"What we've been doing all this time has been for nothing."But Greg just raised his hand and asked them to be quiet again. The middle-aged man, who still looked very fit at more than half a century old, said, "I do not accept protests. Those of you who disagree can leave this palace right now."Greg's words silenced all the would-be soldiers.After he felt that they had calmed down, Greg said again, "This is so that you won't be pressured by rank. You should be happy that you don't have to be burdened by rank as long as I am your examiner.Alen suddenly raised his hand. "Sir, what about the selection of the war general? Will it still be three candidates from the new soldier, the old soldier and the soldier chosen by General Reece?""Yes, that will not change. I will not change anything that has been decided by General Reece and King Keannu." This answer calmed them down again, because it meant that everyone still had the same chance."We continue, rule three ...."They fell silent,
Alen and Diego were getting ready for the second stage of their training. They were nervously waiting for their names to appear on the screen in front of them. Suddenly, Greg's voice came over the speaker, "Now pay attention to the screen and go to the training center immediately according to the list on the screen!"Riley, who was always calm in stressful situations, immediately focused on the screen and read his name. Alen's name was the first to come up.Riley nodded and replied, "You'll make it."Alen smiled when he heard it and the he left that place.Riley then stepped up to the challenge, with James and Diego watching closely. James teased him, "If you fail, I swear I'll take you straight to a duel, Wood."Riley knew that James was just trying to encourage him, but his secret identity made him feel uneasy and overwhelmed. He replied, "That goes for you and yours as well, Diego. See you at the second training."James smiled annoyingly, "Don't worry! There's no way I won't make i
Riley could barely hear the conversation, but he was not distracted at all. The young man was still able to maintain his concentration.In fact, he seemed to be much more focused now. Indeed, when it came to concentration, Riley had always been the best. His own father, William Mackenzie, had even said that his son could concentrate better than he could.The officer watched every bullet Riley fired and was impressed by Riley's speed."12," the officer said with a smile.The other officers became interested and watched as Riley returned fire. When the shot hit the target, the officers smiled happily.The future soldiers who had been making bad comments were shocked, "How can he be so fast?""17," the friend counted.They were stunned when the officer finally said, "25 with a record time of ....."At the mention of the time Riley had spent practicing shooting, the officer looked at the young man in awe."You passed," the officer said.Riley nodded and handed back the weapon he had used e
"We'll know soon enough," Riley replied, still staring at the screen.James, still munching on his bread, commented, "There are ten planes. How many potential soldiers can those planes carry?""100, I think." Riley looked around, now searching for the two figures of his roommates who were still not there.James stopped chewing immediately, "Wow! You know a lot more than that."But Riley didn't answer, so James continued, "Hey, your father was an ex-soldier, right? Come on, be honest!"Hearing this, Riley immediately turned around, "So what if my father was a soldier? And what if he wasn't?"James sighed and quickly finished his remaining bread before speaking again. "Then all the abilities you've shown so far make sense if you had a father who was a soldier."Riley looked around again, keeping his eyes peeled for Alen and Diego. But he still replied, "Makes sense how?"James was about to answer, but Riley interrupted him first, "Jason Hoult is not the son of a soldier, but he managed t
Alen and Diego's faces immediately turned pale, but Riley tried to reassure them by saying, "I hope my assumptions are wrong. Although these bags are provisions for us, I hope they don't make us thirsty and hungry later.James said, "I disagree with you this time, Wood. Looking at Greg Sehel's madness, it looks like he's going to make us really die of hunger and thirst."Riley gave the young man a sharp look, but James just shrugged. The four youths were silent, waiting for the first exercise, which looked more like a selection of incompetent soldiers, to end.There was no conversation between them. This was because they were still too preoccupied with their own thoughts. They saw one person after another running towards the field."Oh, that's Jason Hoult." Riley pointed at the young man smiling broadly at his friends.Diego commented, "Even the third place finisher seems overwhelmed to be on this stage.""How did you know that?" Alen asked with a raised eyebrow."Look at that pale fac
