Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 286 Military System
In addition, there is an 80-kilogram load.

Even with their near-first-tier physical abilities, they were exhausted to the point of looking like dead dogs.

Moreover, the sandstorm added a lot of difficulty for everyone. The rough sand hit their faces like sandpaper, and the fine pain made them want to howl. But even so, it did not alleviate the pain in the slightest. They could only run forward against the wind.

After the first lap, some people couldn't keep going.

They gritted their teeth and dragged their leaden legs forward, running forward. By the second lap, more than half of them had vomited.

I threw up everything from the big meal I had last night, along with the alcohol.

My condition has improved somewhat, so I'll continue with the third lap.

But after running just a few steps, apart from the "Defenders," the vast majority of the evolved beings were so exhausted that their vision blurred, their legs trembled, and they couldn't even stand up while holding onto the train next to them.

The veterans, who had received special training from He Jie, did not attempt to bargain with the goats.

They simply huddled together, with the "defenders" in the team sharing the burden with the other teammates, and continued forward.

After the fourth lap, all the "Defenders" except those who were close to the first tier collapsed on the ground around the train.

The meerkat carrying three large bags felt like it was about to be exhausted. Despite opening its mouth wide, it couldn't breathe at all except for a mouthful of sand. Its chest felt like it was being squeezed by a giant hand, and it could only get a tiny amount of oxygen with each desperate breath.

The level 2 "Environmental Mimicry" skill quietly advanced to level 3.

This skill allows her to passively adapt to the environment, release interfering pheromones, reduce metabolism and presence, and minimize the impact of the environment, but she is forced to quit due to excessive physical exertion.

The meerkat instantly felt as if it had taken off its clothes and was walking in the sandstorm; the sandstorm, which it could have endured before, suddenly became extremely unbearable.

"Hey, isn't this Old Wu? You were ranked around 320 back in the training camp, right?"

"What a pity! You were just twenty places away from making the top 300. One step behind and you're behind every step. Now you can't even outrun a new recruit. How did you manage to get by?"

The goat's irritating growl came from the roof of the car.

The meerkat turned around and saw a short, stocky man with a dark face jogging slowly toward her, carrying two large bags.

Although the past between the two of them is long gone.

But the veterans in the armed forces naturally couldn't stand him. If he were in a combat unit, it would be fine, but now that he's under their command, they've been giving him a hard time.

Old Wu could only endure it and wait until he was promoted in rank to get it back.

But he himself knew in his heart that the hope was slim.

Those who rank in the top 300 out of 3,000 elite veterans are either monsters or beasts.

It's no longer possible to achieve this through military prowess alone; we can only rely on evolution to overtake others.

But he would never lose to this catwoman in front of him!

Old Wu adjusted his breathing rhythm, keeping an eye on the meerkat's heels out of the corner of his eye, and steadily landed behind it.

When the meerkat saw him catching up, it gritted its teeth and increased its speed.

But I can never shake them off.

The two got into a contest, each taking a step forward as the other followed, slowly inching forward like a hawk being trained.

Just then, a rumbling sound came from behind.

The two looked back with unfocused eyes and froze on the spot.

A small hill appeared and disappeared in the sandstorm. As they got closer, the two men could see clearly that it was a human mountain formed by equipment and soldiers piled on a cart, and the rumbling noise was the sound of the wheels rubbing against the ground.

Shifting my gaze downwards, I saw a small figure standing directly in front of the large vehicle.

He wore a thin metal helmet on his head, and through the gaps, you could see beads of sweat slowly gathering on his wispy hair.

Almost instantly upon seeing him, the two recognized each other.

"Eighth Master..."

Xiao Ba paused for a moment, dragged the soldier who had fallen by the roadside onto the cart behind him, and then pulled the huge cart forward step by step.

With each step, the exoskeleton motors on his legs groaned under the strain.

This speed was no longer running, but the enormous cart left even the goats speechless.

"Would you like me to help you with some of the burden?"

As he passed by the two, Xiao Ba, wearing a helmet with only a slit in it, asked.

A slightly immature voice buzzed inside the helmet.

The meerkat looked at the cart behind it, which had at least thirty packages on it, and said in a strained voice, "No...no need, thank you, Eighth Master."

"Okay, you guys take your time running, I'm going back now."

The goat on the roof called out to him, "Eighth Master, where did you get this car?"

Xiao Ba looked up and said, "I used my special ability to rub it. Is that against the rules? If not, I'll just take the car off the ground."

The goat waved his hand with a smile, "Of course it's not against the rules, Eighth Master, take care."

