When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 139 Mental Arithmetic Upgrade! I really know your disciplinary team leader!

Xu Ge was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and then asked, "Why are you looking for me?"

He had already figured out that Thor wanted to train him to be an observer.

Thor exhaled a puff of smoke towards the window, his face grave, and said, "People like us who walk on the edge of a knife every day might be gone one day. I need to pass on all my skills!"

Xu Ge twitched the corner of his mouth, not believing it at all: "Cousin, your sudden emotional outburst is really awkward."

Thor's expression froze: "You're so stubborn, aren't you?"

"I'm just wondering why you suddenly wanted to talk to me about being an observer," Xu Ge said, puzzled.

Thor thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "Don't rush to object. Let me ask you, in the last operation to rescue Xu Can, didn't you play the biggest role?"

Xu Ge thought for a moment and then remained silent.

"I talked to Xu Can later, especially after her mind returned to normal."

Thor looked at Xu Ge and said, "I asked you earlier, 'Do you have any thoughts about seeing others making contributions?' Your answer was no, which shows that you have a very healthy mindset."

"Then there's your character. You can risk everything to save people, and you can also get very angry because your squad leader is injured. This shows that you care about your comrades. At least you wouldn't abandon your sniper and run away on your own in a critical moment."

Xu Ge: ...

He admitted that Thor was right about that. Not to mention his comrades-in-arms whom he spent every day with, he would have even been willing to sacrifice himself to save his classmates in his previous life.

"Xu Ge, do you see better than others at night? And is your hearing also very strong?"

Before Xu Ge could answer, Thor continued,
"If your mindset and character are the software, then your excellent vision and hearing are the hardware. Xu Ge, you perfectly possess all the qualities of an excellent observer. All you need to do now is learn step by step!"

"Actually, I wasn't just being sentimental. What I said was the truth. A good spotter is always the rarest, much rarer than a sniper!"

After saying that, Thor took out a thick notebook and handed it over. "This contains some of my insights from being a spotter over the years, as well as a lot of practical experience that I've recently added, and various other learning materials. Here you go!"

Xu Ge didn't answer, quickly going through Thor's words in his mind, and asked, "Is this your idea or Wolf Head's idea?"

Thor said with a serious expression, "Of course it's my own idea, cousin! I really think you're a promising talent!"

"You really want me to learn how to be an observer?"

"I really want to!"

"I have one condition. If you agree to it, I will agree to it."

Thor was taken aback: "What are the conditions?"

Xu Ge glanced at the token and said, "Give me 234 military salutes!"

At this moment, the Rapid Fire skill value on the token is 266, which is 234 skill points away from the Master level threshold of 500.

Thor thought he'd misheard and picked at his ear: "What did you say?"

"Give a few salutes, it won't cost you anything," Xu Ge said.

Thor instantly recalled the night he returned from Qiangtang, the scene at the entrance of the recruit training camp where Ao Xiang saluted Xu Ge.

"Do you have some kind of unusual fetish, kid?"

"No."

"You want me to salute you, and there are even 234 of them?"

Thor was so angry he laughed. "Do you know I'm a captain? I'm going to be promoted to major next year?!"

Xu Ge: "So what happened?"

"You son of a bitch..."

"Cousin, we can use something else instead of saluting. At ease, attention, or straddle stance are all fine, as long as I give the order."

"You're overthinking it! I don't even know if I've given more than two hundred military salutes in my entire life!"

"Less is fine, how about a hundred?"

"roll!"

"Fifty?"

"climb!"

"Ten should be enough, right?" Xu Ge said, annoyed. "Any less and we can't do this business!"

Thor tossed the notebook into Xu Ge's arms: "Ten it is, I'll pay you back next time."

Xu Ge opened the car door and got out.

"Why are you going?"

"I'm going back, it's almost time for dinner."

"What's the rush? Let's chat a bit more."

"Xu Can is coming soon, you should go." Xu Ge had barely finished speaking when Xu Can appeared at the camp gate.

