Star Art Soldier 3
After coming out of the shooting room, Tao Yuan asked Zuo Lei, "If I'm assigned to your base, can I come to see you when you and I are both free?"
"Yes, as long as it's within the specified time and doesn't violate military regulations," Zuo Lei said.
"You don't find me annoying, do you?" Tao Yuan looked at him and said with a smile, "If you find it troublesome and don't want me to come to you, you can tell me directly. I don't mind."
Zuo Lei looked at the corners of his mouth that were slightly raised, which was cute yet a little cunning, and his smart and bright eyes, which seemed to contain a mysterious and attractive star.
"Okay, then I'll tell you directly..." Zuo Lei looked at him, moved a little closer, and said seriously, "I don't find you annoying."
Tao Yuan looked at him and smiled, then continued walking out with him.
Zuo Lei felt that it was rare to meet someone he felt comfortable with, and he definitely didn't find him annoying. However, as for other feelings, he still needed some time to make further confirmation.
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Zuo Lei returned to the base to cancel his leave, and Tao Yuan waited for the assignment notice at home. Although they could not meet for at least a week, Zuo Lei abided by the agreement and fulfilled all the requirements raised by Tao Yuan.
Finally, he received the notice from the school. Tao Yuan was assigned to the Lion Fleet without any suspense. Tao Yuan would return to school in two days and wait for people from the base to pick them up.
Isa walked around the house, and whenever she thought of something that she could take for Tao Yuan, she would immediately get it and put it in the box.
"Mom, just bring the things I'm used to. You don't need to bring anything else. The dormitory at the base is definitely not big. How can it hold so many things? And everything brought into the base has to be inspected. If you bring so many things for me, how long will it take to complete the inspection? If we're on a warship, the dormitory will be even smaller, and we can bring even less things."
Yisha finally stopped and said to Tao Yuan worriedly, "When you were in school, Mom could often send you things, but now that you're at the base, Mom can't visit you often. You can't come home when you don't have a day off. How can I not bring you some extra things?"
"If there's anything I need, I'll tell you. You can just mail it to me, right?" Tao Yuan pointed to the largest box and said, "Just leave everything in this box at home. I'll just take the smaller one."
Tao Yuan walked over, pulled Isa to the sofa and sat down, saying, "Mom, don't worry. Even without these things, I won't suffer any hardship in life. Besides, I'm not going to travel or enjoy myself, so I don't need so many things."
Isa sighed, held Tao Yuan's hand, and said, "You don't have to take these things with you, but if you follow the warship to the border star cluster, you must take care of your body and pay attention to your safety."
"I understand. I will be careful. Don't worry, Mom." Tao Yuan promised.
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Two days later, Tao Yuan packed his suitcase and went to school in his family's car.
After sending the suitcase to the centralized check-in point for registration, Tao Yuan walked into the waiting classroom assigned to the Lion Fleet.
Elman was talking happily with the person next to him when he suddenly saw Tao Yuan walk in. He was stunned for a moment and his face immediately turned ugly.
Tao Yuan glanced at him, then found a seat and sat down.
"Elman, Elman, what's wrong with you?" The people around Elman saw that he was dazed and pushed him.
Elman came back to his senses and quickly covered up his expression and said, "Nothing, I suddenly remembered something, so I was distracted. Sorry, what did you say just now?"
"I heard that Instructor Koning is also at the Lion Fleet base. It must be because of him that you were assigned to the Lion Fleet this time, right? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"
There was an unconcealable sweetness in Elman's eyes. He smiled and said, "Indeed, he specifically told the people who assigned me to the Lion Fleet."
"That's great! You'll be able to see your boyfriend more often from now on. It must be very sweet, right?"
Elman didn't answer, but just smiled embarrassedly. His smile revealed his thoughts.
"Instructor Koning is from the Arnold family, and the vice-captain of the Lion Fleet is his cousin. Instructor Koning himself is a very capable man. If you marry him in the future, you will be marrying into a prominent family. I wonder how many people will envy you."
