Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"Sigh, the senior management in charge of supplies has expressed great interest in Mandel bricks, and the Hafk Group will be holding a press conference for Mandel bricks at the radar station in Longbow Valley next month. They want us to go and snatch them up."

Upon hearing that they were going to steal the Mandel bricks, everyone's expressions became quite varied.

"No, aren't there other teams that specialize in this? Why call us? We're here to maintain balance, not to cause complete disruption."

The hot-tempered Zoya immediately objected. "Are you kidding me? If that high-level executive wants it, come and get it yourself. What's the point of asking them to do it? We'd risk our lives to snatch it for him, and he'd just sit in his office playing with women and shaking his leg?"

"Alright, Zoya, what he means is that after we get the Mandel Brick and decipher it, we can see if there is any bad information about Hafk in it. That way, we can punish Hafk and make them withdraw from Asara as soon as possible."

"No? Are you getting senile? You actually believe that?"

Zoya glared angrily at Shenlan, unable to believe where the fiery-tempered Shenlan of yesteryear had gone.

"Alright, Zoya, calm down. Deep Blue, is there anything else you're thinking that you haven't said?"

Red Wolf stopped Zoya, who was about to pounce on Deep Blue to argue, and turned to Deep Blue to ask.

"Well, my idea is that we should try our best to see if we can steal it. The priority of this operation is still to protect our own safety. If we are lucky enough to actually steal it, I think we should give the Mandel Brick to Said for safekeeping and tell the higher-ups that the mission has failed."

After hearing Deep Blue's thoughts, Zoya stopped struggling. That's more like it. Deep Blue is really not used to not causing trouble.

"So, do you have any other ideas about this operation? Let's discuss them together now."

Deep Blue glanced at the group, but Dragon said he would do whatever they asked him to do, and Terry and Uluru did the same.

Just then, Zhang Hao, who was being attacked by Luna and Mai Xiaowen, raised his hand.

"Me! I want to go too! I can do missions now!"

Everyone looked at Zhang Hao, who was eager to try, and saw that his eyes were shining and his face was full of anticipation.

"Xiao Hao, this isn't your usual patrol mission. There's a high chance of casualties this time. We're experienced; we've been through this before. You should wait a bit longer."

Seeing that Shenlan had rejected him, Zhang Hao decided it was necessary to show them the results of his daily hard work.

"Uncle Shenlan, didn't you say before that you would give me a test, and if I passed it, you would let me do something?"

When Zhang Hao mentioned the previous assessment, Shen Lan suddenly remembered that she had only wanted to motivate Zhang Hao back then. Even if he hadn't passed, how could she have the heart to send him back?

"Oh? Sure, then your assessment will be next month. You'll have a little over a week left, so make sure you prepare well."

Shen Lan suddenly thought that they could just send Zhang Hao to a distant mountain to practice sniping, and let the men take care of the task of going in to grab bricks, so that Zhang Hao wouldn't be in danger.

"Alright, since there's nothing else, everyone can go and prepare yourselves. I'll go get a map later and we can set things up then."

Thus, the battle over the Mandel bricks suddenly became chaotic, with various forces vying for a share. No one knew who would ultimately get their hands on this lucrative prize.

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"Whoosh! Xiao Hao, your dear Xiao Wen is back in full force!"

After resting for almost three weeks, Mai Xiaowen brought Zhang Hao to Luo Yi for a check-up. Wei Long's injury had already healed last week, and Wei Long immediately went to the gym to "roll around" with Terry. According to Terry, Wei Long kept muttering things like "I'll run you to death, you dead red wolf" while running on the treadmill.

After a week of "nutritional supplements from Xiao Hao Hao," Mai Xiaowen went to the infirmary for a check-up. After receiving confirmation from Luo Yi that her injury had fully recovered, she excitedly grabbed Zhang Hao and gave him two kisses.

"Hey, hey, hey, can you think about other people's feelings? If you want to kiss, go somewhere else. Don't show off in front of me. If you're so capable, go to Zoya's place next door. You'll be just as pathetic then."

