No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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She only snapped out of her ditch when she emerged from the trench and saw her instructor glaring at her, and ran in the direction Payne was pointing.

After spending ten seconds gathering the other five beasts, Payne led them hurriedly toward the scene of the incident.

After that scream, he heard a burst of even more gunfire, but no more shouts.

Please, please don't let anything serious happen. Lacey and Alpha, the two best fighters, are still using the splitter...

Perhaps because the soldiers had been bored out of their minds during the past month of trench life, something unusual finally happened, and almost the entire first trench was mobilized.

Some people were looking out for the enemy positions with their guns, some were running around in the trenches to pass on messages, some were taking out bullets and grenades, and some even fell down and blocked the road...

Just as Payne was helplessly watching the group of people lying on the ground unable to get up for a long time, a white figure leaped up and flew over the group of people without exposing its body, arriving in front of him to report:

"Boss, you don't need to go and see. It's just that a soldier was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet, and then his comrade retaliated by firing a few shots."

"...Was he really injured by the French?" Payne asked incredulously.

“That’s right.” Stephen nodded.

After working together so well for so long, what does it mean when you suddenly fire a shot and injure one of our people?

If it weren't for the strict prohibition against communicating with enemy soldiers and the fact that someone was supervising, Payne would have wanted to ask them in French what they were doing, whether it was intentional or accidental.

Of course, it didn't matter what the actual situation was, because the German side had suffered casualties.

Therefore, not long after Payne and his men returned, the company commander brought orders:

"The higher-ups have approved it. Intensify the harassment!"

The soldiers, who hadn't fired a gun in a long time, suddenly became excited. As if they were testing their marksmanship and the level of gun maintenance, they began to use bullets to destroy the breastwork that the French had painstakingly built.

Payne didn't think much of it; he just considered it extra training for his beast girls, and it also gave him a legitimate reason to burn off the two dogs' energy.

However, after a while, when all the beast girls had completed their training and the soldiers were tired of firing, Payne noticed that the gunfire from the French positions did not seem to have decreased significantly.

These guys are not only firing their guns despite being shot, but they're also not afraid of grenades.

A few hundred yuan a month? Why work this hard?

Based on his observations over the past few days, Payne felt that something was definitely wrong, but he just couldn't quite grasp the key point.

After completing the second round of bombing training, Lacey and Alpha saw that Payne was just sitting on the ammunition box cosplaying as the Thinker statue, showing no intention of supervising the training at all. So they exchanged a glance and then rushed towards him.

Even the collision between the two large, fierce dogs seemed to have no effect on Payne's thoughts. He subconsciously petted the dogs while continuing to think with a furrowed brow, without taking any further action.

Having been criticized and given extra training so many times in the past few days, the two dogs, seeing that Payne still ignored them, had no choice but to give up their plans to stick together further. Instead, they suppressed the discomfort of the splitter and obediently lay down at his feet, one on each side.

Even so, they still wouldn't stop, poking each other under Payne's feet, glaring at each other, their open and covert struggles never ceasing.

Normally, Payne would have appreciated Alpha's little tricks, but seeing this scene now, his thinking speed actually increased.

These two dogs are not only fighting openly, but they might also be trying to trip each other up in secret.

Could the French be up to something behind our backs, something we can't see, that things aren't actually what they seem?

Unlike the situation in World War I on Earth, the technological paths of France and Germany in this world have diverged significantly. Often, neither side can figure out what the other is doing, and even Payne's information gap as a transmigrator has become largely ineffective.

After thinking it over, Payne took the initiative to go to the company commander and asked, "Is there any high place around here where we can see the French positions?"

"...Look, you saw it when you came here. This area is flat and flat. Even if there were trees, they would have been cut down by artillery shells long ago."

Company Commander Berynk answered the question instinctively at first, then asked, "Do you have some ideas?"

Payne also spoke frankly: "I suspect... there might not be many people on the French positions right now, and all those guns are mechanically controlled and fire automatically."

"Automatic firing?!" The company commander was immediately taken aback. "Are the French that advanced this much? They can produce firepower through factory assembly lines?!"

Although Payne thought the company commander's analogy of "producing firepower through a factory assembly line" was brilliant, he quickly reassured him:

"Wait, wait a minute, calm down. Actually, things might be much simpler than you think..."

“I once heard of a method: place the gun on the ground, connect the trigger to an open box with a simple lever device, and then punch a hole in the bottom of another water-filled box and suspend it above the first box, allowing the water to drip in slowly.”

"As the water in the box increases, the lever mechanism applies more and more force to the trigger, eventually enough to pull the trigger."

"In this way, the effect of delaying the firing is achieved when no one is around."

These words left the company commander stunned. He scratched his head and stroked his chin before finally saying, "Now that you mention it, it does seem quite simple. We could even make such a device ourselves..."

"Hey, these Frenchmen aren't stupid."

"Okay, I'll try to find a high place to see if I can scout out what these Frenchmen are up to."

"I hope that, as you say, the commotion these days was caused by them using these makeshift devices."

