Chapter 613

In the satellite village, the combat personnel didn't wait for today's mission arrangements, but instead learned the news of the afternoon's grand selection and the Yama Legion going out on a mission alone, feeling both happy and upset.

What they were happy about was that formal squad division was finally going to happen. After the squads were divided, they would start planned training, and there would also be differences in resource allocation.

Most people were full of confidence, feeling that they would definitely be able to squeeze into the excellent squads.

What they were upset about was why the Yama Legion had left them behind to play on their own. "Damn it, Old Wu, do you think the King of Hell looks down on us!"

Wu Baokang chewed on some bubblegum he had gotten from who knows where, glaring at the motorcade moving further and further away on the road in the distance, his face sour and very unhappy.

"Well, that's because we aren't members of the Yama Legion; just follow orders and do your job."

Wu Daqiang was quite calm; this kind of thing was common practice for him.

"Hey, have you heard? The King of Hell plans to set up an elite regiment under the Yama Legion. The weakest will enter the reserves. Do you think anyone will be promoted directly into the Yama Legion this afternoon?"

Zhang Xin had an expectant expression on his face, seemingly asking a question, but it sounded like he was talking about himself.

"It's possible there might be, but damn it, it definitely won't be you!"

Wu Baokang retorted to Zhang Xin very bluntly. He had been unhappy with this well-connected person for a long time. Now that everyone was a member of Heavenly Horse Island, the King of Hell hadn't given him any special treatment, so he didn't need to indulge him.

Zhang Xin was choked up, but he wasn't angry. He chuckled and said, "As long as there's a chance, I know my own ability. I definitely won't get in for a while, so I'm just watching the excitement. I'll be satisfied if I can get into the elite regiment, hehe."

"It's over, I'm definitely going to be in the reserves."

"I'm not much better off. What should we do? Let's go, let's embrace Buddha's feet at the last minute!"

"Right, sharpen the spear before the battle, let's sharpen it quickly!"

Hearing Zhang Xin's words, some of the combat personnel nearby whose strength wasn't great began to worry unnecessarily...

While people were chatting, the Yama Legion motorcade had already arrived at Beidong Town.

The main road in Beidong Town remained potholed as no one had repaired it. Nowadays, traffic passed through the auxiliary road on the west side and the front courtyard of the shops. That was how the motorcade had traveled when they returned a few days ago; it was very convenient and had no problems.

The personnel responsible for setting up the communication base station placed a relay on the roof of the only four-story building in Beidong Town. To ensure cruising, they specifically equipped it with a large battery and also provided insulation. According to theoretical estimates, it could work for eighteen to twenty days without problems, and to ensure nothing went wrong, the battery needed to be changed every two weeks.

Continuing south, they soon saw the railway bridge high up. A high-speed train on the bridge lay quietly on the tracks, traveling from east to west. The eight carriages were about two hundred meters long, and the pantograph was not connected to the wires; the whole train looked like it was asleep.

The train body was covered in dust, pressing the original paint into a dull, lusterless state, making it look even more desolate.

Zhang Su parked the car under the railway bridge, and the cars following behind stopped one by one. Everyone got out of their cars one after another, holding their weapons and tools.

"Brother Su, we can't get up there either..."

Wu Lue looked at the bridge pier with some worry.

Before arriving at the railway bridge, he hadn't thought about it, and in his impression, it didn't seem very high, thinking he could climb up by stepping on the roof of the car. But only after arriving under the bridge did he realize that compared to those railway bridges crossing canyons and big rivers, this bridge was indeed quite low, but it was still about ten meters from the ground, higher than a three-story building! There was no lack of people who had thoughts similar to Wu Lue's; several female members looked left and right, trying to find a good place to climb.

Zhang Su curled his lips and said, "You damn well urged me to say we'd come to deal with the high-speed train, and then you don't do any homework? That's not right, didn't you guys put a walkie-talkie repeater on the railway bridge a few days ago? Didn't you go up?"