Roy rolled his eyes at the two of them. They really were bullying the old folks every day. Humph, next time he can take a vacation, he'll go find his wife and kiss her every day, and take pictures of these noobs to show them what a romantic French kiss looks like.

After hearing Zoya's name, the excited Mai Xiaowen gradually calmed down. She remembered that she had once kissed Zhang Hao in front of Zoya as if making a vow, but Zoya would not do something like Luna did behind her back.

She snatched Zhang Hao away and, with a quick "mmm," pressed her lips to his. Luna and Mai Xiaowen were completely stunned.

The victim, Zhang Hao, was so shy that he lost his breath and collapsed into Zoya's arms. After kissing him, Zoya provocatively licked her lips and said to the two women:

"Don't try to provoke me. I'm not going to play mind games with you guys. I've been single for so many years, and I've finally found a young and handsome guy who's just my type. I'm not going to be polite to you guys, you know?"

Mai Xiaowen: I'm so angry and cold, that damned old maid.

Luna: Damn it, the rank is too high. Is it really possible to beat them?

Since that incident, Luna and Mai Xiaowen have been subtly forming an alliance, deciding to join forces to fight against the Great Demon King Zoya.

"Hmph! Mind your own business. Come on, Hao Hao, I'll take you to duo queue, I guarantee you'll fly high."

However, Mai Xiaowen still had to save face with Roy, so she snorted at Roy and quickly left the infirmary with Zhang Hao, in case Zoya caught them again.

Mai Xiaowen: Waaaaah, there's a cow???

The assessment begins in Chapter 80.

Time flew by and it was the following week. On this day, everyone from GTI gathered outside the Special Operations Department.

Shen Lan was standing to one side holding a record sheet, carefully listing all the assessment items on the sheet. After confirming that everything was correct, she asked Zhang Hao:

"Are you ready, Xiao Hao? If you are, let's begin."

Zhang Hao nodded. After a week of hard training, he was now frighteningly confident.

"Come on, I'm ready! I'm incredibly strong now!"

Weilong: Oh my gosh! This is the passion of youth! No wonder you're Xiaohao, whom I taught.

Seeing this, Shen Lan nodded and began to assess Zhang Hao in order. Luo Yi and Mai Xiaowen cheered him on from the side. As for why, Mai Xiaowen's academic class was canceled only after Zhang Hao went to Shen Lan and cried all afternoon. As for Luo Yi's class, Luo Yi decided to give up the assessment after telling Shen Lan that Zhang Hao could treat his wounds on his own.

"Wei Long, you'll be the one timing the first running event."

Wei Long nodded, ran to a spot 50 meters away, and gestured to Shen Lan.

Shen Lan also raised his hand, then led Zhang Hao to the track and said:

"As I told you before, since there's no specific terrain here, I won't be too strict about the time. Running 50 meters in under 7 seconds is considered passing. Are you ready?"

Zhang Hao nodded after listening, and Shen Lan also looked at Red Wolf on the other side who was holding a Desert Eagle. It is said that Red Wolf had previously chosen the G18, which he liked the most, but the blanks were not loud enough, so it was changed to the Desert Eagle.

"3, 2, 1, bang!"

As the starting gun fired, Zhang Hao sprinted off. This level of intensity was nothing to him; his best time was 6.7 seconds, so passing this would be a piece of cake.

After Zhang Hao crossed the line, Wei Long also looked at the watch in his hand.

"6.8 seconds, a passing grade!"

Deep Blue nodded, and then began testing long-distance running, strength, and so on.

As for these basic skills, Zhang Hao naturally handled them with ease. After all, he trained with the two "scroll kings" every day, and the intensity of that training was something he wouldn't have dared to imagine before.

Shen Lan nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the data. He knew that if he had used the same assessment requirements as Red Wolf and the others to assess Zhang Hao, Zhang Hao might not have been able to meet them and his confidence would have been undermined. Therefore, for this assessment, Shen Lan specifically asked the people who were responsible for teaching Zhang Hao about his usual limits (except for Mai Xiaowen).