"If they really manage to develop some kind of automated war, then what's the point of us fighting?!"

Watching the company commander's departing figure, Payne murmured, "France has machines, Germany has beast girls."

"

Hey~

The host's depressing jokes were detected.

Depression level: 100%

Funny level: 10%

Freshness: 100%

Note: It's mainly because it's a bit difficult to make associations.

Points increased by 210

"

Payne: "Sparrow food."

Chapter 189 CLXXXVIII. Since things have come to this, let's feed the dog first.

The company commander said he would try his best, but he disappeared without a trace after trying, and Payne didn't see him again until bedtime that night.

When they asked the brothers in B Company, they only got the reply that "he went to the front-line command post and never came back."

Apart from someone being hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet in the morning, everyone walked close to the trench wall for the rest of the day, and they were very careful not to expose their heads when firing shots or throwing grenades, so there were no second casualties.

Payne decided to ignore the matter; he still had to deal with Lacey and Alpha that night, so he needed to conserve his energy.

Although he had a very relaxed attitude, he did not give up thinking and preparation.

If this trend continues, either the enemy or our side will eventually make some big moves.

Considering the beast girl's energy levels, it's time to unleash our trump card.

Therefore, before working overtime with his two dogs that night, while all the beasts were still around, Payne opened the Depressing Joke System and used his accumulated points to redeem a can of dog food.

He even took a closer look and realized that just by exchanging this one can of dog food, he had almost used up all the points he had gained from Grace's five-hit combo of depressing jokes.

In that instant, Payne felt a tremendous sense of absurdity.

The death of a beast girl is only worth a can of dog food in the Depressing Joke System?

Shaking his head somewhat helplessly, Payne tried to ignore the image of Grace that he was hallucinating on the jar, and forced a smile as he said, "Look what good stuff I've gotten."

Lacey cheered and ran over the moment she saw the canned food, clinging to Payne's arm and staring at him expectantly, her tail wagging like a fan on its highest speed.

Alpha and Ella were a step behind before coming closer, sniffing the can with some curiosity. "Is it delicious?"

"Yes, it's delicious, and I'm sure you won't find it anywhere else."

Payne said with a smile, then quickly stopped the three dog heads with his hands and feet, "Don't get excited, don't get excited, sit down, the best boy can eat first."

So the three dogs—one brown, one black, and one gold—immediately sat in a row in front of him, their three tails, each with a different shape, slapping the ground.

Payne nodded in satisfaction, and while opening the can, he explained, "I know this stuff is really delicious, but you've all already eaten, so this is just a snack. Each beast can only eat a little, understand?"

The three dogs showed no sign of disappointment, because they had already smelled the peculiar aroma from the can of food, and now all they could think about was, "Quick, feed me!"

As if deliberately whetting their appetites, Payne leisurely picked up a piece of dog food, popped it into his mouth, and said:

"This is to replenish your stamina in preparation for the possible battles ahead. Don't make me look for this stuff at other times. You all need to eat meat properly, understand?"

"Okay, since you've all been very good, let's start getting our food."

Lacey was quick and the first to take out the lunchbox, and Alpha and Ella immediately followed suit, watching expectantly as Payne grabbed a handful of dog food into each lunchbox.

"Alright, let's eat."

Since Lacey had already eaten several times, she didn't hesitate to start gobbling down her food when she received the order to eat.

Alpha and Ella were seeing these unassuming little brown granules for the first time. They didn't start eating them right away, but first poked at them with their paws, and then carefully smelled them.

Then the two beasts were stunned.

Fragrant.

It smells so good, it's almost unreal.

Is this something good for an orc like me to eat?

Is this a delicacy that humans in this world could possibly make?!

These thoughts flashed through their minds, and then Alpha and Ella almost involuntarily buried their heads and began to eat heartily.

But a handful of dog food couldn't withstand such a waste; in less than half a minute, all three dog bowls were completely empty.

The three dogs still licked the bottom of the food box a few more times, their mouths watering as they looked at Payne, hoping he would give them some more dog food.

After eating these small brown particles, no other fresh meat I've ever eaten before seems quite delicious!

They'd do almost anything to get just one more bite of dog food!

But when faced with the pleading of the three well-behaved dogs, Payne just coldly rolled his eyes and said, "What did I just say? This is a snack to replenish their energy! There's no extra!"

"Ruby, take the other beasts out first, give Stephen a couple to try, then find a place to hide this thing. Oh, and get me a chocolate bar too."

"it is good."

The squirrel gave a succinct reply, took the can of dog food from Payne, and pushed a dejected Ella and a Stephen with a face full of questions like, "Huh? Herbivores can eat this too?" away together.

After things quieted down inside the trench, Payne turned to Alpha and said, "I have a feeling you're about to ask me how to get more dog food."

Alpha immediately shut its mouth, which had been threatening to utter a word, and shrank back slightly. "I...I just..."

Payne immediately extinguished her last shred of hope: "No way, I'm always fair and just. You can ask Lacey."