Edge of Pure Land

Chapter 11 The first day of military service

The Linhai Navy Ministry has started this year's 245th recruit training. According to Article 8 of the "Human Watch Army Charter", the training period for new recruits after joining the army is only a short seventy-two hours. They need to adapt in the shortest possible time. Military environment.

  It is more of an assessment period than a training period, because those who join the army today have already experienced many years of preparation, just like high school students who have studied for three years before the college entrance examination. The cocoon breakers who come out of the land of death are different. Although they have just arrived in this new world, their talents are often better, and they have accepted the test of life and death as soon as they wake up. This is something that ordinary people cannot compare to. quality is also their advantage.

In the formation of new recruits, Lu Buer and He Sai were both dressed in straight dark green military uniforms. Their not-so-tall figures seemed to have been straightened up at once. Next to them were the supply boxes for the recruits they had just received, which contained all of them. daily necessities, which are the necessities of life during the deployment of troops on the front line.

I heard that among this group of recruits there were two cocoon breakers who came from the land of the dead. The comrades in the queue looked at them from time to time, which made the brothers feel a little uncomfortable.

Because during the assessment process, the two of them performed very well, fully reaching the level that they can directly fight on the front line, and as cocoon breakers, they will be given special care, and even if something goes wrong, they will not die in the hands of the White Walkers. In hand, it can be said to be very promising.

 The contents of the assessment are fighting and shooting, field survival and actual combat simulation. The purpose is to test the quality of the recruits.

 After all, if the quality is not up to standard, lives will be lost if you go to the front line.

If the new generation in the new world wants to join the army, they must be well prepared. In today's society, many families will give birth to offspring with evolutionary talents, so going to school is no longer their only way out. Joining the army can is the best choice. No matter how bad things are, you still have to get some experience in the military and come back. What you lose in life is a strong and healthy body.

 In the first three assessments, the new generation has advantages.

Those who break the cocoon can only suffer the disadvantage of being dumb.

 Only during the actual simulation training, the performance of the orphan group surpassed that of the same period. The so-called actual combat simulation training is to put on a virtual helmet for you and engage in the most primitive and fierce fight with the White Walkers in a deep dream.

 In this assessment, the orphan group crushed the recruits in the same period. As cocoon breakers who survived the land of the dead, facing these is trivial. Now they are not afraid of sleeping in the same bed with the corpse of the White Walker, and most of the new generation are so scared that they cry for their parents at this stage. Even if they have prepared in advance, when they actually face life and death, they Still broke the defense.

 This assessment has the highest weight.

 Compared to this, nothing else matters.

This exactly confirms what the instructors said: "What is needed to fight the White Walkers is not skills, but your anger, your despair, your hatred, and even everything about you!"

 Thirty percent of the people who failed the four assessments were dismissed because they failed in the last one, so everything in the first three items did not count.

Lu Buer's performance was actually the best among this batch of recruits, but he was exhausted in the past three days and had to endure severe cancer pain basically every night. Fortunately, after sleeping in the cocoon, his physical condition was the same as before. It's really different, and I can still stand it.

José also persisted and ranked among the best.

"Since you have chosen to join the army, you are embarking on a life and death path that is completely different from that of ordinary people. If you can survive here, that is your ability. If you cannot survive, then get out of here. We exist for the extraordinary world. Only for peace. But it is too early for you to talk about your contribution to peace, because you come to the military to obtain resources. To put it bluntly, you come to **** blood, but we encourage blood sucking and competition. "

The officer said coldly: "But we will never tolerate cowards!"

 To put the emphasis on it, the main theme of the military department is competition!

This is what makes the Evolver army different.

“You have passed the training and assessment. Next, you will go to the front line to garrison. As someone who has experienced this, I have some advice that you should keep in mind.”

"First, the current era is relatively peaceful. We only need to guard the major places of the past to prevent the awakening of those terrifying entities. The main targets of your confrontation are the ghosts born in the places of the past. They are Some are the result of the resurrection and mutation of ancient creatures, and some are powerful creatures whose origins cannot be explained so far.”

