408: Lizardmen scramble to join the army

“Lin Yuanqi, your child hasn't hatched yet, right? Are you sure you want to join the Expeditionary Force's auxiliary corps?”

Wuhou Grotto-heaven, Nineteenth Base City, Expeditionary Force auxiliary corps recruitment office.

Wu Minghao looked at the Lizardman in front of him, who, despite having a Lizardman face distinctly different from a human's, clearly showed an expression of determination.

Then he looked at the long line of Four-Armed Lizardmen behind him.

A sense of bewilderment appeared in his eyes.

He had been at the recruitment office for over 20 years. When had he ever seen a scene like this?

Although he had seen scenes of eligible youths enthusiastically joining the army before, at least those who signed up back then were human.

What about the ones in front of him?

Covered in green scales, with four arms, and fearsome sharp teeth in their mouths.

They only vaguely resembled humans.

They weren't human!

Lin Yuanqi's voice was firm, and the Mandarin he spoke was not only standard but also powerful and resonant:

“I still remember this time last year, I was living under the rule of the Six-Armed and Eight-Armed Lizardmen, living a precarious life day by day, only to become a thalamus core parasite upon reaching adulthood, turning into sustenance for the Lizardman God.”

“It was the organization that liberated me from a life of servitude, helped me get a name, gave me clothes, gave me a place to live, taught me how to use technological items, and made me understand what dignity means.”

“The organization even arranged a blind date for me, allowing me to have a wife and a child about to be born.”

“This is a life I never even dared to dream of.”

“Now the organization needs us.”

“It needs us to resist threats from the Alien Planet.”

“It needs us to rescue those who are suffering.”

“For this, I am unhesitating.”

“After all, I don't want my children to experience everything I once experienced.”

Wu Minghao straightened his face:

“Even if the Alien Planet is extremely dangerous, and there's a high possibility of dying there?”

The Lizardman Lin Yuanqi tried hard to straighten his slightly hunched back:

“Then please tell my child that his father is a hero.”

Wu Minghao patted Lin Yuanqi's shoulder:

“Good comrade.”

Lin Yuanqi was beaming with pride at being called a good comrade.

Wu Minghao also began to enter Lin Yuanqi's recruitment information into the recruitment System.

However, only half of the information was entered when the recruitment System was suddenly locked.

Then a blue information box appeared on the optical screen.

[Recruitment for the Expeditionary Force's auxiliary corps has reached one million people. Recruitment closed]

Wu Minghao stared blankly at the information box.

“How long has recruitment been going on?”

“Less than an hour, right?”

“It's already filled to one million people?”

Hearing Wu Minghao's soft mumbling, Lin Yuanqi was also stunned for a moment, then became anxious:

“What? Recruitment is full?”

“Does that mean they don't want me?”

“That won't do, I told my wife I was going to be a soldier and a great hero!”

Glancing at Lin Yuanqi, who had started speaking in dialect out of anxiety, Wu Minghao secretly made a mental note about the soldier who had trained him and taught him Mandarin.

You're mixing garlic and green onions when promoting Mandarin, secretly spreading your hometown dialect, aren't you?

While grumbling internally, Wu Minghao also spoke aloud:

“It won't do, but it can't be helped. This time, the Expeditionary Force's auxiliary corps is only recruiting one million people. If it's full, it's full.”

Lin Yuanqi slumped his shoulders, muttering softly:

“It's all your fault, insisting on asking me this and that.”

“If you had just registered my information directly, I would have been able to join the army.”

The Lizardmen queuing behind also erupted in an uproar upon hearing the news that the recruitment was full.

The Lizardmen who came to the recruitment office to apply for enlistment at this time truly wanted to be soldiers and contribute their part.

Now that the opportunity to join the army was gone, weren't they going to start wailing and crying?

“Officer Wu, can you talk to the organization and ask them to recruit more people? We really want to join the army.”

“Yes, yes, yes, the Alien Planet is dangerous, and more people mean more strength. We are very capable!”

“Recruit more people, I think one million isn't enough, at least three million...”

Amidst the collective pleas of the Lizardmen, a Lizardman wearing a four-armed mecha walked out from the military supplies department behind the recruitment office, wagging his tail.

Upon hearing the requests of his fellow tribesmen, he somewhat clumsily opened his mecha's faceplate, and with his head held high under the envious gaze of the other Lizardmen, he said:

“Recruitment certainly won't be just once.”

“If you didn't make it this time, you can wait for the next time.”

“The organization only recruits one million, there must be a reason for the organization. Don't cause trouble for the organization.”

Lin Yuanqi was somewhat unwilling:

“Wang Dandan, of course you'd say that since you've joined the army.”

“I was so close to joining the army, how am I going to explain this to my wife and the villagers when I go back?”

Wu Minghao looked at the Lizardman's dejected expression and couldn't help but pat his shoulder:

“It's the same no matter where you shine.”

“Wang Dandan enlisted in the army and will shine on the battlefield.”

“You go back to the village to raise Mutated Cockroaches and ensure the logistical System for the army.”

“You are all indispensable parts of the country's operation; it wouldn't work without any of you.”

“That's true, but then again...” Lin Yuanqi's words were cut short by a series of urgent whistles resounding across the recruitment office plaza.

Hearing the whistles, Wang Dandan quickly pushed through the crowd and rushed towards the plaza.

“I'm off to assemble...”

Recruitment Plaza.

Lin Qiye stood there, watching the Four-Armed Lizardmen in their four-armed mechas gathering from all corners of the plaza.

And those Lizardmen, a sea of them, crammed at the edge of the plaza, standing on tiptoes, looking enviously at the enlisted Lizardmen in the center of the plaza, also felt a bit lost in thought.

It was already absurd enough to conduct military training for Lizardmen and teach them to speak Mandarin.

Now they were even recruiting Lizardmen, putting them in mechas, and taking them to fight on the Alien Planet.

Like Wu Minghao, when had he ever seen such a sight?

'It all feels a bit unbelievable.'

However, thinking of the future scene of leading countless alien races across the star sea, he felt a surge of passion.

'This is how our great Huaxia should be.'

Thinking this, he took two steps forward, walked to the edge of the platform, and said loudly:

“Comrades, you are about to shoulder the heavy responsibilities entrusted by the nation, and the expectations given by the people, as you embark on your journey.”

“This journey to the Alien Planet will be a mountain of swords, a sea of fire, and a moment between life and death.”

“Tell me, are you afraid?!”

“No!”

“Tell me, what are we fighting for?!”

“For hard-won peace, for the protection of our homeland, for the defense of our ideals, for the glory of soldiers, and for spreading the light of idealism across the star sea!”

Listening to the unanimous shouts.

Looking at the resolute vertical pupils on their emerald green faces.

Lin Qiye took two deep breaths and spoke again:

“Remember your training, trust your teammates.”

“Always remain vigilant, and flexibly respond to any crises you might encounter.”

“Victory belongs to us!”

“Finally, I wish you all a safe and triumphant return.”

The Lizardmen said in unison:

“Gladly shed our blood, to repay Huaxia...”