Chapter 364: Revenge Mission (2)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
For instance, in the southwest direction, it is said that there’s a cannibal village that often captures pa.s.sersby to eat.
Such an act, in the past, would be utterly abominable and would have drawn universal condemnation.
Now, no force bothers to intervene, not even Black Rock City.
The reason is that this village has some strength but no industry, so there’s little profit in attacking it.
As for the righteous, they have either died or had their edges worn down.
In this lawless and disordered era, those who are unscrupulous tend to live longer and better than those who are orderly and kind.
After listening to Eagle’s description, Zhao Yu had much to ponder and learned a lot.
Especially, he gained a full understanding of other forces.
The relationship between powers is mostly based on mutual wariness. Those that have survived to this point are either strong or not worth exploiting.
Take Meng House Village, for example; they have virtually no industry, and their economic source is scavenging gasoline and other materials from the old city, then trading them in Black Rock City.
They seem to have many people, but their strength is average, with only about a hundred guns, and most of them lack professional training, resulting in poor marksmanship.
Against trained combat troops, they stand little chance.
Even a regular army’s special forces squad could possibly wipe them out.
Similarly, he almost figured out who ambushed them.
Near the 12988 Shelter, only Wild Wolf Town has such strength, and the surrounding area only has a few scattered small villages, with no larger settlements, which would have been annexed by Wild Wolf Town if they existed.
Only a force trained by a military instructor could execute such a large-scale ambush.
Zhao Yu initially planned to seek revenge on Wild Wolf Town once the hundred soldiers were trained, but now it seemed he had to delay his plans.
With his level, commanding a hundred soldiers was challenging, mainly because he lacked command skills.
Facing professionally trained combatants, he likely wouldn’t stand a chance.
Upon returning to the base, the soldiers who had been tasked with clearing the vehicle tracks had returned.
Zhao Yu thought for a moment and sent five more people out to scout the area to prevent the people from Wild Wolf Town from finding them.
At this moment, seven or eight soldiers had already emerged from the training camp. Observing these well-trained soldiers with rugged faces, Zhao Yu felt his own incompetence. He had the strength but not the ability to utilize it effectively.
These soldiers under his command were indeed underutilized.
Reflecting on this, he felt embarra.s.sed. So many marine infantry and ten special forces soldiers had been lost under his command.
Had it been a more capable commander, perhaps they could have organized an effective counterattack, or at the very least, avoided walking into an ambush.
“Doesn’t the training camp have a commander or that sort of military role?”
Zhao Yu headed to the training camp, which had now unlocked the option for engineer soldiers.
[Engineer Soldier (1/10), Technology Points required: 4]
Unlike before, when the next level was unlocked, this time it did not show the types of soldiers unlocked after training 10 engineers.
Zhao Yu didn’t know what it meant, and he didn’t get a response from the system.
“Could it be that there are no more troops behind us?”
” There are still some changes?!”
Zhao Yu took a look at the progress of the training camp. There were 92 soldiers who had yet to be trained. They could be canceled at any time and their resources returned.
“Should 1 give it a try?”
Zhao Yu hesitated for a moment. He gritted his teeth and canceled the training of 36 soldiers. He returned 36 technology points and invested them into the engineering soldiers.
However, the training of the soldiers was still arranged according to the order of the front and back.
Zhao Yu was a little anxious. He simply canceled all the soldiers who had been placed in the training formation and returned 90 Technology Points and various resources.
Now, there were only nine engineers left in the training camp.
According to the time, the results would be shown in 45 minutes.
“Has there been any change?”
Zhao Yu was a little nervous. He was worried that there would be no new soldiers after the 10 engineers finished their training.
“There should be. Otherwise, there’s no reason to make a (1/10) mark…”
In a state of anxiety, the nine engineers finally completed their training.
“Swoosh!”
Zhao Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up. The originally monotonous training list suddenly refreshed.
[Mobilized soldiers, land infantry, special forces, engineers, explosives, a.s.saulters, snipers, commanders…]
A large number of soldiers were displayed in front of him.
“Commander!”
Zhao Yu was delighted and quickly looked over.
[Commander: You can choose the type of commander according to your needs.]
[Commander (Corporal): Can lead a team of up to five people into battle… [Required Technology Points: 10]
[Commander (Sergeant): Can lead a team of up to 20 people into battle… [Required Technology Points: 20]
[Commander (Centurion): Can lead a team of up to 100 people into battle… [Required Technology Points: 30]
[Commander (General)…]
“So expensive?”
Zhao Yu was initially delighted to see the option for a commander in the training list, but his excitement quickly faded when he saw the price.
A commander was exceedingly expensive; even a Sergeant cost 10 technology points.
“Can 1 even afford this?”
Zhao Yu felt overwhelmed, sensing that the system had presented him with a difficult challenge.
Nevertheless, he tried to suppress his anxiety and continued to browse through the training list.
This time, the variety of troops was detailed, similar to the tank factory, including a search function.
Zhao Yu used the search function and discovered that the troops could be categorized into Land Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Each category had multiple types, with some troop types repeated but seemingly different.
For example, the Navy option also included Land Infantry, but it was more expensive than the Army’s Land Infantry, costing 5 points.
“So, my current Land Infantry is from the Land Army…”
After reviewing the options, Zhao Yu concluded that most of the Land Army troops were cheaper, but the Navy and Air Force, even for the same type of troops, were more expensive.
At the same time, Zhao Yu also found the Cook Soldier he had been longing for.
“Finally, someone to cook…”
Zhao Yu was emotionally moved; he had had enough of the terrible food cooked by the soldiers.
However, when he saw the price for the Cook, he was stunned.
“5 points for a Cook Soldier, aren’t they overcharging?!”
He was surprised that the price for a cook was so high, more expensive than an engineer or an ordinary special forces soldier.
“No matter the cost, I need one…”
Without hesitation, Zhao Yu trained a Cook, eager to test their culinary skills.
Of course, the Cook was only slightly more expensive than a regular special forces soldier, and there were other more powerful special forces options on the list.
Special Forces – Fierce Tiger, Special Forces – Dragon, Special Forces – Cheetah, all sounded intimidating, but they only cost 3 points.
In the special forces category, there were various soldiers named after their combat roles.
For example, Special Forces – a.s.sault Soldier, skilled in rifle a.s.sault combat, with training prices ranging from 5 to 50 points.
Similarly, Special Forces – Sniper, adept at long-range sniping, also ranged from 5 to 50 points.
Zhao Yu found that there were many such combat role-specific troops, like Demolition Soldiers, a.s.sault Soldiers, Recon Soldiers, Snipers, etc.
Regardless of the type, each was prefixed with ‘Special Forces.’
“So, these troops are stronger than the ordinary special forces…”
Zhao Yu had a rough understanding of the situation. The Fierce Tiger, the Dragon, and the Cheetah. These three types of special forces soldiers should be regular special forces soldiers who had not undergone special training.
As for the other special forces soldiers with combat positions, they had been specially trained. After mastering various basic skills, they had been specially trained in a certain combat position.
Looking at the soldiers on the list, Zhao Yu drooled.
But soon, he was troubled.
“I don’t have that many technology points!”
” Ding! An emergency has been detected. Mission triggered.”
[Revenge Mission: Description: When you returned from your daily mission, you were attacked by the forces of Wild Wolf Town. Not only were the resources you brought back stolen, but even Fallout Shelter No. 12988 was also taken away…[It’s unbearable. Kill all the Wild Wolves ‘military teams. Reward: 1000 Technology Points.]
” 1000 Technology Points?”
Zhao Yu was shocked!
This was the first time he had encountered a mission with so many rewards..