Therefore, the standard for Zhang Hao's assessment this time was slightly lower than his usual training limit.

"Next project, shooting, hitting stationary targets. Luna told me about this project, so we won't test that. Let's start hitting moving targets. 10 chances, start."

Recalling what Luna had told him before, Deep Blue was also incredulous. What? Xiao Hao is a shooting genius? There's absolutely no need to test on a stationary target? It's just a waste of bullets.

In fact, Luna said that even shooting at a moving target wasn't much of a test, and inexplicably said to Shenlan, "Do you believe in true geniuses?" This left Shenlan completely bewildered, since he had never seen Zhang Hao's shooting class before. So he decided to add shooting at a moving target to see what would happen.

Zhang Hao picked up the MA41 in front of him, took a deep breath after loading the magazine which contained only 10 rounds, and then began to fire at the moving targets that were moving at varying speeds.

As 10 gunshots rang out, everyone except Mai Xiaowen and Luna stared in disbelief at the target that had hit the paper doll's head.

At this moment, Shenlan understood Luna's profound words. This might be what genius is. Zhang Hao only took two months to go from an "ordinary person" to his current level.

"Oh my god! Am I seeing things? Xiao Hao, you...you...you're really that amazing, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Roy stared wide-eyed at the scene before him in disbelief, then quickly composed himself and said smugly:

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. You've got a bit of me back in the day, but I can't be complacent. I still need to keep working hard."

These words naturally drew a chorus of boos, and Zoya rolled her eyes at Roy.

"Come on, these days even the most grotesque and ugly people can try to scam my Xiao Hao. I don't need to tell you what kind of person they are, do I?"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying? When I give you guys those hormone injections, are they accurate? Tell me! Look me in the eyes, huh? Have you ever given the wrong injection? Speak up!"

At this point, Wei Long raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to speak:

"Then what did you mean when you stabbed me in the butt last time? Are you sure you didn't miss?"

Roy's eyes darted around, and he instantly came up with an explanation for himself.

"Hey! You don't understand, do you? I'm trying to remind you of the feeling of getting a shot in the butt when you were a kid, you know? I'm thinking about letting you experience that childhood feeling even during the battle. Don't thank me too much, I'm afraid I'll get arrogant."

Once again, a chorus of boos erupted.

Deep Blue also marked the shooting option in the table with a score of 100, and then looked at the last item, melee combat.

"Well then, Xiao Hao, now there's only one last thing left, which is close combat. But Zoya and I witnessed your amazing match with Red Wolf before, so I think you've already surpassed Roy in this area. So let's cancel this event!"

Roy: You're talking nonsense! I was letting Xiao Hao win. You really think I can't beat him? I'm a combat medic, do you know how awesome I am when I shout "Attack!"?

Of course, this was just Roy's inner scream. When he saw Red Wolf get punched to the ground and need to catch his breath, Roy knew that he would soon be beaten to the ground and begging for mercy.

Zhang Hao: How could that be, Roy? We're best buddies! I'll slap you across the face first, and you won't even be able to beg for mercy. =￣ω￣=

Roy: I've been spoiling you for nothing o(TヘTo)

"So, Uncle Shenlan, did I pass the test this time?"

"Of course, Xiao Hao, this time I secretly got you an M700 from headquarters in advance, so you'll have your own weapon for future operations."

Upon hearing that he now had his own gun, Zhang Hao jumped up excitedly with a "whoosh!" This was not just a gun, but also a symbol of everyone's trust in him.

"Hey! You guys are all outside? Xiao Hao! I finally got you the burning arrows you wanted, hahaha!"

At this moment, Uluru, looking disheveled, ran out of the Special Operations Department. He had excitedly rushed out after Zhang Hao had made the burning arrows he wanted, hoping to get everyone's praise, but after looking around and not finding anyone, he ran out and found that everyone was outside.

"Really? Uncle Uluru, you're amazing! I'll make you a cocktail when we get back. You've really gone to a lot of trouble!"

