I was expelled from school at the beginning, but luckily I am the king of endurance.

It’s definitely not because Xiaoya’s smile after breaking the rock with his bare hands was too scary, um, definitely not.

The reading clubs organized within the union were also very effective. The student workers already had a simple class consciousness, and they had all read books in class and had basic thinking skills. With just a little guidance, they would naturally wake up.

Therefore, at the decision-making meeting on Friday, Xiaoya specifically proposed to recruit a group of student workers to join the secret part of the Spartacus Group.

As a result, the number of Spartacus members reached 127, and the secret section responsible for decision-making had a size of 10 people, five of whom were student workers.

This scale is already considered a large community in Gehenna, but because it is not involved in the production field, the Pandemonium has never paid much attention to them.

Of course, Xiaoya feels that the current structure of the Spartacus Group cannot last. As the number of people in the secret part increases, they cannot always maintain such a situation of general discussion. They must reform the Spartacus Group.

How to change it? Xiaoya has no idea yet.

But their contact with the Disciplinary Committee finally produced some results.

"Mei-san, huh? That's truly remarkable. You've built a large club from nothing in just a week."

Sitting on the sofa opposite was the administrative officer of the Disciplinary Committee, Tian Yu Yazi, the strange student who breathed through her side breasts that Xiao Ya had seen in Abydos.

It seems that Yazi still remembers Xiaoya, and she represented the Disciplinary Committee in the preliminary talks between the two sides.

The content of the talks was naturally about fighting against the Pandemonium.

During this week, the intelligence department of the Discipline Committee was also investigating the Pandemonium. Although the investigation progressed slowly due to the interference of the Pandemonium, they also discovered some things.

What Huizi said about the Pandemonium mastering a technique to influence and even control others mentally was true.

Although its working principle is still unknown, this discovery alone is enough to make the Disciplinary Committee nervous.

Hina kept this news secret among the top members of the Disciplinary Committee because she was not sure whether the Disciplinary Committee members below were affected. In short, Ako and the others were all suspicious at the time.

Against this background, Giné approved contact with the Spartacus Regiment.

Now is the critical moment of the treaty negotiations with the Holy Trinity. If Makoto, who has always opposed the treaty, controls the Disciplinary Committee, the future of Gehenna will definitely be plunged into war, which is something Hinata does not want to see.

Therefore, the Disciplinary Committee must make preparations early.

"However, regarding your proposal of a 'united front', we feel that it is unnecessary. We hope that the Spartacus Group can support the actions of the Disciplinary Committee at the critical moment." Yazi said.

To be honest, Yazi didn't understand why the chairman wanted to cooperate with a little-known organization. Their Disciplinary Committee could easily turn the tables on the Pantheon.

"Commissioner, why are you doing such a thankless task? This group shouldn't just kick them out. A powerful figure like you could easily take Gehenna for yourself and then conquer all of Kivotos... No, why would I have such thoughts? Uh..."

Yazi rubbed her head, then quickly suppressed the strange feeling. Perhaps she was too tired these past few days? She needed to have a good rest afterwards.

"It seems that you are not very sincere. The Spartacus Group is an independent organization. We hope that you can give us basic respect." Xiaoya said seriously that he wanted to cooperate with the Disciplinary Committee, but it was impossible to cooperate without bottom line. The Spartacus Group would not be satisfied with letting the Disciplinary Committee replace the Pandemonium.

Yazi didn't say anything, but from her eyes, it could be seen that the Spartacus Regiment was actually not in her eyes.

"I hope you will carefully consider our proposal."

Xiaoya stood up from the sofa. This initial meeting had failed. The only consensus the two sides had reached was to resist Pandemonium. But making the Spartacus Corps a vassal of the Disciplinary Committee? That was impossible.

After all, the Spartacus Group was too weak and the Disciplinary Committee looked down on them.

Xiaoya left the meeting room prepared by the Disciplinary Committee with two secret members of the Spartacus Group, and Yazi did not stop them. She just continued to rub her head.

"Administrator Yazi, are you okay?"

A disciplinary committee officer asked worriedly.

"It's okay... Huh... Give me the meeting notes."

After the pain was slightly relieved, Yazi took the clipboard from the secretary.

After thinking for a moment, she picked up her pen and wrote on it:

[The Spartacus group refused to cooperate.]

......

"That's too much! Look at the expression on that perverted administrator's face. He's simply looking down on us!"

"That's right! They clearly invited us over, but now we're here and they're giving us a cold shoulder!"

Behind Xiaoya, two secret members spoke angrily, saying that Yazi's performance really made them angry.

"It's just a preliminary meeting. Don't take it too seriously. We now have a consensus on resisting the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons, and we will meet again later." Xiaoya was very calm. It was not realistic to expect to achieve full cooperation in the first meeting.

To be honest, she was surprised that the Disciplinary Committee found them so quickly. According to her prediction, the first meeting would not be until a month later at the earliest. By that time, they would have hundreds of secret members, and only then would a behemoth like the Disciplinary Committee notice them.

