Chapter 80: Too much joy leads to sorrow.
In the morning, all the recruits were taken to the Gobi Desert outside the shooting range to build an assessment site.
Throwing points made of sandbags rose from the ground, and veterans were setting up targets.
The saying "strength lies in numbers" is quite appropriate when applied to the military. In just half a day, the large-scale assessment site was completed.
This is also the default task undertaken by the first unit to participate in the training.
After the first group has used up the space, the venue will be reserved and will be used by the second and third groups in the subsequent assessments.
Before lunch, the grenades needed for the assessment had been delivered, and safety officers were assigned to each throwing point.
The assessment officially began at 1:30 p.m.
All the recruits brought benches and sat in the assembly area, while the cadres repeatedly emphasized safety issues.
Class 1 was naturally the first to go up. At Du Hu's command, all the recruits stood up, went to the side, put on their tactical vests, received their own grenades, loaded them, and prepared to go on stage.
Luo Shan came over and saw that everyone was ready. He clapped his hands and said, "Let's warm up. It's a good omen!"
The new recruits in Class 1 were already accustomed to this ceremony, and upon hearing it, they all stood in a row with some distance between them.
Xu Ge would definitely not miss this opportunity. He looked at Luo Shan and said, "Report to the platoon leader, let me give the order. I was the one who organized the football game last time, and didn't we win in the end?"
As soon as Xu Ge opened his mouth, Luo Shan knew what this guy wanted to do. He was about to curse him, but was moved by the hint in the second half of Xu Ge's sentence.
"Hmm? It seems to be true. Okay, then you come!"
"yes!"
Xu Ge stepped forward: "Everyone, get ready for push-ups!"
"Number one, start!"
The recruits all lay down and did push-ups.
[Military orders are 100% executed by class units, general skill value +9, the current unit gains a 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 the throwing skill. It was good to have an extra advantage at this time.
Throwing: Special (10/500).
Du Hu had already reached the first throwing point and waved his hand: "Li Dongshui, go first!"
Xu Ge felt a little strange. Why wasn't Kai Youmu the first one? He turned around and saw Kai Youmu squatting there tying his shoelaces.
"yes!"
Li Dongshui quickly came to the first throwing point, took a grenade from his vest, pulled out the pull ring and threw it out.
The grenade drew a long arc in the air. Xu Ge, who was standing in the safe zone, vaguely felt that this kid threw it very far today.
boom!
With a loud bang, the grenade fell to the ground and exploded.
The examiner beside him immediately waved a flag and announced the result: "51 meters, full marks!"
Everyone was stunned, even Li Dongshui himself was in disbelief, looking down at his right hand.
Xu Ge: ???
"Did you see that? Li Dongshui from Class 1 performed exceptionally well. Classes 2 and 3 should remember to warm up before they go up!" Luo Shan shouted to the back with a smile on his face.
Du Hu was even happier. Li Dongshui, who usually ranked last in training, actually scored full marks in the long-distance segment and was the first to go on stage. As the squad leader, he was naturally very proud.
The other recruits were either envious or shocked, and were all excited.
Only Xu Ge’s world collapsed!
He just wanted to slap himself to death now. Luo Shan's words just now made him understand why Li Dongshui performed so well, because that guy had a physical bonus!
My whole leg is split, fuck!
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"Don't you want to get first place? Don't say that I didn't give you a chance. I will use my left hand in this test!" Kai Youmu smiled at Xu Ge before going up.
After hearing this, Xu Ge, who was standing behind, was not happy at all.
Originally, he always regarded Kai Youmu as his biggest competitor, but he didn't expect that it would become Li Dongshui now.
This kid unexpectedly got full marks in the first round, which basically blocked Xu Ge's possibility of getting first place.
With Li Dongshui's throwing accuracy, he will definitely get full marks on the following accuracy targets.
A few minutes later, Xu Ge came to the first throwing point absent-mindedly.
"Cheer up, kid! Don't forget that you signed a military order!"
Seeing Xu Ge looking depressed, Du Hu scolded him in a low voice.
"yes!"
Xu Ge cheered up and took off the grenade.
"Ready, throw!"
boom!
“46 meters, excellent!”
