Whoosh!
A sharp whistle pierced the air beside Charlotte's ear.
Captain Douglas blew the assembly whistle in his mouth!
The shrill whistle echoed across the entire camp. Upon hearing it, all the soldiers, regardless of what they were doing, quickly gathered on the playground within five minutes.
Charlotte watched as rows of soldiers, holding their weapons, stood upright in front of her.
They formed square formations, lining up neatly.
This sight filled Charlotte with a touch of admiration for Captain Douglas. She thought that regardless of his future reputation, his skill in training soldiers was truly remarkable.
Looking at the orderly square formations,
They were clearly distinguishable.
One row was composed of young recruits, and the other of adult soldiers.
It was easy to tell them apart at a glance.
Charlotte shifted her gaze to the row of young recruits.
Immediately, she spotted a figure standing out from the rest.
In a formation where the average height of the young recruits was less than 1.5 meters, there was a young lad nearly two meters tall. He was impossible to miss.
Charlotte stared at him without the slightest attempt to hide her gaze.
As if sensing her stare, the young lad looked up at Charlotte.
Their eyes met, and Charlotte was certain that this was the Douglas Bullet she was looking for!
At this moment, Bullet might not be called Bullet yet; he was just a recruit with the codename "Ninth Bullet." He also looked at Charlotte with bright and eager eyes, showing no sign of backing down in terms of his aura.
This made Charlotte smile.
She waved at Captain Douglas below, signaling him to come up.
" Him! He's the one I'm looking for! Bring him here!"
Charlotte said in a tone that brooked no refusal.
Following Charlotte's finger, Douglas immediately saw who she was pointing at.
At the sight of the figure, Douglas frowned instantly.
"What? Is there a problem?"
Charlotte noticed his expression and asked, clearly unhappy.
"No! No problem at all! I'll bring him right away!"
Donn, standing beside them, immediately nudged the dazed Douglas and gave him a meaningful look.
Douglas glanced at Charlotte and then stepped off the stage.
He walked up to Bullet.
"Recruit Ninth Bullet, fall out!"
Douglas commanded sternly.
"Yes, sir!"
A clearly youthful voice rang out, which was completely out of proportion to his nearly two - meter - tall frame.
"Everyone else, dismissed!"
Douglas ordered the other soldiers.
"Yes, sir!"
All the soldiers dispersed in an orderly way, and no one had any complaints.
"Follow me!"
Douglas said to Recruit Ninth Bullet.
Then he strode forward.
The two - meter - tall Recruit Ninth Bullet followed closely behind.
He was even taller than Douglas.
After they stepped onto the stage, Douglas approached Charlotte.
"My lord! The person you wanted is here!"
Douglas said this with a hint of resignation in his heart.
General Don had been grooming Recruit Ninth Bullet as his right-hand man. He was well-aware that this child had terrifying power. Once he grew up, he would surely become General Don's most valuable asset. Unfortunately, all of this vanished after Charlotte arrived.
Charlotte ignored Douglas; he didn't even glance at him and just stared fixedly at the sturdy young boy in front of him.
"How old are you this year?"
Charlotte looked at the boy in front of him and asked.
Recruit Ninth Bullet, seeing a person taller than himself asking him a question, couldn't help but turn his gaze to his Captain, Douglas.
This action made Charlotte frown slightly.
General Don, who had been observing Charlotte's expression, immediately roared at the young soldier.
"Answer the question, soldier!"
Recruit Ninth Bullet immediately replied instinctively.
"Reporting, sir! I'm eight years old this year!"
After hearing this number, everyone except Charlotte and Douglas, who had adopted the young boy, looked utterly incredulous.
An eight - year - old child! Standing nearly two meters tall. How could that be possible?
Just as General Don was about to say something, Charlotte waved his hand to interrupt him.
Charlotte then looked at the eight - year - old boy with a smile.
"Do you want to come with me?"
Charlotte extended an olive branch to this eight - year - old boy!
These words immediately caught General Don's and Douglas's attention.
Even Elena looked at Charlotte in surprise.
The eight - year - old boy was also slightly stunned.
He never expected the person a head taller than himself to ask such a question. For a moment, he was at a loss.
But General Don reacted quickly!
"Obey the order, soldier!"
General Don said to Recruit Ninth Bullet.
"Yes, sir!"
The eight - year - old boy instinctively stood at attention and replied.
Charlotte glanced at General Don without saying a word. He thought this was the best approach because it would otherwise take a great deal of effort to get the eight - year - old boy to follow him voluntarily. It was simple and straightforward this way.
"What's your name?"
Charlotte asked the child known as Recruit Ninth Bullet.
The eight - year - old boy hesitated for a moment.
"Reporting, sir! I don't have a name, only a code! My code is Ninth Bullet!"
As he said this, there was no expression on his face, as if he was used to it.
"Well! How about I give you a name?"
Charlotte stroked his chin as he looked at him.
Charlotte's words made the boy's otherwise expressionless eyes flicker, but he didn't say a word.
"Alright! Recruit Ninth Bullet! Let's call you Barrett. As for your family name?"
Charlotte pretended to look at Captain Douglas.
"Got it! How about Douglas Bullet!"
Charlotte looked down at Barrett and asked.
In fact, Charlotte was just giving him the name he would have in the future.
As for why? There was no reason. He just thought this name sounded better!
The name Charlotte gave made the young boy's heart stir slightly.
But there was no sign of it on his face.
"Thank you, sir, for bestowing the name!"
"
Ninth! No! It should be Barrett. He continued to use military jargon and said.
"Alright! You'll follow me from now on! I'm a pirate! If you follow me, it means you'll also become a pirate. How about it?"
Charlotte looked into Barrett's eyes, wanting to see his reaction.
As expected, after Charlotte said this, Barrett, who had been expressionless all along, changed his expression.
The education he received in the military since childhood made him have a natural aversion to pirates.
But it all vanished after Shogun Don's sharp shout.
"What are you waiting for! It's your fortune to follow Lord Charlotte!"
Don's words hit Barrett hard.
He felt a bit confused.
However, he immediately reflexively agreed.
"Yes! I'll follow my lord to the death!"
Barrett shouted loudly.
Charlotte was very satisfied with both the result and Don's performance just now.
His perfect assist helped Charlotte recruit this future powerhouse.