Doctor of Science's Journey into Another World

Chapter 736 Abandoned Son

Moose stood in the first row of the parade. As one of the few motivated soldiers in the vanguard, he had the best mental outlook and his training results were also top-notch, so he was transferred to the first row by Galen.

At this moment, Mus held his head high and looked forward, looking forward to the inspection of the senior officers. If he could get a casual compliment from the Crown Prince, he would most likely be promoted to an officer on the spot.

"Stand at attention and salute!"

As Satim and his party slowly entered the venue, Galen and several officers immediately shouted orders, and tens of thousands of vanguard soldiers immediately stood at attention and saluted. This was the result of their three days of rehearsal.

Despite this, there was still some disarray at the end of the phalanx. Some vanguard soldiers moved haphazardly, even non-standardly. Most of them were newcomers who had just joined the vanguard, and the officers deliberately put them at the back.

Surrounded by a group of senior military officers, Satim walked slowly with a casual look in his eyes. In response to the enthusiastic introduction of the vanguard commander, he just nodded perfunctorily. He only asked a few questions occasionally, without any criticism or praise.

Since Galen had the least experience, he was not qualified to follow Satim and could only stand in front of the vanguard army waiting for inspection. He was not as eager to flatter as other officers because he knew that he did not belong here and he could return to the ancient city of Kote by the end of the year.

But Duncan on the side was different. He was a legitimate vanguard officer. As a baron's bastard, he had no strength and no background, and his luck was bad. When he joined the army, he was assigned to the vanguard as a training officer.

Duncan really wants to make a name for himself. He plans to first become a senior official in the Vanguard Army, and then get a promotion to other positions in the army. Duncan wants to climb to the highest level of the army step by step, so he takes this war very seriously.

But unfortunately, Duncan has been in the Vanguard for three years, but until now, he is just a small training officer. Like Garen, he is not even qualified to follow behind Satim.

Soon, Satim came to inspect Galen and Duncan, and they both shouted, "Thank you for your hard work, Crown Prince!"

After the two of them finished shouting, thousands of vanguard soldiers behind them also followed suit. For a moment, the momentum was extraordinary, especially Mus, who was standing at the head of the vanguard. He shouted the loudest and had the most respectful expression. Mus had practiced specifically in front of the mirror yesterday.

It's a pity that all this only earned a slight nod from Satim, who then glanced at him and continued walking forward, still without any praise or criticism, and the same went for the other senior officers behind him.

After Satim and his group left, Galen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, nothing happened."

"What a bullshit," Duncan said angrily, "Lord Satim didn't even look at me just now. All the clothes and hairstyle I carefully prepared were wasted. This is a rare opportunity. If I can get Lord Satim's support..."

Facing Duncan's chatter, Garen just chuckled and shook his head. As the former knight commander of the ancient city of Kojie, he knew too well the thoughts of these superiors. How could the crown prince of the empire care about a small vanguard army training officer?

Thinking of this, Garen turned his head and looked at some soldiers standing in the front row. They were all positive people who were eager to accumulate military merits and leave the Vanguard. One of them, a soldier named Mus, was the most enthusiastic. Garen even saw the spirit of chivalry in him.

But unfortunately, whether it is Moose or Duncan, they are all daydreaming. Once they are vanguards, they will be vanguards for life. If there is no one above them, the possibility of making a name for themselves is very slim.

Soon, Satim's review was over. He stood on the platform and used the loudspeaker to give a brief speech, which roughly meant that they would set out on the expedition in four days and everyone should work hard to accumulate military merits. The empire would not miss any hard-working soldier, even the vanguard.

This was obviously an empty promise. The Vanguard Army were obviously cannon fodder among cannon fodder, and Satim never cared about the lives of the Vanguard Army soldiers. But despite this, most of the Vanguard Army soldiers listened very carefully and were excited beyond words.

Mus secretly made up his mind to perform well on the battlefield four days later. He had never succumbed to fate, not before, not now, and not in the future. He firmly believed that his chivalry would shine.

Garen couldn't help but yawn, but the sleepiness that had just arisen in him was dispelled by Duncan's exclamation at the side. This naive training officer was still looking forward to the unattainable promotion opportunity.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, officers of the Vanguard Army have a promotion quota every year. They have the opportunity to be transferred out of the cesspool of the Vanguard Army. The promotion quota depends on the commander of the Vanguard Army, and the evaluation criteria are determined by him.

The reason why Garen felt sorry for Duncan was that this promotion opportunity actually had to be bought with money. All that bullshit military merit and daily evaluation were meaningless. It was all just a matter of a word from the vanguard commander.

And this year's promotion quota has already been decided, and that is of course Garen himself.

When Garen was transferred to the Vanguard, the family behind him paid a large sum of money for him and successfully bought him a promotion quota for this year. If he continues to make meritorious contributions, Garen will not even have to wait until the end of the year to be transferred.

Galen was originally a nobleman of the ancient city of Kojie with a distinguished family background. Although he and Duncan were both small training officers, their future destinies were completely different. A baron's bastard like Duncan would never be able to get a promotion, forever.

Satim's speech ended quickly and he left without staying for long.

Everything in the Vanguard Army returned to being as boring as before, but the difference was that Moose was more motivated, Duncan complained more, and Galen still looked like he had seen through everything.

This evening, after dinner, Duncan was as active as usual in the Vanguard Army's government office. He had a good relationship with most of the administrative officers here. Once there were any personnel transfers or policy announcements, Duncan would be the first to know.

"Brad, let's make an appointment to have a drink together. I have a bottle of fine Eastern wine. I guarantee that you will feel like a god after taking a sip..."

"Jenny, you are still as beautiful as ever today. If you didn't already have a husband, I would definitely cling to you..."

"Old Sean, have you had any government transfers recently? I see you are always in a hurry and you don't even say hello to me, your old friend..."

Those who work in the government affairs office are all administrative officers. They do not need to fight with the army and are only responsible for some daily administrative work. These are iron rice bowls with high welfare benefits, so most of them are relatives of the people.

Brad is in charge of logistics and supplies. He is the commander's uncle.

Jenny is in charge of financial management and she is the commander's little niece.

Old Sean was responsible for the most important personnel transfers. He was the commander's uncle.

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The entire government office is filled with the commander's distant and close relatives, which really illustrates what nepotism means. Almost everyone in the vanguard army knows it, but what can they do?

Here, the commander is the boss. With just one word from him, officers can become soldiers, because the vanguard army is independent of the military of the Seth Empire and is managed by Emperor Otu himself, and now it is in the hands of Satim.

This is also the reason why Duncan always hangs around the Government Affairs Office. To curry favor with these administrative officials is equivalent to currying favor with the commander. He has little money and no prominent family background, so he can only rely on his mouth to ask for favors from the world.

But Duncan didn't know that today would be the last day of his life.