"I don't know about others, but I'm so envious," another person beside me whispered, "After I join the fleet, I hope I can find a boyfriend who has a good family background and is a capable officer, and then marry him. This has been my dream for many years, and it's why I worked so hard to become a cultural soldier."
"From now on in the Lion Fleet, we will all rely on Elman. While Instructor Koning is taking care of you, you must not forget to help us more."
"Yes, yes. We who were born in ordinary families should unite and not let those who rely on their family background to become art soldiers bully us."
"Don't worry, I will do my best to take care of you as long as I can." Elman said with a smile.
"Thank you so much. I'll tell the others that from now on, you'll be our leader. If you need us in any way, we'll do our best to help you."
Elman smiled and nodded, feeling elated and pleased. However, when he involuntarily turned to look at Tao Yuan, his happiness immediately faded. He hadn't expected Tao Yuan to be assigned to the Lion Fleet. He felt that with Tao Yuan's family background, he could have joined any fleet he wanted, but he hadn't avoided being assigned to the Lion Fleet. There must be a reason for this, and this made him feel a little uneasy.
When it was time to depart, the people from the Lion Fleet who came to pick them up immediately came in to take roll call, then took them out to the car to leave the school and head to the base.
After Tao Yuan got on the bus, he chose a seat by the window and sat down on the large sofa seat.
After everyone was seated and the car started, the person sitting next to Tao Yuan extended his hand to him and said, "Hello, my name is Lin Ya, from the Bennett family. Please take care of me in the future."
Tao Yuan shook hands with him and said, "Hello, my name is Luo Xi, from the Davis family."
The two people sitting in front of them also stood up and introduced themselves to them, and the four of them shook hands with each other.
They were almost all from different classes, and everyone in the car began introducing themselves. This self-introduction was actually a way to reveal their family backgrounds, so that everyone could know who they were and make friends with. Those who said their names and then their families came from well-connected families. Those who only said their names came from ordinary families.
Although the military has clear regulations prohibiting group fighting, not doing so openly cannot prevent some people from forming small groups in private.
There were no women among their group of art soldiers, as women were already rare in the world, and even fewer became soldiers. To successfully become an art soldier, one must first be attractive and versatile, not only playing various instruments but also singing, dancing, and performing. While both men and women possess these qualities, the main reason for the scarcity of female art soldiers is that they must also possess advanced combat skills.
While art soldiers primarily perform and are often protected, they must also be combat-ready in times of crisis and panic. Soldiers deployed to border areas, in particular, face stringent combat requirements, making it difficult for women to persevere through the arduous training. Therefore, even art soldiers are almost exclusively female.
The majority of the art soldiers came from ordinary families, with some joining with the goal of finding a good officer for romance and marriage. A smaller number, like Tao Yuan, came from established families and backgrounds and became art soldiers to earn military rank, facilitating future promotions.
In short, everyone has their own thoughts and purposes, so even if some people form a group, as long as they don't cause any trouble, the people above will turn a blind eye and don't have that much time and energy to care about what they think.
After arriving at the base, the first thing to do is to divide into teams and groups.
Tao Yuan and Elman were assigned to the same team, but not to the same group.
Each team consists of five groups, each with five people. Tao Yuan was appointed the leader of Team 1, Team 1, and Lin Ya was the deputy leader. Elman was the leader of Team 2.
Then we were assigned to dormitories and received military uniforms and various military supplies.
Each dormitory has a room for one person, which is a fairly spacious suite with a bathroom and a small living room.
Each team leader takes the people assigned to their team to the floor where their team is located.
After telling them each person's room number, the squad leader left for a meeting.
Everyone was about to go back to their rooms when the elevator door opened and a man walked out. He first greeted the captain of Team 1, then found Elman in the crowd and looked at him as he walked towards him.
"Hello, Instructor Koning." Several people looked at him and greeted him.
