Da-da-da
Nearby, a few soldiers quickly ran over, eyes filled with amazement and curiosity as they looked at Qin Tian.
"Officer Raymond, is he the latest batch of clones? His marksmanship is incredible."
Raymond's expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice:
"What clone, he's your comrade."
Sensing the reprimand in Raymond's tone, the soldiers hurriedly admitted their mistake:
"Sorry, Officer Raymond, and you, brother, we misspoke."
Qin Tian remained expressionless, maintaining the cold and indifferent demeanor of a clone, but this expression made the soldiers feel a bit uneasy, forcing them to show awkward smiles.
At this moment, a soldier with a buzz cut suddenly said:
"Officer, let him join our company. We're in need of a sharpshooter."
"Our Steel Company also needs a sharpshooter," another soldier disagreed, immediately jumping in to compete for him, "Officer, our company suffered the most losses this half-month, assign him to us."
"Officer, we also need people."
"We need him too."
The scene suddenly became chaotic, with soldiers shouting with reddened faces and necks, engaging in a fierce contest.
Who doesn't want a sharpshooter?
On the battlefield, where gunfire roars, sometimes a single shot from a sharpshooter can turn the tide or seal the outcome.
Raymond understood well the soldiers' desire for a sharpshooter, but in his heart, he had already arranged where Qin Tian would go.
"Stop arguing."
Raymond raised his hand, saying solemnly, "He'll join the special forces team."
Special Forces Team
The soldiers exchanged glances and finally sighed helplessly.
Indeed, compared to the large-scale operations with bullets and artillery flying everywhere, the mode of the special forces team is apparently more suitable for a sharpshooter to excel, with higher safety.
"Officer, which special forces team do you plan to assign him to?"
Raymond: "Earth Dragon Team."
Hearing this name, the soldiers fell into silence, knowing this was indeed the best arrangement.
Earth Dragon Team~
Qin Tian silently recited the name in his heart, a faint expectation appearing in his eyes.
...
Southeast corner of the military camp
Inside the prefabricated house, two men and a woman sat silently in front of the table, all with injuries on their bodies. The woman's eyes were swollen, as if she had just cried.
"It's my fault for getting Huang Xun killed."
With a hoarse voice and deep guilt on his face, Qin Dadi said, "If I hadn't taken that mission, Huang Xun wouldn't have died."
"Captain Qin, it's not your fault."
Beside him, a young man in a black special warfare uniform consoled him, "No one expected there to be Tier Four Spiritualists fighting in that mine."
"Huang Xun died saving me."
The woman said chokingly, "If I had reacted a bit faster, he wouldn't have had to stand in front of me. Idiot, he's such an idiot. I'm a Superpower User, my body is much stronger than his, I might not have died taking that hit."
Qin Dadi sighed, different from them, Huang Xun was a true soldier, having been in service for over a decade and experienced countless battles, so taking bullets for comrades had become an instinctive reaction for him.
"Captain Qin, does Huang Xun have any other family?" The woman wiped her tears and asked.
Qin Dadi shook his head, "Huang Xun once told me that his parents died early, so he joined the army very early, and after joining, he lost contact with other relatives."
Hearing this, the woman bit her lip hard, almost biting through it, as Huang Xun died saving her, but she couldn't do anything for him, this deep sense of helplessness tormented her deeply.
Knock knock knock
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Qin Dadi composed his expression and stood up to open the door. Seeing the person standing there, a look of surprise flashed across his face.
"Raymond, why are you here?"
The famous Lei Laohu Raymond, the ace instructor in the military, responsible for training all new recruits.
However, Raymond didn't have much connection with the Earth Dragon Team, having only met a few times, so Qin Dadi wondered why Raymond appeared at his door.
"What, am I not welcome?"
Raymond chuckled, glancing inside the house, and upon seeing the red-swollen eyes inside, he was even more convinced of his arrangement.
This was the most suitable team for new recruits.
"Who dares not welcome you, Lei Laohu."
Qin Dadi stepped aside, "Please come in."
"I won't go in."
Raymond waved his hand, then stepped aside, revealing Qin Tian behind him:
"I came today to hand this new recruit over to your Earth Dragon Team."
"What?"
Qin Dadi's face flashed with anger, speaking bluntly:
"Raymond, what do you mean by sending this trash to me, treating our Earth Dragon Team like a garbage dump?"
In the military camp, the uniforms of different branches had slight differences.
Qin Tian's black uniform and the code starting with a specific series on his chest all indicated that he was from the latest batch of clones, acknowledged as cannon fodder on the battlefield.
Raymond knew Qin Dadi was straightforward, and with Huang Xun just sacrificed, he was in a bad mood, so Raymond didn't argue with him and said:
"This new recruit just passed the Spirit Bird shooting test with a score of 94. If you don't want to accept him, I can send him to another team."
What, he passed the Spirit Bird test with a score of 94!
"Wait a minute."
Qin Dadi grabbed Raymond, who was about to turn away, with a hint of doubt on his face, "Raymond, you're not kidding me, right? A freshly manufactured clone passing the Spirit Bird test?"
Raymond said flatly, "Do you think I'm that idle?"
Qin Dadi's face froze; he knew with the impending great war, Raymond bore more responsibility than them. For him to take time out of his busy schedule to come here was certainly not for a joke.
"Spirit Bird, a clone actually passed the Spirit Bird test?"
The young man and woman walked out of the house together, looking at Qin Tian with astonishment.
Spirit Bird test was a project Huang Xun had mentioned many times. According to him, the test was extremely difficult, with few in the military capable of passing it, let alone having a score over 90, which only he had achieved.
Whenever he mentioned it, the usually silent and stern Huang Xun would show a hint of pride.
They never expected this clone in front of them to have also passed the Spirit Bird test, even scoring over 90, only a few points behind Huang Xun.
"Captain Qin, I intended to return you a sharpshooter, but since you don't want him, I'll send him elsewhere."
Raymond turned to leave, but Qin Dadi quickly pulled him back with an embarrassed smile:
"Raymond, Brother Lei, I misspoke just now. Thank you for caring for our Earth Dragon Team, and I'll certainly treat you to a drink after the war."
"Zhao Zhao, Yun Long, quickly bring our new teammate inside."
The young man and woman exchanged glances, rushed to Qin Tian's side, and each took one of his arms to lead him indoors.
Qin Tian didn't resist, moving like a puppet on a string as they led him along.
"Hah~"
Seeing this, Raymond chuckled coldly, turned around, and waved his hand, saying:
"I'll leave the sharpshooter to you. I hope you can protect him well."
Hearing the underlying instruction in Raymond's words, Qin Dadi lowered his eyelids, a determined look flashing in his eyes.
"Raymond, rest assured, I will never let Huang Xun's tragedy happen again."
"Never!"