Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3961 Subordinates Overthrow Superiors! (I'm taking leave tomorrow, something big is about to happen~)

Aurora quickly rummaged through the drawer and pulled out her old military appointment letter. She held it in her hand and examined it carefully for a long time, a beautiful smile slowly curving her lips.

In the photo, she has combed her golden-orange hair back into a simple ponytail, revealing her entire forehead and cheeks, with her whole face reflected in the one-inch photo.

Moreover, at that time, I, or rather every warrior in the Celestial Realm, had experienced one brutal war after another, big and small. To put it bluntly, who among those who came from wars hadn't experienced the tragedy of their comrades dying beside them?

Everywhere you look, you see the atrocities of the Kallet, the shrapnel and smoke mixed with the blood of corpses. Parents raise their children for twenty years, only to have their lives cut short in a few minutes on the battlefield.

Even the strongest-willed person will gradually lose their high spirits amidst gunfire and bloodshed, revealing fatigue and numbness, with their eyes even becoming lifeless and dim.

Aurora recalled that the sandstorm operation occurred before Chief Palace Maid Marin went to the Arad Continent to seek help. High Priest Beren had already died from overwork, Apostle Anton occupied the Sman Industrial Base and cut off the power supply, and the nobles of Northpis were short-sighted and held their own armies.

At that time, there was no hope to be seen on the continent of Ghent, nor could there be any meaning to tomorrow. All the warriors barely managed to keep going by relying on the pride flowing in their blood and the instinct to survive.

Therefore, at first glance, her appearance on the appointment letter was unremarkable, with a dull and ashen complexion and little joy in her eyes due to the promotion. Only upon closer inspection could one discover that she possessed beautiful facial features.

Until, when Lady Marin, the chief palace maid, sought help on the continent of Arad and brought back an adventurer team led by the Great General.

Only then did a glimmer of hope gradually ignite in everyone's gloomy and desolate hearts.

"I never expected this to happen. It turns out my cross-system promotion was recommended by the General." Aurora murmured to herself, putting down the phone, a complex and indescribable emotion welling up inside her.

After being promoted to frontline commander, she indeed demonstrated her talent, and subsequently commanded several brilliant battles, effectively destroying the Kallet organization's manpower and reducing the Seventh Empire's personnel and property losses.

until……

Commander-in-Chief Jack heard the busy tone of the phone line after it was disconnected. A hint of helplessness appeared on his handsome face, which still had the air of an old man despite his full head of white hair. He put the receiver back in its place, sat back in his chair, and put on a pair of reading glasses.

I'm getting old, and my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be.

A few minutes later, Jack put down the documents and rubbed his wrinkled forehead a few times.

At the office door, Rebecca, dressed in a smart military uniform, with a captivating figure and a red and white cowboy hat, appeared, holding a beautifully packaged tea canister in her hand, and asked teasingly:

"What's wrong with you? Did you have another argument? Why do you look so worried?"

Rebecca gestured to the tea canister in her hand, "Here's some tea for you. It's a high-grade tea from the divine realm. I got it from Ludmila of the Blue Eagle Transport Group. I brought it for you to try."

"It's nothing, thank you." Seeing his beloved daughter come to visit him, Jack's furrowed brows immediately relaxed, a smile appeared on his face, and the pressure from work vanished.

As long as my precious daughter is here, what difficulty can't be overcome?

"Rebecca, do you remember Aurora?"

He and army doctor Selena Joseph were old friends who had known each other for many years and had a life-or-death bond, so he actually paid more attention to his old friend's daughter, Aurora.

“I recognize him, but I don’t remember him. Why?” Rebecca replied casually.

Because of her father's old friend, she did know Aurora. As for the word "remember," her father was probably referring to the distant past, but she had been transported from the lawless zone to the continent of Arad and didn't know Aurora at all, so she couldn't say she remembered her.

As far as I can remember, she met Aurora around the same time she reconciled with her father. The two met naturally because their fathers were friends, and their relationship was not bad, but it was not as close as her relationship with her sister Ludmila.

Jack paused for a moment, then the older man couldn't help but feel guilty, his voice becoming even softer:
“It was my oversight… She was receiving treatment for a mental illness on the Arad Continent. She just called me to ask about her cross-system promotion back then. I told her that Ye Lin recommended you, and then I signed the letter of appointment.”

Seeing that Rebecca seemed somewhat interested, he told her everything. Feeling guilty as an old father, he wanted to make amends and was happy to have a topic he could talk about with his daughter.

