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"Shen Yuan, I am here to announce your appointment."
Standing at the entrance, Colonel Cheng Feng looked at Shen Yuan with a complex expression.
For someone as powerful as Shen Yuan, not stepping up immediately to confront the Mutant Beasts seemed morally flawed to Colonel Cheng Feng; it appeared selfish and lacking in consideration for the greater good.
However, Shen Yuan was not part of the military. Compared to those who acted out of self-interest, even opposing the military and causing the deaths of many soldiers, like Bao Chenbo and Xue Chen, he was much better!
Cheng Feng had to admit that in the current Suicheng, no one and no force could influence Shen Yuan anymore, not even himself.
From yesterday to today, only half of the Third Special Forces Team that escorted refugees to Suxing City returned. They encountered a terrifying attack from Mutant Beasts on the way, resulting in thousands of refugee deaths. Ultimately, they were unable to reach Suxing City due to a third-tier King-Class Mutant Beast blocking their path and had no choice but to flee for their lives!
Fortunately, that King-Class Mutant Beast showed no interest in pursuing them; otherwise, it was hard to say how many refugees would have survived!
The troops at Pengcheng Airport and several other shelters rushed over for rescue after receiving his orders, but they suffered significant losses.
Now, he had only a little over two hundred soldiers available under his command, with severe shortages in firearms, reducing their overall strength by ninety percent!
Early this morning, he reported the situation in Suicheng to Jinling, emphasizing Shen Yuan's circumstances. The response from Jinling surprised him.
"Shen Yuan, Jinling has decided to promote you to the rank of Major and appoint you as the captain of Suicheng's Evolvers First Special Forces Team. Your rank is second only to mine among all soldiers in Suicheng," Cheng Feng announced.
Major!
According to the Universal Military Rank System issued by Jinling, a second-tier Evolver could be directly promoted to Second Lieutenant, while a third-tier Evolver could be promoted directly to Major. However, advancing from Second Lieutenant or Major upwards required accumulating military achievements gradually.
Cheng Feng initially thought that Shen Yuan's overall strength far exceeded that of an ordinary second-tier Evolver. Coupled with his killing of Bao Ye, which prevented Suicheng from falling into the hands of a lawless individual, and having personally killed a second-tier Mutant Beast Tank Golden Bull, he should have been directly promoted to Lieutenant or Captain.
But unexpectedly, Jinling promoted him directly to Major!
It should be noted that among the 19 Satellite Cities and 78 shelters under Jinling's jurisdiction, there were over a million registered Evolvers. Among them, fewer than 50 held ranks of Major or above! Moreover, more than 40 of those had already held ranks of Major or above before; those who were promoted after the apocalypse numbered fewer than 10!
Among these 10 individuals, aside from one or two with special identities or abilities, the rest were all third-tier King Level Evolvers with terrifying strength beyond comprehension!
Shen Yuan being directly promoted to Major left Cheng Feng unable to understand.
Even if he couldn't comprehend it, he still had to execute it; obeying orders was a soldier's duty.
Yesterday, during the Mutant Beast Tide, the two Majors and one Colonel from Suicheng unfortunately lost their lives. Now, apart from him, the only other officer with a school-level military rank is Shen Yuan, which indeed places him in a high position.
“Major rank?” Shen Yuan was slightly taken aback.
He did not expect such a significant promotion from Jinling. It was likely meant to appease him, fearing that he might end up like Bao Ye, directly opposing the military and becoming a local tyrant in Suicheng. At that point, even Jinling would have no way to deal with him; it would be impossible to send someone to confront him.
“Major Shen Yuan, as the captain of the First Special Forces Team, holds a special position and also serves as one of the standing committee members of Suicheng Satellite City, wielding considerable power,” Colonel Cheng Feng said with a wry smile. “In fact, there are only two standing committee members in Suicheng now: you and me. The others are all dead.”
This was interesting.
In other words, after accepting this appointment, Shen Yuan had effectively become the second-in-command in the official hierarchy of Suicheng, with power only second to Colonel Cheng Feng.
“I cannot stay in Suicheng forever; I will leave soon for other places, like Jinling,” Shen Yuan shook his head.
