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

Chapter 81. Joy Turns to Sorrow. (4K)

In the morning, all the new recruits were taken to the Gobi Desert outside the firing range to construct the assessment site.

One by one, sandbag-built throwing points rose from the ground, while the veterans set up various target positions.

The saying "many hands make light work" is quite apt in the military. In just half a day, a massive testing ground was completed.

This was also the task that the first unit participating in the rotational training was assigned by default.

Once the first group has used up their quota, the venue will be reserved for the second and third groups to use in the upcoming assessments.

Before lunch, the grenades needed for the assessment had already been delivered, and safety officers were assigned to each throwing point.

The assessment officially began at 1:30 p.m.

The new recruits all carried stools and sat in the assembly area, while the officers repeatedly emphasized safety precautions.

The first squad was naturally the first to go. At Du Hu's command, all the new recruits stood up, went to the side, put on their tactical vests, received their grenades, loaded them, and prepared to go on the field.

Luo Shan walked over and, seeing that everyone was ready, clapped his hands: "Let's warm up and get some good luck!"

The new recruits in the first platoon were already used to this ceremony, and upon hearing it, they all stood in a row with spacing between them.

Xu Ge certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by. He looked at Luo Shan and said, "Reporting, Platoon Leader, let me give the command. I was the one who organized the last football match, and we won, didn't we?"

Luo Shan knew what Xu Ge was up to the moment he opened his mouth. He was about to curse him when he was swayed by the implication in Xu Ge's second half of his sentence.

"Hmm? It seems that's true. Okay, then you can do it!"

"Yes!"

Xu Ge stepped forward: "Everyone, get ready for push-ups!"

"One quantity, begin!"

The new recruits all lay down and did a push-up.

[Military orders are executed 100% by the class/unit, General Skill Value +9, Current Unit gains temporary Physical Proficiency bonus]

A one-minute countdown appeared in the upper left corner of the token.

Xu Ge didn't care and immediately added all his skill points to his throwing skill. At this point, having an extra advantage was always good.

Throwing: Special Grade (10/500).

Du Hu had already arrived at the first throwing point and waved his hand: "Li Dongshui, go first!"

Xu Ge felt something was off. Why wasn't Kaiyoumu the first one? He turned his head and saw Kaiyoumu squatting there tying his shoelaces.

"Yes!"

Li Dongshui quickly arrived at the first throwing point, took a grenade from his vest, pulled the pin, and threw it out.

The grenade drew a long arc in the air, and Xu Ge, standing on the safe side, vaguely felt that this kid had thrown it really far today.

boom!
With a loud bang, the grenade hit the ground and exploded.

The examiner immediately waved his flag and announced the score: "51 meters, full marks!"

Everyone was stunned, even Li Dongshui himself was incredulous, looking down at his right hand.

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
"See that? Li Dongshui from Class 1 performed exceptionally well. Classes 2 and 3, remember to warm up before you go up!" Luo Shan shouted with a smile to the back.

Du Hu was even happier. Li Dongshui, who usually came in last place in training, actually scored a perfect score in the distance throw and was the first to go. As the class monitor, he was naturally proud.

The other recruits were either envious or shocked, and all were excited.

Only Xu Ge's sky has fallen!

He just wanted to slap himself. Luo Shan's words had made him realize why Li Dongshui was performing so well: because that guy had a physical boost!

I fucking broke the whole thing, damn it!

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"Didn't you want to get first place? Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I'll use my left hand in this assessment!" Kaiyoumu smiled at Xu Ge before going up.

Hearing this, Xu Ge, who was standing behind, was not happy at all.

He had always considered Kaiyoumu his biggest rival, but now it turned out to be Li Dongshui.

By a twist of fate, this kid actually got a perfect score in the first round, which basically eliminated any possibility of Xu Ge winning first place.

Given Li Dongshui's throwing accuracy, he will undoubtedly get full marks on all the subsequent accuracy targets.

A few minutes later, Xu Ge absentmindedly arrived at the first throwing point.

"Cheer up, kid! Don't forget you made a pledge!"

Seeing Xu Ge's dejected expression, Du Hu whispered a reprimand.

"Yes!"

Xu Ge rallied and removed the grenade.

"Ready, throw!"

boom!
"46 meters, excellent!"

Du Hu smiled and said, "Hmm, not bad. Let's go to the next throwing point."

