Jiang Ye quickly heated the bowl of traditional Chinese medicine left in the refrigerator and drank it. He ate a few pieces of chocolate to fill his stomach and went to the restroom.
The preparations were complete, and he lay down in the remote control cabin.
The team's numbers were surging: 10 people! 30 people! 60 people!
Finally, it stalled at 99 people.
"Who hasn't arrived yet?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Reporting, Commander Che Zhen has not arrived. He... has some personal matters and will be here in a few minutes."
"Personal matters?" Jiang Ye was a little confused. "What kind of personal matters are making us all wait for him?"
"He got a woman pregnant. That woman is causing a scene at the base, and he's trying to appease her..." the soldier replied wearily.
Jiang Ye was dumbfounded.
This is outrageous!
How could he do such a ridiculous thing!
"I'm here, I'm here. Sorry for the delay." Che Zhen's voice.
"What's your situation? You got someone pregnant?" Jiang Ye asked.
"I'm wronged. I took precautions, how did she still get pregnant? I suspect the child might not be mine. I've arranged to go to the hospital with her in a few days for a check-up and identification."
"If the identification proves it's yours, you must take responsibility for her. Don't just walk away with a bit of money and leave. It will affect our unit's reputation! Let me know when you're getting married and when you'll be on paternity leave, and I'll definitely approve it. But make sure to hand over all your work in advance so you don't have to worry about military matters while you're on leave." Jiang Ye said earnestly.
"Alright, alright!" Che Zhen agreed.
"Okay, everyone is here. Prepare to depart," Jiang Ye said.
Consciousness connection.
Team connection.
Select destination.
Previously, there was only one destination, "Birong Star Camp." Now, another one has appeared: "He Xing."
Jiang Ye focused his consciousness on it, and there were detailed materials:
[He Xing: Surface area 620 million square kilometers. After 48 years of development, the environment is basically suitable for human habitation. Currently, there are ten megacities with a population of 30 million, one hundred large cities with a population of 10 million, and a total planetary population of 8.8 billion.]
So incredibly prosperous, so many people!
Jiang Ye thought, in a hundred years, he didn't know if his own planet could develop to a population of fifty million.
Select, proceed!
After a brief dizziness, his consciousness entered a new body.
Gasping for a few mouthfuls of water, Jiang Ye sat up from the bathtub filled with ice cubes and took a deep breath.
A small room with white walls and a bright ceiling light. The only furniture was two large cabinets, which looked like metal wardrobes.
Jiang Ye stood up and opened the cabinet on the left.
Tactical bulletproof vest, bulletproof helmet, in-ear earphones, smart glasses, a gray t-shirt and shorts, a large backpack, very similar to the Level 3 backpack in the game "Eat Chicken," but it was a striking bright red, with gold lettering:
[I am the Militia Rescue Team. Seek my help for any problems!]
Next to the backpack were underwear and socks, and gloves that exposed the fingers. Finally, a pair of thick-soled boots.
These should be the initial equipment, all low-level items. It seemed the military's preparations were hasty, or the situation on this planet wasn't particularly serious.
After putting on the smart glasses, small cyan text appeared on the lenses.
[Identity recognition in progress... Jiang Ye]
[How to use these glasses and precautions:]
[Press the junction of the glasses temple and the ear to speak, connected to the earphone signal.]
[Tap the lens once to switch to night vision mode, tap three times to adjust the diopter.]
[Suspected heat-emitting biological entities will be marked in bright yellow, suspected firepower threats will be marked in bright red.]
[Block one side of the lens with your hand, and the other lens will display teammate positions.]
[Charge using a light source. Can operate for 24 hours in the absence of light.]
Jiang Ye opened the other cabinet.
A long, sleek black assault rifle, four long magazines, a total of 160 rounds.
The rifle also had a grenade launcher, with six grenades, two tear gas grenades, two smoke grenades, and two incendiary grenades.
A small pistol with only one magazine. Jiang Ye checked the firearm; it appeared to be a semi-automatic pistol that could be fired like a submachine gun, but it had too few bullets.
A gas mask that could be attached to the helmet.
A medical kit containing bandages, disinfectant, surgical forceps, and a bag of clear liquid. The bag was bulging, inflated like a balloon. Had it spoiled?
Jiang Ye thought the bag of liquid was something like glucose, but the bag read:
[1L Universal Artificial Blood: Artificial blood that can be stored at room temperature. It can achieve effects similar to human blood within 24 hours. It is gradually metabolized out of the body after 24 hours and completely disappears after 72 hours. No blood type required, suitable for ordinary humans of any blood type, and also suitable for some animals.]
[Usage: Insert the needle at the bag's opening into a vein. The high-pressure gas layer inside the bag will automatically inject the artificial blood into the body.]
[Precautions: It is better to inject less than more. Avoid wound infection.]
There was also a canteen and a pack of compressed biscuits, very little dry food.
Jiang Ye packed everything, putting what needed to go into the backpack and wearing what needed to be worn, and finally went out holding the assault rifle.
Many soldiers were coming out of their rooms in the corridor, all fully equipped.
"Form up, follow me," Jiang Ye said.
The soldiers quickly formed ranks and reported their numbers. Everyone was present.
Jiang Ye led the team forward. The sound of hundreds of pairs of leather boots clattering was exceptionally clear in the corridor.
At the end of the corridor was an elevator, which could only take ten people at a time.
As soon as Jiang Ye entered, he knew where he was – underground!
There were only two options on the floor buttons: -1 and 1. There was a small arrow next to the -1 button, indicating the current floor. This seemed to be a small building, and the starting point was in the basement.
He took the elevator upstairs.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, Jiang Ye quickly saluted, "Greetings, Commander!"
The soldiers behind him instinctively followed suit and saluted.
"You're two minutes late." Li Nannan, in the same attire, stood on the smooth floor with her gun, her expressionless face. "All personnel, fifty push-ups!"
Jiang Ye's face darkened. There was nothing he could do. He immediately dropped to the ground and started doing push-ups. The other soldiers lined up and also grunted as they did them. Many soldiers had never seen Li Nannan before and were extremely curious, wondering what rank could command Jiang Ye.
"Reporting! Finished!" Jiang Ye said, still on the ground.
"You don't need to report when you're finished. Just get up and stand at attention," Li Nannan said.
The soldiers got up one by one.
Li Nannan was patient and waited at the elevator entrance. For every ten people who arrived, she ordered them to do push-ups, until all one hundred people had finished.
"Did you tell them the rules?" Li Nannan looked at Jiang Ye.
"Yes, they've all copied them down."
"Then it's simple. I'll directly explain the specific procedures. You have three minutes to quickly survey the vicinity. This is your base on He Xing."