"Six minutes and 14 seconds, I'm very dissatisfied!"
A team of nearly two thousand people had just assembled on the training ground when Sudeben, wearing a black and blue military uniform, walked out.
Hundreds of Tianyuan troops also walked out, looking seriously at the chaotic team below.
Perhaps the Tianyuan Army was not as fierce as these veterans on the battlefield, but they were much better at obeying discipline and training.
"Two thousand veterans, who have participated in more than ten years of fighting, took more than five minutes to gather together."
Sudben raised the horn in his hand: "Do you know what this means?"
"We are soldiers, a shield for the defenseless residents.
If, now, an enemy launches a war, if, now, there is a massive attack by radiation beasts.
When you gather together, how many residents who could have survived will die in front of you? ! "
The roaring roar made the veterans' ears buzz.
In particular, some veterans who were relatively close to Sudben raised their hands and covered their ears without discipline.
Many people had dissatisfaction on their faces.
What's wrong with the slow assembly?
It's not a real war now. Besides, everyone has been tired for a day and a night. Isn't it normal to slow down?
Yehu never asked him to do this in normal training, and those commanders only required that he must use all his strength in battle.
No one has ever told them that they need to maintain the same level of combat as they do in daily life.
This Tianyuan territory is too harsh!
However, seeing these people's reactions, Sudeben was not surprised at all, and instead laughed.
He smiled freely, and his eyes were full of disdain.
"Heh, it's really a mess, but that's not surprising."
"They are just a bunch of trash. No wonder they are treated as trash by shelters at this age."
Wow!
The unabashed sarcasm, the moment Sudeben said it, immediately aroused the emotions of everyone present.
waste?
Normally, there is no problem with scolding them like this, and they can also accept more unpleasant insults.
But the key point is that many people now have deep resentment in their hearts.
Being abandoned by the shelter, being stabbed in the back by his companions, the fatigue of crossing mountains and ridges, and the fear of arriving in a strange place.
Several emotions were intertwined, and suddenly there was a cacophony of curses below.
"You are a waste. Our Pingtan Army has fought more battles than you have eaten."
"That's right, what's wrong with us being so tired all day and time slowing down? How can we be a commander if we don't even know how to be considerate to the soldiers?"
"Well said, this Tianyuan territory doesn't want us, and we are not happy to stay here."
"Trash, it's not clear who is trash!"
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Initially, only a few people were rebutting, but as emotions were stirred up, more and more people began to join.
Su Deben was not angry, but continued to watch these people's retorts with a smile.
After about four or five minutes, and his voice became softer unconsciously, he said cheerfully.
"Hey, I think you are not very capable and have a bad temper?"
"Very good. Having a bad temper can be considered a skill in a sense. It means that you people are not so mediocre that you have lost even the last trace of your dignity."
After a pause, Sudben waved to the back.
Nothing happened, but a huge screen suddenly appeared behind the training ground.
It's at least about three hundred inches, and even the people standing at the back of the team can see it clearly.
"Hey, why is the person on the screen Ye Chu?"
Someone with sharp eyes saw the two figures walking forward dejectedly in the picture, and recognized the identity of one of them.
Including the delay in fighting and eating time, it will be almost an hour before the elimination ends.
When the team was in the team, the veterans spontaneously counted the number, and roughly estimated that there were only about fifty people who had not passed.
And this Ye Chu happened to be one of them.
But what surprised everyone was that Ye Chu's status among veterans was not low.
He is a very senior captain in the commando brigade.
If he hadn't injured his legs and feet in battle a few years ago, resulting in a semi-disabled state, he wouldn't have been reduced to the point of being eliminated by Pingtan.
At this time, Ye Chu, who learned the news of elimination, was devastated and limped on the cement road.
He didn't know where he was going or where the road would lead.
The other party didn't tell him how to get back after he was eliminated, and he didn't even bother to provide a meal.
It was as if those of them who could not complete their tasks had become worthless waste.
Going back to Flat Beach Shelter?
Ye Chu raised his head blankly and looked at the buildings not far away in a daze.
Looking for tokens and arriving at the military camp within the specified time is not friendly to a disabled person.
This is especially sad when the teammate assigned to him is also a disabled person.
Both of them were eliminated without any surprise.
"It's only ten minutes, it's just ten minutes."
The figure next to Ye Chu was still lowering his head and chanting silently, as if he was in a daze.
"Yin Xing?"
I called the figure's name, but the other person still looked as lost as before.
Not knowing how to persuade him, Ye Chu's mind was also in a mess and he could only drag his tired body forward.
There was a group of buildings ahead, and he planned to go there to take a look.
See if you can find some food and find some shelter to take a nap.
Wait until you regain some strength before returning to the shelter.
Otherwise, given the current physical condition of the two of them, they might go into shock before they even reach the outpost.
Step by step.
