Chapter 53: Thirteenth Legion

Although the voices of those few soldiers were very low, Yingzhou could still hear what they had just been discussing.

Yingzhou felt a shock in his heart; was the Human Alliance actually still conducting human experiments? However, he did not show anything unusual, merely silently recording this news in his mind.

At this moment, the quartermaster took a uniform of the largest size and, through some method, expanded it by a few sizes, only then allowing Yingzhou to put it on.

"Alright, this should be no problem now," the quartermaster said.

Afterwards, he followed that officer out of the quartermaster's office and arrived outside the Military District.

A military transport vehicle was parked there, clearly prepared specifically for him. "Let's go, the vehicle to take you to your unit has been waiting outside for a while," the officer leading Yingzhou said.

Yingzhou nodded, and he followed that officer onto the military transport vehicle. After boarding, he discovered there were other soldiers on the vehicle, who all appeared to be heading to the new unit with him.

The transport vehicle slowly started up and drove away from the Military District.

"We can actually get new recruits here? Heh, I'm afraid they're just here to die, aren't they?" A burly man with a thick beard sneered after hearing the news brought by his soldier.

"Um, that is what the Military District side said, claiming this new recruit has great potential and will certainly be able to withstand the tests here," this soldier said.

"Hu Jie, have there been few new recruits with potential over these years? More than half end up Out of Control for various reasons, and the other half either die on the battlefield or are just guys with empty reputations. Those who can truly survive are all top-tier ruthless characters; the Military District Chief will recall them to join the Military District's special operations teams. But such people are simply few and far between." The burly man said this without any restraint, using his hand to pick at the mud on his feet.

"Uh, although what you say is the truth, please tidy up your image once the newly reinforced soldiers arrive in a moment," Hu Jie said, attempting to persuade him.

"Whatever, in this dump, why bother with those rules?" The bearded burly man picked his nose again without a care, slowly stood up, found his uniform in a pile of clutter, threw it over himself, and walked out of the tent.

He was the Legion Commander of the Thirteenth Legion of the Ninth Infantry Division of the Human Alliance—Nie Hao, who was maneuvering and fighting against the Beast Race in this dense, primitive forest.

Relying on the complex terrain and diverse climate of the primitive forest, this jungle legion led by Nie Hao had caused no small amount of trouble for the Orcs here, and also made the Orcs hate the Human Alliance soldiers in this primitive forest to the bone.

A military truck drove slowly along a muddy road, and the bumpy vehicle body made Hu Jie offer a three-second moment of silence for the soldiers inside.

An officer stepped down from the passenger seat of the military truck; his face was somewhat pale, but he was still relatively composed. After tidying up his uniform, he came before Nie Hao and saluted, saying:

"Legion Commander Nie Hao, the 49 soldiers reinforcing you this time have all arrived."

Nie Hao returned the salute perfunctorily, looking at some of the soldiers who were vomiting as soon as they got off the military truck, his brows furrowing. "Every time reinforcements arrive, not even half of them can survive their first battle. Is my place specifically for recycling soldiers discarded by other legions?"

This officer was not annoyed, saying sternly, "Legion Commander Nie Hao, please mind your language. The soldiers we send over every time have been baptized by the battlefield; it is just that the environment here is relatively complex, making these soldiers feel uncomfortable."

"Fine, I won't talk about the past, let's just talk about this time. You're dumping new recruits on me? Don't you know my situation here? Letting new recruits come to a place like this, what are the high-level officials of the Military District thinking? Are they trying to test if I can accept new recruits, and if I can, continue sending them to me in the future?" Nie Hao took a deep breath and threw a series of questions at the officer before him.

"Regarding the arrangement for that new recruit, it was arranged by Chief Ji; if you have any objections, you can contact him," the officer said, straightening his back.

Nie Hao was silent for a moment, waved his hand, and said, "Just this once. Don't send me any more new recruits next time; that's no different from not sending anyone at all. Where is that new recruit? Did he vomit while still on the vehicle?"

"That guy who is built unlike a normal Human is the one," the officer said, turning back to point out Yingzhou, who had just gotten off the truck, to Nie Hao.

"What the f***! Is this a normal Human physique?" Nie Hao cursed after seeing such an exaggerated figure on this new recruit.

At this time, Yingzhou had just gotten off the military truck, looking at the dense trees and muddy road all around, the humid air entering his nasal cavity.

He couldn't help but complain, "Holy crap, where the heck did they bring me?"

The soldier who had gotten off with him saw Yingzhou's bewildered expression and said with a distressed look, "This is the Thirteenth Legion. Basically half of the soldiers who come here die. Like those who started vomiting as soon as they got off the vehicle, they are basically the bottom-tier existences from other units who were sent here. They'll probably die in this jungle the first time they go to the battlefield."

"Which Alien Race does this legion fight against?" Yingzhou continued to ask.

"The Thirteenth Legion fights against the Beast Race. Which unit were you in before? How do you have zero common sense?" This soldier asked strangely.

"Uh, I'm a new recruit, so what?" After Yingzhou said he was a new recruit, he saw the soldier next to him looking him up and down with a suspicious gaze.

"That shouldn't be. Every year, new recruits go to a not-so-dangerous battlefield to adapt for about half a month first, and after these new recruits adapt to the battlefield, they are assigned to various legions. Moreover, it isn't time for new recruits to enlist yet. You aren't a Diji Lingnengzhe, are you?" The soldier muttered to himself for a long time before finally asking Yingzhou.

"Um, yes, I am," Yingzhou nodded and replied.

"Then you're in for a world of hurt. Do you know? There is such a legend in the Human Alliance Military District. If a new recruit enters the unit early after becoming a Diji Lingnengzhe, there is a fifty percent chance they will be dealt with by the Military District due to Psionic Out of Control, and the vast majority of the rest will die on the battlefield. This probability is much higher than for new recruits who have stayed at the Lingnengzhe Xuexiao for a full year," this soldier said, patting Yingzhou's arm in a comforting manner.

"Shouldn't it be that those with high talent who become Diji Lingnengzhe early become stronger? How could it be like this?" The doubt in Yingzhou's heart grew even greater.

"Who's to say? That's why this matter has always been a legend," this soldier nodded in deep agreement.

Just as the two were talking, a rough voice came over, "You're the new soldier? Come here, let me see if those muscles of yours are as solid as they look."