Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 180 Senior Colonel

Chapter 180 Senior Colonel
Just then, a young woman nearby suddenly shouted, "Why are we women being excluded? All the good things go to you men, but can't we women fight?"

Upon hearing this, all around fell silent.

The young woman thought her words had an effect, but looking around, she saw that the other women not only didn't approve, but subconsciously distanced themselves from her.

Resentment mixed with fear surged up in my heart at the same time.

But before she could open her mouth again, a sharp gunshot sent chills down everyone's spine.

He Jie cracked his neck, not even glancing at the woman lying on the ground, and sneered, "Trying to stir up trouble in front of me? Do you think I'm hiding a fire poker in my pants?"

The doubts that everyone had were immediately dispelled.

Then it dawned on me that the enemy wasn't a regular army from before the apocalypse, but rather an armed force from after the apocalypse.

They killed three of them as soon as they were captured!

As He Jie's gaze swept over them again, everyone lowered their heads in fear.

But besides violence, He Jie also demonstrated something else: the power of the core members!

They have the power of life and death, and can do whatever they want with it!
Some quick-witted individuals have already recovered from their initial shock.

If I join the Armed Train, will I also have a chance to obtain the same rights as him?
But some people made no attempt to hide the resentment in their eyes.

He Jie didn't care at all; on the entire armed train, apart from Su Huan, he had the most lives on his hands.

Not to mention these survivors, even the armed soldiers around him might not like him.

After all, the job was filled through a competitive process back then. He managed to stand among the top few out of three thousand people, which meant he offended a huge number of people.

If you could kill him with a look, he would have been torn to pieces by now.

"I also want to take the assessment."

A clear voice came out.

He Jie turned his head in surprise and saw that another young girl had stepped forward. Her eyes were hostile and her body trembled slightly with fear, but she stood up firmly.

"Not bad, you're much better than that one who just keeps whining."

He Jie grinned, his smile sinister.

"But I won't lower the standards just because you're pretty. Everyone here can take my test, regardless of age or gender. As long as you meet my standards, you can become a reserve member of the armed forces. As long as your rank in the corps is high enough, you can do anything!"

The woman took a deep breath, stared intently into He Jie's eyes, and said seriously, "If I were to have a higher military rank than you in the future, would I be able to make you apologize?"

Soldiers like Lick Rabbit and Qu Hang standing nearby looked like they'd seen a ghost.

This scene seems somewhat familiar.

During training, someone said something similar to He Jie, who had a bad temper, only it was harsher and more offensive, and it involved Han Qin and her daughter.

Later, that kid became one of only two people to die unexpectedly during the entire training.

The end of the world had not yet come.

I don't know what methods the company used to suppress it.

Licking Rabbit began to scrutinize the woman again.

With a petite face, two sharp canine teeth are visible when she speaks, and her pupils are slightly amber in the light, sometimes shrinking into vertical, oval-shaped pupils, resembling those of a small feline.

'No wonder he was so confident; he's an evolved being.'

The licking rabbit suddenly realized something, but it didn't think highly of the other party.

"what?"

He Jie picked at his ear with an exaggerated expression.

Stepping forward, he unleashed the full pressure of a first-tier evolved being. He leaned forward slightly, tapped her smooth forehead with his thick fingers, and said with a ferocious and terrifying expression, "You said you wanted a higher military rank than me, and you even wanted to shit on my neck?"

The woman stared at him coldly. "I'm not shitting on your neck, I'm making you apologize!"

He Jie growled, "This is like taking a dump on my neck!"

"Whatever you think!"

"Apologize to whom?"

"Give it to her!" The woman pointed to the lifeless corpse on the ground, then to herself, and said firmly, "Give it to me!"

He Jie licked his teeth, his muscles bulging beneath his combat suit. The surging heat dried the acid rain on his surface, and wisps of white steam emitted a pungent metallic smell, making him look like a terrifying beast!

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, fearing that He Jie would suddenly strike and kill someone at any moment.

Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice came from outside.

"Oh my god, what did I just hear? Our reserve recruits are challenging Captain He?"

The two metal doors clicked open, and a tall, handsome figure walked in. He wasn't wearing any professional combat uniform, just a black long-sleeved shirt with the cuffs rolled up. He had a sniper rifle as long as a person slung over his left shoulder and dragged a Tier 1 Ridgehound as big as a small mountain in his right hand. A faint smile played on his lips.

Blood formed a long, scarlet carpet behind them, which was then washed away and spread by acid rain, staining the platform crimson.

