They woke up the next day, feeling refreshed and full of strength. Sleeping and resting was still the best weakness antidote Afterall. Their body felt smooth like beautified jade that just came out of a hot water bath. The feeling was very satisfying. After coming out to the sitting room, Clark smiled as he breathe in the fresh air coming in through the window. “This is a sign of good fortune today,” he thought, as his smile grew wider. Leo yawned lazily, as Benny greeted the both of them. “Good morning Leo, good morning Clark,” his cheerful voice echoed around the large sitting room. “Yeah, good morning. The night was good, it’s probably the best I’ve had in a while”. Leo answered while stretching to relieve his bones. “Who asked about your night?” Clark and Benny thought simultaneously in amusement. They chuckled, as they got up to brush their teeth and prepare for the day. After they almost finished dressing up, Clark received a message notification from his implant. He turned to look at Leo and Benny, he realized that they also received a message notification from their expressions. The notification did not stop their movements, they continued with what they were doing as they checked the message mentally. “Oh, they already sent the guide for new soldiers,” Clark muttered, surprised, due to the efficiency of the message delivery. The message was the guide that the captain talked about; he quickly opened the message to check it out. After dressing up and finishing his preparations, he sat down to concentrate better. “Good day soldiers, this is the digital guide you need to know everything you want about the python military division, including its rules and regulations". "The python military division is a subsidiary division of the Southern Spartan army. Our job is to protect Delhi city citizens from any form of threat, most especially in the form of the Persian Tigers terrorist organization and the Moca republic”. “All soldiers are expected to report only to the captain of the military division, or any of its second in commands. In here, your leader's words are law. You better listen and obey, to avoid stories that touch"."As a high-grade soldier, you need good quality equipment and battle arts. You can exchange for them with military achievement points, or pay directly with credits”. “Military achievement points can be gotten through participating in military offensives against an external threat or taking part in a mission. You can also get them through a lot of other activities, which you will slowly learn about as your stay here extends". "Any remarkable achievement in a raid or battle is rewarded with remarkable points also. With this format, it is clear that better-performing soldiers will be better rewarded. Excellence here is the same as contribution points if you can utilize it well". "You can also get military achievement points by breaking any of the records set by soldiers of your rank, during training. Our contribution points, emphasize on soldiers who bring out tangible results in everything". "If you want to know the price of a specific equipment or battle art, you can inquire about it by visiting the armory". "You can also be promoted in the military division after you accumulate enough battle records and experience. Do not expect any fast increase in position, if you don't put in the effort”.“As a high-grade soldier with one breakthrough, your salary for a month is 20,000 Spartan credits. Your paycheck will increase if you are successfully promoted to a position in the military division. Work hard, so you can fulfill your dreams as soldiers”. “Well, that’s unique, I’ll probably visit the armory first before going”. Clark soliloquized silently, as soon as he finished going through the message. After they all finished, Benny went out to get food as both Clark and Leo were too lazy to cook that morning. They didn’t even have any foodstuffs to cook a good meal, which was pathetic. “We’ll sort all these out on our journey,” Clark thought. After they were isolated, he finally called his friend closer so that they could check their bank balance after all their recent monetary awards. Leo rubbed his hands excitedly like a veteran thief, as Clark projected their balance through his implant on the television. Account name Clark Pendragon. Account number 007785610. Account balance 1,593,000 Spartan credits. Bam!! Leo directly fell from where he sat down on seeing this, as laughter escaped from his mouth hysterically. “Hahaha!! Clark, we are millionaires, 1.5 million credits, damn. Oh man, I feel like I have a fever, my temperature is rising, please switch on the A.C”. Clark was dumbstruck also, a stunned expression on his face as he directed questions to no one in particular. “Is this f***ing real?” Forget about the fact that the government provided him with a car worth 10,000,000 Spartan credits, that was just a miracle. Having over a million credits in your account, that’s something 80% of Spartan citizens have never seen in their life. Leo felt like crying, but it wasn’t appropriate. His emotions fluctuated rapidly, as he entered a complete hysterical mood. 3 years ago, he was an insignificant hoodlum on the streets. Now he had a best friend who is already a Spartan legend, and they both have over a million credits in their account. “Damn!! Life is unpredictable man. Just yesterday I had to steal before I could get one breakfast for the whole day, but now I’m ordering meals”. He thought emotionally, as his mood went through a roller coaster. Clark was also considerably shaken from the sight before him, but he hugged his friend to comfort him as he saw his constantly fluctuating emotions. “Hey, get your hands off me. Do you think I’m a cry baby? Who needs your comfort?” Leo was startled at first, before quickly recovering as he fired back at his friend. “Do you think I’ve never seen such money before? Back in the days when I worked as the president’s secretary, you were not even born yet". "Then, this amount of money was just pocket money to me. Stop behaving like a country bumpkin”. His emotions quickly stabilized, as he blurted out a bunch of nonsense at his friend. “Hahaha, you’re still as shameless as ever”. Clark let go of his friend as he retorted while laughing. ... Not too long later, Benny finally returned with the hot fried rice, chicken, and salad that he bought. They ate to their satisfaction, which granted Leo strength to regain his usual vibrant attitude, as he started blabbering about how awesome Clark’s car was. Though most of his words were exaggerated nonsense, the car was really a beast. Its normal speed was faster than 300km/hour, and its top speed was close to 500km/hour. Its tires were made from exotics, making them able to adapt to any terrain. The tires could grow spikes to move better in rocky terrain when needed, it could adapt to move better on a desert and other different bad terrains that normal cars can't move on. It had an inbuilt stealth system, which already places it on the op side. It could change into a speed boat or a mini-submarine when required, so only calling it a car was a kind of deceit. Its armor could withstand the constant firepower from a large group of soldiers wielding exotic weapons for over an hour, without its durability running low. Its outrageous armor already places it in the turtle shell side also. It also has in-built offensive weapons, to engage in offensive battles when required. It has an exotic machine gun, an exotic canon gun, an in-built sniper rifle, and a host of other weapons. Its add-ons are too numerous to quantify in one page, it can only be described or illustrated with a single word. “BADASSISM”. After they finished preparation, eating, and everything, they finally went out, going straight to the armory.