Chapter 788: The Southern Wall of "Twin Stars"

Maisha Wright’s onboarding process went smoothly; every department had already been notified, and she quickly received her tactical tablet, identity wristband, and identity card.

She was assigned to the Staff Group, directly supervised by Colonel Ji Konglin, as her skills in operating both hardware and software were more suited for practical applications. Assigning her to the computer center to maintain servers would truly be a waste of her talents.

The highly intelligent little girl was popular wherever she went, and her young age made her adaptable. If there were no issues during the psychological assessment and observation period, she could very well be utilized effectively.

The current ruling class in China had decades of rich experience in converting enemies and kept up with the times, using more than just outdated ideologies to persuade newcomers.

After Lin Mo wrote an application report, Captain Feng Chenye immediately used various connections and efforts to bring her back from the National Security Department. The other side regretted this decision deeply, nearly inviting trouble into their ranks; with one careless move, Lin Mo and Maisha’s bet practically set free a cooked duck.

Some female soldiers watched the blonde tech-savvy girl with sparkling eyes, as if they had seen a Barbie doll. If Lin Mo hadn’t been standing next to her, they might have rushed over to inspect her closely or even get a little playful.

“Take a break first; I’ll arrange work for you tomorrow.”

Lin Mo led Maisha to her own private room, right beside the Intelligence Group’s "Twin Stars" sisters, who could keep an eye on her.

Lin Mo might not give the "Twin Stars" a good guy card, but at least women tend to be better at caring for others than big men. With Maisha’s high intelligence, she would definitely navigate between the two twins with ease.

After Maisha entered her new environment, she seemed extremely excited. Not only did she look around everywhere, but she also began tinkering in her room, transforming it into a half-workshop.

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While Lin Mo and Maisha were processing her onboarding paperwork, a rare little argument erupted between the "Twin Stars" sisters.

“Older sister, if it weren’t for Maisha, I could have exposed Lin Mo’s true identity right there! I guarantee he is definitely not an ordinary person.”

Li Muling had been troubled since her sister pulled her away from the Aircrew Group hangar, missing out on a fantastic opportunity because of her.

“Ordinary person? Do we have ordinary people in Night?”

Li Muxin rubbed her smooth forehead, pretending to be in pain, as her sister’s words sounded full of flaws.

“Do we have ordinary people in Night?”

Older sister Li Muxin’s statement was straightforward and clear—a total truth.

Ordinary people couldn’t enter the special forces unit, which was packed with kings of soldiers; "Night" ranked even higher than top special forces and was among the most elite combat units in the country.

How could they have fewer exceptionally skilled individuals to hold the fort if they expect to succeed in operational missions?

Compared to Lin Mo’s performance, being the one and only jet fighters pilot in the Special Forces was quite reasonable. He was the country’s top ace.

If he had performed just ordinarily, who would have believed that?

Perhaps due to their innate competition, Li Muling was far too strong-willed, refusing to yield easily.

Such a personality might provide resilience during missions, which isn’t necessarily a bad trait. However, if she went astray, it would lead her to be fixated on narrow-minded thoughts, where not even eight cows could drag her back.

This time, it was fortunate that she arrived on time, or that single-minded sister might have gotten herself into quite a mess.

“Older sister! I mean Lin Mo is different from us; this guy has surpassed human limits! Did you not see today? He could lift a fighter jet! That wasn’t a balloon model—it was floating in mid-air! Is that something a human should be able to do? He’s practically like a superhero!”

The older sister’s words caught Li Muling off guard, and she quickly began to argue back. The scene from the morning still made her heart race; it was far more thrilling than watching an action movie.

Li Muxin pushed her tactical tablet in front of her sister, looking composed as she said, “Take a look at this; I just got it from Colonel Xie.” She seemed to have made some discoveries.

“What is this?”

Li Muling’s eyes widened as the tablet’s screen displayed an entry and exit list, a photocopy jointly approved by the security and storage departments.

It clearly listed everything from storage and safekeeping to the X-ray view (which, of course, was black) and retrieval records.

The documents displayed a common item: the SEG-KXNR0882 engine by Ser.

“Ser engine? What is this?”