"Conductor."

As Su Huan walked in step by step, the soldiers around him stood at attention and spoke in a solemn voice.

Even He Jie straightened up and nodded slightly, "Train conductor."

Seeing the respectful manner of He Jie and the others, everyone was deeply shaken.

He etched Su Huan's face into his heart.

Su Huan casually tossed the spinehound to the ground, sat down on it with an air of nonchalance, and said with a smile, "Sorry, Captain He, I didn't call you when we were out hunting because you were busy training the troops."

He Jie grunted. If it weren't for the large number of people and the need to give the train conductor some face, he would have argued with the conductor even if he were beaten to a pulp today.

Su Huan turned to look at the woman and kindly reminded her, "Although our Captain He is ruthless, his military rank is quite high."

The woman looked at Su Huan with a somewhat dazed expression.

Even though he knew the other person was the legendary train conductor, he found it hard to feel any resistance.

He might even subconsciously think that He Jie and others are villains who deceive their superiors and do evil behind his back.

Biting her tongue, the woman broke free from the strange attraction and stubbornly asked, "How tall?"

Su Huan rubbed his chin and said carefully, "Senior Colonel, I suppose."

He Jie, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow; they were using him as a benchmark.

The next step is to determine the others based on your own rank.

"Does becoming a general mean I can make him apologize to me?"

"Of course!"

"As long as you're stronger than him, I won't care if you beat him with an electric baton every day."

The woman said earnestly, "Okay, I want to take the test."

Su Huan stood up. "But whether you can pass or not is up to him."

Then, stepping past He Jie, he put his hand to his mouth in front of him and said, "Let me tell you a secret, he's a ruthless man who will never show mercy to women. But I'm different. I'm soft-hearted. If you really can't beat him, come to my carriage tonight and tell me, and I'll beat him up for you."

The woman was taken aback when she saw his demeanor. Upon hearing his words, her date-shaped pupils dilated to the sides, forming a bewildered circle.

Why am I saying all this...?

Is he very gentle?
Wait a minute...

Why at night?

啐！
He's so mean.

Besides her, He Jie next to her was also completely bewildered, his eyes wide open like copper bells.

It's one thing for you to talk badly about me to my face.

What's that messy stuff in the back?

Do you think I'm stupid?
No! You're having another episode?!

Qu Hang and the others also had a twitching expression, as if they wanted to laugh but dared not.

"Speed up the screening process. You'll be taking over from Yu Yue to complete the cleanup task in an hour." Su Huan patted He Jie on the shoulder. "Give everyone who wants to participate a chance, regardless of gender or age."

Then he turned and walked towards the train, leaving behind a mutated beast's corpse and a group of women whose eyes were growing increasingly fiery.

Rights are the best stimulant, and they apply to both men and women.

He certainly wasn't there specifically to supervise He Jie's selection of recruits—a trivial matter.

After chasing down that straggler, I happened to be walking back through that gate when I overheard some vulgar language, like "riding on someone's neck to poop," and then I went to watch the spectacle.

He felt a little relieved after the system was finalized.

But in reality, there's even more to do.

While the site is under repair, we should finalize the general's rank as soon as possible.

Then take over the high-speed train manufacturing base to avoid any unforeseen complications.

……

"January 16th, heavy rain"

"Unfortunately, she didn't seize the opportunity."

……

January 19th, light rain.

"Only when people find their place can they settle down."

I stayed up all night again and had a really satisfying night.

Relying on the points system, the flight crew and armed forces systems were also hastily launched.

The train conductor finally resolved the train's organizational issues; he had lost count of how many times he had restructured the personnel.

According to He Jie, the flight crew and the armed forces were separated inside and outside the formation.

For internal use by the crew and external use by the armed forces, promotion is mainly based on a points system, with some additional qualifications and assessment criteria.

Su Huan was also thinking of adding some combat power restrictions.

For example, junior officers must be at least rank one, and field-grade officers must be at least rank two.

But since everyone's level of evolution is not high right now, we can only talk about it later.

You can apply for a transfer between the flight crew and the armed forces, but you have to start from scratch.

The third brother became the chief flight attendant of the combat team, while the second brother was promoted to deputy.

Professor Ma, Director Xu, Yu Jing, Wan Xing, and Huang Hai receive the same treatment as the chief flight attendants, but they do not participate in actual management; daily affairs are still handled by the original chief flight attendants.

In other words, there are a total of ten train conductors on the armed train, with eight positions and three vacancies.

