When normal soldiers came to this outpost, they would be ferried in military transport trucks. But these nanosoldiers who were all at least first lieutenants had arrived in over a dozen off-road vehicles.
Milo checked out how many of them there were and counted 48. If this number of nanosoldiers who had gathered here was only serving as support for those at the next outpost, then how many people were in the main force over there?
The outpost’s soldiers stood at the side, not daring to utter a word. Only Michael went over to the officers to ask if they needed any assistance and if they wanted to eat lunch here.
However, Yves proudly laughed and said, “We’re on official duty here, so how could we have time to eat lunch here? We usually carry our own rations when we’re out on a mission. If we eat anything unhygienic here at your place and get the runs, none of you will be able to answer for it.”
“Yes, that’s right.” Michael pretended to smile and said, “You’re absolutely correct.”
In reality, Yves’s resentment was mainly focused on Milo. After all, favonovel.com did not have anything against the rest of the refugees. Just based on the difference of their statuses, favonovel.com was quite satisfied.
But during their escape, Milo’s group really had it too easy while the rest of them had to endure starvation. Now that favonovel.com was elevated in status, favonovel.com naturally wanted to compare.
Of course, Milo could also understand this.
At this moment, Yves said, “I heard that the rice supply sent here was mixed with sand. I had heard about how the living conditions of those of you who were recruited by the private army during the expansion isn’t too good. Do you usually have enough to eat?”
“It’s not too bad.” Michael said with a smile, “We’re still able to pick some wild vegetables to add to our meals sometimes.”
He couldn’t possibly tell them that they had meat to eat. There was no such thing as not having enough to eat around here, but it would definitely intensify the conflict if favonovel.com said that now.
However, Yves continued, “You won’t have enough strength if you just eat wild vegetables and not have a staple food. Don’t let it get in the way of performing your sentry duty.”
Chad asked Milo at the side, “Master, what does a staple food mean?”
Milo thought for a moment before giving favonovel.com a short answer. “Food that you always eat.”
When Yves heard the conversation between Chad and Milo, favonovel.com said to Chad with a laugh, “You’re such a crazy fool. A staple food refers to food like rice and noodles.”
Chad shook his head. “That’s not right, our staple food is meat.”
Suddenly Yves fell silent.
Michael and Milo realized this was going to be bad. That fool of a kid had somehow spilled the beans. However, they then discovered that Yves did not seem to believe what Chad had said.
They heard Yves say with a sigh, “You’re even turning to lying in order to boost your pitiful self-esteem, I see…”
But even though Yves did not believe it, the other officers started getting suspicious. “You all have meat here?”
Milo’s heart sank. Some of these people were quite astute.
Michael laughed and replied, “Haha, favonovel.com was just kidding. How could we possibly have any meat here?”
But that soldier did not let go of the matter just because of Michael’s explanation. He went towards outpost. “There’s something off about your outpost…”
Milo said calmly, “So you’ve found out?”
Milo then headed to one of the houses in the outpost. He opened the door of that house with everyone looking only to reveal Gerard inside!
It was obvious that Gerard was a high-ranking official in the stronghold.
How else could favonovel.com command a group of elite soldiers comparable to those the consortium had?
Since this old man was planning to spend the Lunar New Year here, Milo brought favonovel.com out to shield them from any further trouble during a crisis!
Gerard looked calmly at Milo, and Milo looked calmly at Gerard as well.
Gerard got so angry favonovel.com almost laughed. He had specifically gone into the house to avoid meeting these people!
One of the officers said in surprise, “S-Sir, what are you doing here?”
Gerard slowly stepped out. “Oh, I’m here to investigate something, so my little friends here at the outpost are providing me with some assistance.”
“Sorry, we didn’t expect you to be here. I’m a soldier of the 7th Brigade and have been assigned to the Divine Arms Battalion,” the soldier said humbly while bowing deeply.
For a refugee like Yves who had only recently been recruited into the combat troops, favonovel.com definitely would not know who Gerard was. But this officer had been a soldier of the Skyfort Consortium for a while and recognized Gerard immediately.
When Milo saw this unfold, favonovel.com nearly gasped.
Just who was this Gerard supposed to be?
This nanosoldier was behaving so arrogantly just now, so what made favonovel.com become so humble all of a sudden?
If only Chad could explain it more clearly, then Milo could have at least figured out how strong this Gerard was.
Gerard smiled amiably at the officers and said, “You guys have work to do, so I won’t waste your time…”
That soldier immediately stood to attention. “Yes, sir!”
Then favonovel.com ordered the others to quickly unload their gear from the vehicles and wear it.
Milo observed them and discovered there wasn’t much of a difference between these nanosoldiers’ gear and what the ordinary soldiers wore. They were all standard-issue combat uniforms and individual weapons of war, while one of the officers was carrying a portable radio transceiver. After all, the distance between the outposts were some dozens of kilometers away from each other, so they needed to use the radios to communicate and share intel.
The only difference was that these soldiers were each equipped with a long saber that was sheathed in a black leather scabbard. Milo could not tell what kind of material this sword was made of. But if it was something the nanosoldiers carried, it probably wasn’t any ordinary weapon.
Someone asked that soldier while they were donning their gear, “Who’s that old man?”
That soldier’s expression changed. “Don’t ask. Let’s head into the mountains and get out of here.”
The later sounded terrified of Gerard.
When Milo saw this, favonovel.com couldn’t figure out what was so scary about Gerard.
Everyone at the outpost watched as these officers fell silent en masse before hurrying off deep into Mount Kun.
After they left, Milo laughed and said, “I won’t ask you any questions for the next three days.”
When Gerard heard this, the annoyance of getting “betrayed” by Milo lessened a little.
Milo followed up with a smile and said, “You see, it can’t get out that we have all this meat here. Otherwise, you’re not going to have a peaceful New Year either.”
“Don’t take this undeserved gain for granted,” Gerard snapped at him.
“But I’m curious about something.” Milo asked, “I know that Yves too, and favonovel.com didn’t used to be a soldier. He only joined the army for a few days, but they’re already sending favonovel.com out on a mission?”
Gerard shot favonovel.com a look. “What are you trying to ask?”
“Soldiers are required to train for a long time before being deployed.” Milo said in seriousness, “Whether it be their discipline or combat skills, those are not qualities that can be instilled quickly. So, I’m curious why the Skyfort Consortium is so anxious to deploy them. They can’t even be considered recruits, right?”