After finishing his introduction, Jack mentioned that Nightwood admired Aurora's command abilities and recommended her to become a frontline officer. However, his adopted son, Une Leonil, gave a different opinion during the initial review, believing that Aurora had mental problems and that something unexpected might happen on the front lines.

Later, for various reasons, he adopted Ye Lin's recommendation and appointed Aurora as the front-line commander of a certain unit.

"And then?" Rebecca found a disposable paper cup, filled it with hot water from the office water dispenser, and then pinched a small amount of tea leaves into it, which made Jack feel a pang of heartache.

Good tea shouldn't be brewed like this; it's such a waste.

He went on to recall that Aurora did indeed demonstrate excellent command skills, but her mental illness gradually began to manifest.

On the battlefield, Aurora, a former medic, had a habit of scanning and searching for wounded soldiers one by one. If she found that a wounded soldier had not been evacuated, she would refuse to evacuate until she found the wounded soldier.

In other words, Aurora adheres to the personal principle of wanting to see the person alive or dead.

Her obsessive-compulsive disorder demonstrated an extremely responsible officer attitude, which earned her the support and love of the soldiers, but it also brought many troubles. For example, when her superiors or the military command ordered her to quickly change battlefields based on the actual situation, including strategic retreats or support for other battlefields, Aurora would disobey.

She insisted on finding everyone, even identifying the bodies, before she would evacuate.

Therefore, she disobeyed orders from her superiors more than once, even when they called her repeatedly. Even when a superior officer stood right in front of her and loudly ordered her to evacuate, Aurora still ignored them, openly defying orders and committing a clear act of insubordination. This once made the superior officer so angry that he turned pale and shouted that he would send her to a military court.

This responsible attitude towards subordinates is admirable, but the battlefield situation is constantly changing, and a single move can have far-reaching consequences. Aurora's disobedience could very well lead to even more serious problems.

Jack brewed a pot of tea and said, "If it weren't for the fact that we need people right now, and that her talent is so outstanding, Aurora should be in jail or dismissed from her post and sent home."

Even so, after the war ended, the military believed that her own problems had always existed and that they could understand her thoughts, but that her insubordination was unacceptable. As a result, Aurora was sidelined and did not receive a promotion for a long time until Her Majesty Elizé established the Special Operations Department of the Co-op Division.

"I see." Rebecca learned more about this "friend from a relative's family."

Soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders, and Aurora's disobedience is not a one-off occurrence; it is indeed a serious problem that requires treatment.

"Rebecca, who do you think is right, Yelin or Wuen?"

Ye Lin recommended her to become a war supervisor, while Wu En suggested that she first treat her mental health issues.

“Both are correct,” Rebecca replied casually. There are often no absolute right or wrong answers; two different suggestions should be considered and understood from their respective perspectives.

If we absolutely have to determine right and wrong, then we should ask Aurora herself, from her perspective and in her position, whether she would have preferred to go to the front lines or to seek treatment at that time.

“You’re right. I hope she can receive good treatment on the Arad continent. After all, the entire support division still needs her to lead.” Jackt said a few words with emotion, then ended the topic of Aurora and looked at Rebecca, who was drinking tea.

He was fortunate that Rebecca, who had experienced so many tragic events—her father's heartlessness, her mother's death, and being stranded alone in a foreign country—was still mentally and physically healthy.

Feeling her father's gaze, Rebecca immediately put down the disposable paper cup and calmly said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Whether it was in the lawless zone when she was a child or now, Rebecca has never really liked being alone with Jack. Perhaps it's because her father has such a strong military and adult aura that she unconsciously becomes a child who needs to be disciplined in his presence.

She asked some of her friends and unexpectedly received almost the same answer: in a normal family environment, educating children requires both husband and wife to play the roles of "good cop" and "bad cop," combining firmness and gentleness. The father often plays the strict role, which causes children to form a fixed fear impression.

Jack instinctively wanted to talk to his daughter more. Although he and Rebecca had restored their father-daughter relationship and were no longer as cold as before, the guilt he felt for failing to fulfill his responsibilities as a father over the years was like a bottomless black hole that no amount of compensation could fill.

However, the military had important matters to attend to, Rebecca had her own job, and her daughter was an adult, so there was nothing more to say.

Finally, Jack found a topic and spoke up, unconsciously adopting a stiff expression as if he were forcing himself to eat some disgusting food while holding his nose, almost rolling his eyes, and said awkwardly:

"When are you and Ye Lin planning to get married, and when will you let me hold a grandson or granddaughter?"

Ever since he met Ye Lin, he had always regarded him as a close friend despite their age difference. The two got along very well, and if it weren't for the huge age gap, they would have liked to become sworn brothers. They didn't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but they wanted to die on the same day, month, and year.

