[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

"Is there anything else?"

You reach into the bag and take out the box of tea.

"Lieutenant, here's a little something to give you."

The ghost took the tea box, puzzled, and asked, "What's this?"

You enthusiastically introduce: "This is a type of Chinese tea. I noticed a teacup in your office last time, so I guessed you must like to drink tea. I happen to be a tea lover myself, but the timing wasn't right last time, so I wanted to make up for it with this gift."

He seemed to have taken a liking to it, and his tone became warmer.

"Chinese tea? What's the difference between it and British tea? Are the brewing methods the same?"

You see, he got interested and knew his chance had come, so he immediately took something else out of the bag.

A rectangular, compact, portable tea set!

Luckily, you enjoy drinking tea and always carry some with you; now is the perfect time to show it off!

"Actually, they're all tea leaves. How you brew them is up to your personal preference, but I can give you a simple demonstration of our method. Would you like to try it?"

For tea lovers, this is indeed irresistible.

With his consent, you bring a stool for the ghost and have him sit opposite you. Then, in front of him, you disassemble your portable tea set.

The rectangular box contains a teapot, a fairness cup, two small teacups, a filter, and a small pair of tweezers.

Take out the tea set, turn the mold that holds the tea set upside down and place it upside down in the box, and the box becomes a small tea bowl.

Place the tea set on the pot. If you don't have a kettle, you can only use a water cup to collect hot water. Use tweezers to take some tea leaves and put them into the teapot. Pour in hot water to rinse them, and then use this hot water to rinse all the tea sets to sterilize and remove dust.

After pouring in hot water a second time, it took you more than a minute to pick up the teapot and pour the tea into the fairness cup covered with a filter.

When the tea is poured out of the pot, the aroma of tea fills the air and lingers around the nose.

After filtering out the residue, the tea left in the fairness cup is clear and yellow.

You poured the tea from the fairness cup into two teacups, took one, placed it in front of the man opposite you, and gestured to him as you spoke.

"Please use it."

The whole process was different from the way Ghost was familiar with, but he didn't interrupt you abruptly, respecting your different culture.

The ghost glanced at the small teacup in front of it, tilted its head, hesitated for two seconds, and then carefully reached out to pick it up.

Upon seeing this, you immediately turned around.

Ghosts don't reveal their true forms to outsiders, but they definitely need to lift their hoods to drink tea, so you can only turn around to make it easier for them.

Seeing your actions, the ghost didn't say anything. He lifted the hood from his neck with one hand and brought the teacup to his lips with the other.

Only after the glass clattered did you turn around and ask him, full of curiosity:

"How are you feeling, Lieutenant?"

He gave a fair assessment: "Because of its bitterness, I rarely drink tea without milk. But your tea isn't very bitter, and it has a faint floral aroma, and the taste is quite good."

You replied with a smile, "This is a common way for Chinese people to drink tea; we prefer to drink it plain. However, you can also add milk and sugar; there are no restrictions. This is how it's drunk in some parts of China as well."

He nodded: "Thank you for sharing, I really like this gift."

Only after seeing him place the tea box on his desk did you dare to ask:

"Lieutenant, I have another question I'd like to ask you."

"can."

Sure enough, they were much easier to talk to after receiving the gift.

"I want to ask, is there any chance that I can be promoted to a permanent position later on my employment contract?"

It is said that mercenaries are not protected by many laws, have fewer safeguards than regular soldiers, and their safety is not very reliable.

After all, you still value your life.

The ghost looked at you and said truthfully, "Mercenaries usually don't get promoted."

You let out a slightly disappointed "ah".

"But... if you perform well, perhaps we can make an exception and apply."

Upon hearing this, you beamed with joy again and responded excitedly to him:

"Understood, Lieutenant! I will definitely work hard!"

After ending the conversation, you gently closed the door as you left.

Inside the room, the ghost looked at the tea box you had given him, boiled water, and prepared to brew himself a cup.

His phone rang.

It's information about soap.

Hey Simon, I heard that girl applied to join the team.

The ghost tapped the screen.

【Um】

John: [What do you think? She doesn't seem to have much experience.]

After thinking for a few seconds, the ghost replied:

[Good observation skills; a sensible person.]

ch.6: Hey, then you're a real newbie!

You're walking down the street with the form in your hand, feeling a bit lost. Where's the equipment pickup point?

There's no other way; you can only randomly pick a lucky person who happens to be passing by.

Excuse me, how do I get to the equipment collection area?

The woman you stopped was plump with slightly dark skin, but her features weren't entirely African American; she was probably of mixed race.

The woman sized you up and asked, "New here?"

You nodded: "Yes, I'm new here and not familiar with the place yet, which is why I had to bother you."

The woman had a very outgoing personality and patted you on the shoulder.

"Come on, I'll take you there."

"Really? Thank you so much, beautiful lady."

Having someone guide you is much better than figuring things out on your own; that's always better.

On the way, you and the woman exchanged information about each other.

It turns out she's of mixed American and African descent, codenamed Blizzard.

Her grandfather was African American, and her grandmother was white American. After giving birth to her father, she married her mother, who was also white American. She has one-quarter African American ancestry.

Once you arrive at the equipment area, you submit your order and quickly receive your personal supplies.

The items weren't many: a thick combat uniform, a close-fitting black athletic suit, a pair of shoes, a water bottle, two belts, two pairs of gloves, and a cell phone.

Then there's a box of daily necessities.

"These are just basic daily necessities. Weapons and equipment can only be obtained when going on missions. If you need better ones, you have to buy them yourself."

You nod to indicate that you understand.

"The supplies have been collected. I'll take her to her accommodation on the way."

Blizzard turned to the equipment distributor and said.

Originally, after receiving the supplies, they would need to take the new recruits to their assigned accommodations. Now, Blizzard has taken over the task, saving them the trouble of making that trip.

You feel a little embarrassed: "This is too much trouble for you!"

Blizzard smiled, put his arm around your shoulder, and led you outside.

"No, I'm going that way anyway."

You were somewhat surprised: "You're a new recruit too?"

She raised an eyebrow: "What? Doesn't it look like it?"

“You seem to know them very well; I thought you’d been here a long time.”

You glanced at Blizzard's arms; with such obvious signs of training, you'd think he was a veteran.

"Yes, perhaps it's my social talent."

Soon, you arrived at your lodgings.

As soon as the door opened, Blizzard excitedly called out.

"Hey girls, come see our new friend!"

Then several girls who were still busy with their own things started to peek out.

Before long, you were sitting on your bed, being scrutinized by several pairs of eyes.

A girl exclaimed, "Wow, you're a pure East Asian?"

You smiled and nodded: "Yes."

"I thought you were mixed race, but I didn't expect you to be a real East Asian. This is the first time I've seen an East Asian girl in the army."

Although they are new recruits here, they are basically transferred from the military, and some of them are even veterans.

In short, I've spent some time in the military.

Then another girl asked you curiously, "Were you also transferred from the military?"

Not only are you smaller than them, but you also don't look very strong, so it's understandable that she's curious.

You shook your head: "No, I've never served in the military before, this is my first time joining the army."

They exclaimed in surprise, seemingly unable to understand how your application could have been approved.

Blizzard also joked with you: "Then you're a real newbie. Hopefully you can hold on in tomorrow's training."

Even though you have no experience, you exercise regularly, so you shouldn't be unable to keep going, right?