Amidst laughter and cheers, everyone returned to the Special Operations Unit to celebrate Zhang Hao's successful passage.

Uluru: You've probably almost forgotten about me since so many chapters haven't been released!

Chapter 81 Burning Arrows

After enjoying a delicious lunch, Zhang Hao lay contentedly on the sofa, feeling a huge weight lifted off his shoulders after passing the assessment.

"Uncle Uluru, is this arrow you invented stable? Are you sure it won't explode in my hands?"

Looking at the burning arrow in his hand, which was noticeably thicker than Luna's electric arrow, Zhang Hao asked with some unease.

"Hey! Xiao Hao, don't worry. You know, I tested this final version many times. I almost burned down my lab when I was testing it, so I added a sensor module inside. Now, even if you break it, it won't explode. Don't worry!"

Uluru said confidently, "Heaven knows how much he suffered in the lab without sleep. His beard was even singed and curled up. Fortunately, he got to drink the new wine that Xiao Hao made. Hehe, it was all worth it!"

Zoya sat to the side with a frown. She could already smell the strange odor coming from Uluru. You see, Uluru really did plunge headfirst into the laboratory. He would only come out to find something to eat when he was starving. He never even thought about taking a bath.

"Hey, can't you go take a shower already? Can't you smell the stench on you?"

Uluru ignored Zoya's complaints, completely unconcerned. He knew that if Zoya didn't criticize him one day, he would suspect that Zoya had been replaced.

"What's the rush? You have no idea how hard I worked to develop this arrow. Hehe, with this, Xiao Hao's self-defense capabilities will be stronger. Xiao Hao, if you have any other ideas, just tell your Uncle Uluru. I'll work on them until I'm worn out."

Zhang Hao: I'm so touched, sob sob, Uncle Uluru, you're so good to me.

Zoya was also silenced by Uluru's words. Yes, he did this to develop weapons for Xiaohao, and what right did she have to criticize him when she hadn't done anything for Xiaohao?

"Hmph, I'm just reminding you to take a shower later. If you don't shower every day, you'll get a bacterial infection and come looking for me again."

Everyone burst into laughter at Zoya's stubborn pride. After laughing, Luna said to Zhang Hao:

"Xiao Hao, why don't you take this outside and try it out?"

Zhang Hao, who had been itching to try it for a long time, readily agreed. So, a group of people who had just finished eating came outside to watch Xiao Hao test the burning arrow to help them digest their food.

"Hey, Uluru, how many arrows did you prepare for Xiao Hao this time? Was it expensive?"

Deep Blue thought of the finely crafted arrow in Zhang Hao's hand and asked Uluru.

"Well, the resources haven't arrived yet, so I only prepared 20, including the one he has. After all, a lot of things failed during the experiments. If the resources arrive next month, we should be able to make about 25. After all, in the entire Special Operations Department, only Xiao Hao and I need napalm and white phosphorus."

Uluru roughly calculated and estimated how many arrows could be made with the resources available this month.

"Okay, I understand. I'll apply to headquarters next time. By the way, the resources for this month should start arriving soon. There should be quite a lot this time, since we're going to try and seize the Mandel Bricks this month. The higher-ups in charge of resources shouldn't be stingy with resources."

"Huh? Stealing Mandel bricks? How many of us are there? Seriously, aren't these bandits? When? I need to go and prepare more loitering munitions."

Uluru, who had just connected to the internet, stared wide-eyed at the deep blue. Wait, why didn't anyone tell me this? Is it really this exciting?

"On the 15th of this month, the Hafk Group will hold a press conference at the radar station in Longbow Valley. The higher-ups will naturally not just sit there and watch. This time, they want us to seize the Mandel Brick. But I told everyone that if we manage to get it, we should put it with Said first. Our high-level plans are about to change, and we can't just hand over the Mandel Brick like that."

Uluru, being a seasoned veteran, immediately understood that the plan was to ask the higher-ups for more resources, then take it easy while they were vying for them. Once they got the resources, they would get rid of this hot potato and wait for the higher-ups to reshuffle the deck before assessing the situation.