Chapter 167: Discussion on Merit and Reward

  At this time, Wu Xiaotian couldn't help but admire Yang Ling. Before, he admired his faith, now he admires Yang Ling's understanding of firearms. Wu Xiaotian doesn't know what gun Yang Ling doesn't understand. Now, after putting down the Thompson submachine gun, Yang Ling picked up a pistol and examined it carefully before speaking: "M1911 pistol, also developed by Browning. It has to be said that Browning is a genius of weapons. His M1911 was used in the US for over 70 years before being replaced by other pistols!"

  Yang Ling smiled slightly, tossed the pistol to Shen Qing, and said: "I'll take charge of distributing these M1911 pistols to your women's guard unit... no, you're the 'Mandara' squad!"

  After Shen Qing took over the pistol, she glanced at Wu Xiao Tian and saw that he didn't raise any objections but instead smiled at her. She then directly accepted this M1911-style Browning pistol. Although as an Evolver, she wouldn't need to use this pistol, the women she led weren't Evolvers. A pistol could bring them a sense of security because with it, some survivors with ulterior motives who wanted to violate them would have to consider whether they would be shot and killed by the women.

  Although Shen Qing was relieved that the team members in the car were all right, she knew that this team wouldn't always be just these members. Later on, more survivors would definitely join, and she couldn't guarantee that they would respect women like the current team members did. Therefore, she had to let the women train, make them stronger, so they could at least protect themselves. But her actions would eventually forge the "Mandara" that would make people tremble with fear!

  Shen Qing touched the pistol and asked Yang Ling: "Old Yang, tell me about this pistol!"

  "This is the A1 type pistol in M1911, with a caliber of 7 rounds in the magazine, muzzle velocity of 250m/s, effective range of 50m, overall length of 219mm, barrel length, sight base length, and total weight. Is there anything else you don't understand?"

  After hearing Yang Ling's question, Shen Qing shook her head, because Yang Ling had introduced the pistol in such detail, what else could she not understand?

  "Alright, as for the hand grenades, they're just the 'Pineapples' we use now, nothing special to introduce! Yang Ling turned his head and glanced at the team members who were listening with relish, then began to lecture: "Although these firearms are weapons from World War I and II, and have been sealed away for a long time, it doesn't affect their performance or usage. I hope that in the future, whether you're fighting against zombies or fighting against the defeated, you'll treat them well, just like your lovers. Did you hear me?"

  "I heard it!"

  "I didn't hear anything!"

  The team members of the car fleet shouted in unison: "HEARD!!!!!!"

  The deafening roar made Wu Xiaotian's blood boil, but Wu Xiaotian didn't roar with them because he was afraid that his roar would burst the eardrums of his teammates, which wouldn't be good...

  Wu Xiaotian's words at this time directly made the group of hot-blooded men cheer, and Wu Xiaotian said: "This search team is collectively on holiday for a day. The supplies in the car are yours to enjoy, but don't blame me if I didn't warn you. When you're drunk, never provoke 'Mandara', or they'll cut off your little brother and I won't care!"

  “Haha!” The men in the convoy laughed and gazed at the search teams with envy, for they got to rest every day. Resting and taking a break was such a luxury in this post-apocalyptic world. On their days off, they could train without worrying about being on high alert, fighting zombies, or fearing for their safety, and just enjoy the peace and quiet of the day. Moreover, they could indulge in the convoy's supplies at will, including some extremely luxurious items that even the higher-ups in Wu Xiaotian's convoy wouldn't dare to use - fine wines worth tens of thousands of dollars, cigars worth thousands of yuan each, and rare food items.

  But Wu Xiao Tian's words didn't stop there, he continued: "Ah Zai, because he discovered the location of the armory, I'm going to reward him..."

  "Big Brother Tian, I don't lack anything. When I'm hungry, there's food; when I'm thirsty, there's good wine; when I'm tired, there's a soft bed. So I don't want anything, as long as Big Brother Tian doesn't kick me out of the team!" Dumbstruck smiled foolishly and interrupted Wu Xiaotian's words, causing some people to look at him with idiotic eyes. Having rewards but not wanting them, isn't that stupid? But only clever people know that Dumbstruck's words won over the recognition and trust of all the high-level members of the team!

  "Good kid!" Yang Ling directly praised, because Yang Ling was very accurate in judging people, and he knew that this silly boy was a straightforward person. Whatever he said was what he thought, without any other purpose. The onlookers, Duan Yue, Du Ziteng, and Zhao Xinyu, all looked at the silly boy with great appreciation, while the silly boy remained oblivious, still rubbing his shiny head and letting out silly giggles, making Da Chuan, who was standing beside him, feel helpless but also happy for the silly boy, because Da Chuan knew that although he had lost a reward, he had gained something even more valuable.

  Wu Xiaotian looked at Dumb and smiled, "Since you don't want any reward, I'll save it for now. Whenever you want it in the future, just come tell me!"

  After saying this, Wu Xiaotian didn't care about the fool anymore and directly turned his head to ask the man wearing a military uniform with an expectant look on his face: "Are you Zhou Liang?"

  "Yes, sir!" The man named Zhou Liang stood at attention with his feet together, his standard military posture and flawless salute indicating that he was a soldier, or at least had been.

  "Alright, you're the one who deserves the most credit. What reward do you want? Just name it and I, Wu Xiaotian, will give it to you if I have it. If I don't have it, I'll help you find it. Of course, if you have any wishes or needs, I'll do my best to fulfill them." Wu Xiaotian's words made Zhou Liang overjoyed, this reward was too great! He knew that Wu Xiaotian was a man of his word and would satisfy him as long as what he asked for didn't go against Wu Xiaotian's principles.

  "Report to the leader, I have a wish, which is to ask Yang Lingyang to be my master!" Zhou Liang had long thought about what reward he wanted. He admired Yang Ling very much and learned about his past from Du Ziteng's mouth. From the few battles, he knew Yang Ling's strength, and from the few contacts, he understood Yang Ling as a person. After that, Zhou Liang's idea of asking Yang Ling to be his master was unstoppable. At this time, he took advantage of this opportunity to bring it up because he knew it was a rare chance. Many team members had this idea, but were all rejected by Yang Ling. He only hoped that Wu Xiaotian could say a few good words for him and help him successfully ask Yang Ling to be his master.

  Ke Zhou Liang never thought that when he finished expressing this wish, Yang Ling directly walked in front of him, asked him a lot of questions and then asked: "Which unit were you in before? What was your military rank?"

  "Reporting to Big Brother Yang, formerly belonged to CD military region, XX army, X mixed brigade, X independent regiment, third battalion second company! Military rank is sergeant!" Zhou Liang replied loudly to Yang Ling's question. Then Yang Ling asked another question, and only heard Yang Ling ask: "What is the mission of a soldier?"

  "Reporting to Big Brother Yang, a soldier's mission is to protect the country's territorial sovereignty from infringement, but I think a soldier's important mission is to protect the people!"

  Yang Ling heard this answer and patted Zhou Liang's shoulder, saying: "In consideration of Tian Xiaozi's face, I'll take you as my apprentice..."