Chapter Eighty-Three: Patterns
Facing Wang Zheng's inquiry, Lu Ming said in a low voice: "Generally speaking, every year, depending on the number of tasks, there will be as few as one person and as many as ten deaths. Sometimes in extreme cases, more people die. ”
These data, the danger of becoming an official member of the action team, Zhang Dingshan had already told him before he officially joined.
Wang Zheng looked directly into Lu Ming's eyes: "I remember more than ten years ago, one year, in just one year, there were six action teams wiped out, and twelve action teams died, with a total of 46 deaths. And that year, there were 30 action teams with a total of 152 field personnel. ”
That's a 30% mortality rate!
Although he already knew about this matter, when he told it from Wang Zheng's mouth at this moment, Lu Ming still exuded a chill in his heart.
He once again remembered that he was transported to another strange planet by a spaceship during the handling of the "Mountain God" incident.
If Zhang Dingshan hadn't ventured to come in the future, he would have died at that time.
"Moreover, this mortality rate is based on the premise that every field player is highly trained and, if necessary, can mobilize almost unlimited human and material resources anytime, anywhere."
Perhaps it was Wang Zheng's aggressiveness, at this moment, even if he already knew what he was talking about, he still felt a death threat as if it were substance.
A huge sense of achievement, thrills, a colorful life, and the dream of becoming a hero, behind it, is hidden in the blood and cruelty.
Wang Zheng continued to smile and said: "Each team has a minimum of four people, and a maximum of nine people, Lu Ming, do you know why the second team of operations only has three people before you?" ”
This is another point that Lu Ming didn't think of before.
Why did the Action 2 team only have three people before themselves? Could it be ......
"That's right, that's what you think." Wang Zheng snapped his fingers: "One of the team members died." ”
Lu Ming stared straight into Wang Zheng's eyes: "Since it's so dangerous, why don't you leave and resign?" As I recall, there is no mention here that resignation is not allowed. ”
Before Lu Ming joined the second team, Zhang Dingshan had clearly told him that any official member had the right to resign at any time before the start of the mission.
Of course, if you choose to resign, the relevant treatment given by the world government will also be partially or fully withdrawn according to different circumstances.
Of course, once the acceptance of the assignment is confirmed, resignation is not allowed.
Wang Zheng laughed, his voice echoing in the training hall.
"Since it's a transaction, it must be the willingness of both parties to do it. Lu Ming, do you think that if it weren't for such a dangerous situation and such a high demand for the quality of personnel, the world government and the Operations Department would be able to offer such a high price and give you and me such a good treatment? ”
Lu Ming was silent.
After a moment, he muttered, "What the hell are you trying to say?" ”
"I'm going to say it's simple. I invite you to join the Action 16 team. Wang Zheng smiled: "My price is to give you the opportunity to become teammates with the strongest." Only when the strongest cooperate with each other and rely on each other can it be possible to survive in the constant tasks, enjoy the extraordinary treatment given by the world government, and accumulate enough treatment levels and wealth, and finally retire safely.
And my 16th team, from my captain to my teammates, are all the strongest.
You've performed well enough to qualify as an interim member of Operation 16. If you can continue to excel, you will become a full member of the Action 16 team in the future. ”
"Lu Ming, why did you stop?"
At this time, Zhang Dingshan, who had left before, went and returned.
Seeing Zhang Dingshan coming in, Lu Ming hurriedly stood up: "Team Zhang, it's Team Wang looking for me, looking for me......"
Wang Zheng didn't seem to see Zhang Dingshan, but still looked at Lu Ming with a smile: "Team Zhang of your second action team used to be a very good captain. But since that incident, it's been ......"
He shook his head, as if he was lamenting something: "If you want to, come to me, welcome at any time." ”
After that, he turned around and bowed to Zhang Dingshan very exaggeratedly: "Team Zhang is good." ”
After that, he straightened up, laughed and left.
Lu Ming looked at Zhang Dingshan and saw that his expression was still calm, without any fluctuations.
"Let's keep training."
"Yes."
Lu Ming hurriedly agreed.
In the next training session, because he was always absent-minded, Lu Ming made several mistakes. If it weren't for the coach watching from the sidelines, you might have been injured.
Finally ended today's lesson, and Lu Qingliang found him.
"Lu Ming, your house purchase funds have been approved, find a time to look at the house."
This is also one of the benefits packages for Field Service staff in the Operations Service.
According to different levels, each field worker has a certain amount of funds to buy a house, and is free to buy any property in any city in the world. As long as the limit is not exceeded, the purchase price is provided in full by the Operations Division.
