141 Flame of Chaos (1/2)

Chapter 141: Flame of Chaos

Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi

Kane, located in Eastern Europe, was the largest country by landmass in Europe besides Russia. Formed when the Soviet dissolved in 1991.

Because of the fertile soil, Kane was the third largest grain exporting country in the world, renowned as the ”granary of Europe.” At the same time, Veit took the crown for the top ten ”City of the beauties,” selected by the world popular <Tourists Digest>

Food and beauty.

It was a beautiful place.

But the smokes of the war cast a gloom in this poorly trained place.

The root of the disaster had been buried during the hasty revolution in 1991.

January 9, 2014, a conflict under the name civil uprise led the country into political unrest.

The night of March 29, 2014, Crimea forwarded their clocks by two hours, officially using Moscow time.

Like a flag, cities in the East soon followed,

Oesk and Lugansk declared independence which officially erupted the civil war.

”Precisely speaking, I am a Belorussian, but I spent my childhood in Kane. My father was a Soviet soldier and met my mom in Veit.” Nick had a cigarette in his mouth while holding the steering wheel.

This morning, Jiang Chen left the Primir Hotel and took a taxi to the agreed upon location to meet Nick. The pickup truck was bought from the local second-hand store, they were driving on the highway to Oesk.

”So, you were part of the government force?” Jiang Chen casually asked.

”You could say that before.” Nick twitched his mouth. ”But the formation is already gone, so you could say I am a deserter.”

”The government force is weak?”

”Really weak.” Nick blew out a smoke ring, and he looked perplexedly at the truck that just passed by. It was filled with wounded soldiers from the front line.

”The soldiers' combat abilities are all over the place, and the officials are corrupted to the bone. What's more important is that no one wants to fight for this country.”

Kane East was the previous border between Soviet and NATO, and within the armory, there were hundreds of tons of bombs, mines, bullets and other firearms left by the previous Soviet military regions. As of now, the Kane army was still using the free firearms. And because of this, the Kane national defense industry has regressed to a frightening point. Kane military's ”Phonex” National defense Batallion, even dragged the 122mm Howitzer used as a salvo for years in Veit on to the front line. The armored cash truck was currently being used as an armored vehicle.

At the same time, the lack of military funding also decreased the soldiers' will to fight. A company commander's salary is similar to Kazakhstan's soldier's salary which is equivalent to 1500 RMB, not even comparable to a waitress in a Han restaurant.

The salary was not enough to sustain a living. The soldiers were poorly trained. Selling the weapons in storage illegally to make money became a trend within the army. It was satirical that a lot of weapons were being destroyed in the front line, and without the ability to replenish the equipment, an ordinary citizen could still buy an armored vehicle for ten thousand USD.

It was the current status quo of the Kane army.

The civil force, however, was well equipped and had high morale. They possessed potent firepower and armored force. The war lasted for almost a year, and the civil force did not once experience ammo shortages. The large-scale bombing consistently left the Kane army scrambling. Based on reports, the thirty-six thousand civil forces possessed 8000 advanced Russian heavy weapons, also based on US satellite, troops stationed in the Russian Kane border assisted the civil force at all time.

”If everyone fought for the country, I won't be here.” Jiang Chen shrugged. ”At least for those people with ability, let them fight for the force they could swear their allegiance for.”

If weapons could be bought, then humans shouldn't be difficult at all. Although in principle, an active soldier of a country could not be sold to someone as mercenaries, but that was only in principle. If tank could be sold, what else couldn't be?

Another thing to note was that the reason why Jiang Chen didn't buy a tank partially because the future tanks did not consume oil. Rather, it used a large fuel rod similar to the power armor, while levitating tanks used batteries.

Another reason being that the modern age armor was way too thin. The material used was not even remotely comparable. Without exaggeration, the armored vehicle in the Fishbone base was comparable in armor strength with Frankberg primary tank 2A6. Of course, the discussion doesn't include the effect of impact angle on armor penetration.

”Swear allegiance? It's not about being worthy or not, no one is willing to fight. But the commission you are willing to pay is attractive, and the ten-year limit is not too harsh. At least if they fight for you, they could retire in Europe with the money.” Nick smiled.

One million USD, enough to enjoy the rest of their life in comfort.

The pickup truck drove relatively steadily on the highway, black smoke could be faintly seen from afar. This place was fairly close to the front line, but this region was still considered safe.

But then, the car in front stopped.

”Traffic jam.”

Nick frowned and stopped the car as well. He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray as he got off and walked to the car in front.

”What happened in front?”

”I don't know, the car in the front stopped, so I had to stop as well.” A Slavic man stepped out of the car with a clueless expression on his face.

The cars in the back slammed on their horns as they were trying to release their anger. The clueless people all got out of their cars and tip-toed to see what was happening up front.

”Okay, friends, don't be anxious, please get back to your vehicle. The special force is taking care of a small problem, please remain calm.” A soldier in camouflage walked front the front as he patted the car roof of each car, signaling people to stay calm.