Chapter 377: Chapter 375 Protection
The arrival of an entire special forces unit brings an astonishing impact.
Although this special forces unit was dispatched to protect Chen Xin’s safety, in the current situation, deploying a fully armed special forces unit into Lin City, even if they do nothing, is enough to make everyone constantly aware of their presence.
This is a fully armed, well-equipped special forces unit. In the past, people might have seen glimpses of special forces soldiers in movies and TV shows, but seeing an entire unit, and one in a combat-ready state, is not so easy.
This special forces unit clearly has no intention of caring about others’ perceptions, and given the current weather, there aren’t many onlookers anyway.
The only people able to see this special forces unit enter Lin City are a batch of temporary movers organized by Lin City Hall.
They are responsible for assisting these special forces soldiers in unloading goods from the military train, and thus have the rare opportunity to witness this special forces unit, considered the most advanced in equipment in Flame Country today.
It must be said that when an elite special forces unit is equipped with exoskeletons that exude a near-futuristic vibe, the combat strength of the entire unit might not be apparent to ordinary people, but the murderous atmosphere they emit is enough to make people shudder.
The movers organized by Lin City are basically ordinary individuals, and even in peaceful times, seeing such a fully armed unit inevitably tends to make one a bit nervous, not to mention, in these end-times conditions where everyone’s emotions are already suppressed and mentally strained.
Influenced by the aura of these special forces soldiers, the movers from Lin City even feel a bit trembling and fearful.
Perhaps some would think that soldiers of the people should be warm and friendly towards ordinary citizens, like one big family, right? So how could their aura seem so murderous, making these movers nervous to the point of trembling?
The military usually doesn’t look that serious, seeing military vehicles and troops pass by shouldn’t evoke a feeling of fear, should it?
But that’s in peaceful times, how could soldiers who guard and protect their home country show their murderous side to the ones they are protecting?
Only when these soldiers enter a combat-ready state, fully armed and prepared for battle, do the ordinarily friendly people’s soldiers become like swords drawn from their sheaths, or tigers released from their cages, sufficient to terrify any enemy facing them, fearing this sword might pierce their throat the next second.
Fortunately, the political commissar of this special forces unit noticed the situation, and after mentioning it to the Captain, they quickly made adjustments, retracting their sharpness and more actively and kindly cooperating with the movers in transporting goods.
This effectively relieved the tension of these movers, as the military of Flame Country is indeed like family to the citizens of Flame Country, just frightened them a little earlier.
With the proactive cooperation of the special forces soldiers, the speed at which goods were unloaded from the train naturally increased, and soon all goods were unloaded.
Moreover, the vehicles they brought were driven directly off the train and temporarily served as transport tools to take the unloaded goods away.
This special forces unit is commissioned to protect Chen Xin, so naturally the location they choose for their camp won’t be far from Chen Xin.
With the coordination of Lin City’s staff, this special forces unit quickly arrived at Chen Xin’s camp, which was originally not far from the train station.
The workers in the camp have been relatively idle recently, as the first heat hub has been completed, so they just need to handle maintenance, and draining the melted water each day, not needing to work as hard as they did in previous days.
Therefore, when the special forces arrived, there were still a few workers resting in the camp.
Standing on the roof, busy melting materials with an electromagnetic metallurgical furnace to manufacture parts for a second heat hub, Chen Xin naturally noticed this special forces unit at the first moment, somewhat surprised by the commotion of their arrival, yet without any other emotions.
After all, this is Flame Country, and Chen Xin does not believe this unit poses any danger to him.
However, although there’s no danger, it doesn’t mean there will be no trouble.
"So what you mean is, you want me to move to your barracks and live there, under your protection 24 hours a day?" Chen Xin looked at the special forces Commander and Political Commissar who came to him, scratching his head somewhat helplessly.
Having not washed his hair in several days, his scalp was indeed a bit itchy.
"Yes, Mr. Chen, the Military Commission dispatched us to protect you, also for your safety. You living in the barracks is surely safer than staying out in the wild like this." The Political Commissar of the special forces was persuading Chen Xin, as such matters are indeed more suited to political officers.
Chen Xin, however, shook his head at this: "The barracks are inconvenient. My work here requires me to be on site at the construction, living in the barracks would not only make it difficult to come and go, but also affect my work. What’s more, you were temporarily deployed, there’s no existing barracks in Lin City, is there?"
"You needn’t worry about this, Mr. Chen. When we set out, the Military Commission specifically allocated a batch of the latest mobile camps that can be used to set up a standard barracks in just 8 hours, and we’ve brought various light and heavy weapons, enough to ensure your safety." The Political Commissar emphasized safety, which was something the senior leadership specifically instructed before they set out.
For this unit, the most important task is to ensure Chen Xin’s safety. As for whether they can obtain new equipment from Chen Xin, that’s merely an incidental goal.
However, Chen Xin does not wish to live within the barracks. Although it is safe, being too safe is what makes it undesirable, as he is not a state leader who needs several checkpoints just to step outside, surrounded 24/7 by people with machine guns and artillery to protect his safety.
Chen Xin isn’t a stubborn person though, and after thinking it over, he said to the two military officers before him: "I won’t go to the barracks, as it places many restrictions on me, making many things inconvenient. But I am willing to accept your protection, if you can just assign a few people to follow me, that would make it easier for me to go anywhere, without being overly extravagant, causing too much attention."
The suggestion from Chen Xin made the special forces Commander and Political Commissar look at each other, and after some mutual consultation, they finally nodded: "Since you say so, Mr. Chen, we will station near you and assign a combat team to ensure your safety."
"That sounds just right." Seeing the two agree, Chen Xin then exhaled a long breath.