Arc of Fire

Chapter 153: Three Leaders Gather, Troops Deployment on the Battlefield (Alliance Hierarch Bonus)

Pavlov, who was previously laughing heartily, lost his smile as soon as he heard Wang Zhong’s words.

Wrong, the smile transferred to Wang Zhong’s face!

Wang Zhong, “Don’t you decline! Even when you were short of manpower, you managed to get us an endless supply. Now you’re definitely up to the task!”

He then looked at Vasily, “Right?”

“Yes!” Vasily gave a thumbs up, “Staff Chief Pavlov can turn the decay into the miraculous!”

Wang Zhong, “Exactly! Before, Pavlov also told me about a witch outside of Argesukov city…”

Pavlov interrupted him, “Enough! Instead of teasing me here, you better go and beseech your old man more!”

Wang Zhong, “He’s already working overtime. But we can’t just hang all our hopes on one tree, can we? You need to make an effort too! As for me, I will go to the tractor factory tomorrow to drag out a few hundred worker masters to form a repair team!”

No sooner had he spoken than the sounds of telegraphs ticking and stamps banging in chorus were interrupted by the sound of the door opening.

Wang Zhong, “You’ve been elusive lately—er, a Dragon is…”

Popov, “An evil entity that devours the world in Prosen mythology, I know.”

No no, that’s not a dragon, it’s a giant serpent, though also serpent-shaped, but without claws!

Popov, “Guess what I brought back?”

No sooner had he spoken than several girls dressed in monk robes came in, with an armband that had one more wing than Brother Peter’s, indicating that these girls were all priers.

After the priers entered, more than thirty female Guardian Army members also entered the room.

The last to enter was Deputy Knight Yeca Neiko of the God’s Arrow Company, who seemed not quite accustomed to being a green spot in a sea of flowers.

Wang Zhong was pleasantly surprised, “Has the God’s Arrow Company been replenished?”

Popov smiled, “Yes, the Grand Patriarch will fulfill his promise, it just takes a little time.”

Wang Zhong nodded, then asked a crucial question, “Wasn’t it said that the priers should be half men, half women? Why are they all women?”

Popov was also embarrassed, “Because there are only women left, the men have all been taken away. I would prefer to have men too, considering most of the escort troopers, motorized soldiers are male, having a bunch of female soldiers is a lot of trouble. But others think the same way.”

That also makes sense.

At this point, the shortest girl among the new priers became unhappy, “What’s wrong with women? Men can fight wars, and so can we! It’s just climbing on ice and lying in snow, what’s so difficult about that?”

Wang Zhong, “Wow, you’re small but have a big voice. The ground is dry now, which is fine, but come September when it’s muddy, can you lie on the damp soil?”

The little girl hesitated, but soon put her hands on her hips, “Of course I can! If men can, then I can!”

Wang Zhong raised his eyebrows and looked down at her name tag; the girl was named Ekaterina Andreevna Bolancheva.

Speaking of which, Ekaterina’s nickname is Katya, with a pet name that’s, well, Katyusha, right?

Wang Zhong sized up the girl once more and was about to speak when she preemptively asked, “Are you going to ask how old I am?”

“Um…” Wang Zhong, “You guessed right!”

Ekaterina, “I’m only small because of the blessing, but my guiding ability is very strong! The strongest, understand? I can even guide without direct sight of the enemy, which is quite a rare ability in all of Ante!”

Wang Zhong was truly amazed, guiding without seeing the enemy? Isn’t that pinpoint targeting on the battlefield?

He had to clarify exactly what that meant!

Wang Zhong, “How are you able to guide without seeing? Can you hit the target if I tell you which vehicle to hit, or do you need a photo of the target?”

Ekaterina was stumped, “What are you talking about? Who can attack just based on a photo?”

“Eh? Can’t you?”

“Of course I need to see the target first, but if the target leaves my line of sight during guidance, I can still ensure a hit! That’s something others don’t have!”

So that’s how it is… in other words, as long as she sees the enemy once, and the missile is launched, it will definitely hit, right?

Quite impressive indeed, but not as impressive as you’d think—a very subtle ability.

Wang Zhong gave a thumbs up, “Really impressive!”

Ekaterina, “Why do I feel like you’re just being perfunctory?”

Because I am being perfunctory.

Pavlov cut in, “I’ve already arranged accommodation for you; let the staff take you there. Welcome to the 151st Temporary Infantry Division.”

Deputy Knight Yeca Neiko immediately said, “Alright girls, settle in first, you’ll have time to clean the rooms later, and then go to the quartermaster to get your personal items! Let’s move out!”

Popov, “They’re soldiers too; you should be commanding them in a military manner, not like a tour guide.”

Deputy Knight Yeca Neiko took a deep breath, cleared his throat, trying hard to hide the awkwardness on his face, and raised his voice, “All units, attention!”

All the female soldiers, both priers and the Guardian Army, stood at attention.

“Eyes right! Eyes front! Right—turn! March!”

The female soldiers left in an orderly march.

Wang Zhong scratched his head, “I’ve seen several batches of female soldiers today, all associated with the Church, really feeling the Church’s promotion of gender equality.”

Popov, “Hmm, you think that’s a lot? You’re going to see even more soon. The medical personnel assigned to us will arrive this afternoon; every company gets a military doctor and a medic, plus the divisional medical unit, over a hundred female soldiers.”

Wang Zhong, “Although I knew there would be a lot of female soldiers, I didn’t expect this many.”