Joja considered himself to have seen the wonders of the world, but he didn't expect modern warfare to have developed to this extent.
It wasn't a problem of military technology, but rather that the distance between the enemy and us was not as far as everyone imagined.
On the battlefield, soldiers would use their phones to log into a forum-like platform and exchange insults with their opponents during their breaks. They would even discuss sniper techniques with each other.
The smartphone is truly the greatest invention of this century!
Nis logged into an Arabic social media app. Originally, it was a place for terrorists to communicate and share their achievements. However, intelligence personnel infiltrated the platform, and it gradually became a forum for snipers.
There were videos of female snipers from all over the world sending kill shots. There were no rankings, but whenever you clicked on a female sniper's profile, you could see their thoughts and experiences about combat, as well as their daily moods. It was like a microblog for female snipers.
The most mentioned female on the entire website was the legendary Soviet sniper, Ludmila, who killed 309 enemies. She was the idol of all female snipers.
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Ludmila's experiences were not only legendary but also filled with honor!
However, the female snipers in modern warfare were different. Most of them were unknown because they couldn't afford the price of fame. What's worse was that their factions were not universally recognized as the "just" side, and there were many controversies surrounding them.
And Joja actually saw an advertisement from the "Female Volunteer Army" on this website.
A group of European female warriors volunteered to go to Syria and Iraq to fight against ISIS. They lacked medical supplies and weapons, and they fought for their ideals in the most difficult places.
Setting aside the issue of their stance, Joja admired these people. They abandoned a stable life to go to the harshest war zones. If you said they did it for money or fame, that would be nonsense. Their actions could only be explained by "ideals."
This team openly posted recruitment advertisements on the website. There was no salary or benefits, only an ideal declaration that seemed ethereal to Joja. However, many people replied to the post, and there were even people willing to bring their own rations and walk for more than ten hours in Iraq to meet them.
What was even more bizarre was that there were quite a few people leaving messages willing to sponsor them. Among the numerous messages, the rewards for transporting weapons, medicine, and food were particularly high.
This was the first time Joja had seen such a bizarre website and witnessed the hardships of war.
Compared to the real scenes captured by female snipers on the front lines, the ruins he had seen on the news were simply insignificant.
Setting aside personal emotions, Joja saw many "business opportunities" that made his mouth water on this website. Unfortunately, his abilities were not enough.
As he watched Nis post a "recruitment advertisement" in Arabic on the forum, Joja thought he might have to wait for a while. However, in less than two minutes, there were already seven or eight replies.
Joja could speak Arabic, but he couldn't read it.
Out of curiosity, he asked Nis to translate each reply one by one. Suddenly, he felt that human life was sometimes worthless.
$100 a day, $500 a day during wartime. In Joja's eyes, this was the price of cannon fodder.
Of course, in Africa, a miserable place like Afica, you could find people willing to risk their lives for $100 a day. But they were true cannon fodder, not only with poor combat capabilities but also prone to desertion or even betrayal at any time.
The female snipers who had participated in actual combat were somewhat different in Joja's mind, but the reality was that there were too many female snipers who wanted to "escape."
Escape from a life without light, escape from endless battles, escape from a place without hope...
The first person to leave a message for Nis was actually a Georgian female sniper. She only asked for an advance payment for a plane ticket and was willing to come and work.
When Joja became interested, Nis shook her head and said, "She's a scammer. Her profile has been reported many times. She stole many fellow snipers' combat videos and posted them on her own profile, deceiving many people."
With Nis's words, the female sniper website that Joja had previously seen as mysterious and prestigious suddenly fell from grace.
It turned out that this place was just like a regular technical forum on the internet. There were true experts, but there were also people who talked big and scammers.
Joja shook his head in disappointment and pointed to the second reply, asking, "What does this one say?"After taking a glance, Nis shook her head with a strange expression and said, "It's a swear word, I won't translate it for you. This person thinks you're tarnishing the honor of warriors."
Having said that, Nis voluntarily shifted her gaze to the third comment. After carefully reading it, she said, "This person is interesting, a female, 28 years old, Iraqi.
She says she is absolutely capable of handling this position and has evidence to prove her abilities. She can accept the salary, but she needs you to help settle her family.
She has a son and two daughters, all currently in a refugee camp in Turkey."
Upon hearing this, Joja frowned and said, "So confident? How can she prove that she's worth my effort?"
Nis pursed her lips and shook her head, saying, "Of course, it's the bounty from the United States or NATO countries.
If the bounty reaches the level of a million dollars, it proves that she is an ace sniper who has killed more than 10 NATO regular soldiers.
If the bounty reaches five hundred thousand dollars, she is an excellent sniper."
As she spoke, Nis looked into Joja's eyes and asked, "Do you want to know what level of sniper she is?"
Upon hearing this, Joja shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know what level of sniper she is, but I know that if what you're saying is true, then she is a wanted terrorist.
Of course, the term 'terrorist' is quite subjective, after all, she doesn't have the power of discourse.
I do sympathize with this mother, but I can't risk the lives and property of my own people!
Let's move on to the next one..."
In just a short while, dozens more comments had been posted. Ignoring the irrelevant ones, Nis selected two people she thought were decent and opened one of their accounts, saying, "This is a sniper from Eastern Ukraine. She's not very satisfied with the salary. Because she urgently needs money, she requests that if she passes the interview, she should be prepaid a year's salary, which is thirty thousand dollars.
She's very confident, should be quite excellent."
Joja didn't care about the applicant's demands, he was just a bit curious and asked, "Isn't this an Arabic website? How come there's a sniper from Eastern Ukraine?"
Nis gave Joja a strange look, clicked on a button at the top right corner of the screen, and said, "This is a semi-public gathering place for women. A helpful hacker has created a built-in translator. Although the translation isn't great, the general content won't be wrong."
Joja exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's possible? Can I register an account?"