Kofia, on the highways of District 13.
The convoy travelled along the road, a long line of modified Rhino armoured vehicles from the Astra Militarum, Defence Force, and Battle Sisters.
In the six large military open-top jeeps at the front, Yugen was driving. Due to his peculiar body odour, no one sat in the passenger seat, so the passenger seat held the gift Li Feng brought him: a laspistol designed by Li Feng.
In the back two seats sat Cain and Venita. Venita tried to stick her head out, breathing in as much fresh air as possible. Cain was currently examining the gift Li Feng brought him: a laspistol, identical to Yugen's, that he had never seen before.
The two laspistols Li Feng manufactured were modelled after the Mauser C96 broomhandle pistol, but with live ammunition replaced by lasers, just like the one in 'Star Wars'. They shared ammunition magazines (power banks) with the laspistols equipped by the Astra Militarum, boasting a 60-round capacity. (There's an image in the paragraph comments, it's the one from Star Wars).
However, the holster for this gun was a large wooden box. The holster could connect to the grip, turning it into a carbine. Most importantly... this laspistol could fire fully automatically!
"Li, where did you get this laspistol?"
Cain looked at this pistol, which was completely absent from military manuals, yet still bore the blessing marks of the Adeptus Mechanicus on its body.
In the very back, Li Feng, sitting next to Sister Fides, said: "This was given to me by Archmagos Belisarius Cawl of the Adeptus Mechanicus. It's his latest developed and improved laspistol, still undergoing testing."
Hearing this, Cain couldn't help but glance back, noticing the Adeptus Mechanicus rosary beads around Li Feng's neck, in addition to his rosary beads and Astra Militarum dog tags.
He wanted to complain, but seeing High Sister Fides, silent and helmeted, behind him, he suppressed his urge to complain... With the Battle Sisters stationed in District 13, a temporary command post and camp had already been set up with the help of the Astra Militarum.
The Battle Sisters were already walking the streets of District 13, patrolling alongside the Astra Militarum and local law enforcement. The Nuns wore power armour, adorned with holy symbols, with the Emperor's blade hanging at their waists, and Bolters in their hands... This heroic and spirited sight caused many local residents to open their windows or stand along the roadsides to watch. Many local young girls even held flowers, offering them to the Nuns and declaring that they too would join the Battle Sisters in the future to serve the Emperor faithfully.
Wherever they went, the populace welcomed them wholeheartedly. This vibrant scene of flourishing life was something Li Feng experienced for the first time.
However, Cain was somewhat puzzled at this moment, and he immediately asked Yugen beside him:
"I don't understand! Li Feng and Sister Fides's relationship... isn't it a bit too good?"
At this moment, the patrol team was on the commercial street. Li Feng had a lasgun slung over his back, holding a local Kofia-specialty milk tea in his left hand and a freshly bought super-deluxe scallion pancake in his right, looking like a tourist.
Actually, Li Feng couldn't really be blamed, because the daily life of the Battle Sisters was like that of Puritans. So, the food in the cafeteria, as Li Feng put it, was "white people food" – it looked like there were many varieties and it provided all the necessary nutrients for the human body. But in reality, the taste was hard to describe, and everything was cold.
When Li Feng saw that Sister Fides seemed a little interested in the "super-deluxe" scallion pancake in his hand, he decided to go back to the store and buy her another one. He wasn't short on throne gelt; a tenth of the throne gelt he carried was enough to buy 30 Battle Sisters a milk tea and a scallion pancake each.
"Want some?" Li Feng asked, biting into his scallion pancake. Fides opened her helmet and said:
"No, it's high in oil and fat, and we have rules. We must adhere to strict practice and serve the Emperor wholeheartedly."
Li Feng didn't believe her when he heard this, but Fides's gaze fixed on his scallion pancake made Li Feng turn the pancake, exposing the side he hadn't bitten, and then offered it to Fides's mouth.
"Wine and meat pass through the guts, the Emperor remains in the heart... Come on, good girl, have a bite."
Seeing the scallion pancake placed near her mouth by Li Feng, Fides blushed, then averted her gaze and said in a low voice:
"Well, at your request... I'll just have a bite..."
