Between the ruins, raging fire burned everything, and the former prosperity no longer existed under the devouring fire demon. The long knife was blunt, the sword was broken, and the sense of destruction caused by the war came from the canvas. But right here
In the midst of desolation and misery, among the rubble, a fiery red rose still bloomed.
Mary could not describe the feeling this painting brought her. She just felt that her life was like this rose wrapped in flames. No matter how hard she struggled, she could not escape the withered fate.
In an instant, Mary's tragic childhood resurfaced before her eyes. Her father was unemployed and became addicted to gambling, and eventually lost all the family's property. Her mother struggled to raise Mary until she became ill from overwork and was diagnosed with severe kidney failure.
If you think this is all Mary's misfortunes, you are wrong. When Mary was fifteen years old, she was gang-raped by four drunkards while working part-time in a night market. Afterwards, the four drunkards only paid a fine of 200 gold coins.
The law will not protect Mary, and the ugly sexual concepts of Left Bank Paradise Star will not protect Mary. She is broken and broken, working to support her family, and making money as a pheasant at the same time.
There is no need to ask these poor people how hard life is. Because all those who talk about hardship are a group of diseaseless people, while those who truly have a miserable life only have despair.
Gradually, the little girl grew up. She was originally gentle and practiced martial arts to protect herself. In the end, she actually practiced martial arts. She actually broke through the threshold of a second-level martial artist.
At this time, there were only two ways in front of her. One was to be a prostitute. With her martial arts and familiarity with the underground world, she could follow a boss and maybe become a small boss ten years later. But if she wanted to succeed in this way,
It must be based on the suffering of countless people.
The other way is to join the army and use blood and sweat to survive half a year of death. As long as you can survive and survive the three years of service, you will have no problem becoming a police sergeant.
After much thought, Mary's mother finally decided to let her join the army. The difficult life did not make them give in. In the hearts of mother and daughter, they actually still adhered to the bottom line of life.
Today, when Mary saw the rose in flames, twenty years of miserable life turned into painful wails. She curled up on the hospital bed and almost cried to death.
Wu Chang and Merlin were dumbfounded. They seemed to have sensed the sadness in Mary's heart. They wanted to persuade her, but there was no way they could speak out. Mary cried for fifteen minutes and finally calmed down.
"It's very beautiful, I like it very much, but it must be expensive to tattoo such a complicated picture, right?"
"You don't have to worry about money. I said this is my gift to you. As long as you are satisfied, we will immediately hire the tattoo master named Gui Shou..."
The final result was that Merlin spent twelve rainbow coins to invite Ghost Hand to the ward. When Ghost Hand saw the poignant painting, his eyes immediately lit up.
"What a masterpiece! What a masterpiece at first sight! And you see, these flame patterns match the scar patterns on her back. I am sure that once this tattoo is successful, the little girl's scars will become the most beautiful ones."
artwork"
"How long will it take?" Wu Chang asked.
"Depending on my strength, it will take at least 12 hours and can be completed early tomorrow morning at the latest."
"Okay, let's do it, let's open our eyes and see the strength of your ghost hand"
No one slept the whole night, and the double ward was filled with tools brought by Ghost Shou, as well as countless amounts of liquid silver ink. Wuchang added another 800 gold coins, and only then did Ghost Shou agree to use liquid silver ink.
Tattoos, especially those with liquid silver inks mixed with high-grade dyes, are ridiculously expensive.
The brothers in class three were sitting in the corridor outside the ward. They were all dumbfounded. These children from poor families had never thought that someone would use 2,000 gold coins to get a tattoo.
"Fuck, 2,000 gold coins, you're a prodigal son. Ten years of living expenses for a poor family, and you only get a tattoo?" The stingy spirit of stripping away the money came back.
But what's the use of being distressed? What's the use of having such a prodigal squad leader? At first, everyone tried to persuade Wu Chang, hoping that he wouldn't be so wasteful. Finally, Wu Chang took off his shirt angrily, revealing his shirt.
Canglong.
"What are you talking about? Look at my tattoos. They are all tattooed with mithril ink. The effect is better than ordinary ink."
The soldiers in the third squad hadn't spoken yet, but Guishou was about to cry on the spot, "Oh my god, what kind of style is this? Why have I never seen such a technique? Look at the texture, the effect of vicissitudes of life, and
The domineering force coming towards me, this is a master, an absolute master..."
"Tell me, whose handiwork is this? As far as I know, none of the tattoo masters in the Horse Head Empire can reach such a level..."
Wu Chang couldn't answer Gui Shou's question, because Wu Chang didn't know the origin of dirty old man Ryan at all. However, Gui Shou's last words stunned everyone present.
"This tattoo costs at least 100,000 gold coins just for handwork. This is no longer a tattoo, this is real art."
One hundred thousand gold coins? This number is really too big, beyond the imagination of these poor children. From that moment on, Wu Chang is no longer an ordinary rich man, he is a gold rich man.
