Chapter 460: Chapter 424: Reporting
Having left Giventer’s office, Rocky took a deep breath, feeling quite unaccustomed to being ordered around.
Shortly thereafter, he was taken to the camp.
The camp, home to the Void Magic Warriors, was evidently newly constructed due to the ongoing battle and was quite large. After all, the Alliance Army had stationed over one hundred fifty Void Magic Squads, which meant more than fifteen hundred Void Magic Warriors, so naturally, the camp was extensive.
When Rocky arrived at the camp, he noticed that even though it was nearing dusk, there were still people training. Those training were naturally the Void Magic Warriors, some were working on physical fitness, others were sparring in armor, which he found quite lively.
Shortly after, he was led to a large tent, which was not a small camping tent but a march tent, akin to a small house that could accommodate dozens of people.
After the soldiers had brought Rocky there, they left, and Rocky lifted the tent’s flap and walked in.
…
As soon as he entered the tent, he smelled a strong odor of sweat, and when he looked inside, he saw many eyes staring at him.
There were quite a few people inside the tent, some lying on beds reading books, some lifting dumbbells, and a few huddled together playing cards. When Rocky walked in, everyone turned to look at him.
“Hello… everyone…”
Stared at by so many eyes, Rocky was momentarily startled and then awkwardly asked, “Is Captain Kyle here?”
“You’re here to report, aren’t you?”
When Rocky had finished speaking, many in the tent frowned, but someone soon spoke to him.
“Yes.”
Nodding his head, Rocky looked at the person who had addressed him, finding him to be a short man with a baby face, who looked very friendly, almost as if he was smiling all the time. He had originally been behind the group playing cards but was now walking toward him.
“My name is Abbas. You’re the new transfer, aren’t you?”
As he approached Rocky, the short man said with a smile, “I just heard today that a newcomer was expected, didn’t think you’d arrive so soon.”
“Little Giant, when did the captain say someone was coming?”
Abbas had just finished speaking, and before Rocky could open his mouth, there was a clang. A muscular man lifting dumbbells dropped them to the ground. The heavy dumbbell smashed into the earth with a clang, and then he walked toward Rocky.
“Kid, who called for you?”
This muscular man was extremely tall, nearly matching Monte’s size, even though he was human. He walked up to Rocky, looked down at him, and asked gruffly.
“Giventer.”
“Boss…”
Hearing this reply, the muscular man and Abbas glanced at each other, then looked back at the other people in the tent before again turning their attention to Rocky, “Kid, which squad were you with before?”
“Well…”
Rocky was somewhat troubled by this question because he had never been part of any squad before.
Moreover, Rocky was no fool. He had gleaned from the few words exchanged by Abbas and the burly man that something was amiss. It seemed that the team Giventer had sent him to was not like a typical Void Magic Squad.
“Forget it, just come in and wait for a bit. The captain will be back soon.”
Just as Rocky was at a loss for words, Abbas, who the burly man called the “big tall one” yet was actually short, spoke and then pointed to a bunk inside the tent, “Just pick any empty bed.”
“Thank you.”
Nodding politely at Abbas, Rocky walked past him and the burly man and past the others to an empty bunk at the end.
After that, the people inside the tent no longer paid him any attention. Abbas returned to the group playing cards and watched with relish, while the burly man returned to his bed and picked up the dumbbell that had made a small dent in the ground.
At the same time, Rocky was observing these people.
He counted and found that although the tent was large, there were precisely nine people inside, not counting himself. Including the absent Kyle, that made ten people—a full Void Magic Squad roster.
However, what puzzled Rocky was that the individuals before him didn’t quite resemble soldiers. While Thunderhawk City did have its Guard Corps, these individuals differed from the city’s guards. How to put it—they seemed too eccentric. Moreover, why was there a woman among them?
Directly opposite Rocky on another bunk, lay a female soldier who was lying on her bed reading a book. She hadn’t glanced at Rocky from beginning to end, making Rocky even more puzzled since female soldiers were rare and usually had separate arrangements given the difference in gender. Why then was this not the case in this squad?
What kind of squad was this, really?
Seeing that each person in the tent was more eccentric than the last, Rocky grew confused. What kind of squad had Giventer really placed him in?
As time ticked by, sadly, Captain Kyle did not appear. By the time it was dark and everyone else was getting ready to sleep, Rocky still had not met the fabled captain.
This put him in an awkward situation, but fortunately, Abbas was quite cordial and told him not to worry and just go to sleep for now.
Under these circumstances, Rocky had no choice but to go to sleep.
Lying on a single bed that was almost as hard as a plank, Rocky felt indescribably uncomfortable, for he had hardly ever slept in such a bed. Be it at the City Lord’s Mansion of Thunderhawk City or even aboard the War Steed, his beds were custom-made, so it was only when everyone else in the tent began to snore loudly that he finally managed to drift off into a fitful sleep.
But he had barely fallen asleep when someone suddenly shouted in the tent!
“Everyone assemble!”
This shout startled Rocky, who had just drifted off, causing him to sit upright in bed, dazedly awake for a long while before he could gather his bearings. By the time he did, he saw the others had already quickly lined up beside their bunks, while in front of his own bunk stood a middle-aged man in military attire, staring him down with eyes as big as cowbells.
In the middle of the night, still groggy, Rocky was immediately taken aback by the man before him.
And before he could react, the man began to bellow thunderously:
“Who are you!”
“Where did you come from!”
“What are you doing here!”
With a pair of huge eyes glaring at Rocky, the man exploded like a barrel of gunpowder, bombarding Rocky with a face full of spit, leaving Rocky utterly dumbfounded…
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