This...

  Upon hearing my request, General Zi looked embarrassed and reluctantly said: "I really want to grant your request, but... they are not like you!"

  I looked at General Zi with a puzzled expression and asked inexplicably: "Not the same? What's different? Aren't they still members of the Dead Squad?"

  General Purple sat back in his chair, shaking his head and saying: "They must spend thirty years in the Dead Rush Squad before they can be released. You know...they all committed the crime of offending the Emperor! Directly colliding with the Emperor is a sin that only thirty years in the Dead Rush Squad can wash away!"

  He paused, General Zi shook his head and said: "Actually... these four people are basically already dead, because... they may come back alive for the first time, but what about the tenth time? The 100th time? The 1000th time? The battlefield is not a playground, it's not that easy to survive!"

  After hearing Zi Qian Hao's words, I was thoroughly stunned. How could this be... They absolutely cannot die, because as someone from Earth, I am absolutely unable to watch people who are still alive and have a certain relationship with me just die like that!

  At that moment... I began to think painfully, I knew... once I left, these four guys would absolutely not be able to survive in the next battle, only when we five people stuck together could we possibly find a way out on the ever-changing battlefield, there was no other way.

  Silently lifting my head, I finally made up my mind. I couldn't just leave like this, couldn't bear to watch them die before my eyes. The usual spirited me had returned, absolutely kind and sunny. I couldn't tolerate such a tragedy happening right in front of me.

  I resolutely raised my head, firmly looked at General Zicheng, and said firmly: "I've made up my mind, I don't want to be promoted to the regular army, I want to continue staying in the Dead Squad with them four, together facing all enemies, please grant me this wish, General!"

  Hah!

  Zi Qian Hao jumped up in surprise and exclaimed: "What did you say? You don't want to be a regular soldier! You want to go back to the Dead Squad! Did I hear that wrong?"

  I didn't answer General Zi because he heard it clearly and there was no need for me to repeat it again. I just looked at him with a firm gaze, waiting for his awakening!

  "General Zi shook his head incredulously, his eyes fixed tightly on me, and exclaimed in surprise: 'Do you know how dangerous the Dead Squad is? Do you know how lucky you are to be alive today? If you go back like this, it's simply looking for death!'"

  I smiled faintly and said calmly: "I've thought about it, but... even so, I won't change my mind, because... they're all my friends, comrades in life and death. I couldn't just watch them go to their deaths. Without me, they absolutely can't survive on the battlefield!"

  "Can't you see...you don't even want the position of commander of a thousand men? Don't underestimate this position, it's the most crucial step. As long as you become the commander of a thousand men and continue to achieve military merit, with your abilities, you can quickly be promoted to an even higher official position. Even if one day you become a general, I won't be surprised!"

  I smiled faintly and shrugged my shoulders casually, saying: "Indeed... that's indeed very attractive, but... compared to the lives of friends, nothing else matters. I couldn't use their lives in exchange for my career, or else... I would be uneasy in my heart for a lifetime."

  Zi Qian Hao nodded his head in admiration and said, "Good! Well said... I, Zi Qian Hao, can also be considered to have seen many people, but I must admit that someone like you who wholeheartedly prioritizes friendship, disregarding one's own life and death, and doesn't consider personal career and interests, is something I've never seen before!"

  At this point, Zi Qian Hao suddenly turned his head towards the entrance and shouted: "Bring them in!"

  As soon as General Zi shouted, the sound of footsteps echoed from the doorway. I turned my head back in astonishment and met four pairs of tear-filled eyes staring at me.

  That's right... These four pairs of eyes are red, yellow, blue and green eyes. From the beginning of my conversation with General Zi, they were brought to the door by Blue Qi, and all the content of our conversation was heard by them.

  Looking at the four of them excitedly, I smiled slightly, looking at them with sincere eyes. Although we haven't spent much time together, in my heart, I have already considered them as my friends.

  Anyway, I'm just a kid after all, with the willfulness unique to kids. To make such a move for a friend I've only known for a few days is crazy for an adult, but I'm just a kid, so I guess you could say I'm naive!

  Plop!

  The four guys didn't discuss it beforehand, but immediately knelt down on the ground and shouted excitedly: "Boss... from today on! You are our boss for life!"

  I smiled at the four of them, gently helped them up, and said lightly: "I'm not your boss, we're all brothers, we're all friends, isn't it right that friends help each other?"

  Several people didn't respond to me, they just looked at me with a firm gaze. Many things... don't need to be debated, as long as you think so in your heart, it's not necessarily necessary to express them verbally. Many things, if said too much, will lose their due meaning.

  Lan's emotions stabilized quickly, and he looked at me with blurry eyes: "Boss... you can't do such a stupid thing, you know... we were lucky to escape this time, we can't be so lucky every time!"

  Huang said on the side, "Yes... On the battlefield, things change in an instant. It's not always this smooth. When we encounter the enemy again, it won't be as easy to talk like today. The enemy must have already come up with a way to deal with us. We can't always be lucky!"

  "It's true, boss... have you ever thought that we might be lucky once, or even twice, but what about 100 times? Can you guarantee that we'll be lucky 1000 times?"

  A loud, hoarse voice rang out: "Boss... what you've done for us we'll remember in our hearts even if we die... We won't forget your kindness to us, but... we can't let you die for us in vain, that's not worth it!"

  With a confident smile, I confidently raised my tightly clenched right fist and firmly looked at the four of them: "There's nothing impossible, we're all still young, and we're all in a period of rapid growth in our abilities. As long as we keep improving, there's nothing that's absolutely impossible!"

  Looking at the four of them in shock, I nodded slightly and continued: "Well... as long as everyone keeps improving their strength, I believe... the battlefield will inevitably become our training ground. I won't leave, where else can you find such a good opportunity to hone your skills?"

  Four people looked at me with a grateful face, they had never heard of exercising to the point of exhaustion before, that's not exercise, it's sending oneself to death! It's being tired of living.

  They were very clear that it wasn't that Lao Da was being impatient, but rather everything Lao Da did was to make himself feel at ease. But... how could they bear to let Lao Da...

  Just as they thought of this, General Zidai coughed sternly and looked at me solemnly, saying in a low voice: "Leng Mo, have you really made up your mind? Are you really willing to give up your official position and continue to lead the Dead Squad?"

  I nodded firmly and said: "En... I've made up my mind, I absolutely won't regret it. Please, General Zi, grant me this!"

  General Purple nodded solemnly and turned to the other four, saying: "Very good... you are very lucky to have such a friend, brother, it is the blessing of your previous life!"

  He closed his eyes slightly, and General Zi seemed to be recalling something, probably... he remembered the things of his youth again, and a hint of sadness appeared in his expression.

  After a long while, General Zi opened his eyes and said quickly: "Since Leng Mo has made up his mind to return to the Dead Squad and give up the official position he obtained, then..."

  Eyes swept across the red, yellow, blue and green faces, General Zi said: "You have received a two-year reduction in sentence reward, one year is your own military merit earned, another year, is because of Leng Mo's military merit averaged distributed to you!"

  Ah!

  The five of us shouted out at the same time, and our sentence was reduced by two years just like that. Is it really that easy? We looked at General Zi in disbelief, afraid that we had misheard.

  With a faint smile, General Zi said calmly: "Don't think that I'm showing you mercy outside of the law, it's just that your merits are this great. This war was almost won because of your actions, perhaps you yourselves don't understand, but that's the fact!"

  Upon hearing General Zi's affirmative response, the five of us immediately jumped up with joy. Although they still had 28 years of their sentence left, if things continued like this, who knows when we would be released!