November 28, 1665.

On a car to the city of Altair.

"How? Sergeant, what is the scenery of the Motherland that you see with your own eyes? ”

“……………… To be honest, it doesn't feel good. ”

"Hahaha! You're so honest! ”

The sky of the empire is eternally overcast, and the wasteland outside the city is more like the classic dark backdrop of a post-apocalyptic movie, except that the city can be a little popular.

"Let's be honest, whether this scenery is good or not, she belongs to the Empire, so anyone who dares to attack her idea is our enemy! The subordinate took the liberty to interpret the second lieutenant's words into this meaning! ”

“…… Ah no, I just wanted to say ......"

"Please concentrate on driving!"

"Ahaha............ Good ............"

After checking the rifle in her hand to make sure that it had not been damaged in the previous battle or that the technique had been scratched, the girl put the rifle down and sighed heavily.

“………… I'm so tired............"

Now, An Jie, whose injuries have basically healed, is on her way to report to the troops, and before leaving, the regiment commander specially took time to give her a farewell party.

It's just that along the way, it's really not peaceful.

The empire is vast and sparsely populated, relying on mineral veins or various resource points to gradually gather the settlements of human life, which is why today's major cities, cities and cities are transported by rail, although the railways are now stagnant, but the resources hoarded by the major cities are enough for them to live for a long time.

………… The only people who are inconvenienced by this are the military and the merchants.

The merchants hid in their homes, bemoaning the bleak business but at least not in danger to their lives.

And a soldier like An Jie, after receiving the order, had to run on the vast wasteland of the empire at the risk of being attacked by the Earth Demon Beast.

———— this is not the first time she's been attacked by Earth Demon Beasts on the road!

"If you think about it at worst, the Northern Military Region of the Empire won't be occupied by Earth Demon Beasts! Travelling from Sunderland to Altair was met with three waves of .................."

“…… That's not going to happen! Rest assured! ”

The ensign, who was driving, turned his head and comforted.

"There are armies stationed in the city, and the earth monsters can only wreak havoc in the wild. When the results of the Imperial Academy of Sciences come down, it will be a matter of minutes to drive them out of the Empire! ”

The girl was noncommittal.

Although the second lieutenant in front of him is a good person, he is a little cowardly, she is desperate with the earth demon beast, and he will only shout "666" on the side

Fortunately, after she has been "upgraded", she is not afraid of those dirt rats who are useless except for fighting beatings! Even if it is burdensome, it is a little more tired than usual.

seems to know that there is a fundamental gap in combat effectiveness between himself and the young girls around him, even if the military rank is three levels higher than An Jie, the second lieutenant's attitude towards the girl does not use superiors and subordinates, but uses an identity between peers and friends. It will not cause the girl's unhappiness, but also avoid its own embarrassment.

This is a guy who plays a very 6 game of officialdom philosophy.

(But this chatter gives a bad review!) ）

An Jie stared at the dead fish eyes, listening to the second lieutenant gushing in his ear about the military affairs he had heard.

……………… Hawkers~ There are a few that sound pretty good..................

"Speaking of which, Sergeant, do you know what kind of unit you're going to?"

An Jie, who was originally a little listless, immediately became energetic when she heard this!

That's exactly what she needs to know now!

Thank God! You're finally talking to people! Lieutenant!

“………… No, I don't know, isn't it just a unit that teaches magicians, just by the name? ”

Although my heart is curious to explode! But the force can't be lowered no matter what!

An Jie answered this question in her usual mature and calm tone, and according to her understanding of the ensign beside her along the way, he would definitely continue to talk!

"Hehe, that's just the official statement! I've gossip here, or is it about you............ Would you like to hear it? ”

Sure enough, someone faced the girl's "coldness" and immediately took the bait!

"I want to hear about it!"

"Hey! All right! ”

Seeing that the girl finally cheered up, the second lieutenant, who had been in a state of disgust, suddenly said with a mysterious face:

"Sergeant, do you know how ordinary soldiers are promoted?"

An Jie frowned, the second lieutenant asked a strange question, although she had not been in the army for a long time, she still knew this kind of common sense!

"Are you talking about conscripts or volunteers?"

There is a difference between a conscriptor and a volunteer!

The biggest difference is in promotions.

In general, the term "soldier" in the imperial army refers to conscripts, and "officer" was also used to refer to volunteers in the beginning.

There is a question of volunteerism between the two, and volunteers who volunteer to join the army are worth training in the eyes of the military department. Before formally entering the army, this kind of soldier will generally enter a lower-level military academy for military training in tactical literacy, strategic vision and combat skills, and after the training, he will be assigned to various units and enter the general-style promotion route, which is the backbone of the army.

Conscripts, on the other hand, are conscripted soldiers who are immediately assigned to the army after a simple training and can apply for retirement after completing their military service. Conscripts will not enter the general-style promotion route. They generally exist as the grassroots force of the army.

An Jie originally entered the army by the compulsory route, and she was temporarily recruited by Colonel Anson with a wartime conscription order, so her initial rank was a private. And if a non-commissioned officer from a regular military academy is a volunteer, the initial rank should be private.

It's just that there are exceptions to everything. This is especially frequent in times of war! In wartime, as long as volunteers make military achievements, they may be promoted to the backbone by the commander of the army! Obtain the opportunity to enter the military academy without examination, and the rank of the original first-class non-commissioned officer will be transferred to the general school route accordingly and become a member of the military headquarters command.

An Jie is also in a similar situation, although she has not made any great achievements, but because of the preferential treatment of magicians under the laws of the empire, she was able to be transferred from the forced compulsory system to the non-commissioned officer system!

In her opinion, the so-called magic non-commissioned officer training team is specially designed to train them as technical talents———— and there are few weapons that magicians need to use, and there are few weapons that do not require skills———— such as the existence of a lower-level military academy set up. It was only because of the empire's weakness in magicians and the scarcity of magicians that the school was merged with the army, and the training team was used to complete the purpose of training.

By the way, the military academy and the teaching team look similar, but the two training policies are in different directions! The military academy trains commanders, and the training team trains senior soldiers who can command!

In the name of teaching non-commissioned officers, the Magic Non-commissioned Officer Training Team is essentially just cultivating high-level cannon fodder!

There are few magicians in the empire, and they can't reach the point of forming an army alone, because the empire doesn't have a magic general and a magic marshal!

An Jie, who yearns for the supreme position in her heart, naturally does not intend to stay in this kind of army for a long time! If you want to become a general, enrolling in a military school and joining the command team of the military department is the king!

However, although she doesn't plan to stay in the magic non-commissioned officer training team for a long time, for the sake of her resume, it is necessary to work hard to handle the experience of the training team without leaking!

So, the girl repeated it again:

"Are you talking about conscripts or volunteers?"

"All included."

………… Unexpected answer.

Due to the different promotion routes of the two, the girl thought that the second lieutenant was referring to one of them to ask questions, but she didn't expect that it would include both.

"Both include............ In other words, this grapevine you are going to talk about is about the common denominator of the two when they are promoted, the conscripts and the volunteers......... Am I right? ”

Looking at Sergeant Scarlet, who had guessed a rough idea after only a little thought, the second lieutenant looked amazed from the bottom of his heart.

(Not only is it powerful, but also has such a quick mind?) ）

"That's right! What I want to say is what these two have in common when you are promoted, and it is also the problem you have to face when you coach the team! ”

"That's ————"

An Jie, who was looking down and thinking about the meaning of the second lieutenant's words, suddenly raised her head! Blurted out almost at the same time as the second lieutenant:

"———— Commander !!"