"Yes!"

Xu Ge lowered his body and began to maneuver towards the next position.

This live-fire throwing assessment combined tactical maneuvers and included three throwing points: the next two were targets at doors and windows and targets on the ground.

With his exceptional throwing skills, Xu Ge performed well at the next two throwing points, scoring high marks in each.

But Li Dongshui got a perfect score!
After finishing the live-fire exercise, Xu Ge returned to the assembly area and sat quietly waiting for the other platoons to finish their assessments.

Everyone was excitedly discussing their feelings about throwing live grenades for the first time, except for Xu Ge, who was sullen.

For him, the 200 general proficiency points he had gained for free were simply lost.

200! That's enough to upgrade a basic skill from LV1 to LV3!

He had already planned how to spend those 200 proficiency points before going to bed last night: he would first upgrade his shooting skill to LV3, and then put the rest into his physical fitness.

Now it's all gone to waste.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy? Didn't you do a good job?" Li Dongshui noticed that Xu Ge was in a low mood and asked.

Xu Ge said irritably, "First place is definitely out of the question, you even threw out more points than me."

"What, you actually took that so-called military pledge seriously?"

Hearing this, Kaiyoumu came over and patted Xu Ge on the shoulder, "Adasi, the instructor and company commander didn't take it to heart, and besides, your grades are already very high!"

Li Dongshui nodded: "Exactly, who cares if you get first place or not?"

Xu Ge was annoyed: "Fine, fine, you don't care, huh? Then do you care about the weekend?"

"Tch, you really think we won't get a break just because you didn't get the top political instructor and company commander position?"

Li Dongshui scoffed, "If that's really the case, I'll definitely let you off easy. The squad leader said we're having a get-together this weekend, and I've already contacted Uncle Wang!" Xu Ge remained silent. Although he knew he had definitely failed this challenge, he was also curious about how the system would punish him, since whether or not the squad got a break was up to the company commander and political instructor.

Two hours later, as the last squad of the Third Company completed its assessment, all companies began to assemble.

Luo Shan and Du Hu returned, carrying the little Si Quan with excited expressions.

"Not bad, not bad, Class One deserves praise, hahaha!" Luo Shan laughed until his eyes narrowed.

Kaiyoumu looked at Du Hu: "Class monitor, how are our grades?"

"Our class swept the top three spots!" Du Hu's eyes lit up. "We'll have a dinner party this weekend, it's on me!"

The new recruits immediately cheered with joy.

Xu Ge was about to ask who the top three were when the token appeared on its own.

[If the challenge fails, the penalty will be automatically calculated, and the host cannot choose the next challenge.]

Completing the challenge will reward you with 10 general skill points or 200 general proficiency points; failing the challenge will result in corresponding penalties.

[Generating an E-level military order]

The following content does not require public announcement and is effective immediately.

[The host guarantees to achieve first place in the individual shooting competition in the upcoming battalion-wide assessment. If this is not achieved, the host will not tell a single lie for three days.]

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
Xu Ge was bewildered as he stared at the lines of prompts.

Can I continue if I fail the challenge? And will the system specify the content of the next challenge?

What does that mean? Does it mean that once you've made a pledge, you absolutely have to fulfill it?

No, okay, I don't want to play anymore.
Refusing to participate in the challenge will randomly deduct 10 skill points or 200 skill proficiency points. Do you wish to refuse?

Xu Ge wanted to curse.

Looks like I have no choice but to play.

Is there something seriously wrong with this system? Knowing full well that its shooting skills are lacking, why does it insist on setting this as the challenge?!
A thought popped into his head: if all else fails, I might as well give up. I can participate in the challenge, but I just can't finish it.

However, when he saw the punishment details in the prompt, he immediately rejected it.

You can't lie for three days?
This means that you have to answer truthfully no matter what others ask you, which would expose your rebirth and cheat abilities.
Damn! This system is driving itself to the brink of destruction!

Feeling depressed, Xu Ge followed the team back to the firing range to assemble, where instructor Huang Jiabo began to summarize the assessment.

As expected, Li Dongshui ranked first in the entire battalion, Xu Ge second, and Kaiyoumu third.

Huang Jiabo specifically praised the squad leader and also gave special mention to Xu Ge.