The current Spartacus Corps is still too small and too weak, and is indeed unable to take on the responsibility of resisting the Pandemonium.

Between Progress and Reaction: Chapter 17: A New Threat? and the Gehenna Red Army

In the early morning, Gehenna was covered with some mist and was gray, making it difficult to see clearly ahead.

For the sake of confidentiality, the Discipline Committee specially chose a time when no one was awake yet to hold the meeting, but the meeting ended rather quickly, and Xiaoya and the others hardly ran into anyone while walking on the street.

This kind of foggy weather was the first time Xiaoya had seen it. She had almost never gotten up so early.

"It's only five o'clock now. Let's walk faster and still get some union work done."

Xiaoya said this, and the two secret members behind her nodded. They did not plan to go back to the club directly, but walked towards the industrial area.

You have to be more careful when walking in foggy weather. Even if there are few people, Xiaoya has to carefully identify the figures in the fog to avoid bumping into pedestrians.

"Huh? That is?"

Although it was not clear, Xiaoya could see several figures walking past them, and they were holding the same weapons.

If that were the case, it wouldn't have attracted Xiaoya's attention. The suspicious point was that the weapons of those figures were rather bulky, just like Shigure's grenade launcher.

Yes, their weapons are grenade launchers. So, what are they going to do early in the morning with several people holding grenade launchers?

We are almost at the industrial zone here. Could it be that these are armed men hired by the factory to sabotage machines and frame the union?

Although the union has not yet affected the factory's interests, it is true that the factory is hostile to the union.

Xiaoya winked at the two secret members, and they immediately stood guard with guns in hand. They had to follow and see what was going on.

The three of them kept silent and quickly chased after them. Soon, under Xiaoya's leadership, they quietly followed behind the students.

Now Xiaoya can see clearly.

These students are not wearing Gehenna school uniforms, but their attire is uniform.

They wore black bulletproof vests, pure white coats, and black armbands on their left hands with a white skull-like logo on it. What was even more strange was that all of these students wore gas masks without exception.

This is so suspicious. Who are they? A secret army from Pandemonium?

It was normal for Xiaoya to think this way. With some military background, she noticed that these students' marching was strictly organized and disciplined. Students who had not undergone formal military training would definitely not be able to march in turns like them.

[We can't chase them anymore. They seem to have discovered something unusual.]

When the strange student in front stopped for the second time, Xiaoya raised her hand to signal to stop chasing. The two secret members had no military background and they would definitely be discovered if they continued chasing.

If Kanna Eri and the others were with her, Xiaoya would have the confidence to keep pursuing them.

[Pandemons' brainwashing techniques, uncooperative disciplinary committee, strange students...]

Xiaoya thought about it in her mind, and finally sighed, there was not enough time.

The Spartacus Corps is still too weak, with only ten core members. This size is simply not enough to cope with the upcoming events. Xiaoya is hesitating whether to militarize all the core members of the Spartacus Corps first.

It seems time to call an emergency meeting; the Spartacus regiment needs an armed force.

......

"A crisis is approaching. We need to strengthen ourselves so that we can protect the power of the revolution in the face of future challenges. Therefore, I propose the establishment of the Red Army of Gehenna."

In the evening, Xiaoya put forward her own views in the emergency meeting. At this time, there were nine people in the club activity room including her, and there was also Shuangye who participated in the meeting remotely via video.

"But we're short on manpower, aren't we? It's already hard enough maintaining our daily operations, so how can we allocate manpower to oversee the Red Army?" The first to raise an objection was Anna, now the accountant for the Spartacus Corps. She outlined the current objective problems, "Also, the Red Army's manpower is a problem. Where will we recruit? And what about funding..."

Anna listed their current situation: insufficient cadres, lack of manpower, and lack of funds.

Now the main source of funding for the Spartacus Group is still the Third International. The organizational fees paid by the ten of them are a drop in the bucket and are not even enough to cover the daily food expenses for several people.

Xiaoya frowned and thought, they had no base and no output. Gehenna was not like Hongdong, where there were weak management. In fact, the Discipline Committee and the Pandemonium could almost control the entire Gehenna.

"Comrade Anna, we are running out of time. The crisis is pushing us forward. The Spartacus Regiment must take control of the armed forces."

Ultimately, time is too tight. Ever since Xiaoya and the others returned to Gehena, the internal conflicts in Gehena have been intensifying. If it had been two or three months earlier, Xiaoya and the others would not have had to be so nervous. Now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there will be a big chaos in Gehena in the near future.

If it was just an internal situation in Gehenna, it would be fine. But externally, Jinai has been pushing for a peace treaty with Trinity. Once chaos breaks out in Gehenna, what will Trinity, as Gehenna's arch-enemy, do?

Xiaoya and the others didn't dare to gamble on all this, they could only move faster and faster, competing with Gehena's accumulated contradictions in terms of development speed.

"Cadres... can only be trained. I think Comrade Eri can be put in charge of the Red Army's management. As for recruits, we can go to the union to recruit. Many of our fellow workers are willing to join us." Xiaoya finally came up with these solutions, but what about the funds? Where would they raise them? The armed forces needed standardized weapons to maximize the solution to logistical problems. Soldiers could go without salaries, but they needed subsidies because they also needed to eat.

