Perhaps Liang Ce felt the two of them were developing too quickly, so he personally poured a bucket of cold water on his relationship with Meng Nan.
As the convoy leisurely drove north, Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that he did not teach Liang Ce any tricks this time. Liang Ce was purely self-taught and extremely talented.
When they passed by Mt. Dashi, the large convoy stopped for a short rest.
The campsite they were resting at was where P5092 had set up an ambush for the barbarians to attack. Ren Xiaosu was very familiar with this place, but he did not know where the barbarians' corpses had gone.
After getting out of the vehicles, everyone heard the Pyro Company soldiers discussing while smoking, "I heard that Commander P5092 killed more than a 100 barbarians here. Apparently, the barbarians were in despair at that time, but I didn't expect Commander P5092 to have predicted they would attack the camp."
"I'm more interested to know what those two snipers look like …."
Ren Xiaosu and the others did not get out of the vehicles. Instead, it was the Qinghe University students who could not wait to get out. When a student heard the Pyro Company's discussion, he suddenly said, "I wonder where I can receive sniper training. I want to become a sniper too."
However, when the Pyro Company soldier heard this, he laughed. "If you want to be as good as those two snipers, you'll have to be blessed by God. It's not something you can become just because you want to."
The Qinghe University student was a little unconvinced. "Can't I just train a little harder? I can take hardships too!"
"You don't understand." The Pyro Company soldier shook his head with a smile and did not explain any further.
Only those who had really fought in battles and received military training could understand that hard work alone was not enough.
The reason why those two snipers could control the battlefield was because they were talented in many aspects. It was not as simple as their aim being accurate. Just the fact that they could predict where the barbarians would appear in advance was enough to make all the Pyro Company soldiers secretly shocked. This was what it meant to be truly skilled.
The forward operating base was only about a 100 kilometers away from the front lines. After walking through a short mountain road, they would arrive at the expressway built by the Pyro Company. As such, the convoy could arrive in a day.
Before they set off, P5092 had told Ren Xiaosu that they would arrive at the front lines in the afternoon.
If that small section of the mountain road was also repaired, perhaps it would be even faster, and they would be able to reach there in two hours.
In the afternoon, before the sun had even set, Ren Xiaosu could already see the majestic New Great Wall in the distance.
The Great Wall stretched out from the horizon in an east-west direction. It was impossible to see where it ended at a glance, and the magnificence of the Great Wall made one feel a sense of heroism.
Inside the Great Wall was a sea of military camps. The Pyro Company's soldiers passed through them while countless "civilian laborers" continued to build the defensive line at the foot of the Great Wall.
Tower cranes stood in great numbers, towering into the clouds. Commoners stood on the scaffolding outside the Great Wall that hadn't been repaired yet, as if they were leaping onto roofs and vaulting over walls.
Ren Xiaosu had never seen such a magnificent scene in his life. He suddenly felt that all the "miracles" he had seen before paled in comparison to the Great Wall and the barracks at the frontline.
If he hadn't seen such a magnificent building rise from the ground with his own eyes, it would have been hard to believe that this was the power of humans.
Actually, there was not much technical involved in this. It was just a defensive fortification specially prepared for the barbarians. It was just that the collective willpower of the people involved in the construction was too shocking.
When they arrived at the barracks, Ren Xiaosu was surprised to see P5092 waiting at the entrance. At first, Ren Xiaosu thought he was here to receive the supplies. But later, he realized P5092 did not even look at the supplies and went straight for him.
While the other Trinity Institute members were still at a loss, Ren Xiaosu had already jumped out of the vehicle and walked up to P5092 to shake his hand.
P5092 was dressed in a well-ironed military uniform and looked very heroic.
P5092 smiled and said, "You must be tired from the long journey. I was wondering when we would meet again, but I didn't expect to see you again so soon."
Ren Xiaosu said excitedly, "It's great to see you again!"
P5092 was surprised. He could tell that Ren Xiaosu's expression did not look like he was pretending. Could it be that the other party really wanted to see him? Why?
Previously, Ren Xiaosu was still wondering if he should lure P5092 to the Northwest of Daxing. What if he was too late and P5092 had already died at the front lines?
Now that P5092 was by his side, he could slowly think about it. There was only a day left until the seal was undone. Perhaps it would be a little difficult to keep a bunch of people alive, but it would be a piece of cake to keep one person alive.
At this moment, P5092 started making small talk. "I heard about how you treated and saved people at the medical center in the rear. Thank you very much. I suddenly feel that it was a very wise decision to conscript you from the South."
"You're too kind. It's a doctor's duty to treat and save people. There's no need to praise me too much. I'm just a normal surgeon," Ren Xiaosu said humbly.
P5092 smiled and said, "Then would you be afraid when you come to the front lines and see this battle?"
"Of course I'm afraid." Ren Xiaosu nodded and said, "Y 'all better fight this battle well. Otherwise, we won't be safe at the rear either."
P5092 stared at Ren Xiaosu's expression and sneered in his heart. 'Afraid? What the hell are you afraid of?!
Pretend! Keep pretending! No matter how well you pretend, I've already seen through the truth! '
However, P5092 only asked that because he wanted to see Ren Xiaosu's performance.
P5092 said with a smile, "I specially came here today to welcome y 'all, but I really can't entertain y' all due to my military duties. Here's an ID that I applied for for you at the last minute. With this ID, you can come and go freely in the military."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He saw P5092 hand him an ID.
The ID was not even the size of a palm and was a small black booklet. When he opened it, there were no photos inside. There was only a red stamp stamped on it. It was the official seal of the 3rd Division's headquarters.
Ren Xiaosu did not know what this ID was for, but from what P5092 said, it seemed like it was very powerful.
"Thank you then." Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, "I happen to want to take a look around the military as well."
"Alright, I'll be taking my leave first. Make yourselves at home." P5092 then turned around and left. Just as he had said, he was really too busy now that a war was about to break out.
To be honest, P5092's deputy commander and the staff officers were very surprised that he would take some time out to see Ren Xiaosu. Everyone was thinking at the same time, could Ren Xiaosu really be that important?
The Pyro Company troops brought Ren Xiaosu and the others to the 3rd Division's field hospital. On the way there, Ren Xiaosu suddenly took out the small black booklet and asked the soldier next to him, "This was given to me by your commander. He said I can come and go freely in your troops. Is that true?"
However, he realized the soldier who was being questioned suddenly became respectful. "Yes, sir. As long as you have this ID, you can go anywhere you want in the 3rd Division."
Ren Xiaosu muttered to himself, 'This black booklet is so useful? The other party has even started addressing me as sir?'
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