Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 284 Promotion and Rank
If it were so easy for ordinary people to switch majors, there would be no such thing as geniuses.

An ordinary doctor, without taking shortcuts or wasting time, will be around 22 years old when he graduates from his five-year undergraduate program. If he pursues a professional master's degree, he can also complete his residency training with some effort. If he pursues an academic master's degree, he will need to complete three more years of residency training, at which point he will be around 28 years old.

You can only take the attending physician exam after working for a year.

In other words, a doctor is already thirty years old when he is truly capable of being a doctor.

Even in an extreme scenario like the apocalypse, setting aside systematic tutorials and compressing course time, a mature doctor cannot be trained in just one or two years.

Moreover, the outcome may not be the same as Lin Xiaqiang's.

If the disruption to civilization caused by the apocalypse were so easy to overcome, it wouldn't be called the apocalypse.

On this point, Su Huan's understanding was more profound than anyone else's.

If it weren't for the vibrant life force brought about by evolution, humanity would have perished even faster.

"We'll gradually fill the gaps in our medical capabilities. Just keep an eye out for this. Whoever recommends a medical professional first will get their salary doubled this month."

Su Huan ended the discussion, which had no immediate resolution.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Shu Wei immediately took over the conversation and began to chair the meeting.

"The first thing to do tonight is about post-war rewards and punishments and personnel promotions. The list is already on the table, and everyone has a copy. If you have any objections after reading it, please speak up. We will have a free discussion, and there is no order of speaking."

Because Su Huan disliked formalities, the dining car meeting went from a small group of a few people to a small group of dozens.

Everyone already knew about the promotion and reward system.

After each major war, there is always a large shortage of personnel or the need for corrections and adjustments to the system.

However, the specific list is always decided by the train conductor.

It wasn't until now, with more train staff and double the amount of administrative work, that these things were finally put into paper documents.

"Eh?"

Vice President Deng suddenly let out a soft exclamation and nudged his old partner, the factory director, with his elbow.

"You're up there too."

The factory manager was the oldest among the group of old men, already over eighty years old, so most of the daily affairs were handled by the younger Deputy General Manager Deng. He had originally just come to fill in the numbers, but when he heard that his name was on the list, he was surprised and took the list to look at it carefully.

Skipping over a large number of soldiers' rank promotions in the armed forces, the factory director quickly found his name on the management dispatch list.

Deputy Chief Flight Attendant of the Research Team.

Before he could even be surprised, he discovered that Vice President Deng, who had always followed his name, had also disappeared and appeared behind a laboratory department called Universal Energy Weapons.

"This is……"

The old man looked at the others with a blank expression and noticed that many of them had surprised looks on their faces.

Everyone turned to look at the train conductor.

"Originally, there was no distinction between chief and deputy chief flight attendants, but this could easily cause management problems. Now we're readjusting it."

Su Huan tapped the bridge of his nose with his index finger.

The idea of ​​assigning chief and deputy chief purser was proposed by Shu Wei. The reason was simple: the train needs a clear and strict hierarchy. Otherwise, if there is ambiguity in authority during scheduling, it will be too late.

He thinks it makes sense.

The heavy losses suffered by the armed forces this time were mainly due to the soldiers' lack of combat experience and the Black Kite Special Forces' superior equipment, as well as the chaotic command and control.

Shu Wei stepped forward to explain.

"The four groups and eight flight attendants system remains unchanged, except that there is only one flight attendant per group and the other person is a deputy. They are treated equally, but the flight attendant takes the lead in wartime."

"Let me reiterate the list of the four flight attendant teams."

"Logistics Team: Hu Shuo, Su Leiya."

"Manufacturing team: Wan Xing, Lao Jiang."

"Combat Team: Third Brother, Lick Rabbit."

"Research Team: Xiao Zhao, Factory Director"

"Among them, Su Leiya and Lao Jiang's positions are pending, but their salaries will remain unchanged."

Upon hearing this list of names, both newcomers and veterans wore complex expressions.

Among them, Su Leiya was someone the group had some contact with; she was a first-tier Black Kite Evolver who had been captured before Shu Wei.

Because they had been following Hu Shuo around, and with the position of chief purser in the logistics team vacant, everyone had a vague idea in their minds, so they weren't surprised.

However, the name Lao Jiang left many people puzzled.

The two chief flight attendants in the original manufacturing team were Deputy General Manager Deng and the eldest brother. Their seniority and achievements were unshakeable. The three brothers had won three important positions because of their merits in helping the leader. No one ever thought that the eldest brother would be replaced.

