"It's rare for Clark to come with others to welcome us." Carl looked at Rio, confused.
"Could it be that every sergeant is treated this way?"
"You wish!" Rio rolled his eyes helplessly, ignored Carl, and walked toward Clark and the others.
"Sir, we have checked the entire area and confirmed that there are no remaining bugs." Rio saluted and reported the results of the task in a serious manner.
Clark nodded with a smile and said, "Good job. In this way, we can focus on dealing with the enemies in the Sarasca defensive zone!"
At this time, Carl walked up to Rio. When he was about to speak, Clark suddenly handed something to him.
"This is..." Carl took it from Clark and found that it was a small silvery sword.
"Remove the small copper sword on your shoulder. This is your new epaulette, Sergeant Carl!"
Upon hearing that, Carl was greatly delighted. He quickly removed the old ep
"Come on, let's stop talking about that. At least Trevor is still calling the shots at this temporary stronghold now.""It's a pity that so many comrades-in-arms have lost their lives!" Clark sighed in sympathy, turned around and walked toward the stronghold."Let's go. Clark has not been in a good mood recently. Fortunately, the stronghold is relatively safe, and there's nothing else..."Link, who always seemed carefree, was in low spirits now. He followed Clark to return to the stronghold.Rio dragged John and said, "Hey! John, guess who we met when we went to Gexi Village this time?"John snorted and said indifferently, "Gexi Village is a small village at the border of the Gamma Empire. Do you have any old acquaintances there?"Rio chuckled. "We met Sofia in Gexi Village!""Hmm?" John raised his eyebrows. "Really? Oh... There's a squad of the Empire-shield Army guarding Gexi Village
"Arthur? Which Arthur?" Rio was confused. Carl suddenly clenched his fists, and his mood changed dramatically."Which Arthur can it be? Of course, it is the Arthur that lived in the same dormitory back then!" John rolled his eyes. He was a little dissatisfied with Rio's slow reaction."Really? It's him..." Rio's brow furrowed as many questions ran through his mind.Naturally, the representatives of the Adjudication Bureau suddenly came to this temporary stronghold for the matter concerning Lieutenant Trevor.This task of cross-troop investigation and trial was very important, especially when the other party was a middle-level commander with the rank of lieutenant.Arthur had joined the Adjudication Bureau for less than a month. How could he be assigned to carry out such an important task?If Arthur had fought countless fights and reached the Fifth Spirit Level in half a month as Carl did, it would b
What made Carl and the others feel more ridiculous was that Arthur took Clark's salute for granted.Arthur looked very composed, as if he were saying to others that it was very normal for Clark to salute him..."That brat looks so arrogant. He deserves to be beaten up!" It was the first time that Link had seen Arthur, but he couldn't help feeling disgusted with the latter.Carl, John and Rio frowned at the same time. Their impression was that Arthur was a little cold and proud sometimes, but he knew the basic etiquette rules.Now, however, he was being too arrogant towards Clark. Was that a normal attitude towards his former instructor?They would never believe that a person could change so much in less than half a month.However, Arthur now looked and behaved like a completely different person, which greatly confused them.After giving a salute, Clark looked at Arthur and said, "I am L
The whole place fell into a very strange silence. All eyes were focused on Clark."Clark, you have the final say on whether to fight or make peace!"Clark suddenly closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and managed to suppress his strong desire to fight.A bellicose giant black tiger would choose to give in today, which would leave an eternal mark in the rest of Clark's life.This mark would goad him into improving himself continuously and growing stronger!"Move back!" Clark said in a serious tone. At this moment, he felt like he had lost something.Carl and the others were unwilling to back off and still wanted to teach Arthur and his companions a lesson. However, now that Clark had already given an order, they had to give up their desire to attack no matter how unwilling they were.Seeing Carl and the others stopping their actions, the Ironman, the Magic Wind, and the Black Cloud
As Arthur and his men escorted Trevor out of the temporary stronghold, the whole matter about Trevor came to an end.From the beginning to the end, Carl and Arthur did not talk to each other at all. They did not even look into each other's eyes.It seemed that Carl had never existed in Arthur's eyes.When Carl watched Arthur, Trevor, and the other people from the Adjudication Bureau leaving the temporary stronghold, he felt like he had completely lost hope.Arthur and Carl grew up together. However, Arthur was going to walk a different path, and from now on, he would be no different from a stranger to Carl. "Stranger" was a word that made Carl feel helpless!Two days later, Clark was temporarily appointed as the commander of the entire stronghold.No one at the stronghold had any objection to this. After all, Clark's military rank was the same as that of Lieutenant Trevor, and he was also a quite we
After confirming the assignment of Drizzt and other soldiers of the former Iron-blooded troops, Clark left Carl on his own and went to take care of his own business.After all, Carl had just been appointed as the commander of this temporary stronghold, so he had many things to deal with.For a moment, with over 300 pairs of eyes fixing on him, Carl didn't know what to say. He shrugged helplessly and pushed Rio forward. The latter had been waiting for a long time."Brothers, let me introduce this person to you. This is Rio, the deputy captain of Carl's squadron. You may resort to him for any matters in the squadron!""Hey... you want to leave the responsibility to John and me again, don't you?" Rio said grumpily.Carl grinned and said, "Those who are more capable should do more work. I am really not as good at team management as you..."Helpless, Rio had no other choice but to smile and accept the ta
"Clark ordered us to gather in the south of the temporary stronghold this afternoon." Rio passed the order, his face expressionless."This afternoon? Okay, no problem! Everyone, have a good rest. Let's see what the Gamma Empire's regular army looks like this afternoon!" Carl waved his hand. His words struck a chord with all the members of Carl's squadron."It looks like you are getting along with your new team members pretty well!" Rio said meaningfully.Carl chuckled and winked at John. "In such a short time, this fellow has begun to brag to the members of the Iron-blooded Squad!""Alright..." Rio sighed. "Maybe John's style is more compatible with the members of the Iron-blooded Squad."In the afternoon, all soldiers at the temporary stronghold, except those on duty, gathered in the south of the stronghold.After a long time, Carl, who had good eyesight, vaguely saw many figures coming from the di
The magnificent O'Connor mecha fleet followed closely behind the large group of infantry soldiers equipped with machine guns.They gave off a very strong aura and attracted wide attention.However, what Link said aroused Carl and the others' infinite curiosity. Now, Carl and the others were no longer as curious about the O'Connor mecha as they were just now.After 35 O'Connor mechas showed up, some other mechanical units appeared among the regular army units."Link, what are those? They look like square steel boxes, but they're moving on the ground... Most importantly, there are very big barrels on top of those steel boxes."Carl pointed to the rear of the O'Connor mecha fleet, where many strangely shaped mechanical units appeared.Upon hearing Carl's words, Link raised his head and looked into the distance, but the coming troops had gotten closer.The countless machine gunners and the