974: Chapter 959 Recruitment 974: Chapter 959 Recruitment Gao Yang didn’t find his decision to be some trivial trick.
As brothers in life and death, he didn’t want to see anyone die, nor did he want to morally coerce anyone.
Andy He had just joined Satan not long ago and hadn’t earned much money yet.
He now had to risk his life for revenge for Bruce.
If it weren’t for this move, if Andy He didn’t want to die but felt he had to stay because he couldn’t lose face, then Gao Yang felt it would be inappropriate.
And Jansen, who originally came to earn money, ended up hardly making any before having to fight, possibly to death, for Bruce, and Gao Yang found that unsuitable as well, although he believed Jansen would definitely seek revenge for Bruce.
So no matter what, Gao Yang had to give everyone a chance to choose, to let them go home, and then, if they came back, they came back; if not, that was fine too—no hard feelings.
But Gao Yang’s good intentions were misunderstood, and instead, they were met with unanimous disdain.
Andy He glanced at Gao Yang with a look of contempt, “What an idiot, you’re so full of yourself.”
In a rush, Gao Yang said, “No, I…”
“Enough, enough, I know what you mean.
Are you afraid we don’t want to be tied to Satan’s ship, so you’re giving us a chance to choose, right?”
Gao Yang nodded, “Yes, you…”
“Enough, enough, I get it.
It’s just like the speech you gave earlier, blah blah blah.
We’re all adults, no need for you to worry about us like children, ok?”
Gao Yang spread his hands with a bitter smile, “No, I need to recruit a lot of people, so you…”
“Enough, enough, I get it.
You’re just saying you’ll hire a bunch of cannon fodder, and it doesn’t matter if we don’t join, right?
Save it, Boss, who do you expect to replace us?
And don’t you understand?
Some people are brothers in life and death even if we’ve only known each other for a day.
Look at us; do you really think anyone would go home and not come back?
Do you think that’s likely?”
Gao Yang spoke with resignation, “No, this, forget it, F**k!
Do you even let me speak?
Forget it, I won’t say much more.
Andy, Bruce is dead, you have to…”
“Enough, enough, I get it.
You’re trying to say that now Bruce is dead, we’re without a proper military medic, and I’m a doctor, suited to the fine-tuned follow-up treatment, right?
Because a medic is our second life, so we can’t be without one, right?
So if I refuse to leave and stupidly stay with Satan, then I have to take on the responsibility of a medic, right?”
Gao Yang clenched his fist in frustration and said through gritted teeth, “Andy, if you interrupt me again, I’m going to kick you hard, you understand?”
Andy He spread his hands with a smirk, “Enough, enough, I get it.
Go ahead.”
Gao Yang opened his mouth but, in the end, helplessly said to Andy He, “Alright, actually you’ve already said everything I wanted to.
Yes, you’re right, you’ll have to learn how to be a military medic.”
Andy He snapped his fingers with a smile, “No problem, I’ll learn.
Actually, I didn’t want to be a medic; I prefer to be a combat soldier.
But since you need me as a medic, I’ll become a competent one.
But just so you know, you have to keep looking for a medic to replace me.
Besides, time is of the essence.
Anyway, I wouldn’t dare go home, so these ten days, I’ll learn how to be an adequate one.
Don’t worry, I have a foundation, I learn quickly.”
Gao Yang smiled, “Good, I’ll find you the best military medic to train you right away.
Blackwater Training Camp has emergency care courses, or I’ll find the best place for you to learn.”
Andy He shrugged, “Although I don’t really need to learn much, I think it might be difficult.
Ten days is a bit short, and you all have to be prepared for the fact that I won’t become a qualified medic quickly.”
After speaking, Gao Yang circled his temple with a finger and said, “What you need most is to change your habits.
You’re already an excellent doctor, but you’re used to performing complex surgeries in an operating room.
What you’ll need on the battlefield is just to be able to save our lives temporarily.
Once you adapt to the new role, there’s actually not much to learn, right?”
Andy He said helplessly, “Right, what you said is true, but the problem is, Bruce’s role on the battlefield wasn’t strictly that of a military medic, but rather that of a combat medic, and I, well, am a surgeon.
Fellas, to have someone used to performing large, complex surgeries in an operating room handle battlefield wounds by merely doing simple bandaging and stopping bleeding—I’ve tried, and it’s hard.”
Gao Yang smiled, “If it’s hard, then adapt quickly to the new role and start practicing.
When we get to Syria, there will be plenty of wounded for you to treat.
I think you’ll quickly get used to the new role.”
After finishing, Gao Yang looked at Little Donnie and said, “Originally, I planned for just the two of us to handle the recruitment, but now it seems better to talk about it while everyone is here.
So, any insights these past two days?”
Satan had many formidable enemies, and Gao Yang felt that ten people were still too few; hence, paying for help was already a settled matter.
In the past few days, Little Donnie had already put the word out in the mercenary market, seeking suitable candidates for Satan.
Little Donnie took out a piece of paper and said with a smile, “I’ve been too busy these past two days to take care of the selection and screening.
