"You must be crazy..."
Elijah shook his head and added, "Your idea is unrealistic. Do you think it's that easy to increase its effective range by five hundred meters? Five hundred meters instead of fifty meters would be a huge leap!"
"There are many things that people once thought was impossible that have now become a reality in this world."
The person who made this argument was Garth, not Maggie. Garth was a fan of all kinds of guns, especially sniper rifles. He had heard Maggie's plan and also believed that it was possible to achieve such a feat.
"Both of you are crazy!"
Elijah let out a sigh of helplessness. "But then again, this world is in the hands of young people like you," he added.
As he stood up, he looked at the time and said, "Let's go. It's time for lunch. I've heard that our captain will come to the dining hall today."
"Oh, really?"
Surprised to hear the good news, Edith couldn't help but let out a small scream of excitement.
Everyone in the room cast their eyes at her while Maggie's eyes had also lit up unnoticed by everyone.
Maggie looked around immediately and when she saw the expressions of expectation in everyone's eyes, she felt very bitter. 'Why are you all so excited to see the Captain? He is just a wolf in sheep's clothing!' she thought resentfully.
Maggie began tidying up the desk, while wrestling with her conflicting emotions. Then she went to the dining hall with her colleagues soon after. She tried to chat with Edith and Jake who both liked gossiping. But their topic of discussion only centered around Edgar, which made her uncomfortable.
"Hey, can we talk about something other than the Captain?"
Maggie wearily wiped a hand across her eyes and asked them pleadingly. She just couldn't bear to talk about him any more.
Jake shrugged and answered indifferently, "Maggie, we know that you don't like the Captain because of that self-criticism review, but Edith and I like him."
"Jake, watch what you say if you don't want to get killed!" Edith warned Jake. However, Maggie replied, "Jake, given that you have frequently ridiculed your leader, I command you to write a self-criticism review. By the way, you should do it by hand."
Stunned, Jake's contemptuous smile vanished immediately from his face and was replaced by an expression of pure shock.
"Hah! You deserve it!" Edith giggled joyfully.
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