After Tan Yan left, Wu Qiao returned to the bed feeling a little lost for no reason.
The way Tan Yan left just now hurt his eyes.
He should be very excited to officially become a soldier. But, for some reason, he wasn't just happy.
He lowered his head and took out the ring that Tan Yan gave him from his collar. After looking at it, he put the ring on his finger and took a closer look at the bright stone.
This is what Tan Yan left for him—
"Hey," Ya Jiu suddenly poked Wu Qiao with his small iron claws, "just now... why were you hugging the general?"
"I told you just now, it's just a farewell."
"Oh… "
"Crow Nine." Wu Qiao took a closer look at Crow Nine, "You seem to be in a very good mood?"
"Huh?!" Ya Jiu stretched out his claws to cover his cheeks, "Did you see? Am I blushing?"
Wu Qiao said: "You don't have blood vessels, let alone dilate, how could you blush?"
"Then...then how did you find out?"
"Your tone."
"Oh..." Yajiu finally understood, "That's...that's..." Yajiu said coyly, "Just now, I ran to bid farewell to Long Yuan."
"Oh? What happened when we said goodbye?" Wu Qiao really didn't expect Crow Nine to be so proactive.
"Then...then...hehehehe..."
Looking at Ya Jiu's appearance, Wu Qiao thought to himself: "Are we together?" At this moment of parting, emotions that are usually not shown are the easiest to explode. However, two mechs can actually fall in love... Sure enough, this need is gradually produced in the process of socialization, and it can be "learned". The artificial intelligence system of the advanced mecha has a deep learning mechanism, which can continuously absorb new knowledge from the outside world. Yajiu, who usually likes to watch movies and TV dramas the most, has longed for the feelings in the drama at some point.
Just as he was thinking about how to congratulate Yajiu, Wu Qiao heard Yajiu's voice: "Then... it ignored me!"
Wu Qiao: "..." Is it just to deal with it...
Wu Qiao didn't dare to remain silent, fearing that Ya Jiu would be hit, so he forced himself to ask cheerfully, "What did it say?"
"It said: 'Come on'."
"..." Wu Qiao couldn't help confirming, "Just two words?"
"That's right," Ya Jiu said happily, "There are two words."
"..." Wu Qiao couldn't help but think, Yajiu said in the past that Longyuan ignored it, to what extent did he "ignore it".
A few days later, Wu Qiao recovered from his injuries and was discharged from the hospital.
He went home first. Parents and sister are all very happy. They asked Wu Qiao in detail about what happened to Wu Qiao during the year, and Wu Qiao concealed a lot of details in order not to worry them. Even so, my parents and sister were still terrified when they heard it.
On the day of the official report, Wu Qiao got up early in the morning and set off to the nearest assembly point.
A very simple ceremony was held at the rendezvous point, and then the soldiers of Wuqiao were allowed to board transport ships for different purposes, and they were sent directly to their bases.
Those who will go to the base are not only those who graduated from training courses, but also many graduates from this year's military academy.
Darrell's base is located at the junction of several star fields, and the scale is really not small.
The empire's base deployment pays great attention to the combination of points and lines. The empire is centered on several important bases, with intermediate bases and forward bases arranged radially. Where Darrell is, is at the forefront.
The entire base has nearly 10,000 warships, more than 20,000 mechas, more than 50,000 soldiers, and all kinds of weapons and facilities are readily available.
The welcome ceremony was held on the second day after Wu Qiao arrived.
He also meets Darrell himself for the first time.
Darrell has deep lines on his face, and the flesh on his cheeks is also a little slack, and there are many gray stubbles around his lips that have become harder and more obvious after long-term shaving. His appearance is similar to that in the fighting video Wu Qiao watched. Darrell was a different person.
Wu Qiao figured it out after thinking about it carefully—the battle videos were all about the battles of Darrell at his peak, and he was handsome in his prime at that time.
From a young boy to an old man, Darrell has been fighting for the empire, and the only thing that can see the traces of the past are his eyes that are still sharp as swords and shining brightly.
He first gave a speech to welcome the newcomers.
"Soldiers," Darrell said, "welcome to this base. First, I want you to ask yourself: Do you want to stand up for freedom and dignity? Do you want to protect your family and friends? Do you want to save your country from danger?" Are you rescued from the midst of the crisis? Then, when your freedom and dignity are challenged, the lives of your family and friends are threatened, and your country is facing a catastrophe, are you willing to bow your knees and surrender, or fight to the end? Now, in my After asking such a question, I have no doubts about your choice, because if your answer is the former, then the empire will no longer be the empire we are familiar with, and a proud country will be reduced to the whole universe with your answer. The most humble land. Now, in the face of the enemy and the iron-heeled invasion of the Republic, we must show courage. There is no way to make peace! I want to say that in my philosophy, there is no word retreat. Fate is uncertain Better to die in battle and wear glory than to die in flight. If you have this determination, you have already won."
