Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 165: Servant Beast

From nightfall to sunrise, it was only seven hours!

Before Alan could adjust his jet lag from the earth, he quickly put on his uniform with his swollen head and brought his team to the playground. Nether Domain Star only had 18 hours a day. The days were long and the nights were short. When they first arrived on this planet, they would have to go through a period of time to adjust and adapt. Of course, the army won't let you slowly change on your own. Instead, it will use tough methods to turn you around in a very short period of time, from your body to your mind.

Those who were unable to adapt were either sent back or killed in an armed conflict.

On the playground, there were ten small teams and a hundred soldiers lined up neatly. Today Colonel Berry came to the playground with another officer, who looked quite young, in his early twenties. His short hair was dried up and gray, lacking in luster. An ugly scar streaked across his cold face, crossing the bridge of his nose, almost cutting off his head.

A pair of eyes with bright blue pupils shot out an icy cold gaze and swept across the soldier's face. Alan noticed that his right hand was a mechanical prosthesis. Instead of camouflaged artificial skin grafts, cold metal bones and energy wires replacing blood vessels were exposed. A long tactical saber hung on the officer's waist, with the symbol of an eagle's head on it. It was an extended version of the Steel Eagle Battle Saber. It belonged to the melee type of equipment in the army, but it was not a magical weapon.

His epaulets were two upside-down swords, indicating that he had the rank of major. A major used a standard weapon, either because he was overpowered or because he was skilled in this weapon. Judging from the fierce killing intent that he could not hide, Alan believed that it was the latter.

"Rookies, this is Major Coggess. He is also your instructor. All you have to do is obey the instructions in the Soldier's Manual, obey then obey!" Colonel Berry shouted, "Now, count!"

As the soldiers began to count, Berry and Coggess whispered a few words, pointed at Alan and Lucy, and turned to leave. After the soldiers finished reporting, Kejess stretched out his hand to indicate silence. "You have three months of internship. Only those who can stay after the internship are officially used by the base. Otherwise, all those who fail will be scrapped for me," he said.

His voice was hoarse, as if sand had scraped through iron plates. It was absolutely not pleasing to the ear. The major glanced at Ellen and Lucy and added, "I know that some of you have special identities. Hey, it's a pity this isn't Babylon. I don't care about young ladies and young masters. You're just soldiers here! You're just soldiers! You'll only be soldiers! You can't use them for me if I let you run away, understand?"

"Yes, sir!" Everyone replied in unison.

Keoghes nodded and said, "Now, I will announce what you are going to accomplish today. Sergeant Allen, bring your team out!"

Alan immediately led his troops out of the formation. Curtis walked in front of Alan with a faint smile on his face. He casually pointed to a military building on the other side of the field and said, "Your task today is to clean that dormitory. That's right, I want to see that every corridor is spotless. This work must be done before sunset, otherwise you won't have to eat tonight."

"Yes, sir." Ellen replied, then gestured for him to lead them to the dormitory designated by Coggess without saying a word.

Hubble laughed smugly at the sight. Yesterday, he had looked for his brother, who was a major, and had viciously sued Allen. Now that Alan was clearly being harassed by Coggess, Hubble thought to himself, "Let's see who dares to go against me in the future."

"Sergeant Hubble! Form up!" Coggess suddenly shouted.

Hubble quickly withdrew his smile and led his team out. Kejess expressionlessly pointed at the other dormitory building and said, "That's your job today."

"Brother, are you serious?" Hubble thought he heard wrong.

Keoghes said coldly, "Watch your tone, sergeant. There are no brothers here, only the major and sergeant!"

"Yes, yes, sir." Hubble said hurriedly, and then left with the squad in dismay.

Today, all ten teams were assigned the same tasks. Each squad was responsible for cleaning up the barracks, without exception.

The next day and the third day were all the same jobs. On the fourth day, some soldiers finally began to complain.

"I quit!"

As Alan was vacuuming the corridor, he heard a soldier shouting and throwing a broom on the ground. "I'm here to fight, not to be a worker! The major is clearly playing with us!" He shouted.

"That's right, even if it's like training us in the preparatory regiment, you actually let us be sweepers. What is this?"

Several soldiers agreed.

Alan raised his head and asked in a deep voice, "What is the first rule of the Soldier's Manual?"

No one answered, and Alan said to himself, "Yes, obedience."

"What about the second one?" He asked.

Nazi stepped forward and replied, "Still obedient."

"Number three!" Allen's tone became harsh.

The soldiers who wanted to go on strike answered reluctantly, "Obey."

