Chapter 00056: Struggle for the Camp
# Struggle for the Camp
Chapter 56
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 56: Struggle for the Camp
"Alright, Ding He, our peacekeeping squad welcomes you." Lan Xiaobu patted Ding He's shoulder. Others feared Lenna, but he did not care.
"Yes, Junior Lieutenant Commander." Ding He excitedly saluted.
At this moment, all the Junior Lieutenant Commanders in the hall had already found their new recruits, but the recruits were scattered around in clusters, creating a somewhat chaotic scene.
Zhan Tao spoke again, "The new military camp is at West Cloud Lake. Now you can go and choose your own camp. Three days later, go to the Mission Hall to accept the tasks for reserve recruits. Dismissed."
After saying this, Zhan Tao turned and left, decisively and efficiently.
As Zhan Tao left, the new recruits ran even faster than him. Everyone rushed out in a frenzy.
Lan Xiaobu was somewhat stunned. What was going on? This wasn’t right. Wasn’t the first thing new recruits did upon reporting to the military to be assigned to a camp, then receive supplies, and then gather for training, etc.? Shouldn’t there be some major discipline rules or something? How could they call these new recruits?
Why did the new recruits have to find the camp themselves? And where exactly was West Cloud Lake? Was this some kind of free-range system?
The new recruits from the Star Expedition Army had all dispersed, leaving only a few people with Lan Xiaobu. Seeing that Lan Xiaobu remained silent, Ding He couldn’t help but urge, "Junior Lieutenant Commander, we should hurry to find a camp. Otherwise, if we’re late, we’ll only be able to stay in the worst place."
Lan Xiaobu asked in confusion, "Where is West Cloud Lake?"
A Xu explained, "West Cloud Lake is the newly named location for the new recruits' camp. No one knows where it is. Everyone can go look for it, and whoever finds West Cloud Lake first can choose the best spot. But before dawn tomorrow, the place you choose can be taken by others."
Ding He quickly nodded, "Yes, but generally speaking, there are rarely any cases of snatching, unless your camp is really good."
"I see. Then let’s all go out and search for the camp. No matter who finds it first, they should occupy the best place first." Lan Xiaobu waved his hand.
"Yes." Ding He answered and rushed out eagerly.
Ke’er followed suit, and A Xu and Qin Yue also hurriedly greeted Lan Xiaobu before heading off to search for the West Cloud Lake camp.
Lan Xiaobu sighed inwardly; it was indeed survival of the fittest, a blatant law of the jungle. However, this law was also quite good.
Wasn’t it just finding a camp? What was so difficult about it? He took out the Kunlun indicator, input a new command, and used his location as the starting point to search for the position of West Cloud Lake.
In just one minute, a route indicator appeared on the device. The line directed from his current location, a red line pointing directly to West Cloud Lake.
Lan Xiaobu estimated that it took a minute for Kunlun to break through the spatial protection net here, using the network to locate West Cloud Lake; otherwise, a few seconds should have sufficed.
Following the indicated route, Lan Xiaobu directly crossed the massive helipad, charging straight toward West Cloud Lake without a single turn.
With Lan Xiaobu's speed, in less than an hour, he stood before a gigantic sign that read, "West Cloud Lake New Recruit Camp."
Upon entering the camp, Lan Xiaobu immediately saw rows of houses. Each of these houses had helipads around them, indicating they were used for docking battle shuttles. However, these houses were not large, suggesting the helipads were shared.
In Lan Xiaobu's eyes, this was already a well-off military. Where had he seen soldiers each having their own room? And there were even independent helipads?
This was still the edge of the camp; the further he went in, the larger the houses and helipads became.
Lan Xiaobu also saw the vast West Cloud Lake; on both sides were new military camps. The camps closest to the lake were a row of villas, and not only that, some villas had docks at their entrances, with airships moored beside them. Lan Xiaobu counted; there were a total of five airships. This meant that out of thousands of new recruits, only five small teams were qualified to have airships.
Naturally, Lan Xiaobu would not be polite; he chose five villas at the lakehead. Their team of five fit perfectly, one room for each. At the dock in front of their villa was a large airship. This airship was likely for travel; sometimes when military orders came, they would take the airship across West Cloud Lake, which was much faster than circling around it.
If this were a real estate sale, the five villas Lan Xiaobu chose would definitely be the crown jewel.
Having defined the camp, Lan Xiaobu wandered around the area and found no one else arriving. He simply chose a corner villa to enter. Once inside, he discovered that not only were there simple furnishings, but multiple sets of military uniforms and boots were also neatly arranged.
