Chapter VII: Punishment
Seeing this group of recruits, Wu De also had a headache. If it weren't for the appearance of undead on Pluto in the solar system, he would never have increased his troops so much at this time.
Modern warfare has long been out of the realm of crowd tactics. Large-scale wars of the ancient times, with a population of more than hundreds of thousands, are a thing of the past. Under the weapon of destruction, the more people, the greater the risk.
This time there was no news from the outposts around the solar system, which in itself was abnormal. It is inhabited by the garrisons of the three major military allies, and that area belongs to the allies. It is precisely because it is the outpost of the allies that the Celestial Empire and the Entente countries do not have any news, but they only know that there are traces of undead on the frozen soil of Pluto.
More information was that the outpost had not sent any messages back, but there had been no reply to the messages that had been sent.
To the embarrassment and uneasiness of the allies, the increase in crime rates has also been a problem that has to be faced since the large-scale migration of humans to the moon and Mars. With perfect monitoring equipment, any crime is unavoidable. However, the large number of heavy criminals created by the initial immigration was frozen to Pluto because of the preciousness of the land, where their lives would end.
This is also what the allies are doing. On the one hand, we focus on the nobility of life, but on the other hand, we have to let those who have been hurt continue to endure those who have done evil. It may even outlive those people because of Pluto's freezing.
However, it is precisely for this reason that Pluto's surface has become a paradise for sin. Human beings are social creatures, and the most severe punishment for a person is not death, but loneliness. Loneliness can drive a person to the point of madness. Beneath the permafrost of Pluto is such a world.
Frozen prisoners don't know when they'll wake up, they may never wake up, or they may wake up as soon as they arrive. Beneath the vast surface of Pluto, it is not easy to find another person in the midst of cold and hunger.
And below the permafrost, Pluto's planetary activity is still relatively strong, at least there is no shortage of food there. And the allies will also send a batch of compressed dry food every time, which is a kind of humanitarianism that we cannot understand. It seems that that would be enough to bring punishment to those criminals.
The Fifth Brigade has just received orders that they are going to Pluto to check the whereabouts of the undead. If the information is true, then the criminals on Pluto will have to pray for it.
At a time like this, a group of recruits is not as good as a squad of veterans. The only advantage is that there are many people.
Thinking that he was going to Pluto, Wu De was not very good. In his words, it was the allies who were idle. But only a small number of people know the inside story.
Pluto is a testing ground for the Allies, a testing ground for the limits of humanity.
Even now, when science and technology are so advanced, many questions about the human body have not been solved. For example, the life elements that make up the human body are elements that do not have any signs of life, but when combined, they can form a variety of objects. How are they organized and arranged? Less than half of the genetic sequences have been studied, and the unlocked genes are so large that they can make people desperate. Countless combinations and decompositions, principles and constructions, have always been something that fascinates people in the progress of human beings.
These are not known to ordinary people, after all, no matter how cruel things are, if they are dressed up in civilization, people can accept them. What's more, the research of genes has made human medicine advance by leaps and bounds. And there is no one who benefits more than the wealthy class who support these things. Using those results, they have succeeded in making some people live longer and adapt to hot and cold climates.
It has been questioned whether if there is a better race of people among the human race, will the masses call them human beings or new human beings?
Such a cumbersome philosophical problem is not something for GIs like Wu De and others to consider, and those experts with enough time and energy will solve this seemingly very profound problem.
"Alright, little cubs. I thought I was at home! Those who put on their shoes should hurry up and assemble. Wu De's thoughts drifted for a while, he was just thinking about things on Pluto, and he didn't think about anything more. Seeing the slow movements of those recruits chatting, Wu De felt an unknown anger in his heart.
Cadets who come out of military academies should know the importance of efficiency and time.
A group of booted recruits immediately hurriedly finished the matter in their hands, and then gathered in front of Sergeant Wu De. According to the simple order of height and shortness, stand in nineteen rows, one hundred and eighty-three. Everything looks natural, a row of ten people, the standard number of a squad. As for the seventeen people who are missing, naturally because they failed to pass the physical examination, they are being observed, and they will be able to return to the team after a while.
"The speed at which you grind and chirp is very unpleasant, and the consequences of making people unhappy are very serious." Sergeant Wu De paced with his hands behind his back, his eyes squinted at the group of recruits in front of him who still had immature faces. The recruits standing in the first few rows immediately puffed up their chests, wanting to prove that they were not the kind of people in the mouth of the master chief through such small movements.
