Entering (Third Update)

"A radio transmitter… Even in a legion, that counts as a highly practical supply item."

Looking at what the roguish man was patting, Chu Yingxiong’s tone sank slightly.

The importance of communication to Reincarnators was beyond doubt.

Once one’s strength rose, there would be all kinds of special communication methods, far more covert and effective than this sort of radio.

But without question, for the vast number at the grassroots level, the usefulness of such radios became fully apparent. They directly made up for the gap!

Unlike firearms, which were nearly universal as long as you could hold one, using certain other "high-tech" items required learning.

Just as Chu Yingxiong was about to give up trying to persuade her, another voice came from nearby.

"Miss Sun, Xu Yue is Marshal Yu’s personal Doctor. Please give him some face."

Rong Tian, the guard responsible for guiding Xu Yue, walked over from a short distance away.

Only after he arrived did Sun Lin give him a proper look.

Being able to serve as Wu Pei’s guard, Rong Tian himself possessed considerable potential and talent!

He had also reached the level of a veteran. Though he had completed fewer missions than Chu Yingxiong, his strength already surpassed that of someone as ordinary as Chu Yingxiong.

"Since it’s Marshal Yu’s request, I’ll give him that much."

Sun Lin finally spoke. Her voice was pleasant, but her icy aloofness was unmistakable.

Xu Yue could not care less what a minor character like her thought of him. As long as the outcome benefited him, that was enough. Nor did he put on any haughty display of storming off.

Chu Yingxiong, on the other hand, was rather indignant. He had introduced Xu Yue’s identity from the very beginning, yet she had not even acknowledged it. Rather than giving Wu Pei face, it was more accurate to say she was giving this guard face.

He was only a personal Doctor. How many words could he possibly exchange with someone that important?

Tattling during treatment? That would only provoke disgust!

On the contrary, Rong Tian was a guard who stayed beside that important figure every day, so he had to be taken more seriously. Otherwise, if he occasionally slipped in a few disparaging remarks, it would be quite a headache.

"Heh. You still came crawling in after all. Just don’t hold us back when the time comes."

The roguish man who had disliked Xu Yue from the start saw that Xu Yue had no backbone at all, still shamelessly joining despite such treatment, and could not help adding another jab.

"Enough. Since you’re teammates now, get to know one another. We’ll enter at noon the day after tomorrow. First, use the transfer to reach the ‘Wu-8’ Zone, then enter together using the legion’s authority."

Since she had agreed to take him in, Sun Lin did display the bearing of a team leader. But after saying that, she turned and left on her own.

It seemed that when she said they should familiarize themselves with one another, she only meant the other team members. There was no need for her to get acquainted with him.

"Brother Rong, thanks."

After she left, Xu Yue smiled brightly at Rong Tian and thanked him.

"It was nothing. Don’t mention it."

As Wu Pei’s guard, Rong Tian naturally knew that his employer thought rather highly of this young Doctor. It was worth doing him this favor.

But after thanking Rong Tian, Xu Yue ignored the other members of Sun Lin’s Squad and simply called Chu Yingxiong away with him.

As they left, the slightly roguish fellow had only just begun saying—

"…You have to pay an intelligence tax to learn high-tech items. Don’t even think about asking us to cover it for you. Cover—"

Wu Mo stared blankly as the man turned around and left without a trace of reluctance, completely unable to process it.

Hadn’t he joined the team to learn from them how to use "high-tech" equipment and pick up some precautions for Technology Planes?

He had endured all that mockery at the beginning, yet now that the captain had told both sides to get acquainted and he had the chance to learn, he turned around and left instead.

What the hell was that supposed to mean?!

Then what had all that stuff he just said amounted to? Why did he suddenly feel like a clown?

And the satisfaction he had been holding back for so long, which he had been ready to vent, was completely cut off by the other man’s actions.

Still unwilling to give up, Wu Mo patted his radio transmitter and shouted at Xu Yue’s retreating back.

"Hey, newcomer, you really aren’t going to ask us for guidance? You know nothing about Technology Planes, and this is a high-risk Promotion Mission. You won’t last three days! Hey!"

Did he even know how to use the most basic radio transmitter?

Did he know how to buy a ticket for the trains that ran through the city?

Did he know river water could not be drunk?

Did he know how trash bins were sorted?

He would not even be able to manage daily life!

Even they had specifically crammed plenty of basic life knowledge for this mission. Yet this guy, who had never entered an "ultra-technology plane," actually dared refuse their goodwill?

But upon hearing the words behind him, Xu Yue seemed to quicken his pace even further.

My time is tight. I don’t want to waste it in a place like this…

"Interesting."

Rong Tian watched Xu Yue’s departing back. After his surprise, a faintly amused look appeared on his face. His employer’s judgment should not be wrong, right?

Chu Yingxiong, who had left with Xu Yue, said worriedly, "Brother Xu Yue, I’ve never entered a high-tech plane either, so I really can’t help you much in that regard. Sigh, you shouldn’t have acted on impulse. If you just endured it, it would have passed."

"Don’t worry, Brother Chu. I know what I’m doing."

Xu Yue smiled without offering any further explanation.

It wasn’t like they were going to World War II. Using that thing to communicate in Lelouch’s world would be fucking idiotic. Well, though it seemed some people had used it in combat—the rebel army’s bunch of country bumpkins…

The downtime was nearly over, so Xu Yue used the final day to convene the Penguin Merchant Guild’s council of elders.

He delivered the goods produced that month, completed all kinds of handovers and wrangling, and further expanded the types of services offered within the guild.

Most importantly, Xu Yue began painting them a rosy picture and coaxing them into extending their reach into other countries!

Previously, those few would never even have dared consider it.

But with their current success before them, they were all tempted.

There were still plenty of Chinese comprador merchants. Besides, establishing this sort of strange service-oriented merchant guild should not invite suppression. And by now, Kabaneri’s transformation methods had already spread across the world. With Kabane flesh and blood as a flagship product, setting up the framework did not seem difficult.

"To show our sincerity, the goods we provide recently will all count as investment for expansion. Rest assured, we aren’t aggressive. We won’t attract the attention of the great powers."

Inside the Mental Cabin, Xu Yue spoke in an enticing tone.

In the end, the grand prospects stirred these merchants’ interests.

At the same time, Xu Yue used his Lieutenant Colonel authority to expand the guild’s original scale into a team-scale organization. Beneath the elders, he began establishing secondary branches…

For now, however, they could not even fully digest the Huaxia Zone. The arrangements in other zones were merely to establish a framework first. Some aggressive functions that would be displayed later would not appear in foreign regions.

After all, even the Huaxia Zone was currently the pasture of the great powers. Getting even a single Mole out there would be good enough. He only wanted to muddy their waters and prevent a monopoly on the scale of the China Penguin Merchant Guild from appearing elsewhere…

In the square of the "Huaxia Wu-8 Zone," Xu Yue met up with the other eight members of Sun Lin’s Squad, who were dressed in military uniforms from World War II, far ahead of their time. Then Sun Lin, as the team leader, took out a massive key.

Everyone placed a hand on the key.

Mission synchronization confirmed. Progress synchronization corrected. Legion authority approved. Team transfer commencing...

Third update complete~ That’s all for today… Feels like this week has completely drained me…

But even while drained, I’m even more grateful for everyone’s support!

I can’t believe a salted fish like me has managed to keep up three updates a day for this long…