King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer
Chapter 881 - 793: It Turns Out to Be a Reminder for Me

Joe Ga went early the next morning to check on 'Tracker' Ronnie, only to find him still in the throes of post-surgery pain, not quite lucid in consciousness.

He had wanted to pry into why the guy ended up like this,

and then try to concoct a new scandal to see if there was anything that could be used to his advantage.

But seeing him in this state, Joe Ga decided to wait until the man was more coherent before broaching the subject.

By the time Joe Ga returned to the base, six Black Hawks had already been prepped for action.

Jazz Squad, Dagger Squad, and twenty 'Ant Eaters' were gathered, waiting there.

As soon as Joe Ga stepped out of the vehicle, he saw the two old timers 'Spider' and 'Leech' waiting; he shrugged helplessly and obediently boarded the aircraft in their company.

It wasn't until the aircraft took off that Joe Ga saw two smoking Sukhoi Su-25s parked on the airstrip of the air force base; one of them had its left engine so badly hit it seemed to be scrapped...

P·B only had two Su-25s, so they must have been deployed last night and suffered damage in combat.

The Su-25 isn't particularly outstanding in any aspect, but its durability definitely scores points.

At this moment, Joe Ga wasn't overly worried, because if there were serious problems, someone would surely inform him.

In fact, ever since Joe Ga got his L-159 and F-16, he's become indifferent to the Su-25s, as their cockpits, resembling the bulky items in a clock shop, seemed so outdated.

Purely in terms of cost-effectiveness, Joe Ga thought his Griffin-1 was better than them.

Suppressing the worry in his heart, Joe Ga looked at the others sitting inside the aircraft, all of whom seemed a bit silent under the pressure of 'Spider' and 'Leech'...

So Joe Ga spread his hands and said, "Did I miss something?"

Then he looked at 'Spider', who seemed indifferent and said, "Old pal, you can't keep doing this. Everyone here has been through life and death with me; you can't treat them as the enemy.

I know you're doing this for my sake, but..."

'Spider' looked at Joe Ga with dull eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Boss, I think you're misunderstanding. It's not that we want to treat them as enemies, it's that they are afraid of us."

Hearing this, Joe Ga turned and glanced at Dorian, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, then shook his head with a wry smile and said, "We need to come up with a better way of getting along. I don't want my guys to be tense all the time."

Speaking of which, Joe Ga turned to 'Spider' and 'Leech' and added, "You guys are tense too, right? Especially when you come to a strange place..."

'Spider' and 'Leech' exchanged glances, then grinned at Joe Ga and said, "Boss, Iraq isn't worth our nerves; what makes us anxious is you...

Karman told us to protect you, but we know you're not going to listen to us.

If this were the jungles of Africa, we'd be completely confident in ensuring your safety, but with this terrain and situation, we aren't fully sure."

Joe Ga was taken aback for a moment and curiously said, "Iraq isn't worth your nerves?"

'Leech' shook his head and said, "We've been to Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso; the climate there is similar to here."

With that, 'Leech' glanced at Dorian who kept glaring at them, and with a smirk he continued, "The field battles and street fights we've been in far exceed those of jungle warfare, and definitely are much more than what you've experienced."

Dorian really didn't dare challenge the pair, but the medic 'Owl' was a bit curious...

"Which wars have you fought in? I supported the French forces in Mali in '12; maybe I've heard of you guys."

'Spider' glanced at the medic 'Owl' and said, "Do wars need to have names?"

The medic 'Owl', unable to hide his frustration, said, "No, you don't get my point.

Iraq now follows our boss's commands, and the battles here have their own system.

Air-ground coordination, armored infantry cooperation...

We're waging a modern war here; if you haven't experienced a 'big war', there are things you simply won't understand, and you might even jeopardize the boss.

I greatly respect Dragon Gecko, but what I admire most about him is that he never comments on things he doesn't understand.

Guys, I know you are tough, but you need to trust us too.

We're not bad either; we'll also fight tooth and nail to ensure the boss's safety!"

'Spider', looking soberly at the medic 'Owl', responded: "Do you think Karman doesn't speak out because he hasn't experienced it?

Do you think we're primitives?

You white people only know how to fight wars with the cover of tanks and planes, then small arms for raids; have you ever fought a real 'big war'?

In Cote d'Ivoire, I personally skinned a few Frenchmen; it was after that Karman grew weary of the endless warfare and abandoned us...

Then we went on to Burkina Faso, Mali, where we were hired by the government forces and fought alongside the French.

Those French soldiers, when shot, cried out like women. It was us holding off the Rebels, giving them a chance to evacuate their countrymen from there.

