Chapter Two Choices
Battlefield First Aid Purifiers, as the name suggests, are meant to go to the battlefield with the base's soldiers and be ready to purify them when their contamination levels spike due to fighting contaminated individuals.
Now, she has only encountered one dangerous Liu Wenle every few days. But on the battlefield, especially in spring and summer when the polluters launch large-scale attacks, Liu Wenle is everywhere!
Qi An was a little confused, but quickly came to his senses.
She was also suddenly notified that she had to participate in last week's physical enhancement value rating test.
The test was one-on-one. The instructor from the 1st Regiment of the Army Air Force watched her as she completed each physical enhancement test, not allowing her to hide anything or slack off.
Qi An saw her test results from the documents on the table.
Strength 2, Speed 3, Endurance 3, Resilience 5, Healing 6, Senses 4, Overall Rating C.
Evaluation: Demonstrates strong initiative in self-training, improves rapidly, possesses high potential for enhancement, and can adapt to battlefield environments; therefore, a priority for promotion.
Qi An has a strong initiative in self-training.
She gets up at 5 a.m. every day to run 5 kilometers and trains for at least 10 hours a week in shooting, combat and strength training, without interruption for three years, regardless of the weather.
In the end times, everyone must learn to protect themselves, and Qi An especially needs to be mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace.
However, she rarely trained at the military training grounds; instead, she went to the privately run shooting ranges and boxing gyms on the base.
However, it still caught the attention of the higher-ups.
Qi An knew that she had no room to refuse. She worked at a military hospital, but her actual unit was the Base Medical Department Purification Alliance. The Army Defense Force did not have the authority to transfer her independently.
However, since the transfer order has already been sent to Sister Qu, it means that the two parties have reached a consensus.
Purifiers are scarce, and emergency purifiers are even more precious; every team on the front lines is in need of them.
Qi An had no choice but to shake hands with Sister Qu and say firmly:
"Thank you to the base leaders for their trust in me! I will work hard in my new position to ensure the mental well-being of the soldiers on the front lines!"
Sister Qu's eyes showed both relief and pity. In the end, she simply patted Qi An's thin shoulder and said softly:
"Go home. Come back the day after tomorrow to process your transfer. You can take a day off tomorrow."
Qi An smiled back and turned to leave.
She finally got a vacation, but it came at the cost of her life.
The battles against the contaminated outside the base are extremely dangerous and brutal. Purifiers work at high intensity, and the probability of being completely consumed by the contamination or dying is extremely high.
Moreover, Qi An had another, even greater concern.
Without buying any groceries, Qi An returned home without turning on the lights and collapsed face down onto his single bed.
The base is short of energy, and even on such a cold night, most of the accommodation areas have no heating, making the rooms as cold as iceboxes.
Qi An wrapped himself in a blanket, trying to organize his jumbled thoughts in the darkness and cold.
The numbers on her bracelet fluctuated wildly, once reaching 39% and then dropping back to 2%. Her pupils would sometimes split and then quickly return to their original positions.
If anyone were to witness this scene, seeing the magnitude of the numerical fluctuations, the speed of the anomaly and recovery, they would surely think they had seen a ghost.
In just over ten minutes, Qi An poked his head out from under the covers and figured it out.
She can't decide not to be an emergency medical purifier, but she can perhaps decide which team's emergency medical purifier to be.
The document in Sister Qu's file stated that she would be transferred to the 1st Regiment.
The base's land defense forces consist of three regiments. The 1st and 2nd regiments are regular garrison units, characterized by their large numbers, averaging over 2,000 personnel per squad. The detachments below each squad have at least 100 personnel.
The large number of people, coupled with their generally low quality and weak mental resilience, meant an enormous workload for the purification specialists.
Large in number and highly specialized, the regular garrison troops are stationed within 20 kilometers of the base, holding their positions and engaging in combat, with a high degree of specialization.
The purifiers here only perform purification.
Qi An's pollution level on her wristband returned to a stable 25%. She opened her phone and browsed the base's intranet, specifically the Army's announcement platform.
[Announcement No. 03, February 14: The military court has issued the following ruling regarding the case of the 3rd Regiment's "Chengfeng" combat team and the First and Second Detachments' small-scale encounter with hostilities outside the base on February 9:]
The Second Detachment's accusation that the First Detachment withdrew prematurely during the battle due to cowardice, resulting in heavy casualties for the Second Detachment, is unfounded and invalid.
The reasons for the defeat and excessive casualties in the encounter on February 9th were: both captains misjudged the enemy's strength, underestimated the enemy and acted rashly, and personal grudges led to insufficient tactical communication and poor cooperation.
Zhou Yang, captain of the first team of the Wind Chasing Team, was placed in confinement for two weeks, had his salary and subsidies canceled for one year, and received a major demerit.
Yu Shuang, captain of the second team of the Chengfeng team, has had her salary and subsidies suspended for one year and received a major demerit.
The vice-captains and key players of the other two teams will have their subsidies cancelled for one year and will each receive a demerit.
Qi An switched to a website called "Abstract Little Green Man Has to Speak His Mind," scrolled through it a few times, and found a discussion thread about the announcement.
[Pumpkin Gun: Since it was said that both captains were jointly responsible for the defeat, why was Captain 1 punished so much more severely than Captain 2? Did Captain 1 swear in court?]
[I am your dad, Major Superman: What a load of crap! Haven't you heard of Zhou Yang from Team 1? He has powerful connections! Even if he went berserk in court and beat up his superior, someone can protect him! Team 2 is really pitiful; does anyone know how many people died there?]
[Hoping for Spring: Let's not get into conspiracy theories yet. The announcement said both teams share responsibility, so they definitely share responsibility. Trust the base, trust the announcement!]
[Anonymous: Team 2 lost 4 players, which is unusual; that team is usually incredibly strong.]
There were only a few posts, and Qi An couldn't find them again.
This matter has been a hot topic of gossip in the military, including the military hospital, for the past few days. However, the base has had a local area network for a long time, but mobile phones are a luxury. Not many soldiers have mobile phones, so four posts are already considered to be a heated discussion.
Qi An knew that compared to the 1st and 2nd Regiments, the 3rd Regiment had a more diverse composition, including supply transport and escort teams, secret intelligence teams, and so on.
The Wind Chaser team is a long-range special operations team, and each of its subordinate squads is an elite force.
This was the first time Qi An had ever been so wasteful with electricity; he spent half the night scrolling through his phone.
Despite a night of chaotic dreams and staying up late, Qi An still got up at 5 a.m. as usual for his morning run.
There were no streetlights, only the searchlights on the defensive fortifications at the edge of the base providing a faint light.
Qi An liked the base at this time because it was quiet all around, and the decay of the city and her secrets could be hidden in the darkness, giving her a sense of lonely security.
However, when he reached the riverbank, he saw a flickering light in the thick fog ahead, and Qi An slowed down.
She was cautious, but as soon as she got a little closer, a beam of bright white flashlight shone on her.
The gun being cocked and the man's low growl sounded simultaneously:
"who?!"
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