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

Chapter 244: Unable to get into the top three in the Grand Tournament?

"Wang! Wang!"

The white tiger roared twice more, and at the same time, it lowered its two front legs.

Xu Ge instantly recalled the scene from his time in basic training, when Bai Hu would urge everyone to do push-ups whenever Du Hu had something to do unexpectedly.

"You mean you want me to do push-ups?"

"Wang!"

Xu Ge laughed: "Hahaha! You bastard, you still remember this! Fine, fine, I'll let you relive it."

After saying that, Xu Ge lay down on the ground and straightened his body.

Whoosh!
The white tiger immediately jumped onto his back.

"Wang!"

Xu Ge lay down.

"Wang Wang!"

Xu Ge stood up.

The white tiger had been tormented by itself lately, and Xu Ge, seeing that it was in a rare mood to play, was naturally willing to cooperate.

Just as he was smiling and about to say something, the token suddenly appeared on its own.

[100% execution of current military orders, Physical Fitness Proficiency +0.002]

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
"What the hell?!!!"

Xu Ge was completely stunned.

Is that even possible?!

Seeing the value of 0.002 displayed on the notification, Xu Ge was somewhat astonished, then overjoyed.

Since his physical fitness reached LV5, the improvement of his proficiency has become relatively slow. According to the calculation, it takes about 500 push-ups to increase proficiency by one point, which is about the same as his estimate.

His surprise wasn't from that, but from the fact that the white tiger could actually train him!
"Wang!"

Snapped!
The white tiger sitting on Xu Ge's back roared again. Seeing that its companion hadn't gotten down yet, it raised its paw and slapped Xu Ge on the head.

Xu Ge wasn't annoyed at all. He flipped over and hugged the white tiger tightly in his arms: "Good brother, it was wrong of me to keep training you. Now it's your turn to train me hard!"

White Tiger: ???
In the days that followed, the roar of a white tiger could be heard from the outpost every day.

"Wang!"

"Wang Wang!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The calls are very simple, just a few rhythms going back and forth.

However, Xu Ge started his training by following these rhythms.

It's not just about physical fitness, but also about combat skills and tactics.

Xu Ge has discovered that as long as he agrees on the commands with the white tiger before starting training, and then performs the actions according to the tiger's calls, he can gain proficiency in any subject.

Since there was no training ground at the outpost, Xu Ge took Baihu to the wilderness to practice tactical crawling. Within two days, his clothes were worn out and riddled with holes.

However, the reward was gratifying, with proficiency increasing rapidly.

At first, Zhou Qiang was quite surprised to see the dog training people.

He had long noticed that this big white dog was quite intelligent and had heard that it had been raised by Xu Ge since it was a puppy, so he had gotten used to it over time.

At first, Baihu was indeed very enthusiastic. Every day as soon as it opened its eyes, it couldn't wait to train Xu Ge. Watching Xu Ge perform various actions under its command with a pained expression, Baihu felt very satisfied.

However, a dog is a dog after all, and it's different from a person.

Humans can do repetitive tasks for more than ten hours a day like cattle and horses, but dogs can't; they are naturally freedom-loving.

Within two days, the white tiger grew tired of this kind of life, because it no longer had time to run around freely, and its throat was starting to hurt from shouting all the time.

So I decided to skip work.

At these times, Xu Ge would instantly transform from the object of his training into the trainer, grabbing the white tiger and starting to extract its sniffing skill points.

Baihu is now so desperate he feels like dying.

Xu Ge gave it two choices: either be trained or train him.

On New Year's Eve, when Du Hu saw Bai Hu's haggard appearance again, he was so angry that he almost went to the kitchen to grab a knife and chop Xu Ge up!

. . .

. . .

Guo Yuanshuai, Luo Shan, and Du Hu were the only three people who came to spend the Chinese New Year with Xu Ge this time.

Zhou Qiang followed a passing military vehicle down the mountain early in the morning, while another member of the military station, Cao Dawen, would not return until the afternoon of the first day of the lunar new year.

Originally, Xu Zhijun and his wife, along with Lin Wan, also wanted to come, but Xu Ge was worried that they wouldn't be able to withstand the high altitude, so he managed to persuade them to stay.

