Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 225 - 171: Fierce Battle! Training Troops!_1

After finishing her sentence, Du Gulan quickly led the filming crew towards the military tent where Chen Dalong was located.

"Hello, Lieutenant Chen, we meet again," Du Gulan said with a brilliant smile as she greeted him.

Chen Dalong glanced up and of course, he was familiar with Du Gulan, after all, it was she who had live broadcasted the Superhuman leaderboard event before.

"Long time no see!" Chen Dalong responded, then went back to sharpening his knife.

"Lieutenant Chen, may I ask what is your view on the current battle situation?" Du Gulan immediately inquired.

"It’s just the beginning, what kind of view can I have?" Chen Dalong said, rolling his eyes. frёeωebɳovel.com

"Uh..." Stumped by his response, Du Gulan thought for a moment before rephrasing her question, "It’s just begun, and mutated insects are already climbing the city walls. Could this be disadvantageous for us?"

"No worries, this should be something the headquarters did on purpose," Chen Dalong said without looking up.

Du Gulan: ???

It wasn’t just her who was completely baffled; a string of question marks also appeared in the live stream chat.

With some skepticism, Du Gulan asked, "Really? Can you explain in detail why the headquarters would do this?"

Chen Dalong, clearly annoyed, replied, "What’s true or false about it? Isn’t it just taking advantage of the beginning of the battle situation when everything is still under control to train troops?"

"And when else should they train if not now? Maybe wait until the situation really gets tense? By then, it’s not training but courting death."

"This..." Du Gulan felt like he had a point, but something still seemed off.

She turned to look at the city wall and quickly understood why she felt something was amiss.

At that moment, a medic happened to pass by, carrying a wounded soldier on a stretcher. Behind them, two more hobbled along, one with an injury to the thigh, the other to the calf.

Due to the size of the mutated insects, they typically attack the lower body, so it’s most likely the legs that are injured on a soldier.

Pointing to the three wounded coming from the walls, Du Gulan asked, "If it’s for training, isn’t the cost a bit too high? If soldiers are injured, how will we defend afterward? And aren’t you afraid of problems? What if some part of the wall is breached?"

Facing Du Gulan’s barrage of questions, Chen Dalong felt a headache coming on and set down his Ring-Headed Knife, patiently beginning to explain, "First off, you have to understand that most of these recruits were ordinary people just 10 days ago. How effective do you think a mere 10 days of training can be?"

"Frankly speaking, these recruits are not even on par with most security company members because security personnel, while carrying out missions, have fought with mutated insects far more often than they have."

"So, to enable them to grow up the fastest, the best way is to face bloodshed, to break the fear in their minds. Once the mindset changes, and they dare to risk their lives, the fighting power of the entire troop will evolve."

"Conversely, if they don’t go through this bloodshed now, when the battle becomes dire later on, maybe the city’s defenses won’t collapse, but their mental defenses will collapse first, and that’s when we’re really done for."

Upon hearing Chen Dalong speak so, both Du Gulan and the millions in the live stream came to understand the importance of training.

Chen Dalong paused and continued, "As for the questions you asked, first about the wounded, this can be considered a necessary cost."

"But this cost is not as big as you imagine. Look at those who can walk down from the front lines by themselves. In the battlefield context, these are really just minor injuries, but now they’ve all been sent to the field hospital."

"Just stitch them up, bandage them well, and after resting for a few hours, they can return to the battlefield. Furthermore, their combat effectiveness won’t be greatly reduced, because most of them have injuries to their legs, not their gun-holding hands."

"Of course, there are those with serious injuries who cannot return to battle any time soon, but this is unavoidable and a price we must pay."

Listening to this, Du Gulan nodded repeatedly.

Chen Dalong then addressed her last concern, "As for the walls being breached that you worry about, at least for now, you really don’t have to worry about that."

"It may look perilous up there, but in fact, every spot on the wall has a reserve troop. If even the reserves can’t hold on, teams like ours, made up of Evolutionists, will be dispatched to resolve the issue."

"Moreover, the military has much more defensive power than what has been shown; there are many tactics still unused, so rest assured, at least for the short term, there will be no problems here," Chen Dalong said with utmost confidence.

Having listened to Chen Dalong’s explanation, both Du Gulan and the millions of viewers in the live stream felt a quiet sense of relief.

"Okay, thank you very much for the interview, and we won’t disturb you any longer," Du Gulan expressed her thanks.

Then she turned to face the camera and said, "Dear viewers, I plan to change our schedule a bit and visit the field hospital for an interview next."

"After all, besides the front-line warriors, the medical staff in the rear must also be putting in a tremendous effort. We might also interview some of the injured soldiers. What do you think?"