Thor gave Xu Ge a deep look: "How did you know Xu Can was here?"

"Didn't you say I have good hearing? I heard Xu Can's footsteps," Xu Ge exaggerated deliberately.

Actually, he had smelled the fragrance on Xu Can beforehand.

Sure enough, Thor looked unconvinced: "So what if you saw it beforehand? And you even heard footsteps? You're a bigger braggart than me!"

As the two were talking, Xu Can had already come to the car, took out a small round leather bag from his pocket and handed it to Xu Ge: "Xu Ge, thank you for saving me last time!"

"I heard from Brother Lei that you want to be an observer. This is the latest model of a compass. It has azimuth, distance, pitch angle, and map setting functions. It doesn't require any power source and you don't have to worry about it getting damaged. I hope you like it!"

Xu Ge took it, opened it, and saw that it was indeed a set of the latest military-grade oil-based compasses. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Chief Xu, that's very thoughtful!"

Seeing Xu Ge smile, Xu Can immediately cheered up as well: "So, Xu Ge, you don't blame me?"

"Definitely not..."

Xu Ge was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of the mental arithmetic skill on the token out of the corner of his eye, and immediately changed his mind, saying, "It's definitely not that easy for me to forgive you!"

Xu Can's face fell, and he stood there somewhat at a loss.

Xu Ge continued, "Unless you salute me, I won't blame you anymore."

"Really?" Xu Can didn't wait for Xu Ge's answer and immediately raised his hand in a military salute.

Xu Ge quickly waved his hand: "Don't rush, one isn't enough."

"Not enough? Then how many do you want me to toast?" Xu Can was stunned.

Thor said lazily in the car, "He wants you to give ten military salutes, Xu Can, you decide whether you want to agree or not."

“Ten isn’t enough!” Xu Ge quickly calculated. “At least fifteen, and I’ll have to give the command for each one.”

Now that I've found an opportunity, I should at least get my mental arithmetic skills to an advanced level.

Xu Can's eyes widened. He looked at Xu Ge and then at Thor, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Thor, I think the neurosurgeon who treated me is pretty good. Why don't you introduce him to Xu Ge?"

Xu Ge's face darkened: "Who are you calling mentally unstable?" Thor was also amused: "This kid just loves it when people salute him. He just asked me to give him 234 military salutes, but I bargained it down to 10. I still owe him, but you can owe him for now."

Xu Can immediately turned to face Xu Ge: "Since that's the case, then let's do it. I don't like owing people anything!"

Xu Ge quickly put the compass in his pocket, and without any hesitation, he shouted, "Salute!"

Xu Can suddenly raised his right hand.

[Military orders are executed 100%, designated skill value +1]

"Not bad, Commander Xu, your movements are really standard!"

"Don't call me 'commander.' I'm not much older than you. Just call me by my name or my title, like they do, Mr. Xu."

"Okay, Xu Can, I'll continue."

"bring it on!"

"Salute complete! Salute!"

[Military orders are executed 100%, designated skill value +1]

"Salute! Salute complete!"

"Salute complete! Salute!"

Xu Ge's speech became faster and faster, and Xu Can could hardly keep up with the speed at which he raised his arm.

"Xu Ge, haven't you arrived yet?"

"Not yet, almost there, just hang in there a little longer."

Thor in the car couldn't stand it anymore: "Damn it, I'm counting, Xu Ge, you've called me almost 20 times already!"

"One last time, one last time, salute!"

Drop drop!
A military vehicle was approaching. Xu Ge, who was standing in the middle of the road, immediately moved to the side, and Xu Can, with his aching arm, saluted again.

squeak!
The car that had just driven past suddenly braked and then slowly reversed.

The car door opened, and two tall figures wearing white hats stepped out.

picket!

"Lieutenant, what are you doing here?" The two military police saluted Xu Can, and the one on the left holding the notebook asked.

"No... I didn't do anything!" Xu Can said somewhat guiltily.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're saluting this recruit?" the military police officer continued to ask.

