CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 200: PENETRATION COMPANY, ATTACK! (PART 2)

"Have you forgotten? We just burned over a thousand monster corpses!"

"These corpses can’t all be just protein, right? At least a significant portion should be fats, right?"

"Now we’ve burned them all, isn’t that a colossal waste??"

"I’m going...."

Lei Jie was dumbfounded.

"So you mean, we should make use of the corpses of the monsters we’ve killed?"

"That is inevitable! If they are useful, they must not be wasted!"

"So actually our most urgent task isn’t setting up the ammunition production line."

"What’s so difficult about an ammunition production line? According to the method over in 白沙瓦, you can even make it by hand with a hammer."

"The most urgent task now is actually to set up the incineration tower."

"Incineration tower..."

Lei Jie subconsciously repeated the term, took a deep breath, and said:

"Honestly, I’m starting to get a little scared...."

"The incineration tower is understandable, after all, corpses need to be dealt with."

"But... building an incineration tower for the sake of acquiring natural fats, why does it feel a bit off to me?"

".....Don’t overthink it."

Chen Jian quickly interrupted Lei Jie.

"We’re only burning monsters, not planning to burn anything else."

"... But you still need something to burn... forget it, let’s skip this topic."

"Shen Yue’s guerrilla operation is about to start, I think you should go check it out..."

".... You’re really scared."

Chen Jian smiled slightly teasingly, then said:

"Alright, I’ll go over to his side first."

"But no matter what, the incineration tower must be built."

"After all, we’re really short of both glycerin and soap right now..."

...

A few minutes later, Chen Jian walked behind Shen Yue, who was selecting new recruits on the square of Base 011.

He didn’t step forward immediately but waited quietly in place, watching Shen Yue call names one by one.

"Chen Shu!"

"Present!"

"Step forward!"

"Li Shiyi!"

"Present!"

"Step forward!"

"Yu Qian!"

"Present!"

"Step forward!"

...

The names were called out one by one from Shen Yue’s mouth, and figures stepped out from the formation one after another.

By the end of the roll call, there were already 30 people standing outside the lineup.

Each of these thirty had performed heroic deeds in previous battles as "combat heroes," but today they were not standing here to receive medals and rewards.

On the contrary, what they received was the "opportunity to continue fighting."

These thirty people will be incorporated into the newly formed Penetration Company, following two infantry squads of the Huaxia Army, to execute penetration and attack missions against the Beast Tide.

What they are tasked with is not just reconnaissance.

They need to, with the support of heavy equipment such as tanks, towed artillery, automatic grenade launchers, and 107mm rocket launchers, launch destructive attacks on all monsters at key assembly points of the Beast Tide, far from base and supply lines.

Their goal is to quickly kill leader-tier monsters through efficient strikes, disrupt the overall coordination of the Beast Tide, and ultimately achieve the purpose of delaying its assembly.

Undoubtedly, this will be an incredibly difficult and dangerous mission.

Even their limited supplies can only be delivered via Mosquito Bombers.

If, after a particular battle, the delivery of supplies falls short of expectations, leading to the Penetration Company being in an ammunition shortage situation, they could very likely face a dire predicament of running out of both ammunition and food.

Thus, given this harsh reality, Shen Yue’s premise for selecting members for the Penetration Company was extremely clear.

A strict rule:

It must be voluntary.

But to his surprise, even with the "completely voluntary" condition, as many as 30 people voluntarily signed up for the Penetration Company.

This number doesn’t look large, and isn’t a big proportion compared to hundreds of young men, but Chen Jian knew that by any measure, the current result was already astounding.

His gaze swept over the thirty new members from the "Civilian Reserve Team" standing at the forefront of the formation, gradually locking onto the new recruit named "Yu Qian."

It must be said, Chen Jian was deeply impressed by him.

Remaining calm in desperate situations, bravely fighting back when cornered, and executing a cool final blow when holding an advantage...

While he has not yet acquired the basic skills a soldier should have, he already possesses a temperament that many can only dream of.

This is rare indeed.

This quality, far rarer than skills that can be acquired through training.

Maybe, he’ll achieve something great in the future?

Maybe, he’ll become the next Huang Yu?

Chen Jian couldn’t say for certain, but his gaze on Yu Qian was already filled with anticipation.

Of course, there was also puzzlement.

In his memory, Yu Qian had family.

And it was a pair of young children.

Is he really going to leave his children to join such a dangerous mission?

This doesn’t make sense given normal human sensibilities, right?

It’s baffling.

Chen Jian’s gaze was almost fixed on Yu Qian, and it was clear that Yu Qian also noticed the attention on him.

But when facing Shen Yue, he could only keep a straight gaze.

Shen Yue’s speech and encouragement echoed across the square, and in the final part of his speech, he said powerfully:

"You all are currently like a block of raw iron."

"But you will become the sharpest sword of the Huaxia Army!"

As his words ended, applause thundered, and cheers gradually rang out.

After the speech, the next event was the weapon-awarding ceremony, akin to a "commissioning ceremony."