Diego ignored James' words, not bothering to answer the man who often threw out annoying sentences that only irritated him more.Then he read through the list of prospective soldiers he might know and came up with a few names from Dorm 2. The young man immediately nodded in relief, "At least I know three people from our dorm.""Good. Someone to calm you down when you start crying in the middle of a mission," James commented again.Riley really wanted to take a cloth and gag James' mouth so he couldn't talk anymore. Unfortunately he couldn't do that because Greg said again, "Your mission will be known when you are in your respective planes."Again they made no sound and waited for the examiner's instructions."And now please go to your planes and assign a group leader immediately," Greg ordered."Oh, one more thing," Greg said before officially dismissing them, "there are only a few food stores at your mission site. So ... you'll have to move faster later on so you don't starve."This l
The well-built soldier, around 40 years old, said, "The group leader is chosen based on the highest points, but again, this has no effect on the final selection result of the soldier candidates.Alen gaped, "Damn. Why didn't I expect that?"The other candidates, who felt that they had not done their training perfectly, could only sigh."Oh, I can't possibly be elected chairman," the one standing next to Riley said in a disappointed tone."And the one who got the highest score for the first exercise in this group is ... Riley Wood," the officer said deeply.Alen almost applauded when he heard that, some people looked happy that the candidate who had been number one before the ranking system was abolished was in their group."Riley Wood, please step forward," the soldier of the second class ordered.Riley stepped forward and saluted before the officer explained a few things to Riley.Warren Clay was naturally upset to see one of the people he hated become the leader of his group. This ma
"Yes, but ... not to the point of hurting them, just to subdue them by taking away their pins," Riley explained.Alen, hearing this, frowned and immediately asked, "Pins? What pins do you mean?"Riley replied, "Pins worn by some future soldiers."Warren Clay, still confused, asked again, "Some? Are you saying that not all future soldiers will have the pin?"Riley nodded, "Yes. There are 100 of us, which means that 50 people will wear the pins that can be captured by other groups.""While the other 50 people don't wear the pins," Riley continued as he looked around, hoping that his group mates understood his short explanation.Alen nodded and burst out laughing.Warren gave the young man a strange look, while another prospective soldier commented, "You can laugh under such dire circumstances?""You're not crazy, are you? I don't want our group to lose just because of one crazy person," another prospective soldier continued.Riley shook his head and waited for Alen's answer, which he was
"General, we're surrounded."A soldier with a bullet wound in his leg dragged himself to walk towards the place where the war general of Ans De Lou Kingdom was preparing his weapons.The soldier who was staggering as he walked was no longer wearing his head armour or any other body armour. That made the war general glare angrily at him, "What have you done? Where is your armour?"The soldier of the first class could only grimace in pain and replied, "It's unusable, too many bullet wounds."Riley Mackenzie widened his eyes and instantly removed the goggles protecting his eyes.The young man crouched down and looked at Benedict Arkitson's injuries, which were extremely severe. Not only had his leg been shot, but his left abdomen was also severely injured. In addition, Riley saw countless other wounds. "Stay here! The medical staff will help you soon," Riley ordered firmly.Ben shook his head, "How can I leave you alone against the main army? There are too many of them.""Reiner will
Dear, Readers This is Zila Aicha who wants to thank all the loyal readers of this novel. I know, season 2 of this book may disappoint some fans of this book. However, believe me I have tried to make this book with all my heart.May I ask your opinion about this book? I will be happy to read your comments. Suggestions and criticisms will also be happily accepted.Next, I will make season 3 of this book, but season 3 will be a book with the main character “James Gardner”. Hope you all will like it.Best wishes, Zila Aicha
People were eager to approach Riley, to help him. However, when they saw James Gardner moving toward Riley, they stayed where they were.James quickly caught Riley's staggering body as if he couldn't bear the weight of his own body.James sighed softly, “What are you doing?”“Preventing you from leaving,” Riley replied weakly.James exhaled roughly and picked up Riley who was still so weak.“You don't have to waste your time and energy,” James said.“Why? You don't have to go, James. You-”“It's my decision,” James cut in quickly.Riley shook his head, staring at the young man who was only one year older than him. “You're not guilty. I'm an asshole for wanting to keep you as my best friend.”“It's nice of you to admit that,” James replied with a faint smile.“If anyone should leave here, it's me, not you,” Riley said.James frowned, “Don't be crazy! You're the general of war in this kingdom. You can't-”“I lied to everyone from the start, not just to you,” Riley cut James off.Riley's
