Chapter 1 The Beginning

Hai Xia and Xing Long are located on the same continent. Perhaps it's because Hai Xia's climate is more humid and hot, but the customs are more open. You can see many beauties and men wearing bikinis walking around even away from the beaches.

The train stopped at a military station. Looking out the window, there was only a middle-aged man with sunglasses wearing a colorful, loose shirt on the platform, looking like the person who came to pick them up.

Han Xiao got off the train with the team. Qi Baijia walked ahead and said to the sunglasses man dressed in gaudy colors, "Xing Long Thirteenth Bureau, Qi Baijia."

The sunglasses man chuckled, took off his sunglasses, revealing a decadent face covered with stubble. His aura was extremely ordinary, like a salted fish uncle squatting by a roadside stall waiting for customers.

"Hai Xia Intelligence Agency, Ye Fan."

Han Xiao almost spat out what he was drinking.

Ye Fan?!

Which Ye Fan are you?

What happened to you!

Where's your arrogance and domineering? Where's your handsome aloofness?

This style doesn't match any Ye Fan I remember!

Ye Fan glanced at the riddled train and asked, "Did you encounter beasts?"

"Just a small Black Earth Worm, nothing to worry about."

Qi Baijia coughed lightly. Although the situation was dangerous at the time, they absolutely couldn't lose face in front of the Hai Xia people. They had to show a nonchalant attitude. This was political correctness, no problem.

"Then you're lucky to have arrived safely." Ye Fan laughed and didn't delve into whether Qi Baijia was telling the truth or not.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ye Fan put on his sunglasses again and said, "Time is of the essence. Let's go report to the commander and register first, then set off. Don't think it's troublesome. Compared to Hong Feng, we've at least omitted 90% of the procedures."

Some field personnel laughed. Hong Feng's rigid system has always been a joke. It is said that the last time the Sharnu-dominated Tilius cooperated with Hong Feng to eliminate a wandering warlord, before they even started, the Sharnu people, known for their impatience, were driven crazy by Hong Feng's complicated reporting procedures and almost started fighting with Hong Feng officials at the Karoma headquarters of the Hong Feng intelligence agency.

The reporting procedure for joint operations is that both parties leave a mission record with the commander before starting the mission.

For this mission, the Hai Xia army is responsible for the assault, and the agents are responsible for infiltrating and gathering intelligence before the war, doing reconnaissance work, and finding out the specific location, armed distribution, etc. of the Dark Crow Valley base.

Along the way, you could see rows of brand-new military armored vehicles and small tanks parked in the garage, as well as missile vehicles equipped with honeycomb launchers, and teams of soldiers carrying ammunition and supplies.

Zhang Wei, Di Susu, Ma Qingyang and other Xing Long agents became taciturn, their eyes fixed ahead, completely different from their chattering appearance on the train. It was probably national honor at work. Han Xiao didn't want to be too out of line, so he just blended into the team.

Commander Kelter was a serious-looking middle-aged Caucasian officer who was observing the strategic map on the wall with his hands behind his back. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he thought it was his adjutant. Without turning his head, he shouted, "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I'm thinking!"

Ye Fan coughed lightly, "Colonel, the Xing Long people are here to register."

Kelter turned his head and saw that it was Ye Fan. His expression immediately eased. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the Xing Long agents, his eyes filled with scrutiny and indifference. He snorted lightly, opened a drawer, took out a document, stamped it with a loud thud, and said lightly, "Take them to rest for a while. They'll set off with our people in an hour."

Kelter's attitude towards the Thirteenth Bureau was indifferent. Ye Fan took everyone to a simple lounge and told them, "Don't wander around. We'll be leaving soon."

After Ye Fan left, only their own people were left in the lounge. Lin Yao finally dared to speak, asking in a low voice, "Why do I feel like the soldiers outside are looking at us strangely, as if they're excluding us everywhere? And that commander seems very hostile to us."

Ma Qingyang sneered, "Don't you know? Xing Long used to fight with Hai Xia. The Hai Xia people aren't friendly to us. Agents who go to other countries for joint operations have to suffer this kind of humiliation. That Kelter doesn't look like a moderate."

Factional opposition in the Thirteenth Bureau is not an exception. Basically every country has this situation. Hong Feng and Audifen tend to be more conservative, Ruilan and Tilius are more tough, and Xing Long and Hai Xia are more balanced.

Lin Yao couldn't believe it, "Then why does the bureau still want to cooperate with Hai Xia? What if Hai Xia uses us as cannon fodder?"

"Who can say for sure about what the higher-ups do? Be careful yourself."

Ma Qingyang didn't care. As an old salted fish in the Secret Operations Department, he was used to this kind of thing.

Qi Baijia coughed and explained, "Don't worry, your transfers have to be approved by me."

After chatting for a while, everyone quieted down, closed their eyes, and rested, adjusting their state before the mission.

"I'm going out for a smoke."

Han Xiao got up, went outside the lounge, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, let it pass through his throat and circle in his lungs, and then exhaled two thick smoke dragons from his nostrils, feeling refreshed.

He ignored the cold gazes that the soldiers carrying supplies not far away occasionally cast at him, and secretly immersed his mind in the panel messages that had just popped up.

[You have triggered the Faction Mission [Dark Crow Valley Operation]!]

[Mission Brief: This is a military operation on a small war scale. As a member of the Thirteenth Bureau and a participant in the operation, see what you can do!]

[Hint: This mission is a Faction Series Mission. You can complete the following requirements in this mission.]

[Reconnaissance I: Team Mission, Reconnaissance of the situation in Crow Forest Town, Reward 3000 experience]

[Reconnaissance 2: Team Mission, Reconnaissance of the specific information of the Dark Crow Valley base, Reward 8000 experience]

[Logistics Member: Personal Mission, Complete twenty tool repairs for teammates, Reward 5000 experience]

[Dark Forest Killer: Personal Mission, Assassinate eight sentries, Reward 18000 experience]

[Frontal Conflict: Personal Mission, Kill fifty Germination soldiers, Reward 35000 experience.]

[Beheading I: Kill Duomeng, Reward based on contribution.]

[Beheading 2: Kill Jijie, Reward based on contribution.]

[Beheading 3: Kill Pan Kuang, Reward based on contribution.]

[Destroy Dark Crow Valley: Complete the operation objective, Reward based on task completion and contribution]

[After the mission, an evaluation will be given based on the number of completed objectives and performance, giving additional rewards.]

Han Xiao thought this operation was an ordinary mission, but he didn't expect it to be a faction mission. This was even better, with more room for maneuver.

There are many types of missions: competitive missions, reward pool missions, series missions. As long as you complete most of the objectives of a faction mission, the rewards will definitely be good, and there will be extra rewards given by the final mission evaluation.

As Han Xiao was smoking, a red-haired woman walked up to him and stopped in front of him, asking in an uncertain tone, "Are you from Xing Long?"

He glanced at her and nodded, "I guess so."

As soon as he finished speaking, the red-haired woman suddenly drew a dagger from her waist and stabbed it at his neck without warning!