Chapter 73
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Jonah, meanwhile, wiped a thin layer of sweat from his forehead and thought, ‘What the hell’s up with these guys? They were following my orders just fine before. Now they wanna act out?‘
“Lieutenant General Valor, how about I go and get them?” After hesitating for a moment, Jonah spoke up, bracing himself.
Raven gave him a bland look. “No need, just expel them.” With that, she turned to leave.
Jonah had already informed the soldiers that someone was coming to run their pre–training. He just didn’t mention that he’d be there too. The soldiers, thinking Jonah wouldn’t show, and knowing that past instructors for these training sessions were usually nobodies, decided to slack off.
But that wasn’t even the worst part. The worst part? This whole damn training field was empty–no one here training on their own. Soldiers without ambition were nothing but a waste of rations.
“Lieutenant General Valor, these men were all severely wounded in battle. They were discharged due to their physical conditions. They’re still young, but they know they have no future left in the army. That’s why…” said Jonah.
He hesitated, then bowed his head slightly. “I ask that you show them some leniency, for the sake of the service they’ve given Vyrdenia.”
Caleb frowned slightly as he watched Jonah humble himself. He just didn’t get it. Jonah and Raven were both generals–only a single star apart. He thought, ‘So why the hell is he acting so damn submissive in front of her?‘
Raven stopped. She tilted her head slightly and glanced at Jonah, then looked behind him, and saw a row of nine soldiers, about twenty–five years old, coming out of the accommodation area.
They seemed to have seen Jonah, and immediately rushed over as fast as they could. It only took a few seconds, and the nine of them had lined up in front of Jonah.
“General Yardley!” The nine of them stood up straight, raised their hands in unison, and saluted Jonah.
Right now, Jonah was a completely different person from the one who had been practically begging Raven just moments ago.
His expression was cold, his voice sharp as a blade as he stared down the nine men. “Did I not inform you that your pre–training instructor would be arriving soon?”
Hearing this, the nine of them stiffened. They knew that the pre–training instructor was coming, but according to the usual practice, the instructor should have come to their dormitory area to invite them one by one.
If they hadn’t heard the shout just now asking them to gather here within ten seconds, and sent someone to take a look and found out that General Yardley was also here, they wouldn’t have come out on their own initiative.
“Speak up!” Jonah saw the few soldiers were silent and suddenly shouted coldly.
The nine soldiers‘ hearts all trembled.
Under Jonah’s gaze, a soldier with tanned skin took a step forward, stiff as a board, and barked out, “General Yardley, sir! This was our mistake. We apologize!”
Jonah’s expression eased slightly, but his tone remained cold. “The one you should be apologizing to is Lieutenant General Valor, your pre–training instructor.”
The nine soldiers froze, their eyes shifting toward Raven, who stood beside Jonah. They thought, ‘Wait… Wasn’t our instructor supposed to be some old vet with tons of training experience but no real power?
How the hell is it some young girl? And not just any girl–one who looks like she’s the same age as the Regalhold University students we’re about to train. Are we sure she’s here to train us? And not… you know… the other way around?‘
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Chapter 73
Jonah caught the slight shift in their expressions and immediately barked, “What, didn’t you hear me?”
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