Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 712 - 54 Trusting our Group Leader! (Third Update)

Chapter 712: Chapter 54 Trusting our Group Leader! (Third Update)

"This defense power isn’t up to standard." Tang Zheng curved his fingers, tapped the bulletproof glass in front of the driver’s seat, and then sat down with a disappointed look on his face.

The shock absorption system of the driver’s seat was very primitive. Tang Zheng could even feel a discomfort in his back due to the seat. All sorts of buttons were welded onto some iron plates and were sprayed with a layer of anti-rust paint as decoration, with no aesthetic design at all.

"Given our limited supplies, this is the best we can do." A general named Pang Ke walked over to the power armor, yelled loudly to explain to Tang Zheng. He was a rival of the lieutenant colonel and naturally sided with Tang Zheng, hoping him to win.

"These are just expendable soldiers, cannon fodder used once and then discarded." Tang Zheng finally saw through it. This kind of weapon was made for attrition warfare, offering extremely fragile protection for the operators. "There must be explosives installed on these armors, aren’t there? Ready for a standoff to the death with the enemy."

The generals naturally nodded their heads. This was inevitable due to a lack of resources and manpower, they had to make the most out of everything they had.

Looking at the children running around in the base and the teenagers aged around thirteen or fourteen, carrying rifles on patrol, Tang Zheng sighed. These were all reservists, whose inevitable future is to die on the battlefield, with no other options available.

"You can get to drive if you wish, don’t force yourself if you can’t." Lieutenant Colonel Pang Ke had no great expectations for Tang Zheng; he just said it perfunctorily. His current goal was to leverage Tang Zheng to smear Lieutenant Colonel’s power as much as possible.

The operation system was indeed a bit complicated, but Tang Zheng had traded for driving vehicle skills, so it was not a problem at all. His hands gripped the operating rods, his eyes swept over hundreds of buttons in front of him, and strings of information poured into his brain like tides.

His forehead was a bit prickly, but it wasn’t a huge impact. Tang Zheng pressed the green start button. Amidst the friction noise of steel, the power armor stood up. As Tang Zheng pressed the pedals and moved the operating rod, the armor started to lift its legs and walk.

"That’s impossible? It took us a week of training to make it perform simple actions." Lieutenant Parker rubbed his eyes, feeling that he must be seeing things.

The other generals remained silent, all staring at that power armor. After the first few tens of seconds of familiarization, Tang Zheng began to perform some complicated actions, running, sprinting, emergency stops, and then rolling and evading maneuvers while swinging two heavy machine guns in shooting poses.

"Very standard tactical movements." The commander sighed, just from observing the power armor’s performance, they could tell Tang Zheng was an excellent soldier.

Three minutes later, every movement of the power armor became skillful and agile, it looked as if it was an extension of Tang Zheng’s limbs. This made the faces of the members of Parker’s team extremely ugly, as it took them a whole month to reach this level.

With a thud, the power armor jumped, finally stopping at the side. Tang Zheng opened the bulletproof glass, propped himself up with one hand on the armor, and jumped down. The height of more than three meters had no impact on him.

"Very ordinary weapon." Tang Zheng was straightforward. If he were to take the same time as ordinary people to familiarize himself with this weapon even after his body and neural response had been enhanced, he might as well get lost. He couldn’t afford to lose face like that.

"Then let’s have a fight, you only have the right to say that if you win." Parker couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to prove his value immediately.

"No problem." Tang Zheng, after sweeping a glance at the eager soldiers, asked, "How should it be?"

"Five against five!" Parker was afraid that Tang Zheng would back out, so he proposed it immediately. The man in front of him was quite tough, but his teammates surely wouldn’t be as strong, would they? That would be equivalent to five against one. They were sure to win.

"Okay." Tang Zheng had an indifferent look on his face and agreed.

"This guy must be insane."

"He’s too arrogant. He needs to be put in his place."

"Right, crush them, show them who the elites of the base really are."

The soldiers whispered quietly among themselves, at this moment they were in shared hatred against Tang Zheng’s group. But then their voices all but extinguished in the next moment, their eyes fixated on the power armor.

The adorable little lolita jumped swiftly like an agile kitten and got into the driver’s seat within a few leaps. After fiddling for less than ten seconds, the power armor began to walk.

"This is indeed very simple." Lu Fan waved at Tang Zheng, giving him a V-sign. Little Lolita did not show off, she just wanted to try out its power and see if she could load it into Alice’s apron and take away hundreds of them.

The soldiers’ faces turned green when they saw this. This was a clear slap in the face, and it happened right in front of a few bystanders. It was truly humiliating.

Some generals frowned. They didn’t look favorably upon this competition anymore.

"Five against five? Too much of a bother. One uncle is enough." Lu Fan drove the power armor around a few circles, then aimed the heavy machine guns at a nearby abandoned building, and pulled the trigger.

The 30mm muzzle made a thunderous roar, and large caliber bullets poured out. It took only three shots to penetrate the wall and cause a collapse.

No one complained about Lu Fan firing blindly. The astonishing performance of the little Lolita had stunned them all.

"Not bad, Lieutenant Colonel Pang Ke, You’ll be in charge of their weapons. The competition will take place on the training ground in an hour." The commander nodded and left with his subordinates. He also wanted to see the strength of Tang Zheng’s group.