Close to the edge of Longteng Village.
Since the factories haven't started working yet, there are very few villagers staying here, and only a few people are stationed here.
Looking at the gates 'embedded' in the high walls, Ye Chu didn't dare to rush up and disturb them.
In Pingtan Shelter, the status of soldiers is actually not high.
Because each level has heavy monthly tasks and has an independent guard team.
Residents may even ostracize soldiers who appear on their own level, viewing them as a nuisance.
Not only do you want to get supplies, but you just want to take a sip of water, you have to go to the security office to get it.
And this Tianyuan territory is similar.
Ye Chuke still remembers the grand occasion at that outpost, with two thousand people sitting in the fenced canteen eating and drinking for free.
And after the assembly just now, the canteen gave the same treatment to the soldiers who completed the mission for free.
These consumed materials did not come from the sky, they must have been squeezed from ordinary residents.
So will the soldiers who use it to supply their own shelter.
But these people are all old guys eliminated from Pingtan Shelter, and they are considered a "trouble".
If the residents of this Tianyuan territory also had monthly tasks, they would probably be hated to the bone.
"Hey, there's a trash can over there!"
Walking on the deserted street, Ye Chu's eyes suddenly lit up and he saw the green trash can beside the street.
There is no such thing in Pingtan Shelter, because there will be no garbage left after eating the nutritious meal.
But when I ate at the outpost, the leftover soup was poured into it.
There’s something to eat!
He didn't care that the contents inside might be leftover garbage from someone else's food.
He quickly walked over with Yin Xing, but unfortunately...
As the lid of the trash can was opened, it was already clean inside, even cleaner than the rice bowls brought by many veterans.
"ah"
Putting down the bucket lid with some disappointment, Ye Chu suddenly felt even hungrier.
The hope that had just arisen gave him the illusion that he would be able to eat right away.
But after the hope was shattered, it was difficult to suppress the desire and hunger.
He quickly led Yin Xing to the next trash can within reach and continued his rummaging.
However, no one has come to Longteng Village for more than ten days. How can we find garbage in the trash cans on the main road.
After flipping through more than ten pages in a row, Ye Chu still found nothing.
It wasn't until we came to the back door of the underworld factory that was still in operation that we found some garbage that hadn't been cleaned up inside.
"Ye Chu is eating the garbage thrown away by others. This is too miserable!"
"I'm afraid there's other people's saliva on that garbage, and he can really eat it."
"Ugh, even if I'm not close, I feel like I can smell the stench there."
"It's moldy, but you still eat it. Are you really not afraid of getting sick?"
"Come on, you can only say this when you are full. If we didn't complete the task, I'm afraid this would be the end."
"It's so miserable. Do you want us to cherish our current treatment by letting Ye Chu go through this miserable situation?"
"Keep your voice down, don't let the commander up there get really angry and drive us away to eat garbage."
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The venue was still in a state of excitement.
But when they saw Ye Chu and Yin Xing lying in front of the trash can, they searched the trash regardless of their image.
Find those things that have not been eaten by the workers and eat them greedily.
The noise gradually died down and became quieter.
It's too awful.
Not only was he kicked out of the shelter, but now he had to look for garbage to eat on other people's territory.
How is this different from those homeless people?
One is looking for garbage to eat in the sewer, and the other is looking for garbage to eat in the trash can.
And looking at the way Ye Chu and Yin Xing were eating sweet food, they probably didn't know that they were being watched by nearly two thousand people with wide eyes.
Otherwise, no matter how thick-skinned they are, they will probably crash into the wall next to them.
"Haha, is this what you call 'dignity'?"
“A veteran who sacrificed his life and blood for the shelter, a veteran who spent his life to protect the safety of the shelter, is he only worthy of going to a strange place after retiring and rummaging through the trash can for food?”
Sudben's sarcasm came late.
Many people in the field had uncertain expressions, but strangely, no one retorted like before.
Obviously, the tragic situation of the two people was enough to shock them and make them understand the situation after being abandoned by Pingtan.
Yes, the situation of a man over forty in the wasteland.
Even if they have some combat experience, so what?
Without modern guns, they are just ordinary people with a little courage at best.
If you really want to survive in this wasteland, I'm afraid you won't be as adaptable as those wanderers.
And being left in this Tianyuan territory in "humiliation" is not something that cannot be accepted if he has free food every day.
Just scold me, be patient and let it pass!
When the next batch of 'veterans' are eliminated and come here, the commander will probably not be as harsh on them as he is now.
However, just when everyone was thinking this, something suddenly changed in the picture.
I saw the back door of the underworld factory opened at some point, and the workers who came out to take out the trash were looking at Ye Chu and Yin Xing in astonishment as they were lying near the trash can, eating and drinking.
Or lick some of the soup that hasn't dried up from the plastic bag.
