Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 552 - 545: An Eventful Autumn

Chapter 552: Chapter 545: An Eventful Autumn

The surgery didn’t take long, but the priest was meticulous and gentle. Even though he was a man, his thoughtfulness was even more delicate than that of a woman. Both Cheng Ziang and Hu Daoke thought, besides Luo’er, this priest was the second man who could immediately win their favor.

"Alright, now put your hand in this pool of fluid and keep it still for an hour. Then we can wrap it up," the priest said with a smile.

"Thank you, Doctor!" Hu Daoke genuinely said.

"Doctor?" the priest asked, looking towards him.

"Oh, that’s how we address those who work in medical professions. They are referred to as doctors," Luo’er explained.

"Quite interesting," the priest said with a smile.

"Does his hand need to be held steady?" Cheng Ziang asked, looking at Hu Daoke’s arm.

"Of course, it does," the priest echoed, then as though thinking of something, he looked at them to ask, "What is the usual procedure for this kind of injury on Earth?"

"Oh, surgery as well, followed by a cast," Luo’er responded after a moment’s hesitation.

"A cast?" the priest inquired.

"Yes, it involves wrapping the arm in a building material that hardens to keep the injury site immobilized. It’s kind of like the texture of concrete but a bit more brittle to facilitate removal later on," Luo’er elaborated.

"I see," nodded the priest.

"By the way," Luo’er hesitated then continued to say, "Um, we’ve got some wounded on our airboat. I was wondering if we could trouble you, Priest..."

"No trouble at all, Captain Luo’er," the priest said, giving a slight bow, "It is my duty to heal the wounded. I will arrange for some clergy members to treat them right away, myself included."

"Thank you so much," Luo’er said, equally respectful.

"Finally, the mission is over. Unbelievable that I turned out to be the only unlucky one," Hu Daoke propped his chin with his good hand, grumbling a bit.

"What are you saying, would you prefer everyone to get some injuries to make you happy?" Cheng Ziang retorted after shooting him a glance.

"That’s not what I meant, if I could, I’d take on the injuries of the entire team," Hu Daoke said while waving his hand.

"So, are things settled with the Ancient States?" Cheng Ziang asked Luo’er.

"Hmm, we should consider it over," Luo’er nodded in response.

"Has the Ancient States caught onto something?" Cheng Ziang queried with a hint of hesitation.

"Even if they’ve guessed, what can we do? Let the headaches be the concern of the headquarters, we subordinates should just focus on doing our jobs well. Besides, we’ve already destroyed their base and confiscated their personnel and data. As for their next move, let the people at headquarters handle it," Luo’er nonchalantly replied.

The Advance Team’s activities within the territory of the Ancient States were sure to have revealed their identities. However, on this issue, the headquarters had devised plans in advance.

Firstly, under the framework of the United Nations, a unified stance towards the Ancient States had been reached by the entire Earth. The unanimity against the Ancient States’ Deity Creation Project was striking. Therefore, it’s unrealistic for the Ancient States to solicit Earth in sanctioning the headquarters. All on Earth, even the arch-enemy Central Intelligence Agency, unconditionally agreed to sanction the Ancient States. The unity solid as steel left them struggling to find weaknesses to attack.

With the endorsement of Earth, the Northern countries could ignore the Ancient States’ reprisals. Even if they severed ties, these countries could still trade with Earth, virtually undisturbed. Consequently, the people of the Ancient States had to bear their grievances in silence as if nothing ever happened.

If Earth sincerely decided to deal with the Ancient States, it would be easy. Simply disrupting trade transport to the Ancient States would stagnate their trade. Earth has employed this method countless times. The people of the Ancient States, still in a feudal period, were no match for the crafty people of Earth.

In the following days, the team resided peacefully at Divine Wood Down. Several quiet days took some adjustment as Murong’s team continued daily trainings with the Elf Race soldiers. Due to male to female disproportion, there were many female elves in the army, most of whom were over a century old. Watching these delicate and beautiful old ladies clad in light clothing performing military exercises, the team felt unsettled waves of youthful vigor in themselves.

The training will continue until the next arrival of the airboat, which will bring substitutes. Traveling to Ilanadale, unlike to Melia’s upper stream of Roen River, would take at least half a month, even by airboat. Therefore, it was impractical to dispatch Earth instructors, even with effective suppression drugs, they were not omnipotent. Thus, only subspecies were deployed for such training tasks.

Discussing this point exposes another drawback of the headquarters: The shortage of deployable subspecies. Besides Lin Wei’s distrust towards them, most subspecies are still studying at universities, unlike the Advance Team who were directly deployed to Otherworld.

With the current scale of the headquarters, only two teams are available for dispatch, the Advance Team and Murong’s squad. Allegiance to their nation is required of the military personnel deployed offshore, forcing the headquarters to send Earth soldiers or call upon the two teams once again.

The headquarters plans to further expand its current scale, the two teams are clearly insufficient for the task. They have gained some upper hand in the Church Court, aiming to gain leasing rights to the Otherworld Gate from Lipei. Therefore, the participation of military personnel is still needed.

It has been suggested within the headquarters to completely rely on mercenaries for such tasks. Still, ever since Li Si reported Luo’er’s experiences, no one has put forth such a view. As mercenaries are ultimately unreliable, every task still depends on themselves, which necessitates the headquarters expedite the training progress of the first batch.

With an overwhelming number of tasks, the headquarters has to negotiate with the Church Court, establish a cooperative relationship with Ilanadale and turn it into a southern base. Up north, Melia has already initiated a military campaign along the downstream Roen River, aiming to establish an unobstructed pathway from the upstream outpost to the downstream headquarters. This requires the engagement of military observers from the headquarters.

The shortage of manpower is precisely why the Advance Team is requested to return to Yazhi City immediately after a few days of rest, ready to undertake new assignments. Previously, upon completion of a task, the Advance Team would have days, even months, to rest. Now, virtually all their free time has been taken away, leading to Hu Daoke’s constant frustration.

Regarding the airboat, following internal discussions, it was unanimously agreed that a frontline airboat was needed as an aerial mobility platform. It would be difficult to cope with the rapidly changing situation relying solely on primitive ground transport, extending task durations to several months. This situation would further exacerbate the manpower shortage of the headquarters.

During the time the Advance team was fighting along with the Judgment Legion, the headquarters wasn’t so busy. Problems are never scattered, they come all at once, rendering them overwhelmed.

For this expedition to the Ancient States, the disruption of the communication command system on the frontline mandates a revisit to Yazhi City for readjustment. Skilled personnel like Nightingale couldn’t be sent offshore but should continue their communication jobs within the depth of the station.

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