He was still a newcomer who had never appeared at any train meeting.

"Who is Old Jiang?"

Someone suddenly asked.

At the end, a middle-aged man in his thirties raised his hand.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice. The man looked unremarkable, without exaggeratedly muscular physiques or a unique aura. He was somewhat handsome, with slightly world-weary eyes. Perhaps he could fool a young girl in her early twenties...

But... who here is really ugly?

Even He Jie, that blind bear, can be a gentle and handsome uncle once he manages his expression.

The more times it evolves, the better it looks.

In other words, Lao Jiang is just an ordinary middle-aged man here.

When Director Xu saw it was him, he gave Professor Ma a knowing look.

Old Jiang was one of the Black Kite personnel who was captured on the water with Shu Wei. He was a Tier 1 Collector and an expert in materials. After getting on the vehicle, he had been working on material extraction in the manufacturing group. As for what results he had achieved, no one really knew.

He might just be spouting nonsense and know a little bit about it.

However, what the old guys saw was not ability.

There were six people on the train, including Hei Yuan, and seven if you include Shu Wei. These are the seven evolved beings.

They made up nearly half of the first-tier evolved beings on the vehicle.

Previously, because of Hei Yuan, these people had been suppressed by Su Huan, but that was only temporary. It was impossible to completely cripple seven mature combatants.

Therefore, they speculated that after Shu Wei gained the train conductor's trust, the Black Kite team would be gradually put into use.

But they didn't expect the train conductor to be so decisive, giving them two key positions all at once.

With Shu Wei, the secretary, now a new faction has emerged on the train.

However, this crisscrossing arrangement actually made the old guys feel at ease.

In terms of staffing, Hu Shuo is a veteran flight attendant, seemingly all alone, but almost all of the grassroots management comes from his generation, such as the cook in charge of the dining car, Lao Liu in charge of maintenance, Lin Xia in charge of medical care, and so on.

It's nonsense to say that one person can be considered a mountain.

Then the three brothers, Huang Hai and the others, are all very close to Hu Shuo and He Jie, but in reality, they also have to be counted separately.

They had no prior connection; they only met because of the train conductor.

Therefore, it can be considered a buffer zone between different mountain peaks.

Professor Ma and Director Xu have students and subordinates spread throughout key departments of the train.

Now there's a Black Kite and a Licking Rabbit. It seems chaotic, but it's actually more stable.

Because everyone was Su Huan's most direct confidant!
Every single person was defeated, robbed, captured alive, tricked, and rescued by Su Huan himself. Each person has a deep bond with him, so as long as he is alive, no matter how big or small the power is or how many factions exist, his power will remain stable.

This is the degree of control that someone who starts from scratch can have over their influence.

It was just a matter of assigning a few new people; it was a minor thing.

They are more concerned with what to do next.

Seeing that everyone remained silent about his arrangements, Su Huan nodded in satisfaction.

It seems that the train conductor's words still carry weight on the train.

Shu Wei continued, "Next is the internal reshuffling of the research team. The original five laboratories will be expanded to include a general-purpose weapon laboratory, headed by Deputy General Manager Deng, with the boss serving as the deputy chief of staff, both receiving the same treatment as the deputy chief of staff."

"The following is the list of laboratory managers."

"Universal Weapon: Vice President Deng, Boss."

"Universal Energy Communications: Professor Ma".

"Pan-Energy Evolution: Director Xu"

"Electromagnetic Weapon: Ban Yunzhang"

"Train Modification: Factory Director"

"Ban Yunzhang's treatment will remain unchanged."

Upon hearing his name called again, the old factory director panicked and hurriedly said, "Train conductor, I'm really getting old..."

Su Huan chuckled, "I'm just nominally in the research group; Xiao Zhao can handle the daily affairs."

Upon hearing this explanation, the factory manager realized that the work was not much different from what he had done in the past, and understood that Su Huan wanted to use his age to help other old men. He then sighed and agreed.

Because universal energy weapons are a new concept for many people, a short explanation was inserted in the middle.

Su Huan didn't know much about universal weapons in his previous life because he evolved too late and his professional combat power was weak. He wasn't even fully equipped with gunpowder weapons, let alone high-end things like universal weapons.

The most advanced personal weapon he had ever seen was the electromagnetic sniper rifle in Qu Hang's hand.

This time, due to the great battle with Black Kite, I obtained Golden Kite's "gun" that was activated by universal energy, and only then did I realize that Black Kite had made certain progress in the research of universal energy weapons.

With Tan Yunxi coming to their doorstep, they decisively set up a general-purpose weapon laboratory.