"That's right, it seems that you have not forgotten that you are a soldier. Major's orders. All we have to do is obey and do the best we can. It's not a question of whether this order is for us to clean the dormitory or to go on the battlefield and kill our enemies. Besides, if you have the strength to complain, why don't you try to get through the internship as soon as possible? "Are you afraid that you won't have a chance to fight after you become an official organization?" Allen said in a low voice, "Then, if there are no other problems, then get back to work."

"Yes, sir."

"It's too low. I can't hear it."

"Yes, sir!" The soldiers shouted loudly.

Standing in the lobby on the first floor of the dormitory, he could faintly hear the roar coming from upstairs. Kejess smiled and turned to leave.

Soon, a week passed, and Alan and the others' mission this week could be said to be dull and boring. But every day, Allen would ask his soldiers to do their best and follow the major's instructions strictly. At the same time, Alan quickly adapted to the environment of Nether Domain Star. On the Monday of the second week, when he stood on the playground again, he had completely adapted to the long days and short nights of Planet Nether Domain.

Today, Major Coggess had a tablet brain in his hand. On the screen of Wisdom Brain was a table listing the results of the ten teams in the past week. Of the ten teams, only Allen scored "A" every day. The rest ranged from "AB" to "C". "From this moment onwards, Sergeant Allen and his team will enter the second stage of their studies. As for you, when your grades are all A's one day a week, it will be the time for you to proceed to the next stage of your studies," Coggess said after announcing the results.

'"I know, cleaning the dormitory is boring. But this mission tests your obedience to your superiors. On the battlefield, orders from your superiors are everything. There is no time for you to question or object. All you have to do is complete it as soon as possible. If you can't obey orders, then what kind of battle is there to talk about?" Coggess said.

A sergeant raised his hand and said, "Major, do you mean that even if the superior's orders are wrong, we must complete them?"

"That's right, there can't be any doubt in the army, at least not during a battle. A person's doubt can sometimes affect the overall layout, and even drag down the situation elsewhere." Coggess said forcefully, "Of course, if the order is confirmed to be wrong after the war, then the person who issued the order will be punished accordingly." Perhaps this was unfair to the soldiers involved in the battle, but the military could only do so. At the same time, everyone who gave the order had to understand that they were shouldering the honor and disgrace of the entire guild! You must be careful with every order! "

At the beginning of the day, Alan and the others were no longer gathered in the playground, but in a tactical conference room that could accommodate thirty to fifty people. Of course, there was only Allen and the team in this meeting room for the time being. Curtis stood on the podium in the conference room, behind him was an electronic curtain wall. Now, some pictures are appearing on the electronic curtain wall. These pictures were all dangerous species from the Nether Realm. Kejess stretched out his hand to press the curtain wall, pulling out a picture from inside and zooming in.

In the picture, there was a giant ant with a human man as a reference, so it wasn't hard to tell that this ant was the size of a light motorcycle. The giant ant's carapace was red-brown, with black bristles growing on its seams and limbs, and two scimitar-like jaws sticking out of the mouthpiece on its head. Most striking of all was its pair of forelegs, the tip of which was shaped like a knife.

"This is the Saber Ant. It is one of the most common dangerous species on the Nether Realm. It is also a servant beast that the Saber Demon Tribe can tame and use as cannon fodder for war." "Although Blood Hawk Base is responsible for logistics and is located at the rear of the frontlines, believe me, your chances of encountering Blade Demon Beasts will not be small. Just like this kind of Blade Ants, they have strong adaptability and short breeding cycles. Almost every medium-sized tribe keeps servants like this in captivity," Coggess said.

"Saber ants are aggressive. The blade on their forefeet can easily cut an adult's waist. However, they are so fragile that ordinary firearms and rifles can kill them effectively. The reason why the knife ants were troublesome was not because of their individual combat strength, but because of their colony. Often when you see knife ants, there is at least a thousand colonies nearby. "

Coggess opened another picture. It was a worm. It was also an adult male as a reference. It could be seen that the insect's body was as thick as an oil bucket, had no eyes or nose, and had many pairs of feet. There was a big mouth hanging on his head, and his mouth was flipped open with its sharp teeth, looking ferocious. "This is an Earth Drilling Bug and one of the servant beasts raised by the Saber Demon Tribe," the major said. However, unlike the knife ant's offensive function, the insect's main job was to dig tunnels, as its name suggested. Earth-drilling insects and knife ants were the two most widely distributed and endangered species on Nether Domain. Even if they are not captured by the tribes, they are still targets that we need to be vigilant and eliminate. "

"There are some knife ant nests and ground insect nests near the Blood Hawk Highlands. A large part of the mission of the base soldiers is to clean up these dangerous species so that they won't break into the base and cause damage."

Just as Kejess finished speaking, an ear-piercing alarm sounded from outside!