"People still have to push themselves. Comrade Xu Ge made a bold statement yesterday that he would take first place, and today he achieved a good result of second place. Everyone should learn from him!"

Sure enough, Huang Jiabo didn't mention at all whether Xu Ge should rest or not after not getting first place. In the eyes of the officers, it was just a new recruit's joke.

Wow!
Amidst the enthusiastic applause, Xu Ge's mood was far from pleasant.

He is now focused on figuring out how to win first place in the upcoming shooting assessment.

Unlike grenade throwing, which can be boosted by throwing skills, shooting is a basic skill that can only be mastered through rote practice.

Today is Friday, and the live-fire shooting is next Wednesday, so there are only a few days left. There's limited room for improvement in proficiency, not to mention there's a sharpshooter like Li Dongshui around.

A headache!
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After dinner, the new recruits were all in the dormitory discussing the dinner party the next day.

Du Hu had already mentioned during dinner that he would be taking everyone out for an outdoor barbecue on Saturday afternoon, and that Lao Wang had already prepared everything.

In addition, to reward everyone for their good exam results, Luo Shan agreed to sponsor 500 yuan!
"How about we just get a whole sheep?" Zhou Meng asked excitedly. "Didn't the squad leader say he knew how to make barbecue sauce?"

"Woof! Woof!" The little dog seemed to understand and started jumping around.

Du Hu's eyes widened: "Do you even know how much a sheep costs?"

"Squad leader, we can contribute money too!"

"Yeah, let's split the bill!"

Du Hu shook his head: "I finally managed to get permission from the company commander to have an open-air barbecue outside the camp. The other platoons are already envious and unhappy. If you make a whole roasted lamb, aren't you afraid they'll complain to the political instructor about our extravagance?"

"Then let's get some meat skewers and vegetables, and some fruit and drinks. I'll grill them for you."

Kaiyoumu spoke up, "We need to prepare some charcoal in advance, or if we don't have any, we can find some firewood to burn on the spot."

Zhou Meng raised his hand: "I know where to get charcoal. The boiler room delivered a lot yesterday, along with coal briquettes!"

Du Hu frowned: "Those are supplies prepared for winter in the camp. We can't touch them."

Kaiyoumu said nonchalantly, "We don't need much, just take a little bit."

Du Hu thought for a moment and said, "I'll be on guard post number 2 tonight. Zhou Meng, go and get some after lights out, but don't let anyone see us."

Zhou Meng patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me, squad leader."

Late at night, everyone was asleep when they were suddenly awakened by a series of urgent whistles.

"Emergency gathering!"

Kaiyu shouted, and the recruits immediately began to put on their clothes and pack their bags.

"Where's the monitor?"

"The guard duty hasn't ended yet."

"Holy crap, why isn't Zhou Meng back yet? What time did he leave?"

"I went there right after the lights went out, and it's already midnight..."

Upon hearing Kaiyoumu's words, Xu Ge suddenly felt a bad premonition.

It's already unusual to have an emergency meeting on Friday night, and now Zhou Meng isn't here either. Could it be that he's been caught?
A few minutes later, everyone gathered on the playground, and the students from Class One finally saw Zhou Meng.

This guy was carrying two large snakeskin bags full of charcoal and standing at the front of the line with his head down, looking like a guilty thief.

"Haaaaah! Didn't I tell him to just do a little bit? He moved so much, no wonder he got arrested!" Kaiyumu cursed.

Half an hour later, the new recruits who had run five kilometers returned to the parade ground, and each company took them back.

Li Zhi, the platoon leader on duty, didn't say anything from beginning to end, but everyone knew the reason.

Company Commander Liu Guoping came to the front of the first squad, intending to curse, but finding Du Hu absent, he said coldly, "I promised you you could organize your own barbecue, not that I told you to steal charcoal from the boiler room! And you stole so much!"

"Stealing is bad enough, but getting caught red-handed is just plain stupid and dumb!"

"I think you guys should just forget about the barbecue and get a proper feast this weekend!"

After saying that, Liu Guoping stormed off.

Luo Shan glanced at Zhou Meng, who was still standing there carrying charcoal, sighed, shook his head, and said nothing.

"Sigh, Xu Ge's jinx really came true!" Li Dongshui muttered to himself in the group.

Xu Ge's eyes widened suddenly: Holy crap?
(End of this chapter)