With Lu Ming, a field worker who has just joined the second team of operations and has not even performed a single mission, the previous "mountain god" incident does not count, and the amount of funds for buying a house is probably enough to buy a big house in a prime location in the capital city.
In addition, the follow-up decoration, electrical appliances, furniture, etc., are also provided by the Operations Department. Even the utility bills, babysitting fees, property fees, cars, fuel costs, insurance, etc., are all provided by the Operations Department.
This is part of the hidden benefits after the 500,000 annual salary hidden on the surface.
Of course, at this moment, Lu Ming only has the right to use this house for the time being, and has no ownership. If he resigns now, the house will have to be repossessed.
"Okay, I see, let's take some time."
Lu Ming replied absentmindedly.
"Lu Ming, what's wrong with you?"
Lu Ming looked at Lu Qingliang: "Our second action team, before I came, did something happen?" ”
"Oh?"
"Today, the captain of the 16th Action Team, Wang Zheng, came to me......"
Lu Ming told me about today's events.
As a result, there was a hint of gloom in Lu Qingliang's expression.
"Yes, something happened. But...... This relates to the details of a particular mission, which is limited to the rules of secrecy, and I cannot tell you. What I can tell you is that originally, our Action Team 2 and Wang Zheng's Action Team 16 were the only two teams among the 30 Action Teams in the Operations Department to be rated as Class A. However, after that incident, our team's rating was lowered to the lowest level. ”
The rating of the team is related to a series of treatment issues, as well as many aspects such as the right to speak and priority within the Operations Division.
Lu Ming knew that the rating of the second team in action was the lowest grade, but he didn't know that it was because of something that he was directly downgraded from the highest grade A to the first grade.
"It's a secrecy again!" Lu Ming complained: "It's all from the Operations Department, and it's unreasonable to keep it so strictly confidential!" ”
With so many occult events handled by the Operations Division every year, shouldn't the process and outcome of these incidents be publicly familiar to every field officer?
The more familiar the eucalyptus, the more experience and lessons can be summed up, and the better the next eucalyptus can be handled.
As a result, the regulations of the Operations Department are that, except for some public information, such as some scientific and technological creations, such as the 'neutrino bomb' used in the Shanshen incident, which can be made public, the process, methods, and results of each eucalyptus are strictly confidential, and even insiders are not allowed to circulate them, resulting in Lu Ming Although he has been hired, he does not even know about the rest of the documents.
"You're misleading."
Lu Qingliang shook his head: "Behind every rule of the Operations Department, there are a lot of bloody and tearful experiences and lessons.
The reason for this rule is that a large number of analysts behind the Operations Division have found that there is no such thing as a lesson in the experience of paranormal events.
This is because there are hardly two eucalyptus pieces that have something in common. The experience and lessons of the previous eucalyptus are not only not much good for the next eucalyptus, but it is easy for the staff to fall into the trap of experience, and it is easy to mess things up.
Only the qualities of field personnel, such as psychology, force, decision-making, imagination, and associative ability, are fundamental, and experience is not important at all, but rather harmful.
Therefore, it is stipulated that all the documents are forbidden to be circulated and kept strictly confidential, so that we do not bring the experience of the rest of the documents to the new ones. That's why we, the veterans, have to undergo special mental training after every mission. ”
Lu Ming thought about it, and felt that there was some truth, and he couldn't help but be stupid.
But in a moment, he reacted: "That's not right! Every piece has to be kept secret, so how did Wang Zheng know that I performed well? ”
Lu Qingliang snorted: "There are thirty action teams in the department, except for Wang Zheng's sixteen teams, each of the rest has a reserve team, and the new supplementary personnel are generally replenished from the reserve team, you know?" ”
Lu Ming nodded: "I know this." But the sixteenth team has no reserves? And what about them...... Belch. ”
Lu Ming suddenly understood.
The sixteenth team did not have a reserve because the remaining twenty-nine action teams were the reserves of the sixteenth team.
Being able to be absorbed into the team by Zhang Dingshan proves his excellence. Wang Zheng didn't need to know the truth about the "Mountain God" incident at all.
After absorbing himself into the past as a temporary team member, it is the mule or the horse that leads him out to perform a mission, and of course the specific results can be seen. Then weed out the inferior, leave the superior, and keep the cycle going.
"No wonder Wang Zheng dares to say that the sixteenth team is all strong......"
A truly strong person, who is not afraid of challenges, will certainly have the confidence to stand out. As a result, they were able to form a team with the rest of the strong players who stood out and achieved the highest survival rate among the field staff of the entire Operations Service.
This model has a natural attraction to the truly powerful.