The three of them immediately surrounded Xu Ge, looking him up and down, laughing and crying, which moved Xu Ge deeply and made him extremely grateful.

He remembered clearly that during the time he was sick, it was the three of them who took care of him because no one else had time!

The three of them loaded a cart with New Year's goods and handed over the task of preparing the New Year's Eve dinner to Xu Ge.

In the kitchen, Xu Ge put on an apron and started cooking, while Guo Yuanshuai and the other two assisted him.

"Squad leader, you shouldn't have come here. You should have been in the family compound with your wife!" Xu Ge said, feeling a little guilty.

Guo Yuanshuai peeled garlic and laughed: "Look how pleased you are, kid. Your sister-in-law didn't come, otherwise I would have come to see you during the New Year."

Xu Ge was taken aback: "Didn't you say last time that your sister-in-law would bring me hot dry noodles this year?"

"Hey kid, the old squad leader only mentioned it briefly last time, I didn't expect you to still remember it?" Luo Shan laughed from the side, "You don't know yet, do you? Your squad leader bought a house in Night City!"

"Really, squad leader?" Xu Ge was also pleasantly surprised. "You moved?"

"Why would I move? Haven't I always been in the military?"

Guo Yuanshuai was speechless at Xu Ge's words. "I've been promoted to sergeant major, and the military benefits and subsidies have come down. So I discussed with your sister-in-law about buying a house in Yecheng and transferring Guo Xiaobao's household registration here, so it will be easier for him to take the college entrance exam in the future."

"This time, we really owe a debt to Xiaowan. I didn't have time, so she drove your sister-in-law around looking at houses and handling the paperwork the whole time!"

"Does that mean I won't be able to eat hot dry noodles this year?"

"All you're thinking about is food, huh? Your sister-in-law sent you a huge package, it's in the car!" "Hehehe! My sister-in-law is so sweet!"

The group chatted happily, while Du Hu stood to the side holding the white tiger without saying a word. The four eyes of the man and the dog were fixed on Xu Ge.

Xu Ge felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he threw a piece of cooked beef over, but the white tiger swept it away with its tail.

"Squad leader, look at you, why are you making such a long face during the New Year? Aren't you happy that I'm better now?" Xu Ge asked with a fawning smile.

"I kindly left the White Tiger here to keep you company, and look what you've done to it! It's practically dead now!"

Du Hu immediately cursed, "It's also my fault, I forgot you're a dog too! I should have come and taken Baihu away as soon as I knew you were cured!"

"嘤嘤嘤!"

The nearly 100-pound white tiger buried its head in Du Hu's arms, looking like a bullied little puppy, both pitiful and funny.

Xu Ge, frying fish pieces in the oil, said awkwardly, "Squad leader, I was just bored being here alone, so I wanted White Tiger to keep me company during training. You don't know, it was so enthusiastic and excited when it first started training me..."

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The white tiger immediately barked at Xu Ge a few times, and it seemed like it was swearing quite rudely.

Now that Du Hu was holding him, Bai Hu was no longer afraid of what that guy might do to him.

Xu Ge didn't bother to respond to that guy. Talking about training, he remembered something and looked at Luo Shan, asking, "Platoon leader, did you bring the replica gun I asked you to bring?"

Luo Shan nodded: "I brought it, it's in the car."

Guo Yuanshuai suddenly looked at Xu Ge and smiled: "Ge Bao, I know you want to train, so I specially made a Type 92 pistol model for you, a one-to-one replica!"

"Really?! Class monitor, I love you so much!" Xu Ge was overjoyed. Sure enough, the class monitor understood him the most.

Guo Yuanshuai said smugly, "Let me tell you, this model even comes with a quick-draw holster! It's the only one of its kind in the entire army. You can wear it on your leg or on your tactical vest!"

"Wow!"

Xu Ge threw the spoon aside and asked impatiently, "Squad leader, where's the thing? Let me see it!"

"It's already in your dorm, what's the rush? It's not going to run away, is it?" Guo Yuanshuai said irritably. "Hurry up and cook your food, we're all starving!"

"Yes!"

Xu Ge picked up the spoon again, full of energy.

At 5 p.m., the New Year's Eve dinner at the Sweetwater Marine Station began.

