Love Began with the First Meeting

After hearing what Cathy had said, Maggie could do nothing but grind her teeth in secret.

As a member of the military, she had to try her best to fulfill the tasks given to her by her superiors, regardless of the process and consequence. Edgar emphasized that I was a military order, which meant that there was nothing she could do to slip out of it. Indeed, he was an evil man!

Maggie stood in the research lab, yelling at the wall. Maggie wished she could stand on top of a mountain and scream her heart out.

After venting her frustrations to the wall, Maggie gathered her emotions and set about making preparations for her research. Although she was mad at Edgar, Maggie was delighted to be involved in a research project on the trajectory of changing wind resistance. Maggie was not the type to complain about her problems, instead, the greater the pressure she suffered, the more actively she would face it. She was a thorough masochist!

Once the research was underway, it became a part of her daily routine. Elijah was transferred to assist Maggie as he had extensive experience with firearms. The both of them conducted the research driven by excitement everyday, except on days when they had training sessions with the Falcon Commando. Luckily, Daniel showed them more leniency than Edgar did. Thanks to Daniel, both Maggie and Elijah were given temporarily leave from survival training, allowing them more time to conduct their research. "Maggie, give it a shot now!"

Elijah looked at the 86S sniper rifle in his hand as he offered it to her.

Maggie pursed her lips and swallowed tensely, feeling a bit nervous. "Okay..." As soon as she felt the touch of the weapon in her hand, her eyes lit up. "Vice-commander, I heard that... you are one of the most spectacular sharpshooters in the reconnaissance company... I suggest that you should be the one to conduct the test fire,"

Maggie said that because she wanted to see his marksmanship, and she was unwilling to showcase her own inferior skills. More importantly, they were being watched by Edgar.

Elijah shook his head and refused without hesitation. "Nope. I plan to devote myself to research from now. And since, I have decided to make research my priority, I've had less time to practice my marksmanship."

He paused for a moment and frowned before adding, "Speaking of the best marksmen, I have to mention that the captain of the Eagle and the captain of the Falcon are both excellent marksmen. Besides, Gerd can also be considered to be just as good as those two. If you want accurate test results, I'd advise you to let the three of them take a shot each."

Evidently, Elijah had high standards. In fact, all the members of the Eagle had done well in marksmanship, but this sniper rifle was different from standard rifles.

Of course, it was no wonder that the strength of the sniper company was outstanding, but in case something unexpected happened, the Commando was also trained. Their quick reaction could make a difference if suddenly called upon.

Maggie was reluctant to ask Edgar for help, and as for Daniel... Well, he was a Captain and ranked a level higher than her, thus she did not consider him for the test shot. Finally, she locked her sights on Gerd as her target. After all, he was a sniper of the Falcon Commando.

Gerd was a soldier from a rural area. Although there was no doubt that the cultural qualities of rural communities were lower than that of the urban areas, special troops still demanded that their soldiers must be equipped with both a high cultural and military quality. Gerd had born a lot of hardship to get to where he was right now.

When he heard that Maggie was planning on approaching him with the task, he was deeply pleased in his heart. With the arrival of the two female soliders in the camp, most of the men looked for an opportunity to impress them. Gerd was no exception. But he would have to run her request by his Captain before he could accept her offer.

When Daniel was informed that Maggie had asked for help, he approved it at once. Besides, he also sent Condor to assist her. The Captain ordered that if Maggie asked for any help, all the members of the Eagle were required to lend assistance. After all, if her research succeeded, it would not only bring glory to her, but also help everyone in their military region.

Gerd lay spread out on the patch of land that had been prepared for him in advance. He was holding a sniper rifle with an effective shooting range of one thousand meters in his hands. In light of his experience, and the effective shooting range which could add two hundred meters, the moving target was set at a position of 1800 meters away.

"Gerd, attention please!"

Condor carried professional targeting equipment in his hand. "The target location is drawing near. It's at a distance of 1805 meters. It is a human-shaped dummy mounted above the moving tank."

Gerd sought the target and acknowledged it. "Target confirmed."

"At present it is moving six miles per hour from right to left and has shifted to the right with 0.25 mils..."

Gerd carefully listened to Condor's report, updating his aim with every bit of new information. This included wind direction and trajectory. When Condor declared "Ready to fire", Gerd fired a shot immediately without any hesitation.

Maggie and Elijah's hearts were thumping at the same time. The second the bullet exploded from the barrel of the snipers rifle, both of them felt so excited that they imagined they were the bullet fired into the heart of the human-shaped dummy. They monitored the shot with a high-powered telescope. When the bullet finally hit the dummy, they heard a voice over the walkie-talkie.

"The bullet shifted from the heart of the target by five millimeters."

Maggie felt utterly disappointed at the result. If anyone else, besides Gerd had taken the shot, the bullet

would have deviated even more.

"Report, it is done. Please indicate!"

Condor and Gerd stood up together, careful to secure the rifle.

Maggie tried to force a smile and nodded. "A deviation of five millimeters." Seeing the disappointment on Gerd's face, she cracked a smile and said, "It was not your fault. Besides, it could be ascribed to my insufficient experience."

Gerd kept silent. After Elijah signaled Gerd to hand over the sniper rifle to him, Maggie added, "It is time for you to go back to your training. Thank you very much for your valuable time!"

"Glad to be of help!"

Looking at the soldiers' glum departure, Maggie felt upset all of a sudden.

After Elijah said a few comforting words to raise their spirits, both he and Maggie returned to the lab. Two months had passed by and she still had nothing to show for it. Although she had mastered the theoretical knowledge, it was vastly different when applying it in practice.

"Argh!" Maggie scratched her head and she felt like she was going insane. "The ideals are a sham while the realities are cruel. Oh, where am I getting it wrong?"

She flipped through the thick datum as she scratched her ears and cheeks anxiously.

Elijah had grown accustomed to her way of dealing with failure. He left her to her own devices knowing that she would recover from her despair and come back in high spirits again, after some time.

He shook his head and stifled a smile as he realized that she looked like a squirrel washing its face when she was scratching her head.

Edgar heard Daniel's report, and the corners of his mouth raised up to form a faint smile. After he greeted Daniel and offered him a seat, Edgar said, "She is pretty good. Maggie has truly lived up to the reputation of her school. She has performed much better than I expected." As he spoke, he asked, "How is the daily training going?"☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