CHAPTER 450: CHAPTER 417: TECHNICAL INTEGRATION, MOUNTAIN EAGLE AND DAUGHTER

Mountain Eagle was very fond of children, especially those about the same age as his own son...

Because he had temporarily lost the right to be a father, he would subconsciously project his emotions onto other children.

Facing the needs of the child in his arms, Mountain Eagle searched all over himself. He couldn’t find any candy, only a half-eaten piece of dark chocolate.

The taste of dark chocolate is actually quite ordinary...

Mountain Eagle broke off a piece and handed it to the little girl, watching her stretch her arm out from the neckline of her thermal clothing, gripping the chocolate and chewing it vigorously...

When the sticky chocolate filled her mouth, the slightly bitter taste made the little girl frown.

Mountain Eagle smiled and took out his flattened water bottle, poured a bottle cap of water, and handed it to her...

"Take a sip of water, dark chocolate isn’t as tasty as candy, but..."

The little girl seemed to have no guards up against Mountain Eagle at all. She smacked her lips, sipped from the bottle cap, then said with a hint of longing, "I want to drink more..."

Mountain Eagle, seeing the little girl’s thirst, was afraid that too much cold water might upset her stomach, so he poured her another bottle cap and gently said after she finished drinking, "Sit tight and don’t move, I’m going to make some hot water..."

The little girl pulled her arms back into the oversized thermal clothing and obediently nodded her fluffy head...

Mountain Eagle couldn’t resist tousling her fluffy hair, and while gathering a few suitable stones, he built up a small stove, then used the Sergeant System to synthesize a few blocks of C4 explosives and placed them in the center of the stove...

Mountain Eagle took apart his 78 kettle, placed the inner kettle on the stove, and then carefully ignited the C4.

As the Black Explosive inside slowly burned, the stove filled with a smell of gunpowder flames.

Watching the little girl’s curiosity, Mountain Eagle brought her closer to the fire, sitting her down, and while waiting, he smiled and asked, "What’s your name?"

The little girl faced the fire, feeling its warmth on her small face, her eyes fixed intently on Mountain Eagle...

"3017..."

Mountain Eagle was startled and said, "What?"

Sniffing Mountain Eagle like a little pup, the little girl said, "3017, my name is 3017, they all call me troublemaker 17.

They all dislike me, and I don’t like them either..."

Mountain Eagle frowned and asked, "Why would those people hurt you?"

The little girl looked a bit sad, nodded her head then shook it, and said, "They draw my blood, saying I grow too slowly, calling me a defective product...

I don’t like them, but I like 08, 09, and 30, they often bring me delicious things..."

The little girl spoke in a disorganized manner, but her meaning was fairly clear...

This child probably failed to meet some standard set by those people, which is why she was deemed defective, and due to the neglect and bullying she’d suffered, she seemed precocious.

However, in Mountain Eagle’s eyes, this child who looked to be no more than four years old, speaking so clearly was already quite impressive.

Mountain Eagle, seeing the little girl’s downcast look, smiled and hugged her along with the thermal clothing into his arms, saying, "You’re the most impressive and fastest kid I’ve ever met!

Nobody is perfect. Those idiots who call you defective are not perfect themselves.

Forget their assessment of you and trust those who love you; in their eyes, you are definitely the best..."

The little girl obviously didn’t fully understand Mountain Eagle’s words, she looked up at him, nodded vigorously, and said, "30 admires me because I’m the only one who has seen the outside.

I often sneak out, I’ve seen Little Hua, grass, and lots of animals...

I don’t like cages, I like the outside..."

The little girl said this with a lowering of spirits, "It’s a pity every time I get caught and brought back, then 08, 09, and 30 get punished with me..."

Mountain Eagle frowned and looked at the little girl, asking, "Punished? Do they beat you?"

The little girl was quite tough and fiercely said, "They beat me with electric batons, but I’m not scared; it just hurts for a moment..."

Then the little girl looked up at Mountain Eagle and asked, "Will you hit me? You’re a good person, even if you hit me a few times, I won’t hate you..."

Mountain Eagle was taken aback, looking into the little girl’s starry eyes, he shook his head slightly and said, "No, I won’t hurt you. I’ll take you away from this dreadful place, and then figure out how to rescue your friends.

Then you can play freely, go to school, make friends, and grow up...

You’ve learned to be strong, and now nothing can stop your happiness!"

The little girl probably didn’t understand what Mountain Eagle was saying, she looked up at him curiously and said, "08 says we should all have a dad and mom, just like the parents of those little deer...

The people inside say my mom is already dead. You’re so nice to me, are you my dad?"

The little girl’s tone wasn’t sad, but Mountain Eagle felt like someone had punched him in the nose, his eyes were slightly sour...

Watching the curious or perhaps expectant expression of the little girl, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "Yes, I am your dad!

From now on, let me take care of you, okay?"

The little girl tilted her head and looked at Mountain Eagle, asking, "Will you keep giving me candy?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "Not always, because eating too much candy will rot your teeth..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle looked at the slightly disappointed little girl and smiled, "But I will make a lot of other delicious food..."

The little girl’s face contorted a bit and she said, "I still want candy, just a little bit every day..."