Fides slowly brought her small mouth towards the scallion pancake... Just as Li Feng was thinking that girls' mouths were always so small and soft... Fides suddenly opened her mouth wide and bit off more than half of the scallion pancake in one go! The key point was that when Fides's mouth pulled away, the piece she bit off also took Li Feng's chicken strips and bacon with it... Li Feng stared blankly at his half-eaten pancake, which now only had the pancake and egg left. How could this happen...? Fides was now chewing the delicious food in her mouth; this was her first time experiencing something like this, and it felt pretty good.
"Munch munch... It tastes quite good, just a bit too oily and high in calories..."
The Battle Sisters behind them, seeing this scene, immediately covered their faces. High Sister Fides had made her move! Quickly, tell Grand Sister Margaret this news!
Fides swallowed the scallion pancake, feeling a bit choked, so she grabbed Li Feng's hand holding the milk tea and took a big, vigorous gulp, drinking Li Feng's milk tea to the bottom.
"Ha! Refreshing! By the way, since you're eating such high-calorie food, why drink low-sugar milk tea?"
"Mind your own business!"
Fides patted Li Feng's back, while Li Feng looked dejectedly at his recently bought food, which had already been devoured by this "big sister."
Suddenly, Fides noticed that the Sisters of Battle behind her had all lifted their helmet visors, revealing expressions of shock, and many even had a knowing smile.
"What are those expressions on your faces?"
The Nuns didn't speak, they just pointed to the empty milk tea straw in Li Feng's hand, then pointed to their lips... At this moment, Fides's face turned completely red, like a ripe apple... She had just... indirectly kissed Li Feng... "What's wrong, Sister Fides?" Li Feng noticed Fides's power armour-clad body trembling, and asked.
Fides suddenly closed her helmet visor, then pretended nothing had happened, speaking through her helmet's comms:
"N-nothing! Hurry, we need to continue patrolling!"
..."It's good to be young..." Officer Venita sighed, and the feeling seemed to be a recollection of her own youth. This 35-year-old woman couldn't stand this kind of sickly sweet romantic atmosphere between young people.
Cain, however, shrugged. Being worldly-wise, he had already figured out what was going on between those two. It seemed that High Sister Fides, who had once choked Li Feng and wanted to twist his head off... had fallen in love... No! That's not right!
Cain suddenly realized something. His palms began to itch. He remembered that when he was showing Li Feng the ropes, as a delicate-skinned pretty boy, many female Astra Militarum from the Valhallan Unit wanted to take advantage of him, eager to let Li Feng experience the warmth of the big sisters from the ice world.
The vodka-loving Valhallans enjoyed drinking, and those mao mei warriors loved to drag Li Feng to drink. When they drank too much, they liked to get handsy with Li Feng... In fact, every time Li Feng sent his dirty clothes to the quartermaster for washing, socks and underwear would always go missing, and those stolen clothes could always be found in some female warrior's locker.
Cain always teased Li Feng with these stories, but Li Feng had said something then, and he remembered it very clearly! Li Feng had said:
"Political Commissar, I have a girlfriend... She should be on Terra right now..."
Cain could already see a shura field beginning to form behind Li Feng... Anyway, he thought that Sister Fides probably wouldn't lose, at least not in terms of combat prowess.
But... Li Feng's demeanor and cultivation, as well as his enigmatic background, made Cain feel... that Li Feng's official girlfriend... should also not be someone to be trifled with.
At this moment, Li Feng had already taken out his wallet and bought a large quantity of scallion pancakes, small pastries, and milk tea from the store, distributing them to the other Nuns.
More food was entrusted to two Astra Militarum soldiers to transport by truck to the Battle Sisters camp.
Li Feng looked at the group of white-haired Miss Nuns behind him, drinking milk tea and eating scallion pancakes, and suddenly felt a sense of harvest joy, especially the feeling of being surrounded by a group of white-haired Misses.
It was simply blissful... And these milk teas and scallion pancakes were probably some of the few relaxing moments in the lives of these young girls thrown into battle.