Li Muling looked puzzled as she examined the scanned copies of the documents. She couldn’t grasp the key points; while she was an expert in intelligence analysis, she was a layperson in physics.

“Look at this.”

Li Muxin pulled up information about the Ser effect on her sister’s tactical tablet. This was publicly available data that anyone could easily find online, like on Wikipedia or Baidu.

“Ser effect, anti-gravity field… doesn’t that sound familiar? Oh, right, it’s…”

When Li Muling saw the word “Ser,” she suddenly remembered terms she had heard earlier that morning. That blonde little girl wasn’t just an assistant and cover for Major Lin Mo? These terms weren’t made up?

A cloud of worry emerged in Li Muling’s mind as she began to realize there were unknown factors in the actual situation.

“Do you understand now? This is science, not superpower! It’s cutting-edge human technology, not alien technology.”

Li Muxin felt regret for her sister’s impulsive assumption. The investigation by the Intelligence Group into the Special Forces members wasn’t just a routine check but also a test of the personnel’s quality and capabilities.

Due to reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance in special operations, the main objective of such internal tests was to sharpen each other. Usually, problems wouldn’t be discovered unless there were signs, which would be handled by dedicated upper management.

The Ser effect, although hard to believe, was indeed a part of Earth’s technology, not related to superpowers, magic, or aliens.

“How is this possible? How is this possible? How…?”

Li Muling suddenly cradled her head, fingers tangled in her thick black hair, letting out a frantic scream.

The impact was overwhelming; all the careful analysis she had done, thinking she could easily poke through the truth, turned upside down. The unexpected had happened; a creature she thought was an old hen had become a duck, with facts far beyond her imagination.

“Yes, the anti-gravity field is real! This isn’t civilian technology; it even exceeds military standards. You wouldn’t understand; it’s very normal.”

Li Muxin seemed to mumble to herself as she gazed into the void. This time, Major Lin Mo had truly put her sister in a difficult position; she didn’t know how to advise her sister on this report.

To be fair, if she had realized earlier that Lin Mo could get the F119-PW-100 dual-rotor afterburning turbofan engine used in the F-22 Raptor, and then acquire the legendary Ser anti-gravity engine, it wouldn’t have seemed too surprising.

If she hadn’t happened to stumble upon this information, she and her sister might have assumed Lin Mo was an alien or using superpowers, leading to a humorous misunderstanding.

Li Muxin’s face turned red for a moment, then quickly retreated. Dealing with Major Lin Mo truly required her nerves to be tough as reinforced steel, as anything less could lead to misjudgments like her sister’s today.

It would be minor if she lost the name of “Twin Stars,” but damaging the honor of the Intelligence Group would be serious.

An anti-gravity field? That shouldn’t even exist outside of science fiction!

How could it appear in reality? And that Ser engine—how could Lin Mo possibly obtain such a thing?

Damn "Abyss Nirvana" even dared to use such things as prizes, damn "Abyss Nirvana", making her look foolish—how infuriating.

It wasn’t just Li Muling struggling to accept reality; even her sister Li Muxin was shocked when she discovered this information. Lin Mo acquiring the Ser engine likely surprised the military as well.

The prizes exchanged for points in the “Abyss Nirvana” competition, from the intermediate tier up, were almost all military or corporate-grade equipment and technology. There were very few individual contestants who could survive and advance past the intermediate tier, and none had ever reached the high tier. Most points earned by individual competitors were purchased at high prices by other organizations, similar to those backed by organizations—after the war, the pilots only received money and favorable life conditions.

However, the military had miscalculated this time. They thought that after clearing all the points Lin Mo earned in the Death Team Battle, even if he continued competing, he wouldn’t acquire many more points. Instead, in an unprecedented battle that eliminated even his own side, Lin Mo somehow scored over a thousand points and unexpectedly exchanged them for high-tier equipment and technology.

High-tier exchange items were excellent, but given China’s current aerospace industry level, it was an unrealistic pursuit—they didn’t have the capability to digest such advanced technology and equipment.

Yet, that treasure fell into Lin Mo’s hands for only a short time before it was directly applied to a fighter jet. This made some informed personnel feel it was a shame to waste such resources, like using a fine blade to slice Little Chicken.