Xu Ge prepared a large table of elaborate dishes, and to express his apology, he also made a large bowl of plentiful dog food for Baihu.

Xu Ge poured wine into everyone's glasses, raised his glass, and said, "Come, let's toast Kaiyu and all our fallen comrades!"

The four men stood up in unison, their expressions solemn: "Salute to the martyrs!"

"Come on! Let's drink!"

"Dry!"

"Wang!"

At Guo Yuanshuai's command, the New Year's Eve dinner officially began.

The four chatted as they ate, and soon the conversation turned to Xu Ge's next plans.

Xu Ge repeated what Lao Wang had said that day, and Guo Yuanshuai and the other two all said that what Lao Wang said was actually correct.

"Deputy squad leader, what's going on? When will my transfer order come through?" Xu Ge asked, puzzled.

Guo Yuanshuai: "The army group commander, Luo, originally wanted to transfer you to the directly subordinate special operations brigade. Do you want to go?"

"Of course I don't want to."

"Then it's alright. The brigade commander called your future father-in-law, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Xu Ge was taken aback: "My matter has actually alarmed Elder Lin?!"

"What can we do? A higher-ranking official can crush you. If Vice-Luo won't release him, we can only turn to Elder Lin." Guo Yuanshuai laughed.

At this moment, Luo Shan suddenly spoke up: "Xu Ge, you just said that you don't want to go to Tianlang, and want to go directly to Yinlang?"

"Mm." Xu Ge nodded.

He's already wasted so much time; he definitely needs to speed things up now.

"So, you're planning to participate in the army group competition in April?" Luo Shan asked. "As far as I know, only those who get into the top three qualify for the Hidden Wolf selection."

Guo Yuanshuai looked at Luo Shan: "Are you worried that Xu Ge's transfer order hasn't come down yet and he's still under the logistics staff? It's okay, I've already inquired. Logistics staff can also sign up for the competition, and they don't even need to go through the preliminary selection; they can go straight into the training team."

Xu Ge was delighted: "So working in logistics has this advantage!"

Guo Yuanshuai laughed: "Actually, I didn't know before. I only heard it from Xiaoxing after I came to the repair company. He said that because there are few people in the logistics department, the soldiers in the repair company who want to participate in the competition don't need to go through the preliminary selection. They can just go directly to the training team to report."

Luo Shan shook his head: "I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about whether Xu Ge can get into the top three!"

The dinner table fell silent.

Xu Ge said in a deep voice, "Whether I can or not, I will definitely participate!"

It's not just about joining the Hidden Wolves; it's also an opportunity for him to improve his strength.

Also, he has been out of contact with combat units for so long, and he wants to compete with various elites in the grand competition to see where he stands now.

Du Hu analyzed, "Our Wolf Brigade itself represents the upper limit of the military quality of the 76th Group Army. In fact, the difficulty of the group army's competition is similar to that of the Warrior Competition. Xu Ge was able to win the Warrior title last year, and he has a chance to win the top three this year!"

“I know that, and Xu Ge’s physical fitness level is indeed very strong. I could tell when he ran 10 kilometers last time.”

Luo Shan frowned and said, "There's something you might not have noticed. I only found out because a few people from the Sixth Company signed up for the army group's skills competition, and the company commander put me in charge of this matter."

"What is it?" The three of them looked at Luo Shan in unison.

"Didn't Deputy Squad Leader Guo just say that Deputy Luo was planning to transfer Xu Ge to the special operations brigade directly under the army group? Do you know anything about this special operations brigade?"

"I heard it's a newly established regimental-level brigade, and many of the people in it were transferred from other places." Guo Yuanshuai said with some doubt, "Luo Shan, is there something going on with these people?"

Luo Shan nodded: "More than half of the people there are former elite special forces members, at least at the warrior level!"

Xu Ge understood: "Platoon leader, you mean these people will also participate in this year's army group competition?"

Before Luo Shan could speak, Guo Yuanshuai said, "Newly established units definitely want to make a name for themselves as soon as possible, and participating in competitions and winning rankings is the fastest way."

"That's right, it will be very difficult to get a ranking in this year's competition!"

Luo Shan nodded. "I've already told the people in the Sixth Company who signed up that they don't need to feel pressured. Just treat it as a learning and exchange opportunity."

(End of this chapter)