Chapter 3 - Cook Andrew

After about a month of a journey through forests and mountains, fighting animals in the wild did the JET8 team finally enter the Cyrene ruins. There were already other JET teams who had already set up camp and waiting for other teams to arrive.

After JET8 entered the Cyrene ruins, uncle Liam and Jayden's dad, Andrew reported to the central tent and was allocated an area to set up a tent.

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A group of soldiers was discussing among themselves when one asked while pointing to two boys carrying heavy bags on their back and front and two buckets of water in each hand while they were running around the JET8 camp.

"OH! They are the two devils of JET8.", answered one of the men, he was the oldest among the group.

"Two devils?" asked another.

"Yes, that is the nickname they're well known as. The older one also known as the handsome devil, he's the son of the commander of JET8 also the grandson of commander-in-chief of the United Army of Janus. He has lived with his father in the army since young."

"Woo… , then what about his mother?"

"His mother, I heard she returned to earth, some family-related problems. Though this is just a rumor, I heard that the woman is quite fierce and even the commander-in-chief is terrified of her to a certain extent. Hehe"

"Then who is the little guy?"

"He's…" the older soldier was about speaking when another chipped in

"I know, he's the son of one of the army legends, cook Andrew, right?"

"That's right." answered the older soldier.

"Cook Andrew? Army legend? " A few of the soldiers were confused.

"Right you guys are new recruits so you'll Learn soon there are nine legendary figures in the army. And the story of Cook Andrew is well known among all."

"OH!"

"So, what's his story?"

"Yeah, even I want to know?"

"Alright, I'll share" answered the older soldier then began his narration.

"Cook Andrew was from a middle-class family. His father was in the air force as an instructor. Retired after 20 years of service and joined a private firm specializing in aircraft engine manufacturing as a chief technician.

Andrew studied in a school affiliated to the Air force, it was a private school but followed military standards. Andrew was among the 'A' kids throughout school years. After he joined college, he tasted freedom and was freed from the military atmosphere he was brought up in. You know college life…, He became one of the popular figures in college and neglected his studies. He and his friend started a business in their second year. And college life was peaceful until at the end of the third year his girlfriend broke up with him. Rumor has it that she was from another religion and her family found out so forced her to break up. Other rumors say that she got back with her ex who she had dated for seven years before him. Well, no one knows exactly what happened but, Andrew could not take the news and fell into a slump and stopped interacting with people. Then the friend who he started his business with took his connections that he had built over the years and became independent. This made Andrew quite depressed and he locked himself in his house for about two years.

His dad couldn't take it any longer so he kicked him out of the house. With nowhere to go Andrew decided to apply to the army and became a cook. That's when the legend started. He applied to a vocational college. During his free time, he would study. Within the next few years, he gained a degree in mechatronics and a degree in computer engineering. He published his research in more efficient energy extraction from eon crystals. Which was highly appreciated in the research society. After which applied to a post in research division in the army. After which he invented quite a few tools as well as his researches showed great results. His research patents earned him quite a bit through royalty fees. His research in efficient extraction of energy from eon crystal is used basically in all of the eon crystal-based technology. So you can guess how much he makes. He was offered many offers from many large corporations but he rejected them all."

"Oh, so Cook Andrew is chief researcher Andrew!" came to realize one of the soldiers.

"What a light bulb," said one, and all the others giggled.

Then another soldier asked, "Why are these two called devils then? Is it because of their background?"

The older soldier laughed and said, "Though their background is strong, that's the least of it. These two are monsters. These guys have been born and brought up in the army. They have been given special forces training since they were young. They have hunted with ventured with JET8 since they were one. Alex, the older one became officially a part of JET8 when he became sixteen. That was about 5 years back. And Jayden, the younger one, most will follow Alex when he reaches sixteen."