Xu Can remained silent, nervously clutching the hem of her clothes. This was the first time she had been questioned by the disciplinary officers.

"Lieutenant, please state your name, rank, and unit!" The man took out a pen, as if to write it down in his notebook.

Xu Can became even more nervous and stammered, "Ah? That... I..."

Xu Ge objected: "Comrades, is there anything wrong with her saluting me?"

“Of course there’s a problem. You didn’t return the greeting, which looks like you were training her, and that violates military regulations!” the other person replied.

"Then why are you only targeting her and not me?" Xu Ge asked.

The man on the left glanced at Xu Ge and said, "We didn't say we wouldn't bother you. Your problem is more serious. We're going to take you back to the team to deal with it!"

Xu Ge was taken aback: "What's wrong with me?"

"It's already a bad thing for a subordinate to demand a superior to salute, and besides, your military bearing is not neat!" The other person pointed to Xu Ge's coat with the buttons undone.

Xu Ge panicked and hurriedly explained while buttoning his shirt, "My comrades, Xu Gong and I are friends. We were just joking!"

"How can you make jokes like this while wearing a military uniform?" The man on the left frowned and looked at Xu Can. "Please state your name!"

Xu Can felt utterly wronged. He had just been discharged from the hospital and came to visit Deputy Squad Leader Guo, but he never expected to encounter Xu Ge's strange request, and now he was about to be investigated by the disciplinary committee.

Xu Ge was also anxious. Xu Can wanted to thank him for saving her, and if he got into trouble for this, it would be a huge joke. Just as Xu Can was about to give his name, Xu Ge suddenly remembered a figure with a special military rank on his shoulder.

"Wait a minute!" Xu Ge suddenly looked at the two military police officers. "Comrades, I know the captain of your military police brigade!"

The man holding the notebook glared at him: "You new recruit are utterly lawless! You actually think you can pull strings with the military police? Don't even mention knowing our battalion commander, even if you knew the brigade commander..."

"No, I really know your Captain Yu Chuan," Xu Ge quickly said. "He's my senior, he even came to visit my class's vice-captain last weekend!"

The two military police officers were taken aback and turned to look at the gate of the Sixth Company's barracks.

"You're from the Sixth Company?"

"Yup!"

"From Class 9?"

"Yup!"

Who is your deputy squad leader?

"My deputy squad leader is Guo Yuanshuai!"

Without saying a word, the two quickly got into the car and drove away.

Xu Can looked surprised: "They're leaving already?"

Thor was also quite surprised: "Good lad, you've only been here a few days, and you've already managed to get the military police to let you off the hook!"

Xu Ge didn't expect that mentioning the squad leader's name would actually work; he thought the veterans were just joking with him when he first joined the company!
Wow, that's some serious connections the class monitor has!

. . .

. . .

As Xu Ge walked back to his dormitory, he flipped through the notebook that Thor had given him.

The first half is indeed some insights and experiences, while the latter half consists of Thor's on-the-spot handling methods in some real-world cases. Of course, the specific time and location of those battles are not mentioned.

As you flip further, the handwriting becomes newer, clearly written recently.

The above explains in detail the methods for measuring various elevation angles, and how to correct the trajectory of different bullets at different distances and under different wind directions and speeds, using different sights.

It wasn't just text; there were also densely packed calculation formulas and diagrams, labeled with numbers and letters representing each parameter.

Xu Ge was engrossed in reading when he suddenly realized something.

How come I can understand it so easily?!

You should know that what Thor wrote involved a lot of technical terms and jargon, and someone with his level of expertise shouldn't have been able to understand it at all.

Thinking of this, Xu Ge suddenly realized that he had accumulated many memories related to calculations in his mind at some point.

"Damn! I was so focused on dealing with the inspectors that I almost forgot my mental arithmetic skill was already at the advanced level!" Xu Ge slapped his forehead, realizing what he had done.

Mental Arithmetic: Advanced (3/50).

(End of this chapter)