After a pause, he said again: "Also, I am very clear that there is one thing that you are very concerned about, and I also need to explain it here."
"..."
Darrell's old lips grinned to both sides: "How long can I last? After all, I'm already 195 years old."
"..."
"The truth is, I don't know how long I can last."
"..."
"However, it will definitely be a few days before my death. I promise you, I am here to make a promise, when I feel that I will die soon, I will definitely let you know."
"..." There was still silence below, but there was a little more depression in the air.
Wu Qiao glanced at Sheng Chongguang - sure enough, the latter's face was pale.
Sheng Chongguang, as the third place in the course, was also asked by Darrell. However, Darrell is interested in Sheng Chongguang's analytical ability, so Sheng Chongguang will do analytical work, which is very different from Wu Qiao who will lead troops to fight from the beginning.
Wu Qiao knew that when he heard the words "bloody battle to the end" and "death on the battlefield" just now, Sheng Zhongguang must have wanted to faint again... Since he officially graduated, this friend's eyes will turn dark and his heart beats faster whenever he thinks of enlisting in the army. Sweaty palms.
"I'll stop here." Darrell glanced in Wu Qiao's direction, "Then let... the newly joined soldiers speak on behalf of Wu Qiao."
Wu Qiao sorted out his thoughts and strode to the stage.
After a speech, because of Sheng Chongguang's relationship, he suddenly said something unprepared: "Also... If anyone is afraid, I want to say, maybe, war is not as terrible as you imagined. Believe We all hear a lot of horrible things, but those are written by writers, screenwriters, who have never even heard gunshots. So, we can put aside our worries for a while and feel it for ourselves. I think, because the choice Fighting for justice, we will not be overwhelmed by its burden, and the joy brought by each victory in the future will not be compared with a little bit of our own happiness in the past. This cause will always exist and must be There are people who keep fighting for it."
Having said so much, Wu Qiao just wants to express, don't just stare at negative things, that will overwhelm yourself.
"Haha." Darrell laughed heartily, "That's a good point."
Then, all the newcomers took the oath collectively.
Wu Qiao and the others followed Darrell and read: "I, XX, solemnly swear that I will defend the imperial constitution and fight against the enemy to the end. Under the premise of complying with the law, I will absolutely obey the orders of the emperor and superior commanders. Time to fulfill the oath, even at the expense of life."
…
— After the ceremony, Wu Qiao returned to the dormitory.
After resting for a while, someone came over and asked Wu Qiao if he wanted to smoke and have fun.
"...No need." Wu Qiao said with a smile.
At this time, Wu Qiao finally began to thank the single dormitory—as a lieutenant colonel, Wu Qiao had a single dormitory.
I don't know why, but many soldiers especially like to smoke. Lighting a cigarette in the trench and quietly waiting for an attack command has even become a standard image of a soldier in film and television dramas. The Imperial Army tried to gradually ban it, but with little success.
Wu Qiao naturally wouldn't touch it.
Not only has he never touched a cigarette, Wu Qiao has never even tried drinking. He has never known the taste of cigarettes and alcohol in his life.
Usually, he does not eat baked food, smoked food, fried food, pickled food, etc. at all.
He felt that he was a man who would change the world, so naturally the longer he lived, the better.
Even a few seconds lost in life due to alcohol and tobacco can cost the world.
Wu Qiao looked down at his lieutenant colonel's uniform, and suddenly felt as if he was dreaming again.
He couldn't help stretching out his hand, and carefully touched the epaulets and badges on his clothes.
it's all true—
He became a lieutenant colonel and would lead a fleet of his own.
Wu Qiao is very grateful to Darrell, thanking him for appreciating himself. Tan Yan's rank is too high, half of the military headquarters is his, as long as he needs it, he can recruit any fleet in the north. As a mere lieutenant colonel, it is impossible for him to be assigned directly to his subordinates to report the situation to him. A certain lower-level commander must be willing to accept him. In the end, it was Darrell who stood up.
Wu Qiao thought for a while, took out his camera and took a photo, sent it to the general's communication device, and finally attached a sentence: "General, I finally did it. Also, I really like you The established rule that 'the rank of lieutenant colonel and above can have single dormitories'."
Over there, Tan Yan turned on the communication device and saw a photo.
In the photo, Wu Qiao's military uniform fits him very well, setting off his figure beautifully.
There is also a sentence under the photo: "Admiral, I finally did it. Also, I really like you".
Tan Yan's heart immediately missed a beat, and then kept beating non-stop, even his breathing was a little stagnant.
But soon, he found that the information could be scrolled down.
There are two more lines below: "The established rule of 'the level of lieutenant colonel and above can have a single dormitory'."
Tan Yan: "..."
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