Du Hu smiled and said, "Well, not bad. Let's go to the next throwing spot."
"yes!"
Xu Ge crouched down and began to move in a roundabout way to the next location.
This live-fire throwing assessment is combined with tactical actions. There are three throwing points in total, the next two are door and window targets and ground targets.
With his superb throwing skills, Xu Ge performed normally in the next two throwing points and scored high points in each.
But, Li Dongshui got full marks!
After finishing the live-ammunition throwing, Xu Ge returned to the assembly area and sat quietly waiting for the assessment of the other squads to finish.
It was the first time for everyone to drop live ammunition, and they were excitedly discussing their feelings. Only Xu Ge was unhappy.
For him, the 200 general proficiency points he picked up for free were lost just like that.
200, you can directly raise a basic skill from LV1 to LV3!
Before he went to bed last night, he had already figured out how to spend the 200 proficiency points, which was to upgrade his shooting to level 3 first, and then spend the rest on physical fitness.
Now it's all gone to waste.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy? Didn't you vote well?" Li Dongshui noticed that Xu Ge was in a low mood and asked.
Xu Ge said angrily, "There's no chance of you getting first place. You scored higher than me."
"Why, do you really take that military order seriously?"
Hearing this, Kai Youmu came over and patted Xu Ge on the shoulder, "Adasi, the instructor and the company commander didn't take it seriously. Besides, your grades are very good!"
Li Dongshui nodded: "Exactly, who cares whether you get first place or not?"
Xu Ge was unhappy: "Okay, okay, you don't care, right? Then do you mind taking a break this weekend?"
"Tsk, do you really think that just because you didn't get the title of First Instructor and Company Commander, you won't let us rest?"
Li Dongshui looked disdainful. "If that were the case, I would definitely let him go. The squad leader said we're having a dinner this weekend. I've already contacted Uncle Wang!"
Xu Ge didn't say anything. Although he knew that he would definitely fail in this challenge, he was also very curious about how the system would implement the punishment. After all, whether the first shift would have a rest or not was decided by the company commander and the instructor.
Two hours later, as the last squad of the third company completed the assessment, all the companies began to assemble.
Luo Shan and Du Hu came back with the little Si dog in their arms, looking excited.
"Not bad, not bad. Class 1 deserves praise, hahaha!" Luo Shan smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed.
Kaiyoumu looked at Du Hu and said, "Class monitor, how are our grades?"
"Our class took the top three spots!" Du Hu's eyes lit up. "We'll have a dinner this weekend, and I'll treat you!"
The recruits immediately cheered.
Xu Ge was about to ask who the top three were, but the token appeared on its own.
[If the challenge fails, the penalty will be automatically calculated, and the host cannot choose the next challenge content.]
[Completing the challenge will reward you with 10 general skill points or 200 general proficiency points. Failure to complete the challenge will result in corresponding penalties.]
[Generating E-level military order]
[The following content does not require public announcement and is effective immediately]
[The host promises to achieve first place in individual shooting in the upcoming battalion-wide assessment. If he fails to do so, the host will not tell a single lie for three days.]
Xu Ge: ???
Looking at the lines of prompts, Xu Ge was confused.
If the challenge fails, can I continue? And the next challenge content is specified by the system?
What does that mean? Once a military order is issued, it must be completed?
No, is it okay if I don’t play anymore?
[Refusing to participate in the challenge will randomly deduct 10 skill points or 200 skill proficiency points. Do you want to refuse? ]
Xu Ge wanted to curse.
It seems that I have no choice but to play.
No, is there something seriously wrong with this system? They know my shooting skills aren't good enough, but they still set this as the challenge!
A thought came to his mind: if it really doesn't work, then just give up. I can participate in the challenge, but I just can't complete it.
But when he saw the punishment details in the prompt, he immediately rejected it.
Can’t tell lies for three days?
This means that no matter what others ask you, you have to answer truthfully. Then wouldn’t all the facts about your rebirth and cheats be exposed?
Damn! The system is pushing itself into a dead end!
Xu Ge, feeling depressed, followed the team back to the shooting range to gather, and instructor Huang Jiabo began to make a summary of the assessment.
Sure enough, Li Dongshui was first in the camp, Xu Ge was second, and Kai Youmu was third.