"Second, in all the quiet years, there are people who are carrying the burden for you. There has never been true peace in this world, and the wars in the shadows have never stopped. In the future, you will have to face more than just aliens. Ghosts, and your compatriots! Those heretics, those terrorist organizations, are active in South America, North Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe..."

“Third, there may be spies of heretics within the military department. You need to be careful about their existence. If you have clues, you can report them to the relevant departments.”

The recruits are stationed in Wuzhen, which is located on the edge of the city. Next to it is the towering Jufeng Mountains. It is about 170 kilometers away from Fengcheng, which has been reduced to a place of death. The older generation said that the mountains There is often fog, and there are strange ghosts in the fog.

 The residents of the town have already moved to the suburbs of the city.

Wuzhen became a military garrison.

The garrison is rotated every other month. At that time, they will also get a period of vacation, return to the military base to rest, and can also go out to eat, drink and have fun.

“Fifth… I wish you a bright future and a safe return.”

 The instructor's face finally showed a smile.

 A very sincere smile.

The recruits gathered on the playground to listen to the instructor's instructions. Suddenly they heard the roar of Shen Xiong and saw a heavy-duty truck slowly driving over, spewing out exhaust fumes.

I saw a bearded officer walking down, grinning in the hopeful eyes of the recruits: "The recruit training period is over, and you can leave here..."

  The recruits were relieved and finally felt they could rest.

The bearded officer said seriously: "Heading to the battlefield!"

　　Blanched!

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Wuzhen is about a forty-minute drive from the military base. The town has completely turned into a military garrison, and the military camps are brightly lit under the stars.

 In the military camp, you can see construction workers transporting heavy building materials, and cranes pulling huge steel beams. The workers stayed up late and worked overtime.

Searchlights illuminated all directions, and noisy roars were heard from time to time.

Lu Fuji and He Sai followed the team, carrying their own supply boxes, standing in the town like ducks that had been driven over, like a group of huskies that had strayed into a pack of wolves.

“I didn’t expect that we stayed in the city for half a day.”

José complained: "This is back again!"

　　Shika Fuji murmured: "I just want to know when I can eat."

The past three days have been a torment for him.

The military camp echoed with the mechanical sound of the drone: "Recruits, welcome to join the extraordinary battle sequence of the Third City Guards. You have twenty minutes to prepare for battle!"

Under the leadership of the bearded officer, the recruits came to the military camp. First, they had to set up their own tents, and then meet their dietary needs as quickly as possible. In twenty minutes, they would go to the battlefield and complete the only awakening in their career. .

 Here they have begun to hone their self-reliance.

Those who could come to join the army were naturally not pampered losers. They searched for open spaces in the military camp as quickly as possible, opened supply boxes and built tents.

Five hundred years ago, during the military deployment period, military camps usually used a large military tent with many military beds lined up side by side. However, today's military pays more attention to personal privacy and individual independence, so each person is given a separate small tent. , quite humane.

 “It’s really clean and hygienic.”

José found an open space and said, "Brother Lu, let me clean it for you first."

Lu Fuji knew that he was worried that he was too weak to bear it, so he waved his hand and said, "How long have you still cared about this? Let's take a look at the daily necessities first, otherwise we will both starve to death."

Jose then remembered that they still had two large boxes that had not been opened. When he went over to open the boxes, his expression changed: "Brother Lu, the lock has been picked."

Lu Fuji had a bad premonition and hurriedly opened the supply box and took a look. The most eye-catching thing in the box was their velvet military uniforms, which were thick enough to withstand the cold winter. Then there were some daily necessities of very different types. of many.

“Why are there only six **** bags of self-heating military rations?”

“There are only two-thirds of the rice, half of the bread is missing, two bags of vegetable bags are missing, eight protein bars are missing, two bags of energy powder are missing? Four bottles of vitamins are missing! Two cans of lunch meat are missing!”

