Chapter 835 - Even willing to sacrifice themselves (1/2)

When P5092 heard Ren Xiaosu say that, he got so angry he laughed. “You really don’t believe yourself to be an outsider!” But even so, he handed the first two pages of the newspaper to Ren Xiaosu.

As a result, a strange scene played out in the Pyro Company’s temporary camp. As one of the highest-ranking officers of the main forces, P5092 was sitting in the back of an off-road vehicle and leisurely reading a newspaper.

Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu, an escapee conscripted into the military, was sitting in the driver’s seat with his legs crossed and reading a newspaper as well.

In the eyes of everyone, the difference in their statuses could not be more different, yet the two of them did not seem to mind at all and got along very well.

Moreover, P5092 even took the initiative to hand the newspaper to Ren Xiaosu page by page after he was done reading. And Ren Xiaosu took it from him very naturally.

The escapees who were still lining up to collect their food were dumbfounded. ‘Who is this guy? What’s his background? Why is he so friendly with the commander?! Is he even a fucking escapee?!‘

Even the Pyro Company soldiers were a little confused by this, to say nothing of the escapees…

Reading the newspaper, Ren Xiaosu found out there was nothing much that happened today. It was reported that the Pyro Company’s main forces were currently rushing to the northern battlefield, and while the northern tribe had made contact with the Wang Consortium at the front line at Mt. Baiwen, neither side had gained any advantage over the other. They were basically just probing each other.

Then there were bits and pieces of miscellaneous news. For example, Qinghe University was done preparing the material assistance, and the first batch of supplies would be sent out this very afternoon. It would not only be the Luoyang City garrison troops who were going to escort the convoy, but some students were heading to the front lines to volunteer as well.

The Luoyang City garrison troops would have to liaise with the Pyro Company if they wanted to head north. After all, having another force’s troops enter their territory would be a little unsettling.

For example, the Wang Consortium had already rejected the Zhou Consortium’s offer of material assistance. Everyone felt that the Wang Consortium’s rejection was purely because they did not want to give the Zhou Consortium a reason to assemble their troops.

But what surprised everyone was that the Pyro Company actually accepted Luoyang City’s offer without any hesitation. They also allowed them to personally escort the supplies up north and even agreed to let Luoyang City’s garrison troops participate in the war against the foreign invaders.

Importantly, participating in a war together was a very sensitive issue. This was equivalent to the Pyro Company showing the defensive deployment map of their northern defensive line to the Qinghe Group.

But everyone was a little puzzled by this. Although the relationship between the Qinghe Group and the Pyro Company had always been good, they were not this close. When Luoyang City was previously in a precarious situation, the Pyro Company did not even send any reinforcements to support them.

After Ren Xiaosu finished reading the newspaper, he asked, “Does the Pyro Company have any opinions on this war? Can y’all win?”

“It’s not about whether we can win or not, but that we must win no matter what!” P5092 said.

“Are many people gonna die?” Ren Xiaosu asked, “The reason that the Pyro Company allowed the Luoyang City garrison troops to participate in the war was probably because y’all feel that your troops might not be strong enough, right?”

“I can’t say for sure.” P5092 shook his head. “It’s only the barbarians’ advance guard that have arrived at the moment. So it’s very difficult to judge how many more of them will come later …. Why am I telling you this?!”

P5092 stopped discussing the military situation with Ren Xiaosu any further. Why would a P5-ranked officer like him talk about this with Ren Xiaosu? He snapped, “Have you finished reading the newspaper? Go back to your vehicle if you’re done reading!”

“I have another question.” Ren Xiaosu ignored P5092 and started asking again, “I saw y’all bring in another few hundred escapees from Stronghold 31. Who are those people? Why did you arrest them?”

“Around half of them are maintenance workers.” P5092 said, “When war breaks out, the mechanized troops must have their equipment well serviced. Defective vehicles are as good as worthless. The rest are either the former higher-ups of the Kong Consortium who have been captured to facilitate our interrogation or some researchers.”