Passing through the kitchen of the bar, the two of them came to a dark and thick iron door. Yuri gently turned a valve next to the iron door twice, and a crisp sound of gear rotation came from inside the iron door. With the sound of the array, the iron door slowly opened a gap.

Behind the iron gate is a passage that goes directly to the underground. A large number of rusty steam pipes are embedded on the walls on both sides of the passage. Several of them are still swaying slightly, and it is obvious that a large amount of steam is passing through it.

The basement has a large space, at least hundreds of square meters, but the first feeling that it gives Ashes is not like a secret agent stronghold, but it is more like a mechanic workshop.

At the sight are two huge metal workbenches, with many tools and parts placed in a mess on the table. A semi-finished mechanical device with no use yet is fixed on a metal bracket more than three meters high. A large amount of copper wire extends from the inside of the machine and hangs on the ground like a tassel.

Behind the workbench is a large steam engine that occupies nearly one-third of the space on the ground - the "Highris 4". This is a military-type steam engine that cannot be bought in the civilian market. Its maximum output power can reach 14,000 horsepower, while the engine power of the Sabertooth Tiger series steam tank is only 2,500 horsepower.

"Although you need to train special training, you have to choose your own department before special training." Yuri skillfully pulled out a folding chair from one corner and sat on it.

"Science Department?" Ashes repeated it with some confusion.

"Yes, the department. 'People have the best talents and things have the best resources'. Teaching according to their aptitude has always been the coaching philosophy of our Huangquan Training Camp. Everyone has different talents, so it is naturally impossible to receive the same training like a big pot of stew. Like those colleges that teach and educate people, there are three different departments in Huangquan Training Camp for rookies to choose from."

“Which three?”

"The first one is the combat department, this is the best way to understand. To put it bluntly, it is used to cultivate reckless men and kill embryos... Ahem, but Senior Sister Soya is not listed here. She is much better than those idiots who only know how to fight and kill." Yuri shrugged and said.

"Soya...is she graduated from the combat department?"

"That's right... the senior sister is a graduate of the third phase, and at that time, there was no such clear distinction between departments in Huangquan. Basically, everyone can be considered a combat department." Yuri explained to Ash.

"The second one is the Intelligence Department, as the name suggests, this is not difficult to understand. The bartender who just talked to me is a graduate of the Intelligence Department. The Intelligence Department is the second largest department after the combat department, but their work is much more important than that group of reckless men. The collection, transmission, analysis and so on of intelligence... Just in terms of the heavy workload, the Intelligence Department is definitely the best in the entire Huangquan Training Camp."

"The third one, the support department, also known as the 'Logistics Department'... It doesn't sound so majestic, but I can guarantee you that the support department can definitely be said to be the most important department in the entire Huangquan Training Camp..."

"Are you just supporting the department?" Ashes glanced at the mechanical equipment in the basement, and immediately guessed Yuri's department.

"Of course! I am a second-level mechanic, and I am responsible for the daily maintenance of senior sister Soya's power armor." Yuri said proudly.

The name of the second-level mechanic shocked Ash's heart. The mechanic level is certified by an official institution called the "Mechanics Association". The lowest apprentice, then entry-level, low-level, intermediate and advanced. Above the advanced, there are five levels from first to fifth level. Any mechanic who can have the level can basically be called a master-level mechanic.

A mechanic with a rank, even if he is a civilian, has a social status of equality with the nobles. A second-level mechanic like Yuri is almost the same as a lifelong viscount.

But the rank is not so easy to obtain. If a mechanic wants to break through to "level" or above and become a "master", he must come up with a mechanical work that is completely designed and assembled by himself. Only after this work has been strictly evaluated and graded by the Mechanics Association, he will be awarded the corresponding rank of the work.

In addition, if a mechanic has made extremely outstanding contributions to the development of mechanics, the association will also award ranks in an extraordinary way. However, mechanics who can do this are often already masters.

In the impression of Ashes, the designer of the "Sabretooth Tiger" steam tank used by Margaret and others was just a first-level mechanic, even one-level lower than the guy who was less than 30 years old in front of him.

What did this guy do to get the Mechanics Association to rated him as a second-level mechanic...

"I personally recommend that you choose the Intelligence Department or the Support Department. Although the standards for introductory assessment are almost the same, the weights between different departments are still deviated." Yuri said to Ash. His implications were obvious. The combat system is not suitable for Ash.

It’s not that he looked down on Ashes, but that’s the case… As a child who grew up in an isolation area, it’s already pretty good to be starved to death without being frozen to death. It’s even more common to have a meal, let alone balanced nutrition and other things.

Ashes' physical development is not a little worse than that of normal peers. It is no exaggeration to describe it as weak. It is simply a huge difference from the recruitment threshold of the Huangquan Training Camp combat system. If he insists on signing up for the combat system, even if he can force him into it with the help of Soya, he may die in the subsequent training process.

The graduates of Huangquan Training Camp are indeed excellent, but their elimination rate is terrible... and the only way to elimination is death.

"I choose the support system." After weighing for a while, Ash made a choice.

Literally, the support department is responsible for logistics work, and it rarely needs to go to the front line in person. The level of danger is much smaller than that of the combat department and intelligence department... Moreover, with the knowledge reserves of ashes and his unforgettable memory, he is also very suitable to become a logistics personnel similar to a mechanic.
Chapter completed!