Mage Veigar

Chapter 3 Border Patrol

half a month later.

Vega has basically adapted to the life and training here.

His ten new comrades did not make things difficult for him because of his age. On the contrary, they helped Vega in many cases. The Empire's army emphasizes absolute obedience to superiors' orders and unity within the team.

On the battlefield, people usually fight in teams. If you don't trust your comrades, or even have conflicts with them, then you will most likely die miserably. Even a fool knows that it is better to offend your superiors than your comrades.

After half a month, Vega also saw what unity is.

In the entire team, no matter whether it is non-commissioned officers or ordinary soldiers, no one looked down on anyone else. Instead, they supported and helped each other. They would rather suffer losses themselves and always consider their teammates.

Among the ten-man squad, only the squad leader, Baken, has the rank of sergeant.

Among the remaining nine people, except Vega who is a private, the deputy captain is a sergeant, two teammates are corporals, the remaining three have the rank of privates, and two are ordinary soldiers without ranks. It can be seen that this team is already top-notch.

You know, in the cannon fodder team, a corporal is enough to serve as a squad leader.

"stand at attention."

The sun had just risen and the team had already assembled.

After a basic training, the team leader Bakken took a look around and said, "After being idle for half a month, I finally got back to work today. I received an order from my superiors. Today's mission is the same as before, which is still border patrol and reconnaissance work."

"Report."

"explain."

Vega asked in confusion: "Does our team often receive such missions? Why don't other teams need to accept any missions and only need to complete daily training?"

After half a month of observation, Vega did not find any team that needed to go on field missions.

Bakken smiled slightly. "It's my fault that I didn't tell you about the special features of our team. I'm sure you know that everyone in our team is an elite soldier who can handle things on his own. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. As the elite team of the entire company, our daily mission is to conduct reconnaissance and patrol work in the J95-K1 section of the border. We rotate about once every two weeks."

how so……

Vega was completely stunned and stood there, and even his favorite breakfast was not focused.

According to his idea, this elite team is usually responsible for the protection of the superiors, and even if an all-out war breaks out, they will be assigned to the rear to perform extremely important coordinated work. But now he is told that they are going to patrol and conduct reconnaissance on the border?

The border is not peaceful.

Especially as the conflict with the United Kingdom has intensified recently, if the two patrols collide, a fight is inevitable. Does that mean we have to play with our lives every half a month?
Vega regretted it.

He regretted that he had performed so well in training that he was assigned to such a special company. Even the short blade in his hand, which was envied by other soldiers, became quite hot.

Snapped.

Team leader Baken thought Vega was a little nervous on his first mission, so he patted Vega on the shoulder and said, "Vega, don't be nervous on your first mission. The border we patrol is a relatively hidden forest, so we usually don't run into the United Kingdom's group of smashers. We only encountered them once in the past two years, last month."

Having said this, the marching team suddenly fell silent.

Vega seemed to realize something: "Did our team have a conflict with the United Kingdom patrol last month?"

"Vega!" A teammate next to him was about to remind Vega not to continue asking questions.

Bakken shook his head to indicate that it was all right. "It's nothing that I can't tell you. Last month, our team lost a teammate. But the United Kingdom's group of smashers didn't fare well either. They lost four people."

"Don't worry."

Bakken quickened his pace and said, "We just ran into them last month. We won't be so unlucky to run into them for two consecutive months. We will patrol in groups of two. Vega, you follow me." "Yes, Captain Bakken."

Vega agreed, but his heart was filled with bitterness.

He thought he would be able to live a smooth life in the rear, but he did not expect that he would be sent to the front line. Although the death rate was not as high as those cannon fodder troops guarding the border, there was still a certain risk.

Patrol in groups of two.

The border code for Vega and Bakken is K97, which is a 20-kilometer-long dense forest. With Vega's height of 1.40 meters, he can't see anything at all. The surrounding thatch is taller than him.

No wonder their weapons are short blades.

Vega then realized that this team was probably an elite reconnaissance team, not a rear-line defense team.

It seems that I have to find a way to leave this team as soon as possible.

Vega made up his mind to apply for transfer from this team as soon as he got the chance. Although this team was an elite squad among the backbone troops, as a reconnaissance team, once a full-scale war broke out, they would die even faster than the cannon fodder troops.

Snapped.

Vega was so preoccupied with his own plans that he didn't notice that Bakken in front of him had stopped and bumped into him.

"Captain Buchan..."

"Shh..."

Baken made a serious gesture to silence the crowd.

Something happened.

Vega's heart skipped a beat when he saw Bakken's expression. He carefully pulled aside the thatch and immediately found a team of more than ten people about 400 meters ahead. From their dark uniforms, it could be seen that they were soldiers from the United Kingdom.

His face turned pale.

Although Vega had undergone half a year of recruit training, he had never experienced real combat. When he suddenly encountered the enemy, he had no idea how to deal with the situation. If he was not careful, he might lose his life.

“Veiga, notify the other teams immediately. I’ll be in charge of keeping an eye on them.”

With hatred in his eyes, Buchan said, "The reconnaissance team from the United Kingdom is so bold that they dared to go more than 4000 meters deep into the border line to here. This time I will leave them all here."

To be honest, Vega didn't want to fight.

But obeying orders is a soldier's duty. Vega followed Bakken's order and quickly and carefully retreated, preparing to notify his teammates and other teams to jointly wipe out this group of daring United Kingdom soldiers.

At the same time, Vega also realized that this was an opportunity.

As long as the other teams are notified, wiping out this group of more than ten people is a foregone conclusion, and he and Baken, as the discoverers, will also gain outstanding military merits, which are the most basic condition for promotion or transfer.

"Wow!"

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Just as Vega was about to turn around, a wild boar suddenly jumped out from the nearby bushes and made a loud noise, which immediately attracted the attention of the United Kingdom soldiers.

"who?"

As a United Kingdom reconnaissance team, since they dared to go 4000 meters deep into the border line, they must be quite capable. They obviously saw through Vega and Baken's concealment at a glance, drew out their daggers and crossbows, and moved closer step by step.

(End of this chapter)