Su Huan had long seen that Deputy General Deng had a heart for manufacturing weapons, so this time he fulfilled his wish. The boss is now making guns quite well, and sending them over might create a wonderful chemical reaction.

Anyway, let's get ten sets of experimental general-purpose weapons from Black Kite and let them study them at their own pace.

Su Huan is now taking a chance, since he doesn't have to do any work anyway.

Two-thirds of the way through the meeting, Qu Hang and Goat stepped out of the cabin and headed towards the armed forces hall.

He waved to the officers who were organizing the soldiers and then entered the No. 1 combat readiness room carriage.

Compared to the lighthearted atmosphere over at the food truck, the atmosphere here was much more serious.

He Jie was seriously injured, and two hundred soldiers were killed or wounded, directly interrupting the rapid development momentum of the armed forces.

The train conductor was busy and didn't say anything to them.

The officers were naturally not happy.

Qu Hang, who had no habit of wasting words, glanced at everyone and said simply, "High-level personnel have been transferred. Licking Rabbit has been assigned to the crew. Next is the list of promotions this time. Among them, Tong Zizhan and Gao Yuan have made outstanding contributions by capturing important enemy personnel and members of the Pan-Asian Alliance organization who attacked the train. Tong Zizhan will be promoted two ranks and awarded the rank of major, and Gao Yuan will be promoted one rank and awarded the rank of lieutenant."

Tong Zizhan pursed his lips, looking rather unhappy.

However, since everyone is acting this way right now, it's not particularly surprising.

"Lu Xiao held off the enemy's counterattack on the front lines, buying us time to recover. He is promoted two ranks and awarded the rank of captain. Miao Qi is directly awarded the rank of second lieutenant, and Jiang Rong is awarded the rank of first lieutenant."

Then, several adjustment plans were discussed.

The entire presentation consisted of praise and promotions, with no punishments, which relieved everyone.

"Alright, go out and give them a break."

Inside the armed hall, the soldiers stood like rows of steel guns stuck in the iron wooden floor, anxiously awaiting the outcome.

The meerkat's amber eyes had become two concentric circles, one large and one small.

Those who know her well understand that the meerkat in this state has fallen into a daze.

She still hasn't recovered from the trauma of that night's battle.

Night, rain, lightning...

The roar of artillery shells and the clanging of bullets hitting the metal fortifications kept echoing in her ears.

In the blink of an eye, her comrades who used to laugh and train with her were turned into a pile of mangled flesh. The young man who used to call her Sister Cat was cut in half at the waist by the man with the long knife. If it weren't for Eighth Master's timely intervention, she would probably have died on the spot as well.

'It must hurt a lot...'

Qu Hang and others had already announced the soldiers who had performed exceptionally well in this battle and then announced the disbandment of the unit.

The meerkat standing there blankly immediately attracted the attention of the group.

"Mongoose!"

A soft shout immediately brought the meerkat back to its senses.

The goat looked at the meerkat with its ears standing up and remarked, "You're a corporal now."

The meerkat reflexively taps its left shoulder with its right hand as a sign of respect.

"Don't be so nervous, He Jie isn't here anyway."

Goat chuckled as she looked at the rigid meerkat. Although He Jie was the most ruthless towards meerkats among the new recruits, she also admired this stubborn girl the most and would have Goat and other officers give her extra training.

In other words, the mongooses were essentially soldiers they had collectively trained.

Looking at her refined appearance now, I can't help but feel a little emotional.

"What about...those who died?"

The meerkat asked, as if possessed.

The goat said calmly, "Those with families will receive compensation from their families; those who don't, once they're gone, are gone."

"...Is there really no other way?"

"This is the best way."

The cat ears that the meerkat had transformed into gradually drooped down.

She knew she might be being a bit nitpicky, but the thought of those people who had once been alive and well in her life and were no longer around filled her with an indescribable sense of loss. It wasn't sadness, but a numbness of gradually losing her senses.

She felt that she would drift further and further away from her original aspirations if she acted that way.

"Perhaps we can give them honors, and remember them in some way..."

“That’s for the living to see,” the goat interrupted her bluntly. “Or rather, it’s for keeping the living in check. Even if we were related by blood, no one would remember them after a few generations.”

Looking at the dejected meerkat in front of her, the goat couldn't help but flick her ear.

"What the living should do is live well and stop thinking about those unnecessary things. While He Jie is still squatting in the medical van, let's get promoted as soon as possible. We're really looking forward to General Cat kicking that old dog's ass hard!"

(End of this chapter)