Koning nodded to them, then looked at Elman and said, "Can I help you?"
The person next to him deliberately joked, "We need help. Instructor Koning, can you help us too?"
"Yes, Instructor Koning, please help us too."
"You're still calling me Instructor Koning. Now that we're not in school anymore, we should call me Squad Leader Colin."
"Captain Koning, will you help us?"
"Yeah, will you help?"
Koning smiled and said, "What can I do for you? I'll help you if I can."
"We only help if we can, but Elman is the only one who must help regardless of whether he can help or not, right?"
"It's enough if everyone understands it in their hearts, why bother saying it out loud?"
"Let's go! Captain Koning must have taken time out to come here. Don't take up his time."
"Yeah, let's go, pack your things quickly, we have a meeting soon."
"Let's disperse, let's disperse."
Those people surrounded the corridor and blocked it, preventing others from passing through. Now it seems as if others are waiting nearby to watch the fun.
After the crowd dispersed, everyone walked to their own rooms and opened the door with their fingerprints.
Corning followed Elman and was about to enter the room with him, but suddenly he turned his head and saw Tao Yuan. He was stunned with surprise and the emotions in his eyes became complicated.
Tao Yuan's room was just opposite Elman's room. Elman had already opened the door. Seeing Koning still standing there in a daze, he turned around to look at Tao Yuan who was closing the door, and then pulled Koning into the room.
Koning had come to his senses. Seeing Elman's unhappy face, he put his arm around him and walked over to the sofa to sit down. "Why are you unhappy again? I was just a little surprised to see him, so I took a second look. I don't have any feelings for him anymore. You don't have to be unhappy about him."
"He must have come because of you," Elman said dejectedly. "With his family's wealth and background, where can he not go? He knew you were here, but he didn't try to avoid you and go somewhere else. If he wasn't still thinking about you, what other reason could he have?"
"Even if I control everything in the world, I can't control who thinks about me." Koning hugged him and coaxed him, "It's his business if he has me in his heart, but I only have you in my heart, isn't that enough? I've already broken up with him and made it clear to him that I won't even look at him again in the future. In my heart and eyes, there is only you."
"You said it yourself. You are not allowed to even look at him again in the future. Let him completely give up on you." Elman said, leaning in his arms.
Koning hugged Elman, but his eyes were a little vague, because he still couldn't completely let go of Luo Xi in his heart.
Koning was the son of Zuo Lei's cousin, and he called Zuo Lei "little uncle." Koning's father was not very capable, but he got a sinecure through his family. Koning himself was quite capable, and he rose to the position of squad leader of the fifth combat team on his own.
Two years ago, when Koning was not on a mission, he was assigned to the military academy as an instructor for the art soldiers to conduct practical training. He originally had a crush on Luo Xi because Luo Xi was very good-looking and he fell in love with him at first sight. Then he started pursuing Luo Xi. Koning had a good appearance and figure, and he was also very good at pursuing people. Luo Xi, who had never been in a relationship, was moved by his pursuit.
The two began dating secretly, as Koning was still their instructor at the time, and romance between instructors and cadets was forbidden. However, rules are rules, and no matter how strict they are, they can't stop these young people from wanting to be together. As long as it wasn't public, neither party admitted to it, and there was no hard evidence of arrest, there was no problem. Elman, who was in the same class as Roshi, had his eye on Koning from the beginning and constantly sought opportunities and ways to catch his attention.
But Koning was completely focused on Luo Xi, and there were many students who gave him various hints, so he didn't pay much attention to Elman.
Later, during break time, a large group of them went to a party. Koning, being the instructor, was usually very serious, but the students, having a rare opportunity to deliberately get him drunk, had a blast. Luo Xi happened to be going home that day, so he didn't go with them. Koning booked a room at the hotel, hoping to get some rest while he was still somewhat sober.
Elman took this opportunity to take care of Koning, put something in the tea he drank, and then the two had sex.
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