 “Bulletproof helmets and bulletproof vests are old!”

“Fortunately, the alchemy revolver is still there, but most of the bullets are missing.”

"The military dagger was replaced by someone, and it was given to an old one... Well, my sword is already rusty, and there is still a gap on the blade. How about yours?"

“Brother Lu, the edge of my sword is gone!”

 “Damn it, I’m getting angry and desperate now!”

 “I’m a bitch, so am I…”

This pair of brothers and sisters looked at each other and were stunned.

 Actually, it wasn't just the two of them. Many recruits cursed when opening the supply boxes, more or less facing the same situation.

 It seems that they are not the ones being targeted.

 “You are really not a human being.”

José murmured.

“Indeed, but there’s nothing we can do about it. It’s possible that this is to make us wake up and deliberately disgust us, or it’s possible that someone is really deducting our supplies.”

Lu Fuji rummaged for supplies: "Chop firewood, make a fire, and cook!"

He knew that there was not much time, so he hurriedly said: "I can help you do these things when I am still here, but if I am gone, you need to do it yourself. So watch carefully, you have to learn these survival skills, concentrate."

He picked up an ax to chop firewood, then used flint and steel to light the fire. He set up an iron pot and cooked a pot of porridge, adding all the edible things into it: "It's definitely not as good as what you ate at home before, but now it can fill the pot." It's good to have a full stomach." He Sai didn't say anything, he just watched silently.

 When he drank the bowl of porridge, his eyes were a little red.

 Because he realized that people will always experience life, separation and death.

　　Shika Fuji may feel that he doesn’t have much time.

In such a cold winter, drinking a bowl of hot porridge is very healing, and the burning campfire also adds a touch of warmth, but the tent is very simple and has drafts on all sides.

 At this moment, there was a loud bang.

The strong wind blew in our face, mixed with a lot of dust.

　　It directly confused them both.

 I can’t drink even two bowls of porridge.

 “This is really not a human being.”

 Some recruits finally got angry: "You're trying to be disgusting, right?"

"Okay, our conditions are pretty good. If you were assigned to a place like Nepal or the Congo, you would have suffered a lot. You can eat a mouthful of ashes when you drink water, and you are so mutated. Big mosquitoes, spiders bigger than your face! In comparison, we are only in the towns on the edge of the city, and the living conditions are pretty good.”

Brother Youdong said: "At least we are suffering a little bit, but if nothing happens, we won't die, but it's hard to say about other ghost places."

 “Hush, don’t complain blindly.”

 Someone else said: "Maybe there is a superior who is observing us."

 “Brother Lu…”

　He Sai was about to cry but had no tears.

Lu Fuji couldn’t hold himself any longer, and his expression gradually turned ferocious.

The cold voice of the drone sounded again: "Urgent notification, a large number of White Walkers are attacking Wuzhen from the Jufeng Mountains. Recruits are requested to rush to the battlefield immediately!"

  The new recruits were so excited that they picked up weapons one after another.

Lu Buer gritted his teeth and said, "Go ahead and kill the White Walkers!"

“Isn’t this a state of mind? Come on, fight them!”

José also looked ferocious, his anger and despair had reached the limit!

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On this day, the new recruits finally faced the challenge before awakening. They left the military camp where the tents had just been set up, passed through the old town, and arrived in the wilderness at the foot of the mountain.

Empty roads have been closed to traffic, old power lines stretch across the sky, and the towering peaks are filled with fog, making it difficult to see anything clearly.

The dark wilderness is raging with a howling cold wind, and as far as the eye can see is the cold fog that is diffused by the wind. You can see the blockade established by the army and the sandbag bunkers piled up like hills.

 “Is this where our garrison will be?”

 Dek Fuji murmured to himself.

　José shrank his neck, a little scared.

Only the new generation is used to this, because many retired soldiers will return to the land of the dead as explorers to hunt for ghosts. There are often similar programs on TV, which can be said to be a modern version. Survival in the wilderness.

