However, thanks to this battle, his reputation in the army was greatly improved, which was a bit beyond Kyle's expectations.
Kyle blinked and asked Joseph expectantly, "By the way, since I have made such a great military achievement, has the commander-in-chief given me a promotion?"
"You kid, you're already a corporal, but you're still thinking about your military rank." Officer Joseph blew his big beard in dissatisfaction and said with a stern face, "Military merits must be accumulated step by step. The important thing is to repel the German Nazis and defend the country. However, you did make great contributions in this counterattack, and your rank has been raised a little bit."
Kyle got the point from these words and asked, "How much is a little bit?"
"Look for yourself." Officer Joseph seemed not to want to say more. He took out a soldier's ID from his military uniform pocket and threw it over.
Kyle quickly took it and opened the document. He saw that it was indeed his newly registered personal soldier's certificate, with a black-and-white headshot of him registered when he joined the army.
Kyle Dove:
Male, 22 years old, rank of Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
"It's actually a second lieutenant? This--" Kyle was shocked. This was not just a little bit, it was a huge jump!
There are two ranks between corporal and second lieutenant, which means he jumped three levels at once.
Kyle jumped three ranks from soldier to corporal, but that was after all a corporal rank, the lowest officer position. But this time he jumped to a real officer position!
"Captain Joseph, you seem to be a second lieutenant yourself, right?" Kyle looked at Joseph's stern face with a strange expression, and suddenly understood why the other party was unhappy.
"Are you happy now? You don't have to call me sir from now on." Joseph gritted his teeth. He was a soldier he was teaching just two weeks ago, but now he is in the same position as him
Do you dare to think
Joseph grumbled like a nagging woman: "It took me ten years to slowly climb up to the rank of second lieutenant, and you took less than ten days. You really made me proud."
"Something is wrong. No matter how many military achievements I have made, one battle is not enough for me to be promoted to second lieutenant, right?" Kyle asked doubtfully, with many conspiracy theories emerging in his mind.
"So, you have encountered a rare opportunity in a century."
Joseph sighed and answered, "Now is the time of World War II, and the country urgently needs to set an example to inspire young people to join the army and increase the morale of the army. And you just happened to take the initiative to stand up, so the rank of second lieutenant will naturally be given to you."
Joseph paused, then smiled and said, "You are not like 'Captain America', who gets his title through promotional videos and singing and dancing. You have earned your heroic halo through your real strength and achievements!"
"Captain America." Kyle's heart was shocked and he asked urgently, "Is it Steve?"
"That's right." Joseph took out a cutout of the New York Daily News from his pocket and said indignantly, "After the super soldier experiment was successful, the boy's physique did undergo an amazing change. But he didn't go to the battlefield. Instead, he made some military propaganda videos with those politicians every day, and sang and danced to raise funds to defend against bonds, creating a reputation for himself as Captain America's justice."
Kyle quickly took the newspaper, Lucy helped him spread it out, and they both looked at it visually.
On the front of the newspaper, there was a black-and-white photo that took up a large area of the paper. It showed a young man wearing a blue and white striped tights, with a righteous and handsome face and a tall and strong figure.
'Every extra E-Series bond you buy is an extra bullet for a soldier on the battlefield!'
'Who is strong and brave enough to save America from disaster? Hurry up and respond to Captain America's call and join our battle!'
This type of English banner is printed in bold above the title and subtitle of the newspaper.
"It's really Steve." Kyle smiled. He could vaguely see a hint of his past weakness in the tall young man in the newspaper.
Captain America, Marvel's first man-made hero, has finally been introduced.
Although it initially appeared as a funny and ridiculous political propaganda method.
"Joseph. I shouldn't have any mission yet, right? I haven't seen Steve for two weeks. I want to see him. I hope you can help me." Kyle looked at Joseph eagerly, forcibly suppressing the expectation in his heart.
The Super Soldier's ability card must be obtained as soon as possible! He has had enough of being limited to the top physical level of humans.
"Is that so?" Joseph frowned. He personally disliked Steve very much, but since Kyle made the request, he had no reason to refuse.
Joseph could only nod and agree: "Let's do this. Steve is not in New York now, but traveling around the United States to promote. However, in two days, he will hold a promotional speech at the European training base, and I will also return. I will come to pick you up in advance then."
"Okay, I can still wait for the next two days." Kyle nodded in agreement and quietly clenched his fists.
Successfully drawing the Super Soldier Ability Card was a big step in his rise in this Marvel world!
Chapter 21: Double Card Draw
No. 1 Military Hospital of the United States, noon.
Since it was a war period, there were many injured officers and soldiers receiving treatment in the hospital, as well as family members who came to visit. However, because it was a military hospital, everyone here was very well behaved and kept their voices down for fear of disturbing others.
Kyle was wearing clothes reserved for patients as he walked through the hospital's lobby corridor. His young and handsome face immediately attracted the attention of many people of the opposite sex.
Thanks to the fact that information dissemination today is not as crazy as it was in the 21st century, few people recognize that Kyle is the biggest contributor to the recent counterattack.
In fact, Kyle, the youngest second lieutenant in the United States, is not as famous as Steve, who is known as "Captain America".
Facing the nurse who kept looking at him with expressive eyes, Kyle smiled instead of responding, walked out of the hospital building and came to the green park outside.
It was a sunny day, the trees and grass were lush green, and the pool and fountain were sparkling with bright light, which was very pleasing to the eye and suitable for recuperation.
Of course, Kyle is not someone who can be patient and rest.
He took a few deep breaths of fresh air and began to stretch his muscles and do warm-up exercises, which were a set of regular military boxing. After a set, his bones felt as comfortable as crackling beans, and hot blood filled his stiff and sluggish body, and his face looked much rosier.
"Comfortable." Kyle exhaled a breath of hot air. Although his unhealed left shoulder protested with pain, for him who was accustomed to the combat environment, it was much more comfortable than lying sick in the hospital bed.
He is going to the training base with Joseph tomorrow, and he doesn't want to look so listless. Since he has agreed to walk ahead of Steve, of course he has to do everything perfectly.
I don't know when Kyle has developed his own pride and principles.
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about the spoils of the counterattack."
Kyle was sweating profusely. He sat on a park chair, closed his eyes as if taking a rest, and his mind quietly entered the card space.
Compared to the previous battle, there were no more messy white and green item cards in the huge white space.
But the harvest this time is greater than that of any previous battle!
There are only twenty-five unclassified blue item cards, placed prominently above the center of the card vortex. Each card is a block of infinite energy that can give the modified guns and cannons amazing destructive power.
However, when Kyle saw the infinite energy blocks of blue item grade, he had already figured out what to use them for.
Instead of using this energy on guns and cannons, it is better to use it as material for sacrificing and drawing cards!
“After sacrificing two blue cards, even if I don’t draw a card that exceeds the blue grade, at least I will have two blue cards, which can greatly enhance my personal strength.” Kyle floated the twenty-five blue item cards right in front of the incarnation of his mind with great anticipation.
The difference between the lower and upper limits of the sacrifice card draw is ridiculous. Because you can draw anything, sometimes it is a pit of blood loss, but sometimes it can bring you unexpected gains.
[Stealth] The blue ability card is the best product of sacrifice card drawing.
Without stealth abilities, Kyle wouldn't be able to break into the enemy base alone, let alone reach the gate of the base.
"Goddess of Victory in New York, bless me and give me some luck. I must make the goods." Kyle seemed to have returned to the lottery drawing stage of the game in his previous life. He was excited and nervous, and tremblingly sacrificed ten blue item cards first.