Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Members of a regular special forces team are definitely supposed to follow the team and their missions without question, but Bai E was a special case. Since joining the team, he basically had not followed the standard procedures and regulations of the special forces, so much so that even when on an official mission, Tiger had to confirm with the person involved.

"It's fine..." Bai E hesitated a moment, thinking carefully, "It should be fine, I guess."

A mission? Going on a mission would be great.

He loved going on missions, and going on a mission... that meant there might be a chance to go on a mission.

"What's the objective of the mission?" Bai E asked casually.

"In the wilderness outside the city, we sometimes find humans who exist outside the city's boundaries. They often end up in such situations for various reasons—like having offended someone in another city, or being cut off by wild beasts or environmental barriers, or not knowing the way to the city, etc. That's why we frequently organize teams to search and rescue those wandering in the wild.

No matter what, finding shelter in the outskirts of the city is always much better than trying to survive in the unforgiving wilderness."

"Hmm~" Bai E nodded to indicate he was listening.

"The day after tomorrow, our mission is to escort a group of refugees from the wilderness back within the city's sphere of influence. The advance reconnaissance has already been roughly completed by scouts. The target community is hiding in a wind tunnel cave for survival, with a population of at least two hundred people.

It's quite a large number, and they may be attacked by wild beasts in the wilderness on their way back. Protecting as many of them as we can and ensuring their safe return to the city is the mission's requirement."

Tiger explained the purpose of the mission in a calm tone.

Bai E became curious, glancing around the tent, "Just the five of us?"

"Due to the larger scale of the target community, there will be two other special forces teams working with us on this mission."

This was the largest scale for a mission with a non-combat main objective. As for deploying more soldiers...

The value of over two hundred refugees probably wasn't worth the expense of sending out more soldiers for a mission.

In this era, countless lives were sacrificed, yet life was the cheapest commodity.

Such a mission was just another routine task for the team.

Tiger didn't go into details, as there were things not every soldier needed to understand so clearly.

Bai E nodded, "Got it."

"Bai..." Dashan gazed eagerly at Bai E, "I heard you were teammates with 'The Blood God' on a mission a few days ago. How much do you know about him?"

After the successful completion of the mission, some secrets were no longer so secret.

Although Minister Likok's actions were reckless, the outcome was good.

Not only was the server rebooted, but the electronic demon threat to humanity was also perfectly resolved. As the executor of this operation, the military could be said to have gained quite a few benefits.

Therefore, the control over the secrecy of the mission wasn't so strict, and those with even a slight connection had roughly heard some rumors.

At these words, Bai E was taken aback, "The Blood God? Is he going too?"

If that weren't the case, Dashan probably wouldn't have brought him up.

"Yeah!" Dashan's eyes lit up, "I've heard of his reputation a long time ago, but never really had the chance to spar with him. Is he really that powerful?"

Bai was also very powerful, but Bai's strength and The Blood God's strength were on different levels.

Dashan was an artificial human; The Blood God's batch preceded his by quite a margin, and Dashan had been hearing legends of The Blood God since his creation.

Many warriors with close combat talent nearly all regarded The Blood God as their ultimate goal to strive for, and Dashan was no exception.

This opportunity to work on a mission together was most exciting for Dashan.

"Him? Well..." Bai E instantly recalled the scene he had witnessed that evening. The Blood God, when truly unleashed, was terrifyingly ferocious, so his tone carried a hint of lament, "Indeed, very powerful."

"With him with us, there's no way we'll have any problems with this mission!" Dashan was somewhat jubilant, worshiping his idol unconditionally.

Experts always provided the greatest sense of security. The mission's targets had all been scouted by the advance reconnaissance soldiers, and the route had been clearly planned. Aside from a few roaming beasts whose patterns were unpredictable, there was virtually no other danger.

It was like earning military merit while lying down.

Every mission came with military merit points, and in this era, straying from the vicinity of the city meant danger – opportunities to earn military merits without much risk were rare.

It was like a pie falling from the sky.

"Okay..." Seeing Dashan's excitement, Tiger couldn't help but interject, "That's enough, rest well. Make final preparations tomorrow. Regardless of who accompanies us, the first thing we need to do is ensure we take care of our own tasks."

"Got it, got it..."

"As long as you have the time," Tiger walked over to Bai E's bedside and patted his shoulder, "We'll talk about the more specific details on the road. Be careful during tomorrow's training."

"I know."

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[Feedback from the commission: your Insight +0.2.]

[Feedback from the commission: Long-range Weapons Mastery Experience +48.]

[Feedback from the commission: Light Weapons Mastery Experience +23.]

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[Feedback from the commission: your Reflex +0.1.]

[Feedback from the commission: Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery Experience +27.]

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[Feedback from the commission: your Physical Fitness +0.1.]

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[Feedback from the commission: Tech - Basic Electrical Manufacturing and Processing Experience +137.]

[Feedback from the commission: Knowledge - Computer Hardware Maintenance Experience +11.]

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Every morning, upon seeing the rewards of the players' efforts during the night, Bai E felt his mood for the day would be exceptionally good.

Not afraid of slow progress, only afraid of no progress at all.

The slow trickle still brought a significant cumulative improvement. However, speaking of which... currently, he actually had four task assignment slots each day.

Aside from that trio, Wen Jie was a rare sight in the inner city. When he had time, he still had to rely on himself to find another player to work for him...

With the funds of 1250 blackwater coins, including the principal, Bai E arrived at the training ground in the early morning.

Taking advantage of the time before the assembly, Bai E went to Chavez and stuffed the money into his hand.

"I placed a bet last night, and the Blood God won."

"He's back..." Chavez collected the blackwater coins without a fuss, squeezing them in his pocket, his expression slightly puzzled, "Didn't you join in?"

"I did join..."

"Was it fun?"

"It was alright."

Chavez nodded and then jerked his chin towards the field, "Now that you're back, train well. These kids have been slacking a lot these last few days in your absence."

"Uh..." Bai, slightly hesitant, still told the truth, "Instructor, I might have another mission tomorrow."

"Another mission?" Chavez was momentarily startled, then remembered Bai E's true outfit, "Right, you're part of the special forces; it's normal to have many missions."

He then casually asked, "What's the mission?"

"They say it's to escort a group of refugees back to the city..."

"Refugees?" Chavez was taken aback, turned to face Bai E squarely, his expression becoming serious, "Is it the refugee slum in the northwest?"

Bai E wasn't sure, after all, Captain Hu hadn't gone into such detail, so he just shook his head, "I'm not too clear either, the captain notified us."

Chavez frowned, "I'm not sure about other places, but there's something wrong with that refugee slum in the northwest. A scout I know mentioned several brothers have fallen there. They say disappeared, but in this era, when you disappear in the wild..."

Everyone knows what it means.

As a natural human instructor, Chavez had deep connections in the camp and hence heard plenty of rumors.

"This..."

"You best find out if it's that refugee slum in the northwest. If it is... better to back out if you can," Chavez turned to look in another direction. The steadiness of a natural human guided his thoughts. Talking to a fighter he quite liked, he was as sincere as could be, "It's not worth risking your life for the little military merit of one mission."

Bai nodded, "I will look into it..."