Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 1154 Void Training (First Update)

The plan was largely complete when the bullet was propelled away from the muzzle by the high-pressure gas.

Istanbul, as a vital transportation hub connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, has always been on the expansion agenda. Countries with strategically important locations, such as Greece and Turkey, are key to Latvinia's future. While a pretext exists, completing this plan will take considerable time, requiring more genetically modified soldiers, more advanced equipment, and more training for the civilian army. Latvinia's law enforcement is trained according to NATO's mechanized infantry standards, while the regular army, with the help of political commissars, must learn large-scale warfare tactics from scratch. At the very least, they need to cultivate the discipline and courage to fight alongside genetically modified soldiers.

During the First Expansion War, Latvinia faced opponents employing NATO counterinsurgency tactics. This is why NATO forces suffered repeated defeats against the Infernal Knights, whose siege warfare capabilities far exceeded the limits of the counterinsurgency forces' personnel and equipment. In pre-war research meetings, both the Immortal City and Latvinia anticipated this outcome. Their counterinsurgency forces, experienced in dealing with IDEs and snipers, were powerless against the artillery barrage of regular armies. Conversely, the inexperienced, second-line troops of the Southeast European countries, stationed on their home territories, held out for much longer. The former suffered heavy casualties and were disbanded and reorganized into law enforcement counterinsurgency forces after the war. The latter, after the First Expansion War, became the main force of the mortal auxiliary army, possessing the most advanced warfare equipment.

However, they still need sufficient training.

"This is the first batch of mortal auxiliary army void combat training. While you were on other missions, I selected a group of elites to participate in void combat training. They are equipped with individual sealed exoskeleton combat suits, and after training, they can meet your expectations for a mortal army. It's a pity that their brains cannot accept mind indoctrination, otherwise we could mass-produce soldiers with professional knowledge like we produce Hellfire Knights."

Viktor von Doom led the way, carrying an electronic staff symbolizing his status, followed by the Emperor of Latvinia, Hammurabi, and Natasha Romanov. The SkySword Space Station, after its modifications, possessed many functions it didn't originally have, one of which was artificial gravity. The principle behind this was similar to the reverse-engineered faster-than-light engine, a product of the Immortal City's research department.

He placed his hand on the alloy blast door, which was authorized to open by the genetic code stored in his staff. Very few people could come here; this was Natasha Romanov's first glimpse into a small fraction of Latvinia's vast secrets. Through the armored glass porthole, on a protruding platform, Natasha Romanov saw massive steel cannons gleaming in the starlight, and a group of soldiers in black, sealed combat suits running along the space station's wide circular maintenance track, their jet-black laser rifles magnetically locked to their belts.

"This is to adapt to the combat requirements in low-gravity environments." Viktor von Dum noticed Natasha Romanov's gaze and took the initiative to introduce the soldiers to her. "While the Void Combat Suit isn't as powerful as powered armor, its technological sophistication is still astonishing. Spacesuits from other countries in the world need to be made extremely bulky to compress blood flow to the extremities, while the Void Combat Suit allows soldiers to carry other equipment, improving combat flexibility. In fact, this equipment can also be used on the ground; .50 caliber heavy machine gun bullets can't deal with this composite armor."

"It's amazing," Natasha Romanov said. "It's hard to imagine these soldiers going to the ground to fight."

"Not strong enough," Emperor Latvinia said. "Without heavy weapons, a squad of genetically modified soldiers could take them out, and our future adversaries will be no weaker than these genetically modified soldiers. Therefore, the most important task of these support soldiers is to provide heavy firepower so that the genetically modified soldiers can unleash their true advantages. Even the Asgardians fear plasma, but science and technology can catch up with evolutionary advantages; this is a universal law."

"You mean Thor is afraid of plasma weapons?"

"No, the Aesir and commoners are not the same species. I'm referring to ordinary Asgardians." Emperor Latvinia waved her hand, indicating she didn't want to dwell on the topic. Romanov keenly sensed the hidden secret, but she didn't press further. Her earlier questioning on the assault transport had already alerted Victor von Doom and aroused the Emperor's suspicions. She was certain the Emperor's style was completely different from the naive young man of years past. According to him, he had spent more time on other planets than on Earth. Although she didn't know what he had done there, she was certain it had affected his mind.

"What about the Secret Regiment?" Natasha Romanov revealed the secret she knew. "The Secret Regiment is also a mortal army. I've seen their organization in the Immortal City and reviewed the battle records they participated in." The Regent's gaze cut through her emotions like a razor blade, and Natasha had to lower her head and admit, "They're just a small, permitted group. I don't even know why they went to that town."

Hearing this, the regent's stern gaze finally shifted from her face to the emperor, who was whistling and pretending to be indifferent. Hammurabi awkwardly turned away, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word. Such leaks were naturally not permitted unless it was the emperor's own idea. The regent couldn't understand why the emperor trusted this woman so much, even allowing her to see a small portion of the intelligence on the Battle of Fimbul.

"The Secret Regiment is expanding and training, and the curriculum already covers these soldiers' training programs, even those they haven't had access to," the Regent said coldly and reluctantly. "We still have a great need to investigate internal affairs. The Ministry of Justice alone cannot do the work of investigating internal affairs, because not everyone can resist the temptation of power and money. Therefore, an executioner outside the administrative system is quite important. The Secret Regiment can be used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hold back the administrative system, or become a special operations team on the battlefield. They are cut off from all administrative systems, incorruptible, and resolute. Throwing them out in large-scale battles would be a waste of talent."

"You said that not everyone can resist corruption."

"They are different. They are all orphans we raised. Some of the boys joined secret regiments, some of the girls joined sorority sorority, and the rest will become officers, soldiers, and officials—the people they are required to be." Viktor von Doom shook his head. "Indeed, not everyone can resist corruption, but I believe the vast majority of them can resist temptations that are difficult for ordinary people to resist. Their training method is different from that of ordinary soldiers. They have no worries other than duty, because that is the kind of education they receive. Moreover... their organization and uses are far more flexible than you imagine, madam."

The Emperor and Regent chatted for a while through the armored glass porthole about naval organization and the legionary construction work of these mortals assisting the army. Although the Latvian mortal army also valued ideological education, improving combat capabilities was the most important task. Every mortal soldier who came to participate in the training took a drug that could affect the brain, reducing their fear and other extreme thresholds—such drugs had long been used in the early education phase of secret regiments and sorority corps to help those children overcome their fear of pain, enabling them to remain calm in the face of the most brutal battlefields, just like genetically modified warriors, and reducing the probability of developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

No matter how powerful Latvian's army was, establishing an organization capable of handling most situations required intense discussion and extensive research. The tedium of this process was a daily reality for the Emperor and Regent. Not everyone could immerse themselves in countless documents and meetings like the Emperor and Regent. The very task of discussing organization required the involvement of the military affairs department's staff, and it was estimated that it would take more than twelve hours to produce a rough plan. This was with the participation of these two exceptional individuals; if ordinary people were to complete this task, it would likely take an extremely long time to find suitable answers from endless research reports.

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