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

Chapter 336 Individual Second-Class Merit!
Xu Ge: ? ? ?
"Is that so? What's the reward for winning the title of 'First Warrior'?"

"I really don't know. You can ask them later."

Xu Can looked at Xu Ge with a strange expression. "Why are you asking this? Do you want to participate in this year's Warrior Competition?"

"Ok!"

Xu Ge nodded subconsciously, but then he realized something.

Wait a minute, it's already past June, the Warriors Tournament should have ended long ago, right?

Xu Ge remembered that last year's Warriors Competition was held in Queshan in April. Although the brigade commander suggested that he participate, he gave up because of other things.

"Xu Can, are you saying that this year's Warriors Tournament hasn't started yet?"

"Yes, it was postponed to July this year."

Xu Ge was somewhat surprised: "Why?"

"Didn't you know? Our brigade is going to expand!" Xu Can said. "The new units will also be participating in the Warriors and Brave Warriors competition, so the time has been postponed."

After Xu Can's explanation, Xu Ge learned that the military's order had been issued: the Wolf Brigade had been expanded to include five more battalions, and these five battalions would also be required to participate in the competition.

Xu Ge was speechless: "So, the difficulty of becoming the number one warrior this year is epic?"

"None of that matters. If you want to be number one, you have to beat everyone. It doesn't matter how many or how few come."

Xu Can clenched his fist, "Go for it!"

"Yeah! Come on!"

After Xu Can left, Xu Ge sat alone on a small stool and summoned the token.

He wanted to check his current skill stats, but found that a new notification had appeared out of nowhere.

[The military order has been forcibly activated. The host must obtain the title of first place in the upcoming Warrior Competition. Failure will result in a random deduction of 20000 skill proficiency points.]

Xu Ge: !!!
A successful attempt earns a reward of 10000, while a failed attempt deducts 20000?!
What does it mean to deduct 20000 proficiency points?
Xu Ge only did a quick mental calculation before his expression immediately turned grim; all his skills were going to revert to below LV3 level!
The system has completely blocked any way out, giving me no chance to refuse.

Thinking of this, Xu Ge immediately looked at the basic skills on the front of the token.

front:

"Queue: LV5 (343/99999)"

"Internal Affairs: LV4 (3928/9999)"

Physical Fitness: LV5 (771/99999)

"Shooting: LV4 (8847/9999)"

"Tactics: LV4 (4283/9999)"

"Combat: LV4 (6111/9999)"

"Barrier: LV4 (1459/9999)"

"Reconnaissance: LV4 (231/9999)"

Parachute Descent: LV4 (511/9999)

After returning from Stan, all of my skills except parachuting have increased to varying degrees.

This once again confirms the fact that real-world combat is always the fastest way to increase strength.

Xu Ge carefully reviewed his situation and found that only his formation and physical fitness had reached level 5. He still had no confidence in taking down the number one warrior.

It's important to know that only 50 soldiers are awarded the title of "Hero" each year, and they are all the best of the best!
Without a doubt, level 4 skills are definitely not enough.

Although Xu Ge had never participated in the Warriors Tournament, he knew the strength of Thor and the healer. It was no exaggeration to say that they were even more overpowered than cheaters!
Aside from those two, the only other tough guy he encountered was Su Liujun, who had already retired from the military and was equally formidable.

When Xu Ge joined the company, Su Liujun was already injured, but even under these circumstances, he still completely overwhelmed everyone else, and even Ao Xiang, who participated in the Hidden Wolf selection, was full of admiration.

The value of the title of "Hero" can be seen from Su Liujun alone, so you can imagine what the concept of the number one hero is!
To succeed in the challenge, you must prepare diligently in the time ahead.

So here's the problem: I'm still in solitary confinement.

How to prepare? By working out like a prisoner?
. . .

. . .

Li Dongshui finally arrived late, around 6 p.m.

"Are you starving? Look what I brought you!"

Li Dongshui handed in a large bag of snacks and drinks. "There's also roasted chicken, lamb chops, and soda in there. You can have this for dinner. I didn't buy you cigarettes; the sentries don't allow them... Holy crap? Where did you get cigarettes and a lighter?"

Xu Ge casually lit a cigarette and said indifferently, "Then you don't need to worry about it. I'm not letting you chat with me today. Go and call Old Wang over here."

Li Dongshui: ? ? ?

"Are you crazy? Me? Go get you? Call the boss over here?"

"I need to contact him, but I can't go out. What should I do if he doesn't come?"

"what's up?"

"I want to participate in this year's Warriors Tournament."

"Holy crap! Xu Ge, you're a genius!"

Li Dongshui's eyes lit up. "You even thought of that! You're amazing!"

Xu Ge was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Li Dongshui: "What are you pretending for? You wanted to come out, didn't you? This excuse is pretty good."

"What excuse? I really want to participate!" Xu Ge said irritably. "I absolutely have to participate, I can't refuse!"

Now it was Li Dongshui's turn to be stunned: "Why? You're already a member of the Hidden Wolves, why are you still participating in the Warrior Competition?"

"Stop asking, hurry up and find that old bastard!"

"you sure?"

"OK, go quickly!"

"Okay!" Li Dongshui turned and left.

Xu Ge sat by the window, munching on roast chicken while waiting.

They waited for three hours.

Around 9 p.m., just as Xu Ge was cursing, footsteps were heard in the corridor.

