Mage Veigar

Chapter 6 Rewards based on merit
Staff Headquarters of 2rd Regiment, 3nd Brigade.

There were two wine glasses and a document on the oval table.

The regiment commander and the chief of staff sat opposite each other, each holding a cigar in their hands, watching the video played by the alchemical recording stone in the middle of the conference table. The video was the recording of Vega killing five people in the second half of the battle.

"What do you think?"

"It's magic, no doubt."

"Should we report this to the Brigade Staff?"

"Are you willing to hand over such talents to others?"

"Not reporting the situation is a serious crime."

"Ha ha……"

The regiment chief of staff drank the wine in his glass and said in a mocking tone: "Last month, the brigade took away 5 professionals from my regiment, even the only magician. Now the combat effectiveness of the entire regiment has dropped by more than %. Even the cannon fodder regiment next door dares to mock us. You can swallow this breath, but I can't."

The leader stood up and paced back and forth: "What can we do?"

The regiment's staff officer fanned the flames, saying, "Keep this child here and focus on training him. Even if the higher-ups find out, they won't embarrass you because of a newly promoted Level 1 apprentice. If you awaken your magic power at the age of 11, there's a high chance that you'll awaken your mental power and become a magician."

Da da da.

The head of the regiment paced back and forth for ten minutes, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do as you say. Didn't he kill several special forces elites from the United Kingdom? In addition to other rewards, give him an Iron Cross."

"Spend a lot of money?"

"Keep your attention first."

The regiment's chief of staff smiled and raised his glass, saying, "I believe you will be glad for today's decision."

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the next day.

The rising sun shone through the window onto the floor, and Vega woke up slowly.

"here it is……"

The walls were white, the flyers were snow-white, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant. Vega himself was not lying on a bed in the barracks, but had obviously been sent to the hospital.

"Why are you in the hospital?"

What happened yesterday flashed by like a slide show. His opponent Bakken died, but he relied on the evil little wizard's extraordinary evil power skills to fight back and finally survived.

"It's great to be alive."

Vega took a deep breath of air. Even though the air was full of disinfectant, he still felt it was wonderful.

knock knock knock.

There were three knocks at the door, and then the door to the ward was opened.

“Corporal Vega, you’re finally awake.”

The person who came in was a stranger, but when Vega saw the other party's rank of second lieutenant, he immediately stood up and saluted, but was stopped by the middle-aged man.

“You don’t have to be so polite, Corporal Vega.”

The middle-aged man said amiably, "You are our hero now. You won the Outstanding Soldier Medal in the boot camp at the age of 11, and you killed ten special reconnaissance soldiers from the United Kingdom by yourself during a reconnaissance patrol mission. There is no soldier better than you in the entire regiment."

"Your Excellency, you are too kind to compliment me."

Vega said with a hint of sadness: "It's a pity that Captain Bakken died yesterday..."

Sad?
After only fifteen days together, Bakken's death did not have much impact on Vega, but he was eager to get rid of this team and of course he had to create the image of an excellent soldier with a sound personality.

The middle-aged lieutenant nodded with satisfaction and said, "Corporal Vega is truly an excellent soldier. I feel deeply honored to be your superior."

"Sir?"

Vega was a little stunned. Was this his new squad leader? But that was not right. Second lieutenant rank and squad leader position were standard, and squad leaders were usually corporals and sergeants. With the shortage of officers in the Empire, there was absolutely no way a second lieutenant would be wasted as a squad leader.

"Yes."

The middle-aged second lieutenant smiled and said, "In view of your outstanding performance in killing a second lieutenant, two sergeants, several privates from the United Kingdom, and intercepting important intelligence, the regiment staff will award you the rank of corporal, the Iron Cross, and promote you to the position of squad leader of the 2th Squadron of the 32nd Squadron of the 17nd Company of the nd Battalion. I am your direct superior, Squadron Leader Rhodes."

Vega froze in place.

The previous second he was still thinking about how to leave the dangerous Team 11, but he didn't expect that his wish would come true the next second. Happiness came so suddenly that Vega's brain short-circuited instantly.

“Corporal Vega…Corporal Vega?”

The successive calls woke Vega up. He jumped up from the bed and saluted: "Captain, Private First Class Vega reports to you."

"It's a corporal."

Rhodes emphasized again: "It seems that your Excellency is fine now. I will report to the regiment headquarters and the commander will personally award you the medal."

"Yes, Captain."

Vega quickly responded, changed into his military uniform, and followed Rhodes towards the regiment's staff headquarters.

The hospital is only ten minutes away from the General Staff Headquarters.

"Reporting, Corporal Vega is here."

"Please come in."

After squadron leader Rhodes knocked on the door to report, he took Vega into the door of the regiment staff headquarters.

The regiment commander was sitting in the main seat, and the chief of staff was sitting at a desk next to him. When they saw Vega coming, they both stood up.

“Corporal Vega.”

"In view of your outstanding performance, you will now be awarded an honor."

The head of the regiment took out an Iron Cross medal from the assistant's tray with a serious face and put it on Vega's chest, and saluted Vega: "May you all have good luck in military affairs."

“For the glory of the empire!” Vega quickly returned the greeting.

The entire awarding ceremony ended here. Apart from a few ceremonial words during the awarding ceremony, the regiment commander did not say anything during the ceremony, and did not even look at Vega again. Only the chief of staff kept squinting his eyes and looking Vega up and down.

As soon as the regiment's awarding ceremony was over.

Vega was immediately taken to the camp to receive the inauguration ceremony. As soon as the ceremony ended, he was taken to the company for the appointment ceremony. Finally, at sunset, Vega finally met his subordinates.

On the command platform of the training ground.

Squadron Leader Rhodes said in a resounding voice: "From today on, Corporal Vega will serve as the squad leader of Squadron 17. Everyone please cooperate well in the work, all for the glory of the empire."

"For the glory of the empire!"

The soldiers saluted in return without raising any objections.

However, Vega discovered that the looks from several members of Team 17 were not too friendly. It was obvious that they had some objections to him as the airborne team leader, but they were unable to raise them due to the orders from their superiors.

Absolute obedience to superior orders is the tradition of the Nolan Empire Army.

No matter how unreasonable the orders from your superiors are, as subordinates you must obey them absolutely. You may not accept it in your heart, but you must obey it absolutely in action. Vega did not take the strange looks seriously.

His only concern now was the basic welfare of the squad leader.

According to his understanding, the position of squad leader was considered an official position, so he could be allocated an apartment of his own in Kareni City and receive a salary of 1 gold coin per month.

More importantly, the Iron Cross Medal can receive an additional living allowance of 5 silver coins per month.

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