After the huge cart disappeared, Old Wu said in a muffled voice, "Can off-road vehicles be equipped with tools?"

The goat sneered, "As long as the equipment and people get there, who the hell cares how you get there? You can fly if you want. You're all evolved beings and you don't even know how to use your abilities, you're stupid as hell!"

Old Wu: "..."

Mongoose: "..."

Fortunately, their abilities were beyond the scope of any shortcuts, so they weren't really criticized.

When they finally reached the finish line, only a handful of people were able to stand up. Fat Rabbit took out a herb and rubbed it on the nose of one of the fallen people.

After a short while, everyone managed to stand up.

"Next, we will conduct group training, with experienced personnel mentoring new ones. Privates and above, please step forward!"

……

Because of the strong sandstorms, the train only traveled 20 kilometers slowly on the second day. It tried running on the edge of the city, but the desertified wasteland could not support the weight of the train and needed further modifications.

Then they went back and found a sheltered plaza, surrounded by dense high-rise buildings of more than twenty stories on both sides.

The plan is to complete the modification of the tracks before putting them on the road.

The third phase of renovation requires adjustments to many details, necessitating major demolition and alterations, which will severely impact train operation schedules.

Therefore, this modification only targets the track system, ensuring that the minimum driving requirements are met.

The modifications will continue once the train leaves the Black Kite's territory.

After a night of revelry, the train returned to its happy and efficient daily operations, with all the unused carriages filled with various supplies sent by Black Kite.

The armed train is now like a well-fed serpent, desperately consuming these supplies to strengthen itself.

A rustling sound came from carriage number 1.

The pen nib traced lines on the document.

"Let Hu Shuo handle these basic supplies. If they can't be taken away, find a place to seal them up. We can't let these things affect the overall goal of the train."

Su Huan frowned and handed the supply list to Shu Wei, who was standing to the side.

Then I picked up the next document, which was an inventory report for the Pan-Energy Crystallization.

Looking at this report, even though I had expected it, my heart still trembled.

Not counting other things, there are 300 second-order universal energy crystals and 5,000 first-order universal energy crystals!
Given the current strength of the armed train, it would take at least six months to acquire these universal energy crystals, and the train conductor would have to work without a break for six months.

This is the terrifying aspect of a powerful force.

Resources are piled up almost like a snowball, and the higher up you go, the more astonishingly concentrated the resources become.

While survivors toiled tirelessly for basic survival, they could fully utilize resources to their maximum potential, thus creating a situation where, in the previous life, major powers already had fifth-tier evolved beings, while wilderness survivors were generally first-tier, with the top being third-tier.

Thinking of this, Su Huan immediately made a decision: "Leave 30% to maintain the operation of the points system, give the remaining two-thirds to the Corps for rewards and incentives, and allocate the remaining one-third to the crew. In short, let Hu Shuo find a way to convert these crystals into evolution progress!"

"But don't send it to me directly. It must be based on reason and evidence, and it cannot disrupt the existing order."

Shu Wei took the order, lowered her eyelashes to review it, and said softly, "Okay, I'll remind him."

This mainly applies to crystallization distribution below the first order.

Second-tier universal energy crystals are allocated on demand and are almost never used for points exchange. Not to mention those on the bus who haven't reached the next tier, even those like Fatty Rabbit who haven't accumulated enough first-tier energy, Su Huan doesn't plan to give them any.

If you don't accumulate enough basic attributes, it's not a good thing to level up your skills too quickly.

It's like putting only one foot in a height-increasing insole; using too few insoles will only affect speed, but using too many could lead to a fatal fall.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle rang out from outside the window.

Su Huan paused for a moment, then casually asked, "Is the armed forces about to undergo reorganization?"

Shu Wei replied, "The order to reorganize the corps has not been officially issued yet, but we have communicated with Colonel He and others in advance. We plan to conduct three weeks of new recruit training first, and then push forward the reorganization after Colonel He's injury has healed a bit."

Su Huan lowered his eyes and pondered, "You don't need to follow up on this matter. I'll go and talk to him."

Putting down his pen, Su Huan pushed open the door and walked towards the medical vehicle.

Shu Wei glanced at Su Huan's departing figure and the remaining third of the documents on the table, her eyes deep and unfathomable.

……

Inside the medical vehicle, the smell of herbs mixed with various medical alcohol disinfectants created a huge, strange odor that even the air purifier couldn't remove.

Su Huan did not enter the wounded soldiers' carriage, but went directly to He Jie's private room.