Old Wang hadn't even arrived yet, but his voice already rang out: "Who are you cursing at, you little brat? I heard you from way over there!"

Xu Ge quickly hid the cigarettes, then spread the books and manuscript paper on the desk, holding a pen and pretending to be deep in thought.

Old Wang's head popped out of the window, and he glanced inside: "I'm talking to you!"

"Hey! Captain Wang's here!" Xu Ge pretended to have just noticed and immediately got up and walked over.

"Trying to fool me, huh? With your dog ears, you heard me before I even got upstairs, didn't you?"

Old Wang suddenly poked his head in, sniffed, and glared with his one eye, "Where did you get this cigarette, kid?"

"No! I didn't smoke!"

Xu Ge looked puzzled, then held up two fingers. "Did you bring any cigarettes? Give me one."

Old Wang immediately took out cigarettes, handed one over, then lit one for himself, and gestured to Xu Ge with his lips: "Light it for me!"

"oh oh!"

Xu Ge subconsciously reached into his pocket, then froze.

Old Wang sneered: "You're still too green to play with me! Was it that girl Xu Can who secretly sent it to you?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Xu Ge simply stopped hiding it, took out a lighter to light Old Wang's cigarette, and asked, "Didn't White Legs tell you?"

"I told you."

"When will you let me out to prepare for war?"

Old Wang blew a puff of smoke into Xu Ge's face and cursed, "You've been locked up for days and all you've done is study this stuff, haven't you? I gave you those books so you could settle down and study, and temper your temper, but instead, all you've been thinking about is how to cheat and shirk your duties..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Stop, stop!"

Xu Ge also got angry, "Explain yourself clearly, who's cheating? I'm going to participate in the Warrior Competition! If you think I'm trying to find an excuse to leave, then lock me up after the competition, okay?"

Old Wang stared at Xu Ge for a while: "Are you serious?"

"Of course!"

"Do you know that when members of the Hidden Wolves participate in the Warriors Tournament, they must come back in first place?"

"Of course I know, I'm aiming for the title of the number one warrior!"

Old Wang's eyes turned strange: "You want to be a team leader so soon? What? Changed your mind? Want to stay with me long-term?"

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
"What do you mean?" He was stumped by Lao Wang's question.

Old Wang was taken aback by Xu Ge's reaction: "You don't know?"

"what do you know?"

"The unwritten rule of Hidden Wolves is that the leaders of both groups must be the fiercest warriors!"

Xu Ge seemed to realize something, and then said, "I really don't know."

Old Wang was even more puzzled: "Then why do you want to participate in the competition?"

"I made a mistake and got a demerit, and I want to use this to motivate and remind myself!" Xu Ge said seriously.

Old Wang stared at Xu Ge: "How do you know your punishment is a demerit? I didn't tell anyone!"

“I guessed!” Xu Ge quickly said.

"You guessed that accurately? You're pretty good, kid!"

Old Wang was somewhat surprised, and then asked, "Have you finished writing what I asked you to write?"

"almost."

"How much faster?"

"Can I make it up after the competition?"

"I don't care whether you want to be the team leader or not. There's a military meeting next Wednesday. If you finish writing it before then, I'll let you come out for training and preparation for war. If you don't finish it, you'll stay put!"

After saying that, Old Wang turned and left.

"Dry!"

Xu Ge cursed and sat back down on the small stool, staring at the blank manuscript paper with a headache.

"Only 5 days left, 25 words, 5 words a day? Damn it, this is forcing me to pad the word count!"

. . .

. . .

For the next few days, Xu Ge spent his time writing furiously, sometimes even staying up late at night to work on his professional books.

By Wednesday afternoon, Xu Ge had finished writing the last word, so he slammed the pen down, collapsed onto the floor, and couldn't help but sigh:

"If I had this much drive to study when I was in school, I probably would have gotten into Tsinghua or Peking University long ago!"

He was practically sick of writing for those five days. It took him two whole days just to write that 50,000-word self-criticism. In the end, Xu Ge even had to force in things from before he joined the army to make up the word count.

As for study notes, that's pretty simple; he just copied them from the book. He didn't believe Old Wang would check them word by word.

After lying on the floor for a while, Xu Ge shook his aching arms and began to get up and tidy up the room.

Around 5:30, Li Dongshui came over with a tray of food, followed by a sentry.

Bang!

The door opened.

Xu Ge dashed out immediately.

"What are you doing? Eat first, then we'll meet in the auditorium!" Li Dongshui reminded him. "Remember to bring these manuscripts with you, Old Wang needs to see them."

"I'll eat in the hallway!"

Xu Ge took a deep breath and opened his arms wide. "I've been suffocating these past few days! Damn, even the air outside feels free!"

The sentry suppressed a laugh, gave a few instructions, and left.

Li Dongshui rolled her eyes: "Look at you, so pathetic! Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd just been released from prison!"

"It makes no difference to me!"

"Change into cleaner clothes later. You've just received a second-class merit award, and you'll be going up on stage to receive it."

Xu Ge was stunned. He summoned his token and exclaimed in surprise, "A second-class merit award? Really?"

Li Dongshui said with a smile, "Of course it's true. Old Wang notified us in advance. You and Thor in our group will receive a second-class merit, and the rest of us will receive a third-class merit."

Xu Ge frowned.

The notification bar on the token was empty.

Based on past experience, there should be a system reward notification at this point.

Could it be that the punishment was negated?
(End of this chapter)