Where does this money come from?

Where does it come from? From Big Brother in the north.

"Comrade Xiaoya, the comrades from Hongdong can solve the funding problem." Shuangye's voice rang through Xiaoya's phone. "Comrades from Hongdong have discussed this with me. They can cover the expenses of the four disciplinary committees of the Gehenna Red Army, each of which is a squad-sized unit."

Xiaoya opened her mouth. Now they had completely become the evil force outside the academy promoted by the Ten Thousand Demons Palace. However, Xiaoya was still very grateful for the assistance of Comrade Hongdong. The four infantry squads of the Discipline Committee meant an armed force of forty people. It was a little small, but enough to deal with some challenges.

Now that the problems have solutions, the next step is voting.

Although she was dissatisfied with Xiaoya's behavior of adding more workload to herself, Eri finally voted in favor.

Xiaoya, who also serves as secretary, wrote down:

On Sunday, xx/xx/xx, the organizational meeting unanimously passed the resolution to "form the Gehenna Red Army," with Comrade Takeda Eri in charge of this task.

Between Progress and Reaction: Chapter 18: The Black Market (Not So) After Many Years

Duanmu Wuhui, the new president of the Hongdong Soviet Federal College, announced the establishment of the Hongdong Soviet Federal College and requested recognition from the Federal Student Union.

Qi Shenlin, acting president and chief administrative officer of the Federation Student Union, recognized the status of New Red Winter College and sent a delegation to New Red Winter College to coordinate with them on the work of the Federation Student Council members.

Xiaoya looked at the photo in the newspaper of Wu Hui, who was still wearing the dark green uniform, shaking hands with the acting president, and couldn't help but feel happy for Hongdong's comrades.

The Federal Student Union recognized the status of the new Red Winter and sent the Red Winter councilors from the Celino era back to the Red Winter.

But the head of the defense room in the photo seems very unhappy? I don't know what the specific situation is. Xiaoya remembers that the head of the room seemed to be called... something like Shiranui Hana?

In any case, the terrible situation that Wu Hui envisioned, where the entire Kivotos would blockade Hongdong, did not occur, and Hongdong's diplomatic environment was much better than expected.

After putting away the newspaper, Xiaoya got off the train. This was the border of Gehena. Walking further ahead was a place that Xiaoya was very familiar with.

black market.

Red Winter provided funding, but for logistical and anti-suspicion considerations, the standard weapons of the Gehenna Red Army would not use Red Winter's Mosin-Nagant, so they could only use Gehenna's local weapons.

Buy it from the Chariot Manufacturing Department? One is fine, but the Pandemonium will definitely track down dozens of them, and stealing them is even more unrealistic.

Now Xiaoya and the others don’t want to attract too much attention from the Ten Thousand Demons Palace. The Discipline Committee will not sell arms to outsiders, and making this request will also make the Discipline Committee more vigilant.

Then I have no choice but to go to the black market.

In order to create evidence that the Discipline Committee was smuggling arms, the Pandemonium dumped a lot of the Discipline Committee's standard weapons on the black market.

It was these weapons that caused Xiaoya to be expelled, and now, these weapons are used to arm the newly born Gehenna Red Army.

In a sense, has Pandemonium created its own gravedigger by smuggling arms?

Judging from the results, this seems to be true.

Without thinking about those things, Xiaoya entered the black market with two secret members.

The familiar stench of rotting garbage and the ubiquitous presence of Caesar Industries made Xiaoya’s fists harden.

If Xiaoya's attitude towards Pandemonium is to overthrow it, then as for Caesar Group, Xiaoya would like to crush them to ashes. After all, the former fired her openly, but the latter secretly tripped her up and set a trap for her, and her friends and classmates in Abydos were also deeply trapped in their debt trap.

However, Xiaoya restrained herself. She came here on a mission today and it was not appropriate for her to cause a big fuss in the black market.

However, when seeing these Caesar properties, Xiaoya also thought of someone, the military instructor Suzuki Rio who had given them harsh training and then inexplicably let them go.

I wonder how she's doing now? Is she still with Caesars? After so much time, Xiaoya suspects she's a spy planted within Caesars, but she doesn't know which organization it is.

Walking into a hardware store, Xiaoya skillfully tapped three times on a steel pipe. Then, the dog-headed boss, who had been squinting and ignoring them, opened his eyes, glanced at Xiaoya in his baseball cap, and said, "It's you. It's been a while. I thought you offended Caesar and were poured with cement and sunk to the bottom of the sea."

Xiaoya didn't say anything. She knew that was Boss Dog's style, and she certainly knew how to make him shut up.

So Xiaoya took out a stack of United coins from her pocket.

"Wow, that's a big deal! I'll take this order. What do you want?"

When he saw the money, the dog-headed boss sat up suddenly and stopped swearing.

Xiaoya thought for a moment, then said, "Thirty-two Kar98s, four MG34s, and four P38 pistols. No second-hand ones."