Extraordinary in Reality Through Magic Games

417: Chapter 404 No need for enticement, we’ll come out on our own.The forest.

After the Soldiers of the Artillery Regiment finished packing the howitzers, they didn’t stop working; they picked up chainsaws to fell the surrounding trees, expanding the clearing.

In the middle of the clearing, a large number of First Army Soldiers jogged out from the ”light gate” opened by Zhang Mu, picking up chainsaws to join in.

This time, Mandy didn’t have to just watch enviously; after all, he could help with the tree-felling. The barrier to entry for using a chainsaw wasn’t high, and it was quite easy to pick up. A Soldier demonstrated it once with an explanation, and a few minutes later, Mandy could proficiently operate the chainsaw to saw through thick trees.

The group worked with great enthusiasm, and in just a few short hours, they had expanded the clearing several times over. The fallen trees had their branches trimmed and were stacked neatly at the edge.

Mandy took the chainsaw’s strap off his shoulder, taking a breath to relieve his physical exhaustion and the fingers that had grown stiff from gripping the handle for so long. Suddenly, a rough, large hand reached out from behind, took the chainsaw from him, and placed it on the ground.

”A little rest will fix that.” The Company Commander looked at Mandy’s five slightly trembling fingers.

Mandy raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead. ”Company Commander, is this big enough? Don’t we need to clear a path for the tanks to march through?”

The Company Commander looked around at the much more open surroundings. ”No need. The tanks can advance... I remember the Sixth Army has an Armored Corps; haven’t you seen them?”

”No. By the time I went to the front lines, they had already returned to the rear to rest and reorganize.”

During the war against the Counter-offensive Coalition, Domit had intentionally been training the Soldiers; as long as safety was guaranteed, they wouldn’t deploy powerful fire support. This was considered classified, and Mandy, not having a high enough rank, naturally had no way of knowing. The Company Commander, who had been on standby in ”The World,” was equally ignorant.

He asked curiously, ”The Counter-offensive Coalition’s Armored Regiment didn’t go?”

”No,” Mandy shook his head, thinking for a moment before saying, ”My Ninth Army, along with the Eleventh Army, were the first legions to attack the Coalition. Both sides were entangled in the wilderness at the Coalition’s border for a while. Then the Command Post ordered an acceleration of the advance, and only then did the Second through Seventh Armies set out for the front.

But by the time they arrived, I had already led the Assault Team deep into the Coalition’s hinterland.”

The Company Commander showed his usual unsightly smile. ”A perfect miss. Just a bit of bad luck.”

Mandy sat down on the stacked logs to rest his trembling legs, looking up slightly at the Company Commander. ”I think my luck was very good.”

After a moment of thought, the Company Commander nodded in agreement.

His luck was indeed great. Having executed missions in the heart of enemy-occupied territory for months, he not only survived but wasn’t even seriously injured. On a battlefield where people died every day, calling it a ”miracle” wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

”Anyway,” the Company Commander turned around, looking at the Soldiers who had finished their work and were finding places to sit and rest. ”As for why we don’t need to clear a path, you’ll know once you see the tanks in motion.”

The two continued to chat—well, it was mostly Mandy asking and the Company Commander answering.

The main topic of the questions was, naturally, what Mandy cared about most: the military entrance examination.

Of course, he wasn’t trying to fish for the exam questions. After these days of contact with the First Army, he was deeply impressed by how strict their military discipline was. If he really dared to try and learn the exam questions from the Company Commander beforehand, the moment he asked, the exam would probably be over for him.

Mandy weighed his words carefully, only asking about things like the passing rate of previous exams and how long after passing one could handle magic-conducting weapons.

The conversation was forced to stop an hour later because of a man who strode out of the light gate.