"Brother Lu, I really want you to join our military."
"As long as you join, I guarantee I can help you apply for a team leader position."
Huang Weisheng brought up the old matter again.
"Commander Huang, I'd like to ask, what is the rank of a regimental commander? Could you tell me the details?"
Lu Yuan still didn't agree directly, and Huang Weisheng knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he explained:
"The regimental commander is a colonel, and colonel is the rank of lieutenant colonel in the armies of some countries."
"In the military rank system of most countries around the world, there is generally a rank of colonel."
"Except for a few countries that have senior colonels, colonel is the highest rank among field officers. Colonel is generally the rank of regimental commander."
After the explanation, Lu Yuan finally had a general understanding of this military system.
For example, a division has three brigades, and a brigade has three regiments.
Before the apocalypse, a group consisted of about 900-1000 people.
However, this is the apocalypse, where three to five hundred is one unit, and four to five thousand is another.
Many things are no longer as formal as they used to be, after all, humanity is now facing zombies and monsters.
In the past, Lu Yuan wouldn't even have been qualified to be a cook.
However, this is the end times. As long as you have the ability, becoming a brigade commander or division commander in the future is not a problem!
Another point is that there's a reason why Huang Weisheng is so eager to win over Lu Yuan.
That is the problem of manpower and generals.
One year into the apocalypse, most of the veterans have died, and now more than 70% of the troops are new recruits.
In addition, some special forces recruited through special recruitment have not received any training at all.
Take Lu Yuan for example, he might not even know how to stand at attention. What we need now is combat effectiveness, not systems.
In other words, if the system could defeat zombies and monsters, then China would have already recovered its lost territory.
Lu Yuan believed these things.
Systems are indeed necessary, but they cannot be the standard for measuring combat effectiveness.
Of course, with a good system, combat effectiveness will definitely be improved, that much is certain.
"Commander Huang, if I join, what kind of help or tangible benefits will I receive?"
"Don't tell me it's all for the country and the nation; I don't have that kind of high level of awareness."
Lu Yuan made no attempt to conceal his purpose.
"Brother Lu is generous!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely help you apply for the highest subsidy when I get back. I will then apply for you to be included in the staff of my 21st Division."
Lu Yuan didn't agree immediately; he wasn't that stupid to be tricked so easily.
To put it bluntly, he wants to maximize his profits. As long as he is strong enough, he will have the leverage to negotiate when the time comes.
To put it more bluntly, being a regimental commander is just the beginning for him.
On the other side, Liu Feifei was also trying to get closer to Luo Qingcheng.
Sister Qingcheng, can you tell me about Mr. Lu?
Luo Qingcheng wasn't stupid; she naturally recognized Liu Feifei, who kept calling her "Sister Qingcheng."
This woman is definitely not simple. Luo Qingcheng is self-aware. If she didn't have ulterior motives, would Liu Feifei be calling her sister?
I'd say you're more like a sister.
If someone in their early twenties can lead a team into a secret realm on their own, who would believe they don't have the ability?
The purpose was simply to find out about Lu Yuan and then win him over, which was also what Luo Qingcheng hoped to see.
After all, its value is maximized when there's competition for it.
So I started to become less scheming and said whatever came to mind, for example:
"He's not that capable, he just has a group of brothers who would risk their lives for him, and a few powerful S-rank pets."
Although Luo Qingcheng said this with an air of disdain, she was actually revealing to Liu Feifei that Lu Yuan was very powerful.
If you want to win them over, you'd better offer more incentives.
Sure enough, upon hearing Luo Qingcheng's words, Liu Feifei's eyes narrowed; clearly, she was surprised.
"Sister Qingcheng, are you saying that Mr. Lu has more than two S-rank pets?"
Luo Qingcheng nodded quickly.
"Take me for example. My pet, the Twin-Winged Flying Tiger, is also an S-rank, but unfortunately, it hasn't grown up yet."
"Our team has more than one or two S-rank pets like me that haven't fully grown yet."
Liu Feifei's mind was racing.
The chances of successfully winning over Lu Yuan are slim, given that Huang Weisheng is involved.
Any opportunity would arise if they could win over Luo Qingcheng. As long as they could bring Luo Qingcheng closer to their faction, they could leverage her relationship with Lu Yuan.
If anything happens in the future, ask Lu Yuan for help...
For a moment, Liu Feifei was thinking about many things and things far ahead.
Next, Liu Feifei began to win over Luo Qingcheng, offering her things like the treatment of a guest elder.
Honorary head of the delegation, etc.
In any case, Luo Qingcheng neither refused nor agreed.
She simply said that she couldn't make the decision herself and needed to discuss it with Lu Yuan, thus temporarily brushing it off.
Having achieved her goal of winning them over, Liu Feifei didn't dwell on the topic any further.
She was well aware that saying too much would offend people.
After dinner, it was already dark. Lu Yuan used the excuse of needing to use the restroom to find a secluded spot.
"Bai Ling, you do what you need to do. Eat as much as you can, just don't mess with that ancient demon dragon king."
Then summon Bai Ling.
"Meow!"
Lu Yuan kicked it:
Speak like a human being!
Bai Ling was very agile, so her kick naturally missed.
"Master, I was never human to begin with."
Lu Yuan was speechless for a moment, but he didn't want to dwell on it.
"Remember, if there's an S-rank one, leave me with a whole corpse, then bring it back and tell me secretly, understand?"
Bai Ling was unhappy.
It has a particular fondness for this; the higher the level of the magical beast, the more interested it becomes.
But since her master wanted to take it away, Bai Ling was naturally unhappy.
Lu Yuan saw through it and started to coax him:
"Bai Ling, be good. Once you reach the Double S rank, you can eat whatever you want. Is that alright?"
"Now I need to quickly gather my strength to deal with that Demon Dragon King. Do you understand now?"
"Meow!"
Bai Ling agreed and turned to leave. Lu Yuan then summoned the Enchanting Spirit Nine Netherworld.
"Master, you've finally let me out!"
As soon as Jiu Youming appeared, he started flirting with Lu Yuan.
"Don't use your charm on me, or I'll lock you up for a month and give you a mission."
"You will thoroughly inspect this secret realm for me, and find out what treasures and high-level magical beasts are there. Remember, don't keep the good stuff for yourself."
Jiuyouming quickly agreed.
"Okay, you'd better behave! When the opportunity arises, I'll find you a human body so you can use it."
As mentioned earlier, the Nine Netherworlds are soul entities, that is, soul states, and have no physical bodies.
"Really? Thank you, Master! I will certainly serve you well then."
The Nine Netherworlds were overjoyed.
After the spirit left, Lu Yuan finally took care of his physical needs and returned to his resting place.
"Brother Yuan, is everything settled?"
End of chapter!
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