I saw the earth trembling violently in the darkness. There seemed to be a huge monster running rampant in the soil in the mountains, and the ground collapsed along the way!

A middle-aged officer with white hair and beard held a walkie-talkie, and his voice echoed over the ruins through the drone: "Trash, keep your eyes open, this is the high-level White Walker. The Kabbalah Tree of Life is not only It brought the power of evolution and reshaped the planet's ecology and environment. Many prehistoric extinct creatures have returned, such as this monster."

“Its name is Earth Dragon, and it is currently the biggest threat to city security. Of course, it is not something you trash can solve.”

 He paused: "Major Yuan, please."

 I saw a helicopter passing overhead, and someone fell down!

 I thought that this **** coming down to earth would be a brave person like Lu Bu.

 But unexpectedly, it turned out to be a woman.

  And she is a woman in her early twenties at most.

“Leave the earth dragon to me, and you are responsible for cleaning up the remaining trash fish!”

The hoarse female voice echoed in the wind: "It seems that new recruits have come to the front line today, and I can only give you one piece of advice. To deal with things like the White Walkers, you must overcome the fear in your heart and awaken the most primitive cruelty in your bones. , It’s better to be more brutal than it is. If you can’t do this, you should retire and go home to your mother as soon as possible. It’s still too late.”

 At this moment, a scorching flash of light lit up in the air!

"What it is?"

　José was stunned.

Lu Fuji raised his head and saw the black shadow falling from the sky.

The female officer's short chestnut hair was swaying in the cold wind, and her charming and delicate face had a hint of wildness. Complex matrix-like lines could be seen spreading on her skin, until they eroded the iron in her hand. The bow, the bow and the arrows roared restlessly and shone brightly!

With a roar, the iron bow seemed to be completely transformed, flowing with blazing flames!

"This is the gift that cocoon breakers receive on the road of evolution, the power given to us by the sacred tree. In the first realm of origin, we condense numerology. In the second realm of glory, we master the spells. In the third realm of victory, we control the soul blade. But for you, this is too far away.”

The middle-aged instructor had a cold voice and made no secret of his condescending attitude toward the soldiers.

 He stood in the camp, demonstrating his abilities.

 I saw him cutting his wrist, but the wound was glowing with green light.

　In just a moment, it healed itself.

“This is numerology, different categories, different attributes, and different abilities.”

 He continued to explain: "This is a technique."

 I saw him pressing his hand on the ground, and countless vines burst out of the ground!

“Numerology is equivalent to your inner strength and mental skills, and magic techniques are your moves.”

The instructor said coldly: "As for the soul blade, look up!"

 The night sky was suddenly illuminated.

 “Die to me!”

Major Hara Qing picked up his bow and arrow in mid-air. The moment the flaming arrow was shot out, it was like an iron cannon firing. It was like a meteor dragging its tail flames and falling to the earth with a roar!

 A mushroom cloud exploded in the smoke, accompanied by the wail of the giant beast.

Not only that, more than ten scorching flashes of light lit up in the air!

 The arrows of destruction were overwhelming, and the sound of explosions was like thunder.

“Major Haraharu is mighty!”

“This is the strength of the third realm. Is the victory realm so powerful?”

"Nonsense, Major Yuan Qing's numerology is already very good. Combined with the iron bow called the Searing Ghost, even a thick-skinned monster like the Earth Dragon cannot withstand it."

 The soldiers cheered in the wilderness.

"so hot."

 Obviously, Jose's secondary soul has been awakened.

Lu Fuji silently stared at this scene. These were things that had never appeared in the first test, which were the extraordinary abilities truly possessed by the evolvers.

 This is a supernatural power, a powerful force that can change the world.

Which man didn’t fantasize about having super powers when he was young?

Now the door just opened right in front of them.

 In the most spectacular way.

 And the most exciting thing is that they can also have that kind of power!

 (End of this chapter)