Rowena nodded weakly, while the four soldiers who were also inside the infirmary immediately looked at each other. Riley himself took some time to process the information.However, Reiner immediately asked, "Your Highness, then ... where is the deputy general of war right now?"Rowena turned her head quickly, "I don't know. I ... only heard the news from the palace maid, just now. Perhaps ... he has already returned to the dormitory or-"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Reiner cut off Rowena's speech quickly due to being too panicked.After that Reiner immediately paid his respects to the king's daughter and quickly left the area together with Diego.Ben also said, "Riley, I'll be there first. Later I ... will be here again."Alen nodded, "Don't worry! We'll let you know when we know what's going on."Riley could only stare at his friends' departure with a look full of confusion.Rowena was the only one left in the room and was accompanied by several staff, soldiers and servants.Row
At first Riley was eager to force James to answer him, but he stopped doing so when he finally understood that James might need some time alone.He sighed softly, “I'll talk to him later.”Meanwhile, outside Riley's room, all the people who were good friends of the two young people who were having complicated problems were staring at James with questioning eyes.While Alen and Ben were silent because they didn't dare to ask, Diego casually asked, “Did you ... talk to Riley?”James nodded.“Then ... how?” Reiner asked in an anxious tone.James did not answer Reiner's question and only said, “I'm going back to the dorm first.”Shin, who heard that, bit his lip and replied, “I'll accompany you.”James did not refuse and let Shin come with him, while Diego and Reiner remained there.After James and Shin were no longer there, Alen decided to go inside with Ben.Not long after, Diego and Reiner also entered Riley's hospital room area.“He already knew about it,” Ben said when he first looke
James laughed disappointedly when he saw Riley's silence.Riley suddenly stared at him wordlessly.“Why, did you ... did you never even have the intention of telling me about it?” James said in a sharp tone.Riley opened his mouth but not a single word came out of it.James was getting annoyed at him, “Uh, I see. I see now.”James nodded and stepped back, making Riley surprised.“James, it's not like what you're thinking,” Riley finally managed to reply to James.James shook his head.“Do you really know what I'm thinking, Riley?” James said in a sarcastic tone.The young man could no longer hide his immense disappointment, “You don't know, Riley. But ... I can tell what you're thinking.”“James, I ... know I've wronged you. But, please understand, my position is very difficult. I don't want you to ... hate me, James. I don't have-”“It must have been a lot of fun for you, huh?” James cut off Riley's words quickly.Riley who was originally leaning back immediately leaned her body, fac
Shin and Reiner glanced at each other, as if they were both confused about whether or not to leave the area as James had requested.However, the reason they hesitated was certainly not because they were both worried that James would hurt Riley. Instead, both of them were more worried about James.Unfortunately, James, who did not get an answer from his two friends, turned his head with a furrowed brow, “Why? Don't you two trust me?”“You guys ... think I would do anything ... to hurt Riley? Is it like that?” James added with a sad look on his face.Shin quickly turned to James, “Of course not. I am sure you wouldn't do anything that bad.”“Don't get me wrong, James! We're ... just very worried about you,” Reiner said quietly.James was startled and when he looked at his two friends in turn, he instantly knew that they were not lying at all.The young man closed his eyes and instantly realized his mistake, “I'm sorry, senior. I ... I ....”“No problem, we'll leave you so you can be alo
Ben suddenly bowed his head.James immediately closed his eyes, completely unable to believe the painful reality that had slapped him.Meanwhile, Shin looked at his friend with a look of disappointment.He touched Ben's shoulder and asked, “You knew about this big secret and you ... did nothing? What have you done?”Ben was silent.Shin took a deep breath and watched the expressions of all the soldiers who were his best friends. The man sighed softly, “Aren't we ... all friends? How could you ... and you hide this important thing?”Ben raised his head, “Then, what do you expect me to do?”“What did you say?” Shin retorted fiercely.“You think it's easy? Hiding a secret of this magnitude? You think ... what happens if I tell you and the others? Especially James. He ... would definitely fight with Riley. They'll-”“Damn it!” James cursed because he couldn't stand it anymore.The young man said, “Don't act like you know about me and can guess what I might do or happen. You think you can
Meanwhile, William also began to be confused to calm his wife who was crying more and more.However, Cassandra's crying finally stopped when she saw the operating room door open.Everyone also immediately stared at the door, waiting anxiously.As several people from the medical team came out, William and Cassandra walked over.“Doctor, how is my son?” William asked.The elderly doctor looked up at the middle-aged man who was staring at him anxiously.“General Mackenzie,” the doctor greeted after he noticed William's face.William nodded, “Yes, Doctor Sigmund. It's me.”Sigmund was surprised, “Riley Wood, I mean General Wood is ... your son, General?”“Yes, Doctor,” William replied.James just stared blankly ahead, as if he was ready to hear that statement. Meanwhile, Reiner and the other soldiers could only squeal in shock as an important fact had j