In fact, nothing was permanent on this battlefield. Today's operations might shift to a different location tomorrow. However, the jungle where Feng Yi resided was good for concealment. For this reason, he didn't want his temporary residence to become the prime suspect of the Empire soldiers too early on.

After explaining, Feng Yi asked about Huang Zhennan's situation. Why were there so few left?

Huang Zhennan slammed the operating table hard, claiming bad luck. As the camp leader, he was the last to leave the high ground, the only unfortunate soul to encounter enemy soldiers during withdrawal. The enemy had a brigade's worth of infantry; frontal assault seemed hopeless. Hence, he divided his already meager squad of 120 people into three teams, that is, an average of 40 people per team.

There was no time to worry about how many people were left. They had to retreat while returning fire, and ended up with only 19 soldiers remaining. On the way, they had several skirmishes with enemy soldiers, almost exhausting their ammunition. Their supply was with another unit. So, Huang decided to take a big risk and loot the enemy's barracks for supplies. But the Empire's barracks were prepared, and had laid mines outside their location. Five of his comrades were lost upon their arrival.

Naturally, Huang Zhennan had forecast an escape route that was relatively safe. Unfortunately, even the safest escape route couldn't match a decent shelter plus a reliable forest cover, which was the best choice for the soldiers to restore their spirits and energy.

Their fate was bitter; they met the enemy halfway, and ended up losing not only their ammunition but their food supplies. Feng Yi deeply sympathized with Major Huang's spirit of courage and resilience in combat. He believed that their army should uphold such a spirit - fearless, enduring, and steered by a fearless spirit.

Actually, Huang Zhennan had no choice but to act in a remote camp. While feeling deep empathy, Feng Yi was also deeply frightened, because Huang Zhennan had a clear objective and was eager to act.

Due to his insignificant strategic significance, he had put himself in danger. If it weren't for Huang Zhennan's unit's misfortune, he might have been the one to step on a landmine.

During wartime, people often overlook seemingly insignificant details, but these details can become unpredictable lethal factors. This event made Feng Yi keenly aware of his shortcomings in combat command and deployment. With beads of sweat in his hands, his seemingly relaxed words hid a sense of vigilance. Any detail, any negligence, must be avoided. What kind of sudden problems would he encounter in future battles?

The lessons learned today were like a wall choking Feng Yi. When he returned to the temporary camp, Feng Yi quickly instructed a few words and enclosed himself in his room, not uttering a sound.

Seeing the Special Forces soldiers, the Field Platoon brothers may have looked unhappy, but they were still friendly. The cook made a meal without haste and there were no disputes as before.

On the other hand, Major Huang, Commander Jia Erjia and few other officers were very pleased. Jia Erjia presented a cigarette immediately, asking the cooking team to prepare some dishes and liquor. They started to discuss future plans while eating and drinking.

Compared to these officers' tactical plans, what Feng Yi was thinking was quite different. While others sought to gain more benefits at a smaller cost, he was considering how to survive on this battlefield for a long time. While others were planning to seize more weapons and equipment from the enemy, Feng Yi was always thinking about how to improve himself and get more chips for survival.

Perhaps due to his unique upbringing, Feng Yi's thinking was different from others. However, Feng Yi had his own reasons. In many battles, his original idea of bloody contests had gradually changed over time. The reasons were not hard to guess, Feng Yi believed that the survival value of himself and his comrades was far more valuable than sacrificing themselves.

If he had fallen earlier, these Field platoon soldiers would not have mastered so many fighting techniques in such a short period. If he had fallen earlier, the outcome of the Big Macs battle would probably have been different. If, forget all the ifs, Feng Yi didn't want to continue considering these meaningless questions. He gripped his messy hair in despair, his mind constantly jumping between thoughts of survival.

Deep into the night, Feng Yi asked Jia Erjia for the right to use a mobile soldier; Jia Erjia was sound asleep. After being woken, he waved his hand for Feng Yi to take it and use it as he pleased. Since Feng Yi stated his need for a mecha, Jia Erjia figured there had to be a reason and couldn't be bothered to ask for one. But it did cross his mind that Feng Yi might be sick, getting out of bed in the middle of the night to find him.

All the soldiers were already asleep. That night, Feng Yi walked out of the jungle alone. With Eggy's help, he evaded all the enemy soldiers he could have encountered on the way, taking the time to patrol a large area.

Eggy stated he was tired and wanted to sleep. He couldn't fathom why Feng Yi was behaving like Hans, patrolling the jungle in the middle of the night for no reason. Even with his abilities, Feng Yi couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be discovered by enemy soldiers.

But Feng Yi explained that he was idle and couldn't sleep, so he decided to get some fresh air rather than brood.

In reality, his main purpose was to plan their evacuation route. While the jungle was a natural shelter, it was also a target for enemies. Feng Yi refused to perform his duties blindly, hoping to find as many safe hideouts as possible. Opportunities always favored the prepared, and the naturally unlucky Feng Yi did not believe his luck would hold when faced with the enemy.

He left a note before he left, disappearing for five days. He would venture out at night and find a discreet place to shut down all energy leaks and sleep during the day. At night, he would survey thousands of kilometers of terrain with his mecha, attempting to note as many silent spots as possible according to the survey results.

Another tricky night passed. On the way back, looking at the three moons hanging high in the starry sky, Feng Yi felt inexplicably fatigued. He stopped his mecha and opened its cockpit, wanting to observe everything up close. For some reason, a scene from the battlefield at Big Macs came into Feng Yi's mind...

That night had been another fight, another Gun Rider Mecha, and Eggy by his side. He felt some scenes always repeated themselves at different times and places. Life really was short; almost a year had passed since leaving the Big Macs battlefield, and he'd been promoted from cannon fodder to a junior officer.

A year can seem long or short— but it's enough to change many things, like his slowly changing mentality. At the very least, he knew he needed to survive. The deepest memories were worth cherishing — he still faintly remembered the charge to Saudi Fortress on the Big Macs battlefield, where two brave teammates fell, their silence echoing louder than words.

Even now, Feng Yi felt he had not done enough for those fallen soldiers. They had merely become digits on the list of dead on the battlefield of Big Macs, anonymous heroes forever forgotten.

Now, he had finally changed. Given another chance, he would do his utmost to protect anyone worthy of protection, even if the outcome was unknown. But at the very least, he would fight tirelessly for those brave souls who could no longer fight.

If the performance of the mecha was the only thing constraining his real strength, he vowed to obtain a more powerful mecha as soon as possible. "Eggy, get me on the Star Domain Broadcast."

"Connecting to the Star Domain Broadcast could expose our coordinates; you don't plan to..."

Feng Yi nodded, "We're a good distance from the secret camp. As soon as we finish with the broadcast, we leave."

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