The members of the third team sat stupidly in a row at the door, each with a dull look on their face and their eyes wandering. The nurse kept calling the neurology department, and after repeated confirmation, they realized that these people were not lunatics who had escaped.
It wasn't until the rising sun that Guishou finally completed his masterpiece. Perhaps it was due to severe exhaustion of energy. After finishing the last stroke, Guishou lay on the floor with his head tilted and fell asleep.
Wu Chang sat on the hospital bed and looked at the delicate flame rose on Mary's back. When the golden light of the morning sun shone on it, he felt that this woman was really reborn.
The next few days were uneventful. Wu Chang and Mary were discharged from the hospital. After three days of rest in the Black Horse Camp, it was finally time to go into battle. The five warriors of the third squad were ready.
The playground was crowded with soldiers, each one standing in a tofu block according to the organizational structure. Under the rising sun, a total of two thousand soldiers were silent.
When Wu Chang and others walked out of the dormitory, the loud voice of Iron Fist sounded on the playground, "Salute..." Two thousand people saluted Wu Chang and others at the same time. After a few seconds of silence, a sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami suddenly broke out.
"Must win...must win...must win..."
The military is such a wonderful group. Even the recruits of the cannon fodder battalion who are extremely rubbish will burst out with the same voice when it comes to the sense of group honor.
Walking through the alley among the square formations, listening to the roar of cheers from their comrades, even Wuchang and his wife were moved to tears. In this situation, Wuchang and the others not only held up their chests and raised their heads, but also gave everyone a standard military salute.
Apart from that, nothing can be done.
The large-scale military land vehicle provided by the military department has been waiting for a long time. When Wu Chang and others got on the vehicle, the driver sent by the military department said in a low voice, "You dark horses are quite interesting. Considering the scale of Zhuangxing, you can't go wrong this year. Sit tight."
, I will take you to have a good military parade..."
After saying that, the land bike slowly started to float about ten meters above the ground and circled the military formation on the playground three times. When the atmosphere on the playground reached its peak, the land bike suddenly accelerated and galloped towards the northwest.
The Rocky Mountains are located in the hinterland of the continent. The north-south mountain range is more than 3,000 kilometers long. A mountain range spans the frigid zone, temperate zone, and tropics. Different dimensions have different beautiful scenery. Even the Ice Dragon Military Academy is located in the
At the foot of a northern branch of the Base Mountains.
The area selected this year is located in the middle of the mountains. The landform is dominated by deserts and arid canyons, and the mountains have also been fragmented by thousands of years of weathering. Let’s not talk about digging medals here, even survival is
A big question.
The land vehicle slowly landed beside a dry river bed. The driver and the sergeant escorting the vehicle urged everyone to get out of the vehicle.
"Okay, here are the coordinates for you to enter the competition ground. The terrain map of the entire competition ground and the burial place of the medals have been sent to your terminal. Now you come to collect the supplies..."
"Five single-shot old-fashioned assault rifles, 50 rounds of arc bullets for exercises..."
"Five kettles, containing 500 ml of water..."
"Two medical kits..."
"Ten rations for an individual soldier..."
The supplies brought into the mountains are very simple and cannot support everyone's survival for ten days. It seems that the focus of this assessment is still on survival in the wild.
"There are only so many supplies. It's not enough to use them sparingly, and it's not enough to use them wastefully. Anyway, you have to find a way for yourself in these ten days."
"During the competition, you can give up at any time. It doesn't matter and there is no shame in giving up. After all, you are facing a hundred teams. Although in theory each team can get a medal, the reality is still very cruel.
"
Speaking of this, the noncommissioned officer walked up to Wu Chang and said softly, "If I were you, I would rush in quickly, dig out a medal, and then leave to apply for withdrawal. Anyway, with the level of your Dark Horse Battalion, getting a medal is enough."
It's time to have a celebration banquet." After saying that, the soldier smiled at Wu Chang, patted his shoulder and turned away.
After the land train left the river valley, Wu Chang gathered everyone together for a tense discussion.
"There are only 50 bullets, which is not enough at all. Instead of everyone carrying a rifle to increase the load, it is better to select the best rifle and give it to Merlin and let him be a sniper..."
"Don't use food unless it is absolutely necessary. Qian Falcon has the strongest ability to survive in the wild, so he and I will hunt it. Although there is no game in this dry land, there should be a lot of lizards and snakes."
"Water is a big problem now. Although there are more than a dozen small oases marked on the map, I am sure that somewhere will become a killing ground, and the big academy will definitely set up an ambush there..."
Wu Chang calmly analyzed the predicament in front of him bit by bit. The more he talked about it, the more desperate everyone became. In the end, Han Tonglu sat down on the stone with all his strength.
"How to fight this? There are not enough weapons, not enough food, not enough water. By the time ten days pass, I will be a mummy."
Merlin looked at the calm Wu Chang, "Just tell me clearly, what should we do? I know you will definitely have a way."
Wu Chang smiled, "It's easy to handle, let's go grab it."