"Before you Sister Erin come, a little training will make you more energetic." Sergeant Wu De grinned.
This kind of smile, the students have seen too many in the school, this seems to be the standard smile of every instructor who is not at ease, evil with wantonness.
"I'll take you to the training ground, where there is the latest BX-04 type heavy armor." Instructor Wu De said with a smile. "Thank me! I'll let you try it on first. Then, you turned off the power for me and ran fifty laps around the training ground. ”
Wu De knew the size of the training ground, and that lap was close to three kilometers. He knew that it wouldn't be long before the captain would come over and the running would stop. But appropriate punishment is still possible.
However, for Mo Ran and other recruits who don't know the truth, they know very limited. Instinctively return the salute. Prove that you heard the order. Although the gravity of the moon is only one-sixth of that of the earth, the newly developed BX-04 heavy armor still weighs more than 200 catties without turning on electricity to start anti-gravity. The extensive use of light hardened alloys has made the BX-04 heavy armor much lighter, but the net weight is still terrifying. Not to mention being in an environment like the moon that has not yet been adapted.
When they arrived at the training ground, they naturally saw the veterans in heavy armor fighting in the training ground. Some are shooting virtually with electron guns, while others are climbing over obstacles and fighting.
And the BX-04 type of heavy armor did not have as much as Wu De thought.
"Wouldn't you wear a BX-03 training armor without it?" For such a problem, Wu De obviously did not realize it. A big part of Erin's worries is the quota of heavy armor.
The Bossi element is mysterious, and even if people discover it, it is still impossible to deduce its properties. If there is a god, then the Bossi element must be a new element created by God. One can only extract the Bossi element from the old heavy armor, or once again go outside the solar system to find it. Otherwise, the material for heavy armor will not be enough.
Although there are a lot of training armor, the defense of the training armor can only defend against ordinary firearms and artillery. It is completely incomparable to the real BX-04 or other models of heavy armor.
The weight of the training armor is heavier, after all, good technology will be used on the heavy armor of the BX series, and the training armor does not need to be so good.
And those veterans in the training ground basically use training armor.
Looking at the large number of recruits pouring in at the entrance of the training ground, the training of some veterans also stopped. They knew there would be new recruits coming today.
Watching those recruits walk in the direction of training armor, several veterans came to Wu De's side.
"Are there any good seedlings in this batch of recruits?" This is the captain of several squads, and the purpose of their coming here is naturally needless to say, they want to poach people. The casualty rate of the 5th Brigade was not high, but there were casualties. And it is impossible for the team to replenish the troops after the loss, so the training time is completely insufficient, so there will also be reserve soldiers.
"Didn't see a few." Wu De naturally knows what these people think, but his own squad also needs reserve soldiers, and if he doesn't keep the best for himself, he and his teammates can't talk about it.
"Stingy, aren't you just a few recruits! Let a few come out and there will be no less pieces of meat. A Master Chief in silver-gray training armor said with a look of resentment on his face, his eyes fixed on the recruits who were looking for training armor. I plan to build a good relationship now, and then it will be easier to talk to the captain when the time comes.
"I really don't know! This time, because the matter was urgent, I brought them over directly, and I didn't even finish the graduation test. "Wu De seems to be very wronged.
But they have brought recruits a few times, and several captains know that they also know the performance of the cadets in the academy. It is better to believe in Wu De's words than to believe that there are ghosts in the world.
Several captains looked at the group of recruits, trying to pick out a few good seedlings from it. There is also competition between several squads, and the best squads naturally have the best benefits. The worst squad will be punished for mopping the floor and washing the toilet.
There are many models of training nails in different sizes and can even be fine-tuned. However, the weight is a little embarrassing for these recruits.
"Much heavier than the BX-02." Mo Ran stood on the mecha installation platform and said to Rogge on the side. He had just put on his training armor, and only his head was exposed. The heavy armor does not affect his movement, but the weight is indeed a headache.
"I don't care about the weight, but looking at the size of the playground, I feel like I'm going to die on the track." The training armor on Rogge's body was being installed, and the sound of mechanical riveting was heard. There was a look of despair on his face.
However, as a soldier, all orders must be carried out without hesitation, even if it is a hopeless task.