Chapter 76 - Identity (1/2)

Dageer opened the box, and inside it was a shiny new helmet. He used both hands to pick up the helmet and saw it was very different from the normal ones.

First of all, it had one of the macrobinoculars that was only present on lieutenant and higher ranks. The macrobinoculars was different from the usual ones, slimmer and more powerful. It had many functions, like night vision, 100x zoom, detection software that provided distance, wind, elevation and more.

But that was by far the less eye-catching piece of the helmet. What really caused an impression was the dark, reddish-brown paint.

The right side was plain white like the standard armor, but on the left was a stylized horn, much like the one on Commander Keeli's helmet.

The base of the horn started a little above the neck piece, and started thinning as it went up. It ended when it met the visor, and appeared once above it. At the top, the tip of the horn was only one finger large, and made a curve to the side part of the helmet, ending in a half-circle.

It was amazing. Dageer never thought he would use those words to describe a helmet, but it was really amazing.

Dageer picked his old helmet, full of scorched marks, dust and scars, and put it carefully on the box. Old or not, the helmet saved his life many times, and Dageer felt it deserved some respect. After that, he put his new helmet, and it fitted perfectly, just like his old one.

The helmet was new, but he felt a sense of familiarity with it, just like the one he felt with blasters, even when he had never used them. It was his soldier genes talking.

He pushed down the macrobinoculars, and started playing with it. The islands that before were just a dot on the sea, now were clear as day, and he could even see the distance between them.

Realizing that he was behaving like a Kowakian monkey-lizard, Dageer held his new helmet under his arms and saluted Commander Keeli and General Di.

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Dageer was already respected by the men of the 303rd, but his prestige grew a few steps after his promotion. He was now the sub-commander, and slowly his achievements started to spread.