I don't know what you mean by 'systems' and 'big battles'?

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"I only know that a fight that creates a ton of death and fear is war!"

Saying this, 'Spider' looked at the medical officer Qiao Ga with a weird expression, and pulled out a cell phone saying: "I can also use these glowing gadgets, I like them, and then I saw on it that you guys performed terribly in that place called Aqionghan.

Your primitive minds were hammered silly...

Kid, we're just falling behind...

We need your help to train those new 'Ant Eaters', because the boss needs a team that's tougher and has a stronger sense of honor than us..."

The medical officer Qiao Ga was rendered speechless for a moment, to be honest, the people at P·B didn't really understand the 'Ant Eaters', including Boss Qiao...

Because these old-timers never boasted about their past accomplishments, Qiao Ga's impression of them had been pieced together from snippets heard from others.

Qiao Ga knew only that they were formidable, extremely formidable, almost invincible in the jungle, but he also had prejudices...

Now these jungle veterans telling him they'd been through all of France's military campaigns in Africa since the 90s made him take another look.

In fact, aside from the Americans, the real big fights in the world were dominated by Russia hammering its small neighbors, and France's consecutive military operations in Africa.

Especially the military campaign in Cote d'Ivoire and the 'Operation Wildcat' in Mali were classics.

And 'Spider' and his crew had been involved in all of them...

Looking at it this way, 'Spider' wasn't wrong before, just talking about major battles, everyone here combined might not measure up to them.

You couldn't necessarily say they were stronger than fully-armed SEALs or SAS in Iraq, but they were certainly not the invincible 'Tarzans' of the jungle as everyone stereotyped.

The ones in need of training were those 'little Ant Eaters', as they had just emerged from the jungle and really hadn't experienced this kind of war.

Looking at Qiao Ga's strange expression, Joe Ga patted his shoulder and then, smiling at 'Spider', said: "Old buddy, I believe in your abilities, Elephant's face is the proof.

But I have to say, you can't deliberately create tension, Dragon Gecko sent you guys to protect me, not to keep watch over me.

Follow my orders, and give me a heads-up when I make mistakes—that's enough!"

Saying this, Joe Ga glanced at the somewhat silent 'Leech', this old guy was freakishly ugly and had his teeth deliberately sharpened to a point, making him look terrifying when he opened his mouth...

Right then, this old guy was staring at Dorian, making the poor guy involuntarily shrink behind Ayu...

"Old buddy, let Elephant be, we're all on the same side, I guarantee everyone will take those 'little Ant Eaters' seriously, OK?"

After finishing, Joe Ga hesitated, then it dawned on him that maybe these two old guys intended to remind not just others, but maybe him, the boss...

These 'little Ant Eaters' were the cream of the crop specially selected by Karman!

Their experience might be a little lacking, but they had a solid foundation...

What they needed now was encouragement, especially from the boss.

Having thoroughly understood, Joe Ga slapped his head and said with a smile: "Then like this, apart from training time, let them accompany me, wherever I go, they go."

As soon as 'Leech' heard this, he immediately retracted his sharp teeth and gave Joe Ga a slight nod, saying: "Boss, you can make them the best soldiers...

Better and stronger than us!"

Joe Ga sighed softly, he didn't know how Karman had brainwashed this group of old timers, but now it seemed he, the boss, had become the repository of their hopes.

Joe Ga had asked Karman many times, wanting to know what their ideals were...

Every time, the old guy's answer was 'change', as long as the status quo was changed, he was happy.

These people had been trapped in the whirlpool of Africa's wars their whole lives, yet had never seen a 'future'.

They had pinned all their hope on Boss Qiao, as for what would happen or what could be achieved, they didn't care anymore; P·B had already led them into a new world.

Because of P·B's involvement, death and fear were no longer the entirety of war in Africa!

After the ravages of death and fear, the land had a glimmer of new hope!

This kind of 'hope' was commonplace to others, but to these natives, it was exceptionally precious.

Because they never had it before, they cherished this 'hopeful life' all the more!

They began not just to 'survive' and 'fight'...

They started hoping to live with a bit of purpose...

Joe Ga quickly embraced his role in these old timers' hearts, then smiling, said: "I believe they are the best, they will make Sangha Town stand out..."

As several people were chatting on the plane, two L-159 fighter jets took off from Baghdad, quickly catching up to the helicopter formation...

"Calling King squadron, this is Swan One, we are ordered to provide escort, there's danger ahead, please turn to the northeast and detour..."

Joe Ga heard the call over the radio, gesturing to the helicopter pilots to follow the instructions, while he took out a satellite phone and made a call...

"Owl, what happened?"