Chapter 21: A Leisurely Day

After the Desert Tiger attacked Tashu, there was a period of peace between the resistance army and the ZAFT forces.

The resistance army needed the black market to replenish various military and daily supplies, while the ZAFT forces were waiting for replacement machines from the Gibraltar Base.

Similarly, the Archangel also needed the resistance army's channels to replenish supplies.

Otherwise, even if they could defeat the Desert Tiger, they wouldn't be able to reach Alaska.

It was under these circumstances that the Archangel sent personnel to follow the resistance army and sneak into the city ruled by the Desert Tiger, attempting to obtain supplies from the black market there.

A jeep stopped in the bustling city, and Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha got off, preparing to buy some daily necessities.

As the Archangel's most important combat power, Kira Yamato's psychological pressure was not optimistic, so the Captain made a bold decision to let Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha go to the Desert Tiger's city to stroll through the bustling market and adjust their mood.

However, Li Boyong, who was accompanying them, didn't have such good treatment. "Ah ah, I'm so envious that you can move freely."

He hadn't relaxed for a long time either. Since transmigrating, he had either been in battle or on the way to battle. He also wanted to relax...

Regarding Li Boyong's complaints, Kira Yamato didn't know what to say and scratched his head awkwardly, as he indeed enjoyed special privileges.

Cagalli Yula Athha, on the other hand, had a familiar look and patted the car door next to Li Boyong: "Don't make a fuss, Uncle, don't you have serious business to attend to?"

Li Boyong: "............"

What the hell is Uncle...

He was about to retort, but Natarle Badgiruel glanced at him sideways: "Do you want to walk back to the Archangel alone?"

"Sa, iku, let's go do serious business quickly!" Li Boyong shook his head and hurriedly put on a serious look of being eager to do his job.

After all, his outing mission was to follow Natarle Badgiruel to finalize the material replenishment, and no one had allowed him the privilege of free movement.

"Sigh..."

Natarle Badgiruel found that quite a few surrounding residents were observing the movement here, and she sighed with a headache.

She regretted not being soft-hearted for a moment, unable to withstand Li Boyong's pestering, and agreeing to let him accompany them.

The jeep continued to move forward, slowly driving into a mansion.

There were quite a few security personnel near the mansion. Li Boyong and the others from the Archangel followed Saibu here to meet the black market merchant of this city.

Saibu was clearly an old acquaintance of the other party, but the relationship didn't seem very good.

The other party didn't mind Saibu's unfriendly attitude either; after all, they were guests with a big backer, and it wouldn't be good to neglect them.

After a brief discussion, the black market merchant took the group to an underground warehouse to inspect the goods.

The warehouse was filled with mountains of various supplies, and Li Boyong saw that many boxes were brazenly marked with the logos of the ZAFT forces or the Earth Alliance.

Inspecting the goods, paying, Saibu didn't even frown at the sky-high bill. Having the support of a big backer really meant being wealthy and generous.

After discussing the safe transportation of the supplies, the group left the black market merchant's territory.

"It's not yet the agreed meeting time, why don't we go stroll around this city too?" Li Boyong checked the time, a bit unable to suppress his restless heart. Anyway, Kira Yamato's side was also safe.

Being mentioned by Li Boyong, the other people from the Archangel also became restless, looking at Natarle Badgiruel with expectant eyes.

Natarle Badgiruel showed a troubled look, but in the end, she couldn't resist the silent request of everyone, and finally nodded helplessly: "Alright, but don't act separately. Go to the meeting point immediately when the time is almost up."

Walking all the way from Heliopolis, the Archangel's crew members indeed had a hard time.

However, she glared fiercely at Li Boyong, seemingly determined to find an opportunity to educate him again after returning to the Archangel.

"Understood."

He smiled in his heart and didn't care; he had already figured out Natarle Badgiruel's temper.

Don't look at her usual strong and serious look; after getting along for a long time, you will find that she is actually a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Anyway, just admit mistakes bravely and never change when the time comes, and you can fool her. At worst, just write some self-criticism. I'm very familiar with this routine.

With Natarle Badgiruel's permission, the group separated from the resistance army and strolled around the bustling market.

"Should have prepared some local currency."

The guy driving looked enviously at the residents eating heartily at the snack stalls around.

Hearing this, Li Boyong smiled and silently took out a stack of local currency: "Don't worry, I was prepared."

After Natarle Badgiruel agreed to take him along, Li Boyong had gone to the resistance army to exchange for some local currency.

Seeing that he had rescued quite a few companions, Li Boyong exchanged quite a bit of money from the resistance army with his salary.

"You..."

Natarle Badgiruel also saw the money Li Boyong took out and was suddenly furious. Li Boyong had been prepared early on; she felt she had been set up.

"Come, come, come, I'll treat everyone to some local delicacies."

Li Boyong volunteered and bought a bunch of local snacks for everyone.

"Try this, I heard it's very delicious."

Li Boyong handed a meat-filled flatbread to Natarle Badgiruel. He planned to bribe the First Officer with food first to slightly lower her anger level.

"No, you eat it yourself."

Natarle Badgiruel shook her head and refused. Li Boyong's smile radiated an aura of "eat this, and you're one of us," making her subconsciously not want to be complicit.

"Eat it, eat it. Being so straight-laced doesn't look like a tourist, and it will only make people suspicious." Li Boyong talked nonsense seriously: "This is also a kind of disguise for the mission."

Natarle Badgiruel helplessly took the flatbread and took a bite, finding the taste unexpectedly good, a deliciousness that didn't match its ordinary appearance.

"What kind of meat is this?"

"It's said to be fragrant camel meat; it tastes really good."

Natarle Badgiruel: "............"

Although the taste was very good, eating such an unexpected heavy-flavored food made Natarle Badgiruel feel a bit uncomfortable in her heart.

Especially seeing Li Boyong's look like a tour group leader, she secretly made a decision in her heart.

And Li Boyong, who was eating happily, didn't know at all that he had flattered the wrong person.

The group ate and drank their fill and even brought some local dairy products that were easy to preserve. Seeing that the time was almost up, they set off toward the meeting point.

As a result, when they arrived there, they only waited for the resistance army's convoy and didn't see Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha at all.

This destroyed the originally relaxed and happy atmosphere. The group searched everywhere and heard that an attack had occurred nearby, realizing that the situation was a bit bad, so they hurriedly contacted the Archangel.

Li Boyong also followed everyone to search for people, but after searching for a while, he wandered near the Desert Tiger's mansion.

After about half an hour, he saw Kira Yamato bringing Cagalli Yula Athha, who was wearing a dress, out of the Desert Tiger's mansion.

Hmm~~~~

Cagalli Yula Athha in a dress was indeed stunning; compared to usual, it was like a different person. ===== CHAPTER 22 =====