air Force,Terena Kova, serve as the troops’?leader.The whole troop entered a state of first-level war readiness since its establishment.All immediate relatives of the soldiers be in safety and life guarantee.All communication with outer world be cut.All missions in this troop keep in top secret.”

Still in silence,Karl and other soldiers were waiting for something.

A?clear sound of leather boots on the platform.

Their leader came.

“Air force lieutenant colonel Terena Kova,report for duty!”

“Salute!”

Both sides saluted to the opposite ,soldiers gazed at their new leader,and the leader scrutinized her troops.

Yes,this was a female military officer,like a stouthearted sword,for her dark forbidding eyes,her resolute voice and her clean and agile posture.