Thinking back to Captain Dodime's serious face, it was certainly not an easy task!

In the days since Dodim returned from Asaph Castle, he had been busy alone, and had not been going back and forth between Lieutenant Colonel William's desk and his stack of papers all day long, and even the handover to Ensign Autran seemed to have been delayed. It looks like he no longer has to be seconded by Lieutenant Colonel William, and although nothing has changed in his position, that should be a good sign.

As the backbone of the Whirling Force, in addition to his strong combat ability, Dodim is also very kind, and he does not have the rough and strong image of ordinary military attachés, which is one of his strengths, and it is estimated that Henry X takes a fancy to him.

But being reused often means that more dangers will be taken on, for example, this secret mission, Qi Lang is almost certain, it is very likely to be a big job.

Qi Lang is looking forward to doing a big job.

After the unpleasant joint military exercise in the Fata Valley, Qi Lang hated the villains even more. The sinister and cunning Absion caused the Spiral Army to suffer a big loss, and more than a hundred soldiers lost their lives on the shoal, and that's not enough, and the Otto Empire naturally burned the war to the territory of the Mingyu Kingdom. They looked like they were about to attack the beautiful land of the East, their iron hooves would once again trample the green meadows, and their steel knives would once again cut off innocent heads. Qi Lang could almost imagine the hideous and cruel laugh on their faces when they stood on the edge of Yunyang City!

It's time to do a big job. Let them taste the power of the Whirling Front, and let them see the determination of an Eastern warrior to take revenge!

However, the operation has not yet begun, and Qi Lang's current responsibility is to continue the daily training with the rookie soldiers, of course, it is also the training for him to improve his ability - he wants to become strong as soon as possible, and that desire is more urgent than ever.

Early in the morning, before the recruits had climbed out of their beds, Qi Lang had already appeared on the edge of the training ground early as always, and while waiting, he also started his own training.

Meditation, breathing, moving......

Someone came, probably four or five hundred meters away.

Although he didn't turn around to look, Qi Lang still felt it early, it was the middle-level warrior Joanna. After that serious conflict, she finally figured out the truth that the early bird has worms, which is what Qi Lang should be thankful about.

Qi Lang didn't turn his head, he took the initiative to greet her, smiling and saying hello or something, he was still far from the realm of "sleek". In the depths of his heart, there was still some disgust with the proud female soldier, which may have stemmed from prejudice against her father, but Qi Lang felt that he should not feel any guilt about it.

Still, he noticed that Joanna was hesitant in her steps, like a child who has made a mistake when she comes to her parents' door, and she needs to make a lot of determination before reaching out and knocking on the door. She seemed to have made up her mind, because Qi Lang heard it, and when she was only about ten meters away from her, she deliberately put her footsteps very heavy, and the leather riding boots stepped on the gravel floor, making a rattling sound.

"Good morning, Corporal Joanna. Qi Lang turned around, the expression on his face still serious. Although he tried to make himself look more relatable, and expressed approval of Joanna's progress, in fact, he couldn't.

"Hello, Sergeant Qi Lang. Joanna stopped, the pride on her face gone, "I think...... I want to talk to you. ”

Qi Lang finally smiled, although he looked a little reluctant, but it was already the kindness that he had spent a lot of effort to show: "What do you want to talk about, noble young lady?"

This was obviously not what Joanna wanted to hear, and her face flushed slightly, but she still controlled it and didn't start a fire like usual. "I wish you would call me Joanna, and not some noble lady. She bit her lip and said, "And...... I want you to put aside your prejudices against me. ”

"Prejudice?" Qi Lang laughed, "I don't think so, Joanna, I'm fair to everyone, you should see, I demand the same from you and from everyone." ”

Joanna was obviously a little anxious about Qi Lang's relaxed attitude, and her voice also raised a lot, and she didn't seem to be fully ready to admit her mistake: "No! You're not fair to me!"

