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Capítulo 95: got tricked

"Captain, we all accept your leadership. No need for further comparisons. You are our team leader now, and that's final."

"Yes, we accept you as our captain. We all support you."

The other team members quickly agreed with the agile and skinny young man in Jake's squad.

"Good. Go and bring him back and wake him up," Jake said, referring to The burly man he had knocked out. Two team members immediately went to retrieve the unconscious man. Meanwhile, members of other teams dispersed as the competition had ended. However, the impact of the fight didn't end there. Many people were discussing the match, and some would occasionally glance at Jake. This brief contest had given Jake a certain level of reputation within the Third Battalion.

Jake didn't mind the attention; he knew that this would happen once he decided to intervene. In a way, this newfound reputation might even help him avoid some unnecessary trouble.

When Jake was fully dressed again, The burly man had been revived by his teammates. As soon as he saw Jake, he recalled what had happened before.

"Do you accept defeat?" Jake asked. "If you don't, we can have another match."

"I accept," The burly man, Brenton, said with a downcast expression.

If the defeat had been a close one or if Jake had used some underhanded means to win, Brenton might not have accepted it so easily. He might have asked for a rematch. However, in this case, Jake had won with overwhelming superiority. Brenton had no resistance against Jake, like a child facing a strong man. The gap in strength was too vast, making any further comparisons unnecessary.

"I, Brenton, am willing to gamble and accept my defeat!" Brenton declared. "From now on, you are my team leader, forever. If you ask me to go east, I won't even glance towards the west. I would follow you through thick and thin, no matter what."

"It's not that serious," Jake chuckled. "This conscription only lasts for three months. When the time is up, we will all go our separate ways. We might not even see each other again. Just obey my orders during these three months."

Jake hadn't expected Brenton to be so straightforward and accepting of his defeat. It seemed that he had truly won Brenton over.

However, when Jake mentioned the three-month conscription, Brenton's expression turned strange, and he said, "Captain, don't you know? This conscription is just the beginning. Once we're enlisted, we will be called upon almost every year. We are already registered, and we will have to serve every year. In times of war, we might be conscripted for long periods, with no chance of leaving."

"What?!" Brenton's words surprised Jake: "How did I not know about this?"

"The people from the county who came to conscript us told us so," the clever-looking young man added. "Captain, you didn't know?"

"I didn't know!" Jake said with some frustration.

Jake understood now that the village chief must have known about this, and that's why he didn't inform Jake. Perhaps he was afraid that Jake wouldn't agree to come. No wonder the village chief had been so kind, offering to lower the fees for renting the back mountains and providing him with so much equipment. It turned out that this conscription was a lifelong commitment!

"Don't worry, Captain. The nation has been relatively stable in recent years. The service period won't be too long. After three months, we should be able to return," Brenton reassured.

"And if someone serves ten consecutive years, as long as they're still alive, they won't have to serve again," the clever young man added.

Ten years? Jake was shocked. If he had to serve for ten years, even if it was only three months each year, the total time would be quite lengthy. Would he still have time to farm, cut wood, and mine? He didn't come to this world to become a soldier; he just wanted to live a peaceful life, farming and logging.

He had been tricked! At this moment, Jake realized that he had been duped by the village chief. the village chief was truly cunning, and he had also been careless. He should have known that people in this world have their own thoughts and aren't just data. He should have been more cautious.

If Jake had known this situation earlier, he would never have agreed to come here. Even if he couldn't rent the back mountains, he could have secretly mined and logged. As for farming, he could have found other villages to lease land from. There were many other villages around, not only this village. He had been thoroughly deceived!

"Is there no way to shorten the service time? Do we have to serve for ten years?" Jake asked, still unwilling to accept the situation.

"There must be a way," the clever young man replied. "The best way is to achieve meritorious deeds!"

"Meritorious deeds?" Jake inquired.

"Yes," Brenton added, "achieving something significant on the battlefield. The court may reduce the service time based on the circumstances. If you achieve great merit, they might even exempt you from service."

Meritorious deeds! Jake had a goal and motivation now. He absolutely couldn't serve for ten years, so he must achieve something significant on the battlefield, something of great merit!

"And if you achieve great merit, you can become a true soldier, and even becoming a high-ranking official in the future isn't impossible!" Brenton said, his eyes filled with longing.

Unlike Jake, who wanted to escape the military camp, Brenton seemed to be very enthusiastic about the army and was eager to achieve merit on the battlefield to build a career in the military.

Jake snorted internally at this. It's not so easy to become a high-ranking official. Out of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, only one or two might achieve such status, and the odds were extremely low. Neither he nor Brenton was likely to be that lucky.


Capítulo 96: broth

"Assembly! Resume training!" While Jake and Brenton were chatting, Eli's voice echoed across the square, and the dispersed crowd reluctantly gathered together again to continue their training.

Having high strength and agility, Jake's endurance in training was naturally much better than the others. Even when many of them were already exhausted, he remained calm, with no noticeable change in his breathing frequency. This impressed the members of his team.