Or use your fingers to search for uneaten residue from the cracks in the carton.
They ate so deliciously that they didn't even notice someone standing nearby looking at them.
It wasn't until an exclamation came from the worker's mouth that the two of them raised their heads belatedly.
Suddenly, the scene was a little awkward.
Yin Xing, who still had oil stains on the corners of his mouth, lowered his head in shame on the spot, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Although Ye Chu hadn't lowered his head yet, he could see the color on his face changing and finally turning red.
Everyone also knows that for this commando captain who once had more than a hundred people under his command.
At this moment, his dignity was indeed trampled under his feet.
And still by himself.
"Oh my God, what are you doing?"
The worker exclaimed and rushed forward with garbage bags.
"Ah, here we are"
"Are they from the Barren Bone Village?" Upon hearing that it was Blue Star language, the worker quickly coughed and used the somewhat unfamiliar Blue Star language to communicate.
Although Longteng Village is far away from Hope Village, it is even further away from Desolate Bone Village.
But there are usually people from there who come to sell supplies, which is the kind of people who can be contacted occasionally.
Didn’t I hear that they also had plantations and survived the material crisis?
How did you get so messed up that you want to eat garbage?
"Desolate Bone Village, no, no, we are Pingtan. No, we are."
Ye Chu explained hurriedly, fearing that the other party would deepen the misunderstanding.
It was only when he opened his mouth that he realized that he had been abandoned by Pingtan Shelter and was no longer a resident there.
They are losers who have not completed the test tasks and are the 'waste' among the veterans.
It is no longer worthy of the Peace Corps and has anything to do with the veteran group!
"Ah ha? Are you volunteers from Pingtan?"
These two people spoke and behaved a little strangely.
The worker was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly reacted after remembering the hot topics in the chat in the territorial area over the past two days.
Two thousand veterans came from the Pingtan shelter to support them, and they were said to have extraordinary combat capabilities.
Most people are excited and want to see something.
But because the announcement states that these people will have to go through a week's test before they can be open to contact, so everyone can only curiously discuss how much change their arrival will bring to the territory, and whether they will face those damn invaders in the future. Will be able to take the initiative.
"My name is Wang Yulong, and I am a worker at the underground factory in Longteng Village."
"Quickly, throw away the garbage on your hands. If you are hungry, just knock on the door and tell us."
"Really, a test is a test, and it's outrageous to let people eat garbage."
Wang Yulong complained, and quickly walked forward enthusiastically and snatched the garbage from the two people's hands.
"Let's go, let's take care of the food for you, no money required."
"Don't worry, there's nothing to be afraid of. We haven't received any announcement that we can't invite you to dinner. Even if we hold them accountable, it's still their problem."
The sudden enthusiasm confused both Ye Chu and Yin Xing.
They quickly wanted to explain that they had been tested and eliminated, and were trash who would be driven back to the shelter.
But the other party didn't want to hear what he had to say at all. He pushed him a few times and finally called several people to come out to help.
"Come on, come on, help us. The same goes for the Tianyuan Army. It's too much to let these veterans who protect us just eat rubbish."
"They probably had some request not to eat at our place, but we didn't receive any restrictions. We forced them to come in together. Even if we hold them accountable, it's not their problem."
"Even if the sky falls today, we can't just watch them eat garbage."
Upon hearing Wang Yulong's words, the enthusiastic workers immediately became excited.
Those who put up their arms put up their arms, and those who put up their legs put up their legs.
Although Wang Yulong and others are just ordinary residents, they are just the slowest progressing craft enthusiasts.
But with the blessing of the route, their physical fitness is also much better than ordinary people.
Five people fought each other. Ye Chu and Yin Xing resisted for a few times, but they had no choice but to be dragged into the cafeteria of the underworld factory.
Not long after, two large bowls of noodles were brought out, with a few large pieces of white and tender artificial meat floating on them.
"Isn't this the time for dinner? You guys have to take a few bites first and eat some later when dinner starts."
"Don't worry, no one can spy here. No one will notice you if you go out after eating."
"As long as we can still work, in our Tianyuan territory, there is no such thing as a soldier asking for money to eat!"
Patting Ye Chu and Yin Xing on the shoulders, they saw tears falling from two middle-aged men who were over forty years old.
Everyone in the venue suddenly couldn't stand it any longer, so they had no choice but to leave silently, leaving a separate space.
There's nothing they can do, it's embarrassing for them.
They were obviously younger than the other party, but they still wanted the other party to protect them. This invitation to a meal made them feel uncomfortable.
However, what no one knew was that nearly two thousand people were watching this scene intently.
Seeing Ye Chu and Yin Xing crying over the bowl in front of them.
The emotions welling up from nowhere also made their eyes sore and red.
An indescribable feeling, as if it had never been possessed.
But in fact, the feeling that everyone is familiar with appears for the first time!