Wu Lue pointed to a tall tree on the other side of the railway bridge: "Look, it's in that bird's nest!"

At that time, everyone considered that the situation on the railway bridge was complicated, and there was no guarantee when someone might pass by the railway bridge, and if they caused some damage, it would be gone, so it was better to use the abandoned bird's nest.

Zhang Su nodded and said, "Luezi, do you see that platform used for maintenance workers? Just get on the railway bridge from there!"

"No... that platform isn't for us to climb either; it's to prevent people from climbing, and they even put up protective netting! Why don't we notify West Great Camp Village and have them drive an excavator over to lift us up, how about that?"

Wu Lue pointed in the direction of West Great Camp Village.

After several days of hard work, several large machines had been transported to the side of the Sea River, including the excavator that had been repaired earlier. "Still have the time to wait for an excavator? Dakun, let him see what real skill is. Quick, give us a way up to the railway bridge!"

"You got it, Uncle!"

Pang Dakun was overjoyed. He shoved his pliers into his backpack and, under Wu Lue's puzzled gaze, opened the trunk of the van and took out an extension ladder!

"Damn..."

Wu Lue immediately started spraying: "What kind of skill is it to have a ladder? Isn't it just having legs?"

"You say that..." Pang Dakun glanced at Wu Lue very unhappily, pointed at the extension ladder and said, "You do it?"

Typical "if you can do it, you do it, don't blabber"...

"I'll do it if I do it!"

Wu Lue was also a young man. Although he was a bit of a coward usually, he couldn't lose face in front of so many people. He walked up, shouldered the ladder, and walked toward the bottom of the maintenance platform.

"Just setting up a ladder, and he's so arrogant. Who can't do that..."

Wu Lue muttered, but when he opened the ladder completely, he was stunned.

The bottom of the maintenance platform was still five or six meters away from the ground, and the height of the ladder was still short by a section, about half a meter. The most critical thing was that the modified ladder had hooks on it, which one could tell at a glance were used to fix it to the edge of the platform, but now the platform was surrounded by protective netting, so even if he lifted the ladder to reach the platform, he couldn't hook it on.

"This... Brother Su, the ladder is too short."

Wu Lue turned back to look at everyone very sheepishly and found that the way everyone was looking at him was very wrong, and his face flushed red instantly.

"Hmph, looks like I have to do it!"

Pang Dakun couldn't bear to watch Wu Lue's embarrassment. He walked up, putting aside past grievances, took the ladder from his hand, looked up again, nodded, and looked very confident.

"Brother Kun, you do it. How do we do it? Do you need help holding it?"

Wu Lue felt as if he had been granted amnesty and helped out very eagerly on the side.

"No, no, don't you hold it. Godmother, Uncle Zhuzi, please help out."

Pang Dakun turned his head to look at Zhao Dezhu and Tan Huajun.

Wu Lue was even more embarrassed. This was clearly not trusting him. There was no way; his reputation wasn't good. He walked back to the crowd, feeling depressed, and secretly made up his mind never to show off again.

Actually, no one was holding a grudge against Wu Lue; everyone knew each other's roles very well. Like Wu Lue, he wasn't someone who could shoulder heavy responsibilities.

"Hehe, only at critical moments do you know that your godmother and I are reliable!"

Zhao Dezhu walked up swaggeringly; the feeling of being trusted was just great.

"Old Zhao, hold it steady, don't drop my godson!"

Tan Huajun saw Zhao Dezhu laughing and was afraid he would lose his strength.

Pang Dakun shook the ladder; it was steady and secure. He smiled and said, "Uncle Zhuzi, Godmother, I'm counting on you. I'm going up!"

Tan Huajun and Zhao Dezhu helped Pang Dakun hold the ladder. Pang Dakun climbed to the top quickly, took the pliers from his backpack, and with a bit of work, dismantled the wire mesh.

The three of them cooperated very well, without any mistakes.

(End of Chapter)