Qu Hang sat indifferently in the corner of the room, holding his gun, while He Zhenzhen peeled sunflower seeds with a helpless expression and fed them to her father who was lying on the bed.

"Wow, what kind of layout is this?"

Su Huan exclaimed in surprise.

"Conductor."

Qu Hang stood up. "They're still training outside. I'll go check it out."

"Well, let's go."

Su Huan waved his hand.

Seeing this, He Zhenzhen immediately said, "I won't disturb your conversation any longer, I'll go out first."

"Ah, then you should go too."

Su Huan said with a smile.

Watching the two leave one after the other, He Jie gritted his teeth in anger, "You let them all get away."

"Tsk."

Su Huan grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, sat on the chair by the bed, and crossed his legs. "She's not your wife."

"She's not your daughter! Of course you can talk so casually!"

Su Huan looked at the enraged blind bear on the bed, feeling no sense of empathy whatsoever.

Perhaps it's because he has no children.

He didn't understand this strange desire for control.

The sound of somewhat disordered running could be heard outside the car window. He Jie glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Are you here because of the reorganization?"

"Okay." Su Huan nodded. "Once your injuries have healed, we need to speed things up."

"This time... it really is my fault."

He Jie sighed.

The armed corps was not divided according to the pre-apocalyptic standard of company units, or even according to the armed corps division, but rather was a state in which officers and soldiers were separated.

The main problem is that the gap between recruits and officers is too large, making it difficult to integrate them in daily training.

The lack of clarity regarding the hierarchy led to command errors at critical moments.

"I'm not here to discuss the division of responsibilities with you."

Su Huan said calmly.

The chaotic command structure of the armed forces was not just He Jie's problem.

The main problem was that the organization was still in its early stages, and many things were in a state of uncertainty and confusion.

Not to mention He Jie, he himself was quite confused at the time. It was already good enough that he could separate the corps and the crew system. He could discover the problem through the great battle with Black Kite and correct it accordingly.

"How exactly do you want to do it?"

Su Huan pondered for a moment and said, "The basic combat unit is a five-person squad. The highest-ranking officer is the captain. After becoming a first-level evolved being, he will be promoted to lieutenant. If there is a second lieutenant in the squad, it will be split up, and a new squad will be formed with the lieutenant as the center and new recruits will be added."

He Jie pondered for a moment, "Using the strongest evolved being as the core? That's a good idea, but won't repeatedly splitting the team like this affect its overall strength?"

"Officers at the rank of colonel or above may have fixed subordinates and adjutants."

This was a system that Su Huan had thought about for a long time before coming up with a suitable design for armed trains.

In the era of Evolvers, traditional group combat methods will inevitably be abandoned, but like the Steel Council, no matter how many soldiers are trained, they will eventually become the private soldiers of high-level Evolvers.

But after being reorganized in his way, soldiers not only had room for advancement, but also did not have to be tied to their superiors.

Before being promoted to lieutenant, he was a soldier.

However, once promoted to lieutenant, he immediately became an officer through reorganization.

Rather than "soldiers" of higher-ranking officers.

He went from being responsible to his superiors to being directly responsible to the train.

This is a completely different nature.

Furthermore, because the internal squads are not hierarchical, the confusion of ranks is avoided, and everything is single-track, divided according to military rank.

All soldiers have room for advancement.

"Fixed subordinates" was a clause he made for officers at the rank of colonel.

According to his plan, colonel-level officers should be second- or third-tier evolved beings. Assigning a few unranked evolved beings to this level would be a complete burden. First-tier or higher evolved beings would be necessary to cooperate in combat.

Subordinates and adjutants can be assigned by the train crew, or they can be arranged independently.

Some people are willing to be the head of a chicken, while others are willing to be the tail of a phoenix. This doesn't require coercion; as long as the officer is strong enough, plenty of junior officers will want to curry favor with him.

The "auxiliary soldiers" needed for large-scale operations also come from the lower-ranking soldiers of the armed forces.

All soldiers are registered on the train; private soldiers are not allowed.

This ensures both the combat effectiveness of the armed forces and the command of lower-ranking soldiers.

It won't lead to a situation like the Steel Council, where private armies are everywhere and internal fighting breaks out.

He Jie's eyes lit up slightly. "The train has gained control over the soldiers, but aren't the sergeants and soldiers still disconnected?"

“A new recruit camp was set up, and then junior officers selected soldiers. This was a combination of junior officers and new recruits.”

"Hmm, this part is fine. What about large-scale operations for officers of colonel rank and above?"

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