To put it bluntly, they all worked professions that danced on the edge of a blade. They never knew when they might lose their lives, so every kind of brutality, cruelty, and perversion could be found in the mercenary business.
They had indulged themselves for too long. Turning them into disciplined, regular soldiers was practically impossible.
Take Inov and Bob Lee, for example. Under Jiang Yan Hai's influence, at least they no longer did rotten things, and the missions they accepted were all rescue-oriented. But when they went on leave, they drank, chased women, and completely let themselves go.
There was nothing inherently wrong with that, but professional soldiers naturally could not live like that.
"You can't blame me for that. Besides, don't you think being alive now has more meaning?" Jiang Yan Hai said with a smile.
"That's true. At least now, even if I go to war, my conscience is clear." Balek nodded with a smile.
"There's another reason, too. After seeing Leng and his comrades, how are we supposed to look at those other mercenaries? It's not like they'd necessarily obey orders, and every last one of them has some perverted hobby."
"What was that saying Leng and the others had? It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury back to frugality." Black Lion sighed. "But, Technician, you need to talk to them. They're like robots now. Even when they're on leave, they don't go out and have fun. They just stay in the base and train whenever they have nothing to do. At this rate, they'll go crazy."
Seeing the baffled looks on Black Lion and the others' faces, Jiang Yan Hai could not help but laugh. He reached out and patted Black Lion on the shoulder. "That's how they