Qi Lang folded his arms around his chest: "Since you think so, then tell me your basis." ”

Joanna rushed forward two steps, looking at the posture as if she wanted to reach out and grab Qi Lang's collar, but she probably remembered her strength, so she controlled her temper in time: "Why don't you admit it? You yourself know, you are prejudiced against women, especially me! You humiliate me like that, just because I am a woman, and I am still the daughter of your chief!"

Qi Lang was choked for a moment, because Joanna still had some point. He had analyzed his thoughts, and as Joanna had said, he believed in his heart that women should not be involved in the war.

"You're serious. Qi Lang didn't put down his hands, but the smile on his face was already a little embarrassed, "I think I should remind you that you are only fifteen years old, and in my opinion, you are not a woman, more than a girl." ”

Joanna's eyes widened, "You're avoiding the crux of the matter!"

Qi Lang gave up his self-protection, he raised his hands, and said as if surrendering: "Okay, I admit it, I do have some prejudice against you, because I don't think you will stay in the Spiral Frontier Army for long. Trust me, you'll soon be back in your father's arms and back to living your eldest lady's life. You're not like all the other soldiers, you use this as a playground in your backyard, and we're just careful playmates for you to send. ”

"I've never thought of it that way!!" Joanna exclaimed angrily. Her fists were clenched tightly, Qi Lang's assertion really hurt her.

Qi Lang was still waiting for her to explode further, but Joanna stopped inexplicably, as if she was sulking with herself, looking at her flushed face, as if she had been greatly wronged.

"I can't choose my own home environment. Joanna's voice lowered, tears glistening under her long eyelashes, "If I had a choice, I'd rather be born in an ordinary family." Then I will endure your prejudiced gaze again......"

Qi Lang wanted to contradict her, but he realized that Joanna was probably about to shed tears again, and that was a scene he didn't want to see. Qi Lang had little experience in coaxing girls, and if the recruits on the road saw this scene for a while, they would not be able to wash themselves out even if they jumped into the water of the Etri River.

At the same time, Qi Lang really had some apologies in his heart. He must admit that he has indeed gone a little too far with some of Joanna's actions in the past period. Lieutenant Colonel William is of course a bastard, but his daughter is not necessarily a bastard, especially from the past few contacts, although she is a little unreasonable, but girls, being unreasonable should be God's right to give them, her behavior in other aspects is quite normal, to some extent, there may be some cuteness.

"Well, Corporal Joanna. Qi Lang's voice softened, "I apologize to you for all the injustices you have suffered. I apologize, it's all going to work, right?"

Joanna's eyes turned redder, and she twisted her face to the side in resentment: "I don't think you're doing it from the heart. ”

What the hell is wrong with her? It's confusing. Qi Lang was almost helpless: "Please, I'm already very sincere." What do you want me to do? Write a letter of apology of more than 10,000 words and read it to you in front of everyone?"

Joanna's mouth pursed, as if she was still holding back the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes: "I don't need you to apologize, but I hope you will treat me like any other soldier." ”

"Okay, okay...... I accept your suggestion. Qi Lang let out a long sigh, "I promise to put your identity aside and treat you like any other soldier." Qi Lang patted her on the shoulder, trying to further calm her emotions. But it didn't seem to work, her tears were quite stubborn, and since she had decided to run out to embarrass her, she had no intention of being recycled.

"Corporal Joanna," Qi Lang tried to take a different approach, "you know what soldiers like to do, right? Of course, I mean the male soldiers, but I see you as one of them now, and that's exactly what you want, right?"

Joanna nodded.

Her tears almost fell from it.

"They all love to bet. Qi Lang stared at the teardrops hanging from her long eyelashes, and continued to carefully carry out his attempt, "Although I don't think it's a good habit, it's uncontrollable, it's the nature of soldiers. They've bet on a few burgers for a meal, on that boxing fight between Ou and me, and even on Lieutenant Mega's bust...... I thought we might as well make a bet, what do you think?"

"Bet on it!"

"Great!" Qi Lang quickened the process, "I don't think soldiers should cry, so my bet is that if I see you cry one more time, you'll quit." ”

It's a pity, Joanna's tears have fallen in anger, and they fall to the ground with a bang.

"But this time it doesn't count!"

"Well, not this time. ”