Mountain Eagle gently rubbed the little girl’s cheek, smoothing out her puzzled expression, and then said with a smile, "How about having a candy every day?

When you grow up a little, you can have an extra one whenever you’re happy..."

The little girl exclaimed with joy, "Then I’ll definitely be happy every day!"

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle smiled and ruffled her fluffy hair, saying, "If you’re happy every day, then it’s worth it even if you get bad teeth."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at the little girl nodding vigorously and said with a smile, "I used to be called Yue Ziheng, now I’m called Yue Shan, you can call me daddy...

You should have a name too...

You see reindeer everywhere outside, how about Yue Xiaolu?"

The little girl opened and closed her mouth several times, unable to grasp the correct pronunciation of ’Yue Xiaolu’...

Seeing the girl’s dismay, Mountain Eagle said with a laugh, "Yue Xiaolu is a Chinese name, it’ll prove you are my daughter...

For everyday use, I’ll call you Luna. Luna means moon, which represents mystery, beauty, and tenderness."

The little girl sensed Mountain Eagle’s kindness, nodded vaguely and said, "Luna, Luna, I’m Luna, and you’re daddy."

Watching the little one’s bewildered expression, Mountain Eagle hugged her tightly and laughed, "Yes, you’re Luna, and I’m daddy. Daddy will protect Luna..."

Upon hearing this, Luna smiled, revealing her dimples, and said, "Daddy, I’m thirsty..."

Mountain Eagle placed her aside and poured already heated water into a 78-canteen jacket lunch box for Luna...

As Luna greedily drank the water, Mountain Eagle quietly created a set of children’s-sized outdoor clothing and a diving breathing apparatus. He slipped into the darkness to retrieve the items and then returned to the fire...

After Luna’s body temperature returned to normal, Mountain Eagle dressed her and led her along the underground river downstream.

Once Mountain Eagle received the Smart Tactical Core, he obtained a new, multi-style tactical glasses...

Including daily-use black-framed glasses, old gun’s favorite Ray-Ban sunglasses, and sports sunglasses. These glasses came in different styles and were meant for different scenes, but they were all top-grade tactical glasses for protection.

After Mountain Eagle put on the glasses, the internal artificial intelligence automatically connected all the electronic devices on him, including the Golden Cicada, Crow, Police Dog Controller, and even his cell phone and radio.

Moreover, the artificial intelligence autonomously started to detect and collect environmental data around him without Mountain Eagle’s order.

Crow and Balang were active outside, and Golden Cicada was flying wildly around the underground space...

Normally, Mountain Eagle would not use some of Crow’s and Golden Cicada’s undetectable scouting features, but the Smart Tactical Terminal could.

It could maximize the functions of Crow and Golden Cicada, synthesizing aboveground and underground data to generate a set of environmental data, and then visually display it to Mountain Eagle.

This translates into intense local situational awareness on the battlefield!

The feedback from the smart terminal surprised Mountain Eagle...

The region housing this mountain had suffered some anomaly, dotted with fractures of various sizes on the surface and throughout the caverns beneath.

At the end of the subterranean river, he saw the gushing ice-cold water disappear into an underground space, then, through an irregular web-like network of water channels, flow into a wetland swamp 1.5 kilometers away...

Mountain Eagle now realized how that ferocious brown bear had made its appearance in the marsh!

It likely fell into a pit in the mountains, got sucked into the dark river, fortunately survived, and then made its way into the swamp from here.

That female brown bear was extremely lucky; not only did she survive, but she also gave birth to two cubs.

If Mountain Eagle was alone, he wouldn’t have hesitated to jump into the water, but now with Luna, he had to think of a different way.

Because the melting snow water was extremely cold, and even if he could get a breathing apparatus, there was no way to ensure that taking a child with him underwater wouldn’t lead to accidents.

Diving in the dark is a significant test of one’s psyche, and without long-term rigorous training, any panic could be fatal.

Thus, Mountain Eagle abandoned diving and chose to break through the mountain!

There were many crevices in the mountain, and if he broke through a part of the mountain wall, he could find a narrow passage leading outside...

With the help of Golden Cicada, he could avoid all the detours and arrive directly at the ’correct answer’!

...

Six hours later, as daylight broke, Mountain Eagle crawled out from a cave at the southwestern foot of the mountain...

Seeing Balang already waiting there, Mountain Eagle pulled Luna out from behind him, then collapsed to the ground, rubbing Luna’s hand on Balang’s neck as he introduced them.

After checking his position, Mountain Eagle grabbed the radio and said, "Butcher, I’m out. I’ll send you my location. Let’s meet up in four hours."

After finishing, Mountain Eagle lay on the ground taking deep breaths, then took out the satellite phone...

"Hey, Blood Fox, I’m a little overstrained on my own. Have Mi Lu stay in the Golden Triangle to protect Snowden, and come meet me in Alaska..."

"..."

"Don’t notify Arctic Fox’s people; I’ll contact Chi Hu’s Odin and ask him to send the Little Dog Team over. That should give us enough hands for Anna’s rescue."

"..."

"Until Black Fox actually shows up, I can’t be certain of anything, but I trust my judgment—I’ve got Black Fox by the tail.

Blood Fox, I’ve run into some issues, rescuing Anna is no longer my only mission...

I’m about to do something big, so I need some technical assistance!"