Chapter 35: Questions from All Sides

The loud snort immediately drew everyone's attention to the doorway.

A young woman of about twenty-three or twenty-four years old stood by the door. She was tall, wearing a military uniform, with a high ponytail, and a bright red scarf around her long neck that could be used as a windproof mask. She was quite eye-catching.

Although the girl had no expression, the cold snort came from a short-haired, long-faced woman behind her.

The middle-aged manager's face immediately broke into a smile, and he stood up to greet him:

"Dr. Yang, Dr. Zhao, are you at the hospital so early? Are you free to work half a day in the purification department today?"

"I'm busy, I'll only be here for an hour. I'll be back at the team for a meeting soon," the girl in the red scarf said. Her tone wasn't exactly indifferent, but her eyes were clearly probing and critical of Qi An and his group.

The staff member ushered the two girls into the room and even gave up his own stool for the girl wearing a red scarf.

"Please sit down, please sit down. Let me finish recording their information first," she said with a smile.

The girl in the red scarf had no intention of sitting down, so she crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame.

The short-haired woman asked with a smile, "Which base's top expert is here? What's their enhancement level?"

Although the sound was soft, the room was even smaller, and Qi An and the others could hear it clearly, making the manager a little embarrassed.

"The enhancement value hasn't been tested yet... They were just joking..."

These words! Xu Le still maintained his usual slight smile, while Lu Sui frowned.

"We also have a meeting in a little while, could you hurry up?" Qi An said.

She felt inexplicably familiar with the girl in the red scarf, as if she had seen her somewhere before.

No matter how familiar he looked, his gaze and words had already left a negative impression on her.

The manager nodded and exchanged a few pleasantries with the two people at the door before returning to his post.

This time, she didn't smile; she typed and spoke very quickly: "The last one, Tian Mengrun, original base... new student base..."

The words "new student base" came out of her mouth with obvious doubt and unease, and the two people at the door raised their eyebrows.

"Basic information has been entered. Please check the enhancement values ​​in sequence." The administrator turned on the machine.

"I'm the worst, I'll go first!" Tian Mengrun was a little embarrassed, but she rushed to sit in front.

But the manager's voice sounded somewhat surprised: "Enhancement value, 8!"

The shaky upward curve did indeed stop exactly at the baseline of 8.

The short-haired woman frowned slightly, her face darkening.

“I’ll go second…” Lu Sui said, but Xu Le beat her to it: “I think I’m a bit less skilled than you, so I’ll go first.”

His line has crossed 8, approaching 8.3 or 8.4.

The manager was momentarily at a loss for words—"Is this dish..."

Lu Sui's enhancement value clearly exceeded the 8.5 dotted line, reaching a mere 8.7!

No wonder she was able to purify that level 4 mutated wounded soldier. Qi An was momentarily impressed by the generosity of the leader of the new student base!

“My score was 8.4 last year.” Lu Sui’s brows were still furrowed, but there was obvious joy in her voice.

This demonstrates her potential for improvement.

The management staff showed some respect; even the girl in the red scarf at the door looked a little unpleasant. Then she saw Qi An's enhancement value.

9! 9.2!

The curve seemed to sway slightly, as if it was heading towards 9.5!

Although it has fallen back again, it is still very high at 9.2, which is indeed enough to become the chief purifier of a small base!

Moreover, the information that administrators retrieved from the database finally received feedback after an extremely long delay.

Qi An's old data shows that her enhancement value was only 8 last time! And the time before that it was only 7!

Although each test is conducted two or three years apart, the rate of improvement is truly remarkable!

This is incredible potential to become a top-tier player!

This time, the managers could no longer dismiss their chief purifier's words as a joke, and they couldn't help but glance back at the girl in the red scarf.

This character's enhancement value barely reached 9...

"This machine must be broken! What's her name? Which base is she from?"

The short-haired girl rushed in, glancing at the test results at first glance, but then she saw Qi An's name on the file and froze.

She's an emergency purifier who came to the new base after participating in the "Fire Source" campaign; there's no way she wouldn't know this name!