Xiao Wang and Zhang Kai, needless to say, are categorized separately.

Lu Xiao and Jiang Rong were promoted to second lieutenants, while Tong Zizhan and Gao Yuan were promoted to first lieutenant and second lieutenant respectively for their meritorious service.

Their subordinates were all classified as privates.

Soldiers are classified according to the existing military rank system: reserve, private, corporal, sergeant, and sergeant.

The non-commissioned officer rank was completely eliminated.

Once enough points are accumulated and an assessment is conducted, a sergeant can be promoted to second lieutenant without any further hurdles.

Open up the entire promotion channel.

The same applies to Lu Xiao and others; they are essentially directly incorporated into the armed forces and can be promoted through various levels, ranking alongside He Jie and others, or even transferred to the flight crew.

However, the captain title is an extra perk; if you give it up, you will lose the authority to organize a team to accept missions.

To take on another mission, you need to reach the rank of major.

The entire armed train was only staffed with two majors, Yu Yue and Qu Hang, besides He Jie, who was given the rank of senior colonel.

The rest were all assigned to the junior officer level.

To avoid situations where there are no further promotions available, rendering military ranks meaningless.

The twelve-meter-tall ironwood tree that He Jie brought back had been dismantled, and Yu Jing led the manufacturing and logistics teams to disassemble the trunk and put it back on the vehicle.

The manufacturing team has not been modifying the train in the past few days, but has been focusing on stockpiling new materials.

Especially important materials for making armor, such as Tier 1 Blue Steel and Tier 1 Colloidal Glass.

When the researchers under Director Xu were checking the train data, they found that the train had been damaged in many places and needed to be fully repaired.

Currently, Xiao Ba has only patched up the area with the largest crack.

The comprehensive overhaul will be carried out at the high-speed train manufacturing base.

The site construction is complete.

They obtained water purifiers from the water plant and transplanted some of the mutated plants from the train to the station to solve the station's food and water supply problems.

The site has been equipped with facilities sufficient for two hundred people to live normally.

This includes weapons, vehicles, tools, reserves, and so on...

In an emergency, it's not a problem to have several thousand people crowding in, but food reserves will be a problem.

Su Huan could give them seeds, but he couldn't fill their warehouses with the supplies on the trucks.

Iron-eating trees were planted around the site, and with Yu Yue and He Jie taking turns cleaning for several days, the area within three kilometers was even cleaner than before the apocalypse.

He Jie's selection process has come to an end.

He selected 200 people from 3,000, and used 24 accidental deaths to prove the quality of these 200 people.

The woman who wanted He Jie to apologize persisted.

It is worth mentioning that among these two hundred people, there were sixteen women and five teenagers.

He Jie also cut down more than eighty ironwood trees and dug out more than a thousand units of ironwood.

During this period, the young man made two more transactions, giving Su Huan an additional 500 units of ironwood.

However, there is still a significant shortage of materials.

Su Huan twirled a strand of hair between his fingers, making a rustling sound, stretched, and walked toward the restaurant.

He must have bullied Yu Yue too much a couple of days ago, because now he doesn't even ask her for breakfast anymore.

As soon as I got to the sofa, I saw Lin Xi sitting on his orange cat sofa, her silver hair cascading down in an untied style, covering even the orange cat on the sofa.

A small, pale yellow hair clip dangled from her temple, quite eye-catching.

He was holding a rabbit doll in his arms and staring at Yu Yue.

Lin Xi is not in the new system; she belongs to Lin Jin's family. She has no fixed tasks and spends her days eating, drinking, and taking care of her health.

Of course, all of this was recorded under his brother's name.

Su Huan walked to her side, and the girl looked at him and moved to the side.

Su Huan had to lift her long hair before he could sit down.

The two of them squeezed side by side on the small sofa.

Why don't you tie your hair up?

"I think Xiaoxi's hair is beautiful as it is, she doesn't need to tie it up."

Yu Yue carried over a bowl of something that looked like white fungus and lotus seed soup and handed it to Lin Xi, who was standing next to her.

The latter tilted her head back and sweetly said thank you.

Su Huan tapped the table, disgruntled, and said, "Where's mine?"

"Xiaoxi said she was hungry a while ago, so I made her something to eat first. Yours will be ready soon."

Su Huan squinted at her. "As soon as possible."

Yu Yue rarely stood up for herself in front of Su Huan. She turned around lightly, the corner of her apron fluttering in a joyful arc.