The commander of the base had issued an order early on, forcing all soldiers in the training camp to attend the speech on time in the square. Anyone who did not go would be expelled from the army. What is intriguing is that apart from the soldiers, no officers attended the speech.
Because not only the soldiers, but all the officers looked down on Steve, who had never been on a battlefield but called himself Captain America.
It is conceivable that Steve, wearing a tights with the American logo, going on stage to give a speech would be met with strong resistance from the soldiers.
In fact, this is true.
"You guys are ready to come with me to fix Hitler?"
Steve stood on the podium, facing the silence in the audience, and wanted to warm up the atmosphere by speaking to the hundreds of soldiers below: "Okay, are there any volunteers?"
"Nonsense. What are we doing here without volunteers?" A soldier in the audience shouted impatiently, and immediately all the soldiers sitting on the square burst into laughter.
"We want to see the girls dance!"
Facing the soldiers' booing, Steve responded awkwardly: "I think they will only sing one song later, so I have to think about what to do with the extra time."
"Go away!"
"Little fairy, you should dance in your boots!"
The soldiers in the audience did not give him any face and became more and more noisy. Some soldiers began to throw the fruits or water bottles in their hands directly onto the stage.
Carter, who was at the back of the stage, clenched his fists, trying to help Steve, but there was nothing he could do.
"Please, don't be like this. I was also a training soldier here." Steve had no choice but to use the decorative props in his hand as a shield to block the debris that kept coming from the stage.
"What are you doing?"
A cold and powerful voice suddenly came from the back of the square. Immediately, all the soldiers in the square looked behind them in surprise.
A young man in an officer's uniform was standing behind the soldiers. He had a faint aura of majesty and looked at the soldiers with sharp and cold eyes.
"It's Second Lieutenant, sir." The soldier who was about to refute swallowed his saliva in disbelief after noticing the rank insignia on the young man's chest.
"Such a young second lieutenant? How come I haven't heard of him?"
"He's not older than us, is he?"
Amid the nervous whispers of many soldiers, some seemed to recognize the young man's identity and shouted with complicated expressions: "It's Kyle, Lieutenant Kyle!"
Lieutenant Kyle
Many recruits were slightly stunned, and their eyes turned fanatical when they looked at the young officer again.
"Hey, is that really him?!"
"Nonsense! Who else could be such a young lieutenant except Kyle?"
"Oh my god! American hero, he is my idol."
"Of course I'm not. I joined the army because of his deeds!"
The soldiers on the square were so excited that they were speechless. Finally, someone took the lead and shouted "Stand up and salute". Hundreds of soldiers stood up in unison and turned to salute the young man: "Hello, sir!"
"Thank you for your hard work, sir!"
Facing their admiration, Kyle in the back responded coldly: "No need to salute, I was just one of you in the first two weeks. But is this how you treat my brothers? Is this the extent of your quality as a soldier?!"
The soldiers looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and quickly turned around again, bowing and apologizing to Steve on the stage: "Sorry!"
Steve on the stage didn't say anything. Looking at the cold-blooded young man standing behind the soldier, he felt really excited and ashamed.
He suddenly recalled the sunset scene at the training base after Kyle won the shooting competition.
At that time, Kyle said to him: "Steve, from now on, no one will dare to look down on us."
Chapter 23 Super Soldier Abilities
Kyle's arrival instantly made him the focus of the training base.
The youngest second lieutenant officer, American hero, these titles are enough to make every recruit talk about it with relish, and upgrade it to a hot topic to chat about.
And now, the real person in the rumors has come here, and he is more attractive than an idol dancer.
Steve took the opportunity to get away, retreated to the backstage, and replaced by a group of dancers in short skirts to come on stage to smooth things over.
However, the soldiers in the square were still in high spirits and could not stop looking around, trying to find Kyle who had disappeared from the field.
At this moment, backstage at the speech stage.
“Steve.”
"Kyle!"
The two handsome young men ignored the strange looks from the backstage staff and hugged each other with laughter, which was a unique and intimate gesture between the two.
Kyle just had a smile on his face, but Steve's excited face was filled with uncontrollable joy, as happy as a child.
"Don't use so much force, the gunshot wound on my left shoulder hasn't healed completely yet."
Kyle cursed with a smile, looked at the tall and mighty Steve approaching, punched his strong chest, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that you are much taller than before, even taller than me."
He was only 180cm tall, while Steve is now 188cm tall, half a head taller.
"This is all the effect of the Super Soldier Serum. I am now much stronger than I look." Steve did not hide anything. Sadness appeared on his upright face. He said regretfully, "It's a pity that the professor was shot and killed by a spy from the Hydra organization, and the only sample of Super Soldier Serum was also stolen and destroyed. Otherwise..."
"It's okay." Kyle shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Even if there is no Super Soldier Serum, it doesn't matter to me."
After all, I still have the backup of drawing cards.
Kyle muttered to himself.
"By the way. Kyle, what's wrong with your right hand?" Steve's surprised eyes fell on Kyle's right hand. The officer's uniform was a long-sleeved jacket, but Kyle's right hand and the palm were now tightly wrapped in white bandages.
Kyle raised his tightly wrapped vibranium arm guard and made up an excuse, "This is just a little scratch from the previous battle."
"The surprise counterattack campaign!" Steve's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "I've heard about your achievements. You must tell me the details of the situation at that time."
For Steve, a patriotic war maniac who is full of passion and justice, he has never been on a battlefield with real guns and live bullets, which really makes him feel depressed.
This was exactly what Kyle wanted, so he readily agreed, "No problem, let's find a place to have lunch."
After saying that, Kyle shifted his gaze to Carter behind Steve.
That mature woman who remains as cool and elegant as ever is like a rose with thorns, with an aura that keeps strangers away.
Kyle joked, "Agent Carter is here too. That's great, let's go have lunch together. I've said I'd repay you for your kindness for a long time."