"Could some rooms be arranged? Everyone needs to rest." Tang Zheng noticed that the woman with the broken arm and her daughter both looked exhausted and were constantly yawning. The other female newbies were not in a better state.

"What? Aren’t you practicing weapons use?" Lieutenant Colonel Pang Ke stared at Tang Zheng as if he had seen a ghost, then furrowed his eyebrows, trying thoughtfully to reason with him, "Don’t be careless. Parker is not easy to deal with. If you can’t win, your future situations will be difficult."

"There’s no need to worry, Lieutenant Colonel. Please, find us a few comfortable rooms." Qin Yan spoke kindly. This matter was related to their accommodation, and she did not want to receive any disputes about it.

"Alright, then. Take care of yourselves." Seeing the newbies unworried, Pang Ke turned his gaze to Tang Zheng, full of amazement. What kind of charm did he have to instill so much trust within these people?

Pang Ke clearly wanted to please Tang Zheng. The rooms he arranged were on the eight floor of a ten-story building. The view was excellent, offering a look at nearly half of the base. Furthermore, all the facilities were complete; each room was like a cozy little nest.

"Where is the original owner?" Qin Yan was quite observant and noticed that these rooms had been occupied a few days ago.

Just as Pang Ke was about to answer her, he heard Tang Zheng take over the topic.

"It must have been a single veteran soldier who died in battle." Tang Zheng pointed to a poster of a scantily-clad bikini girl on the wall and the clothes and debris under the bed.

"Yes," Pang Ke nodded, his expression slightly gloomy. "Three days ago, the sixth team was exterminated."

"Indeed, confident men are the most charming." Chen Hong stood at the door, watching Tang Zheng. Her eyes narrowed to slits, and it seemed like she’d love nothing more than to consume him.

"Sister Manli, is there a way to get the seed?" Jing Xiang had nowhere to turn. After witnessing the deaths of eight of her colleagues, and being left with only herself and Sister Hong, she felt almost on the verge of collapse. She had hoped to gather some advice from Ruan Feifei and Chen Hong, but those attempts had met with failure. Now, she sought help from the mature Yu Manli.

"Seduce Tang Zheng." Yu Manli threw out a cold and unexpected suggestion.

"What?" Jing Xiang, although she had thought of this before, was too shy and introverted to take such action.

"Even if he doesn’t like you, it doesn’t matter. Based on your appearance, as long as you give yourself to him, Tang Zheng will certainly take care of you to some extent, at the very least granting you one Black Iron seed, allowing you to activate your seed capability." Yu Manli was genuinely trying to pass on her experiences to Jing Xiang. After experiencing the split in the previous event, she perceived a strong sense of crisis. She needed an ally. Chen Hong was too foolish, while others were too close to Tang Zheng. Therefore, she could only seek to win over Jing Xiang.

"But, but...." Jing Xiang stuttered, too embarrassed to make herself clear.

"Stop with the buts. Opportunities come only once. Tang Zheng is a good person and has a kind heart. You have to know how to use that. The most powerful weapons for a woman are her body and softness. With abilities, your chances of survival will significantly increase." Yu Manli looked Jing Xiang up and down, silently sighing. If she herself were not middle-aged, with plain looks, she would have tried to seduce Tang Zheng long ago.

"There are so many women around the Group Leader: Chen Hong, Pang Meiqin... I won’t have a chance." After Jing Xiang said this, her face flushed red.

"That just shows that they have good taste. Are you going to stick with Dantai? Or the old soldiers? That would simply be a degradation. Who in the team, other than the wealthy Tang Zheng, can casually hand out extra seeds without blinking an eye? Yes, Lu Fan can, but would the little lolita give it to you?" Yu Manli patted Jing Xiang’s shoulder and strengthened her resolve. "Think about Yao Feng. That high schooler had nothing. Yet, he reluctantly became cannon fodder to get his seed. Jing Xiang, you have more advantage than him."

Jing Xiang remained silent. Indeed, apart from Tang Zheng, everyone else treated points and seeds very seriously. After all, they were literally acquired at the risk of their lives. They couldn’t help but cherish them.

"What do you think of the capabilities of people like Pang Meiqin and Chen Hong?" Yu Manli lowered her voice. They were in the very back, so she was not worried about being overheard.

Jing Xiang shook her head.

"Humph, if it weren’t for Tang Zheng, they would have died long ago. Look at how comfortably they’re living now." If Yu Manli said she wasn’t envious, that would be a lie.

Jing Xiang bit her lip and made her decision. She was only twenty-two years old, and she didn’t want to die.

"Go ahead. This is a good opportunity. Don’t be afraid of others’ disdain. Survival is the most important thing." Seeing Tang Zheng walking towards his bedroom, Yu Manli quickly pushed Jing Xiang and urged her to follow him.

After arranging everyone’s rooms, Tang Zheng returned to his own bedroom. Just as he was about to close the door, he felt a strong force push back. A blushing Jing Xiang then barged in.

"Can I help you with something?" Tang Zheng loosened his collar, took out two bottles of water and several pieces of chocolate, and handed one bottle to her.

Jing Xiang didn’t say a word. Instead, she accepted the bottle of mineral water. Her eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and she began shedding them one after another. Tang Zheng’s casual show of concern moved her deeply. She knew that he saved her without any ulterior motive. Ruan Feifei and Xu Biyun, who were still virgins, were proof of this.

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PS, the third update, more are coming tonight!

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