Right now, there are only a few people I think are up to snuff.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Why do we still need to go through a selection?
Just tell me about the ones you’ve picked out.”
Clearing his throat, Little Donnie said, “Following the principles of ease of command and the need for strong abilities, I didn’t contact mercenary groups directly when recruiting, but chose to poach.
I targeted those strong individuals who were dissatisfied in their current groups and brought them over.
It takes time, but it looks like the progress is good, very, very good.”
Excited, Little Donnie gestured and said, “Following Satan, they can make money, right?
So there are many people willing to fight for us, too many people willing to jump ship to work for us.
Because of this, I’ve raised the standards.
Listen, first there’s a mercenary group called Firestorm that I think is suitable.”
Gao Yang frowned and said, “Didn’t we agree not to look for mercenary groups?
Hiring an entire mercenary group could lead to command issues in extreme situations.”
Little Donnie laughed and said, “No, this is an exception.
This is a micro mercenary group with just four people.
Let me go over their information.
Bill Hines, nicknamed Alcohol, from the United States Army Engineer Corps.
He started as the leader of an EOD team in 2004 and is rich in bomb disposal experience.
He retired and formed the Firestorm Mercenary Corps with a few others out of a need for money, since he knew nothing but warfare.
This guy can operate in all terrains excluding high-altitude mountainous areas.
His weapons include the M4A1, M9; a Blaster, and an Assault Soldier.
Craig Philip, Canadian, nicknamed Gale, is an old mercenary.
He spent a long time in a mercenary group dominated by Eastern Europeans and is a top Fire Assault Specialist.
Last year, he co-founded Firestorm with Bill.
Vasily Robukhov, from the Russian ‘Warrior’ Special Forces, skilled with the SVD, with extremely accurate shots within a 400-meter range, a very good Marksman.
Oskar Rubik, Norwegian, nicknamed Rubik’s Cube, his service unit is unclear, a Machine Gunner, quiet but reliable in action, especially proficient in high-altitude mountainous operations with an M249.
Well, these are the people of Firestorm.
They’ve just been established, but their combat effectiveness is quite good.
They just haven’t made a name for themselves yet, so their salary demands are quite low.
They bring their own equipment, are obedient and professional – very handy.”
Gao Yang didn’t want to hire structured mercenary groups but preferred free mercenaries precisely because he didn’t want the external members he hired to have their own groups, leading to the inability to command them in dangerous situations.
Free mercenaries, however, would not present this problem as long as they rely on Satan as the core of their operations.
Firestorm had only four members, so there wouldn’t be a problem with the tail wagging the dog.
It could work.
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Contact them, make an offer to Firestorm.
Are there any other suitable people?”
Little Donnie nodded and said, “Yes, there’s someone who has been messing around in the Cannon Fodder Mercenary Corps, recommended to me by an agent friend.
However, this guy is in Africa, and recruiting him would require an intermediary fee.
And, something you might find interesting, he is from Huaxia.”
Upon hearing this, Gao Yang said, “Oh?
A Huaxia person?
Tell me more.”
“Li Qiu, nicknamed Loach, has no military experience; I don’t know why he entered the Mercenary World.
He is calm and decisive.
He has been in the field for 11 years and is now 32 years old, but he’s picked things up quite well.
Now he is a skilled operative, able to serve as a Fire Assault Specialist, and his marksman skills are also noteworthy.
He can take on various roles.
How to put it, this is someone who has risen from the ranks of the Cannon Fodder Mercenary Corps.
He hasn’t undergone professional military training but has immensely rich experience.”
Someone who did not receive military training before entering the Mercenary World but outlived many veterans as a mercenary, such a person is either an incredibly self-taught expert or a skillful survivor, a Loach.
And the person Little Donnie recommended happened to be nicknamed Loach.
Gao Yang was somewhat unsure; he worried that Li Qiu got the nickname Loach because he escaped when the going got tough.
However, as a Huaxia Person, he knew that the name Li Qiu could easily lead to the nickname Loach.
Little Donnie was unaware of the connection between the name Li Qiu and his nickname, but Gao Yang understood; his own nickname, Ram, came from his name.
After thinking it over, Gao Yang asked, “What’s Loach’s combat style like?”
With a snap of his fingers, Little Donnie said, “Tough!
He never takes on work that isn’t his own, but when it comes to his responsibilities and missions, he’ll definitely do a stellar job.
A typical old mercenary: doesn’t meddle, doesn’t shirk, and once paid, he’ll most certainly get the job done.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Good, I like such people.
Contact him.
If the asking price is reasonable, hire him.
Any others?”
Little Donnie shook his head and said, “There are many others, but I’m still unsure whether they’re willing to accept employment.
I need to sift through them a bit more.
If there are other suitable candidates, I’ll notify you right away.”
Gao Yang stood up and said, “Okay, that’s it then, guys.
Anyone else got something to say?
If not, um, Rabbit, I’ve got some things I’d like to discuss with you.” (To be continued.
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