Recipient of the "Protector" Medal! A role model for military purifiers!

The short-haired girl froze, and the girl in the red scarf widened her eyes as she looked Qi An up and down.

Xu Le chuckled, "Our current unit is the Third Battle Regiment of the Western Region No. 1 Base. You can register now. We'll be leaving now. Remember to call us when the Chief Purifier is being selected."

All four of them stood up and left indifferently.

"It's a good thing Brother Zhao was in a meeting and couldn't come, otherwise it would have lowered our average strength," Xu Le said with a laugh.

“I’ll remember that. I’ll tell the vice-captain later.” Qi An glanced at her.

"No way! No way! Brother Zhao's IQ is so low that he could outsmart me, and I'd still be counting money for him!" Xu Le hurriedly put down the arm that was leisurely wrapped around the back of his head and begged for mercy.

Qi An also raised his lips in a smile.

The vice-captain's intelligence is never used to scheme against others, but rather to scheme against the enemy... Occasionally, he doubts his own people to an extreme degree.

This little incident didn't affect everyone's mood. However, at 10:30, when Chen Yuezhou held a regimental meeting in his new office, Qi An attended along with Yu Shuang, and another new face appeared.

This is Yang Suning, the commander of the "Chilong" team, who has been acting as the commander of the 3rd Regiment.

Qi An immediately understood why the girl in the red scarf looked familiar to her.

That girl looks a bit like Yang Yuning!

Yang Suning did not have the dignified appearance of Yang Yuning; his features and height were quite ordinary.

"The Third Battle Group now includes my Chilong Battle Team, which consists of 10 full squads with a total of 116 people."

There is also the "Azure Spirit" team, composed of soldiers who applied to join from various bases. Currently, there are 6 squads with a total of 59 people.

Then there are the three squads that joined the 'Stars' team earlier, totaling 25 people, who have always been with my team!

Our main responsibilities are perimeter reconnaissance and escorting supplies. Currently, about half of our personnel are on patrol duty every day, while the majority are on the road escorting supplies or on standby for this purpose.

Several smaller teams were also stationed at fixed outposts along the transport route.

"Understood, thank you for your continued command." Chen Yuezhou's voice was calm.

However, Yang Suning's expression was not very peaceful. He stood with his gaze higher, and after he finished speaking, his look at Chen Yuezhou had a rather condescending tone.

The office was quiet. The Chilong team members sat on the left, while the Cangling team's captain, who was in his thirties and had a friendly expression, sat below Chilong with his advisor and two important squad leaders.

Yu Shuang and a few others were on the right side. The two groups of people were completely unfamiliar with each other, making it seem as if they were facing each other from a distance.

"Since the base was established, how many supply escort missions has our battle group carried out? What routes have we taken?"

"How much have we lost in battle, including ammunition and casualties?" Chen Yuezhou asked after flipping through the documents for a moment.

Yang Suning was slightly taken aback.

The office suddenly became even quieter.

This sounds like a difficult question!

Does the newly appointed commander want to embarrass the "acting commander" in public?

Yang Suning looked intently at Chen Yuezhou, but answered without hesitation:

"There were a total of 18 escort missions, all along the river route from the southeast exit of the base."

Four vehicles were lost, and approximately ten heavy weapons, including individual rocket launchers, were lost. The number of bullets was countless.

Fifteen people have died, and the number of seriously injured has not exceeded 50 so far.

With a clear and decisive answer, Yang Suning raised his eyebrows and looked at Chen Yuezhou with a hint of arrogance, his eyelids half-lowered.

He had already been promoted to commander of the 3rd Regiment of the new base, but then Chen Yuezhou was parachuted in!

One of them defected from the new recruit base!

Yang Suning's gaze was cold and complex.

He stood ramrod straight, waiting for Chen Yuezhou to interrogate him more thoroughly and make things more difficult for him.

Chen Yuezhou did ask a question again, but this time it was:

"The threat from the Fallen Insects is not significant now. Have you considered how to adjust the chapter's operational objectives for the future?"

How can we improve the efficiency of freight transportation?