He would not be tied down by the military or any place and was unwilling to accept orders from others.
Colonel Cheng Feng smiled and said, “Major Shen Yuan, Jinling has already considered this. People like you, who are not from a military background, have significant autonomy. As long as you are within Suicheng, you are a standing committee member. Once you leave Suicheng, you will automatically resign. Your rank will remain intact; no matter which Satellite City you go to or if you reach the Jinling Safe Zone, you will still be a Major, with unchanged benefits.”
Shen Yuan nodded.
It seemed that Jinling had thought this through.
After all, being a military district, those high-ranking military officials were all quite clever and could not be overly harsh on an Evolver who was not from a military background. The conflict between humans and mutated beasts was the primary issue; the conflict between the military and other Evolvers was secondary.
“No problem, but I request to select my own members for the First Special Forces Team,” Shen Yuan stated.
Colonel Cheng Feng replied with a smile, “That’s easy to arrange; it has always been done this way since everyone has friends and family they want to work with. However, those you select must be registered; that’s the rule. Additionally, Lieutenant Xu Yuan has expressed a desire to join the First Special Forces Team as your member. Would you be willing?”
Cheng Feng glanced at Xu Yuan, who immediately stepped forward and saluted: “Report! I am Xu Yuan, captain of the Third Special Operations Team. I request to join the First Special Forces Team. Please grant permission!”
Shen Yuan looked at Xu Yuan, then at Cheng Feng, realizing this was an attempt to place someone in his team. He did not want to create tension with Colonel Cheng Feng, as he was not like Bao Ye, who sought dominance. Moreover, he had a good impression of Xu Yuan, so he nodded and said, “Okay.”
Seeing that Shen Yuan agreed, Xu Yuan automatically moved behind him, proving to be a qualified soldier.
Colonel Cheng Feng continued, “Shen Yuan, you are now a Major, and also a standing committee member of Suicheng, possessing exchange rights just below mine. I know there are many Mutant Beasts here, including several Tier 2 ones. While Mutated Beast Meat can be preserved for quite some time, it lasts at most ten days to half a month; you won’t be able to consume it all. You can exchange your Mutant Beasts for firearms and ammunition or anything else. To be honest, our troops currently have plenty of weapons but not much ammunition.”
Shen Yuan frowned slightly.
This is the main point, and it is what Shen Yuan has been waiting for.
He knew that Colonel Cheng Feng would definitely not leave these Mutant Beasts unattended. The corpses of Tier 2 and even Tier 3 Mutant Beasts were very important to the troops, especially now when there were so few people left in the unit, and they lacked firearms and ammunition. They had to find a way to advance quickly; otherwise, they would not be able to intimidate others or resist the invasion of Mutant Beasts.
Who knows when the next wave of the Mutant Beast Tide will occur!
He didn't need ordinary firearms. Shoulder-Fired Rocket Launchers, Heavy Machine Guns, and such would be useless without ammunition. If he wanted to exchange for them, he would probably have to go to Suxing City or other places; anyway, Suicheng was definitely out of the question—they had exhausted everything.
Suddenly, he remembered a few things and hurriedly asked, "How about this? I hope the troops can help me find Master-Level Statues or statues in temples, shrines, or ancient houses that are over a hundred years old. Buddha Statues, divine statues, stone statues, Wooden Statues—any statues will do. I can exchange them with Mutant Beasts."
Many hands make light work.
In the entire Suicheng, there should be quite a few statues that could be activated. Even if the Great Earthquake destroyed ninety percent of them, the remaining ten percent would still be significant—there should at least be dozens, if not a hundred.
If he could activate all these statues, how strong would his own power become?
Even when facing a twenty-meter-tall Mutated Brown Bear, he might still stand a chance!
"Statues? I understand," Colonel Cheng Feng nodded thoughtfully. "This is doable; I'll arrange it as soon as I get back. As for how to exchange... I will contact Jinling and give you a satisfactory answer. Do you have any other requests?"
Shen Yuan thought for a moment, then looked up at Cheng Feng and said, "Aren't most Evolvers already registered? I hope you can help me find three people. I need to know their whereabouts and... their life or death!"
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