Chapter 830 - Under the cover of the Pyro Company (1/2)

The military transport truck wobbled unsteadily as it drove northwards. Cold wind poured in through the gaps of the cabin’s canvas and made everyone feel the biting cold of the night.

The doctors of Trinity Institute had already fallen into deep sleep. Ren Xiaosu looked at the long convoy of Pyro Company troops behind them. The headlights of the vehicles were constantly swaying in the dark as they bounced up and down on the bumpy ground.

The Pyro Company probably felt that doctors did not have much combat capacity, and with their weapons already confiscated, they did not have to worry about them causing any trouble.

Or perhaps the Pyro Company had already verified the identity and purpose of the Trinity Institute through their intelligence network. In short, the Pyro Company did not even assign any guards to watch over Wang Jing and the others.

At this moment, the Pyro Company did not know what kind of people they had actually brought into the Pyro Company.

Honestly, the kind-hearted Ren Xiaosu really did not want to bring harm to the Pyro Company while hiding among them. But the Pyro Company seemed to disagree.

The Pyro Company had already been traveling for three days straight and did not stop to rest throughout the journey. Every vehicle was assigned with three drivers working three shifts so that the convoy could keep moving for all 24 hours of the day.

Each day, the troops would only take an hour to reorganize during mealtime before setting off again.

Wang Jing and the others were only doctors, so they could not withstand such a torturous journey. Wang Jing went down with a fever the next day, but as their medicine was confiscated, they could not treat him.

While everyone was worrying over what to do, Ren Xiaosu braved up and approached the Pyro Company officer while the troops were reorganizing. The officer looked at Ren Xiaosu and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Ren Xiaosu secretly stuffed a watch into his hand and said, “The weather’s too cold, and one of our people has fallen sick. He’s running a fever. Can you give me 13 blankets? After all, we’re now considered military doctors. In the future, we’ll have to treat your comrades. It won’t do y’all any good if we die while traveling to the front line.”

In the end, the officer looked at the watch and handed it back to Ren Xiaosu. “We were negligent in this matter. We forgot to distribute the gear to you all. I’ll get someone to bring them over to you later.”

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He did not expect the other party to return the watch to him. After all, watches were also considered a type of currency in this day and age. Although it was not a hard currency like gold, it could still be exchanged for money at a pawnshop. And it would fetch a good value too.

Seeing that the other party was not particularly difficult to talk to, he probed, “Sir, we’ve never fought in a war before. Will we be a burden if we follow y’all to the front line?”

That Pyro Company officer chuckled. “You still want to go to the front line when you’re so weak? Don’t worry, we won’t make you go there. In four days, I’ll send you all to the makeshift medical center at the rear of the front line as we planned. The flames of war will not reach you there. We’re conscripting you all not to fight, but to do what you’re best at.”

“Alright, thank you. You’re absolutely right. How can weaklings like us head to the front line!” Ren Xiaosu expressed his gratitude.

However, Ren Xiaosu secretly thought to himself that a doctor’s mission was to dedicate their limited life to an unlimited cause in the medical field. Meanwhile, what he was best at was actually to limit the lives of others.

Thinking about it this way, it really did seem like he had something in common with doctors. Both had something to do with the limit of lives.

For a moment, he even wanted to go to the front line to see if the northern tribe was strong enough.

Half an hour later, not only did a Pyro Company soldier send over more than a dozen blankets, he sent over six antibiotic pills as well. The Pyro Company soldier said coldly, “You guys better pray that you don’t fall sick. Medicine is already so scarce, and once we start fighting those people from the north, there won’t be any left for you all.”

This left Ren Xiaosu a little surprised. Not only did the Pyro Company officer refuse to accept his watch, he even had a surprise for him.