Chapter 240 Reporting for Duty

Early the next morning.

He Xiang followed Cheng Dongshu out the door with a nervous expression.

The two boarded a bus bound for the inner city.

It was too early, and there were only two or three people on the bus. The two of them got on and chose to sit near the door.

Cheng Dongshu sat upright, his whole body tense, looking even more nervous than He Xiang.

He Xiang was just signing up for training, while he not only had to sign up for the winter training camp, but also had to complete the onboarding procedures and officially join the Operations Department's duty team.

The bus arrived in the inner city and stopped at the Central Square station.

Cheng Dongshu stood up stiffly and pulled He Xiang out of the car.

The streets of the inner city were desolate.

The wind was biting cold, and a thin layer of frost covered the road. In the central square opposite the platform, the statue of a young girl stood quietly, gazing into the distance.

Cheng Dongshu rubbed his hands together, and their breaths turned into visible wisps of white mist.

He figured out the direction and pulled He Xiang along on foot toward the operations department.

"Hey, Dongshu, slow down, don't wrinkle my new clothes." He Xiang quickly pulled Cheng Dongshu's hand away.

This is the first time in his life he has owned new clothes.

It was Yun Zhao who bought it for him yesterday when she came back.

If he hadn't come back too late last night and was afraid of disturbing Sister Yunzhao's rest, he would have insisted on going upstairs to show everyone what he was wearing.

Cheng Dongshu let go of his hand and said somewhat nervously, "Then hurry up and don't be late."

"Late?" He Xiang looked puzzled. "It's only seven o'clock."

Are they arriving too early...?

Cheng Dongshu: "It's always better to get there early than late."

They represent Qingshan Town, and they absolutely cannot let Yun Zhao down.

The two walked to the front of the operations department building.

At a little past seven in the morning, as dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, the towering buildings were lit up.

At the gate, several sentries stood ramrod straight, their eyes fixed on them.

Cheng Dongshu swallowed hard, took out the notification slip, stepped forward and explained his purpose, "Hello, um... I'm a newly arrived sentry."

The sentry on duty took the form, looked down at it, and his attitude softened. "So you're a colleague. But you've come too early. The clerk inside doesn't start work until nine."

Cheng Dongshu paused for a moment, then chuckled and replied, "It is a bit early. It's my first time here, and I was worried about being delayed on the way, so I thought I'd come early."

The sentry smiled and handed the notification slip back to him. "I understand. You can wait here for a while. It is indeed cold outside, but we have rules here. We can't just let people in."

He hasn't officially joined the company yet and isn't considered part of the operations department.

The duty team dared not let strangers in; they couldn't afford the responsibility if something happened.

"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Cheng Dongshu understood and turned back to He Xiang's side.

He Xiang noticed that the sentry on duty was looking at him.

That seemed to mean, "What are you doing here again?"

He stammered, "I...I'm here to sign up for the winter training camp."

The sentry was speechless for a moment before explaining, "The announcement for the winter training camp states the registration method. Sentinels of rank B and above can register online or go to the service hall or the inner city office building to register."

He Xiang: "..." He had never seen an announcement before, and besides, he didn't know many words.

Dongshu came to find him in the morning and said that Sister Yunzhao wanted him to attend the winter training camp.

He just followed along.

"Besides, offline registration doesn't start until nine o'clock." The sentry looked at them strangely, as if the two of them weren't very bright.

I ran over at seven o'clock.

This means I have to wait outside for two hours.

In this freezing weather, with no way to get in, you can only stand outside freezing. No normal person would do something like that.

"I see..." He Xiang scratched his head, looking somewhat uneasy.

He certainly hadn't expected there to be so many rules in the inner city.

He Xiang secretly glanced at Dong Shu, who looked equally embarrassed beside him.

He thought to himself: "Well, well, he said he wouldn't embarrass Sister Yun Zhao, but he's made a fool of himself as soon as he arrives."

Cheng Dongshu: "..."

After all, it was his first day reporting to the operations department.

He wanted to make a good impression, so he came early.

But before I could even officially start working, I couldn't even get through the front door.

The two had no choice but to step aside and stand close to the exterior wall of the building, waiting in the cold wind.

Not long after.

A small military vehicle slowly drove up in the distance.

The guards at the gate saw this and immediately ran over to open the gate and let people in.

The car drew closer, then braked and stopped at the door. The window slowly rolled down, revealing the man inside.

Xie Tu looked at the two people standing outside the door, then at He Xiang, "What are you doing here?"

He Xiang hesitated for a moment, then replied truthfully, "I'm here to sign up for the winter training camp."

Xie Tu paused for two seconds, "Did your sister send you?"

"Mmm-hmm." He Xiang nodded repeatedly.

Xie Tu glanced at the time; it was only a little past seven. He guessed that Yun Zhao didn't know the registration time either, which was why he had come so early.

"It's too cold outside, come in and wait."

Xie Tu gave the order, and the soldiers on duty immediately let him pass.

The sentry who had spoken to them earlier looked at the two men with a surprised expression.

Unexpectedly, the two B-level sentries knew Captain Xie, and judging from their tone of voice, they seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

He Xiang did not refuse.

It's quite cold outside.

He pulled Cheng Dongshu along and jogged through the gate, not forgetting to thank Xie Tu, "Thank you, brother!"

The sentries on duty: "..." Brother?

Cheng Dongshu was taken aback by He Xiang's address of "Big Brother" and was pulled into the operations department by He Xiang.

Access control is installed on the first floor.

Xie Tu got out of the car, walked over and opened the door for the two of them, and calmly said, "Stay on the first floor and don't wander around."

Cheng Dongshu seemed to have guessed his identity and nodded awkwardly, "Okay, thank you."

Xie Tu nodded, turned around and entered the elevator, heading towards the underground command center.

Registration for the winter training camp will close once all thirteen combat teams have returned to base.

There's enough time.

But I heard that He Xiang's spiritual body is a sloth.

How should sloths be trained?

Xie Tu frowned slightly, feeling that this was a bit tricky.

A fire phoenix the size of a palm emerged. It was somewhat irritable and really didn't want to follow its original form, which only knew how to be busy with work all day long.

I'm going to find Qingluan. You can take your time with your own business.

The white-haired beast can leave Jiang Mu to play, but it stays in the base and doesn't wander off.

He should have abandoned his true form long ago and gone to find Qingluan!

It should have done this sooner!

After conveying its message, the fire phoenix actually abandoned its true form, flapped its wings, passed through the elevator, and flew towards the outer city.

Xie Tu can sense the Fire Phoenix's actions and emotions through a mental connection.

I can keep track of her situation while I'm at work.

It seems pretty good.

Xie Tu then let Huo Feng leave.

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Outer urban area.

Yun Zhao was awakened by the little bluebird's cursing.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a phoenix in the house and was stunned for a long time without reacting.