Huang Jiabo focused on praising the squad leader and also mentioned Xu Ge in particular.
"People still have to push themselves. Comrade Xu Ge boasted yesterday that he would take first place, and today he achieved a great result of second place. Everyone should learn from him!"
Sure enough, Huang Jiabo never mentioned the fact that Xu Ge did not get the first shift's day off. In the eyes of the cadres, it was just a joke made by a recruit.
Wow! Wow!
Amidst the warm applause, Xu Ge was not in a good mood.
He is now concentrating on figuring out how to get first place in the upcoming shooting test.
Unlike grenade throwing, which can be boosted by throwing skills, shooting is a basic skill that can only be practiced.
Today is Friday, and the live-fire shooting will be next Wednesday. There are only a few days left in total, and there is limited room for improving proficiency, not to mention that there is also the sharpshooter Li Dongshui.
What a headache!
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After dinner, the recruits were discussing tomorrow's dinner enthusiastically in the dormitory.
Du Hu had already said during the meal that he would take everyone to an outdoor barbecue on Saturday afternoon, and he had asked Lao Wang to prepare everything.
And in order to reward everyone for their good test results, Luo Shan also agreed to sponsor 500 yuan!
"How about we just get a whole lamb?" Zhou Meng said excitedly. "Didn't the squad leader say he could make barbecue sauce?"
"Woo woof! Woo woof!" The little Si dog seemed to understand and started jumping up and down.
Du Hu glared at him and said, "Do you know how much a sheep costs?"
"Squad leader, we can also contribute money!"
"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 classes are already jealous. If you guys roast a whole lamb, aren't you afraid they'll go to the instructor and complain about our extravagance?"
"Then get some skewers of meat and vegetables, and some fruit drinks, and I'll grill them for you."
Kaiyoumu spoke up, "We need to prepare some charcoal in advance. If we don't have any, we can just find some firewood and burn it right away."
Zhou Meng raised his hand: "I know where to get charcoal. A lot of it was delivered from the boiler room yesterday, and there are also coal briquettes!"
Du Hu frowned: "Those are the supplies prepared for the winter in the camp. We can't move them."
Kaiyoumu said indifferently: "We don't use much, just a little will be enough."
Du Hu thought for a moment and said, "It just so happens that I'm on guard duty tonight. When the lights go out, Zhou Meng, go get some back. Don't let anyone see it."
Zhou Meng patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me, squad leader."
Late at night, everyone was sleeping when they were suddenly awakened by a burst of urgent whistles.
"Emergency assembly!"
Kaiyoumu shouted, and the recruits immediately began to put on their clothes and pack their backpacks.
"Where's the squad leader?"
"The guard hasn't come off duty yet."
"Fuck, why hasn't Zhou Meng come back yet? What time does he leave?"
"I went there just after lights out. It's already twelve o'clock..."
When Xu Ge heard Kai Youmu's words, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
It's not normal to hold an emergency meeting on a Friday night, and now Zhou Meng is not here. Could this guy have been arrested?
A few minutes later, everyone gathered in the playground, and the students in Class 1 finally saw Zhou Meng.
This guy was standing in front of the team, carrying two large snakeskin bags full of charcoal, with his head lowered, looking like a guilty thief.
"Ha Yamu! Didn't we tell him to just do whatever he wanted? It would be strange if he didn't get caught for moving so much!" Kai Youmu started cursing.
Half an hour later, the recruits who had finished running five kilometers returned to the playground and were led back to their respective companies.
The platoon leader on duty, Li Zhi, 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 and was about to curse, but when he realized Du Hu wasn't there, he said coldly, "I promised you guys you could organize your own barbecue. I didn't fucking tell you to steal coal from the boiler room! And you stole so much!"
"It's one thing to steal, but he got caught red-handed! How stupid and foolish!"
"I think you guys should stop having barbecues and clean up the mess this weekend!"
After saying this, Liu Guoping left angrily.
Luo Shan glanced at Zhou Meng who was still standing there carrying the coal, sighed, shook his head and said nothing.
"Oh, Xu Ge's bad mouth really came true!" Li Dongshui muttered in the team.
Xu Ge’s eyes suddenly widened: What the hell?
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