While Lan Xiaobu was inspecting the items inside the villa, hurried footsteps sounded from outside, followed by an excited voice calling out, "I’m the first to arrive; this is my Extreme Star Squad’s place."
Lan Xiaobu stepped out and saw a man rushing over. He said, "Sorry, this place already belongs to my peacekeeping squad. I suggest you quickly find another spot; otherwise, when the main force arrives, you might end up with nothing."
“It’s you?” The man clearly recognized Lan Xiaobu. He had heard that Lan Xiaobu dared to snatch from Lenna, and he was undoubtedly a bold character. If he forcibly tried to take this place, Lan Xiaobu would definitely not back down.
Should he eliminate Lan Xiaobu to seize this area? The man’s gaze fell on the airship dock, a flicker of heat flashing in his eyes. He took a couple of steps forward, seemed to remember something, and immediately said, "What my friend said is correct; there’s another nice place nearby. Perhaps we’ll have a chance to collaborate in the future."
After saying this, the man quickly turned and left, rushing toward a few nearby houses. He realized that he had arrived quite fast because he had taken a direct route. However, Lan Xiaobu was still ahead of him, which indicated something—Lan Xiaobu's pace was faster than his.
If Lan Xiaobu's pace was faster, did that mean his strength was below Lan Xiaobu's? Plus, Lan Xiaobu dared to confront Lenna; he himself didn’t believe Lan Xiaobu was inferior.
So he decided not to clash with Lan Xiaobu and to find a place to settle down first.
Originally, if this guy had dared to forcibly take it, Lan Xiaobu was prepared to deal with him. But since the other party retreated, he couldn’t be bothered.
Half an hour passed, and more people began to arrive. Several attempted to seize the spot where Lan Xiaobu was, but in the end, they all retreated. Mainly, these guys were not Junior Lieutenant Commanders; Lan Xiaobu was a Junior Lieutenant Commander. Lan Xiaobu could eliminate them, but they could not eliminate him.
Of course, more importantly, Lan Xiaobu's spot was too good; even if an average person seized it, they could easily be taken by someone else. It should be noted that within today, this batch of new recruits could snatch this place according to the rules.
Another hour passed, and most people had found their accommodations. Lan Xiaobu did not wait for Ke’er and the others but was met by his rival, Lenna.
"Not bad, kid; you actually managed to grab such a good spot." Lenna had only learned that Lan Xiaobu occupied this prime location later. Upon receiving this news, he rushed over immediately. Ordinary new recruits feared Lan Xiaobu, but he did not; he was also a Junior Lieutenant Commander.
Seeing Lenna approach Lan Xiaobu, everyone around gathered close.
The struggle for military camps was not a rare occurrence among the new recruits. Generally, the strong occupied the better spots, while the weak took the lesser ones. Life-threatening situations could arise, but as long as no one was blinded with rage, everyone usually spared each other. Otherwise, in a military setting, the reputation for killing comrades was not pleasant.
However, Lan Xiaobu and Lenna were different; if Lenna attempted to seize Lan Xiaobu's camp, it would likely be a fight to the death.
"I'll give you a chance; vacate this place and crawl through my legs." Lenna stepped in front of Lan Xiaobu, looking at him as if he were a dead man.
If Lan Xiaobu did this, he would find an excuse to eliminate him.
"Junior Lieutenant Commander, leave this guy to me." Before Lan Xiaobu could respond, Ke’er’s voice came through.
At the same time, Lan Xiaobu saw Ke’er and Ding He approaching.
Ke’er knew that Lan Xiaobu's strength test was only one horsepower, so he hurried to replace him.
Ding He reached Lan Xiaobu's side and whispered, "Junior Lieutenant Commander, we’ve already found a place to stay, a bit outside. A Xu and Qin Yue are guarding the area."
Lan Xiaobu understood Ding He's meaning; if he did not want to fight, he could use the excuse to leave now.
"Good." Lan Xiaobu patted Ding He's shoulder, "Go call A Xu and Qin Yue; we’ll stay in this place."
"Yes." Ding He turned and left without hesitation; Lan Xiaobu was his superior, and the superior's words were everything.
"Want to take on two with one? Haha, do you think my Wind Blade Squad has no one?" After Ke’er blocked Lan Xiaobu, several strong men immediately emerged from Lenna's side, clearly new recruits recruited by Lenna.
"Haha..." Two little punks, I could take them out with one hand. You all stand by and watch how I deal with these two little punks.
"Lenna Junior Lieutenant Commander has a strength of three horsepower; with these two guys together, they’re just looking for death." Someone nearby mocked.
Ke’er felt a sinking feeling at the mention of three horsepower; although he was strong, he barely managed two horsepower, which was far inferior to Lenna.
(End of Chapter)