59: Valkyrie Tanya

Thinking of this, Jiang Xin clicked to summon Tanya directly in the command room. As his first special hero unit, Jiang Xin was filled with anticipation.

A blinding white light tore through the air, and an energy vortex spun wildly in the center of the white halo, the air filled with a hint of gunpowder. Jiang Xin's heart pounded wildly in his chest. As the white light gradually dissipated, a beautiful figure stepped out from the vortex.

Tanya was dressed in a tank top and a short skirt, her tight clothing outlining her perfect curves—the ultimate fusion of strength and beauty. Her fair, rosy skin shimmered with a pearlescent luster under the sunlight. Standing 178cm tall, her long, slender legs and perfectly toned muscles were full of explosive power. Every sway of her waist, exposed by the short skirt, carried a sense of elegance and danger. Her neat, light-brown, ear-length hair swayed gently with her steps. Her resolute face exuded a hint of majesty, and her brownish-tan eyes seemed to contain the wisdom to see through everything, as if burning with an unquenchable will to fight, much like the all-seeing eyes of Athena, the goddess of war in Greek mythology.

Tanya gave off the feeling of a holy, inviolable goddess, yet she radiated a temptation that made people want to commit crimes; every inch of her exposed skin was captivating.

She knelt on one knee, raised her left hand to her chest, and saluted Jiang Xin.

A golden bracelet on her left arm shimmered, and a magnificent suit of battle armor materialized from nothing, enveloping her entire body. It was a suit of light female armor that combined both Eastern and Western styles. Her legs beneath the battle skirt were covered in alloy combat boots, and the golden war god blade pistols at her waist gleamed with a cold light.

"Tanya, reporting to the Commander." Her voice was extremely seductive, seemingly magnetic.

Jiang Xin looked at the goddess Tanya, his old habit kicking in again. He stared at Tanya for quite a while until he felt a sharp pain in his waist—Jiang Feifei had pinched the soft flesh at his waist hard.

Their relationship had warmed up rapidly over the past half-month of spending time together. Although they had not made it official, they often shared intimate gestures like holding hands and leaning on each other's shoulders. Seeing her beloved Commander staring at another woman so "intently," Jiang Feifei was about to explode with anger. However, the woman before her truly possessed a noble temptation that would trigger an extreme desire for conquest in a man holding such a high position.

Jiang Xin generally understood Tanya's situation, so he let her go familiarize herself with the base environment first. A gleam flashed through Tanya's wise eyes, as if she had already seen through everything. She rose and left the command room, her armor fading away in a burst of light, her departing figure still exuding an alluring aura.

Jiang Xin stared blankly at Tanya's back for a long while; such a woman was too tempting for him.

Jiang Feifei was smart; she did not make a scene but instead hugged Jiang Xin's waist directly, burying her head in his chest and crying.

Jiang Xin was caught off guard. This was the first time the two of them had embraced. He was at a loss; he wanted to hug the girl in front of him, but felt too embarrassed.

Jiang Feifei and Tanya represented two completely different types of beauty. Jiang Feifei was the pure, adorable, mischievous young girl—a soft, Eastern beauty. Tanya, on the other hand, possessed a divine beauty from mythology, mixed with temptation. Simply put, it was the difference between a first love and a mature, intellectual woman.

Jiang Xin could not help himself and hugged Jiang Feifei back.

Jiang Feifei looked up at Jiang Xin. At 168cm, she was exactly a head shorter than the 185cm-tall Jiang Xin. Looking at her tear-filled eyes and pitiful face, he felt heartbroken. He was the one who had pursued this girl, yet he always treated her with a condescending attitude. But as a Commander, he did not know how to comfort this subordinate who was also his first love.

"Kiss me." Jiang Feifei gave a miserable smile, an expression that was about to break Jiang Xin's heart.

Jiang Xin lowered his head and shared a lingering kiss with Jiang Feifei. Having just tasted the sweetness, he demanded more fervently.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Jiang Xin held Jiang Feifei without letting go, nor did he give her any comforting promises. His future was destined to have more than one partner. Rather than making some illusory promise, it was better to pour more love into the person before him. For Jiang Feifei, who had awakened Jiang Xin's heart, her position was already unshakable.

Jiang Xin stroked Jiang Feifei's long black hair, his masculine nature indulging in the softness and fragrance in his arms.

...

Romance and love were not the main priorities after all. Jiang Xin calculated the use of his 285,000 in funds. Besides the 50 hero badge units, he had yet to claim the large survivor base, the Air Force Gift Package (containing 6 hind attack helicopters, 2 chinook armed transport helicopters, 2 intruder fighter jets, and 1 black hawk fighter jet), and the Tank Gift Package (10 grizzly tanks, 5 rhino tanks).

Jiang Xin already had a plan for the survivor base; he was definitely going to place it in the Lujiang City Economic Development Zone Industrial Park and use it as a foothold to attack the Lujiang Urban Area.

Regarding the Air Force, including the gift package, Jiang Xin already had 16 hind attack helicopters and 4 chinook armed transport helicopters. There were 2 intruder fighter jets, 2 black hawk fighter jets, and 60 Conscripts. On the Army side, he had one full-strength battalion, 18 armored personnel carriers, 7 rhino tanks, and 14 grizzly tanks.

Jiang Xin calculated that one full-strength battalion consisted of one fully equipped company (each squad = 2 Riot Troopers, 1 Heavy Infantry, 1 Sniper, 8 Conscripts) x9, 3 Military Dogs (one per platoon), 3 Conscript companies (12x9x3), and 3x3 Military Dogs, plus one logistics support company (2 engineer squads, 1 medical squad, 1 cooking squad, 2 transport squads, 1 communication squad, with 10 people per squad). The cost for the entire battalion was 65,000 gold.