Later, Ye Lin told him about his daughter Rebecca and had been working hard to help the father and daughter reconcile. He remembered this kindness and was extremely grateful.

Even if Ye Lin asked him to call him "brother," he wouldn't hesitate.

But unexpectedly, Ye Lin, whom he regarded as a close friend, brother, and benefactor despite their age difference, became his son-in-law in the blink of an eye.

Rebecca, as the daughter, felt slightly annoyed upon hearing this. She disliked these classic sayings from her elders: marriage, work, children—these were the topics that could never be avoided, as if they were the natural mission and tasks that the younger generation had to complete.

She intended to ignore him, turn around and leave, but her gaze suddenly froze as she saw her father's full head of white hair. Although he was not experiencing any hair loss and his hair was as thick as it had been in his youth, the grayish-white color resembled peeling paint on a wall, silently telling the story of aging.

My father, Jack, is already seventy years old.

He looked very energetic, spoke in a loud voice, moved freely, and was meticulously groomed. If he dyed his hair black, he might only look in his forties or fifties, appearing much younger.

However, his forehead already had obvious wrinkles, and his skin had a slightly dull complexion. His hands were not as plump, smooth, and strong as those of a young person; the marks of his knuckles and bones were very obvious, a sign of the inevitable aging process.

As a soldier who personally went to the battlefield, Jack had many hidden injuries that had long damaged his body's vitality. If Ye Lin hadn't given his father life-giving tonics, a seventy-year-old man covered in wounds would probably be old and frail by now.

Moreover, my father is not a powerful cultivator; he will eventually grow old and die.

Rebecca paused for a few seconds, looked at her father's white hair, nodded, and then answered his question directly, saying, "I will discuss it with him properly."

…………

The location of the support division.

Aurora hadn't expected to fall ill. She had only recently left the Grand Cathedral of Remedia. The Archbishop's voice had a warm power, and Yuena and the two priests had been very kind to her, chatting with her like friends for a long time. They had even cast a calming and protective spell on her, saying it would last for a week.

She now clearly felt that her emotions were not normal, and the magic to calm her mind had lost its effect.

She stared intently at the paper documents, teacup, computer, and other items on the table, none of which were neatly arranged. So, she gently bit her pearly white teeth and gathered them up to rearrange them.

Every pen and every piece of paper has its proper place.

The office curtains are two pieces, which can be pulled to the left and right respectively. The left curtain can be pulled open a little more than the right, which is not symmetrical. Aurora fiddled with the curtains, pulling them open carefully little by little.

The natural grain of the wooden floor was irregular, and Aurora's eyes flashed with anger as she wanted to tear up the entire floor and replace it all.

She was dissatisfied with everything in the office, and dissatisfied with everything outside the office. She didn't even know what it would take to be satisfied, but she also knew that many of her thoughts were unnecessary.

"Dong~dong~"

After two knocks, Raphael pushed the door open and entered, smiling:
"Aurora, the military exercise that will be held soon will be the first time your support division has participated as a newly established department. You need to cooperate with us and work together. We've come to discuss this with you in advance."

Behind Raphael stood a beautiful and slender young woman with a long braid tied behind her head. The braid was both graceful and dynamic. She was the leader of the special operations unit "Goddess of War".

Raphael liked to call her "Duck" or "Little Fu." Little Fu came from the family of the chief maid, Marlene, and was an excellent warrior.

Aurora didn't answer, but instead stared intently at Raphael's feet. Raphael's feet were on the rectangular wooden floor, in the gap between two planks, but unfortunately, they weren't in the exact center, not evenly spaced to the left; they were slightly to the left.

Uneven, so uncomfortable... Aurora struggled with the thought of moving her feet to the center.

"Uh……"

Raphael was stunned, cautiously observing her restless gaze, then following her eyes to find where it landed. He couldn't understand why she was looking at his feet; she wasn't Ye Lin.

Or perhaps there's a tradition in the support division's office that you can't enter with your left foot first.

　The editor talked to me, saying that the content of my book was very serious and had to be rectified. If I didn't, the book would be blocked.

　　The editor even thoughtfully sent me a list of areas that needed revision, totaling over 500 chapters...emmm, I took a look, and almost all of the author's words were removed. Some were just a single sentence that barely touched on the topic, but they still needed to be revised. This shows that the reviewers really did scrutinize my book word by word.

　　So I'm taking a day off. I need to revise it; otherwise, the book will be lost. _(:з」∠)_
　　
　
(End of this chapter)