After a day of training, everyone was exhausted. Even the strong and robust Brenton was panting heavily. However, Jake, who didn't slack off, was in much better condition than the rest. This made the members of his team admire him even more.

"Captain, are you not tired at all?" Adrian, a young man who looked clever and younger than Jake, sat on the ground, gasping for breath. He looked at Jake with admiration and asked, "You're wearing so much equipment during the training, and you're not tired at all."

"I don't feel a thing," Jake replied.

Aside from the attributes enhanced by the equipment itself, Jake was already at Level 3, with physical abilities three times stronger than an ordinary person. It was something beyond the reach of most people.

"Captain, you're amazing! Training with so much equipment, and you're still not tired," Brenton said admiringly.

After being soundly defeated by Jake, Brenton had become his loyal admirer. For people like them who lacked proper equipment, they were exhausted after a day of training. Jake, on the other hand, endured the "weighted" training without any signs of fatigue, which was truly impressive.

In fact, Jake wanted to take off some of the equipment. However, they had just arrived today and hadn't been assigned a place to stay. He couldn't just put the equipment in his backpack. Doing so would draw too much attention. Therefore, Jake had no choice but to endure the "weighted" training. Surprisingly, this increased his value in the eyes of the others.

"Alright, rest up, and let's all go eat. After dinner, get some rest early. It looks like tomorrow's training won't be any less than today's," Jake said.

"Captain, do you know how the big captain thinks? We're just a group of miscellaneous troops responsible for logistics. Is it necessary to train so seriously? Look at the other teams; their training is much more relaxed," Adrian complained.

"Yeah, after a whole day of training, we're almost dying. Continuing tomorrow will be the death of us," another team member also complained.

Jake looked at the people from the other teams in the distance, joking and laughing, heading to dinner with relaxed expressions. On the other hand, many in his team were still sitting on the ground, catching their breath, and some didn't even have the energy to walk. The difference was obvious.

"I actually think it's a good thing," Jake said. "Sweat more during peacetime, bleed less during war! Even though we don't have to go to the battlefield, transporting provisions is also risky. What if we encounter enemy attacks? Training seriously during peacetime will ensure better protection in dangerous situations. This is why I support the big captain's approach, and you all must also take training seriously and stick to it."

"You're right, Captain!" Brenton, the guy who loved to flatter Jake, immediately spoke up after Jake finished. "If we don't train seriously during peacetime, how can we handle enemies? How can we achieve greatness and become high-ranking officials?" Jake inwardly rolled his eyes at this guy, who seemed to be obsessed with becoming an official.

But as the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Brenton's ambition and motivation meant he wasn't content with mediocrity. He had the drive to be serious in training, which was better than those who wanted to take the easy way out.

Both Jake and Brenton spoke , so the others naturally didn't dare to have any objections. Besides, even if they had any objections, they couldn't change Eli's mindset, so they could only train obediently.

After resting for a while, everyone went to eat. As the team leader, Jake had slightly better food than the others. At this moment, he realized how tough the lives of the lower-class people were in this world.

A bowl of meat soup with only a few traces of oil floating on top but no meat itself made Brenton, Adrian, and others salivate, and they couldn't help but drool.

"Share this bowl of soup among yourselves," Jake handed the meat soup to a few people and said.

"How can that be? This is yours, Captain. We can't drink it." Brenton quickly refused.

"That's right, we are just ordinary soldiers. We can't drink this soup." Adrian said, but the longing in his eyes was evident.The others also had similar thoughts, but their eyes couldn't help but drift towards the meat soup.

"It's fine, I don't have much appetite. You guys can have the soup," Jake said, "I let you drink it, so just drink it. No need for more talk."

After all, Jake could still return to the real world. In reality, even in difficult times, he wouldn't be unable to afford a bowl of meat soup like this, let alone he had been doing well recently and had earned some money. Naturally, he wouldn't eat worse than this.

Jake wasn't really interested in this bowl of soup with a few traces of oil. After a brief hesitation, Brenton was the first to accept it and said, "If the Captain wants me to drink it, I'll drink it."

After finishing the words, Brenton took a sip and then handed the bowl to Adrian beside him. Adrian accepted it and said, "Thank you, Captain," taking a sip as well, then passed it to the next person.

Everyone didn't mind that the meat soup had been sipped by others. , they drank it, and surprisingly, there was still quite a bit left in the bowl. Jake naturally wouldn't drink it himself and let everyone continue drinking until it was finished after the second round.

"comfortable," Brenton licked his lips and savored the taste of the meat soup. "I haven't tasted this in half a year. I almost forgot how it tastes. I didn't expect to try it today, thanks to following the Captain."

"That's right, Captain, you're really good. Following you must be the right choice," Adrian said to Jake.

"I haven't had meat in almost half a year, and it's all thanks to you, Captain, for being so generous." The others also thanked Jake, and their eyes toward him became more respectful and admiring.

Jake didn't expect that just a bowl of meat soup he didn't fancy could win over their hearts. Their past lives must have been incredibly tough.


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